Murder Mystery In Seymour Farmhouse Tragedy
Miss Wolka was found dead in bed at her Seymour area home after being gagged and tied by cloth strips. Wolff, a caretaker, reported the scene to Sheriff Greathouse as state police investigated the undisturbed room and scattered papers for clues.
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Mr. Wolff
Wolka
Tor
Asbury Jarvis
Greathouse
Seymour Post
Burkholder
Starve Hollow Lake
Lake and Nursery
Robert L. Bennett
Don Winn
Harold E. Chambers
Miss Wolf
Miss Wolka
Ella W. Wolka
Wallonia
Starve Hollow
Two Saddle Horse Shows Open Centennial Fair Week
Jackson County Centennial Fair kicks off with two saddle horse shows featuring nine Centennial queen contestants and out of town entries. Afternoon events include a Gay Nineties Review and a draft-horse wagon team, while night programs add a side saddle class for women plus multiple prize divisions and heavy participation expected Monday.
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Jackson County
G. R. Gillespie
Gillespie
Donna Jane Snyder
Raymond Feaster
Scottsburg
Phil Robertson
Bob Gillespie
Lloyd Speer
Brownstown
Paul DeLott
Lexington
July Mishaps in Seymour Reportable for First Time in Eight Years
Police Chief Robert Gill reports Seymour saw 15 reportable mishaps in July with $2,573 total property damage. Four were injured, two in car bicycle crashes. The month logged 18 traffic arrests and 38 criminal arrests, led by reckless driving and speeding with four each. Public intoxication accounted for 20 of the crimes. operating under the influence tallied nine.
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Seymour’ Police Department
Robert Gill
Gill
C of C Manager to Speak at Rotary Club
Roy P. Whitton newly named executive manager of the Seymour Chamber of Commerce will address the Seymour Rotary Club at the weekly dinner Monday at 6 15 PM at the Elks Home. He will be introduced by John H. Conner, program chairman.
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Roy P. Whitton
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Seymour Rotary Club
Elks
Mr. Whitton
Columbia City
Chamber of Commerce Post
John H. Conner
Indiana Guardsmen Begin 15 Day Ft. Knox Training
Seymour's Company B of the 138th Tank Battalion with 109 guardsmen joins about 700 peers at Ft. Knox Ky for a 15 day intensive summer drill. Maj. Gen DeBard will inspect alongside Adj Gen Doherty as Sfc Patrick J O Connor of North Vernon gains training on M 48 tanks.
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Seymour
138Th
Indiana National Guard
Ft. Knox
Oakley M. Allen
Scottsburg
North Vernon
Bedford
Greenfield
Evansville
Logansport
John N. Owens
John M. Lewis
Owens
88Th Division
Indiana
Carl O. DeBard
Grandview
H. A. Doherty
Indianapolis
Patrick J. O'Connor
Pat O’connor
Boston Nurse Appeal Urges More Help for Polio Patients
Boston Health Officer Dr John H Cauley urged nationwide nurse relief on a net work news show as polio cases near 1000 in New England. A limited emergency declared by Mayor Hynes established a polio case clearinghouse as Boston reports 301 cases and 773 in Massachusetts with twenty deaths to date.
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Boston
S P
New England
John H. Cauley
Cauley
John B. Hynes
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Maine
Joseph Reardon
State Health Department
Heat Wave Tightens Grip As Humidity Rises
Heat and humidity persist in Seymour with 96 degree highs marking 11th day above 90. Officials report a 69 degree low and forecast five days of temperatures four to seven degrees above normal, offering little relief over the weekend.
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Seymour
Circuit Court Idle During Next Two Weeks
Jackson Circuit Court will not hear cases for 15 days as Judge John M. Lewis trains with the National Guard at Ft. Knox Kentucky. Lewis, a major and executive officer of the 138th Tank Battalion, notes that serious crime suspects can be held before a justice of the peace and bound over to the grand jury in his absence. Training runs from Sunday to August 21.
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Jackson Circuit Court
John M. Lewis
National Guard
Ft. Knox
Lewis
138Th Tank Battalion
Bedford
Seymour
Justice of the Peace
Office Closed in August for Bogardus Vacation
The office of Dr. G. S. Bogardus will be closed from August 3 through August 13. This notice informs patients and staff of the holiday period and updated contact plans during the closure.
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G. S. Bogardus
Weather Readings For Seymour From Officials And Unofficials
Official and unofficial weather readings for Seymour compiled for the day. The 2 p m temperature from a downtown thermometer is unofficial while all other readings come from Ruth Everhart government weather observer records and are official. Friday’s official maximum and minimum are listed with the river level at 1.5 feet at 1 p.m.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Youth Hurt in Farm Horse Ride Near Wallonia
Hans Hansen, 18, of Jackson County, is hospitalized at Bartholomew County Hospital Columbus with a broken left leg and left wrist after a horse he rode at a Wallonia area farm brushed a building and tossed him Thursday night. He was visiting the farm when the accident occurred.
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Jackson County
Hans Hansen
Bartholomew County Hospital
Columbus
Wallonia
Airmen Reported In Good Condition After Captivity
U S airmen released by Communist China reported in good physical shape after examination at a Far East base. Maj William Baumer of Lewistown Pa suffered a leg injury and frostbite, while others faced internal concerns and frostbitten toes as Red Cross lines aided family contact. Intelligence officials questioned the men about 32 months in Red China as they prepared to depart for the United States via Tokyo and Alaska.
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Tokyo
U. S
China
Air Force
William H. Baumer
Lewisburg
Baumer
Far East Air
Hong Kong
Japan
Missing Kansas City auto dealer wife feared kidnapped
Wealthy Kansas City auto dealer reports wife Wilma Allen missing after a Thursday shopping trip. Blood stained clothes found in her car trunk imply foul play. Car found near Union Station with 68 miles on the odometer and few leads, while investigators discount a lake drag-accused kidnapping tale.
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Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Pond
Allen
Coupon error fixes apron price in Stein wedel ad
A misprint in Stein wedel's Friday ad listed a free plastic apron as worth $4 instead of 40 cents. The corrected coupon reflects a 0.40 value and aligns with the store’s discount offer.
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Steinwedel
Eisenhower Carries Homework To Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower arrived at his Gettysburg area farm with several hundred Congress bills from the 1955 session. Aides said he will act on them before returning to Washington for a Cabinet meeting. The trip used a new two engine Air Force plane costing just under 3.00 per hour. the Air Force leases the older model for 40 per flight hour. The president may travel later to Denver for the summer White House in the Columbine III.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Air Force
Aero Design & Engineering Company
Bethany
Okla
Purc
White House
Denver
Colorado
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