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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1952
Page
4
Public notice listing subscription contact hours for the Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette and Terre Haute Tribune with telephone numbers Crawford offices and circulation lines and post office routing details for rural routes and service adjustments.
The Tribune urges readers to avoid idle gossip and unfounded criticism. It cautions against disparaging government and warns against spreading rumors while emphasizing belief in America. The editorial voice promotes informed discussion and responsible public dialogue.
A $100000 testing program will start late this summer and run into 1953, sponsored by the Western Association of State Highway Officials, the Highway Research Board, the National Academy of Science, petroleum interests, and others. Idaho engineer G Bryce Bennett notes results aren’t expected until 1953. The project tests a soil typical of western states using five base thicknesses under flexible pavement to locate failure points and address highway problems.
The United States faces about 31 billion in direct charges to build a 12 division West German army by 1954. Germany would pay the men and training, while the US supplies equipment costing about 1 billion. Some Allied-occupied installations may transfer to Bonn, but already paid for. US payments planned after the 1954 budget is prepared next January.
The court holds President Truman lacked constitutional authority to seize the steel industry to avert a strike. The ruling emphasizes checks and balances over expediency, warning against empowering future leaders with dictatorial powers. The decision aims to set a lasting standard beyond the immediate labor dispute.
General Eisenhower drew criticism from the NAACP after saying leadership and state action could enforce fairness on jobs rather than a federal FEPC law. Walter White urged reconsideration, citing 37 states not acting. Alabama University asked Taft to state his position before the Republican convention in Chicago.
State officials unveil a highway study using two oval asphalt roads in southern Idaho. Four heavy trucks will run the 3,200 foot loop for months to test base thicknesses and load effects, aiming to guide future highway construction. The project, budget near 202000 dollars, plans completion by May 1.
Statistics from the Metropolitan Insurance Company based on the 1950 Census show most Americans still live in towns and rural areas. Three fifths inhabit places under 25,000, while only a minority reside in cities above 250,000. growth of suburban clusters around large cities accelerates, linking small-town life with urban economic life.
In Worchester a woman reported her son found a bottle left by a man in a green car hidden in shrubbery. Police arrived as the man returned with a second man, revealing the bottle was for hidden alcohol, a family dispute over drinking explained the odd scene.
Fire nearly destroyed the country residence of William Thornton, a board of works member, near St Marys. Pierson township schools plan annual graduation at Blackhawk school Friday evening. Marriage licenses issued for Webster Pearson and Baum, Ross and Haney, Florence and Shipman. Two electric lights installed at city hall entrance. Terre Haute post office workers plan annual outing at Gun Club grounds June 23. Park superintendent Frank Brubeck injured in bicycle auto collision at Thirteenth and Plum. Daylight robbery at Mrs Gertrude Hobert’s home 633 North Tenth street. jewelry stolen. Pythian Sisters convention opens at Pythian Temple with about 300 delegates. Memorial Hall Association re elects Nicholas Filbeck president. Dr William F Willen resumes duties as police surgeon after 500 mile drive.
The name Elizabeth means pledged to God or my God is abundance from Hebrew Elisheba. It rose in English use via biblical Queen Elizabeth and various saints and heroines.
Today's birthday list includes Robert Sheriff the playwright Jan Struther the novelist Walter Abel the actor and Bill Dickey the former baseball catcher and manager.
The verb enchant means to affect by charms or sorcery especially to lay under a spell or to delight greatly. It derives from Old French enchanter and Latin incantare, combining in or against with cantare to sing.
The message advises kindness but not excessive indulgence. It predicts some success in the coming year. It also notes a child today may be clever and moderately successful.
Timeline highlights key events including Sarah Rapelje born in Albany as the first white child in New Netherlands, Nathan Hale born in 1755 as an American Revolutionary War patriot, American victory at Belleau Wood in 1918 during World War I, and the 1944 D Day invasion in World War II with Allied forces landing in Normandy, northwestern France.
A brief inspirational quote attributed to William Jennings Bryan declaring that any common citizen fighting for a just cause surpasses vast forces of error. It frames moral power over numbers and highlights the virtue of perseverance in advocacy.
A notice from New York profiles an evangelist who founded the Echo Park Evangelistic association and built the Angelus Temple church of the gospel in Los Angeles California. The item also references Uncle Remus in Uncle Remus His Songs and His Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris and dates tied to Christmas and Easter.
MEL HEIMER recalls Joe DiMaggio’s grace at Yankee Stadium and his later TV show, arguing the star's gift went beyond sport to art. He notes DiMaggio’s evolution from shy rookie to poised, practiced performer, yet contemplates the sadness of aging for a great athlete who once defined a era.
A compilation of concise notes covers George Washingtons early work with Lord Fairfax in 1748, spider behavior, Michigan salt production leadership, the Library of Congress status, WWII infantry division costs, 1952 spending peaks, armored division costs, wolf spider child carriage, 1951 airline passenger totals, North Carolina duck wintering varieties, salt content in frozen sea water, and ancient Chinese officer examination systems.
In Washington the State Department disclosed Linus Pauling California scientist filed his third passport application after two rejections to travel overseas. He appeals to President Truman and Dean Acheson saying a denial would hurt U S science and provoke criticism. Pauling, Caltech chemistry head, claims he never joined the Communist party and notes some work was banned in the Soviet Union.
The first hard winter wheat planted in Kansas came from Russia, introduced by German Mennonites, shaping the state’s prolific crop.
This Friday horoscope highlights originality and varied interests for Gemini to Taurus, urging focus and completion of one pursuit. It emphasizes strong home ties, charitable nature, and cautious wealth. Each sign receives daily prompts from Cancer to Taurus to use positive attitudes, planning, and self‑care.
Hollywood news reports Raoul Walsh directing Gun Hand at Universal International. Rock Hudson Julia Adams star in the Technicolor western and Walsh mocks clichés while demanding action. A scene with John McIntire causing a door slam prompts carpenters to reinforce the interior wall, walls and door shaking as Walsh jeers at the fake earthquake.
In Memphis at the auditorium box office a woman faced a puzzled clerk while trying to buy two tickets. Mrs. Jack Carley asked about price and seating, but the clerk thought she was at the bus station, not the opera.
Blood transfusions have saved many lives from newborn blue babies to injured soldiers. Modern methods reduce hazards by adding antihistamines to transfusions, lowering allergic reaction risks and improving safety for patients in need.
Questions and Answers discuss leprosy contagion noting it is the least contagious of contagious diseases and that direct contact carries a very slight infection risk. The explanation emphasizes low transmission through ordinary contact.
United Press reports Thomas W. Phipps, a 38 year old television writer, says TV writing offers rapid production and steady demand. He has produced a dozen originals and 15 adaptations, finishing work Monday and seeing it air 12 days later. The piece notes his lineage and connections to Langhorne sisters and Lady Astor.
Japan ready to expand trade with Southeast Asia facing competition from England and the United States. U.S. aid exceeding 2 billion dollars helped rebuild Japan’s economy, with occupation end marking self sufficiency and output well above prewar levels. Government reforms and stabilization plans underpinned export growth and a unified exchange rate after 1949.
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