Obituaries and notices from St Olaf area
Obituaries and family notices from St Olaf and Austin area reflect multiple deaths births and memorials. Clara Low a former Mitchell County resident dies in Minneapolis with survivors in Osage and Minneapolis. Funeral details for Celia Erickson and Frederick Watkins noted. Funeral arrangements and memorials for local families listed with relatives in Osage Austin and Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Low
Mitchell County
Minneapolis
Ted
Walter
Floyd Low
Osage
Dorothy Best
Bonnie Barretts
Minnesota GOP delegates rally for governor endorsement
The Minnesota Republican convention continued through the day with Pillsbury and LeVander leading factions. After 10 ballots Pillsbury led LeVander in Hennepin while the party debated endorsing a governor candidate, with critics from Andersen's era sounding wary of city Republicans. Delegates must endorse candidates for U S Senate and other offices when the governor fight is settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
GOP
DFL
Karl F. Rolvaag
A. M
Sandy) Keith
LeVander
Pillsbury
Andersen
Minnesota
Randall
Rolyang
Ers
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
John
U. S. Senate
Twins Sign 18 Year Old Catcher Star Prospect
NEW YORK AP Willis Lancaster an 18 year old catcher from Franklin High School New York City was signed by the Minnesota Twins Friday scout Bennie Borgmann announced Lancaster will be assigned to the Twins Sarasota Fla farm club in the Gulf Coast League
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willis Lancaster
Franklin High School
New York City
Minnesota Twins
Bennie Borgmann
Lancaster
Twins
Sarasota
Fla
Gopher Golfers Fair Well in NCAA Championship
Two Minnesota golfers placed in the top 30 after three rounds near Stanford California Willie Brask tied for 18th at 222 and Jim Carlson tied for 27th at 224 Brask shot 73 73 76 Carlson 78 71 75 across the three rounds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
Calif
Minnesota
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Willie Brask
the Gophers
Jim Carlson
Brask
Carlson
Area 4 H Members Tour With Congress Quie
A group of 4 H members from Austin Grand Meadow Rochester Ellendale Owaton na St Charles Lewiston Clarence Kasson Peterson Fountain Preston Mabel Rushford joined Congressman Quie on a district outreach trip. Genevieve Moffitt LeSueur County home agent led the delegation from LeCenter and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Halbach
Mary Ingram
Susan Sheedy
Dan Sistek
Austin
Cynthia Barr
Grand Meadow
Rochester
Ellendale
Owaton
St. Charles
Lewiston
Claremont
Kasson
Peterson
Fountain
Preston
Mabel
Rushford
Genevieve Moffitt
LeSueur County
LeCenter
Dark brown potato chips blamed on aging potatoes
Noble Rasmussen of Hiland Potato Chip Co explains brown chips result from hold over potatoes aged six months. Excess sugar caramelizes during frying creating a burnt look though taste remains acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Rasmussen
Hiland Potato Chip Co
Des Moines
Rasmussen
Marilyn Anderson named area manager at Field Enterprises
Hal Burgeson announced the promotion of Mrs Marilyn Anderson to area manager for Field Enterprises Educational Corp in the Austin area. Her outstanding sales performance over the past two years led to the expanded role, including hiring sales personnel while remaining in the sales department. Field Enterprises publishes The World Book and Childcraft among other titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Anderson
Field Enterprises Educational Corp
Hal Burgeson
Traveling First Aid Kit A Practical Summer Travel Aid
A portable first aid kit helps families prepare for outdoorsy activities. Contents may include bandages gauze iodine and lotions for bites or sun exposure plus snake bite antidotes for camping. Measurin extended release aspirin provides up to eight hours of relief. The kit stores in a car glove box or a suitcase corner.
Pastor takes group to Teen Bible Camp near Owatonna
Ortanto Iowa Pastor Eugene R Schmidt of Community Church left Monday with his family and a group of church young people for a week at a Teen Bible Camp near Owatonna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ortanto
Iowa
Eugene R. Schmidt
Community Church
Owatonna
Iowa Man Catches Bluegills Hard Way
Donald Richey of Rockwell was fishing in a clay pit in Mason City when his parked car rolled into the water, pulling him and his son Robert into about 10 feet of water. Six bluegills surfaced inside the car as it was dragged from the pit. Richey released the fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mason City
Donald Richey
Rockwell
Richey
Robert
Luther College Hires Three Instructors and Language House Director
Luther College in Decorah Iowa announces the hire of three language instructors and a language house director. Starting next fall Miss Justine Broberg will teach French Miss Naomi Stephen German and Miss Mary Simonson English. Miss Odile Roug non-Glasson will direct the French House program on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Iowa
Luther College
Luther
Justine Broberg
Naomi Stephen
Mary Simonson
Odile Rougnon-Glasson
New Minister at St Ansgar Church
Rev. D O Callen of Denver was appointed minister at the St Ansgar Methodist Church in Iowa. He arrives with his family and will lead his first service Sunday at Little Cedar. Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer, serving since 1960, is reassigned to the Newell Varina Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Watkins
