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Newspaper

Seymour Daily Tribune

Location

Seymour, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1956

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Two Killed On Highways In Vicinity-Youth Found Dead

Investigation continues into two violent deaths in this vicinity. Mrs. Carol Jean Martin 31 Brownstown died at Schneck Hospital after stepping in front of a 1955 pickup on U S 50 near her home. Ned Leland Garrett 14 Seymour R2 was found hanged behind his home.

Carol Jean Martin Brownstown Robert Martin Schneck Memorial Hospital U. S. 50 Ned Leland Garrett Elmer Garrett Seymour Martin Frank W. Woodling Jackson County

State dismisses arson charge in Wehmiller case

The state dropped the arson charge against Daryl Wehmiller of Crothersville R2 just before trial. He was discharged and his bondsman released after witnesses were subpoenaed. The Sept. 7 fire destroyed a house shared by Wehmiller and his wife on Ind. 39 between Crothersville and Tampico. Elsner and Elsner appeared for the defendant.

Daryl Wehmiller Crothersville Wehmiller Ind Tampico Elsner Davis H. Funderburk Goshen John M. Lewis

Boys' Club Toy Repair Drive Aids Christmas Baskets

The Boys' Club workshop will repair toys for distribution to needy families as gifts. Donations support the Christmas Basket Fund, with a notable $52.85 gift from the Paris Style Kiddie Ride proceeds. Contributions can be left at Seymour National Bank or The Tribune, with donors named in The Tribune.

Boys’ Club Workshop Boys’ Club Mike Kreshka Kreshka Seymour Jaycees American Legion Committee Jaycees Legion Committee Thomas Plunkett Legion Christmas Basket Fund A. W. Osipe Mr. Plunkett Calvin Boulevard Robert Lucas Seymour National Bank The Tribune Schuyler Hargrove Susy T. Brown Robert Taylor

Corn Referendum Voting Tuesday in Jackson County

Reed W. Wilson of the Indiana Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Committee clarifies the corn referendum to be held Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in township voting places. He says the eligible corn acreage under the 1957 soil bank is not limited by the referendum choice and that either base acreage or allotment outcomes will not cap a farmer’s soil bank participation. He notes confusion over the 15 percent eligibility rule for price support under a corn base acreage program.

Reed W. Wilson Indiana Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Committee Jackson County Wilson Soil Bank

Shields High School Christmas Concert Delights Large Audience

A large Sunday afternoon crowd filled Shields High School gym for a Christmas concert by the SHS Concert choir the girls choir and seventh and eighth grade choirs directed by J Stewart Williams. Accompanists were Donna Atkins Nancy Ewing and Judy Osterman. The program opened with the seventh and eighth graders then the girls choir followed by the SHS concert choir performing a mix of English French German and Appalachian carols and ending with We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Williams noted a boys chorus will sing in a future concert.

Shields High School J. Stewart Williams Bressan Walls R. V. Williams Waring Coventry SHS M. Shaw Susanna Scott Shaw Jesus J. J. Niles Niles Brenda Sciarra Glory of the Lord G. F. Handel

Lutheran Mission Federation weighs Shelbyville church plan

Fifty one delegates from 21 Lutheran congregations in Jackson and Bartholomew counties met at Weddleville to discuss county plans. The group authorized the Executive Board to study forming a Shelbyville Lutheran church and contact Indianapolis for possible help. Two new ministers were welcomed as 30 members attended.

Jackson Bartholomew Counties Weddleville Federation of Lutheran Churches Indianapolis Shelbyville Federation

Austin Man Is One-Car Victim Two Injured

Austin, Ind. Robert Eugene Lewis 26 of Austin was killed in a one car crash near Scottsburg early Sunday. James G. Eversole 24 and Robert McQueary 24, both of Austin, were injured and taken to Schneck Memorial Hospital. McQueary owned the car and was the driver. Lewis is survived by his parents and a brother. Funeral services set for Tuesday at the Austin Christian Church. Burial in Crothersville Cemetery.

Austin Man Austin Ind Scottsburg Robert Eugene Lewis Main Street James G. Eversole Robert McQueary Schneck Memorial Hospital McQueary Eversole Charlestown Scott County Lewis Austin High School Morgan Packing Company Fred Lewis Clyde Lewis Austin Christian Church Crothersville Buchanan Funeral Home U.N. General Assembly Eisenhower Augusta

Regular Meeting Of City Council Tonight

The Seymour city council will hold a regular session at 7 30 p m in City Hall. Items from the last session including Bruce street crossing at the Pennsylvania Railroad and plans for a garbage disposal plant will likely be discussed again along with Maple avenue bulk plant lighting. Mayor Isaacs may report on the Zoning and Planning conference at Valparaiso University from Nov 30 to Dec 1.

Seymour City City Hall Bruce Street Pennsylvania Railroad Maple Avenue John C. Isaacs Valparaiso University

Sparks Browning And Beatty Named 1957 C. of C. Officers

T. I. Sparks was elected president of the Seymour Chamber of Commerce for 1957 at a noon meeting in the Elks Club. Malcolm Browning was named vice president and Charles Beatty was reelected treasurer. New directors include A. R. Jones and Harvard Nolting.

