Man Killed In Dump Truck Accident Near Medora
Roy Lee Edwards 21 Wallonia was killed when he was crushed between a dump bed and cab while dumping bricks on County Road 550 South. He worked for the Jackson County highway department and died at the scene from a massive skull fracture and chest injuries. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Spurgeon Funeral Home Brownstown with burial in Wallonia Cemetery. He was born November 7, 1951, a native of Lawrence County and son of Claude and Nancy Edwards. He was unmarried and part of the Pentecostal Church at Freetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallonia
Medora
Roy Lee Edwards
Wallonia Ri
Victor
Edwards
Victor L. Burkholder
Mickey E. Hudson
Seymour
Spurgeon
Brownstown
Orville Greathouse
Claude
Nancy Ferguson Edwards
Art
William
Robert
Irvin
Belle Napier
Monticello
Earl
Roberta) Root
Elmo
Lorene) Rivers
Janet
Linda
Wilma Edwards
Alfred Fleenor
Lawrence County
Jackson County
Pentecostal Church
Freetown
Christmas Basket Fund Receives $295 Boost in Seymour
The Christmas Basket Fund in Seymour reaches $365 total after a Thursday contribution surge. Major gifts include Seymour Auto Supply and the Fire Department, with many $5 and $10 donations amid a 54th year drive running through December 21 for December 22 basket deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Auto Supply
Seymour Fire Department
Henrietta Toborg
Seymour Weather Records Report
Unofficial downtown noon temperature noted. Official readings from Ruth Everhart Rockford weather observer record maximum Thursday minimum Thursday and rainfall .35 inch. River at 7 am 10.6 feet. Sunset today 5 20 EST sunrise Saturday 7 53 EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
White River
Revenue sharing funds earmarked for Jackson County towns
Indiana counties will receive 194 549 under the 1971 revenue sharing act with Seymour getting 70 414. Payments cover Jan 1 to June 30 1972 and support public safety streets health and social services. Towns listed include Brownstown Crothersville Medora and others with amounts ranging from 536 to 8 380. Jennings County totals 127 591 with North Vernon city among recipients.
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Seymour
Congress
Jackson County
Lee H. Hamilton
Indiana
Brownstown
Crothersville
Medora
Carr Township
Driftwood
Grassy Fork
Hamilton Township
Jackson Township
Owen Township
Pershing Township
Vernon Township
Washington Township
Jennings County
North Vernon
Brownstown Bloodmobile Draws 85 Donors
Eighty five prospective donors reported to the Red Cross bloodmobile at the American Legion Home in Brownstown on Thursday. Ninety pints were not drawn. 81 pints were collected. Medical staff included Dr. Joel McGill Dr. Thomas Palmer and Dr. G R Gillespie. Nurses and aides named served on duty with volunteer help from many local residents and Kieffer Paper Mill workers assisted loading and dismantling the unit.
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Red Cross
American Legion
Brownstown
Joel McGill
Thomas Palmer
G. R. Gillespie
Jack Shields
Robert Tulledge
James Blevins
James Heller
James Hedden
Carl Carmichael
Eugene Burke
Kenneth Brown
Joe Clark
Phil Cordes
Phil Robertson
Richard Robertson
Athol P. Woolls
Charles Robertson
Neal Ackerman
Joseph Robertson
Thomas Nolting
Jerry
Census Bureau Plans Survey On Employment For Week
The Census Bureau will conduct its regular monthly survey in the area during December 11 to 15. Forrest P. Cawley Jr. notes inclusion of farm work for pay questions. About 50 000 households nationwide are scientifically selected to reflect the population. The survey, taken for the U S Department of Labor, tracks labor force conditions and helps gauge the economy. The October results showed employment continuing to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Forrest P. Cawley, Jr
Chicago
Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor
Freezing Rain Hazards Spread Across Jackson County Indiana
Freezing rain slicked Jackson County and much of Indiana early today with hazardous roads and bridges on Interstate 65 under note. Ice was breaking up by noon as rain returned and temperatures rose above 32 degrees.
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Jackson County
Indiana
Seymour Post
Interstate 65
National Weather Service
Indianapolis
Icy roads cause multiple accidents on I-65 near Seymour
State police reported six crashes late Thursday and early Friday due to icy conditions and speeds. Charles Stevens 34 of Nashville faced DUI charges after his two door car skidded and overturned on I-65 near U S 50. Frances Fawcett 57 of Vernon lost control on a bridge south of Seymour, damaging her 1972 auto. Raymond Fawbush 23 of North Vernon collided with Zacky Buckner 33 of Scottsburg on I-65 near the three bridges. Jessie Ruddick 47 of Seymour skidded on the same bridge and went down an embankment with no damage estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Calmer
Seymour
Charles B. Stevens
Nashville
Raymond L. Fawbush
North Vernon
Zacky S. Buckner
Scottsburg
Jessie A. Ruddick
Farmer elected to ASC committee in Jackson County
John W. Spurgeon won the Jackson County Agricultural and Stabilization Committee post for a three year term starting January 1, 1973. Landis Bottorff and Kenneth Miller named first and second alternates. Paul Darlage the fourth nominee. Spurgeon replaces Fred Krumme on the ASC board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freetown
Jackson County Agricultural and Stabilization Committee
ASC
Harry Spray
Brownstown
John W. Spurgeon
Landis Bottorff
Crothersville Rl
Kenneth Miller
Seymour
Paul Darlage
Spurgeon
Fred Krumme
SHS Bands Give Winter Concert At Seymour High School
More than 500 attendees watched Seymour High School bands perform in the annual winter concert in the high school auditorium. The Concert Band opened with Expo 70 and So How a Rose Eer Blooming followed by Theme and Montage, then Edelweiss and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas before Flower Drum Song. The Symphonic Band, directed by Ker mit E Mann, performed a Three Dog Night medley and other selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour High School
SHS
Drew Espe
Stephen E. McGrew
Seymour Community
Kermit E. Mann
Shields
Orient
Osaka
Japan
Michael Leckrone
Butler University
Edelweiss
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers
Symphonic Band
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L. Burkholder
Earl Mitchaner
Sheriff’s Office
Tribune
Total Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wyatt
Martha Floyd
William Robbins
Henry Kilgas
St. Paul United Church of Christ
C. J. Huffman
Mary A. McKinney
A. L. McKinney
Cana
United Methodist Church
Hamilton
B‘town
Census Bureau Plans Survey
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