Appraisers Named For School Site
Appraisers were named by Judge John M. Lewis to assess the fair market value of Seymour Community Schools property for a proposed new high school site north of West Second Street. Henry Krumme Jr., J. W. Richart and Glenn M. Keach were appointed and must report within two weeks. Stock in the Seymour Community Schools Building Corporation will be sold at 25 cents per share to finance the project.
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Shields High School
Seymour
Jackson Circuit Court
Edward P. Elsner, Jr
Seymour Community Schools
School Corporation
Seymour Community Schools Building Corporation
West Second Street
von Fange
George C. Venslage
John M. Lewis
Henry Krumme, Jr
J. W. Richart
Glenn M. Keach
Elsner
G. B. Bottorff
Charles G. Beatty
Community Schools System
School Building Corporation
Board of School Trustees
Nicholas Sentenced For Armed Robbery
Frederick D. Nicholas, 23, Indianapolis, pleaded guilty to armed robbery of the Chatter Box tavern in Seymour on June 30 and received a 10 year determinate sentence at the State Reformatory. His brother Frank, 24, Edinburg, is jailed on $10,000 bond pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Nicholas
Indianapolis
Seymour
Chester A. Davis
Jackson
Nicholas
Indiana State Reformatory
Davis
Lawrence
John M. Lewis
Frank
Edinburg
Jackson County
Frank Nicholas
Frederick
Chatter Box
Robert Livingston
Donald F. Scott
Disconnection Of Gas Range Causes Kitchen Fire
A kitchen fire at 618 East Sixth street started while a gas range was being disconnected from the wall. Firemen extinguished flames after turning off the gas at the meter. Captain Willard Abel urges citizens to post the fire department emergency number JA 2-1313 near phones for fires and emergencies only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clouse
East Sixth Street
Willard Abel
Annual Yule Fund Campaign Opens Today
The Sey mour American Legion launches its 39th Christmas Basket Fund to aid city families. Donations by Dec 21 with gifts and food delivered as baskets on Dec 24. Contributors can give at Seymour National Bank or Daily Tribune. donor names published daily.
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Seymour American Legion
Yale
Robert H. Lucas
Seymour National Bank
Daily Tribune
the Tribune
Thomas A. Plunkett
Calvin Boulevard
Seymour Boys’ Club
Boys’ Club
Majestic Theater
Santa Claus
Legion Post No. 89
License Numbers May Be Reserved for 1958 Plates
Seymour license bureau invites owners to reserve special 1958 license numbers. Bring state forms, title or registration, and tax receipt to apply. Special plates require payment at reservation. issue follows annual plate sale starting Jan 2. Gold figures on dark blue background match 1956 style, one rear plate per car.
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Seymour
Vehstage
Bruce K. Combs
December Mails Flowing Steadily at Seymour Post Office
The Seymour Post Office reports steady December mail volume as Christmas cards and parcel post pace near last year’s levels. Postmaster Walter Droege outlines preparations including extra staff from December 14, new collection boxes, National Guard jeeps for parcel duties, two addressing tables, two stamp windows, and extended Wednesday hours during the crisis. He urges proper labeling and First Class mailing for cards and small parcels to ensure timely delivery before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Walter Droege
Droege
National Guard
Brownstown
Berlin
Post Mortems Begin U.S. Heads Voice Grim Comments On Moon Try
Congress members warn the satellite failure may slow U.S. progress in missile and space tech while others urge measured response. President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon express disappointment as Khrushchev, UN diplomats, and foreign press react. Defense officials stress continued plans for Vanguard and Jupiter-C launches.
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U.S
Moon Try
Shields High School Choirs Plan Christmas Concert
Shields High School choirs host a Sunday afternoon program at 3 p m in the girls gym featuring Concert Choir and ensembles, with audience carols and Mendelssohn’s There Shall Be A Star From Jacob to close. Director Wilbur T Scrivner notes tickets on sale at the door.
