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Newspaper

Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1950

Page

7

Lustron Corp Taken into RFC Custody by Federal Judge

In Columbus on June 17 the Lustron Corporation, debt-ridden after defaulting on 37.5 million in government loans, was placed in the possession of the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion by order of U.S. District Judge Mel J Underwood. Deputy U.S. Marshal Ralph S. Quelette took custody from receiver Clyde M. Foraker after Judge Philip L. Sullivan of Chicago had sought to block the transfer. Sullivan postponed a July 3 hearing on dissolving the injunction that backed the Lustron creditors. The RFC now holds the plant pending a higher court ruling on the action.

Columbus Ohio Lustron Corporation Reconstruction Finance Corporation U.S Mel] G. Underwood Clyde M. Foraker Philip L. Sullivan Chicago Lustron RFC Sullivan Foraker Underwood U. S Ralph S. Quelette

Slot Machines Put Him in Jail in Jasper Ind

William Summers 52 of Washington Ind slugged a bartender at the Jasper Moose Lodge after a five hour slot session. He and Fred Burton were stopped on Ind 56 by state trooper John Redman. Summers and Burton charged with auto banditry. Summers also faced a Moose Lodge violation of the 1935 slot machine act.

Jasper, Ind William Summers Jasper Moose Lodge John Redman Summers Washington, Ind Moose Lodge Fred Burton Washington Redman Burton Maurice Kuebler The

National Jaycees Award Winners Named at Chicago Banquet

Tennessee Junior Chambers won three of five U S Junior Chamber of Commerce awards for civic activities during the 30th annual convention in Chicago. Knoxville earned Americanism extension to Jackson Tennessee. Union City won Christmas activities. National security went to Austin Texas and fire prevention to Vancouver Washington. Evansville Indiana earned multiple honors in public affairs and letterpress publications. Memphis and Chattanooga plus Portland received fire prevention recognition. Fort Wayne led public school welfare. the convention drew about 5 000 delegates.

Chicago Tennessee U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce Knoxville Tenn Jackson Union City Austin Ten Vancouver Wash Evansville Ind Fort Wayne Memphis Chattanooga

Veterans Remembered At G A R Memorial Camp

Five delegates groups attend the second G A R memorial encampment with a Campfire meeting at the Sycamore Theatre at 8 p m. Ralph B Gregg national judge advocate of the American Legion will be featured speaker. Over 600 attend the three day session in Terre Haute with speakers from Sons of Union Veterans and its auxiliary and Daughters of Union Veterans.

G.A.R Sycamore Theatre Ralph B. Gregg American Legion Indianapolis Sons of the Union Veterans Daughters of Union Veterans Ray V. Tuthill Valparaiso Sons of Union Veterans Terre Haute Grand Army of the Republic Women’s Relief Corps Auxiliary and Daughters of Union Veterans John H. Runkle Terre Haute House Runkle Harrisburg Auxiliary Daughters of Union Veterans and Ladies

Missing Montezuma man sought by family

Mrs Hershel Zollars of Montezuma asks the sheriff to help locate her brother Byron Bohnstedt who has been missing since June 9. A yard clerk for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad he left after asking time off to shop for clothing and was seen last Friday with about $200. He is 40 to 45, walks with a limp, wears glasses, is toothless, and was in a brown suit and hat with a small suitcase.

Hershel Zollars Montezuma Sheriff's Office Byron Bohnstedt Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bohnstedt Clinton Terre Haute

Y W C A Free Swim Week Scheduled

The YWCA announces Free Swim Week starting Monday at 9 AM with a revised volunteer schedule. Morning and afternoon helpers are listed by day, and school slots run from 9 to 3:15 with sites including Rea Lincoln Washington Collett Lange Fairbanks Davis Park and others. This year’s enrollment is the largest ever and prior participants are ineligible.

Y.W.C.A Juanita Daily Y. W Donn Gossom Catherine Clark Chapman Root Ted Moore Basil Grimes E. L. Davis W. N. McCutchan Cloyd Anthony Harvey Froderman Marvin Ehelton Thomas Dix M. R. Einstandig Vigil Hughes W. A. Edwards Oliver Lee Sandison Warren

McCloy berates German critics over postwar woes

U S High Commissioner John J McCloy told Ruhr industrialists not to blame the United States and Britain for Germanys troubles He urged them to remember Hitler and said Germany should count its blessings after a sharp exchange over taxes and the Schuman plan promoting Western European iron and steel pooling

Duesseldorf Germany U.S John J. McCloy Adolf Hitler United States Britain Ruhr Churchill Roosevelt Hitler McCloy Schuman Europe America

Writing for the Few or Many: A Supreme Court Lens

A dean recalls a Nine Justices debate on writing style. He cites Oliver Wendell Holmes as a brilliant writer for lawyers, noting most readers would miss a key word. The point: clarity for public and lawyers is rare, yet sought.

