Commissioners Accept Bids and Plan Display Tank
Jackson county commissioners held a December session approving bids for county supplies and agreed to cooperate with Brownstown VFW and American Legion to place an M4 tank on courthouse yard display funded by the county. They set December claim deadlines, paid December wages before Christmas, and awarded bids for county home and printing supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Jack Mullen
William E. Londot
Brownstown
Jay C
Graessle-Mercer Company
Seymour
Wilfred James
Jackson County
Louis H. Schroer
Isaacs & Hess Levee Association
Ray Bottorff
Public Hearing Tonight On Seymour Ordinance
Public hearing on Seymour's proposed ordinance for street and subdivision controls will be in the city council chambers at 7 30 p m. Tonight's session is run by the zoning and planning commission with citizens invited to speak or submit comments to the city clerk treasurer. The ordinance has passed first and second readings and may be adopted at the next regular council meeting on Monday night December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Seymour Airline Petition Heads for Civil Aeronautics Board
At Seymour Aviation Commission meeting it was announced the Civil Aeronautics Board agreed to hear Seymour’s petition to establish scheduled airline service at Seymour Airport. A preliminary hearing date was not set. data gathering to show 400 monthly fares is planned with Purdue or Indiana University to lead the survey and funding yet undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAB
Seymour Airport
Civil Aeronautics Board
Seymour
Seymour Aviation Commission
The
Aviation Commission
Aviation Committee
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Purdue
Indiana University
Freeman Field
Fifth Army
Police Arrests Increase Sharply in Seymour in November
Police reports show a sharp rise in criminal and traffic arrests in Seymour during November. Criminals rose from 16 to 25, traffic citations from 5 to 15, and vehicle damage more than doubled to $4,844, with 21 accidents and four injuries.
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Seymour
Don Winn
Ministerial Group Plans Christmas and Welcomes New Members
The Seymour Ministerial Association met in regular session to plan Christmas events and welcome two new members the Rev Wesley Butler and the Rev Clifford McDaniel. They set a candle light Christmas Eve service from 11 to 12 pm and a December 6 Christmas dinner at 5 30 pm, with Week of Prayer in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Ministerial Association
Ralph Adkins
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Emery Parks
First Methodist Church
H. Nathan Frederick
First Presbyterian Church
J. Ty Moore
Central Christian Church
Mr. Frederick
T. G. Scott
Trinity Methodist Church
Wel
Wesley Butler
First Assembly of God
Clifford McDaniel
Seymour Church of God
Adkins
Butler
Moore
Roselawn Nursing Home
McDaniel
A. C. Baker
Edgar F. Maddox
Indianapolis
World Day of Prayer Set For City February 21
A planning meeting at the First Methodist Church outlines the World Day of Prayer event to be held February 21 at the First Baptist Church. The group noted a total of 46.30 in offerings sent to the National Council of Churches and the year’s theme The Bread of Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
First Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Alonzo Tuttle
Sarah Decker
National Council of Churches
Bread of Life
Tuttle
Glenn Frey
John E. Fox
Luther Goins
Alton Garbett
Church of God
Harry Boling
First Presbyterian Church
Minnie Schleter
First U S Space Satellite Nears Launch Date at Cape Canaveral
Engineers rush to finish America’s initial satellite launch set for dawn Wednesday or soon after. A valve replaced fixed fuel cooling gear and noise interference in the second stage, to prevent wobble or breakup of the 72 foot three stage rocket. Grand Central Rocket Co officials express confidence as they back the project and note prior successful firings and high altitude tests.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.p
America
Vanguard
Charles E. Bartley
Redlands
Calif
Grand Central Rocket Co
Wilbur G. Hartzell
Grand Central
Vanguard Earth
Fla
Indiana Storm Threatens Northern Roads
A developing east central Illinois storm threatens three to six inches of snow across northern Indiana and the Midwest. Police report snow in Bartholomew and Johnson counties with slick highways. forecasters warn of ice glaze and hazardous travel as rain, sleet, and snow impact the region.
