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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1955
Page
4
Call The Tribune For Missing Delivery Details
If you do not receive your copy by 6:00 p m call C 1331 before 7:00 p m for a special messenger. Sunday calls before 1 3 p m after 8 30 a m on Sundays holidays or after 9 30 p m weekdays when the exchange is closed use Crawford numbers for Office and Circulation 1334 Sports Editor 1332 Composing Room 1336 Editorial Department 1331.
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the Tribune
Crawford
Postal Rates and Notice on The Tribune Publication
The notice outlines mailing options by zone and duration for Evening and Sunday editions, including six months and one year plans. It also states the publication was entered as second class matter January 1, 1903, in Terre Haute and disclaims liability for unsolicited submissions sent to The Tribune.
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FIRST
Terre Haute
Tribune Platform Urges Trusted Civic Debate
The Tribune advocates responsible discussion and warns readers against unfounded gossip about government. It urges faith in America and cautions against spreading rumors or criticizing without knowledge.
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America
Cures for Traffic Jams Proposed by Railroad President
President Patrick B. McGinnis of the New Haven Hartford Railroad urges a staggered workday to ease morning and evening congestion. He envisions the day split into 7 to 10 am and 3 to 6 pm, with mass transit ensuring seats and funding for new equipment. He notes business resistance and contemplates penalties for car commuters as a possible, though unlikely, later step.
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Patrick B. McGinnis
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New York City Board of Trade
McGinnis
New Baseball Managers Rise From Minor League Experience
Observers note a shift in major league team leadership as managers increasingly come from successful minor league stints. Among this year's sixteen managers, only two had not managed in minors, signaling a businesslike selection pattern parallel to corporate practice. The coach is still judged by team outcomes, with firing remaining easier than player turnover.
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Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Lou Boudreau
Kansas City Athletics
Marty Marion
Chicago White Sox
A Wise Investment for gifted students to attend college
The Edison Foundation sponsored a meeting on expanding science and engineering staff through scholarships. The plan would enroll 100,000 gifted students annually at a minimum cost of about 200 million dollars per year. A business government partnership was proposed to fund it amid concerns over federal involvement.
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Thomas Alva Edison Foundation
The Value of Talent in American Leadership
The text emphasizes that national prosperity hinges on wisely using resources and, above all, on the talent and knowledge of citizens. It argues that ensuring gifted youth access to college guarantees a future supply of scientists and technicians and equips the nation with capable leaders to sustain the American way of life.
Editors Turn Historians A Portrait of Freeman and Milton
The piece highlights Southern editors Douglas S Freeman of Richmond and George Fort Milton of Chattanooga who combined newspaper leadership with serious historical writing. It notes Freeman’s Lee and Washington works and Miltons studies on the Civil War era as notable dual careers. Both produced influential, well researched books despite demanding editorial duties.
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Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Lee
George Washington
Washington
Freeman
George Fort Milton
Chattanooga
Wages Drive U S Merchant Ships Policy Debate
A letter in the Pilot argues high American seaman wages raise operating costs for U S ships compared with Italy England and Norway. It notes base pay for American sailors and calls for differential pay and policies like the 50 50 law to support a domestic merchant fleet and national security.
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Pilot
National Maritime Union of America
C.1.0
Italy
England
Norway
Faith in Government Speech Echoes Dulles Remarks
The columnist compares Dulles critique of Soviet ideas to American fears of dissent. They argue US citizens overestimate danger of nonconformist thought and warn against undermining faith in the government’s sound structure.
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John Foster Dulles
Vyacheslav Molotov
Soviet Union
Dulles
Russian delegate claims press never criticized Stalin
The visiting Russian delegation head Boris Kampov Polevo asserted in an interview that under Stalin there were no occasions for criticism by the press. The remark invites disbelief and questions about Soviet censorship and media freedom.
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Russia
Boris Kampov-Polevo
Stalin
Terre Haute Forty Years Ago Today
A compilation of local items from Terre Haute dated December 3 recounts John W Hearn and Miss Lou rena Russell announcing their Oct 30 marriage kept secret. Other notes include the Poultry Association show opening Wednesday and various travels and local incidents. Marion Dishon, 57, was injured when struck by a car at Seventh and Lafayette. Governor Stafford Rothson declined a Henry Ford peace mission post.
