Area Youths Train in Rebuilt Air Force Plane
Austin Civil Air Patrol youths prepare to train in a rebuilt Air Force liaison plane funded by local organizations. Seventeen cadets will study navigation Morse code map reading and meteorology under 23 senior members as Capt. Arthur McAlister leads a standby search and rescue unit.
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Air Force
Austin
Civil Air Patrol
Austin Squadron
Eagles
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carpenters Union
Moose
American Legion
Arthur McAlister
Man Must Pay for Tearing Officer's Coat
Gerald D. Burton, 24, Austin, was jailed 30 days for resisting arrest after a bar fight at Milwaukee yards. He was ordered to reimburse Officer Chester Nelson for tearing Nelsons Eisenhower jacket. Bruce Tindal, 23, was given 30 days suspended on good behavior. Burton also received fines and additional suspended terms.
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Austin
Kenneth K. McMillan
Chester Nelson
Gerald D. Burton
Harmon
Milwaukee
Bruce Tindal
Decker
Burton
McMillan
Nelson
Railway Street
Eisenhower
Contests Mark Scout Outing Held at Chesner Park
Competitive games and races for Cedar Valley Area Cub Scouts took place Wednesday at Chesner Park under Ed Smock. Prizes were awarded to Gary Reiten rubber paddle boat race, Lee Smock, David Enfield and Richard Walker balloon stamp, Terry Branton John Tobar and Morse Walden sack race, and David Enfield Richard Walker David Anderson Roy Kemp Brian Baxter Greg Cronin David Thompson Robert Anderson Rodney Lee Ken Cafourek Keith Goslee Dwight Goslee Earl Peterson and General in tug of war. Troop 110 First Methodist Church provided refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Valley Area
Chesner Park
Ed Smock
Gary Reiten
Lee Smock
David Enfield
Richard Walker
Terry Branton
John Tobar
Morse Walden
David Anderson
Roy Kemp
Brian Baxter
Greg Cronin
David Thompson
Robert Anderson
Rodney Lee
Ken Cafourek
Keith Goslee
Dwight Goslee
Earl Peterson
Ag Teacher Speaks at FB Meeting in Sargent Minnesota
Burt Fuller of Hayfield High School spoke on dairy and industry changes at the Waltham Sargent Farm Bureau meeting on Monday. Region 10 Dairy Princess Virginia Gransee and her parents attended. The group discussed summer activities and a 16-year-old driver license age position.
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Sargeant, Minn
Burt Fuller
Hayfield
Waltham-Sargeant Farm Bureau
Virginia Gransee
Kenneth Gransee
Miss Gransee
Lyle Cub Scouts Visit Deer Farm Zoo and Bayside
Lyle Minnesota cub scouts toured Deer Farm Zoo and Bayside at Mason City and Clear Lake Iowa Saturday led by cubmaster Kenneth Wynia.
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Lyle
Minn
Five Day Week Sought for Mower County Road Crews
Fred Miles of Local 967 presented two plans to the Mower County Board for a five day work week for about 30 road and bridge employees. The 45 hour plan would pay $2.35 per hour at the top rate. the 47 hour plan would pay $2.22 per hour top. Both include no loss of pay and guaranteed salaries with make‑up time. Miles also sought a new pay differential for foremen and operators. In other action, Austin Utilities was granted permission to use a county ditch to connect a new well and pumping station to city mains.
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Mower County Board
Fred Miles
Miles
City of Austin
Austin Utilities
New South River Street
Austin Civil Defense
Tom O’brien
Robert Shaw
Luther Larson
Harold Lamon
Roy Cambern
5 Year Term for Assault
William T. Williams of Minneapolis was sentenced to a maximum of five years in Stillwater Prison for an indecent assault on a 7 year old Austin girl. Judge A C Richardson imposed the term in Mower County District Court after Williams pleaded guilty in May. Williams, an auditor for the State Welfare Dept, had earlier faced careless driving and resisting arrest charges and was fined $75 by Municipal Judge Kenneth McMillan on April 2.
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William T. Williams
Minneapolis
Stillwater
A. C. Richardson
Mower County
Williams
State Welfare Dept
Austin
Kenneth McMillan
Adventists Attend World Convention in Cleveland Ohio
Mrs. Charles Ashton and Dr. Linnie Black attend the Seventh-day Adventist world convention in Cleveland. About 17,000 church members and 1,100 delegates met at Public Auditorium for a missions pageant with 600 costumed missionaries from 185 countries, culminating in a dramatic program titled The Living Church Moving the World Godward.
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Charles 8. Ashton
S. Kenwood
Linnie Black
Miami, Fla
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Public Auditorium
The
Living Church
Dairy Night Parade Leads to Austin Albert Lea Game
Emil Scheid and Bill Ankoviak spearhead a parade of dairy cows at Marcu sen Park for a Dairy Night baseball game between Austin and Albert Lea. The pre game parade begins in Mapleview at 6 p.m with dairy princesses trucks and bands. prizes will be awarded during innings and the event celebrates June Dairy Month under P J Holand.
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Austin Albert
Emil Scheid
Bill Ankoviak
Marcusen Park
Austin
Albert Lea
Mapleview
Owatonna
Highway 218
Shaw Gym
Keister
Wykoff
Eagles
Austin Packer
P. J. Holand
Rochester
Faribault-Owatonna
Three Youths Injured in Water Street Crash Near River
Three youths sustained minor injuries and $350 in damage occurred in a street crash at Water near River at 4 p m Wednesday. James M Retterath 704 N Railway and James E Zrucky 103 N High reported damage to their vehicles while Sandy Bjrougo 14 Sherill Johnson 15 and Pat Lopsohl 15 were treated. Retterath said he looked both ways at CGW tracks before the car ahead stopped suddenly.
