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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1951
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune notices delivery contacts including phone numbers Crawford 1334 1332 1336 for missed copies and offers mail rates by zone with prices for Evening and Sunday editions The notice also states entries date back to 1903 and disclaims responsibility for unsolicited submissions.
Tribune urges readers to avoid criticism without knowledge, reject gossip and rumors, and maintain faith in America and government while promoting constructive discourse. The message champions measured, informed discussion and civic duty.
Indiana Department of the Disabled American Veterans closes its Terre Haute convention with a Sunday meeting of the new state executive committee. Chapter 9 hosts an open house as 250 delegates attend sessions and a parade showcases the group’s strength. Distinguished speakers aid a program focused on welfare and services for disabled veterans.
Farmers may reach record income in 1947 despite rising costs. Officials note gross income rising faster than expenses but buying power will be 12 percent lower than in 1943. Ernest Laughlin of the Ohio Farm Bureau argues the same trend affects all industries. The farmer buys in the same market as others.
The piece reflects on hidden labor that powers progress, noting that beneath water a propeller moves a ship and unseen people perform essential tasks that shape nations and communities. It emphasizes patient, quiet effort as the engine of world progress.
The article argues Iran could become a flashpoint if a world conflict erupts. It cites an ignorant population, landowner oppression, and a weak government over oil resources as destabilizing factors. Public anger toward Western oil owners rises amid warnings of possible seizure of wells by Iran.
An able soldier adopted the name Riza Shah Pahlavi and modernized Iran after World War I. He ruled with a strong hand until his overthrow in 1941 amid fears of German influence and offended interests. Since then Iran has lacked a clear leader, though the United Nations aided resistance to Russian pressure. If the current crisis eases, global tension may ease.
State Department officials told senators that Moscow has begun using satellite transmitters to extend Soviet broadcasts and plans a floating transmitter aboard a ship near Communist shores. Assistant Secretary Edward Barrett said Russian jamming has failed and tests could start in July with operations possible next autumn.
The article notes a recurring issue as residents of the Russian zone break through border guards to raid western restaurants in western zones of occupied Germany. It argues such meals offer relief when life becomes unbearable and that blocking this outlet harms ordinary living.
The Supreme Court upholds the Smith Act as constitutional in a 6 to 2 decision, enabling federal prosecution of subversive conspiracies. The government pursues aggressively, with an additional grand jury and 12,000 Reds in files, while Chicago Communist Gilbert Green vows the party will endure.
About forty percent of the park’s 500000 acres remains in its original forested condition, preserving extensive natural habitat within Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Forty years ago today in Terre Haute the Rector family opened their summer home Camp Wasson on the Paris interurban line. Other items note Excello Remedy Co filing for 20000 capital, J B Walsh elected vice president of Indiana Beal Shoe Dealers, and Wiley High School 1912 seniors tallying diplomas. Carrie Nation dies in Leavenworth after illness. Grades, campus pests, and local events also listed.
Answers: 1. Le Dash? (No verifiable author). 2. Germany did not surrender in WWII. WWII ended with V-E Day May 8 1945 and V-J Day August 15 1945. 3. Tin Pan Alley is America's music publishing industry district and term for popular songs from late 19th to early 20th century. 4. The poem is The Charge of the Light Brigade? Not matching line. actual line begins Not a drum was heard not a funeral note is from She Walks in Beauty by Byron? Wrote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? 5. First steamboat to sail up the Hudson was the Clermont by Robert Fulton.
Timeline snippet notes 1607 event with Captain John Smith taking a Jamestown council seat in Virginia, alongside references to 1672 birth of Peter the Great, 1732 Georgia colony charter, 1940 Norway surrender, and 1942 Lidice razing in retaliation for Heydrich’s death.
Quote attributed to Theodore Parker notes that respect for history grows with less knowledge of its details, suggesting a paradox about learning and reverence in historical understanding.
Dictionary entry notes repatriate as a verb meaning to restore or return someone to their own country allegiance or citizenship. Traces origin to Late Latin.