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Shields High School
Wilbur T. Scrivner
Cassler
Christiansen
Christ
Holst
Adam
Whittredge
Mendelssohn
Jacob
Donna Adkins
Micki Ashcraft
Steve Beard
Ruth Ann Bode
Linda Bollinger
James Brock
David Brooks
Denny Croucher
Queen Ann Cain
Grover Davis
Keith Edwards
James Endicott
Robert Endicott
Eileen Findley
Janice Frederick
Judy French
Judy Gilbert
Janetta Gregory
Margaret Roeger
Ronnie Schrader
Jo Ann Shirley
Shade Shutters
Sandra Smith
Larry Stroud
John Terkhorn
Barbara Tolbert
Sandra von Dielinger
Nancy Waldkoetter
Floyd Wehrkamp
One Driver Cited by Police Timer in Seymour
Seymour city police cited a motorist for speeding after timing with an electronic timer from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m. in the 700 block of Ewing Street. Timer was operated by Officers Robert Gill and Jack Koerner.
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Seymour City
Ewing Street
Robert Gill
Jack Koerner
New Hangmans Crossing Lane To Open Soon
A new 600 foot concrete passing lane on U S 50 at Hangmans Crossing west of Seymour is almost ready. Concrete has settled and will be cured before a blacktop connection to the south road is made. The county road remains closed until completion to ease eastbound traffic as it merges with westbound flow.
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U. S. 50
Hangman’s Crossing
Seymour
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
West Second Street
West Second Street Road
Weather Records Official Maximum and Minimum Reported
Official Friday weather records show a maximum reading and an official minimum at 10 a.m. River level measured at 6.5 feet with 1.14 inches of precipitation.
Eisenhower Disappointed In Failure Of American Sputnik
The United States reels from the Cape Canaveral satellite setback as President Eisenhower orders a full Defense Department inquiry. Dr John Hagen leads Vanguard scrutiny while NATO unity debates intensify amid French British tensions and renewed Soviet space success.
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James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Defense Department
New York
Nixon
Project Vanguard
John P. Hagen
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Hagen
Congress
United States
Paris
NATO
Russia
France
Britain
Tunisia
Villa Rica Faces Mammoth Clean Up Task
In Villa Rica Georgia a deadly gas explosion killed 12 and injured more than 20 killing 12 and injuring over 20 as funeral services were set for four victims in Villa Rica and one in Atlanta. Cleanup crews finished clearing four stores and a dentist office wreckage amid a fire and extensive damage with insured losses over 200000 dollars.
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Villa Rica
Georgia
Atlanta
Investigation Of Vanguard Fizzle Probes Rocket Failure
Cape Canaveral officials and Vanguard personnel planned conferences to determine why the 72 foot Vanguard rocket exploded after a brief lift off on Friday. A twin three stage Martin rocket is ready to launch as repairs and testing continue for future satellites aimed at scientific goals next March. Dr. Hagen said the failure was mechanical and not a design fault, with two more trial launches planned using miniature satellites.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
J. Paul Walsh
Martin
Walsh
Washington
John P. Hagen
Project Vanguard
Naval Research Laboratory
Hagen
Navy
Martin Co
AFL-CIO and Teamsters pledge no labor war after expulsion
The AFL-CIO ousted the Teamsters by a 51 vote, citing corruption issues around Hoffa. Meany said no war is planned and the door remains open for a return if Hoffa is ousted. Hoffa faces wiretapping and perjury charges and a Washington suit to overturn his election. Exiling the Teamsters reduces AFL-CIO membership to 134 million.
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Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Atlantic City
N.J
Teamsters Union
George Meany
James R. Hoffa
Meany
Hoffa
New York
Einar
Mohn
Washington
Dave Beck
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State Reformatory
Lester E. Greathouse
Yule Fund
America
Gettysburg
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
United Nations
Arkady A. Sobolev
L’unita
Rome
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
McElroy
Shields High
Wilbur T. Scrivnor
NEA Telephoto
U. S
NATO Chiefs of Government
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