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Tornado! At the sound of the municipal siren run for cover

NEW ULM — “It’s pretty scary,” according to Art Stone,”to watch that thing throw out lumber from buildings it chewed up.” His subject was the tornado he saw once from half a mile off. His subject is still tornadoes, every time warm weather rolls around. Everybody worries about the killer storms whose wind velocity has never been measured. But Stone is one of the few people around who are paid to worry about them. He is civil defense director for Brown County. GETTING READY for what almost never comes is what his job amounts to. The last tornado to nick New Ulm was five ...

FARMER- LABOR BIG GUNS VISIT NEW ULM

Tom Davis, Candidate for Governor, Will Address Meeting Here Early in May. ———— ERNIE LUNDEEN, OTHERS CONFER WITH FRITSCHE ———— Veteran Campaigner, Will Likely Make Magnus Eat Assertion, He Has Brown County in Pocket. ———— Tom Davis, than whom there is no more vitriolic and seasoned campaigner in Minnesota, and who is a candidate for the farmer-labor nomination as governor, was in New Ulm Monday. He was accompanied by Ernie Lundeen, former congressman from the Minneapolis district. Two other Minneapolis politicians - Messrs. Pewters and Harrigan - ...

SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTER DISTRICT MUSICAL CONTEST

Orchestra, Girls’ Glee Club, Memory Group And Solo Artists Attend ———— HELD IN MANKATO SATURDAY, MAY 1 ———— Fourteen Other Schools To Compete For Prize Awards ———— Representatives of the local public high school will join students from fifteen southern Minnesota high schools who will take part in the seventh district music contest which is to be held in Mankato, Saturday May 1. Contestants listed in this musical feature from the local school and other schools as well, already are making preparations for the event. Final arrangements for the contest, ...

PETITIONS AGAIN ASK FOR PAVING OF MINNESOTA STREET

Residents On North Broadway Also Petition For Concrete Pavements ———— NEW BOILER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PLAN ———— Danger Of Shutdown During Months Of Heavy Consumption ———— Many matters of importance demanded the attention of the city council at its regular monthly meeting held at the city hall Tuesday evening. Among the most important were the petitions for the paving of Broadway from Center to Fifth North’ and the paving of Minnesota street from Third North to Ninth North Streets. Other road matters also demanded their attention and action on ...

TRACK MEET DRAWS ATHLETIC ENTRANTS FROM MANY SCHOOLS

New Ulm High School Athletics Association Sponsors First Annual Events ———— GIVE PROGRAM AT FAIR GROUNDS ———— Prize Awards To Be Given Winners. Local Ass’n Gives Cup ———— Supt. Andreen has just announced the rules and regulations for the first annual Track and Field meet to be given under the direction of the high school Athletic Association. The meet will be held at the fair grounds in this city Saturday, May 15. Schools in this vicinity who will probably be represented include, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Fairfax, Gaylord, Morton, ...

FIREMEN CONDUCT DRIVE FOR FUNDS FOR CONVENTION

To Raise $2,000 For Firemen In Appreciation Of Their Services ———— TWO DAY SESSION HERE JUNE 15-16 ———— Must Make Arrangements to Accommodate Thousand Delegates ———— New Ulm will be the city entertaining the State Firemen’s Convention this year, June 15 and 16 being the dates. The local department is busy making all the plans necessary and are arranging for the accommodation of 1000 guests. There are over 350 fire departments in the state and all of the organizations will be represented. Fire Chief Fred Pfaender has appointed his committees ...