Housepower Campaign Tries to Upgrade Home Wiring
Officials from Austin Utilities and local banks joined a Rochester meeting as part of the Housepower nationwide drive to add electrical output to homes. The gathering highlighted Title 1 loans through FHA for rewiring, with trainees like Carl Burke and Melvin Siegfried explaining loan and contracting details.
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Housepower
Federal Housing Administration
Rochester
Austin
Utilities Department
Rochester Rea
Carl Burke
Minnesota Electrical Contractors Assn
Melvin Siegfreid
Austin State Bank
Burke
Siegfried
Ray Brown
Minnesota Board of Electricity
Farmers May Apply for Gas Tax Refund
Farmers may file applications for farm gas tax refunds after June 30 and must be submitted by September 30. Internal Revenue agent George Aanstad announced the availability. Form 2240 for claims can be obtained at the county agent's office. Refunds cover gas purchases for farming operations from January 1, 1955 to June 30, 1956.
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George Aanstad
Internal Revenue
Army Uniforms Prominent on Centennial Parade Float
Four army uniforms will be displayed on the Austin Army Recruiting Station float in the Centennial Parade on July 4. Models will wear the dress blue uniform, the green uniform to be issued this fall, the summer tropical worsted uniform, and the Women’s Army Corps summer dress. The float is sponsored by the Mankato Chamber of Commerce and will feature a large globe.
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Army
Austin
Women’s Army Corps
Mankato Chamber of Commerce
Origin of the mortarboard at Oxford in the 14th century
The mortarboard hat is traced to Oxford University in England around the mid 1300s. Its adoption marks a scholarly tradition that later spread and evolved in academic ceremonies. The detail highlights a historic link between Oxford and early mortarboard symbolism.
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Oxford University
England
Foot Slips Cause Car to Hit Pole in Night Crash
At 11 45 p m Thursday Robert G Dennis 2009 Deneen failed to stop at Oakland and Beaver when foot slipped from brake to gas pedal pushing the car into a light pole causing about 300 damage. Dennis had a cut eye and passenger Arthamesc Titus 15 bruised knee. Neither required hospital care. A separate 2 40 p m Wednesday collision damaged Erwin L Schmidt parked car at 1110 North Fifth hit by a pickup driven by Gene Prehoda 1205 N First.
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Robert G. Dennis
Erwin L. Schmidt
North Fifth
Gene Prehoda
ROTC Training Cadets At Fort Riley Camp
M/Sgt Deane R Despard of Le Roy trains about 1 800 ROTC cadets at Fort Riley Kansas during a six week summer camp running from June 23 to August 3 He is on ROTC staff at Purdue University and his wife Patricia lives in Whitewater Kansas The sergeant entered the Army in 1949.
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Deane R. Despard
Charles L. Despard
le Roy
Fort Riley
Kan
Despard
Purdue University
Patricia
Whitewater
Army
Mower County WWII Casualty Roll First Released
Ten years ago the War Department published the first consolidated casualty roll listing 87 Mower County men who died in World War II. Twenty five years ago a Farm Bureau picnic at Dexter Park drew over 1500 farmers with Congress man Victor Christgau as speaker.
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War Department
Mower County
Farm Bureau
Dexter Park
Victor Christgau
Elkton Seeks Bids for 42-Pupil School Buses
Elkton High School will receive bids next Friday for two 42 pupil capacity school buses. The process aims to replace aging units and support district transportation needs.
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Elkton
Elkton, Minn
Elkton High School
Marshall Township to Open Road Bids
Elkton Minnesota bids for grading culverts and gravel will be received by Marshall Township until July 23. Bids will be opened by Anton Wellik town clerk.
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Marshall Township
Elkton
Minn
Anton Wellik
Lyle Community Band Presents Summer Concert Under Hoel
In Lyle Minnesota the Lyle Community Band gave its third summer concert directed by Milo Hoel on Wednesday evening. Officials announced no concert on July 4, but rehearsal will proceed as usual on Tuesday evening.
Bats Do Not Build Nests They Hang Upside Down
Bats do not construct nests but simply hook their hind claws into a wall or ceiling and hang inverted, a natural roosting behavior.
