Chamber Plaques Honor Rasmussen and Harbo at Austin Chamber
The Austin Chamber of Commerce awarded plaques Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rasmussen and L. S. Harbo at a board meeting in King's Wood. Harbo, retiring Austin schools superintendent, praised for leadership with the education committee and early business education days. The Rasmussens, longtime publishers of The Austin Daily Herald, recognized for extensive Chamber service and coverage of events.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rasmussens
Harbo
Austin Chamber of Commerce
H. E. Rasmussen
L. S. Harbo
Chamber
King’s Wood
C. (Woody) Wilson
Austin
Wilson
Leif S. Harbo
Austin Daily Herald
Rasmussen
The
Herald
Youngsters Suspected in Car Fires
Police and firemen search for youths who threw Ben gal Matches into car seats Tuesday. A fire at 1109 12th Ave NE prompted extinguishing by the fire department. Vehicles of Harley Olson and reports from Duane Madson and August Olson are involved, with Nate's Farmers and Working Men's Store also noting a small fire. Police checked vandalism damage reported by several residents.
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12Th Ave. NE
Harley Olson
Duane 0. Madson
August H. Olson
12Th St
Nate’s Farmers and Working Men's Store
Governor Andersen backs crime bureau funding retraction
The governor told a police convention that the crime bureau is an investigative aid, not a competing agency. An erroneous quotation arose from a paste error duplicating copy, omitting lines about officers’ past views and the governor’s stance with the police association on funds.
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Andersen
Police
Crime Bureau
Bureau
Police Association
Three Minor Accidents Reported to Police
Three minor accidents were reported. George F. Watkins backed into a parked AAA Leasing Inc. car at 1008 4th St. SE causing 50 dollars in damage. A 12 year old bicyclist collided with Clifford F. Diggins at 8th St and 7th Ave NW injuring Paul Voorhees slightly. Hormel lot collision between Carol Greenameyer and Kenneth Hollerud caused minor damage to Hollerud’s parked car.
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George F. Watkins
14Th St
4Th St
AAA Leasing Inc
St. Paul
Clifford F. Diggins
16Th St
8Th St
7Th Ave
Paul Voorhees
Hormel Lot
Carol N. Greenameyer
15Th Ave
Kenneth M. Hollerud
17Th St
Hollerud
Neighbor aids in search as girl calls home puzzled
A sobbing girl told Mrs. Donald Bednar she was Susan Pearl and lost. The call came at 9 30 p.m. Tuesday from 1810 Sth St SE. Susan, 15, was vacationing with Mr. and Mrs. Lorimer in the Black Duck area. they verified she was safe at 2 a.m. Wednesday and no further call was made. The mystery of who called remains.
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Donald Bednar
Sth
St. SE
Susan Pearl
Susan
Black Duck
Arnold Lorimer
4Th Ave. SE
Bednar
The
Lorimers
Lime Springs Benefit Day Draws Large Crowd
More than 1,000 residents attended a chicken barbecue in Lime Springs Iowa for Benefit Day. The Crestwood Band performed and a dance occurred in an empty corn storage bin. Prizes awarded included a refrigerator, radio, Polaroid camera, typewriter, hi fi, television, and lawn set. Proceeds support swimming pool repairs.
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Lime Springs
Iowa
Crestwood
John Aegler
Cresco
Alfred Bauska
Kenneth Peters
Frank Church
al Bohr
Park Board Buys Truck and Mower for Parks
The Parks and Recreation Board awarded a $2,984.15 bid to Usem Chevrolet Co. for a truck to be shipped from a Chevrolet plant to Delaware, Ohio, where an aerial boom will be added. A separate $8,257 bid for the mechanism went to Hughes and Keenan Division.
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Parks and Recreation Board
Usem Chevrolet Co
Chevrolet
Delaware
Ohio
Hughes and Keenan Division
Parks and Recreation
Tom Belton
Austin
Meier Implement Co
Rotary
Crafts Center embraces Space and Nature at city playgrounds
City parks and school playgrounds adopt a Space and Nature theme led by Edward Bork. Children craft weather flags and leaf booklets, plant gardens, build telescopes and space helmets, and stage nature scavenger hunts and an animal parade. A Pet Fair and a sock hop dance are scheduled, with a new theme next week Carnival Week.
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Edward Bork
City Parks and Recreation Board
Kaufmann Park
Jeanette Williams
Duane
Lynn Johnson
David Allen
Tim Cochlin
Tom Benson
Lafayette Park
Venus
Lafayette
Sarah Williams
Denise
Linda Combs
Cathy
Pat Kasel
Ann
Mary McGee
Rebecca Clark
Ginger
Diane McAllister
Paula Williams
Judy Cline
Sue McGee DiEtte
Virginia Dugan
David Rouillard
London 4 H Sets Watermelon Feed
London 4-H Club members voted to hold a watermelon feast on July 2 at 8 p.m. at London Hall. The meeting featured three demonstrations by Shirley Cook on How to Set a Table, Judy Lorenzen on It Pays to Press, and Tommy Lorenzen on Watering a Gar.
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London
Minn
London Hall
Shirley Cook
Judy Lorenzen
Tommy Lorenzen
Hospital Rate Hike Adds to Mower County Welfare Costs
University Hospital raised its county daily rate from 21 to 23.50 dollars increasing annual welfare costs by about 1000 dollars, according to Harold Mickelson, Welfare Board director. The Bethany Lutheran Home also raised its rate from 8 to 9 dollars per day. A new case worker, Elizabeth Verchota, was hired, while staffing difficulties persist as more welfare workers seek private employment. The board reported a 1961 budget of 1,082,500 with 46.5 percent county funding and 53.5 percent from state and federal sources, and noted a drop in old age relief recipients from 459 in 1959 to 432 in early 1962.
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University Hospital
Mower County
Harold Mickelson
Welfare Board
Mickelson
Bethany Lutheran Home For
Duluth
Welfare Department
Elizabeth Verchota
Denise Simonson
Verdota
State Department of Public Welfare
College of St. Teresa
Winona
June 30 Deadline For Store Licenses Reminder
Ray Hanson city recorder reminds store owners that Saturday June 30 is the deadline to apply for operating licenses. After that date a penalty will be attached for late applications.
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Ray Hanson
City Recorder
War veterans average age reported in Britannica 1962
On June 30, 1961 U S war veterans averaged 42.5 years of age per the Britannica Book of the Year 1962. The figure reflects a mid-century veteran demographic cited by the encyclopedia.
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U. S
Rose Creek Bank Expands Office Space
Baldy Talkin describes a bank addition in Rose Creek to add a new office for Roy Larson and free up space for safety deposit box customers. He notes the construction will be completed in a few days and invites readers to see the change.
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Rose Creek
Roy Larson
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Rexal
BAYER
Nature
Stuffed Animals
Bork
Sumner
Dhesner
Todd Park
Neveln
Circulation Dept
Norge Appliances
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