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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1952
Page
3
James Marlow reports Stalin offered mild replies on peace and Korea during Christmas. He said he favored talks with Eisenhower and would cooperate to end the Korean War, yet kept loopholes to avoid concrete commitments, aligning with the party line.
A Seattle surgeon and the Providence Sisters of Charity donated life saving heart surgery for Frank Gunderson a 20 year old Montana youth with patent ductus arteriosus. The operation costing far beyond his 140 dollars life savings restored a normal life expectancy and his brother Alfred 19 will soon receive the same treatment.
A humorous HAL BOYLE piece records the day after Christmas chaos as the man of the house endures feasts, phone calls, and relentless family activity. He leads dawn gift unwrapping, calms the brood, and carves the turkey before collapsing into postholiday weariness. The following day he wakes exhausted as relatives hurry to exchange gifts and the dog awaits attention.
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds Rice County Board of Commissioners power to regulate closing hours for rural beer sales. The 1951 resolution barred non intoxicating malt liquor sales after midnight, requiring complete closures except for cleaning. Tavern, nightclub and lake resort operators challenged the rule as unreasonable restraint of trade and class legislation. Chief Justice Charles Loring wrote for the unanimous court, affirming the district court’s denial of a temporary injunction.
Billie Shonnae the Flame of New Orleans 23 faces murder counts in the killing of Alfred Rosenfield Jr. 38. Roscoe Ails 54 a club comedian is jailed without bond. Shonnae claims self defense and says the shot was fired as Rosenfield and Ails argued.
Eighteen religious groups are active on the University of Minnesota main campus and seven on the farm campus. Listings include Baptist Catholic Christian Fellowship Christian Science Congregational Disciples Eastern Orthodox Episcopal Friends Jewish Lutheran (two Synods) Methodist Mormon Presbyterian Unitarian Universalist YMCA YWCA. Each group has student officers and some staff, with headquarters buildings on campus. A Student Council of Religion on each campus partners with a lay coordinator to provide broad student religious activities.
House tax fraud investigators urge broad new inquiries into the alcohol tax unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau and the Justice Department tax division. They seek reforms to reduce graft, strengthen enforcement, and curb discretionary deductions while pushing for publicizing tax compromises and decisions.
Minnesota Supreme Court sustained a $10 427 verdict for Amos B. Knudson as special administrator of Clarence Knudson estate against Clifford Nagel in a wrongful death suit arising from a head-on truck collision on July 3 1950 south of Albert Lea Freeborn County.
The Civil Aeronautics Board said scheduled airlines posted a best safety record this year with 0.38 passenger deaths per 100 million passenger miles, based on late statistics for the year not quite finished. The 1951 rate stood at 1.3, down from 1.1 in 1950.
British newsmen urge adoption of the American little merchant newsboy model to teach business skill and aid education. Yet most Britons view newspaper rounds as beneath dignity and education authorities strongly restrict or ban young deliveries.
The Texas tale follows Guy Cherry, a Long Beach disc jockey, who after shedding 273 pounds to 369 pounds for a holiday visit, abandons his diet to eat a Christmas dinner. His next challenge is whether airlines will allow his return flight to California.
Arsenal moved into second in the first division with a 6 4 victory over Bolton Thursday. The win boosts their standing and highlights a strong attack from the London club.
Dean and Jerry ranked No 1 in the annual Motion Picture Herald box office poll of theater men. John Wayne fell to No 2 after leading last year, with Gary Cooper moving into second place and Crosby Hope Stewart Day Peck Hayward Scott following in order.
A 27 year old Hawthorne California mother of three, Jean Garrett, faces a cesarean today to deliver her fourth child while battling Hodgkins disease. Doctors say the operation will likely shorten her life though the baby has a chance to be normal. She expressed bravery and hope, telling friends this could be her last Christmas.
University president Dr. J L Morrill announced a 6 404 843 appropriation to operate the Minnesota hospitals for the 1953 54 and 1954 55 fiscal years. An additional 61 087 is requested for a current year cost of living raise. The plan cites Mayo Memorial center expansion rehab center openings and higher salary and equipment costs.
Funeral services Sunday for Mark D. Van De Water 40 Grand Forks vice president of R. B. Griffith Co. who died from injuries suffered last Sunday when he fell into a freight elevator shaft at the store. Native of St Paul, educated in Minneapolis.
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