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Terre Haute Tribune

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Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1952

Page

2

Wage Stabilization Board resumes work amid industry boycott

The Wage Stabilization Board ends a 10 day wage freeze and restarts with four public members empowered to handle about 12,000 cases. Economic Stabilizer Putnam signs orders delegating authority as labor members shift to advisory roles. Union leaders warn of strikes if big settlements delay.

Washington Roger L. Putnam Putnam Truman National Association of Manufacturers and U. S. Chamber of Commerce

Alleged Disturber Held by Police in Hotel Disturbance

Claude A. Henderson a 37 year old of Indianapolis was jailed on a vagrancy charge after a disturbance at the Sandison Hotel 518 North Ninth street while seeking his estranged wife Imogene Kramer Henderson 27 operator of a rooming house 522 North Ninth street. Detective Charles Koll said Hendersons car was licensed to another vehicle.

Claude A. Henderson Indianapolis Sandison Hotel North Ninth Street Henderson Imogene Kramer Henderson Joan Lee Charles Koll

Home Burglary Reported at Vernon Lark Residence

The Vernon Lark home at 152 North Thirty-seventh street was broken into between 7 p.m. and midnight Saturday. A locked west door was forced, a .38 caliber German rifle and $6 to $8 in silver were stolen, and closets and drawers were ransacked while the family was away. Deputy Sheriffs McKinney and Bailey investigated.

Vernon Lark North Thirty-seventh Street McKinney and Bailey

Deaths Mrs Harriet Louella Page 60

Mrs Harriet Louella Page 60 died at 9 Sunday morning at her home in Youngstown Friends note her membership in the Pimento Order of Eastern Star Royal Neighbors Club Terre Haute and the Frisco Illinois Baptist Church She is survived by Archie her husband two sons Daniel Page Seattle and Frank Page Vineland N Y two daughters Margaret Bates Terre Haute R A 3 and Lillian Dalgarn Terre Haute two sisters Lillie King and Carrie Newton two brothers Cyrus and Herbert Learned and four grandchildren The body goes to DeBaun Funeral Home Terre Haute for services Tuesday at 2 30 p m The remains will be moved to West Frankfort Illinois Wednesday morning

Harriet Louella Page Youngstown Pimento Order of Eastern Star Royal Neighbors Club Terre Haute The Baptist Church Frisco Ill Archie Daniel Page Seattle Frank Page Vineland N. Y Margaret Bates Lillian Dalgarn

Funeral services for Mrs Mary E John

Funeral services for Mary E John aged 53 will be held at 11 o clock Wednesday at H P Martin Funeral Home with Rev Arthur S Dodgson officiating She was a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College and Columbia University A member of Gamma Gamma sorority and the First Baptist Church She taught in Linton Elnora and Newark N J Survivors include husband Evan a son Byron John Terre Haute a daughter Mrs Gwendolyn Mast Indianapolis and her parents Professor and Mrs Merit Laubach Terre Haute Friends may call after 7 o clock Monday Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park

Mary E. John South H. P. Martin Arthur S. Dodgson John Indiana State Teachers College Columbia University Gamma Gamma Indiana State First Baptist Church Linton Elnora Newark N. J Evan Byron John Terre Haute Gwendolyn Mast Indianapolis Merit Laubach Roselawn Memorial Park

Funeral Services for Ben H Monroe in Kokomo

Funeral services for Ben H. Monroe aged 60 and formerly of Terre Haute will be held at Ellers Funeral Home Kokomo on Wednesday afternoon. Surviving are widow Agnes son Harold of Kokomo daughter Eva May of Los Angeles brothers Jessie Monroe and Harvey D Monroe sister Sara Monroe of Terre Haute one grandson and several nieces and nephews. Burial will follow in Kokomo cemetery.

Ben H. Monroe Terre Haute St. Joseph’s Hospital Kokomo Ellers Agnes Harold Eva May Los Angeles Calif Jessie. Monroe Harvey D. Monroe Sara Monroe

Mrs Elizabeth Hinish 76 Died At Union Hospital

Elizabeth Hinish aged 76 of 1468 South Eleventh Street died at 11 45 PM Sunday at Union Hospital. Survived by daughter Mrs Elmina Henske Terre Haute four brothers Harrison Sherman Raymond and David Way three sisters Mrs Ava Runon Mrs Ora Swarty and Mrs Ethel Raup three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Body to Gillis Memory Chapel.

