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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1952
Page
3
A note from The Herald marks sixty years as Austin’s newspaper, pledging fairness and impartial coverage. It endorses serving agricultural, bar, and industry interests without favoritism, while criticizing public corruption and noting that accountability lies with the people.
The Hormel Farmer magazine provides monthly guidance to farmers with focus on pork production. In its latest issue H. G. Zavoral authors a valuable article offering practical, profitable pointers for feeding, housing, and management of hogs to improve pork outcomes.
In a hospital bed columnist George Peck muses on political questions about postwar America. He ponders victory fruits, misinterpreting Soviet aims, UN sovereignty, U S funding of UN rulings, power politics, NATO, decolonization in Indonesia and Indo China, and America’s French policies.
A speaker challenges U S foreign policy criticizing allied payments to avoid taxation, Soviet influence, and reliance on military spending. He denounces coercive diplomacy and internationalism, urges prioritizing AMERICA FIRST, tax relief, and homegrown freedom before expanding abroad. He questions nuclear secrecy and missionary supremacy while urging voter action.
President Truman asks Congress to aid service men and women to vote. A committee report notes many states lack adequate voting time and mail registration for servicemen. A bill by Green Humphrey Moody and McCormack would fix issues for the 1952 election and extend access, urging Congress to act for soldiers and sailors.
George E. Sokolsky discusses rising road fatalities in 1950 to 1952 and compares them to wartime Korea deaths. He cites 52 million registered cars and argues roads were not built for current traffic, noting traffic jams on Sundays and holidays and the need for better road funding and maintenance.
The piece argues road costs extend beyond construction with tolls and wider, articulated highways as solutions. It warns summer traffic peaks slip into tragedies, urges driver education, and notes groups like the Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee and AAA address safety from multiple angles.
A column notes opening of the swimming pool by 1:30 pm with long lines and optimism. It praises citizen reports to traffic enforcement, discusses college courses in horseshoeing as a new trade, and highlights HM Hormel's profit sharing as a morale booster. It also explains demographers forecast future demand for goods and warns that work is becoming less popular as wealth grows.
James Marlow reports that the Supreme Court has canceled the Truman seizure of steel mills, returning them to owners while workers go on strike. Congress faces choices on legal rights, price controls, and potential legislation as negotiations resume without clear gains for either side.
Arthur G. Smith and G. W. Stubbee took seats on the Austin Water and Light Board marking the first full meeting of the five member board after succeeding R. A. Dunnette and John Jennings who became city attorney and alderman at large. Park Dougherty was elected president of the Austin Ad Club succeeding Don V. Daigneau. City Council approved plans to begin installation of the Austin heating plant in July.
In New York an Irving Trust branch was robbed by a man claiming to be a human bomb. Teller Charles Lehanka pretended to stumble, hit a holdup alarm, and the bandit fled empty handed. A note warned of pistols and nitro vials. An African elephant weighs 6 to 8 tons when mature.
TV comedienne headlines a refreshed schedule as a folding bed and grate tech feature in a light entertainment piece. The column notes ongoing shifts in programming and the new items appearing in home living segments with playful tone.
Puzzle clued list references Lucille Ball and Arnaz with TV fame and spouse, plus a wide set of cross referenced terms. Across vertical entries cover ordered Greek gods seasons and musical notes among many general clues.
Adm William H Standley, former ambassador to Soviet Russia, writes memoirs in Coronado about betrayal by the United States to a dangerous enemy. He denounces Truman administration and communism, faults Roosevelt era policies, and accuses Harriman and others of aiding the Soviets. He defends Kimmel and Short against Pearl Harbor blame.
A scene around a tea table shows several people standing while service lags. The correct cue is to stay seated and chat as the crowd thins before joining the line.
Timetables show East and West bound flights from Rochester at 7 52 am 1 05 pm 5 37 pm and 8 25 pm Westbound at 2 09 pm and 7 40 pm Great Western Mason City and Omaha trains to and from Chicago LaCrosse Joy? Madison Des Moines Kansas City Minneapolis and Austin Albert Lea with multiple daily departures and arrivals including mixed trains and limousine service.
Government postal rate notice details idle in advance pricing for mail delivery within fifty miles and over one hundred fifty miles from Austin. Payment terms show per week and yearly options with amounts listed for different zones and service levels.
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