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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1956
Page
4
Eulata Slover reports the Glenn Home superintendent resigns while Elks hold a celebration for the children. The event honors residents and highlights ongoing staffing changes at the facility.
Ralph E. Smith, supervisor of the Glenn Home, resigns effective March 1, 1957, announced at a Sunday dinner preceding the Elks Christmas party. Judge Herbert Criss praised Smith and noted Glenn Home buildings are valued around $800,000. replacement will be announced by January.
Potter Brumfield plant labor relations chief says workers who ignored a return-to-work ultimatum will lose seniority and be treated as new applicants. About 189 of 652 union members returned Friday as 1,000-worker plant faces ongoing 49-day strike and union files unfair labor charge with NLRB. Eli Wallach, born in Brooklyn, studied at the University of Texas.
A Birmingham family near Christmas received help after the Post Herald uncovered their dire situation. The 45 year old father, unemployed, lacked heat and food for his four boys ages 11, 9, 8 and 9 months. Readers offered jobs, coal, groceries, $60 cash and clothing. The family asked for blessings and kept their name private.
Two American girls in Milan were to spend Christmas with their daughters when an Italian airliner crashed in the Alps killing 21 people. Among the dead were Mr and Mrs Harris Gray of Atlanta and Greenwood Mississippi, parents of Connie 14 and Pamela 5. The DC3 wreckage was found in seven feet of snow after a weekend search by 400 men.
Edward Gray a 62 year old bottler for the Terre Haute Brewing Company was injured at work around 1205 pm Monday after slipping on a platform while loading a truck. He was transported by Ryan ambulance to St Anthony Hospital for X rays.
Vice President Richard Nixon said Hungarys fight for freedom delivered a mortal blow to communism. He spoke at Washington National Airport after visiting Austrian refugees and promised concrete actions to aid Hungarians and refugees, aiming to help them resettle. He praised the rebels and noted three groups led the revolt. Nixon planned to present recommendations to President Eisenhower before year end.
Santa brings promises of higher wages for industrial workers and continued production for months, while living costs may hold or dip through February. Credit executives expect more capital outlay and steady government buying, with unemployment remaining low and wage gains boosting buying power despite higher prices.
Superior Court Judge Nicholas Udall was selected from the voter list for jury service in his own court but requested an exemption for judges. The article notes the existence of 16 hummingbird species in the United States.
Wheat and corn trade firm with slow activity for wheat and good demand for cash corn. Soybeans firm with soybean oil higher. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher topping at 18.25. Cattle steers and heifers gain 50 to 75 cents with tops around 27.50.
The article notes a three cent per hour boost for steel workers and automatic raises in many long term labor contracts. Prices rise across freight, passenger rail, steel products, and oil, yet most people find at least one bright prospect this Christmas in higher pay, steadier jobs, or higher product prices.
Salable hogs 6500 with best under 230 lb steady to 25 higher. 140-180 lb 14.75-17.75. 190-240 lb 17.06-18.00. Cattle 17000, steers and heifers mostly 50-75 higher. top 27.50. high choice and prime steers 24.00-37.00. vealers 24.00 top. Sheep 2700, lambs fully steady to 25 higher. top 21.25. ewes steady 4.50-5.50.
Indianapolis market reports hogs 10 500 mostly 180 240 lb at 17 25 to 25 75 with some 18 00. sows 50 lower. Cattle 3 000 active. steers 20 50 23 00. heifers 19 50 21 00. cows 8 50 12 50. vealers 19 50 25 00. Sheep 2 500 wooled lambs 20 50, ewes 6 00 downward.
No wheat price given. Corn values listed as No 1 yellow 1.35 and No 2 1.35. Oats No 1 heavy white 83.34 84 percent, sample grade 82 4 82 percent. Soybeans not quoted. Soybean oil 14, soybean meal 46.50 47.50. Barley malting choice 1.30 40, feed 2 ke.
Salable hogs reported with bulk No 1 hogs 190 230 lbs at 18.00. No 2 hogs 190 240 lbs 16.50 to 17.25. 250 280 lbs 16.00 to 16.50. Butcher hogs around 300 lbs 15.50 to 16.50. Sows 12.25 to 14.00. Markets steady to 25 cents higher.
Chicago grain trading opened slow but gained momentum with most grains firmer. New crop wheat corn and soybeans advanced fractions to about a cent. soybeans and soy oil saw buying by exporters. cash demand supported corn. Wheat futures rose on prospect of higher 1957 support price amid tighter supplies.
A Trans-Canada Airlines plane with 62 people aboard vanished the night of December 9 near Hope British Columbia. After three weeks of search no trace has been found and hopes for survivors are gone. Weather has limited the search with 50 aircraft at times grounded by bad conditions.
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