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Newspaper

Bemidji Pioneer

Location

Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1973

Page

2

County Officials Study New Voter Registration Rules

Northwestern Minnesota auditors and administrators met in Crookston to review the new voter registration laws. Secretary of State Arlen Erdahl led the briefing highlighting the three part registration card and the phased election schedule starting with village polls next month. Beltrami County attendees included Auditor Ted Tower and Deputy Wayne Alsop as forms are ordered and explained.

Minnesota Crookston Arlen Erdahl Beltrami County Ted Tower Wayne Alsop Tower

Bemidji State Choir invited to Lincoln Center festival

Bemidji State College concert choir led by Dr. Paul Brandvik has been invited to participate as a contributing conductor and to nominate four singers for the fourth Lincoln Center International Choral Festival. The event features 11 foreign university choirs and a national U S chorus of 40 voices, with performances at Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center from April 27 to May 13. Brandvik may join activities May 3 and will help welcome foreign conductors and observers.

Paul Brandvik Bemidji State College Brandvik Europe Latin America Africa Asia James R. Bjorge

Beltrami County Welfare Q and A Highlights

A county welfare Q and A explains that Beltrami Welfare staff work under the Minnesota Welfare Merit System, the Beltrami Nursing Home is run by the Welfare Board but is not a welfare home, and a bookkeeping machine now prints checks. It notes a current large medical bill from University of Minnesota Hospital and a volunteer program for jobs, with ongoing local demand for welfare workers.

Beltrami County Welfare Beltrami County Welfare Department Minnesota Welfare Minnesota Beltrami Nursing Home Beltrami County Welfare Board Beltrami County Board of Commissioners Beltrami County University of Minnesota Hospital Beltrami Steve North

Pioneer Subscription Rates and Mail Details

The Pioneer published daily except Sundays and holidays. Subscription rates list $21 per year in trade zone and $23 per year outside trade zone. A Carri P. i" Vier is charged $2.50. Associated Press and Minnesota Newspaper Association are members. Bemidji Minnesota postal details noted.

The Pioneer Scrippsifff Newspapers, Inc Neilson and Pioneer Street Bemidji Minnesota Associated Press Minnesota Newspaper Association Audit Bureau of Circulations

Bias Charges Hover Over Minnesota Institutions

ST PAUL Minn AP Most of Minnesota s businesses and government institutions face accusations of racial or sexual discrimination says Samuel Richardson human rights commissioner At a League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissioners meeting he warned that enforcement would find many guilty and called for more staff and a larger budget to curb discrimination The report notes state antidiscrimination laws and a push to strengthen enforcement amid rising sophistication of biased practices.

ST. Paul, Minn Minnesota Samuel Richardson Richardson League of Minnesota Human Rights Commisssioners

Weekend burglary and multi-vehicle crashes in Cass Lake area

Sheriff reports a weekend of crimes and crashes. Burglars hit three cabins on the east side of Cass Lake taking a .22 Marlin rifle a revolver and gear. Nearby, a pair of collisions occurred: Richard Mills and Gilbert Olson near Bemidji causing minor damages. Robert McKnight’s parked car damaged. Dwayne Sand injured in a motorcycle incident with Leonard Peterson and a boat trailer.

Richard Mills Route 2 Gilbert Olson Wilton Olson Bemidji Lake Beltrami Road Leonard Peterson Plummer Don Dow Cass Lake

Area funeral notices mix Bemidji obits in Minnesota

Obituaries and funeral notices list Mrs. Wesley Jackson 65 of Bemidji and others from Bagley Blackduck Clearbrook Cass Lake and Redlake. Entries include Ada White Belle Swanum Emma Vigoren Karl Ollestad Leon LePage Peder Granley Helga Netland Otto Dhigren William Stern Harry Hazen Robin May and relatives with service details and burial plans.

Wesley Jackson Ada White Masonic Memorial Hospital University Hospitals Minneapolis Bemidji Hospital Bill Red Lake Falls Lloyd Lou Ann) Hart Northern Bible Church Olson- Schwartz Funeral Home Karl O. Ollestad Sinclair Township Clearbrook Julia Clarence Gustav Genhardt Bagley Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Richard Larson Selford Cease Funeral Home Leon Lepage Cass Lake Northen Pines Good Samaritan Blackduck United Methodist Church Peder E. Granley Bagley Hospital Garine Lucken Sidney Mont Gonvick Sambold Lutheran Church Trueman Daniels Cease Funeral Home of William Stern Stearns County Gertrude Huseth William Richard Tacoma Wash Martin Fred Maxine) Lakin A.J Laura) Money

County Court Proceedings and Local Birth Announcements

Judge Philip D. Nelson presided as multiple defendants from Bemidji and surrounding areas pleaded guilty or forfeited bonds for driving without license speeding and careless driving. Notable fines ranged from 25 to 75 dollars with several cases continued to Oct 18 and public defenders appointed for indigent defendants. In Bemidji Hospital two births were recorded: a daughter born Oct 12 to Mr and Mrs Tim Whiting and a son born Oct 14 to Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Bartholomew of Pequot Lakes.

