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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
10
Tele vision and screen star Danny Thomas drew a May flower Room crowd in Terre Haute for a charity supper raising 4400 for leukemia relief. A planned total may reach about 6000 with pledges and future donations.
Officials of the Wabash Valley Lecture Series announce the 1959 60 program with Harry Golden Nov 10 as guest speaker and Irvin R Levin Jan 9. A third speaker is expected. five personalities may join the series. Renewals and new memberships are sought. 500 cap. Six dollar adult and 2.50 student memberships.
Theodore J. Walwik, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Walwik, graduates Magna Cum Laude from Butler University on June 8, 1959. He earned a National Defense Fellowship valued at 9 510 dollars and held multiple Tau Kappa Alpha honors along with Sigma Chi and other campus leadership roles. He will begin studies as a National Defense Fellow in rhetoric and public address in September after a summer with his parents in Terre Haute.
Labor turnover hits many sectors with high training costs and lost output. Firms complain seniority rules and fringe benefits trap skilled workers, while young hires churn. A Wolf Management Engineering Co estimate flags about one billion dollars yearly industry-wide, with textile and apparel losing $398 per trained leaver.
Cleveland June 15 42 the 90000 member Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen asks railroads for a 14 percent pay raise. President H E Gilbert cites worker productivity and tech gains for a fair share of industry profits. They seek $26 daily for road engineers and $23 for road service firemen, with current minimums at $20.49 and $18.54 respectively.
Vigo Circuit Court moved three of four reckless homicide cases against Mrs. De lores Goodwin of New Goshen to Sept 23 to await the outcome of the fourth case set for Sept 14 jury trial. The April 26 1958 U S Highway 150 crash killed four people including Grady O Hair and the Walkers Jesse and Lester.
Fairbanks Memorial Library bookmobiles start summer hours through August with bi weekly stops across multiple neighborhoods. Adults and juniors may check out for 14 days and reserve books at the main library to be delivered on the next visit. Schedule blocks run morning to afternoon at each stop.
Great Bend officials informed Mrs. Walter Rugan she won a chamber of commerce contest for a week's Colorado vacation. They located her and learned she is currently vacationing in Colorado.
Detectives push the investigation into a store holdup at Standard Food Store at Ninth and Poplar streets. Two men robbed ten employees on a Saturday night, taking nearly $3,000 after forcing a drawer open in the office. manager Henry Farrimond was absent.
John Joseph Reedy, 21, of 237 South Eleventh street, pleads not guilty to second degree burglary and auto banditry. Judge Criss sets jury trial for Sept 28 as term opens July 10. Co-defendants Conwell and Mix plead guilty to burglary, not guilty to banditry, with possible dismissal expected.
In Washington on June 15, Rep. Thomas E. Morgan warned the House against deep cuts to foreign aid despite waste and corruption concerns. He stressed eliminating mutual security cuts could cost the United States the Cold War. The House Foreign Affairs Committee backed 3.64 billion dollars in new aid spending, below Eisenhower's 266.8 million higher request.
Chicago market report shows hogs 8,500 head strong to 50 higher with various weights trading 15.00 to 17.25 per cwt. Cattle and calves: 21,000/hundreds, steers and heifers mostly steady to 25 lower with high grade lots around 30.50 to 31.25 for 1225-1400 lb steers. vealers 32.00 down. Sheep: 1,000 head with spring lambs and yearlings 18.00 to 25.00 for 85-110 lb, other weights 22.00-25.00 for utilities.
June 15 Chicago market notes show live poultry steady with 14 000 lbs moving. dairy prices hold with butter at 57 percent for multiple scores. Cheese ranges and eggs remain steady across grades with 75 000 cases reported and extras at 25.
Hog receipts 7 300 steady to 25 lower with 130 240 lb at 16 25 17 25 and 240 270 lb at 15 50 16 25. cattle 2 700 calves 125 steady but bulk unsold by mid morning steers 26 50 27 25 average to prime heifers 26 00 27 50 yearling heifers 28 00 vealers steady to 50 higher good to prime 28 50 31 50 high prime 32 00. Sheep 450 weak to 50 lower with choice 22 50 24 50 and prime 26 00. Cincinnati produce Eggs FOB Cincinnati large white brown 29 30, medium 22 23 US A jumbo 23 28, large 20 22, medium 13 18 10 15, B large 13 18.
