Watermelon and cantaloupe crops rise despite heat in Jackson County
After a delayed start from heavy June rains watermelons and cantaloupes in Jackson County recover as shipments move to Seymour Indianapolis and Ohio. W. P. Stall notes peak yields in about two weeks with 400 500 acres of watermelons and 700 800 acres of cantaloupes. heat persists but too much rain could hinder crops. Nearby extreme heat reports and a damaging Louisville storm are noted as context.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
W. P. Stall
Jackson County
Stall
Indianapolis
Ohio
Dakotas
Bismark
Williston
Louisville
Associated Press
Jeffersonville
Montana
Willow Mountain
Willow Peak
Emmanuel Church Installs Pastor Destinon in Dudleytown
An overflow crowd attended Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dudleytown for the installation of Rev. J. Th. Destinon as pastor. Bishop Victor A. Mack delivered the sermon, with Rev. Theo J. Herrman officiating, as about 300 guests gathered for a reception and lawn shower afterwards.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Dudleytown
J. Th. Destinon
Lutheran Church
Sauers
Brazil
Victor A. Mack
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Theo. J. Herrman
Brownstown
Marvin Fritz
Austin
Emmanuel Church
George Steinkamp
Alvin A. Mueller
Sayers Lutheran Church
Russell C. Prohi
The
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Arnold Krempz
Bedford Lutheran Church
Emmanuel Choir
Waldron Bruemmer
Palmer Ude
Donald Ude
Floyd Ude
Arnold Christopher
Marilyn Kasting Leads Princess For Day Contest
Marilyn Kasting leads the VFW V J Day contest for Princess for a Day after the first ballot tally. Kasting has 2268 votes, with Ladona Waggoner at 408, Nelda Deputy 262, and Helen Nickals 67. Ballots must be returned by Wednesday. voting uses veterans article names opposite Seymour store on the blank.
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Marilyn Kasting
Frank Updike
VFW
Miss Kasting
Ladona Waggoner
Nelda
Helen Nickals
Updike
Tribune
The
Seymour
American Legion
Mrs. Conner Named Secretary of Seymour Concert Group
Mrs. Thomas W. Conner was elected corresponding secretary of the Seymour Community Concert Association at a Sunday directors meeting. She succeeds Mrs. W. H. Droege, longtime secretary since the group’s formation. Dates for three upcoming fall and winter programs were announced but require confirmation.
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Thomas W. Conner
Seymour Community Concert Association
W. H. Droege
Seymour
McOsker Approved as Postmaster in Indiana
Senate approval for Harry McOsker of Ewing and three other Indiana men for postmaster posts was reported by the Associated Press. McOsker has been acting postmaster since February 1, 1949, after W. L. East retired after 15 years in office. McOsker is 57 and lifelong in Ewing. Also approved were George L. Staley Garrett Charles C. Gilmore Griffin and Lee Woodrow Zehner Windfall.
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Senate
Harry McOsker
Ewing
Indiana
Associated Press
McOsker
W. L. East
Eastin
Mr. McOsker
George L. Staley
Garrett
Charles C. Gilmore
Griffin
Lee Woodrow Zehner
Several Men Fined in City Court for Public Intoxication
Mayor Donald L. Herwig led city court weekend fines for public intoxication. Defendants include Joshua B. Hall Bedford 5 dollars plus costs total 15. Charles Cromwell Greensburg 10 plus costs total 20. Charles Hawkins Paris Crossing 10 plus costs total 20. Melvin Eldridge Seymour 10 plus costs total 20. Francis Roberts Cortland 10 plus costs total 20. William H. Voss Seymour 10 plus costs total 20. Gladys Knott Seymour pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct filed by her mother-in-law Neva Knott. trial to be set after prosecutors return.
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Donald L. Herwig
Joshua B. Hall
Bedford
Charles Cromwell
Greensburg
Charles Hawkins
Paris Crossing
Melvin Eldridge
Seymour
Francis Roberts
Cortland
William H. Voss
Gladys Knott
Neva Knott
Rev Bastin Delivers Sermon at Shields Park Service
The Seymour Ministerial Association weekly service at Shields Park featured Rev Amos S Bastin of First Methodist Church as speaker. He preached on Revelation 3 20 with the theme The Supreme Guest at the Door and warned that Christ is outside many churches due to lack of spiritual fervor. The Rev Kenneth P Angle presided and gave the invocation and benediction.
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Shields Park
Seymour Ministerial Association
Amos S. Bastin
First Methodist Church
Mr. Bastin
Angle
Kenneth P. Angle
Christ
Son
God
Christ of the Universe
Seymour man dies after long illness at Billings Veterans Hospital
Harry O. Elston Sr 54 longtime Seymour resident died Saturday night at Billings Veterans Hospital Indianapolis after six months illness Funeral services set for Tuesday 3 30 pm at Voss Mortuary Rev John Engleking to officiate Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery Military honors to be provided by Seymour posts of American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars He was a World War I veteran restaurant owner and husband of Phyllis Henley survived by one son two brothers and a sister
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Harry O. Elston, Sr
Seymour
Billings Veterans’ Hospital
Indianapolis
Voss Mortuary
John Engleking
Riverview Cemetery
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Voss
Mr. Elston
West Eighth Street
Payne, O
Henry and
Ida Belle Ward Bates Elston
Phyllis Henley
Pentecostal
Glenlawn Assembly
Weather Record Summary for Seymour and Area
Official and unofficial weather readings for Seymour include downtown unofficial 2 pm temperature, river stage at 2.3 feet, and official maximum and minimum values from Ruth E. Everhart. Readers note unofficial downtown thermometer reading and official records kept by government observers.
