City Accepts 40670 for Airport Strip in Belt Line Plan
Austin City Council approved a 40670 settlement with the Minnesota Highway Dept for a 52 foot strip along the west side of Municipal Airport and Hangar Drive as part of the Belt Line project. The 120 foot wide parcel includes the hangar site but not north side property. Alderman Diederich dissented seeking spending details. officials expect salvage value when hangar is removed.
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Austin
Minnesota Highway Dept
Municipal Airport
Set Activities at City Parks
City Park activities include hikes, carnivals, a pet show and a picnic led by the Park and Recreation Department. Neveln children hike to the pool, Decker playground kids pack lunches for a hike, Kaufman hosts a pet show, Dhesner and Galloway hold hikes and a carnival, with a softball game closing Friday between Neveln and Sut ton playgrounds.
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14 Park and Recreation Dept
Neveln
Decker Playground
Pic
Kaufman
Dhesner
Galloway
Sutton
Lutheran Delegates Convene at Onamia
Delegates to the American Lutheran conference travel from St. Peter's Church Toeterville Iowa and From Toeterville reach Onamia Minnesota. Rev William Kamke Fred Langrock and Paul Hartwig accompany Rev Otto Staehling and Myrtle church delegates.
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Toeterville
Iowa
Onamia
Minn
St. Peter's Church
William Kamke
Fred Langrock
Paul Hartwig
Otto Staehling
Myrtle Church
Council Delays Annexation Talk at Country Club Area
Austin councilmen paused action on annexing a portion of the Country Club area amid legal questions about adjoining property and city limits. They also weighed selling the Gendler building for city hall use and Utilities Dept needs, with bids opened for a lift station and a new fire pumper.
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Austin
Country Club
Gendler
R. A. Dunnette
Attorney General's Office
Fred Vogel
Chatham and
Maple Streets
Gendlers
Utilities Dept
Vogel
Utilities Board
Martin Bustad
Hansen
Co. H Soldiers Qualify in Small Arms at Camp Ripley
Forty two men of Company H qualified in small arms firing at Camp Ripley. Commanded by William Buechner the unit is two weeks into training at Minnesota encampment after three days of M 1 rifle and carbine firing. Notable scores include Richard J Keating as expert with 152 and others earning expert sharpshooter and marksman ratings across pistol and rifle categories.
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Co. H
Camp Ripley
William Buechner
Minnesota
Richard J. Keating
Clifton J. Reed
Lellen L. Jones
Duane A. Bartholmey
William H. Cox
Gerald P. Kramer
Lowell H. Jensen
Robert O. Lee
Allen K. Rector
Lester E. Keck
Duane D. Orth
James B. Lyle
Four Austin Students Enroll at Luther College Sessions
Four Austin area students join Luther College summer sessions in Decorah Iowa. They are Paul Schultz and Joan Youngdahl from Austin and Lorna Haugland Anderson and Dorothy Duenow from Lyle.
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Austin Area
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Paul Schultz
Joan Youngdahl
Austin
Lorna Haugland Anderson
Dorothy Duenow
Lyle
Jane Affeldt Attends Lutheran Caravan Briefing
Jane Affeldt of Riceville attends a briefing on Lutheran caravaners at Valparaiso University Indiana. The caravan will travel for six weeks.
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Riceville
Iowa
Jane Affeldt
Harold Affeldt
Valparaiso University
Indiana
Dexter carriers attend all day program in St Paul
Gary Bakker a St Paul newspaper carrier in Dexter and Richard Morrow will attend an all day program for carriers and friends in Como Park St Paul on Wednesday.
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Dexter, Minn
Gary Bakker
St. Paul
Dexter
Richard Morrow
Como Park
Early Bonus Filing Urged for Korean Veterans in Mower County
Mower County veterans urged to file for the Korean bonus promptly. Frank Dunsmore, the veterans service officer, said 27 percent of eligible county veterans have filed, about 3,300 are eligible, and only 872 have filed. The State Senate authorized payments beginning July 1 but kept a $15 million cap, with $9 million already processed and to be paid within two weeks after July 1. remaining funds on a first come, first served basis until exhausted. Office hours and Saturday hours are listed.
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Mower County
Frank Dunsmore
Veterans Service
State Senate
Dunsmore
Mayor Mistook Man in Woman’s Clothes, Police Informed
Mayor Baldy Hansen observed a person dressed as a woman near Chatham and Oakland. After a routine check by police the individual was revealed to be a male youth from Southern Minnesota whom a physician later treated as a mental health matter.
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Baldy Hansen
Chatham
Oakland
Hansen
Minnesota
Adams to Receive Sewage Plant Bids
Bids for the Adams sewage treatment plant will be opened at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The plant, partly funded by federal aid, will be built along the Little Cedar River west of Sacred Heart Church. An in-drive over the Milwaukee tracks to the site has been completed.