Elizabeth Hinish South Eleventh Street Union Hospital Elmina Henske Terre Haute Harrison Sherman Raymond David Way Ava Runon Ora Swarty Ethel Raup Gillis Memory Chapel

Mrs Dora Mae Setty Victim in Terre Haute Death

Mrs Dora Mae Setty age 21 of 931 North Thirteenth street died at St An thony Hospital at 10 45 Sunday night Survived by husband Raymond J two sons Andrew and Raymond J Jr parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Schoffstall sister Mrs Betty McKenzie brother Edward Schoffstall and step brother Billie Wiles all of Terre Haute Body taken to Gillis Memory Chapel funeral set for 1 30 p m Wednesday Captain William Daniels officiating burial in Highland Lawn cemetery

Dora Mae Setty North Thirteenth Street St. Anthony Hospital Raymond J Andrew Raymond J. Jr Raymond Schoffstall Betty McKenzie Edward Schoffstall Billie Wiles Terre Haute Gillis Memory Chapel William Daniels Highland Lawn Cemetery

Services for Mrs Belle Mayback

Services for Mrs Belle Mayback formerly of Terre Haute who died Saturday in Paris Illinois will be held Tuesday at 8:30 am at Callahan Funeral Home with a requiem mass at St Patrick's Church Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery The rosary will be recited at 8 pm tonight at Callartan Chapel She was a member of the Terre Haute Chapter of Daughters of Isabella and the Living Rosary Society of St Pauls Church in Danville Illinois

Belle Mayback Terre Haute Paris Ill Callahan Funeral Home St. Patrick's Church Calvary Cemetery Callartan Chapel Mayback Daughters of Isabella Living Rosary Society St. Paul's Church Danville

Mrs Sturm 80 Dies. Rites Tuesday at Gillis Chapel

Mrs Carrie Mae Sturm age 80 of 788 Lafayette Avenue died early Sunday at St Anthony's Hospital. Survived by husband Louis sister Mrs Elizabeth Jackson of Farmersburg and several nieces and nephews. Body to Gillis Memory Chapel for services at 2 PM Tuesday. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Carrie Mae Sturm Lafayette Avenue St. Anthony's Hospital Louis Elizabeth Jackson Farmersburg Gillis Memory Chapel Oak Hill Cemetery

Mrs Bertha Schultz 66 Dies in Indiana Hospital

Mrs Bertha Ann Schultz 66 of 321 North Chicago Avenue Brazil Indiana died Saturday morning at Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis She was a Nazarene Church member Surviving husband Fred J a son Wayne Crafton three daughters Mrs Okie Roeschlein Mrs Lucille Loy and Mrs Doris Spence all of Brazil a stepson Fred J Schultz Jr of Brazil a step daughter Mrs Isabelle Cooper of Utah two brothers Jesse and Alva Frye Terre Haute two sisters Mrs Lula Burkhart and Mrs Etta Overton Terre Haute 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Body to Miller Sons Funeral Home Friends may call after 4 PM Monday Services 2 PM Tuesday at Nazarene Church Reverend Buford Blair officiating Burial Cottage Hill Cemetery Body to church

Brazil Ind Bertha Ann Schultz Chicago Avenue Robert Long Indianapolis The Nazarene Church Fred J Wayne Crafton Okie Roeschlein Lucille Loy Doris Spence Fred J. Schultz, Jr Isabelle Cooper Utah Jesse Alva Frye Terre Haute Lula Burkhart Etta Overton Miller & Sons Buford Blair Cottage Hill

Henry Sneddon dies at 80 in Brazil Indiana

Henry Sneddon 80 of 640 East Pinckley street Brazil Indiana died at noon Sunday at Clay County Hospital He was a Presbyterian Church leader deacon Sunday School secretary and a member of Lodge No 215 O E N Funeral services are at 2 pm Wednesday at Miller & Sons Funeral Home with Rev Marcus Kendal and Odd Fellows memorial rites Burial in Cottage Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm Tuesday at the funeral home

Brazil Ind Henry Sneddon East Pinckley Street Clay County Hospital Presbyterian Church William F. Sneddon Robert M Sneddon Cleveland Miller & Sons Marcus Kendal Odd Fellows Lodge Cottage Hill Cemetery

Infant Jackie Keller Died in Clay County Hospital

Jackie Lane Keller seven month old son of Mr and Mrs John Keller died at 6 50 Sunday morning at Clay County Hospital in Brazil Indiana Surviving are parents two brothers Johnnie Lee and Bobby Dean grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Keller Jasonville and Mr and Mrs Fred Bolinger Crane two great grandfathers Claud Steele and Jake Dalgren both of Jasonville The body was taken to McClanahan Funeral Home and will be taken to the residence Monday morning Services will be held Tuesday at 1 30pm at the Assembly of God Church Rev Zella Anthony officiating Burial will be in Peavy Cemetery

