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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
3
Los Angeles reports that James Roosevelt and Romelle Roosevelt are privately settling a highly publicized separation suit. The agreement postpones the divorce action, with Romelle receiving more than 1625 monthly support and the couple remaining married for at least a year.
The spring heat blankets the country with 80s and 90s across most regions. Humidity remains high from the Northern Plains to the Atlantic Coast with only brief relief in parts of the North Central. A sizzling note is reported at Presidio Texas.
A Detroit Methodist Conference report likens Sen McCarthy to Hitler and Stalin, calling McCarthyism a surface expression of an inner disease. It criticizes his and Kit Clardy’s defense of thought control and supports church groups opposing conformity and juries’ rights erosion.
The Women's City Club of Detroit, 35 years old with about 8,000 members, now operates a lounge after long avoiding a bar. President Mrs. John P. Carritte said the change reflects persistent demand and requests that the space be called a lounge.
Fort Leonard Wood led the Fifth Army meet at the University of Chicago winning 136 points with 12 firsts. Camp Carson Fort Riley and Fort Sheridan trailed, and winners qualified for the all Army meet at Fort Devens next Tuesday and Wednesday led by Willie Stevens Ted Wheeler and Phil Coleman.
Peoria won a pair by defeating Cedar Rapids 10-3 and 4-3 to climb into a tie for second in the Three-I League. Evansville lost 4-1 to Keokuk, keeping the league leader status. Waterloo split with Quincy as Ron Cooper hit two homers and Gene Sheets another for Waterloo. Bob Meisner homered for Quincy in game one. Terre Haute newcomer Larry Novak slugged two homers a triple and a double with six RBIs as the Phils beat Burlington 13-2.
A carillon of 72 bells weighing about a half million pounds in Riverside Church New York City is described as the world’s largest.
Moorhead Minn Workmen's compensation benefits would be extended to civil defense volunteers if the 1955 Legislature approves recommendations of the League of Minnesota Municipalities In annual meeting here about 500 delegates approved 22 resolutions Thursday Other items included mandatory 15 day license suspension for drunken driving renewed plea for aid to large cities with liquor and cigarette tax sharing looser home rule charter rules for consolidations and separations mandatory reports of liquor license violations on sale and off sale holiday observances state building code minimum standards for all but one family duplex and farm dwellings ending veterans preference in civil service and pensions for public employees debated with two resolutions rejected.
In Minneapolis a North Dakota pastor Rev C B Norvig urged a two year delay in the Evangelical Lutheran Church merger vote to allow more study. Other speakers supported merger including Dr T F Gullixson retiring Luther Seminary president and U S ambassador Joseph Simonson who attended as a lay delegate. The meeting also covered planning for higher education and building programs at ELC colleges and seminaries.
Police in Buenos Aires pressed a roundup of suspects in bloody labor riots that left four dead. Forty people, many identified as Communists, were taken into custody as disorders last weekend aimed at keeping metal workers from returning to work after a strike settlement.
A historical note shows the U S used about three pounds of coal per kilowatt hour thirty years ago, while current data indicate roughly one pound per kilowatt hour. This reflects significant gains in energy efficiency and changes in fuel use as generation methods improved.
University of Washington researchers Harley H. Bovee and Ross N. Kusian conclude windshields show impact pits from hard objects, not sand fleas or H bombs. They identify cenospheres as unburned coal particles and note lab tests cannot reproduce pitting except by impact. Reports blamed on epidemics largely stem from closer inspection.
Marthe Richard 64 former Paris City Council member, held by police on charges of receiving stolen jewels. She claimed she bought at least two disputed items from a jeweler. Richard was a noted figure in France's underground in both World Wars and helped pass a 1930s bill closing licensed brothels in Paris.
In Vienna Soviet authorities halted a border car and truck check near the Russian occupation zone just after sunset after a brief operation aimed at seizing anti Soviet propaganda. Regular traffic checks had ended nearly a year earlier.
Hollandale Mr and Mrs John D Reynew and their children plan a tour through the eastern states leaving Saturday They will stop in Chicago to visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Martin Fernerda Then in Limestone Ma to stay with Armin Elbing and family They also anticipate a visit to Rev and Mrs A A Schermer in St Catherine s Canada They expect to return home around July 1 Also Mr and Mrs Edward DeVries and Linda returned to Kalama z00 Mich after visiting John De Vries home for several days
The Lincoln Lutheran church near Barrett Minnesota was destroyed by a Thursday fire blamed partly on Monday's wind storm. Pastor Rev Ivar Sandberg estimated losses at $40000 and said attic wiring may have sparked the blaze. Members saved the organ piano furniture and church records. The church was built in 1898.
In Decatur Illinois heavy rains caused the Sangamon River to flood the emergency well sites delaying work on bolstering the city water supply. No workers were reported injured.
Social gatherings and congratulations ripple through Elkton Austin and surrounding areas. Mrs William Boysman and Mrs Frank Henderson plus Mrs Homer Sackett of Elgin joined Rochester visitors Monday. The Na omi Society hosted a Shower for Alvin Greenlee and partner, with corsages and a program. Several local families attended and gifts were given as the couple prepare to reside at 105 S Franklin Austin after a May 29 Little Cedar Church Adams wedding. Various graduates and students were honored or visited by relatives including Ruth Schwerin Wartburg College student and centennial parade watchers Vallene Mees and the Hoppin family. A busy week closed with travel and dressy gatherings across Rochester Algona Burt Hayfield and Minneapolis.
Minnesota Governor warns Republican State Central Committee against apathy and overconfidence. He stresses every effort is needed to win, and notes independents swing elections. Gordon York urges targeting independent voters as key to victory.
A Thursday explosion at the Wilson-Keith and Co pharmaceutical plant in south St Louis killed five workers and injured 32. Debris flew 300 feet, with bricks and metal raining down over a wide area. The two story brick building was demolished and nearby laundry, auto body shop, and a residence were damaged. Officials debated causes including powder processing for Army flame throwers, dust, or gas leaks. All victims were Black.
Chicago mourns Will Rossiter known as Uncle Will and dean of American music publishers. The English born composer of I’d Love to Live in Loveland and Sweet Nellie Bawn published songs including Some of These Days Darktown Strutters Ball and Turkey in the Straw. He used the pseudonym W. R. Williams and moved to the United States at age fourteen.
George Edward Grammer, a New York office manager, was executed in Baltimore for the August 1952 murder of his wife, a mother of three. Prosecutors presented love letters and forged expenses as evidence of motive to marry Mathilda Mizibrocky. Grammer died 13 minutes after the drop, after denying premeditation.
Minnesota's traffic death toll stood at 255 today, 45 higher than last year at this time, after two more deaths Thursday. Joan Mavis de Verbiss, 18, of Little Falls, was killed when the car she rode in went off a curve west of Little Falls and struck an abutment. Donald Gorka, 21, Bowlus, was injured and hospitalized. Guy Johnson, 53, of Owatonna, died from injuries from a Saturday night crash when his car rolled over on a rural road.
A Ramsey County District Court jury awarded Lawrence Dawson and his father Glen E. Dawson a total of 12000 in a suit against Columbia Heights and New Brighton over a criminal assault on the boy Oct 2 1952. The verdict allocates 9000 to New Brighton and 3000 to the Dawsons. Charles Hentges 21 caused a skull fracture by throwing the boy against a culvert wall and is confined at St Peter State Hospital.
The Internal Revenue Service ruled that placing television sets in restaurants, bars, or similar establishments does not by itself trigger the cabaret tax. The decision was announced in the Internal Revenue Bulletin, clarifying that TV operation does not create tax liability for these venues.
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