Dog Rescued From Sludge Pond In Austin Neighborhood
A 14 year old sheep dog named Buster slipped through a crust into a sludge pond at a southwest Austin sewage plant Wednesday. Rescue by homeowner Mrs Christy used planks and a rope to loop the dog, who cooperated and was hosed down after. City officials plan to divide the pond into smaller pools to reduce depth and risk, with fencing deemed too costly.
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Christy
Buster
Lyle Christy
Austin
City War on Mosquitos to Start Monday
Austin will wage an official war against mosquitoes starting Monday as crews begin spraying heavily infested areas including parks low-lying zones and river banks. City Engineer Roger Nelson said the operation will focus on the worst spots first and cover residential areas later depending on wind. The full effort should take one week with three sprayings a year typical for Austin.
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Austin
Roger Nelson
Paul Johnson
Health Committee
Nelson
Kenneth Uecker Joins Air Force
Kenneth Uecker of Lansing enlists in the Air Force through the Austin recruiting station. He will begin basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and then be assigned to a technical school.
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Kenneth Uecker
Lansing
Air Force
Austin
Uecker
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Austin Cited for Pedestrian Safety Excellence
Austin was one of 24 Minnesota cities to receive AAA’s Excellence of Record award for completing the 1954 contest year without a pedestrian fatality.
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Austin
Minnesota
AAA
Five Day Forecast For Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa
Temperature averages 3 to 6 degrees below normal with highs from 76 to 87 and lows 53 to 63. Little change until a warmer period Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation under 1 inch regionally, more in extreme northeast to southwest areas. Occasional showers likely mainly south on Saturday Sunday and midweek.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Three-teen-year-old walks away after Austin highway crash
Two drivers, Russell Smith 36 and George Hovey 12, were injured when their car overturned on Highway 105 four miles south of Austin. A third passenger Donald Johnson 11 walked away with minor cuts. Smith in fair condition at St Olaf Hospital with chest injuries and fractured ribs. Hovey with a fractured leg. Deputy Norman noted skid and dating details while Sheriff Reinartz and witnesses described the crash. Authorities continue the investigation.
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Russell A. Smith
Collins
George Hovey
Donald Johnson
E. Bridge
Smith
Johnson
Highway 105
Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
Hovey
Albert Reinartz
FE. R. Norman
Chris Hanson
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Reinartz
Hanson
City Plant Turbine Undergoes Detailed Checkup
One of four turbines at the municipal utilities plant is being dismantled for a thorough checkup and will be out of operation for a month. An engineer from Westinghouse Corp. and five utilities employees are conducting the maintenance, a routine procedure performed every few years.
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Municipal Utilities
Westinghouse Corp
Fireman awarded 94000 in third trial Supreme Court case
James E. Briggs, 43, of Oelwein Iowa, who lost sight in both eyes, won a $94 000 verdict against the Chicago Great Western railroad in Mower County District Court on the third trial. Briggs claims a June 20 1948 accident aggravated diabetic retinitis. The railroad contends the blindness stemmed from long standing diabetes. The nine women and three men jury delivered the verdict after a nine day trial led by Judge Levi Hall with Eugene Berat urging $254 530.49 in damages.
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James E. Briggs
Mower County
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Martin A. Nelson
Supreme Court
Briggs
Great Western
A. C. Richarson
Richardson
Levi Hall
Minneapolis
Eugene Berat
Oelwein
Iowa
Bump
Oerwin
The
Vance Grannis
David Grannis
South St. Paul
Berat
Rena
Hugh V. Plunkett Jr
Grannis Brothers
Railroad Company
Gerald Grashorn
Chicago
Glenn Kelley
Austin
Blooming Prairie Dedication Highlights Quality Milk Use
Ralph Jenkins notes that quality and volume drive the Blooming Prairie Cooperative Creamery milk drying plant opening. He warns patrons to supply full, high quality milk to maintain markets and profits. The event featured Eleanor Maley Princess Kay and 4 H entrants, with Creamery directors and local dignitaries in attendance.
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Blooming Prairie
Ralph Jenkins
Blooming Prairie Cooperative Creamery
Jenkins
Minnesota
Ellsworth Hall
Eleanor Maley
Princess Kay
Ruth Marie Peterson
Mower
Yvonne Bjork
Dodge
Ruth Haven
Steele
Bonnie Herman
Freeborn
Mary Lyndahl
Fillmore
Dorothy Eisterhold
Karen Onnes
Diane Peterson
Gretchen Hall
Kenneth Webb
Sonja Wold
Lew Conlon
Minnesota Dairy Assn
Blooming Prairie Creamery
LaVonne Bjork
Nine Austin area students attend Luther College session
Nine Austin area students are attending the first summer session at Luther College Decorah Iowa They include Martha Gilderhus Adams Darlene Peterson Blooming Prairie Marilyn Nelson Grand Meadow Donna Hatlestad Helen Knutson Harold Kurth Pat Sours LeRoy Beverly Eggen Lyle and Marilyn Klusmeier Rose Creek
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Austin Area
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Martha Gilderhus
Adams
Darlene Peterson
Blooming Prairie
Marilyn Nelson
Grand Meadow
Donna Hatlestad
Helen Knutson
Harold Kurth
Pat Sours
LeRoy
Beverly Eggen
Lyle
Marilyn Klusmeier
Rose Creek
City Boy Scouts Tour Bottling Plant
Eleven members of Boy Scout Troop 104 toured the Gopher Bottling Co. Thursday afternoon. Leaders listed include Richard Hogan and troop chairman Gerald Budd. The troop is sponsored by the Moose Lodge.
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City Boy Scouts Tour
Boy Scout Troop 104
Gopher Bottling Co
Richard Hogan
Gerald Budd
The
Moose Lodge
Supreme Court Reverses First Verdict in Be rat Case
The Minnesota Supreme Court on the railroad appeal set aside a $95,500 verdict for improper cross examination. It sustained Richardson in voiding a $125,000 verdict and granting a new trial. An affidavit of prejudice was filed against Judge Richardson before the third trial, with Chief Justice Roger Dell assigning Judge Hall to preside.
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Mower County
Minnesota Supreme Court
Berat
High Tribunal
Richardson
Roger Dell
Hall
City Pilots Join Centennial Pilgrimage to Little Brown Church
About 1,000 people including eight Austin flyers are expected for a breakfast at Harrison Airport from 6 to 10 a.m. free for flyers and at cost for drivers. Two Little Brown Church services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. feature guest pastors from Germany and Montana, with Nashua Centennial queen and 26 attendants. The Nashua shrine marks a town and church centennial, following last Sunday’s crowd of 3,500 attendees at the first service.
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Little Brown Church
Yale Nashua
Iowa
Austin
Harrison
Little Brown
Albrecht Plag
World Church
Germany
Leonard Kovar
First Congregational Church
Hardin, Mont
Nashua
Austin Man Donald Haley in Solitary Confinement
Donald Haley an Austin man is in solitary confinement at Stillwater penitentiary awaiting possible assault charges in Washington County. He allegedly struck a guard during a fight that involved Raymond Williamson of Freeborn County.
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Donald Haley
Austin
Stillwater Penitentiary
Washington County
Haley
Raymond Williamson
Freeborn
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