Army Recruits Five From Austin Area
Five Austin area men enlist in the Army this month as Sgt. Raymond Troop notes. Gary H. Irwin and Darryl Wilt join ASA under the buddy system and will study at Ft Devens after basic training. James Winn will attend Ft Devens. Arthur D. Crace re-enlists for a refresher before MP school at Ft Gordon. Frank R. Cooley plans to enter officers candidate school after basic training.
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Austin Area
Army
Sgt
Raymond Troop
Gary H. Irwin
Bauman
Darryl Wilt
Austin Rt. 3
Army Security Agency
ASA
Ft. Devens
James Winn
Blooming Prairie
USA
Arthur D. Crace
Bridge
Ft. Gordon
Frank R. Cooley
Miller Rd
Blood Drive Reaches Seventy-Eight Pints at Lyle
Fifty eight pints were donated to the Red Cross Bloodmobile at Trinity Lutheran Parish Center in Lyle Minnesota Tuesday afternoon. Refreshments were provided by the Happy Homemakers American Legion Auxiliary Worthwhile Club and Nevada 4 H Club under the guidance of Mrs Elmer Miller and Mrs True VanHouse.
Minneapolis Man Jailed in Brainerd Rape Attempt Case
A 35 year old Minneapolis man was jailed for questioning in what police call a rape attempt on a 4 year old girl in Brainerd Minnesota. A Brainerd garage mechanic who serviced the man’s car two days earlier tipped police. The car with Missouri plates is believed stolen. The mother of the child identified the suspect after being knocked down.
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Brainerd
Minn
Minneapolis
Robert Titus
Missouri
Frogman Lionel Crabb Reported Held in Moscow Jail
A West German newspaper claims British frogman Lionel Crabb is a Soviet prisoner in a Moscow jail and may face espionage charges. The report cites a Paris source and a French politician who heard it from a high Soviet officer at a Moscow banquet.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Lionel Crabb
Moscow
Bird
Paris
Endicott Named For Its World Famous Business Machines
Endicott New York is renowned for manufacturing electric counting computing and other business machines, a distinction highlighted by local industry and historical records.
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Endicott, N.Y
Barge Blast Triggers Fire On San Francisco Waterfront
A oil barge exploded on the San Francisco waterfront at Mariposa Street yanking two crewmen into the water and igniting a large blaze. Firefighters controlled the flames as two Navy ships nearby were moved. casualties include Alfred Johnson and Fred Witter hospitalized with severe burns.
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San Francisco
Mariposa Street
John de Haan
Navy
Kern
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
Alfred Johnson
Stewart Ford
Johnson
San Francisco Hospital
Fred Witter
Frank Kelly
Triple A
Rubin Martinez
Missouri Synod Considers Discrimination Resolution
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in St Paul moves toward a discrimination elimination resolution at the 43rd triennial convention. It urges synod institutions to refuse racial-based entrance or employment limits and to reach all people with the gospel. Delegates also debated a measure denying women the vote in church meetings and adopted a resolution condemning prenuptial contracts with Roman Catholics while urging education against Lutheran Catholic marriages.
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ST. Paul, Minn.p
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Polio cases hold steady at 180 for second week
The U S Public Health Service reports 180 new polio cases last week, unchanged from the prior week. Of these, 94 were paralytic, with totals for the current year and calendar year compared to 1955 and 1952 patterns, while vaccine effectiveness is noted as high among inoculated individuals.
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Washington
U. S S. Public Health Service
Can Firm to Merge With Paper Company
Continental Can Co and Robert Gair Co announce a merger in principle with an exchange ratio of eight-tenths of a Continental share for each Gair share. The pairing aims to create a major packaging firm offering wide packaging services and shipping containers.
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New York
Continental Can Co
Robert Gair Co
Lucius Clay
Continental
George E. Dyke
Gair
Guardsmen Begin Return Trip From Camp Ripley
More than 400 military vehicles will depart Camp Ripley at 6 a.m. Saturday carrying troops and equipment to home communities after the annual National Guard summer training. Twenty four Minnesota highways will be used with military police at key intersections and state patrols and deputies aiding traffic. Illinois guardsmen will move into the camp July 6 for training.
