Commissioners Race Views on 5 LWV Questions
Christianson and Daily respond to five questions from the League of Women Voters about county government in Mower County. They address why running, periodic redistricting, rural urban representation, cooperation on municipal and county services, and major concerns for the county board.
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Christianson
Herald
League of Women Voters
Ivan Passow
LWV
Hormel Co
Chamber of Commerce
Good Government Committee
Elks Ruler
Knights of Columbus
Minnesota Material Handling Assn
United Fund
Christianson and
Daily
Welfare Board
Health Board and Jury Commission
Mower County
Mower
Eages Vene Urban
Rehearsals Set For JC Oedipus the King Play
Austin State Junior College opens rehearsals for Oedipus the King a Greek drama from Sophocles Theban Trilogy to be staged at the college theater 8 p m Thursday through Saturday November 14 16 Director Frank Bridges announced The main cast includes Bruce Himle David Deike Chris Rase Mike Kinney Teiresias and 14 others with a large ensemble listed.
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Austin State Junior College
College Theater
Frank Bridges
Oedipus
Thebes
Sophocles
Bruce Himle
David Deike
Creon
Chris Rase
Jocasta
Mike Kinney
Teiresias
William Libby
Priest
Dean Hughson
the Messenger
Tom Raymond
the Shepard
John Elam
Tom Westmoreland
Ann Peterson
Ginny Dugan
Myrna Olson
Peggy Brown
Jared Peterson
Mary Bridges
Bill Stephenhagen
Jackie Morwood
Colleen Ashton
Carol Hall
Dave Hoeppner
Brian Dutcher
Peggy Carney
Patty Carney
Coordinating Council to Meet Next Week
The Austin Community Coordinating Council will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday Oct 29 in the city council chambers. The session will cover a new meeting night and was moved from tonight.
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Coordinating Council
Austin Community Coordinating Council
City Council
Turn Back the Clock Sunday Prompting Morning Confusion
Austin area residents face a time change as clocks fall back one hour at 2 a.m. next Sunday. Many will adjust before sleep, but pastors expect some congregants to arrive an hour early.
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Austin
86 Austin Federation of Teachers Attend State Meet
The 1968 Minnesota Federation of Teachers annual conference in St Paul will be attended by 86 Austin MFT members. Keynote speaker is Mary Ellen Riordan, president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, with other leaders and educators presenting on topics from Afro-American history to the Meet and Confer law. Friday includes extensive sectional programs and vocational sessions across many disciplines.
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Minnesota Federation of Teachers
St. Paul
Austin Mft
Mary Ellen Riordan
American Federation of Teachers
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Thomas Byrne
Harold le Vander
Duane Mattheis
Riordan
Harold Fitterer
Mankato State College
Gerald Vizenor
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Saff
Milton Williams
The
Way
Donald Davis
School of Education
University of Minnesota
T. Smith
U of M
Winona Firm Secures Bridge Contract in Mower County
The Mower County Board of Commissioners awarded the contract for a 2nd Ave NE bridge over the Cedar River to H. S. Dresser and Son of Winona, Minn., at 159 156.20 dollars. Other bids ranged from Lysne Construction Co at 166 288.90 to Godberson Smith at 191 018.70. The board also authorized Warren Kane Austin to draft preliminary plans for a historical building at the Mower County Fairgrounds with a 300 dollar cap and approved 500 dollars for county attorney contingency.
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H. S. Dresser and Son
Winona
Minn
2Nd Ave
Cedar River
Mower County Board of Commissioners
Lysne Construction Co
Blooming Prairie
Godberson Smith
Ida Grove
Iowa
Industrial Construction
Allied Steele Co
Minneapolis
Tomax Construction Co
Rochester
Warren Kane
Austin
Mower County Fairgrounds
Overheated Kitchen Fan at Holiday Inn
Austin firefighters were called to the Holiday Inn at 705 N Main St at 5 40 a m for an overheated overhead oven fan. A short in the wiring caused the motor to overheat but no fire occurred. Three trucks responded and left at 6 05 a m.
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Austin Fire Dept
Holiday Inn
N. Main St
Votes-Wagon Swing Heads Through Southern Minnesota
John Gourley announces Rudy Boschwaitz will visit Austin Saturday at 11 15 a m in the Votes-Wagon gaily decorated mobile headquarters. The two day tour targets Democrat and independent voters for Nixon Agnew in the first district with stops in Hastings Red Wing Lake City Winona Rochester Dodge Center Albert Lea Owatonna Faribault and Northfield.
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John Gourley
Nixon - Agnew
Mower County
Rudy Boschwaitz
Nixon-Agnew
Minneapolis
Austin
Minnesota
Hastings
Red Wing
Lake City
Winona
Rochester
Dodge Center
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Faribault
Northfield
Tate Named Dean of Students at Lea College
Dr Frank W Tate appointed Dean of Students and Professor of Psychology at Lea College replacing Dean Robert Schmalfeld who becomes Dean of Men at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater Oklahoma.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Frank W. Tate
Lea College
Dr. Tate
Robert Schmalfeld
Mean
Oklahoma State University
Ellis School Sets Open House for October 28
Ellis Junior High will host an open house Monday October 28 at 7 30 p m in the gym led by Principal Glenn Darling Parents will receive a condensed schedule and meet teachers while students hand out room-number cards. refreshments follow in the cafetorium. ninth grade chorus of 65 voices will perform.
