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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
4
Georgia Gov. Herman Talmadge calls a civil rights bill unconstitutional on its face and accuses supporters of using it as a trap for unsuspecting minorities.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the cost of living index reaching 1896 on the 1935-39 base as of June 15, driven by food and miscellaneous services. The food index rose to 231.5, up 2 percent from last year and 14 percent from two years prior, with meat, fish, poultry and eggs as main contributors.
Praise pours in for the first annual Spam Day venture with thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and its executive H. B. Lidstone. The Hormel Girls, arranged by J. C. Hormel, receive noted cooperation in the celebration’s success and call for ongoing executive support.
The girls displayed great generosity with their talent and made a remarkably fine impression in all phases of their Spam Day ventures.
A survey notes campaigns reveal platforms state and national with many promising higher taxes and greater appropriations. Government by factionalism is now a near permanent fixture in many races. Voters grow serious as election day nears, and the contest narrows to sane and sensible administrations.
A devotional verse by Grenville Kleiser praising gratitude for peace, generosity, guidance, truth, and service. The poem asks divine blessing for faith, thought, deed, and lifelong use of life to honor God, ending with a prayer of thanks.
New Ulm Journal notes an unusual bequest from Ida Yoakum Fosdick of New York to her Newport employer. The writer ponders a shift in class dynamics if servants begin giving to the rich, and asks for a moderately wealthy maid seeking work for a kindhearted poor family.
A Feribault Daily News reflection cites a Minneapolis shoe shine parlor anecdote to urge Christians to focus on service. The clergy story contrasts weather concerns with busy faith in action and calls for regular church involvement and proper attitudes toward Christ family and community.
George E. Sokols ky notes that Public Law 414 codifies immigration, naturalization, and nationality with a Western European bias. The 82nd Congress overrode the veto, keeping the 1921 quota system and adding provisions from the McCarran Act while excluding Communists.
The article discusses the law defining ex-Communists and their five year opposition requirement for visa eligibility. It contrasts quota system advocates and opponents, noting Western European ancestry as a basis for civilization and acknowledging potential discrimination against Roman Catholics and Jews. It argues for Anglo-Saxon influenced preferences under a quota system.
Local pilots report no confirmed flying saucers though lights over Minneapolis prompted a ballonet sighting later clarified as General Mills balloons. A new skywatch shelter at the Austin airport scales to observe meteors and phenomena. At the Mower County Fair grounds, under 15s gain free entry on Kid Dies Day, causing concerns over lawn damage. Churches offer free bus rides to services. The column weighs audience impact on performances and notes inflation risks and driver attention.
Washington report on the farm vote as a pivotal factor in the upcoming election. It contrasts Republican and Democratic farm planks, highlighting price supports, storage, credit, and expansion of rural programs while noting bipartisan mentions of cooperatives and farm modernization. The piece compares platform proposals and stresses the potential swing influence of farmers in states like Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio.
A sequence of crossword like clues ranging from 1 to 42 covers fish species tools and nautical terms. Entries hint at a vertical word list with terms such as kind of fish harem room and Greek letters. The puzzle appears to assemble answers into a themed grid with literary references and language hints.
Short clues and word hints list yielding solutions such as fat of swine and various terms. This entry compiles numbered prompts from the puzzle including items like short-napped fabric, melody, insect, hodgepodge, and others with clues for each.
A Q and A roundup covers RCMP strength with 4100 plus officers, origins of mind your P s and Q s, Maine state seal symbolism, Ro as an invented language, Mars life signs limited to plants, Indian reservations liberty to leave, US Navy cruisers named for cities, and See Lily as an animal with featherlike radiating arms.
The piece recalls Louis Waldman’s 1944 book noting Fiorello La Guardia’s harsh attacks on opponents and how the campaign against O’Dwyer used character assassination. It cites Lehman and Waldman’s charges of smear tactics, alliances with Reds, and the spread of anti Jewish fear campaigns.
A loose, polemical piece arguing that smear tactics linked to anti Communist efforts target Sen. Pat McCarran and McCarthy allies, while detailing alleged connections involving Lehman, the Buttenwiesers, and Alger Hiss. It claims no distortion of facts and cites King Features copyright.
Longyearbyen the administrative capital of Spitsbergen was named for John M Longyear, a Bostonian.
Northwest Airlines East Bound and West Bound departures from Rochester listed at 7 52 am 1 05 pm 5 37 pm 8 25 pm and 2 09 pm. Great Western and Milwaukee Road provide St Paul Minneapolis Mason City Omaha Madison and LaCrosse routes with times like 4 05 am 11 20 pm 10 30 pm 7 35 am and 7 50 am. Mixed trains and other stays include daily patterns and Sunday exceptions. bus times for Rochester include 8 15 am 2 05 pm with inbound arrivals at 10 am 4 35 pm and 9 55 pm. A radius note mentions 50 miles within Austin county but 150 miles on request.
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