Werhan Bound Over in Woman's Death
William D. Werhan of Owatonna, 23, waived a preliminary hearing on a criminal negligence charge in Irene Manthey's death. Bound over to District Court under $1,500 bond, he was released from St Olaf Hospital and later jailed. A coroner's jury found him negligent in the June 17 highway crash eight miles north of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Werhan
Owatonna
Irene Manthey
St Olaf Hospital
Werhan
al Reinertz
C. H. Halstenson
Manthey
Austin
al Reinartz
Keys Left in Ignition Leads to Theft Report
Francis T. White of 202 River Dr. reported his car stolen from St Paul and Mill between 7:30 and 9:29 a.m. Wednesday. White admitted leaving the keys in the ignition and was fined $5 in Municipal Court. The 1949 black two door Ford with greenish yellow door panel and license 1C 4723 has not been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Francis T. White
River Dr
St. Paul and Mill
White
Roads Closed in Flood Area in Minnesota Report
Minnesota Highway Department reports flood area road closures with detours. Roads affected include Trunk Highway 12 at Delano and 41 near Chaska, 23 near Green Valley, 23 north of 212, T H 61 north of Stacy, 65 near Little Fork, 217 west of Ray, and areas west of Redby and Talmoon. Cautions drivers to avoid water on highways and shoulders after heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano
Chaska
Green Valley
T.H
Stacy
Little Fork
Ray
Talmoon
Redby
The
Highway Department
Civil Defense Head Named In Mower County
J. David Christensen, an Austin businessman, named Mower County Civil Defense director by the County Board. He takes over a post vacant since April when Carl Griebel resigned, and vows better coordination with local units and Red Cross and other disaster response groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
J. David Christensen
Mower County
Christensen
Austin
Millfield Drive
Carl Griebel
Minnesota Flood Deteriorates as Widespread Damage Grows
Washington urged Secretary of Agriculture to inspect Minnesota flood areas and aid farmers. Wright County declared a disaster by the Small Business Administration enabling 3 percent loans for rehab. Savage reports two feet rise with Cargill inc rising water around buildings but elevator safe. Port level at 7.06, two feet above 5 p.m. reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright County
Twin Cities
Federal Small Business Administration
Minnesota
Savage
Cargill Inc
Cargill
East Side Lake praised for clarity and safety
R B Fairbanks argues in defense of Austin's East Side Lake, claiming it is the state’s clearest southern Minnesota lake with numerous springs and low pollution. He contends the June editorial titled A warning misstates the lake’s safety and urges readers to use the lake responsibly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Austin
State Sanitary Commission
Ang Lake
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Minnesota
Clear Lake
Waseca
Thompson
Roberds Lake
Faribault
Dutch Volunteers and Warships Open Action in Korea
Three thousand one hundred eighty eight Dutch volunteers and four Dutch warships are reported in action with UN forces in Korea. The source notes active engagement and naval support amid the Asian theater operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Mill Levy for Clinic Studied in County
Mower County is studying funding a mental health clinic via a county mill levy with state aid. Dr. Thomas Seery Rev. C Gordon Beale and Harold Mickelson urged the plan on behalf of the Mental Health Finance committee of the Austin Coordinating Council. State aid applications with priority are due by July 12. $100000 in legislature funds go to counties on a priority list. The committee expects board action before its July 9 annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Thomas Seery
C. Gordon Beale
Harold Mickelson
Mower County Welfare Board
Austin Coordinating Council
Truck Hits Parked Car in Hit-and-Run. $106 Damage
A truck struck parked car of Emery Dornbusch on South Railway in Minneapolis between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, causing $106 damage. Witnesses say the driver fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery
Dornbusch
Minneapolis
South Railway
Court Asked to Clarify Title to Courthouse Square
