Full Program of Daily Activities for YMCA Day Camp
The YMCA Day Camp at Todd Park opens next Monday for a three week season with both girls and boys. The schedule includes daily flag ceremony, chapel, Bible study, and group discussions, plus morning activities like softball volleyball badminton dramatics nature studies and craft. Afternoons feature craft work and alternate swimming at the high school pool with camp fires and skits when not swimming. Camp runs July 5 23 with buses leaving between 8 and 845 am and return at 415 pm.
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YMCA
Todd Park
Lansing
Clear Lake
Iowa
St. Olaf Lake
Whitwater State Park
Gordon Lanning
Austin High School
Delores Woods
Cincinnati
Ohio
Maryville College
Maryville
Tenn
Virginia Harbor Austin
University of Minneosta
Willa Christianson
Austin
Austin Junior College
Mike Sugg
LeRoy Christopherson
Rochester
Rochester Junior College
Stewart Shaw
Oelwein
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Guy Elam
Wheaton College
Wheaton
YWCA
Tips Offered for Camera Fans
Amateur photographers in Austin and Minnesota towns plan to photograph the solar eclipse on Wednesday. A neutral density filter protects film during partial phases while cameras must point at the sun. Guides cover filter use, tripod mounting, timing, exposure settings for black and white and color film, and safety precautions.
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Austin
Minnesota
Mankato
Umbra
Summer Activities launched for Y Teeners
Junior and Senior Y Teeners begin summer programs under Mrs Maynard Lawrence and Miss Joann Orcutt. A potluck on June 21 in the YWCA room followed rain disrupted a swimming party. Members plan swimming tennis and a bag lunch at LaFayette Park and attend the Austin Albert Lea game at Marcusen Park. Senior Y Teens meet on alternate Mondays.
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Maynard Lawrence
Joann Orcutt
YWCA
LaFayette Park
Marcusen Park
Todd Park
Janet Anhorn
Ruth Ganfield
Two Boys Break Arms in Falls
Two children were taken to St. Olaf Hospital Monday morning with broken arms. At 10 a m Anthony Erickson seven of St Paul fell in the yard of the Bernie Hegge home 801 N Railway and fractured his left arm. Less than two hours later another boy Eugene Hallman thirteen of 706 Hope fell from a swing at a neighbor s and fractured his right arm. Both boys were reported in good condition and ready to leave the hospital today.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Anthony Erickson
St. Paul
Bernie Hegge
N. Railway
Eugene Hallman
Hope
Eppley Sisters to Appear at Salvation Army
The Eppley Sisters Gospel Quintet of York Pennsylvania will perform at the Salvation Army 418 FE Bridge at 7 45 p m Wednesday. The group features vocal quintets soprano and alto solos piano and a variety of instruments and has tour history across the United States Canada and in Youth for Christ rallies.
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Eppley
United States
Canada
Wheaton College
Wheaton Illinois
Dunmire School of Music
Harrisburg
Messiah Bible Cole
Grantham
Mrs Pew Attends Wisconsin Writers and Editors Conference
Wendell G Pew visits Green Lake Wisconsin to join the seventh annual Christian Writers and Editors Conference part of the American Baptist Assembly. She is one of five Disciples of Christ attendees on a scholarship from the Christian Board of Publication. The program covers features fiction biography curriculum devotions publicity poetry and books from a Christian perspective.
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Wendell G. Pew
Green Lake
Wis
Christian Writers and Editors Conference
American Baptist Assembly
Pew
Disciples of Christ
United States
Christian Board of Publication of the
Disciples’ Publishing House
St. Louis
Reverend Schendel Leads Camp Near Chaska
Lyndon Schendel, pastor of Presbyterian Church, directs a junior high camp this week at Westminster Heights near Chaska. The camp is operated by the Presbyterian Synod of Minnesota.
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Lyndon Schendel
Presbyterian Church
Westminister Heights
Chaska
The
Presbyterian Synod of Minnesota
Garbage Bills Due for Third Quarter
City records official John Weiland says third quarter garbage bills are due by July 10. Notices are mailed to all service recipients. A 25 cent penalty applies after July 10. The quarterly bill is 2.25 dollars, payable in advance.
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John Weiland
Global Motor Vehicle Population Note
A broad estimate suggests there are roughly eighty million motor vehicles in use worldwide. This figure reflects the scale of global transportation with widespread ownership across many nations and regions.
City to Buy Accounting Typewriter Machine
The City Council finance committee authorized a National Cash Register Co typewriter accounting machine for the city recorder’s office with a bid of 5490. John Weiland, city recorder, said NCR representatives met and finalized purchase details. The shift to machine accounting will cover payrolls, sewer bills, licenses, and ledgers with full conversion of records as of April 1.
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City Council Finance Committee
City Recorder
National Cash Register Co
John Weiland
Weiland
National Cash Register
21 Contracts Set for Roads in 11 Counties
State High way Commissioner M. J. Hoffmann awarded 21 county federal aid secondary road contracts totaling over three quarters of a million dollars across 11 counties. Work covers more than 104 miles including grading and gravel, rock surfacing, bituminous bases, and seal coating.
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M. J. Hoffmann
Austin Civil Defense Plans Outlined for Twin Cities Area
Minnesota outlines fixed and mobile Civil Defense measures with Austin Rescue team involvement. Plans include regional equipment mov es to aid the Twin Cities after bombing, rescue teams with tools, refugee housing space inventories, hospital surge capacity, mobile first aid stations, and a radio communications net.
