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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1950

Page

7

Design C-190 Narrow Lot Three Bedroom Plan

A cost efficient three bedroom C-190 plan minimizes waste space with an L shaped living area and dining alcove. It features eight closets, efficient opposite wall kitchen cabinets, book shelves, full basement, and sidings with stone touch on the front. dimensions 24 by 42 feet, 1017 square feet.

Altoona Dark From Weekend Storm Halts Power

Altoona Pennsylvania remains heavily dark after a weekend sleet storm. About 75 percent of residents lack electricity with hospitals and a state mental facility using flashlights. Power restoration faces weeks as 500 repair crews labor in subfreezing conditions.

Altoona Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Electric Co Penelec Penn-Alto Hotel

Hearing Ears Of The Rabbit Adapt To Flight

The rabbit’s large ears sweep backward to better detect sounds behind it. This adaptation helps the animal sense approaching predators and react quickly, aiding survival in its natural habitat.

Assassination Try Laid to Communists

Rep Wood of Georgia says the attempt to kill President Truman was Communist inspired. As chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee, he cites the Puerto Rican Nationalist party as the group behind the plot. He returns from Puerto Rico and notes no planned inquiry, insisting the island government has it under control.

Washington Wood D.-Ga Truman House UN American Activities Committee Puerto Rico Mr. Truman

Women Like Surprises but Not Too Much

A Cynthia Lowry feature reports on a Women’s Home Companion poll showing American women prefer some surprise in Christmas gifts while many enjoy directing their spouse’s choices. Anecdotes reveal custom boots, handmade gowns, and mink coats as surprises, with advice on avoiding robes.

Cynthia Lowry Housewife Variety Woman’s Home Companion

Ore Worker Killed at Two Harbors

Erbin H. Wassberg of Amery Wisconsin, 37, a farmer working as an ore steamer, was instantly killed last night at Two Harbors when he fell from a nine foot high plat form while washing an empty ore car. Coroner Parnell Johnson attributed death to a fractured skull from a sudden steam pressure change.

Erbin H. Wassberg Amery Wis Parnell Johnson Lake County Wassberg Duluth, Massabe and Iron Range Railroads

Surprise Gifts and Christmas Orders

A man explains his Christmas shopping approach. He says his wife tells him what she wants and he buys it, often with indirect hints. He claims to know his duties well in advance and acts surprised by gifts like socks ties shirts and pipes.

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Wife Pleads Guilty in Torch Slaying Case

Mrs. Eva Johnson aged 43 of Fronti county farm pleads guilty to second degree murder in the torch slaying of her husband Norvel Johnson 46 and is sentenced to life in the Nebraska penitentiary. Harvey Durbin 29 an itinerant farmhand at the Johnson farm faces trial next week while serving a nine month jail term for adultery.

Stockville, Neb Eva Johnson Fronti Norvel Johnson Nebraska Penitentiary Durbin

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