Dangers of Winter Driving Cited in Safety Drive
City and state police warn of winter driving hazards as Seymour launches the Back the Attack on Traffic Accidents program. National Safe Driving Day is December 5 with Mayor Isaacs and the Seymour Optimist Club urging caution and participation in safety efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Isaacs
Seymour Optimist Club
Russell Shouse
Merrill
Bud” Nichter
National Safety Council
Seymour State Police Post No-7
7-A
Bloomington
Miss Bruner To Speak At Rotary Meeting
Miss Mary Alice Bruner a Shields High School teacher will be the speaker at the Seymour Rotary Club dinner at 6 15 p m Monday at the Elks Club She will discuss Yale fellowship studies while on leave from the local faculty Francis J Birge chairs Monday night’s program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Bruner
Shields High School
Seymour Rotary Club
Elks’ Club
Bruner
Yale University
Francis J. Birge
Three Injured In Unique One Car Crash Near Uniontown
A 1948 sedan driven by William K. Coker 21 Uniontown went off Ind 250 west of Uniontown striking a tree tumbling onto a bank. Coker suffered severe facial lacerations. passenger Russell G Johnson 711 South Vine St had a bad cheek wound. Elmo L Coker 23 Uniontown was unconscious then left hospital. Two other minor injuries reported on U S 50 near Brownstown and a third wreck on Ind 258 near Seymour left driver Leonard D Fowler 18 Columbus uninjured but cited for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
William K. Coker
R. Wayne Hall
Seymour
Russell G. Johnson
South Vine Street
Elmo L. Coker
Schneck Memorial Hospital
U. S. 50
Brownstown
Dewey Barger
Valionia
Leonard D. Fowler
Columbus
Raymond Lynch
State Highway Department
Fowler
Justice of the Peace
Income Tax Course Returns At Shields High
A six session adult education course on income tax will be repeated this December at Shields High School in the library 8 p.m. Mondays. J T Lanham will teach, with Henry J Hodus directing. Last year students saved five times the cost in 1955 by learning deductions. The program covers individual and small business filing.
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Shields High School
Henry J. Hodus
J. T. Lanham
Seymour
United States Bureau of Internal Reve
Nue
Hodus
Three Rules For Christmas Mailing Given
The 1956 campaign urges three steps: wrap securely and use strong cartons, address correctly with full details, and mail early. Postmaster W H Droege notes Wednesday post office hours to 5 30 p m through Christmas and stresses up to date lists and First Class mail for faster delivery. Local and distant mailing deadlines include Dec 15 for local packages and cards by a week before Christmas, with general guidance pamphlets available at the post office.
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Seymour
W. H. Droege
Droege
Commissioners To Receive Bids Monday Morning
Jackson county board of commissioners will open sealed bids Monday for county supplies and for coal fuel for 1957. Bids due by 10 a.m. with 10 percent bond. coal must be oil treated, meet 4000 BTU and 50 percent nut content, weighed by county scales. bidding classes I V and coal delivery to heating plant. right to reject bids. Special meeting on Dec 24 to close year’s business.
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Jackson County Board of Commissioners
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Lynn Roberts, Jr
Art Group To Hear South American Native Art Talk
The Art Appreciation Group of the Jackson county branch of the American Association of University Women and friends will hear Mario Pantajo of Lima Peru discuss South American art at 1 30 p m Monday in the Swope Art Gallery Pantajo will present oil and watercolor paintings woodcut engravings and silver works by South American artists He is a Lima University graduate and has studied at Louisville and worked as a lab technician at Schneck Memorial Hospital He has traveled widely in Europe and South America and invites all interested to attend.
