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Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1951

Page

2

Justice Dept. states 12000 cases on file in Smith Act decision

Whearty said the justice department has 12 000 possible cases on file. McGrath declined to say when or how he will proceed but praised aides and called it a good day for loyal citizens and a bad day for conspirators. Dennis vows Supreme Court rehearing and calls decision thought control. FBI cites 42000 Communist dues paying members. list of convicted leaders is given with sentences.

Whearty Justice Department McGrath Department New York Eugene Dennis Communist Party of the United States Supreme Court Dennis Truman Court Nazi Germany Communist Party FBI Benjamin J. Davis Jr Gilbert Green Robert G. Thompson John Gates John B. Williamson Carl Winter Gus Hall Jacob Stachel Henry Winston Irving Potash Thompson William Z. Foster Justment Department Black and Douglas Justice Clark

Too Many Musicians Idle Says Petrillo

James Petrillo president of the American Federation of Musicians told the 54th annual A F M convention that too many professionals are being trained for available jobs He urged parents to curb lessons aimed at pay rather than fun and proposed federal subsidies for musical programs to ease musician unemployment.

New York James C. Petrillo Petrillo A.F.L. American Federation of Musicians A.F.M

Commuter Logs 70 Mile Daily College Run

William Burdette of Lookout West Virginia travels about 70 miles daily to West Virginia Tech for four years. He commutes the rugged one way distance 35 miles each school day, with a round trip taking over two hours.

Montgomery W. Va U.P William Burdette Burdette Lookout West Virginia Tech

Truman Calls Special Parley On Beef Prices

President Truman convenes a White House conference with top mobilization and economic officials and a private beef producers group to discuss beef prices. Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson Economic Stabilizer Erick Johnston and Price Controller Michael V. DiSalle will participate. DiSalle noted beef shortages were likely overestimated by packers and cattlemen, citing a 160 city survey showing adequate retail beef readily available.

Washington Truman White House M. J. Flynn Kansas City Livestock Commission Defense Charles E. Wilson Erick Johnston Michael V. DiSalle DiSalle Maine California

Ambulance Crash Kills Woman in Evansville

Mrs. Mary Gerstein, 61, died when an ambulance en route to Welborn Baptist Hospital collided with a car near the hospital. Five people injured including the ambulance crew and Mrs Gerstein's mother and daughter. Driver Ellis Thompson, 34, charged with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Coroner orders autopsy and inquest to determine death cause.

Evansville Ind U.2 Mary Gerstein Welborn Baptist Hospital Vanderburgh County Herman Combs Gerstein Ellis Thompson Folsomville Thompson

Pioneer in speech teaching dies at 95

Thomas C. Trueblood of Salem Indiana and Earlham College fame died at 95 in Bradenton Florida. A University of Michigan professor for 42 years he pioneered college speech instruction and coached golf 35 years. He devised the Locomotive college cheer and retired from teaching in 1926 though coaching golf until 1936. His brother Edwin P. Trueblood a fellow speech educator also died this year in Richmond Indiana.

Bradenton Fla Thomas C. Trueblood Salem Ind Earlham University of Michigan Michigan Edwin P. Trueblood Richmond Emeritius of Earlam

De Gasperi Party Wins Slim Victory in Sicily

Premier Alcide De Gasperi's Christian Democrat party gains a narrow win in Sicily's regional assembly elections, securing 666,128 votes to 644,752 for the Communist-led bloc from unofficial interior ministry returns. The margin totals 21,376 votes across 2,133,378 ballots cast.

Palermo Sicily Alcide de Gasperi Christian Democrat Party Interior Ministry People’s Bloc

City Plans Ban On Peddlers In Low-Cut Dresses

Belvidere Illinois officials move to draft an ordinance banning door to door salesmen after a U P dispatch noted a Supreme Court decision on anti peddlers. Alderman George Heineman cited a crew of young women pressing magazine subscriptions and targeting men in public places.

