CWA Officials Return From 28th Convention
H L Gunderson of Austin and Mildred Berg of Northfield return from St Louis where the 28th annual Communications Workers of America convention urged by president Joseph A Beirne to reject Johnson administration wage guidelines. A series of contracts will follow affecting nearly a million telephone workers in the U S and Canada. Gunderson presides over Local 7213 with 250 workers in several Minnesota communities. Berg is Local 7213 vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Gunderson
Austin
Mildred Berg
Northfield
St. Louis
Communications Workers of America
Gunderson
Berg
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Johnson
United States
Canada
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Waseca
Faribault
Vehicle Safety Check Totals From Weekend Effort
More than 1,200 vehicles were checked for safety over three days. Jaycees and Mrs Jaycees inspected 260 on Saturday with 46 defects and 103 seatbelt equipped cars, 12 repaired immediately. Thumpers checked 598 on Sunday with 103 defects and 24 repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Gib Hemmerman
Oakland Ave
Local Driver Hurt on Rochester Track
Rochester stockcar driver Richard Veldman sustained injuries at a Sunday race meet when his car lost an axle and flipped several times. He was unconscious until admitted to a Rochester hospital with cuts bruises and a possible neck injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Veldman
4Th St. SE
Rochester
Veldman
Five Weekend Accidents Leave Two Injured
Two people were slightly injured in one of five weekend accidents. James Mogen, 17, was treated at St Olaf Hospital after a collision on 19th St and 4th Ave SE. Truman Moen, 41, escaped injury. Damage ranged from 25 to 1,000 dollars across incidents involving multiple drivers and vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mogen
1St Ave. NW
St. Olaf Hospital
19Th St
4Th Ave
Truman Moen
Ist Ave. NE
Victor Kriehn
Ist Ave
10Th St
Mary Brewster
6Th Ave. NW
7Th St
1St Ave
Harold Peters
1St St
Rochester Girl Named Princess at Stewartville
In Stewartville Minnesota Carol Kingsbury 17 from rural Rochester was chosen as Region 10 Dairy Princess and ninth of 11 finalists in the Minnesota Princess Kay of the Milky Way contest. Attendants Jill Sackett and Sheryl Ellinghuysen were chosen. The coronation followed by LeRoy’s Miss Karmen Larson and the Stewartville swimming pool dedication.
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Stewartville
Minn
Rochester
Minnesota
Carol Kingsbury
Lloyd Kingsbury
Mower
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Jill Sackett
Dodge Center
Sheryl Ellinghuysen
Mower County
Coral Larson
Adams
Diane Eisterhold
Linda Anderson
Sargeant
Karmen Larson
LeRoy
Dairy Equipment and Barn Burns on Dexter Farm
About $1 500 in dairy equipment was destroyed in a barn fire near the Dexter Grain Bins Saturday night. Lightning struck the barn at 8 p.m., and the structure burned in 20 minutes. the Dexter Fire Dept. could not save it. Cattle were milked and moved to pasture beforehand.
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Dexter
Minn
Barry Peterson
Kenneth Klaehn
Rochester
Dexter Fire Dept
Austin County Redistricting Plan Aims for Court Compliance
Austin County Commissioners unveiled a redistricting plan to satisfy the state Supreme Court one man one vote ruling. The proposal, led by J. E. Golberg and Robert Shaw, reshapes districts I through V to equalize populations and realign wards and townships with specific changes for Grand Meadow, Webster Johnson, and Rob... (text truncated)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Supreme Court
J. E
Phil) Golberg
Robert Shaw
Clifford Christianson
Grand Meadow Village
Webster Johnson
Robert Finbranten
East Side Festival Celebrates Crowd Despite Rain
The three day East Side Festival drew 8000 plus attendees by 1 a.m. Saturday as rain and a scrambler mishap limited rides. Parade winners include Scott Woolsey and Barbara Bates, with multiple top placers named. raffles awarded a color TV and RCA washer dryer. Proceeds go to United Funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
10Th St
Edmund Smock
Laura Zemlin
Wesley Papenius
Fayette Sherman
Harry Nelson
4Th Ave. NE
Knutson
Jackson, Minn
RCA
Waterloo
Iowa
Floyd Kenyon
Roman
Blackie) Mauer
Ray Bates
Tom Kough
Hiawatha
Lefty’s
Alibi Inn
Goof’s Place
Railway Cafe
Harry’s Cafe
Berg
Albert Lea Art Festival invites area artists to exhibit
The 5th annual Albert Lea Art Festival invites area artists of all ages to submit original works in oil, watercolor, drawing, mixed media, sculpture or photography not shown before. Works should be brought ready for exhibition July 17 at Albert Lea Central Park with a card noting artist name title medium and age if appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Albert Lea Central Park
Credit Commodity Grain Bins to Be Sold at Public Auction
Credit Commodity Corp. grain bins will be sold at public auction on Wednesday at 9 30 a m in Grand Meadow and 2 p m in Adams with 31 bins at Grand Meadow and 22 at Adams. Miscellaneous equipment also will be sold. Inspection is scheduled 10 a m to 3 p m Tuesday on the north edge of each town. The sale results from reduced feed grain stocks and increased on farm and warehouse storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Commodity Corp
Grand Meadow
Adams
Henry Lausen
ASC
Fireworks Display in Blooming Prairie On July 1
