Area Sees Six Inches Of Snow In Major Winter Storm
Jackson County reports six inches by 7 a.m as the season’s first big snowfall snarls traffic fuels closures in Medora Jennings and Scott counties. Winds 20 30 mph push wind chill below zero. State police note few accidents due to slower speeds and driver caution.
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Jackson County
Ruth Everhart
Medora
Jennings
Scott Counties
Seymour
Florida
Interstate 65
Leffler
Fic
National Weather Service
Indiana
Ohio River
Marion
Grant County
Weather Service
Indianapolis
Lake Michigan
Col
Tribune
Dave Schulte
Weather Records from Seymour Downtown Noon
Weather records show downtown Seymour noon temperature unofficial. Readings from Mrs. Ruth Everhart Rockford government observer official. Includes river level 10.2 rising at 7 am, sunset 5 21 EST, sunrise 7 52 EST, snow six inches. Precipitation .39 inches. Monday highs and lows noted.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Utilities To Exchange Properties Across Counties
Public Service Indiana and Jackson County REMC plan a joint property and facilities exchange that the Public Service Commission will consider at a Bedford field hearing. The moves affect Jackson Scott Clark Washington Lawrence Brown and Jennings counties with five or six Mascatatuck Wildlife Refuge accounts to switch due to maintenance access. Officials cite economics safety reliability and long involvement as public interest reasons.
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Public Service Indiana
Jackson County
REMC
Public Service Commission
Bedford
Jackson
Scott, Clark
Washington
Lawrence
Brown and
Jennings
Mascatatuck Wildlife Refuge
Public Service
Fire Destroys Norman Home
The Donald Hayne residence on Berry Ridge near Houston was destroyed by fire this morning. Firefighters from Kurtz and Freetown faced slow access due to a broken Houston bridge and bad roads, taking about two hours to control the blaze with cause undetermined though a fireplace is suspected.
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Donald Hayne
Norman
Hayne
Berry Ridge
Houston
Freetown
Kurtz
the Tribune
Channel Nine
Autos Collide On Icy Street In Seymour
A snow drift and icy roads caused a collision between a 1976 car driven by Larry S. Corya 30 of 509 East Second Street and a 1973 sedan driven by Miss June Kulow 32 of Seymour R7. Corya northbound on O'Brien Street about 450 feet south of 16th Street and Kulow southbound, both braking as the drift blocked the street. Damages estimated at 500 dollars to Corya’s left front and 125 dollars to Kulow’s right front.
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Larry S. Corya
East Second Street
June Kulow
Seymour
Terry E. Graham
Corya
O'Brien Street
16Th Street
Miss Kulow
Cpl
Graham
Kulow
Christmas Basket Fund Reaches $274 Total
The Christmas Basket Fund, now in its 59th year, has raised $274.02 toward buying food baskets for needy families. Treasurer LeRoy Pollett reported $130 in recent donations. fund co sponsors are Seymour Daily Tribune and American Legion Post 89. Donations can be mailed to the Daily Tribune office or Pollett at Seymour National Bank. checks payable to Christmas Basket Fund.
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LeRoy Pollett
Seymour Daily Tribune
American Legion Post 89
Daily Tribune
East Tipton Street
Pollett
Seymour National Bank
Second
Chestnut Streets
Drive
P.O
Brownstown Considers Sewer Usage Cut at Meeting
Brownstown trustees discussed altering the sewer rate and summer sprinkling allowance. A potential 50 percent reduction from the current 6 000 gallons was explored with plans to report at the December 19 meeting to protect fixed income and senior residents.
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Brownstown
Board of Trustees
Scott
Crothersville Lions Plan Christmas Parade and Party
The Crothersville Lions Club will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the I O O F lounge to finalize parade plans. The parade is set for 6 p.m. Saturday weather permitting, with a Christmas party to follow at 7 p.m. in Crothersville High School gym.
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Crothersville
County Signs Contracts Quinco May Get Money
Jackson County commissioners awarded 1978 county supply contracts to Hoosier Stone and Concrete of Salem and Banina of Seymour for readymix concrete and to George's of Seymour for farm tire contracts. Paper Calmenson of St. Paul won the grader blade contract. XL Printers and Steinhardt and Hanson won office supply contracts. Quinco seeks $34,000 for mental health services pending a state law ruling.
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Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Quinco
Hoosier Stone and Concrete Company
Salem
Banina Corporation
Seymour
Eldon Hanner
Jackson County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
George's of
Seymour, Inc
Calmenson Company
St. Paul
Minn
Calmenson
XL Printers
Steinhardt and Hanson, Inc
Madison
Bedford Office Supply
Lewis Brumett
Indiana
Strike Halts Half of U S Coal Production
The United Mine Workers launched a nationwide walkout halting about 1800 mines to push for higher wages and restored health and pension benefits. Talks with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association collapsed, leaving a contract expired since Tuesday 12:01 a.m. and wage demands unresolved.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Bituminous
Coal Operators Association
Washington
Indiana Farm Bureau Tops Nation in 1977 Membership
Marion Stackhouse announced at the Indiana Convention Center that Indiana leads the nation in 1977 Farm Bureau membership with 268,640 families across 92 counties. The gain of 28,516 marks the largest increase among 49 states, with Indiana ranking high in corn and soybean production and other farm sectors. Stackhouse will receive an achievement award at the American Farm Bureau convention in Houston.
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Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis
Marion Stackhouse
Indiana Farm Bureau Inc
Indiana
State Farm Bureau
Jackson County
Hoosier State
American Farm Bureau Federation
Alaska
American Farm Bureau
Stackhouse
SIHSA Council Finalizes Election Plans Meeting
SIHSA Sub Area III Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Jennings County Community Hospital North Vernon to discuss plans for the January 9 sub-area elections and voting instructions. Bernie Hull will help run the session.
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Southern Indiana Health System Agency
SIHSA
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