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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1955
Page
4
The notice details subscription rates for The Tribune and The Gazette, with pricing for Evening and Sunday and region differences. It lists contact numbers for office, circulation, sports editor, composing room, and editorial department, plus mail and post office details and liability disclaimer.
A 1940s editorial advises readers to avoid gossip and rumors. It urges constructive discourse, caution against criticizing without knowledge, and to maintain faith in the nation and its institutions.
The Christmas address calls for a world ban on atomic weapons and freeing captive nations. It urges peace as inner harmony and personal conduct, urging individuals to reject gossip and practice tolerance while diplomats seek international agreement.
The National Safety Council cites a grim holiday toll near six hundred with 1955 on pace for the record. Weather did not fully explain the deaths and officials urge stricter enforcement after annual fatalities rose about seven percent from 1954. A 1951 Terre Haute bill on speed limits failed.
Washington correspondent notes a surge of support for Adlai Stevenson as year ends. Californians reportedly return to backing the defeated Illinois candidate, whose sharp humor and quick-fire speeches draw both praise and lingering opposition.
London centers diplomatic intrigue as the Czech Republic accuses Britain of hiding microphones in its London embassy amid noise over espionage allegations.
The article describes a spy scandal with microphones allegedly planted by Czechs to spy on themselves and the British. Three men removed wires from the floor under the ambassador’s offices as the embassy relocated, their identities unknown. The piece notes heightened international intrigue and possible further eavesdropping near the Soviet embassy.
Insurance firms selling life coverage to service members face tighter regulation after an investigating panel found questionable practices. Oversold policies and lapse rates harmed GI families, prompting new rules requiring responsible company and post commander participation to curb swindles and guide veterans toward safer choices.
Franklin County Juvenile Judge John D. Darnell uses teen-age juries to sit on traffic offender trials in advisory capacity. The program aims to increase safety awareness and civic engagement among youths and may expand to allow civics classes to observe.
An officer of the Chicago Safe Company advocates using bait money with recorded series numbers to hand to robbers. The idea aims to preserve main cash sources by letting criminals take bait while authorities trace and catch them.
A T A T study shows Canadians average 417 telephone conversations per year, Iceland 394, and the United States 393. Nepal has no telephones, making it the lowest. The piece notes a possible migration to Nepal from telephone-hating individuals.
A Christmas shoot at New Goshen was supervised by Ernest Dyer and Leo Minnick. The fire department checked Dora Allen’s home at 218 North Fifth Street for $200 in damages. The city bought four bicycles for the police, spending $108 and trading in the old wheels. Marriage licenses were issued to Elmer F Whitmore and Margit Sparks, Albert Gibbersin and Mary Endicott, and Harry Guhl and Mine E Sweeton. Weekend visits included the Beggs, Crawleys with Mrs. Swain in Shelbyville, and a Nebraska trip planned by the Hornung family.
In camera means in private or closed court proceedings. The second line of the poem begins Woodman spare that tree thy axe is not shown here. In law a logan refers to a log or ledger entry related to land records. The artist who realized Columbus reached a new world is generally believed to be Thomas Hart Benton in popular lore. In a children's book the character who wanted someone to walk a little faster is the bear who urged Little Red Riding Hood?
Text notes that a child born under certain influences may become shrewd and quick-thinking, with ambition driving rapid business success.
Actress Marlene Dietrich Louis Bromfield author and columnist Oscar Levant pianist and Gov. Charles H Russell of Nevada are due for celebrations on this date.
The term ligament denotes a band of tissue connecting bones or supporting an organ. It comes from Latin ligamentum from ligare meaning to bind.
Summary of key historical notes including 1776 congressional power to George Washington, 1822 birth of Louis Pasteur, 1941 Japanese bombing of Manila, and 1949 Netherlands transfer of sovereignty over Indonesia to the Republic of Indonesia.
A reflection by C. Simmons on how accurate information underpins valid judgments and why opinion degrades without reliable facts. The quote emphasizes the link between knowledge and value in public thinking.
The list defines a private session of a legislative or judicial body and includes a cautionary phrase about harming a tree. It also mentions a naval wreck with buoy and a famous artist. Leonardo da Vinci is identified as the painter and inventor. The last item cites the whiting to the snail from Alice in Wonderland.
Two million trees have been planted this year in Fife Lake State Forest, bringing the total since 1949 to 10,900,000 trees planted.
Walter Winchell On Broadway reflects on Santa Claus as a global symbol of goodwill beyond creed or borders. It cites religious tolerance, childhood joy, and the modern state while arguing that peace hinges on shared decency and universal charity.
Quirky items include the U S Navy hiding 100 bread loaves in Antarctica to thwart penguins, a failed Paraguayan revolt led by a banker, Chaplin’s umbrella selling for 280 francs in Paris, and jokes about Khrushchev’s talking through his hat. An unnamed aircraft maker touts a radio controlled photo plane. Great Snoring England amuses insomniacs. A Mexican village may move to Calgary for rodeo.
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service expects a limited market for a new red shrimp that tastes like lobster. Found far offshore in Gulf of Mexico depths of 200 to 300 fathoms, these shrimp differ from regular Gulf shrimp which lie 5 to 10 miles out at 30 to 3 fathoms. A service spokesman says fishermen are now very interested in the new species.
Providence, R I Judge Patrick Curran of the superior court acts as a modern champion of women rights interrupting questioning about a woman living expenses. He told the examiner you may skip that this is 1955, asserting a woman’s need for a telephone in the house.
Horoscope notes a rich imagination and writing talent with potential stage interest. It warns about being taken advantage of, urges seeking new interests when let down, and highlights strong memory and discretion. Notables born December 27 include Dietrich Greenstreet Pasteur Roosevelt.
Daily horoscope hints focus on careful associating and reputation for Capricorn, avoiding gossip for Aquarius, prompt correspondence for Pisces, calm acceptance for Aries, self-reliance for Taurus, using mental abilities for Gemini, temper control for Cancer, guarded remarks for Leo, late work for Virgo, unexpected turns for Scorpio, high ambition for Sagittarius. Copyright 1955 United Feature Syndicate Inc.
On location in Mexico director Richard Fleischer faced constant noise from a carpenter shop, a squealing pig, a galloping horse, and church bells as Ursula Thiess recounts in Hollywoods report. The crew endured delays until daylight faded and work halted.
After heavy shopping, readers are urged to inspect and treat foot calluses. An orthopedic surgeon may suggest irradiation, with pre treatment trimming. Proper foot care and changing shoes or stockings daily can reduce recurrence and ease overall fatigue.
Answer follows health guidance stating that refrigeration does not destroy potency and freezing generally preserves vitamins while excessive heat harms them.
The piece sketches holiday scenes in Washington with White House gift traffic and staff distributing packages. The 317th Infantry Reserve funds Christmas baskets, department-store salesgirls chip in, Kefauver misheard by Swedes as washing bear cap, and Bill Gold recalls a bus overheard quip about intelligent riders.
United Press reports expert Dr. Brian Kirman says heredity accounts for somewhat less than one third of mental deficiency, with environment causing the rest. He cites German measles in early pregnancy as a documented environmental cause among 791 patients, noting many other factors also contribute to brain damage and impaired function.
Ithaca New York Professor James Montgomery of Cornell University warns that inadequate zoning in rural areas near cities could foster rural slums. He cites a rise in non farm home building, calls for land use regulation, and notes ongoing farm population decline especially in the South and West.
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