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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1955
Page
2
West Germany under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer is portrayed as sovereign and a full partner in NATO. Soviet Russia seeks to curry favor to head off rearmament as Kremlin invites Adenauer to Moscow for talks on a broad diplomatic and trade treaty.
Mrs. Mary M. Kelly celebrated her 104th birthday in Long Beach California. She says she can see better without spectacles after tossing them at 103 and advises others to eat plenty see people and laugh. She quips that everyone can live to 100 and to avoid telling their true age.
Dispatches from Bonn indicate Adenauer is nearly certain to accept the Kremlin proposal. The plan offers eastern territories now in Red Poland but demands West Germany disarm and sever ties with Western democracies. Adenauer's record suggests he will not yield to such neutrality.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in a black limousine as Parliament opened. Her speech outlined the new government’s foreign and domestic plans including support for the United Nations, Atlantic Alliance, Western European Union, and continued close alignment with the United States. She anticipates fruitful talks with the Soviet Union.
A Ganges River ferry capsized ten miles above Allahabad in mid stream. Thirty two people drowned including 31 women passengers and a boy. Twenty other women aboard swam ashore.
Deaths eylight Seviege Tine Unies Otherwise Noted Mrs Alice M Luther died Wednesday night at St Anthony Hospital. Survived by two sons Thomas and William of Terre Haute four daughters Alma Medcalf San Diego Alta Neese Terre Haute Ruth Carroll Centerpoint and Louise great-grandchildren great-great-grandchildren. Body to be taken for visitation after 4 PM Thursday. Services pending.
William Conrad Lloyd aged 63 of 690 North Seventh Street died at 6 20 am Thursday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Indianapolis. A World War I veteran, he is survived by three nieces Elizabeth Schmidt and Helen Frances Fish of South Bend and another niece. Funeral services are set for 11 am Saturday at the home of a relative with burial at Highland Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs Janet A Dick 75 former Terre Haute resident dies at home in Oakland California. Surviving are her husband two daughters and three sons with two grandchildren. Body to be at Thomas Funeral Home after 6 Friday and services set for 1 30 Sunday with Rev E J Peters officiating. Burial in Bethesda Cemetery.
Graveside services for Miss Irene Marshall formerly of Terre Haute will be held at 1 PM Friday at Highland Lawn Cemetery Beech Grove. She died Tuesday at St Francis Hospital Beech Grove she resided with her brother C H Marshall Indianapolis and sister Mrs Ernest Bogard New York City. She lived in Indianapolis for the last 20 years.
Mrs Sevilla Spencer White 99 died at the Clara Fairbanks Home at 8 15 last night. The body was taken to Isaac Ball Funeral Home for funeral services at 2 o clock Friday afternoon. Rev R Powell Mead will officiate with burial in Clay City Indiana.
Services for 85 year old Franey Smith of 1132 North Eleventh Street will be held at 1 PM Friday at Thomas Funeral Home with the Rev Neil Kuns officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.
Funeral services for Rev. James H. Day 81 of 1521 Harding Avenue will be at 2 pm Friday at Gillis Memory Chapel Rev. William Ketner officiating burial in Grandview Cemetery.
Brazil Indiana June 9 Judge L Williams 74 a former miner merchant and farmer and Van Buren township native died at the home of his daughter Mrs Ned Teany R R Danville where he had lived since 1940 He previously lived in Clinton 1904 1922 and Montezuma where he ran a grocery for ten years Surviving daughter Glene Gowan of Coatesville a brother Alonzo and sister Mrs Alfred Albright three grandchildren Burial at Calcutta cemetery with final rites Saturday at Lawson Son Funeral Home
Mrs. Margaret Harden 82 died at Centerpoint residence age 82 survived by six daughters and a son services at her home and Fatch Chapel Methodist Church with burial in Cole cemetery Clifford Curtis 80 died in Hymera with wife and children surviving. services at Hymera Baptist Church Burial at Hymera K P cemetery Stella Love 81 died in Gary while visiting. burial at Union cemetery Brazil services at Lawson & Son Funeral Home Thomas E Ray 59 of Princeton formerly of Brazil died. services at Miller and Sons Funeral Home with burial at Summit Lawn cemetery Brazil Elks to conduct memorial rites at funeral home
Clinton Ind June 9 funeral services for Mrs Lillie Francis 64 died Tuesday at home 746 South Main street will be at 10 am Friday at First Funeral Home Rev Fred Oliver officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
In London on June 9 Socialist MPs unanimously re elected 72 year old former prime minister Clement Attlee as leader of the British Labor Party. The near 20 year tenure was challenged by a recent election loss with critics blaming weak leadership and lack of unity within the party.
The four year draft extension appears set to move again through the legislative process. D Young said he discussed with White House aides the administration’s neutrality stance in his NY Central control fight. Senator Paul H. says big gas producer exemptions would raise rates and injure consumers. House panel backs exemptions. Former Solicitor General Perlman urged a new federal security and loyalty program. Senate leaders push Eisenhower reserve bill, offsetting segregation fight. Johnson leads to pass in Senate. House Labor may back a higher minimum wage to $1 an hour.
In Rochester on June 9 Mr and Mrs Ernest Skinner recall burglars entering their Brighton area house. The robbers escaped with an electric iron and toaster while the cocker distractedly devoured a roast. A parrot named Irish shouted from the next room, exposing the intrusion.
A pay increase was approved by voice vote after about an hour of debate despite the President’s public insistence that the rise should top at 90 cents. The report cites rapid AEC propulsion progress and TVA Dixon Yates controversy as backdrop to congressional funding battles.
The Turks refer to corn as Egyptian corn while Egyptians call it Syrian corn highlighting how the same staple carries different regional names across cultures. This linguistic variation reflects historical trade routes and cultural exchanges shaping everyday vocabulary.
Steelworkers press for a swift wage settlement as talks open with major producers. Negotiations focus on wage increases, with unions seeking gains near 20 cents an hour, while pension modifications surface for some firms.
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