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John W. Hearn
Lourena Russell
The
Poultry Association
Louise Kleiser
Waveland
Ind
Edwin Brown
North Sixth Street
Salina
Ill
Charles Rapson
Anna
Marie
Seventh and
Lafayette Avenue
Indiana
Samuel Ralston
Henry Ford Mission Organization For European Peace
Boon Doggler Mystery and Historic Terms
The quiz questions ask about a boon dogger meaning a cheat or fraud, Louis XVII reign length from infancy to 1795, a palindrome as a word or phrase reading same forward and back, Luca della Robbith as a fictional or misrendered name, and osculation the act of kissing or the kiss itself.
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Louis XVII of
France
Luca Della Robbith
Illinois joins the union as the 21st state
Highlights recount Illinois admission to statehood in 1818. Other items note the 1934 Saar Pact return to Germany with France and Germany, and the birth of Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle on December 4 1795. Also the 1897 Constantinople Treaty between Greece and Turkey.
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Illinois
France
Germany
Saar
Thomas Carlyle
Constantinople
Greece
Turkey
Notable Birthdays of Artists and Athletes Today
The text lists birthdays for William Gropper and Karl Stegbahn as well as Swedish scientist Joe Collins and baseball figures Harry Simpson. It notes celebrations today for Monroe Leaf creator of Ferdinand the Bull Deanna Durbin and Lew Jenkins, former boxer, on Sunday December 4.
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William Gropper
Karl Stegbahn
Joe Collins
Harry Simpson
Monroe Leaf
Ferdinand the Bull
Deanna Durbin
Lew Jenkins
Watch Your Language Grateful
A concise lexical note defines grateful as appreciative of benefits received and thankful. It traces origin to Latin gratus and explains how the term conveys pleasure and welcome gratitude after heat.
Sunday Dec 4 Horoscope Forecast
A brief horoscope says business can prosper today but avoid quarrels and unnecessary risks. The reading for Sunday December 4 predicts fair success and notes a child born today should be popular, fortunate, frank, sincere, and somewhat impulsive.
Donne Quote on Life and Communion with God
A reflective quotation by John Donne on counting life as lost when not in communion with God or engaged in good deeds. The line emphasizes spiritual focus and moral action as core life measures.
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God
John Donne
Riddle answers from a public quiz column
A public quiz item asks five clues: a man hired at public expense for needless work, a ruler who never reigned and died in prison, a palindrome, a Florentine sculptor born 1397 who died 1482, and an act of kissing.
Young angler survives lake mishap hooks fish
In Muncie Indiana Dennis Shultz fell into a lake while fishing and needed rescue. He was pulled to safety and his tears gave way to a smile when he realized he had hooked a fish during the struggle.
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Muncie, Ind
Dennis Shultz
Muncie
Miss Yolande Berbeze Still Staking Claim To Fame
The 1951 Miss America winner Yolande Berbeze, now co producing at the Rooftop theater on East Houston Street, juggles painting sets at the venue with Italian lessons and acting studies. She jokes about a telescope view of neighbors and contemplates a future Macbeth witch role while rivals like Coen Hutchins and Bess Myerson loom in New York’s memory.
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New York
Miss A
Minsky
Lower East Side
Yolande Berbeze
Atlantic City
Midtown
East Side
Miss Berbeze
Houston Street
Miss B
Yolande
Manhattan
Coen Hutchins
58Th Street
Bess Myerson
Jean Bartel
Deems Taylor
Matty
Met Opera and Major Concerts Highlight New York Music Scene
Pierre Monteux guest conducts the New York Philharmonic in two weeks of French repertoire, including D Indy’s Symphony on a French Mountain Song with pianist Robert Casadesus. Collette narrates a concert version of Ravel’s The Child and the Sorcerer. Lisabethe Pritchett sings The Bat and The Squirrel. Jan Sibelius’ 90th birthday is honored at Carnegie Hall by the Symphony of the Air, conducted by Jussi Jalas. The New Orleans Philharmonic plans a Latin American tour next spring. Met plans Verdi La Traviata for 1956-57 around Renata Tebaldi, unavailable this season. Lily Pons marks 25 years as Met prima donna with a Jan 3 gala, debuting in Lucia di Lammermoor.
