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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune established 1894 and Gazette 1869 publish daily except Sunday. Call Crawford 1334 by 6 pm for copies, or Sunday before 1 am. after hours use listed lines. Rates listed for various plans. unsolicited submissions sent at owner's risk with no liability for return.
Editorial urges readers to avoid gossip and unfounded criticism, to speak with knowledge, and to maintain faith in American governance. It calls for restraint in discussing government and discourages rumor spreading across the community.
Secretary Marion B. Folsom urges a shift from relief to prevention in welfare work. He calls for ending poverty rather than merely alleviating it, urging workers to focus on eliminating need and extending prevention to the unprotected, while noting cost and philosophy issues.
The AFL CIO merger raises questions about political power as the federation backs Adlai Stevenson and faces Republican warnings. Some GOP figures accuse leaders of being too politically minded, while others urge alignment with minority rights and balanced advocacy.
An editorial notes campaigns stretch long and voters often lack adequate information. It argues campaigns should inform the electorate efficiently to better compare merits of candidates and parties as the election nears.
Experts urge voters to study candidates and parties, examine records, and keep an open mind. Despite biases, informed voting requires honesty, fairness, and effort, as politics will dominate discourse in the months ahead.
The White House hosts President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Anthony Eden on January 30 to discuss Anglo-American policy and strategy against Soviet moves. London sentiment favors coordinated U S Britain actions after Geneva failure and Moscow's shifting attitude toward the West.
An editorial compares the American Civil Liberties Union with the Civil Rights Congress, noting the latter is labeled a Communist-front by the attorney general. It argues the ACLU defends Bill of Rights and democratic freedoms without advocating a single cause.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson proposes an amendment to abolish the poll tax as a voting prerequisite. If approved by Congress, ratification would require two thirds in both houses and three fourths of state legislatures, with several Southern states already removing the tax and more likely to follow.
Government economists face a dilemma over whether to relax or tighten credit controls. Officials fear overextension while also worrying that abrupt brakes could dampen auto and housing demand, as long term credit underpins these key sales.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reports the world population increases by about 100000 people per day. This reflects ongoing growth pressures on resources and development policies worldwide.
Marriage licenses list Charles Liston and Rose Puckett William Fields and Nancy Nowling and Walter Thompson and Rose Puckett. A city building permit for a residence at Twenty second street and First avenue valued at 1800 dollars. First Methodist Church group approved for a garage at Seventh and Poplar streets. McLean School plans approved by the board. Barbers open late Friday before Christmas and noon Christmas Day. Deputy county clerk Louis Kruzan ill at home. American First dinner plans for Washington's Birthday. Mrs E A Mogle returns from Kenana Illinois visit. Mrs Louise Stavitsky visits South Sixth street mother Mary Levin.
Walter Winchell’s Broadway page catalogs celebrity sightings and rumors including Tennessee Williams and Marilyn Monroe in Central Park, Ann Miller connections, Rita Gam and Ty Power at Spindletop, Miriam Stevenson with Johnny Grant, Peggy Ann Garner with Albert Salmi, and Lucky Luciano’s referenced card. The item notes performances, jokes, and industry chatter with multiple named stars, clubs, and venues referenced.
Answers: 1. Purpose or reason for existence. 2. A sleeping car on a train. 3. Yale graduate executed as a spy by Britain soon after graduation. 4. Raphael's Sistine Madonna hangs in the Louvre. 5. Heidi was written by Johanna Spyri.
The day recognizes Maxwell Anderson the playwright Otto Preminger the director Betty Smith the author and Eddie Robinson the baseball first baseman with tributes and acknowledgments.
An upbeat outlook suggests a favorable period for romance and domestic happiness. The day promises potential financial success and commercial skills, with a strong inclination toward wealth and new ventures.
The passage defines ardent as hot fiery glowing or burning and explains its origin from Old French ardant and Latin ardens meaning to burn. It highlights synonyms such as intense fierce vehem ent and fervent and notes the term’s usage to describe affection or passion.
A quoted line by James Shirley speaks of a name as a trust not a possession, urging reverent guardianship and careful transmission of a donor's fame to future hands.
A Mayflower voyage narrative notes high winds preventing the ship from entering Plymouth harbor. The entry attempt failed as weather drove the vessel back to sea, illustrating perilous early colonial navigation.
A concise note links an excuse for existence with a railway sleeping car. Nathan Hale is mentioned, and references to the Dresden gallery and Johanna Spyri appear as niche allusions within the fragment.
In Shelbyville Kentucky two would be burglars entered a lumber company in the early hours and accidentally rang the police when a phone was knocked off the hook. An operator alerted officers who then arrested the pair.
In Roanoke a dozen Beckner children underwent tonsil and adenoids removal in a single day. Mrs. Ruby Beckner quips that it was cheaper by the dozen though only six were treated.
Har vey Chalmers and Ethel Brant Monture present a readable Mo hawk biography with sharp partisan tone. Donald Jackson edits Black Hawk An Autobiography, a vivid 1833 account of a Sauk leader who fought whites and faced captivity before President Jackson. Ww W. Rogers notes the University of Illinois and University of Michigan Press editions as handsome and authoritative.
In Formosa's capital the population of 700000 grows as a construction surge boosts property values. The belief that Communists cannot seize Formosa and that the U S Seventh Fleet will defend the island drives the boom despite a persistent housing shortage.
Mrs Orlando Alexander and her sister Mrs Michael Antonetti welcomed sons born two days apart and shared a hospital room in Sayre Pennsylvania. The novelty highlight drew local attention to the maternity ward and the two families.
Born today you have a memory that helps career advancement and an omnivorous reading habit. You may become an effective executive or personnel manager with the ability to handle details and think big. Artistic talent could rise to prominence, though it may stay a hobby. Notable births include George Romney and Maxwell Anderson.
Daily zodiac predictions advise varying actions from fun with friends to patient business changes. Notable notes include romance for Cancer and a reminder to ask friends for help, with a closing copyright line from 1955 United Feature Syndicate.
Jill Corey discusses a trend of Johnny stage and screen names such as Johnny Guitar Johnny Eager and Johnny Belinda noting the pattern signals character. She cites Johnny Carson as a real life example and suggests Carson could star in a hypothetical film with her.
Alexander G. Ruthven, president emeritus of the University of Michigan, argues in the Journal of the Michigan State Medical Society that medical schools should charge no tuition. He asserts brains exist across social classes and that ability and ambition rise independently of parental wealth.
Dr Bundesen reviews English hospital research on 3000 patients showing peptic ulcers are most common in type O, stomach cancer more frequent in type A, while type B may offer protection against both. Other cancers showed no strong blood group link and most people secrete blood group substance in gastric juice.
A reader asks why smoking makes them nervous and raises heart rate. The answer notes tobacco can cause the heart to beat faster in many people and suggests stopping smoking for those affected.
Gettysburg report notes public interest in President Eisenhower’s physical state during recovery. Observers agree appearance helps gauge mood and energy while Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder monitors blood pressure and pulse.
United Press reports Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker at the Royale Theater as a revised hit with Ruth Gordon Eileen Herlie and Loring Smith under Ty rone Guthrie. The 1880s farce uses mistaken identities and disguises to a brisk, well staged revival.
A playful collection notes oddities and mischief. A New York Giants player is swindled of $500 by two con men. A government plan to test a simplified keyboard prompts derisive comment. A New Guinea fossil find stirs local excitement while Kukukukuland’s name gets joked about. An oil strike is rumored at a Hollywood studio lot.
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