Fire Destroys 10-Room Farm Home West of City
Flames swept a 10 room farm home west of Austin this morning as a south wind fed the blaze. Mr and Mrs Joseph West lost their residence and most possessions except a few unpacked items. Neighbors aided with water from milk cans and a nearby hydrant while firefighters battled the flames. The oil stove in the den is blamed for starting the fire which consumed the second floor by 11 am. An employe house nearby was saved. The 60 year old house was insured and the Wests planned to live in the small guest house. Their four children Rosemary Peter Julie and Rebecca were at school in Austin.
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Austin
Joseph West
Charles City
Iowa
Leonard Paape
Harold Westby
Highway 16
Eberhart
Wests
Tin Fire Dept
Streverling Farm
Carl Kehret
Save
Employe House
West
Rosemary
Peter
Julie
Rebbeca
Austin Fire Department
West Farm
Texas teacher killed by homemade rocket in chemistry class
In Floydada Texas a rocket made from a pipe blew up during a high school chemistry experiment killingGarland Foster 40 an Atomic Energy Commission former Los Alamos worker and injuring seven students Keith Hollums 18 and Jerry Crawford 17 were seriously hurt Dennis Whitfill 18 witnessed the blast and described the setup a one foot pipe with carbon potassium chlorate and sulfur fuel a roller skate launch and a failed ignition ending in shrapnel and debris everywhere
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Floydada
Tex
Garland Foster
Atomic Energy Commission Research Center
Los Alamos
N.M
Keith Hollums
Jerry Crawford
Dennis Whitfill
Whitfill
Six Die After Villa Rica Georgia Explosion
An explosion wrecked four stores in Villa Rica Georgia and early reports said six bodies were removed from the rubble. Fire followed the blast and twenty people with burns were taken to the Villa Rica hospital. Fire units from Atlanta and nearby towns fought the blaze. it was under control about 12:30 PM.
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Villa Rica
Georgia
Atlanta
USI Donations Rise 4 Percent in Austin Blitz
USI officials report a four percent increase in donations during a targeted Austin blitz. Of the 62 352 dollar goal, 47 971 dollars, or 77 percent, has been raised as of today. 1 100 Austinites remain to be contacted before an envelope drive adds about 1 dollar per donor.
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USI
Austin
Clarence Smith
Austin High School
Smith
USI Officials Rally on Friday the 13th
USI campaign leaders vow bold end to a drive despite past failures. Drive Chairman Clarence Smith says they hope Friday the 13th luck will not affect their efforts and that the end will mark a successful push.
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USI
Clarence Smith
Drive
Israeli Convoy Enters Jordan With Gasoline Supplies
The first Israeli convoy to Mt Scepus in two weeks crossed Jordanian territory today carrying 14 barrels of gasoline and other supplies. U N observers and Jordanian officers checked cargo before departure under a U N brokered agreement with Dag Hammarskjold supervising. The convoy included 45 policemen and civilian caretakers.
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Jerusalem
Mt. Scepus
Jordan
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Wisconsin treasurer Warren R. Smith dies at 68
Warren R. Smith, 68, longtime Republican treasurer of Wisconsin since 1948, died Wednesday in Madison. His death marks the end of a decades long tenure in state government.
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Madison
Wis
Warren R. Smith
Wisconsin
Snowstorm Snarls East Coast Traffic
A nor’easter blasted from Connecticut to Virginia with record snow in New York and New Jersey, 10 deaths, and widespread transport disruption. NYC sanitation crews surged 8700 workers for cleanup as 7.3 inches fell in 25 hours. Philadelphia saw 6 inches citywide and 10 in suburbs.
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New York
Connecticut
Virginia
New Jersey
Atlantic
Maryland
Maine
Philadelphia
New York City
Champion steer Hon eymoon sells for record 30 a pound
Mrs. Sue Secondino's grand champion Hereford Hon eymoon brought $30 a pound at the International Livestock Exposition, a record $31,059 total, sold to Arthur Godfrey televised on his CBS program. Secondino and her husband plan to buy a farm in Indiana with the proceeds.
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Chicago
Sue Secondino
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Secondino
New Goshen
Ind
Peter
Indiana
Sue
Godfrey
Howard Johnson
Johnson
Fred Haigler
Armour & Co
Chicago Yards
Third member for wage board declines University dean
Two fact finders in the city wage dispute agreed on William B. Lockhart as the third member but he cannot serve due to university duties. O'Berg and Schultz must now pick another impartial member for the three person board tasked to study the wage question and report to the City Council.
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Frank W. Schultz
O. W. O'Berg
William B. Lockhart
The
University of Minnesota Law School
Lockhart
O’berg
Schultz
London Rail Crash Kills About 100 Passengers
Rescue workers in thick fog recovered 73 bodies with 25 to 35 still trapped, while more than 200 were injured including 110 seriously hurt. About 2 000 commuters were aboard two wrecked trains near St John’s Station en route to Hayes Folkestone and Deal when a third train nearly collided.
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London
Hayes
English Channel
Folkestone
Deal
No Deals Meany Tells Convention
AFL CIO President George Meany told the opening session of the federation's convention that there would be no deals in the drive to end labor corruption. He denied reports that the AFL CIO high command is willing to water down cleanup demands on the Teamsters and other unions accused of corrupt leadership.
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Atlantic City
Aflcio
George’ Meany
Meany
Aflcio High Command
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Hormel Receives American Humane Seal for Humane Slaughter
The American Humane Association awards Geo. A. Hormel & Co. the seal of approval for humane slaughter. Hormel uses humane stunning at all cattle plants and CO2 immobilization chambers in 1952 with Hog slaughtering at Austin Fort Dodge and Fremont. The award notes 95 percent hogs handled by Hormel under humane methods and four million animals slaughtered yearly.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
American Humane Assn. of
Denver
Hormel Company
R. T. Phillips
AHA
H. H. Corey
Hormel Board
Hormel
Austin
Fort Dodge
Fremont
The
American Humane Assn
U.S. Satellite Test Reset for Friday
The United States orders a new daylight hours launch attempt for a tiny test satellite at Cape Canaveral after a failed bid Wednesday. A shortened countdown of six to seven hours is planned, with refueling focusing on liquid oxygen to fix valve leaks and wind concerns.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Defense Department
C. H Schooley
J. Paul Walsh
Walsh
Air Force
Navy
Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
U.S
Hormel 1957 Annual Report Highlights Strong Working Capital
Geo A Hormel & Co reports sales of 335 million dollars for the year ending Oct 26, with 1 059 710 466 pounds of meat sold a drop of 8 4 percent yet third year with over one billion pounds. Net profit 3 315 197 dollars, 31 cents per hundredweight, and earnings 5 74 dollars per share.
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Geo. A Hormel & Co
Sauk Rapids Boy Dies in Basement Fire
In Sauk Rapids Minnesota a two year old named Gary Regowski died of asphyxia in a basement fire that damaged the interior of the home. He played with brothers Michael five and Thomas three as their mother slept. The grandmother broke in a window to alert the mother and firefighters could not enter due to smoke. Gary was found near the stove and refrigerator after about twenty minutes.
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Sauk Rapids
Minn
Gary Regowski
Kenneth Regowski
Michael
Thomas
August Regowski
Gary
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C E Schraffel
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Champ
Haigler
Howard Johnson Jr
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Baldy Hansen
St. John's Station
Britain
Humane Society Honors Hormel Company
Hl. H. Corey
Corey
Gamma
Florida
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