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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
8
Village officials called for a state fire marshal investigation into the Christmas day blaze that destroyed the old opera house. Mayor Willis Drinkall said the move aims to protect residents and that no arson suspicions exist yet. The council has not found a fire insurance policy for the building.
Grand Meadow Lydia Schieiger spends holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Kelley in Riverside California. Sherburn Mrs L A Swenson visits Ruth Thorson and Alfred Myhre. Zella Burrington and Jason Bruce visit relatives in Winona for Christmas. Cal Grimm visits son Raymond and family in Eau Claire. R J Burrington and Busan weekend with Burringtons in La Crosse. Ada Schiletger Misa Leila Ely Lydia Schletger at E J Greening home in Austin. Cora Scholer visits sister in Lake City. Irwin Baldus family drive to Kansas City to meet Arnold Tune in De Rit er Camp Louisiana and spend Saturday with them. T Hovda returns from Florida and Oklahoma. Clara Warn spends Christmas day with daughter in Stewartville. Robert Myhre and Jerry Ringen stationed at Air Co base Texas spend a few days at home.
Grand Meadow Orma Calkins and Orma Calkins visit Mrs. Rote's parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peterson in Salamanca New York. Leo Calkins and children spend Christmas at Frank Shane home in Austin. Ida Hamilton of Austin and Mrs. Mary Calkins visit Austin households. Luther Fijelsted and others vacation with relatives in Moorhead. B L Anderson of Waltham and Hilda Anderson of Gargeant call on Clara and Alma Peterson.
Christmas week gatherings include Cpl Sterling Edgar visiting Racine from Highlands New Jersey to spend the holiday with his parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Edgar. Elm Er organize gatherings with relatives in Elkton Rochester Webster Superior and Ames with many families hosting guests and attending church events.
A would-be robber tried to ambush Mrs. Dorothy Kozol as she returned from a grocery. She struck him with a half-gallon milk carton, splashing milk over his head and freezing it in the subzero air. The thief fled empty handed.
Methodist Church led by Rev. R W Duel with 9 30 a m worship and 11 a m service. Sunday school 10 30 and RAUINE class at 10. family church party at 8 p m Monday. Grand Meadow Lutheran with Rev John N Skepstad holds 9 30 a m service and 8 p m Holy Communion. Bear Creek Lutheran morning worship 11 with Holy Communion. Congregational led by Rev S Sargent at 10 30 a m with Sunday School 9 30. St Finbarrs Catholic services at 7 30 and 10 30 a m with weekday 7 30 a m. confessions before 1st 3rd 5th Sundays at 7 30 p m Saturday.
Three Los Angeles youths Lloyd Britton 12 Louella Britton 13 and Leonard Bryson 14 attempted an airplane run away in Culver City Calif A gate guard halted the plan after hearing the engine and shining a light The trio were taken to a police station where Bryson s sister and Britton s mother administered a spanking They face juvenile court hearing Saturday The kids hoped to fly to Eureka Calif to visit Bryson s civilian pilot father about 600 miles away
Thousands of United Nations employees began work Tuesday in the new 39 story headquarters on East 42nd street overlooking the East River. By early January most staff will have moved in leaving only a skeleton crew at Lake Success. The UN address will change to United Nations New York and Lake Success facilities will be retained until the conference area is finished next summer.
Col. Russell Ayers chief of the Minnesota military district says an organized reserve corps unit from Two Harbors will be recalled to active duty in January. The notice underscores ongoing mobilization among reserve forces as World War II continues.
Mecca Chapter CBS held a Christmas party Thursday featuring a pot luck lunch. Mrs. Leo Miller and Mrs. Ho Bart Goodsell organized the event, with games, a Christmas story by Mrs. Gene Spray, and songs by Charles Thorson. The next meeting on Jan 4 will welcome the worthy grand matron and honor 50 year members.
Mrs Simon Olson 73 of Grand Meadow died early today at St Olaf hospital Austin She is survived by two daughters Mrs Fred Wead Adams and Mrs Galen Warn Grand Meadow five grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Friday.
Mr and Mrs Carl Gabrielson and family of Austin Mr and Mrs Gordon Gabrielson of Austin Mr and Mrs Verne Gabrielson and family of Rochester Miss Clarice Gabrielson of Austin and Mr and Mrs August Noss of Grand Meadow were Christmas Day guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Alybert Gabrielson
A peace mission committee at Katha in north Burma accuses district police of excesses against townsfolk. It says officers used methods akin to Japanese Kempeitai to force confessions, noting the unit is called the four P s with the title Preservation of Public Property Police. State property spans government treasure to state controlled forest land.
Denver man Robert F Fleming 37 nosedived into a pile of Christmas gifts at home after rising before daylight and tripping over a child’s tricycle. He struck a fish bowl and candy bowl, gashed his neck, and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Gertrude Puelicher urges readers to confront fear and selfishness as 1950 ends. She says New Year brings hope when neighborhoods unite to serve country and communities overcome prejudice. Enduring courage comes from direct contact with God.
The NEA Service feature describes how Crawford and Lightner used signaling through deuce and eight melds to build a canasta. It highlights mutual confidence and timing as key factors in their cooperative play.
A hearing over the number of liquor licenses for International Falls was postponed to January 6 by Dist. Judge Arnold C. Forbes after the death of Thomas Streissguth of New Ulm. Streissguth represented Elmo Paff and E. G. Strong and others who argue the state license law based on population does not apply in Koochiching County.
In Hamilton Ohio a Cincinnati to Chicago passenger train derailed about a mile north of Somerville early today. Two empty cars and a boxcar left the track while thirteen other cars and the locomotive remained upright. About 80 to 100 passengers were aboard and were transferred to another train. The cause is unknown though freezing conditions are blamed for possible rail splits.
Sam Jurgen sen, 62, a St. Paul fireman, died in Ancker hospital from injuries sustained in a crash between a fire truck and an oil transport several days earlier.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan notes convalescence after gallstone surgery or major illness is slow and often discouraging. Recovery depends on operation type age and health, with rest, exercise, and a proper diet guiding progress. Improved techniques now shorten convalescence, but patience remains essential.
Armand Tokatyan, once with the Metropolitan, testified in Los Angeles divorce court that his wife Antoinette, a New York voice teacher, was jealous. He said on stage he treats female sopranos as “another piece of furniture” and denied improper relations. The couple, married in 1924 and separated in 1944, was granted the divorce.
George Matthew Adams reflects on timing in life from youth to old age. He warns that delaying wants often leads to lost joy, citing examples of wealth, island ownership, friendships, and vacations. The piece emphasizes acting on meaningful ambitions before they fade.
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