Lions Club to collect Christmas goodwill bags from Seymour homes
Seymour Lions Club and Shields High School Hi-Y members will gather toys and other relief items from nearly 500 Seymour homes next Monday. Toys will be given to the American Legion for Christmas baskets. damaged items will be repaired at the recreation center. food and clothing are also needed for winter relief.
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Seymour Lions Club
Seymour
Shields High School
I. L. Frost
Seymour Welfare Association
American Legion
Legion
Durbin Day
Lions Club
Health and Welfare Committee
Frost
Welfare Association
Receipts Issued to Aliens Registered Under 1940 Act
Washington high officials say completed registration forms flood in faster than receipt cards. Aliens must notify INS of address changes within five days or face penalties. About 50,000 cards go out daily with most recipients due in three months. No extension of the registration period beyond December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Earl G. Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Washington, D. C
Harrison
Corn Project Winners Listed
Winners of the 4-H Club corn project were chosen at a show Tuesday at Brownstown High School. The event, sponsored by the Future Farmers of America Brownstown High School Chapter, honored ten ear seed corn and market corn divisions with named victors including Richard Kuehn, George Harlow, Elmer Nietolson, John Gillaspy, Francis Empson, and Harold Empson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown High School
Future Farmers of America
Harold Kester
Richard Kuehn
Grassyfork
George Harlow
Jackson Township
Elmer Nietolson
John Gillaspy
Vernon Township
Francis Empson
Grassyfork Township
Harold Empson
Bevin Stahl
Chassyfork Township
Infant Dies at One Month in Seymour
Bernard Charles Burton Jr died at 12:20 PM at Schneck Memorial Hospital after a four day illness with pneumonia. Born November 11, 1940 at Schneck, he was the son of Bernard Charles and Margaret Schultz Barton of 102 South Poplar. He leaves a sister Janice Marie Barton and his parents. Funeral 1 PM Thursday at Tower Funeral Home with Rev. Amos L. Boren. Burial Switch Cemetery, Mitchell, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Charles Burton, Jr
Sehneck Memorial Hospital
South Poplar Street
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Bernard Charles
Margaret Schultz Barton
Janice Marie Barton
The
Tower Funeral Home
Amos L. Boren
First Methodist Church
Switch
Mitchell
Ind
Broken collarbone leads to hospital admission for driver
Fred Clampitt of Norman R2 was brought to Sehneck Memorial Hospital after a car he operated overturned on a curve near Freetown. Authorities had no formal report yet. no other vehicles were involved. A Brownstown physician transported him to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clampitt
Norman R2
Sehneck Memorial Hospital
Freetown
Neo Offeral
Brownstown
Whittingtons Pay Doctor With Jeffer son Nickels
In Columbus Indiana on December 11 AP reports Mr and Mrs C Fr Whittington paid their delivering physician with a bag of new Jefferson nickel coins totaling twenty five cents The odd payment reflects a quirky hometown news item from the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
C. Fr. Whittington
Hamilton Township Farm Bureau Christmas Meeting Minutes
Members approved purchasing a four health bond from the Jackson County Tuberculosis Association and took out an eighty five membership in the Jackson County Chapter American Red Cross. The Cortland Wieh School hosted with the school orchestra opening the program. Minutes were read by secretary Oden Thompson. Willard Newkirk presided as township chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Township Farm Bureau
Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Jackson County
American Red Cross
Cortland Wieh School
Oden Thompson
M. N. Sewell
Willard Newkirk
Dr John G Benson to Speak at Shields High Monday
Dr John G Benson superintendent of the Methodist Hospital Indianapolis will address a special convocation at Shields High School auditorium next Monday morning December 16 at 11 o clock. The public is invited to attend and hear him, described as an inspirational and entertaining speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Benson
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Shields High School
Ofelock
Dr. Benson
Lewis Named Paralysis Head In Jackson County
John M. Lewis was named county chairman for Jackson County by Don F. Stiver of the Indiana Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Lewis outlined fundraising aims to celebrate Roosevelt's birthday and support local care, equipment, and treatment, with 50 percent retained locally and 50 percent sent to the national foundation. Seven Jackson County cases have occurred with no deaths locally, while Indiana totals reached 662 by December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Lewis
Jackson County
Don F. Stiver
Indiana
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc
Community Fund
Roosevelt
Lewis
National Foundation
Henry Wilkins Dies at Home North of Seymour
Henry Wilkins, age 75, longtime Jackson county resident, died at 2 45 this morning at his Seymour area home after years of illness. Funeral held at Voss Mortuary at 2 pm Friday with Dr. A A Cohn officiating. burial in Riverview Cemetery. Survivors include Amanda M Snyder his widow. siblings and children not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wilkins
Seymour
Seymour Ri
Sulphur Springs
Voss Mortuary
A. A. Cohn
First Baptist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Voss
Mr. Wilkins
Jackson County
John Wilkins
Scott County
Nora Robbins
Sullivan Counts
Amanda M. Snyder
Wilkins
Junior Chamber To Meet In Seymour Tonight
The Junior Chamber of Commerce of Seymour will hold a regular 7 o clock meeting at the Kids Home on West Second Street. President Wal ford Bo Greemann announced no dinner meeting this month due to Christmas night.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce of
Seymour
West Second Street
Walford
Bo Greemann
Welfare group endorses new Indiana penal institutions
Indiana welfare officials favor two new penal institutions, a separate hospital for the criminally insane and a first-offender correctional facility. The plan aims to improve treatment, enable a diversified work program, and reposition the criminally insane hospital from Michigan City State Prison. The proposed changes come as the 1941 legislature convenes, with a summary being prepared for lawmakers.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Welfare Department
Thorman Gottschalk
General Assembly
Uonderstood
Anl
Michigan City
Flu outbreak prompts bans at Fort Knox
Fort Knox Kentucky reports an influenza outbreak among about 20 000 personnel. Indoor meetings are banned and 4000 cases are recorded though officials say the situation is not alarming. Post hospital facilities are taxed with about 100 patients in special barracks.
