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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1951
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette announces subscription rates and delivery details for Evening and Sunday editions, including one year and short-term plans. It notes post office registration since 1903 and disclaims liability for unsolicited manuscripts, letters, and pictures sent to the Tribune Company.
The article urges readers to avoid idle gossip and rumors while emphasizing trust in American institutions. It cautions against criticizing without knowledge, advocates constructive public dialogue, and promotes faith in the government and civic process.
David C. Russell, controller of Terre Haute, died Friday night at nine after a heart stroke. He served nearly four years and previously Harrison township trustee, earning public trust for thorough efficient conduct of city business. His work under Mayor Tucker and council was praised, with high regard in discussions about filling the postmaster vacancy. He was courteous, expediting matters intelligently and efficiently, earning the respect of citizens.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson faced questioning from Senator Russell about U.S. foreign policy. He said the United States favors an economic blockade over a naval one against Red China and noted allied support has grown for this approach. Acheson rejected MacArthur’s plan as inconclusive and potentially widening the war, while praising UN forces in Korea for decisive victories and stronger alliance cohesion.
A historical flare up recalls Paul McNutt’s Two Per Cent Club. Democrats in the state service were urged to give two percent of salaries to support party re election efforts. Recently pledge cards distributed at the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles and financial responsibility division were said to target Republicans.
Clyde R. Black, bureau director, directed that the cards given democrats be collected. He said democrats were not expected to contribute to the Republican fund and that employees were asked to contribute one weeks salary, voluntary with hardship exemptions. The estimated donations total $8,000 to $9,000 for Indianapolis city elections. About 85 percent of bureau employees live in Indianapolis and Marion county. Black announced 21 temporary layoffs, 14 Democrats, amid a broader political controversy.
Time magazine predicts future rockets will be huge enough to carry atomic bombs and be guided by remote controls and television eyes. Quoted researchers say a war with atomic missiles could be followed by a war fought with clubs, a sobering thought for readers to digest.
Richard S. Childs, New York businessman and former president of the National Municipal League, advocates a short ballot to reduce elected offices. He argues voters can only track a few posts, pushing many offices toward appointment. He cites statewide appointments in several states and recommends single‑member districts for legislators and appointed judges. A Toledo mayoral candidate once quipped, How should I know.
Henry Gross of Maine and author Kenneth Roberts travelled to a Normanskill farm where experts doubted prospects. Using a freshly cut orchid twig, Gross pinpointed a water vein at six and a half feet, predicting seven gallons a minute. Water surfaced within an hour after drilling began.
A defense notice states approximately 30 men are required for the maintenance of one B superbomber. It outlines the manpower need and hints at a support role in aircraft upkeep within the air force program.
A compact roundup of Terre Haute history notes from forty years ago including visits and remembrances. Items mention Mr and Mrs George Terhorst returning from French Lick Springs, First Regiment Band leasing Fairland Park, Van Horn at Jackson Hill mine, Central Christian church remodeling for Shriners, five hens stolen from 825 Poplar street, Terre Haute Motor Boat Club racing program on the Wabash, burglary probe at 420 North Eighth street, Ray Butler visiting Chauncey Foulke, several marriage licenses, and Vandalia shopmen being hosted at the Y M C A with volley and indoor baseball.
Answer the questions: the Quaker Poet was John Greenleaf Whittier. The poem The Man With the Hoe was by Edwin Markham. A regicide is the act of killing a king. The German phrase meaning Till we meet again is Auf Wiedersehen. The secretary of the navy during World War I was Josephus Daniels.
Birthday greetings today honor Swedish artist Anna Margareta Gerell and Irish surgeon Prof Adam Andrew McConnell. On Sunday June three the tributes extend to tenor Roland Hayes actor Maurice Evans actress Paulette Goddard and poet Robert S Hil yer.
For Sunday June 3 it should be a good time to stress beauty and fine arts a relaxing pleasant occupation. The child born today may be expected to be fond of the arts and successful.
A historical note recalls the 1692 Salem witchcraft trials opening. It also lists 1840 byline about English novelist Thomas Hardy, 1946 Italy's monarchy vote, and a 1937 royal marriage in Monts France. In 1947 Britain outlined plans to partition India into Hindu and Moslem states with dominion status.
