Forest fires burn 2000 acres in two counties with suspected arson
Officials report about 2000 acres burned across Jackson and Lawrence counties this week with more than 150 men fighting nearly twenty blazes since Monday. A house and a barn were burned in the western part of the county, the barn owner named Holland. Incendiary origins are suspected as fires appeared started on purpose in multiple locations including Wallonia Medora Leesville Heltonville Sauers Sparksville and Kriete’s corner with one fire still burning near Heltonville this morning.
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Jackson
Lawrence
Holland
Brownstown
Freetown
Wallonia
Medora
Leesville
Heltonville
Sauers
Sparksville
Kriete’s Corner
Owls to Engage Lions in Shields High Gym
Salem Lions visit Shields High School for a matchup with the Seymour Owls after two two-point losses. Lions lost 22-20 to New Albany and aim to fix late-game issues as Seymour sits at two wins and two losses through four games.
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Shields High
Salem Squad
New Albany
Salem Lions
Shields High School
Seymour Owls
Lions
Seymour
Noble Lyons
Bloomington
Owls
Go To Church Sunday Plans Tabled By Committee
A meeting of all committees of Go To Church Sunday will convene at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church to discuss plans. Go To Church Sunday will be observed in all churches of the Seymour Ministerial Association on December 10.
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First Baptist Church
Seymour Ministerial Association
Forest fires take heavy toll and Salem roll set
Forest fires inflict heavy losses as the Owls prepare for a Salem roll call. A sale of seals is scheduled locally, and the Scottsboro case verdict nears. The headline note marks Friday’s shift to Monday in readers’ minds.
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Salem
Scottsboro
Thirteen Figures Mark Thanksgiving in Local Family
The Blevins family on North Walnut Street held Thanksgiving with thirteen people at the table and a thirteen month old grandchild present. A central thirteen pound turkey and thirteen rabbits killed by men that afternoon underscored the superstition busting theme in a pleasant holiday scene.
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Jesse Blevins
North
Walnut Street
Youth Killed by Pieces of Wheel Near Columbus
Funeral services for Clarence George Caldwell age fifteen son of Mr and Mrs George Caldwell were held at Bethel Baptist church Walesboro after a fatal accident while helping operate a wood cutting saw. The fly wheel exploded tearing through his body and causing instant death before witnesses. The machine was shut off and authorities investigate the cause.
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Clarence George Caldwell
George Caldwell
Columbus
Bethel Baptist Church
Walesboro
Otto P. Hughes
Mrs Steinwedel Hurt In U S Road 31 Crash Near Henryville
Adolph Steinwedel suffered multiple bruises cuts and several fractured ribs in a late Thursday auto crash on U S Road 31 north of Henryville. His wife Mrs. Adolph Steinwedel was pinned under the overturned car and rushed to Seymour after initial treatment as two other occupants Mrs. Frank Hutt and her child sustained lighter injuries.
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Adolph Steinwedel
Sechneck Memorial Hospital
U. S. Road 31
Henryville
Frank Hutt
Steinwedel
Annual Tuberculosis Drive Opens in Jackson County
The Jackson County Tuberculosis Association opens its annual drive with 150 000 Christmas seals to be mailed next week. Edmund Montgomery chairs the seal sale, bond sale underway, funds mostly stay in Indiana to support the county health nurse and TB work, with clinics, research, and sanitariums funded. Directors named by the executive committee include G. Steinwedel president and J R Mitchell of Seymour among others.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Edmund Montgomery
Association
Indiana
National Association
State
County Association
G. Steinwedel
T. A. Mott
Alsey Zaring
Brownstown
J. R Blair
Matilda Lembline
Seymour
J. R. Mitchell
Summary of Indiana gross income tax provisions for individuals
Indiana tax notice outlines eight month period May 1 to December 31 1933 with tax rules. Taxpayers with gross receipts over 666.67 must file this return and pay tax after deducting 666.67. Exclusions include U S government cash receipts gifts and inheritances.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
United States
Sanders Obtains First 1934 License Tags in Seymour
License plates for 1934 went on sale at the Seymour bureau this morning and residents bought early. William H. Sanders of Fourth Street secured the first passenger set and first chauffeur’s license, while Mrs. Margaret Burton managed sales of about 3,000 passenger and 600 truck plates. Frank Scifres of Crothersville was named license branch manager.
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Seymour Bureau
Margaret Burton
Sfaneh
William H. Sanders
Fourth Street
Homer Lahne
Thompson Dairy Company
Burton
Frank Scifres
Crothersville
Apple Gift Days Attract City Shoppers
Seymour reports brisk Apple Gift Days as fifteen merchants distribute baskets of apples with purchases of 50 cents or more. Hundreds received gifts on the first day and dealers expect a rush Saturday as downtown visitors seek the promotional apples.
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Seymour
Apple
Road 50 Project Delayed Await Spring Conditions
Indiana State Highway Commission awards contract for State Road No. 50 west of Lawrence to W. C. Halstead. Work on PWA project 156 B cannot begin until spring weather. No employment for several months, but workers will be hired as conditions allow with preference to qualified ex service men with dependents from agency lists.
