Commissioners Approve Mower County Redistricting Plan
The Mower County Board of Commissioners voted 3 to 2 to approve a rural-proposed redistricting plan after debate with city-backed alternatives. The plan spreads population variances to 4.75 percent and uses precinct lines to divide districts including Austin wards and surrounding townships. Commissioners Shaw and Golberg opposed. no court challenge yet.
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Mower County
Adolpho
Waltham
Sargeant
Lansing
Red Rock
Brownsdale
Mapleview
Austin
Clayton
Grand Meadow
Lodi
Adams
Marshall
Dexter
Pleasant Valley
Racine
Rockford
LeRoy
Bennington
Elkton
Tappi
Windom
Lyle
Nevada
Rose Creek
Miss Miller to Teach School in St. Cloud
Nancy Miller daughter of Mrs Dorothy Miller 1217 5th Ave NW earned a bachelor of science from St Cloud State College and will teach first grade in St Cloud Public Schools next fall She held Alpha Xi Delta sorority Interresidence council American Childhood Education Assn Student Minnesota Education Assn was 1967 vice president of Lawrence residence hall on several committees and was St Cloud State 1967 Homecoming Queen
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Nancy Miller
Dorothy Miller
5Th Ave
St. Cloud State College
Nancy
St. Cloud State
Kasson Man Found Guilty of Burglary
Randy Lee Poffenberger age 19 of Kasson was found guilty of felonious burglary by a district court jury for breaking into the Glen Miller Liquor Store in Elkton on December 28, 1967. Judge Daniel F. Foley ordered a pre sentence investigation. Poffenberger is free on $1000 bond.
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Randy Lee Poffenberger
Kasson
Poffenberger
Glen Miller
Elkton
Daniel F. Foley
Roger Plunkett
Wallace Sieh
Mower County 4 H Check Projects Set Friday
Home Economics Check-Up Days for Mower County 4 Hers begin Friday per Mary Ellen Miller the county home agent. Udolpho and Waltham 4 Hers meet at 9 30 a m Friday at the Ellsworth Alland farm. At 1 30 p m Friday Brownsdale School members of Brownsdale Livewires and Rang ers attend. Other dates for the following week will appear late.
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Mower County
Mary Ellen Miller
Udolpho and Waltham
Ellsworth Alland Farm
Brownsdale
Brownsdale Livewires
Rangers
Funeral Services Friday for Train Mishap Victim
Ronald James Thoe 18 son of Alfred and wife of Hayfield Rural, killed in a car train crash near Sargeant. Services set for 2 pm Friday at West St Olaf Lutheran Church Hayfield with Rev. Arnold Melom officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call at Cole Funeral Home Wednesday to Friday noon and one to two at the church. Ronald attended Rochester State Junior College and was a 1967 Hayfield High School graduate. He planned to marry Valerie Skjeveland on August 4. He survived by his parents three sisters and four brothers. Pallbearers were six classmates and two cousins.
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Hayfield
Minn
Ronald James Thoe
Alfred Thoe
Sargeant
West St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Arnold Melom
Cole Funeral Home
Ronald
Rochester State Junior College
Valerie Skjeveland
Lynn Skjevel
Monsoon Season Hits Austin Area
The Herald Farm reports a long monsoon stretch since mid June bringing 8.63 inches of rain with more forecast. Farmers like Don Hasbargen note drowned corn and soybeans, hay quality decline, and possible rust, while Kenneth Spray cites 3–4 acres lost to flooding and general weed and crop conditions. Harold Henderson says Hollandale peatlands look decent but weed issues persist. Forecast calls for more rain and then a few cool sunny days to resume growth.
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Herald Farm
KAUS
Austin Area
Don Hasbargen
Mower
Kenneth Spray
Mower County and Conservation
ASC
Spray
Harold Henderson
Hollandale Marketing Assn
Hollandale
Summer Session Band to Give First Concert
The Austin High School Summer Session Band presents its first concert at 8 p.m. today at the Community Park Band shell. James S. Wheeler directs the senior high bands. weather may postpone the event.
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Austin
Community Park
Frank Benriscutto
Robert Pearson
Hospital Pathologist Urges Local Blood Donations
Dr. Lowell J. Smythe of St. Olaf Hospital urges Austin residents to donate during the bloodmobile visit. Red Cross warns of low blood supply at St. Paul Regional Blood Center and possible July 4 needs. Local RC office and Austin Fire Dept maintain donor lists. fresh blood preferred for emergencies.
