Austin Markets Report Shows Livestock and Grain Prices
June 25 1957 market prices from Austin detail livestock and grain values. Barrows gilts hogs cattle lambs sheep and grain quotes appear with varying grades and weights alongside regional quotes from South St. Paul and Chicago. Prices reflect government inspection rules and weight based discounts.
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Daily Market
Austin
Barrows and Gilte
Wgt
Gerade Lambe
B. Prm
U. B. Cuomo
U. S
Cpoe Oro Ee
South ST. Paul
USDA
U.S
Chicago
Governors Welcome Eisenhower at Conference
Governors from New Hampshire New York Michigan Kentucky North Carolina New Jersey and Nebraska react to President Eisenhower’s call to shift duties to states with some federal aid for school construction and highway programs. Opinions vary with support for states rights and calls for targeted federal transfers.
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Republic
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
McKeldin
Dwinell
Averell Harriman
New York
Eisenhower
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Hodges
Conference Resolutions Committee
Washington
New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner
GOP
Victor E. Anderson
Nebraska
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Plasterers Strike Settled in Rochester
In Rochester Minnesota Local 572 of the Plasterers and Cement Finishers Union accepted a new contract for 22 members. The agreement includes a 15 cent hourly raise to 3.45 dollars and a three cent hourly contribution to the union fund for nationwide lathing and plastering programs, a contribution the plasterers had been paying for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Plasterers and Cement Finishers
Married steelworkers show limited say on paycheck spending
A US steelworkers survey finds only 16 percent of married workers have the final say over how their paycheck is spent, indicating limited financial control within households.
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U.S
Industrial Group Named at Riceville
The Riceville Industrial Improvement Committee formed at the Riceville Community Club dinner. Members include C. C. Pearce Dan Maloney Rex Willis R. L. Mans Glenn Crossman and Ray Russell. The group will study locations labor housing and utilities for the Iowa Development Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Iowa
Riceville Youths Attending Camp
Riceville Iowa youths join Christian Youth Crusaders Camp in Winnebago Minnesota with Rev and Mrs Hershel Hans and family Riceville Free Methodist Church Alice and Eugene Woolworth Jimmy and Jerry Noble all of Riceville and Charlotte Scheevel Lime Springs ages 8 13 from southern Minnesota and northern Iowa attend the camp
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Riceville
Iowa
Christian Youth Crusaders Camp
Winnebago
Minn
Herschel Hans
Riceville Free
Disability Freeze Deadline Set for June 30
Disabled workers who have at least five years of SSA work and have not filed for a disability freeze must apply by June 30 to preserve disability payments and potential retirement benefits. Leonora F. Hise of the Austin district warns that those totally disabled and inactive since 1954 may lose rights if they fail to file. The Office at 110 E. Oakland will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday to help applicants.
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Leonora F. Hise
Austin
Oakland
Radio broadcasts link Trinity Lutheran to distant parishioners
Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove Minnesota has established a radio linked service to reach shut ins. By tying radio to local telephone circuits the church broadcasts worship services weddings and meetings to about 40 homes plus the infirmary and hospital.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Trinity Lutheran Church
Curch
Time Tables for Railroads and Buses in Milwaukee Area
Standard and special schedules list departures from Milwaukee depot for Great Western, Milwaukee Road, Jefferson Buses, Austin Bus Lines and local routes. Times cover LaCrosse Chicago Mason City Des Moines Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis Charles City Waterloo and multiple city routes with weekday, weekend, and holiday variations.
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Milwaukee Road
Great Western
Rochester
Charles City-Waterloo
Mason City
St. Paulneapolis
Albert Lea
Des Moines-Kansas City
Spring Valley Fisherman Turns Pond Into Pay-By-Ounce Trout Spot
Raymon Denstedt runs a trout fishing pond on the north edge of Spring Valley attracting anglers from Minnesota and beyond. He sources eggs from Pennsylvania and West Coast hatcheries, breeds yearlings on beef melts and soybean meals, and uses copper sulfate to keep ponds clean. The sideline cafe veteran aims to expand the fishing business as demand grows.
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Spring Valley, Minn
Raymon Denstedt
Spring Valley
Denstedt
Willow Creek
Dentsted
Freeman Brothers
Pennsylvania
West Coast
South Dakota
Cost of living shows little gains despite higher wages
The report notes the last 15 months excluding last August, with prices rising seasonally in food. Food costs rose 0.7 percent from April to May, while omitting them leaves the monthly cost of living unchanged. Factory worker earnings dipped. real earnings were roughly the same as a year earlier, eroding buying power despite higher wages.
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BLS
Ewan Clague
Clague
Army court martial hears protest over Wilson missile order
Former West Point graduate Nickerson faces court martial after distributing four documents alleged to contain secret information. He says he acted to influence policy on the 1500 mile IRBM and denies disobedience or espionage, insisting he sought anonymous influence to modify Secretary Wilson's missile limit.
