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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1950
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette announces contact details for home delivery calls and office numbers for Crawford offices and departments. It lists mail subscription options and rates by zone and timing rules for Sunday and evening editions.
The statement calls for careful talk about government affairs, warns against idle gossip and spreading rumors, and encourages faith in America and informed criticism. It stresses restraint and factual discussion over speculation.
Reports from Tokyo describe a quiet but nationwide strike by about 50 000 workers and a 10 year sentence for ring leader Kaneji Onishi in a Memorial Day attack on American soldiers. Other defendants received five to seven year terms as demonstrations in Japan remained orderly.
British sportsmen study radar to sharpen cricket, claiming it makes the sport more scientific than baseball. They cite weather forecasting uses and faster reflexes of top cricketers, arguing American batsmen would struggle against their faster bowlers and precision.
A London cricket club recalls Babe Ruth facing a top English bowler at a past visit, recounting his strikeouts while standing at the crease during those days. The anecdote highlights Ruth’s presence in historic cricket memories and ties to England.
Postmaster General announces a blue three cent commemorative stamp for the Indiana Territory 150th anniversary. It features William Henry Harrison and the first territorial capital building, with Vincennes chosen for the first day sale. Harrison governed at age 27 and later became president. Fort Sackville and Clark’s campaigns highlight Vincennes’ historic role.
The House Committee on Un-American Activities seeks court tests to define what witnesses may refuse to answer and what they must reveal. Critics question the use of contempt citations against 39 Hawaiians who dodged questions in a communism inquiry. They warn such prosecutions deepen discontent and fuel propaganda.
Harry Bingham, head of the US foreign aid mission in France, told House members that tax evasion was a patriotic duty for French during the war. He said evading taxes helped cheat the Germans and was part of France’s resistance, a concept now needing reversal.
The United States debates how Premier Inanu's losses in Turkey's general elections may influence Turkey's course in the Cold War. Observers expect Turkey to stay anti Soviet, preserving Kemalist traditions, while fearing potential shifts amid nationalist sentiment and Dardanelles stakes.
Lam Ciambelli nearing end of a five year state prison term for a shooting asked a judge for a month off before beginning another five year term for liquor theft. The judge refused the request.
The reader is urged to harness strong will and goals to avoid drift. Friendships from childhood endure, with a deep capacity for love and potential happiness in marriage. Women are advised to balance social talents with avoiding overemphasis on material luxuries and to manage wanderlust for lasting happiness.
Terre Haute Motor Boat Club seeks government aid as boaters polish lights for night cruising. Clyde Curtis, Terre Haute Tots left fielder, beat Fort Wayne in the tenth with a single run. Vigo County balance shown at 573 078.09 as of June 1. Martina Erickson to head Monticello Seminary Godfrey Illinois. Rose Polytechnic adds 31 graduates. Frank Nelson Owens to St Paul conventions. Albert A. Dicks joins J R Beiersdorff Brothers Chicago.
Identify two outstanding English novelists of the mid nineteenth century and locate the Smithsonian Institution. Name the celebrated seventeenth century poet who became blind. State two common uses of the oxy acetylene torch. Provide the final two lines of the poem that ends with East is East and never the twain shall meet.
Roland Hayes tenor Maurice Evans Shakespearean actor Paul ette Goddard screen actress and Robert S Hillyer poet share birthday greetings. On Sunday June 4 Robert Merrill opera and radio baritone and Rosalind Russell motion picture actress celebrate birthdays.
The reading urges bold intuition in the coming year and notes a clever, ambitious child born today. It highlights Sunday June 4 as a day of achievement and says good fortune awaits in the year ahead, with a child likely to love poetry art and music.
Quote attributed to Andre Maurois appears as a reflection on competition between commerce and strategy. The line frames business as a battleground blending tactics and athletic drive.
The record highlights events including the 1937 marriage of Duke of Windsor to Mrs Wallis Warfield in Monts France. It notes Britain’s 1947 plan to partition India into Hindu and Muslim dominions. It recalls Lindbergh’s homeward voyage on June 4 1927 aboard the USS Memphis after his Paris flight. It mentions Heydrich’s 1942 assassination in Czechoslovakia during World War II.
The term NAMBY PAMBY defined as a mildly sentimental adjective from Ambrose Philips ridicule, noted for its ironic usage.
A compact card noting entries including Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray and John Milton. It mentions a museum in Washington DC and a craft of cutting and welding metals. It quotes Kipling on unity and conflict.
Wilma Allen, bridal consultant for the Thorpe store in New York, is set to mark her 50 000th wedding this month. She guides about 3 000 weddings a year, offering dresses, coordination, and free counseling from the initial dress search to the aisle, while recalling wartime requests and famous gowns.
United Press reports that the 1949-50 Broadway season begins with major cast changes. Alfred Drake is out of The Liar, William Eythe steps in, and Dor othy Willard and Thomas Hammond producers shift roles. Several shows announce replacements including Betty Jane Watson Wilton Clary Betty Ann Grove Keith Andes Ann Jeffreys Nanette Fabray Pearl Bailey Mary O Fallon Delores Martin John Tyers Henry Daniels Margaret Phillips Robin Craven in various leading parts across Tex as Li l Darlin Arms and the Cocktail Party.
A Chicago survey finds TV distracts kids from lessons and keeps husbands home from taverns. The column jokes about dining room TV setups and a moonlighting night club effect. A congressional mouse test jokes about Swiss cheeses and party taints with a rim of FEPC and Switzerland jokes.
A Toledo merchant received a bank check for 1 000 300 dollars by error. The bank corrected the mistake by informing him the amount should have been 300 dollars. The incident ended with the dream of a large windfall fading.
A syndicated horoscope lists favorable days for weddings and love across all zodiac signs. It notes optimism, romance, and potential social joys, with a final line attributing distribution to United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Hollywood reports that talent scout Harry Templeton tests horses for Nat Holt by firing near their heads to judge flinching. Equine actors must ignore gunfire, lights, and odd stars, performing take after take. Eight horses are set to travel to Sonora California for entrance exams.
In Bar Harbor Maine Dr Emil Frederickson cites Roscoe B Jackson Laboratory experiments on puppies to argue that punishment should be gradual. Isolated ten minute box exposure caused more distress than ten one minute sessions, with total yelps averaging 1103 for a single dose and 347 for distributed doses.
The Greek term ephelides refers to freckles, common in fair and red-haired people, darkening with sun exposure but not vanishing in winter. Lentigines are raised spots darker than freckles and appear earlier, in dark or light skin, not lightened by sun avoidance. Treatments include irritating agents and hydroquinone, though irritation and partial effectiveness vary. sun protection with opaque ointments containing calamine and colored wax helps prevent darkening.
Recommend medical exam to rule out nasal throat sinuses problems. Build resistance with sun, fresh air, rest and balanced diet. Suggest three teaspoons cod liver oil daily and four to six glasses of fluids daily.
The Berkshire Music Center plans American performances of Jacques Ibert’s Le Roi d Yvetot at Tanglewood on August 7 and 8 under Serge Koussevitzky. The French composer will join Aaron Copland in the Boston Symphony School’s summer program in Massachusetts.
The item recounts milestones and curiosities from 100 years of the Little Church Around the Corner weddings in New York, early colonial massacre records in Virginia, Pere Marquette and Joliet’s 1673 exploration, beliefs about beaver-skin hearing aids, and early Chinese use of paper money.
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