Austin High DECA earns 19 awards at state conference
Austin High School distributive education students captured 19 awards at the 15th Minnesota DECA State Leadership Conference in Minneapolis. Four firsts and seven seconds led to regional honors, with Melodie Tiedeman elected state secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Minnesota High School
Wayzata
Northfield
Austin Chamber of Commerce Market Research Committee
Robbinsdale
Bruce Folken
Paul Benner
Mark Modene
Melodie Tiedeman
Houston
Tex
Harold Kannady
DECA
Patsey Anderson
Brian Baxter
Dianne Root
Ist
Food Service
Robert Rasmussen
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Kannady
Brill Sees Big Turnout Planned for GOP County Convention
County Chairman Marvin S. Brill announces the Republican County Convention set for 1:30 p.m. at the Austin Vocational School auditorium. Delegates and alternates will be chosen for district and state events, with resolutions on national and state affairs, 1968 campaign planning, and advisory state endorsements on the agenda. Brill extends an invitation to all county residents for a lively, worthwhile gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin S. Brill
Austin Vocational School
Brill
First Candidates Named for Miss Austin Pageant
The first of 10 candidates for the 1968 Miss Austin title were announced. Karla Beireis, 18, a senior at Austin High, and Susan Marmesh, 20, a Concordia College senior, lead the field. Beireis plans to study at St Olaf and will perform a piano solo. Marmesh will dance modern jazz for her talent. Tickets for the March 16 event are on sale at local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Marmesh
Gus Marmesh
24Th St. SW
Concordia College
Moorhead, Minn
Sterling, Wold’s
People’s and
Austin Drug Stores
Nemitz Book Store
Jaycee
Kiwanis and 4-H Leaders Meet in Kinship
Kiwanis Club luncheon at Holiday Inn features Mower County 4-H leaders as guests. Carroll Plager compares Kiwanis and 4-H aims and highlights the club’s 1968 motto, praising members and listing 30 leaders with their service to area youth and county projects.
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Kiwanis Club
Holiday Inn
Mower County
Carroll Plager
Kiwanis
Plager
New Officers Elected at Mower County DHIA Meet
Francis Severson was elected to succeed John Hill as unit two representative while Leonard Klassen takes May's unit four post and Charles Walker is re elected as unit three chair at the Mower County Dairy Improvement Association meeting held in Adams. Officers include Walker as chairman Bissen as vice chairman and Wolfgram as secretary treasurer. The organization reported 570 pounds butterfat average for John Grass & Sons Le Roy with PCA noting Maynard Miner had the greatest increase from 423 to 532 pounds. University of Minnesota dairy expert Joe Conlin spoke on changes in DHIA and a film was shown by Charles Peterson. About 120 attended and members held farm wife classes. Association financials show income 6431.49, disbursements 6581.60 and net cash on hand 1235.60.
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Francis Severson
Grand Meadow
John Hill
Adams
Leonard Klassen
Fred May
Mower County Dairy Improvement Assny
DHIA
Little Cedar
Charles Walker
Severson
Unit
Wilfred Bissen
Rose Creek
Duane Wolfgram
Racine
Interstate Power Co
John Grass & Sons
LeRoy
PCA
Maynard Miner
Stewartville
Joe Conlin
University of Minnesota
Hia
Charles Peterson
Minnesota
Ada
Mary Ellen Miller
Herald
Menus for Austin Week Start
Monday features milk wethers cat suv mustard orange juice and corn bread butter pear sauce. Tuesday offers milk chicken noodle soup crackers sliced luncheon meat tossed salad chips bread butter chocolate pudding. Wednesday lists milk sloppy joes on buns buttered green beans no bread butter pineapple upside down cake. Thursday includes milk turkey and dressing mashed potatoes gravy cranberry sauce bread butter grapefruit sauce. Friday includes milk tuna chow mein rice noodles bread butter raisin crisp whipped topping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
County Board Votes 41000 to Health Clinic
The Mower County Board approved a 41000 appropriation for the Mower County Mental Health Clinic at its monthly meeting. Ronald Thompson and Dale Braaten were named to fill unexpired terms on the Austin Mower County Joint Planning Commission. The board and Fair Board agreed to sell five acres of Zerkel property near the fair grounds with bids to be heard April 23. A tractor shovel-foeder bid was tabled until April 9. The American Legion sponsors Boy Girl County Day on March 26 with high school representatives visiting county offices.
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Mower
American Legion
Mower County
Ellis Open House Seeks Help Identifying Local Photos
Ellis Junior High history students work with the Mower County Historical Society to identify about 500 unidentified photographs from the Mower County Historical Museum. The March 18 Ellis Library open house invites attendees to lend a hand with identifications with guides and a contact at 433-7093 for donations or pickups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellie Junior High
Mower County
Tenhoff
Former St Ansgar Marine Visits Australia and New Zealand
Clair Brasch of St. Ansgar Iowa returned from a 22 000 mile sentimental journey with the Returned Servicemen s Assn of the 2nd Marine Division visiting New Zealand Australia and Tasmania The trip included a wreath laying ceremony and tours of camps and farms amid drought in Australia Brasch noted local customs climate and friendly views toward the United States and President Johnson.