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Ellis Junior High School
Glenn Darling
UNICEF Drive Next Week at Grade School
UNICEF drive conducted at Shaw School on Oct 28 to 31 with no door to door solicitation. Grade school pupils from kindergarten to sixth hear the UNICEF story and decide on contributions. Adults may call the nearest school to arrange pickup before Oct 31.
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Unicef
Donald Johnson
John McCarth
Shaw Schooll
Austin Y Earns 1968 YMCA Physical Education Merit Award
The Austin YMCA received the North Central Area YMCA Health and Physical Education committee Merit Award for its program plans policies and accomplishments in physical education. The award recognizes adherence to YMCA objectives and high standards in physical education activities and leadership.
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YMCA
Austin Ymca
North Central Area Ymca Health and Physical Education Committee
Local Y
North Central Area
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Montana
Austin Y
Aquatic Institute
AFS Tag Day Begins Friday in Austin
American Field Service Tag Day starts Friday and Saturday in Austin with Senior High volunteers collecting in downtown and at shopping centers. Orientation for volunteers is Thursday night. Funds support the exchange program bringing foreign students to Austin and sending local students abroad.
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Austin
Paint Sprayed Car Damages $150
Police investigate vandalism to a car owned by Mrs. Joseph Kloberdanz on East Oakland Street. The left side was sprayed with paint between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, causing about $150 in damage.
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Joseph Kloberdanz
Austin Rt. 5
East
Oakland
Macalester College Approves Tuition Increase
The Board of Trustees approves a $200 rise in yearly tuition to $1,800 effective Sept 1 1969. Income from tuition will still cover less than half of educational costs as the college cuts some fees and boosts student aid by $50,000. All students except the senior class on guaranteed tuition are affected.
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Board of Trustees
Macalester College
Arthur. Flemming
Flemming
Macalester
Instruction Improvement Keynote at MEA State Convention
More than 20,000 Minnesota teachers attend the MEA 8th convention in Minneapolis with keynote Dr. Ole Sand on Schools for the 70's. Gov. LeVander, Mayor Naftalin, and MEA leaders headline sessions on instruction and retirement.
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Minnesota
Austin
Minnesota Education Assn
Minneapolis
Ole Sand
Center For the Study of Instruction
National Education Assn
MEA
Fulton Klinkerfues
A. L. Gallop
Rose Lammel
Wayne State University
Detroit
Mich
Jim Becker
Research For Better Schools, Inc
Philadelphia
Jimmy Nations
Central Atlantic Regional Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Lloyd Johansen
Racine
Wis
Madeline Hunter
University
University of California At Los Angeles
Robert Shannon
University of South Florida
Hospitalized Vets to Enjoy Pheasant Dinner
Mower County hunters will donate pheasants for the 28th annual Hospitalized Veterans Pheasant Dinner at 14 State Veterans Hospitals on Oct 31. Birds are turned in Oct 26 27 28 at VFW clubrooms American Legion and Al Kottner's Cedar Valley Conservation Club stations in Adams Lyle LeRoy Elkton and Grand Meadow. Don Bertrand's Grain Belt will store birds for cooling and pickup stations will gather the donations with prizes for the top contributing organization.
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Mower County
VFW
American Legion
al Kottner’s
4Th St
Cedar Valley Conservation Club
Adams
Lyle
LeRoy
Elkton
Grand Meadow
Don Bertrand
Grain Belt Distributing Co
City Police Report On Auto Accident
One auto accident reported today in Austin. Edwin Pfeifer Jr. of 604 10th Ave NW collided with Palmer Ulland of Blooming Prairie at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 4th St NW and 1st Dr NW. Damages: Pfeifer $200 Ulland $150.
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Austin
Edwin Pfeifer Jr
10Th Ave. NW
Palmer Alland
Blooming Prairie
4Th St. NW
1St Dr. NW
County Medical Health Assn Names Officers And Speakers
New officers and board members were elected at the Mower County Mental Health Association meeting at Austin State Junior College. Dr. Johnny Duffy of the University of Minnesota spoke on normal behavior for children and warned parents about teen drug use venereal disease and alcoholism with a view of child development across early years and school ages.
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Mower
Duffy
Boston College
New York Medical School
University of Minnesota
Quie Pledges Senior Citizen Aid During Minnesota Visit
Minnesota Congressman Albert H. Quie pledged to boost senior citizens benefits during a breakfast with GOP supporters in Austin. He urged automatic cost of living adjustments to Social Security and Railroad Retirement and gradual lowering of universal coverage age from 72 to 65. He criticized federal spending and inflation and commented on the highway fund freeze, saying a lame duck president delays contracts. Quie outlined caravan plans across the First District with stops in multiple counties through early November.
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Minnesota
Albert H. Quie
GOP
Quie
Congress
Johnson
Harvey Labre
Iowa
Twin Cities
Missing Tools Report at Osage Farm
Osage Iowa. The Micell County Sheriff's office reports the theft of farm tools and electrical tools at the William Fenton farm east of Orchard. Deputy Curtis Younker states the tools were housed in a small barn about 4 miles from Fenton's residence. A new house is under construction at the site. Replacement value set at 3000 dollars.
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Osage
Iowa
Micell County
Wiliam Fenton
Curtis Younker
Fenton
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