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The Terre Haute Tribune from Terre Haute, Indiana • Page 5

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Monday, April 5, 1954, The Terre Haute Tribune 5 Record Maker Waxes Worst Disc Of Decade By William En ald. YORK. April rks the national debut of he worst jokes ever to evening. according to Marek. took place when Madame Jenkins came out and danced the fandango clad in a tight dress, a Spanish shaw! and a jeweled comb.

Marek recalls that the crowd laughed so hard. Madame Jenkins thought they were cheering her. finished she had all the carnations collected and did the number all over again. She got so enthusiastic at one point, that she threw the Marek said. revolutions per min- N.Y.C.

CHIEF WANTS Jenki ic chief culprit is a fellow cd George Marek who is the of artists and repertoire RCA-Victor recordings. Mais the man behind a record- called Florence Foster the worst record of the year no, make that IO Marek said modestly, Madame Jenkins now dead some IO a wealthy eccentric who believed she possessed the finest soprano of our time. Others thought differently. One music critic for a national magazine wrote that her voice sounded like hiccuping of a cuckoo in its difference between Madame Jenkins and other artists i- simple. Other artists occasionally hit a wrong note Madame Jenkins occasionally hit a right Marek said.

Marek attended and last. Florence Foster Jenkins recital back in the 40s in the ballroom of a New York hotel. was her custom to give one concert a Marek recalls. price was five dollars, and in many ways, it was worth Madame Jenkins accompaied by a on stage for her first number dressed in a white costume with huge wings attached on the back. was a large, plumup lady in her 70s and she tripped around singing a song of her own composition called a Bird I am Singing.

Like a Bird; Like a Marck said. For her next number, Madame Jenkins sang an old English song and came out in a short, pink. frilly frock wearing pink stockings. She also carried a crook. However, the high point of the FAST RELIEF FROM ORDINARY HEADACHE x.

WM softer from pain of Headache, Neuralgia or Muscular aches you want relief and you want it Bayer Aspirin! A tab let starts disintegrating almost the instant you take it-therefor is ready to go to work with amazing speed MORE DETAILS ON LOAN TO YOUNG NEW YORK. April William White, president of the New York Central Railroad, said Sunday financier Robert R. who is fighting for control of the Central, is gradually smoked White said in a statement that he believed all details had not been disclosed concerning a loan of million dollars made in the contest for proxies for control of Central. The statement followed an announcement Saturday by the Alleghany headed by Young, that on March 15 it loaned the sum to Clinton W. Murchison and Sidney W.

Richardson. Texas millionaires. The Alleghany Corp. said the loans might be settled between July 15 and Sept. 15, this year, by delivery of New York Central stock at a value of S25 per share.

1 Last February, Richardson and Murchison announced they had bought 800.000 shares of New York Central stock for 20 million dollars from the Chesapeake Ohio Railway, formerly headed by Young. CAN REGISTER TILL MIDNIGHT Monday, April 5, (today) is the last day for eligible voters who are not yet registered to avail themselves of the final oppor- tunity, if they desire to vote in the May primary. To accomodate the eligible persons, the office of the Registration Department in Room 3 Court House basement, will remain open until midnight. Early Monday morning voters were coming in, many of them desiring to change their addresses, they having moved to new addresses since they registered to vote. LOCAL NURSES HEAR IMPROVED METHODS MOB ATTACKS FRENCH CHIEF IN GENERAL Alphonse-Pierre Juin (right), because of his publi plan, brought a screaming, booing mob (left), to Tense Minister Rene Pleven.

Screaming Liv men about and a flying wedge of police had to re from the ceremony. Juin had been stripped of a commander of Central European NATO forces. disciplining of French Marshal criticism of the European Defense Community a ceremony attended by Premier Laniel and Marshal the mob jostled the two states- scue Pleven (wearing glasses) and escort them rmy posts and privileges and may be relieved as (International Radio-Soundphotos) Can't Collect On Missing Auto, Cdf Because It's Stolen Sales CHICAGO. April police squad car stopped Herbert Livermore. 35 on a North Side street because Livermore was running without lights.

The officer decided he should do no more driving that night. One policeman parked the car, handed Livermore the keys, wrote down the location of the car on the back of his license, and put Livermore aboard a homeward bound bus. Livermore lost the license. He know the name. I He find the car.

He has i combed the streets and alleys. Police put it on their stolen car list because he has no evidence it has been taken from the parking place. The insurance company honor a claim that it is a stolen car, for the same reason. But he has to keep up payments to the finance lose I the car even if it should be found. That is the story behind the ad in Chicago Tribune: officer who parked my car, Feb.

25, call Seeley 2 3229 i Set Fast Pace BOBO" ROCKEFELLER VISITS DAD-FI RST MEETING IN YEARS Sister M. Irene and Sister M. Triphoins of St. Anthony Hospital are back in Terre Haute Monday with some new ideas on service for patients in their institution. They were in Indianapolis over the week end to attend an institute on hospital and service problems.