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St. Ansgar Marine
Australia
New Zealand
Herald
St, Ansgar
Iowa
Clair Brasch
St. Ansgar
Tasmania
2Nd Marine
South Pacific
Los Angeles
Wellington
Brasch
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Guadacanal
Pacific
Citizens War Memorial
Albert Dieh
Oceanside
Calif
Clair
Ansgar Cooperative Elevator
Waltham Driver Hurt in Crash
A Waltham man Terry Perrigo aged 29 sustained minor injuries when his car struck a parked vehicle of Herbert McAllister on 7th Street NE near 6th Avenue at about 12 04 a m. Perrigo’s car suffered 900 dollars in damage while McAllister’s totaled 300 dollars. Dahle and Paulson Jr. cars also sustained minor damage reported at 15 and 36 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Austin
Terry Perrigo
Herbert McAllister
8Th St. NE
7Th St
6Th Ave
Perrigo
McAllister
James Dahle
Hayfield
Hans Paulson Jr
S. Main
Dahle
Paulson Auto
Austin Chorus Rehearsal Preps for Symphony Appearance
The Austin Symphony Chorus conducts the second rehearsal tonight at 9 p.m. in St. Olaf Church Parish House Auditorium ahead of an April 5 performance with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Membership remains open for qualified singers, but tonight is the last chance to join the current rehearsal series as limited sessions remain before April 2.
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Austin Symphony Chorus
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
St. Olaf Lutheran Church Parish House
Symphony Chorus
Howard Hanson
Minneapolis Symphony
Paul Helme
Richard Larson
Save Your Vision Week Proclaimed in Minnesota
Governor LeVander designates March 3 9 as Save Your Vision Week. Austin optometrists from the Minnesota Optometric Assn greet students with Visual Science Resource kits in cooperation with local schools during the observance.
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John Brockmeier
Austin Optometrist
Bernard Smith
Harold LeVander
Minnesota
Austin
Minnesota Optometric Assn
Stoltzfus to Speak at Austin Clergy Meeting on Vietnam
Gene Stoltzfus former IVS Vietnam volunteer worker will address the Austin Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam at 8 p.m. Friday in Wesley Hall First Methodist Church. He resigned in September 1967 after 4 1/2 years in Vietnam. The audience will hear about wartime suffering and growing Vietnamese resentment. Public invited.
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Gene Stoltzfus
Vietnam
Austin
Wesley Hall
First Methodist
Stoltzfus
International Voluntary Services
Johnson
Goshe College
Goshen Biblical Seminary
IVS
Miss Stydnicki Nominated for CAP Inter-Regional Exchange
Cadet Mary M Stydnicki of the Austin Civil Air Patrol is named a nominee for the Inter-Regional Girls Exchange program announced by Captain Donald E Sankey Minnesota Wing Minneapolis The 12 day program honors outstanding female cadets and promotes national understanding and cultural learning She has served three years with Austin CAP and completed two summer encampments under Capt Dwight Waldron
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Mary M. Stydnicki
Austin
Civil Air Patrol
Donald E. Sankey
DCS
Minnesota
Minneapolis
United States
Stan Stydnicki
Austin Rt. 2
Stydnicki
Austin Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Austin Cap
Dwight Waldron
Methodist Church Mixer Brings Junior High Dance Nights
First Methodist Church will host Friday junior high mixers through April 5. The Bushmen perform 8 to 10:30 p.m. tomorrow with plans for live music each Friday. Seventh to ninth graders only, 10 cent dance donations requested to cover music and custodian costs. Contact Mrs. Fred Ulrich at 433-8937 to perform.
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First Methodist Church
Sesson
Fred Ulrich
Load Restrictions Begin in All Zones
Unseasonable high temperatures trigger revised state load restriction schedule. Zones one through four take effect Friday, while zone five follows on Monday as the roadway authorities enforce new limits during spring breakup.
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State Highway Dept
Charges Dismissed Against Waltham Liquor Store Workers
Municipal Court dropped charges against Edward Pinkava of Waltham and Clarence Klang manager of Waltham Liquor Store after two Mower County juveniles admitted lying to authorities. Pinkava faced a count of contributing to the delinquency of minors by furnishing strong beer tied to a December party. Benson, the party driver, pleaded not guilty to four traffic charges related to a crash injuring a church bus driver and two others.
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Gary Leonard
Edward Pinkava
Waltham
Clarence Klang
Mower County
Pinkava
Daryl C. Benson
Austin Rt. 1
Benson
Assembly of God Church
Blooming Prairie
Red Cross Work in Vietnam Described in Fontas Letter
Field director Al Fontas of the First Cavalry Division Air Mobile details Red Cross duties in Vietnam. The letter to the Austin chapter highlights delivering death and birth messages, medical welfare reports, financial assistance, emergency messages, and care for a 110 bed rear hospital.
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Red Cross
Vietnam
Austin
al Fontas
First Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
Fontas
Phil Richardson
Mower County
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Cheryl Bowers
Vicki Condit
Mary Crumb
Joan Delaney
Evelyn Fahre
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Brian Bax
Ter
Karla Beireis
Miss Beireis
Austin High School
St. Olaire
Carl W. Beireis
3Rd Ave
Miss Marmesh
Lambda Delta Sigma Society
Moorhead
Donald Hasbargen
Ronald Seath
Don Miller
Orrin Bowlly
Charles Gleason
Ellis History
Austin Symphony
Paul O. Helme
Johann Bach
Johann Strauss
Camille Saint Saens
The
Edgewater
Fight
Marion Neeley
New
Mary Stydnicki
Waltham Liquor Store
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