Jackson County United Fund Sets 1963 Goal at 76806.66
The 1963 Jackson County United Fund sets a goal of 76806.66 dollars, a 10 percent rise from last year to support 11 agencies including the Red Cross Boy Scouts Girl Scouts cerebral palsy Sunshine School Good Will Center and mental health services. Co chairs are Dr. David McGarvey and Clifford Osterman with campaign activities starting September 3 and a kickoff October 14 alongside United Fund Sunday October 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Seymour
Owls’ Nest
United Fund
Jackson County United Fund
David McGarvey
Brownstown
Clifford Osterman
Fund Drive
SCS Plan Party Tours White Creek Watershed Area
Don Blevins of the Soil and Water Conservation Service led a plan party touring the White Creek watershed spanning Jackson and Bartholomew Counties. Officials viewed terrain and retention-site locations for small reservoirs, aiming to qualify the area under USDA rules with soil conservation practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Blevins
Soil and Water Conservation Area Office
Paoli
White Creek
Jackson
Bartholomew
SCS
Blevins
Jackson County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Records for Seymour and Nearby Observations
Official and unofficial readings show Seymour downtown and the 2 PM temperature as unofficial while other data come from Ruth Everhart, government weather observer in Rockford. River height at 7 PM was 1.3 feet. Tonight at 9 18 PM the south winds move northeast.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Youth Shoplifting Case Yields Warning and Jail Time
Floyd E. Brooks a 16 year old from Crothersville was fined 10 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to petit larceny in Jackson Circuit Court. Judge John M. Lewis warned that first offenses against shoplifting can lead to prison time if repeated. Ruth B. Garbett 15 of Seymour faced similar charges and is under bond. Other cases included writ denial in Moritz matter and grand jury indictment dismissals on perjury and involuntary manslaughter charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd E. Brooks
Crothersville
Jackson
John M. Lewis
Lewis
Brooks
Seymour
Ruth B. Garbett
Indiana
Robert Schroer
Christopher D. Moritz
Jackson County
Malvery Denton
Alonzo Harris
Arthur Nolan
Floyd Abel
Jonathan J. Robertson
Sandra A. Isley
Kenneth Isley
James Franklin
Mildred Franklin
George B. Able Et al
Charles Layman
Zone Board Denies One Variance In Remodeling Case
Seymour board of zoning appeals approved two variance requests to establish a beauty shop in a home and to build an auto repair shop for a retiring man. A variance to convert a home to a two family residence was denied and a fourth variance was continued after opponents spoke against the remodeling plan. Rigsby at 95 North Elm faced neighborhood opposition despite a requested continuance. Protesters questioned the remodeling program tied to the auto shop, while one neighbor admitted it would improve conditions if the variance were granted. Passages note further action on the Rigsby case and a page 10 continuation.
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Seymour Board of Zoning Appeals
Rigsby
North Elm Street
Edgar Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Ray Burrell
West Ninth Street
Burrell
Elmer Smallwood
Pauline Howard
Ronald Williams
New Electric Council Formed With Jackson REMC Representation
Jackson County REMC will join 23 other REMCs and five investor owned utilities in the Indiana Farm Electrification Council IFEC formed today by William F. Matson. The council aims to promote efficient farm and rural electricity use across Indiana with charter members from REMCs utilities and 4-H FFA college and government partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Rural Electric Membership Corporation
Remcs
Indiana Farm Electrification Council, Inc
John N. Hamer
Brownstown
Jackson County Remc
William F. Matson
Greensburg
Matson
Decatur County
REMC
Allen-Wells County
Bartholomew County
Boone County
Carroll County
Daviess-Martin County
Fulton County
Hancock County
Harrison County
Huntington County
Knox County
Kosciusko County
Lagrange County
Marshall County
Miami-Cass County
Morgan County
Parke County
Sullivan County
Tipmont
Wabash County
Wayne County
White County
Whitley County
Indiana
IFEC
4-H
FFA
Purdue University
Postmaster Details Plan If Rail Strike Hits Seymour
Acting Seymour postmaster Ivan R. Love outlines contingency steps for a potential national rail strike. Air and first class mail will be moved by planes trucks and buses within a 150 mile second zone while second class magazines third class matter and fourth class parcels to beyond 150 miles face suspension. Perishables should not be mailed and emergency shipments should use first class or air mail. Local cities within the zone Indianapolis Louisville Cincinnati and Evansville will keep full service. Publishers and large mailers urged to call Seymour Post Office for specifics.