A ranchero is a herdsman employed on a ranch or rancho and can also denote the owner. The term derives from Spanish and appears in historical glossaries describing rural labor roles and property authority.
A historical line urges patience through unhappiness, promising future benefit. Attributed to Publius Ovisius Nasso Ovid, the saying frames enduring hardship as a path to eventual gain. The fragment reflects classical moral exhortation and personal resilience.
John Greenleaf Whittier and Edwin Markham are named alongside a phrase about a killer or participant in a king’s death. The list also includes a farewell term and the name Josephus Daniels, suggesting a compilation of persons or references from a historical or literary context.
Lawrenceburg Kentucky William Huffman faced a cold check charge in county court and was fined $2. Weeks later he received an additional $4 fine plus costs after another bounced check payment.
Louis Zaninelli, a 19 year old from Raritan New Jersey, rose from a grocer's son to study under famed teachers after persevering through rejections. He trained at Curtis Institute of Music via Menotti, then studied in Turin with Rosario Scalero for four months before returning to continue composing while supporting himself by playing piano in a cafe.
Sydney Australia A P The re elected coalition government of Premier Robert Gordon Menzies vows to lead a renewed anti Communist program with Parliament set to convene on June 12 The plan aims to curb disloyal Communist activities across the commonwealth though details remain to be worked out from scratch as the coalition pushes its mandate forward.
A Wilde nstein exhibit features Delacroix and Daumier paintings. Delacroix praised for color and romantic fervor shaping modern painting. Daumier admired as caricature master and humane observer whose work foreshadows later naturalism and post impressionism. The piece notes Daumier’s broad range and anti‑charcoal realism.
The June 2 horoscope praises cleverness originality and diplomacy. It urges following personal ideas avoiding advice, notes a love of books a potential for success in self driven work and business talent but warns of hidden self analysis limiting social circles. It suggests travel meeting people and reading stars for tomorrow.
A dated astrology column outlines daily guidance for each sign, urging outdoor activity and personal virtues. It emphasizes family picnics for Gemini and careful planning for Scorpio, with general counsel to avoid work overload for Pisces and to entertain old friends for Aries.
Hollywood gossip notes Patricia Hitchcock, 22, star of Strangers On a Train, urges teen girls to improve their voice. She recalls her own shift from a high pitched tone after advice from her father and three years at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She emphasizes voice modulation as essential for success and attraction.
A survey shows over 80 diseases can pass from animals to people, with dogs causing 39, cats 22, and horses 14. Birds spread parrot fever or psittacosis, a virus illness with pneumonia‑like symptoms unresponsive to antibiotics. Hydatid disease from dogs forms fatal cysts. surgical removal must be careful to avoid spread. Tuberculosis transmission from cattle has declined, but anthrax remains in sheep areas though now rarer. Emphasizing cleanliness and prompt droppings removal, the piece urges caution with pets to prevent animal to human diseases.
The treatment involves drugs like methylene blue or Hexylresorcinol taken by mouth under physician direction. Infected individuals should trim fingernails short, wear underpants at night, and wash hands before meals and after using the toilet.
United Press reports Bil Baird creator of 40 puppets for Flahooley lives and works from a converted carriage house near Riverside Drive. He catalogues between 600 and 700 puppets with wife Cora, assistants Franz Fazakes and Carl Harms, and a staff making puppets for television and radio. He plans a movie TV room next door and new Snarky Parker projects on CBS.
In England a 14 year old boy defeats his mother in a cake baking final. A Kentucky possum raiding a hen house is shot six times and clubbed to death. A German plays piano for 198 hours. Viking ruins reveal dice and poker chips. Marines advocate whisky for soldiers while GIs prefer coffee. Edinburgh plans a 1000 bagpipers parade. Edible weeds noted. Gardening joke about mowing with teeth.
Barstow's store, a general shop established in 1678, shut its doors as space was needed to expand the local post office. The nearly century-old business dated to colonial times and its closing marks a historic end in Marshfield.
The text lists scale facts: 70 million tons of steel rails for 400000 miles of tracks in the United States, over 20800 miles of paved roads in North Carolina, about 905000 square miles productive land in Spain from 196,607 total, early New England ministers sometimes paid in iron bars, and the Capitol occupies 53112 square feet.
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