Little Cedar Church Marks Centennial In Adams Minnesota
ADAMS Minn Little Cedar Lutheran Church nears its centennial with plans for a new parish hall and potential church. The congregation raised 78000 for construction and purchased land east of the present church. From a 1863 log cabin to multiple buildings, a 1908 debt free milestone and a 1910 fire shaped the parish history. Centennial events include a reunion, a Norwegian Communion service and a centennial worship service with fellowship dinner.
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Norwegian Lutheran Church
T. P. Mohn
Little Cedar Lutherans
Adams
Ladies Aid
City Teachers Attend St Louis NAe Convention Delegation
Three Austin Public School staffers will attend the 1959 National Education Association meeting in St Louis as delegates. The Austin delegation includes Phil Johnston Ben Rank and Miss Jane Ann Harrigan. Guest speakers include Henry Kaiser Charles Malik and John W Gardner.
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St. Louis
Austin Public School
Clude Phil Johnston
Trade and Industry
Ben Rank
Sumner
Austin Education Assn
Jane Ann Harrigan
Austin
Henry Kaiser
Charles Malik
UN General Assembly
John W. Gardner
The
Carnegie Foundation
Cars Collide on Highway 218 Near Lyle
Five Lyle youths escaped with minor injuries after a two car crash on Highway 218 just north of Lyle. Richard Block, 20, drove one car which sped 450 feet, smashed through a wall and into the Botsford Lumber Co. shed before the second car stopped.
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Lyle
Highway 218
Richard Block
Botsford Lumber Co
Dale Rolfson
Doyle Lindahl
Block
Kohnke
Girl Slightly Hurt by Car in City Incident
Jane Vogel, 10, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Vogel, 924 E Water, suffered a leg scratch about 5 30 p m Wednesday when struck by a car driven by Ann M Urlick, 711 N 7th. She was treated but not hospitalized. Two other collisions tagged: Warren Briggs 611 Harmon 30 for car involved, and Rae I Korfhage 1612 W College 150 fined for failing to yield right of way.
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Jane
Fred Vogel
Ann M. Urlick
Main
Winona
Warren D. Briggs
Harmon
Oscar FE. Thorson
Lake
Thorson
Fighth and Park
Ernest R. Newmann
Ellis
Rae I. Korfhage
W. College
Korfhage
High Schoolers Involved in Early Morning Collision
Ray Wistreill joins 45 teachers at a Howard University biology institute while students Herman Kohnke 18 and Roger Nelson 17 escape serious injury after a 171 foot skid and crash into a tree and lumber yard. Ronald Peters 20 and Gary Nelson 19 suffer minor cuts. Peters and Rog er Nelson kept overnight for observation. Block’s car and Kohnke’s car sustain damages. deputies report charges pending.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Black
Ronald Peters
Gary Nelson
Kohnke
Roger Nelson
Peters
Ray Wistreill
Austin
States
District of Columbia
Howard University
Washington, D. C
National Science Foundation
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Lyle
Lindahl
Block
Dennis Klinepier
Rural Carriers Convene for Minnesota State Meet in Austin
Minnesota rural mail carriers gather in Austin for a three day annual session hosted by Mower County with events at the Austin Labor Center and Queen of Angels Hall. Dist. Judge Theodore Knudson and C E Knudson are among speakers. about 300 delegates expected.
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Minnesota
Austin
Mower County
Austin Labor Center
Queen of Angels Hall
Theodore Knudson
Minneapolis
C. E. Knudson
Post Office
R. Harris
Fillmore County
Area Couple to Spend 5 Years in African Mission
A Lyle Minnesota couple Mr and Mrs Lloyd Dahl will spend five weeks in Europe starting July 6 to visit their daughter who will go to Africa for five years. The Dahls plan to visit Rev and Mrs Leo Sandgren Jr in Paris and travel through Switzerland and Germany with them. They will also visit Norway Sweden and Denmark. The Sandgrens Rev Sandgren have been in Paris a year studying French and preparing to join a Christian day school staff in French Equatorial Africa for five years. The Rev Mr Sandgren is son of Rev Leo Sandgren longtime pastor at Austin First Baptist and a 1945 Area Couple graduate who taught math and science at Grand Marais High School before Bible college. The Sandgrens have three children Leo D David and Richard.