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Jackson County
American Association of University Women
Mario Pantajo
Lima
Peru
South America
Pantajo
Artist Brothers
University of Lima
S. A
University of Louisville
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Germany
Italy
France
Spain
Swope Art Gallery
Weather Readings For Seymour On Friday
Official and unofficial temperature readings reported for Seymour. The 3 p.m. reading from a downtown thermometer is unofficial while other readings from Ruth Everhart government observer are official. River level at 10 a.m. stood at 0.8 feet.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Jackson County Sets 1957 Corn Allotment At 33662 Acres
Jackson County elects between acreage allotments or a soil bank base in a December 11 referendum. Will R. Isaacs of the ASC notes the 33662 acre allotment marks a cut from last year as staff finalize farm by farm figures for mailing by mid next week. Community committeemen plan to discuss election procedures and ballot formats in a county wide meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Will R. Isaacs
Jackson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Indiana
Brownstown
Soil Bank
Not Guilty Verdict In Seymour Man Case
A Jackson Circuit Court jury found Edwin W. Leckermeyer of Seymour not guilty after more than an hour of deliberation regarding two charges operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and public intoxication. Foreman John L. Nehrt led the panel, with Taylor Hofar as defense attorney.
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Jackson
Edwin W.leckermeyer
Seymour
John L. Nehrt
Crothersville
Taylor Hoffar
U.N. Plans Fresh Bid to Bring Observers to Hungary
United Nations delegates except the Communist bloc aim for another attempt to insert observers in Hungary amid Budapest protests. The United States circulates a resolution urging reconsideration, with possible tougher steps if rejected, including questioning Hungary’s U.N. credentials.
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United Nations
U.N
Hungary
Budapest
U. N
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
India
U. S
Hammarskjold
Cuba
General Assembly
Russia
Two More File Election Expense Statements
With under a week remaining, two more candidates filed expense reports for the general election. Edward P. Elsner Jr. reported 208.08 in expenses for joint state representative race, while Earl Singer listed 74.35 as Jackson county commissioner candidate. About three candidates still have to file before the December 6 deadline with H. Jack Spurgeon, county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
H. Jack Spurgeon
Edward P. Elsner, Jr
Seymour
Jackson
Brown
Earl Singer
Wallonia
Britain and France Agree on Action in Suez Canal Dispute
Britain and France reportedly reached agreement on next steps in the Suez crisis including an early plan to withdraw troops from Egypt. Officials said there is no official disclosure of steps. Pineau noted a common position on evacuation but gave no specifics. The United States urged a prompt pullout as Eisenhower ordered oil shipments to Western Europe to offset Middle East supply cuts.
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London
Britain
France
Suez Canal
Egypt
Washington
Christian Pineau
Paris
Pineau
R. A. Butler
Selwyn Lloyd
Canal
Foreign Office
United Nations
Lloyd
House of Commons
United States
Middle East
Eisenhower
Augusta
Western Europe
U. S
Western Alliance
US Eying Cautious Aid for Europe Oil Payments
Washington officials signaled a cautious stance on aiding Europe to pay for emergency American oil shipments. A country by country approach may precede any new credit fund, with no immediate plan for broad loans or special terms. Europe to tap treasuries for dollars as Suez and Iraq pipeline issues affect supply.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Eisenhower Boosts Hungarian Refugee Admissions
President Eisenhower announced the United States will admit 21,500 Hungarian refugees to aid victims of Soviet oppression. About 6,500 enter under the Refugee Relief Act, with 15,000 admitted as parolees awaiting possible permanent status via future legislation. The plan expands emergency procedures and may see further increases as the Austria crisis grows.
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Augusta
Isenhower
United States
White House
Austria
Hungary
Eisenhower
U.S
U. S
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Tracy S. Voorhees
Army
Voorhees
West Germany
Vehicles Damaged In Two Car Collision
A two car collision in the 100 block of North Chestnut Street at 2 39 p m Friday caused extensive damage. A 1955 two door sedan driven south by Elma G Jarrett Seymour struck a parked 1956 sedan owned by Charles E Gillespie. Damage totaled 200 to the Gillespie car. Officer Charlies W Freeman investigated.
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North Chestnut Street
Seymour
Elma G. Jarrett
Charles E. Gillespie
Jarrett
Gillespie
Charlies W. Freeman
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Miss Bruner
Rotary
Coker
NEA Telephoto
Erie
Pennsylvania
Tribune
Robert Taylor
Ralph Adkins
Seymour Ministerial Association
B. W. Wheeler
Railway Express Agency
Care, Inc
First Methodist Church
Adkins
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Taylor
Associaion
First Baptist Church
Iraq
Gulf Coast
New York
S.S
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