Welfare budget hike proposed for Jackson County
A Jackson County Welfare Department budget report requests an increase of 9 cents in the tax rate to 26 dollars for 1949, with total requested appropriations of 188 910 dollars. Major items include 116 000 for old age assistance and 22 900 for Indiana University hospitals, while reimbursements from state and federal sources cover several programs. The direct county cost is 62 110 dollars, about 33 percent of the total request, and the plan marks the highest budget in five years due to higher aid for dependent children and hospital costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Welfare Department
Indiana University Hospitals
Three Men Fined For Squirrel Hunting in Closed Season
Three men faced city court before Mayor Donald L. Herwig for hunting squirrels out of season. Donald Burke, Stanley Leszcynske, and Forrest Dicus each paid 65 dollars after fines of 50 dollars plus 15 dollars costs. Licenses were confiscated along with a shotgun and rifle. The incident occurred southeast of the Cox School near Seymour, with the season not opening until August 14 and closing October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Herwig
Donald Burke
South O’brien Street
Stanley Leszcynske
South O’brien
Forrest Dicus
North Lynn Street
Burke
Leszeynske
Dicus
Cox School
Seymour
Carol J. Stewart
Jackson County Conservation Officer
Mayor to Vacation Elliott to Stand In as City Judge
Mayor Donald L. Heiwig plans a fishing trip through Kentucky and southern Illinois next week. In his absence C. C. Elliott Seymour justice of peace will hear cases that normally go before the mayor as city judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Heiwig
Mrs. Heiwig
Kentucky
Illinois
Heiwig
C. C. Elliott
Seymour Justice of Peace
Civil Budget Seeks 165277 Levy Increase in Seymour
Seymour plans a 1949 civil city levy of 2.00 dollars, proposing total taxes of 165277.91 to cover higher operating costs and deficits from the current year. The general fund would rise to 133433.28 with a 1.61 levy, while park, bond, fire pension, and recreation levies shift upward. aviation and parking meter funds require no tax levy.
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Seymour
Forrest L. Kysar
Aviation Fund
Freeman Field
Seymour Aviation Commission
Abnormal Rainfall May Signal Worst Fall Forest Fire Season
Indiana forest supervisor Rudolph Grabow warned at Bedford that abnormal rainfall has boosted spring growth of fuels in Hoosier National Forest including Jackson County. He cited 21 man caused fires this year burning 2224 acres and costing $400 to fight.
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Rudolph H. Grabow
Indiana
U. S. Forest Service
Bedford
Jackson County
Grabow
Hoosier National Forest
Brownstown Consolidated 49 Levy Set For 1949 Budget
The Brownstown Consolidated School Corporation in Jackson County released the 1949 budget details. Superintendent Ralph Denny announced staff names, with opening set for September 7 after a September 3 start date for a new school year.
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Brownstown Consolidated School Corporation
Jackson County
Ralph Denny
Brownstown
Denny
Brownstown Youth Arrested on Road 50
Keith W. Butler, 20, of Brownstown R2, was arrested early this morning near Crane Hill on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. State police at Seymour say his car weaved over the highway and berm. charge filed in Jackson Circuit Court at Brownstown. Butler had previous July 31 arrest for public intoxication found in a parked car along the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith W. Butler
Brownstown
Crane Hill
Jackson
Lawrence Conway
Paul D. Christian
Seymour
Weather Records for Seymour Updated Day Readings
Official and unofficial readings for Seymour show 2 PM downtown thermometer reading unofficial while other measures come from Mrs Ruth Everbart government weather observer. Official max and min logged for Friday with 10 AM reading and river stage at 2.0 le nene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Short Rent Form Now Available in Columbus Area
Area Rent Director William J. Bowman said many hardship petitions under Form D-58A are defective for missing information or missing supporting data. The new short form applies to landlords with four or fewer rental units who show current year expenses rose due to taxes fuel utilities or insurance and were not offset by higher rent. Landlords must attach receipts or signed statements from tax collectors fuel dealers utility companies or insurance agents and read the back instructions to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bowman
Columbus, Ind
Defense Rental Area
Bowman
Funeral services set for Louis E. Otte in Cortland area
Louis E. Otte 26, of Seymour R4 died late Friday at New Castle after years of ill health. Born November 24, 1922 in Jackson county, he was unmarried, survived by four brothers Harold Roy Arthur and Raymond all of Hamilton township. Funeral from his home at 1 30 and Borchers Lutheran Church at 2 with Rev George J Sixt officiating. burial Borchers Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday afternoon at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Otte
Seymour
Cortland
New Castle
Mr. Otte
Jackson County
Fred W
Augusta Koop Otte
Borders Lutheran Church
Elsie Otte
Harold
Roy
Arthur
Raymond Otte
Hamilton Township
Borchers Lutheran Church
George J. Sixt
Borchers Cemetery
Seventeen Truck Drivers Arrested for Overweight Loads
A total of seventeen truck drivers were arrested Friday at the permanent pit scales on U S 31 southeast of Seymour. They were charged with operating overweight trucks and cited to appear in Seymour Justice of the Peace Court. The check was conducted by Officers Jack Curry and Frank B Gray of the Seymour state police post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Road 31
Seymour
Justice of Peace Court
Jack Curry
Frank B. Gray
Seymour State
Local Company Official Elected To Wright Post
William C. Jordan formerly general manager of the Curtiss- Wright Airplane Division is elected vice president and general manager of Wright Aeronautical Corporation in Wood-Ridge New Jersey. He succeeds William D. Kennedy who will move to Europe to consult aviation officers. T. B. Focke named general manager of the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division in Columbus Ohio. Wright Aeronautical continues a major engine program for the U S Air Force and Navy. Jordan has 24 years in aviation production and was formerly VP and GM of the Steel Products Engineering Co of Springfield Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Jordan
Curtiss- Wright
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Wood-Ridge
N. J
Guy W. Vaughan
Curtiss- Wright Corporation
Jordan
Seymour Tool and Engineering Company, Inc
Mr. Jordan
William D. Kennedy
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Europe
Theay
T. B. Focke
Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division
Columbus
O. Wright Aeronautical Corporation
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Wright Company
Steel Products Engineering Company
Springfield
Stewart at Liberty Under Bond of $2,000
James J. Stewart, 40, of Indianapolis, a former Seymour resident, posted $2,000 bond in Marion Circuit Court on an embezzlement charge. He was arrested Wednesday night after reporting he was slugged and robbed of 800 to 1,000 dollars, his watch and ring, while changing a flat tire on the road between Azalia and U S Route 31. He was in Seymour on business Friday. no trial date was set. Stewart works as a salesman truck driver for Fogel Company, Inc., a wholesale candy distributor in Indianapolis.
