Rev Daniels Addresses Park Service to Large Congregation
The Rev Elvin Daniels of Central Christian Church delivered a sermon at Shields Park shelter house before a large union worship crowd. The service featured a Central Christian Choir anthem James Compton violin solo and Hancock orchestra prelude. Rev Cross presided read scripture and gave benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin Daniels
Central Christian Church
Shelter House
Shields Park
James Compton
Er. H. Hancock
Dr Edwin J Banta Takes Charge of Optical Department
Dr Edwin J Banta of Indianapolis assumes charge of the optical department at the Holtman Yockey Jewelry Company on North Chestnut Street. He replaces the late Dr B S Yockey who died after nine years with the firm. Banta trained at Northwestern Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago and has worked with optometrists in Evansville and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin J. Banta
Indianapolis
Holtman-Yockey Jewelry Company
North
Chestnut Street
Banta
Evansville
B.S. Yockey
Holtman-Yockey Company
Northern Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago
Holtman- Yockey
Dr. Banta
Car stolen from city parking recovered abandoned near Kossuth
A seven passenger sedan owned by George Vehstage of West Sixth street road, stolen Thursday night near Chestnut and Tipton streets, was found Saturday abandoned in tall weeds behind a church three miles east of Kossuth. The vehicle had most parts stripped including tires, radiator cap, gas cap, and part of the instrument board, and was towed to a local garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vehstage
West Sixth Street
Chestnut and
Tipton Streets
Kossuth
Washington County
Grain Prices Jump on Corn and Wheat Damage News
Chicago August 6 AP price movements showed grain values rising on reports of growing corn damage and Canadian wheat losses. May wheat jumped to 11.54 per bushel before retreating slightly to end just below that mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Guard ships land near Seymour in fog
In dense fog pilots of the 113th Observation Squadron Indiana National Guard diverted one mile south of Seymour and landed at White River Airport north of Seymour in drizzle. The eight planes carried sixteen men en route from Stout Field Indianapolis to Fort Knox Kentucky. Residents watched as crews deplaned and prepared for improved visibility weather reports from Louisville cited a 4000 foot ceiling and four mile visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana National Guard
Seymour
White River
Stout Field
Mars Hill
Indianapolis
Fort Knox
Louisville
Oliver H. Stout
Red Cross Names County Chapter Officers for Year
Jackson county Red Cross selects officers led by Coulter M. Montgomery as chairman and N. J. Lasher as first vice chairman. Other leaders include Charles Cox second vice chairman George Hackman third vice chairman Miss Sylvia Stants treasurer and Otis Shannon life saving and first aid chairman. Directors named across townships and communities plan a full year of relief work and drought response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Red Cross
Coulter M. Montgomery
N. J. Lasher
Charles Cox
Second View
George Hackman
Sylvia Stants
John Toenjes
Montgomery
Home Service
Pearl Schaffer
Edith Robertson
Red Cross
Otis Shannon
Brownstown Township
Robertson
Driftwood
Clyde Peters
Jackson
Shannon
I. L. Frost
Owen
Emory Hutchison
Pershing
Harry Winklepleck
Redding
John Persinger
Vernon
Gordon Butler
Washington
Gerard Hast
Jackson County
Drunken Driver Sought After Wild Highway Incidents
Seymour police searched for a light truck driver after motorists reported intoxicated driving. Mrs Wineburg of Louisville swerved into a ditch on U S Roads 31-50 east of Seymour, causing about 100 in damage. Police and State Patrolman Eugene Vance failed to locate the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Wineburg
Louisville
U.S
Rain Brings Relief to Jackson County Farmers
Rain welcomed by Jackson County residents with cooler highs in the eighties and a shower Saturday night. Farmers praise the moisture for late crops while noting additional rain is still needed. Temperature reached 83 with a low around 66, a contrast to a prior 105 degree heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Mercury
Famous Woman Flyer Frances Harrell Mater dies in crash
Frances Harrell Mat salis 29 co holder of the women’s refueling endurance record died when her biplane plunged to earth during the 50 mile feature race near the Pylon. The event drew about 6000 spectators as Ednad Giardner from the U S Naval Hospital won the race. Plans floated for an aerial funeral over New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Frances. Harrell Matsalis
Aviatrix
Gareden City
Lone Island
N.Y
Frank Kebrbold
Helen Richey
McKeesport
Helder
Marsabe
Miami
Mia
Ednad Giardner
U.S Naval Hospital
Washington
Richey
Newark
N. J
William Marsalis
On Transport Company
Augusta
Oan
New York
Republicans of County 10 Plan Campaign Opening
Jackson county Republicans schedule a Wednesday 2 pm meeting at Camp Sutsus near Shieldstown on White River. County chairman Edward Massman announces the gathering to map the November campaign for votes, with precinct committeemen and several May primary nominees expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Camp Sutsus
Shieldstown
White River
Edward Massman
