Pipefitters Hold State Convention In Austin
The 42nd annual Minnesota Pipe Trades Association convention drew 216 delegates and about 50 wives to Austin. Elected officers remained unchanged, and 25 year pins were awarded to long‑time members while guests from neighboring states attended. Delegates praised Austin’s clean neighborhoods and slower pace.
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Minnesota Pipe Trades Association
Harry M. Shaw
Rockford, Ill
Austin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
South Dakota
Red Cedar
United Association of Journeymen
United States
Canada
Rockford
National_ plumbers association
Don Percival
Margaret Thornburgh
Muskogee
Okla
National Committee On Political Educa
Lester Hedegard
Stanley Budd
John Hayes
Bill Scheid
Roy Gluth
Jim McDermott
Roscoe Blanchard
Eagles Club
Local 9
Gus Young's
R. J. Lafer
Israel
Percival
Off-Duty Police Officer Rescues Boy From Red Cedar River
An off-duty Austin policeman, John Hulet, dove into the Red Cedar River near Main Street to save a youngster about 8 to 10 years old who was swept under water while four boys swam together. The rescuer, a veteran of the force since 1945, pulled the frightened boy to safety. the child was not injured. A witness, who asked not to be named, reported the incident.
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Palls Youngster
Red Cedar River
Austin
Main St
John Hulet
1St Ave
Hulet
The
Department
Austin native Bogart named associate director at Alice Lloyd College
Quentin J. Bogart formerly of Austin is appointed associate director for development at Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes Kentucky. He will lead fundraising and development and help drive regional economic redevelopment across Eastern Kentucky while fostering cultural growth.
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Quentin J. Bogart
Austin
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes
Bogart
Southern Highland
Kentucky
Appalachian
Quincy
Marion
Iowa
Decatur
Ill
Hays
Kaw
Fort Hays
Kansas State College
Heidelberg College
Tifin
Ohio
Monticello College
Godfrey
Olivet College
Olivet
Mich
Norma Munsell
Austin Men Enter Pleas to Larceny
Two Austin men Alvin Bly and Wallace T Kozel pleaded not guilty to second degree grand larceny in District Court before Judge A C Richardson. They allegedly stole food a watch and a radio valued at 75 dollars from George Stahl in Austin township on June 12. They are under court appointed counsel Rich ard Cotter and remanded with bail set at 500 dollars each.
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Austin
A. C. Richardson
Alvin Bly
11Th St. NE
Wallace T. Kozel
St. Francis Hotel
George Stahl
Austin Township
Bly
Kozel
Driver Charged After Sideswipe Collision Near Spring Valley
Iowa man David Thad Bathereld of Belle Plaine faces three charges including driving while intoxicated and open bottle after a rear end sideswipe that totaled both cars 12 miles north of Spring Valley. He posted bail and was held for observation after sustaining multiple injuries. Raymond Hanson of Stewartville and his passenger were treated and released.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Iowa
Here
David Thad Bathereld
Belle Plaine
Justice of the Peace
Joe Petty
Bathereld
Raymond Hanson
Stewartvilled
Community Memorial Hospital
Hanson
Registration for Summer Swimming Lessons Is Closing
Municipal Pool offers summer swim classes with new advanced beginner group. Sue Hastings notes first two weeks are full and remaining three two week sessions still have openings. Registration ends this week with 50 cent fee to defray costs.
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Sue Hastings
Adult Swim Instruction Begins at Municipal Pool
Miss Hastings announces eight week adult swimming lessons start Wednesday at 7 15 p m at the Municipal Swimming Pool. Registration available that evening for all abilities with pool admission as the only charge. Red Cross instructor leads, assisted by Mr and Mrs Burdette Apold WSI volunteers.
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Sue Hastings
Miss Hastings
Red Cross
Burdette Apold
WSI
Boy Targeted by Possible Molester Near Church and School
An Austin boy reported a man offering money to get in a car while he played near Fellow ship Methodist Church and Ellis school. The suspect was described as having a mustache or unshaven and driving an old two toned blue and black car. No further details were provided.