T. I. Sparks Seymour Chamber of Commerce Elks’ Club Malcolm Browning Charles Beatty Paul W. Prior Donn Bishop M. William Steinwedel Richard H. Montgomery Irven King William Collens A. R. Jones Harvard Nolting E. S Bill” Cummins Herbert P. Dukes Willis A. Brown Clifford Osterman Claude Sciarra James

Weather Records Official Maximum and River Reading

Official Sunday weather record shows a high of 37 and a low at 2 p m. River levels measured 6.9 feet, indicating stable conditions with no flood warnings.

Plane Carrying 62 Missing In Canada

A Trans-Canada Air Lines plane with 62 aboard vanished during a violent windstorm over south central British Columbia. Ground searches were launched after lights were sighted on Sumas Mountain but a relay tower light proved incidental. The flight, TCA 810, was en route to Eastern Canada when it turned back near Hope after an engine failure. The last radio contact occurred at 7 p.m. as the pilot requested descent from 8 000 feet. The aircraft, a Canadian DC4, was due in Montreal with stops at Calgary Regina Winnipeg and Toronto. Among the passengers were four Saskatchewan Interprovincial players en route to the East-West Shrine game. The wind gusts reached 50 mph amidst rain and snow in the Cheam Mountains as dawn approached. The missing include Mel Becket Gordy Sturtridge Mario DeMarco and Ray Syrnyk with Sturtridge accompanied by his wife Mildred Becket previously played for Indiana and Detroit and is 26.

Vancouver B. C Trans - Canada Air Lines British Columbia Sumas Mountain Abbotsford Trans-Canada al Carlson TCA Saskatchewan Western Interprovincial Football Union Canada Hope Here Allan Clarke Montreal Air Traffic Control Center Calgary Regina Winnipeg Toronto Cheam Mountains Mel Becket Gordy Sturtridge Mario DeMarco Ray Syrnyk Sturtridge Mildred Becket Indiana University DeMarco Detroit Lions Tuley High School Chicago Indiana J. E. Henderson Issaquah Wash A. A. Kafour Portland Ore L. C. Burt San Francisco Fraser River

Red Regime Enforces Martial Law in Hungary

Budapest rebels face harsher government actions as Janos Kadar’s regime imposes military trials for murder arson and robbery with death penalties. Police tighten controls, communications blackout continues, and workers councils are dissolved while Soviet troops reinforce earlier crackdowns.

Vienna Hungary Janos Kadar Budapest Moscow Harold Milks

Dulles and Lloyd Hold Conference in Paris

U S Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd met in Paris and reported real progress toward a unified Middle East canal policy. They discussed canal clearance and rapid operation along with long term control plans as NATO powers prepared a week of high level talks.

Paris U. S Dulles Selwyn Lloyd Suez Middle East NATO Pineau Dulles-Lloyd John Foster Dulles M. de la Chauviniers NATO Council of Ministers

Seymour city distributes 63 thousand tax funds among five accounts

Miss Gaynelle Moritz, Seymour clerk treasurer, announced Jackson county auditor disbursement of 63 276 19 to five funds: corporation 44542 27 bond 4510 61 park 5638 26 recreation 4638 26 and firemen pension 3946 79. The sum is one of two annual distributions.

Jackson County Gaynelle Moritz Seymour

Nations demand UN action against Soviet Hungary invasion

The United States and 15 other nations urged the U N General Assembly to condemn the Soviet government for violating the U N Charter by depriving Hungary of independence and rights. A resolution calls for immediate withdrawal of Soviet armed forces under U N observation and reestablishment of Hungarys political independence. Cuban delegate Emilio Nunez Portuondo floated a separate resolution to suspend or expel Russia, but such action requires Security Council agreement and would be vetoed by the Soviets.

United Nations N.Y United States U.N. General Assembly U.N Hungary Emilio Nunez-Portuondo Assembly Russia Security Council Numez-Portuonde

Eisenhower Highlights U.N. Human Rights Day Amid Hungary Crisis

President Eisenhower, speaking from Augusta on Human Rights Day, urged free peoples to note Soviet brutality in Hungary and its repudiation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He warned the world to mourn the oppression and to observe the day with renewed resolve, with church bells planned nationwide.

Eisenhower U.N Augusta Hungary Free World America

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Garrett Legion Post Legion Auxiliary Lutheran Mission Federation Ernest Urbahns Greensburg Morgans Sparks, Browning and Beatty C. of C L. Rogers Paul Sculley Jack Jackson Sparks Phil Cordes, Jr George Beard Harry Baxter G. B. Bottorff Tom Voss Rogers NEA Telephoto Zsuzsa Ordogh Australia Melbourne Canadian Air North Star Chilliwack Red Red Army Istvan Dobi Central Workers’ Council Kadar Imre Nagy Central Council Dulles and Lloyd NATO Council NEA Radio Telephoto U. N
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