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West Point
Charles E. Wilson
Nickerson
Army
Wilson
Lawyer Tells Court of Hoffa Bribe Attempt
Government witness Cheasty testified in federal court that Fischbach proposed turning him into an inside spy for the Senate Rackets Committee and that Hoffa would be the paymaster. Judge Matthews allowed the testimony but warned Williams to probe for a possible lawyer client relationship.
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Washington
John Dye Cheasty
Hyman I. Fischbach
James R. Hoffa
Senate Rackets Committee
Cheasty
Federal District Court
Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Fischbach
Miami
U.S
Burnita S. Matthews
Fis
Committee
FBI
Matthews
Edward Bennett Williams
Farrell Brothers Serve in Army Keep Golfing Hope
SPRINGFIELD New Jersey Two of Johnny Farrells three sons are in the Army yet they continue with golf. John Farrell Jr 24 former Georgetown captain is a 1st lieutenant at the Air Field Station San Antonio while Jimmy 23 is a private at Fort Dix New Jersey Billy 21 helps his father at Baltusrol.
Austin Area Servicemen Graduates Army School
Pvt. George H. Winn son of Mr and Mrs G E Winn Blooming Prairie graduated June 21 from the eight week Administration School at Fort Chaffee Ark Winn received instruction in typing filing and Army clerical procedures He is a Blooming Prairie High School graduate and attended Luther College Decorah Iowa.
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George H. Winn
G. E. Winn
Blooming Prairie
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Winn
Blooming Prairie High School
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Wilt receives new address at Seventh U.S. AS.A. Field Sta.
Pfc. Darryl A. Wilt reports a new mailing address RA 17455641 Seventh U.S. AS.A. Field Sta. A.P.O. 728 Seattle Washington.
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Darryl A. Wilt
U.S. As.a
Local Navy Seaman Gary Morem Honorable Discharge
Gary A. Morem, machinist mate third class, son of Mr. and Mrs Oren L. Morem of 704 West Bridge, has been honorably discharged from the U S Navy. He served with the U S Naval Receiving Station in Norfolk Virginia, a facility commanded by Captain J C G Wilson. The Norfolk station processes about 8 000 men monthly as they move to and from naval activities worldwide.
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Gary A. Morem
Oren L. Morem
W. Bridge
VA. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Receiving Station
Norfolk
J. C. G. Wilson
USN
McKibben Transfers Within Navy From USS Foss
Edward McKibben of Riceville Iowa has moved from the USS Foss to the USS Mc Ginty. He has served at Pearl Harbor for several months and has been promoted to Electrician's Mate 2c aboard the new destroyer escort.
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Edward McKibben
C. H. McKibben
Riceville
Iowa
USS
Foss
McGinty
McKibben
Pearl Harbor
Pvt Raymond A Gomer Receives New Army Address
Pvt Raymond A Gomer has a new mailing address at RA 1749 2384, Co A training 16th Eng Bn AD, Ft Polk Louisiana. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Gomer of Rose Creek.
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Raymond A
Gomer
Ra-1749 2384
Co. A
16Th Eng. Bn
Ft. Polk
Walter Gomer
Rose Creek
Private Bissen Completes Eight Weeks Cooking School
Pvt. Robert Bissen son of Mrs Loretta Bissen 510 N Kenwood has completed eight weeks cooking school at Fort Worth Texas. He leaves for Germany and his new address will be US 55568500 57th Ord Gp Div APO 227 New York NY.
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Robert Bissen
Loretta Bissen
N. Kenwood
Fort Worth
Texas
Germany
APO
New York, N. Y
Freeman Sees Minnesota Self Survey As Model For Dept
Freeman notes the Minnesota self survey as a constructive example of public service. He cites intensive analysis by department heads, employees, technicians, and legislators, yielding hundreds of recommendations for better administration. Arthur Naftalin, state commissioner of administration, supervised the project. Freeman recalls committees finding state methods 20 to 40 years behind private industry.
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Arthur Naftalin
Minnesota
Freeman
Car Dives 9 Feet When Tire Blows Out
SPRING VALLEY Minn Robert LeRoy Hedberg 26 es caped serious injury when his car blew a tire on a county road about four miles northwest of Spring Valley and summersault ed into a creek bed nine feet below the road level. The accident occurred about p m Monday Hedberg crawled from the overturned vehicle and was taken to Spring Valley by a passing motorist He was treated by a local physician and released Donald Cook Fillmore County Sheriff investigated No charges were filed.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Robert LeRoy Hedberg
Hedberg
Donald Cook
Fillmore County
Marriage of Vivian Marie Stoen to John W LaLone
Mr and Mrs Clifford Stoen of Brownsdale announce the marriage of their daughter Vivian Marie to John W LaLone son of Mr and Mrs H C LaLone of Rose Creek near Wal tham The ceremony was June 10 at the Lutheran Church Attendants were Miss Janet Haney and Donald Lowe The couple reside at Rose Creek now.