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Seymour
Field Day At Jennings County Purdue Meeting Slated
Local farmers will attend a field day at Purdue University Jennings county field near North Vernon on Thursday August 11. Tours begin at 1 30 PM Central. Attendees will view nitrogen phosphorus and potash trials on corn and legume plots plus hay production results. A new legume and grass seeding for hay or pasture is demonstrated.
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Jackson County
Jennings County
Purdue University
North Vernon
Vallonia Soldier Returned From World War II Dead
T Sgt Herschel R Gresham of Vallonia is among 1 209 WWII dead returned to the United States aboard the Carroll Victory. He was a B 17 aerial gunner killed on November 30 1944 during his 24th mission over Lepzig Germany He was born July 23 1920 and graduated from Brownstown High School in 1938 Entered service November 1942 His brother Paul of Brownstown is among survivors A total of 23 Indiana war victims were among those returned Next of kin will be notified at regional graves registration centers.
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Herschel R. Gresham
Vallonia
United States
Europe
Carroll Victory
Department of Army
Gresham
Lepzig
Germany
Brownstown
Paul
American Graves Registration Service
Council Meets Tonight For Civil City Budget
Seymour city council holds a special session at 7 30 tonight in the city building to present the 1950 municipal budget.
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Seymour
36th Polio Victim Well Known Here
The 36th polio death in Indiana is May Engel 27 of Winchester who died at Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie. Her husband Robert Engel died last week from polio leaving two orphans. Indiana reports 342 confirmed cases with rising totals and a national 1949 total of 9 400. An AP survey notes Indiana among states with high fatality rates. Pvt. Wyllis Bunyan, Camp at Campbell area Fort Wayne, aged 20 was diagnosed with polio the first case at Camp McKee starting summer training.
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Indiana
Seymour
May Engel
Winchester
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Roy Johnson
Maple Avenue
Engel
Mr. Johnson
Cora Crabill
Middletown
Robert Engel
Indiana State Board of Health
Associated Press
Campterbury
Wyllis Bunyan
Fort Wayne
Former Seymour Man Dies in Indianapolis
Harry R. Abell 1504 North Pennsylvania street Indianapolis former Seymour resident died Sunday. Survivors include widow Hazel Abell daughter Betty DeLashmit Versailles and sisters Elizabeth and Maude Abell. Funeral 2 o'clock CST Wednesday at J. C. Wilson Chapel of the Chimes 1234 Prospect Street Indianapolis. Burial Memorial Park. Friends may call after 5 this afternoon.
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Harry R. Abell
Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis
Hazel Abell
Betty DeLashmit
Versailles
Elizabeth Abell
Maude Abell
J. C. Wilson
Prospect Street
Memorial Park
Copperheads Warned Near Jackson County Forest Shelter
Indiana conservation officers warn visitors to Jackson County State Forest near Brownstown about copperhead snakes in the area after a 36 inch juvenile copperhead was found and killed inside Shelterhouse No. 1 near Knob Lake during a Seymour area fish fry.
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Indiana State Department of Conservation
Jackson County State Forest
Brownstown
Ivan Thompson
Jackson County
Shelterhouse No. 1
Knob Lake
State Road 250
Seymour
Stop Gap Arms Aid Rejected By Secretary
Secretary Acheson rejected Senator Vandenberg’s plan for stop gap Western Europe arms aid until next year. He urged continuing military aid while strategic plans under the treaty are drawn. Acheson warned the United States is exposed to greater risk and Europe’s weakness invites aggression.
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Washington
Acheson
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress
Europe
Michigan
Senate
United States
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Four Die as Auto Rolls from Ferry in Washington
A car belonging to a Lewisville Indiana family plunged from a ferry into the Columbia River near Wenatchee. Mrs Ethel Petrie 57 and daughter Clementine 35 from Richman Indiana died along with Mr and Mrs Oscar Wiker of Mason Washington.
