Moose Parade to Highlight July State Convention in Decorah
The Moose state convention stage in Decorah will feature a July 17 parade with 12 drum and bugle corps 11 bands 15 marching units 13 floats and 16 miscellaneous entries Plans call for a 4 PM parade with the Decorah Kitties a children s drum and bugle corps earning national honors as a featured act Cash prizes total for bands and corps 100 75 59 100 75 30 20 10 40 30 10 5 25 25 awarded by the All American Band and Drum Corps Assn to top performers and farthest entrants.
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James Cahill
Cahill
Decorah
Iowa
All American Band and Drum Corps Assn
Drum and Bugle Corp
Hayfield Hears YCC Official at Chamber Dinner
Hayfield hosts Youth Conservation Commission official Hayfield Morris C Heilig of St. Cloud spoke on youth delinquency programs. After dinner attendees viewed film previews at Mars Theater and discussed Hayfield Hey Day. Charles Luis named a committee to solicit 30 school districts for July 5 board meeting attendance.
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Hayfield
Morris C. Heilig
St. Cloud
Youth Conservation Commission
Hayfield Chamber of Commerce
Thompson's Cafe
Heilig
Mars Theater
Russell Conrad
Charles Luis
Board of Education
Women's Federation Urges Safe Holiday
The General Federation of Women's Clubs sponsors a safe Fourth of July weekend led by county president Mrs. R. L. Bolton. Presidents urge pastors to add safety pleas in Sunday services. At 10:30 am Wednesday church bells will start a telephone campaign with each member calling four people who then call four more.
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
R. L. Bolton
Mercury's mass compared to Earth
The planet Mercury has about one mass unit relative to Earth, indicating it is smaller and significantly less massive than Earth. This comparison highlights Mercury's overall size and gravitational difference without detailing additional properties.
Lawn Table From Scrap Puts Town on the Map
In Lime Springs a local handyman Kenneth Jones built a lawn table from scrap farm implements. He used a wheel from a side rake, braces from corn planters, a hay rake seat, plywood top, and an umbrella. The project, welded by Jones with Nicoll and Ripley, yielded a white lawn table costing more than junked parts.
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Lime Springs
Kenneth Jones
Jones
Alfred Nicoll
Clarence Ripley
Presto
Highway 30 Surfacing Planned for Lakes Area Route
Vacation bound motorists to St Olaf and Beaver lakes near Filendale will see an improved highway by Aug 1. Twelve miles of Highway 30 between New Richland east through Filendale to Trunk Highway 65 will be paved with bituminous material. Alland Bros Inc Austin will lay the paving and employ about 75 men. The 12 mile section in Waseca and Steele counties serves farming and business interests along this midpoint route between highways 16 and 14.
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St Olaf
Beaver Lakes
Filendale
New Richland
Alland Bros Inc
Austin
Waseca
Steele
Class of 1945 Sets Reunion in Austin High Spirit
Members of the Austin High School class of 1945 plan a 10th anniversary reunion in July. The 230 alumni are invited to a dance at the Terp on July 16 with booth reservations, and a picnic at Todd Park on Sunday, July 17. Reservations should be made by Friday with Betty Duffy of the reunion committee.
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Austin High School
Terp
Todd Park
Betty Duffy
Girls Divided in Groups for Hiking
The 120 girls registered for the summer hiking club sponsored by the Austin Park and Recreation Department are divided into four groups. Hikes occur Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, with each group hiking twice a month. The first hike was to Red Sands for swimming and a picnic.
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Austin Park and Recreation Department
Delores Desmond
Red Sands
Seven Springs
Albert Lea
Eighteen Join Little Cedar Lutheran Church Sunday
Eighteen persons were received into membership at the Little Cedar Lutheran Church. Four babies were baptized and three memorial gifts were dedicated. Delegates and members attended WMF and district conventions in Northfield and Southern Minnesota.
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Martin Severson
Kenneth Severson
Annie Anderson
Carl Ellingson
Caroline Fardahl
Clara Torgerson
Lena Garvin
Marshall and
Little Cedar
WMF
Northfield
Henry Himebaugh
Karl Fraling
Walter Underdahl
Ruth Otto
Isabelle Underahl
Nordeen Gilderhus
Otto Flo
Kenneth Spray
Anna Hollerud
James Krome
Herbert
Armored Sentinel features Pfc Erling Burns at Ft Hood
Pfc Erling C Burns son of C E Burns pictured in June issue of The Armored Sentinel Ft Hood Texas in article on radio controlled targets. He serves as chief motor mechanic of the 67th Radio Controlled Aerial Target Detachment launching one of the radio controlled miniature aircraft used by anti aircraft artillery for practice. Harold Wiste listed as son of Alfred Wiste US55512800 Co 1 9th Inf Reg Ft Lewis Washington.
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Pfc
Erling C. Burns
C. E. Burns
Sargeant
Armored Sentinel
Ft. Hood
Tex
Pfc. Burns
67Th Radio Controlled
Harold Wiste
Alfred Wiste
Inf. Reg
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Ten Years Ago Scout Camp at Cedar Point Near Fairmont
Look back shows Boy Scouts from Austin Albert Lea and nearby areas attending Cedar Point Camp near Fairmont with Ed Stevens directing the camp program. Lt Earl D Peterson Jr Austin earned the Navy Cross for heroism against Japan. Sheriff Arnold Eckhardt won a $300 raise on appeal from a $2100 annual pay. House passes $75000 for Austin Post Office addition. David Martin Jr Austin Boy
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Boy Scouts of
Austin
Albert Lea
Cedar Point
Fairmont
Ed Stevens
Earl D. Peterson Jr
Earl D. Peterson
Arnold Eckhardt
District Court
Scout Joins Atlantic Cruise With Count Felix von Luckner
Scout learns he will take part in an Atlantic and Caribbean voyage aboard a ship commanded by Count Felix von Luckner. The weather report records Austin reaching 91 degrees.
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Felix von Luckner
Austin
Farmville pair restore 60 clocks in long winding hobby
All Wound Up in Farmville North Carolina features Paul Vaughn and his 15-year-old son Jimmy who spend over an hour and a half winding their 60 restored clocks. The project highlights dedication to antique timepieces and family teamwork.
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Farmville
N.C
Paul Vaughn
Jimmy
Taopi Rustlers Host Surprise Birthday for Leader
The Taopi Rustlers 4H Club held a surprise birthday party for their leader Glen Wilson at Wildwood Park in LeRoy Tuesday evening. Members played horseshoes swam and roasted wieners as Wilson received a gift from the group.
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TAOP
Taopi Rustlers 4H
Glen Wilson
Wildwood Park
LeRoy
Wilson
Lime Springs Church Plans 16×30 Addition
Lime Springs Iowa reports St. Pauls Lutheran Church adds a 16 by 30 foot expansion to seat 365. The $12,000 project includes cloakrooms stairways two Sunday School rooms and a full basement linked to the sanctuary. Pastor H H Adix says completion is expected this summer.
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Lime Springs
Iowa
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. H. Adix
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Women’s Federation
Lakes Area
Little Cedar Church
Osmundson
Joy Nelson
Wallace Johnson
0. T. Anderson
B. J. Hukes
Louis Slinde
M. L. Witte
Arthur Peterson
Minnesota
Henry Sass
House of Representatives
David Martin Jr
Rival 006 Food
Detoitet
Holan
Hoffman TV
Taopi Rustlers
Lime Springs Church
American Synod
Adix
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Pacifia
Hoffman
Lemmy
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