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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1954
Page
1
Funeral rites for Jay C. Hormel were held at the YWCA home as family friends and business associates attended. The city closed businesses in respect and flags flew at half mast while the Rev A F Broman recalled Hormel as a practical Christian who urged genuine living.
Washington: Edward Bennett Williams argued to drop a contempt charge against Sen. Joseph McCarthy, contending the 1952 Rules subcommittee overstepped its authority. Chairman Watkins said staff would review the points, noting Johnson's standing on the committee remains allowed. The panel resumed records of 1952 correspondence amid the censure case.
Veteran Sen. Burnet R. Maybank of South Carolina died at 12:15 a.m. in Flat Rock North Carolina from a heart attack. He was 55 and had served in the Senate since 1941 after earlier governing SC. Maybank helped pass housing and farm policy and backed Truman while later clashing on civil rights. He was a Charleston native and former cotton exporter.
Sgt. Leslie C. Keith of Dalton Georgia was found guilty at a general court martial in Kaiserslautern Germany of adding nails bolts bottles and a light bulb to bread dough. He received six months in jail and was reduced to private. Defense argued the act was to spite a superior and bread never left the bakery.
Kingston Jamaica schools will remain closed for another week as the month long polio epidemic worsens with rising case counts. The government advised parents to keep children home and monitor for symptoms while health officials deploy vaccination drives and sanitation measures.
At the national convention the American Legion approved support for the comic book industry while noting a small percentage exploit lewdness horror and lawlessness. Delegates also discussed resolutions on foreign policy universal military training and the recent parade.
FRANKFURT, Sept 1. Adolf Hitler began World War II with the invasion of Poland on Sept 1, 1939. Fifteen years later West Germany shows rebuilds, but division remains between East and West. Sovereignty still unsettled as fears of isolationism rise.
Worthington civic and church groups move to extend review of a proposed city ordinance banning sale of immoral literature for 30 more days. Opposition grows as the Daily Globe reprints an editorial opposing the plan, arguing laws cannot solve moral problems or replace parental responsibility.
John J. Pihale 82 longtime Mankato weather observer died Monday night. He began weather records 60 years ago and for 40 years served government duties. A tailor by trade his home served as Mankato's weather station reporting daily to the U S Weather Bureau in Minneapolis.
Hurricanes Carol battered the northeast causing at least 49 deaths and 300 to 500 million dollars in damage. The storm swept from New London Connecticut north through Rhode Island Cape Cod eastern Massachusetts and into New Hampshire Maine and Vermont. Utilities warned hundreds of communities could lose power for days while 150000 telephones remained out. Governor Roberts declared martial law in Rhode Island as the toll rose across states.
A London Daily Herald dispatch reports former PM Clement Attlee and the Labour delegation declare that Britain and China can live at peace. They urge end to isolation and praise Mao Zedong’s openness, stressing cooperation over ideological differences. In Minnesota a 42 year old mother of ten, Mrs Leslie Brecht, is killed in a four vehicle crash on Highway 212 near Chaska.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced Nick Skorich resigned as head football coach to join the Pittsburgh Steelers as line coach. John H. Coons, current RPI line coach, will succeed Skorich.
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