1961
The League of Women Voters sponsored an open house at the Fire and Police Station on Hubbard Avenue so that citizens could get acquainted with their local government. Council members and department heads were all there to answer questions. League President, Mrs. Albert (Ruth) Schultz, was hostess and two 50-star flags were given as prizes. Tours included offices and council chambers on third floor, the city manager’s office in the rear on the first floor, as well as the headquarters for the fire and police departments.
Arthur J. Sessing was given the life membership in the Westphal American Legion Post #251 in recognition of his many years of service in the Boy Scout camping program. Although a bachelor, he bragged he had more boys than anyone—approximately 500. This was the second such award given by the Westphal Post, the first life membership having been given six years earlier to William G. Kranz for his outstanding services.
The July Fourth celebration included fireworks, a canoe derby and the
Aqua Jesters. Helping John Luckow, chairman, were Francis “Bud” Gallagher, Richard Lonsdale, Tom Ewer, Robert Baldwin and William Spanjers. The Robbinsdale City Band won first place in the night Aquatennial Parade for the fifteenth consecutive time. It had won first prizes in 27 of the 32 Aquatennial events it had entered.
Mantoux testing for tuberculosis of 21,000 students in School District
No. 281, began October 30. Robbinsdale schools included were Lee, Robbinsdale Junior High and Robbinsdale Senior High. Tuberculosis had been quite a severe “plague” until the late 1950’s when drugs were developed but “screening” was still necessary. Follow-ups were done on children with positive Mantoux tests and, interestingly, many were found to have a tubercular grandparent who hadn’t had a chest X-ray in years.
This post is part of a series loosely based on the book Robbinsdale Then and Now by Helen Blodgett.
In the early 60’s there was a place that teenagers went to dances at. It was in Crystal somewhere, was there ever anything named the Crystal Coliseum? I am asking because my brothers used to go there and learned a dance called the “Crystal Slide”, it was very popular. Can you let me know if I am asking the right folks? Thank you, Cindi Shubert