Bids Studied on Two War Built Pipelines Big Inch and Little Inch
Washington officials study sixteen proposals for the government owned Big Inch and Little Inch pipelines running from Texas to the New York Philadelphia area with a pumping station near Redington. Bids ranged up to 146 million for purchase and 260 million for a forty year lease. Officials expect weeks of analysis before a bidder is chosen.
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Little Inch
Jackson County
Reddington
Washington
War Assets Administration
Associated Press
L. G. Marshall
WAA
Marshall
Department of Justice
Longview
Texas
New York-Philadelphia
Texas Gulf Coast
New York
Baptists Attend County Meeting in Brownstown
Members of the First Baptist Church attend the Brownstown Baptist Association annual meeting in Crothersville. Sessions open this morning with an afternoon session and tonight’s rally of the Association of Young People. Dr. J. M. Horton spoke, joined by a missionary on furlough. Dr. J. M. Mathews of Franklin College will speak at the youth session. Seymour attendees included Dr. A. A. Cohn and many listed local participants.
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First Baptist Church
Crothersville
Brownstown Baptist Association
Brownstown Baptist Association of
J. M. Horton
Indiana Baptist Convention
J. M. Mathews
Department of Christian Education
Franklin College
Seymour
A. A. Cohn
E. E. Walker
Gordon A. Scott
Henry Kasper
John W. Morton
Myrtal Neihaus
Ella Davis
Jack Haper
Refrigerator Fire Damages Kitchen At 515 East Third
Firemen from the Seymour department battled an early morning blaze that damaged an electric refrigerator and the apartment kitchen at 515 East Third Street. The owner is Ermel Foster and the occupant Lawrence Stepp. Investigators believe the fire started in the refrigerator motor.
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East Third Street
Ermel Foster
Lawrence Stepp
Seymour
Exchange Club Names Chairmen at Seymour Luncheon
Fourteen chairmen of permanent standing committees were named during Seymour Exchange Club's regular luncheon at Hotel Truman. The noon meeting hour was changed to night by member vote. Upcoming supper locations and a charter night on August 27 at the Elk's Home were announced with a banquet and dance to follow led by national officers.
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Seymour Exchange Club
Truman
Elk’s
Exchange Club
Native of Seymour Expires in Arkansas
Alfred Wipperman age forty four a native of Seymour died Wednesday morning in Stuttgart Arkansas after two years illness He was born in 1902 to William G and Emma Hunsche Wipperman He is survived by widow Gertrude Steinwedel a daughter Linette two sons Alfred Jr and William a brother Marcus Wipperman and sister Mrs Lona Poch all of Little Rock He was a nephew of Mrs Louise Siefker Mrs Minnie Frey and Mrs Mary Kasperlain of Seymour Funeral services will be conducted Friday at his father's home with burial in a Little Rock cemetery.
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Alfred Wipperman
Seymour
Stuttgart
Arkansas
Mr. Wipperman
William G
Emma Hunsche Wipperman
Gertrude Steinwedel
Daugher
Linette
Alfred, Jr
U. S. Army
William
Marcus Wipperman
Little Rock
Ark
Lona Poch
Wipperman
Louise Siefker
Minnie Frey
Mary Kasperlain
Seymour Or Vicinty
Frey
Seymour R3
William G., Wipperman
Mrs. Orpha Aynes 59 Dies in Indianapolis Hospital
Mrs. Orpha Aynes 59 of Clearspring died Wednesday at Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis from complications of diseases. Born April 15 1887 in Owen township she married Delmer Aynes December 6 1905 at Brownstown. Survived by husband son Raymond Aynes three brothers four grandchildren. one son Russell died 1945. Funeral Friday 2 PM from Clearspring Baptist Church with Rev Ray Banks. burial Clear Spring Cemetery. Friends may call anytime at home.
