City Okays Pension For Fire Captain
The Seymour Fire Department captain Dale David Hinds 35 of 920 Orchard Drive is granted a disability pension by the Board of Public Works and Safety effective December 1 1966. The board also approved sewer connections bids wage scale for remodeling and two new fire stations and authorized bid advertising for a used back hoe loader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Fire Department
Board of Public Works and Safety
Dale David Hinds
Orchard Drive
Firemen’s Pension Board
James L. Laupus
J. Allen Brackemyre
Cecil J. Hermann
Ewing Street
Mathilda Mellen
West Tenth Street
Ing
Laupus
John M. Lewis
Driver Is Cited After Collision Near Seymour
A young Indianapolis driver, Claude Mollett 21, was cited for failure to yield the right of way after a two car crash on U S 50 east of Seymour at 6 55 p m. Larry Stanfield 17 of Seymour R2 drove the other car. Stanfield's vehicle sustained about 100 dollars in damage while Mollett's car needed about 250 dollars in repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Seymour
Hollace D. Chastain
Stanfield
Mollett
Boy Struck Head in Fall In North Vernon
Ricky Hilman eight son of Mrs Ross Emily was admitted to Schneck Memorial Hospital after a fall at home. He struck his head on furniture and arrived at 1 30 a.m. for observation and is listed in room 212.
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North Vernon RI
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Ricky Hilman
Ross Emily
CD Meeting At Btown Tonight
The reorganization meeting of the Jackson County Advisory Council of the Civil Defense is set for 7 30 tonight at Brownstown Town Hall. County director William W. Butler said officials from city town and county and representatives of all organizations were invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Advisory Council of the Civil Defense
Brownstown
William W. Butler
Prisoner Escapes From Indiana State Prison West Farm
Verl Toney, 32, a prisoner serving 221 years for involuntary manslaughter, fled the Indiana State Prison West Farm on Wednesday. He was sentenced February 9, 1965, in Wayne County.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana
West Farm
Verl Toney
Wayne County
Christmas Decorations on US 31 in Crothersville
Crothersville lights up as Gay red bells and greens dress street poles along US 31. Lions Club and town merchants secured the festive decor from Freed Decoration Company of Terre Haute.
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Tribune
U. S. 31
Crothersville
Freed Decoration Company
Terre Haute
Poverty survey analyzed by Tri County group in Columbus
About 70 people attended a Wednesday meeting in Columbus to hear a preliminary analysis of a neighborhood survey of low income families conducted by the Tri County Community Action Program. Key figures included costs of 2797.04 dollars with 1650 dollars in donated time and services.
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Columbus
Tri-County
Robert Joplin
CAP
Jack
Bartholomew
Brown
Joplin
Jackson Coun
Owen
Salt Creek Township
Seymour
Glenlawn
McDougal
John Wertz
Pauline McDougal
$100 Gift Boosts Christmas Basket Fund in Seymour
A Jackson County Central Labor Union gift of 100 dollars raises Seymour Christmas Basket Fund totals to 226 dollars, with 137 raised today and a goal to deliver food and toys to needy families. Donations encouraged at Seymour National Bank or Seymour Daily Tribune office.
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Jackson County Central Labor Union
LeRoy Pollett
Seymour American Legion Post No. 89
Seymour Daily Tribune
Seymour
Drive
Seymour Boys Club
Pollett
Seymour National Bank
Daily Tribune
Thomas A. Plunkett
Calvin Boulevard
Freddie
Cleo and
Gladys
Julia Lynne Patrick
Auxiliary of
American Legion Post No. 89
Kenneth Baker
Mary A. McKinney
Viet Cong Base Hit In Clearance Drive Near Saigon
B52 bombers hit a Viet Cong base 25 miles northwest of Saigon starting a new clearance campaign to isolate the capital. The raid followed last weekend’s Tan Son Nhut attack as U.S. casualties for the week showed declines amid ongoing ground skirmishes and heightened troop strength.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tan Son Nhut
Viet Nam
U. S
Vatican
Paul VI
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Chu Lai
South China Sea
River Floods Rise to 10.6 Feet After Rain Storm
Four days of rain push White River to 10.6 feet with more precipitation forecast. Ruth Everhart reports ongoing rise and mid 50s overnight lows with Friday highs in the 60s. Eastern areas see floods closing highways and evacuations for about 100 River Haven families near Fort Wayne. A motorist drowned in a flooded street. officer Robert Cummings rescued passengers with no injuries.
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White River
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Weather Bureau
Riverhaven
Fort Wayne
Maumee River
The
Red Cross
Robert Cummings
Weather Records for Seymour and Official Readings
Downtown Seymour noon temperature is unofficial while other readings come from Ruth Everhart government weather observer at Rockford. Official values include Wednesday high, Wednesday low, river at 7 am 10.6 feet, precipitation .22 inches, sunset 5 20 EST, sunrise 7 54 EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Schricker Shows Slight Improvement Says Doctor
In Knox Indiana AP report former Gov. Henry F Schricker aged 83 may be very slightly improved today Dr Guy B Ingwell said He remains in poor condition hospitalized since December 1 with multiple ailments and received intravenous nourishment after a restless night He ate a little breakfast but was still nourished intravenously.
County Population Gain Predicted for Jackson County by 1985
Indiana University researchers project Jackson County population rising to about 33,000 by 1985 from 30,500 in 1960. The 600 page report notes varied county changes and cautions results are speculative and may alter basic conditions.
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Jackson County
Indiana University
Division of Planning
Indiana Department of Commerce
Allen County
Greene County
Indiana
Jack Ro Wentworth
Bureau
Wentworth
Bartholomew
Jennings
Scott
Washington
Lawrence
Restoration Bid Sought for Vernon Mill Landmark
Governor Branigin is urged to support restoring the Tunnel Mill near Vernon on the Muscatatuck river as a historical site. Built about 1824 by Ebenezer Baldwin, the four story mill with a tunnel through rock powered by water became a local landmark and later shifted to steam power before closing around 1900. Homer Walt of North Vernon promotes preserving the remaining west wall and tall chimney as a monument to 150 years of industry.
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Roger D. Branigin
Vernon
Muscatatuck River
Jennings County
Ebenezer Baldwin
Baldwin
Pennsylvania Railroad
North Vernon
Madison
Ohio River
Homer Walt
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Rodney H. Ludwig
State Labor Board
Boy
By Robert Tuckman
U S
Manley
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Navy
Wil
Schricker
Kenneth Bales
Metropolitan
Vernon Township
Grant
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