New Managers Named For Noblitt Sparks Plants in City
Noblitt Sparks Industries announces Charles C. Noblitt resigns as Seymour plant manager to focus on farming. Merle O. Thompson will lead Seymour South Plant, and Orphie R. Bridges becomes Seymour North Plant manager. Q G Noblitt becomes chairman, Glenn W. Thompson president, Fred E. Daniel vice president. Dee S. Senfesty named secretary. Directors include Dr. Sparks of Crawfordsville and others from Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit. Thompson joined Noblitt Sparks in 1921 and has held multiple posts. Bridges joined in 1932 and advanced through Greenwood and Franklin plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Noblitt
Seymour
Noblitt- Sparks Industries, Inc
Columbus
Merle O. Thompson
Seymour South
Orphie R. Bridges
Greenwood
Noblitt Sparks
Seymour North
Q.G. Noblitt
Frank H. Sparks
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Glenn W. Thompson
Q. G. Noblitt
Fred E. Daniel
Thompson
Dee S. Senfesty
Daniel
Harlan B. Foulke
Yandell C. Cline
T. Earl Robinson
Foulke
Senfesty
Cline
Earl C. Booth
C. C. Noblitt
B. F. Hamilton
Delamer McWorkman
Dr. Sparks
Paul H. Davis
Chicago
Merle Sidener
Indianapolis
Robert F. Miller
Detroit
Florida
Noblitt-Sparks
Noblitt- Sparks
Bridges
Purdue University
Franklin
Nobiitt-Sparks
Merle ©. Thompson
Seventeenth Street
The
West
Olive Conner dies after long illness at 87
Mrs Olive Conner widow of John W Conner died at her home 510 North Chestnut street at 1 20 pm after a long illness She was born January 8 1858 at Little York and moved to Seymour as a young girl She is survived by son John H Conner editor of The Daily Tribune daughter Mrs R E Harris of Cincinnati four grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral details will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Conner
John W. Conner
North
Chestnut Street
Conner
Little York
Hezekiah Thomas
Seymour
John H. Conner
The
Daily Tribune
R. E. Harris
Cincinnati
Bond sales urged to meet Jackson County quota
Jackson County must sell $50,000 in E bonds to reach the $245,000 quota before Saturday close. C G Steinwedel, chairman of the county war finance committee, says other quotas are met or near completion. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adds $40,000 to Jackson County, with its president Roy B White noting the company has purchased $12.5 million of Eighth War Loan securities nationwide.
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Jackson County
C. G. Steinwedel
Jackson County War Finance Committee
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Roy B. White
Rites Held For Aged Woman In Jackson County
Funeral services for 90-year-old Ella Howell, lifelong Jackson County resident, were conducted at Brownstown Christian Church. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery. Surviving are four nieces and two nephews. She died Wednesday at the county infirmary after a yearlong illness. She was born October 12, 1855, daughter of Barton and Susan Shull. Her husband Layman Howell died in 1906. She lived in Seymour before entering the infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Howell
Jackson County
Brownstown
Howell
Brownstown Christian Church
Seymour
George Burrell
George Isaacs
Cortland
Ed Hanson
Gary
Walter Bell
Pekin
Cash McOsker
Newark
Arthur Cooley
Borden
Absences Rise Across City Schools Amid Flu Epidemic
An influenza outbreak hits Jackson county with rising pupil absences in public and parochial schools. St Ambrose reports 54 absent, Shields Senior High 140, Shields Junior High 60, plus four county schools closed at Tampico Wallonia Freetown and Medora. Officials expect the peak this weekend and a Monday return after short rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
St. Ambrose Catholic School
Shields Senior High School
Shields Junior High
Tampico
Wallonia
Freetown
Medora
Ex County Resident Mary Pahlke Dies in Florida
Mary Pahlke 46 of Chicago former Browns town resident died suddenly of a heart attack in Palm Beach Florida She was born October 16 1899 in Brownstown daughter of Charles and Cora Elliott She married Ben Pahlke in 1923 in Chicago Survived by husband sister Mrs Howard Reynolds and five nieces Funeral services 1 30 pm Monday at Winklepleck Funeral Home Brownstown Burial in Fairview Cemetery Brownstown Friends may call after 1 pm Sunday
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Mary Pahlke
Chicago
Brownstown
Palm Beach
Fla
Mrs. Pahlike
Charles
Cora Shelton Elliott
Ben Pahike
Winklepleck Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Seymour Council Meeting Postponed Then Held Tonight
The Seymour city council resumes its regular semi monthly meeting at 7 30 in the council chamber at the city building following the death of George W Auffenberg city sanitary officer and former street employee scheduled for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
George W. Auffenberg
City Street
Council
Weather Records Show River Stage at 1 ft 8 in
The report notes river stage at 1 foot 8 inches above the low water mark.
