Ground breaks for Kaiser Volkswagen dealership
Ground was broken Wednesday for a new Kaiser Volkswagen dealership at Frontage Road off IL-90 east of Austin. The 10,000 square foot glass brick facility on five acres is planned to open October 1, with a showroom for five cars, a 60-car used car lot, 10 service stalls, and a three month parts stock. Winkels Construction Co. of Austin is the general contractor. R. Steindorff of Chicago designed the building. Construction began three weeks ago with footings being installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volkswagen Co
First National Bank of Austin
Robert Enright
Ray Winkels
Volkswagen
Austin
Oak Leaf Restaurant
Winkels
Carl France
Chicago, Ill
John Kaiser
Stillwater
Minn
Frontage Road
Il-90
Volkswag
Winkels Construction Co
R. Steindorff
Chicago
Summerset II stages The Father in serious production style
Summerset II presented August Strindberg’s The Father at the Austin State Junior College Theater under Frank Bridges. Rod Keller's captain and Joan Schrafer's Laura dominated a tense battle of wills as tragedy edged toward Laura’s claimed victory. Penny Samuelson as the daughter and Lila Harrison as the nursemaid complemented strong supporting roles. Lighting underscored the final act’s deadly turn, despite some cast weaknesses and a show that played to an uneven reception with additional performances planned.
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Judy McDermott
August Strindberg
Austin State Junior College Theater
Laura
Joan Schrafel
Summerset
Frank Bridges
Rod Keller
Joan Schrafer
Penny Samuelson
Margaret
Lila Harrison
Doctor
Father
Musical Opens At JC Theater In 110 in the Shade
The musical 110 in the Shade based on The Rainmaker opens at 8 p m today in the College Theater directed by Mary Thompson. Major roles are filled by Chris Raso Marcia Bjerke Bruce Himle Michael Kinney Brad Breitbarth Steven Kinney and Bryan McKinley.
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JC Theater
College Theater
Mary Thompson
Chris Raso
Marcia Bjerke
Bruce Himle
Michael Kinney
Brad Breitbarth
Steven Kinney
Bryan McKinley
Probation Revoked for Arizona Youth
Robert Wesley Shade 18 of Kingman Arizona had probation revoked at a district court hearing. He pleaded guilty to felonious burglary on March 20 and was placed on probation April 3. Judge Warren F. Plunkett presided with Bryan Bandler representing Shade and Wallace Sieh for the state.
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Robert Wesley Shade
Kingman, Ariz
Shade
Warren F. Plunkett
Bryan Bandler
Wallace Sieh
Youth sentenced on drug charge in district court
David Dahlgren aged 18 of 807 9th St SW was sentenced by Judge Warren F Plunkett on felonious unlawful possession of a narcotic drug. The sentence was stayed for five years with probation to the Youth Conservation Commission. Philip Richardson represented the defendant and Wallace Sieh prosecuted.
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David Dahlgren
9Th St. SW
Warren F. Plunkett
Dahlgren
Youth Conservation Commission
Philip Richardson
Wallace Sieh
Freak mowing mishap claims life of man
A freak mowing accident along IL 90 near Hwy 56 claimed the life of 36 year old Robert W. Green of Austin. Green, a Minnesota State Highway Dept. employee, fell into a mower sickle from his tractor resulting in a severed leg and fatal injuries. He leaves a son Ricky Green of Burr Oak Iowa a sister Florence in Oregon and four brothers Clifford Rochester Lester Brownsdale Virgil Granite City Ill and Alvin Mora.
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Rochester
Minn
Hwy
Austin
St. Marys Hospital
Robert W. Green
7Th St. NE
Green
Minnesota State Highway Dept
Ricky Green
Burr Oak
Iowa
Florence
Oregon
Clifford
Lester
Brownsdale
Virgil
Granite City
Ill
Alvin
Mora
Kiwanis Austin Delegate Heads to International Meet
Dr Richard Nordin will travel to Miami Florida to serve as Austin delegate to Kiwanis International 54th annual session June 29 to July 2. The convention will draw about 20000 Kiwanis members and families from 5600 clubs with delegates from New Zealand the Far East South America and western Europe. At Austin Club session Wednesday committee chairmen reported progress in civic and youth programs.
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Richard Nordin
Miami
Fla
Austin
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Worldwide Group
New Zealand
Far East
South America
Europe
Austin Club
Austin students honored on Bemidji State dean's list
Bemidji State College awarded dean's list certificates to 871 students for spring quarter scholastic honors. Named were Barbara Hatten and Jean Thorson, both of Austin, among the honorees reported by Dr. Richard Beitzel, vice president for academic affairs.
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Bemidji State College
Austin
Richard Beitzel
Barbara Hatten
Jean Thorson
Austin Country Club to mark 50 years of progress
The Austin Country Club plans a week long golden anniversary from Friday to July 4 featuring a 6:30 p.m. dinner with Leo Anderson as toastmaster. Charter members, past presidents and Ladies of the Austin Country Club will attend. The club began in 1919 and opened the full nine holes in 1920 with a 1922 clubhouse costing 13000 dollars. The celebration includes a weekend of events led by John Furman and committee members with a cake, golf, beer garden, ice cream social, year end festivities, carnival like games, and fireworks. Local figures such as Mrs. Ralph Crane and Dr. H. R. Fenton are noted among early members.
