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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
16
Warren M. Mead of Dexter and Joleen A. Sonkson of Dexter are listed in the vital statistics notice dated June 26. The record confirms their names and residence for the event.
Four pints of Red Cross blood were used Tuesday at St. Olaf Hospital, bringing this year’s total to 363 pints.
Funeral services for Augustin Bjottomt of Spring Valley will be at 2 p m Thursday at LeRoy Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Reusche officiating. Interment is at LeRoy Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at Martz Funeral Home until noon Thursday.
Sincere thanks to relatives neighbors and friends for visits cards letters gifts and flowers while a patient at St Olaf Hospital and at home credit given to Dr Murray nurses ministers of the Methodist Church and others. Harry Newman and Ruben Anderson express appreciation to nurses Mission Circle 17 Olaf Rev Swenson Dr Murray Dr Seery.
Ambulance runs logged Tuesday at 1 33 p m four miles south of Grand Meadow then at 2 10 p m from Mankato to St Olaf Hospital.
A dense list of property transactions across multiple additions and parcels. Transfers involve individuals such as Charles Ulem, Howard Barnett, Laure Goldsberry, Joseph Krieps, and many others, with parcels in Bel-Air, Cedar Dale, Crane's Addn, Sun City, and surrounding blocks.
GOP governors debate Nixon standing after a resolution that did not name him for the ticket. Hall insists the measure expressed goodwill toward the President, not renomination. Democrats view the omission as signaling distrust of Nixon as potential running mate. Simms and Chandler weigh Nixon's political difficulty for Republicans.
Ruth Marie Peterson, Princess Kay of the Milky Way and American Dairy Princess, recounts a year of travel to trade fairs in Bogota and Osaka and a milk bar at Disneyland. Leland A. Watson, speaking in Minneapolis, warns against communism and urges balancing security with opportunity while praising American progress.
During a dinner at the Kahler Hotel the Kahl Sisters of Racine sang a number titled Sixteen Cows mocking dairy farm issues. Eleanor Maley of Grand Meadow, 1954 regional winner and Princess Kay, was introduced amid remarks on economic slowdowns and communism.
Senate actions raised total defense spending to just under 35 billion with Air Force funding over 16 percent. Army and Navy funds saw small increases from House levels while Bridges failed to add half a billion to Air Force requests as Democrats and some Republicans opposed the move.
Commissioner Hoffmann outlined plans for a $3 million roads port on Trunk Highway 100 and allied structures over tracks and local roads to align with a new river bridge. The North Dakota highway department targets a 1957 start on a Moorhead area Red River bridge on Trunk Highway 52 and several Mississippi River spans in joint state projects.
Helen Virginia Gibbs widow of check forger Jack Harvey Raymond whose suicide in a St. Peter jail prompted the delay faces postponed sentencing as she remains ill.
Dulles cites Iceland NATO base importance amid troop questions. He notes Cairo talks with Shepilov fell short of hoped results. He sees growing Soviet influence in the Middle East and doubts Tito’s subservience. Eisenhower may adopt a policy on Soviet exchanges. Pineau and Dulles see Russian contact with the West boosting Western freedoms.
Lee Haeng Joo, a 2-year-old Korean orphan, arrived in Minnesota to join the Hvidsten family near Warren. The Hvidstens, 480 acres, a 6-year-old son Joel, and the couple welcomed the child flown from Korea as one of 25 orphans brought to the U.S. for adoption. The couple cited need and planned to adapt. language learning and a crib move anticipated. Meanwhile, Minnesota Atty Gen Lord ruled township funds cannot repair a privately owned hall for town meetings.
Naval units were called out in Colombo Ceylon to meet a threat of trouble involving about 12 000 dock workers.
City paving is halted by a cement workers strike cited by City Engineer Roger Nelson. paving would normally start late May. Cement from Lehigh at Mason City Iowa is on strike and the first job to proceed is on West Mill between Main and St Paul.
