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Newspaper

Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1959

Page

9

Strauss Eighth Cabinet Nominee To Be Rejected

Washington reports that President Eisenhower’s eighth cabinet nominee, Strauss, was rejected by the Senate in a 49 to 46 vote. The defeat ousted the commerce secretary from his recess appointment amid a week of heavy budget and spending battles. Other news covers foreign aid bills, pension reforms, and a failed wheat bill with party splits influencing outcomes.

Washington Roger B. Taney James M. Porter David Henshaw Caleb Cushing James S. Greene Henry Stanbery Charles B. Warren Lewis L. Strauss Senate Strauss Secretary of Commerce Congress William Langer N.D Margaret Chase Smith Maine Democratic House Eisenhower Senate Foreign Relations Committee Carl Albert Okla

Neighbor shoots five teens in Detroit after party dispute

Willie Jeter, 40, a coal dealer, allegedly fired on a group of about 12 youths near his West Side home Friday night. Tommy James, 18, was seriously wounded and operated on for shotgun pellets. The others, ages 15 to 17, suffered superficial wounds. Jeter was questioned by Homicide Bureau detectives.

Detroit UPI Homicide Bureau Willie Jeter Tommy James Joe Travis Lennis Pullen Willie Briver Allan White Travis Lawrence Bleach George Jackson Jeter Near West Side

Arrest of two youths for reckless driving

Police Friday arrested Jerry Lee Guerrettaz age 19 of 1405 South Eighth Street and Franklin W. Wehr age 17 for reckless driving. Guerrettaz was seen speeding a motorcycle on South Third Street and has a prior traffic record. Guerrettaz pled not guilty and his case is set for July 2. Wehr also has a scheduled court appearance.

Jerry Lee Guerrettaz South Eighth Street South Third Street Guerrettaz Franklin W. Wehr

Social Lodge Observes Annual Past Masters Night

Social Masonic Lodge No. 86 observes Annual Past Masters Night on June 27. The program begins at 2 p.m. with conferring of Master Mason degrees for three candidates, a 6:30 p.m. dinner, and a 7:30 p.m. past masters service led by Rev. R. Powell Mead as principal speaker.

Masonic Lodge No. 86 St. John, the Baptist St. John R. Powell Mead

Greencastle Banker Quietly Faces His Challenge

Walter A. Letzler Jr., 42, assistant vice president of Greencastle Central National Bank, is honored as Father of the Year by the Indiana MS Society for leading a normal life with multiple sclerosis. Confined to a wheelchair, he continues full work days, mentors his family, and plans a wheelchair-friendly home.

Hortense Myers Indianapolis wPi Walter A. Letzler Jr Greencastle Haberdashers Letzler Indiana Multiple Clay Conner Greencastle Central National Bank Dorothea National City Bank of New York Walter Susan Walter A. Letzler Muncie Newspapers, Inc Norman L. Werner Vincennes Sun-Commercial DePauw Muncie Press

Four Black youths charged in attack on 14 year old girl in Corona

In Corona Queens a 14 year old White girl was assaulted in a school yard after attending a recreation program. Four Black youths aged 14 to 17 were arrested and charged. two admitted hurting her while one held her down. The victim screamed after being gagged. an observer alerted authorities. The four await arraignment in Ridgewood Felony Court.

New York Corona Queens John Rich Edward Jacobs Jacob Bethea Henry Stokes Rich Bethea Jacobs Stokes Brooklyn Automotive School Ridgewood Flushing Uis Clifford New York State

Queen Esther Class Holds June Session at Carlisle Church

Carlisle Indiana June 20 special members of the Queen Esther Class of the Christian Church met at Mrs. Melissa Jones home for their June session. Mrs. Florence McCormick presided and opened with prayer by Mrs. Dosia Tidrick. They decided to skip July and August meetings and Faye Nash was program leader with Stella Willis reading.

Carlisle Ind The Christian Church Melissa Jones Florence McCormick Dosia Tidrick Faye Nash Stella Willis Nora Owens Emma Sheffler Edna Coleman

Traffic Cases Darken City Court Docket

Saturday morning list shows forty five cases with traffic violations dominating the docket Judge Edward Everett also ruled on offenses from obscene literature to public intoxication Solomon Harold F. 34 Oak street pleaded guilty Thursday was fined 25 dollars plus costs and 18 days in jail with both jail and fine suspended for good behavior.

Edward Everett Harold F. Solomon Oak Street Solomon McLean School Indiana State Penal Farm Jack L. Connett Fourth Avenue George D. Scott North Twenty-fifth Street Scott Everett Floyd L. Seagle Heagle New York Central Station Warren Ferree Ferree First Avenue Jerry D. McCammon Wabash Avenue Carl C. Elder Swan Street Richard L. Jaeger Bennie R. Atto Blaine Avenue Jack P. Wade South Tenth George D. Kohl St. Mary’s Village Alexander Ferency North Twentieth Street

U S and Chinese Ambassadors Meet On Formosa Strait Issue

U S Ambassador Jacob Beam and Communist Chinese Ambassador Wang Ping-nan conferred for nearly two hours in Warsaw on the Formosa Strait question, seeking clarity amid tensions.

