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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1958
Page
7
The Social Security Administration urges disabled workers with at least five years of covered work to file by Monday at 108 E. Oakland. Missing the deadline risks losing disability freeze status and benefits if total disability began before January 1956. The filing determines eligibility by worked months and the disability date.
Safety warning cards will be passed out by the American Legionnaires to every motorist at the Highways 105 218 stop sign in St Ansgar during July 3 and 4. Legionnaires on duty sunrise to sunset aim to reduce accidents and join 43 border posts in urging safety for all visitors to Iowa.
Mapleview will oil all village streets today and Saturday weather permitting village clerk Mrs W F Christiansen said residents are asked to cooperate until barricades are removed village officers will direct residents to parking areas while the oiling is being done
The American Red Cross bloodmobile will be in Mower County for four days next week starting Monday in Austin and ending Thursday at Le Roy School. The drive aims for about 1250 pints, around 1 250 pints for county residents, with four percent of the population needing blood this year. The Moose Lodge will assist with loading and unloading, and a Holiday weekend follows.
The Rev. A Harper Richardson son of Drs Doyle and Lois Richardson will preach at First Methodist Church Sunday with sermons at 9 15 and 10 30. He is en route to Yakima Wash to serve Wesley Memorial Church after serving Hathaway Methodist Ohio. He graduated from Austin High School in 1946 and holds a BD from Garrett Biblical Institute. He and his wife have six children John Harper Mary Susan Anne Lillian and Sarah Ellen.
Virginia Gransee Region 10 Dairy Princess will join Dairy Night at the Austin Albert Lea baseball game Sunday. Also riding in the parade are Jackie Krueger Mower County princess and Marlene Peters county attendant. Parade forms at Maple View and travels down Lansing to Main then to Marcussen Park with bands and dairy cattle.
Australian farmer Keith Holmes from Australia will address the Lyle community at 8 p.m. in KP Hall and show slides. The visitor is part of the International Farm Youth Exchange and is staying at the Case Koopal farm in Lyle while visiting Mower County with the John Grass family near LeRoy.
The city will host about 10 000 visitors for the August 17 Holy Name Rally. Signposted routes into Austin direct crowds to the Mower County Fairgrounds where a field Mass will open the program. Bishop Edward A. Fitzgerald will give the main address with Robert Sheran also speaking.
A personal thank you note from H. L. Vogl manager Veterans Administration Hospital Minneapolis arrived this week to Mrs A A Ziemer county chairman. The note praised tray favors and covers sent by Mower County Junior Red Cross members to the hospital.
About 400 Mower County residents must pay the second half of their personal property tax by Monday to avoid an eight percent penalty and a $1.50 judgment fee. The County Treasurer said the office is open Saturday noon to midnight and Monday 9 am to 4 30 pm, with mail payments accepted if postmarked before midnight Monday. tax can be split into two installments if the amount is at least $10.
Lyle Minnesota hosts a Fourth of July parade at 10 am with divisions for children, floats, marching units, bands, old steam engines and cars. Al Quie will speak at 11 am in the park followed by a community picnic. Stewartville visits Lyle at 2:30 pm in a South Border League game as events wrap with fireworks north of the field.
Four Belt Line bridges near Austin drew bids by 10 a m from Minnesota Highway Dept. Lysne Construction Co. Blooming Prairie is among bidders and the project is to start this summer with an estimated cost of 790000. The work includes bridges at Highway 213 N near Oakwood Cemetery and at Turtle Creek Freeborn Street and another on Highway 16 W over the Belt Line.
Utilities face a two year juggle with South River Street well as a delayed pump, cave-ins and sand plagued work since 1956. Water finally flowing after deepening the drill and filter work, with a pump expected to complete the system.
Fred Tottenham, who began barbering in 1912 in Charles City Iowa, retires after 46 years in Sterling Barber Shop. He traveled as a barber in Minnesota Iowa and California before settling in Austin in 1929. He later ran Fairview Grocery, then returned to barbering full time in 1941 and expanded Sterling Shop to four chairs by 1952. He will continue part time Fridays and Saturdays under Wesley Matter.
Rep Al Quie will address July Fourth crowds in Lyle and Adams. He opens at Lyle Park, then moves to Adams High School grounds for a 1 p.m. speech. Eugene Foley will share the Adams platform at 4 p.m. as Quie's election opponent and DFL candidate.
Uniformed volunteers of the Minnesota Legion will staff nine major intersections from 5 to 7 p.m. to distribute traffic safety slogan cards as part of a statewide safety drive during the July 4 holiday.
A benefit dance for the American Legion Post 91 Drum and Bugle Corps will be held Tuesday night at the Terp ballroom. Music will be by the Henry Charles Orchestra. The corps has performed at many Austin celebrations and at state events.
Sidney Barkhuff, 53, of 1901 Sheldon, is listed in fair condition at St Olaf Hospital after a heart attack at about 9 am. He was working for Geo A Hormel Co and received emergency oxygen from ambulance attendants at the Hormel Medical Department.
Correction notes the Waltham Sargeant Farm Bureau picnic moves to July 27 and will be held at Todd Park, not today as Austin Daily Herald reported.
Mower County Farmers Union will host a county wide picnic at the large Todd Park pavilion. Principal speaker will be Clint Hess of the state organization with a chance Sen. Hubert Humphrey may share the platform. The event will offer ice cream and balloons for children.
The Rev. William Plant will speak at a Sunday cornerstone laying for Grace Lutheran Church at Decker and Lincoln Parkway at 3 p.m. Fourteen of 18 charter members plan to attend. service theme is Jesus Christ the Chief Cornerstone.
ROSE CREEK Minn Karen Rubin and Kay Reinartz will represent the Rose Creek Mountain Climbers in the Blooming Prairie 4H Jamboree Kay was selected as the outstanding member and Karen as their queen contest on the club tour Tuesday Ronald Seath spoke on records and Janet Kilgore reported on the Junior Leaders Conference The club visited 14 homes and ended with a picnic on the Isidore Ulwelling farm Plans for a bake sale July 12 were made.
Dr. Ladd R. Day was elected president of the Austin Lions Club at the annual meeting on Thursday. Eleven new members were inducted as officers and directors including Milton Addington as first vice president and H. Mattfield as third vice president. Induction was conducted by Donald Siverson and Paul Helme as Lions International noted nationwide growth.
Local 9 members vote today and Saturday on a six cent dues increase after a June meeting recommended approval. A 48 hour secret ballot will decide the 50 cent total, with 35 cents for international per capita tax and 15 cents for Local 9 operations. Polls open both days under a committee led by Louis Haack.
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