Your own initiative and industry should help you to good fortune. Look for an energetic, ambitious personality in the child born today. For Sunday, June 10 express yourself and try new methods. For your anniversary augurs well. Look for a good nature in the child born today.
The piece notes birthdays today for Brenda Frazier Kelly and others including Cole Porter Fred Waring Samuel Behrman Marcia Davenport Leslie Banks and Robert Cummings. It also mentions June 10 celebrations for Senator Byrd opera tenor Frederick Jagel Judy Garland and June Haver.
A Boston byline review cites a century of U S and Canadian fires with about 10 000 US deaths annually and discusses major blazes such as the 1903 Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago 1906 San Francisco conflagration and 1947 Texas City ammonium nitrate blasts noting uneven fatalities and large property losses across cities and provinces.
United Press reviews highlight True Bowen’s And the Stars Shall Fall about Empress Alexandra and Rasputin, plus St Clair McKelway’s True Tales from the Annals of Crime and Rascality, Richard Halliburton’s travel books, Frank Yerby’s A Woman Called Fancy, and Lionel Barrymore’s We Barrymores.
A Denver rainmaker claims he can soften hailstones and flavor them for gum drop showers. An Ocean mud note says 9 000 feet of top soil on the bottom. A Dallas doctor praises slumping posture for health. Left handed ink wells and color blind White Sox chatter pepper the page. A Nebraska professor jokes mules avoid dangerous positions.
The article notes whistle blasts convey signals by count and length. It cites Simeon Borden completing the first U.S. geodetic survey in 1841. It also states Lake Eyre in Australia is the continent's lowest point at 39 feet below sea level and Brazil is larger than Europe.
Daily guidance outlines personality traits for each birthday sign with advice on finances, social life, and self improvement. It notes independence, practical talent, and the value of sharing troubles, ending with a reminder to read tomorrow's entry.
Invitations go to 300 advanced music students from 19 countries including 100 from the United States for the Munich opera festival July 1 31. They will study with stars and go backstage to learn operatic production mechanics at the Bavarian State Opera. Szell plans two Amsterdam concerts and returns to lead the Cleveland Orchestra in its sixth season. Stadium Concerts of New York seeks 10000 for free tickets for veterans in uniform with discounts for escorts and care for disabled veterans. Lorne Munroe named principal cellist of Philadelphia Orchestra succeeding Paul Olefsky who joins the U S Navy Band.
Mechanicsburg official Burgess Ray E. Hutter tests parking meters by inserting his own money to determine if a meter works. If the meter fails, fines are refunded. he claims meters rarely fail.
Parents worry about flat feet and pigeon toe in young children. Most infant feet are flat due to a fat pad. true flat feet from birth rarely cause pain. Encourage barefoot play and well fitting Oxford shoes with roomy toes and no metal supports. limit high tops and avoid steel-heeled devices.
Question about swollen neck glands answered. Glands are lymph glands draining mouth nose tonsils and teeth. Infections in these areas cause swelling. once infection clears glands often stay enlarged and do not return to normal.
Shirley Thomas recalls early TV experiments in Los Angeles and shifts to radio with Commodore Productions. She notes TV’s growth and radio’s money, audience reach, and her role in Hopalong Cassidy and Tarzan shows. Beldon Katleman scouts New York talent for El Rancho Vegas. Irene Mayer Selznick postpones Bell Book and Candle revival due to scheduling with Joan Greenwood and Claude Dauphin.
Hollywood notes Gary Cooper envisions a future where swimming naked at beaches becomes normal as society sheds old prudishness. He recalls 1890s fears and praises Florida beach trips during filming of Distant Drums with Mari Alden and wardrobe assistants.
Thailand's tin production and exports are rising with 1950 output recorded at 10 363 tons, up from 7 814 tons in 1949. Mines department officials estimate this year's production at 13 000 to 14 000 tons, near the pre war average of about 15 000 tons.
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