Belvidere Ill U.P Supreme Court Corporation Coungel Walker Oakley United Press United States Supreme Court Alexandria George Heineman Heineman

Rites Set for Edgar R. Mechling

Edgar Rutherford Mechling aged 38 died at 707 West Prospect Avenue Davis Gardens after a Tuesday morning illness. Survived by wife Mildred Irene six children parents and siblings. a Wiley High School graduate and World War II veteran he worked six years at the U S Penitentiary. Funeral arrangements set with burial at Highland Lawn Cemetery.

Edgar Rutherford Mechling West Prospect Avenue Davis Gardens Mildred Irene Ruth Lucille Virginia Lee Edgar Jr Rex Alan Gerald Eugene Edgar B. Mechling Murrita Calif James E. Boyd Santa Ana Vernon Smith Rex Thomas Mabler Highland Lawn Cemetery

Siamese Shot Identified as Cat Worth 100 Dollars

West Springfield Mass A wildcat shot by William La Far proved to be Tracy Page s pet Siamese cat Jens valued at one hundred dollars.

West Springfield Mass U.P William la Far Tracy Page Jens

Saint Mary's Graduation Honors 1951 52 Scholars

Saint Mary of the Woods announcements list scholarship recipients for the 1951 52 year. Awards include the Mother Mary Raphael Craigie Gunn Mitchell Alumnae and Mary Fendrick Hulman scholarships plus Indiana honor tuition grants and high school teacher licenses. Graduates hail from 19 states plus DC and abroad.

Indianapolis Lois Guertin Chicago Rosemary Griffith East Patterson N. J Suzanne Smith the Immaculate Seminary Washington, D. C Mother Mary Raphael Jean Fuqua Saint Frances Academy Owensboro Craigie Gunn Mitchell Maureen Sullivan Holy Angels Academy Milwaukee Wis Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Marguerite Rapp Sullivan Beverly Waldron Silver Lake Consolidated School Ayrshire Iowa Mary Fendrick Hulman Anton Hulman Terre Haute Indiana Elizabeth Hodgesang Jasper Samuella Dingley Carolyn Grannan Washington Dorothy Hein Patricia Weber Evansville Jean Banks Joan Heath Mary Elizabeth Hahn Lakewood Ohio Patricia Haley Des Moines Margaret Meehan Shelbyville Mary Nell O’connell Fort Worth Tex Elaine Pollard Fairhaven Mass Berenice Reed Memphis Tenn Carolyn Sonderman Wilmington N.C Duffey Etienne Hughey Rehnen Joanne Marie Campbell Janesville Mary Louise Coburn Grosse Pointe Park Mich Mary Angela Crowley Peoria Ill Joan Lewis Marshall Agnita Elizabeth Lill Rochester N. Y Julia Margaret Rooney Lawrenceville Patricia Anne Stack Superior Janice Mary Temborius Fort Madison Mary Louise Underriner Effingham District of Columbia Panama Philippine Islands Mexico China Ukraine

Cold Shoulder for Red Academics

East German workers and peasants faculties struggle to recruit locally as universities recruit West German students instead. Officials push ideological schooling to form a Communist elite, but many in the zone resist the program.

Berlin West Germany Soviet Zone

Death notice of Mrs Rosa Wilson Bright former West Terre Haute resident

Relatives report the death of Mrs Rosa Wilson Bright at her Savannah Georgia home 2237 East Waldbuidge Street She is survived by husband Louis eight children mother Mrs Della Straugh three sisters Ethel Childress Lillie Crombie Beulah Wyrick and three brothers Earl Ben and Henry Bright Funeral services and burial will be in Savannah.

Rosa Wilson Bright West Terre Haute East Waldbuidge Street Savannah Georgia Louis Della Straugh Ethel Childress Lillie Crombie Beulah Wyrick Earl Ben Henry Bright

Funeral services for Milt Hathaway set for Wednesday

Funeral services for Milt Hathaway, who died Saturday, will be held at 10 o clock Wednesday morning at Isaac Ball Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. He is survived by a sister, Mrs Edna Hancock of Hymera.

Milt Hathaway Isaac Ball Woodlawn Cemetery Edna Hancock Hymera

Funeral services for Mrs Lena Dale

Funeral services for 74 year old Mrs Lena Dale, who died Sunday, will be held at 10 30 Wednesday morning at the Gillis Memory Chapel. Burial will be in Highland Lawn Cemetery.