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PWA
Marc G. Waggener
The
State Information Service
Tribune
Waggener
State Highway Commission of Indiana
Lawrence-Jackson County
Lawrence-Jackson
W. C. Halstead
Indianapolis
Ind
Diphtheria Quarantine Lifted for Stroud Family in Seymour
The Stroud family at 1014 West Second Street was released from diphtheria quarantine after weeks of illness. Five homes remain under quarantine in Seymour per city sanitary officer James H. Willey.
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Charles Stroud
West Second Street
Scottsboro Case Defendant Awaits Jury Verdict
Heywood Patterson, one of seven Negroes in the Scottsboro case, awaits a Alabama jury decision on guilt or innocence for allegedly attacking Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. The Morgan County jury deliberated after a brief delay and faced possible death or long imprisonment if guilty.
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Associated Press
Decatur
Ala
Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Alabama
W. W. Callahan
Morgan County
Callahan
Samuel S. Leibowitz
International Labor Defense
Patterson
Victoria Price
Ruby Bates
Mrs Aufenburg Called by Death in Bedford
Mrs Thelma Aufenburg 901 West Brown street died Thursday at 2 20 pm after a three month illness. A Sullivan Ind native, she came to Bedford three years ago and was married March 16 1931 to Edward Aufenburg at Borden Ind. Survived by husband, parents Albert and Julia Colvin, two stepchildren Edward Jr and Sherry Joan, four sisters Mary Katherine Betty Jane Norma Julia and Sue Carel all of Bedford and two brothers Harry A and George R Colvin of Bedford. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from the home with Rev E H Eggers officiating. Burial Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 pm tonight.
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Thelma Aufenburg
West Brown Street
Auffenburg
Sullivan
Ind
Albert
Julia Colvin
Edward Aufenburg
Borden
Heroh of Christ
Bedford
Edward, Jr
Sherry Joan
Harry A
George R. Colvin
Mary Katherine
Betty Jane
Norma Julia
Sue Carel
E. H. Eggers
Going Back to Work on Seymour Civil Projects
About fourteen to sixteen men were expected to be hired at noon today for two Seymour civil works projects approved by the state administration. A daily addition will reach a forty man crew, with one project for street and dumping ground work and another for park improvements. The county planned to employ all 440 men today, but full deployment may take longer.
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Seymour
Stop Signs Installed At Key Seymour Intersections
Two reflector stop signs ordered by the Seymour city council arrived this afternoon and will be set at Tipton and Walnut streets where several accidents occurred. The signs will be placed in the middle of the streets for daytime and nighttime visibility, with Walnut receiving two signs and Tipton remaining preferential where U. S. Route 50 enters the city.
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Seymour City
Tipton
Walnut
Walnut Street
Tipton Street
Heavy Toll in Black Sea Gale
A Black Sea gale causes significant maritime losses with crews missing and ships unable to reach harbor as rescue operations proceed. Authorities coordinate searches and assess damage to fishing fleets and merchant vessels throughout the region.
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Black Sea
Devastating Black Sea Storm Wrecks Samsun Coast
A violent storm along the Black Sea coast hits Samsun with seventeen deaths and 150 missing. Huge waves destroy 57 fishing boats, flood large city sections, and halt shipping while wrecked cargoes line the snowy shore.
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Associated Prem
Istanbul
Turkey
Dec
Samsun
Black Sea
Zonguidak
Ineholu
Samsan-Charchamba
Amasra
Samsun-Sivas
Old Chicago tavern tale of Dr Winter and a scam machine
In Chicago on Thanksgiving John Casey hears of a supposed machine from a visitor named Dr Winter. The device allegedly converts small bills into larger ones, promising paper supplies for a money scheme. Casey funds the setup but finds only two ten dollar bills inside and no way to profit. He longs to locate Dr Winter.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Casey
John
Casey
Ormany
Dr. Winter
Four Men Face Liquor Charges Here
J. W. Sweeney county attorney of Clark county and three companions from Columbus pleaded not guilty in city court to public intoxication. Sweeney also denied driving under the influence after a tire blowout at Third Street and the Pennsylvania crossing. Bond set at 200 for the DUI charge and 100 for intoxication. others held on 300 each. Trial set for 9 am Saturday. Names: Hubert Thornton Howard Thornton Garnett Cavender.
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J. W. Sweeney
Julius Harlow
Clark County
Columbus
Sweeney
Anv
Third Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indianapolis E Court
Ami
Henda
Hubert Thornton
Howard Thornton
Garnett Cavender
Senator Borah demands remonetization of silver and gold policy
Idaho Senator Borah presses for remonetizing silver as he cites government gold buying use of less than half its 50 million dollar appropriation. He argues for a modernized gold standard while the American Federation of Labor warns of fiat money risks and inflation as business conditions worsen.
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Associated Press
Washington
Idaho
A Can Federation of Labor
With
Borah
Lions Club Plans Home Talent Comedy Drama
Lions Club advances plans for the home talent production titled E Wedding to be staged at the high school on December 7. About 125 local performers are involved with some cast chosen and others to be announced later. Tickets go on sale Wednesday.
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Lions Club
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Otala
Tuberculosis Association
Sanders
Southern Indiana
Secent
Seymur
Masonic Temple
Riley School
Witien Hacker
Shelbyville
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Order of Eastern Star
Thomas H. Branaman
Park Streets
Hollywood Playgirls
Ilinois
Columbia Club
Stroud
Brown Street
Senator Borah
Ery
Hobble
Mour Water
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