Jail Report And 1954 Contracts From Jackson County
The Jackson county board of commissioners met in Brownstown to review the jail project and 1954 contracts. Rostetter Construction reported the jail to be over 90 percent complete with interior work continuing, rail work due March 1 if progress holds. One bid for coal from Brownstown Feed Exchange at 11.23 per ton was awarded for county heating plant needs. Earl Singer, new Republican commissioner, attended the session to assume office in January 1954.
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Jackson County
Brownstown
Jackson County Board of County Commissioners
Rostetter Construction Company
Louisville
Earl Singer
Wallonia
Dallas Spray
West Virginia
Brownstown Feed Exchange
Indiana Coal
SHS Ensemble and Choir to sing before Kentucky directors
Shields High School ensembles under David N. Davenport will perform for about 400 to 500 Kentucky high school choral directors on January 14 at the University of Louisville. The Indiana groups travel by bus Thursday night, one of two Indiana choirs invited, along with Jeffersonville High School.
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Shields High School
David N. Davenport
Shields
State of
Kentucky
University of Louisville
Louisville
Seymour
Indiana
Hoosier
Jeffersonville High School
Frank D. Cofield
Post Office To Be Open Wednesday Afternoon
Regular business hours will be observed at the Seymour Post Office windows Wednesday afternoon to provide service for Christmas patrons. Local post office windows are not normally open Wednesday afternoons. This year’s Wednesday afternoon opening for Christmas mailing was started last Wednesday.
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Seymour
Walter H. Droege
Trial On Before Jury In Court
A jury trial was underway in Jackson Circuit Court at Brownstown in the case of State v Harrison Warden for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Judge John M. Lewis presides with James L. Laupus for the state and Taylor Hoffar for the defendant. The trial opened this morning. A separate Monday session in Jennings Circuit Court ended with an acquittal after a directed verdict on a stabbing case. George H. Gossman defended the defendant and Laupus led the state. Paul Weir of Indianapolis was arraigned for operating under the influence and released on bond after pleading not guilty. Weir was arrested Sunday night on U.S. Route 31 south of three bridges southeast of Seymour by Trooper Maurice Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Brownstown
Robert Harrison Warden
John M. Lewis
James L. Laupus
Taylor Hoffar
Virgil H. Daulton
Fred S. Matthews
Jennings
Medora
George H. Gossman
Laupus
Paul Weir
Indianapolis
Gossman
U. S. Road 31
Three Bridges
Seymour
Maurice Wright
Seymour State
Women Report On Drive Tonight
The Residential Division of the Hospital Enlargement Campaign holds its second report meeting tonight at Campaign Headquarters at 7 30. Led by Mrs Neal Hennessy the Women Crusade acts as ambassadors and solicitors for the hospital with a large turnout anticipated. Reports may be submitted at headquarters before the meeting if a solicitor chooses. The Special Gifts and Business and Professional Divisions joint meeting Monday was well attended with many pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Hennessy
Women's Crusade
Rotary Club Leads Attendance in December Contest at Seymour
Diversified Cooperative Education at Shields High School is showcased with a film on the program. Seymour Rotary Club reports first month of attendance contest with 96.48 percent versus 94.08 for the Lions. President H. William Prentice notes best monthly attendance in four years and aims for 100 percent. A Rotary Boys Christmas party is planned with strong early response.
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A. Division of Diversified Cooperative Education
Shields High School
Rotary Lions
Seymour Rotary Club
Elks
Hugh Grim
Rotary
Rotary Club
Lions Club
H. William Prentice
J. M. Black
H. P. Graessle
Christmas Cheer With American Legion Good Cheer Project
The American Legion Christmas Fund nears $100 with extra gifts to aid needy families. Baskets of food and toys for children will be distributed, toys repaired by the Boys Club, and volunteers from the Legion and Auxiliary will prepare deliveries. Contributions and toy donations are welcomed at The Tribune office or Seymour National Bank.