Jasonville Ind Jackie Lane Keller John Keller Clay County Brazil Johnnie Lee Bobby Dean Charles Keller Fred Bolinger Crane Claud Steele Jake Dalgren McClanahan Funeral Home Assembly of God Church Zella Anthony Peavey Cemetery

Mrs Anna Abernathy Died In Indiana at 66

Mrs Anna Long Abernathy 66 died at Union Hospital in Rosedale Ind at 8 40 Sunday evening Survived by two daughters Vivenna and Della Frances one son Carl six sisters and one brother six grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral held at Cox and Williams Funeral Home with services at Coopers Chapel near Covington at 1 oclock Wednesday afternoon Rev Ralph Gwinn officiating Burial in Coopers Chapel cemetery

Rosedale Ind Anna Long Abernathy Union Hospital Vivenna Abernathy Della Frances Prairieton Carl Vivian Ratcliffe Williamsport Mae Kennedy West Lebanon Mable Rousch Indianapolis Della Wilhite Veedersburg Grace Long Covington Charles Long Attica Cox and Williams Funeral Home Coopers Chapel Ralph Gwinn Coopers Chapel Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs Ravenna Stanley in Paris

Funeral services for 69 year old Mrs Ravenna Stanley will be held Monday at 2 PM at Blume Funeral Home with burial in Edgar cemetery. Surviving are husband George P. and children John A Stanley Paris George F Stanley Tucson Elwood Julia E Martin sister Elizabeth Black Paris.

Paris Ravenna Stanley Blume Funeral Home Edgar Cemetery George P John A. Stanley George F. Stanley Tuscon, Ariz Julia E. Martin Elwood Ill Elizabeth Black

Mrs Brenes Brown Hampton Dies in Vermillion County

Mrs Brenes Brown Hampton 78 of Crawfordsville died at 8 10 am Monday at Vermillion County Hospital while visiting a niece Mrs Paul Ricketts 435 North Street The survivor list includes sister Mrs Gyneth Bennett of Danville Ind and brother John Brown of Rockville The body was taken to the First Funeral Home

Clinton Ind Brenes Brown Hampton Crawfordsville Paul Ricketts North Street Vermillion County Hospital Guyneth Bennett Danville John Brown Rockville Ome

Mrs Lena Hughes 57 Dies In Clark Center Ill

Mrs Lena G Hughes age 57 dies at 3 15 Sunday afternoon at her Clark Center home Marshall Illinois special report Surviving husband Miles A two daughters Norma Ruth Cameron Toledo Ohio Sara Sue Hughes at home father George Mann Obiong Ill sister Grace McGee Obiong The body to Marrs Funeral Home services at 1 pm Tuesday Rev John Theaskee officiating burial Robinson New cemetery

John Theaskee Robinson New Cemetery

Funeral rites for Mrs Emma A Clouse in Rockville

Funeral services for Mrs Emma A Clouse age 50 who died Saturday will be at 10 30 Tuesday morning at Barnes Mortuary Rockville. Burial follows at Clear Run Cemetery.

Rosedale Ind Emma A. Clouse Barnes Mortuary Rockville Clear Run Cemetery

Funeral services for Walter Buster Larew

Walter Buster Larew aged 80 died Saturday. Funeral services set for 1:30 Tuesday at the residence with Rev. George Jewell officiating. Burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Body returned to the residence Sunday from the Wood Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Mrs Ona Gallatin

Martinsville Illinois December 15 funeral services for Mrs Ona Gallatin 84 who died Saturday will be at 1 30 PM Tuesday at Greenwell Funeral Home Burial will be in Baird cemetery.

Martinsville Ill Ona Gallatin Greenwell Funeral Home Baird Cemetery

Funeral Wednesday for Dr Gardner

Funeral services for Dr. Ray mond Gardner 49 a Terre Haute native and Johns Hopkins researcher will be held Wednesday afternoon at Warren Funeral Home Chestertown Md He is survived by his wife Ethel and brother Francis Gardner of Terre Haute Burial will be in Chestertown Md

Raymond Gardner Terre Haute Fred Gardner Mapleave Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Warren Funeral Home Chestertown the Laboratory High School Indiana State Teachers College Johns Hopkins University Ethel Francis Gardner

Motorist Arrested After Two Car Crash

John Hap aged 61 of 614 South Sixteenth Street was arrested for driving without a license after his car collided with a truck driven by James Walker age 27 of 626 Linden Street. Walker’s vehicle slid into Opal Carts age 42 of Hymera’s machine. Officers Mills and Katz investigated the incident at Ninth and Oak streets on Monday.

