Seymour aviation board approves temporary water sewer to Colonial Village
The Seymour board agreed to supply water and sewage facilities on a temporary basis to Colonial Village developed by Wesley R. Dixon north of the airport, while permanent services remain unavailable. They opened bids for Freeman Field gymnasium, accepting Haley and Baker's $25 bid pending insurance. November and year-to-date finances showed profit. well cleaning and Ferro-filter expansion were discussed. $90,000 investment in airport funds was approved for six months.
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Seymour Board of Aviation Commissioners
Colonial Village
Freeman Field
Wesley R. Dixon
Ridgeview
Glen Haley
William Baker
Roy Sanders
Haley
Baker
City and Aviation Board
Glen Manion
Layne Northern Co
Indianapolis
Manion
American Well Works
Aurora
Aviation Board
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Seymour
Dr. H. Lett
Ralph Hamilton
Harry Fox
Tom Voss
Christmas Basket Fund tops $100 in drive
The Christmas Basket Fund, sponsored by Seymour American Legion Post No. 89 and the Seymour Daily Tribune, reached $100.25 by day three. Donations included $65.25 from named supporters and $15 from Tri Kappa Sorority, with multiple $5 gifts. The drive funds food and toys for needy Seymour families, seeks early contributions, and invites toy donations at the Seymour Boys' Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour American Legion Post No. 89
Seymour Daily Tribune
Seymour
Seymour Boys’ Club
Pollett
Seymour National Bank
Thomas A. Plunkett
Calvin Boulevard
Weather records for Seymour unverified readings at 2 PM
The Seymour weather log cites downtown and 2 PM readings as unofficial while other measurements come from Ruth Everhart, government observer at Rockford, as official records. The note clarifies the mixed sources for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Board of Works Reinstates Officer Cummins on Payroll
Seymour board of public works and safety approved paying Officer Arlo Cummins from October 7 after two civil charges were dismissed. A deposition explained his neck and back injuries from an February accident, with the chief to submit a supplementary payroll. The board also addressed a fall causing a hip fracture, curb-cut for Gerwin Shoe loading dock, and directed steps for inspection and final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Cummins
Seymour
Arlo Cummins
Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
Roger Parcheck
K. Armand Fischer
Louisville
Robert Gill
Henry Montgomery
James L. Laupus
J. Allen Brackemyre
Emil Lane
South Carter Street
North Chestnut Street
Robert Burley
Gerwin Shoe Company
West Brown Street
World Day of Prayer planned amid Seymour church council meeting
Seymour United Council of Church Women outlined World Day of Prayer scheduled for March 5 at 2 p.m. in Seymour First Methodist Church with the theme What Doth the Lord Require? Officers elected are Mrs. Frank Ernhart president Mrs. Charles Hunterman vice president and Mrs. Royce Stewart secretary treasurer They will assume office after the observance The group also discussed joining Indiana Council of United Church Women and May Fellowship Day in May and World Community Day in November The meeting closed with songs and prayer entries from local churches.
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Seymour
Frank Ernhart
Charles Hunterman
Royce Stewart
Vincent Vince
Richard Gates
Clyde Jordan
Fahay
Helen Steiner Rice
Indiana Council of United Church Women
Seymour 240 Acre Farm Brings Practical Ag Training
Seymour Community Schools operates a 240 acre experimental and demonstration farm from Freeman Field land deeded in 1948 to become property in 1968. High school students plan and run the program with supervision from a seven member advisory board and the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Community Schools
Freeman Field
Local School Corporation
State War Assets Administration
Harry Schep
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Johnson seeks Soviet help to curb Viet Nam war
Secretary of State Rusk met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and President Johnson to urge Moscow to press North Viet Nam toward peace and to influence Communist operations in Southeast Asia. Rusk pressed for broader Soviet role in ending the Southeast Asia conflict.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
South
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Gromyko
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Nativity Scene Handcrafted at Brewer Home
The Nativity scene “A Saviour Is Born” is handmade and on display at Mr. and Mrs. Verlon Brewer Sr 509 Homestead Ave The scene includes a shed manger four large and one small dolls a toy cow and donkey and straw Mrs Brewer a professional seamstress finished the dolls by hand saying she planned to make the display for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verlon Brewer
Homestead Avenue
Bethlehem
Brewer
Advent Vesper Service at Immanuel Church in Seymour
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Seymour hosts an Advent vesper service Sunday at 7 30 p m with a candlelight processional to O Come O Come Emmanuel. The senior choir the children's choir and instrumentalists perform hymns plus Purcell Christmas Anthem with angel Gabriel's message featuring soloists and ensemble.
