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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1954

Page

8

Dairy Meeting Aims To End Dairies Labor Standoff

Six Austin dairies and Local 578 United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers CIO plan a Monday session to settle a contract dispute. Eva Sayers says workers voted to strike if necessary after Wednesday’s meeting. Joseph Karth will attend both meetings as UGCC representative. Two fringe benefit changes were agreed with a state conciliator.

Austin Dairies United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers CIO Eva Sayers Joseph Karth UGCC Dairies

Red Cross seeks new executive secretary in county chapter

J Harris Romerein Red Cross field representative for the area visited Austin to discuss with Mower County Chapter officers the employment of a new executive secretary to run home service and other activities at the Red Cross office in the Courthouse. Applications are being received after Mrs S W Stephenson resigned and will be acted on by the board next Monday. Mrs Stephenson is at St Olaf Hospital recovering from illness.

J. Harris Romerein St. Paul Red Cross Austin Mower County Home Service

Alumni Reunion Dismisses Need for Special Invitations

Richard Rahilly president of the SMNC USM alumni association says former students do not need special invitations to attend the Sunday picnic and reunion set for June 13 at Todd Park. Committee members include Arthur Christgau Fay Snyder Bertha Mott and others arranging details for the event.

Southern Minnesota Normal College University of Southern Minnesota Richard Rahilly Alumni Association Rahilly Arthur Christgau Fay Snyder Bertha Mott Mary Jicha Abbie Carroll Margaret Kloeckner Jake Barwind Todd Park

Elks Flag Day Ceremonies Televised From Austin Lodge

The Austin Lodge of Elks shifts its annual Flag Day program to television with a Sunday broadcast featuring colors, a prayer by Elks chaplain Thomas R. Dowd, songs by Bonnie Leck and Donna Sheetz, and Hugh Hall Jr presenting the flag’s history. A national Flag Day program airs Monday on MBS with talks by Grand Exalted Ruler James and Legion commander Arthur J. Connell.

Austin Lodge of Elks Elks Fairgrounds Mower County The MBS James Arthur J. Connell American Legion

Delay Action on Roosevelt Demands Settled or Prolonged

In Pasadena James Roosevelt and Romelle Roosevelt pause court steps as the domestic dispute stalls. An answer and deposition were due but the case moved off calendar. Mrs Roosevelt seeks 3500 monthly separate maintenance while Roosevelt countersues for divorce. The court granted 1625 monthly support amid demurrers and settlement talks.

Pasadena Calif James Roosevelt Romelle Roosevelt

Early American Public Clock Shaped Guilford Churches

A 1727 public clock was installed at the First Congregational Church in Guilford Connecticut and served through three successive churches until 1892.

America First Congregational Guilford Conn

Social Security eligibility rules for turning 65 explained

Mankato Social Security Office manager Emil C John says many assume a year and a half of covered earnings qualifies for benefits at 65, but this applies only to those 65 or turning 65 before July 1 1954. Those turning after June 30 require six more quarters per year up to 65, with 6 to 40 quarters total. pamphlet No 35 available at SSA office.

Emil C. John Mankato Mankato Social Security Manager Social Security Office Social Security Administration Post Office

Rural Man Injured In Auto Motorcycle Collision

A rural Austin man, Robert J. Tomlinson, 20, was injured in a Highway 16 collision with a car driven by Anna Welter, Livermore Iowa. Tomlinson remained at St Olaf Hospital for observation in generally good condition. The crash occurred about 6 p.m. near the Roberts Miller home as Tomlinson allegedly stepped onto the highway. The car left the road into a ditch. the motorcycle lay in the north ditch about 20 feet away. Damages were estimated at 200 dollars for the car and 25 dollars for the motorcycle. Mrs Welter was uninjured and was en route home after a Mayo Clinic visit.

Austin Highway 16 Robert J. Tomlinson Austin Rt. 2 Tomlinson St. Olaf Hospital Anna Welter Livermore Iowa Robert Miller

Colescott Jr Elected Athletic Manager at Purdue Cary Club

Ted Colescott Jr son of Mr and Mrs T E Colescott 308 Third has been elected athletic manager of the Northeast Unit of Cary Club at Purdue University Cary Club governs students living in Cary Halls Colescott will be a sophomore in the school of agriculture next fall

Ted Colescott T. E. Colescott Cary Club Purdue University Cary Halls Colescott School of Agriculture

Windows broken in Hormel parking lot cars

Two Hormel employees told police Wednesday their cars in the Hormel parking lot had windows broken. Sam Farrahed of Austin Route 5 had three windows shattered and Lawrence Sonnenberg of 107 North Second had two windows damaged.