Lena Dale Gillis Memory Chapel Highland Lawn Cemetery

Miss Agnes Vietor 68 Dies in Marshall Illinois

Agnes C Vietor aged 68 died at her home 416 South Eighth Street Marshall Illinois. She is survived by a brother Albert Vietor of Paris Illinois. The body was taken to Moore Funeral Home rosary to be recited 8 PM CST Tuesday. Requiem mass at 9 AM CST Wednesday at St Mary's Church. Burial in St Mary's Cemetery Paris.

Funeral services for Wanda Rose Bostick

Miss Wanda Rose Bostick 17 of R R 2 Farmersburg died from auto accident injuries. Funeral services held at 2 PM CST Wednesday at Farmersburg Methodist Church with burial in West Lawn Cemetery. Body returned to residence by Wood Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon.

Farmersburg Ind Wanda Rose Bostick Farmersburg Methodist Church West Lawn Cemetery Wood Funeral Home

Papagos May Change Mind About Command Return

Athens June 5 Premier Sophocles Venizelos said there is a fifty fifty chance Field Marshal Alexander Papagos will resume command of Greece’s armed forces. Venizelos spoke after talks with King Paul and U.S. Ambassador John Puerifoy who has pressed for Papagos’ return. Observers see the palace walkout as aiding Papagos’ possible return to duty.

Athens Sophocles Venizelos Alexander Papagos Greece Venizelos King Paul U.S John E. Puerifoy Puerifoy Papagos Paul

Sister Madeline Rose Anger Dies at 90 in Indiana

Sister Madeline Rose Anger 90, a music teacher and long-time member of the Sisters of Providence, died at St. Mary of the Woods. Entered the order in 1888, taught at St. Marys Academy, St. Agnes Chicago, Immaculata Washington, and retired at St. Mary of the Woods College. Funeral at St. Mary of the Woods with Rev. Robert Burkholder presiding. Burial in the convent cemetery. nephew Charles Anger of Port Huron attends with his wife.

Madeline Rose Anger St. Mary-of-the- Woods Sisters of Providence St. Mary’s Academy St. Agnes High School Chicago Immaculatea Seminary Washington, D.C St. Mary of-the-Woods College St. Mary-of-the-Woods Robert Burkholder Knox Michigan Convent Charles Anger Port Huron Mich

Steel Needs 5000 Tons Annually for Global Razor Blade Production

The article notes that about 5,000 tons of steel are required each year to produce razor blades for worldwide demand, highlighting material supply as a key factor in blade manufacturing.

Acheson Orders aides to clear all speeches

Washington June 5 The State Department says Secretary Acheson has asked assistant secretaries to handle all future speeches on controversial topics. The move follows Assistant Secretary Dean Rusk’s New York speech seen by critics as signaling greater U S aid to the Chinese Nationalists and a policy shift.

Washington State Department Acheson Dean Rusk New York U.S

Almost-blind repairman uses skin to light neon tube

Albany report that Francis Helmes a 31 year old radio repairman who is almost blind can generate light by placing his finger on a 1,000 volt cell. He claims to have developed a resistance to electric shock through his work and shows a neon tube lighting when touched.

Albany N. Y U.P Francis Helmes

Eye Lens Counts For Bees And Drones

The worker bee possesses about 3000 to 4000 lenses in its eyes while the drone ranges from 7000 to 8000 lenses, highlighting differences in visual capacity between sexes.

Wage Dispute Settled After 20 Minute Strike

Workers at several phone company installations in Illinois and Oklahoma ended a brief work stoppage after 20 minutes. The dispute centered on 11 proposed contract changes from Southwestern. Supervisors ran operations during the walkout while federal conciliators watched.

St. Clair County Southwestern Shawnee Okla

Debora h Ann Sargent Grows Eighth Tooth Early

In St. Louis seven month old Deborah Ann Sargent is reported to be developing her eighth tooth. She reportedly had her first tooth at two months old, marking an unusually rapid dental development for her age.

ST. Louis U.P Deborah Ann Sargent

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