First Communion Honors 13 Children at Grand Meadow
Grand Meadow Minnesota reports 13 children received their first communion at St. Fin_bare_s Catholic Church. The Holy Childhood Assn enrolled 30 junior missionaries aiding pagan children. Two pagan children adopted named John Joseph and Mary Ann. Mass servers and catechism classes expanded. 78 pupils attend the school run by Sisters of St. Francis Rochester. Breakfast for cantants and parents followed, chaired by Mrs. Francis Bachtold.
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Grand Meadow
Mins
St. Finbare’s Catholic Church
LaVonne Davis
Barbara Snyder
Diane Schimeck
Thomas Stejskal
Karen Kenyon
Kathy Hathaway
Leo Baldus
Mark Schmeider
Patty Gehling
Kathy Greeley
Gerald Peterson
Sharon Sweeney
Ronald Kiefer
Holy Childhood Assn
John Joseph
Mary Ann
Kenneth Bratrud
Kathleen Berg
M. Loran
M. Chavella
Sisters of St. Francis
Rochester
Rosary Society
Francis Bachtold
Doctor Louise Pound Dies at 86 in Lincoln
Lincoln mourns the death of Louise Pound 86 a noted scholar author and educator She was the sister of Roscoe Pound renowned legal authority and former dean of Harvard Law School
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Lincoln
Neb
Louise Pound
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Feeders Tour Hayfield Farms For Beef Demonstration
Hayfield Minnesota hosts 72 beef feeders from 72 farms visiting three area farms William Kohn Jergen Ausrud and H C Wollam for a tour organized by Arnold Fredericksen a local feed dealer. Farmers shared feeding methods Kohn demonstrated self feeding equipment and Ausrud hosted a weight contest in his turkey house.
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Hayfield. Minn
Arnold Fredericksen
Hayfield
William Kohn
Jergen Ausrud
H. C. Wollam
Kohn
Fredericksen
Ausrud
Car Topples Smokestack Damages Light Stand
Four people injured in two Friday collisions near Kenwood and Oakland. John J. Ross faces drunken driving charges after hitting a light stand with $350 total vehicle damage. Austin man tagged after another crash damaged McLaren and Orlowski vehicles. medical treatment given for a cut elbow. Smokestack repairs at the utilities plant, begun two weeks ago, aim to finish Monday or Tuesday.
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John J. Ross
Marshall
Kenwood
Park
Ross
Oakland
Austin
Robert E. McLaren
Mike Orlowski
Owatonna
MacLaren
Orlowski
Cecelia Orlowski
Mary Orlowski
Dog Lock Up Starts Monday in Mower County
A six month rabies quarantine for dogs begins Monday in Grand Meadow Dexter Elkton and surrounding townships after a stray dog tested positive. The order covers Grand Meadow Dexter, Elkton, Clayton and Marshall townships with dogs required to be tied up.
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Grand Meadow
Dexter Townships
Clayton
Marshall Townships
Dexter and
Elkton
P. J. Schneider
Adams
Girls' Tournament Monday at Ramsey Golf Course
The Austin Park and Recreation girls golf tournament starts at 8 30 a m Monday with registration at Ramsey Golf Course. A 30 cent entry fee is charged and the event is directed by Miss Claire Cleary.
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Ramsey
Austin Park and Recreation
Ramsey Golf Course
Claire Cleary
Banco Head Optimistic in Austin Visit
Northwest Bancorporation president Goodrich Lowry praised economic conditions in southern Minnesota as looking wonderful during a Austin visit. He, with Richard Heldridge, met A H Haakenson and local businessmen, spoke at the Fox Hotel, and lauded former Austinite E W Decker for his role in Bancorporation’s growth and the independence of Each member bank.
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Minnesota
Goodrich Lowry
Northwest Bancorporation
Austin
Lowry
Richard W. Heldridge
A. H. Haakenson
Austin State Bank
Fox Hotel
Banco
Six Hundred Attend Women's Retreat at St Olaf College
About 600 women delegates gather at St Olaf College Northfield on Sunday for the 15 biennial Con Treat of the Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation, an auxiliary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The LDR, with 819 local societies and 20,000 members, is a missionary group for professional women and high school girls. The program runs through July 6 with messages from noted speakers and daily Bible study sessions. the convention theme is Christ is Unchanging.
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St. Olaf College
Northfield
Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation
LDR
Evangelical Lutheran Church
United States
Canada
Kenny Drive Names Co Chairs for 1958 Fund Appeal
Mrs. Millen Jensen of Waltham and Mrs. Anton Fruth of Grand Meadow are named co chairmen of the Mower County 1958 fund appeal for the Sister Kenny Foundation. The state quota is $623,000 with local targets pending. The drive is not held in Austin as the Kenny Foundation operates in USI, with Mrs. R. L. Downing serving as foundation representative to USI.
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Millen Jensen
Waltham
Anton Fruth
Grand Meadow
Mower County
Sister Kenny Foundation
Austin
Kenny Foundation
USI
R. L. Downing
Taken to Stillwater for indecent assault sentence
William T. Williams 51 of St. Louis Park was moved to the state prison at Stillwater by Deputy C. H. Halstenson to begin a 0 to 5 year term. He was charged by Austin police last March in a case involving three girls ages 6 to 8.