Bell Brothers Funeral Home Duluth Thomas James Hill Bemidji Hospital Brial Mr. Hill Joliet, Ill Ethel McLyman West Fifth St Beltrami Bemidji France U.S. Steel American Legion Euclid Lodge No Etthel Beltrami Nursing Home Thomas D. Hill Benedict Willard Jean Philip D. Nelson Julius R. Whiteford Clarence E. Clark Shevlin Ave Mathew C. Holker Monticello Harry O. Schmunk Rt. 4 Gilbert A. Olson Wilton Oren C. Johnson Blaine Edward R. Gitz Tim Whiting Jeffrey Bartholomew Pequot Lakes

Statewide Weather Forecast With Frost Warning

A frost or freeze warning covers the east and north through west central areas tonight. Expect mostly fair to partly cloudy conditions statewide through Tuesday with cooler temperatures. Highs today range from the 50s in the north to the 60s in the south and lows dip into mid 20s to mid 30s tonight. Tuesday highs reach 50 to 60 with cooler lows. Extended forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies Wednesday through Friday with warmer conditions Thursday and Friday. highs 53 to 64 Wednesday, 60 to 72 Thursday and Friday. Wednesday night lows near 30 to 35.

Community Hospital Admissions and Discharges List

Admitted on Friday Adelbert Myers Cass Lake Joseph Qualley Lake Itasca Melfred Solee and Darry Palkki of Bemidji Mrs C W Richards of Bemidji was admitted to the hospital Thursday Discharged on Friday Mrs Eldred Johnson Cynthia Naughton and Ann Nielson all of Bemidji Entering the hospital Saturday Mrs Willard Wiese Dismissed on Saturday Mrs Ralph Baltes Bemidji Mrs Ted Falk and Mrs Richard Pemble of Bemidji Sunday Admissions Emmas E Qualle and Allen Dally of Bemidji Discharged on Sunday Adolph Grundmeier of Kelliher Einar Pederson Bemidji Mrs David Youngblood Wilton

Adelbert Myers Cass Lake Joseph Qualley Lake Itasca Melfred Solee Darry Palkki Bemidji C.W. Richards Eldred Johnson Cynthia Naughton Ann Nielson Willard Wiese Ralph Baltes

Skating Pro Inger Melander Welcomed at Local Potluck

Inger Melander of Helsinke Finland joins as a new figure skating pro and will be welcomed at a Calvary Lutheran Church potluck Tuesday at 6 p.m. Call 751-2790 or 751-6744 to attend.

Inger Melander Helsinke Finland Calvary Lutheran Church

Oldsters to hold Community Elderly Dance

Beltrami County Volunteer Services sponsors a Community Elderly Dance at the Bemidji Moose Club on Thursday Oct 18 from 7 to 10 p m. Music by the Country Moonshiners and refreshments will be served.

Bemidji

College parking plans approved for Bemidji State College

Senator Gerald L. Willet announces that the 1973 appropriation plans for Bemidji State College parking facilities have been approved by the Department of Administration. The plan aims to provide a large student and faculty lot to end campus street congestion and resident discontent.

Gerald L. Willet DFL Park Rapids Bemidji State College Department of Administration

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BSC America Bjorge Music Department Fulton Gallagher C.E. Meiberg County Welfare Carri P. i Jerry State Moen Friendship Club of Sheriff’s Report Robert McKnight Parkers Prairie Lakeview Drive Dwayne Sand Area Funeral Services Mrs Belle Swanum Greensview Orville Donald Ole Swanum Emma Vigoren Thomas J. Hill Karl Ollestad Helga Netland Olson-Schwartz Northern Pines Good Samaritan Stephen Knudsen Greenwood Cemetery Netland Barnesville Carl Anna Jahr Levert Netland Otto Dahlgren Otto Dhigren Wright Sweden Ostemark Lutheran Church Rural Watkins Larry Tantow Harry E. Hazen St. Luke’s Catholic Church St. Paul Willwerscheid & Peters Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Mr. Hazen Postal Department Dorothy Zeigler Laurel Ave Timothy M William J Earl Callie) Hazen Ronald Alverna) Hachey Jack A Elk River Robin F. May Robin Frederick May Donald May Redlake Immaculate Conception Church University Hospital Adrian Foxxe Tony Dean Denise Bonnie Joe Clerk Redby Cora May George Haley Jerry Moen Wart Beatri Shorta Wap Bros Neotel Ag Wi Guar Swedmark's Minn Horace May Helga Township Bemid JI Skating Pro Oldsters Tatum’ O’neal Ryan O'Neal Walt Disney’s
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