John Hap South Sixteenth Street Ninth and Oak Streets Mills and Katz Hap South Ninth Street James E. Walker Linden Street Walker Hymera

De Gasperi urges NATO to wage united anti Communist propaganda

Italian Premier Alcide De Gasperi called NATO ministers in Paris to launch a common propaganda campaign against the Communists. He argued free nations should express and share their ideas. The meeting also faced a 428 million dollar European military build plan and a new Mediterranean naval command.

Paris Alcide de Gasperi Italy Atlantic Alliance Russia North Atlantic Treaty Organization de Gasperi Ole Bjorn Kraft NATO Europe Mediterranean North Atlantic Council of Foreign, Finance and Defense Ministers Robert Barnes Council SHAPE

Quarry Drama Near Climax In Watery Search For Children

Water pumped from a 45 foot deep old quarry near Chicago had dropped to six to eight feet as hundreds watched. Marshall Erb led the operation with Navy Coast Guard and local police assisting to determine if missing children are in the quarry amid hopeful families and a crowded scene.

Dupage River Marshall Erb U.S. Navy Coast Guard Otterpohl Chicago Illinois Police Reserve Mary Petersen

Drivers fined in city court actions

Fenton Phelps 17 paid 20 dollars in city court after pleading guilty to reckless driving. Rex Sutton 19 from Clay City fined 18.50 for stop sign and red light violations. Conrad Youngblood 49 and Lawrence Mahaney 47, both of Fort Wayne area addresses, fined 20 dollars each for intoxication. Joseph Wyman 35 of Sullivan fined 11.75 for speeding. Robert Lindsey 22 of Farmersburg fined 2.75 for running a red flasher light.

Fenton Phelps Edward S. Everett Phelps Hulman Street Prairieton Road South Second Street Rex L. Sutton Clay City Sutton Lockport Road Second Street Washington Avenue Conrad Youngblood North Fifth Street Lawrence Mahaney Elm Street Joseph A. Wyman Sullivan Robert A. Lindsey Farmersburg

Funeral for Crash Victim Jerry Delph Set for Wednesday

Funeral services are planned for Jerry M. Delph 27 of Dugger at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ in Dugger with burial in Clayborn Cemetery. Delph died from a broken neck after a head on collision on Indiana Highway 67 near Bicknell. He worked at Crane Naval Ammunition Depot and was a World War II veteran. Survived by his parents and four brothers, the body to be moved from Newkirk Funeral Home to Dugger.

Bicknell Ind Jerry M. Delph Indiana Highway 67 Here Dugger Church of Christ Clayborn Loren E. Edmondson Elnora Wilbur D. Spies Newberry Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes Paul Strate Freelandville Delph Dugger Naval Crane Army Servce Dugger American Legion Post Andrew Delph Charles Oscar Carl Delph Gilbert Delph Linton Newkirk Pleasantville

Aid Applicant Admits Car Theft in Illinois

Mrs. Sarah Pecks 38 of Macy Indiana admitted to police she stole the car she was driving with four of her nine children on U.S. 460 north of Carmi Illinois. She claimed aid denial in Indiana prompted the theft while her husband previously faced a penal farm sentence. The group, aged 10 months to 10 years, were held at a hotel as authorities investigated.

Carmi Ill Indiana Sarah Pecks Macy Ind U.S. 460 Here Ben Beeler

National Archives Displays Historic Documents Shrine

The Constitution and the Declaration were moved under military escort from the Library of Congress to the Archives Building. The Bill of Rights was moved from the State Department in 1938. The shrine sits in the Exhibitions Hall with a lowered altar-like shelf for safekeeping, tracing a long custody of treasured national documents.

Archives Library of Congress Library Fort Knox Department of State

Divorce Requests Set Amid Cruelty Allegations

In Superior Court No 2 Ethel Eyler petitions for divorce from Richard G Eyler of 1331 South Fifth Street citing cruel and inhuman treatment. They married June 6 1945 separated Dec 12 1952 with sought restoration of her former name Scifres and property rights adjustment. Margie Wagle of 316 North Thirteenth seeks a three year separation from Delbert Wagle with custody of a minor child support and title to household goods. They married July 28 1950 separated Dec 12 1952 amid constant strife.

