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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette, daily publication except Sunday, traces its origins to 18894 and 1869 with both papers established in Terre Haute. This brief note records their long-running status in the city.
Readers are urged to call specific numbers by certain times to obtain The Tribune. The notice lists contact lines for Office and Circulation, Sports Editor, Composing Room, and Editorial Department with extensions. Rates for Evening and Sunday editions vary by duration and zone. The piece notes mail handling and legal disclaimers about unsolicited submissions and liability for loss or return.
Tribune outlines policy cautions urging informed discussion and responsible discourse while criticizing unfounded claims. The piece warns against spreading rumors and politics without understanding, stressing faith in America and support for stable governance.
Bulganin and Khrushchev accuse the United States and its allies of torpedoing peace in Asia during their visit to India hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru. They criticize Eisenhower’s blueprint exchange and press anti US propaganda while Nehru promotes a neutralist, peace oriented stance.
A Jackson Mississippi campaign by a local newspaper raised 6800 books for the state penitentiary library. A theater offered to match donations with free movie passes and the goal was reached in two weeks.
The article notes Hugon Hanke and Adam Szczy pierski returning to Warsaw signaling the end of postwar exile governments. It discusses Geneva's renunciation of war dampening hopes for restoration of power through counter revolutions and Chiang Kai-shek losing Formosa generals. Refugees in Europe head home as Austria pressures return. Exiles lose grip on reality and governing ability when out of power.
The text frames freedom as a peaceful aim for captive nations. Exiles endure a sorrowful trek back to their homelands, driven by the enduring hope of liberty.
Petroleum Week notes a trend toward fewer oil firms mining and processing metals, with independents joining the move. By 1975 nuclear energy may compete with oil in some uses, prompting oil executives to invest in uranium and in geophysics and geology as ongoing strategies for growth.
Emperor Haile Selassie commemorates a quarter century on the Ethiopian throne. Once forced to flee when Italy overran Ethiopia, he returned after World War II and guided modernization, stabilizing tribal chiefs and strengthening political awareness.
Randall H. Cooper of Chicago's State Street Council envisions moving sidewalks and two level promenades linking big buildings. Upper floors would need setbacks. Wells's London future is cited as a model, though it would demand far greater planning than today.
The piece argues that Jefferson Davis would have won the Republican nomination over any rival and become president, favoring states rights and secession. It cites Benjamin F. Butler and Hudson Stroke, a Mississippi biographer, as supporting views that Davis in the White House would have avoided the odium of Buchanan and the Confederacy’s lost cause.
Baltimore’s most widely tasted product is a tapioca based glue for stamps, produced by a local plant. The glue, made with hydrochloric acid and tapioca flour, is shipped as powder to Washington for application by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The firm’s motto is Licked by all yet licked by none.
Miss Della Brown of Clinton spoke at Washington Avenue church about immigration work. Evansville allows women as members, unlike Terre Haute Chamber. Al G. Fields show debuts at Grand Theater Thursday. Arthur Saupe, former Terre Haute resident, wounded on Mexican border. James G. McDaniel wed Anna Davis. Edgar R. Liston wed Archie Price. William Vestal wed Maggie Eubanks. Glass Bottle Blowers plan Christmas dance at Swope building. Warsaw Poland civilians suffer food shortage per European War dispatches. Alfred Liggens, 26, lost left forearm in shotgun accident. Otto Toelle approved plumbing for Indiana State Normal vocational building.
Walter Winchell on Broadway recalls a flood of society items and rumors from New York and Hollywood. Mentions include Deb de Franco wed, Mimi Loving and Marvin Welfield nuptials, Eddie Fisher drama classes, Patti Page hoax tests, and stage adventures at the Copa and Broadway Theater with notes on TV, music, and fashion.
In 1920s Italian drama creator Luigi Pirandello wrote Six Characters in Search of an Author. The work is a landmark in modern theatre and questioned authorship and reality.
The reading says favorable tides for love and sociability with good fortune in business. A current child will be free and easy, showing remarkable charm of manner and engaging personality traits.
A concise etymology explains episode as a separate narrative incident in Greek drama between stichoi songs, derived from Epeisodos meaning coming in besides, from epi and eisodos. The entry highlights its artistic function as a digression or stand‑alone event.