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American Legion
Boys’ Club
Legion
Legion Committee
T. A. Plunkett
Robert Lucas
Seymour National Bank
Tribune
The
Lucas
Flag rope broken at Seymour post office
Federal officials in Cincinnati and Chicago were notified after the flagpole rope at the Seymour post office was broken. A bicycle was found nearby with red paint on the rope and pole, suggesting it was hoisted before snapping. The postmaster and police chief called for a fingerprint check and impounding the bicycle as part of the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Cincinnati
Chicago
Seymour
James Compton
Walter H. Droege
Robert Gill
Droege
Post Office Department
Gill
Seymour Man Arrested In City Building Here
A Seymour man William Toomey age 46 wandered into the city building Monday afternoon and was arrested by city police on a charge of public intoxication. He pleaded not guilty in city court before Mayor Donald L. Herwig. Trial was set for Saturday morning and he was released on a $100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
William Toomey
Donald L. Herwig
Toomey
Weather Records for Seymour Day Readings
Official and unofficial weather notes for Seymour with a 2 PM temperature from a downtown thermometer marked unofficial. Official maximum and minimum, plus readings from Mrs Ruth Everhart, government weather observers. River level at 0.9 foot.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Three County Men and Transferee Report for Pre Induction Physicals
Three Jackson county men William E Brown Birtus Eldridge and Frederick H Pottschmidt and a transferee Houston E Johnston from Knox ville Tenn were sent to Indianapolis for pre induction physical examinations The Brownstown Selective Service Board announced the office will now be open Fridays 8 am to noon replacing a four day week The Brownstown office will remain closed Saturdays
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Jackson County
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Armed Services
Vivian Smith
Selective Service Board
Brownstown
William E. Brown
Birtus Eldridge
Frederick H. Pottschmidt
Houston E. Johnston
Knoxville
Tenn
Seymour Firemen Make Two Runs Monday Night
The Seymour city fire department made two runs Monday night. First at about 9 30 to the home of Richard and Hattabaugh at 711242 South Vine Street for an overheated oil stove with minor smoke damage. Second at 10 45 to the home of Louis and Slinger at 620 East Seventh Street to extinguish a small motor fire in a gas furnace with slight motor damage.
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City Fire Department
Richard Hattabaugh
South Vine Street
Louis D. Slinger
East Seventh Street
New York Editors Accept Mediation Formula in Strike
New York publishers signaled acceptance of a mediator's formula to end an 11 day newspaper strike. AFL photo-engravers leader Denis M. Burke said union leaders would push a membership vote to accept, though the negotiating committee was split. Federal mediator Walter Maggiolo indicated the plan would cover other craft unions as well. Other unions including typographers and pressmen were still negotiating and had not crossed the picket lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Denis M. Burke
AFL
Walter A. Maggiolo
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Andrew Darlage Dies Suddenly At 62
Andrew H. Darlage 62 owned a grocery near Crane Hill on U S Route 50 between Seymour and Brownstown. Death due to heart attack at home. Born April 22 1891 in Jackson County. Survived by wife Emilia and three children Allen Melvin Lorene, two brothers and three sisters and nine grandchildren. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Andrew H. Darlage
Crane Hill
Allen
Seymour
Melvin
Lorene Trapp
Charles
Wilbur
John von Dielingen
Brownstown
William Stuckwish
George Stuckwish
Agricultural Agents From Brownstown Attend Purdue Conference
Edward A. Ragsdale Jackson county agricultural agent and Richard Duncan assistant agent left for West Lafayette to attend the winter conference for extension workers at Purdue University. The conference runs through Friday and they plan to return Friday night to be in their office Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Ragsdale
Jackson County
Richard Duncan
West Lafayette
Purdue University
Mr. Ragsdale
Mr. Duncan
Brownstown
Jnne
Big Three Demand Peace Moves From Kremlin in Bermuda Communique
The 1949 Bermuda communique from Eisenhower Churchill and Laniel asks Moscow for early talks with a Big Four foreign ministers meeting in Berlin to seek Germany unification and Austrian independence. They push for a Korean political conference and a broader effort toward peace and stability in Indochina and Southeast Asia.