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Marks Fourth Anniversary
On the fourth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii pauses to honor the dead. Navy personnel and islanders observe simple ceremonies as Crosses glow above the harbor while Honolulu shoppers keep Christmas bustle, and G I s cry out for home.
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Pearl Harbor
America
United States
Pacific
Japan
Oahu Island
Koolau
U. S
Hawaii
Honolulu
Saint Nick
Bloch
G. I
Brownstown Chamber Banquet Features Renowned Con Man
Brownstown held its mid winter banquet at Lions Hall with Edwin Miller presiding. Stewart Donnelly of Indianapolis spoke as a reformed confidence man who described his twenty year career, sixty Atlantic crossings, world travel and prison stints in Rome London and Brixton, asserting crime does not pay. He stated he has reformed and is now going straight.
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Lions Hall
Brownstown
United States
Atlantic
Rome
London
Brixton
First Services Held in New Bible Church Building
The Bible Church Apostolic Faith led by Rev. Elmore Smith will hold first services at 7 39 Saturday night with guest speaker Rev. Robert Cavanas from Shelbyville. The church has moved from 802 Hustedt Street to Sixth and O'Brien streets and will use the completed basement for now. Sunday services are set for 2 30 PM and 7 30 PM.
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Bible Church, Apostolic Faith
Elmore Smith
Robert Cavanas
Shelbyville
Hustedt Street
O’brien
Illinois Governor Hits National GOP in Chicago Address
Governor Green vowed to end a record of failure and urged the national committee to seek unity with middle west leaders. Illinois county chairmen, backing his stance, framed a statement calling less emphasis on eastern leaders and more engagement with midwestern Republicans.
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Chicago
Illinois
Green
Stevens Hotel
GOP
Werner W. Schroeder
Middle West
Republican Party
Springfield
Lewis Rinaker
Modesto
Macoupin County
Peyton Berblin
Cairo
Alexander County
George M. Fisher
Cook County
Instructor of Blind Tells Lions Of Work Anniversary Next Week
Miss Aletha Young, instructor for the state industrial school for the blind, spoke to the Seymour Lions Club praising their statewide efforts. Paul W. Rigsbee introduced her as the December program chair. Lions plan the twentieth anniversary charter night on December 13 at 6 15 p m with all committees pressing to make it a standout event.
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Lions of Work
Aletha Young
State
Industrial School For the Blind
Seymour
Lions’ Club
Miss Young
Paul W. Rigsbee
Miles T. Goddard
Byrnes Defends State Dept Aids Against Hurley Attacks
Secretary of State Byrnes rebutted Maj. Gen. Hurley’s charges of disloyalty against state department diplomats. He testified before the Senate foreign relations committee, defending the two career employees Hurley accused of sabotaging U.S. policy in China. Byrnes said Hurley offered no specific evidence and had not requested a formal China policy statement from him or President Truman.