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New York
Pierre Monteux
Metropolitan Opera
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Vincent D'Indy
Robert Casadesus
Little Orchestra
Ravel
Collette
Lisabeth Pritchett
Jan Sibelius
Carnegie Hall
Symphony of the Air
Olin Downes
Sibelius
Jussi Jalas
Finlandia Foundation of
New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony
U. S. Department of State
Rudolf Bing
Renata Tebaldi
Met
Miss Tebaldi
Lily Pen
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia
New York recital features Hovhaness and Surinach works
Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robert son perform duo piano pieces by Alan Hovhaness and Car los Surinach at Town Hall New York. Ruth Siewczynska, California born prodigy now in France and England, heads to a third U. S. tour with the Boston Pops next January. Sylvia Marlowe, a harpsichordist, tours southeast Asia and India reaching venues where no harpsichordist has played before.
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Ethel Bartlett
Rae Robertson
Alan Hovhaness
Carlos Surinach
New York
Town Hall
Ruth Siewczynska
California
France
England
U. S
Boston “Pops
Sylvia Marlowe
Southeast Asia
India
Judge Frees Woman in Roanoke for Stealing Medicine
In Roanoke Virginia Judge Beverly T Fitzpatrick suspended the sentence for a woman who had been caught stealing a jar of medicine for her sick child. An unrelated attorney briefly pressed a $10 bill into the woman’s hand and she was allowed to go home to care for her children.
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Roanoke
Beverly T. Fitzpatrick
Born under a decisive yet procrastinating birthday sign
Horoscope notes born Dec 3 are social mixers with keen intuition and diplomacy. A main flaw is procrastination that can thwart plans. overcome it by decisive action. Potential for dual careers across youth and later years. strong emotions and possible early marriage. Notable names: Joseph Conrad, George McClellan, Paul Bern, Ann Drinker.
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Manana
Joseph Conrad
Newton D. Baker
George McClellan
Paul Bern
Ann Drinker
Weekly Horoscope from United Feature Syndicate
Zodiac signs guide daily life with advice on church attendance, punctuality, hosting meals, visitor plans, and cautious behavior. Readings suggest harmony, care, and attentiveness for Sagittarius through Virgo with a reminder of the 1955 syndicate copyright.
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
New Yorker Joan Croydon Learns to Drive for The Bad Seed
Hollywood interview with Joan Croydon, star of The Bad Seed, revealing she learned to drive a station wagon for a film scene after two weeks of instruction. She describes her New York background, stage career since age eight, and suggests splitting time between Hollywood and Broadway.
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United Press
Hollywood
Joan Croydon
Warner Bros
Maxwell Anderson
Miss Croydon
Croydon
Manhattan
New York
Broadway
Pop Problem In Ogden Home Raid Suspected Kids
Ogden Utah sheriff's deputies say the forced entry and raid on Dr. W H Mansfield home likely involved children. Only two bottles of pop were reported missing.
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Ogden
Utah
Cautions on Air Travel for Heart Patients and Others
The New York Journal of Medicine advises travelers to assess medical risk before flying. It lists who should not fly such as recent heart attack, congestive failure, eight months pregnant, infants under ten days, certain ulcers and lung conditions, and active infections. It notes some with hypertension may fly after evaluation and stresses carrying oxygen and a medical attendant for lung disease.
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New York Journal of Medicine
K. L. Stratton
Polyps in Mouth Question Answered by Specialist
A 69 year old asks about mouth polyps. The answer notes polyps are usually removed surgically and advises consulting a nose and throat specialist to manage the case.
Bowles urges U S focus on India and Japan in Asia policy
Book reviews highlight Chester Bowles praising close U S ties with India and Japan as a counterbalance to China. The former ambassador notes India’s peasant welfare and Japan’s enduring vitality shaping Asia and world affairs.
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Chester Bowles
U. S
Connecticut
Harper
United States
India
Japan
Bowles
China
Car crash in Sylacauga shatters home and store
State Patrolman Bill Summerlin reports L H Dillard was awakened by a dynamite dream as his combo home and store was wrecked by a car that barreled down a steep hill and crashed into the house about 200 yards from the highway.
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Sylacauga
Ala
L. H. Dillard
Bill Summerlin
William J. Goodwin
Dillard
Petersburg man spotlights quick theft in shop
Herbert Harrison, a rural resident, left his car outside and found $25 worth of clothing stolen after a three minute visit to a Petersburg shop, showing thieves acted quickly.
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Petersburg
Herbert Harrison
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