Shirt Factory Work Pushed Toward Early Completion
Officials believe the Seymour plant of Reliance Manufacturing will finish before the eighty working days required. With twenty two and a half days passed, Cleveland contracting firm Austin Construction employs fifty to sixty men on the site. Six bricklayers work on the front and west wall along O'Brien street while carpenters install roof sheathing and a wood framework for the warehouse. A brick boiler room is built and a composition roof will cover the structure later. Wet weather halted work Thursday. Residents drive by the growing factory and watch progress.
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Seymour
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Austin Construction Company
Cleveland
O'Brien Street
Plan Interviews On Employment Plan Bloomington
The Bloomington district offices of the Indiana State Employment Service will send representatives next Monday and Tuesday to re interview all active file applicants. Registration takes place in the city building council chamber from 8 30 a m to 4 p m with trained interviewers to update records and assess work qualifications.
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Bloomington
Indiana State Employment Service
Council
Jackson County
Brownstown Man Pleads Guilty to Public Intoxication
Jacob Herman of Brownstown pleaded guilty at Seymour city court after arrest by Jackson county officers on a Thursday night charge of public intoxication. He was fined 11 dollars in costs and sentenced to thirty days at the penal farm by Mayor C. W. Barkart. The sentence was not suspended.
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Jacob Herman
Brownstown
Jackson County
Seymour City
C. W. Barkart
Train Strikes Auto in Seymour. Car Damaged Near Barber Shop
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck a roadster owned by Louis Burrell on St. Louis avenue in Seymour rural route 2. The parked car, located in front of Cardill Barber Shop between Indianapolis avenue and Chestnut street, was damaged Thursday afternoon per Seymour police.
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Louis Burrell
Seymour Rural Route 2
Baltimore and Ohio
Seymour
St. Louis Avenue
Cardill Barber Shop
Indianapolis Avenue
Chestnut Street
Remodeled Waymansville Church Reopens With Services
St Peter's Evangelical Church of Waymansville rereopens after decoration and remodeling. Two services Sunday in German at 10 a.m. and English at 2 p.m. Rev George Baumgart of Georgetown Indiana to speak at both. Sunday School starts 9:15 a.m. Ceiling cream walls Italian gray with three panels symbolizing the Holy Trinity. Cathedral stone effect around walls and windows. Bible, Chalice, Cross and Crown replicas adorn sanctuary. New canvas coverings, carpet, silk plush pulpit and altar covers. Pews varnished and floor enameled to match.
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St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Waymansville
George Baumgart
Georgetown
Indiana
Baumgart
Bartholomew
Jackson
White Creek
New Sales Manager for Abhibrand Chevrolet Company
Floyd J. Trusty of Indianapolis becomes sales manager at Abhibrand Chevrolet on Carter Street. With fifteen years in autos and ten years with General Motors units, he aims a sales push and to clear all used cars from the showroom by month end. Mrs. Trusty and the family will relocate soon.
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Floyd J. Trusty
Indianapolis
Abhibrand-Chevrolet Company
Carter Street
General Motors Corporation
Mr. Trusty
Ahlbrand-Chevrolet Company
Seymour Issues 1937 Auto Plates on First Day
The Seymour license branch issued about 150 passenger car plates on Thursday the first day the new 1937 plates were available. Numerous truck plates and licenses for other vehicles were also issued.
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Seymour Automobile License Branch
J C Penney Co Has Bio Display Decorations Attract
The J C Penney Company showcases holiday merchandise with red and white colors and blue highlights. Santas and festive panels highlight displays as managers emphasize Yuletide appeal. The store’s buyers’ market supplied the largest holiday lines yet, with toys and practical gifts for all ages.
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J. C. Penney Company
Will HL Tlaghes
Hughes
Seymour Public Library Story Hour Set for Saturday
The Seymour Public Library will hold its regular story hour at 2 30 PM Saturday with stories told by Miss Catherine Borcherding and assistants Miss Thelma Ernest. The event will include plans for the annual Christmas party on December 19 with Christmas stories.
