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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1955
Page
4
The Terre Haute Gazette and Terre Haute Tribune announce subscription options and rates for various delivery areas, with contact numbers for late or special messenger delivery. The notice lists zone-based pricing, Sunday editions, and mail rates, plus a disclaimer on unsolicited submissions and liability.
Editorial urges readers to avoid gossip and rumor and to refrain from criticizing government without knowledge. It emphasizes national unity, responsible dialogue, and maintaining trust in American institutions.
Editorial urges residents to buy locally during the holiday season to keep retail profits and payrolls in Terre Haute. It argues spending locally sustains home prosperity, grows the city, and strengthens economic progress in the long term.
An opinion piece weighs strikes affecting public convenience from parking lot bosses to rail workers. It questions when government interference is justified and warns about sacrificing freedoms when regulation reaches daily business details.
The unrecognized East German puppet regime appears to press for control of Berlin amid Allied division. Two American congressmen were arrested and held four hours by East German police. An attempt to bar James B Conant from a ride through East Berlin drew US protests.
The author compares Russia’s international policy to touch tag, noting repeated trouble over the past decade. He argues Moscow starts crises then retreats, creating threats that are not to be underestimated, while others face the consequences.
Suriname's population includes 72,000 Hindustanis and 40,000 Indonesians among 237,000 residents by 1952, with small numbers of aboriginal Indians and Chinese and under 6,000 Europeans. They were brought as contract labor after slavery ended, raising questions about potential political sympathies toward neutral India rather than Communist China. The idea of a pacifist, non-violent South American nation populated by Asians would be a striking change.
Chicago's Skid Row Court under Judge Hyman Feldman shifts from prison tracks to treatment. Alcoholics receive counseling from Alcoholics Anonymous and Salvation Army, job assistance, and a pilot rehabilitation center with a 35 bed ward. The approach aims to cure addiction rather than punish.
The piece argues that titular heads like Adlai Stevenson hold symbolic power while real party control lies with congressional members. It notes past ex candidates often stayed quiet after defeats, with Stevenson differing as a potential 1956 nominee influencing but not dictating party policy.
Dora Winch, 76, works as payroll clerk for the district welfare office and as children's librarian at the local library. She passed a Civil Service exam at 72 with a 94 percent and says, I like to keep busy, busy folks stay young.
Summary of local notes from Terre Haute including petty theft report of eighteen chickens from James H. Smith on First Street. Police crackdown on out of town magazine solicitors. Marriage licenses issued to John Moran and Nellie Longstaff Jess Emory and Debra Williams Merrill Johnson and Annie Rice. Local travel and social mentions plus war dispatches and political notes.
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway opening nights as social events and pressures shaping artists. He quotes critics and actors like John Mason Brown S. N. Behrman Helen Hayes Hermione Gingold and Ethel Barrymore and recalls Bert Williams Follies impact against a backdrop of audience behavior and critical scrutiny.
The Seneca colleges are in New York state. Hyacinthus is a youth in Greek myth. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" was written by Clement Clarke Moore. The Three Wise Men are named Caspar Melchior and Balthazar. Rangoon is in Myanmar.
The entry notes key events including the 1787 ratification of the U S Constitution by Pennsylvania and 1800 designation of Washington D C as the permanent capital. It also marks World War II actions in 1941 with Japanese seizure of Guam and attacks on Midway and Wake Islands.
A compact note explains credence as belief formed from indirect testimony and as a small table beside the communion table for bread and wine. It traces origins to Old French and Medieval Latin from credere to trust.
The quote contrasts true sympathy with mere pity, arguing that deep sorrow comes only from one's own feelings and personal connection to grief. It reflects on emotional authenticity and the limits of outward compassion.
A note urges readers to seek a very independent nature in a child born under favorable signs, cautioning against overoptimism and extravagance while advising vigilance in nurturing resilience and self-reliance.
Actor Edward G. Robinson Frank Sinatra and boxer Henry Armstrong are noted for birthday congratulations in this brief section. The items celebrate three prominent figures across film music and sport with public birthday references.
