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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
3
In Chicago CIO United Packinghouse Workers and Meat Cutters reach out with formal notices to lead 1954 contract negotiations with major meat packers as AFL deals near expiration on August 11 and UPWA contracts term.
U. S. Steel signs a two year contract granting 600,000 workers a 5-cent hourly raise, higher pensions, and improved insurance. Bethlehem Steel and Jones & Laughlin sign similar terms as other producers near agreement. The pact sets wage ranges from 2.19 to 2.29 per hour with benefits effective next November 1 for insurance and later for pensions.
Austin Daily Herald readers rose before sunrise to view the partial eclipse. Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Fenton hosted breakfast for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Elmer as they watched the event from 4 30 a m. Mr. Elmer was best man at the Fenton wedding. Some locals used old photographic negatives to glimpse the eclipse while others slept in. The weather cooperated and many described the spectacle as memorable.
Sen Maybank accuses Republicans of crafting a Democratic scandal around the Senate Banking Committee inquiry into inflated profits and irregularities in government housing programs. He says the real windfall profits were earned by Republicans in the East and by prominent GOP figures.
The president of the Farmers Union in South Dakota asks the Agriculture Department to postpone the wheat growers referendum until after Congress acts on the farm bill. Paul Opsah of Huron sent the telegram to Senator Case urging the delay before the July 23 vote.
The article notes a shift from using iron to silicon steel for electromagnet cores, highlighting silicon steel as the preferred material due to its properties. It explains the transition from iron and mentions the broader adoption in magnetic applications.
Trails of ionized air from tiny meteors in Earth's atmosphere reflect radio waves, potentially doubling or tripling communication channels across thousand mile distances.
The Minnesota division of forestry reports a 100000 dollar timber loss from a heavy early June windstorm. Aerial and ground surveys show about 1 million board feet of saw logs and 35000 down, with heaviest damage in Beltrami Island Pine Island Itasca Chippewa forests. Badoura Nursery lost about two million yearling pines. reseeding required.
The Minnesota Safety Council urges cautious travel for the Fourth of July period. Check vehicle safety, start early, reduce speed by at least 10 mph, avoid fatigue, accept slower traffic, and do not drink and drive to reach destinations safely.
In Ashville North Carolina Rev. G B Talbot described his medical history before an emergency appendicitis operation. He recalled Dr Nelson Bell had removed his tonsils 37 years earlier during Talbot's missionary work in China and Bell performed the appendix removal in the same procedure.
Marilyn Hanson a four year old handicapped ward of the State Welfare Department disappeared May 26 from the St. Cloud Children's Home. Her body was recovered seven miles south of St. Cloud by 15 year old James Kenning. an autopsy is planned with Dr. J. N. Libert to determine cause of death. Sheriff Art McIntee says he is probing possible exhibitionist motive and a suspect held for frightening two horseback riders. Reward offered by St Michael's Church may be paid to Kenning.
Churchill lands in Ottawa after Washington talks and outlines policy gaps between Britain and the United States. Canada hopes to avoid choosing sides while backing Anglo American unity. Ottawa officials indicate Canada leans toward recognizing Red China and favoring patient examination of Russian intentions.
Willys Motors Inc. halted production of Willys and Kaiser passenger cars today with output to resume August 16. The six week layoff includes a two week vacation for 1,500 car workers to rebalance inventories while Jeep, truck and commercial lines keep running with 6,100 employees unaffected until a plant wide vacation from August 2 to 16.
George Frantum, a Baltimore service station attendant, said a man approached and demanded money. Frantum whirled, sprayed water in the robber’s face, and the would be thief fled.
Scientists warn that without pest control the United States could lose about 50 percent of farm production to pega insects. Researchers emphasize the need for integrated management and monitoring to prevent such loss.
An Estherville resident spent two days clearing a cistern and planned to fill a nearby old well. A neighbor was invited to contribute the contents of a trash pile but misidentified a hole, leading to an unintended outcome.
The article explains maple leaf spotting follows cool wet weather and offers no immediate cure beyond soil fertilization and watering. For next spring it advises Bordeaux mixture or fermate every ten days starting as leaves unfold.
An analysis by Sam Dawson argues that postwar outlooks may lift consumer prospects. Wages and hours could improve, with more jobs and bigger paychecks as production increases. Personal income stays high due to dividends and benefits, while prices likely remain steady or dip.
Frank Grove 69 a veteran of the Spanish American War Mexican Border action and World War I died in a Washington soldiers home. He will be buried in Onarga Thursday. A decadelong angled tomb built by Garver stands there. Mortician Elmer Natterstad will remove the body wrap it in canvas and enclose it in fresh cement. An inscription reads He was well born and is sealed in cement beneath.
Albert Lea expects liquor sales to begin mid August if the council approves an ordinance on July 12 after final passage. The plan sets on sale licenses at $2,000 and off sale at $200 with club licenses at $100 and limits on licenses. Eagles and Moose clubs may need $2,000 on sale licenses due to 20 year rule. Freeborn County voters chose to move from dry to wet in a May special election.
Godthaab the capital of Greenland has about 1,500 residents in this Baltic era note.
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