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Seymour Public Library
Katherine Frazee
Catherine Borcherding
Thelma Ernest
Bertie the king who beat the odds in Britain’s royal rise
Roger D. Green profiles Albert Frederick Arthur George, later King Edward VIII, tracing a shy youth who stuttered and struggled yet rose to the throne after supporting his glamorous brother. The piece notes his World War I service, steadiness, and long arc of self made achievement.
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New York
Britain
Bertie
Hi Brother
Albert Frederick Arthur George
Edward
Great Britain
Ireland
Parker Fined Five Hundred For Assault In City Court
Theodore Dode Parker pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Mayor Burkart in Seymour city court. He received a 500 dollar fine and six months at the penal farm, suspended on condition he leaves Seymour and does not return. The charge stemmed from alleged attacks on his wife and her mother, aged 75. Police reported difficulty taking Parker into custody early Thursday. Separately, Harry Weddle admitted guilty to public intoxication and was fined 1 dollar and costs of 11, after arrest around 11 10 Thursday night.
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Theodore “Dode" Parker
W. Burkart
Parker
Seymour
Eilie Parker
Harry Weddle
Burkart
Weddle
Turkey hen to crown Christmas table in Dudleytown area
Ed Wehmiller. Dudleytown resident, shelters a nesting turkey hen with seventeen eggs after a neighbor reported a stolen nest. Sixteen chicks hatched, one egg crushed. The brood, now a week old, shows the hen endured long daily trips to tend the nest and protect her eggs.
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Ed Wehmiller
Dudleytown
Mr. Wehmiller
Hicks Confession Ties to Miller Murder Trial
Indianapolis dispatch reports Heber L. Hicks confessed to planning the head and hands slaying of Capt. Harry Ro Miller, a Cincinnati fire captain retired, with murder trial preparations under way in Cincinnati. William Arthur Kollman was identified as the man held in Portland on related charges.
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Indianapolis
Matt Leach
Indiana State Police
Portland
Ore
William Arthur Kollman
Harry Ro Miller
Cincinnat
Brookville
Ind
Heber L. Hicka
Wis
Cincinnati
Miller
John Quinn Called Beyond in Michigan City death notice
John Quinn age seventy two of Michigan City Indiana and formerly of the city died at his home 430 Girebly Avenue after months of illness. He is survived by widow and twelve children including Mike and James Quinn and Mrs Louis Reinhart, with siblings Mrs Frank Tansman and Mrs Hannah Waggoner. Funeral services are set for 9 30 Saturday morning at St Marys Catholic Church in Michigan City.
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Worl
John Quinn
Michigan City
Ind
Girebly Avenue
Quinn
Mike Quinn
Louis Reinhart
James Quinn
Indianapolis
Bob
Bill Quinn
Carrie Moore
Logansport
Alice Beatte
North Judson
Francis Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Mildred Foody
Detroit
Mich
Nell Reinhart
Frank Tansman
This City
Hannah Waggoner
Loniaville
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Edward VII Abdicates. Albert Frederick Arthur Creare Becomes King
London reports that Edward VII abdicated after 327 days on the throne. Albert Frederick Arthur Creare ascends as King George VI, with Parliament and a royal commission approving the transfer. Edward Windsor plans to sail to France to be near Mrs. Wallis Simpson as plans for his divorce proceed.
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London
Edward VII
Albert Frederick Arthur Creare
Houses of Commons
Lords
Edward
Duke of York
England
India
Edward Windsor
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Dover
Riviera
Mrs. Simpson
Switzerland
Italy
Mrs Simpson Is Still Secluded in Riviera Villa
Wallis Warfield Simpson remains secluded at the Riviera villa amid mounting interest as King Edward abdicates. Officials say meeting with the former monarch is unlikely soon and that divorce proceedings may affect future steps.
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Mrs. Simpson
Cannes
France
Riviera
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Kingland
Windsor
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Ahibrand-Chevrolet Co
British Empire
J.C. Penney CO
Story Hour
Roger D. Green
The
Associated Press
By Roger D. Greene
Prince Charmaine
Albert
Collingewood
Jutland
Charse
Dode
Poholsky
Bulletin
George Viis
House of Commons
George WiIe
Onslow, Denman
E Earl of Stanhope
George V
Sandringham
Parliament
Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Irish Free State
Fort Belvedere
Simpson
Baldwin
Soverein
House of Lords
Royal Commission
Seymour Water Co
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