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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
5
The piece notes Samuel Clemens adopted Mark Twain as a pen name from a riverboat pilot call signaling two fathoms depth. It also compares Mauna Loa's height, stating it rises 13,680 feet above sea level despite being the world’s highest mountain.
The Agriculture Department reports this year's crop production far surpasses the prior record with output at 12 percent of the 1957-59 average, up from 10 percent estimated last month and far above the 107 percent and 108 percent of last year and 1960 respectively. The state by state data cover corn, wheat, oats, soybeans, barley, rye, flax, sugar beets, and potatoes across Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota, noting acreage, yields, and total production.
Minneapolis Honeywell announced a thermocouple device one third the thickness of a human hair that records cockroach temperatures from 50 to 165 degrees Fahrenheit. The instrument, built for the Agriculture Department, aims to help scientists curb cockroach breeding by studying their heat tolerance. A Texas research station showed interest due to roaches thriving in warmer climates.
The region endures a stark Christmas as the long coal strike drags into its second year. Leo Sanders, 35, his wife, and seven children live in a two room converted garage. He scavenges fuel from abandoned mines to heat their home while opposition to the UMW wage demands and TVA markets fuels hardship.
Authorities in Hillhead northeast South Dakota probe the theft of mink pelts valued at 45000 from the Fischer Fur Farm on Tuesday night. Local police and investigators are reviewing security footage and canvassing the area for suspects.
East German guards enlarged two wall crossings at Oberbaumbruecke and in Neukoelln to speed Christmas visits. About 800,000 West Berliners may obtain one day passes to visit relatives until Jan. 5 as lines formed outside 12 permit offices. Extra police dispersed late applicants amid cold and delays.
Visitors were required to leave East Bern under the arrangement before approval by East German authorities on Wednesday.
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