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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
5
News notes list multiple participation events for women and auxiliary groups on Tuesday and Wednesday. Activities include picnics, dessert luncheons, breakfasts, family potlucks, and meetings at churches and private homes across several addresses in the area.
Duluth announces the engagement of Beverly Jean Harthan to Orville L. Hatlestad. The couple will wed September 1 at the First Lutheran Church in Duluth.
Unity Chapter 29, Order of Eastern Star, met in the Masonic Hall and voted to skip July and August meetings. Mrs. Bert Plehal led with Clyde Fischer assisting. An invitation from Brownsdale Chapter urged attending an ice cream social August 12 at Richard Christianson residence. A grand chapter appeal urged support for the Minnesota Masonic Memorial Hospital project at the U of Minnesota. A Blood Bank was announced to be in Austin Thursday and Friday. Lunch followed at the Plehal home.
Mr and Mrs Joy Lillegaard Lyle celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at Trinity Lutheran Parish Center from 2 to 5 p m on Sunday. The event invites friends and relatives to share in the milestone.
A vintage notice offers Pattern 558 eight washable iron on motifs in yellow red and black for potholders aprons and towels. Send 25 cents plus 5 cents for mail to Austin Daily Herald Needlecraft Dept New York 11 NY. Include name address and zone. Also promotes Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book 1956 and gift patterns. A clay tip stabilizes a flower holder vase when filled with water.
Coffee is back in the luxury brackets due to a limited supply of mild coffee from Mexico Colombia and Central America amid rising U S and European demand. Industry spokesmen warn against mentioning shortages and offer tips for maximizing brewed coffee including clean makers small batches fresh water and avoiding reheating. Over 200 relatives and friends gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church to honor Edgar Christgau and his wife on their silver wedding anniversary with a church ceremony and reception.
Austin High School’s Class of 1931 held a Sunday reunion at Todd Park with 250 attendees including alumni, families, and former faculty. A planning committee listed Arlo Jordan and Durwood Rochford among others, with many out of town guests and message appreciations from several states. The item also notes furniture style trends, highlighting transitional designs after modern.
Miss Virginia Angela Wagner and Edward T. Hangge married at St. Augustine Church with vows at 10 am. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Wagner, wore white embroidered organdy and cathedral train. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hangge. The reception hosted 300 guests at the Old Mill.
The Tollerud family gathered Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. Harry Larson's home for a reunion with 72 relatives. Guy O. Tollerud chaired the business meeting and plans for a clan history were made by Miss Eunice Going. The gathering noted Nor Weg immigration in 1865 with eight Nor seawanted attendees.
Crochet era note describes a 32 inch laundry shoe bag doll with skirt pockets and shoes for tidying up. It promotes pattern 704 embroidery transfer with directions and decorative use. Laura Wheeler designs are offered for order with member contact details and zone information.
Joann Schwerin and James Imsdahl wed at St. John's Lutheran Church Elkton with 150 guests. The couple, both Kimball teachers, will reside in Annandale after a Minnesota honeymoon following ceremonies and receptions.
Boil small potatoes in skins then peel and toss with butter. Arrange on a serving dish and top with cooked buttered green peas. A simple accompaniment for hamburgers or meat loaf.
Kenneth H Nelson of 700 S Fourth is a patient at St Olaf Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Peterson of Battle Creek Michigan visited the R J Madison home over the weekend. Therese Terry Pieper of Rose Creek is convalescing after post polio surgery and will stay at St Marys Hospital in Rochester for about three weeks in room 4284. Lois Dreyer was honored at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs Henry Dreyer at 812 Johnson with Mrs Melvin Francis Stacyville Iowa in attendance. Miss Dreyer will marry George D Pickett on Saturday.
Eleven members of TOPS Club One lost 18 pounds at a Monday meeting hosted by Mrs. Elmer Fortham. TOPS Club Two gathered at Todd Park for a steak fry with 23 members. total weight loss reached 312 pounds and the next session will be hosted by Mrs. Roland Hoff.
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