Letter to the Editor complains of City Hall dust issue on Boston Avenue
Clifford M. Cartwright describes severe dust from street excavation on Boston Avenue between 13th Street and Lafayette Avenue. He says traffic noise and trucks worsen conditions and recounts rude treatment by an assistant city engineer after seeking relief from City Hall. He laments lack of public servant responsiveness and quotes city hall frustration.
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Boston Avenue
13Th Street
Lafayette Avenue
Traffic Department
13Th
Crawford Streets
HELP Hopes Action On Vacant Properties In Terre Haute
Letters from HELP urge city officials to widen razing plans for condemned homes in Terre Haute. They note 84 owners were notified, with most condemnations dating 1964 65 or 66, but allege omissions and delays. They propose using equipment to raze multiple eyesores and support urban renewal efforts for healthier neighborhoods.
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Board of Works and Safety
County Commission
Terre Haute
HELP
Ash St
Garfield Ave
North 7Th St
Spruce St
Eighth Ave
Help Board
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Help Board of Directors
Board of Health
County Commissioners
Builders Union Backs Renewal Endorsement by Local Union
Building and Construction Laborers Local No 204 voted to endorse the Community Center Urban Renewal Project and CAP. The Vigo Sullivan Clay Central Labor Council and four other unions had already passed similar resolutions. The urban renewal plan is slated for City Council review at the June 15 meeting.
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Community Center Urban Renewal Project
Terre Haute
Council Faces Vital Decision on Redevelopment Plan
The Tribune outlines proposed urban renewal steps including moving expenses up to 25000 and displacement support for owners. It notes potential property relinquishment, street closures on Wabash Avenue First and Second Streets, and a unified site for city county government buildings with the Courthouse Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument and City Hall preserved. The Community Center project awaits Common Council approval. The Tribune urges readers to contact councilmen.
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Department of Redevelopment
the Tribune
Portrait Honors G Lawrence Jones At Sarah Scott Junior High
Sarah Scott Junior High held an assembly to honor G Lawrence Jones, first principal of the school since its 1919 opening. Gilbert Wilson painted a life size portrait. Principal Wayne Garmong and Vigo County officials attended. Diana York accepted the portrait for permanent display.
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Gilbert Wilson
Sarah Scott
Edith Stanley
Mildred Hixon
Zoe English
Bertha Derby
William C. Hall
Mark McCullough
McCullough
Wayne Garmong
Garmong
Max Gabbert
Vigo County School Corporation
Wilson
Wayne Gormany
Chuck Strausburg
Untitled reminiscence on salon work by Jim Bishop
A fragmentary monologue describes a salon worker’s experience with beauty treatments and gendered expectations. The narrator recalls a tired moment with a customer requesting a manicure and a quip about a gardener’s nails. The piece centers on workplace anecdotes and social roles.
Delegates Named for Pilgrim Holiness Church Meet
Five Terre Haute residents will attend the 25th International Conference of the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Winona Lake Indiana June 14 to 19. About 310 delegates from 13 countries will review church reports and enact church legislation. Delegates include Kendall Hayhurst on the policy committee and ministers Ray Williams Fay Locke, with lay delegates Faith Linton and Melvin Smith from Hulman Street Church.
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Terre Haute
Ken
Dall Hayhurst
Ray Williams
South Central Pilgrim Holiness
Fay Locke
Greenwood Street
Dialogue Snippet Highlights Tension and Secrets
Red faces a request to silence whispers as she sips a Manhattan. A close ally nods, echoing resolve to quiet those who pry. The fragment hints at hidden knowledge and tension between trusted friends.
Divorces Granted in Two Hearings in Court No. 2
Two divorces were awarded Thursday in Judge Charles Mc Crory's Superior Court No. 2. Mabel L. Robey of 1907 Winslow Ave divorcedRussel E. Robey of the Best Haven Motel and resumed her maiden Williamson name. Leionel P. Benoit of 2418 Maple Ave. won a final decree from Louise D. Benoit.
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Charles McCrory
Superior Court
Mabel L. Robey
Winslow Ave
Russel E. Robey
Best Haven
Williamson
Leionel P. Benoit
Maple Ave
Louise D. Benoit
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