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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune Daily excluding Sundays and The Terre Haute Gazette trace origins to 1869 and 1894 respectively, marking long newspaper legacies in Terre Haute.
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The Tribune urges readers to avoid idle gossip and criticize only when informed, calling for faith in America and restraint toward government. It stresses not spreading rumors and maintaining informed public discourse.
The Terre Haute Ordnance Depot expansion hints at a larger war effort. The U.S. Labor Department's Women’s Bureau recommends training to boost female participation beyond the 1945 peak, with programs for jobs both traditional for women and those done by men, plus prep for men to work with women.
State officials flag a Mexican labor racket tied to camps near South Bend amid health law violations. Health officers condemn camps with tuberculosis carriers and overcrowding, while authorities note illegal entry of workers into muck potato onion and mint farms.
The piece reprints remarks by Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston from months past during congressional testimony. He stresses timely action on economic controls and urges firm policy guidance amid ongoing debates.
Johnston argues controls fail long term, urge stabilizing the dollar, balanced budget, and credit control. He warns against permanent dependence on controls and notes meat market chaos as example of price limits causing shortages and black markets. He calls for freeing the economy at the earliest practical moment.
Toward the end of May a long standing labor dispute with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen was settled. The new contract will cost railroads an estimated 97 million dollars more per year in wages, with broader payroll costs rising by hundreds of millions annually.
The piece reflects on moments when life slows to stillness and teletype clatter fades. It compares a lone traveler crossing a barren plain to civilizational progress, arguing that steady trudging moves us forward even when landmarks are scarce. History itself may need breathing space.
Arturo di Filippi, director of the Miami Opera Guild, announces an accumulative membership plan of the Opera Guild of Greater Miami. Patrons can pay $2 a month instead of $12.50 for two pairs of opera tickets, aiming to widen access to the opera.
Paris observed the 1300th anniversary of the Augustinian nuns service in French hospitals and sanatoria with four nursing sisters receiving the Cross of the Order of Public Health.
June 21 report shows Indiana State Normal summer term attendance at 1300, a gain. Downtown workers push six o clock Saturday closing in July and August. The New National hotel on North Fourth sold to Clark and Kieth, new managers. Fire scare from shed arson at 26 South Twelfth. Sewer plans for 43 of 56 laid before city board. Claude Herbert Memorial Fountain replaced at Fifth and Wabash. Dentists, about 50, enjoy river day. Dr. Hauck and sisters attend Louisville physicians’ convention. Miss Cronin attends Immaculate Conception Seminary commencement at Oldenburg. Mrs. Rumbley and Mrs. Parker plan visits to Colorado and California.
Questions cover cassowaries and cat fear psychology. Identify the Cassowary bird species and the term for fear of cats the psychiatrist uses. Locate the Yellow Sea and recall under which presidents MacArthur served as chief of staff. Include brief notes about Alice Brady.
Rockwell Kent artist Donald Culross Peattie nature writer Jean Paul Sartre philosopher John W. Snyder secretary of the U S Treasury Judy Holliday and Dorothy Stickney actresses are all noted for birthday greetings in today’s column.
On the first day of summer in 1788 New Hampshire ratified the United States Constitution marking a pivotal state approval. In 1850 Daniel Carter Beard, founder of the Boy Scouts of America, was born. In 1941 during World War II British and Free French forces captured Damascus. In 1945 Okinawa was taken by the U S Tenth Army.
A concise etymology notes the term Homogeneous meaning of the same kind and nature. It traces to Medieval Latin Homogeneus from Greek Homogenes formed by Homos plus genis.
A columnist notes it is easier to trust meat and potatoes than corn meal mush, reflecting on simplicity and belief. The remark, credited to Edward Noyes Westcott, contrasts sturdy fare with humble meals.
The message urges setting decisions in motion for success in the coming year. It notes moderate good fortune may be expected for the child born today, signaling a hopeful forecast for newborns.
A list defining large flightless birds found in New Guinea and Australia. Includes terms for the group and notes common names. Also mentions fears of cats and a geographic corridor among China, Japan, and Mongolia. Names Herbert Hoover and Franklin D Roosevelt referenced in a broader context. A noted actress who died in 1939 is included in the fragment.
A. C. Middleton of Schoolcraft Michigan says he found a five leaf clover and a six leaf clover after already spotting three leaf varieties within minutes. He claims the cluster brought good luck.
A portrait of journalism's energy and dreams. The piece traces cub reporters' early zeal from Lincoln Steffens to Kipling, Twain, and Sandburg, noting how enthusiasm sustains careers and the lure of headlines over steady pay. It highlights famous early scoops, resilience, and the theater of news.
Joseph Pulitzer urged reporters to observe all details and describe every cloud and wrinkle. The piece notes editors harshly test cubs with fiery tongues but those who endure become hardened like steel. A fired cub story ends with Our Hero continuing to work toward growth.
James Gordon Bennett buys a bottle blame by a cub reporter and is told to earn a raise. The piece recalls Walter Howey and urges reporters to invest deeply in journalism by understanding readers desires hopes and emotions. A strong newspaper depends on public appreciation and quality reporting.
Population of the United States at the start of 1951 was about 153,085,000 an increase of two million in nine months. Oregon housed about sixty Indian tribes before white settlement. Americans spent 9 billion dollars on liquor in 1948. Light eyes adjust to light changes less readily than dark eyes. Flags over the Washington Capitol are lowered only for replacement. Most bass along the North Atlantic coast are caught in Chesapeake Bay.
A dated horoscope describes strong will and intuition for those born today, with focus on decisive action, future insight, and a talent for ideas and entertaining. It lists zodiac sign paragraphs for Cancer to Gemini and notes a United Feature Syndicate distribution.
In Austria a plan to replace the glockenspiel once used by Mozart with an American-made set of chimes sparks protest in Salzburg. Maria Braun leads supporters who say the glockenspiel can only play simple tunes while chimes enable full concerts.
Children in rural and urban schools compete for murals paintings and handicrafts with cash prizes at the Canadian National Exhibition. Entries include Brandon Manitoba oil industry development and a Toronto public school subway construction scene among others nationwide.
In a study of 1,131 patients, 300000 units of penicillin given at onset of active labor cut infection from 4.19 percent to 1.37 percent and fever from 10.6 percent to 3.1 percent. The practice is spreading across hospitals as a preventive measure for all women in active labor.
United Press reports on five straight days of Red jets challenging U S fighters over Korea. The piece compares MiG 15s and IL 2 bombers to American Mustangs and Sabres, notes U S air superiority, and warns a large Red offensive across the Yalu could change the war’s outcome.
United Press reports Elizabeth Taylor swam in icy Lake Tahoe to shoot a crucial scene for A Place in the Sun. director George Stevens risked delays to capture the moment, causing Taylor to suffer a cold and later laryngitis but preserving the film’s dramatic final visit to Montgomery Clift in the death cell.
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