Blooming Prairie Hosts First District Holstein Show
The newly formed District No. 2 Holstein show in Blooming Prairie drew 27 exhibitors with 77 animals. Bartels Reflector Allan won top honors. Haven Bartel and Don Sloan led the strong judging results from Ellendale and Kasson, with Blue ribbons awarded in multiple classes and blue ribbon animals eligible for the state show in St Peter.
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Bartel
Bartels
Allan
Haven Bartel
Kasson
Don Sloan
Ellendale
Dale Otto
Gerald Sorg
Owatonna
Gary Goodnature
Dennis Zak
Lyle Ffa
Jerry Reuter
Dennis Tow
Tom Murphy
Ellendale Ffa
Frank Quamn
Gerald Lewison
Chuck Crabtree
Don Wagner
Rochester
Mower
Freeborn
Dodge
Steele
St. Peter
Dennis Kasper
Medford
Robert Wayne
Gerald Bartel
Mary Jo Calverley
Gary Calverley
Diane Kasper
August B. Lembke
Kasper & Sons
Smith Bros
Dodge Center
John Crabtree
Melvin Thome
Adams
Harlan Buecksler
Victor Calverley
Ole R
Berrys to Long Remember Austin as City With Heart
Mr and Mrs Willie Berry and their seven children will remember Austin for a long time after a Friday night fire destroyed their 1949 car and all possessions seven miles southwest of here. Clothing and shoes were donated by the local Salvation Army and the Austin Shrine Club bought a replacement car for the family. Major Alfred Gorton organized food lodging and clothing for the family as they headed west toward California seeking work.
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Berrys
Austin
City
Willie Berry
California
County 22
Here
Salvation Army Board of Directors
Shriners
Los Angeles
Benton Harbor
Mich
Milwaukee to Install CTC Control at Ramsey Depot
Milwaukee Road plans to discontinue custodial service at Ramsey depot as it installs centralized traffic control with a power switch at the junction to manage east west and north south lines. The switch will be operated from the division dispatcher's office and bids may be sought to remove the old depot building.
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Milwaukee
Ramsey
Center
Minnesota
Milwaukee Road
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
City License Renewals Due This Friday
City recorder Ray Hanson announced a Friday deadline for renewal applications with a 20 percent late fee starting Saturday. Bike tags and dog licenses have separate sale details, while licenses for Midway Liquor Store and several beer licenses are slated for transfer. The council will also hear an attorney report on the Milwaukee Road pedestrian overpass and finalize parking ban readings on Main Street.
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Midway
Tom O'Brien
Henry Berdan
Log Cabin Inn
E. A. Schutter
Milwaukee Road
Main St. S
4Th Ave
Cedar
Cedar River Bridge
Freeborn Welfare Budget Plans Small Increase
Freeborn County Welfare Board hears executive secretary John L. Olson project welfare expenses at 364 923 for the coming year, only 300 above this year. He proposes a 1962 budget total of 460 742 with 61 145 prior year surplus, to fund operations through early year before tax money arrives. Olson says surplus budgeting aims to cover the first three months and notes a leveling off in welfare spending since 1955. The board will decide July 6.
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County Welfare Board
Olson
Freeborn County
Hopes and Hurdles of Washington Visit
A narrator describes a pleasure filled trip to Washington. Weather and sightseeing impressed, while compares food unfavorably to the Midwest. Praises federal capital architecture and ongoing construction. Notes high taxes and marble sidewalks, predicting continued growth and higher levies.
Second cousins win Austin Symphony scholarships
Auditions Tuesday night award two $100 and $75 scholarships to Sonja Emmons and Carolyn Olson of Austin. Sonja, a 1961 graduate and clarinetist, will study at the University of Minnesota with a $100 scholarship. Carolyn, a sophomore viola student, nets $75. Other competitors included Arens, Bell, Garbisch, Johnson, Roberts, Warmanen, and Ehrhardt. Ted Servania of John Marshall High School served as judge.
