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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1963
Page
9
Twelve Austin city parks rely more on junior leaders this summer to assist playground directors. Ed Bork notes benefits such as increased supervision, hands on work, and crafts. leaders earn a post from undergrad progress, plus a free pool swim as a reward.
The Minnesota Veterans Rest Camp at Big Marine Veterans' Camp in Washington County offers a 10 day stay for needy disabled veterans and their children with free lodging for eligible families. The Big Island Rest Camp on Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County also offers lodging for veterans with a pay requirement for all. applications are through the Veterans Service Office with June to August operation and limited vacancies.
Austin residents Harold Carl strom and Francis Reis will exhibit photographs at the North Central Council of Camera Clubs show in Sioux City Iowa with 40 amateur photographers. The Austin Boating Club schedules meals camps and trips in Wisconsin Missouri and Iowa. Dairy Promotion Month ends with a milking contest and heifer calf drawing in Riceville. Kathleen Berg and Joyce Jones attend a four day State 4 H leadership session at the University of Minnesota. Armour & Co announces a new 100000 head cattle slaughterhouse near Emporia Kansas. Iodine 131 in Minnesota milk ranges June 10 21. The average value for strontium 90 in April 1963 is noted.
The second part of the two part series Why Progressive Education will be aired on KAUS at 6 35 p m Monday The panel includes Dr Cleveland A Thomas principal Francis W Parker School Chicago Sister Mary Silveria R E M vice president for Academic Affairs Saint Xavier College and George Beauchamp professor of education Northwestern University Allen Larson Northwestern University will moderate SPRING VALLEY Minn The Spring Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a second seat belt clinic at 8 am Saturday behind the old bank They installed about 60 seat belts at their first clinic two weeks ago.
Rose Creek Minnesota two youths were fined by Justice of the Peace Richard Bouthon. Peter J. Viktora 18 paid 13.50 for careless driving and Jerry Loverink 18 paid 18.50 for driving without a license and running two stop signs. Both had prior warnings.
The Austin City Council will meet Saturday at 9 30 a m in the Municipal Building to renew or revoke licenses due July 1 including vending machines cigarettes 3 2 beer and food handling.
Otranto village in Otranto township may boast the smallest post office area wide. The 12 by 23 building, moved to Otranto in 1947, has served as the post office since, with Harry Dockstader as postmaster since 1948. The office serves 35 patrons and is hand stamped by the postmaster.
City records show lawn watering in the past two weeks did not raise daily water use significantly. The highest day reached 7.6 million gallons on June 25, far below the 8.8 million peak on June 28, 1961, when the Sterling Addition storage tank was filled nine times daily.
Austin Jaycees call on area residents to join a nationwide bell ringing observance at 1 p.m. Austin time on Independence Day. The effort echoes Adams and Kennedy era appeals and invites cooperation by calling Bill Perry at 433-7022.
Winkels Johnston Construction Co of Austin awarded the contract to build three fertilizer blending plants for Armour & Co. The firm plans to start Monday July 1 and finish in early September. The Austin operation includes a 69 by 97 foot wooden blending plant and a 40 by 60 foot steel storage building adjacent to Highway 218 S near the drive in theater.
Susan Tilleraas, 7, drowned Thursday in the Blooming Prairie pool where Gary and Ty Thorson, 18 and 16, were teaching diving and lifesaving. Her body was found in the center deep area after a rescue attempt by the Thorsons and fire department. She is survived by her parents Truman and Mrs. Tilleraans and two brothers Steven and Perry. services Saturday at First Lutheran Church with interment in Gary, Minnesota.
Michael Parr is named lifeguard for the Lake Hendricks bathing area in Riceville Iowa by Mayor Paul Bringgold. Parr, a 1963 Riceville High School graduate and Eagle Scout, will supervise the swimming area daily from 1 to 5 pm. He assists John Klaudt in teaching swimming lessons to 130 local children as part of the summer recreational program.
Mrs Stanley Gronseth of Dexter praises the Our Heritage record albums sponsored by the Herald and a New Jersey firm. She notes her six year old LeAnn repeats stories after few listens and the set features storyteller Margie Bell with accompanying illustrated story books.
The Southern Minnesota Chapter of the National Office Management Association held its annual golf day and outing at the Mankato Country Club. More than 100 members and wives attended as officers were installed and leaders recognized. Roman Schmidt of New Ulm was named president with Roger Blue of Mankato as first vice president, Howard Nyström of LeSueur as second vice president, Leonard Wallace of Mankato as treasurer, and George Wiberg of Faribault as secretary.
Mrs. H. C. Galstad of the Mower County Safety Council announced the Grand Meadow American Legion will sponsor a daytime vehicle safety check Saturday on the county highway into downtown Grand Meadow. Legion members will be assisted by the Grand Meadow police department.
Northern States Power Co presents a new rate schedule to Winona City Council that would cut the municipal light bill by 66000 dollars annually while raising homeowner rates by up to eight percent. The plan ends the old rate system adopted when the company took over the franchise three years ago.
Roy Lillie of Austin provides twelve Pinto ponies to pull two unusual parade wagons the Mother Goose float and the Old Woman in the Shoe. The lineup includes the France Tableau wagon, Cinderella float, and 25 historic wagons from Circus World Museum Baraboo Wisconsin in a five mile street procession. The France Tableau wagon was built in 1919 in Cincinnati by Bode Wagons Works for F J Spellman Circus. The Cinderella float is among three from the 1880s built for Barnum London Circus later Barnum Bailey.
The Green Bay based LCL Transit Co. bought 7.17 acres from Geo. A. Hormel & Co. between 8th Ave NE and Interstate 90 in Austin. The firm plans a truck terminal this fall, employing 23 locally with Donald Carlson as manager and Harlan Rasmussen as dispatcher. The $11,000 sale is recorded in Mower County deeds with building obligations included.
A column lists servicemen and relatives from Austin and area. AB Thomas E. True reports teletype training at Sheppard AFB Texas. Darral D. Dunn and Gary Harrison serve aboard USS Valley Forge during Wind Sock drills off California. Sp4 Gary L. Scrabeck tours Europe on leave. Pvt. Stanley G. Iverson begins Marine boot camp in San Diego. PFC Winston E. Halverson takes part in ATT in Germany. William R. Wichmann promoted to staff sergeant at Ellsworth AFB. Al c Paul L. Kolb stationed at George AFB. Marine Sgt. George W. Smith serves with Third Amphibian Tractor Battalion at Camp Pendleton and earned the Good Conduct Medal.
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