Republican Organization
Legion Post Members Attend Ninth District Convention
Leymour post of the American Legion held the Ninth District convention in Scottsboro. The local drum and bugle corps led a parade the afternoon of the event. Batesville won first prize and Madison placed second in the seven corps parade competition. A general business meeting and social sessions filled the convention from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leyymour
American Legion
Scottsboro
Ninth District Legion
Batesville
Madison
Seymour council to meet over proposed 1935 expenses
The Seymour finance committee studied yearly costs and will submit a budget plan to the city council at its regular meeting in the council chamber tonight. J B Shepard chairs with George Kiley and Henry Huber on the committee. The council is expected to approve a 1955 budget and handle routine business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
J. B. Shepard
George Kiley
Henry Huber
Speedy Sentence in Assault Case
John Manning of this city pleaded guilty to assault and battery in city court on Saturday. He was fined $1 and costs totaling 11 and sentenced to thirty days at the penal farm. Manning was to be taken to Brownstown today. The arrest followed an alleged strike on Mike Hauersperger at Hillcrest Tavern on O Brien street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Manning
Manning
Brownstown
Mike Hauersperger
Hauersperger
Hillcrest Tavern
O’brien Street
Irwin's Silk Dress Special at Seymour Store
Irwin's promotes silk dress specials for Saturday Monday and Tuesday with eye catching values. The Seymour shop invites shoppers to visit and see the deals firsthand.
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Irwin
Seymour
Infant Lew Downing Rosemeyer Buried at Riverview
Short funeral services were held at 8 o clock this afternoon in Riverview Cemetery for Lew Downing Rosemeyer three day old son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Rosemeyer The Rev S J Cross of the First Methodist Church conducted the rites He was born Friday at Sehneck Memorial Hospital and died this morning He is survived by his parents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview Cemetery
Lew Downing Rosemeyer
Herbert Rosemeyer
S. J. Cross
First Methodist Church
Sehneck Memorial Hospital
Herbert
Clara Downing Roemeyer
Irwin's Silk Dress Sale This Week in Seymour
Irwin's Silk Dress Special runs this week only with prices from $1.00 to $2.95. Sizes 14 to 52 percent discounts offered. Located in Seymour.
Agricultural Prices Rise as Gov Program Aids Farmers
Prices of four main American farm staples produced under a government program rose 21 percent from last year and 83 percent from two years ago in Chicago trading on August 6. Wheat, corn, hogs, and cotton quotes, though up, remain well below war and postwar peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Local boys lectured by police over melon patch theft
Ten local boys, some with prior trouble, were summoned to Seymour police headquarters and lectured by Chief Julius Harlow for stealing and removing melons from W. I. Hughes’s patch on North Broadway. Neighbors reported seeing them carry melons to Shields Park where they ate them. No charges were filed as the youths are minors. Police warned that more patches have been entered recently and issued a stern caution to stay out of mischief. Two additional youths who took $20 from a Briner Grocer Store drawer on Elm Street were lectured by another officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Harlow
W. I. Hughes
North Broadway
Shields Park
Hughes
Seymour
Harlow
Briner
Elm Street
Hitler recalls Hindenburg as crowds honor fallen chieftain
Adolf Hitler asks Germany to observe a non political memorial for President Paul von Hindenburg. A noon speech at the Kroll Opera House draws crowds despite rain as police cordons seal routes. women chant from the chancellery and Hitler, at a window, returns Nazi salutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstar
Kroll Opera
Parliament
Thither
Witler
Schutz Staffel
Kroll Opera House
Wilhelmstrasse
Hitler
Opera House
Byrd Looted by Ice: Second Tractor Party Seeks Rescue
A second tractor expedition from Little America sets out to reach Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd at his ice bound post 123 miles south. Dr. Thomas Poulter leads four men after storms forced a earlier party to turn back. They carry two months of food and plan navigation driven course. If blocked by blizzards or accidents they warn of long delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Amelia
Antarctica
Little America
Richard &. Byrd
Byrd
Thomas Poulter
Antarctic
Swimmers Stop Here After Indpls Meet
The Indianapolis Athletic swimming team, about twelve girls and eight boys, with their coach and several parents, paused in Seymour Saturday night after a meet in New Albany. They attracted attention on the streets and at a local restaurant before continuing home to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Athletic
Seymour
New Albany
Indianapolis
Thirty-Six Inquiries After Rent Ad Sparks Demand
A Seymour property owner placed a For Rent notice in the Daily Prime classifieds and received thirty six responses in hours. Only one applicant secured the rental, leaving at least thirty five families seeking housing. The notice promises further classified updates as results are broadcast.