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Orpha Aynes
Clearspring
Robert Long Hospital
Indianapolis
Aynes
Owen Township
William and
Lavina Hutchinson Fish
Brownstown
Delmer Aynes
Jackson County
Clearspring Baptist Church
Public Service Company to Add Edwardsport Plant Units
The Public Service Company of Indiana will complete a 37 500 kilowatt Edwardsport generating unit in 1948 and add a $5 million unit as part of a $6.5 million expansion. A new Dresser steam generator costing about $1.5 million with 300 000 pounds per hour capacity will also be installed near Terre Haute to ensure maximum output. The company says wartime constraints eased and demand will rise, with a 132 000 volt transmission line to Bedford.
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Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc
Edwardsport
Jackson County
I. L. Frost
Public Service Company
Dresser
Terre Haute
Frost
Indiana
Bedford
R. A. Gallagher
Hourly Greyhound Buses Added Through Seymour
Seymour gains additional north and south Greyhound service. Seven new round trips daily between Indianapolis and Louisville. hourly departures from 6:00 a.m. to 8:53 p.m. Two-hour gaps remain during late night hours. Total daily buses through Seymour become nineteen southbound and nineteen northbound.
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Seymour
Indianapolis
Louisville
Greyhound Bus
T. R. Carter
Carter
Greyhound
Weather Records Show Mild Extremes and River Level
Official minimum temperature .02 inches of precipitation and a 63 degree minimum with an official maximum of 92 degrees on Wednesday. Reading at 2 PM shows a WR crest reading 87 and River Stage at 1.7 feet.
Droege Elected Vice President of Ninth District Postmasters
Walter H. Droege, Seymour postmaster, was elected vice president of the ninth District Postmasters Association at a North Vernon meeting. Helen McConnell Scipio was named president, Charles Hall Columbus director, and Clara Eakin Hayden secretary treasurer. A dinner followed the session at Muscatatuck State Park Inn.
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Walter H. Droege
Seymour
Ninth District Postmasters Association
North Vernon
Helen McConnell
Scipio
Charles Hall
Columbus
Clara Eakin
Hayden
Muscatatuck State Park Inn
Address Change Notice for 1947 License Plates
Motorists who changed addresses since buying 1946 license plates must notify Seymour license branch in the Vebstage building. Bruce K. Combs says change forms from H. Dale Brown must be filed by August 15 to ensure mailed 1947 plate applications reach the right owner. Over 1.2 million applications will be mailed by December 27 for January 2, 1947 delivery.
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Seymour
Vebstage
Bruce K. Combs
H. Dale Brown
Bureau
Mr. Combs
Combs
Brown
Men Obtain Release By Providing Bonds
Two men held in Jackson county jail at Browns town are free on bond awaiting the October term. Max Spurgeon of Freetown posted 1000 dollars after a Seymour assault charge was refiled in Jackson Circuit Court for assault with intent to commit a felony. Claude Aker of Crothersville is free on 2000 dollars bond after being charged with assault with intent to kill in the July 22 shooting of Lawrence Holzworth, who remains in critical condition at Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis with a bullet wound to the abdomen.
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Jackson County
Brownstown
Liberty
Max Spurgeon
Freetown
Seymour
Jackson
Claude Aker
Crothersville
Lawrence Holzworth
Mr. Holzworth
Robert Long
Indianapolis
GI terminal pay bill heads to President for action
The $3 billion GI terminal pay bill clears Congress and heads to President Truman. House members oppose the bond payment plan but plan to push for immediate cashing of bonds in the next session. The measure would pay 16 million veterans up to 166 dollars on average, with bonds paying interest and a 120 day cap.
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Washington
Truman
House
Congress
Joseph W Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Gavin
R-Pa
Britain
Dwight L. Rogers
D-Fla
Thomason
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
George Field's Future Locked by Red Tape in Vincennes Area
Local residents worry as Freeman Field dismantling plans threaten George Field near Vincennes. The twin engine WWII training site, closed and declared surplus, faces possible October or November closure amid government delays and meetings with dignitaries. The Vincennes Sun-Commercial reports continued negotiations across city and field.
