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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1961
Page
7
Northwestern Bell plans to shift Austin and about 60 Minnesota towns to seven numeral numbers starting August. Two-letter prefixes like HE will become 43, with full conversion by 1965. New numbers aid growth, Direct Distance Dialing, and international dialing plans.
Red Cross swimming lessons for children in the Waltham Sargeant and Brownsdale areas will be offered in Austin July 10 25. Classes meet 1 30 3 30 p m Monday through Friday at the Austin High School pool. The area served is the Hayfield school district portion in Mower County.
Austin High School graduates Mickelson and Spurgeon received appointments from U S military academies and left for Annapolis where they were sworn in after medicals. Wilcox chose Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Spurgeon received two scholarships, Mickelson earned a Naval ROTC offer to Harvard.
Department store sales in Region No 2 of the Federal Reserve District, including Austin, advanced eight percent in May this year versus May last year. The Minneapolis Fed noted the total gain occurred before January 1961, with no rise from January to May. May had 26 selling days, one more than May 1960.
Larry Dean Moucha of rural Austin was taken by sheriff deputies to the Youth Conservation Commission in St. Cloud Thursday for violation of probation.
Region 5 Minnesota building permits January to May total 350 this year vs 413 in 1960. Austin up from 103 to 125 permits, Albert Lea down from 135 to 95. Housekeeping units fall in both towns. New Ulm leads in permits but drops from 33 to 21. Austin valuation drops from 820 455 to 237 571. Albert Lea 598 078 to 477 768. Data from Federal Reserve Bank summary.
Norwegian music critics praise the Luther College band in Oslo where Miss Aandahl and fellow Austin area students perform in a 64 member ensemble. Weston Noble directs 33 concerts by July 14 with a Europe tour following a May 29 departure, concluding with events in Miami Beach for the Luther League Convention.
Wayne Miller a 10 year old of 2114 4th Ave NE received a personal White House letter from Evelyn Lincoln secretary to President Kennedy. The President notes they share May 29 as a birthday anniversary and sends greeting and best wishes. Wayne’s mother plans to frame the letter.
The weatherman promises relief for the weekend with fair cooler weather Saturday and moderate temperatures Sunday. In Austin 90 to 95 degree heat remains today, with a forecast of 60 to 65 degrees tonight and possible thunderstorms.
First English Lutheran Church in Spring Valley finishes a six year basement service era project. Schottach Construction of Lakefield expects completion by November 1. The limestone exterior from Ely Quarry. seating for 266 with 50 balcony seats. Congregation size 322.
Minnesota Congressman Quie said the House Agriculture Committee united across parties to radically change the Kennedy Freeman Omnibus farm bill. He claimed the committee removed powers for the secretary to draft wheat policy without Congress, to write legislation for 256 commodities, and to enact measures in 60 days without veto, preserving farmer control and aiming to stabilize agriculture and reduce surpluses.
Dr. Reginald Harned Isele of New York City joins Arus tin Clinic Monday as a specialist in internal medicine becoming the third internist on staff. A Princeton and Cornell medical graduate, he interned at Lennoxville Hospital, served in the Air Force, and becomes the 18th clinic staff member.
Roger Stoike son of Mrs E J Stoike of Austin received the Pfizer Scholarship from the National Osteopathic Foundation. He will be a senior at the College of Osteopathy and Surgery in Los Angeles. He, his wife, and their daughter reside in Baldwin Park California.
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