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Washington
State Byrnes
Patrick J. Hurley
State Department
Foreign Service
Hurley
Byrnes
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Chungking
Secretary of
Ambassador Hurley
Truman
James T. Pogue Dies at 66 in Jackson County Home
James T. Pogue aged sixty six of Jackson County died at his Seymour Road residence after a five month illness. Funeral services will be held at Tower and Burkholder with Rev. R. S. Wilson in charge. burial at Bluff Creek Cemetery, Johnson County. Survived by Nellie EuDaly widow, four sons Louis, Herbert, Ewing, William, Sgt. Clarence Ray Pogue in Tokyo, a daughter Edna Foreman, a stepson Allen EuDaly, three sisters Nettie Taylor Iva Smith Lottie Beasley, and four grandchildren. He was a farmer and member of Mt Gilead Church and Lodge 615 F&AM. He was born February 16, 1879 in Marion County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Pogue
Jackson County
Seymour R2
Tower and Burkholder Funeral
R. S. Wilson
Central Christian Church
Bluff Creek
Johnson County
Tower
Burkholder
Mr. Pogue
Marion County
I. H
Mary McCollern Pogue
Lydia Belle Trotter
Nellie Eugaly
Pogue
Mt. Gilead Christian Church
Morgan County
Lodge 615
Free and Accepted Masons
Waverly
Indiana
Louis E. Pogue
Indianapolis
Herbert T. Pogue
Ewing al
William C. Pogue
Clarence Ray Po
Yamashita Calls Defense Team Perfect Client in Trial
In Manila on December 7 Lt General Tomoyuki Yamashita praised his defense counsel as the perfect client. Col Harry Clarke of Altoona Pa said acquittal was a surprise and noted Yamashita rewarded each attorney with gifts including a silver watch and field tea set. Lt Col Walter Hendrix received a leather belt, while Maj A Frank Reel and Milton Sundberg were given ceremonial brushes and gold coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Harry Clarke
Clarke
Altoona
Singapore
Philippine
Walter C. Hendrix
A. Frank Reel
Cambridge
Mass
Milton Sundberg
New York City
Yamashita
Invasion Delayed By Bad Weather
German records show the planned invasion of the low countries and France in 1939 was postponed for six months due to bad weather. At a war crimes trial prosecutors argued Hitler misled Holland Belgium and Luxembourg while naval orders and air force plans surfaced. Key leaders named include Goering Keitel Jodl Doenitz and Raeder with dates from October 1939 to May 1940.
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Nuernberg
Hitler
Low Countries
France
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Norway
Denmark
Poland
Roberts
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Wilhelm Keitel
Alfred Jodl
Karl Doenitz
Karl Raeder
Marshall Letter Made Public Amid Security Concerns
Washington December 7 1944 The Pearl Harbor investigating committee released correspondence showing General George C Marshall asked Thomas E Dewey to withhold from the 1944 campaign information that the U S had cracked secret Japanese codes. Chairman Barkley said the panel accepted responsibility despite Marshall's objections over military security and possible embarrassment to an Allied nation. The released letter appeared shortly before 130 PM CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Co. Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Thomas E. Dewey
U. S
Barkley
D-Ky
Gen. Marshall
Yamashita Convicted by Commission Sentenced to Death
Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita was found guilty of atrocities by a five general commission in Manila and condemned to death. The verdict held that the crimes were methodically supervised by Japanese officers. Yamashita's defense plans multiple appeals to higher courts, with the first appeal to Lt. Gen. W. D. Styer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Russell B. Reynolds
Yamashita
Pacific
United States
Harry E. Clarke
Bilibid
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
No Mainichi
British MPs oppose U.S. loan and Bretton Woods ratification
Conservative MPs Robert Boothby and Christopher Hollis moved to disapprove the 4.4 billion dollar United States loan and reject Britain’s ratification bill for the Bretton Woods monetary agreement. The Labor government pressed ahead with ratification after negotiating the loan with the United States.
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London
United States
Britain
Robert Boothby
Christopher Hollis
Gove
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Maie
A. Ae
Co. C. Noblitt
Willard N. Everhart
Seymour Water Co
Rockford
Fi Win
Bolt Weta Wowsts
Chamber of Commerce
Marshall
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