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Austin Country Club
Ladies of the
Leo Anderson
C. J. Gillam
O. W. O'Berg
Sargent Springs Farm
Geo. A. Hormel
Ralph Crane
P. D. Beaulieu
C. B. McGrath
A. L. Eberhart
Calvin Kinsman
William Todd
Lafayette French Jr
A. C. Page
Bob Carlson
Carlson
6Th Ave
Lars Bondus
H. R. Fenton
Statistians
Charles Chambers
al Sponberg
Robert Proof
Clarence Smith
John Halvorson
William Nierengarten
Ernest Larson
George Dugan
Bryan Elmer
Kermit Hoversten
Noel Goss
Donald Ingram
Robert Thatcher
Clark Tollefson
John Furman
Robert Lee
Gerald Fox
Leonard Becker
Jack Kentta
John Mayer Jr
James Wilson
Richard Stanley
Charles Laybourn
Norton Gilman
Lowell Einhaus
George Manning
Area firms net loans from SBA
Several Austin area firms received Small Business Administration loans, reports regional director Harry A Sieben. Farmers Produce Grand Meadow got 12000 for packing and grading eggs, boosting staff from 40 to 65. Miller Builders Supply and Royal Tribe Cafe Adams, got 36000 with a three new jobs increase from nine. Blooming Prairie Development Corp Blooming Prairie received 170000 for Viking Chemical Co creating 20 new jobs.
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Austin Area
Small Business Administration
Harry A. Sieben
Farmers Produce
Grand Meadow
Miller Builders Supply
Royal Tribe Cafe
Adams
Blooming Prairie Development Corp
Blooming Prairie
Viking Chemical Co
Former Austin area man ordained Sunday
Grant, a former Austin area resident, will be ordained as a minister of the American Lutheran Church at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church Austin on Sunday at 2 30 p m He has a 1950 Austin High School diploma an AA from Waldorf 1952 a BA from Augsburg 1966 and Luther Seminary St Paul He will be installed as pastor of Zion Lutheran Pickrell Neb July 20 with his wife and four children.
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Austin Area
Grant
Corning
Austin
Austin High School
Waldorf College
Forest City
Iowa
Augsburg College
Minneapolis
Luther Seminary
St. Paul
Hastings State Hospital
Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church
Austin Rt. 1
All Friends
Zion Lutheran Church
Pickrell
Neb
Adjourn Christianson inquest to later date
The inquest into the death of Christianson in a May 11 two car crash near Austin was adjourned after key witness Gary Klessig failed to appear. Testimony from nine witnesses who saw Irwin before the accident was heard, with questions about alcohol, but no date set for the continuance.
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Christianson
Minneapolis
Austin
Wallace Sieh
Mower County
George Stahl
Sieh
Gary Klessig
Owatonna
Klessig
Robert Irwin
Irwin
Kenneth Strom
St. Olaf Hospital
Carmen Halstenson
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Coralie Chrstianson
LaDonna Johnson
Blooming Prairie
Tle
Employment Office Moves Friday in Austin Minnesota
Minnesota State Unemployment Service says the Austin office will relocate to 105th Ave NE beside the Goodyear Service Store. Transfer of records and equipment starts at 7 a.m. Friday, with both locations open all day to serve the public and handle regular business.
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Minnesota
A. M. Reed
Austin
105Th Ave
Goodyear Service
Mental Health Assn delegates named to state board
Representatives from 24 local chapters of the Minnesota Assn. for Mental Health are named delegates to the state board of directors. Delegate directors for county mental health associations include Mrs Edmund Smock of Austin Mower County, Alexander Winkels Stewartville Olmsted, and Msgr J Richard of Winona County.
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The
Minnesota Assn. For Mental Health
MAMH
Dog identification at the Animal Shelter announces a black and white male mongrel
The Poundmaster reports a black and white male mongrel available for identification at the Animal Shelter. The notice seeks owners to identify and reclaim the dog, providing shelter location and contact information.
Three Mower County girls seek Region Ten Dairy Princess title
Three Mower County contestants join 24 rivals from Southeastern Minnesota for Region Ten Dairy Princess at Caledonia. Princess Marlene Schloo Pamela Fisher and Nancy Sistek compete with others in judging at Caledonia School followed by a noon luncheon, 7:30 p.m. banquet and 9 p.m. coronation rehearsal. Torch light parade closes the event with contestants from Dodge Fillmore Goodhue Houston Olmsted Wabasha and Winona counties participating.
