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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1952
Page
5
Minnesota’s fine late November weather is blamed for a high traffic death count with 52 fatalities reported for the month so far. Teen-age drivers are flagged as a causing factor, prompting Governor Anderson to push 1953 legislation to curb youth driving Mishaps.
Paul B Anderson, YMCA International official, addressed the Austin Rotary Club sharing views on Russia's spiritual revival. He noted Orthodox restoration, limited church activities, and renewed religious cooperation among Orthodox, Evangelical, and Baptist groups amid Soviet terms and economic factors.
Bob Hastings of Austin High School Francis Reed of Austin Junior College and John Rockwell of St Augustine High School are named as participants in a regional sports event featuring multiple local school athletes.
The Federal Reserve Bank notes higher weekly earnings lifting consumer incomes and department store sales district wide, with agricultural areas showing weakness. In Minnesota Montana the Dakotas and northwestern Wisconsin nonfarm employment reached new highs then fell modestly in October. September saw a 49 percent year over year rise in ordnance and scientific instrument firms employing 12 737 workers.
The report notes Montana's total employment at minus 158 400 with growth in mining and manufacturing. North Dakota gains from oil drilling lift non agricultural work, while Western South Dakota retail sales rise with mining and lumber. Red River Valley sales climb 22 percent from last year despite weaker farm areas in southwestern Minnesota and parts of North and South Dakota.
Madras reports Prince Muazzam Jah will marry a Hyderabad nobleman’s daughter in a modest ceremony. The groom's family will gift the bride several million dollars in gold and jewels.
New York police report a 16-year-old, Stephen W. Ordway, fell 15 stories from a window at his home after slipping on a highly polished floor. He was the son of former New York City Civil Service Commissioner Samuel H. Ordway Jr.
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