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William T. Williams
St. Louis Park
Stillwater
C. H. Halstenson
Williams
Austin
Parley Set on State Industry in Minnesota
A Minnesota conference to align industry with agriculture will be held Monday in St Paul. Attendees include members of the Legislative Agricultural Interim Commission and James W. Clark with his staff. State Sen. P. J. Holand chairs the commission and notes agriculture is Minnesota’s main industry and allied industries should be promoted.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Legislative Agricultural Interim Commission
James W. Clark
State Commissioner of Business and Industrial Development
P. J. Holand
Commission
Holand
Shrine Circus assigns duties for Clyde Bros. event
Shrine committee heads met at John R. Jones home to assign roles for the Clyde Bros Shrine Circus at the Fair grounds July 3 and 4. Moody chairs the circus. box office ushers stage grounds visitors traffic parking concessions children's tickets transportation and more are allocated. Village ticket sales cover several towns and matinee and evening performances run Thursday and Friday.
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Austin Club
John R. Jones
Fairgrounds
B. L. Moody
Frank Hardy
John Tate
C. G. Youngdahl
P. J. Holand
President Jones
George Roope
Emerson Cady
E. M. Rogers
Ray Dorn
Alvin Gerhart
Don Speck
Richard Lane
C. C. Armstrong
G. N. Reppe
W. E. Peterson
Simon Johnson
Village
Osmundson
Anderson Sabre
Adams
J. M. Eggars
Lyle
E. K. Allen
St. Ansgar
R. G. Moody
Osage
M. Chessebrough
LeRoy
Archie Wilson
Rose Creek
Bert Elfeson
Brownsdale
Penalty Added for Delinquent Postage
Postage due of five cents will be added to mail without sufficient postage starting Tuesday as a new Post Office Department directive. Postmaster El mer Requa said letters lacking postage with return addresses will be marked deficient and dispatched with the due charge.
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Elmer Requa
Post Office Dept
Fretty Inquest Re-set July 7
An inquest into the traffic death of Lowell Fretty 23 of 1000 Brownsdale is postponed to 7 p.m. July 7. Kneal Hinders 38 remains in St Olaf Hospital delaying the coroner’s jury action on possible criminal negligence after the Saturday accident at 4 45 p m six miles south of Austin on Highway 105. Lois Harrison 16 released from hospital Friday after injuries.
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Lowell Fretty
Brownsdale
George Stahl
Kneal Hinders
S. River
St. Olaf Hospital
Lois Harrison
Adeline Harrison
E. Water
Fretty
Austin
Hinders
Highway 105
Statue of Liberty stamp set for sale under new rates
The purple three cent Statue of Liberty stamp remains common after new rates take effect August 1. Postmaster Elmer Requa said it will appear on regular postal cards and go on sale nationwide August 1 with first day covers from Philadelphia post office.
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Elmer Requa
Philadelphia
Mower County Uses Federal Road Funds on CSAR 1 Project
Mower County will apply $23,040 in emergency federal aid to sub-lease and grade 3.2 miles of CSAR 1 east from Sargeant. County funds will match $15,000, with the grant requiring advertising by Sept 15 and completion by Nov 1, 1959. Luther Larson, First District Commissioner, announced.
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Mower County
Sargeant
Luther Larson
First District
Band schedules two side concerts next week
The Municipal Band will perform a West Side concert Tuesday at 7 45 p m at the Sterling Shopping Center and an East Side concert Wednesday at 7 45 p m on the east shore of East Side Lake. Director C Vittorio Sperati says the program will include popular tunes and marches. A Friday night concert at the Mower County Courthouse square is planned by the Austin Park and Recreation Dept. sponsors of the band.
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Austin
Austin and Mower County Safety Council
Fifth and Grove
Fourth and
Grove
Lyndale
Fourth
Municipal
West Side
East Side
Sterling Shopping Center
East Side Lake
C. Vittorio Sperati
Mower County
Austin Park and Recreation Dept
Salvation Army fund appeal mailed in Riceville area
Riceville area residents receive Salvation Army fundraising letters from the local service unit. Mrs. Bess Hewitt chairs the effort with committee members A. G. Dunton and Dr. T. G. Walker assisting.
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Riceville
Iowa
Salvation Army Fund
Bess Hewitt
A. G. Dunton
T. G. Walker
Parcel Post Limit Raised for Military Overseas Mail
Beginning Tuesday the air mail parcel limit to U S military installations abroad increases from two pounds to 70 pounds in most cases. A few APOs and NPOs retain a 50 pound limit. The change aligns overseas air mail with the parcel post limit of 70 pounds and 100 inches in girth.
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U. S
Apos
Npos
Overseas Parcel Post Post
County Grange Picnic Set for July 6 at Rose Creek Farm
Mower County Pomona Grange members families and friends plan an annual picnic July 6 on the Melvin Meister farm two miles southeast of Rose Creek. The Grange will provide beverages. Event begins at 1 p.m. Horseshoe tournaments for men and women and a sports program are on the schedule.
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Mower County
Pomona Grange
Melvin Meister
Rose Creek
Grange
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Choice Beef
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The
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Lamon
Lawrence Hines
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Michael Todd
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Robert Newton
Shirley Maclaine
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Federal Department of Justice
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Stanley N. Barnes
Antitrust Division
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Austin Association
Kenny Drive
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Mike Gardecki
Lee McGovern
John O'Shaughnessy
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E& Woter
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Fretty Inquest
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Cyclops
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OY West ED
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Salvation Army Appeal
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Theatre
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Claire Trevor
Scott
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Maureen
Chandler
Gable Mts
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William Perlberg
George Seaton Wottes
Fay
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Paramount
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