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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1956
Page
2
Union and management talks on a new five year contract have deadlocked in Pittsburgh and New York. The union calls the offers inadequate and rejects a five year term. Industry experts urge a three year compromise to avoid a crippling nationwide strike.
President Eisenhower and Mamie left Walter Reed in a hospital car with security and media in attendance. Republican leaders expect him to stay in the race though no public statement has been made, as he prepares for a Gettysburg visit and celebrates their 40th wedding anniversary. Maj. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton and Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder travel with them, both tied to the ongoing health recovery and ongoing duties.
June 30 report from Water Illinois states farmer John Ring aged 64 was fatally run over by a truck driven by his son Charles The pair had been harvesting wheat when Charles left to haul hay and returned to find his father stretched beneath a tree Ring died later at a Springfield Illinois hospital.
At the Indiana GOP convention Handley won on the second ballot with 1,430 votes to Sparks 316 and other candidates trailing. Jenner lauded Handley as the party’s future, while Craig conceded and left the arena with his supporters. A slate of 32 Eisenhower delegates was nominated, led by Capehart over Huff by 1,669 to 159.
Mrs Pansie M Jewell age 59 of 2063 North Sixth and one half street dies after a heart attack at 10 AM Saturday. She is survived by husband Larry sister Eunice Woelfle Terre Haute and several nephews nieces and great nieces. Funeral arrangements at Cross Funeral Home with services at 1 30 PM Tuesday and burial at Roselawn Memorial Park.
About 75 church members attended a potluck event honoring Rev. Theodore Grob for his long pastorate at Calvary Methodist Church. A purse was presented to the Grobs, who will visit Des Moines to see Ted Grob Jr. and attend the jurisdictional conference.
Elmer Walker 60 of R R 3 Terre Haute died at 7:35 Friday night at St Anthony Hospital. Survived by widow Goldie, three stepdaughters, one stepson, a brother, two sisters, nine stepgrandchildren, five great-stepgrandchildren, and one great stepgrandchild. Funeral arrangements pending. services Monday at Barbour Avenue U B Church conducted by Rev Russell Youngblood. Burial Highland Lawn. Body to church one hour before service.
Mrs Grace Cromwell 65 died Friday at St Anthony Hospital. Survived by husband Charles two daughters Madge Huggins of Terre Haute and Helen Cromwell of Chicago four sons Bert Cyril Don and Charles Jr father Clifford Stoneburner of Clay City two sisters Irene Keller and Vera Hall eight grandchildren. Member Cory Methodist Church and Farm Bureau. Services 10 am Monday at Thomas Funeral Home Rev Arthur Dodgson officiating burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Kate Briggs aged 74 died at her home on Fifth avenue at 7 am Saturday. She leaves two daughters Mrs Marie Nagle and Miss Katherine Briggs of Detroit, one son James Briggs, a sister Mrs Ernest Nesbit and a brother Richard Kehoe of Terre Haute, five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She belonged to St. Ann Church altar society. Body to P J Ryan and Sons Funeral Home.
Benjamin F. Miller of West Terre Haute died Thursday afternoon at 64. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Thomas Funeral Home with Terre Haute Lodge No. 19 in charge. burial at Black Cemetery near Terre Haute. Albert J. Collier, 80, of Rosedale died Friday afternoon at St. Joseph's Hospital in South Bend. Survived by four sons and five daughters, sisters and half-sisters, 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Body to Branson Funeral Home in Rockville with calling after 10 a.m. Sunday. services 2:30 p.m. Monday. burial at Roselawn Memorial Park north of Terre Haute.
Three obituaries report deaths of Charity Hiatt 92 of Sullivan Cora Mae Robbins 84 of Oaktown and Raymond Dilley 50 of Bridgeton. Each notice lists survivors and funeral arrangements including churches and cemeteries.
In Warren Ohio on June 30 more than 200 officers scoured a mile square for Alfred Buck Wilson but found no trace. The search ended after officers grew certain he was not in the area. The man had shot three women ten days earlier in a fit of anger.
