Thatcher Donates Time To Train Austin Girls Swim Team
Dick Thatcher the Austin municipal pool lifeguard leads 35 girls aged 10 to 14 in a three nights weekly training plan. The group aims to form a competitive team for summer meets including Rochester Invitational, Aquatennial, and state events at St. Cloud. Thatcher seeks sponsors to cover travel and entry costs while planning an annual summer program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Thatcher
Thatcher
Rochester
St. Cloud
Austin
Patty Gavin
Faith Newell
Austin Chamber Seeks 15 Active Committees and New Industry
Ray Emmerich, new secretary-manager of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, urged forming 15 active committees to attract new business and industry. He highlighted potential deals including a processing plant and a mercantile firm and praised Geo. A. Hormel & Co. as a key employer. The Jaycees announced events and initiatives including a July 9 junior golf tournament, AAU swimming meet August 12, and a 4-H tractor contest at the Mower County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Ray Emmerich
Emmerich
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Ramsey
Fair Board
Mower County
FFA
Crane Pavilion
Brownsdale Well Delivers Water as Tests Continue
The Brownsdale well pump began Monday and now feeds water into the Cedar River while sanitary tests determine when it will serve city lines. About 1200 gallons a minute are expected, easing shortages. initial supply is cloudy but clearing as operations continue.
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Harold J. Lamon
Brownsdale
Cedar River
Lamon
Blooming Prairie Will Host Soybean Festival and Jamboree
Blooming Prairie plans a three day celebration July 6 to 8 featuring Mini Queen coronations parades and talent contests for the Soybean Festival and Four County 4-H Jamboree. Queens will be crowned with Ancher Nelson and Gov Orville Freeman presiding. A purebred Holstein calf prize and 4-H parade entries from Mower Dodge Steele and Freeborn counties are part of the events.
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Blooming Prairie
Mower
Dodge
Steele
Freeborn
George Curtin
Victory Field
Fourth Street
Highway 218
Third Street
Norman Peterson
Blooming Prairie Cooperative Creamery
Four Collisions in City Reported Across Two Days
Four traffic crashes are listed with four drivers named and damages totaling 570. On Tuesday at 8:05 a.m. at Bridge and River Clyde A. Nelson and Richard J. Gaughran each sustained 125 dollars in damages. At 8 a.m. Tuesday a collision at Bridge and Franklin damaged Roscoe T. Dial 150 dollars and Roland E. Groh 85 dollars. Monday at 9:25 p.m. on West Oakland Don St. Germaine 15 dollars and Roy H. Wood 5 dollars. Winona Street incident damaged Phil H. Eastman 15 dollars and Nels C. Rasmussen 50 dollars. The U S census bureau projects five million net immigration to the United States during 1955 to 1975.
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Bridge and River
Clyde A. Nelson
Harmon
Richard J. Gaughran
E. Winona
Roscoe T. Dial
Monroe
Roland E. Groh
Austin Rt. 5
Bridge and Franklin
West Oakland
Don St. Germaine
North Sixth
Roy H. Wood
Dexter
Winona Street
Phil H. Eastman
Mower Dr
Nels C. Rasmussen
S. Greenwich
First Meeting of Creditors for Russel E Maston
Bankruptcy notice states Russel E Maston of 408 North Sheridan Peoria Ill is bankrupt and creditors in the Austin area should attend a meeting at 10am in Room 333 U S Post Office Building Peoria on July 2 according to the Southern District of Illinois United States District Court.