The two-day clinic, sponsored by the Indiana League for Nursing, I was held in the auditorium of the i State Board of Health Building Friday and Saturday. WASHINGTON. April Rockefeller, estranged ife of millionaire Winthrop Rockefeller, visited her ailing father during the week end for the first time in 31 years. Bobo arrived here Friday to be at the bedside of her 66-year-old father, Julius Paulekas, who has been confined in Washington Hospital with a heart ailment since last week. Bobo, dressed unobtrusively, appeared unconcerned when townspeople stared at her after learning who she was.

mind all the she said. must be the Rockefeller name. I be a curiosity just because I was once Bobo and her father, a pensioned member of the United Mine BABY SCARES SITTER. MADISON. April babysitter put in a hurry up call to police Sunday night and told them she heard a prowler knocking on the side of the house.

Police arrived soon afterward and found the young charge bumping its head against its crib. Workers, spent their few, limited visits trying to fill in the gaps since he divorced her mother 31 years ago. raking over the past was no good for either of she said. Bobo said she left her 5-year- old son, Winston Paul, in New York because he has bronchitis. She was willing to talk about family affairs but declined to discuss her divorce case nor the terms of a reported $5,500,000 settlement.

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ft. compartment holds supply of food. FI LL WIDTH MOISTURE excess moisture during defrosting. Under freezer. DOOR handy shelves for keeping eggs, bottles and small packages.

Plastic. LARGE CAPACITY gliding storage drawer holds up to 12.5 qts. fruits, vegetables. FRIGIDAIRE METER MISER-Maintains safest cold on just a trickle of current. DETROIT, April 5.

New car sales during this first quarter are estimated by Automotive Reports to have reached 1,247,000. of the steadily improving sales pace since mid-January has become readily the agency said. the car makers have programmed 521.600 car completions for April (March netted February and by all outward signs, at this time anticipate any market change in the 500,000 monthly rate through I June, excepting perhaps a dip rn I May. planning, of course is op- timisticaily based upon continuance of monthly sales at the March rate through the second quarter. The optimism, significantly, comes despite a persisting high level of dealer new car inventories on an industry-wide basis, counted at the range on March 21.

new car market undeniably is drawing much of its strength from the used car field. March used car sales at new car dealers stand to reach a five- month high, and equal or exceed the 700.000-plus retailed in March of last Meanwhile, General Cadillac Division announced it is increasing production by 140 cars a day. do this, General Manager Don E. Ahrens said, the assembly line work day is being lengthened from 8 to IO hours, the last two hours to be on an overtime rate. Ahrens said production now will be at the rate of 560 cars a day and the 25 per cent increase was ordered to meet an increasing backlog of orders for 1954 models.

BEVERAGE BOARD GETS 11 PETITIONS Eleven petitions for renewal of permits to sell alcoholic beverages were before the Vigo County Alcoholic Beverage Board Monday, but two grocers failed to be present and their petitions were carried over until next Monday. The grocers who failed to be present were Fred and Emma I. Curtis, 2101 Hulman street, and Richard Nasser, 530 South Third street. They will have to appear on Monday, April 12. A third grocer, Monsoor Hanna, I 2500 Schaall avenue, sought a renewal of his beer and wine permit and was present at the session.

Package stores seeking renewals were Lederer Himself, 25 North Seventh street, beer liquor and wine dealer; Ralph Utz, 1610 South Seventh street, and Roy E. and Mary M. Hensley, 413 National avenue. West Terre Haute. beer, liquor and wine dealers.

Edmund and Hilda Broadhurst requested a transfer of a beer and wine permit from Ora and Lavem Pine, 612 National avenue. West Terre Haute. Restaurants seeking renewals were Thomas and Jessie Needham, Tecumseh, R. R. 3, Box 555, West Terre Haute, beer and wine retailers; Richard G.

Kirk, Clarence B. and Dorothy Gerrard, 1145-1147 Lafayette avenue, beer, liquor and wine dealers. Clara I. Pruitt, restaurant, 60 Brown avenue, beer and wine retailer, and Rosa Ford and Floyd Wolfe, restaurant, Dresser, beer, liquor and wine retailers. UNION MEN SUPPORT THE CITY OF HOPE FURNITURE MUSIC CO.

FURNITURE COMPANY 518 WABASH AVE.PHONE C-6031 4TH WABASH AVE PHONE C-5097 I Governor Craig this week issued a proclamation calling April as I the Leukemia for the City of Hope, the nationally known medical center at Durate, no one pays a A. F. L. unions throughout Indiana this month are raising funds for the City of Hope, which has been supported the last 40 years by organized labor. The windup of the campaign will be the John Acker-Pat Hess memorial dinner at Indianapolis, April 24 Both Acker and Hess were vie- I Urns of catastrophic diseases which the City of Hope is treating and leading the way in research.

DIVORCE GRANTED. Judge Albert R. Owens in Superior Court No. 2 Monday granted Thelma Laloux of 1601 North Fourth street a divorce from Henry Laloux. She was given the custody of a minor child and he was ordered to pay $10 per week cimrwYrt TCP breaks through the Power Barrier a Shell-discovered additive blended into Shell Premium Gasoline, neutralizes lead and carbon deposits releasing captive power other fuels lock in.

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