St Pauls Lutheran Church marks 25 years in Austin
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Austin celebrates the 25th anniversary of its organization with morning services at 8 15 and 9 30 and an afternoon service at 3 30 led by Prof Egbert Schaller and Rev Paul Nolting. A Saturday anniversary banquet at the Holiday Inn will review the church history in word and picture.
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St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Austin
Egbert Schaller
Immanuel Lutheran College
Eau Claire
Wis
Paul Nolting
Sleepy Eye
St. Paul's
Holiday Inn
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Seventh Day Adventist Church
1St St
Wisconsin Synod
Synodical Conference
Church of the Lutheran Confession
Church
Paul
Saylettes Play Well Despite Empty Austin Seats
The Saylettes accordion band performed at Austin High School Auditorium with religious and patriotic pieces and a Sound of Music selection. Conductor Sayles delivered a patriotic reading while the Kiwanis club sponsored the concert, but attendance was sparse and the turnstiles did not click.
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Saylettes
Austin High School
Sayles
Kiwanis’ Club
C.F.B
Lions Club Receives Safety Talk From Patrolman
Philip Hodapp of Albert Lea and a State Highway Patrol member spoke at the Lions Club meeting in the Elks Club. He cited 1965 Minnesota crash figures of 82,000 accidents and about two fatalities per day. He urged drivers to use every safety precaution and warned the driver, not the vehicle, causes most accidents.
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Philip Hodapp
Albert Lea
Lions Club
Elks Club
Hodapp
Minnesota
Summer Classes Begin June 27 at St. Ansgar
Summer classes at St. Ansgar Community Schools start June 27 for six weeks except July 4. Title I funded program offers reading and mathematics help with bus routes from Mona, Meyer, and Gratton to St. Ansgar Elementary. Classes run 9 to 11 15 a.m. for enrolled students only.
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St. Ansgar
Mona
Otranto
Carpenter
Meyer
Stacyville
Teeterville
Gratton
Three Spring Valley Teachers Attend Summer School
Three local teachers from Spring Valley Minnesota attend national scholarship programs for summer study. Charles Reps travels to Santa Clara University for a two month math institute after earning a National Science Scholarship. Richard Knowles studies biochemistry and invertebrate zoology at St Marys College Winona with a National Science Scholarship. Donald Kirkoff works in Washington DC on social studies under a National Defense Education Grant.
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Charles Reps
Santa Clara
Calif
Santa Clara University
Richard Knowles
St. Mary’s College
Winona
Donald Kirkoff
Washington, D.C
National Defense Education
Scouts Return from Camp Lansing After Week of Activities
The 159 Girl Scouts and 16 troop leaders conclude a week at Camp Lansing with hiking rock collecting bug mounting and outdoor cooking. Costs were five dollars per girl. Leaders include Mrs Lawrence Le May and Mrs Eugene Heimer with unit heads for Brownies Juniors and Cadettes listed. The Austin camp is part of River Trails Girl Scout Council linked to the Austin United Funds.
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Camp Lansing
Lawrence LeMay
Lansing
Eugene Heimer
Warren Finkleson
Elmer Mueller
Walter Oudekerk
Sylvia Anderson
Lloyd Peltier
Sally Walsh
Deborah Otterstrom
Kaye Ator
Don Oien
Austin
River Trails Girl Scout Council
Austin United Funds
New Utility Building Open for Inspection
OSAGE Iowa residents can tour the new $132000 municipal utilities building at an open house Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. The two storyed facility houses the Osage Municipal Light and Power Utility offices and Osage Municipal gas operations along with meeting rooms and a drive up collection window.
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Osage
Iowa
Osage Municipal Light and Power Utility
Osage Municipal Gas
Miss Austin ’66 to Assist With Vehicle Safety Check
Lynda Plunkett will assist the Austin Jaycees and Mrs Jaycees at the Vehicle Safety Check lanes Saturday from 3 to 9 p.m. on Oakland Ave W and 1st Ave between 2nd and 4th Streets. David Reynew is the Jaycee project chairman.
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Austin
Lynda Plunkett
Austin Jaycees
Minnesota Colleges Win Library Grant Totals
ASIC to receive a $5,000 share as 33 Minnesota colleges share $750,000 in Education Office grants to buy library materials. Grants range from $5,000 to $40,000 with each amount tied to existing college funds and given to several institutions including St Scholastica Ely Junior College University of Minnesota Duluth Brainerd JC St Cloud State and Augsburg among others.