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Minnesota
Austin
E. H. Rustad
St. Paul
Rustad
Omaha
Hamburg
Germany
St. Olaf
Twin Cities
Red Wing Training School
Civil Defense
Emergency truck equipment demo set for July 12
A rescue team mounted on a truck will be ready for instant use. Members recruited from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at the Fairgrounds tonight for an initial viewing. A July 12 demonstration with a Twin City rescue expert was invited but not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fairgrounds
Twin City
Bike License Sale Continues at Austin Armory Desk
Bicycle licenses cost 25 cents and are on sale at a special Austin Armory desk. Tags must be attached by July 1. Police sold 574 tags but rain slowed sales. Children queued on sidewalk. buyers should know bike serial number manufacturer and color. younger riders should have address and phone ready.
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Austin Armory
Roope
Driver Hurt When Car Rolls Over Near Ramsey
Richard Rahilly Jr a 26 year old Austin man was found beside his totaled car after a rollover on County Road 16 twenty two miles east of Ramsey at 2 20 am He was taken to St Olaf Hospital with abrasions to the right hand and a possible back injury X rays were planned Investigating Sheriff Albert Reinartz reported no clear cause or time elapsed since the crash Damage to the vehicle was about 800 dollars
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Austin
Ramsey
Richard Rahilly, Jr
W. College
Donald Matthiesen
Austin Rt. 5
St. Olaf Hospital
Albert Reinartz
Rahilly
Japan seeks U S aid for 5500 mile highway network
Tokyo reports the Japanese government plans to ask the United States for assistance in building a 5500 mile highway system with an estimated cost of 750 million dollars, according to Kyodo News Service.
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Tokyo
U.S
Kyodo News Service
Crowded Faribault Colony Issues Spotlight Welfare Meet
At a district meeting eight counties and state health official L V Dittevson discussed easing crowding at Faribault School and Colony. Harold Mickelson outlined summer work placements for patients to relieve facilities and fund expenses. A 2 month family budget pilot in Mower County and a new discharge notification system for prisoners were also reported. Monthly support payments from a father in California were noted.
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Faribault
L. V. Dittevson
Harold Mickelson
Mower County
Mickelson
Faribault School
Mower
State Welfare Department
St. Paul
Mickeson
California
Firemen Run Pump Drills Under City Training Plan
Austin firemen began pump drills Monday using four pumpers to train on tank water operation. Fire Chief John Tobar said drills refresh pump handling and draft power, with next week diverting river water to test nozzle reach over Water Street bridge.
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Austin
John Tobar
Tobar
Water Street
Building Permit Issued for LDS Church Structure
A $20,000 building permit was issued Monday for a one story church by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The 32 by 43 foot structure at 1700 Maple will include eight rooms and is expected to start soon, per the city engineer.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Maple
Weather Guard Tops Convertibles Auto On Rain
A compact unit, Weather Guard, fits under the hood of cars and auto closes the top and raises windows at rain contact. When rain stops the top lowers and windows reopen automatically, enabling hands free operation nationwide.
Austin Ambassador Sees Problem Unscrambling Yugoslavia Setup
Rev Wendell Pew reports on his role as Austin's community ambassador bound for Yugoslavia. He notes mixed reports on communism in practice, UN observations, and the challenge of presenting truthful, safe impressions to avoid endangering the hosts. Pew highlights group makeup, training, and the aim of fostering international understanding through short term educational travel with 78 ambassadors bound for Ljubljana.
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Austin Daily Herald
Wendell Pew
Yugoslavia
Austin
Ors v
Times Square
Budapest
Europe
United Nations
U. N
U. S
Gordon Boyce
United States
State Department
Ljubljana
Chuck Bergerson
Chuck
Greenhorns
Roman Warmke
Drop in Polio Cases in State This Year Seen
State health officials hail a hopeful polio outlook for 1954 as county nurse Susanne Radermacher notes no cases in Mower County yet. She adds polio outbreaks typically begin by June, signaling a slower start this year after the prior two years of high incidence.
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Susanne Radermacher
Mower County
Radermacher
Dexter Girl Wins Flagg Scholarship at Winona State
Miss Donna May Freeman of Dexter has been awarded the Josephine Flagg scholarship in secondary education at Winona State Teachers College. The award honors scholastic ability and character.
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Donna May Freeman
Irving Freeman
Dexter
Josephine Flagg
Winona State Teachers College
Driver Faces Charge From Grove and Tenth Collision
At Grove and Tenth intersection Delbert Kinny of 610 Baldwin and Oscar Kohlwes of Austin Rt 4 collided Monday. Kohlwes pled innocent to drunk driving. trial set for July 14 with Philip Richardson as attorney. Kinny’s eastbound path and Kohlwes’s northbound approach caused $275 in damage to both vehicles.
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Grove
Tenth
Delbert L. Kinny
Baldwin
Oscar J. Kohlwes
Austin Rt. 4
Kohlwes
Philip Richardson
Kinny
Sterling
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Marshall
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Wisconsin
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Garbage Bills
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Owatonna
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Lake City
Rosemount
Winona
Stillwater
Farmington
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David
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Welfare Boards
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