City crews of the engineering department continue spraying to deactive mosquitoes, with progress hampered by frequent rain. Thus far a little over half the city has been sprayed as weather delays persist until rain stops and ground dries.
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization military staff planners concluded their third conference at the Royal Navy air station in Singapore.
George Williams of El Paso Texas, a radio repairman who services traffic radar sets, was clocked speeding in this town. He was fined a total of 12 dollars by local police.
The outlook calls for near normal temperatures with moderating warmth Thursday and Friday and a rising trend after. Highs near 77 to 83 rising, lows 53 to 61, rainfall under normal around .20 to .40 inches. Scattered light showers tonight in the east and more weekend showers and storms expected.
Mrs. Violet Kaufmann and Miss Barbara Lamping reported total $135 damage after their cars collided on Highway 218 in Mapleview at 4 30 p m Tuesday. Both southbound, Lamping turned left into Gopher Trailer drive in as Kaufmann tried to pass.
District Judge William C. Larson ordered Thomas N. Jacobsen 17 committed to St. Peter State Hospital after mental tests found him dangerous and not responsible for his acts. Jacobsen admitted killing his stepmother Leila Jacobsen on May 23.
TV listings show published program schedules with occasional station made substitutions noted in the logs to reflect changes. Official schedules reflect time slots, program titles, and any late changes communicated by the stations.
Channel 6 listing shows a packed afternoon and evening with films, serials, kids' programs, weather updates, news, and sports. Notable items include Mrs Matinee, World of Ours, Disneyland, The Fights, Dist Attorney, Eddie Arnold, and 10:20 sports followed by a late theater slot.
Channel 10 lists weekday afternoon and evening programs from 4:00 to 10:30 PM including Action Theater Looney Tunes News Sports Weather News Roundup Kraft Theater This is Life Susie Playhouse Big Picture News Weather Sports Movie. Thursday morning and afternoon blocks show Could Be Yp Feather Nest News Film Shorts Matinee Men to Man Romances Queen for Day Married Joan Homemakers Forest Frontiers Theater Dingh Shore. Evening features Sports Weather News Bill Hickok Waterfront Ford Theater Lux Theater Bet Your Life.
A detailed listing of KGLO broadcasting across Wednesday and Thursday with announces for news, sports, weather, serials, dramas, game shows, and variety hours. Highlights include 6:10 sports 6:25 markets 7:00 Waterfront 9:40 This Betrieve 10:00 Valient Lady and 10:15 Love of Life.
WCCO TV schedule lists Bob Crosby at 1:30 and Around Town at 3:00 on Channel 4.
A historic TV grid listing programs for Channel 5 KSTP TV with time slots from early evening to late night. The lineup includes news, game shows, dramas, talk shows, weather updates, and classic films across multiple blocks.
St. Olaf Hospital administrator C W Hildreth lauded the Red Cross blood program noting 1345 pints used last year valued at 46075 if purchased. Since 1949 the hospital has supplied Red Cross blood to Mower County residents, with 128 pints used in May 1956. The bloodmobile began its Austin visit at St. Olaf Lutheran Church today and runs through Friday.
Distribution of ballots in the Hormel Good Food Queen contest will begin Thursday at Geo. A. Hormel & Co. Deadline for voting will be 6 p.m. Saturday and counting will start Monday morning with four men handling the tabulation. Ballot boxes will be available at the Labor Center plant employment office north gate and the downstairs Hormel office. Ballots received by mail will also be accepted.
Sheriff Albert Reinartz and Deputy C H Halstenson reported details of an alleged hijacking one mile north of Osage Iowa on Monday night. Daryle Moore 22 Riceville and Jerald Kloverdanz 20 Osage were detained after Carroll Van Doren Iowa Falls said two men stopped his truck struck him and dumped him north of Austin where he woke Tuesday morning. Charges await the investigation outcome.
