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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
11
CAP CAMPERS on the Military Air Transport Service base will take side trips to nearby installations. Austin cadets on the trip include Donald G. Heimer and Mark A. Jensen with senior member 2nd Lt.
Melvin Thome, Adams dairy farmer, exhibited the grand champion bull at the 1963 four county Holstein show at Victory Field Blooming Prairie. His 2,500-pound four-year-old topped 10 other animals as the era’s top male Holstein. Gray View Reflector Pansy, purchased by Thome, was the top female. The event drew 90 animals from Mower Freeborn Steele and Dodge counties, judged by Herbert Fisk and David Diehl. Junior and team judging highlighted Adams High School FFA. Strong wind and local volunteers accompanied a large crowd at the Blooming Prairie Lions Club hosted event.
In Riceville Iowa swimming lessons are set at Lake Hendricks one mile northeast of Riceville for four weeks on Monday Wednesday and Friday. Coach John Klaudt will teach with Michael Parr as assistant. Adult classes run 6 to 7 pm for four weeks at 3 dollars. regular lessons cost 1.50 for ten or 0.15 per lesson.
Dr Charles W Schindler a 1963 graduate of the University of Minnesota Dental School has moved to Austin and will begin his practice July 8 at 302 306 Babcock Building He will be associated with Dr H R Fenton in general dentistry The Schindlers have rented a home at 2014 4th Ave SE Mrs Schindler Beverly Gerlach Hamline graduate and medical technologist formerly at Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis
Austin Transit Inc. announces resumption of full city bus service in fall after a reduced summer schedule. Bill Pike says operations will return Sept. 3 with school opening, while a two-bus system continues with a consolidated routes plan to serve Geo. A. Hormel & Co. workers.
Tom Belton, park and recreation director, explains a 50 cent swim lesson charge at the municipal pool. The fee funds better trained instructors and eight week expansion. the city collects it, not the Red Cross, which teaches for free, handles enrollment and records, and issues certificates.
Police report two Virgin Mary statues were stolen Tuesday from homes on 4th and 9th Avenues NW. A white and yellow 1958 Chevrolet stopped a popsicle bike operator at 5th Ave NW where three treats were grabbed without payment. license number given. Charges pending.
Mrs Alice Anderson and her assistant Mrs Roy Gordon attended an Area Postmaster meeting in Nora Springs to learn about the new Zip Code system. Carpenter Iowa will use zip 50426 on all correspondence starting July 1 to speed mail delivery.
Seven of nine Mower County common school districts report no action yet on a new law allowing consolidation with districts operating classified schools by July 1, 1965. Some districts send students to other districts with classified schools while others plan merger studies or remain one room schools. The article also notes Fillmore County shrinking to 13 districts from 21 before the 1963-64 year begins.
Mower County Board approved Henry Lightly’s request to rezone rural land to commercial for a drive-in across from Southgate Nursery on Highway 105, with a 3-1 vote and planning commission backing. Henry Bustad’s request to build a service station and garage was denied on a 4-0 vote. the site sits on a triangular tract west of Highway 105 north of Turtle Creek.
Police investigated four traffic accidents here Tuesday none serious. Eileen Lou Gerbit backed into a parked motorcycle causing $5 damage. A collision at 2nd Ave and 6th St left $100 damage to two cars and damaged railing. Judith Lewis backed into a parked car causing $25 damage. Barbara Cooper suffered minor injuries when opening her door as another car struck it, $100 damage.
SARGEANT Minn County Dairy Princess Marie Flickinger and attendants Sharon Neus Lyle and Janice Syverud spoke on the dairy industry to the Waltham Sargeant Farm Bureau at the school house Monday evening. State Rep Harvey Sabre discussed tax money use in his first year in office.
A one week day camp for mentally retarded children at Todd Park was called a great success by supervisor George Winter. Thirty campers, mostly from Austin, joined crafts nature study and rhythm activities under four counselors. The program aims to provide organized activity for those with no other options and may return next summer with broader participation.
Robert Lee Stahl aged 17 from Aus tin Route 5 appeared in Municipal Court on a Juvenile Court referral. He pleaded guilty to damaging a Red Rock Township farmhouse owned by Oscar Holst and stealing a box of mechanics tools from a Raynold Bang farm vehicle in Waltham Township. Judge Fred Vogel sentenced him to 30 days in jail on the property damage count and 25 days on the theft count, both stayed until Monday to allow job hunting. Complainants were Dale Rolfson, chief sheriff's deputy. The case moved to Municipal Court by Juvenile Court Judge Paul Kimball.
A weed control test tour will be held Friday in the Adams area. The county extension service and Adams High School agriculture department will meet at Adams athletic field on Highway 56 at 1 p.m. to review chemical weed control results and visit local farms. County Agent Don Hasbargen notes varying effectiveness, and Dwain Vangness leads tour arrangements.
Miss Suzanne Radermacher announced a new expanded home nursing service for Mower County starting around August 1. The program offers bedside care, dressings and injections, family education, and regular nurse visits based on patient needs, with a small fee and financial aid available.
The Parks and Recreation Board hosts pet fairs at 12 city parks and playgrounds Thursday and Friday. Dogs cats turtles and other pets compete for awards in various categories as hundreds of children enter. Attendance is open to all with no admission fee.
Camp Hok Si La on Lake Pepin hosted 239 scouts and 98 leaders for the season’s first week. The large turnout marked the camp’s 15th year of operation under Gamehaven Council serving Steele, Dodge, Fillmore and four other southern Minnesota counties. The meals required 200 pounds potatoes 75 pounds cabbage four gallons peas five gallons diced carrots 30 loaves bread 50 gallons milk and 15 gallons ice cream.
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