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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1950
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette daily record traces its lineage to 1804, listing the Terre Haute publication as an established newspaper with early roots and long-standing presence in the region.
Public notice details asking readers to call The Tribune for missing copies by 5 30 or 5 m and Saturday and Sunday contact times. Lists office numbers Crawford 1434 1332 1336 1331 and pricing for various delivery zones and periods. Also notes post office policies and liability disclaimer from 1903.
The memo calls for restraint in public criticism and gossip about government. It warns readers against spreading rumors and urges faith in America while emphasizing informed discussion and responsible discourse.
Ellsworth Stevens notes reasons to believe the nation sent Stalin a cold war message. US strategists doubt a single man or shell will be wasted on Formosa while Chiang Kai shek’s forces may fall to a communist invasion. Washington sees Red air power rising and a possible Japanese defeat analogy. The defense department forecasts a Red flag over Formosa within weeks.
Ernest Colvin notes Uncle Sam widens use of contempt of Congress prosecutions with several high profile perjury and false affidavit convictions. Harry Bridges Alger Hiss Harold Christoffel and Carl Marzani are among those jailed for lying under oath about communist ties. Since 1946 Washington has seen 34 such convictions as lawmakers ask what impact these cases have on communists and obedience to authority.
Rumors say Admiral Forrest P. Sherman will replace General Omar Bradley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff when Bradley becomes top military leader of the North Atlantic Defense Alliance. Sherman has been assigned to the Joint Chiefs, with the retirement of Admiral Denfield stirring the transition.
Navy chief of operations, praised by army and air force leaders, draws high regard for calm steady leadership. Insiders say consolidation improved since his recall from Europe to replace Admiral Denfeld. He shares traits with Dwight Eisenhower in administering large wartime tasks.
Indiana employment offices and May reports bolster the national outlook. Washington economists say prosperity should continue into 1951, with the Commerce Department noting falling unemployment and rising employment as the nation nears 60 million jobs annually.
A German near Munich, once able to displace objects by staring, is being sought by researchers who lost track of him during the war. Paris and London scientists pursued the trance effect with infrared tests showing disturbances in the ray field, while the man warned public exposure could frighten him away from further study.
National Chairman William H. Boyle Jr. notes falling voter participation as Indiana votes for president drop from 1,782,747 in 1940 to 1,656,214 in 1949, while adults over 21 rise 14.4 percent. He cites 51.6 percent turnout in 1948 and 39 percent in 1946 and urges 66,000,000 of 97,230,000 adults to register and vote in 1950 national sampling.
Dover Tennessee reports mail carrier Harry B. Howard faced the roughest flood season yet. On a 44 mile Rural Free Delivery route he arranged two extra cars and used canoes to navigate flooded roads and reach his destination.
A Terre Haute reminiscence notes Mrs. J H Turner visiting Chicago with her daughter Cora Turner Saxton. Suffrage Club forms in Terre Haute as a fall ticket looms. County funds total 625 022 23 and city funds 104 271 04. Marriage licenses issued for Logan Kintz Andre Martin Klemt Duenweg.
The list recalls 632 A. D. Mohammed, 1778 Beau Brummell born, 1937 Jean Harlow dies, 1939 George VI and Elizabeth arrive in the U S at Niagara, 1944 Allied capture of Bayeux Normandy, 1948 Edvard Beneš resigns Czechoslovakia presidency rather than sign a pro communist charter.
The entry defines naive as having unaffected simplicity and genuous artlessness. It traces origin to French Naif and Latin negativus meaning innate and native.
A clipped aphorism attributes offense to virtue when paired with strict etiquette, underscoring a tension between moral goodness and social constraint. The remark is attributed to Conyers Middleton and reflects 17th to 18th century moral satire.
Celebrants include George Szell conductor Alexander de Seversky airplane designer and author Patricia Roc and Jessica Tandy actresses and Rocky Griaziano boxer. The list marks birthdays of prominent cultural and scientific figures.
The forecast notes finances should improve in the coming 12 months. It suggests a likely fine personality for the child, despite a past tendency to excessive worry that should fade with time.
The list asks how Montreal fared and references the Maine Spanish American war the Lusitania World War I and quotes a Kilmer line about trees. It also names Abram and mentions a short obsolete large bore gun firing many balls.