President Eisenhower signed a law to aid children of servicemen who died in World War II or Korean service. The act grants $110 a month for full time students with proportional reductions for part time study in college, vocational, or other schools.
Frances Rastetter of Plainfield Ind and Mary Ann Beeler of Bridgeton mourn the loss of Ed Dilley Bridgeton a father three brothers Elmer Gilbert both of Indianapolis Orville Bridgeton one sister Ethel Stout Rockville and two grandchildren He belonged to the Bridgeton Masonic Lodge Body to Branson Funeral Home Rockville
Mrs Elizabeth Taylor 53 of Mecca died at Vermilion County Hospital Clinton at 5 AM Saturday Survivors include husband Charles W two sons Jerry and May R R 1 Montezuma a daughter Mary Lou Broady Rockville her mother Mrs Ruth Cunningham Mecca three brothers Clyde Peru Howard Rockville and Thomas Decatur Il four grandchildren She was a Mecca Christian Church member The body lies at Branson Funeral Home Rockville
Michael Green Sr. 72 of Carbon Indiana died Thursday night at home. Funeral services set for 6 30 Monday morning at home with a 9 am requiem mass at St Joseph Church Carbon. Burial in Brazil Catholic cemetery. Rosary at 8 pm Sunday at the Lawson Son Funeral Home.
Mrs Hattie Ridgeway Eaton 86 died Friday at her Sullivan Indiana home R R 1. She was a New Lebanon Methodist Church member. Survived by husband Courty two sons Merritt and Leslie Sullivan and two grandchildren. Services 3 PM Sunday at Billman Mortuary burial Mt Zion Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Dorothy Mac Gilbart 35, who died Wednesday, will be held at Bee Ridge Christian Church at 2 PM Sunday. Rev James Conlin will officiate and burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
Senate subcommittee chair John L. McClellan said Chotiner cooperated fully in the foreign aid matter. In housing, House rules rejected Albert Rains bill for 180,000 units over three years, deemed too liberal by Republicans.
Clarence Tanner, 45, of 511 North Sixth Street, pleaded guilty to public intoxication and was fined 23 dollars and sentenced to 60 days on the penal farm by City Court Judge Edward S. Everett. Tanner had a prior identical charge three days earlier. other pleas include Robert Crowther speeding for 15.75 dollars, Dowell S. Howell failing to use truck route for 7.75, Lawrence Shaw and Charles Smith each fined 3.75 for running signals, Richard Ballinger fined 2.75 for stopping at a sign, and Delores Nance fined 2.75 for no operator's license.
Police are investigating the attempted theft of four 30 pound cans of California strawberries from a New York Central refrigerator car near First and Poplar streets. The seal was broken and the shipman was consigned to Terre Haute Ice and Fuel Co. for storage.
The Whitlock family reunion will be held Sunday July 8 in Deming Park at the same location as last year. Dinner will be served at noon daylight saving time.
In Detroit a three year old collie named Binkie stood mute at arraignment on a charge of excessive barking. Owner Joseph Kaufman faced tickets after Charlotte MacDonald said the dog harassed her suitor nightly. Witnesses split on the claim. the judge adjourned after an hour, delaying a verdict.
Reports say Cyranciewicz warned against any uprising as Polish rebels fight for bread, freedom, and better living. Poznan remains under martial law with curfews and a city sealed by troops and tanks. Warsaw radio claims the uprising was crushed while travelers report ongoing fighting.
Mr and Mrs Keith Renard announce the birth of a daughter Amy Lyon at Me dist Hospital on June 29 Mrs Renard, formerly of Terre Haute, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Lyon of 37 Barton Avenue The baby's paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs E J Renard of Arlington Nebraska
The article recalls Lenin’s last year remarks condemning Stalin’s rude, capricious and power hungry traits and warns these could break collective leadership. It notes Stalin quoted Lenin in 1927 and Pravda coverage of Lenin’s critique. A Warsaw broadcast later cited Lenin’s cautious view of Stalin’s defects and dangers to party unity.
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