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N.U.H.S. STUDENTS WIN TWO CONTESTS

Eleanor Neemann and Elmer Radloff Capture Stenographlc Honors of District at Marshall. ———— WILL PARTICIPATE IN STATE CONTEST MAY 1 ———— Former Lacked But Half Point for Perfect Score in Shorthand.—Latter One Point Shy ———— Lacking only half a point for a perfect score, Eleanor Neemann of this city took first honors in shorthand at the district contest in high school commercial work, which was held at Marshall, Saturday. Her standing was 991/2%. Elmer Radloff, another New Ulm high school student, captured second place in the ...

New Ulm undercuts state pupil cost

The New Ulm School District is more than $420 below the state average in cost-per pupil unit in education, according to a report released by the state Department of Education Monday. The report listed the state average cost per pupil-unit in 1974-75 at $1,442,while the New Ulm-Hanska district spent $1,002 per pupil unit. Business Manager John Paulson expressed surprise at the apparent discrepancy, but said he would rather not comment until he had seen the state report. It had not reached the District 88 office as of this morning. “WE RUN A tight ship down here,” he said, “but ...

They watched wind blow a tree down

Photos and story by John Lampinen Strong winds blew through the New Ulm area and one of the victims was this tree that used to stand on German Street between First and Second N. After it began to lean, police were called to move autos out of the area. Later, city street workers helped the ...

One year later: they’re doing well Refugee progress report

Before joining 130,000 others in a desperate flight to the United States almost a year ago, Tung Van Nguyen had a bright Military future as a captain in the Vietnamese navy. Now he’s in New Ulm with his family of six, working at Kraft Foods Co., and thinking about what he’s going to be doing with the rest of his life. “KRAFT IS A GOOD place to work,” he says. “The employees are all very friendly. But I think I will someday go to school to get a better occupation. Maybe I’ll stay here for all my life, and I must prepare for the future.” In the eyes of some people, New ...

Bicentennial bowlers

TWO TEAMS from New Ulm will fly to Denver Monday to bowl in the WIBC national tournament. They are part of three chartered planeloads from Minnesota. The group will return Friday. Ann Meidl, left,and Bonnie Neumann, captain of the New Ulm teams, showed their special national tourney bowling ...

Colonies in revolt

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we stop ...