Frederick A. Watkins
Albert F
Almira Hobson Watkins
Austin Township
Cedar City
Audrey Brandt
Austin
Minn
Lansing Township
Mr. Watkins
Milwaukee Railroad
City of Austin
Watkins
St. Olaf Hospital
Jordan Mortuary Chapel
Robert B. Hamp
Oakwood Cemetery
Chester Larson
Kenneth Jochumson
Howard Riles
H. J. Swank
Charles Nelson
Kenneth Gemmel
Molde
Christian
Rev. Swenson
Trueman Molde
St. Ansgar Church
ST. Ansgar
Iowa
D. O. Callen
Denver, Colo
Methodist Church
Lloyd Brockmeyer
Newell-Varina
Callen
Little Cedar Church
OAS Votes to Pull Last of 8000 Man Force Out of Dominican Republic
The Organization of American States approved withdrawing the remaining 8000 peacekeepers from the Dominican Republic amid reports U S troops will depart soon. The move sets a 90 day withdrawal window and follows Balaguer's June 1 election and July inauguration plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OAS
Dominican Republic
Washington
Organization of American States
U. S
Mexico
Santo Domingo
U. S. 82Nd Airborne Division
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Puraguay
Venezuela
Republic
Plans Under Way for New Library at Luther College
Luther College Decorah Iowa moves toward a new Preus Library with a $2.1 million project funded by grants and gifts. A $533 673 federal grant plus a $1 12 million loan support construction as students faculty and local groups raise funds to meet a $400 000 shortfall before fall start. The Preus family legacy anchors the project naming the library after their history with the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Koren
Community of
Preus
Luther
H. A. Preus
Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church Annual Strawberry Festival
The Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church hosts its annual festival on Tuesday with serving starting at 4 30 p m and a bazaar planned to accompany the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church
Servicemen honor rolls and agricultural price report
Army Pvt. Marvin C. Peterson completes field communication crewman course at Fort Leonard Wood. Other notices list Pvt. Michael D. Higgins now with the 3rd Armored Division in Germany, Pvt. David W. Kamp earning an engineer assistant course, and Seaman Recruit Leland D. Ottman in basic training in San Diego. Also reports frozen turkeys prices, beef futures, Minneapolis cash grain quotes, and commodity prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Marvin C. Peterson
Marion O. Peterson
Austin
Rt. i
Fort Leonard Wood
David W. Kamp
Vernon H., Kamp
Austin Rt. 5
Kamp
Hayfield High School
Local Servicemen Promote and Deploy in Vietnam and Europe
Marine Dennis D. Bednar of Austin promoted to Lance Corporal after operations with the 1st Amtracon. He serves as a military policeman near Da Nang. address listed in San Francisco FMF unit. Michael James Benson of Grand Meadow returns home on leave after boat training at Great Lakes and heads to USS Saratoga for Mediterranean duty. Gary E. Schammel of Rose Creek serves as US Army MP driver in Trois Fontaines France aiding evac and movement to Germany. infantry and clerical roles noted with address in APO New York. Thomas E. Schammel of Rose Creek arrives in Frankfurt after basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. serves as clerk-typist in personnel, with Hatts and Hats Co. and Band unit in 3rd Infantry Division.
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Michael D. Higgins
Clifford W. Higgins
Grand Meadow
Rt. 1
3Rd Armored Div
Germany
Higgins
Bat. C
27Th Artillery
Friedberg
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Sill
Ohlo
Grand Meadow High School
Dennis D. Bednar
Donald Bednar
Austin
1St
Amtracon
Bednar
Danang
L-Cpl
USMC
MP Co. Bn
FMF
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Michael James Benson
Clifford D. Benson
Great Lakes
Saratoga
Mediterranean
Aniine
Gary E. Schammel
B. N. Schammel
Rose Creek
U.S
Trois Fontane
France
Gary
APO
New York
N. Y
Thomas E. Schammel
Frankfurt
Tom
Thomas FE. Schammel
Hatts
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Anthony Boyenga
12Th Ave
Daghter
Donald Comeau
9Th Ave
Richard Borg
10Th Ave
Gene van Denover
1St Ave
Adolph Borg
5Th Ave. NE
Miss Clara Low
Edward Viskocil
Memorial Hospital
Edward
James
Ann Maria
Jane
Sadie Spaanum
Orland Rossum
Orville Talburtt
New Haven
Conn
Bruce Alan Engen
Edgar Enben
West Concord
St. Marys Hospital
Edgar Engen
Peter Engen
Chris Hanson
Grandview Memorial Gardens
Miss Frances Watkins
Maschka
Father Cunningham
Trocinski
Quinn and
Steir
Stahl
Leroy
Jack) Maschka
Francis Freed
Memoriam
Saterbo
Norman Saterbo
Earth
Daddy
Hennepin
Orono
Gopher
Albert Quie
Washington, D. C
National
Mower Coun
T On Kunkle
Blue Earth
Mankato
White House
First National Bank
Minnesota School of Banking
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Hagen
The
Minnesota Bankers Assn
RED Owl
Red Owl Stores, Inc
Ford Bell
James A. Watson
Foodtown
Treasury
Dale V. Johnson
Channing Co. Inc
3Rd Ave
Johnson
Oliver H. Hagen
ST. Olaf Lutheran Church
1St St. NW
Arthur L. Swenson
Harvey W. Johnson
Ronald F. Pechauer
Melvin E. Hauge
KAUS
Hauge
Luther Hall
Mand
New York, N.Y
Leland D. Ottman
USN
Marshall Ottman
Naval Training Training Center
San Diego
Navy
USDA
Chicago
Eeveteveeeltto
U.ss
Dennis Bednar
Stran
Steel
Steel Builders, Inc
Oakland Avenue
Don Murray
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
aeRo Tit
Lakeside Shopping
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