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Lowell J. Smythe
St. Olaf Hospital
Austin
The
Red Cross
St. Paul Regional Blood Center
Mower County
St. Paul
Hospital Blood Bank
Smythe
Austin Fire Dept
St. Paul Center
Correction names store staff shifts in Austin and Oakland
The Business News column corrects earlier errors. Arleigh Anthonisen, a 13 year veteran, is named assistant manager at the 5th Place NW Piggly Wiggly in Austin. William Thomas moves to the Produce Dept at the Oakland Ave store.
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Arleigh Anthonisen
Austin
William Thomas
Oakland Ave
Business News
Postponed Sunday Concert at Todd Park Due to Weather
Francis Walsh says the Dixielanders were set to perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, but rain soggy grounds forced postponement at Todd Park. He notes the Country Western band concert at the Bandshell last Thursday was a success and another show is planned.
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Francis
Red) Walsh
Todd Park
Dixielanders
Walsh
Bloodmobile collects 168 pints in Mower County drive
The Mower County Bloodmobile collected 168 pints of blood on Tuesday with 186 potential donors. Seven were first time donors and 18 were deferred. The unit will be at the Congregational Church in Austin through Friday with hours 1 to 7 p.m. today through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
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Mower County
Congregational Church
Austin
Honor Mrs Young Named Good Neighbor at WCCO
Gus Young and Evelyn Sponberg Young of Edina were honored as Neighbor of the Day by WCCO Radio. Gus, a former Austin High School and Gustavus Adolphus College basketball coach, runs the Biltmore Bowling Center. Evelyn was praised for civic work and oversees food services at Gustavus Adolphus College.
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Gus Young
Evelyn Sponberg
Austin
Wcco Radio Today
Youngs
Edina
Biltmore
Gustavus Adolphus College
Young
Gustavus Adolphus
Carlson Named Director of Hormel Refineries and Feeds
Carl J. Carlson is named director of Hormel Co. Refineries Feeds and Foreign Trade Development Division. He will oversee lard tallow and shortening production and sales and supervise rendering and by products. Carlson also serves as director of Overseas Trade and Development Corp. of New York City.
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Carlson
Hormel Co
M. B. Thompson
Carl J. Carlson
Overseas Trade and Development Corporation of
New York City
Hormel
Rapid City
S. D
University of Minnesota
Navy
Austin
Fremont, Neb
Farewell Sermon for Pastor West at Brownsdale Parish
Pastor Donald E. West of Our Saviors Lutheran Church Brownsdale will preach a farewell sermon at 8 and 10 15 a m Sunday. He has accepted a call to Immanuel Lutheran Plainview after three years at the Brownsdale church. A farewell dinner follows the second service.
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Donald E. West
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Brownsdale
West
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Plainview
Tornado Alert System Planned for Glenville
Glenville Minnesota moves to install a dedicated tornado warning system. Fire chief Harold Knutson authorized to study options and set up a permanent siren by next tornado season. In the interim constable Wilton Vanek will use the county tornado watch siren with his unit. The center building will host the new siren, costing about five hundred dollars.
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Glenville
Minn
Harold Knutson
Wilton Vanek
Freeborn County
Sheriff's Office
Knutson
Glenville Community Center
Exchange Club hears report on Alert System
David McNeil of the Austin Chamber of Commerce explained the Mushroom Emergency Alert System at the Exchange Club meeting held Tuesday night at the Stardust Supper Club. The system aids in responding to retail threats such as bad check passers, quick change artists, shoplifters, stolen checks, and counterfeit money orders.
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David McNeil
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Austin Exchange Club
Stardust
McNeil
Chamber
Racine Girl Attends Summer Studio Art Workshop
Janice Wolfgram of Racine attends a UW Extension sponsored Summer Studio program at the Marathon Campus in Wausau. The Wisconsin Art Education Assn and the Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction back the seven day sessions where participants focus on painting sculpture graphics and environmental design.
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Janice Wolfgram
Racine
University of Wisconsin Marathon
Wausau
UW Extension
Wisconsin Art Education Assn
Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
Tag Day for MS Slated in Mower County Activities
The Mower County Multiple Sclerosis Society plans a Friday event starting with a 7 a.m. breakfast at Tommy's Supper Club and continuing with tag volunteers at the Hormel plant gate and downtown. Zonta members will assist with the fundraiser aiding patient services and national research.
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Mower County
Tommy’s
Hormel Plant
Zonta
Summer Theater to Open with The Fantasticks in Summerset I
JC Summers theater opens Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Austin State Junior College Theater presenting The Fantasticks. Luisa Bellamy and Matt Hucklebee are played by Colleen Ashton and Earl Sherburn with Dean Hughson and Michael Kinney as their feuding fathers. William Libby acts as narrator. Performances run June 27-29 and July 5 10 12 17 and 19. Tickets $1.75 adults $1.25 students.