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Marshall Church
Mr. Rasmussen
C B. Runsvold
C. C. Brenna
Alfred Breveik
Luther Bervan
Marvin L
Lyle, Minn
Lyle
Lloyd Dahl
Europe
Africa
Dahls
Leo Sandgren Jr
Paris
Switzerland
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Sandgren
French Equatorial Africa
Leo Sandgren
First Baptist Church
Austin
Grand Marais High School
Bible College
South Carolina
Leo D
David
Richard
Immigrant Candidate for Pastorate in Iowa Church
An Irish immigrant, Rev Norman Halliday, arrives in North America and preaches Sunday at First Congregational Church in Riceville as a ministerial candidate. He is one of four Irish ministers brought to the United States by the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches after leaving Ireland due to few Protestant openings.
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Riceville
Iowa
North America
First Congregational Church
Norman Halliday
Women's Fellowship
United States
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
UCT Plans Annual Outing and Prospects Dinner
The United Commercial Travelers outline their picnic plans for August 2 at Todd Park with committees led by Sack Swank Krebsbach Keller Torgrimson Kolb Gray Matyas. Activities include a 1:30 to 5 p.m. softball game and a 5:30 dinner plus a July 14 prospects’ dinner at King's Wood.
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United Commercial Travelers
James Sack
Ronald Swank
John Krebsbach
Lynn Keller
Lyle Torgrimson
Ted Kolb
Buke Gray
Frank Mat
Todd Park
ACT
Sack
Gray
King’s Wood
FBI Joins Kaus Hunt for Escapee Konrad Kaus
The FBI joined the search for Konrad Kaus, an Austin man and Stillwater prison escapee, after a fugitive warrant. He fled in a guard's car stolen from the prison parking lot where he worked as a trusty. The car was found near Austin. A new complaint by William Williams, FBI Minneapolis agent in charge, charges Kaus with unlawful flight to avoid confinement.
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FBI
Konrad Kaus
Stillwater
Austin
William Williams
Minneapolis
Kaus
Northern Natural to Request Another Rate Increase Friday
Northern Natural Gas Co plans to ask for a new rate increase Friday that would raise annual charges by 134000 dollars for the Austin Utilities Department. The company serves 55 Minnesota communities.
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Northern Natural
Northern Natural Gas Co
Austin Utilities Dept
Minnesota
FPC
Dunlap
Austin Utilities
Gas Department
Austin
County Board Delays Action On Saturday Courthouse Closures
A petition signed by ten Mower County officials to close the courthouse on Saturdays and stay open through noon was presented to the County Board Tuesday but no decision was made. The group cited neighboring counties Rice Goodhue Olmsted Houston Dakota Freeborn and Steele as already closing Saturdays. Register of Deeds Parl M Enger spoke for the petition noting Saturday business trends.
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Mower
County Board
Rice
Goodhue
Olmsted
Houston
Dakota
Freeborn
Steele
Register of Deeds Parl
Dora Tollefson
Robert Finbraaten
Austin to Join National Food Event in Fall
Representatives of Austin food stores and THE HERALD met Wednesday to discuss plans for a national food observance in September. The plan, begun by food industry executives and the Bureau of Advertising, aims to inform consumers about food and promote noon-hour shopping.
