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Women want to join men only Rotary clubs

Each year New Ulm’s Rotarians sponsor students from our local high schools to attend the annual Rotary youth conference in St. Paul. I felt you would be interested in hearing first hand from New Ulm’s representatives: Dan Foley of Cathedral High and Dave Mildenberg of New Ulm High,both Juniors. This rare four day opportunity into the very real world of work meant an especial lot to me as Dave’s grandpa was a former Rotary president and a continual Rotary booster. In the process Dave even ran into some of his grandpa’s old friends at the seminars such as Dreng Bjorna a former ...

Bicentennial tree

Mayor Carl Wyczawski wields a shovel during the planting of an Arbor Day tree in front of the Municipal Building. The Friday planting represented New Ulm’s part in the American Revolution Bicentennial Tree Program. The Minnesota State Horticultural Society, working with the Minnesota ...

New pool draws Fourth Ward interest

Eighteen residents of the Fourth Ward spoke their pieces Thursday at Turner Hall as the City Council continued its hearings on what the community wants in recreation. Most popular was an indoor swimming pool. “We should be ashamed to bus our children to St. James and Mankato to swim and play hockey,” said Elaine Paa for openers. FIFTY-SIX persons were in the audience and seven at the head table represent City Hall - four councilmen, the mayor, city manager and assistant city manager. Proceedings were tape recorded so councilmen can hear the playback for ideas. Council ...

Steven, 10, receives a new kidney

MINNEAPOLIS — Shirley Lindquist spent the night thinking about a dead 14-year-old she doesn’t know. It is because that boy died Friday, Mrs. Lindquist points out, that her son Steven was given a new life Saturday. AFTER WAITING four months, Steven, 10, has a new kidney. The word that a ...

Luther girls win big

Martin Luther Academy of New Ulm trounced Sleepy Eye High School 86-37 in a girls dual track meet Monday at Johnson Field here. Luther is 3-0 in dual meets but finished far down the list in the Winthrop Relays. The Rams have another chance in a multi-school meet when they host the MLA Invitational 11 a.m. Saturday; there will be a boys division and girls division Saturday. Monday’s meet was the first of five straight home appearances, concluding with the Red Rock meet May 18. Luther took 10 of the 15 first places. Marge Hoyer won both hurdles. She hasn’t reached last year’s ...

84,600 ACRES CORN WILL BE PLANTED

No Change in Acreage Compared With That of Last year According to Survey of County Agent ———— INCREASE OF ALFALFA 50 PER CENT, ACREAGE 4,870 ———— All Small Grain Has Been Planted. Some Re-planting This Week, By Reason of Wind Storms. ———— County Agent E. C. Lenzmeier informs the Journal that agricultural extension workers aim to have one acre in alfalfa for every dairy cow in Minnesota. At present the highest acreage per cow in the state reached by any county is .46 of an acre Brown county with 20,900 dairy cows and 4,870 acres of alfalfa, this ...