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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1957
Page
4
A reflective quote attributed to Horace Mann notes two precious hours vanished yesterday between sunrise and sunset, each hour split into sixty diamond minutes with no reward for what is lost.
The John Kennedy special committee selects Daniel Webster Henry Clay John C Calhoun Robert M La Follette and Robert A Taft as the five greatest former Senators. It notes controversy around choices and that Taft led the senate poll while Norris and Benton were left out. The panel used 150 scholars and all senators, spent 6 percent of its $10,000 appropriation.
Reports from the Department of Labor show May employment rising by 917000 to 65 178 000 while factory jobs fall for the fifth straight month. The contrasting figures reflect shifts in the labor market.
The report shows 2 715 000 unemployed, four percent of the labor force, up 25 000 from April. It notes the lowest work week since September 1954 and a larger factory employment decline than a year ago, with the average factory week shortened to 39.7 hours.
Drivers must heighten awareness as school breaks bring more children on streets. With nine months of confinement ended, jaywalking and cycling rise in residential and business areas. From now through September all drivers should be more cautious to prevent fatalities and injuries during the summer fun season.
President Eisenhower told GOP lawmakers at a breakfast that his proposed school aid plan should expire before he leaves office so it would not become a permanent policy. He signaled a reluctance to impose further paternalistic legislation on the public amid debates over a postal workers pay raise.
The St Cloud Times discusses the large number of food additives used for preservation softness flavor and color. It notes some are harmless others possibly harmful and argues for premarket testing before additives enter the food supply. A federal bill to require testing before use is highlighted as important and overdue.
The verse recalls Israelite lament over lack of variety after manna appears as sole sustenance. The speaker notes spiritual thirst and longing for more than daily bread, expressing worn faith and desire for renewal.
George Fe. Sokols key argues that the Fifth Amendment use in union scrutiny echoes McCarthy era tactics. He cites Dave Beck and Walter Reuther with Ford UAW leaders taking the Fifth, warning of double standards and suggesting internal union power plays shape the labor movement.
The piece reflects on Father’s Day as a reminder that fatherhood persists amid changing roles. It contrasts ancient pater familias with today’s weakened paternal authority and wealth distribution, noting women hold more wealth yet fathers remain a necessary social institution.
Atlantic City reports on the International Leather Goods Plastics and Novelty Workers Union in its eighth convention. Leaders critique large unions, defend labor integrity, and call for concrete anti corruption laws while detailing the union health fund and investments.
In a humorous essay Elmer Wheeler argues good diet boosts hair quality, relates raising fur animals to personal health. He cites vitamins minerals and whole foods, recalls Dr Weston Price findings, and notes scalp circulation as key. The piece closes with a comic anecdote about a Crow Indian and a panorama of baldness.
Mrs. John Dodd who started the idea still lives in Spokane Washington where the first Father’s Day was held. Ministers have had since 1910 to prepare their Father’s Day sermons and reflect on the occasion.
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Sylvia Porter warns that a broad wave of price hikes across steel, autos, appliances, insurance, rail freight, and services signals creeping inflation. She notes 4 percent rise in living costs over the past year and ongoing government data showing new highs, despite stable budgets and tight money.
A Texas oil man donated 2 million dollars to his church representing one tenth of a 20 million profit from selling his petroleum company. He notes his family has practiced tithing for years and cites biblical precedence from Leviticus and Proverbs.
Browerville teen Gerald Paskewitz, 17, a 44H Club member and Todd County 4-H contestant, received the Minnesota Junior Forestry award for planting a thousand evergreens on a steep slope to curb erosion. He previously won state 4-H forestry honors and earned a trip to the national 4-H Congress in Chicago, plus the 1955 state fair forestry demonstrator title.
Billy Graham answers that debt from gambling remains even after conversion and must be discharged. He notes Christians should owe nothing but love and frames repayment as an opportunity to witness to former gambling friends while seeking wisdom through prayer.
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