Local club events fill weekend with teas and meetings
Sunday Austin Garden club hosts a tea from 2 to 5 pm at the Pioneer and Historical building. Monday gatherings include a 1 pm WRC No. 23 luncheon at the IOOF hall, Esther Rebekah lodge, St. Clare's unit picnic at Todd park, and various auxiliary, guild, and unit meetings at IOOF hall, Mrs Crosby's home, or church parlors.
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Austin Garden Club
Pioneer and Historical Building
Jack Armstrong
IOOF
Esther Rebekah
ST. Clare's Unit
Todd Park
VFW
M. E. Crosby
Hope
ST. Augustine
Phillip Kolb
Eagles
Foe Hall
RNA
Roy Morgan
Walnut
Nordland Bacon Engagement Announced for July Wedding
Mr and Mrs George Nordland announce the engagement of their daughter Jeanne Nordland of Great Falls Montana to Lt Alonzo Bacon son of Mr and Mrs A C Bacon of Modesto California The couple plans a July wedding in Austin Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Nordland
St. Alonzo Bacon
George Nordland
Austin Rt. 4
Great Falls
Mont
Alonzo Bacon
A. C. Bacon
Modesto
Calif
Ramona Askland Returns From National Red Cross Aquatic School
Ramona Askland of St. Ansgar daughter of Mr and Mrs Kermit Askland represented the Mitchell county chapter of the American Red Cross at a national aquatic school Lutheran Bible camp at Lake Okiboji. She is an instructor and lifeguard at the Osage pool and playground supervisor and was among 68 students from nine midwestern states attending. They learned life saving first aid pool management and water safety with instructor Dave Brockway Olympic diving champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Askland
Kermit Askland
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
American Red Cross
National Aquatic School
Lutheran Bible Camp
Lake Okiboji
Miss Askland
Osage
Ashland
Dave Brockway
Dinner for Myrtle Evangelical women ends with plan for social
Members of the Evangelical United Brethren aid of Myrtle gathered at Mrs. Alfred Olson’s Geneva area home for a dinner and business session. They planned an ice cream social on the church lawn and held devotionals led by Mrs. P. Dunn.
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Evangelical United Brethren Aid of Myrtle
Alfred Olson
Geneva
Charles Funfar
P. Dunn
Moscow Lutheran Ladies Aid Cradle Roll Program
Mrs Richard Ruble led a cradle roll program at the Moscow Lutheran ladies aid meeting held Thursday at the school. Readings on Alaskan missions were given by Mrs Ruble and Mrs Homer Johnson. Gloria Rierson and Merlene Standal sang a hymn. Three infants enrolled four children promoted and presented with certificates and forget me not corsages. Refreshments served and group singing ended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ruble
Moscow Lutheran Ladies Aid
Personal notes of health and visits in Minnesota towns
Miss Mercedes Gwinn is ill at her Nielsen addition home. Mrs. Maud J. Bell was taken to St. Olaf hospital after a heart attack. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephenson of Modesto California on June 20. Beverly Webber is the mother. The McCues from Newton Iowa visit Mrs. Mabel McCue for two weeks. Mrs. Allen Joyce and daughters of Grand Meadow visited the Jordans in Austin. Ruth Hanson, 804 W Maple, returned from a trip visiting Topeka Kansas and Tulsa Oklahoma. Henry Kroon and sons of Sioux Falls visited Rose Creek with the Enright family. Kroon family formerly lived northwest of Austin. Mrs. Pat Stapleton and Ruthie and Michael of Bemidji, and Mrs. James Beach of Stewartville, called on the Rieser home and on Mrs. Alice Wolfe and Ralph Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stephenson
Modesto
Calif
Ruth Hanson
W. Maple
Arlene Ulrich
Topeka
Kas
W. B. Allen
Tulsa
Okla
Henry Kroon and Sons
Sioux Falls
S. D
Ernest Enright
Rose Creek
Kroon
Austin
Pat Stapleton
Nancy
Michael
Bemidji
James Beach
Stewartville
Henry Rieser
Alice Wolfe
Ralph Browning
Thrifty chair-set crochet pattern 508 offered
Two balls of No 30 cotton suffice for a solid section treble crochet chair-set with a petals design. Pattern 508 provides directions and costs twenty cents. Send PATTERN NUMBER NAME ADDRESS and TWENTY CENTS to Austin Herald Needlecraft Dept. Chicago 80 INI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Austin Herald
Annie Adams
Sena
Miss Suwsuit
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Chicago
Laura Wheeler
Beverly Volkart Weds Wayne Swancutt in LeRoy
Beverly Volkart daughter of H. J. Volkart LeRoy and Wayne Swancutt son of R. Swancutt Riceville were married at 8 p m Friday at the First Baptist church LeRoy Rev E Wilson officiated The couple will reside in Riceville after a wedding trip Numerous attendants wore jeweled gowns and bouquets with rhinestone gifts noted The bride wore a white marquisette gown and crescent bouquet The ceremony included nupial music and a reception in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Volkart
H. J. Volkart
LeRoy
