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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1968
Page
7
A series of birth notices from St Olaf Hospital lists several newborns with parent names and addresses, including Heim er, Mace Jr, Bonnes, Alland, Hyberger, Orke, Movick, Hefling, Vietor, and others along with birth dates in late October. Obituary notices follow for Mrs. Patrick Murray with family acknowledgments and thanks, plus multiple expressions of gratitude to hospital staff and clergy.
Frederick Verdon forfeited $50 on police charges for drunken disorderly conduct. John D. Arens pleaded not guilty to a citizen’s charge with trial set. Leo Shedy pleaded guilty to sheriff’s charge and fined $100. David Christenson pleaded guilty to citizen’s charge and fined $50. A defendant pled guilty to police charges for assault and resist arrest with 90 days jail to be executed on conditions. Eldon Searles forfeited $100 and license suspended 60 days. Jerry Jorgenson pled not guilty to careless driving with trial set. Raymond Tufte pleaded guilty to police charge and had plates impounded. Steven Jacobson found not guilty on police charge. Dallas Harreld pled not guilty to police charge with trial set. David Goodge changed plea to guilty and fined $15 for speeding. Merlyn Newberg pleaded guilty to a citizen’s charge and fined $25. Roger Young forfeited $25 on citizen’s charge. Ray Freese pleaded guilty to citizen’s charge and fined $100. LeRoy Dahlke and Ronald Stahl listed with speeding charges.
A reader list shows numerous individuals across Minnesota towns pleading guilty to highway patrol charges. Fines range from 10 to 100 dollars with penalties including license suspensions and driver improvement school, while several entries note not guilty pleas or ongoing trials for speeding and related offenses. Hospitals and surgeries are also listed for unrelated local residents.
In Council Bluffs Iowa AP a deputy sheriff shot and killed 16 year old Peter Studelska from Minneapolis. His companion 17 year old David Mudge is held on delinquency charge pending a November 4 hearing after being linked to an auto theft at gunpoint in Crete Nebraska earlier that day.
Near An Khe South Vietnam a soldier is pictured awaiting evacuation by helicopter as Dudycha stands by the scene showing the tense moment and imminent airlift in this wartime image.
Detroit based Hygrade Food Products says it will close several unprofitable meat plants and lay off about 700 of its 7,000 employees. The move may cost 4.2 million dollars in the year ending next Saturday, with 1968 profits forecast higher than 1967 but a loss vs 1966. President Hugo Slotkin noted several plant closures in Orangeburg, Syracuse, and Newark, with others to be decided as union talks continue. Two dairy plants also shut, while some operations transfer to remaining facilities.
Minnesota Students Association leader Joe Kroll called for a student member on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents and student roles on the faculty senate and other bodies. He urged university restructuring to include students in central administration decisions.
The government reports the smallest monthly rise in living costs in a year at two tenths of one percent. Officials warn 1968 may still end with the largest price levels in 17 years as inflation appears to crest. Assistant commissioner Arnold Chase calls the September rise comparatively small.
Vernon Nelson owner of the Lyle Feed Mill in Lyle has sold the business to Robert Olson of Owatonna. Harold Eischens of Blooming Prairie will manage in Lyle. Nelson takes possession November 1 and will move to Conger to manage the elevator there after ten years of ownership.
Our Saviors Mens Brotherhood of Lyle hosted the Rochester Conference annual Mens Brotherhood Convention at Our Saviors Church. Rev Henry Mayer of Grace Lutheran Church Austin spoke as guest, Harold Struckman led Bible study, Glenn Shawback was elected president, Donald Alland treasurer, Helmer Christianson secretary, with Merland Johnson installed as pastor.
USDA livestock data from St Paul and Chicago shows cattle, hogs, and sheep trading with varied demand. Slaughter steers and heifers move at steady to higher values. hogs strong to higher, feeder rates steady. lambs and sheep markets mixed with steady to higher tendencies. Local reports note receipts and price ranges across weights and classes for 6,000 cattle, 9,000 hogs, and 5,000 sheep.
New York at 1 p.m. shows Allied Chemical up 37 percent and Inland Steel up 38 percent among many price moves. Major names include American Tel AT&T 54 percent, Chrysler 66.34, IBM 12 percent, and General Electric at 93 percent with a broad mix of industrials and consumer stocks advancing or showing notable activity.
Sam Shulsky explains how a 3 for 2 stock split and subsequent dividend shares affect title to shares and proceeds. He advises the first broker is correct that dividend shares belong to the holder of the original shares with the due bill attached, while the second broker’s sale proceeds may belong to the investor who sold the post split shares. He also notes callable bonds and maturities and comments on a Midwest insurer stock.
Dean Schwarz of Luther College art department exhibits two works at the MacNider Museum in Mason City Iowa for the first Iowa Cat Show. The pieces are The American Bird and Tend My Flock.
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