Mower County District Court will determine if Austin holds title to Courthouse Square after County Attorney Wallace Sieh urged filing a brief. At the June 4 Courity Board meeting he recommended legal action, and the board authorized filing. Arguments from Sieh and city attorneys will precede the court’s ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Sieh
Mower
Children Live Here: A Practical Guide to Living with Kids
The piece argues that the nation’s high living standards and obsession with cleanliness clash with child development. It urges embracing constructive dirt and ordinary mess as signs children live there, citing real examples from a Minnesota Institute of Child Welfare study and a father named Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Institute of Child Welfare
University of Minnesota
Nice Catch Saved by Her Pony Tail
Four year old Marilyn Lago fell into the water while fishing with grandmother Pearl Albright. The grandmother grabbed Marilyn by the pony tail to pull her to safety and saved her from drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okahoma City
Marilyn Lago
Pearl Albright
Marilyn
Mrs. Albright
Old Excelsior School House Reaches Historic Exhibit
After a 23 mile trek to the fairgrounds the 87 year old Excelsior School House arrived at 10 15 this morning for the historical exhibit. Wires and bridges were modified to pass the structure along its route through Mower County and Austin Acres before rejoining Highway 105. Dist. 12 pupils compiled a history noting Rev. Samuel Loomis led early sessions and the first school was built with logs later replaced when Dist. 12 merged with Austin Dist. 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior School
Dist
Lyle Township
Samuel Loomis
Joseph
Hannah Epler
VFW Debates Girard Case at State Meet
Duluth Minnesota delegates discuss a resolution demanding that the American soldier in the William Girard case be tried by a court martial for the fatal shooting of a Japanese woman. Department Commander Robert E Hansen cites duty and condemns civil court handling as unacceptable. About 4000 delegates and auxiliary members expect sessions through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Robert E. Hansen
Woma
Girard
Hansen
Fire safety industry consumes tin in vast quantities
The manufacture of fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems uses thousands of tons of tin annually.
Suburb Suspends 3 Bingo Licenses
West St. Paul City Council suspended three bingo licenses after a Breher investigation found violations. United Sportsmen Club failed to report gross receipts while S Robert Street Businessmen's Assn and American Legion paid managers a percentage of profits.licenses suspended effective July 1 allow 30 days to adjust operations. Breher's report cited near 1 million dollars in bingo gross for 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West ST. Paul
Paul Breher
Richard Malone
United Sportsmen Club
S. Robert Street Businessmen’s Assn
American Legion
Breher
Sand-Saddled South River Street Well Woes Hit Drill Depth
The South River Street site suffers repeated setbacks as shale replaces sand at the well. Drillers reached 650 feet with 750 gallons per minute but sand turned to shale and forced renewed bailing. The August start saw a 24 inch casing go off plumb at 55 feet and years of tool losses and re-drilling followed. Water at 385 feet marked a brief period of progress before renewed trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South River Street
Austin
Drillers Battle Sandrock At Austin Deep Well
Drillers drilled past 385 feet and struck water from private sources, then continued to 570 feet after sandrock collapses and cave-ins. A series of test pumps faced fitting issues, but water signs emerged amid mixed results. Officials note past failures at Bel Air and Brownsdale Avenue as comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Department of Health
Minneapolis
Austin
Bel Air
Brownsdale Avenue
Hurricane Strikes Gulf Coast Bridging Cities and Shelters
Hurricane Flossy swirled through Galveston and Texas City as 67 mph winds lashed the coast. Civilians evacuated from Bolivar Peninsula and Grand Isle while 1,500 sheltered in Texas City High School and nearby buildings. Power outages, glass breakage, and rising tides forced emergency crews to guard lines and deploy warnings from Corpus Christi to Biloxi. Nearby ships and fishing craft faced peril as several vessels were lost or damaged.