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Austin
Austin Food Stores
THE
Herald
Food Industry Trade Associations
Bureau of Advertising
United States
Canada
Luther League Installs Officers in Blooming Prairie
Kathy Peterson was installed as president of the Red Oak Grove Luther League. New officers include Donald Jensen as vice president Elaine Alland secretary Brian Ingvalson treasurer and Sharon Majerus Pocket Testament Movement secretary. Thirteen confirmands will travel by car to Green Lake Bible Camp Spicer after lunch served by Selmer Magnuson Arnold Jensen Leslie Jensen and Glen Helgeson families.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Kathy Peterson
Red Oak Grove Luther League
Donald Jensen
Elaine Alland
Brian Ingvalson
Sharon Majerus
Pocket Testament Movement
Sharon Tverberg
Miss Peterson
Linda Ingvalson
Merlin Halverson
Donnie Jensen
Diane Christianson
Green Lake Bible Camp
Spicer
Selmer Magnuson
Arnold Jensen
Leslie Jensen
Glen Helgeson
Service Medals Now Available From All Services
Mower County Veterans Service Officer Frank Dunsmore announced that National Defense and Korean service medals are now available. Eligible veterans may pick up forms at the courthouse office. Active duty between June 27 1950 and July 27 1953 qualifies for the National Defense medal. Korea service qualifies for the other medal.
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Mower County
Frank Dunsmore
Dunsmore
Korea
Grand Meadow Cubs Hold Family Picnic
Grand MeadowMinn The Grand Meadow Cub Scouts held a family picnic and pack meeting at Pine Lawn on Monday Games and fishing were on the program Ice cream was served by the American Legion Auxiliary in appreciation of the cubs helping sell poppies
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Grand Meadow
Minn
Pine Lawn
American Legion Auxiliary
Kiwanis Hear Of Walking Germans From Ex Exchange Student
Stanley Pickett recalled his German exchange stay noting families walk long distances and dance all at events. He praised West Germany but viewed East Berlin unfavorably. Kiwanis and Jaycees updates included businessman events and a July 11 donkey baseball game in Spring Valley.
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Stanley Pickett
Germany
Pickett
Kiwanians
America
West Germany
East Berlin
Kiwanis
L. M. Flannery
Dallas
Tex
Spring Valley
Minn
Dairy Princess Talk Highlights Year Round Dairy Use
Joan Williams, candidate for the county dairy princess program, addressed Sargeant Farm Bureau members in Sargeant Minnesota urging greater dairy product use year round. Ben Handke presented slides from the Panama Canal Zone and Caribbean regions. Host families for Rural-Urban Day and July picnic committee members were announced, with notes on weed control progress and refreshments provided by local volunteers.
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Sargeant
Minn
Joan Williams
Waltham Sargeant Farm Bureau
Miss Williams
David Williams
Ben Handke
Panama Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Haiti
Cuba
B. L. Anderson
Bill Nelson
Millen Jensen
Leonard Blanchard
Waltham Township
Lyall Larson
Arthur Zander
Luther Larson
Clayton Reynolds
Arthur Johnson
Dodge Center
Carl Herle
Lawrence Ingvalson
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Little Cedar
St Ansgar
Rose Creek
Six Mile Grove
Red Oak Grove
Mona
Austin Daily Herald
Crea Vylows
Wistreill
Herman Kohnke
Gordon Blume
Verndale
Tommy M. Martin
Gray Court
S. C
Harley Karvonen
F. L. Thwing
Ex-Servicemen'’s Club
Martin
Labor Center
Association
Edwin Lee
Glen Ellingson
Tappi
Alvin Raby
Brownsdale
Frisky
Bear
Seaway
S. S
Peece Bell
SPEN
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Children’s Museum
Tweed Art Gallery
Duluth
Duluth Publicity Bureau, Inc
Medical Arts Bidg
Duluth 2
Austin High School
Bemidji State College
South Carolina State College
Gloria Dahl
Ireland
City Recorder's Office
J. H. Weiland City Recorder
UCT
Ilies
Omaha
Federal Power Commission
William Dunlap
Utilities Board
Luther League
Grand Meadow Cubs
J. A. Bell
Babcock
Century Theatre
Cinerama
South Seas
Technicolor
Carl Dudley
Orson
Alex North
Orch
Bale
BOX Office
Nicollet
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