Special Judge Selected For Whitley Trial
Floyd Circuit Court Judge Paul J. Tegart named special judge to preside over Victor W. Whitley murder trial in Scott Circuit Court. Whitley, 26, Granger Texas, faces first degree murder charges for slaying Indiana State Trooper William Kellems. Whitley already serves life for kidnapping and is held in Jennings county jail for security reasons.
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Paul J. Tegart
Floyd Circuit Court
Victor W. Whitley
Granger
Texas
Scott Circuit
Indiana
Whitley
Michigan City
Scott
Jennings County
Vernon
Tegart
Fred S. Matthews
Scott-Jennings
Harry McCalla
Scott County
Matthews
Charles R. Batts
Washington Circuit Court
Chester A. Davis
Lawrence
Batts
Eugene Hough
Davis
William Kellems
Scottsburg
Clyde Perkins
Ralph W. Taylor
Kenova
West Virginia
Jenning
Harold W. Handley
Michigan
Warmer Weather Descends On City
Mild and sunny breezes melt chill as spring weather spreads through Jackson County. Seymour top reported 33 degrees high and 23 low on Wednesday, downtown thermometer at 50 degrees at 2 pm, with Indiana predicting cloudy warm conditions and light rain Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Ruth Everhart
U. S
Seymour
Indianapolis
Indiana
Annual Legion Christmas Fund Drive Opens Saturday
Seymour American Legion Post No 89 launches its 39th Christmas Basket Fund on Saturday December 7 under general chair Thomas A Plunkett. Donations may be mailed or delivered to Robert H Lucas care of Seymour National Bank or the Daily Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour American Legion Post No. 89
Thomas A. Plunkett
Seymour
Robert H. Lucas
Lucas
Seymour National Bank
Daily Tribune
Plunkett
Calvin Boulevard
The
Tribune
Yale
Majestic Theater
Earl Smith
Charles W. Hawn
Santa Claus
T.A.P
Legion
City to Advertise Bids on Gas Street Materials
Mayor Isaacs directed city clerk to advertise bids for coal gasoline sand gravel hot mix and land fill contracts by December 11. Board also debated jail floor repair cost set at 426.50 and heard a claim dispute from sewer sub contractor Lawrence T. Trimpe seeking 8914.93 with a hearing set for December 18. Delmer Speck asked about sewer line along Taggart Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Isaacs
Gaynelle Moritz
Board of Public Works and Safety
Lawrence T. Trimpe
Seymour
Trimpe
Bock and Knapp Construction Company
Bock and Knapp
Isaacs
Bock
Knapp
Delmer Speck
Centennial Street
Taggart’s Drive
Schneck Hospital Elects New Officers At Dinner Meeting
Schneck Memorial Hospital staff elected new officers for the coming year at a Wednesday night dinner meeting in the new hospital dining room. Dr. Ralph O. Bosch of Seymour was named president, Dr. William Johnson of North Vernon as vice president, and Ralph W. Keyes was reelected secretary treasurer. The officers begin duties at the December 18 doctors and nurses banquet.
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Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital
New Hospital
Ralph O. Bosch
Seymour
W. Durbinday
William Johnson
North Vernon
D. W. Matthews
Ralph W. Keyes
Directed Verdict In Trial For Receiving Stolen Goods
A directed verdict of acquittal was entered in the state versus James Ryan in Jackson Circuit Court after his motion. In separate cases Calvin and Merjorie Weddle pled guilty to third count petit larceny with fines and suspended sentences, while James McNulty pleaded guilty to non support counts and received suspended sentences conditioned on payments.
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James Ryan
Jackson
Ryan
Allan H. Nierman
John M. Lewis
Calvin
Merjorie Weddle
Indiana Woman's Prison
Lewis
Weddie
Indiana State Penal Farm
James McNulty
Indiana
State Penal Farm
Model Building Class To Commence Monday
Annual Model Builders contest sponsored by Seymour Boys Club begins Monday night at the club. John Ray leads Monday sessions, John Watson teaches Thursday sessions. Participants may work Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays in the Boys Club woodshop. Don Henkle of G. C. Murphy supplies prizes. Models may be plastic or wood and cost no more than one dollar. All models will be shown at the Pet and Hobby Show next spring.
