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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1952
Page
4
Daily paper call order instructions for delivery and messenger service. Details include contact numbers Crawford 9c and Crawford 1331 with times before 7 pm and after 8:30 am on Sundays and holidays. Office Crawford lines listed for editorial and sports.
The text lists mailing rates for first zone and rural routes including Sunday and evening options with yearly and half year terms. It states the publication was entered as second class matter January 1, 1903, at the Terre Haute post office under the act of Congress of March 2 1879.
The platform cautions readers against criticizing without knowledge and warns against spreading rumors. It calls for restraint, avoiding idle gossip, and maintaining faith in America and its government. The message emphasizes responsible discourse and civic duty.
East Germany tightens police state methods after West Germany security pact. Despite more border guards, many Germans flee toward the West risking capture and punishment. Communists expand border arms and barriers while Red youth groups train and women enlist in Soviet style uniforms. Refugees, mostly laboring people, view the exodus as proof of communism’s grip and danger.
The Maldives, a 1,200 island archipelago 400 miles southwest of Ceylon, shifted from monarchy under British protection to an elective ruler and now proclaims itself a republic. About 82,000 residents, mostly Mohammedan, live on 115 square miles with few jails or crimes, and limited automobiles in Male.
The Interior Department announces Joseph A Holmes Safety Association honors for 1951 safety in minerals. About 160 certificates honor individuals, over half to coal industry workers. One company ran 11 mines over 2.5 years with no fatalities, mining 11 million tons by 4,300 men. Other mines yielded up to 8 million tons without a fatality, with one mine employing 180 workers.
The author notes a mine operated for 15 years with no fatalities and cites strong safety trends across soft coal mines. He argues that low accident rates result from persistent work and heavy investment in equipment and education, not luck, praising the coal industry for safety.
Ohio will vote this fall on calling a constitutional convention automatic every 20 years. Proponents say the world changed since 1912 and many provisions are out of date, while opponents warn against amendments during stress and seek to protect existing advantages. The proposal would let voters reconsider proposed changes with a safeguard against unsound ideas.
Two national retailer groups ask Congress to apply the Capehart provision to retail firms, aligning price ceilings with post Korean War cost increases and extending adjustment deadlines. The price stabilizer opposes extending the rule to retailers, arguing it covers manufacturing only, with an ongoing court appeal to the Supreme Court. Retailers warn small stores would bear the burden as margins are tight and survival hangs in the balance.
Two Enfield Conn sisters Grace H. Stowe and Mary E. Stowe completed 76 years as Christian educators for the American Board in Japan. They received Japan's Fifth Order of the Sacred Treasure at Kobe College where Grace taught, Mary returning after 1945 to help and assist in Kobe's life and operations.
Charles A. Sweet of Lincoln received an unusual gift six months after his 96th birthday. He outlived the policy's mortality table and became the beneficiary of his life insurance policy issued in 1880. Sweet retired at 92, stepping down as the oldest active lawyer in the state.
Marriage licenses include Levi N. Rosecranz to Goldie Greene, Raymond C. Coffell to Frances A. Cartwright, and William D. Bird to Ethel Rupe. Births recorded and local news note water quality in city parks, a glass plant accident, and plans for a Knights of Pythias boat ride dance.
A quick trivia item asks five queries: the Bay of Biscay location, meaning of a tour de force, warden’s power on reprieves, the number of players on an outdoor polo team, and the bandleader associated with the alphabet’s title letter.
Birthday felicitations are sent today to Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia opera tenor Frederick Jagel actress Judy Garland and actress June Haver.
A compact dictionary style note defines efficient as an adjective meaning immediately effecting and productive, describes its origin from French and Latin roots, and notes its use in describing effective action and capable workers.
The reading suggests good prospects for friendship and romance. It foresees much gain and happiness in the coming year. A thoughtful sincere and cheerful personality is predicted for the child born on this date.
Summary of today highlights: 1607 Captain John Smith sworn into Jamestown Virginia council. 1942 Lidice razed in retaliation for Reinhard Heydrich assassination. all males killed. The grim Nazi action known as The Hangman marked by the massacre.
A concise quotation attributed to Plutarch noting that error in opinion, while not wise, is a human trait.
A cryptic puzzle item set in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of France. It presents a sequence of clues and answers focusing on strength, skill, and cleverness, with entries labeled A and Kay Kayser referenced in the mix.
Singapore based naturopathic physician E. P. McCarthy-Heyzer, born in Calcutta, claims to have seen tremendous footprints of the Abominable Snow Man in the Himalayas, supported by other witnesses and research background in Calcutta.
Walter Winchell’s column winds through celebrity divorces, arrests, and gossip in a rapid-fire sweep. Mentions include Roberta Peters, Lord Bertrand Russell, Judy Garland, Vincent Minnelli, Nina Foch, Maureen O’Hara, Ike insiders, and many others, weaving scandal, politics, and showbiz rumors from New York to Chicago.
Horn to day, one of your basic characteristics is a constant search for truth. You can become stubborn unless you watch out. You may face restlessness if you are not doing what you want. Seek the natural groove in life, pursue success, and choose the right marriage partner to avoid unhappiness.
Daily horoscope by zodiac sign advises cautious signing of agreements for Leo, careful contract review for Pisces, and practical steps for Aries. It notes shopping for Gemini, world awareness for Cancer, neighborly help for Libra, and thoughtful effort for Sagittarius, with guidance on meditation and self-improvement for Taurus and Aquarius.
HOLLYWOOD United Press staff writer reports Dorothy Bromiley Audrey Dalton and Jean Elan arrive in the United States to star in Pleasure Island at Paramount. They tour a studio learn about American life and language noting faster traffic bigger foods and different manners. The trio may stay in the country about six months under Mrs Emmet Dalton's chaperonage.
New York State mobilizes animal, crop, and insect experts under a civil defense program to protect food and livestock from possible enemy biological warfare. The plan aims to investigate and research, survey outbreaks of plant or animal disease, and develop detection methods.
The note explains the maturation period of an orange tree from blossom to harvest, stating eight months as the growing timeline. It presents a concise agricultural fact without additional context or figures.
An historical report describes a surgical approach using sterile talc powder to irritate heart surrounding tissues, expanding blood vessels and promoting new vessel growth to improve coronary blood flow. In a 42 patient series, over half improved and eight were fully well, with cautions about heart failure or recent heart attack.
A medical QandA notes that ptosis or a dropped kidney is often treated without surgery as symptoms are mild. In a minority of cases surgery becomes necessary, and a doctor must decide based on the individual condition.
Sydney reports a heated clash over a New South Wales law raising beer strength to 7.3 percent from 2 percent. Truth, church and temperance groups attack the act as promoting heavy drinking, while officials defend it as curbing watering and protecting public welfare. The debate includes wartime memories of American service members and calls for lighter beer to meet public demand.
The U S Navy explored peanut chewing to assess dental work necessity and efficiency. Sailors chewed a peanut 20 times at Tufts College and Great Lakes, showing chewing correlates with handedness and prompting questions about the taxpayer value of dental restorations. A follow up uses electronic chewing gum wired to a dental readout to measure bite activity.
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