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Austin Symphony Orchestra
Sonja Emmons
Emmons
Carolyn Olson
Austin
Carolyn
Waldorf College
Forest City
Iowa
Minneapolis Symphony
University of Minnesota
Jerome H. Olson
19Th St
Sophmore
Harold Sunder
Orin Sundal
Austin High School Orchestra
Carol Arens
Arthur Arens
Kathy Bell
Loren Bell
Mimi Garbisch
Richard Garbisch
Susan Johnson
Edward A. Johnson
Richard Roberts
Eleanor Roberts
Judy Warmanen
E. L. Warmanen
Mary Louise Ehrhardt
Michael Ehrhardt
Ted Servania
John Marshall High School
Rochester
Wells Man Waives Forgery Hearing
Joseph Francis Dombroske of Well waived a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court on a second degree forgery charge. He was bound over to District Court to face charges of forging a $42.50 check at Correy Grocery Store in Lansing.
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Joseph Francis Dombroske
Dombroske
Correy
Lansing
Mapleview Votes No on Town Hall Bond Issue
Mapleview residents rejected a 30 000 dollar general obligation bond for a new town hall by 65 to 53. The plan, approved at a March 23 public hearing, would have added to the fire hall. Council considers other remedies as the current site is deemed unsafe and unsuitable for village affairs.
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Mapleview
William F. Christianson
Austin Band Concert Features Battle of Little Big Horn
The Austin Municipal Band performs tonight at 8:30 p.m. at Band Shell with popular requests including Battle of the Little Big Horn and Under Paris Skies. Other pieces listed are Greensleeves, The Lady of Spain, and a Giraud waltz.
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Austin Municipal Band
Band Shell
Paris
Giraud
Reed
Evans
Jury Considers Peterson Case in Criminal Negligence Trial
The Floyd Peterson criminal negligence trial went to the jury after arguments by both sides. Prosecution and defense contended over Petersons condition after leaving a Grand Meadow liquor store and whether excessive speed or intoxication caused the Dec. 8, 1960 Austin crash that killed Robert Aberg. Witnesses described tire marks and Petersons demeanor, while the defense argued no evidence showed high speed or intoxication. About a dozen spectators were present in court.
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Floyd Peterson
A. C. Richardson
Peterson
Austin
Robert Aberg
Sieh
Wallace Sieh
Grand Meadow
Mee. Millan
Austin Man Earns Chemistry Doctorate From Purdue
Jerry Clement, son of Mrs Myr tle Clement, received a doctorate in chemistry from Purdue University this month and begins a post doctorate at the same school. He will study at Northwestern University next September under NIH funding. A 1953 Austin High School graduate, he holds a 1957 BS in organic chemistry from the University of Minnesota with scholarships. His wife, a Purdue sociology therapy master's candidate, is U of M trained. The couple has siblings James and Mrs Roger Folven of Austin.
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Jerry Clement
Myrtle Clement
9Th St. NW
Purdue University
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
National Institute of Health
Clement
Austin High School
Austin Junior College
University of Minnesota
Purdue
Northwestern
Hopkins
U. of M
Collisions Reported in Austin Police Notes
Two vehicle crashes reported in Austin with names and addresses. Florence Johnson sustained $75 damage after a collision on 4th Ave NE near a railroad track. Judith Bauer and Allen Jensen collided on Highway 218 S near 8th Ave causing $500 damage to Jensen and $175 to Bauer.
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Austin Police
Florence Henrietta Johnson
13Th St. NE
Hazel Joane Salisbury
4Th St
4Th Ave
Great Western Railroad
Johnson
Judith Bauer
7Th St. NW
Allen W. Jensen
Clarks Grove
8Th Ave
Jensen
Bauer
Brownsdale Post Office Moves to New Building
Brownsdale Minnesota the local post office has relocated to the former automatic laundry facility. The old post office building was sold to the city for use as part of the move.
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Brownsdale
Minn
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Sloan
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Lions Club
Gurnsey Parish
Herb Fisk
Hutchinson
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Austin Shrine Club
Hormel Plant
R. E. Cook
Austin-Jackson
Sterling Shopping
Cewrta
Ray Hanson
City Recorder
John L. Olson
Baldy
Washington
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Wahington
Austin Symphony
Area Vocational School
Janet Schottler
Wells
Area News
Herald
Robert Seiney
Dr. Clement
James
Roger Folven
Bertilson Garage
Es$. Pharmacy
Brownsdale PO
Hemrock
State Bank
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