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Newspaper

Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1955

Page

8

Local Firms To Receive Awards From U S Navy

Ten industrial firms in the area will receive Certificates of Appreciation from the U S Navy at a Monday evening ceremony at the U S Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center on Fruitridge avenue. Admiral E P Forrester and Mayor Ralph Tucker will be among attendees. awards begin at 7 45 p m. Representatives include A V Hitchcock of The Pennsylvania Railroad, Allen Schmidt of American Can Company, Dr J A Monier Jr of E I du PontNemours and Company, and others.

U. S. Navy U. S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center Fruitridge Avenue E. P. Forrester Ninth Naval District Ralph Tucker Pennsylvania Railroad A. V. Hitchcock American Can Company Allen Schmidt E. J. Igs de Nemours and Company J. A. Monier, Jr John K. Lamb Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce LA. Naval Reserve

Cash Awards At Terre Haute Ordnance Depot

At a personnel meeting at the Terre Haute Ordnance Depot Colonel Frederick G. Waite presented checks to six employees for safety suggestions. Two awards totaled 35 dollars for the depot facilities division, Helm 25 dollars, Mrs. Audrey Stevens 10 dollars, Mr. Hubert House 10 dollars. Mrs. Yvonne Cox 10 dollars for saving man hours.

Terre Haute

Truman speaks in Portland campaign stop

President Truman campaigns in Portland addressing the Pacific Northwest on the impact of a Republican victory. He argues GOP leadership would endanger regional interests and warns voters about future policy directions.

Portland Ore Harry Truman Pacific Northwest

Notice of final account in estate of Myrtle Alma Wyrick Shickel

Marian Alma Shickel as executrix filed the final account for the estate of Myrtle Alma Wyrick Shickel deceased No 21330 In Vigo County Indiana final settlement to be examined by the Circuit Court Probate Division on July 10 1955 All interested parties must appear and prove heirship or claims The notice names the representative and requests appearance by heirs and claimants

Sisie Indiana Vigo Csurt Saarner Ree Mr Shickel Myrtle Alma Wyrick Shickel Marian Alma Shickel Circuit Court Rian Alma Shickel State of Elizabeth E. Myers Elizabeth E. Bivens Terre Haute First National Bank Herbert R. Criss W. N. Cox Alonzo Brown Roxie Ballard John Fester Ind Vigoss Vigoorate Tuemler Edna Swearingen Christina Tuemiler Terre Haute

TV Cover With Pocket Pattern 581 Iron On

Advertisement details an iron on color transfer pattern 581 for a TV cover with pocket and program schedules. Includes pink and green transfers, directions, and price 25 cents plus 5 cents extra for first class mail. Send to Terre Haute Tribune Needlecraft Dept New York address.

Terre Haute Tribune Needlecraft Dept P. O Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y Laura Wheeler

Dulles Visit Move to Fieldhouse At Indiana University

Indiana University trustees shifted the baccalaureate address by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles from the auditorium to the fieldhouse to accommodate a larger crowd. Dulles and his wife will fly to Evansville then drive to Bloomington, with a stop at Delectable Hill Cemetery for memorial services. He will receive an honorary degree on Monday and a reproduction of his great-grandfather’s papers.

Bloomington Ind Indiana University Trustees John Foster Dulles University Dulles Evansville Homer E. Capehart R.-Ind Delectable Hill Cemetery Pike County George Jane Foster Herman B. Wells I.U John Watson Foster

Officers Installed at F H A Meeting

Miss Ruth Ann Benefiel of Muncie was elected president of the Indiana Association of Future Homemakers of America for 1955 56 at the ninth annual convention in Terre Haute with ten state officers installed. Other officers include Pat Parrill Fairmount Nancy Boyd Bedford Linda Owens New Winchester Gewn Robling Spurgeon and Phyllis Cook Bourbon serving as district vice presidents.

Ruth Ann Benefiel Muncie Indiana Association of the Future Homemakers of America Mayflower Terre Haute House Central Pat Parrill Fairmount Nancy Boyd Bedford Linda Owens New Winchester Gewn Robling Spurgeon Phyllis Cook Bourbon

Local Markets Poultry and Produce Prices

Poultry and produce listings show Leghorn hens at unspecified prices. Grains and beans include rye at 9c, oats at 7c, corn around $1.32 to $1.35, mixed beans at $2.01, barley at 82c. Prices vary by item with limited readability in OCR.

