Union Asks Volunteer Work Stop in Parks
Austin Park and Recreation Board postponed a vote on a union demand that park facilities not use volunteer labor. The issue stems from the Austin Softball Association’s use of volunteers under supervision to set up bleachers and erect snow-fencing for Dowd control, with the union arguing all labor should be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Park and Recreation Board
Park Board
Austin Softball Association
Park
Marcusen Park
Northwest Field
Fred Miles
United Auto Workers of America
Miles
Tom Belton
Park and Recreation
Belton
Wagner Construction Co
Carr Plumbing
Wagner Construction
Chesner Park
Bustad Addition
Vogel Elected VP of Minnesota Municipal Judges
Judge Vogel was elected vice president of the Minnesota Municipal Judges Association during the convention in St. Paul. The group met with the Minnesota State Bar Association as part of its proceedings, with Judge Herbert Wilcox of Bloomington named president. Vogel noted discussions on switching lower courts to county courts and said the change could be proposed to the legislature next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G. Voel
Minnesota Municipal Judges Association
St. Paul
Minnesota State Bar Association
Herbert Wilcox
Bloomington
Vogel
Voie
Grave Vandals Steal Urn From Oakwood Cemetery
Mrs. Robert Wiseman discovers urn missing from her mother’s grave at Oakwood Cemetery. The urn placed shortly before Memorial Day by Mrs. Wiseman contained a metal tag with her mother's name. She suspects it was stolen and notes it wasn’t paid for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakwood Cemetery
Robert Wiseman
8Th Ave
Drivers Hurt in Highway Crash Here
The crash on Highway 218 N five miles north of Austin at 10 45 a m involved Fred W Husemoller 68 Austin Rt 5 and Richard L Bell 32 Rochester. Both vehicles owned by Swift and Co Mason City Iowa division were total losses. Husemoller cited for failure to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Mower County
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Fred W. Husemoller
Austin Rt. 5
Richard L. Bell
Rochester
Bell
Swift & Co
Mason City
Iowa
Husemoller
Beating at Lyle Dairy Night Sparks Suspicions in Contest
More than 600 attended Lyle Park events Saturday night as Howard Lewick won a milking contest against Diane Klassen amid suspicions of collusion with Travis Hawkins, judged by Hawkins and other officials. The evening featured the Lyle High Band, an ice cream social, door prizes, and plans for a 8:30 p.m. Thursday meeting of the Lyle Area Development Corporation at the American Legion Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle’s
Lyle Park
Howard Lewick
Commercial Club
Mower County
Diane Klassen
Lewick
Lion’s Club
Travis Hawkins
Lyle High School
Lyle- Nevada Ladies Aid
Lyle Area Development Corporation
American Legion Club
Lyle-Nevada Farm Bureau
Lyle Businessmen
City Crashes Leave Four Cars Damaged in City Traffic
Two interstate crashes in Austin cause about $350 in damage to four vehicles. No injuries reported. At 11 02 a m Roger W Dooley 60 and Loren K Enfield 39 collided at 1st St and 2nd Ave NW with $100 damage each. At 12 07 p m Frank Dvorak 65 and Roger Przytarski 16 collided at 2nd St and 5th Pl NW causing $100 and $50 damage respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Roger W. Dooley
21St St. NE
Loren K. Enfield
7Th St. SE
1St St
2Nd Ave
Dooley
Frank O. Dvorak
707Th Ave. NW
Roger J. Przytarski
Austin Rt. 4
2Nd St
5Th Pl. NW
Dvorak
Przytarski
Car Demolished in LeRoy Crash Injures Driver
Roger A. Jacobson, 29, of LeRoy, escaped serious injury after his car left Highway 56 and struck a Phillips 66 sign. He reportedly fell asleep and missed a curve, demolishing the vehicle and causing about 300 dollars in sign damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger A. Jacobson
Le-Roy
Jacobson
Devils Pit to be shown at Teen Rally in Austin
The film Devil's Pit depicting addiction and gang wars among teens in Chicago and New York will be shown at a Teen Challenge Rally at the Austin Assembly of God Church at 211 1st St SE at 8 p.m. Thursday. Evangelist Carl King will speak, as Teen Challenge operates under the Assemblies of God to aid youth gangs and drug addicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Austin Assembly of God Church
1St St. SE
Evangelist Carl King
Assemblies of God
YMCA Board Extends Drive to Raise Funds for Center
The YMCA Board of Directors won a one week extension to boost fundraising for the Community Center after promising Lysne Construction to proceed. A motion to approve construction without the six lane pool and Health Club failed narrowly as officials seek $72,000 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Board of Directors