Warsaw Poland wPr U. S Jacob Beam Wang Ping-nan Formosa Strait

Groton Chamber Leader Visits Local Industry Exchange

Edwin S. Allin president of Groton chamber toured Terre Haute officials led by William M. Grimes and John K. Lamb Saturday. Pfizer plant manager Charles W. Smith welcomed him as Groton, the submarine capital, samples from Quaker Maid and others prepared for presentation.

Terre Haute Groton Conn Chamber of Commerce Edwin S. Allin William M. Grimes John K. Lamb Terre Haute Group Allin Charles W. Smith Chas. Pfizer and Co Pfizer Connecticut Quaker Maid Company Commercial Solvents Corporation Columbian Enameling and Stamping _Co Continental

Armed Services Enlist Three Local Youths in Four-Year Tours

Thomas C. Brinkman 17 son of Mrs. Phyllis Brinkman details his enlistment in the U S Marine Corps for four years. Thomas M. Meehan 18 son of Mr and Mrs Robert Meehan also joins the Marines for four years. Dick Eugene Kress 20 son of Mrs Dorothy Canada enlists in the Air Force for four years. Brinkman and Meehan, 1959 Schulte High School graduates, report to San Diego Base for 12 weeks basic training. Kress to Fifteenth Reconnaissance Technical Squadron at March Air Force Base near Riverside California.

Thomas C. Brinkman Phyllis Brinkman South Ninth Street Thomas M. Meehan Robert Meehan North Seventeenth Street U. S. Marine Corps Dick Eugene Kress Dorothy Canada South Third Street Air Force Gene Wright Don McMyne Brinkman Meehan Schulte San Diego Marine Corps Kress Fifteenth Reconnaissance Technical Squadron Strategic Air Command March AF Base Riverside Calif John A. Somers

Butler's Daughter Weds Republican at Notre Dame Campus

In South Bend Indiana on June 20 Miss Karen Butler daughter of Democratic national chairman Paul M Butler married William J Morley a Chicago businessman and future son in law at Sacred Heart Church on the Notre Dame campus Butler expressed hope Morley may shift political stance by November and join his party in remarks to associates

South Bend Ind Karen Butler Paul M. Butler Butler Anderson William J. Morley Chicago Sacred Heart Catholic Church University of Notre Dame

Robber Sentenced in Indianapolis Bank Hold-up Case

Billy Ray Engle a 17 year old from New Castle was given an indeterminate sentence in a federal youth correction center for the $354 holdup of the Hamilton County Bank at Cicero on April 10. Judge Dale J. Holder ordered psychiatric treatment at the Federal Prison Hospital in Springfield before transfer to the youth center.

Indianapolis Billy Ray Engle New Castle Hamilton County Cicero Dale J. Holder Engle Federal Prison Springfield

Market Reports Chicago Livestock Summary June 20

USDA week totals show hog receipts about 100 with barrows and gilts up 75 to 1.00, sows steady. Cattle weekly receipts 100 with slaughter steers up to 31.60 per 100 pounds and heifers 25 to 50 higher. cows and bulls mixed. Sheep activity low with lambs and yearlings trading 18.00 to 26.25 depending on grade and weight.

Chicago USDA

Local Markets Livestock and Grain Report

Salable hogs range 12 to 17 dollars per hundredweight with carload mix mostly No 1 and No 2 grades. Market steady to 40 cents lower. Wheat 1.66 oats 0.60 rye 1.08 corn 1.17 1.19 soybeans 2.12 1.82. Indiana fryers prices mixed by size with no area quotes.

Indianapolis Indiana

Vigo County Council sets special meeting for emergency appropriations

Notice to taxpayers of Vigo County Indiana and Terre Haute city that the County Council will meet at the Court House on Tuesday June 23 1959 at 10 A M to consider emergency appropriations not in the current budget. Public hearing to allow taxpayers to be heard and objections to be filed with the County Auditor.

Vigo County Indiana Fayette Township Honey Creek Township Otter Creek Township Glenn Home Boiler Election Board Erre Haute Board OF Health State of Terre Haute Tyne Catherine M. Fee Vigo Fred H. Thoms State of Indiana Superior Court Phillip Stark Bert F. Wood Dolores J Stark Cathfrine M Fee Raymond J Kearns County of Lillian Bentham Alexander Thomas Mabley

College bulletin board loan scheme ends with theft

In Edinburg Texas Pan American College officials reported a loan board offering small bills with repayment later. Four nonstudent juveniles took $27 causing police to detain them and return money or recover it later. Juvenile officers turned the youths over to parents.