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Adams, Minn
Adams
Little Cedar River
Sacred Heart Church
Districts Name Officers Today
Common school districts will elect one officer at annual meetings today. In districts without secondary units, a three member board handles management with a chairman, clerk and treasurer. The meeting opens to residents and may set the tax levy, review budgets and hear officer reports. There are 11 common districts in Mower County and one joint district with Freeborn County.
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Mower County
Freeborn County
From City at Temperance Camp Centennial Youth Camp
Diane Schonsby and Dana Jean Lillie left today to attend Centennial Youth Temperance Camp at Medicine Lake near Minneapolis. Sponsored by Austin WCTU with Mrs H C Medianus president, the week will honor Minnesota's centennial. Rev Iver Grover will speak on Alcohol and the Indians at 7 30 pm Wednesday. An Indian girls quartet will perform. Diane Albers will be guest at the banquet Friday. Alumni Day and WCTM guests will attend sessions and the banquet.
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Diane Schonsby
Lake
Dana Jean Lillie
Monroe
Centennial Youth Temperance Camp
Medicine Lake
Minneapolis
Austin Wctu
H. C. Medianus
Iver Grover
Diane Albers
Centennial
Minnesota
Women's Christian Temperance Mothers
Youth Is Fined for Beer Possession
Robert D. Wiebrand 18 of Tappi was fined 10 dollars for driving the wrong way on a one way street and 15 dollars for 3.2 beer possession. Roger T. Schaefer 18 of Adams was fined 25 dollars after being charged with 3.2 beer in possession.
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Robert D. Wiebrand
Tappi
Wiebrand
Austin
Moscow Street
Roger T. Schaefer
Adams
Taopi Youths to Attend Bible Camp
Taopi Minnesota Taopi Covenant Church youths will attend the Stony Point Bible Camp from Thursday through Sunday. The junior camp opens Sunday evening per Rev Nathan Noreen pastor. There will be no services at Taopi Sunday.
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Taopi
Minn
Taopi Covenant Church
Stony Point
Nathan Noreen
Steak Fry At St Peters Lutheran Church
Toeterville Iowa hosts a steak fry on the church lawn organized by St Peters Pairs of St Peters Lutheran Church in Toeterville on a recent Sunday.
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Toeterville
Iowa
St. Peters
St. Peters Lutheran Church
Come Dry Day and Skeeters Will Catch It
Austin to begin annual mosquito spraying on a dry day after rain delays. Alderman Paul Johnson told the Council the operation awaits a rainless day, with city crews and rented equipment ready. Mosquito swarms have grown in recent days, prompting action.
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Skeeters
Paul Johnson
Golf and Tennis Tourneys Set by Austin Dept
The Austin Park and Recreation Dept announces the annual girls golf and tennis tournaments. Golf begins 8:30 a.m. Monday at Ramsey with a 50 cent entry fee. players report Monday morning. Tennis starts Tuesday at the Athletic Field courts at 9 a.m. Registrations run 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Friday at the Athletic Field courts and Thursday at the Municipal Pool courts.
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Austin Park and Recreation Dept
Claire Cleary
Ramsey
Youths Report on Koronis Camp at Lake Koronis
Nancy Blanchard and Barbara Heydt reported on the Koronis Lake youth camp during the Sargeant EUB Church fellowship. An offering for Red Bird Mission in Kentucky was collected during the devotional hour. The Kermit Evans family hosted the event.
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Sargeant, Minn
Lake Koronis
Nancy Blanchard
Barbara Heydt
Sargeant Eub
Red Bird Mission
Kentucky
Kermit Evans
Sherman Tank to Message at Mower County Fairgrounds
A demilitarized Sherman tank from World War II will join the Mower County Fairgrounds displays August 4 to 10. The Army gifted the tank to the Mower County Pioneer and Historical Society, which plans rail transport from Rock Island to the fair site. Senator Ed Thye and State Senator P. J. Holand helped secure the gift, with Holand coordinating the transfer and exhibition plan.
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Mower County Fairgrounds
Army
Mower County
Guy Wold
U. S
Ed Thye
P. J. Holand
Thye
Holand
Two Injured in Fatal Crash Near Austin
Two Austinites suffer nonfatal injuries while a third occupant dies when a car veers off Highway 105 six miles south of Austin at about 5 45 p m Saturday. Lois Harrison age 16 and Kneal Hinders age 38 are stated in satisfactory condition at St Olaf Hospital. Coroner George Stahl to convene a six man panel Monday evening to probe possible criminal negligence in the death of Lowell Fretty age 23.