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Mower County
Minnesota
Kay
Caledonia School
the Crest Motel
St. Mary's Auditorium
Olaf Trome
Lyle Laplain
Region Tea
Barbara Kruegel
Preston
Dodge Couny
Rosemary Iverson
Kasson
Jelaine Krasnicka
Hayfield
Audrey Ulrich
Fillmore County
Princess Janelle Gatzke
Susan Martin
Wykoff
Mary Dybing
Whalen
Goodhue
Jayne Thomforde
Sharon Gregoire
Carol Holst
Zumbrota
Houston
Jeanne Rommel
Caledonia
Jean Lewis
Diane Sherry
Olmsted County
Donna Heins
Eyota
Jacqueline Miller
Pine Island
Barbara Thrice
Wabasha
Joyce Gerken
Zumbro Falls
Sandi Heitman
Mazeppa
Judy Schreader
Bartel Holsteins Sweep at Fourth County Black-White Show
Bartel Holsteins of Kasson swept top honors at the ninth annual Four County Black & White Show held at Crane Pavilion on the Mower County Fairgrounds. Breeders from Dodge Freeborn Mower and Steele Counties exhibited. judge was Clifford Meschke Morristown. Awards presented by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and Midwest Breeders Cooperative amid a good turnout despite heavy rains.
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Bartel Holsteins
Kasson
Crane Pavilion
Mower County
Dodge
Freeborn
Mower
Steele
Clifford Meschke
Morristown
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Midwest Breeders Cooperative
First National Bank of Austin
Wayne Sayles
Austin Rt. 2
John Watland
Mabel
Dick Miller
Oakland
Ruth Schuelke
Owatonna
Ann Bartel
Kay Klemmer
Duane Bartel
Austin Camera Club monthly print contest winners and entries
John Hawkins submitted the winning black and white print titled Interested. Hawkins also earned second place with Gears and Dogs and Dr. Roger Huebner placed third with Black and White.
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Austin Camera Club
John Hawkins
Five-car crash west of Austin causes $7850 in damage
A 7:35 am Wednesday collision on County Road 46 near 1890 and Highway 116 damaged five vehicles totaling $7850. All drivers received care at St. Olaf Hospital. all released except Palmer Hanson of Oakland Minnesota, listed in good condition. Vehicle damages noted for Colquist, Hansen, Pepper, Bakken, and Hansen. A second incident at 4:24 pm east of the first caused $900 car damage and $200 fence damage when Lavern Bauer Jr. lost control. Wayne Grothe and James Clayton collided at 1:15 pm at the 1st Street NW and 3rd Avenue NW intersection, damaging Grothe's car $50 and Clayton's $500.
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Austin
1890
St. Olaf Hospital
Palmer Hanson
Oakland
Minn
Louis Colquist
Mary Hansen
Gary Pepper
Larry Bakken
Hansen
Wayne Grothe
3Rd Ave
James Clayton
Brownsdale
1St St
Grothe
Clayton
Army construction training now available for enlistment
Men may join the US Army and receive training in construction work including plumbing heavy equipment operation building bridges roads and airstrips. Training combines classroom and on the job instruction and is guaranteed before enlistment with vacancies listed by contacting Sir Francis Helgeson at 214 1st St NE or by calling 487 2281 collect.
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Army
Sir Francis Helgeson
1St St. NE
Restless Ones to be shown at Deer Creek church
Carpenter Iowa audience can view The Restless Ones at 8 p m Friday night at Deer Creek Lutheran Church hosted by Rev Robert Lehmann The film explores teenage problems and will be shown with the host pastor facilitating discussion afterward.
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Carpenter
Iowa
Deer Creek Lutheran Church
Robert Lehmann
Minnesota CAP Sponsoring Cadet Bivouac
The Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol plans a two day cadet bivouac at Flandreau State Park New Ulm to train in search and rescue procedures. About 60 cadets and 14 senior members from Austin and other units will attend with early Saturday departure from Austin Airport and return Sunday evening.
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Minnesota
Civil Air Patrol
Dwight Waldron
Austin
Flandreau State Park
New Ulm
Brian Leininger
Dave Maxwell
Stan Pike
Wayne Tuttle
Virginia Shlow
Kenneth Tuttle
Automobiles Sell Quickly Ad Teases Quick Sale
An Austin Daily Herald want ad promotes fast car sales with a 1957 two door Chevrolet for sale in good running condition. It notes a reported sale in 2 days and encourages placing an ad to earn extra cash with a contact number.
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Austin Daily Herald
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Mayor Enright
al Moon
Deerfield
Dan Daly
Deerfield, Ill
First National Bank
A. L. Sponberg
Richard D4holm
Kaiser Volkswagen, Inc
John E. Kaiser
Stillwater, Minn
Summerset II Cast
Charles Steenblock
David Dahlquist
the Father
Arizona
Kiwanis Parley
By Ethel Haase
Brian
Moe) Elmer
Charles Wilson
Yesteryear
Norbert Schmitt
Kenneth Dean
SBA
Ordean Grant
American Lutheran Church
Mental Health Assn
Marlene Schloo
Pamela Fisher
Nancy
Dale Rugg & Sons
Donald F. Eustice
Demmer Farm
Waseca
Ellendale
Joe R. Stransky
Jody Thome
Ramona Thome
Demmer Farms
Melvin Thome & Family
Ramona
Lavern Bauer Jr
2Nd Ave
US. Army
Minnesota Cap
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