Supreme Court Oliver Wendell Holmes Justice Holmes

Oak Hill Sunday School Basket Dinner at Ammerman’s Grove

Oak Hill Sunday School holds its annual basket dinner and picnic at Ammerman’s Grove located two and a half miles east of Riley on No 46. The event is Sunday evening June 24 with supper served at 5 30 and cold drinks and ice cream available.

Oak Hill Ammerman’s Grove Riley

Denison Unit Plans 7:30 Ice Cream Social

The Denison unit will meet at 7 30 o clock Saturday evening at the Salvation Army Hall on South Eighth street for an ice cream social.

Denison Salvation Army Hall South Eighth Street

Purdue to award six honorary degrees at commencement

Purdue University will confer honorary Doctor of Engineering degrees on Opie Chenoweth Elliott Gordon and Walter Miller and Doctor of Science degrees on Martha Dean Truman Hein ton Edward Mahin and Arthur Weber at the June 18 commencement in Lafayette Indiana Chenoweth is technical director at Wright Field Gordon is VP and GM of Gorham Manufacturing Hein ton heads farm electrification research Mahin former Notre Dame metallurgy head Weber associate dean at Kansas State College agriculture He is a leader in animal husbandry

Lafayette Ind Purdue University Opie Chenoweth Dayton Elliott M. Gordon Providence R. I Walter Miller Benton Harbor Martha Dean Westfield Truman E. Heinton Hyattsville Edward G. Mahin South Bend Arthur D. Weber Manhattan Kas Chenoweth Wright Field Doan Earlham College Gordon Gorham Manufacturing Company Hienton Bureau of Plant Industry U. S. Department of Agriculture Purdue Agricultural Engineering Indiana Mahin Department of Metallurgy University of Notre Dame Purdue Miller New Products Corporation Associated Companies Weber School of Agriculture Kansas State College Agricultural Experiment Station

Farm hand denies poisoning his boss in Minnesota case

Albert Lea report says Lawrence Nobles testified that Viola Gavle pressured him to poison her husband Oscar Rasmussen and to use a tractor in a killing. Nobles admitted buying strychnine but says he stalled and never planned the crime. Gavle already convicted and faces life. Nobles’ trial continues.

Albert Lea Minn U.P Lawrence Nobles Nobles Viola Gavle Oscar Rasmussen

Spring uses artificial flowers as costume jewelry

Artificial flowers are widely used this spring as bracelets hair ornaments and as fasteners at the neckline of blouses and dresses replacing traditional costume jewelry.

Pioneering Camps Thrive Near Maine’s Forests

AP reports two Maine fishing and hunting camps near East Grand Lake and Grand Lake grow as homesteading expands. Pete Spencer, nicknamed Barefoot Pete, and Jack Williams run camps after guiding careers, building facilities, and improving services for season travelers and locals.

New York Maine Jack Williams Pine Lodge Grand Lake Pete Spencer Greenland Cove East Grand Lake Pete Moosehead Lake Barefoot Pete Betty

Theaters listings play across town with multiple films

The region shows a dense schedule of cinema openings and runs with stars Joel McCrea Walt Disney productions Vaughn Monroe Gene Kelly and many others at venues including Wabash Indiana Orpheum Liberty State Corral Drive In Swan East Side and more. Multiple titles such as Stars in My Crown Cinderella Singing Guns Kill the Umpire Barricade Black Hand River Lady Whirlwind Raiders Alaska Patrol The Last Bandit and Crime Doctor's Diary fill the week.

Indiana Vaughn Monroe Ella Raines Walter Brannan Orpheum William Bendix Una Merkel Ray Collins Liberty — “Barricade Dane Clark Ruth Roman Gene Kelly J. Carrol Naish Yvonne DeCarlo Dan Duryea Lyceum Virginia Manhattan Rex Swan Rio SAVOY Jack Pot Jitters WEST East Side Auto— Men of Texas

Dulles Arrives in Korea for Three Day Conference

John Foster Dulles, the Republican adviser to the U.S. State Department, flew to Seoul for three days of talks with Korean and American officials.

