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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1950
Page
21
Syrian government reports 60 dead and 93 injured after an explosion at a fuel depot in Homs near Damascus. The blast followed a fire that swept through the depot. 16 houses were destroyed and losses were heavy. Duke of Edinburgh left Homs 25 minutes before the explosion.
Franklin Thomas Slay, 23, former college student, convicted of murdering 16 year old Mary Ellen Harmon near Hopkinsville last December. A Christian Circuit Court jury sentenced him to life imprisonment after a 1 hour 50 minute deliberation. The slain girl's father Jeff Harmon called for harsh justice while noting a claimed death pact. Slay reportedly killed her with a hammer and disposed of the body in a sinkhole.
Burton Crane of the New York Times and Frank Gibney of Time Magazine were injured slightly when a Han River bridge south of Seoul, Korea, was blown to slow the communist advance. Keyes Beech of the Chicago Daily News escaped unhurt. The trio were fleeing Seoul when the blast occurred.
Purdue University head track coach Dave Rankin has been granted summer leave to study long distance running training in Finland. He will work under Olympic coach Armas Valste and plans to return the first week of September. Rankin once co held the American indoor record for 60 yard low hurdles.
Former Army sergeant David Greenglass age 28 appears in New York Federal Court in handcuffs after a hearing. A July 13 delay was ordered as the case is reviewed by a New Mexico grand jury. He is held on $100,000 bail for charges tied to Los Alamos A bomb work.
New York markets report shows 1:00 P M Eastern averages and 1:00 P M sales totaling 1 500 000 shares for June 28 1958. Highlighted movers include Bridgeport Brass Company Smelt and Tex Gulf Sulphur among others with varied quotes such as Loews Warner Bros Zenith and Fox.
Two major electrical unions IUE and UE told General Electric that the five year offer is inadequate and requires more negotiations. GE proposed a three percent wage raise with improved pension and insurance while guaranteeing at least four cents hourly raise for every worker.
Four persons convicted of treason and espionage in Prague were executed as announced by Prague radio. Four others, tried concurrently, received life sentences for spying for western diplomats.
At the Twin Lakes Park picnic in Paris Illinois June 28 guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Hearn and family from Oakland Gordon C Baker of Chrisman Rural Route 3 and Miss Harriett A Jenkins of Chrisman who married June 25 at Chrisman Methodist Church Attendants were Wilbur Baker and Miss Joan Fouts The Bakers will reside in Paris Misses Cassity Rosemary Sunkel Bernadette Waller and Evelyn Stolz returned from a Smoky Mountains trip John Blackburn of Tulsa Oklahoma visits his Paris daughter Dr and Mrs G M Churukiah left for San Francisco for the American convention.
Dr Abdulian, intern at St Anthony's Hospital Terre Haute, joins the Paris physician for further study in California. Meantime, local residents travel. Clifford J Henry and daughter return from Chicago. Mrs Roy K Wilson and son visit Washington DC. Fred G Wishart returns from Philadelphia and Ocean City. Mrs Willis OBannon and Beverly head to Chautauqua NY. Houston family and Bill Chittick motor through northeastern US, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
Mrs Ralph George hosted a six o clock dinner birthday club at her Archer avenue home. Guests included Mrs Jack Cline Mrs John Weiland Mrs Paul Baker Mrs C W Hadley Mrs Joseph Smitley Mrs Benton Marrs Mrs Fred Moore and Mrs William Lackey. Various locals and visitors were listed including regional residents and travelers bound for Oklahoma City.
Chicago W P An increasing number of cities are providing off street parking spaces in their business districts to eliminate mid town traffic jams. The International City Managers association reports that 380
Cities with populations over 10000 now own and operate 828 off street parking lots. Sixty three cities opened such lots for the first time last year while one hundred others opened new ones in 1949. St Paul Minnesota led the large cities in adoption, with Dayton Ohio Gary Indiana Syracuse New York and Trenton New Jersey also opening lots for the first time last year.
Team totals and individual scores from the Gasaway Motor League event at Vigo Bowl. Squirts Tappy Isles Steele Wilson Ellis posted strong triplicate lines for 769 761 827. Other teams like Gasaway Naughyle Majestic Tavern Allens Plumbers Tatelman Anchor Quick Fire Coke Kenneys Hot Shots Perma Gates Holthaus Moose Lodge Hamilton Specials contributed high marks with varied totals.
Fragmentary OCR text shows mixed pricing and line items with numbers and dates unclear. No identifiable people organizations places or events present. Summary limited to pricing fragments and unspecified charges.
Social and fraternal notices detail a 4 30 p m ice cream social at Steeg Park and a Caled meeting of Social Lodge No 86 with F and A M work in F C Degree. Also listed are address updates at 611 Ohio St and room 325 Prairie City, plus condolences for Ruth G Doyle and Herman S Hoffman with family signatures.
Ad copy notes hair cuts at 75c with shampoos and waves 85c, permanents $4.00. Mentions Helens Beauty at 706% Ohio and a Sunday week reference. Starting salary listed as 37.50 per week. References and full details requested in reply.
A collage of classified style notices including fur cleaning offers by Levinson and messenger pickup, Arthur Murray Studio dance location, linoleum coating for kitchens, rug and upholstery cleaning with Finn Foam by Mess-Downstairs Store, chiropractic and vapor baths by Dr M C Grainger, a watchmaker Herbert Fischer at 1234 Wabash, Catherine's Massage Salon, a Catherine address, beer and wine shop on Lafayette, and B F Photo Service offering 24 hour roll film service at 27 N 4th.
Salable hogs 8,000 active and uneven with gains 25-50 cents on most weights over 230 lbs. Top 21.00. good to 21.00. heavy weights 19.00-20.75. sows 16.25-18.00 under 400 lbs. Cattle: 7,000 active. steers and heifers up 50. cows steady to up 25. bulls up 25-50. Best steers 32.25-32.75. yearlings to 33.00. vealers 25-30. Sheep 1,000: lambs 25-50 lower. spring lambs 27.00-28.00. ewes 10.50. overall sheep steady.
Current receipts show eggs at 25 cents for country price, heavy breed hens at 17 cents, leghorn hens 14 cents, cocks 7 cents. Grain and feed quotes: wheat 1.96, corn 1.38, oats 0.75, rye 0.90, and mixed coal subject? gga 2.75, black and mixed 2.40.
At St Louis National Stockyards on June 28 hogs advanced 25 cents from Tuesday with top hogs at 20.85 per cwt and lighter weights from 14.75 to 20.25. Cattle and calves saw inquiry active with steers and heifers holding gains and heavy cows weaker. bulls steady to down a dollar. Sheep reports note no early sales.
Live poultry trucks total 22 with market steady. Prices span Plymouth Rocks to Swiss grade items. eggs pinkslip 12 817 cases. Carrots and potatoes show moderate supplies with slow demand. track sales list varied prices for U S washed long whites and Triumphs across regions.
June 28 live stock figures show hogs 5 000 with uneven but generally higher prices. good and choice 170 240 lbs mostly 21.00 21.50. 240 290 lbs 19.50 21.00. sows 14.50 17.50. cattle 700, calves 400. steers and heifers slow with some sales 29.00 29.50 and near 30.00 for good to choice. cows 18.00 21.00. vealers steady. sheep 200 with lambs above 27.50 in small lots and slaughter sheep scarce.
Chicago market notes show cash wheat unavailable. Corn prices listed for No 1 yellow and No 2 yellow at 1.53, oats quoted across several grades from 93 to 96, barley malting 1.50 to 1.65 and feed 1.15 to 1.25.
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