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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1950
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune Gazette announces subscription rates for First Zone and Rural Routes, including Sunday and Evening editions, with contact instructions for missed copies and messenger service. It notes second class postal status, risk disclaimer for unsolicited submissions, and date of entry.
The Tribune appeals for informed discussion avoiding gossip and rash criticism of government. It urges readers to resist rumors, maintain faith in America, and engage thoughtfully with public issues.
Business Week says Moscow's grain offer may be a propaganda move to test Western interest in reviving East West trade. The piece notes the Marshall Plan aim and argues the U S embargo on capital goods complicates any revival while State Dept supports grain sales east to west.
A forum with recent graduates debated whether modern high schools prepare students for further study or work. They discussed democratic participation through student council, extracurricular social value, vocational courses for girls, and balanced education for all. The piece calls for gradual improvement rather than clingy routines.
Senator Robert A Taft urged Ashland College graduates to avoid government jobs claiming little advancement potential. The remark contrasts with the view in the piece that many government positions offer useful roles and public service opportunities.
The article critiques Senator Taft's remarks on filling government positions with capable graduates. It argues private enterprise offers opportunities, but routine jobs exist in both sectors. It urges young graduates to start anywhere and help revitalize stagnant departments.
W G Dildine, temporarily in the Middle East, notes opium farming remains lucrative in Iran despite government export controls. Much of the crop enters illicit channels to supply users in cities, villages, and abroad. He urges better farming and market access, while praising legitimate opium derivatives for pain relief and pondering Iran’s overlooked crops like peanuts and soybeans.
Ways and means committee members privately accuse a silent filibuster of delaying a tax reduction bill. Since March 13 the panel has worked behind closed doors with no deadline. Oil depletion allowance supporters fear any bill may cut their 27.5 percent perk, while tobacco sector critics oppose broader cuts. Democrats warn Republicans may use the delay to rally against the majority party’s failure to act.
A man without a garden dodges sun burns and back aches from hoeing yet misses nature’s close contact. Authorities advise keeping shirts on and warn hotter days are coming.
The article argues that individuals need a simple service to balance their personal checkbooks rather than just businesses offering bookkeeping. It emphasizes accessibility and practicality for everyday financial management.
The article notes General Eisenhower's view that Alaska garrisons should be reinforced amid surprising war-war concerns in the frozen frontier. It contrasts wartime fears with everyday domestic scenes and media gossip, highlighting public skepticism of rumors.
Wheat ripening as heat continues in Vigo County. Body of Joseph Arbuckle recovered from the Wabash river. Wabash low water mark hits a new September-like low. Levi Leeds to build a $2500 home at Seventeenth and Putnam. Socialist James ONeal to speak at Fifth street and Wabash avenue. Davis Park School plans tentatively approved by the board. Births include a boy for the Duffys and two girls for Stoneshimer and Black. Farrington to retire as Vandalia railroad agent October 1. Grace and Gertrude Townley to visit Chicago and Scituate Mass. Ned Sparks family moves to 1924 North Ninth street.
Questions cover topics from paper composition and Scottish pony islands to U S state capitals and the England poet laureate. It asks for the next line after the line referencing the schooner Perseus.
Birthday greetings are due to George Abbott director and play right Phil Harris band leader comedian Martha Sleeper screen actress and Jack Dempsey former heavyweight champion boxer On Sunday June 25 celebrants include Roger Livesy actor June Lockhart actress and Joe Kuhel baseball fame
Chronicles a series of events including Bannockburn asserting Scottish independence in 1314, Cabot reaching North America in 1497, the 1876 Little Bighorn defeat of Custer, Warren's 1948 GOP VP nomination, Dewey's 1948 presidential nomination, and Joe Louis defending the heavyweight title in 1948.
Quote attributed to Lady M. W. Montague emphasizes civility as a powerful social asset.
A helioscope is a sun viewing instrument that protects eyes from glare and injury. The term derives from French roots and describes a device used to safely observe the sun.
The reading urges ingenuity and self confidence with a note that some success may come in the next year. It predicts a highly intellectual child today and a major encouragement on Sunday to pursue personal achievement. Born today a child may be courageous ambitious and original.
A line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Wreck of the Hesperus is quoted about a voyage that sailed the wintry sea news and poetry context. The citation links to John Masefield and places such as Cheyenne and Austin and the Shetland Islands.
Washington reports that water remains the nation’s most vital resource. A Geological Survey briefing to Congress warns of regional shortages and urges comprehensive hydrogeologic studies. The piece highlights low coverage of groundwater research and calls for improved hydrology training and water-management projects to avert drought and salinization.
A 23 year old California college student Craig Hill rose from minor theater rejections to a Fox contract. Agent Henry Willson spotted him during Laguna Beach tryouts and he later played opposite Jeanne Crain in All About Eve. Zanuck now has a rising star who previously struggled to find work.
A collection of historical milestones including John McTammany's player piano in 1876 and the 1860 establishment of the Government Printing Office. It notes Samuel Colt's revolver conception in 1830 Whitcomb Judson's zipper around 1895 Louis Hennepin's coal discovery and Thomas Johnson's streetcar coin box circa 1870 and Benjamin Franklin's bifocals around 1875.
Hollywood laughs at the famous quips of Henry Koster Samuel Goldwyn and Michael Curtiz as rival anecdotes surface. The Universal studio is filming Harvey with Koster directing and mocking remarks about pay, yaks versus yucks and keeping quiet on set. Goldwyn’s zingers about Indians at a reservoir and an orpheum asylum lampoon the era’s showbiz bravado.
Born today you are attractive and popular though your paradoxical nature makes you hard to read. You have strong intuitive fore sight and sometimes prophetic prognostications. Parents of children born today must be understanding or they will think their kids are lying.
A dated astrology column lists per sign tips for romance travel and health. Each entry highlights the best day for love marriage or travel with optimistic predictions and personal insights.
The ampere, a unit of electric current, is named in honor of Andre Marie Ampere, a French physicist and mathematician who died in 1836.
Dr Fleming opened a new medical era with penicillin, saving countless lives yet causing allergies in some patients. New substitutes penicillin S and penicillin O promise similar cures without hypersensitivity, though S had a strong skunk like odor and O resembles onion.
A reader inquires about survival time for a person with hardening of the arteries. The answer notes life expectancy varies widely and depends on individual care and disease extent.
The New York Philharmonic opens an eight week summer season at Lewisohn Stadium featuring 14 conductors and 52 soloists. Programs mix classical works with operetta and Broadway favorites including Verdi Manzoni Requiem and two all Tchaikovsky nights. Prestige soloists and guest conductors headline with a schedule from July 8 to Aug 13.
Pianist William Kapell plans a mid July voyage to Europe with his wife and child after outdoor engagements in New York Philadelphia and Chicago. He will begin a Scandinavian European tour and then a Havana start to an American season with recitals and performances with major orchestras including New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles and Dallas.
A festival in Cheltenham Gloucestershire runs from July 3 to 15 featuring Benjamin Britten Albert Herring performances the Sadler's Wells Ballet and concerts by notable groups and artists.
William Ritt surveys science hot takes and odd trivia from Pluto’s size to toad lifespans and spacey politics. He riffs on Measles cures and Long John Silver on TV, noting the joke in daily absurdities.
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