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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1968
Page
9
For their 22nd wedding anniversary Mr and Mrs Donald Lostegaard received a farm aid turnout. Twelve tractors from Austin and Blooming Prairie helped plow 75 acres. Lostegaard, injured in a July pickup crash, uses crutches after treatment at Austin and Rochester hospitals.
Rudy Boschwitz and Marge Hammersley visited GOP headquarters with the Votes-Wagon to boost Nixon-Agnew support. Citizens for Nixon-Agnew organizes committees to reach independents and Democrats while planning a campaign push aimed at mobilizing voters on November 4.
The 1968 Friendship Campaign of the Minnesota ARC kicks off Sunday across Mower County except Austin city and parts of Fillmore and Olmsted counties. Local chairs include Mrs. Francis Reding and county leaders in Fillmore and Olmsted, with a statewide reach into 1,200 communities to fund services for retarded children and adults and support day centers, classes, workshops, and residential facilities. Camp Friendship served 814 people last summer and the drive funds programs including Foster Grandparent support and various educational and recreational activities.
John Anson of 397 18th St NW reported a garage break-in. Sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 5:39 p.m. items valued at 44 dollars were taken including 15 cartons of gazettes and four cartons of milk. Police are investigating.
The rite of Holy Eucharist marking the Kingship of Christ ended the second SEEDS program at St. Edward Community Center. Rev. John Suprenant led the Mass as weekend speakers explored "Christ In Community" through talks by Roger Martin, Sister Ethna Maher, Cyril Paul, and Father John Forlitti.
Rehearsals are in full swing for Swinging High a musical to be staged by Osage Community High School departments at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the school auditorium Cast includes John Walker Mike Lybarger Sylvia Kark Terry Helfter Brad Carter Larry Weldin Tom Barenz Janet Krapek Crystal Mallow Pat Johnson and Marloe Ellingson.
Norman Nelsen reports the mulch tillage demonstration near Byron has been cancelled after weather conflicts. The event had been planned for several dates but did not proceed due to weather, per Mower County Soil Conservation and Water Conservation unit manager.
A Taopi man is in good condition at St Olaf Hospital after a Sunday noon collision at Main and First streets. Floyd Erickson suffered fractures to his right leg and wrist when his motorcycle collided with Dennis Kiefer’s car. Damage totals were 225 dollars for Kiefer and 150 for the motorcycle. Sheriff's deputies also investigated a Saturday crash on County Road 46 west of 1890 involving Rueben Hockemeyer and Gerald Hartson with damages of 600 and 500 dollars respectively.
Theatre in the Round Players will stage The Play’s The Thing at Austin State Junior College theater at 8 p.m. Saturday as part of a seven state tour funded by a Minnesota State Arts Council grant. The show follows a writer who uses a overheard conversation to trick a young playwright. Tickets are $1 and workshops precede the performance.
The Suco family Fernando Ramona and son Fernando Jr. escape Cuba with little but their freedom arriving in Miami then Austin. Ramona recalls Castro era and anti government riots while the family expresses pride in America and fear for Cuban conditions. They became U.S. citizens and cherish their new life despite longing for Cuba.
Four Austin Police Dept. reported weekend accidents with no injuries. Incidents include a bicycle collision at 1st Ave SW and 11th St SW involving Jerry Sherman and Marian Sessions, damages listed. two car collisions on 4th Ave NE and 4th St NW with Barnett, Clark, Wacholtz, Zech, and others, damages ranging from 35 to 400 dollars.
Ervin C. Pettis of Austin Rt. 5 injured when his arm entangled in corn picker rollers at about 4 p.m. Friday. His son Rick shut off the machine and neighbors freed him. Pettis had surgery for a broken arm with tendon and muscle damage and another operation planned. The incident marks the first corn picker mishap of the year as local FFA urges caution after previous harvest injuries and fatalities.
Three Mower County Republicans and Austin teenage Republicans plan to attend the Nixon Airport Rally in Rochester on Wednesday. Adults may call Agnew Headquarters for reservations and TARS may contact Kenneth Dallage. Buses depart 8:30 a.m. from the swimming pool parking lot and return by noon. Tickets cost $1 with a Tuesday 5 p.m. deadline.
Four days remain to pay the last half of real estate taxes in Mower County. Treasurer Donald Sandeen urges timely payment with the remittance and tax receipt. Payments may be made at the Courthouse treasurer’s office or mailed with postmark by midnight Thursday.
Austin man Robert A. Arens aged 23 died at 1 50 p m Saturday at St Marys Hospital Rochester during kidney dialysis after a transplanted kidney failed. He detached a tube and bled to death while connected to the dialysis machine. He had been treated at St Marys Hospital several times in October and returned Wednesday for treatment. He worked as a sheet metal worker for Ebert Plumbing and Heating Co and is survived by wife Linda and three children plus siblings and grandparents. Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Tuesday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
The 1969 Austin Snowflake Festival organizers call an 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting at the Holiday Inn led by Chairman Andy Maday. A Sunday briefing kicked off 1969 plans and invites workers or contributors to bring ideas for the January 10–19 festival sequence.
Taopi Village becomes the first in Mower County to report Red Cross drive results with funds surpassing the goal. The drive, led by Taopi Village chairman Mrs John Johnson and county general fund chairman Marvin Moes, continues through November 4 in county villages and townships.
First District Rep. Albert H. Quie told a Zumbrota audience that Minnesota tourism holds vast untapped potential. Speaking during a Goodhue County tour, he noted annual recreational spending around 500 million with room to double to one billion through strong regional and statewide promotion. Quie, seeking a seventh House term, praised the regional tourism concept now statewide.
Work on a new addition on Aug. 23 will add 20 double rooms four single rooms and 20 baths boosting capacity from 80 beds to 124. Hagstrom intends the upgrade to expand housing capacity and comfort.
District Court reports an out of court settlement awarding Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bute of 2012 1st Ave NE $10 000 for injuries from a June 16 1966 collision at 1st St and 2nd Ave NE. Mrs Bute rode with husband in a car that struck a vehicle driven by Bernard Betrich of Detroit Michigan.
The Spring Valley bloodmobile stopped Friday drawing 72 pints at Spring Valley Elementary School. Six donors were rejected and 20 walked in from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Delays at the Spring Valley Community Memorial Hospital clinic delayed start to 11 a.m., causing some donors to leave to tend harvest.
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