Seymour Christmas Parade Opens Yuletide Season
Thousands lined Seymour streets for the annual Christmas parade led by a police escort and the Shields High School band. Floats featured Miss Merry Christmas Joan Hargrove and other local dignitaries, culminating with Santa Claus and his ice palace. A near-tragedy at Second Street crossing interrupted festivities when a train approached as a tractor towing the final float sped to clear the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields High School
Seymour
Jason Lynch
John W. Morton
City
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Joan Hargrove
Miss Merry Christmas
Katherine Fisher
Mary Lou Ewing
Seymour Rotary Club
Miss Liberty
Mary
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Seymour Exchange Club
Miss Spirit
Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc
Eagles Club
Snow White
Seven Dwarfs
Knights of Columbus
James Huff
Joseph
Margaret Belding
Bill Huff
Marvin Maschino
Leonard Elsner
Seymour Lions Club
Mexico
Scotland
Mother Goose
Alice In Wonderland
Peter Rabbit
A. H. Ahlbrand Company
Aladdin
Seymour Elks Club
Uncle Sam
American Legion
Santa Claus
Second Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Funeral rites set for Mrs. C. L. Peacock Tuesday
Mrs. Curtis L Peacock died Saturday at her southeast city home. Funeral services will be at Tower and Burkholder Funeral Home at 1 30 pm and at Trinity Methodist church at 2 pm with Rev Edwin F Shake officiating. Burial in Riverview Cemetery. Survived by husband one son a daughter a sister and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis L Peacock
Tower and Burkholder Funeral Home
Trinity Methodist Church
Edwin F. Shake
First Methodist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Winter Cold Brings Coal Concerns And Shortages
A 16 degree low, the coldest this winter, was recorded Sunday night. The coal shortage due to a strike prompted households to check stocks and seek relief. New Castle and Reynolds faced limited supplies, with 500 tons at dealers lasting about three days. J St. John Hospital received 20 tons. the city light plant can cover 30 days. Brownout rules were the electrical constraint noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard N. Everhart, Sr
Weather Bureau
Steuben County
Reynolds
White County
New Castle
Sidney E. Baker
Baker
Anderson
St. John’s Hospital
G. D. Gotruck
Edward McCrary Dies at Home Former City Councilman
Edward Vincent McCrary aged 53 a longtime resident and former city council member died at his home 206 Johnson street after nine months of ill health. He was a mechanic at Hopewell’s Garage for 25 years born December 2 1892 in Vincennes. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Voss Mortuary with two pastors officiating and burial in Riverview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Vincent McCrary
Johnson Street
Voss Mortuary
R. S. Wilson
Central Christian Church
Kenneth P. Angle
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Riverview Cemetery
Mr. McCrary
Hopewell
Vincennes
Frank
Etta Martin McCrary
Brownstown
Krug Says Big Inch Will Be Used For Gas
Secretary Krug told the House surplus property committee the government will move natural gas through the Big Inch and Little Inch pipelines within days to alleviate the coal shortage. Gas should reach 150 million cubic feet daily in about six weeks, but it is not the full solution. Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co. will operate the lines under emergency lease. Krug indicated no end date for the coal strike and promised aggressive fuel conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Big Inch
Little Inch
House
Seaboard
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company
John L. Lewis
Jackson County
Atlantic Seaboard
Texas
Reddington
Ralph Gates
Indiana Public Service Commission
House of Representatives
J. A. Krug
G. Girard Davidson
Big Inch Natural Gas Transmission Company
Big Inch Oil, Inc
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company
Tennessee Gas Transmission Company
Philadelphia
Newark
New York
Truman intends no special session to pass labor laws
Rep Rankin reports after White House talks that President Truman will not call a special session to enact labor legislation. He says time constraints favor waiting for the regular session and that a message will urge action to prevent coal strike disruptions when Congress meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
White House
Truman
Congress
Weather Records for Seymour Sunday Official and Unofficial Readings
Official and unofficial temperature readings for Seymour are listed for Sunday. The 2 p.m. downtown thermometer reading is unofficial while all other readings come from Willard N. Everhart’s records as the government weather observer and are official. River stage is 1.7 feet.
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Seymour
Willard N. Everhart, Sr
Annual Wage System Studied
Washington reports a government study backs a guaranteed annual wage tied to expanded unemployment benefits to stabilize wage earner income and consumer spending. Murray W. Latimer disclosed interim findings and noted a companion survey on overall economic influence is near completion.
