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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1955
Page
4
The passage lists contact numbers for the Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette offices and various subscription rates and delivery notes. It notes posting as second class, dates and times for requests, and liability disclaimers for manuscripts and pictures sent to The Tribune.
The platform calls for restraint and accuracy, urging readers not to criticize without knowledge, avoid gossip, keep faith in America, and refrain from spreading rumors about government actions.
The Stran Steel expansion at the Crawford street plant is praised as good news for Terre Haute. The former car works burned around 1890, destroying most facilities except the office, and later recovered under Seath and Hager. The current expansion suggests the plant will again become a major freight car and steel products employer in the area.
Democrats ready to strike on foreign policy in the Eisenhower era with Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman urging moderation. Stevenson criticizes the Middle East policy and proposes a UN border patrol while Eisenhower’s candidacy hinges on a possible 1956 run, shaping party chances and leadership.
United Nations figures place Russia at about 214.5 million people in 1954, while the U.S. 1950 census recorded 150 million with an estimated rise to around 158 million by 1954. North America totals about 233 million.
The article compares Russia and the United States with Canada and Central America, noting Russia's growing population and industrial efficiency. It argues Russia's large numbers do not guarantee power due to issues in sustaining and feeding a large populace, andSuggests the nation faces agricultural underproduction.
The Department of Agriculture cites poststorm floods in Massachusetts Virginia Texas and Delaware Rhode Island Pennsylvania North Carolina and Florida driving severe mosquito and house fly infestations. No immediate federal aid promised to combat this post hurricane problem.
The piece urges Christians to support Salvation Army kettles and other local charities at Christmas by giving coins to bring warmth and food to the poor. It cautions against unidentified appeals and emphasizes that aiding neighbors is a practical expression of faith.
North Dakota Senator Milton Young enjoyed rare access in Russia and took many photos at a Kremlin reception. He planned to photograph top Soviet leaders but discovered his film was missing, leaving him unable to capture Khrushchev and Bulganin.
Morris J. Root, technical director of a leading aerosol firm, told the American Drug Manufacturers Association that many external use drugs can be repackaged as sprays. He cited topical antibiotics antiseptics and anesthetics as candidates and said aerosols can improve effectiveness and provide immediate wide coverage for burn ointments.
Rumors say coal companies will raise prices about 25 cents per ton within a week. Terre Haute receives a new fire apparatus from St. Louis arriving Dec 29. Marriage licenses issued: Fallowfield and Bowman, Lear and Shoemaker, Waggle and Hane. Stolen rain coat from cloak room at Methodist Temple. A horse with a broken leg was shot after slipping on ice at Second and Ohio. Mrs Burgess reports four chickens stolen from North Eleventh Street. U S District Attorney Frank C Dailey will retire Jan 1. William Glasscock injured crashing through glass shield on the Indianapolis limited. City board of safety orders cigar stores to close at midnight. Charity workers note more men than women seek aid.
In the summer days the city sits in a humid, endless dream as afternoons melt into still heat. The description evokes stifling air and the slow pace of a metropolis under sun and glare.
Literary guidepost reviews Robert Gibbings travel book Trumpets From Montparnasse, noting his Europe itinerary Paris La Rochelle Venice London Positano and Ile Saint Louis studio quest. Observers praise the illustrations and Gibbings lively wit as he wanders Parisian hotels cafes and Bauot de La Coupole while autumn New York scenes contrast with his European journey.
The questions ask how many of Henry VIII’s children reigned, identify the opera containing the Anvil Chorus, request the Arabic equivalents of Roman numerals L D M, define loose milk, and name the smallest continent.
The text outlines a sequence of petitions to God starting with a good conscience, followed by requests for health of mind and then health of the body. It presents a devotional approach emphasizing spiritual and moral well being as primary.
A reader born on this day is seen as idealistic with potential ambition. The forecast urges caution to avoid quarrels and suggests personal effort will shape success for the coming year.
A concise lexicon entry defines cumber as a transitive verb meaning to trouble perplex hinder or burden by interference and as a noun for a hindrance or encumbrance. It notes origins in Medieval English Combr en and Cumbren.
The 1903 aviation milestone marks Or ville Wilbur Wright achieving the first successful powered flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina. The note pairs dates of related events including Graf Spee scuttling in 1941 and Antonio Stradivarius death in 1937, with constitutional boundary settlements and notable figures Broun and New Jersey ratification in 1787 and 1939.
Author Erskine Caldwell and boxing figure Jimmy McLarren are on the birthday list. On Sunday December 18, Betty Grable screen star and Freddie Steel boxing notable are also honored.
The entry lists Three Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth, a mention of the opera Il Trovatore, and numeric data 500 and 1000 with a note on unbottled milk sold from open containers, all tied to Australia.
William Ritt surveys fad obsessions from paste-on floral tattoos to a weather balloon found in a Pennsylvania tree. Other items note deer hunters charged with elk shooting, possible radioactivity from H-bomb debris, France dissolving parliament, a Welsh divorce over a hairdo, and college students earning $150 000 in part time work.
Horoscope notes rest and reflection for each sign. Sagittarius should store energy, Capricorn to turn dreams into action, Aquarius to rest at home, Pisces to verify facts, Aries to seek influential meeting, Taurus to help church work, Gemini to meet a new friend at church, Cancer to act on sermons, Leo to seek quiet thinking, Virgo to donate to a local fund, Libra to seek spiritual advice, Scorpio to practice spiritual exercises and rest.
Hollywood airmanship story features Robert Fly boy Taylor a Naval air veteran now a private pilot and film location flyer. He quotes flying as essential to daily life after logging 350000 miles in a Beechcraft and 100000 on commercial planes. He recalls landing among bison in South Dakota for The Last Hunt and a watermelon patch mishap near home during learning.
The piece outlines that surgical incision by a doctor offers the surest cure for corns, though relief methods like relieving pressure may help. It explains differences between hard and soft corns, the need for proper footwear, soaking, paring, and central core removal, plus treatments such as silver nitrate, acids, and occasional X ray therapy.
Mrs H N S asks what pancreatitis is. The answer notes inflammation of the pancreas, a large gland beneath the stomach area. Symptoms include abdominal pain tenderness and vomiting.
The article reports that Billy Rose postpones a new production for Maiden Voyage starring Claire Bloom and Lorne Greene due to theater scarcity. Palm Springs hosts The Palm Springs Story outdoor pageant with Tiomkin scoring to fund an amphitheater. Orson Welles and Jackie Gleason adjust plans for Volpone and King Lear at the Center, Tallulah Bankhead to appear in A Streetcar Named Desire in Miami then here. British scientist Geoffrey Jefferson argues mind and body differ and explores intelligence distribution and memory variability.
Charleston West Virginia judge placed a 31 year old on three years probation after she pleaded guilty to forging the circuit clerk's name on an order that raised alimony from forty to one hundred dollars a month.
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