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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1960
Page
7
A collection of reader questions and Ann Landers replies on parenting youth dating social behavior and manners. Topics include generation gaps childhood chores versus modern comforts asking out a crush handling guests and a note about a teenage smoking booklet offer.
Mr and Mrs Menard Johnson Elkton were honored on their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at St Johns Lutheran Church parish house Elkton. Guests included sons and daughters in law Dale Johnson South St. Paul Delwyn Johnson Rochester DeVern Johnson Dennis and Douglas Elkton and many relatives from Minnesota and Iowa.
Mrs Blanche Logan of Garner Iowa and Mrs Harry Johnson of Albert Lea spent Wednesday with Mrs Madeline Johnson at 1503 4th Ave SW Dr and Mrs Victor Vaughan of Truman Minn visisted at the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Vaughan 817 6th Ave SE Sunday evening Dr Vaughan and Earl Vaughan are cousins.
Tommy F. Loving, to wed Sunday in Casper Wyoming, was arrested on a Saturday for passing a no-account check he used to pay for a wedding ring, according to sheriff deputies.
The Suomi Synod gave its initial approval to a merger with three other Lutheran groups in Virginia Minnesota during its 70th anniversary convention. A final vote on the physical merger will occur next year after congregations discuss the option. Augustana American Evangelical and United Lutheran had already approved consolidation, forming a potential church with over 3,000 members.
Forty seven construction and improvement projects for waste facilities were approved by the Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission. Planned work includes sewage treatment at Shakopee Walnut Grove Monticello Lyon County Chalet Club Green Lake Bible Camp Kandiyohi County and Fly. Industrial waste sites include Hill Annex Mine M A Hanna Itasca County and Green Giant Montgomery LeSueur. Sewer extensions exceed 37 miles with major adds at Brooklyn Center Bloomington Roseville Shoreview and North Mankato.
In Denver Daniel Alarid posed with his rattlesnake Junior for a Rocky Mountain News photo. The pet struck Alarid in the hand, leaving him stunned as he declared disbelief over the fatal bite and their friendship.
The statue site on Bedloe’s Island is renamed Liberty Island after a U.S. Congress bill approved and signed by President Eisenhower. A Wednesday ceremony confirmed the change, ending the old name in official use.
The FBI arrested 37 year old John Andrew Mendlock of Newark for robbing Yorke Savings and Loan Assa last Thursday. A hidden camera captured Mendlock and another man during the $2,074 theft. The second bandit remained at large.
An advertisement for ODRINEX claims rapid weight loss in seven days with a money back guarantee. It stresses no exercise or special foods, depresses appetite, and promises easy swallowing tablets sold by Word Drug Store with mail orders available.
Hayes G Thompson 23 of Orange New Jersey could not pay a $15 speeding fine in Reading Pennsylvania. His father persuaded the magistrate to delay payment and Thompson drove off. Four miles out his car crossed the highway median and hit a dynamite truck. the dynamite did not explode, the driver was uninjured, Thompson suffered a brain concussion and other injuries and was admitted to Community General Hospital in fair condition. Police filed no charges.
Arthur R. Swan 38 of Rochester, former district vice chairman, was named chair of the Minnesota First District Republican organization at a Rochester meeting. He succeeds John Zich who resigned to move to Colorado. Swan helped found the Minnesota for Eisenhower committee that boosted Eisenhower's write‑in vote in the 1952 primary.
A Martin Co. engineer told the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences that 130 days is sufficient for a Moon visit but insufficient for Mars and Venus exploration due to radiation. He noted that trips longer than 130 days would require 40,000 pounds of shielding for a small cabin, more than current boosters can carry.
Sen George Smathers says North Dakota’s senatorial result marks a revolt by farmers against Republican farm policies and calls the victory a precedent-smashing win for the Democratic party in a traditionally Republican state.
George E Heideman aged 61 who served as Finland’s consul in Michigan for 15 years died Monday night. He was a key figure for Finnish interests in the region and active in local diplomatic circles.
Indonesia demanded an urgent explanation from the United States after Adm Arleigh Burke was quoted in The Hague as saying Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea would suit a U S naval base. The Foreign Office accused America of abandoning neutrality in the Netherlands Indonesia territorial dispute.
Mrs Fe Cartmell of Montreal asked for directions to Hell Michigan while planning a Detroit area visit and the State Highway Department mailed a map to Hell. An accompanying note advised also visiting Paradise in upper Michigan to complete the trip.
Lightning struck a 50 000 gallon jet fuel tank at Langley Field causing a spill to catch fire. The four story tank sat near four others and flames surged high as crews fought the blaze. Firefighters evacuated about two dozen children from a nearby nursery operated by officers wives across the street.
The Navy says a crewman was responsible for sabotage aboard the Nautilus. Captain James B. Grady declined to name the sailor and said the investigation continues. Earlier, Nautilus repairs followed another incident described as intentional damage.
Retired Brainerd police officer Mike Setula 83 offers 30 acres with Ruth Lake shoreline to any group or person who can finance and maintain a home for the aged. Attorney Richard Torison handles the affairs as Setula hopes a dignified residence for elderly with limited means is built nearby.
The Associated Press reports power and telephone service are being restored after a storm battered southeast Iowa. Ottumwa and Oskaloosa had service, with full Ottumwa restoration likely by Friday. Oskaloosa should regain most service Thursday, while rural areas remain incomplete.
About 26 pieces of Des Moines fire fighting gear valued over 400000 were shown Wednesday at Des Moines baseball park for eight state chiefs. Visiting officials from Iowa Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Kansas Missouri and the Dakotas attend the Missouri Valley Assn. of Fire Chiefs annual meeting hosted by Des Moines Fire Marshal George Soderquist. A separate note says road priority will consider traffic volume to break ties when ratings are equal.
Bonnie Brown managing editor of the Perry Daily Chief and Anne Anderson of Des Moines were named 1960 Jane Arden award recipients by the Des Moines Alumnae chapter of Theta Sigma Phi. The honors will be presented at a banquet tonight.
Iowa Highway Commission will use revived sufficiency ratings to determine road priorities. Planning engineer Carl Schach outlined the plan to the commission on Wednesday. He said existing sufficiency ratings will generally remain unchanged.
The State Highway Commission accepted low bids Wednesday totaling over 16 million dollars for interstate 80 bridges and grading in Jasper County and for paving and related improvements on state highways.
Fourteen Des Moines bartenders at private clubs were released on $200 bonds after pleading innocent to selling beer to non members. They were charged with violating Class B beer permits following a police check Wednesday night. Hearing set for July 14.
In Norman Oklahoma a stamp vending machine out of order often stirred a patron to leave a note reading You fight rain snow and hail why cant you whip this cotton pickin machine The remark is directed at the malfunctioning device and reflects a moment of frustration in a local post office.
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