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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1950
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune details subscription rates by zone and delivery options including evening and Sunday copies, and phone contacts for office departments and mail inquiries. It notes broadcasting times for calls, post office classification, and a disclaimer about unsolicited submissions.
A Tribune urges readers to avoid gossip and idle chatter about government, advise careful commentary, and maintain faith in America while engaging in political discourse. The note cautions against spreading rumors and condemning officials without solid knowledge.
Gen J Lawton Collins announces the ground forces expect atomic artillery and guided missiles, signaling a shift in defense planning. The move counters fears of subordination to air and naval power and frames atomic warfare as usable in field operations without city destruction, amid global concern over wartime horror.
In Capetown observers report the nationalist government intends to push through Parliament a Group Areas Bill creating strict racial zones. It would assign land and occupancy by race, forcing non whites to leave areas, a policy opposed by non whites and liberal whites. The shift contrasts with prewar cooperation by General Jan Smuts era, and is seen as subversive by opponents.
A United Nations study by the Economic Commission for Europe finds most Europeans back to prewar eating levels. Greece is an exception due to shortages. Calorie intake is similar across poorer and richer countries, with protein and fat differences favoring wealthier nations. A planned economy has little effect on meat consumption. The report credits American aid and shipments of food for lifting postwar living standards.
A brief note states that cultural machinery and other aids have supported restoring pre war standards in a remarkably short time, highlighting rapid postwar cultural recovery efforts and the effectiveness of supportive structures in returning to prior benchmarks.
The article traces evolving kitchen ranges from low ovens to high and back, noting three unit designs with 25 possible arrangements. It highlights pies and desserts at shoulder height with a mid level broiler, while warning these concepts remain experimental and hinting at a future consumer-led shift.
The article notes Venezuela will admit 2000 displaced persons monthly and offer fertile land and loans for farming tools. It contrasts Venezuela's development with the United States before federal government, urging adventurous migrants to consider a different country. It praises Congress for relaxing illiberal DP laws and hopes for better days if others follow.
A discussion contrasts Soviet and American artistic freedom. Actors in New York refused a radio play because its writer was not in good standing with a union. The stand could block production by any station using union actors and staff, raising questions about true artistic liberty in America.
A man notes that wives friends often say We must be going after an hour or two with no real plan to depart. The habit may be a social tradition or a device to balance conversation. The phrase is seen as meaningless and confusing to men who take small talk literally.
Recent births include a girl to Mr and Mrs John F Doyle a girl to Mr and Mrs Clarence Wood and a boy to Mr and Mrs Harry E Hancock Mayor Louis Gerhardt named an honorary member of the board of examining engineers Measles and scarlet fever cases reported to the city health board Six cases of measles and four of scarlet fever Crop plans see residents leaving for Lake M aptly The cohort returns from Indianapolis to visit friends Indiana University student Charles Connor to graduate Marriage licenses issued Ruston Flinn Carroll Scully Minser Adams Census checks to arrive July 1 Joseph Ginsberg an alleged transient merchant arrested for city ordinances breaches Peter Vidick 36 a mother burned by hot metal at Terre Haute Malleable Iron Works
Answers cover who fired first at Fort Sumter the Confederates or Unionists, which US president earned the nickname Old Rough and Ready, what Judas did with the thirty pieces of silver, the WWI expression to go west, and the meaning of a shim in hardware terms.
A list of notable birthday celebrants includes playwright Lilliam Hellman novelist Josephine Winslow Johnson former prime minister of Eire John A Costello screen actor Errol Flynn and golf champion Glenna Collett Ware highlighting diverse achievements across literature film politics and sport.
A fragment urges perseverance and aid from elders and employers in the coming year. It counsels youth to pursue cleverness in arts and to face difficulties with resilience.
Dictionary entry explains macerate as a transitive and intransitive verb meaning to waste away and oppress. It also covers to steep in liquid to soften, to separate plant fibers, and to wear away food through digestion. Origin traces to Latin maceratus from macerare.
Walter Winchell on Broadway teases a tangle of celebrity unions and dueling romances. Conrad Nagel and Barbara Hoffman may elope. The Will Claytons spark talk of a political merger. Peter Donald faces a mysterious blow in a Midtown bar. Casually noted are Sintra’s gold thread cravat and various separations, reunions, and theater ties across a glittering scene.