Independence Day will be officially observed on July 1 in Blooming Prairie with a fireworks show at 9 15 p.m. at Victory Field. The Civic Progress Club sponsors the display and a Main Street concert by the high school band precedes it. This marks the fifth consecutive year of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Victory Field
Civic Progress Club
LeVander Leads GOP Delegation At State Convention Vote
The Mower County Republican State Convention delegation backed gubernatorial candidate Harold LeVander by 9 votes to 6 on the 16th ballot. John Pillsbury received the remaining six votes. Leaders Marvin Brill and Mrs. Harold Fossey led delegates, with listed members including Sabre Knight Rineman Dennison Olson Frank Anderson Garbisch Hankenson Christian Richardson Renken Larson. LeVander and Lt. Gov. candidate Richard Goetz, both from the 1st District, will appear in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Harold LeVander
John Pillsbury
Marvin Brill
Harold Fossey
Harvey Sabre
Harland Knight
Wilson Rineman
Donald Dennison
Raymond Olson
DeLoss Frank
David Anderson
Richard Garbisch
A. H. Hankenson
William Christian
Philip Richardson
Oliver Renken
Lyall Larson
LeVander
Richard Goetz
Austin
Girl Treated for Glue Sniffing in Austin
A 17 year old Austin girl was treated at St Olaf Hospital Sunday night for glue sniffing and placed in the county jail. She and two unidentified juvenile boys were out in the county from 4 to 8 p m sniffing 24 tubes of glue bought from two local drugstores. Police investigate possible involvement of two or three more youths and juvenile authorities will handle proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
Four Cub Scouts Join Webelos Den of Pack 123
Cub Scout Pack 123 inducted four Cubs into its Webelos Den last week. Inducted by Asst. Cubmaster William Mallory were Robert Subra Craig Vandenheuval Mark Hummel and Paul Graves. Den mothers received appreciation awards: Mrs. Roger Keale Mrs. Richard Goslee Mrs. Eugene Sammon Mrs. Richard Schmeichel and Mrs. William Van Pelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scout
Asst
William Mallory
Robert Subra
Craig Vandenheuval
Mark Hummel
Paul Graves
Roger Keale
Richard Goslee
Eugene Sammon
Richard Schmeichel
William van Pelt
Austin Girl Receives National Presbyterian College Scholarship
Miss Lesalyn Ferrel of 1010 8th St NW is named one of 50 United Presbyterian college scholars for 1966. She will attend Macalester College, St Paul, as part of 21 states represented. Scholarships range from 100 to 1000 dollars across 19 church related colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesalyn Ferrel
Gertrude B. Ferrel
8Th St
United Presbyterian
National Presbyterian College
Ferrel
Macalester College
St. Paul
United Presbyterian Church
Board of Christian Education
Improper Passing Listed as Top Accident Cause
Mrs. Luella Galstad of the Austin Mower County Safety Council cites improper passing as a major accident cause. She urges motorists to signal, ensure ample passing room, avoid passing on hills or curves, and follow no passing zone markings to prevent crashes and fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Galstad
Austin- Mower County Safety Council
Galstad
Austin Gir Winner of Arts Scholarship
Miss Karin Nesse of 1404 2nd St NW was named a national winner in an arts scholarship contest. Chosen from 25 finalists, she earned a full year of tuition at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts for theater study after performing Medea and a South Pacific number in Chicago finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karin Nesse
James Nesse
2Nd St. NW
Nesse
ABC American Academy of Dramatic Arts
KMMT
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
St. Olaf College
Austin Civic Fine Arts Group
Chicago
Medea
South Pacific
Lions Club of Lyle July 4 Schedule Parade to Fireworks
The Lions Club of Lyle Minnesota outlines a full July 4 program starting with a 9 a.m. Main Street parade. Activities in the park include a 10:30 a.m. Lyle High School band concert a 11 a.m. Harvey Sabre speech street sports at 1:15 p.m. a 2 p.m. Adams vs Lyle High baseball game and a 3 to 5 p.m. Paul Espe band concert followed by two state senate candidates speak at 4:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. A drawing at 9:30 p.m. leads to fireworks and an American Legion Club dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mark
State Senate
Our Saviour’s Lutheran
Six Mile Grove Lutheran
Saylettes
C. R. Baldy Hansen
Equalization Board Meeting Scheduled in Austin Township
The Board of Equalization for Austin Township will meet at 9 a.m. Friday in the Austin Township Hall. The board will not meet in the Clerk's home as previously published in a legal ad.
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Board of Equalization
Austin Township
Centennial Banquet Highlights Christ Episcopal Church History
A tableau of humorous scenes from a century of Christ Episcopal Church history highlighted the church’s Centennial Banquet. Lila Harrison wrote directed and narrated the mock frame with a roster of participants and aides. Mayor Fayette Sherman and clergy officials offered greetings as Donald Sorenson presided as toastmaster amid special services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Lila Harrison
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12Th St. SE
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Lyle
10Th Dr
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1St Dr
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Austins County
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