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Washington
White House
Murray W. Latimer
National Railroad Retirement Board
Latimer
Office of War Mobilization
Congress
Demand grows for using pipe lines to gas during coal strike
Public demand in Jackson county grows for extending the Big Inch and Little Inch pipelines to transmit gas as an emergency measure during the coal strike. Substations at Readington could reopen to monitor flow and pressure as reports indicate private firms can commence within weeks.
Automobile Destroyed By Fire North of Seymour
An automobile owned by Walter Stuckwish, living northwest of Seymour, was destroyed by fire early Sunday on old Alternate U S 31 near the White River bridge. State police said carburetor trouble preceded the blaze as the driver tried to reach home. the car burned before fire crews could stop it. Officers Lawrence Conway and Oliver Leighton investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stuckwish
Seymour
U. S
Kiddies May Enjoy Indoor Christmas Trees During Dimout
Seymour residents and others nationwide may light indoor Christmas trees this 1946 season despite coal shortage dimout. Civilian Production Administrator John B. Small says the 21 state order bans outdoor and store lighting but not indoor trees, noting stores and outdoor trees remain affected. Downtown lighting and theater marquees stay dim, with only necessary safety lighting, as signs outside businesses have remained dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Vicinity
John BD. Small
Indiana
Smiil
Small Nations Drive to Limit veto Privilege
U S oppose Soviet bid to place arms controls under the United Nations Security Council arguing the veto would block enforcement. Sen Tom Connally labeled the proposal too narrow and warned against unbridled Security Council action. The small nations drive was sidelined as UN Assembly and Foreign Ministers weigh penalties for past aggressors and new arm limits.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Tom Connally
Small Nations
United Nations Assembly
Council of Foreign Ministers
Britain
Assembly
Council of For
State office expansion plan eyed around Indiana Statehouse
The state office building commission recommended to Governor Gates acquiring four full city blocks near the statehouse and launching a large construction program. Immediate needs include a large state office building a conservation museum a library extension a historical building a highway office and parking for 1000 cars.
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Indianapolis
State Office Building Commission
Gates
Statehouse
Highway Commission
Board of Health
West Michigan Street
State House
General Assembly
Commission
Conservation and State Museum
Washington Street
Senate Avenue
State Library and Historical
New York Street
Government Attorneys Contend Mines are Under U S Control
Washington reports that federal attorneys presented evidence in John L. Lewis contempt trial to prove the soft coal strike interferes with government functions. Witnesses include N H Collisson and Secretary Krug, aiming to show government control over mines and application of the Smith Connally act.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
UMW
Federal Coal Mines Administration
N. H. Collisson
Lewis
John F. Sennett
Interior Krug
Sennett
Goldsborough
Sonnett
Krug
Collisson
Alfred Oeth
Paramount New
Joseph A. Genau
FBI
Hamilton Acheson
Iowa
R. H. Behnke
Fairmont
West, Va
Briggs M. Rogers
de Bardeleben Coal Corp
Sipsey
Ala
Ralph N. Ciaiola
Coal Mines Administration
Uniontown
Glenn Parker
Bureau of Mines
Philip Hauser
Harraiman
George Haas
Treasury Department
Survey on War Powers Inquiries to Cabinet Levels
Republicans are polling President Truman's cabinet on emergency war powers to cut or continue. Senator Wiley of Wisconsin says he has sent inquiries to cabinet members and the Veterans Administration to prepare for quick action by the new Congress to terminate all possible powers and controls. He warns against decontrol without careful pruning to avoid harming essential roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Wiley
R-Wis
Veterans Administration
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pedestrian Struck by Car in City Intersection
Ernest Rittman, 63, of 607 Mill Street, released from Schneck Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car at Tipton and Chestnut streets. He suffered head injuries but police say his condition is not serious. The 1938 coach driven by Paul E Johnson of Scottsburg hit him. vehicle owned by E B Johnson of Scottsburg. He was walking south on Chestnut when struck Sunday night.
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Ernest Rittman
Mill Street
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Tipton
Chestnut Streets
Rittman
Chestnut Street
Tipton Street
Paul E. Johnson
Scottsburg
E. B. Johnson
Music Presentations Draw Crowds in Seymour Area
Large crowds attended Sunday afternoon concerts in Seymour and nearby. At 2:30 Shields High School band opened the winter series at the Shields High School auditorium, followed by the Concordia College Chorus from River Forest Illinois at 4 PM at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Earlier at Emanuel Lutheran Church Dudleytown a new pipe organ was dedicated at 2 PM with Miss Ruth Noller performing.
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Seymour
Shields High School
Concordia College Chorus
River Forest
Ilinois
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Dudleytown
Ruth Noller
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Federal
C. L. Peacock
Edward McCrary
Tee
Connally
U.S
Welly K. Hopkins
Hopkins
Wage Stabilization Board
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