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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
4
The Terre Haute newspaper lineage notes The Terre Haute Gazette founded in 1869 and The Terre Haute Tribune established in 1894 with daily circulation except Sundays.
Notice details how to obtain the Tribune and who to call for copies and office divisions. It lists contact numbers for Office and Circulation, Sports Editor, Composing Room, and Editorial Department, plus rates for various service periods and publication zones. It notes submission risk for unsolicited articles and no liability for custody or return.
The platform calls readers to refrain from idle gossip and unfounded criticism of the government. It emphasizes faith in America and discourages spreading rumors.
The General Staff adopts a policy to discharge draftees who served in Korea after 20 months of service starting Jan 1, while other draftees remain at two years. Marines are not yet covered and may be exempt from the change. Inductees returned from Korea before 20 months will still serve 21 months.
Indiana faces rising highway traffic nationwide with toll roads planned and built. State highway counters show October increases across all routes averaging 5.5 percent, led by US 421 north of Versailles and including weekday and weekend gains. Comparisons to 1952 and 1941 underline long term growth.
The Pentagon halves its proposed budget to 40.6 billion and targets a further 10 billion cut without shrinking the 3.7 million armed forces. Officials say 30 billion yearly defense spending is feasible as about 10 percent of current income.
The army is funded just under 13 billion dollars and the navy about 11 billion. The remaining funding, roughly half a billion, goes to the Defense Department for expenses not borne by the individual services.
An observer notes the United Nations Building in New York hosts a high level meeting room with futuristic facilities paid largely by American funds. Reporters from many magazines, including Raymond Cartier of Paris MATCH, cover sessions via a five language translation system. Cartier highlights a paradox around Andrei Vishinsky criticizing America while hosted under American auspices. He notes applause from the audience of American Communists and compares a hypothetical Moscow scene to Pravda publishing speeches in full, contrasting Western and Soviet censorship.
The text profiles Winthrop W. Aldrich of Chase National Bank as a top financial insider in Republican circles. It notes his family ties to John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Nelson W. Aldrich, his influence in tariff politics, and the pattern of presidents avoiding appointing Wall Street figures to the treasury.
The E. T. Weir, owned by M. A. Hanna Co of Cleveland, debuts as the largest Great Lakes freighter at 690 feet, second to the 714 foot Joseph H. Thompson built for the same firm. Since 600 foot ships, 670 footers now set the standard as 29 new lake freighters appear while passenger service declines.
Otho Lighter, aged 90 in Providence, celebrates his birthday by working. He left school at 14 to become a blacksmith, later shoeing horses and mounting rubber tires at a wheel factory. After pneumatic tires, at 41 he learned sheet metal work and now starts his day at 3:30 am, finishing breakfast and commuting by 5:45 am as the first on the job.
The A C Ford homestead at 700 South Sixth street sold Friday to Oliver B Price of Montezuma. Santa Claus visited over 1,000 for the Knights of Columbus Poor Kiddies party. 25 chickens were stolen from Liza Butler, and churchgoers enjoyed Christmas services as a judge recessed court until Jan 2.
Walter Winchell reports on the social whirl and political whispers from New York to Washington. Notables like Mary Collins and J D McKenna marry and honeymoon. figures such as Marilyn Monroe and Walter Winchell spread rumor and power moves amid DOJ probes and Kremlin chatter.
Meyer Shapiro reframes Cezanne as a beacon of hope amid modern chaos. The piece notes his living proof that painting can express perception without religion or myth, accompanied by 50 full page color reproductions.
A Christmas Eve horoscopes page outlines Capricorn traits and advice for all signs. It notes Saturn’s influence for Capricorns born on the cusp, urges focus on meaningful goals, and suggests a balanced approach to romance, family, and charity.
The Scott family known as National Decorations runs year round for state fairs with Vane Scott Jr Eddie Scott and Frances Scott as leaders. From May to November the business decorates fairs while the off season is filled with 1000 mile weekly drives and prep work. The headstarted with Ringling Brothers at 16 and now uses aluminum ladders magnetic tack hammers and a mobile all in one truck serving as hotel shop and storage.
Thomas Talbert a former corporal in the Far East Command chaplain's section in Tokyo after discharge months ago returned to Japan as a civilian to give piano concerts. He funds eight scholarships at the Tokyo Conservatory of Music from recital proceeds.
Four United States Army generals who became presidents include George Washington Andrew Jackson Ulysses S Grant and Dwight D Eisenhower. In music the term lyrics or words accompany the music of a song. Three of Africa’s great rivers are the Nile the Congo and the Niger. The Brooklyn stenographer who sang to fame in theater and film was Mae West. The donor of five million dollars to found Harvard Business School was John Harvard.
The entry notes Sir Richard Arkwright born in 1732 as the inventor of the cotton spinning frame and a pioneer in factory labor organization. It also records the 1944 death of American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson.
A concise dictionary style entry defines surmount as to surpass or overcome. It notes the verb is transitive and rare and traces origin to Old French surmonter from sormonter.
Today’s good wishes go to Ward Greene novelist and King Features Syndicate general manager Connie Mack baseball’s grand old man and Barney Ross former boxer.
The quote argues that true heroism is intuition over analysis and implies moral rightness arises from feeling. It reflects Emersonian individualism and faith in decisive, unreasoning action as virtue.
A dated birthday horoscope suggests financial success for individuals born on this date. The note frames prosperity as likely, tying it to personal milestones and future prospects.
A list mentions George Washington Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison Franklin Pierce James A Garf ield Zachary Taylor Ulysses S Grant Benjamin Harrison Rutherford B Hayes Chester Alan Arthur and Dwight D Eisenhower. Also references Lyrics The Nile Congo Niger Zambabesi Ethel Merman and George Fisher Baker.
The article outlines hereditary factors in migraine affecting both adults and children, with differences in attack frequency and warning signs in children. Treatments mentioned include ergotamine caffeine, antihistamines, and anticonvulsants like phenobarbital and dilantin, with physician supervision and prompt timely use emphasized.
United Press drama critic reviews N Richard Nash sees See The Jaguar as flawed with contrived thrills and a forced message. Arthur Kennedy stars as the teacher. Constance Ford excels. James Dean shines as the hermit youth. outdoor sets by Lemuel Ayers.
Central Press tallies cheeky jokes about Barkley memoirs titled My Old Kentucky Home Weep No More and notes on quirky headlines from pepper prices to a 50 year Teddy Bear. The column quips on life, aging and office humor with light sarcasm.
In Picayune Mississippi Mr and Mrs Clarence Archer welcomed their son born with Dr S S Kety delivering him. The doctor was summoned from a Christmas parade where he acted as Santa and arrived in full Santa attire.
Muriel E Hastings a Korean War veteran withdrew 200 dollars from a suburban bank and after leaving noticed the tellers error a cash miscount gave him two thousand dollar bills instead of two hundreds he returned the extra money and earned a five dollar reward for honesty.
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