Police seek Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easley of Lubbock Texas who were in Minnesota on a fishing trip. They left St. Louis on June 23 and have been unreachable since. Call Porter 2 5159 in Lubbock Texas.
The James town Eager Beavers 4-H Club in Riceville Iowa conducted its annual tour visiting all 4H farms to view projects in the morning led by Lorrell Christenson. In the afternoon parents joined a picnic at Wildwood Park LeRoy Minnesota.
A second shingling bee is set for Thursday night at the 4H exhibit hall in the Fairgrounds. About 25 men worked Tuesday night and plan to finish on Thursday. County Agent Don Hasbar said the work will start around 5 p.m. with roof and interior tasks.
Iowa entities filing articles of incorporation include Adams County Weather Modification Corp in Corning with president F. A. Turner, Mills County Weather Modification Corp in Glenwood led by Edgar E. Cook, and Page Weather Inc in Shenandoah with George Yaple of Braddyville as president.
Tom B. Hunt 45 announces resignation from his post as president of the Dexter division of Philco Corp in Dexter Fairfield to become executive vice president of Fairfield Aluminum Castings Co Dexter will miss Hunt with Robert R. Austin 36 named to succeed him as factory manager at the Fairfield plant
Newton Maytag Co directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 75 cents a share on cumulative preference stock. The payment is due August 1 to stockholders of record on July 16.
Three trucks from Page County began collecting baled hay from Iowa highway rights of way at Camp Dodge. About 2,500 bales are stockpiled for southwest Iowa and an additional 1,000 bales are due in a few days.
In District Court awards of 24500 were granted for the deaths of three Iowans from the May 18 1954 excursion boat capsize near Bagnell Dam Missouri. An additional 26000 was awarded for the deaths of three others from Nebraska and Missouri.
Donald Earl Neal, 23, was held in Cedar Rapids today in the alleged abduction of a 13 year old babysitter and a 2 year old child. Detective Capt John Kuba said the babysitter reported she was raped by Neal.
At Highways 56 and 30 one mile west of Hayfield a collision Monday at about 5 p.m. killed Mrs. Clarence Meyers and injured eight others. Among the injured were a 9 year old boy taken to St Olaf Hospital then Rochester for special treatment, and Dennis Reindel age 12 with head and leg injuries. Other victims include Mrs Kulsrud with chest injuries, Gary Kulsrud with a skull fracture, and Mr and Mrs Reindel with head injuries and a bruised shoulder.
Theodore Bunne of Ostrander was released from St Olaf Hospital after head lacerations. Mrs Bunne remained in fair condition with abdominal pains. They were injured in a collision Tuesday with a car driven by Jewell Losee of Mc Intire Iowa. Ambulance took the injured to hospital. Bunne car stopped about 10 feet west of impact. Losee car slid 159 feet into a ditch along SAR 7 east side. Occurred four miles south of Grand Meadow at SAR 7 CAR 3 at 2 p.m.
Keep this phone number handy HE 3 6313. We'll get over to your house fast with the know how for putting your set back into order. After all that's our business and we like to be come acquainted with you.
Two crashes in Austin caused $130 damage. Dale Rolfson reported $10 damage to his parked car at 403 N. 13th. Gertrude Loewen reported $20 damage at 605 Airport Dr. in a 6 45 a m crash at Winona and St Paul. A Tuesday 12 05 p m collision damaged Margaret Miller’s car at 511 Airport Dr. with no damage to Jo Anne Juhnke’s car at 608 N First. Juhnke cited for improper license.
Lester Tinkham reported to police that a car made a complete U turn on his front lawn at 814 Cleveland. The lawn driving occurred sometime Tuesday night.
The writer argues moving the airbase from Wold-Chamberlain to a proposed Austin Albert Lea joint airport could be feasible. He notes no height Obstructions, sparse population, and easy 100 mile access from the Twin Cities. He urges effort despite uncertainties, citing potential economic benefits.
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