Seymour Ranks In State Census Totals
Seymour now ranks as Indiana's 38th largest city per AP tabulations from the 1955 special census. Population 11,683 moves Seymour from fifth class to fourth class, with growth 44 percent since 1930. Other Indiana cities also gain or shift classifications as census figures update city status and state aid allocations.
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Seymour
Associated Press
Indianapolis
South Bend
New Albany
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Mishawaka
Highland
Madison
Seymour Youth Foundation Faces $5,325 Gap in 1958 Drive
The Seymour Youth Foundation reports $16,512 raised toward a $21,638 1958 goal for three local centers. G. B. Bottorff notes $8412 from industries, $5219 from businesses, $795 from clubs, $966 from professionals, and $920 from house-to-house efforts. Donations continue despite an intensified drive planned for mid November.
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Seymour Youth Foundation
G. B. Bottorff
Bottorff
Jackson County Bank
Youth Foundation
Owls’ Nest
Seymour
Santa to Attend Downtown Seymour Headquarters Events
Santa Claus will again be at his Seymour downtown headquarters on Sec one street west of Chestnut from 1 to 8 p m Saturday with hundreds of children expected. The Christmas window display at the Chamber office opens Saturday night and a window display contest runs Dec 16 through Dec 21 with Sears donating a clock radio for the best window. Free children’s movies are offered December 21 at the Majestic Theater from 9 to 11:30 a m, sponsored by the Seymour Chamber of Commerce retail committee.
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Santa Claus
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Secone Street
Chestnut Street
Seymour
Santa
Chamber
South Chestnut Street
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Frider
Majestic Theater
4 H winners honored at Seymour Lions Club banquet
Velma Tape and Harry Elliott were named Jackson County 4-H outstanding club girl and boy at the Adult Leaders Recognition Banquet sponsored by Seymour Chain Stores and the Lions Club. Also honored were the county 4-H adult leaders. Guest speaker Ervin Otte discussed Germany and IFYE experiences with slides and insights.
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Velma Tape
Harry Elliott
Lions
Edward Tape
Waskom
Wallonia
Richard Elliott
Tampico
Brownstown
Jackson County
Seymour Chain
Seymour Lions Club
Elks’ Club
Buck Company
Don Henkle
Murphy Concern
Miss Tape
Tampico High School
Jackson County Remc
Harry
Young Elliott
Ervin Otte
International Farm
Germany
City To Advertise For Materials And Land Fill Contract
Seymour city officials announced bids for materials and a land fill contract for 1958. Ads run December 7 and 14 with sealed bids due December 31 at 9 a.m. Bids cover Indiana coal high test gasoline washed gravel stone and plant mix delivered on Seymour streets or at the plant. Land fill work requires bidder equipment statement and a performance bond. Public Works Board may reject all bids.
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Seymour
Gaynelle Moritz
Indiana
Board of Public Works and Safety
Weather Readings For Seymour Reported By Officials
Official and unofficial daily weather figures for Seymour note a 2 p.m. river level of 2.9 feet and precipitation totaling .25 inches. Official high and low are recorded from government observer Ruth Everhart while some readings come from eB downtown thermometer.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Will Return From Florida To Face Trial In Indiana Scandal
Elmer W. Sherwood and William E. Sayer, former associates of ex governor George N. Craig, plan to surrender in Indianapolis on bribery charges tied to the highway equipment purchase scheme. Prosecutor John G. Tinder cited three bribe payments totaling 22,777. The men previously held roles in Craig’s circle and in American Legion politics.
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John G. Tinder
Elmer W
Doc) Sherwood
William E. Sayer
George N. Craig
Lake County
Tinder
Sherwood
Indiana
American Legion
Craig
Paul V. McNutt
Eisenhower
Sayer
Legion
The
Robert K. Gray
Florida
Mogilner
Smith
V. Wilson
Missile Fails In Launching Attempt At Cape Canaveral
The American effort to launch a 344 pound test sphere into orbit failed at 10:46 am EST after a first stage loss of pressure. The rocket toppled and exploded on its stand with no casualties reported. Vanguard and Pentagon officials said the next attempt would come in about 30 days. Sputnik I had preceded this test by weeks as the space race intensified.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. i
America
Washington
Defense Department
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Operation Vanguard
Naval Research Laboratory
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Vanguard
Russia
Stevenson Sought Missionary Task in NATO Plans
Adlai E. Stevenson offered to go to Paris as an advance missionary for a new American cold war strategy, but the Eisenhower administration declined and used him as a Democratic consultant on NATO plans. He urged sweeping aid to underdeveloped nations and warned Eisenhower’s health could affect the Paris meeting.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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Stevenson
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Africa
Gas Blast Devastates Villa Rica Town Killing Several
Rescue crews from Atlanta and nearby towns comb wreckage after a gas explosion and fire leveled half a block in Villa Rica Georgia. Twelve died and about twenty injured as the municipal gas system superintendent and two workers were killed. Officials blame a faulty gas line in the drug store basement. Nine or more victims remained unaccounted for as responders searched debris.
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Georgia
O. T. Dyer
Johnny
Hixon
Ray Tyson
Atlanta
Road Blockades After Bloomington Supermarket Holdup
Authorities set roadblocks for about two hours Thursday night after a holdup at Godsey's supermarket in Bloomington at 8 40 p m. Two men fled east in a 1953 Buick with $2029 in assorted bills. Descriptions of the suspects were broadcast.
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Godsey’s
Bloomington
Jersey Bridge Blocked After Crash Near Crothersville
A collision on the Jersey bridge on U.S. 31 south of Crothersville blocked traffic this afternoon. At least one person was injured and details of the wreck were not immediately available.
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Jersey
U. S. 31
Crothersville
AFL-CIO Moves to Expel Teamsters Union
The AFL-CIO Appeals Committee recommended expulsion of the Teamsters Union amid corruption charges. The 14-page report accuses the union of being dominated by corrupt influences, a move seen as potentially triggering a broader labor conflict. Hoffa refused to step aside as pressure mounted.
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N. J
Afl-Cio Appeals Committee
Teamsters Union
John J. Murphy
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Afl-Cio
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Aflcio
Senate
Hoffa
James R. Hoffa
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Bakery
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