Seven crews from the Idaho Diving and Salvage Company begin a two year operation to haul logs from the bottoms of Idaho rivers and lakes. The project aims to clear waterways and recover timber submerged in waterways across the state.
A brisk collage of show business jabs and political quips. Walter Winchell on Broadway, Sinatra and Benny are cited amid industry scrutiny, fashion talk, and magazine satire.
Len Lyons of the newspapers has been circling the globe by air. He recently returned from a flight to Japan and the Islands then set off for Paris London and Rome. A friend teased and he laughed.
John Hamilton, Republican chief, appointed to defend Harry Gold charged with turning over atomic secrets to Dr. Fuchs. Hamilton noted as capable, likened to an Academy Award-worthy performance.
J Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times says The Show-Off lacks the sharp satire of earlier years while H Barnes in the Herald Tribune counters that the play remains fine with heart and humor. The exchange highlights divergent views on a quarter century old production.
Comic collection notes a New Jersey schoolmarm quitting over TV horse operas and pupils confusing the second R with riding. A Kan san naps through a high wind, and a Roselawn Nudists open outdoor season in shoes. A rain-maker goes out of business amid showers. The pudu is identified as the smallest deer, prompting a wordplay moment.
James R. Deberko, 25, an engineer for a parking meter company, allegedly borrowed the city master key and failed to return it. Detectives watched him reverse the repair process and pocket nickels from meters he serviced in McKeesport Pennsylvania. He was held on larceny charges.
In Porterville California Joseph H Hart closed a mystery as his wife was bitten by a possum while checking a nest and Hart learned a possum had been stealing 30 eggs daily from his farm.
Horoscope for Wednesday June 7 advises that birth date readers have strong intuition and should act on first decisions. It highlights talents in music, reading, and philosophy, warns against overemotional moods, and notes women as capable managers and supportive partners.
A compact daily astrology guide offers sun sign advice. It covers each sign from Gemini to Taurus with cautions about disturbances, encouragements for initiative, practical ideas, self control and calm analysis to help progress.
Hollywood star John Garfield explains the challenge of roaming between Broadway and Hollywood careers. His wife and children stay in New York during school terms while Garfield rents in California. He hopes to decide between film and stage, wishing to “have my cake and eat it too.”
The article notes one eighth of toxic goiter cases occur after age 60 with women affected more than men. Main signs in the elderly include warmth sensation and thyroid enlargement, weight loss, weakness, and breathlessness. Increased basal metabolic rate is common, with over half having 40 or higher. Propylthiouracil can lower metabolism by about one percent daily. surgery may be easier when metabolism is normalized with this treatment.
The text lists kerosene, larkspur, and DDT as products that will tend to destroy lice and nits, reflecting old guidance on pest control. It presents a concise set of substances once recommended for lice eradication.
Lakewood Theater five miles from Skowhegan Maine marks its 50th season with The Vinegar Tree. Melville Burke has led productions since 1931. Originating as a trolley park, it hosted hundreds of actors and became a noted summer venue. The historic barn site evolved into a 1000 seat colonial playhouse famed for Life With Father before Broadway.
This collection notes early American innovations and milestones. It lists Higley and Sims bury in Connecticut converting bar iron to steel in 1728, Mt. Holyoke's 1862 women’s gymnastic instruction, Col Davidson’s 1911 radio cars, and the State of Rhode Island naming. It also mentions Holcomb’s reflector telescopes, an 1882 immigration head tax, the Senate’s first session in 1789, a 1920 NY to Nome flight, and the Miami Indian expedition of 1790 as the first US battle after union formation.
In St Louis Judge John K Regan maintains a Navy style coffee ritual in his chambers. When tensions rise during trials he calls a recess and brews coffee for lawyers and litigants using an electric percolator and jade green mugs.
William Bart bought a copy of every magazine on a new stand after his wife gave birth to a son in a hospital in Petoskey Michigan. The total bill reached 130 dollars but he was unfazed saying he did not want his wife to get bored.
Memphis Tenn report notes Junius Tucker and his four generation descendants sharing a single home. The piece highlights extended family bonds and daily life across generations in the household.
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