Filter Bid Awarded and Hearing Continued in Seymour
Seymour board continued a formal hearing against Sgt. Calvin W. Theele on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer. The board awarded Rogers and Co. Indianapolis a vacuum diatomaceous earth filter plant bid for the municipal pool, with completion by Feb. 28, after comparing to G. E. Gruff Mechanical Contractors. The drive widening for Hopewell Rambler Sales was approved and a $3,000 tree-claim against the city was referred to the city attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
Robert Gill
Calvin W. Theele
Theele
George H. Gossman
John M Lewis
Gossman
James L. Laupus
J. Allen Brackemyre
Sgt. Theele
Rodney H. Ludwig
Rogers and Co
Indianapolis
Ludwig
Rogers
G. E. Gruff Mechanical Contractors
Gluff
State Board of Health
Hopewell Rambler Sales
West Tipton Street
Laupus
Brackemyre
Richard Mikel
Mikel
van Fange
Seymour
U.S. 50
Worker Hurt In Fall At Local Store
Vern Kerkhof, 32, Seymour R4, was treated at Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis for a skull fracture after a fall Wednesday at Notting's IGA Foodliner. He was working on a heater unit when a ladder step allegedly broke, sending him to the concrete floor. He was initially treated at Seymour's fire department unit and transferred to Indianapolis for further care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Kerkhof
Seymour
Robert Long Hospital
Indianapolis
Kerkhof
Union Hardware Co
Notting
IGA
Tipton
Seymour Fire Department
Vhneck Memorial Hospital
Six Scheduled For Induction In January
Selective Service Board No. 34 announces six men will be inducted in January with five others to undergo physical examinations on January 17. The December draft call was three and November's seven draftees marked the highest 1967 call. no one was drafted in January earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Smith
Selective Service Board
Transplant pioneer's heart hope frames Cape Town hospital bed
In South Africa a 55-year-old grocer, Louis Washkansky, receives Denise Darvall's heart in a five hour operation at Groote Schuur Hospital, hoping the foreign organ will not be rejected. Doctors describe the event as a milestone while noting the infant heart transplant in Brooklyn failed after six hours. The piece reflects on body immunity, antibodies, and the limits of early transplant science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Washkansky
Maimonides Hospital
Brooklyn
Adrian Kantrowitz
Cape Town
North Viet gunfire pounds Con Thien as Marines take casualties
North Vietnamese gunners deliver the heaviest barrage in over two months against Con Thien, killing seven Marines and wounding 77 after a ground probe. An accidental bombing at the perimeter adds five Leathernecks dead. U S forces counter with B 52 strikes, naval gunfire, and air attacks across the DMZ area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
4Th Marine Regiment
Dmz
Sentencing Set for Sergent in Moeller Case in Durango Colo
Sentencing for Thom as Julius Sergent, convicted of first degree murder in Milton Moeller and Mildred Moeller deaths, is scheduled for December 15 in Durango Colorado. Sergent 26 was denied a new trial by Dist Judge James M Noland after defense cited 82 alleged errors in the trial record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moeller
Durango, Colo
Thomas Julius Sergent
Seymour
Sergent
Dist
James M. Noland
John S. Carroll
Colorado
Milton D. Moeller
Phoenix
Ariz
Sey
Moellers
Charles J. Moeller
Trinity Methodist Church
Mildred Brethauer
Henry C. Brethauer
Michigan
West
California
FBI
del Norte
Colo
Omaha
Neb
Inventions Set to Pay Off
North Vernon brothers-in-law Bill Robinson and Robert Adams, with Jack Faine, developed two warning devices. Tire Sentry tests on Greyhound buses in Texas eyed for a million-dollar initial order. Kool-Teller warns of cooling failures in air conditioners, freezers, and walk-ins, with national inquiries. Adams serves as president of Adams Manufacturing and Development, founded last May. Tire Sentry began in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Adams
Jack Faine
North Vernon
Greyhound Inc
Texas
Faine
Greyhound
Adams Manufacturing and Development Corporation
Kool-Teller
Adams
West
Seymour Weather Records Report
Downtown Seymour noon temperature is unofficial while other readings come from Ruth Everhart Rockford weather records and are official. River height 6.5 feet at 7 am and precipitation 0.06 inch. Sunset 5:20 pm EST today and sunrise 7:53 am EST Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Christmas Basket Fund Lagging Amid Low Donations
Second-day gifts to the 49th Annual Christmas Basket Fund totaled $18 from four donors, bringing two-day total to $58, $71 below last year. Fund treasurer LeRoy Pollett cited bank closures delaying gifts. donations accepted at Seymour National Bank or Daily Tribune office. Checks made to Christmas Basket Fund. Food baskets with toys planned after distribution estimates are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Pollett
Pollett
Seymour National Bank
Daily Tribune
Seymour Christmas Lighting Contest Seeks Entries
Jaycees sponsor the residential lighting contest with entries due December 19. Entrants mail name and address to Seymour Jaycees Box 201, Seymour. Judges visit homes on December 20. two $25 bonds awarded for religious and general categories in the four year event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Gary Beaulieu
Beaulieu
Seymour
Seymour Jaycees
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Donald E. Winn
Winn
Donald M. Winn
Tribune
John Pfaffenberger
Gill
Grocer
United States
Navy
North Vietnam
Leary
South Vietnam
Hue
Imperial
Mour. Moeller
Mildred
Durango
By Bill Robinson
Trailways
Trella F. Maples
Jennifer Ann Maples
Vietnam
Robert Miller
Chris
Grant
Liz
Karl Hackman
Ste
Thomas A. Plunkett
Seymour State
Elks Club
Arthur Raney
Chester Wilson
Columbus
Harold A. Rees
Brownstown
Lawrence Conway
John M. Lewis
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