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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1951
Page
4
The Terre Haute Gazette began in 1869 and publishes daily except Sundays alongside the Terre Haute Tribune established in 1894, reflecting a long newspaper partnership in Terre Haute.
Public notice advises readers to call the Tribune by 5 30 p m for a rest copy and to contact 1331 for delivery by special messenger. Instructions specify call times on Sunday and weekdays with after hours options and private arrangements for urgent calls.
Rates for Evening and Sunday editions outside rural routes and first zone are listed with durations and prices. The notice states second class matter status at Terre Haute post office from January 1, 1903 and disclaims liability for unsolicited submissions sent to The Tribune.
U N General Assembly set to discuss Malik proposal as Trygve Lie heads to New York. Western officials question Moscow plan to shift lines and fear a Soviet move to retreat U N troops to 38th parallel. GIs in Korea call the plan phoney while China endorses a settlement.
Engineering firm F H Mc Graw presents a national map of daylight saving practice. It lists states and districts observing daylight time from April 29 to September 29 and notes statewide standard time observed in other states with several city level exceptions.
The excerpt lists regions observing daylight time including several U.S. states Indiana Maine Maryland New York Pennsylvania Vermont and Canadian cities Montreal Toronto Ottawa plus the British Columbia province and other major cities. It notes Windsor Calgary Edmonton are excluded.
President Truman plans a nationwide whistle-stop journey despite Democratic leaders' hesitation. William Boyle opposes the trip arguing the party and president are doing well without a campaign swing. Truman has hinted he will address the nation to explain foreign policy and MacArthur dismissal.
A gay family reunion unfolds as President Galo Plaza Lasso of Ecuador and First Lady visit Washington as guests of President Truman. Their daughters Elsa and Luz study at Madeira School in Virginia near the capital, joining sight-seeing tours and daytime functions. The Ecuadorian president, US educated, previously served as ambassador and remains popular in Washington.
WHO to provide technical assistance for constructing and equipping Bolivia's first children's hospital. The piece contrasts American abundance in medical facilities with conditions in other nations and notes the broader social impacts of wealth disparities.
The article notes the 175th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and argues the United States has shown staying power with the 1789 Constitution despite several crises, contrasting with monarchies and splits seen in other nations. It highlights enduring governance and national resilience.
In Cook county Illinois personal property values surpass one billion dollars for the first time. Modern Woodmen of America to sponsor a Fourth of July celebration in Terre Haute. Young Business Men's club planning Wabash River survey fleet launch. About 25 residents protest street opening damages on South Sixteenth Street. Deputy Prosecutor Whitlock recovering from tonsil surgery. Judge Fortune vacationing at French Lick Springs. Mayor Gerhardt and boosters return from a 3000 mile eastern tour in Hulman automobile. Rebuilding work begins on the Old Curiosity Shop on Ohio Street. Dutcher family leaves for a West vacation. Sandford heads to Cataract Falls for four weeks vacation.
Botanists claim the Smoky Mountains cradle North American vegetation while Adirondacks may be older than major ranges. The last bare knuckle fight occurred in 1889 in Richburg Mississippi. The oldest water works lie in Schaefferstown Pennsylvania founded in 1826. Switzerland sees one fifth of Americans touring Europe. The ruptured duck insignia was designed in 1925 by Congress. New York spans Great Lakes and Atlantic ports. Amphibious alligator tanks appeared in 1924. A gale is defined as 39 to 54 mph.
White Plains public school teachers earn about the same or slightly more than non school professionals with similar education in the metropolitan area. Barrington Associates found White Plains teachers average 4685 dollars annually while area teachers average 4555. Women teachers have particularly strong earnings and job security offsets.
In Clinton Mississippi five fire engineers served as honorary workers last year and each received 20 cents. The town allotted a total of 34 cents for the effort.
Walter Winchell reports a happy Broadhurst opening for Booth Tarkington's Seventeen revival with strong direction by Richard Whorf and staging by Hassard Short. Cast features Kenneth Nelson and Ann Crowley among others, with Sally Benson editing Tarkington's text and David Ffolkes providing period music. The feature notes extensive showbusiness commentary and previews other magazine pieces.