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Tucker
Bermuda
Kremlin
Europe
Asia
U. S
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Laniel
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Far East
Southeast Asia
Rain Likely Tonight With Warmer Highs Averaging Above Normal
The forecast calls for fairly heavy rainfall tonight with a warmer start than Monday. Rain continues into Wednesday when a turn to cooler but still mild conditions occurs, with temperatures two to six degrees above normal overall. Weekend will bring colder air and near to below normal readings, with possible Friday rain and a chance of snow farther north, and total precipitation between a quarter and three quarters of an inch. Monday recorded a high of 55 and a low of 30.
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Weather Bureau
State Weather Bureau
William J Stanfield Dies Longtime School Janitor
William J. Stanfield 74 longtime custodian at Clara D. Carter School in Jackson township died at his daughter's home. A life resident of Jackson county, he served as janitor for 36 years until illness ended his work. He was born February 10, 1879, married Ella Heagle in 1905, who died in 1941. He is survived by daughter Mrs. Lillie M. Ford.
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William J. Stanfield
Clara D. Carter
Jackson Township
Jackson County
Lillie M. Ford
East Laurel Street
Mr. Stanfield
Seymour R2
William H
Sarah Banks Stanfield
Reds Reject Final UN Parley Terms
Panmunjom reports say Allied negotiators offered a final peace conference proposal that the Communists dismissed as garbage. U S ambassador Arthur H Dean declared it the final offer while the Reds called Dean’s terms absurd and ridiculous in a 16 page statement. An Allied spokesman called the Red tirade the roughest heard. Meanwhile, 30 more South Korean prisoners of war refused to return home.
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Panmunjom
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Children Gather Clothes for Seymour Drive
Seymour students search homes and closets for usable garments to donate for Bundle Day. They plan to bring bundles to school for needy children in America, Korea, and Europe on Wednesday. Superintendent James A. Campbell notes the drive as part of Save The Children.
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Seymour Community Schools
Korea
Europe
America
James A. Campbell
Save the Children
Eisenhower Arrives. Delegates Await Peace Speech
President Eisenhower lands at LaGuardia from Bermuda as UN delegates from East and West await his anticipated General Assembly plea for peace in an atom charged world. He and Churchill and Bidault concluded talks in Bermuda seeking progress on atomic energy control before his UN address at about 3 p.m. CST.
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New York
Eisenhower
LaGuardia Field
Bermuda
United Nations
N. Y
General Assembly
U. S
Russia
Britain
Churchill
France
Georges Bidault
Voice of America
Vicksburg Tornado Toll Rises. City Burying Dead
Vicksburg Miss continues hunt for victims after a tornado killed at least 31 people. Rescue crews probe a Negro residential area near the National Military Park as authorities announce a federal disaster declaration and SBA rehab loan eligibility for Mississippi counties. Kay Warren, 17, was found among the ruins.
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Vicksburg
Miss
National Military Park
Eisenhower
The
Small Business Administration
Mississippi
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Indiana GOP Leaders Call For Unity And Hard Work
Indiana Republican leaders urged unity and hard work to reelect the state’s 10 GOP congressmen in 1954. About 1,700 party officials and workers attended a fundraising dinner at the Murat Temple, with over 1,800 total participants. Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson spoke on Defense Department issues, while Halleck and others emphasized party solidarity and praised Eisenhower, Capehart, Jenner, and Taft.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Party United
Washington
Murat Temple
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Department
Halleck
Charles A. Halleck
Rensselaer
House
Wilson
Hoosier
GOP
Congress
Eisenhower
Capehart
Jenner
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Nolan C. Turp
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SHS Ensemble
Directors of
NEA Telephoto
Susie Brown
Little Helper
H. & J. Liquor Store
Enc
N. Y. Publishers
Publishers’ Statement
William Mapel
Publishers Association of
New York City
Newsmen
Burke
Andrew Darlage
Purdue
Big Three
Big
Indochina
Free World
Frank Lausche
Columbus
Lausche
Reds
Bulletin
Kay Warren
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