Three die in Jackson County weekend auto crashes
Three persons including Shields High School seniors Norman Kasting Arthur Chandler Jr and Carl Schoenfelder died in two weekend crashes in Jackson County. A second fatality was Robert Green an Indianapolis man killed when a car overturned on U S Route 31 southeast of Seymour. Eleven injured in the two crashes include Laupus Wheeler Brewer Emma Wheeler and others treated at Schneck Memorial Hospital. An inquest and state police investigation were opened into the deaths.
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Shields High School
Jackson County
John G. Laupus III
J. G. Laupus
North
Chestnut Street
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Dudleytown
Lawrence Wayne Wheeler
Clarence Wheeler
Brownstown
Indianapolis
Robert Green
U. S. Road 31
Seymour
Young Laupus
Cordes Hardware Company
Norman Kasting
West
Brown Street
Arthur Chandler, Jr
Indianapolis Avenue
Carl Schoenfelder
South Walnut Street
Crothersville-Tampico
Wheeler
Preston Brewer
Brewer
Emma Wheeler
Wallonia
Hendricks Wheeler
Vallonia al
Hillis Brewer
S. F. Tower
Don Winn
Winn
Green
Silver Mount
Robert Adams
Jeffersonville
Walter Schindler
Jo S. Watson
Adams
Lillian Adams
Wilma Green
Mr. Green
Plaza Hotel
Rites Wednesday For Victims of Traffic Accident
Funeral services are set for two Jackson County youths killed in a Sunday afternoon auto crash south of Dudleytown. John G. Laupus III, Shields High School senior, will be laid to rest at Riverview Cemetery after services at Voss Mortuary, with pastors Shake and Murphy officiating. Burial follows. call after 7 p.m. at the mortuary. Laupus, born August 3, 1928 in Seymour, was a longtime resident and a popular Shields student active in the choir and The Patriot staff.
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Jackson County
Dudleytown
John G. Laupus III
Shields High School
Voss Mortuary
Edwin F. Shake
First Methodist Church
Kenneth Murphy
St. Paul’s Congregational Church
Riverview Cemetery
Seymour
J. G
Kathryne Hancock Laupus
the Patriot
John E Wiese Dies At Home Of Daughter
John E Wiese age eighty three died at his daughter Mrs Philip Cox home after a week of illness. He was born January 7 1862 in Jennings county Indiana and had lived in Seymour for many years. He married Sophia Kasting in 1885 and Dora Schulte in 1929 both preceded him in death. He was a retired farmer and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Survived by six children and eighteen grandchildren with four great grandchildren. Funeral at Immanuel Lutheran Church conducted by Rev E E Streufert. Burial in Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at Mrs Cox home after 7 o'clock Tuesday night.
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John E. Wiese
South
Walnut Street
Philip Cox
Mr. Wiese
Jennings County
Indiana
David
Caroline Wiese
Seymour
Sophia Kasting
Dora Schulte
Wiese
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Oscar Wiese
Woodhaver
New York
Edna Ferguson
Indianapolis
Bertha Osterman
Muncie
George E. Wiese
Eva Cox
Irene Martin
Emma Basey
Cox
E. E. Streufert
Funeral Services for Mrs Olive Conner
Funeral services for Mrs. Olive Conner widow of John W. Conner were held at her residence 510 North Chestnut Street with Rev Edwin F Shake pastor of First Methodist Church in charge She was a longtime resident since childhood and entombment followed in the Mausoleum Riverview Cemetery after a long illness.
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Olive Conner
John W. Conner
North Chestnut Street
Edwin F. Shake
First Methodist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Big Demand Soon Seen For Industrial Labor
Indianapolis December 1946 Noble R Shaw Indiana employment security division director reported November figures showing 528501 industrial workers employed and weekly payroll of 21407800. He noted expected unprecedented demand for labor and a end to the strike wave by 1947 with gains over mid October.
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Indianapolis
Noble R. Shaw
Indiana
Attendance Up In Schools Here
City schools report improved attendance as influenza abates. Absences fell from 403 last Friday to 359 this morning with Shields High and Washington, Emerson showing notable drops while Riley and Lincoln had small increases. Precautions remain in place and many students return after a brief illness.
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Seymour
N. J. Lasher
Shields High School
Shields Junior High
Washington School
Emerson School
Emerson
Riley School
Lincoln School
Lasher
Funeral Services Held For Wilmer Eacret
Funeral services for Wilmer Eacret age fifty one were conducted this afternoon from the Cana Methodist Church in Jennings county. Eacret of Crothersville died Saturday morning at Schneck Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered Friday when his light model sedan was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train in Crothersville while returning home from picking up his paycheck at the Morgan Packing Company plant.
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Wilmer Eacret
Cana
Jennings County
Eacret
Crothersville
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad
Morgan Packing Company
County Farmer Sets New High For Corn Yield
Everett Otte of Jackson township produced an official corn yield of 146 bushels per acre on a six acre field in 1945. This is the highest official corn yield in Jackson county, twenty five bushels above the previous county record set by Wilbert Otte in 1938. He achieved this by applying 1000 pounds of 8-8-8 fertilizer per acre and 200 pounds of 0-12-12 at planting on Hoosier hybrids 813 and 844 seed planted in forty inch rows. The black sandy loam field with some low portions withstood heavy summer rains, and the yield was verified by the Indiana Corn Growers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Otte
Jackson Township
Jackson County
Wilbert Otte
Otte
Lad Riding Pony Injured by Car
Thomas Bowen eleven year old from North Vernon R5 was treated at Schneck Memorial Hospital for injuries from a Sunday pony ride accident. He was struck by a motor vehicle near his home but released after treatment. the driver’s name was not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bowen
North Vernon R5
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Curtis Bowen
Scout Picture to be Shown Earlier Tuesday
The Boy Scout monthly moving picture at First Baptist Church moves from 7 30 to 6 PM Tuesday night to allow attendance at the Brownstown Seymour basketball game after the show. Admission is free. The picture is Sagebrush Family Trails West.