The Times critic Brooks Atkinson lauds Seventeen as a touching and uproarious portrait of adolescence. Forbes-Robertson is noted as the greatest Hamlet of his era, with an anecdote about understanding a role to live it.
A collage of film notes and stage chatter reports J Garfield as a killer in He Ran All the Way and Shelley Winters sensationally slaying the audience. Rhonda Fleming sways Ronald Reagan beliefs while Beverly Hudson is signed for five years at Copacaban. Oklahoma! earns cash as Seventeen aims for break even. two on the Aisle nears July first night.
A Central Press column by William Ritt riffs on oddities from 3500 umbrellas found on New York subways to a piano playing dog in California. It lampoons habits and politics with light satire, noting wartime era misnamings and playful jabs at models, Canadian curves, and Iron Curtain era terms.
In April 1949 the British fight against Communist terrorism in Malaya reported 107 terrorists killed, 19 surrendered, 55 wounded, and five captured. The army lost 23 men and police 42. Civilians tally reached 1,492 dead and 887 wounded with 385 missing. 68 dead and 42 wounded were Europeans.
Daily guidance highlights personal convictions and curiosity across zodiac signs. Readers are urged to listen, avoid gossip, and pursue interests in science arts and literature while staying practical and mindful of safety at home.
A set of five trivia prompts covers topics on government roles including ministers without portfolio, historic outlaw status of Wild Bill Hickok, comparative areas of Japan and the British Isles, criteria by which a town becomes a city, and which country possesses the youngest navy in the world.
The text advises readers to uphold ideals and take initiative in pioneering work. It suggests a child’s future may benefit from managing pleasure and extravagance.
A list of birthday congratulations today goes to Pearl Buck the novelist Richard Crooks the tenor Peter Lorre the actor Mildred Babe Didrikson Zacharias the golfer Howie Pollet the Pirates pitcher and Freddie Mills the light heavyweight boxer.
The passage defines executor as the person appointed by a testator to execute a will. It traces the term's origin from Anglo French and Latin and explains the role in administering the estate according to the will.
The record lists events: Virginia ratifies the U S Constitution in 1788. William Thomson Lord Kelvin born in 1824. American troops land in France in 1917. Cherbourg falls to Allies in 1944. United Nations Charter signed in 1945 at San Francisco. These brief entries highlight major political and scientific milestones.
A brief verse echoes that true fairness and benevolence arise from inner balance. The line suggests wisdom comes from self restraint and steady character. It frames ethical living as a personal cultivation rather than external rule.
A government member without a department is described. The text references a United States marshal, Japan, population threshold of 2 500, and Israel in brief, non-narrative form.
In Nelson Nebraska 3-year-old Nancy Adamson fell from a car traveling about 50 mph. She escaped with burns and bruises and was seen on her feet running toward the vehicle as Dale Adamson halted the car.
Dr. Bundesen reports on studies confirming fluorine's role in reducing cavities. In a 1943 experiment two similar cities tested sodium fluoride in one water supply. cavities fell from 21.0 to 14.8 per 100, while the control stayed at 21.3. Benefits were greatest in younger groups with no observed harm from natural fluoride.
The doctor explains postchildbirth incontinence often stems from a weakened vaginal wall supporting the bladder. It may be related to delivery, but a thorough medical examination is required to identify the exact cause and determine the proper treatment.
Phillip Pascoe, a Queen Elizabeth travel agent, answers seekers from aboard the ship. He cites Empire State Building height at 1,472 feet and easy Broadway tickets via a shore call. He notes Americans rush, English humor, and his job’s constant hurry.
Hollywood reports Audie Murphy, filming The Cimarron Kid near Sonora California, leapt on and off horses and rode through a burning building. The young ex soldier trained since youth, famed for marksmanship, now faces studio warnings to curb risky stunts.
Scott Leiby nine month old son of Garold and Betty Leiby breathed easily through a silver tube implanted in his windpipe after doctors found a birthmark blocking his airway. The tube sits below his voice box and prevents crying though he remains cheerful. Doctors hope his condition may improve as he grows.
Washington reports 243 lawyers in the House and 61 in the Senate, making up a little over half the House and about two thirds of the Senate. The figure highlights the legal profession's strong presence in national lawmaking.
The Washington Post Office Department reports the air mail deficit over the past eleven years is smaller than the deficit for handling penny post cards in any single year.
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