The fragment links a Geneva New York note to a Spartan youth transformed by Apollo into the hyacinth with al al alas. It also cites Clement Clarke Moore 1770 1863 and the Magi Melchior Gaspar Balta sar, and states Burma's capital.
The note recalls Jane Cowl ordering a curtain drop at a premiere to outlast disruption and Nora Bayes faking a cough to silence noisy spectators. It marks stagecraft responses to audience behavior in classic theater.
The piece praises theatre as a magic of fate that lifts works and careers. It cites Susan Strasberg in Diary of Anne Frank and Andy Griffith in No Time for Sergeants as triumphant premieres, notes Shirley Booth in The Desk Set, and T. Bankhead in The Little Foxes after prior failures. It quotes Talu on Overnight The Little Foxes’ success ending a run of weak plays and earning warm applause for Regina.
Noel Coward thanks premiere-goers including booing galleryites and harsh critics for doing him more constructive good than cheers. Lionel Barrymore echoes a similar view advising actors to live their roles and endure ridicule with pity, noting failure must be forgotten.
A Science Digest summary reports Dr. Otis Brown of Bremen Indiana surveyed 1000 people and received 477 replies. Of respondents 96.6 percent wanted to be told if they had cancer with 99.1 percent of 18 to 35 year olds and 92.5 percent of 66 to 90 year olds agreeing.
In Urbana Illinois Norman Dekker of the University of Illinois advises testing garden soil before winter. Dig eight spade depth holes, take thin slices, mix and send half a pint to a lab such as the U I lab for one dollar, and note the intended spring use.
The column highlights outgoing traits for those born on December 12. Men may excel in politics or diplomacy and possibly the church or stage, while women tend toward a happy domestic life. Notable names listed include William Garrison John Jay Laura Hope Crews Fay Lamphier Mme Nordica Edward C Carpenter Arthur Brisbane Peter F Collier Sarah B Cooper William K Vanderbilt.
Daily horoscopes offer guidance across signs with tips on progress, business opportunities, calmness, slow financial moves, motivational chats, tactful handling of domestic issues, careful listening, crisis composure, careful idea evaluation, and caution against misleading information. Copyright 1955 United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Hollywood notes reveal Norman Panama guiding Bob Hope and Eva Marie Saint in a rom com with banter about chasing a heroine and never letting her slip away. Elena Verdugo is praised for glamorous feet as a department store displays a golden plaster cast replica. The wartime canteen becomes the Moroccan Theater. Johnny Caldwell signs a five year lease for Carousel Theater for original revues. George Sidney plans a scouting tour to England Europe and Turkey for MGM International Revue with all expenses paid.
A TV critic suggests a British nobleman could improve TV announcements praising Mayfair style or an Oxonian accent, implying the presenter’s prestige may affect ad reception.
Insurance statisticians note Mondays see higher cold infections due to weekend exposures and fatigue. The article urges practical precautions to prevent spread, including proper hand hygiene, covering coughs, and avoiding sharing drinking glasses during illness.
The article notes MS symptoms vary with affected nervous system parts and can include paralysis and disturbances of vision speech and gait. Treatments include disease specific drugs under physician direction and vitamin preparations.
In Washington on December 12, a glimpse of Santa’s mail shows children’s wishes and generosity. An eight year old girl asks for dolls and matching pajamas, while a mother urges the postmaster to redirect unused toys to hospitals or charities. Other youngsters request practical items and note the toy brands they prefer.
Washington December 12 Major General Howard McC Snyder White House physician has been by President Eisenhower since his September heart attack. Dr Snyder, a longtime friend and bridge partner, will receive a medical review from Dr Paul Dudley White in Gettysburg on December 17 focusing on Walter Reed tests and daily checks. The doctors likely will advise the President on resuming a normal life if recovery remains favorable.
William Ritt’s column jests on politics and culture. Japan ships 300 cherry tree seedlings to Uruguay as a goodwill gesture. German screenings of Gone With the Wind endure into a third year at a Berlin theater. Ex-dictator Juan Peron plans Mexico invitation via an inactive Mexican general. Georgia governor’s Sugar Bowl fuss rumbles. Korea once had a ministry of etiquette Factographs.
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