Seoul Korea John Foster Dulles U.S. State Department

Architects Retained For Air Force Academy Site

The air force signed a 25000 dollar contract with Holabird and Root and Burgee of Chicago to help select a site for a proposed air force academy. Over 300 proposed locations were submitted to a special board in Washington.

Washington U.P Air Force Holabird and Root and Burgee Chicago Air Force Academy

Market quotes for wheat corn oats and barley

Chicago June 16 No wheat No. 1 yellow priced at 1.45 to 1.46 No. 2 1.45 to 1.45 No. 1 white 2.00 Oats No. 1 white 90 cents Barley malting 1.50 to 1.65 nominal feed 1.15 to 1.25 per bushel

Chicago

Public Hearing for Vigo County Alcohol Permits Set

Vigo County Indiana Local Alcoholic Beverage Board to hold a public hearing at 9 a m on July 3 1950 in Terre Haute to review applications for Beer Retailer Liquor and Wine Dealer permits at several addresses including Fontanet West Terre Haute and Terre Haute with applicants such as Goldie Koch Mario Feradori Tom Butts Roy Lynn and others. The second notice repeats the public hearing on June 26 1950 with additional applicants and locations across Terre Haute and New Goshen and invites public participation.

Alcoholic Beverage Board Vigo County Indiana C.S.T Terre Haute Goldie Koch Fontanet Mario Feradori Ferguson Hill R. R West Terre Haute Tom Butts South Fourth Street Roy Lynn North Fourth Street William C. Dawson Victor P. Meagher Poplar Albert A. Hodges, Jr South Seventh Street Angelo Savio Taurant Wabash Avenue Ft. Harrison George A. Edwards James R. Peters John Barath North Eighth Street Schuhardt W. F O. C. Schuhardat Liberty Avenue George and Carrie Harbour North Thirteenth Street Chris Pesaventa Alfred and Mayme Lowery Voorhees Street Margaret Davis Lafayette Avenue James L. Staley Bradley M Staley Hulman Street Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission John F. Noonan Bernard E. Doyle Skander Nasser, Sr Poplar Street Archie McGraw John Boyd North Second Street Jannetta Michom Elsie Spencer Minnie V Warren Sullivan New Goshen Vivian Henry Ring South Ninth Street J. Smith Trimble Terre Haute Indiana Sylvia Hickman Opal Janowski Maple Avenue NEW M. E. Freije Carl M. Ellis Wm. F Zianna Dabelow Sycamore Country Club, Inc Ural D. Truebrood North Twenty-fifth Street Chas. E. Hollars Forest McNeil South Sixth Street

Sidener Labor Dispute Hearing Set For July 11

A National Labor Relations Board hearing on Lloyd R. Sidener's unfair labor practice charges against the United Mine Workers was postponed to July 11. Sidener, a Canton, Minnesota coal miner and former UMW Local 7455 president, alleges retaliation for urging an end to a March strike and seeks reinstatement of charges after a prior settlement that dropped a $50,000 fine and paid back wages before Sidener claimed discrimination and threats. The original date was June 20.

Chicago National Labor Relations Board Lloyd R. Sidener Canton United Mine Workers Sidener U.M.W John L. Lewis Lewis NLRB

Market Reports Chicago Livestock Trades Lower on Hogs

Chicago June 17 hogs ease 25-30 cents for barrows and gilts with sows down slightly. Receipts 220-270 lb butchers and sows. Week top at 20.60, closing 20.25. Cattle and veal show varied shifts with steers strong under 110 lb, over 1100 lb weaker, cows mixed, vealers firm, and stockers slim. Sheep and lambs generally lower with spring lambs and yearlings down, demand modest but replacement ewes steady to firm.

Chicago

Market Steady at St Louis Stockyards Hogs Lead Week

At St Louis National Stockyards on June 17, hogs sold steady with tops around 20. Week figures show barrows and gilts 50 to 60 cents lower, sows down 25 to 50 cents. Cattle and calves mostly steady with bulls rising, vealers mixed. Weekly ranges include good steers 29 to 31, cows 21.50 to 22.50, vealers 25 to 30, lambs 26.50 to 28.50, and yearling wethers around 10 for top lots. Prices reflect subdued demand and dull close for lambs and yearlings.

ST. Louis National Stockyards USDA

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