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Austin State Junior College
Minnesota
U.S. Education Office
Austin
St. Scholastica
Ely Junior College
Virginia JC
University of Minnesota Duluth
Bemidji State College
Moorhead
Fergus Falls
Concordia of
Brainerd JC
Willmar JC
St. Cloud State
St. John's
St. Benedict's
Adult Night Opens at Pool with Beginners Class
The pool hosts adult night next Wednesday July 29 from 7 to 9 p m. A separate beginners class for adults runs at the same time, offering introductory instruction during the same hours.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Christ Episcopal Church to Mark 100th Anniversary Weekend
Christ Episcopal Church plans a weekend centennial celebration with a Saturday banquet at Westminster Church 801 6th St SW and special services Sunday. Events include a 6 p.m. social hour a historical tableau with narration music and a reception. bishop Phillip F. M. McNairy will give the Sunday sermon at 10:30 a.m. and a Holy Communion service precedes.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
6Th St. SW
Doris Harder
ASJC urges students to file admissions by deadline
Students planning to attend Austin State Junior College are urged to complete admission applications promptly. The registrar said a $10 application fee must be paid as applications cannot be activated without the fee. All administrative offices have moved to the new campus in Rooms A 100 and A 101 of the administrative building.
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Austin State Junior College
Lyle Dairy Night Celebrates County Dairy Princess win
Lyle Minnesota businessmen and the Lyle Nevada Farm Bureau unit celebrated Dairy Night. The Lyle High School band performed and Karmen Larson of LeRoy, reigning Region 10 Dairy Princess, won a milking contest against Mayor Charles Ekle. A $5 drawing was awarded to Mrs. Jess Trunkenmiller. Committees organized lunch and festivities.
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Lyle
Minn
Lyle Nevada Farm Bureau Unit
Lyle High School
Karmen Larson
LeRoy
Charles Ekle
Jess Trunkenmiller
Harold Fossey
Harry Lenz
Farm Bureau
Ernest Shauffenbill
Delos Frank
James Read
County Library System Meeting Set for July 18
A final public information meeting on the county wide library system will be held at 8 30 p m July 18 at the Elkton School. The gathering is sponsored by the County Library Board of Directors.
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Elkton
County Library Board of Directors
Band recoveries total 233 of FFA mallard ducklings
The 1965 banded mallard ducklings total 233 recoveries reported to agencies, about 7.8 percent of 3,000 banded last summer. Most were in Minnesota. others across nine states. Longest distance 1,044 miles from Glencoe Minnesota to Jennings Louisiana. Recoveries help measure survival and homing for future seasons.
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FFA
Frmers of America
Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Minnesota Dept. of Conservation
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Glencoe
Jennings
Crosbey Ffa
Vadalia
Dividend Declared by Mower County Credit Union
The Mower County Employees Credit Union declared a 42 percent dividend for members to be paid June 30. President Russell Lunde said the dividend totaled about $1,500.
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Mower County
Patch System Returns to Shaw Pool With New Hours
After a council meeting at Shaw Gym the Park and Recreation Board approved a seasonal patch system to admit swimmers. 500 patches to be sold to adults for 20 dollars per family plus 0.10 per patch. patches must be sewn on and are non transferable. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. free hours extend. pool hours include paid periods and special teen and adult times with a sliding schedule for Sundays and holidays.
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Shaw Gym
Park and Recreation Board
Haben
Iowa Camera Club to Judge Entries at County Fair
The Northeast Iowa Camera Club of Waterloo will judge Mower County Fair photographic entries this fall. Entry blanks for black and white and color prints and 35 mm slides are available at camera and drug stores or from Carroll Ries, 1607 2nd Ave SE. Deadline for entries is July 15.
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Northeast
Iowa Camera Club of
Waterloo
Carroll Ries
2Nd Ave
Adams Girl Earns Education MA at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Gayle Walker Rosenberry, daughter of Mrs Amber Walker of Adams, earned a Master of Arts in Education at California State Polytechnic College San Luis Obispo. The college awarded degrees to 1,261 students with 11 receiving dual degrees as Julian A. McPhee nears retirement as president later this month.
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Gayle Walker Rosenberry
Amber Walker
Adams
California State Polytechnic College
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Julian A. McPhee
Pool memberships offered in Adams Minnesota
Adams Minnesota pool officials list single memberships at 10 dollars and family passes at 18 dollars for five or fewer, or 20 dollars for larger families. An extra 0.15 dollar is charged for an identification patch through Farmers State Bank Miller Builders Supply Adams Furniture and the Elkton bank location.
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Adams, Minn
Farmers State Bank
Miller Builders Supply
Adams Furniture
Farmers State Bank of
Elkton
Picketing at Goodyear Store Declared Illegal in Austin
Teamsters picketeers from Mason City arrived in Austin to protest in front of the Goodyear Store. Dale Modine of UAW Local 867 called the action illegal and urged workers to leave. Goodyear employees reported no trouble and exited before noon. No official confirmation of a Mason City strike or sympathy action was available.