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Fort Knox
Port Knox
Coal
Percy Gi
Black
Armored Force
Post Hospital
Duchess of Windsor Resting After Major Dental Surgery
The Duchess of Windsor is resting comfortably in a Miami Beach hospital after extensive dental surgery. She is said to be in good spirits and improving after a night of rest, while the Duke postponed plans to return to Nassau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Duchess of Windsor
Nassau
Corn loan inspectors begin work for 1940 program in Jackson County
Jackson County farmers can obtain 1940 corn loans at 61 rents per bushel. Inspector HH Kilgas will oversee the program under W R Isaacs, county AAA chair. Inspectors will visit farms, measure cribs, sample corn for moisture and grade, then notify farmers to complete loan arrangements. Continued on page 5.
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Jackson County
HW. Kilgas
W. R. Isaacs
AAA
Eighteen Jackson County Corn Growers Share Honors
Eighteen Jackson county growers participated in the complete corn growing project. Nine had yield determinations. seven will receive medals for superior yields. Top yield reached 1090 bushels per 6 acres by Everett Otte. Fred Stackwish earned the next highest yield of 104 bushels per acre. Medals awarded by the Corn Growers Association at Purdue University during the January 15 conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Bverett Olle Ofackson Township
Loo
Richare Kuehn
Cressy Fork Township
Wilbert Hte
Everett Otte
Stackwish
Purdue University
Richard Kuehn
Grassy Park Township
Britain bars U.S. food aid to Europe in German war need
British Ambassador Lothian stated Britain will block shipments of American food to Nazi-vanquished Europe. He argued aid must wait until Germany’s war effort weakens and liberation is near. Hoover said he learned of the plan with interest but offered no comment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Britain
Lothian
London
Stiesh
Clermanv
Europe
Germany
New York
Hoover
National Committee On
Finland
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Poland
Jackson Township Farm Bureau Hosts Christmas Program
A Jackson Township Farm Bureau meeting at Wast ing Consolidated School featured community carols and an evening of Christmas entertainment. Students and locals performed songs, recitations, and monologues before refreshments and a January meeting to install new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasting Consolidated
Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Melba
Shirley Schepman
Ora Allen
Robert Hackman
Mice Murphy
Norma Koop
Lake
Albert Stall, Jr
Melia Keth
Ervin Pottschmidt
Alvira Kretzer
Car Owner Held After Alleged Altercation and Robbery Link
Robert Roe owner of a vehicle with bullet marks on the spare tire and body was taken to Putnamville by the county sheriff and deputy after a night detention. He faces assault and battering charges from a recent incident and may be questioned about a Putnam county liquor store burglary in which a town marshal fired at a fleeing car. Roe was arrested by state police from the Seymour post at Putnam county’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Roe
Fleny
Putnamville
Uniil Roe
U. S
Uniontown
Roe
Putnam County
Seymour Post
First Paid Franklin Football Coach Dies
Virgil Pat Whitesides Franklin College's first paid football coach died at 62 in Veterans Hospital Indianapolis He was a Franklin native and alumnus who coached two seasons before moving to the electrical supply business and later a paint company tour He served in France in World War I and is survived by his widow and two children Funeral set for tomorrow afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Franklin
Ind
Dee
Franklin College
Virgil
Pat) Whitesides
Veterans’ Hospital
Indianapolis
Ihe
Detroit
France
Whitesides
Burl Pridge
Fort Wayne
Norvell Whitesides
Grand Rapids
Mich
British and Italian Forces Clash in Egypt Front
Athens dispatch reports Greek and Italian lines facing off as British armored divisions attack near Sidi Barrani and Sid Darrani. Maletti killed leading Libyan troops amid fierce fighting. Italian and Libyan forces hold some positions with air support and heavy casualties on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rome
Barran
Egypt
High Command
Ktulan
Maletti
Sid Darran
Sidi Barrani
Belletin
Mondaew
Saul
Cairo
Ferpt
Rodolfo Graziani
Weather notes and river stage for Seymour report
Official and unofficial temperature readings for Seymour today. The 2 pm temperature comes from a downtown thermometer and is unofficial while the 24 hour minimum is official from Miss Louise Ahlert, government weather observer. River stage from Seymour Water Co. at Rockford shows the river 1 inch below low water mark.
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Seymour
Louise Ahlert
Seymour Water Co
Rockford
Extended Weather Forecast for Period to December 14
Forecast highlights moderate to heavy rains in the east and light snow or rain in the west. Temperatures generally moderate with colder conditions in the north middle portion of the period.
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F.F.A
Burton
Norman
Hamilton Bureau
Health
Red Cross
Farm Bureau Organization
Don Silver
Carpenter
Ft. Knox
U.S
Jackson Township Farm Bureau Meeting
Pat’ Whitesides
Burl Friddle
Athens
Pierce Kaite
Crete
Greece
Regalar
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