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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
4
The notice outlines mailing rates by zone and timing. Evening mail to first zone costs one year or six months with prices 273 and related figures. Rural routes and first zone Sunday delivery priced for one year and other durations. The excerpt lists various combinations for evening only and evening plus Sunday services with cent values.
The item notes that the Terre Haute post office is designated as second class matter since January 1, 1903 under federal law from March 2, 1879.
The platform urges readers to avoid criticism without knowledge, refrain from idle gossip, maintain faith in America, honor government, and reject spreading rumors. It emphasizes thoughtful public dialogue and civic responsibility within the community.
Allied air raids against North Korean and Manchurian power facilities near the Yalu River target critical infrastructure. UN commanders say restoring plants will trigger fresh raids, signaling a tougher stance to force a path toward renewed truce talks. The action underscores UN patience and aims to deter continued fighting.
Washington observers speculate President Truman may call another special session over the steel strike and seizure legislation. Congress prefers the Taft Hartley injunction, but a renewed strike could push Truman to invoke it again, eight 80 days, with a political gambit to force Congress to act his way. Some say opposition vindictiveness worsens outcomes. seizure grows less terrifying with time.
The Pentagon quietly pushes to amend the selective service act to include single women ages 18 to 26. Despite a target of 72 000 women volunteers by June 30, enlistments remain under 15 000 as defense spokesmen cite many jobs in the Army Navy and Air Force women can perform better than men while seeking broader support from women groups and leaders.
A historic statement argues that every woman in uniform frees a man for combat service, boosting the nation’s martial effectiveness and supporting military strength. The claim links uniformed women to operational readiness and broader defense needs.
The article discusses how unlimited debate in the Senate can block legislation, noting southern opposition to civil rights bills and the St. Lawrence Seaway bill. A voting date requires unanimous consent, risking a delay akin to Poland’s 18th century paralysis, if opponents block limits on debate.
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby helped raise over 1 million dollars to send the American Olympic team to Helsinki, volunteering on a 14 hour TV program. The drive surpassed its goal, with generous contributions from across the country while highlighting entertainers' wartime civic work.
Senator J William Fulbright of Arkansas, a Rhodes scholar and former University of Arkansas head, joins Senator Richard B Russell and Estes Kefauver as southern candidates. Arkansas signals it will chart its own path, resisting Russell backers trading influence with southern delegates.
Brig. John Rockingham of Vancouver, former commander of the 25th Canadian Brigade in Korea, reports troops are well fed but crave home staples. They miss canned chicken and seafood such as crabs or lobsters, plus tea bags, dried soup packs, writing paper, pens and pencils for morale.
Navy economist Comdr. John W. Seager of the Navy Supply Corps, tied to Industrial College in Washington, says an all-out third world war could cost the United States nearly four trillion dollars. He notes each major war costs about ten times the previous one, with World War II at 383 billion dollars.
W E Stokes of Linden street is in Indianapolis for a large school contract. A M Stuempfle and wife mark tenth wedding anniversary with a family dinner on South Fourteenth Street. Rev John E Sulger and family plan a July trip to Burt Lake. Marriage licenses issued for Summer Duck and Draper, Adams and Rudell, Bomley and Richards. Ollie M James named permanent Senate convention chair. E E Britton named secretary. Vigo county tax board sets banks and trusts at 70 cents per $100. Epworth Leagues social hosts 125 youths at Trinity M E Church. Miss Margaret Minshall returns from Philadelphia to Cherry Street for vacation. Miss Lena Schuhardt returns from Minneapolis to spend summer with mother. Detective Frank Griffith returns to duty after illness.
Answers include George Gershwin as the composer of Porgy and Bess. Monty Wooley was once connected with a scholastic institution. The Rainbow Bridge location is sought. Vinegar Joe is the nickname for a known figure. The Heights of Abraham are tied to a historic event.
The list honors Pearl Buck novelist Richard Crooks tenor Peter Lorre actor Mildred Babe Didrickson Zaharias golfer Howie Pollet major league pitcher and Freddie Mills light heavyweight boxer with congratulations due from readers and fans.
If you budget your time carefully organize work early and attend to schedule, evening hours may serve social good times. Material gains likely in coming months with earnest effort. Moderate good fortune promised for the infant born under these influences.
Dover noun and dower definitions explain the legal right to a widow in a deceased husband's real estate. The entry traces origins from Old French and Medieval Latin, noting the verb form to endow or supply with a dower.
A concise note quotes Euripides warning that the gifts of a bad man bring no good. The line stands as a literary proverb underscoring moral hazard and character in gift giving.
A concise roundup lists key dates: 1788 Virginia ratified the U S Constitution. 1824 Lord Kelvin born. 1917 American troops landed in France in World War I. 1944 Cherbourg falls to Allies in World War II. 1945 United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco.
The late George Gershwin. Yale University. A trip to Niagara Falls and a natural arch in Arizona plus the mythic Valhalla entrance. Gen. Joseph Stillwell. The sealing by Gen. James Wolfe and his soldiers before Quebec recapture.
Celebs like Marilyn Monroe Paulette Goddard and Gloria Swanson crowd Fifth Avenue as Manhattan buzzes over war between British and U S actor unions. G Men Hoover Tolson loom in chatterrooms while Maurice Evans negotiates cross Atlantic work.
The Irish Tourist Board announced plans to establish travel bureaus in all major U S cities to attract visitors for the Festival of Ireland in April 1953. The move aims to boost American tourism to Ireland during the festival period.
Thursday’s column highlights mental strength and home life for Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Aries Taurus Gemini. Detailed sun sign advice covers love, work, mood, and patience to avoid fatigue and maintain harmony. Distributed by United Features Syndicate.
Hollywood photographer Leon Shamroy discusses the importance of personality in launching and sustaining film stardom. He cites Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Anne Francis, and Hildegarde Neff in The Snows of Kilimanjaro and notes earlier stars like Dietrich, Colman, Power, Crawford, and Harlow rose through personality before technique.
In Visalia California Mrs. Hester Sibley proved experts wrong by hand sculpting porcelain figurines. She explains porcelain dries faster and requires higher baking temperatures than ceramic clay, yet her pieces retain sharper detail and a pleasing translucence.
Du Quoin officials arrived half an hour late for a council meeting citing their participation in a Red Cross Bloodmobile event. The group donated blood at the drive, delaying the start of the session.
Herman Bundesen of Chicago notes that several spinal cord disorders can imitate multiple sclerosis and be curable by surgery. He explains the MS disease process, symptoms, and how correct diagnosis via dye injections and spinal X rays can lead to operative relief in many cases.
Cape Cod setting features The Shining Tides by Win Brooks with a huge striped bass named Roccus causing turmoil for locals including Clystie Harrow and Jeff Maddox. Howard Horne’s Concord Bridge reimagines the Revolutionary era focusing on General Gage and the fight’s nameless workers, with a literary romance amid historic drama.
A miscellany of dated claims and figures covers writes of 1519 Cortez chocolate origins one hump camels FBI fingerprints Rome painting 291 B C ocean size cacao currency China density foreign born population 66 A D painting 1780 OSS road Benedict Arnold treachery Great Wall Alaska highway cost Lost Hills well depth ancient conquerors birth whales snakes Idaho lumbering Rio Grande prominence Seminole origin.
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