Health Club
Maxwell
Lysne Construction
City Council Opens Bids on Airport Taxi-Way Jobs
Austin Municipal Airport bids for a new taxiway and parking lots were opened and bids reviewed. Northwest Bituminous of Savage and Alland Bros. Austin submitted bids, with the city planning 1965 runway extension funds and a traffic study on related projects. A zoning petition near the airport and a beer permit decision for a softball tournament were also discussed along with lake pollution sampling and traffic safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Municipal Airport
Northwest Bituminous Company
Savage
Alland Bros
Austin
Airport
Richard E. Garmaker
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Lakers
City Planning Commission
Northwest
Bates
Einhaus, Vogel
Enright
Diederich
Alderman Daily
Terp
Chaplain Links Theology to Peanuts in Chapel Talk
Carleton College Chaplain Dr. David Maitland framed theology through comic strips in a Ro tarians gathering at the Red Cedar Inn. He cited Charles Schulz’s Peanuts to illustrate human values and the divine, noting man’s mix of goodness and fallibility and the need for relationship with God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Maitland
Carleton College
Red Cedar Inn
Maitland
Charlie Schultz
Ameri
God
Schultz
Region 10 Dairy Princess Contest in Dodge Center
Diane Klassen of Adams Minnesota enters the Region 10 Dairy Princess pageant with attendants Annette Stier and Karen Weness. A 7 p m banquet opens the event at the Dodge Center High School lunch room followed by an 8:15 p m parade with eight county floats and bands. The Region Princess will be crowned about 9:30 p m and regional winners advance to the Princess Kay of the Milky Way contest in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianne Klassen
Adams
Mower County
Annette Stier
Grand Meadow
Karen Weness
Dodge Center
Services Arranged for Youthful Crash Victim Scott Irwin
Memorial services for Scott Irwin nine son of Mr and Mrs Ray Irwin Riceville will be held at 2 p m in Riceville Methodist Church with Rev Robert Leverenz officiating Scott died in a three car crash in Fonda Iowa His family members were passengers in the Irwin car Nancy 14 and Dennis 16 were injured along with Mrs Irwin who remains hospitalized with pelvis and hip injuries The funeral and burial are set for Sac City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Irwin
Ray Irwin
Riceville
Riceville Methodist Church
Robert Leverenz
Scott
Fonda
Iowa
Sac City
Irwin
Nancy
Dennis
Sac City Hospital
Lightning Sparks Fire at LeRoy Farm House
Firemen answer Monday night to a storm struck home of Mrs Anna Jensen south of LeRoy. Lightning hit a socket in an upstairs bedroom and spread from a lamp to a mattress, scorching a wall. Fire confined to one room. Kenneth Hanson cuts hand, needs seven stitches after window is broken and mattress removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jensen
Soth
LeRoy
Kenneth Hanson
Osage 4-H Plans Evening Personality Development Study
Osage senior 4-H members meet at 8 p.m. in the Home Trust clubrooms for a four part study on Personality Development led by Ivan Lappin area 4-H agent. Sophomores juniors and seniors from last school year are invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Home Trust and Savings Bank, Osage
Ivan Lappin
Fifteen year old girl unconscious after Fountain Lake incident
Lucienne Arnold fifteen remained unconscious in critical condition at Naeve Hospital after being pulled from Fountain Lake at Albert Lea. A boy named Larry Kanne bumped into her as he swam toward the dock. lifeguard Bob Machacek administered mouth to mouth until a rescue squad arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Lucienne Arnold
Fountain Lake
Naeve Hospital
Lucienne
Arthur Arnold
Arnold
Southern Minnesota Health Center
Larry Kanne
Bob Machacek
Jaycee July 4th Project Slated
At Monday night’s Jaycee meeting the annual Let Freedom Ring project was discussed along with a July 18 regional meeting in Owatonna. A vehicle safety check will be run by Jaycee members and an orientation for new members is planned at the Orvis Anderson home, 1707 4th Ave NW, on June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee
Owatonna
Orvis Anderson
4Th Ave
Shrine Host to Two Groups at Circus Show
Local rest home residents and retarded children will be guests of the Austin Shrine Club this afternoon at the annual Shrine Circus at the Fairgrounds. After the matinee, an 8:15 p.m. performance rounds out the one day stand. A litter of baby elephants, arrived during the Clyde Bros. Circus tour in Canada, will participate in the parade tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Shrine Club