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Galveston
Orange
Grand Isle
New Orleans
Flossy
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Bolivar Peninsula
Texas
Galveston Island
Texas City
Galveston Bay
Moses Lake
Texas City High School
Corpus Christi
Tex
Biloxi
Gulf
Car Crashes Into Milwaukee Road Diesel Locomotive
Fay L. Leeper of Austin Route 5 and his wife and three children were in a large car that struck Milwaukee Road freight 105 about 10 10 p.m. Wednesday forty miles north of Highway 16 East on CAR 10. Damages totaled about 700 dollars. Leeper said he did not see the freight until late and swerved in an attempt to miss it. The freight was on its way from LaCrosse to Austin. the conductor reported no damage to the diesel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay L. Leeper
Austin Rt. 5
Milwaukee Road
Leeper
Dale Rolfson
Car May Carry Poison Ivy to Mechanic in Garage
Auto mechanics, golfers and dog lovers face poison ivy this summer per Austin and Mower County Safety Council data. Mechanics can contract from cars touching ivy. golfers may pick up ivy via balls. ivy comprises over 60 U S varieties with three main plants causing most ri aming a skin irritant. Poison ivy is not contagious from person to person, and exposure can occur by plant parts smoke clothing or contaminated water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin and Mower
United States
National Safety Council
Connecticut State Highway Dept
Girl Sentenced in Liquor Case
An 18 year old Austin girl was sentenced to 30 days suspended in Municipal Court for consumption of liquor as a minor. Katherine Ann Curtis was placed on probation with Lucille Baudler. Two men Harold L. Andrews and Lester J Payne were sentenced to 90 days each for furnishing liquor to minors. A 16 year old girl involved awaits Juvenile Court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Katherine Ann Curtis
Oak
Lucille Baudler
Harold L. Andrews
Lester J Payne
E. Water
Kenneth K. McMillan
Aerial Photos Planned to Guide Industry Along Milwaukee Road
Aerial photos of Milwaukee Road property in the Austin area will be taken to guide industries seeking railroad locations. The program covers Minnesota Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin and South Dakota with industrial sites in Chicago Terre Haute Des Moines Milwaukee St Paul Aberdeen S D and about 100 other locations including Austin photographed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Austin
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Chicago
Terre Haute
Des Moines
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Aberdeen
S. D
Nickerson Warns of Three Continent Threats to U S Survival
Nickerson warned that the United States would face three hostile continents, a scenario he said could lead to defeat and require footholds abroad from the start. He argued for a balanced armed force with no overemphasis on air power, stressing national existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Duke the Dalmatian Found After Lost Trip
The dog known as Duke was reported lost and then found in Kensett Iowa. The Schrafels who board the dog while its owner travels say Duke is large and powerful and unlikely to have been kidnapped. The owner Mrs C J Marchal of Manly Iowa had asked police to watch for the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
E .C. Schrafels
C. J. Marchal
Manly
Towa
Austin
Schrafels
Kensett
Iowa
Thatcher in ROTC Training in Texas
Richard D. Thatcher son of Mr and Mrs Jerry H Thatcher 700 Myrtle is in two weeks ROTC summer training at Fort Hood Texas with University of Oklahoma cadet program members He is an accounting major at the university and will complete the training July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Thatcher
Jerry H. Thatcher
Myrtle
Fort Hood
Tex
University of Oklahoma
Thatcher
Music Lifts Kiwanis With Violin Solos And School Notes
The Kiwanis Club heard an all music program with violin solos by Miss Ann Carlson and remarks by Delbert Laman. Paul Helme described Austin Public Schools music staffing, ensembles, and the growth of enrollment stressing the music coordinator role and duties across grades. Carlson, a Minnesota Duluth graduate and former Duluth Symphony soloist, will teach in Grosse Pointe Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Ann Carlson
Delbert Laman
Paul Helme
Austin
Miss Carlson
Stephen Foster
Jeannie
Mlynarski
University of Minnesota At
Duluth
Duluth Symphony
Dogs Face License Deadline City Warns
City Recorder John Weiland warned that many dog owners may defy the law unless they obtain licenses before July 1. The fee is one dollar for male dogs and two dollars for female dogs as the licensing drive proceeds slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weiland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minnesota Highway Department
Civil Defense
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Thye
Department of Agriculture
Challenges Editorial
Austin Herald
R. B. Fairbanks
E. Bridge St
Omae
Mill Levy
U. S
Excelsior
Highway 105
Fairgrounds
Delbert Dunning
VFW
Minn
Veterans of Foreign Wars
William Girard
Baytown
Coast Guard
Lamar Liefer
Chatfield
Navy
Barin Naval Auxiliary Station
Foley
Ala
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
LaCrosse
Nickerson
Hanson
Service Water St
Oak St
Dog
Romsey Park
Hormel
Prank A. Sera
Albert Hopte & Son
Auete
Ironing Board
Magnetic Bulletin
Austin Freight
East Water St
Union Hall
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