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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1951
Page
3
Herald writer Dick Williams shares a humorous guide on how not to fix leaks, mocking overly confident home repairs. The piece overflows with satirical steps and cautionary asides about DIY plumbing and neighborly advice.
A group of about 35 wearing Ku Klux Klan robes attended a Protestant church service near New Merkle, southeast of Birmingham, driving in a convoy. A robed guard, armed with a blackjack, discouraged photographers from filming. Trial of three accused night riders for a 1949 beating was set to begin in Jefferson County circuit court.
Washington actress Myrna Loy married government official Howland Sargeant at Fort Myer Virginia. Sargeant deputy assistant secretary of state for public affairs will leave for Paris to head the U S delegation to UNESCO. Loy is a member of the U S national commission for UNESCO.
American cigarette production is expected to reach a record 410 billion for the year ending June 30. The figure implies an average of eight to ten cigarettes per day for every person in the country.
A 19 year old sailor from Norfolk naval air station had leave cancelled after publicity over his May wedding to Betty Thompson of Atlanta. He said he wants privacy and postponed the ceremony indefinitely while Betty, a cancer patient with one leg lost and a lung ailment, faces a dire prognosis. His father plans a talk to curb media attention.
Mrs. Maurice Kleckner announces Poppy Day totals from American Legion auxiliary as $208 raised in the drive. The event supported veterans amid community participation and local sales.
Rep. Eugene J. McCarthy of St. Paul, the only urban member on the 25 man House agriculture committee, champions consumer interests alongside farmer issues. He criticizes chairman actions during beef price rollback questions and jokes about forming a rural television authority as a future possibility.
In Norfolk the United Confederate Veterans wrapped its 61st reunion with a 48 gun salute. Three 101 year old Civil War veterans pledged to join the Sons of Confederate Veterans meeting in Jackson Mississippi next June. A Belmont Dennis said the trio were spry and will be guests at future gatherings with ambu lance transport if needed. Only 12 Confederate veterans survive.
A. M. Allen of North Little Rock reports more telephone requests for taxi services as traffic drivers strike Little Rock transit. His listing in the telephone book under taxidermist highlights the mix up between service categories during transit disruptions.
Viet Minh forces attacked weak posts on Hanoi's southern perimeter and threatened a breakthrough into the rice delta. French paratroops and artillery moved in, with Catholic militiamen reorganized under French help as 30,000 rebel troops pressed Day river defenses and Sherman tanks opposed a crossing.
Capt William D Clark son of Gen Mark Clark is recuperating in Tokyo General hospital from a wound received in Korea.
Senator Edward J. Thye proposes a senate committee modeled on wartime prior ones to monitor the $60 billion defense budget. The plan would grant the appropriations panel a subcommittee to continuously study military outlays for equipment bases and facilities, with Thye arguing citizens deserve oversight and value for tax dollars.
A five alarm blaze in Baltimore threatens up to $400000 in defense materials for the Navy and Atomic Energy Commission. Heat and Power Corp. owner John H. Zink Sr. says work under defense contracts may be a total loss. About $30000 worth, including stainless steel forgings, were destined for the Navy.
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