Edinburg Tex Pan American College

Marshall Youths Given One Year Probation

Two Marshall youths were placed on one year probation for delinquency in county court Friday. The pair admitted damaging private property in Marshall before Clark County Judge Zollie O. Arbogast.

Marshall Clark County Zollie O. Arbogast

Sam's Liquor and barber notices in Indiana ad wrap

Announcement style ad listing Sam's Liquor Store address 24 S 4th and multiple barbershop notices. Includes Samuel's and Seelyville shops with names, addresses, and license numbers. Also mentions a Riley Lodge meeting scheduled for June 20 at 7 p.m. with officers and work details.

Sam's Indiana Sam's Liquor Store, Inc S. 4Th Orpheum

Prayer, poems, and notices in the Trib Star column

The page carries reader submissions requests including a favorite poem with signature, a note about purchasing oil paintings lost near Terre Haute, and various local ads for beauty shops nur sing homes and services. It lists contact box numbers and brief notices for insurance renewals and chiropractor offices.

Bune- Star Miss Cooke

Lost items and rewards notices from local columns

Multiple lost and found notices including two beagles described as 6 weeks old in South 20th area with color brown white black and white, a portable radio theft near 34th and Ohio, a Manchester dog in 13th and Chestnut area, a white gold Hamilton watch lost at YWCA, a blue billfold kept for money and papers, and a 1957 Tech class ring initials W Y.

Hamilton YWCA

Delicious Menus and Services in Busy Local Ads

A collage of local ads lists Father’s Day menus at Paul’s Restaurant with prices from 1 50 to 2 75 and children’s plates 85c, plus live music by Miss Shirley Armstrong. Other notices promote dressmaking alterations, home cleaning and repair services, and sewing machine repair with contact numbers and shop names across several streets.

Shirley Armstrong Hammond Organ Virginia Sea Paul's

Additional appropriations in Nevins Township Vigo County Indiana

Notice to taxpayers sets June 24 1959 meeting at 7 30 PM to consider new appropriations for Nevins Township Fund care of cemeteries and Special School Fund roof and repairs at the school building totaling 2500. Taxpayers may be heard. final action referred to State Board of Tax Commissioners. location Vigo County Auditor or designated place.

State Board of Tax Commissioners Vigo County Indiana Jos P. Pipp Terre Haute Nevins Township Ever S Branam, Jr

Hosiery Salesman Wanted for Western Territory

Employment notices seek a hosiery salesman to call on retailers in the west with exclusive territory and liberal commissions. Apply to Salesman, CO: Box 1630, Burlington NC. Other ads include insurance adjuster trainee in Terre Haute, farm bureau agent in Brazil, Sanivac service trainee, optical surface man in Indianapolis, and barber and dinner cook openings with pay details.

West Burlington N. C Indiana Insurance CO Terre Haute Farm Bureau Carl Dodd Jackson Brazil Sanivac Service Department Wabash Indianapolis American Optical Co Ohio, H. Or Ph Melrose

Help wanted ads crowd Terre Haute classifieds

A dense page of recruitment notices seeks women for greeting roles with National Organization in Terre Haute plus Avon sales and various domestic jobs. Listings request ages 30 to 60, travel by car, interviews in Terre Haute, and provide box or address replies in Indianapolis or Tribune Star offices.

Terre Haute Agnes Nygaard Birchwood St Indianapolis Ind

Used Auto Parts Advertisement by Leo Favre

Used auto parts dealer Leo Favre advertises high prices for cars trucks farm tractors equipment and parts at 601 N Fruitridge C-1973.

Leo Favre Fruitridge

Service Station seeks investor aid in Terre Haute area

Business opportunities invest lease for a super service station with good ionnage and full service work. Meeting basic requirements may qualify for financial aid. Contact Mr. H. G. Johns C-4867 or Box 330 Terre Haute Texaco Inc for details. Also listings: Carrico&apos.s Restaurant and Bar on U. S. 41 ideal for partnership and financing. Portable skating rink available see George Halstead Linton Ind.

H. G. Johns Terre Haute Texaco Inc George Halstead Linton, Ind

Valley Motel and Restaurant Offered For Sale

Valley Motel and Restaurant is open for inspection today from 2 to 4 PM. The property near Terre Haute on U S Highway 40 is advertised for sale below cost with $25,000 down and balance on contract. Trade possible for a home or small farm as part of the down payment.

Terre Haute U. S. Highway 40

For Sale Clinton Frozen Food Equipment Listing

Clinton frozen food sale at 258 S Main Clinton Indiana features a large Frick compressor small Frick compressor Super Biro Meat Saw Rock Smokehouse Hobart Meat Grinder over 800 frozen food lockers and trays. Contact Clinton Temple 23523 or Terre Haute Lincoln 8174.

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