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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1955

Page

4

Aughey Quote on Judgment and Faults

The saying notes that those most generous and merciful in judging others are often the least faulted themselves.

Aughey

Austin Municipal Light Plant Opens for Public View

The city invites the public to inspect the expanded Municipal Light Plant after years of building. Visitors can view new boilers turbines and auxiliary equipment and tour the premises on Thursday and Friday at the plant near Municipal Square once city park land now used for storage tanks.

Austin Municipal Square

Hormel Leads Austin Hospital Drive For St Olaf Expansion

Park Dougherty, vice president of Hormel & Company, chairs a $350000 community fund drive for St Olaf Hospital’s new $1.12 million addition. Hormel supports the effort with a payroll deduction option for employees, noting many patients are Hormel workers or dependents and emphasizing the hospital’s vital modernization goals.

Hormel Park Dougherty Geo. A. Hormel & Company Austin St. Olaf Hospital Park Hormel & Company Hormel Company

Hitting a High Note in Japan Symphony Tour Boosts America

The Symphony of the Air's tour through Japan and Asia showcased American cultural vigor. The ensemble was greeted with admiration, with members individually identified and honored by Japanese audiences. The writer argues such foreign tours prove America's rich cultural life beyond domestic entertainment.

America Symphony of the Air Japan

Beneficent Work by Austin Shrine Club in 1954

The Austin Shrine Club, a small organization, contributed $700 to the Shrine Hospital in St. Paul during 1954. The Imperial Shrine is known for aiding crippled children regardless of race color or creed and the local unit’s donation reflects its charitable outlook. May their good work continue.

Austin Shrine Club Imperial Shrine Shrine Hospital St. Paul

Surplus Wheat Stockpiled In Moth Ball Fleet Faces Policy Challenge

Winona Daily News questions government use of surplus wheat stored in U.S. Maritime Administration ships. With 1954 surplus to be allocated, nearly one billion bushels expected by 1955. Congress allowed barter abroad for strategic materials, exporting over 82 million dollars in surplus goods, while famine aid and international agreements move wheat overseas. The article warns that a new policy is needed before the surplus overwhelms storage capacity.

Winona Daily News U.S. Maritime Administration Congress United States Yugoslavia

Proximity of daily worries outruns distant fears

Mason City Globe Gazette notes two large surveys show that family economics and health concerns dominate individual worry more than communism civil liberties or war. The piece argues people focus on near at hand problems from work to home and seek relief from President and Congress.

Mason City Congress

Ford Foundation ties to Fund for the Republic scrutinized

George E. Sokolski notes the 15 million dollar Ford Foundation gift that formed the Fund for the Republic and argues the parent foundation has avoided public explanation. He says the Fund opposes Congressional probes and surveys firms on Communist associations, while personnel shifts tied Hoffmann and Hutchins to the Fund.

Ford Foundation Paul Hoffman Fund For the Republic Hoffman Robert Hutchins

Questions on political criteria for artists raised by Fund for the Republic

The Fund for the Republic asks radio and television firms if they would apply political criteria to artists, would they act on such criteria with ad agencies or networks, and whether controversial figures hurt sales. It criticizes distribution of material by the Fund and cites The Kept Witnesses as evidence of alleged government frame jobs.

Fund For the Republic Nists Richard H. Revere United States Department of Justice FBI Revere King Features, Inc

Polish humor mixed with history and civic notes

The column blends light satire on social topics from farm politics to culinary names, recounts Davy Crockett fashion on hot days, and parodies tax arithmetic while praising American frontier spirit and ongoing research. It also honors Helen Keller on her 75th birthday with a tribute to her humanitarian work.

Helen Keller America

Rail and Truck Struggle for ICC Rulings

Washington report on five Interstate Commerce Commission cases challenging rail dominance in freight by trucks. ATA, a federation of truck groups, argues ICC rulings favor railroads and threaten motor carriers. Several denials were overturned or remain under appeal as rail service adequacy is cited in many decisions.

Washington ATA ICC McCullough Transfer Co Youngstown Ohio Federal Portland Cement Co Hamburg N. Y Pennsylvania American Trucking Association TAT U. S. District Court Cleveland McCullough Burns Motor Freight Marlington W. Va Kentucky Georgia A. W. Schaeffer Revillio 8. D South Dakota Vermont International Transport, Inc Fargo N. D Kenosha Wis Auto Transport Corp U. S

Three year old’s hospital stay after chocolate pills mix up

In South Coffeyville Oklahoma a 3 year old boy named Rodney Urquhart was rushed to a hospital after swallowing 15 chocolate covered cathartic pills mistaken for candy. The incident highlights dangers of unsupervised access to medication.

South Coffeyville Okla Rodney Urquhart

Animal Fare Across and Down Word Puzzle

Crossword style clues list with across and down entries for a themed puzzle. Includes greeding animal to cryptic style terms such as leopard mark and wilde checkdowns with various animal and numeric themed hints. Contains many short definitions guiding a fill in the grid.

Blame for Polio Vaccine Flap Falls on Foundations

In hindsight the Public Health Service and HEW should not have rushed the Salk polio vaccine. Critics press Dem lawmakers to blame HEW Secretary Hobby and GOP leaders, but the real culprits may be the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and its chairman Basil O'Connor.

Washington Public Health Service Department of Health, Education and Welfare Congress HEW Oveta Culp Hobby National Foundation For Basil O'Connor Jonas E. Salk Salk Franklin D. Roosevelt New York O'Connor Roosevelt Leonard Scheele Hobby Health Service Scheele Long O'Connor & Co Dr. Salk Madison Avenue Advance Scheele King Features Inc

How to Build Your Own Window Screen Kit

A Do It Yourself kit by American Screen Products lets homeowners craft aluminum framed screens with Fiberglas or vinyl coatings. Parts include aluminum channels spline hardware and a mitre-box. a demo showed full assembly in under 30 minutes for under ten dollars. The Fiberglas screen offers foldable, impact resistant, corrosion resistant screening that can be patched with wax paper and a hot iron.

American Screen Products Co

Screw and fastenings for masonry walls

A note describes fastening methods using nails driven into masonry or into rawl plugs or lead anchors for securing components to walls.

Notable students at Lowdoin College 1820s to 1830s

Between 1820 and 1830 at Lowdoin College notable students included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nathaniel Hawthorne and Franklin Pierce indicating the college era of literary and political figures.

Lowdoin College Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nathaniel Hawthorne Franklin Pierce

Ladies of Early New Mexico Often Went Barefoot

In historical notes from New Mexico, women are described as more likely to go without shoes than to forgo earrings, highlighting everyday dress customs and adornment priorities of the period.

Clem D. Johnston Chamber of Commerce New Mexico

Subscription Service Charged to Service Personnel

A subscription service is directed to U S military personnel and armed forces worldwide via APO and NPO channels. The program aims to reach readers in all areas served by military postal facilities and ensures delivery through official distribution networks.

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