Seymour Water Company Applies for Major Tank and Mains Expansion
Seymour Water Company seeks a 300000 gallon aging tank and 15000 feet of new mains at Circle Street with a potential 130 foot tank height to boost system efficiency up to fourfold. Financing arranged through a Louisville banking syndicate, with Associated Utilities exiting water holdings to focus on power. Public doubt persists over meeting industrial and domestic pressure needs.
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Seymour Waterpany
S. E. Stern
Tmber of Commerce
Mber
Circle Street
Stern
Ern
Seymour Water Company Ready
4Wisville Banking Syndicate
T. H. Montgome
Yy Associated Utilities
Leather Company Moves to New Building in Seymour
The Hide and Leather Company, owned by Russell C. Glasson, relocates to 212 East Seymour Street in Seymour. The firm, in existence for nearly seventy years, manufactures harness and leather goods and serves wholesale markets across the Midwest while operating a retail division in its expanded facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hide and Leather Companys
F Seymour
East Seconatreet
Hide and Leather Company
Indiana
Russell C. Glasson
Seymour
Glasson
Midwest
Dandelions Bloom in December Near Seymour Farm
Mrs. Francis L. Jordan, living south of Seymour, spotted about a dozen dandelion blossoms in a pasture on the Jordan farm during recent springlike weather, an unusual sight for mid December.
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Francis L. Jordan
Seymour
Jordan Farm
Destroys Store Near Acme Burns In Early Morning Fire
A general store build by Lester Bell on a county road two miles southwest of Acme was destroyed by a fire discovered between 4 and 5 am. The Ward couple, new purchasers, lived in the store and lost nearly all belongings. The adjacent garage burned. the auto inside was saved. Insurance partly covered the loss. Bell lived across the road from the building.
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Lester Bell
Acme
Ward
R A M Name 1947 Officers Dallas Noell Elected High Priest
Dallas Noell was elected high priest of Seymour Chapter No 85 Royal Arch Masons at the annual election in the Masonic Temple. Willard Wohrer steps down after two years. new officers include Charles R Mayfield king and Charles Jenkins scribe.
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Dallas Noell
Seymour
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Willard Wohrer
Hayden
Charles R. Mayfield
Charles Jenkins
Elmer C. Levy
Charles G. Martin
W. A. Loyd
Charles R. Brown
Malcolm Browning
L. H. Becker
Clarence H. Rebber
Royal Arch
Aaron Cox
William Ellis
Will Glixner
Frank S. Gilbert
Kenneth Murphy
State Police Gawk at Teen Slayers Before Funeral
State troopers, 150 strong including Seymour post officers, gathered at Shelbyville jail to view four youths tied to the slaying of Trooper Herbert Smith. William Francis Price, 17, allegedly confessed. others are William Johnson 17 Vera Hornbeck 15 and Mary Ruth Ward 14. No remarks were exchanged. Col. Killian called the scene eerie with no clear purpose.
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Herbert Smith
Seymour Post
Shelbyville
Smith
William Francis Price
William Johnson
Vera Hornbeck
Mary Ruth Ward
Austin R. Killian
Col. Killian
Holiday Lights Return After 17 Day Brownout in Seymour
After a seventeen day coal strike driven brownout, Seymour's business district lit up with thousands of holiday lights. Merchants funded the decorations, praising them as the season's finest, while observers noted a strong retail outlook with inventories high and items scarce in prewar fashion.
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Seymour
Man Released After Amputation of Hand
Alfred Pottschmidt of Browns Town Al was released Monday from Schneck Memorial Hospital after an operation for amputation of his right hand. He was injured last Tuesday when his hand was caught between the rollers of a corn picking machine clogged with cornstalks after he pulled on the stalks while the power was still on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Pottschmidt
Brownstown
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Pottschmidt
Weather Record Shows Low and High Readings
Official minimum 0.06 reported with a maximum on Monday. River stage measured at 14 feet with a 2 PM reading.
More Gas to be Made Available For Local Use
The federal power commission approved Panhandle Eastern Pipeline expansion. Indiana Gas & Water's Seymour office reports increased gas supply likely, with Kentucky Pipeline and Martinsville line work tying in. Some gas may reach Southern Indiana and Ohio, while Indianapolis remains restricted without specific authorization. Construction includes 28 miles of deep line between Zionsville and Edgerton stations.
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Seymour
Federal Power Commission
Associated Press
Frank Coyle
Indiana Gas & Water Company
Kentucky Pipeline System
Panhandle Eastern
Indiana
Department of Interior
Commission
Panhandle
Indianapolis
Zionsville
Edgerton
Shields High to Stage Christmas Choir Concert
The Shields High School choir of six voices presents a Christmas program in the girls gymnasium at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon December 15. The concert forms part of the school music series and will feature songs from many countries. The program will be divided into three parts.
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Shields High School
Rain Gives Way To Mild Temps After Dawn
Rain began at dawn today and lasted through the morning. Forecast calls for clearing skies tonight with a slight temperature drop. Wednesday should be clear and mild. Above normal December temperatures persist and no snow has been recorded this winter locally.