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Teamsters Union
Mason City
Iowa
Austin
Goodyear
Dale Modine
UAW
Austin Union
Rolvaag to Review Guard Ceremony at Camp Ripley Sunday
More than 10 000 Minnesota National Guard members of the 47th Viking Division will pass in review before Gov Karl Rolvaag at Camp Ripley at 3 p m Sunday. About 5 000 spectators expected to view the parade and hear remarks. Maj Gen Chester J Moeglein will award decorations to about 20 guardsmen.
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Minnesota National Guard
Donald C. Grant
Karl Rolvaag
Camp Ripley
Rolvaag
Chester J. Moeglein
Minnesota
Dept. of the Army
SRF
Warner Receives Technician Degree At Minnesota Institute
Gregory J. Warner, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Warner of 105 21st St NE, graduated from the Medical Institute of Minnesota with a medical technician degree. He was class president and a member of the honor roll, delivering the graduation welcome. He will train at Lakeview Hospital Milwaukee and pursue further study at Milwaukee University this fall.
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Gregory J. Warner
Robert Warner
21St St. NE
Medical Institute of Minnesota
Gregory
Lakeview Hospital
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee University
Bids Accepted for New LeRoy Public Library
LeRoy Minnesota council accepted bids totaling over 13 500 for a new Public Library replacing the winter fire damaged building. Low bidders Medinnus Construction 9200 Herb s Electric 1904 Homer Plumbing 1650 and Martz Furniture 760 are all LeRoy firms with work pending insurance settlement before progress.
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Leroy
Minn
Medinnus Const. Co
General Construction
Herb
Homer
Martz
Tag Day Called For Austin Lancers and Kidets
Mayor Fayette Sherman proclaims a tag day for the Austin Lancers and Kidets. The groups are noted for appearances in parades and competitions across the state, bringing honors to themselves and to Austin.
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Lancers
Kidets
Austin Lancers
Fayette Sherman
Austin
Blooming Prairie Prepares for 200 Firemen Meet
About 200 firemen from southeastern Minnesota gather in Blooming Prairie for the association’s annual meeting and fire school. An old two story house will be used for realistic training during the event.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Minnesota
Assn
Quiet Day in Austin Records Minimal Incidents
For the third straight day Austin reported no vandalism. One auto accident occurred at 2:30 p.m. on Main Street near 2nd Avenue Northwest. Ray mond Anderson of 1208 4th St SW sustained $50 in damage to his car, and David Wistreill of 402 8th St SW had $10 in damage.
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Austin
Main St
2Nd Ave
Raymond Anderson
4Th St
David Wistreill
8Th St
Spring Valley Council Tackles Weeds Rats and Pool Heater
Fifteen residents urged action at the council meeting over weeds in vacant lots and rats in abandoned buildings. The council will send registered letters to owners to remove weeds within three days or cover city costs. Health authorities were urged to handle the rat issue unless a health hazard exists. The council approved a $1500 pool heater for Recreation Director Donald Hansen to warm the pool to about 75 degrees, aiming to boost business and justify rate changes. A $3000 sewer reaming machine was also purchased on advisory recommendations.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Donald Hansen
Hansen
Playground Checker Tournament Final Rounds Today
Checker tournaments at Shaw Gym and tetherball tour naments at Dresner Park conclude today as playground finalists enter final rounds across age brackets. Participants include Kim McAnall Bill Aberg Randy Jacobson David Johnson Barbara Wangen and winners Bill McAlister and Randy Gaines with Randy Wolle listed in captions.
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Shaw Gym
Dresner Park
Gaming
Kim McAnall
Bill Aberg
Randy Jacobson
Dav
Id Johnson
Barbara Wangen
Wildwood Park
Bill McAlister
Crane Park
Randy Gaines
Randy Wolle
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Deanna Jacob
Don Cooling
Joe Pacholl
Dean Pacholl
Lorenzo Torke
M. J. Torke
A. W. Blauert
Olivia, Minn
LeRoy Gaarder
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Girl Scouts
Harvey Todalen
Sherman Granholm
Richard Hall
Kathy Leek
Joanne Simmons
Gor
Miss Austin ‘66
ASIC
Worthington JC
Rochester JC
Carleton College
St. Theresa
St. Mary's
St. Olaf
Christ Episcopal
William Law
Lyla Harrison
Rolfe
Chicago
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop
America
ASJC
James Haben
Iowa Camera Club
Gregor Warner
Warner
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