Wayne Swancutt
Ross Swancutt
Riceville
First Baptist Church
E. Wilson
E. H. Hickok
Harold Knight
Phyllis Volkart
Rochester
Thomas Cummings
Kay Nauman
Volkart
Cummings
Dale Swancut
Bestman
Richard Triplett
Dean Conger
Gerald Volkart
Dale Timmerman
Ramona Johnson
Mary Peters
Donna Becker
Mankato
Lois Anne Bergsrud
Spring Grove
Patsy Gate
Valley Grange Fun Night in Spring Valley
Valley Grange No. 766 held a fun night at the Spring Valley hall with Mrs. Frank Persons in charge. The program featured a harmonica solo by Fred Peters, skits including Sending a Telegram and The Minister Comes to Call, a necktie contest won by Mrs. Albert Musel and Mrs. Clifford, sewing and corn-eating contests, Bingo, and refreshments for 47 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Grange No. 766
Spring Valley
Frank Persons
Home Economics
Fred Peters
Warren Bateman
Hugh Willmarth
Albert Musel
Clifford
Peters
Cail
Vance Webb
Merkel
Skoy
Clifford Merkel
Mr. Skoy
Bateman
Butch Boland
Surprise Party Honors Doyle Dunn in Myrtle Home
Doyle Dunn was honored at a surprise birthday party by local boys in Myrtle after a movie outing. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Florence Dunn Miss Mattie Lang and Mrs. Frank Dunn. The text then shifts to fashion commentary about slips and dress silhouettes with various fabrics and styling options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Dunn
Myrtle
Florence Dunn
Mattie Lang
Frank Dunn
Families Attend Funeral and Welcome Birth in Austin
Mrs. Elton Hagen and Mrs. Ben Wold travel to Bowbells North Dakota for the funeral of Mrs. Chris Olson, sister to both. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hammond of Minneapolis announce the birth of a son on June 29. Lorraine Robertson is his mother. Mrs. Al Huhn of St Paul and Mrs. John Javarek of Burbank California visited Mrs. E A Carpenter in Austin Friday. Mr. and Mrs. C L Terry of Brady Texas plan a two week visit with their son Jack Terry at 200 Lyman Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Hagen
Ben Wold
Bowbells
N. D
Chris Olson
Hagen
Wold
Jack Hammond
Minneapolis
Hammond
Lorraine Robertson
P. A. Robertson
Courtland
al Huhn
St. Paul
John Javarek
C. L. Terry
Brady
Texas
Jack Terry
Lyman Lane
Corning 4-H Members Plan Parade Float and Fair Booth
At a Corning 4-H meeting held at the Floyd Cipra home a parade float for the Blooming Prairie event was approved and a booth committee for the Mower County fair was named. Members listed items to bring to the fair after a talk by Kenneth Magnuson about his 4-H camp trip and group singing followed by lunch prepared by Mrs. Cipra and Mrs. Albert Jolson.
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Corning
Floyd Cipra
Mower County Fair
Kenneth Magnuson
Cipra
Albert Jolson
Summer Slip Can Double as Dress
The summer slip designed to double as a dress appeals to budget minded women. It can be worn as a dress and also serve as an adaptable garment for various occasions.
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New York
Rate Yourself on Your Feminine Subtlety
A humorous piece ranking degrees of feminine management of husbands from blunt to the ultimate: a wife who persuades her husband to sell back the idea she initially proposed. It notes social dynamics and ends with a caveat about doubt and assuredness.
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NEA Service, Inc
Red Rockets 4-H Tour Planned With Picnic At Park
The Red Rockets 4-H club met at George Madison home to plan a July 17 tour starting at Gus Baumgartner residence and ending with a picnic supper at Todd Park. James Lind set July 21 as the record deadline and a clothing meeting is planned for July 3 to finish projects. John Larick spoke of a trip to University farm and Melvin Baumgartner led in group singing.
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Gus Baumgartner
Todd Park
Red Rockets
George Madison
James Lind
John Larick
University Farm
Melvin Baumgartner
Fish Hydration Questioned by Food Moisture Claim
A nutrition note states fish do not drink water and receive sufficient moisture from their food. It notes gill and skin function in water balance and contrasts terrestrial and aquatic hydration.
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ST. Olaf Lutheran Missionary Guild
ST. Helena
Joe Rishavy
Bauman
Aquatic
Myrtle Eub
Mercedes Gwinn
Nielsen Addition
Maud J. Bell
St. Olaf Hospital
Ray McCue
Newton
Iowa
Mr. McCue
Mabel McCue
City Recorder’s Office
J. H. Weiland
City Recorder
Dale Capon
14Th Ave. S
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Shirley Overlie
A. O. Overlie
Grove
Charles Capon
Ken
Valley Grange
Gaile Dugas
K. D. Wold Drug CO
Charles Gordon Beale
First Congregational Church
Austin, Minnesota
ST. Olaf Lutheran
Arthur L. Swenson
Dean C. Hofsted
Ruth Millett
Mary Meurer
Jacob Meurer
Adams
Wilfred Kloeckner
John P. Kloeckner
Sacred Heartchurch
Denver
Colo
Franklin
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