Farm Bureau Plans One Day Drive in Jackson County
Jackson County Farm Bureau aims to surpass prior records with a Monday one day membership drive. Over 200 attended a Friday booster at Browns Town courthouse with Edmond C. Foust of The Hoosier Farmer as speaker.
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Jackson County Farm Bureau
County Bureau
Good Will
Brownstown
Edmond CC. Foust
the Hoosier Farmer
State Farm Bureau
Mr. Foust
S. J. Brewer
Dudleytown Orchestra
Omer Bobb
Clifford Osterman
Leroy Osterman
Leslie Christopher
Maurice Tiemeier
Harry Stradley
Everett Otte
Jackson Township
County Farm Bureau
Jackson County
Brewer
Seymour City Considers Coal Weighing Ordinance
Seymour council considers a new coal ordinance requiring fuel deliveries to be weighed on approved scales within 500 feet of the city and a ticket showing gross, fare and net weights. Violations carry a fine of 20 to 50 dollars per offense to protect dealers and customers.
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Seymour
Wright Dies Leaving Wright Brothers Aviation Legacy
Lorin Wright aged 77, a Dayton manufacturer who chose not to seek the spotlight, died at his home. He helped establish the Wrights' aviation legacy alongside brothers Orville and Wilbur, with Orville now the sole surviving member of the two Wright generations.
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Wright
Dayton
Lorin Wright
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wrights
Bur
Indiana
Indiana University Fall Graduates Include Two From County
Bloomington Indiana December 1 Arthur L. Glaze and Mary Elizbeth Wehlslage of Seymour are among 311 Indiana University fall graduates bringing total 1939 graduates to 1383. Degrees awarded include master of science in education and bachelor of science in education along with other 1939 diploma types. fall list notes delays in records and that some four year students graduate early.
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Bloomington
Ind
Arthur L. Glaze
Mary Elizabeth Wehlslage
Seymour
Indiana University
Board of
Glaze
Wehlslaze
I. U
Christmas Mail Rules Announced by Post Office
The post office department issued Christmas mailing guidelines via Walter H. Droege, Seymour postmaster, urging prepaid postage and clear addresses. Parcels should not be sealed unless labeled for inspection, and greetings should be mailed as first class letters with a return address for directory service and return if undeliverable.
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Post Office Department
Walter H. Droege
Seymour
Vessel Fueled In Mexican Waters By German Liner
The German liner Columba in Mexican waters since the war began was reported to be taking on 20,000 barrels of oil from a Mexican tanker. It was unclear whether the fuel was for sailing or for power plants onboard.
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Veracruz
Mexico
Employment Office Moves In Seymour
Due to sustained employment in Seymour the unemployment compensation division and the Indiana state employment service move from Room 32 to Room 26 on the Vehstage Building second floor. Frances Ann McCann of Bedford transfers to the Anderson office as part of the efficiency move.
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Seymour
Anderson
Seymounr
Medora Resident James F. Lee Dies at 63
James F. Lee age sixty three of Medora died at 5 30 p m Friday at his home after a three month illness. He was a traveling salesman native of Delta Iowa born November 27 1876. He leaves widow Amy Hardy and son Howard M. Lee. Funeral at Medora United Brethren Church with Rev Floyd Fisher. Burial Riverview Cemetery north of Seymour. He was a member of the Methodist Church and Medora Lodge No 328 F and AM.
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James F. Lee
Medora
Jackson County
Angelo
Jennie Baird Lee
Amy Hardy
Lee
Methodist Church
Air Lines Stewardess Speaks at Shields High Convocation
Miss Marjorie Rose Gilroy of American Airlines spoke on aviation at a Shields High School convocation Friday. She was introduced by Gwendolyn Montgomery, a student member of the convocation committee. Continued on page 4 column 3.
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Marjorie Rose Gilroy
American Airlines
Shields High School
Gwendolyn Montgomery
Finland Plans Defiant War Drive Against Russia
Finland's supreme commander Field Marshal Baron Gustav Mannerheim urged soldiers and the nation to stand firm against renewed Russian assaults, declaring the country ready to fulfil its duty unto death to defend its independence under the new government.
