This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1965
Page
13
Ed Bork announces East Side Merchants Kiddie Parade with 100 in prizes for 9 to 14 year olds. Two divisions costumes and decorated bicycles, judging later, parade starts 10 am from 1st Ave NW to Queen of Angels Church parking lot. Prizes include transistor radios baseball gloves Barbie sets skateboards.
Minnesota and Iowa trunk highways run in generally good condition for the holiday weekend. The State Highway Dept and AAA report favorable weather aiding road work with minimal delays. only modest detours on Highway 16 from Lanesboro to Rushford and on U.S. 16 between Albert Lea and Alden.
More than 25 units are secured for the Spirit of Independence Day parade at 2 p.m. Monday in Austin. Leading participants include the AHS band Army Review Band Minneapolis Austin Lancers and Riders Eagles Drum and Eugle Corps Rochester Elks Drum Corps Austin Shrine Band Austin Saddle Club and color guards. Mayor Fayette Sherman will be marshal. Floats feature Miss Austin Becky Krueger Miss Austin Universe Debbie Schara Miss Austin Snowflake Nancy Cahill and cars for officials. Parade forms between Main Street and 3rd Street on 1st Ave NW and travels to Queen of Angels Church parking lot. Additional units are welcome by contacting Donald Ball or David Reinartz.
Gary Tapp, aged 13, son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Tapp of Rose Creek, captured one of the large beautiful Cecropia moths over the weekend.
University of Minnesota entomologist Edmund Olson explains Cecropia Moths seen around Austin are common in late June. Reports have come in from Jean Schmeichel and Mary Kolb who captured one for a collection. Larvae grow to four inches diameter and three inches long by August, feeding on leaves then overwinter in four inch cocoons. The giant silkworm moths emerge in late June with brick red wings and a six inch wingspan, spanning the eastern U S to the Rockies.
Reginald Santos was ordained at the First Baptist Church Tuesday night with an examining council including Rev. Pausley Opfer Peterson and Collings. The couple, married in Austin, were commissioned for missionary service and will live in Blooming Prairie while visiting churches to raise funds for their return to Brazil in November.
Richard Burnett Brown of 805 7th Ave SW appears on the College of St. Thomas 1965 spring semester dean’s honor list among 160 students. Sister M Joyce Rowland OSF PhD named assistant dean at College of St Teresa Winona effective June 25. Minnesota work stoppages in 1964 totaled 35 300 man days, lowest since 1945, with 37 stoppages involving 2 380 workers. Minneapolis-St Paul strike idleness amounted to 18 900 man-days from 24 stoppages involving 1 550 workers. The Minneapolis Food Price Index rose 0 3 percent from April to May. Minnesota industries reported 1963 value-added by manufacturing at 2 83 billion dollars, up 38 percent from 1958. Food products led state industries with 585 million in value-added, up 13 percent from 1958. Austin area residents will attend the ViNa Summer Theater July 8–11 to see The Doctor in Spite of Himself. Rose Creek High School Band sponsors a July 2 car wash to fund a Duluth Portorama parade trip. Le Roy parishioners report twelve first communicants at St Patrick’s Church.
Charles Ekle president of the Lyle Development Corp spoke on a proposed locker for Lyle at a Lions Club meeting Monday night. Neil Fedson announced a possible representation by Miss Austin or Miss Minnesota in the July 4th parade and urged entering a candidate for the Miss Minnesota pageant on Oct. 16 in Austin. This was the Lions’ final meeting until August when Ekle becomes president.
Kenneth D. VanProosty 23 of 2007 4th St SW was charged with careless driving after his southbound car knocked a metal light standard in the 700 block of 1st Dr NW. A base piece nearly 18 inches long was driven into a tree six feet from impact, with another piece embedded in the car. Damage estimated at 1000 for the car and 350 for the standard and trees.
LeRoy Village stages a bank holdup gag for Rodeo Days with First National and First State banks “robbed” by three bandits. Sheriff’s deputies from Mower County arrest the trio and return the money. Parade Saturday with Miss LeRoy crowning and barber chorus. events Sunday at Hamersma Arena C Bar-M Ranch 22 miles southeast. If rain, rodeo moved to July 11.
The Minnesota Highway Patrol will deploy every available officer for the July 4 weekend to manage heavy traffic and assist distressed motorists. Chief Leo M. Smith says increased traffic brings more accidents and delays. planes will locate violators and tieups while officers advise motorists to use the universal distress signal by raising a hood.
Summer recreation in Lyle Minnesota features Southland Pee Wee and Peanut leagues with five games played. Peanut team records stand at four wins one loss while Pee Wees are 0-5. Next games include a doubleheader at LeRoy and a schedule of swimming lessons, library time, girls softball, and tennis across Monday to Friday.
The notice urges immediate payment of second-half personal property taxes to avoid an 8 percent penalty. In person payments accepted at the County Treasurer’s Office until 4:50 p.m., or by mail until midnight via post office mailboxes. Include statements with payments.
Two Austin teenagers were hospitalized after a one car crash at the intersection of highway 56 and Main St in Rose Creek. Barbara Reed 16 in satisfactory condition with multiple cuts. Other injuries not released. Car went into a ditch after allegedly speeding. Scene at 10 45 p m. No tags issued.
Robert Nelson, chief of police, warns Austin merchants are selling railroad type fuses as fireworks. He notes the sale is not illegal, but their use by buyers is illegal unless at an accident scene or by transportation agencies. He urges extreme caution due to the device’s hot flame and boiling liquid that can cause severe burns.
Mower County Dairy Princess Kar men Larson and attendants Alice Theobald and Dorothy Bissen spoke at the Waltham Farm Bureau unit meeting at Waltham School. Attendant Alice Theobald spoke on cheese and Dorothy Bissen on butter while Robert Neseth discussed wills and Bert Anderson reported on Farm Bureau insurance. The annual unit picnic is set for July 26 at the Bartel farm northeast of Sargeant.
Austin resident since infancy Mrs F R Jeffers will celebrate her 82nd birthday with a first airplane ride on Thursday. She enjoys gardening bowling dancing singing and tends a daily garden after a life in Austin. Both parents lived to 94.
Police investigated two exposure cases in northwest Austin. In the first, a 18-20 year old slim man 5 feet 8 to 9 inches approached 16 year old girls on Sth Pl NW near 2nd St and exposed himself. In the second, a 40-50 year old man in a brown 1958 car offered a ride to an 18 year old girl on 1st Dr NW near the YMCA Center and exposed himself. Both victims notified their mothers and police.
Scandinavians from five nations arrived at Luther College Decorah Iowa for a month long Institute in American Studies for Scandinavian Educators. The group includes 20 Norwegians five Finns two Danes two Icelanders and five Swedes. Classes start Monday with sessions in English American literature and culture. Weekend tours include the Mississippi River Mayo Clinic in Rochester and Minneapolis.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.