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Russel E. Maston
N. Sheridan
Peoria
Ill
United States District Court
Ilinois
Maston
Austin
U. S. Post Office
Fire Destroys Barn and Calves Near Blooming Prairie
A spontaneous combustion blaze destroyed a 90 by 50 foot barn on the Michael Goodnature farm nine miles southwest of Blooming Prairie Minnesota. Two calves and new hay were lost. Blooming Prairie and Geneva fire units saved a chicken house grainery and machine shed. Discovery was about 4 p m with embers flaring again at 10 p m.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Michael Goodnature
Geneva Department
Austin Area Service Men listing update
A B Robert D Soiney AF 174 5525 3281 BMTS Fit 241 Parks AFB CA has Jon A Rosenthal returning to Barksdale AFB LA after 20 days with his parents. Pvt Russel F Farnsworth 19 son of Roger F Farnsworth Spring Valley completed intermediate speed radio operators course at Fort Knox KY training to receive and transmit Morse code and service equipment. Farnsworth joined Army last January and trained at Fort Leonard Wood MO and is a Spring Valley High School graduate.
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Pvt
Russel F. Farnsworth
Roger F. Farnsworth
Spring Valley
Army
Armor Training Center
Fort Knox
Farnsworth
Fort Leonard Wood
Spring Valley High School
Grange Votes to Sponsor Float in Centennial Parade
Concord Grange presented the traveling project at Lansing Grange meeting. Mrs Hattie Chaffee received a 25 year pin and moved her membership from Concord to Lansing. Lansing Grange voted to sponsor a float in the Austin Centennial parade and endorsed the Daily Night baseball game. State Grange picnic set for July 21 at Isle and county picnic in July at Lyle Park. Lunch served by Emanuel Barclay and Max Guritz families.
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Lansing
Minn
Concord Grange
Lansing Grange
Hattie Chaffee
Austin
State Grange
Isle
Lyle Park
Emanuel Barclay
Max Guritz
Dr Bromley In Fair Condition At St Olaf Hospital
Dr. Frederick Bromley of 607 S Kenwood was reported in fair condition at St Olaf Hospital after a heart condition began Sunday and prompted his admission Monday morning.
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Frederick Bromley
Kenwood
St. Olaf Hospital
Look Back: Radke Elected VP of Minnesota Ag Instructors
Ten years ago Harold Radke, Austin High School agriculture instructor, was elected vice president of the Minnesota State Agricultural Instructors Association. Twenty five years ago Henry Schlicting of Waltham was elected a director of the Mower County Farmers Fire and Lightning Insurance Co.
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Harold Radke
Austin
Minnesota State Agricultural Instructors Assn
Henry Schlicting
Waltham
The
Mower County Farmers Fire and Lightning Insurance Co
Cadet Theodore Colescott Attends Fort Sill ROTC Camp
Cadet Theodore G. Colescott son of Mr and Mrs T E Colescott 308 St Third is among 800 Army ROTC cadets at Fort Sill Oklahoma starting a six week Artillery Reserve Officers Training Corps summer camp. The program follows the cadets junior year and supports a four year military science course toward a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve.
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Thatcher
Red Cross
University of Oklahoma
Roger Stoike
Lena Stoike
LaRue Johnson
Melvin Johnson
Stoike
St. Olaf College
Johnson
University of Minnesota
Theodore G. Colescott
T. E. Colescott
St. Third
Fort Sill
Oklo
Artillery Reserve Officers Training Corps
Artillery
United States Army Reserve
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Ancher Nelson
Rea
Deanna Harding
Orville Freeman
Beverly Anderson
Grand Meadow
Ellsworth Hall
Merriam Amusement Co. Carnival
Oak Street
U. S. Census Bureau
United States
Frigidaire
Gord
E. Oakland
Philco
the House of Service
Maytag
Necchi
Hamilton
Advertising Council
Canada
Ontario
Lakes Superior
Huron, Erie
Robert D. Soiney
Parks Air Force Base
Calif
Jon A. Rosenthal
Barksdale, Afb
R. E. Rosenthal
Garfield
Goodyear
North Main
Grange
Dr. Bromley
Theodore Colescott
City Recorder
J. H. Wieland
N. Main St
Barbara Monahan
Grant St
LaVern Haas
Route 2
Leo Brands
Emma Dumke
Joel V. Schafer
Padden Ave
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
Austin Savings
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