City Council Okays 120 Space Parking Lot Plan
In a special session the Seymour city council passed final reading of an ordinance to finance a 120 vehicle off street parking facility on the Hoadley property east of Indianapolis avenue. Funding comes from the parking meter fund and a six year revenue bond issue.
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Seymour
Hoadley
Indianapolis Avenue
Second Street
Gaynelle Moritz
Treasur
J. Allen Brackemyre
Elder Bobb
Merle Davis
Kaye Eckelman
Raymond Corbin, Jr
Clarence Stark Jr
Harold Riley
Riley
Countrie Council
Ing
James L. Laupus
Beckelman
Eckelman
Jackson County Board of Realtors
Henry Krumme, Jr
Laupus
Post Office
Brackemyre
Corbin
Stark
Coun
Bottorff Sworn In As Indiana Secretary Of State
John D. Bottorff, 27, of Jackson County and Indiana Young Democrats president, sworn in today by J. Ralph Thompson at the Statehouse Indianapolis. Attended by Gov. Welsh and Gov.-elect Branigin, Bottorff pledges improved service in the Secretary of State’s office and emphasizes party goals in the Branigin administration.
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John D. Bottorff
Jackson County
Indiana Young Democrats
J. Ralph Thompson
Seymour
Bottorff
Statehouse
Indianapolis
Matthew E. Welsh
Roger D. Branigin
Democratic Party
Branigin
Welsh
Roger Branigin
Indiana
Johnson
Woodrow Wilson
Democrat Party
Former Brownstown Resident Fined and Sentenced
Freddie Wilson aged 27 pleaded guilty to non support in Jackson Circuit Court. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and given 90 days at Indiana state penal farm not suspended by Judge John M. Lewis. Wilson was taken into custody in Rensselaer and returned to face the charge, held in jail until arraignment.
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Brownstown
Jackson
First December Snow Forecast Across Region
Four above zero greeting December as cold settles in. Northern Indiana may see a 1 to 3 inch snow by Wednesday with flurries elsewhere. South Bend reports four inches blanketing the ground. Temperatures hover near zero with highs in the 20s to 30s. White River shows a foot at Rockford and snow traces remain.
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South Bend
Indiana
White River
Rockford
Four Townships Study Consolidation of Schools
About 75 people attended a Monday night meeting at Clear Spring School to discuss consolidating Owen Salt Creek Carr and Pershing townships into a single unit. Speakers included Russell Butt and Donald Ernest who outlined options under state laws and possible tax implications.
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Owen, Salt Creek
Carr
Pershing
Jackson County
Brownstown
Medora
Wallonia
Freetown
Clearspring
Kurtz
Driftwood
Grassy Fork
Owen
Salt Creek
Frank Cummings
Owen Township
Clearspring School
Russell C. Butt
Thomas Hall
Carr Township
Donald Ernest
Seymour Community Schools Corporation
Bruce Markel, Jr
Butt
Ernest
State Reorganization Committee
Good Will OKs UF Membership Conditions in Jackson County
The Jackson County Seymour Good Will Center board agreed to United Fund membership terms at a Monday meeting. Ten directors attended as Judge John M. Lewis and Mayor James L. Laupus were named to handle organizational changes, including officer selection and fundraising plans.
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Jackson County United Fund
Jackson County-Seymour Good Will
Lewis
United Fund
U.F
Good Will Board
Office of Public Service Company of
Indiana
Christmas 20 Ray in a Q Days Fill
Christmas week brings variable weather as forecasts show a mix of sun and cold. Highs around the 20s and lows near the single digits with potential frost and light wind across many areas.
Full-Time Health Staff To Be Formed In Jackson County
Jackson County officials appoint a seven member county board of health to organize a full time health department based at the courthouse in Brownstown. The board includes Dr. Harry R. Baxter Dr. Frank Bard Dr. Kenneth Brown Dr. R. J. Miller, Robert Bullett Fred Nuss and Bernard Town with Jim McCoy assisting in organizing and plans to hire a county health nurse sanitarian and health officer. The new department stems from 1965 budget funds and aims to oversee public health in the Monroe Reservoir area.
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Jackson County Board of Health
Court House
Brownstown
Harry R. Baxter
Seymour
Frank B. Bard
Crothersville
Kenneth K. Brown
Robert B. Bullett
R. J. Miller
Fred Nuss
Bernard Town
Medora
Sioners
Health Board
Jim McCoy
State Board of Health
J. M. Black
Ramona Boley
Monroe Reservoir
Jackson
Chamber of Commerce
State Health Board
County Board of Health
Rebels back in control as Congo airport clash escalates
Leopoldville reports say Stanleyville airfield remained under rebel fire as fighting raged around the airport. Belgian paratroopers and mercenary-led Congolese troops had just recaptured the city previously, while Congo forces held the jungle airstrip. American missionary William McChesney is said killed. Washington prepares to deliberate intensified actions in South Viet Nam with advisers, considering possible air strikes on Laotian routes or North Vietnamese bases.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Stanleyville
William McChesney
Phoenix
Ariz
Washington
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
South
Viet Nam
Laos
North
Police Chief Warns Of Driving Hazards
Seymour Police Chief Rob ert Gill issued a winter driving warning as the Christmas shopping season begins. He urged pedestrians and drivers to exercise patience and warned of reduced traction and visibility from frost ice and snow. Recommendations from the National Safety Council via the IACP include testing brakes in cold, maintaining safe distance, using snow tires and chains, and ensuring defrosters wipers and lights work.
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Seymour
Robert Gill
Gill
International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Safety Council
Veterans income questionnaires mailed to area pensioners
Veterans receiving pensions will get income questionnaire cards with the November checks. Return by January 31 to avoid suspension of the February pension check. New pension law changes require extra processing time and caution against applying new benefits when answering.
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Veterans Administration
Indiana
Tine Testing On Thursday Tine Tests For Jackson County Students
Tine tests for grades one eight and 11 will be conducted by Mrs. Ramona Boley, Jackson County public health nurse, at her office in the court house Brownstown and at her home 822 South Main Street Brownstown after 4 pm Thursday. Tests read Saturday at her home.
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Jackson County
Ramona Boley
Branigin Seeks State Payroll Cuts and Tax Reforms
Indiana Governor elect Roger Branigin outlines early agenda to cut state payrolls, repeal household goods and intangibles taxes, merge auditor and treasurer offices, and lobby for defense contracts. He affirms sales tax retention and targets reductions in the State Highway Department and Aeronautics Commission.
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Branigin
Indianapolis
Washington
Indiana
Roger D. Branigin
State Highway Department
Aeronautics Commission
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Sandy Branch Creek
Winslow Construction Co., Inc
Salem
O’brien
U. S. 50
Hunt Paving Company
Commissioners
Board of Health
Associated Press
Alfred L. Spurlock
Veterans Service Officer
Spurlock
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