The column blends show business gossip with political notes. It mentions Gus Van and Geo Ross in a clash, Diana Zanuck and her groom, August plans for Eileen Drew and William Walker, and the Duncan MacMartins awaiting fall events. Also notes a West Coast hospital stay, a bail in a sex charge case, and various international figures amid Paris concerts and stockholder chatter.
The Air Force plans to seek radical new warplane concepts amid questions about whether current designs lag Russia's plans and whether engines powered beyond World War II motors can enable flight. Reports say engines twice as powerful as WWII units exist, totaling 5,500 horsepower, with up to 10,000 horsepower engines under construction.
A timeline lists 1932 charter granted to Maryland, 1863 West Virginia statehood, 1903 birth of Henry Louis Gehrig, 1931 Hoover proposal of a world moratorium on war debts, and 1948 Congress approval of a $6.03 trillion global relief appropriation.
Zachary Taylor referenced in a historical note. Text cites a biblical quote Matthew 27 about casting them into the temple. Discussion centers on death as a fate. The final item describes a wedge used in construction and railroads.
Bay City Michigan reports John Karpus cast a line into Pine River and hauled two perch neatly wrapped in a newspaper. The quirky catch highlights a local angler's luck and the river's abundant game fish in the area.
Ubique notes reveal NBChief Niles Trammel’s recovery at Memorial and Benny Venuta’s rumored melt, Norman Krasna’s Las Vegas bet on marriage, Bernice Shepard and Van Prince’s July 23 wedding, and Bill Reiche seeking publicity work. Health, ambassadorship shifts, a New Yorker puff piece on an indicted figure, New York transit finance, and political intrigue mingle with celebrity escapades and a looming atomic spy arrest.
A compilation of notable firsts and discoveries from 1795 to 1933. Topics include Leonard Norcross’s diving suit patent of 1834, the Boston Tea Party as one of six, Thomas Stevens’s bicycle world tour 1884 to 1887, snow on the Dead Sea shores, Elizabeth Priscilla Tyler born in 1842, Benjamin Jackson’s 1768 mustard, the motto E Pluribus Unum on the half eagle in 1795, Louis Perlman’s tire rim 1906, Millikan’s 1925 cosmic ray discovery, Semple’s 1869 chewing gum patent, March 1933 airplane sleeping berths, and the first chess handbook printed in 1802.
A dated horoscope text advises readers born under various signs to focus on practical plans, maintain routine, and trust intuition. It highlights leadership, decision making, and family ties while warning against scattered energies and excessive focus on money. Distributed by United Feature Syndicate.
Hollywood star Linda Darnell says she would like to be the central figure whose problems drive the plot, not merely the lead. She notes past roles limited her depth and cites Trumpet to the Moon and No Way Out as examples of stories where themes mattered more than her part.
Napa California officials repeal an old law stemming from a circus parade where a handler cleaned animal cages at a downtown intersection. The area is finally habitable after weeks of cleanup, and the mayor reportedly blew his top. Many town children have witnessed their first genuine animal parade.
A medical overview of apoplexy in the elderly, detailing prognosis after stroke, eligibility for rehabilitation, and early versus later interventions. It describes initial bed precautions, muscle and joint assessments, and the use of supports like foot boards and leg splints. Active exercises, seated progress, and early speech training are emphasized under physician guidance.
The Metropolitan Opera offers a seasonal assistant conductor program funded by the Anna E Schoen Rene Fund. Applicants must be American citizens under 25 with strong training in composition score reading and languages Italian German or French. Judges from the conductorial staff will announce the winner in September.
In ART IN REVIEW, Paul Mocsanyi notes curtains parting for European painters like Picasa, Matisse, and Braque as well as Viviano and Carre, signaling a debate between European discipline and American instinct. Critics see freedom through mastery versus unbridled subconscious expression as the core fault line shaping future modern art.
The NBC Symphony launches a 13 week summer broadcast series ending September 3 with Sunday concerts from 8 30 to 9 30 p m E D T Conductors include Reiner Wallenstein Ormandy Katims Fiedler de Sabata Monteux Leinsdorf Pelletier Romberg Golschmann Kubelik Levy Soloists feature Sayao Kapell Conley Melchior Mayner Francescatti Bampton Novotna Galfour Traubel Merrill and others to be announced Also Twentieth Century Fox will screen full length films of renowned concert and operatic artists including Rubenstein Stevens Heifetz Ptazigorsky Anderson Munsel Peerce and Mitropoulos.
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