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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1951
Page
4
The Herald marks 59 years as Austin’s local newspaper, pledging fair impartial coverage and dedication to agriculture, labor and industry, avoiding demagoguery and favoritism. Sen James H Duff of Pennsylvania urges self direction to better aid others.
The bill lowers the draft age to 18, lengthens service to two years, and relaxes physical and mental requirements to expand the manpower pool for four years. It sanctions universal military training tentatively via a five member civilian panel to draft a six month youth program 18 to 19, with a four month report deadline. Delays and House action are noted as weaknesses.
The piece notes defense programs are moving forward with force and will buoy smaller firms as bureaus and divisions mobilize. It likens progress to crumbs from a master’s table, suggesting indirect benefits for the wider economy and suppliers.
A Minnesota poll shows a drop from 59 percent saying harder to find work last year to 15 percent today, with 34 percent noting conditions are easier now. Economists expect defense orders to boost hiring in the third and fourth quarters as more work streams develop.
The Research and Development department under James W. Clark merges with the Keep Minnesota Green bureau. The combined staff aims to sustain a major conservation campaign with results noted over the last two years. Fire prevention and prompt response are highlighted as essential benefits of the merger.
The Pantograph reports the MacArthur firing hearings show Truman removed the general over a critical letter to Rep. Martin and political calculations. It argues gag rules and party politics risk military and State Department independence and warns against letting 1952 politics dictate life and alliance decisions.
The 1944 Honolulu meeting among Roosevelt MacArthur and Nimitz, as recounted by Adm. Leahy, shaped plans to retake the Philippines with ground and air power and to pressure Japan without invading the homeland. Leahy notes minimal Russia role, debate over British influence, and a push for harmony in strategy.
Pittsburgh announces a new rule requiring blind or maimed solicitors to obtain a permit and wear a badge. The Public Safety Department began the system after a police campaign exposed several phonies. Blind society representatives argue pension support is insufficient.
The piece honors Flag Day with a 1951 Edwin Guest tribute to Old Glory as the emblem of freedom and justice. It then explains a Civil Air Patrol practice plan where a plane intercepts a ground line to retrieve a message container using a grappling line for state maneuvers.
Six no parking signs were placed close together in Horace Austin State Park to ensure visibility. A motorist parked on the grass within 25 feet of a sign, ignored it while making car repairs, and left after more than an hour without noticing the warnings.
The Minnesota State Bar Association says parents are generally not legally liable for damages caused by their minor children, though many pay out of moral obligation. Responsibility shifts with automobiles when a father owns the car. the owner is liable for negligence by anyone driving with his consent.
The latest Department of Defense weekly casualty list for Minnesota shows one soldier killed in action, one missing, and 16 wounded in action, illustrating the high human cost behind Korea War progress. County Auditor C M Hubbard urges cigaret vendors to apply to the town board for licenses under a new state law, replacing former county and township approval.
The city’s history shows left turn bans on Main street during heavy traffic are not new. An ordinance over 25 years old prohibited left turns at most Main street intersections except Bridge and Main. The council revoked that ordinance 25 years ago, per Austin Herald files.
President Truman urged the nation to press Congress to extend the price and wage control law before its June 30 sunset. He avoided naming Republicans by name and aimed to mobilize public support without provoking open hostility in Congress. The law faces strong opposition in the chamber as the deadline nears.
An essay on the value of a “missed” person with traits like selflessness and buoyant spirit, and a political note on President Truman urging public support for Congress to pass defense aid and government funding. The piece contrasts personal admiration with political realities and party dynamics.
The Philippine foreign affairs office announced a Filipino Indonesian treaty of friendship and commerce will be signed in Jakarta on June 26.
Philadelphia reports the $600000 UNIVAC, a universal automatic computer, to aid the U S census. Inventors Eckert and Mauchly, creators of ENIAC, say UNIVAC handles census data and broader military and logistical tasks faster. It processes 2 250 000 pulses per second and stores tens of thousands of impulses. Only a fraction of the 150 000 000 residents will be tabulated by this machine.
Dr Edwin P. Jordan notes that fear of thunder and lightning is rare yet can drive people to hide in closets. He warns umbrellas and trees may conduct electricity, and offers a South African boy’s incident as a striking example. He defines kaeraunophobia and urges calm, citing low lightning odds and good recovery.
Nationalist sources say leaflets denouncing the Chinese Reds appeared in Red Shanghai on June 3. The leaflets protest the communists anti American movement and the Reds intervention in Korea.
A compact vertical word set clues list includes items such as Speaks Push Corded fabric and assorted numbered entries with clues for instruments, energies, places, and titles. The text resembles a cryptic style grid mapping across multiple clues and definitions.
The list shows departure and arrival times for Midwest Airlines routes in Rochester and Minneapolis, along with East and West bound flights and several rail lines. It includes Great Western St Paul Minneapolis, Milwaukee Road, Calmar Chicago, LaCrosse, and mixed trains, plus bus schedules among Rochester Charles City Waterloo Austin Des Moines Kansas City Albert Lea and other connections.
A postal offer promotes mail delivery across zones within 150 miles of Austin with advance payment options per week or yearly rates. The fragment lists 12.00 for yearly terms and mentions distant zones and prepaid terms.
The Herald is on sale at multiple outlets including Austin Candy Co. 219 N Main. Austin Hotel. Chatham and Bridge. East Side Pharmacy. Water and Railway Fox Hotel. Holtz Pharmacy. Lucy's Cafe 118 N Main. Lane's Pharmacy 400 N Main. J People's Drug Store 203 N Main. Nemus Cigar Store 415 N Main. O Wold Drug Co Main and Bridge Sts. Hamilton Cafe Dexter. Reinarts Cafe Rose Creek. Reed's Grocery Mapleview. News Stand Post Office.
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