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Wenatchee, Wash
Lewisville
Ind
Columbia River
Ethel Ptrie
Clementine Petrie
Richmand Ind
Oscar R. Wiker
Mason, Wash
James G. Gruber 45 Dies at Sister's Home in Westport
James G. Gruber a lifelong Jackson county resident and City taxi dispatcher died Sunday night at his sister Mrs Arthur Fox Westport where he was visiting He was born September 2 1903 in Jackson county He is survived by Harley L Gruber Seymour Al a sister Ellen Fox Westport two nieces and five nephews Burial will be at Reddington Cemetery after services at Reddington Christian Church led by Rev William L Richmond Burial was conducted at 2 o clock Wednesday afternoon at the church
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James G. Gruber
Jackson County
Harley Gruber
Seymour R1
Reddington
Arthur Fox
Westport
Mr. Gruber
Lyman N
Abigial
S. Gilbert Gruber
Harley L. Gruber
Seymour al
Ellen Fox
Joseph C. Gruber
Reddington Christian Church
William L Richmond
Voss Mortuary
Rev W D Patton Dies at Batavia Ohio
Word comes of the death of the Rev W D Patton pastor of Taylor Methodist Church Batavia Ohio who died at his Batavia home Friday after a long heart ailment He was known here as fellowship evangelist and led camp meeting services at Shields Park shelter house Survived by his widow and one son a medical doctor in Ohio Funeral services were conducted from Taylor Methodist Church Batavia at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
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W. D. Patton
Taylor Methodist Church
Batavia
Mr. Patton
Shields Park
Ohio
Quake Area Calls For Mercy Airlift
A 1936 light model coach belonging to Thelma Baker of Aurora was stolen Sunday night and found abandoned near Circle Street by the ready mix plant this morning. Police recovered the vehicle with keys inside and running. The owner will come for it tonight. it is kept at the city station.
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Thelma Baker
Aurora
Circle Street
Senator Hunt Linked To Influence Inquiry Involving Contract Plans
Washington August 8 A New York newspaper report quotes James V. Hunt as saying he could sell influence, claiming Maj. Gen. Harry H Vaughan was a close friend and that Hunt could visit the White House. Paul Grindle, Framingham furniture head, testified he sought help to win a $3.5 million government furniture contract. Hunt denies offering to sell influence.
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Washington
Paul Grindle
James V. Hunt
Senate
Grindle
Framingham
Mass
Hunt
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
White House
New York
Quartermaster Corps
War Assets Administration
WAA
Mrs Sumner Welles Dies in Switzerland
Lausanne reports the death of Mrs Sumner Welles wife of former U S undersecretary of state. She fell ill days after arriving July 19 with her husband who traveled to restore his health. Welles says she died of peritonitis after declining surgery. Relatives fly to Europe as he plans return to the United States.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Sumner Welles
U.S
Welles
Europe
United States
Line de Grasse
New York
Mathilde Townsend
Clearspring Junior High Student Dies After Surgery
Burdened by a ruptured appendix, 14 year old Bulah Vincent, seventh grade student at Clearspring Junior High, died at Schneck Memorial Hospital after July 23 operation. Born April 2, 1935 in Owen township, she was the daughter of Charles and Arvie Kelly Vincent. Survivors include her mother of Owen township, one brother Woodrow Chaney Vincent of Louisville, and three sisters. Funeral at 2 PM Tuesday at Clearspring Baptist Church. burial in Clearspring Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 PM tonight at the Vincent home.
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Bulah Vincent
Clearspring
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Owen Township
Charles
Arvie Kelly Vincent
Brownstown Rl
Woodrow Chaney Vincent
Louisville
Mary Brown
Norman RR
Georgia Weddell
Brownstown RR
Shirley Vincent
Clearspring Baptist Church
Ephraim Scott
Vincent
Mercy airlift aids quake zone in central Ecuador
U S service planes join a relief mission to Ecuador after a devastating quake that killed over 4 600 and damaged 29 towns. Airlift services, doctors and supplies are dispatched from Panama and Antilles bases. Ecuadorian troops clear debris and restore communications as relief efforts expand.
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Quito
Ecuador
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Panama
U. S. Caribbean
Air Force
Antilles
Legion Splits on Commander Vote at Indiana Legion
At the Indiana American Legion state convention in Fort Wayne veterans divide between two WWII candidates, Berry Hurley and Jack McIntyre, as Homer McAniel gains WWI support. Clarence J. Donovan withdraws. The election set for the closing session Tuesday after Eugene C. Pulliam addressed the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Old Guard
Indiana American Legion
Homer McAniel
Dunkirk Lumberman
Berry Hurley
Daleville
Jack McIntyre
Bloomfield
Clarence J
Donie” Donovan
Bedford
Eugene C. Pulliam
Indianapolis News
Indianapolis Star
Associated Newspapers
Pulliam
Legionnaires
Chiang and Rhee Seek Pacific Pact Conference
Chiang Kai Shek and Syngman Rhee urged a Pacific powers conference to draft an anti Communism alliance. They asked Philippines President Quirino to summon nations after a two day Chinhae meeting. Quirino, en route to San Francisco, had no comment.
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Chinhae
Korea
China
Korean Republic
Chiang Kai-Shek
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Quirino
San Francisco
Truman
Chiang
Reuther Cancels Talk At Indiana University
Walter P. Reuther president of the United Auto Workers and CIO vice president canceled his address at Indiana University's final convocation citing business in Detroit. Officials announced the meeting was called off.
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Bloomington
Ind
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
CIO
Indiana University
Reuther
Press of Business
Detroit
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Rev. J. Th. Destinon
T. W. Conner
Concert
Rev. Bastin
Park Service
First Methodist
Uneye
Omar Bradley
George Revers
Paris
U. S
Louis Denfield
Air
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Jennings County Farm
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Batavia, O
Legion
Rhee
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