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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
1
Geo A Hormel & Co announced a general wage increase of four cents an hour with extra pay for women and night shift workers. The boosts total 13,700 weekly or 710,976 yearly, retroactive to Oct 27 and effective Dec 29, under Wage Stabilization Board guidance. Fremont plant adds 1,555 weekly.
Governor C Elmer Anderson appoints Fergus Falls attorney Roger L Dell to Minnesota Supreme Court to replace retiring Associate Justice C R Magney. Dell is a Bird Island native with Shakopee roots who studied law at St Paul College of Law and served in World War I before completing his degree in 1920.
ST PAUL It is likely that Warden Leo F Utecht will resume charge at Stillwater prison next Monday according to Jarle Leirfallom acting director of Minnesota state institutions Utecht has been away during a probe into his administration the probe could be finished by Friday night and state crime bureau agents may take more time to conclude their inquiry Leirfallom to decide administrative status this weekend Gov Anderson rejected a NAACP request for an outside group to assess racial conditions in state penal institutions
In Western Korea on Christmas Eve, a Chinese battalion about 750 men attacked Allied trenches near T-Bone Hill west of Chorwon aided by heavy artillery. U N forces repelled the attack as Sabre jets clashed with MiGs above the front, with several kills and damage reported. Maj. James Hagerstrom and 2nd Lt. Walter Fellman, along with Capt. Vincent Stacy, led air combat, destroying or damaging multiple MiGs.
London Lutheran Sunday School children presented a Christmas story program led by Rev. A. C. Korsrud. Students performed songs and recitations by grade level and the program closed with treats and gift exchanges. Rev. Korsrud and Mrs Korsrud plan to visit daughters in California on Christmas Day. next sermon set for February 1.
In his 14th Christmas message the Pope denounces mechanized society as depersonalizing. He speaks to the poor and oppressed worldwide, urging continued Christlike aid and a flood of help, as East and West remain in a tense standoff. The address was broadcast from Vatican Radio in Italian with 23 translations planned.
Washington lawmakers face strong denials from 30 scholars and officials named by Louis Budenz as Communist party members. Budenz, ex Daily Worker editor now at Fordham University, labeled as a liar by some, while Yale Law School Prof Thomas I Emerson disputed the charges saying he has never been a member of the Communist party.
The Bureau of Information and Minnesota Department of Conservation distribute a free cartoon booklet titled How to Hunt Safety to educate youth on safe hunting practices.
President elect Eisenhower selected True D. Morse of St. Louis for under secretary of agriculture. Morse, 56, farm management service leader and Doane Agricultural Service chair, will work as top aide to Ezra Taft Benson. His nomination awaits Senate confirmation after Eisenhower takes office Jan. 20. Morse has long been active in farm economics and church work in Missouri.
The Austin Daily Herald announces a first ever Christmas Day edition will be delivered to every Austin subscriber each holiday morning. The paper will publish on Christmas Day and on future holidays, bringing season's greetings to readers citywide.
Santa's old sleigh breaks a runner just as Mrs. Claus and elves load gifts. The Air Force offers a jet bomber, but Santa and the reindeer choose to repair with an icicle runner and continue the night delivery, racing the plane in frosty skies.
The Associated Press reports Christmas observances shape hopes worldwide. Pope Pius XII and President Truman prepare messages while Bethlehem hosts midnight Masses and border guards ease for pilgrims. Van Fleet and Clark urge faith toward peace as Chinese Communists join yuletide scenes on Korea front.
City park officials closed the lagoon skating rink in Community Park due to dangerous ice after recent warm weather. Only the East Side lake rink will operate during Christmas. a guard will keep skaters off the lagoon until it reopens, possibly after Christmas.
London reports the famous Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus will be off site for cleaning this Christmas. The statue known for its delicate pose will be moved to a workshop, with restoration overseen by city authorities and art staff.
Austin taxis suspend service for four hours tonight from 6 to 10 p m to allow staff to spend Christmas Eve at home. Emergency calls will be referred to the police department as needed.
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