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George Field
Freeman Field
Vincennes
Lawrenceville
Molotov backs Greek bid to widen Paris peace talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov supported a Greek motion to open the Paris peace conference to all questions related to peace treaties. Greek ambassador Constantine Aghnides urged adding to the rules that any delegation may request inclusion of peace topics on the agenda. Yugoslav and Ukrainian officials opposed, calling it a disguise to alter voting rules.
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Russia
Paris
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Constantin Aghnides
London
Mosha Pijadi
Dmitri Z. Manuilsky
Damage Suit Moves to Jackson Court Over Bus Crash
A $10 000 damages suit over a fatal July 20 1945 crash on State Road 58 moves from Lawrence Circuit Court Bedford to Jackson Circuit Court Brownstown. Plaintiff Vannie Pearl Stevens as administratrix of George Stevens deceased sues Ralph Rogers et al over the collision between a bus bound for Crane Naval ammunition depot and a stone hauling truck injuring several. A writ of error coram nobis was filed with Jackson County Clerk Albert H Horstman by James A DeArmond now serving two to five years.
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Jackson
Brownstown
Lawrence
Bedford
Vannie Pearl Stevens
George Stevens
Ralph Rogers
Stevens
Naval Ammunition Depot
Rogers
Albert H. Horstman
Jackson County
James A. DeArmond
President Urges Lower Federal Spending
President Truman asked all federal officials to keep expenditures at the lowest possible level to curb inflationary pressures. In a letter to department heads he urged reductions, noting a continued budget deficit and the need to prevent added inflation on the national economy. He announced a White House budget news conference set for Friday at 3 p.m. central time.
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Washington
Truman
White House
C.D.T
No Contagious Disease Reported in Seymour
Seymour reports no contagious disease for over a month per city sanitary officer William Toppe. The last quarantine was for diphtheria on June 13 and removed June 25. no cases since have been recorded.
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Seymour
William Toppe
Bread Price Hike Under Discussion
Washington reports the government weighing a penny rise in bread and about a cent on flour. The decontrol board plans public hearings by August 12 on whether ceilings should be restored on meats dairy products grains cotton seed and soy beans. The decision hinges on Agriculture Department approval and possible subsidy changes tied to wheat ceilings.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Roy L. Thompson
Paul Porter
Porter
Thompson
Agriculture
Retail Meeting Set Friday By Seymour Chamber
A called meeting of the Seymour Chamber of Commerce retail division will meet Friday at 1 PM in the chamber offices on the city building's second floor. Arthur S. Kaufman chairs the committee. Merchants plan to decide whether the Wednesday closing will continue through summer and into fall and winter. A large turnout is expected.
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Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Arthur S. Kaufman
Chamber of Commerce
First Phase Of Committee Hearing Ends
The Senate war investigating committee wraps up its first phase into defective chemical mortar shells blamed for American deaths at the Battle of the Bulge. It will pursue a major followup to fix responsibility, with Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt noting no single manufacturer to blame.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Alden H. Waitt
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
Erie Basin Metal Products Inc
Garsson Combine of War Manufacturers
Waitt
J. James P. McGranery
Army Air Forces Celebrate 39th Birthday in Glistening Parade
Washington Aug 1 The army air forces marked thirty nine years since its birth with aerial parades and open house displays. About 400 war surplus aircraft took to the skies over major U S cities. Thirty B 29 superfortresses were ordered from Okinawa to fly over Tokyo Yokohama Hiroshima and Osaka without bombs. President Truman attended a dinner hosted by General Carl Spaatz as Orville Wright sent congratulations noting the unit's rapid growth from a small start.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
United States
Okinawa
Tokyo
Yokohama
Hiroshima
Osaka
Truman
Carl Spaatz
Air Force
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Army
Air Forces
War Department
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Baptists
Edwardsport Station
Willard N. Sverhart
Droege
Garsson
Mitchell
D-Wash
Senate
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