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TURNERS FAVOR MODIFICATION OF VOLSTEAD LAW

Resolutions Adopted At Annual Convention Saturday. ———— TURNTAG STAGED AT ST. PAUL ARMORY ———— George Peuser Wins First Honors At Northwest Meet ———— Last Saturday, the 60.annual convention of the Turners of the district of Minnesota was held at the hall of the Turnverein St. Paul. In addition to adopting resolutions against the Volstead act, going on record as op-posed to any legislation furthering the cause of the anti-evolutionists, the convention adopted practically every recommendation made by the district president in his annual report. ...

LOCAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY IS GREAT

Connects City With Outside World By Use Of Twenty Wires ———— PAT MCHALE MANAGER THIRTY-NINE YEARS ———— Watches Growth From One Wire To One Of Largest Offices In State ———— Figuring largely in the every day life of New Ulm is the Western Union Telegraph Company, just one of the company’s offices which is serving the United States today. Another feature of this local business place is the fact that the manager, P. R. McHale, well known resident of this city, has been serving in that capacity for thirty-nine years. This modern and up-to-date ...

Judge’s order on open jail records to affect Brown Co.

A judge’s order to open arrest and jail records to the public, issued in Martin County this week, will apply in Brown County unless the sheriff wants to fight it, according to Brown County Atty. R. T. Rodenberg. The order is the only district court decision issued so far on the 1975 state privacy law, as far as Rodenberg is aware. This means it will hold true statewide unless a law enforcement agency in another county decides to fight it, Rodenberg said. MARTIN COUNTY Atty. Elton Kuderer has said he does not plan to appeal District Judge Harvey Holtan’s ruling. “We’re ...

Hall of fame inducts Ordelle Schneider

Ordelle Schneider was inducted Wednesday into New Ulm Women’s Bowling Hall of Fame. “Me?”exclaimed Mrs. Schneider.”I don’t deserve it.” For once, the normally talkative bowler was at a loss for words. Her selection to the honor list of women bowlers in the city stunned ...

Shoot cuts vacation of 5 area couples

LAS VEGAS — A rural New Ulm man was reported in guarded condition this morning after a Las Vegas vacation of five New Ulm area couples ended in tragedy. Harold Wiltscheck, 55, of New Ulm was in the intensive care unit at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound in the face following a shooting Sunday during an apparent robbery attempt at his Las Vegas motel room. He and his wife had been in Las Vegas with four other New Ulm area couples on a vacation. THE INCIDENT occurred at about 2:20 a.m. Sunday when Wiltscheck, his wife, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Holm and Mr. and ...

Recess hijinks

Above: JOSEPH ANDERL, 10, (left) and Jim Rueckert, 10, play with the traffic pylons used to block Fourth S. at Minnesota during noon recess at St. Mary’s Elementary School Joseph is the son of Mrs. Angeline Anderl, 622 First S., Jim is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldern Rueckert, 423 N. ...