Superior Court No Ethel Eyler Richard G. Eyler South Fifth Street Plantiff Scifres Margie Wagle North Thirteenth Delbert Wagle

Gruner to Speak to Terre Haute Chemical Society

Frederick R. Gruner of Allis Chalmers will be principal speaker at the Terre Haute Chapter American Chemical Society meeting. His address is titled Recent Developments in Atomic Energy. The seminar room in the Commercial Solvents building hosts the event, announced by B. J. Quinn of Pfizer Company local plant.

Frederick R. Gruner Allis- Chalmers Company Terre Haute American Chemical Society Commercial Solvents Corporation B. J. Quinn Charles Pfizer Company Chemical Society

China Rejects Peace Plan Amid Korean War Dispute

China rejected a UN peace plan dated December 14 demanding a truce based on the Korean truce draft and proposed a Korean Problem Commission to guide a peaceful solution. Chou Enlai denounced the UN actions as illegal and void, accusing the Western nations of excluding China and North Korea.

Korean Problem Commission Red Cross U.N V. K. Krishna Menon China Korea Red China North Korea Chou

Suspect Faces Forgery Charge Over $175 Check

Robert Merlin Foltz 26 of Terre Haute charged with forgery in Vigo Circuit Court after attempting to pass a $175 check drawn on Indiana State Bank and signed Robert Foster. Bond set at $2,000. pauper oath taken. arraignment fixed for Dec 22.

Wolf Clothing Robert Merlin Foltz Vigo Foltz Terre Haute Chicago Indiana State Bank Robert Foster Herbert R. Criss James F. Harper William Robert Long South Fifteenth Street Raymond Miller Produce Company Harper Long Lewis D. Devellen North Fourth Street Curtis Williams Jr Gilbert Avenue Criss

Permit Renewals Up Before Vigo County Board

Three package stores sought renewals of liquor and wine dealer permits before the Vigo County Alcoholic Beverage Board. Ralph Utz asked for a liquor and wine dealers permit at 1610 South Seventh Street. Louis H. Jones requested a liquor and wine dealer permit at 610 South Second Street. Alice A. Wyllie sought a renewal and transfer of her establishment at 818 North Sixth Street to Alice and William Wyllie. The local board found no objections and sent petitions to the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission for final approval.

Vigo County Alcoholic Beverage Board Ralph Utz South Seventh Street Louis H. Jones South Second Street Allice A. Wyllie North Sixth Street Allice William Wyllie Wade Dickey J. Ernest Zwerner Robert McPeak George Granholt Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Suspect Held After Depot Burglary Admit by Mason

James C. Mason of Evansville, 18, confessed to burglarizing the Union Depot office of the Pennsylvania Railroad claim agent on Nov 28. Police say he also admitted a similar offense in Philadelphia. Officers found blank checks and a false face on him. the items came from the railroad terminal. He waived extradition and will be sent east for prosecution.

James C. Mason Evansville Union Pennsylvania Railroad Frank Riddle Mason Huerta Tribble Philadelphia

Eisenhower upbeat on Korea war despite reporting limits

General Eisenhower voiced cautious optimism that a satisfactory Korea peace can be speeded with common sense and patience. He said some battlefield topics cannot be publicly discussed and pledged no further statements on Korea after returning to New York with Dulles noting policy was “made at sea.”

Korea John Foster Dulles Dulles Eisenhower Helena Wake Island Honolulu New York Treasury Department H. Chapman Rose Cleveland the Treasury George W. Humphrey Rose Jones, Day, Cockley and Reavis W. Randolph Burgess Hastings-on-Hudson N.Y National City Bank of New York Marion B. Folsom Rochester Folsom

East German purge seen as food shortages deepen crackdown

East German officials warn of shortages in food and raw materials and hint at trials for Hamann, Albrecht and others. They promise merciless action to fix supply gaps, purge suspected private holdings, and push toward a fully socialist state amid Cold War tensions. The Slansky Czech trial echoes into the Soviet Zone, with calls to unmask Western agents and possibly oust Eisler from the Eastern States Information Office.

Hamann Albrecht East Germany Rudolf Slansky Prague Germany Wilhelm Pieck Slansky Eisler Eastern States Information Office

Boy Delivers Hidden Loot After Police Deal Refusal

Camden police report a seven year old who offered to reveal where he hid money if officers would let him keep toy items bought with the loot. He led them to a sidewalk brick where $11 was buried, with no deal granted.

Camden N.J

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