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Camp Ripley
Minn
National Guard
Minnesota
Chiffon Store Promotes Inexpensive Springtime Wraps
A pastel bordered chiffon wrap offers an affordable solution for evening wear. Available in flattering lengths and a bouquet of colors, it provides seasonal style at low cost.
Girl Drowns After Falls Accident At Dry Falls
A nine year old Iowa girl Janis Lynn McGiverin was swept over a 50 foot Dry Falls near Highlands North Carolina on a family vacation. Her body was found wedged under the falls by Macon County corner Jack Ragan six and a half hours after last seen alive. Parents were nearby and photographed the scene while her brother waited at the base.
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Highlands
N. C
Iowa
Macon County
Jack Ragan
Janis Lynn McGiverin
Cedar Rapids
Cullasajah River
Ragan
Paul McGiverin
Public Works Bill Advances with 856 Million Dollar Allocation
Congress approved a voice vote for a 856 727 000 dollar public works bill for the new fiscal year. It pockets 635 012 500 for river and harbor work and 144 225 000 for reclamation and irrigation across 288 projects. Eisenhower signed two additional money measures funding Congress operations and executive bureaus.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Honorary Citizens to Register for Centennial Parade
The Austin Auto Dealers Association invites eligible residents of Austin and nearby areas to register for honorary citizenship and a place of honor in the Centennial Parade next Wednesday. Registrations must be completed by Monday noon. contact Sheldon Hanson at HE 39169.
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Austin
Austin Auto Dealers Assn
Sheldon Hanson
Minnesota 5 Day Weather Outlook June 29 to July 4
Minnesota forecast shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal with highs around 84 in the south and 77 in the north. Cooler trend continues into the weekend and with a period total precipitation of about .50 to .75 inch, locally heavier in scattered thundershowers.
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Minnesota
Weather Bureau
Nation
Gulf Coast
Florida
California
Ohio
Montana
Plains
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Lower
Michigan
Minnesotan Drowns in Log Rolling Contest
Lawrence Bergeron 57 fire captain of Cloquet Minnesota and president of the National Roleo Assn died during a World Championship log rolling event on Rock River in Rockford Illinois. He was 1929 world champion and was reelected president the night before his death. He sank after four strokes in an old timer title match with Sam Harris. Survived by his widow and a daughter in California.
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Rockford
Lawrence Bergeron
Bergeron
Cloquet
Minn
National
Roleo Assn
Rock River
Sam Harris
Kelso
Log Birers
California
Government treaties with American Indian tribes reach 371
From the nation’s founding through March 3 1871 the United States signed 371 treaties with American Indian tribes detailing land cessions boundaries and rights.
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United States
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans to appear at State Fair rodeo
The State Fair Board announced Roy Rogers, actress Dale Evans, and the horses Trigger and Trigger Jr. will perform in the State Fair rodeo over four afternoons from August 30 to September 2 and one evening on September 1. Ernest Freeman, 53, was found dead beside his overturned tractor near Yetter, with doctors noting no injuries and suggesting a possible heart attack.
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Des Moines
State Fair Board
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Trigger and
Trigger Jr
Appea
Lake City
Ernest Freeman
Yetter
Freeman
Here
Traffic Death Toll Sets New Record
CHICAGO The nation's traffic death toll rose to a record 3170 in May marking 15 straight monthly increases. The National Safety Council said five month total reached 14720 a 9 percent rise from the same period last year and officials warned deaths on highways were accelerating faster than travel.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Egg law prosecutions rise with 91 convictions under act
Austin Minnesota Herald notes ongoing enforcement of a 1955 egg law with 91 convictions to date. The latest case charges Lindsey and Evans Produce Co of Austin and Cres ton for not properly identifying eggs by grade.
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Lindsey and Evans Produce Co. of Co
Creston
Iowa taxes set records for sales income and use taxes
The State Tax Commission said three main revenue sources sales, income and use taxes each hit new records for the fiscal year ending Saturday. The commission closed its books Wednesday for the year.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
State General Fund
Hay lift impractical in parts of northeast Iowa
The hay lift on the northeast Iowa highway system was found impractical in several counties due to poor roadside growths and baling difficulties. Lloyd Van Patten, in charge of distributing hay cut from primary highway rights of way, cited vegetation that isn’t worth cutting in some areas.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Lloyd van Patten
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