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First Baptist Church
Brownstown
Freeman Field Open House Draws 2700 Visitors
About 2,700 people attend Freeman Field open house on Sunday afternoon to see air show demos including L-5 season P-47 and P-51 flights and a glider tow-off with a CG-15A glider. The event showcased U S Aircraft exhibits and Army Air Force life details aimed at recruiting. The next open house is set for December 16 with Captain John White recruiting officer present.
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U. S
Freeman Field
RAF
Army Airways
Army Air Force
John Whitehead
Air Forces
Patton Paralyzed After Auto Crash in Europe
Gen George S Patton remains critically ill after an automobile accident near Heidelberg He lies partially paralyzed with a third cervical vertebra fracture A British and American medical team has been summoned to treat him His wife and leading surgeons are en route as officials offer cautious updates on his condition
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Mannheim
George S. Patton
Heidelberg
England
United States
Army
Patton
R. G. Spurling
Louisville
A. W. Kenner
Hugh Carnes
Oxford
Hurley Charges Acheson With Wrecking Iran Policy
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson wrecked a Roosevelt era policy to curb foreign monopolies in Iran and the Middle East. Hurley cited letters from Stettinius and Roosevelt to support his claim. Acheson denied the charge, stating he did nothing to wreck U S policy.
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Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
Dean Acheson
Roosevelt
Iran
Middle East
Hurley
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
Stettinius
United States
Japs Used Poison Gas In Isolated Instances
Brig. Gen. Charles E. Loucks said Japan used poison gas against American troops in a few isolated cases, notably in New Guinea late in the war. The latest attack was March 5, 1945, at Biak where vomiting gas candles sickened several soldiers but caused no fatalities.
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Tokyo
Charles E. Loucks
New Guinea
MacArthur
Signal Corps
Biak
Loucks
Rice Riots Loom In Jap Crisis
Tokyo reports warn that rice riots are inevitable without stronger agrarian policies as MacArthur orders immediate land reform. He arrests 57 war criminal suspects tied to camps in the Philippines and Japan, while landowners oppose reforms threatening Prime Minister Shidehara's cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Akita
Tohoku
United Nations
Cabanatuan
Philippines
Wake Island
Sugamo Prison
Jinzaburo Mazaki
Nagakage Okabe
Hideki Tojo
Koichiro Ishigara
Kinjuro Shidehara
Two Men Fined For Public Intoxication In City Court
Haston Miller of Columbus and Ralph Durham of this city were arraigned for public intoxication on the weekend. Each man was fined 1 dollar and costs totaling 11 dollars by Mayor C. W. Burkart after arrest by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haston Miller
Columbus
Ralph Durham
C. W. Burkart
Seymour Rotary Dinner Program At Elks Home Tonight
At 6 15 tonight the Seymour Rotary Club meets at the Elks Home on West Second Street Dr A A Cohn will lead the program E G Harlow president will preside William Gear Spencer president of Franklin College will deliver a Christmas message.
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Seymour Rotary Club
Elks
West Second Street
A. A. Cohn
E. G. Harlow
William Gear Spencer
Franklin College
Theater Ads Move Front Page Shift at The Tribune
The Tribune reports theater advertisements, normally on the last page, are now appearing on Page 3 due to a page-shift in the edition. The change affects readers seeking show times and listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Move of Japs Into Thailand Was Expected
Gen. George C. Marshall testified that a month before Pearl Harbor he believed Japanese moves into Thailand would force the United States and Britain into war. He said it was his personal opinion that such a move would draw the two nations into hostilities and that governments, not military chiefs, held the final decision.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Thailand
United States
Britain
Senate House
Ferguson
R-Mich
Marshall
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Roosevelt
Michigan
John G. Winant
London
Stark
Gulf of Siam
Singapore
Great Britain
Cold spell grips Seymour as unofficial readings dip
Residents report a bitter night with unofficial lows near sixteen degrees above zero and a daytime high around thirty. Snow flurries varied, while the AP weather forecast warned northern Indiana to expect heavier snowfall and southern Indiana to see light flurries tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard N. Everhart
Seymour
Mercury
Four Indiana Plants Declared Surplus
Four more Indiana plants joined the surplus list as the army added 194 government facilities to the 252 already listed in August. The sites named include American Steel Furnaces in East Chicago, Anaconda Wire and Cable in Marion, Fall Creek Ordnance Plant, and P. R. Mallory & Co. in Indianapolis.
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Washington
Indiana
Army
American Steel Foundries
South Dickey Road
Chicago
Anaconda Wire & Cable Co
Marion
Fall Creek Ordnance Plant
P. R. Mallory & Co., Inc
Indianapolis
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Boy
Wilard N. Everhart
Seymour Water Co
Rockford
Bivo Ncieneth Ioc
Scout
Gen. Patton
Bulletin
Frankfurt
Dr. Spencer
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