Women Fliers Reach Florida For Cuban Hop

Beechcraft Bonanza team led by Mrs Whythe and co pilot Lucille White arrived in Key West as 61 women pilots hustled toward Havana in the first over water international air race. Thunderstorms and headwinds delayed others from Washington D C while Lydia Hawkins and Virginia Ashelford followed closely, with Bernice Trimble and Joan Rhubec close behind.

Havana Cuba Whythe Lucille White Jamestown N. Y Key West Washington, D. C Carolinas Georgia Virginia Ashelford Springfield, C Bernice Trimble Flint, Mich Joan Rhubec Cleveland

Ford Officials Pleased With Union Contract

Ford Motor Co. chairman Ernest Breech hailed the three year contract with the CIO United Auto Workers as good for workers and the country. A 55 million dollar company fund will pay benefits up to 25 a week to laid off workers, supplementing state unemployment benefits.

Cambridge Mass Ernest R. Breech Ford Motor Co Ford Union Breech Harvard Business School C.I.O. United Auto Workers Union Ford Long

Personal notices and lost item rewards

Classified snippets list a lost small white male Spitz named Butch with brown and white markings and reward offers. Additional entries include a red billfold with cards and a salesman seeking a permanent position with a furniture store offering benefits. Addresses and contact codes appear for submission.

Driving and Painting Lessons Offered in Centerpoint

Driving lessons teach safe skills with instructor Carl Bak Baker. Contact numbers C-53324 or H-9367. Painting lessons for beginners or advanced run by Lois Jessup in Centerpoint Indiana.

Carl Bak Baker Lois Jessup BR. BR. i Centerpoint Ind

Notices from Vigo Circuit Court Probate May 1955

Multiple estate and divorce notices from Vigo County Indiana filed in May 1955. Final accounts for Elizabeth E. Myers and Alonzo Brown estates set for review. Roxie Ballard executrix and Terre Haute First National Bank appear as executor. Frances Smith Baker vs Harold F. Baker divorce notice issued. nonresident defendant summoned. Administration notices for Christina Tuemiler and others published.

State of Indiana Vigo County Frances Smith Baker Harold F. Baker State of Indiana Catherine M. Fee Everett & Everett

Utah Governor Narrow Escape During Guard Salute

Governor J Bracken Lee escaped unharmed when an object, likely a shell fragment, struck a National Guardsman near him. Corporal Norman W Jorgenson was wounded with multiple jaw fractures and a fragment lodged in his throat. The incident occurred Friday in Camp Williams Utah.

W. G. Williams Utah National

Joke about Khrushchev and tailor at Press Club

General Alfred Gruenther joked at the National Press Club about Khrushchev finding a Yugoslav tailor could make a three piece suit from a single cloth. The tailor noted Khrushchev is a bigger man in Moscow than in Belgrade, explaining the supposed impossibility.

Washington Alfred M. Gruenther NATO Europe National Press Club Nikita S. Khrushchev Khrushchev Belgrade Moscow

Help Wanted Ads Mixed Across Trades and Roles

Classified notices announce openings for service station work heating and air conditioning sales and installation with Holland Furnace Company and Standard Products Co plus dance instructors beauty operator receptionist and domestic farm labor positions Listings include contact details and hours many require experience and references while some offer on the job training and promotions opportunities

Wabash Ave Holland Furnace Company

Cattle market figures from Chicago sale report

Chicago market notes show salable cattle numbering 200 with yearlings and light steers weighing 1100 to 1, weights primarily 25.25 and 55 50. Bulk price ranges for choice steers and yearlings sit at 21.75 to 23.25, with low choice at 72.21 to 75. Most good to choice heifers fetch 18.50 to 23.00. Utility cows run 11.50 to 15.00. canners and cutters 9.00 to 13.00.

Chicago

Loans to Reliable Individuals Highlighted by Lender

American Loan and Finance Co lists Ohio street property as collateral for loans to identified reliable individuals. The notice outlines co0011 filing and loan terms.

American Loan & Finance Co Ohie SF Ohio St

Automobile listings and dealer notes from Hammond Garage

MB BUICK two door fully equipped including gunflow. Real sharp. Hammond Garage 1506 N. 1st. C-2112. Plymouth club sedan two door radio heater dark green H-6550.

Hammond Garage 1St

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