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Austin
Fellowship Methodist Church
Ellis School
ZIP Codes for Austin Route Mailers and Rose Creek Noted
The city route and rural route mailers use ZIP 55912 and box patrols 55913. An error Saturday mixed rural route and postal box codes. Rose Creek will use ZIP 55970. A subsequent ZIP code list will appear later this week.
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Austin City
Rose Creek
Weekend Vehicle Safety Drive Checks 829 Cars in Austin Mower County
The Austin Mower County Safety Council’s weekend inspection of 829 cars saw the Jaycees and Thumpers car club manning lanes. Jaycees handled 206 cars on 1st Ave SW and 280 on Oakland, rejecting 53 with 35 repaired. Thumpers checked 343 and rejected 43, with 8 repaired. Defects included multiple rear and front lights and turn signals, seatbelts, brakes, windshield wipers, and tires. The American Legion staffed lanes on Oakland Ave W and 1st Ave SW between 2nd and 4th streets, with final checks continuing today.
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Austin-Mower County Safety Council
Jaycees
Thumpers Car Club
American Legion
Oakland Ave
1St Ave
2Nd
4Th
Oakland
Austin Youth Invited to Hi-Y Congress at St Olaf College
Austin high school age youths are invited to join the National YMCA Hi-Y Congress at St Olaf College Northfield running Thursday through July 2. The six day event marks the 75th year of Hi Y activity with talks by Dr Nicholas Goncharoff and Dr Charles C Noble. Delegates from all 50 states will participate in discussions films and cultural events including an outdoor chuck wagon dinner and a 75th anniversary torch ceremony. Austin attendees should contact YMCA secretary Cliff Maxwell at 433-7691.
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Austin
Country
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Nicholas Goncharoff
USS
National Board of Ymca
Charles C. Noble
Hendricks Chapel
Syracuse
N.Y
Austin Area
YMCA
Cliff Maxwell
College grads Heitke siblings noted in June
Mareil Heike daughter of the Rev and Mrs Roy S Heitke of Cherry Grove graduated from the College for the Deaf in early June. Bruce T Heitke graduated June 9 from North Central College Naperville Illinois with a BA majoring in chemistry.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Mareil Heike
Roy S. Heitke
Cherry Grove
The
College For the Deaf
Bruce T. Heitke
North Central College
Naperville
Ill
Bruce
Building a Scout Camp Opens Near Luck Wisconsin
Preparations accelerate for the Boy Scout camp at Luck Wisconsin as the first organized campers near opening day next Monday. Staff has labored two weeks building structures and organizing while fund-raising moves into full stride Tuesday with report meetings set at breakfast, noon, and evening across professional commercial and scout divisions.
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Luck
Wis
Austin Group Attends Day Camp Training Conference
Austin residents Cathy Weber Richard Fingarson Betty Jo Michels Bob McAnnany and Mrs Clfford Wold joined directors and counselors of 15 Minnesota Society for Crippled Children and Adults Day Camps at Camp Courage for a two day training session. The Austin Day Camp in Todd Park runs July 29 to August 23 for handicapped children aged 6 to 14. The organization runs rehab services in Minneapolis St Paul Virginia Duluth and Montevideo along with Camp Courage and other supports. Further information is available from the Minnesota Society for Crippled Children and Adults at 2004 Lyndale Ave S Minneapolis Minn.
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Cathy Weber
A. A. Weber
Richard Fingarson
C. T. Fingarson
Betty Jo Michels
Russell Michels
Bob McAnnany
Clifford Wold
Austin
Camp Courage
Minnesota Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Todd Park
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Virginia
Duluth
Montevideo
Minneso
Rochester
Lyndale Ave
Minn
Adults, Inc
12Th Ave
4Th Ave
Betty Jo
Retirement Home Opens for Public Open House
The $740000 Lutheran Retirement Home at 400 15th Ave SW will hold an open house Sunday July 14 from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. Administrator Einer B Soberg says space for 70 residents is available and applications will be provided. The residence is not limited to Lutherans.