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George Stahl
Hinders
CAP to Hold Rescue Test in Austin
CAP to Hold Rescue Test in Austin with members flying their own planes for a search and rescue mission at Fairmont on Sunday. Major Baldy Hansen and others participate while Robert Schupp pilots the Austin squadron’s L-4. A briefing is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday led by 1st Lt. Howard Fenner.
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Austin Cap
Fairmont
Baldy Hansen
Richard Hallman
Raymond Olson
Walter Gieske
Melvin Ehmke
Robert Schupp
Austin Squadron
CAP
Minnesota
Howard Fenner
Bible Pupils Give Program at Dexter
Dexter Minnesota Methodist Bible School at Dexter closed Friday. Rev. Eugene Tate from Hamline University led the week’s program with teachers Esther Foster Leland Vermilyea Morrison William Spear Sharon Wicks Dorothy Root Dixie Kennedy Marilyn Rabine and Maxine Nichol. Students presented a program in church Sunday and showed craft work. Rev. William Foster, pastor, spoke.
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Dexter
Minn
Methodist Bible School
Eugene Tate
Hamline University
Esther Foster
Leland Vermilyea
Morrison
William Spear
Sharon Wicks
Dorothy Root
Dixie Kennedy
Marilyn Rabine
Maxine Nichol
William Foster
Name Chosen for Proposed 7-County Scout Council
Representatives from seven counties chose Mississippi Valley Development Committee as the proposed Girl Scout Council name. The area spans Mower Dodge Olmsted Fillmore Winona and Houston counties with parts of Wabasha and Buffalo counties in Wisconsin under consideration. Otto Quale of Owatonna chairs the group. Sub committees on jurisdiction finance personnel and services were named. The jurisdiction sub committee will meet in Rochester July 10 with a full committee meeting in Austin July 24 to review site recommendations. Local members at Winona included J G Hunting Sr Kenneth Laufie and Mrs F L Young. Others attending were Mrs J G Hunting and Mrs Roland Young the executive director.
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Mississippi Valley Development Committee
Winona
Mower
Steele
Dodge
Olmsted
Fillmore
Houston
Wabsaha
Buffalo County
Wisconsin
Otto Quale
Owatonna
Kenneth Laufie
Austin
F. L. Young
Rochester
Area Council
J. G. Hunting
Roland Young
Rotarians Learn Outdoor Cooking Techniques
Miss Dorothy Carlson using the alias Miss Nancy Haven demonstrated barbecue sauce and shrimp kebabs with swordfish California style marinades. Rotarians Roger Nelson and William Todd wore chef hats and made an onion marinade and shrimp kebabs served to members. Carlson spoke for Western Beet Sugar Producers Inc noting a $30 million annual Minnesota beet sugar flow with $12 million in wages.
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Dorothy Carlson
Nancy Haven
Roger Nelson
William Todd
Carlson
Western Beet Sugar Producers, Inc
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Trinity Leaguers View 'High Room' in Color Film
In Lyle Minnesota the Senior League of Trinity Lutheran Parish viewed a color movie titled The High Room. Mary Ann Chilson chaired the program, Betty Larson led devotions, Ruth Leidall planned recreation, and Roger Reuter presided at the business session.
Several Accidents Cause Over $1,000 in Damages
Police report four traffic accidents Monday and today caused over $1,000 in damage. At First and Bridge a collision damaged Virginia Thompson’s car $450 and Elmer L. Klagge’s car $175. Other crashes on Fox Drive, South River Street, and Baldwin and Second caused lesser damages to listed vehicles and parked cars.
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Virginia Thompson
W. College
Elmer L. Klagge
Greenwich
South River Street
Thomas Whelan
Gorve
Ordene M. Waldee
Ohio
Baldwin
Larry J. Swenson
N. Kenwood
John R. Roebke
American plane damaged by snowstorm in Ontario
An American aircraft was forced down in a snowstorm sweeping Northwestern Ontario and struck a highway sign. It was towed to a service station, repaired, and then departed from the highway.
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Ontario
Canada
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George Weiss
Airport Committee
Leon Johnson
Robert Hunt
H. W. Hurlbut
Earl Dunfee
Eugene Levine
Nic
George C. Cashman
Emil M. Olson
Col
Albert Hopfe and Son
Council
Ing
Luther
Oncrete Hwy
North, Austin
Imits, Inc
Great Western Depot
Chicago Great Western
Anes
Dahlberg
Bootery
Dahlberg Hearing Center
City
Koronis Camp
St. Ansgar
Austin Daily Herald
Florence Halvorson
Miss Flossie Dodge
Sherman
Scout Council
Trinity Leaguers View ‘High Room
Fox Drive
Hormel
Fredrick J. Schubacker
W. Bridge
Luella E. Schroeder
Euclid
Austin Drug Water
East Side Pharmacy Railway & Water
Olds
Usem Chevrolet CO
Oldsmobile
Quality Dealer's
East Bridge
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