Hormel to Build New Office in Austin
Hormel Company plans a new general administration building in Austin costing about half a million dollars. The project expands the company’s headquarters staff office for all operations while the existing building serves the Austin plant management. Hormel now operates 6 slaughtering plants 15 processing plants 4 distribution centers and has arrangements in 4 foreign countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
General Administration
Austin
Hormel
R. F. Gray
Criticism Grows Over Postal Service Curtailments
Lawmakers from both parties condemn the Post Office Department as parcel post deliveries and window services face cuts. Hearings begin June 16 to review alleged bungling and economy measures amid a deficit and push for improved essential services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Dulski
New York
Subcommittee
John A. Gronouski
Eisenhower Sees Unity and a Divisive Convention
The former president weighs whether GOP unity or visible discord at the convention best serves the party. He notes Goldwater’s views risk alienating votes and argues a lively fight could engage the public, counter Johnson’s dominance, and prevent a perception of extreme conservatism shaping the party’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Ike
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
Cattlemen blame imports amid beef price debate in West dispatch
Washington columnist Charles Bartlett visits the West and finds cattlemen still blaming beef imports for low livestock prices. The piece notes Agriculture Secretary Freeman’s role in beef herd expansion via feed grain market actions and cites Sen. McCarthy on Freeman’s stance. Freeman warns that price improvement requires reduced herd numbers and lower weights as imports decline. The Minneapolis Tribune story is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Bartlett
West
Theef
Freeman
Sen
McCarthy
D-Minn
Senate
House Weys and Means Committee
Minneapolis Tribune
Turn Back The Clock Fifty Years Ago Highlights
A retrospective column recalls events from 30 and 20 years ago in Austin. Highlights include Mrs. H. H. Corey leading a candidate forum at Shaw Gym, 4-H Club Week in St. Paul, and A. L. Anderson violin recitals at St. Olaf Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Corey
League of Women Voters
Shaw Gym
A. L. Anderson
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Eva Peterson
Bernice Taylor
Ralph Berg
St. Paul
Marvin C. Knudson
Austin High School
A. W. Blauert
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Chapman
Vincent Tausche
Country Club
Presbyterian Women's Guild For Medical Missions
Otto Bluhm
Betty Misbach
Austin
GOP Fund Appeals Strained as Support Wavers
A newspaper column notes weak reception for GOP fundraising letters from Washington as some backers consider leaving the party. It contrasts Goldwater support with conservative and liberal lawmakers in Minnesota and mentions Democratic fund raising led by Richard Adler at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Richard Adler
Labor Sends Officials to School for Space Age Union Drive
Labor officials from the International Union of Operating Engineers are sent to Oak Ridge and Stanford for an atomic education to prepare for organizing future space age industries such as desalinization, cryogenics, and thermionic power. The effort aims to map work, locations, and scale for a wide new union jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Victor Riesel
Memphis
Oak Ridge
International Union of Operating Engineers
Engineers’ Union
Stanford University
Pennsylvania
Stanford
Industtries
Monsanto
Westinghouse
Struthers Wells
Titusville
Maine
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Interior Dept
San Fran
Union Drives Space Age Organizing Push
Inter national Union of Operating Engineers led by Hunter P. Wharton prepares a space age organizing drive after voting a dues increase. The union consolidates research education and organizing into one division and will run atomic schools for members. FCC Chair Henry seeks broader wire and air broadcast control. Hoover warns against hitchhiking. Capt Soletti recalls transporting Michelangelo’s Pieta for the World’s Fair. Pompidou cites hope and doubt over peaceful intent with China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisco
International Union of Operating Engineers
Hunter P. Wharton
Hall Syndicate
Ind
Social Security Q&A from Austin Office on Benefits
A Q and A explains address changes privacy and how representative payees work when beneficiaries become incapable. It covers when a guardian is used, who can receive payments, evidence of incapacity, annual accounting, and how to submit questions via the Austin District Office or the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Social Security Office
Leonora F. Hise
Social Security Office
Social Security Act
Social Security Administration
Austin
How Extended Life Insurance Can Survive Lapses
A policyholder may let the cash value extend coverage after premiums stop. The cash value can keep a $15,000 policy in force for years, or be used to buy paid up or to borrow to pay premiums. In death, beneficiaries receive the extended or loaned value, though risks exist.
Today in History highlights and past events
Highlights note key moments on this date across 1933 1502 1841 1962 1945 1946 and later years. Events include Congress passing the National Industrial Recovery Act Christopher Columbus discovery of Martinique and Rome canonization of Mother Frances Cabrini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Congress
Christopher Columbus
Martinique
Ottawa
Orizaba
Harry S. Truman
Rome
Frances Cabrini
Chicago
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Senate
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
United States
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Infrared clues to ICBM detection via Gemini mission
NASA plans for a 1965 Gemini flight include infrared measurements of ICBM signatures to extend warning time. Astronauts will record radiation from missiles and backgrounds to build a missile catalogue. The effort supports future detection systems and aims for earlier alerts and refined tracking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gemini
Earth
Moon
Pacific
Department of Defense
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Austin Daily Herald
Frank C. Miles
Hormel Company
Paradise
James Montgomery
Savings Bank
William G. Blaikie
Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Hemlock
Minn
Minnesota
U.S. Armed Forces
A.P.O
N.P.O
Pawenes
Ld Austin
Eeaee
Teere
Mower County
Demos
San Francisco
U. S. Census Bureau
White House
William Scranton
GOP
Dem
Harvey Sabre
Helen McMillan
Sabre
McMillan
Adler
U.S
Berry's
FCC
E. William Henry
Death
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Giuseppe Soletti
Cristoforo Colombo
Michelangelo
Italy
Georges Pompidou
Ray Cromley
NEA
Defense Department
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!