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the Fantasticks
Austin State Junior College
Luisa Bellamy
Colleen Ashton
Earl Sherburn
Matt Hucklebee
Dean Hughson
Michael Kinney
William Libby
Carl Apilo
Henry
Greg Dyson
Mortimer
Brian Dutcher
Nancy Gillson
Margaret
Steve Hess
Mary Thompson
Nemitz’s
Sterling Drug
Red Owl Family Center
Launch Queen of Pool Test at St. Ansgar
St Ansgar Iowa Queen of the Pool contest was launched by the Chamber of Commerce and Lion's Club during a band concert. Nine girls names will be posted in local stores and votes cost a penny to help retire a $5500 pool debt. The queen will be crowned July 12 13 at Hey Days with pool dedication.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Jill Anderson
Denise Beaman
Sally Brasch
Elizabeth Halvorson
Linda Horgen
Jane Libersky
Pamela Perau
Jill Schmidt
Vivian Tesch
Peoples Natural Gas Pays Taxes in Minnesota
Peoples Natural Gas and its parent Northern Natural Gas paid 30,863 in property taxes to Mower County this year. A second 15,430 payment covers part of 1967 taxes payable in 1968. The tax covers Brownsdale, Lansing, Waltham and suburban Austin pipelines. Mower County receives part of 2,960,228 Minnesota-wide by Peoples and Northern.
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Peoples Natural Gas
Northern Natural Gas
Mower County
Peoples
Brownsdale
Lansing
Waltham
Austin
Minnesota
Northern
Kehret Offers Park Land to City Planners
Carl Kehret proposed donating about five acres along Turtle Creek north of Highway 116 for a city park with a $3500 asking price for one lot and $30,000 for a larger parcel. The planning panel also urged denying Raymonds Nursing Home expansion due to residential zoning limits and parking concerns. A rezoning petition to allow tractor trailer storage on Crane's third addition was denied.
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Carl Kehret
Turtle Creek
Highway 116
Kehret
Raymond’s Nursing Home
Crane
Wet Pavement Sparks Two Minor City Crashes
Wet pavement blamed for two minor traffic mishaps on Tuesday. Gerald Estlick’s car skidded in the 100 block of 8th Ave SE, hitting a light standard with $30 total damage. Rodney Bulano’s truck left IS-90 near the 11th Dr NE exit, crashing into a ditch. the boat, trailer, motor, and sod sustained $495 in damages, while no injuries were reported.
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Gerald Estlick
13Th Ave
8Th Ave
Meyer Implement
Austin
Rodney Bulano
Des Moines
Towa
11Th Dr. NE
Bulano
Stolen Car Recovered Unharmed in Southwest Austin
Austin Police recovered a stolen car abandoned in southwest Austin after a tip. The vehicle, reported by John Sabanish of 1601 8th Ave NW stolen from the 100 block of 1st Ave NW between 7:45 and 10:45 p.m., was found near 4th St and 2nd Ave SW at about 2:50 a.m.
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Austin
John Sabanish
8Th Ave
1St Ave
4Th St
2Nd Ave
Boy's Canoe Derby Planned by VFW in Minnesota
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Minnesota will sponsor an 85 mile relay canoe event on the St. Croix River from Pine City to Stillwater July 19 to 21. Eligible teams consist of eight boys aged 14 to 17, sponsored by a VFW Post, with two boys paddling each leg and relay changes at set points. The fastest overall time wins. For details contact John Sharp, Pine City, Minn. Entries close July 1.
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The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dept. of Minnesota
St. Croix River
Pine City
Stillwater
VFW
John Sharp
6Th St
Minn
Project Friendship meeting on Thursday invites Austin families
An informal 7:30 p.m. meeting at St. Edwards Church introduces Kathy Olson a St. Paul teacher volunteering to bridge Austin and Selby-Dale families. She aims to recruit ghetto children for visits, reassure hosts, and connect two communities amid a larger Minnesota Vacation Visits draw. Call 437-2011 or 433-3897 for details.
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St. Edwards Church
Kathy Olson
St. Paul
Austin
Mower County
Selby Dale
Miss Olson
Selby-Dale
Minnesota
Catholic Interracial Council
Minnesota Council of Churches
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Miss Miller
St. Cloud
Dalen
Chatfield
Oliver
Ralph
Donald
Clifford
England
Ark
Steve Arendts
Mark Fredrickson
Barry Bungum
Robert Scharberg
Gene Gulbransen
David Thoe
Ronald Thoe
By Darrel Koehler
New Mower County
Katherine Clemmetson
Robert Marple
John Perry Gan
Bloodmobile
Carl J, Carlson
Thompson
Hormels
Exchange Club
U.S
Eugene Jelinek
Luisa
Matt
Human Rights Commission
Leo Hansen
Nowell Leitzke
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