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Seymour
Ivan R
Jack” Love
Love
Air Parcel Post
National Post Office
Indianapolis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Evansville
Pets and Float Win State Fair Prizes
Tri County Pomona Grange entry from Jackson Bartholomew Counties won the top parade prize of 200 dollars in the bands and floats contest during Indiana State Fair Farmer's Day. Jackson County youth dominated pet parade placings, with Alice Ruth Otte winning third with a goose Susie Jane and others earning multiple awards for pigs rabbits and a bantam rooster.
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Tri-County
Pomona Grange
Jackson-Bartholomew
Alice Ruth Otte
Cortland
Jackson County
Farm Bureau
Christian Endeavor
Washington County
Little Otto
Susie Jane
Lawrence Otte
Tommy Smith
Norman al
Petunia
Jerry
Tom
Ray Smith
Jane Redicker
Wallonia
Seymour R3
Donnie Frederickson
Brownstown
Bouncer
Ann Marie Miller
Jane Miller
Jackson Township
Janie Sue Wright
Vickie Lee Wright
Brownstown Township
Rights March On Washington Draws 100000 Plus Crowd
More than 100000 marchers, including Negro and white sympathizers, gathered at the Lincoln Memorial pursuing a universal call to end racial discrimination. Police reported 110000 by noon, with crowds en route and advance estimates up to 250000. Notables like Marlon Brando and Lena Horne joined, while leaders met with Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen and planned a White House visit later.
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Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Kennedy
Washington Monument
Constitution Avenue
Abraham Lincoln
Howard Cowell
Monument
United States
U.S
America
Marlon Brando
Barry Belafonte
Sammy Davis Jr
Martin Luther King
Lena Horne
Senate
House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Representative Earl Wilson Sues Pritchard and WTTV for Defamation
Madison Indiana Republican Earl Wilson sues his 1962 opponent John T. Pritchard and SarKes Tarzian Inc owner of WTTV for 200000 dollars alleging a broadcast speech on October 2 defamed his character. The suit claims the remarks falsely accused Wilson of dis closing Defense Department information and profiting from an inside information service. It seeks 180000 punitive damages plus 20000 for mental anguish and 10000 for injury to reputation.
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Madison, Ind
Earl Wilson
Bedford
Wilson
Bishop
Washington
Defense Department
Appropriations Committee
House rushes Senate rail arbitration bill before strike
With a 12 hour deadline, the House moves a Senate approved resolution to force arbitration in the nationwide railroad dispute. Speaker John McCormack expects rapid passage and sending the bill to President Kennedy for signing before 12:01 a.m. deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Kennedy
MicCormack
Senate
White House
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Hope Dims For Finding 25 Alive Trapped In Potash Mine In Utah
MOAB Utah AP rescue teams faced deadly carbon monoxide as 25 miners remained trapped 2712 feet below ground after an explosion at a potash mine. Ventilation work would take hours, with several days possible before a clear rescue effort could proceed. The mine is operated by Texas Gulf Sulphur Co and located in the Colorado River Canyon near Moab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Moab
Hugh Crawford
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Steve Hatsis
North America
Hatsis
Frank Tippie
Tippie
Harrison International
Miami
Fla
Colorado River Canyon
Salt Lake City
Four Corners
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur
New Electric Council
Jackson Remc
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co
Ft. Wayne
Indianapolis Power & Light Co
Northern Indiana Public Service Company of
Hammond
Public Service Company of Indiana
Plainfield
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co
Hoosier Council
Harry L. Hailman
Tipmont Remc
Oscar H. Lowery
Hal A. Gettinger
Northern Indiana Public Service Company of Indiana
Robert L. Clawson
Carroll County Remc
J. E. Cole
Fred C. Marks
Barton W. Moses
Hancock County Remc
Clarence H
P. O
Jackie Robinson
Pritchard and TV Station
Secretary of Defense
McNamara
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