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15Th Ave
Einer B. Soberg
Hormel Ranks 136 on List of U S Firms
Hormel & Co. ranks 136th among the 500 largest U S firms in Fortune Magazine. The Minnesota headquartered company shows sales of 384.742 million, net profit 3.062 million and invested capital 47.527 million. Swift and Co. leads the pack with 2.495 billion in sales.
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Geo A. Hormel & Co
Fortune Magazine
United States
Hormel
Fortune
Swift and Co
Armour
Wilson
John Morell
Hygrade Food
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Minneapolis Honeywell
General Mills
Weyerhaeuser
Pillsbury
Archer Daniel Midland
Land O'Lakes
Riceville School Seeks Bids for Four Old Buildings
Riceville Iowa. The Board of Education advertises sealed bids by 3 p m on July 8 for four older schoolhouses to be sold as the new elementary building nears occupancy this fall. The district may reject any bid. Buildings include Jamestown No 1 Highway 9 near Bailey McIntire and Afton No 3 southeast of the town.
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Riceville
Iowa
Board of Education
Riceville Community
C. C. Noble
Jamestown
Highway 9
Bailey
McIntire
Afton No
Traffic Tags Issued After Weekend Collisions In Austin
Police issued several traffic citations after weekend auto accidents in Austin. Brennand, 21, of Minneapolis, cited for fail to yield and driving without Minnesota plates after a 3rd Street and 1st Avenue NW crash. Larson, 21, tagged for running a stop sign in a collision at 1st Avenue SW and 4th Street SW. Total damage listed as $625.
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Austin
Son
Otranto
Iowa
Paul Campbell
Minneapolis
John B. Brennand
7Th Ave. SE
Minnesota
3Rd St
1St Ave. NW
Brennand
Douglas J. Lar
Richard D. Arney
21St St
Mildred FE. Wend
12Th Ave
1St Ave
4Th St
Farm Management Workshop Takes Austin Farm Visit
Eighty six students enrolled in a University of Minnesota agricultural education workshop in farm management visited Austin for a first hand look at the Area Vocational School program. Charles Painter explained the operation with Madge Anderson noting account book analysis problems. Lyall Larson stressed cost accounting importance at a luncheon before a Faribault farm tour. The two week session draws teachers from 17 states and several foreign countries.
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University of Minnesota
Austin
Area Vocational School
Charles Painter
Madge Anderson
Gus Young
Lyall Larson
Sargeant Area
Austin Native Heads Arizona Chiropractic Association
Dr. Charles E. Merriott formerly of Austin was elected president of the Arizona Chiropractic Association. A 1929 Austin High School graduate, he worked at Geo A Hormel & Co before studying at Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport Iowa and practicing in Rockford Illinois. He now directs the Phoenix Chiropractic Clinic with his wife Dorothea a 1932 Austin High School graduate and their daughter Paula born in Austin.
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Charles E. Merriott
Austin
Arizona Chiropractic Association
Merriott
Austin High School
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport
Iowa
Rockford
Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix Chiropractic Clinic
Dorothea Mildenstein
Paula
Red Cross Workers Attend Blood Bank Briefing Meet
Three Austin residents represented the Mower County Red Cross at the St. Paul Regional Blood Program annual meeting in the new Red Cross building St. Paul. They joined staff from 87 counties in five states for workshops on donor recruitment and public information.
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Austin
Mower County
Red Cross
St. Paul
Harold Lamon
Volunteer County Blood Program
James Peifer
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Robert Cramer
Minneapolis Labor Review
Harold Moriarty
St. Paul Association of Plumbing, Heating, and
Robert Hess
White Bear Lake
Minnesota Federation of Labor
AFL
Frank Musala
Austin - Area
Arnold H. Boniface
Richard Wanek
Local No. 9
Duck Pond
NEW Post
Avert Blaze
S. L. Young and Sons
John Tobar
University Housing
Comstock
Pioneer Court
Sanford
University
Westbrook Hall
Board of County Commissioners
Dist
Richard Cotter
Austin Park & Recreation Department
Safety Council
Joseph Klawitter
Minnesota Society For Crippled Children
U.S
Austin Center
Faribault
Carlyle Simonson Farm
Painter
Austin Native Heads
C. E. Merriott
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