Flooding, Snow Dominate Indiana Weather Picture
Heavy rainfall and rising rivers threaten further flood and road closures across Indiana as the White River tops its flood stage near 15.8 feet and is forecast to reach 17.5 feet by Sunday. Snow blankets northern Indiana with drifts up to four inches while two to five inches are anticipated statewide.
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White River
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
State
State Highway Department
Marion Township school attendance decision awaited
Jennings County school officials await a decision on whether Marion township elementary students will attend Jennings or Crothersville schools. Ballots split 160 for Jennings and 142 for Crothersville with detailed counts: West 39 stay 115 transfer, East 111 stay 7 transfer, Non-residents 10 stay 20 transfer. The final outcome will be discussed at the board’s next regular meeting.
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Jennings School Corporation
Marion Township
Crothersville
Robert Powell
Jennings County School Corporation
Marion
Vernon Township
Jennings County
Powell
Jennings Schools
Sixty Seven SSHS students named on honor rolls
Eighty seven Seymour Senior High School students earned high or regular honor for the second six weeks, Principal Robert Burton announced. High honor: 28 students across grades 10 to 12 with eight seniors, 13 juniors and seven sophomores. regular honor: 59 students including 12 seniors, 20 juniors and 27 sophomores.
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Onor
Seymour Senior High
Robert Burton
Weather Records for Seymour Highlight Noon Temperature
Downtown Seymour noon reading is unofficial while official data come from Ruth Everhart. River stage at 7 am is minus 15.8 feet and rising as of Friday with a 140 inch precipitation figure. Sunset is 5 20 EST and sunrise Sunday 7 56 EST.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
County Plan Board To Review Land Maps In Brownstown
The County Plan Commission will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the county extension office basement of the courthouse Brownstown to recheck land usage maps. Craig Kercheval planning specialist with Schelke Associates is expected to attend to review the maps with the commissioners.
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County Plan Commission
Brownstown
Craig Kercheval
Schelke
Firemen Quell Two Fires Here
Seymour firemen answered two alarms Friday both potentially serious. At 9 49 a m an apartment at 741 Ewing had trash burning in a basement tub. two small children were found there. At 8 10 p m a wastebasket burned in a rest room at Paris Style 107 111 North Chestnut. fire quickly extinguished.
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Seymour
Ewing
Glen E. Haley
North Chestnut
Hillcrest Measure Due Before Council for Street Plan
Seymour's Common Council meets Monday to consider a 3000 parking meter fund appropriation for debt payments and an ordinance on major street and highway improvements. The council may override the plan commission on Hillcrest Drive zoning and will discuss street needs by district for a state report and tax rebate qualification. Names include J Allen Brackemyre Clarence Stark Jr Kaye Eckelman.
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City Plan Commission
Jackson Park
Plan Commission
Hillcrest Drive
J. Allen Brackemyre
City Hall and Fire Station Bond Sale Planned
Sealed bids for City Hall and Fire Station bonds totaling 250000 will be received by the city clerk treasurer through 4 p m EST December 28. Bonds issued in 1000 or 5000 denominations, four yearly groups from 5 10 15 and 20 thousand, dated December 1 1966 with semiannual interest from June 30 1968. Proceeds fund remodeling of the former post office land purchase and two new fire stations.
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Gaynelle Moritz
Seymour Amateur Radio Club Finds Home
The Seymour Amateur Radio Club moves equipment to Freeman Field for winter operations and plans to expand quarters next spring. They will coordinate with ARRL nets and MARS traffic for Christmas messages to service members. Russell Hamilton said schedules and procedures will be announced after setup and tests.
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Ings
Freeman Field
Seymour
Jackson County
American Radio Relay League
ARRL
Marine
Viet Nam
Club
Russell Hamilton
West Fourth Street
67 Scout Calendars Are Ready
County wide distribution of the 1967 Boy Scouts calendar began Friday with a Norman Rockwell oil painting Breakthrough For Freedom as the subject showing Scouts from different nations in unity. Mayor James L. Laupus, district chair, received the first calendar and praised scouting as a strong tool against juvenile delinquency and for youth leadership. Noggle, district Scout executive, said preparations include calendars for businesses and smaller personal and meeting-room versions for scouts.
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James L Laupus
Philip Shade
Douglas Sandhage
Seymour Knights of Columbus
James Noggle
Don Morris
Don Morris Ford, Inc
Jackson County
Boy Scouts of America
Norman Rockwell
James L. Laupus
Boy Scouts
Laupus
America
Christmas Fund Gap Narrows In Seymour Drive
Donations to the Christmas Basket Fund lag behind last year at the five day mark but progress continues. Treasurer LeRoy Pollert reports four more gifts today bringing the total to a value near last year’s $250 five day total. Money can be mailed or given to Pollert at Seymour National Bank or the Daily Tribune office.
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Tost
LeRoy Pollert
Seymour American Leyton Post Note
Seymour Daily Tribune
Seymour
Pollert
Seymour National Bank
Daily Tribune
Plans For Brown Yule Baskets Support Group Names
Families to be helped by the annual Christmas Cheer Program were announced at a Brownstown meeting held at the Brownstown Elementary School library. The screening committee selected recipients and will distribute baskets to township residents and nursing home residents via Sey Trail. Named organizers include Bernard Lucas, Mrs Ramona Boley, Miss Dorothy Von Dielingen, Lloyd Speer, Justin Easley, and Mrs Whil Robertson. A final meeting is set for January 12 at 6 pm to wind up the season and report sponsor contributions from Thompson Dairy, Rose Acre Farms, Morgan Packing, and Colonial Baking.
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Brownstown Township
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Jackson County
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Jackson County Department of Public Welfare
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Ustin Easley
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Cincinnati Slayings Probe Tightens on 6th Victim
Police questioned a 29 year old man in connection with six strangling cases in Cincinnati dating back to December 1965. Lulu Kerrick, 81, was found strangled in her apartment after attending mass at St Peter in Chains Cathedral.
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Cincinnati
Lulu Kerrick
Miss Kerrick
Schott
Barbara Bowman
St Peter In Chaims Cathedral
Rose Winster
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