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James J. Stewart
Indianapolis
Seymour
Marion
Stewart
Fogel Company, Inc
Azalia
U. S. Road 31
Kentucky
Columbus
Officials Who Sent Uranium Were Called
Washington reports Rep. McDowell declared two government officials as key players in wartime uranium shipments to Russia. He said one man pushed the effort and is no longer in government, while the second might still be employed. Mundt announced William W. Remington was fired from Commerce, though a spokesman denied it. Remington faced loyalty and espionage allegations.
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Washington
McDowell
R-Pa
Russia
House Un-American Activities Committee
United States
Japan
Remington
House Committee
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Meet the Press
Mutual
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Sawyer
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Bids Received For Maple Sewer Project
Two bids were received for Maple street sewer construction to be submitted to the Crown Point firm that built the original sewer. The plan calls for raising the sewer to a higher elevation using existing manholes, potentially requiring sump pumps for some basements, while addressing sanitary sewage. The original sewer, built years ago, fills with water and was never accepted, with a long unresolved payment suit against the city.
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Maple Street
Crown Point
Ind
Donald L. Herwig
Heiwig
Infantile paralysis case at Riley Hospital
Cheryle Ann Lange, 14 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Richard Lange of 506 West Fifth Street, Indianapolis, was taken to Riley Hospital Friday for polio treatment after a local diagnosis and a specialist confirmed the case. Doctors began treatment on admittance. condition not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryle Ann Lange
J. Richard Lange
West Fifth Street
Riley Hospital
Indianapolis
Reds Threaten To Force Down Planes In Berlin
An American Air Force official warned that actions against U S and British supply planes to blockaded Berlin could trigger a harsh response. The Soviet news agency ANB hinted allied aircraft might be forced down for flight route violations amid tensions over currency in Berlin.
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Berlin
U. S
ANB
U.S
Washington
Truman
Marshall
Rotary Club Outing at Frost Cabin
The Seymour Rotary Club plans its annual summer outing Monday night at T. L. Frost’s cabin on White River northeast of Rockford. Members will target shoot and pitch horseshoes, gathering in the late afternoon for a fish supper around 6:15 p.m. No formal program is planned. Frost chairs the arrangements.
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Seymour Rotary Club
T. L
Jack” Frost
White River
Rockford
Mr. Frost
Ex-State Officer Here Finds Feeding Lions, Monkeys at N Vernon a Job
North Vernon residents housed three lions and two monkeys left behind by a carnival after the Jennings County Fair. Police Chief Eugene Vance recalls feeding the animals with scraps as meat and peanuts ran low. A carnival representative later returned with a truck to reclaim the animals, with no explanation given.
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N. Vernon
Connersville
North Vernon
Jennings County
Eugene Vance
Indiana State Police
Seymour Post
Vance
Chief Vance
State Conservation Department
Frank Buck
Republicans Force Housing Bill To White House
The House passed a GOP housing bill shorn of President Truman’s major demands and sent it to the White House. Republicans planned to push anti inflation and housing measures to President Truman and end sessions early to depart for the holidays, with Senate debate expected on the price control plan.
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House
Senate
Bulletin
Washington
Truman
White House
GOP
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Tobey
Martin
Mass
Proposed Seymour School Levy Sets 1949 Budget and Rates
The Seymour school budget for 1949 proposes a total levy of 2.03 dollars per hundred to raise 167 954 for operating the local schools. The hike reflects higher city valuation and compares with 167 308 collected this year. Funds include 77 cents for special fund 71 cents tuition fund 15 cents bond sinking fund and 40 cents cumulative building fund, plus a one dollar special fund levy per poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny
Russell C. Butt
Harry Spurgeon
William Spray
Daryl Miller
Trafalgar
Seymour
Texas
Danube Traffic Cut If Austria Blocked from Board
The United States warned that the Danube would stay split for traffic if eastern European communist states deny Austria a seat on the Danube Control Board. Ambassador Cavendish Cannon stated this before a Danube conference vote 7 to 1 backing a Soviet plan for a new Danube pact giving seven eastern bloc states control.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Danube
Europe
Austria
Danube Control Board
Cavendish Cannon
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Elliott
North
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Levy
Max B. Roush
Doris Sewell
Elmer Robbins
Tampico High School
Jean Sterling
Gladys Martin
Stella Ball
Nina Pitman
Myrtle Cross
Margaret DeLong
Georgia Goss
Marion Vinson
Goldie Carr
Wharton Reynolds
Lloyd Combs
Lenennee
Nashville
Tenn
Gordon Browning
Estes Kefauver
Edward H. Crump
Memphis
Crump
NEA
Wright Post
William C, Jordan
Liberty
Rep. McDowell
Maple Sewer
Rotary Club
Frost Cabin
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