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Indiana
Bartholomew County
Johnson County
Columbus
Ruth Everhart
U.S
U. S
Christmas Concert Planned by Shields High Choirs
Wilbur T Scrivner director of choirs at Shields High School says the annual Christmas Concert will be held next Sunday December 8 at 3 pm. The Beginning Choir Girls Choir Junior Choir Concert Choir and four groups will perform with Mendelssohn There Shall A Star from Jacob finale. Tickets are on sale at Endicott's Beard's Johnny O's Music Store with some held for sale at the concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur T. Scrivner
Shields High School
Mendelssohn
Jacob
Endicott’s
Beard’s Office Supply
Johnny O’s
FFA Parent and Son Banquet Tonight at Seymour High
Seymour Chapter of the Future Farmers of America at Shields High School will hold its parent and son banquet tonight at Seymour Jackson school starting 6 30 p m. Louis Bobb chapter president will lead the meeting with officers and members assisting. A short program is planned as parents meet the FFA and learn about vocational agriculture. Officers Willis Moenning Larry Rumph Roger Mellen camp Gene Kelso and Glen Heideman also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Willis Moenning
Larry Rumph
Roger Mellencamp
Gene Kelso
Glen Heideman
Sentinel
Man Pleads Not Guilty In Court
William E. Garrity pleaded not guilty to petit larceny at arraignment in Jackson Circuit Court. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Judge John M. Lewis ordered the defendant to secure an attorney within seven days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Garrity
Jackson
John M. Lewis
William T. Bays
Minnie Bays
Eugene Lawless
Lawless Realty Company
Carl Williams
Fred S. Matthews
Jennings-Scott
Matthews
Charles R. Batts
Washington
John W Goddard
Decatur
Harry Nichols
Jefferson Circuit
Judge Batts
Judge Goddard
Judge Nichols
Lewis
Indiana
Jackson County
Principals Attend Hoosier Conference at Purdue
Joseph M. Cull principal of Shields High School and C H Englehardt principal of Shields Junior High will join Hoosier high school leaders at the annual principals conference at Purdue University West Lafayette Wednesday and Thursday The theme this year is Health and Physical Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Cull
Shields High School
C. H. Englehardt
Shields Junior High School
Hoosier
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Handley Keeps Senate Hopes Open Amid Jenner Move
Indiana Governor Handley hedges on a 1958 Senate bid as Senator Jenner says he will not seek re-election. Rumors of resignation spur talk of Handley replacing Jenner and Crawford Parker becoming governor, with party leaders weighing 1959-60 timelines and rival candidates like Adair Bray Bontrager and Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Handley
U.S
William E. Jenner
Chicago
Jenner
Crawford F. Parker
Parker
Indiana
George N. Craig
Craig
E. Ross Adair
Fort Wayne
William G. Bray
Martinsville
D. Russell Bontrager
Elkhart
Bray
Senate
Bontrager
Robert W. Matthews
Republican State Committee
Ike and Congress Leaders Meet For Briefing
President Eisenhower met with 35 congressional leaders in the cabinet room to review national defense and foreign policy plans amid his recovery from a mild stroke. He discussed NATO proposals for the Paris meeting and conferred with Adlai Stevenson and Secretary Dulles before the briefing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
James C. Hagerty
Stevenson
Stevenson to Decide Soon on NATO Adviser Role
Adlai E. Stevenson may decide today whether to remain as Democratic adviser to the Eisenhower administration or bow out in the next few days. He joined today’s White House briefing on the Atlantic Alliance program and will base his choice on his agreement with the plan and its reception. The decision could be influenced by Eisenhower’s plans for Paris and Nixon’s potential participation. Stevenson indicated the assignment should finish within a week or ten days.
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Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
America
North Atlantic Alliance
Paris
White House
State Dulles
NATO
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Atlantic Alliance
Chiefs of State of the
North Atlantic Treaty Nations
Nixon
Girard and Wife Prepare for US Journey After Court Decision
Girard and his wife Candy prepared to sail from Yokohama for the United States after Japan declined to appeal the three year suspended sentence for the fatal shooting of Japanese scrap scavenger Mrs Naka Sakai. The case prompted Socialist pressure and a shift to a Japanese court. Girard, a 22 year old Illinois soldier, faces possible rank reduction or discharge related to the felony conviction. The couple planned to obtain immigration visas and await transport on a 12 to 14 day trans Pacific voyage as the U.S. embassy confirmed papers in order.
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Japan
William
Girard
Candy
United States
Illinois
Maebashi
Kaname Watanabe
Naka Sakai
Watanabe
Supreme Procurator’s
Tokyo
Ottawa
Haru
Yokohama
U.S
America
Girards
Dorothy Girard
Maj
Stanley Levin
Hollywood
Calif
Sakai
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Indiana Aeronautics Commission
Central American Airways
F. K. Simmons
Simmons
TVOR
OMNI
Aircraft Radio Laboratories
Civil Defense
Harold E. Handley
James L. Rogers
John C. Isaacs
Edward S. Lustig
Govweather
Air Force
NEA Telephoto
FFA Parent
Ike
Congress
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