Fairgrounds
Shriners
Clyde Bros. Circus
Canada
Burglars Break Into Tiny's Tap Twice
Mitchell County Sheriff Mer Vel Angell reported a second break in within a week at Tiny's Tap in Carpenter Iowa. On Monday June 15 thieves forced a rear door and took beer and cigarettes before a second attempt early Sunday morning when a side door was forced. nothing was missing. Night marshal Clarence Schrage alerted authorities and the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell County
Mervel Angell
Tiny
Carpenter
Iowa
Marshall Clarence Schrage
Model Taconite Plant on Display at Hoyt Lakes Bank
A $300 million Erie Mining Co taconite operation model is on display at First National Bank, Hoyt Lakes, until June 29. The exhibit explains the process with lights and panels while highlighting Erie’s 1953 start, 1957 operations, 2000 plus jobs, yearly payroll of $18 million, and $25 million annual maintenance. The project includes Hoyt Lakes plant, a 74 mile railroad, a new harbor, a 150000 kW plant, and pits. Erie is owned by Bethlehem Steel and partners, managed by Pickands Mather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Mining Co
Hoyt Lakes
Minn
First National Bank
Erie
Minnesota
Iron Range
Lake Superior
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Interlake Iron Corporation
The
Steel Company of Canada, Limited
Pickands Mather & Co
Mill Building Burglarized and Mixer Stolen
Thieves or children possibly aiming at pigeons broke into the old General Mills building at 4th Ave and 6th St NE through south doors. A window at 1110 3rd Ave NW was shot out with a BB gun and an electric mixer was reported stolen from Merrell J. Morgan’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Ave
6Th St. NE
James F. Marvlet
3Rd Ave
Merrell J. Morgan
2Nd Ave
Iowa Youth Tours Omaha Air Force Base
David Christensen and three guests toured Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha Nebraska on Tuesday June 16 as a partial award for his winning science fair projects at Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. He looks forward to a Navy Science cruise starting August 31 and has been invited to exhibit his project at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Christensen
St. Ansgar
Marlin Hanson
Kermit Kittleson
Ward Dunn
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Neb
David
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Lite A Bike Project Set This Week
Four sites in Austin for the VFW Post Lite A Bike program run Wednesday through Saturday. Reflektorned taping starts 4 p.m. at St Edwards Sumner schools with others at Banfield Shaw Southgate Neweln Woodson. Participants sign tickets for a drawing to win a bicycle after receiving safety literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Vfw Post
Elmer Forthun
Forthun
St. Edwards
Sumner
Banfield
Shaw
Southgate
New
Travelog Highlights Hawaii at Austin Camera Club
T A Webster presented a Hawaii travelog at the Austin Camera Club meeting. Monthly slide contest winners were A Kuhn J Hawkins and F Ries. Print contest winners were A Kuhn and J Hawkins. The annual club breakfast is set for 8 to 10 a.m. June 28 in Todd Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Webster
Hawaii
Austin Camera Club
A. Kuhn
J. Hawkins
F. Ries
Todd Park
New Youth Director Named for Austin Church of Christ
Darrel D. Stanley, a Minnesota Bible College student and son of South Africa missionaries, arrives in Austin to serve as assistant minister focusing on youth activities. Local minister Walter E. Blanchard says the new hire completes the church staff alongside the Education Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel D. Stanley
Minnesota Bible College
Minneapolis
Austin
Church of Christ
2Nd St. SW
Stanley
Lynn Stanley
Church of Christ Missionaries
Port Shepstone
South Africa
United States
Walter E. Blanchard
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Weber
2Nd St. NE
Alfred Schwab
Mendota Heights
133Rd Air Transport Group
Minnesota Air National Guard
Viking Division
Austin and
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Fred Vogel
Carl King
Y Board
Cliff Maxwell
Roger Nelson
4Th St. NW
Nelson
Daily
East Side
United Fund
Chaplain
Shrine
1St National Bank
General Mills
Omaha Air Force Base
Camera Club
Travelog
Darrel Stanley
Hormel Plant
Hormel-Kilvert Organization
United Kingdom
Hormel
Frank Bernardy
Howard Elkins
Lloyd's Industries, Ltd
Vert
William Kenyon
Kilvert’s
Manchester
England
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