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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1955
Page
5
President Eisenhower will participate in Operation Alert 1955 a simulated atomic attack. About 15 000 essential personnel relocate from Washington to 31 emergency centers as 227 000 federal workers pause work. A private communications system keeps the president in touch with centers and a federal news center handles coverage.
A group of language experts collects and preserves old fashioned expressions now rarely used. They catalogue phrases like It cost less than I had expected to document linguistic changes and retain historical speech patterns for research.
Paris Illinois June 13 Special Police Magistrate Nate Dawson sentenced William R Ely aged from Terre Haute to six months in Vandalia state penal farm Ely listed 110 South Seventh street Terre Haute and admitted former restaurant work He was arrested for mooching money on the street and attempted to beg a half dollar from a policeman and deputy sheriff Paris Girl Scouts and Brownies camp closed after four days Day camp chairman was Mrs George English camp director Mrs Pat Bailey Terre Haute and Mrs J G Hall served as coordinator
In Paris Illinois on June 13 John Warmouth filed a $400 lawsuit against Royal Price citing a January collision at West Court Street and Board Alley. The suit claims Price failed to stop from an alley onto Court Street causing $400 damage to the Yarmouth car. The matter proceeds in local court.
Isamu Kano, a 30 year old burglar in Tokyo, was arrested with loot. he said he slept through the burglary because residents were sleeping. The piece notes his nap in the house after finishing the burglary work leading to his arrest.
All Soap Box Derby entrants and families are invited to Corral Theatre Seelyville on Tuesday June 14 at 7 00 p m for films Oklahoma Annie and Johnny Guitar plus playground access. Derby director Russell Howard asks attendees to meet at 7 30 p m for a group photo. The 1955 Derby race is set for Sunday June 19 on Derby Hill near West Terre Haute.
Hollywood notes that Walter Hampden, renowned Shakespearean actor, died after a stroke. His ashes will be sent to New York with no local funeral. Hampden, born June 30, 1879, in Brooklyn, starred as Hamlet and Cyrano de Bergerac and appeared in All About Eve Sabrina and Sombrero.
Indianapolis June 13 Louis R Reckel 28 took a revolver to a tavern and played a trick on a janitor Marvin King. Reckel loaded one chamber then spun the cylinder and fired. He died at a hospital. Club Ideal owner Donald N Lewis reported the incident.
A farmer discovered burned light plane wreckage on an isolated creek bank in Ripley Tennessee. There was no sign of a crash and fresh tire tracks suggested the aircraft was dumped and burned by someone, per Sheriff Oscar Griggs.
The Hoover commission urged shrinking the federal realty empire to save about 185 million dollars yearly and possibly 1.225 billion dollars by disposing of surplus plants and properties. It recommends centralized management via the General Services Administration and a full inventory of federal holdings.
The commission urged President Eisenhower to appoint a committee of federal and state officials and representatives of forestry agricultural conservation and mining interests to study the use of the 838 million acres owned by the government. Within the United States government land totals 472 million acres one fourth the area of 48 states.
Glenn Albright 57 of 1920 East National Avenue Brazil died Sunday night in Bridgeton from a heart attack. A businessman active in Albright's 24 Hour Service with his two sons since 1947, he formerly worked 30 years as a Detroit machinist. Survived by widow Laura two sons Glenn L and Donald C sister Mrs Ed Kaelber four brothers and five grandchildren. The body was taken to Lawson and Son Funeral Home for pending arrangements.
A 70 mile per hour gale struck Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport tearing off hangar roofs and wrecking 30 light planes. No injuries were reported and damage was estimated at 150000 dollars. Jim Wood of Sun Valley Air Service described a wall caving in after the roar.
A sweeper salesman Donald Hays reports three vacuum sweepers valued at 75 dollars each and three polishers at 25 dollars each stolen from his automobile parked on Dillman Street. Total loss stated at 300 dollars. Police investigated the Saturday night theft.
Lester Flint reported four chrome discs stolen from his 1955 automobile parked near his home on North Fourteenth Street. The loss was estimated at 54 dollars. Paragon and streets Paragon Nineteenth street and Margaret avenue were cited in the report.
Advertisement promotes Blue Star ointment for eczema itching rash and ringworm with one application claim and money back if the first fee fails to satisfy. It urges Try it today and notes repeated use as needed.
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