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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1957
Page
2
A dated insert from June 1 1957 presents a brief AP style local news note. The text includes a Bible quote from Acts 15 12 and a Jean Paul Richter aphorism, framing a historical newspaper page with no clear local event.
The New York Times reports U S geologists say coal oil and gas reserves will meet rising demand for about 1 000 years. Mechanization boosts output per miner. open pits water transport and pipelines push efficiency. Deep reserves and shale plans offer long term insurance though cost and conversion remain challenges.
The text discusses long term energy prospects in the United States, noting potential future fuel shortages after centuries and the eventual emergence of atomic and solar energy. It argues that scare stories about fuel are unlikely to be effective as energy developments remain experimental and not yet commercially competitive.
Washington reports show Democrats abandoned a planned tax cut this year to outpace Republicans. President Eisenhower maintains that reductions must wait, leaving citizens to delay tax relief in their 1958 family budgets.
Minnesota tourism and mobile home trade expand with a kickoff from the “Upward and Onward” campaign. The bureau reports mobile home sales near 5 million last year and 3 million occupants, with 500 million dollars invested in trailer parks and numerous high investment outlays. Branch roads to lake shores offer secluded spots where fishing remains a skilled pursuit.
Political observers believe Senator Knowland of California plans to pursue the governorship in 1958. The expected contest involves Governor Knight and Vice President Nixon as potential rivals, with observers watching for a possible clash or a compromise among ambitions.
The quoted reflection notes that fear, like hope and courage, is planted by God and acts as a bell in the mind. It signals danger and prompts a quick mental rally to face peril.
George E. Sokolski denounces Mickey Cohen’s public appearances and media exposure. He criticizes TV host Mike Wallace and Ted Yates Jr. for portraying Cohen as a slice of American life, likening the culture to a sewer and calling for tougher controls on sensationalism.
A mix of reader letters and opinion quotes discuss household gender roles, naval jet warnings during Memorial Day, and the value of psychology in child development. The Austin school letter praises faculty, while a Coronet magazine excerpt questions modern psychology's impact on neurotic behavior in children.
Roger W. Babson discusses a thousand member consumer club in Babson Park Mass that believes the public ultimately determines business success through purchasing choices. He argues prosperity or depression hinge on consumer power rather than Washington officials bankers or advertisers as manufacturers spend billions on ads reaching millions of readers and listeners.
The piece discusses religious conversion, noting many Americans have Christian backgrounds but conversion occurs across faiths via the gospel. It also describes the One Thousand Club’s retail mobility plan, urging store uniforms, a counter bell system, and even roller skates for clerks to speed service and boost sales.
A short column by George Matthew Adams on choosing kindness over criticism. The piece urges praising others to uplift both speaker and recipient, noting encouragement, gifts, and kind words spread warmth, happiness, and hope in a critical world.
A bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was installed in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey making him the first American poet honored there.
Astrology column notes Leos are noble and generous, led by the Sun with strong creative imagination. It warns against petty reactions, urges practical support and attention to loved ones, and cites Herbert Hoover as a modern example of constructive leadership.
A compact listing of crosswords clues referencing Washington state geography and related terms. Includes entries for cities, rivers, and landmarks with varied clue lengths and directions.
Oklahoma City police were asked to locate a person who has been writing anti cigarette and anti alcohol slogans in public library books. Slogans found include Pray for the smoke addict and 20th century world needs not smoke. USA atomic age mankind needs a cigaret less America. Lets lose fear from alcohol and tobacco.
The text notes Leo tendencies toward I focused thinking and cooperation as a key in leadership. It describes how Leo’s warmth and radiance stem from being Sun ruled, drawing others to follow due to personal magnetism and power.
On Long Island, sixty college trained parents from Plainedge enroll in an adult education course to become part time teachers within six months to a year. Mrs Rita Duffy, Plain edge Elementary School principal, leads the program inspired by a substitute shortage and aims to give parents insight into schools and help spiritual values.
Edgar A. Guest etches a conversation about work and wealth. A toiler defends humble labor while contemplating class fate as a neighbor contemplates a better life. The speaker asserts that society needs laborers to dig ditches and sustain the world.
A notice outlines mailing options with prepaid periods including One Month Three Months Six Months and One Year and mentions delivery within a post office radius of zero miles from Austin.
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