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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1955
Page
2
A fragment praises the risen Christ with lines about joy and triumph sung by believers. The devotional verse echoes a call to heavens and earth to respond in praise.
The piece argues for bipartisan cooperation to craft a long range farm program that reduces surpluses, preserves small farms, and learns from past efforts. It critiques stop gap measures and urges restraint in political posturing to allow effective policy development.
The article surveys past vice presidential selections and campaigns from 1835 to 1860, noting Van Buren’s 1835 Veep pick, Garner and Barkley limits, Breckenridge’s failed bid, Lincoln’s rise, and other historic attempts. It concludes with Lincoln’s 1860 nomination after earlier rejection of his VP bid.
A two week Asian tour by top Soviet leaders aims to widen East West tensions. Reports say Krushchev and Bulganin target the United States and Portugal with statements, prompting a joint U S and Portugal rebuke. Dulles and Cunha discussed the remarks during their India Burma visit.
H K Lund president of the Austin Board of Realtors cites a strong national and local outlook with high level home production likely to continue to 1975 or beyond. Building remains the most durable spending, with 1956 construction near a record $44 million, about 5 percent above 1955.
George E. Sokols ky argues against censorship while claiming right to avoid films he disapproves of and urges parental moral guidance over studio influence. He critiques Catholic bishops and Dore Schary, notes legal and religious moral standards, and questions the shift of moral law from church to studios.
A collection of reader letters and notes on issues from school district debates to farm problems. The piece urges signatures and typewritten letters under 300 words, discusses winter weather, the cold, and home humidity debates, and muses on a Christmas gift idea and Averell Harriman in the presidential race.
The Mill Creek Leader quotes a column arguing television is educational for children while listing a satirical set of claimed lessons. It notes a quick check reveals distortions about deodorant, throat remedies, beer, oatmeal, candy, and home permanents for girls.
A heavy coat of wax around door jambs is recommended to help keep youngsters clean by preventing dirt and grime from spreading.
Washington report on the Agriculture Department outlook predicting continued cost-price squeeze for farmers through 1956 and beyond. Prices fell 7 percent from 1954 to 1955, with average annual income declines since 1951 near a billion dollars. The piece notes mounting farm policy debate and a 600-page Twentieth Century Fund study urging lower price supports.
Advice on handling anxiety and fear through self effort, replacing worry with cheerfulness and faith. Encourages using religion, prayer, outdoor life as tools to chase away troubles and keep a positive outlook. Emphasizes personal power to outwit imagined woes.
Puzzle clues mix names and terms from history and language. Entries include Payne Madison, Persian princes, memory, strip, dangerous endings, and various lengths. The grid references classic crosswords with definitions for people places and objects.
The entry lists puzzle clues and numbers in a terse prompt style. It appears as a crossword style clue strip with terms like Dispatcher Bolsterer Shout Feat Implement Trial Conductors Asterisk Armed fleet Rats Soak up Born Stupefy Oleic acid salt Weird Pr. The readable text suggests a fragment of puzzle answers without a connected narrative or full solution.
The article outlines Jonathan Carver's 1767 Minnesota map and its later use in his 1781 London book, detailing river sources and the Mississippi headwaters. It covers early Catholic missions by Father Baraga and Leopoldine Society, the first church at Fron tenac, and 1840 and 1851 church developments in St Paul, plus Horace Greeley’s criticisms and Minnesota’s push to attract settlers led by state statistician Joseph Wheelock. It also notes 1859 fur trade, buffalo robes, cranberries, and Chinese market ginseng exports.
Hollywood approves a nine million dollar plan to upgrade Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street with colored sidewalks bronze plaques in concrete squares searchlights atop streetlights and colored beams at intersections funded by local businessmen.
A nostalgic poem recounts harsh childhood memories of scolding and forced speaking. The speaker recalls a strict aunt and a frightened elder sister who hid from visitors. The verse links past humiliation to a modern child stammering while Paul Revere is invoked by his mother.
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