Geo. A. Hormel & Co Hormel Sam Farrahed Ausin Rt. 5 Lawrence Sonnenberg Farrahed Sonneberg

Test Ship Detects Bomb Contamination Near Bikini

Tokyo based Kyodo reports the radioactivity test ship Shunkotsu Maru found contamination in fish rain and seawater south of Bikini Atoll about 500 miles away during tests tied to H-bomb activity.

Tokyo U. S Bikini Kyodo

Moorhead Driver Cited for Saving Life in Near Crash

Moorhead resident Arnett Larson a 42 year old truck driver for Dan Dugan Oil Transport Co. was named driver for May by the Minnesota Motor Transport Assn. He was cited for risking his life to avoid a collision when an automobile out of control veered on the highway. Larson steered his truck into the ditch to avert a crash.

ST. Paul Arnett Larson Moorhead Minn Minnesota Motor Transport Assn Larson Dan Dugan Oil Transport Co

Three from Chicago Found in Culvert Near LeRoy

Two men aged 24 and 23 and a 17 year old girl from Kentucky were jailed in Mower County after spending about two days in a culvert beneath Highway 56 west of LeRoy. Their funds ran out en route from Chicago to Minnesota. The sheriff said the trio may be released after fingerprint checks. the girl will be held for her parents.

Mower County Albert Reinartz Highway 56 LeRoy Reinartz Chicago Ohio Pennsylvania Kentucky Minnesota

McKenna Trial Sees Parade of Witnesses

In St Paul the defense resumes witness testimony in the Leo J. McKenna income tax evasion case. Vendors from McKenna Motor and Implement Co. identified cross reference slips as duplicates. Mrs McKenna testified she supervised about 200 slips. Government says McKenna, former Caledonia mayor, owes over 30000 on 1947 and 1948 returns.

ST. Paul U.S. District Court Leo J. McKenna McKenna Motor and Implement Co Caledonia McKenna

Square Dance to Aid 4-H Building Fund

The Dodge County Rural Federation sponsors a square dance and box social at 8 30 p m Tuesday at the Rollo Sanford farm to benefit the 4-H building fund. Bob Pinches will call the dances. admission is free for those who bring a box. The Sanford farm lies one mile west of Dodge Center on the road past Faith Lutheran Church then a half mile south.

Dodge County Rural Federation Rollo Sanford Bob Pinches Sanford Farm Dodge Center Faith Lutheran Church

St Paul Couple Die in Auto Crash on Route 66

A St Paul Minnesota couple identified as Mr and Mrs E E Cobb both about 50 were killed when their car collided with a station wagon on U S Highway 66 between Oro Grande and Victorville in the Mojave desert California highway patrol said Cobb worked as a guard at the First National Bank of St Paul California jurisdiction reported the fatalities Wednesday night.

San Bernardino Calif St. Paul

Cafe Operators and Unions Plan Meeting

Restaurant operators and Local 578 United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers CIO will meet next week in contract negotiation. The agent said the meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The employee met Wednesday night to consider a contract offer from the employers.

United Gas, Coke, and Chemical Workers-Cio Eva Sayers

Eisenhower to address volunteers at three day conference

The National Citizens for Eisenhower Congressional Committee opens a three day meeting with a congressional reception to be addressed by Vice President Nixon. A dinner precedes President Eisenhower’s anticipated remarks broadcast live by ABC and NBC with Mutual providing a radio rebroadcast.

Citizens For Eisenhower Nixon White House ABC NBC Mutual Volunter Group

Republicans pledge to Eisenhower program in race

Republican congressional candidates in the district commit to supporting the Eisenhower program. They align with the president on domestic policy and international affairs as the campaign progresses.

Draft Call For Nine Men From Mower County

A draft notice was received by the Mower County selective service board. The nine inductees are scheduled to depart on July 22.

Mower County

Roquefort Voyage Ties Up New York Harbor

A French ship, transporting a 100 ton consignment of roquefort cheese, crossed the Atlantic five times during a longsherman's strike that disrupted New York City harbor operations.

New York City Atlantic

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