Greeting note celebrates Mary Martin, famed stage and TV star, diplomat Jefferson Caffrey, and Hall of Fame baseball figure Marty Marion in a cordial tribute.
Blanche of Castile, queen mother of Louis IX, died. A 1922 Chile earthquake killed over 200. In 1942 Sir William Beveridge proposed cradle-to-grave social security for Britain.
A reflective quote notes life measures only its bright moments like a sun dial. It likens living to counting sunny hours and cites H. G. Wells as the source of the observation.
A compact quiz highlights five names including the Italian author Pirandello and William the Conqueror. The list pairs a Scots saying with an old English fine, notes Homer S. Cummings, and recalls Calamity Jane in a playful trivia style.
In San Leandro California Robert Brown a welder and his friend Dewey Beebe assembled an antique Stanley Steamer using cast off parts. The 1898 engine sits in a 400 pound frame with a 66 inch wheel base and a safety valve set to 500 psi. The gearless design makes it simple to operate by lighting the fire and pushing the throttle. Brown plans another Stanley rig expected to reach 80 mph within a year.
Experiments indicate hogs gain weight more quickly during hot weather when exposed to night lights. Researchers note improved feed efficiency and higher daily gains under nighttime illumination.
Renee Hillman and her aunt Michelle Hillman attend classes at the Grand Junction consolidated school. Renee is five years old and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Rolland Hillman. Michelle is five and the daughter of Mr and Mrs Payson Hillman.
In New Britain Connecticut thieves entered the Glass Hat restaurant and stole $200 in cash from a kitchen oven where proprietor George Bialek kept a portion of the day’s receipts.
Reading outlines personal traits for those born on December first with themes of quiet strength and spiritual curiosity. It lists notable figures and provides sun sign guidance from Sagittarius to Scorpio, urging calm, patience, and independent action.
United Press reports that England sparked Benny Goodman to form his own band after John Hammond Jr. suggested recording for the English market in 1933. The first discs credited to Benny Goodman and his orchestra featured Jack Teagarden Charlie Teagarden Gene Krupa Teddy Wilson Joe Sullivan Coleman Hawkins Manny Klein. Hammond later connected Goodman to Columbia for U S releases and the records Basin Street Blues Georgia Jubilee and Riffin the Scotch. Hammond also introduced Goodman to his future wife Alice Hammond who became Mrs. Goodman in 1942.
The Earth's axis points in a fixed direction. If it were perpendicular to the orbital plane, there would be no seasons and day and night would be equal everywhere.
Dr. Martin Zwerling discusses Clorpactin derived from chlorine as an effective ear nose and throat infection treatment with 410 of 642 patients showing improvement. Other notes cover Aureomycin chlortetracyclines puromycin antiviral testing in mice and a new resilient nylon stocking improving leg varicosities fatigue and cramping.
J. M. B. notes that buzzing or ringing in the ears can stem from anemia kidney disease ear wax buildup or ear tube infection. A physical exam is needed to identify the underlying cause and guide treatment.
Washington notes recount the nicknames of Martin Van Buren the eighth U.S. president born in Kinderhook New York in 1782. It notes his 173rd birth anniversary on December 5 and his contrasting character to Andrew Jackson. It also mentions his widowhood before 1837 and his son Abraham Van Buren bringing Angelica Singleton to the White House as hostess.
A collage of quick items from across the world and beyond including a duplicated car theft claim in Chatham Canada, Peron’s cash crunch in Panama, a 107 year old birthday whisky wish in England, a Chicago wife’s 2 am kitchen raid, a psychiatrist’s daily chore warning, an elephant allegedly swallowing a passport, a fraternity basement counterfeiting find, and a cheeky remark about weather and shady gatherings.
Wisconsin's conservation department reports many deer hunters stay long term. About one in five has hunted 20 years or more and one in eight 25 years or more. Roughly half began within 10 years, mostly after World War II, with only one in sixteen as a greenhorn.
In Battle Creek Michigan syrup leaked from a local cereal plant onto a highway, marking the season's first slippery road warnings. No injuries reported as crews cleaned the spill and traffic slowed through the area.
United Press reports a new non rubbing wallpaper cleanser that removes grease and finger marks without harming designs. It comes in a four ounce tube and dries in about 45 minutes for easy removal. Also advertised are leather and canvas finishes, a Magic Halo floral arranger, and an automatic glass cutting and cracking machine for streamlined production.
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