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James M. Retterath
N. Railway
James E. Zrucky
N. High
Sandy Bjrougo
Brownsdale
Sherill Johnson
Gleason
Pat Lopsohl
Retterath
80 Slide History of Austin for Group Meetings
An 80 slide pictorial history of Austin narrated by a tape recording is offered for groups seeking a 45 minute program. Produced by the Austin Camera Club it won a statewide award at Hibbing. Contact Bernard Olson or Lane's Camera Shop to arrange viewing. no charge.
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Austin
Austin Camera Club
Hibbing
Bernard Olson
Lane
Dale Sargeant Buys Herald at Hayfield
Dale Sargeant, lessee of the Hayfield Herald since January, announced the purchase of the paper from Don Lewis. Lewis had taken over from Archie Crawford and the late Mrs. Crawford last November. Sargeant operates with his wife Lyla Mary as office manager and bookkeeper, and linotypist Warren Truesdell since February. Crawford remains as assistant. Lewis plans to return to St Petersburg, Florida.
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Hayfield, Minn
Dale Sargeant
The
Hayfield Herald
Herald
Don Lewis
Archie Crawford
Crawford
Lewis
Sargeant
Lyla Mary
Warren Truesdell
Titanica
Iowa
Cab Driver Aids Arrest in Hit-and-Run Case
A cab driver spotted a hit and run at 4 45 a m in front of 601 Ash. Duane M Aberg 94 Taylor was chased by police to his father s home then arrested and issued tickets for careless driving and leaving the scene. The incident involved Aberg s car striking George Baum s parked vehicle.
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Duane M. Aberg
Taylor
Aberg
Ash
George Baum
Neilsen
Legion Considers Pool Fund Donation in May Meeting
Blooming Prairie Minnesota leaders report the American Legion may add funds to a $25,000 circular pool drive after the VFW contributed 5,000 with two dissenters. Cmdr Howard Underwood convened the session. Glenn Thomson donated property for the pool, to be run by a private association pending pledges. If pledges reach target by Tuesday work could begin in July as volunteers canvass town and rural areas.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
American Legion
Cmdr
Howard Underwood
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Ed Stanley
Glenn Thorson
Kiwanis See Film on Christian Living
A Kiwanis Club noon gathering viewed a sound film about Christian living. A family of four faces a housing crisis then chooses to live within its means and to increase church time and money contributions. Rev Lynden Schende! chaired the program.
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Kiwanis Club
Rev
Lynden Schende
Templehof Airport Centered in Berlin City
Templehof Airport stands unusually within Berlin as one of the few world air hubs located in the heart of a major city.
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Templehof
Berlin
County Raises Welfare Pay for About 460 Clients
The Welfare Board announced July checks will reflect higher payments for 460 Mower County clients. About 200 OAR recipients gain 2.25 monthly with 0.75 county share. 250 ADC children gain 3 monthly with 1.40 county share. Five blind residents get 1.50 each with 0.50 county share. four disabled gain 1.25 each with 0.25 county share.
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Mower
Harold Mickelson
Welfare Board
Julie Billiart
Jackson
ADC
Faribault School
Cigarette Blamed for Fire on Roof at Willford Home
A cigarette not fully snuffed out sparked a minor roof fire at the Dean Willford residence 1310 Walnut. Austin firemen arrived at 10:23 a.m. to extinguish about six burned shingles while workers removed an antenna. The Willfords plan to move to Willmar where he will work as a bank auditor.
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Dean Willford
Walnut
Austin
Earl
Scotty
Willfords
Willmar
Young Austin graduate starts Pfister Sales and Distributing
John Pfister Jr an 18 year old Austin High School graduate launched Pfister Sales and Distributing Co with a $2 000 start up. In two weeks the new firm posted over $2 000 in sales and employs 24 people with average age 18 planning further growth including adding six college educated women to the sales force. The operation relies on Youth Employment Program referrals and seeks 100 employees with regional outreach to Minnesota cities.
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Austin
John Pfister Jr
W. Winona
Pfister Sales and Distributing Co
Pfister
Austin High School
YEP
Austin Employment Service
Minnesota
Woman Breaks Her Ankle Third Time in Three Years
STACYVILLE Iowa Mrs Ed Weber suffers a fractured ankle after a fall on cement steps at her home. This marks the third time in three years she has broken her ankle.
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Stacyville
Iowa
Ed Weber
Benson to Speak on Watershed Program
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson will speak at Dam-O-Rama on August 13 marking the completion of the East Willow Creek Watershed project. The event at the Donne Tammel farm 12 miles southwest of Preston includes tours, band concert, exhibits and soil conservation displays, with officials from Fillmore County and the state reviewing the project.
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Preston
Minn
Ezra Taft Benson
Dam-O-Rama
East Willow Creek
Donne Tammel Farm
Eugene Scheevel
Benson
Orville Freeman
Fillmore Soil Conservation District
Fillmore County Board of Commissioners
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Ering
McAlister
CAP
Municipal
Austin Cap
Fairmont
Bernard Elsner
Bauman
Elsner
Baldy Hansen
St. Olaf Hospital
First Methodist Church
Richard Lindo
Jacoo Herzog
Millen Jensen
Todd Park
Leonard Blanchard
Sylvester Kelch
Glenn Johnson
Morris
Linvo
George Grovdahl
Lyall Larson
Scouts
County
A&b
St. Petersburg
Fla
John Pfister
Erickson S
Merry
Austin This
MOM & Dad
Erickson
Oakland & Kenwood
Carroll Brown
St. Augustine's
St. A
Mike Gerdecki
Leo McGovern
John O'Shaughnesty
Spring Valley High School
Paul Gunderson
Spring Valley
J. A. Ramieth
Weter
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