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Clifford Stoen
Brownsdale
Vivian Marie
John W. LaLone
H. C. LaLone
Rose Creek
Lutheran Church
Waltham
Janet Haney
Donald Lowe
Mrs. LaLone
Personal notes on visitors and family gatherings across several states
The item lists visitors and hosts in a long chain of family connections from Dexter to Edinburg Texas and Austin Minnesota California Nebraska and Iowa. People include Allison Chambers formerly of Dexter now in Edinburg visiting friends and relatives. Ray Nelsen and daughter in Fremont visiting Laughnan family. Maurice Nelsen Nels Donald Nelson and Charles Moore visiting Brownsdale. Gary DeRemer visiting Austin with grandparents. Clarence Welch grandchildren near Lyle. DeRemers formerly of Austin visiting Lynn DeRemer in E Oakland. Myles Lattin and Leonore from Concord left after visiting Lattin family in Austin. Huber Miller Lattin Madison guests at Lattin home in Austin together with others from Winnebago Amboy Minneapolis and San dra. The note records a Sunday family dinner and a party at the Madison home with several relatives attending.
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Allison Chambers
Dexter
Edinburg
Texas
Arthur Dermer
Arthur DeRemer
Gary
Norwalk
Calif
Lynn DeRemer
E. Oakland
DeRemers
Austin Area
Myles Lattin
Leonore
Concord
Paul Lattin
W. Bridge
Lattin
Russell Huber
Winnebago
Minn
E. H. Miller
Amboy
Dean Lattin
Linda
Minneapolis
Eva Savers
Kenneth Schara
Debbie
Austin
Oakland Lutheran confirmation honors Ronald Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olson of Oakland entertained Sunday in honor of their son Ronald who was confirmed at Oakland Lutheran Church. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Olson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Olson and family, and many other relatives and friends from Madison Brownsdale and Chester.
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Robert Olson
Oakland
Ronald
Oakland Lutheran Church
Arthur Torrens
Henry Larson
Oscar Olson
Herman Olson
Everett Stundahl
Albert Olson
Chester Torrens
Shirley
Elsa Ryks
Donald
George Kirkpatrick
George Lechner
Earl
Marjorie Becker
Clifford Reichel
Roy Olson
Fred Zech
Practice in Parking Costs Driver Plenty
Mrs Lilly Warlick 73 of Casar practiced angle parking with her daughter as instructor. Her foot slipped from brake to accelerator and the car hit a parking meter then jumped the sidewalk and crashed through a department store plate glass window causing 800 dollars in window damage 300 to the car and 10 to the meter.
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Shelby
N. C
Lilly Warlick
Casar
Two Aged Men Die in Dallas Rooming House Fire
A three alarm blaze in a two story frame rooming house in Dallas killed two men in their eighties. An elderly blind woman was critically burned while eight residents escaped. Victims named are C. D. King and James Miller, both believed in their eighties. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
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Dallas
C. D. King
James Miller
Central Park Hosts New Theatrical Attractions
New York's Central Park offers two summer stage ventures as Broadway slows. A Shakespeare series plays near a century old castle tower while a skating rink hosts Theater Under the Stars musical shows creating a rival to the Great White Way.
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New York
Great White Way
Central Park
Broadway
mid-Manhattan
Castle
Austin Township Tax Meeting Set
The Austin Town Board will meet at 10 a.m. Friday on personal property tax equalization at the home of Claude Sayles.
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Austin Township Tax Meeting
Austin
Claude Sayles
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Geo. A. Hormel & Coe
Wright Wells & Co
Alec
Jefferson
Austin Bus Lines Inc
Kenwood & Bauman
Main & Bridge Sta
Harmon & Kenwood Ave
Railway
Garfield & Kenrgie & Water Ste
Garfield
Harrison
Main & Bridge
Seventh
Euclid
Seventh & Eucilid
Decker Acres
Main & Water Std
Cur
Railway & Water Ste
Hope & Airport
Hope & Airport At 5 Minute To and 25 Minutes After the Our On Division & Center
Sterling
Main & Water Sts
Millfield
Mapleview
Main & Water
Harrison & Sheldon
Main & Water Strat's
Sheldon
Crane
Hormel
Spring Valley Man
Air Force
Farrell
Vivian Stoen
Ray Nelsen
Fremont
Neb
Charles Laughnan
Maurice Nelsen
Nels Donald Nelson
Charles Moore
Anaheim
Frank Whitcomb
Gary DeRemer
Clarence Welch
Lyle
Clifford DeRemer
George Madison
Austin Rt. 5
Glen Uecker
Sandra
David
Lansing
Addie Laws
C. P. Ables
James
Beverly
Betty Madison
Dale
Madison and Sons
C. C. Terry
Elmer Opsahi
Cathy Jo
Lela
Carl Fuerstenberg
Raymond Fuerstenberg
Harvey Hanners
Harvey Laws
Chester
E. A. Lehue
Smith, Lohue & CO
Pioneer
ST. Paul
Capitol
Crane Street
Charles $. Ashton
Woodson School
Charles S. Ashton
Bessie K. Ashton
Albert Hopferson
Atlantic
Maine
Florida
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Utah
Great Lakes
St Paul St
Grace E. Detwiler
Albert Hopte
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