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Army
Associated Press
Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim
Flier killings reported in Karelia village action
In Olkimuora Finland on December 2 AP reports three Soviet pilots who bailed from a damaged plane were killed by local women and children armed with shovels axes pitchforks and guns. Villagers routed the Russians who fired pistols but no locals were hurt.
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Helsinki
Olkimuora
Mannerheim Accepts Command to Lead Finland's Forces
Finland's president names Marshal Mannerheim supreme chief of defense as he vows to defend liberty and homeland. Ryti says Finland seeks negotiations only on terms that preserve independence while counting war losses amid Russian air raids.
Santa's Army Grows as Indiana Seeks Extra Christmas Help
The Indiana State Employment Service announced a larger Christmas workforce as retailers expect record business. J. Bradley Haight cited a November to December 1938 gain of 13 114 employers in retail, with production and distribution jobs also rising. the agency urged housewives, students, and others with suitable experience to register at state offices.
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Indiana State Employment Service
Aimany
Employment Service
Indiana
J. Bradley Haight
B and O patrolmen switch to new uniforms
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad police patrolmen now wear oxford gray uniforms with gold trim and clay hats. Lieut Hubert D Hedges and Capt Karl F Wright visited Seymour Friday night as guards are posted on Otter Creek and Laugherty Creek bridges to protect the structures from vandalism. Trent Hedves, a Shields High School graduate, has served sixteen years on the force.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hubert D. Hedges
Cincinnati
Seymour
Joe Hedges
Karl F. Wright
Trent. Hedves
Shields High School
Stores Open Late For Santa Claus Parade Night
Ketan stores will stay open until 9 o clock Wednesday night to help out of town visitors for Santa Claus Days parade. The parade starts at 5 pm with lights and flares along the route, and stores will remain open after the parade for holiday shopping.
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Ketan
Three Men Convicted in Tar and Feather Attack in Fauquier County
In Fauquier Circuit Court the Montgomery brothers Ian 38 and Colin 28 and Alexander Calvert were found guilty of forming a mob and assaulting Count Leon Cassini a Washington newspaper writer. They were fined a total of 500 dollars for the June 25 attack on a country lane near Warrenton Virginia.
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Warrenton
Dee
Virginia
Leon Cassini
Washington
Fauquier
Ian Montgomery
Colin Montgomery
Alexander Calvert
United States
Embargo Debate Over Russian Planes Expands
Washington authorities discuss possible moral embargo on selling American bombing planes to Russia after Soviet attack on Finland. The Washington Post says unofficial ban already in effect as officials consider public opinion measures and a debt moratorium for Finland. Senator Norris calls the invasion the worst development yet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Finland
Washington Post
Russia
Aan
Philadelphia
Wddespread
Hall
Japan
Trull
United States
Congress
Norris
Ind-Neb
Russians Accept ENN Government Praised as Peace Hope
Moscow reports a Soviet recognized provisional Finnish regime led by Otto Kuusinen and praised the rival Finnish group as a path to peace. Molotov dismissed Roosevelt’s plea against civilian bombardment and stated Red Army advances across the Finnish border.
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Moscow
Russia
People's
Finland
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Roosevelt
United States
Molotoff
Helsinki
Red Army
Arctic
Petsamo
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Leningrad
Gulf of
Finsland
Terijeki
Democratic Républic of Finland
Otto Kuusinen
Tass
Indiana Poet and Editor Wildea Herschell Dies at 66
Indianapolis observer Wildea Herschell, noted Indiana poet and newspaper man, died at his home today after a loneliness. He was sixty six years old.
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William Herschell
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Wildea Herschell
Indiana
Weather readings at Seymour Water Co pumping station
Unofficial weather record shows temperature reading at 1:00 AM and river level data from Seymour Water Co pumping station for downtown district.
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Seymour Water Co
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Hoosier Farmer” Speaks
Record Bureau
Christmas Mail Rules
Mannerhein
Risto Ryti
Santa
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