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Seymour
Bloodless battle of New Orleans pits Long against Walmsley
In New Orleans on August 6 the Huey Long and Walmsley camps stayed locked in a political standoff. Walmsley vowed to guard City Hall with machine guns while Long and Governor Allen held control of the registration office building with state militia presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Nine Miners Die in Stonega Coke Mine Blast
The Derby No 3 mine of Stonega Coke and Coal Company in Bie Stoone Gap Virginia suffered an explosion at 7 AM. By noon the known death toll stood at nine with two men rescued for hospital care. Several more bodies were believed trapped while seventy five workers escaped through an abandoned entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bie Stoone Gap
Derby No. 3
Stonega Coke and Coal Company
Funeral for Frank Mullen Buried in Sparksville Area
Funeral services were held at Dixon Chapel near Sparksville for Frank Mullen eighty killed Friday afternoon by a west bound freight train. Witnesses said he failed to see the tram and walked onto the track. He is survived by a brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Chapel
Sparksville
Frank Mullen
Mullen
Mrs Wells Dies and Is Buried in Columbus
Word reached local friends of the death of Mrs. Letha Wells of Franklin a well known Seymour resident. She was buried Saturday in Columbus after dying Thursday night at the home of her sister Mrs J K Hopkins in Indianapolis. She had lived in Jennings county for years and was seventy six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Wells
Franklin
Seymour
Buyer clashed over peaches with Negro market seller
Mead McKain drove from Seymour to Indianapolis to buy peaches for 16 dollars at a southside market. While loading, a sleeping man woke and questioned the purchase. McKain claimed ownership and said the other man was out 16, then the seller fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mead McKain
Seymour
McKain
Youthful bandits rob Diamond station attendant at Tipton
Two young men held up Perry Kerrick, attendant at a Diamond filling station at Tipton and O Brien streets at 145 o clock this morning. Kerrick could not describe the suspects or their car. Night officers received the report but details of the robbery remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Kerrick
Tipton
O Brien
Mr. Kerrick
Amazing Values Adverts for Weekend and Weekdays
For Saturday Monday and Tuesday Amazing Values. Come and shop. Local store promotes weekend and weekday deals with a casual sales pitch and limited readability.
Governor imposes limits as truck strike drags on
Minneapolis dispatch reports Governor Olson enforces a tight permit system for commercial trucks amid a three week strike. Only a few trucks moved under National Guard permits as 7,000 previous permits are revoked and tensions rise among employers and strikers. Haas Dunnigan peace plan looms as potential compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity Associated Press
Minneapolis
Gevealloyd
B. Olson
National Guard
Haas-Dunnigan
Plan for new Austin light and power plant announced
LL C Morgen of Austin announces that Public Service Company of Indiana will own and operate a modern power plant in Austin soon. The project aims to provide dependable, cheap electricity for local industries and residents, attracting future growth and new businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
LL. C. Morgen
Public Service Company of
Indiana
Convict Shot Dead in Missouri Penitentiary Escape Attempt
Convict Manual Rinker thirty two serving fifty years for bank robbery was shot and killed during an apparent escape attempt at the Missouri state penitentiary. Associate press report notes another inmate named John convict from St. Louis was wounded and taken to the prison hospital.
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Jefferson City
Manual Rinker
Missouri State Penitentiary
John
St. Louis
Irwin's Silk Dress Sale Week at Be ymour
Irwin's Silk Dress Special run week only with prices from 1.00 to 1.98. Sizes 14 to 38 and up to 52 percent off. Store appears in Bey mour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Beymour
Weather Outlook Shows Showers Early Week With Near Normal Temps
The forecast calls for the week to begin with showers then a return toward normal temperatures. The northern portion may see higher overnight temps or rain Tuesday night.
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Christian Church
Holtman- Yockey Firm
Eugene Vance
North Vernon
Legion
Drum and Bugle Corp
Scottsburg
Council
Irwin’s
Hindenburg
Oring
Berlin
Anenust
Adolf Hitler
Cgermnan
Paul von Hindenburg
Little America Post
Long-Walmisley
Goble
The
Seymour Water Co
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