Wheat No 4 mixed 1.76 percent. Corn No 1 yellow 131 percent. No 2 yellow 1.31 percent. No 3 yellow 1.27 percent. No 4 yellow 1.29 percent. Oats No 1 extra heavy white 72-73. No 2 extra heavy white 72-74. No 3 extra heavy white 70-71. Sample grade extra heavy white 67. Soybeans show no sales. Soybean oil 9 percent. Barley maltin choice 1.20-1.35 nom. Barley feed 0.90-1.08 nom.
A new trial motion was filed Monday in Vigo Circuit Court for Margaret Annabelle McCoy 32 of 3120 Plum Street convicted of receiving stolen goods. Judge Criss will rule June 22. The defense calls it a step toward appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court. McCoy was sentenced to one to 10 years in the Indiana Women’s Prison after a June 5 jury verdict. The case stems from goods stolen January 18 from the F W Woolworth store on Wabash Avenue by her son Max Alsump 11 and Hubert Lee Shipley Jr 10 both wards in state institutions. Shipley and another local boy testified for the state.
Wheat and rye futures gained as much as two cents a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade with soybeans up more than a cent. Commission houses led the buy, short covering boosted activity, and profit taking appeared near the close. Reports of disease damage in oats and mixed carload receipts were noted.
Dr Charles F Deiss 56 chief of the geology department at Indiana University since 1945 died Saturday night at Robert Long Hospital after a month long illness.
United Press International reports a quiet trading day with U S government bonds firm while American and Midwest stocks drift lower. Cotton futures hold steady as Chicago grains rise. livestock and meats show mixed shifts with hogs, cattle, sheep and dressed beef/pork priced unevenly.
New York June 15 Stock averages moved lower as volume rose with widespread declines. Major losses hit Plywood issues Georgia Pacific and U S Plywood while Dow industrials slipped to 623.89 down 3.53. American Telephone and Boeing posted new lows and several leaders declined.
Two divorces were granted Monday in Vigo County's Superior Courts. Mrs. Mary Ann Montgomery of 2421 Dillman Street won a divorce from Marion Montgomery of 2926 South Thirteenth and One-half Street and her former name Whitner was restored. In Superior Court No 2, Mrs. Luvica A. Moore of 708 South Sixth Street was granted a divorce from Charles Moore of 420 South Fifth Street on her cross-complaint.
Salable hogs 150 head. No 1 hogs 190-240 lbs 15.50 to 16.50. Choice No 1 hogs 190-220 lbs 16.50. No 2 hogs 190-240 lbs 15.50 to 16.25. 240-280 lbs 14.25 to 15.00. Butcher hogs around 300 lbs 12.25 to 13.75. Sows 10.50 to 13.50. Markets steady.
Francis Lupont and Co reports New York market averages at 1 PM Eastern Daylight Time for Monday June 15 1959. The update covers buying and selling activity across key stocks and indices with general market tone.
A mixed fragment of local notices and ads including a July 4 fireworks concession notice at Twin Lakes Paris Illinois, a call for a lodge meeting of W T H Lodge 687 F and AM on June 15, and a Social Lodge No 86 meeting with MM degree. Also mentions Sam's Liquor Store deliveries, poem submissions to Tribune Star, and various ads for services and insurance with names and addresses.
In memory of Gregg David Thomas who died at six weeks. and Pearl L Sutton who passed away one year ago. The babies are mourned by their parents siblings grandparents and extended family with loving memories and prayers.
Classified snippets list several beauty shops with specials and prices including perms and cold waves. Stores include Huf fers Beauty Shop 10% off fourth street near Smith's Department Store Miller's Beauty Shop 2814 Washington closed for vacation Reopen June 29 Grady's Klip n Kurl 1917 Beech Faye's Beauty Shop 8 percent permanents from 6 50 Olga's Beauty Salon 1801 Lafayette Marie Boyll 800 N 14th Sue's Beauty Shop 2137 Blaine plus Read ing help ad and in home care for children at 1001 8th with contact numbers and codes.
A fragment listing businesses and notices appears, including Jones Tavern at 1130 Spruce, nursing home services with 502 Nath. 2144 8th Ave, and sewing and alterations shops at 413 Ohio and 419 S 13th. Also multiple lost pet notices with rewards and contact codes, plus a few classified items and a moving business address.
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