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Weather Bureau
Universities to Boost Requests for Record Funding
Indiana's Purdue University and Indiana University seek large appropriations from the 1947 general assembly to cover costs from the peak enrollment. Purdue calls for expansion to admit 13 000 students next year and 14 000 in 1948 49, with 11 470 enrolled now including 7 200 veterans. Indiana University seeks 15 000 000 for building and 11 500 000–12 000 000 for operating costs, to support living sciences and a union recreation center, plus semi permanent housing for married veterans. Bloomington enrollment stands at 13 100. Legislators toured both campuses.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Purdue
Indiana University
General Assembly
Herman B Wells
Indians University
Wells
Indianapolis
Dr W G Spencer Injured in Franklin College President Crash
Dr William G Spencer sixty president of Franklin College Franklin Ind was in fairly good condition at Methodist Hospital after a collision at roads 24 and 101. He suffered a fractured right knee and multiple injuries. His wife drove the car. Raymond Wetters forty three of Woodburn the other driver sustained a fractured collarbone rib fractures and internal injuries. State police charged Wetters with failure to stop at a preferential highway. The Spencers were driving west on U S Highway 24.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
William G. Spencer
Franklin College
Franklin
Methodist Hospital
Spencer
Raymond Wetters
Woodburn
Wetters
Spencers
U. S. Highway 24
Rotary Club Demonstrates Motor Knock and Transport Film
Seymour Rotary Club members heard a demonstration of how the engine knock occurs in automobiles presented by George Pearce of Ethyl Corporation. Jimmy Allen operated a moving picture on transport evolution from the wooden wheel.
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Seymour Rotary Club
George Pearce
Ethyl Corporation
Jimmy Allen
Louisville Refining Company
Francis
Moscow Session Hinges On Molotov View On Small Nations
Western diplomats hope Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov will allow small nations to express views on Germany before a German peace treaty. Byrnes opposes German decisions until small nations speak. Council to finish satellite treaties and plan hearings in Europe before Moscow conference opens.
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New York
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Foreign Ministers Council
Europe
Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Maurice Couve de Murville
Cigarette and Liquor Blamed For Hotel Fire
Atlanta police and fire officials investigate the Winecoff hotel disaster. Fire Marshal Harry Phillips says a careless cigarette smoker under alcohol influence may have started the blaze. Liquor bottles found in rooms. charred mattress on third floor noted as possible origin. Occupants near the mattress slept through much of the fire. Grand jury foreman Henry Chandler plans to use findings in a pending inquiry.
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Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
Harry Phillips
City Council
Phillips
C. C. Styron
A. C. Hutson
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Henry Chandler
Scout Court of Honor Here Wednesday Night
The western district of the Boy Scouts of America will hold a Court of Honor and District meeting Wednesday night December 11 at 7 30 o clock at the First Methodist Church. The Hoosier Hills Council, Boy Scouts of America, arranged the event and a large crowd is expected.
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Boy Scouts of America
First Methodist
Hoosier Hills
Coal production mounts rapidly as miners return
Soft coal output reached about 1,500,000 tons or 68 percent of normal on Monday the first workday after the bituminous strike ended. Delays in local ratifications and disputes over fines kept some mines idle while others reopened.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Solid Fuels Administration
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Marianna
Chicago
Steel
Troops Asked to Quell Disorders in Milwaukee Suburb
Major Arnold H. Klentz asked Governor Walter Goodland to call out the National Guard in West Allis after street fighting near the Allis-Chalmers plant. Mayor Klentz cited influx of strangers and illegal mass picketing as police could not maintain order. Fifty people, including 22 officers, were hurt in Monday’s clashes during the plant protests.
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Milwaukee
Arnold H. Klentz
West Allis
Walter S. Goodland
National Guard
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Klentz
Madison
Goodland
John F. Mullen
Christmas Program Recording Planned by WDZ Tuscola
A WD2Z technician and announcer will travel to Seymour on Thursday afternoon to record a Christmas music program by the Shields High School choir and a short talk by N. J. Lasher, superintendent of the city schools. The transcriptions will be used Saturday afternoon December 21 on WDZ’s Leaders of Tomorrow program.
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Wd2z
Tuscola
Ill
Seymour
Shields High School
N. J. Lasher
WDZ
Legislation to Check Strikes Moves to Center Stage
Washington lawmakers set March 31 as the deadline for labor control measures to avert a possible coal strike. President Truman seeks a nonpunitive framework while Clark Clifford drafts recommendations. GOP leaders push for a fast tracked arbitration law to bar strikes in emergencies, aiming to prevent utilities and transport shutdowns critical to public welfare. The coal output recovery continues from the recent shutdown as the Supreme Court plans action in the Lewis case.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
Truman
Lewis
Clark M. Clifford
White House
Supreme Court
No Increase In Sugar Allotment For January Quarter
The Agriculture Department announces no rise in consumer and industrial sugar allotments for January to March 1947. A new consumer spare stamp for five pounds will be valid January 1 to April 30, replacing the expiring stamp. Industrial and institutional allotments stay the same as last quarter, with potential future increases for industry tied to 1941 usage.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
OPA
Anderson
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Purdue University
Frederick L. Hovde
W. G. Spencer
Rotary Club
Pat’ Myers
H. P. Graessle
R. J. Brown
Robert B. Carter
Pearce
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