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Emmanuel
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Seymour
Immanuel Church
Concordia Teachers College
River Forest
Ill
Henry Purcell
Gabriel
Earl Prout
David J. Wilson
Robert Weekly
Angel
The
Angels
Cindy Egloff
James C. Patton
Douglas Eglen
Wilson
Robert Egloff
Victor A. Mack
County Officials Attend Indiana Counties Conference in Indianapolis
Six Jackson County officials and a future auditor join in Indianapolis for the sixth annual Association of Indiana Counties conference. Attendees include Auditor Louis H. Schroer, Recorder Ruth Wheeler, Treasurer C. E. Allman, Clerk Donald F. Manion, Commissioner Omer Quade, Surveyor Alfred L. Forgey, and auditor-to-be Russell Goen. The two day event includes separate sessions for county officers and outlines the organization’s scope and related township groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Indianapolis
Association of Indiana Counties, Inc
Louis H. Schroer
Ruth Wheeler
C. E. Allman
Donald FE. Manion
Omer Quade
Alfred
SSHS Advanced Choir To Appear On TV Sunday
Seymour Senior High School Advanced Choir will appear on WAVE-TV Channel 3 Louisville Sunday from 3 30 to 4 p m The broadcast previews the choral Christmas concert set for December 17 Earl Prout directs the taped program The Elizabethtown Ky choir shares the 30 minute show.
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SSHS
Wave-Tv
Channel 3
Louisville
Seymour Senior High School
Earl Prout
Elizabethtown
Stewart Sees GOP Rebuilding After Election Loss
Indiana Republican chairman Robert Stewart tells a 100 plus crowd at Trinity Methodist Church that the GOP can rebuild and start new building for the future. He notes Nixon’s 1962 California defeat and Kennedy’s Indiana impact in 1960, with Johnson’s arrival bringing political savvy and prosperity.
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Robert Stewart
Republican Party
Trinity Methodist Church
John M. Lewis
Jackson Circuit Court
Stewart
Indiana
Richard Nixon
Ernor
California
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Johnson
Firemen Offer Chemicals To Coat Christmas Trees
Seymour firefighters distribute aluminum sulfate for residents to mix into a fire retardant solution for trees. The plan is for households to apply the treatment at home. the department provides the chemicals free of charge and will not coat trees themselves.
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Seymour City
Glen Haley
the Tribune
Seymour Man Is Arrested For Delinquency Charge
Francis H. Sweany of Seymour, 30, was arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors. He pleaded guilty in city court, was placed on six months probation, and must report to Judge William Jones on the third Saturday of each month. Edna Dye of Cortland, 56, appeared and was fined $1 and costs for disregarding a railroad crossing signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Sweany
Seymour
William Jones
Sweany
Edna Dye
Cortland
Abbott
John M. Frederick
Frederick
Lewis
Jackson County
Indianapolis Avenue
Guilty Plea Alters Jackson Circuit Court Docket
In Jackson County court Hopper pleads guilty to an amended rape charge and awaits a pre sentence report. A second case against Abbott is continued after an amended affidavit changing the offense date. Frederick faces sentencing after retracting a guilty plea to a false report charge.
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Hopper
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Waldron C. Bruemmer
Fred Knokte
Wendling Candy, Inc
Tri Kappa Sorority
Leroy Pollett
Tribune
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Jesus Christ
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Wilbur Lunte
Roy Rinehart
Don Werskey
Leroy Kellogg
First Church of the Nazarene
Lorene A. Voss
Alton Garbett
Seymour Church of God
William Pearson
Paul Rambo
Central Christian Church
Niehaus
Leroy Powers
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Elmer Lory
Chris Beckman
St. Paul's Congregational Church
Charles Huffman
William S. Mundy
First Presbyterian Church
Seymour Ag
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Barry Goldwater
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White House
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Seymour R2
Brownstown
Barbara Laflin
St. Louis, Mo
Reddington
Paris
Ind
Cambridge City
Cambridge
Petit Jury
Robert E. Abbott
Harvey Green
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