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Seymour
John Ray
John Watson
Boys’ Club
Don Henkle
G. C. Murphy
Civil Defense Outlined At Indiana Conference
A day-long Civil Defense conference in Indianapolis outlined grim nuclear attack casualties and urged municipal Civil Defense committees. Governor Handley and officials from Seymour heard experts warn of 50 to 100 million potential casualties and urged public vigilance and volunteerism for preparedness.
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Harold W. Handley
Indianapolis
Seymour
John C. Isaacs
Edward S. Lustig
Clarence Stark, Jr
Clarence Moenning
A. R. Jones
Ralph Hamilton
Seymour Aviation Commission
Isaacs
Civil Defense Commission
Claypool Hotel
Roland F. Knox
Indiana Department of Civil Defense
Handley
John W. McConnell
Indiana
William G. Bray
Robert Hanson
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Raoul Archambault, Jr
Albert W. Bellamy
Biophysics Department
University of California Medical School
Frank O. Starr
Region No. 4
Clay Conner
London Night Train Wreck Kills About 100 in Fog
Rescue teams in Southeast London battled thick fog to remove about 65 bodies with more than 200 injured after two trains collided near St Johns Station. The disaster, the worst since 1953, involved 11 and 10 coach trains with a third near-miss, as tarpaulins hid the wreckage and investigators planned a full inquiry.
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London
St. Johns
Hayes
English Channel
Folkestone
Deal
Britain
Harrow
Frank Ellis
Weather records report with highs and river reading
Official maximum temperature 33 degrees and minimum 23 degrees recorded on Wednesday. At 2 pm the reading showed 33, with the river level at 3.1 feet and 50 observed for the day.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
LFO Dinner Meeting Tonight Is Postponed
A United Fund fact finding meeting in Seymour Indiana postponed after a Bloomington Monroe County United Fund representative could not attend. The event planned to discuss a city and county united fund campaign and involved Jackson County communities.
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United Fund
Bloomington
Ind
Monroe County
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Jackson County
Demos Urge Military Cuts To Provide More Missile Money
Democratic leaders urged defense cuts to free funds for missiles as part of a balanced budget effort. Senate figures like Knowland and Russell push belt tightening to cover two billion extra defense outlays, while Byrd warns against harming civilian services.
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Demos
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
White House
Senate Finance Committee
National Assn. of Manufacturers
New York
Byrd
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Carroll
D-Cole
Congress
D-Va
Classroom Rocket Disaster Kills Teacher in Floydada
A high school chemistry experiment in Floydada Texas using a makeshift rocket made from pipe exploded. Teacher Garland Foster 40 was killed and students Keith Hollums 18 Jerry Crawford 17 were seriously injured while seven others sustained minor injuries. Dennis Whitfill 18 described the setup and blast.
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Floydada
Tex
Garland Foster
Atomic Energy Commission Research Center
Los Alamos
N.M
Keith Hollums
Jerry Crawford
Hollums
Crawford
Lubbock
Dennis Whitfill
Leaky Valve Halts U S Moon Flight Attempt
Cape Canaveral reports a Gamma baby moon launch halted 50 minutes before the scheduled hour due to a leaky valve and weather issues. Officials indicated the attempt may resume later, with date decision up to the Defense Department. Weather and logistics at the test center complicate scheduling.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Washington
John P. Hagen
U.S
J. Paul Walsh
Patrick Air Force Base Officers Club
Walsh
Defense Department
South Atlantic
Air Force
Navy
Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Hoffa Tenure Teeters as AFL CIO Seeks Teamsters Expulsion
Atlantic City delegates open AFL-CIO sessions as five unions face expulsion over corruption charges. Meany notes Hoffa could quit the Teamsters to avoid expulsion while retaining a role elsewhere. UTW leadership resignations cited amid payroll and reform concerns with further financial irregularities alleged.
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Atlantic City
N.J. i
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
United Textile Workers
George Meany
Federation
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Aflcio High Command
Hoffa
Central States Teamsters
Meany
New York
Senate Rackets Committee
Aflcio
UTW
Distillery
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Shields High School
W. T. Scrivner
Irma Krumme
Scrivner
Margaret Roeger
Janice Frederick
Shade Shutters
Steve Beard
Gerald Lucas
Esther Polley
Seymours
Schneck Hospital
Howard Rothring
Columbus
Bartholomew County Hospital
Keyes
Bnoprin
LFO
Wwe Flight
NEA
Martin Co
Fla. V
U.S. Moon
Hoffas
Anthony Valente
Lloyd Klewert
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