Life Insurance Touted As Economic Stabilizer at Local Meeting
Ivan S. Snyder of Indianapolis Life Insurance Company urged Sey mour Lions Club and Tri County Life Underwriters Association to view life insurance as an economic governor. He described the business cycle and explained how proper life policy purchase can curb spending in booms and stabilize finances in downturns, benefiting individuals and society. The talk occurred at the Elks Home with local and Indianapolis insurance professionals in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan
Snyder
Indianapolis Life Insurance Company
Seymour Lions Club
Tri- County Life Insurance Underwriters Association
Elks Home
Lions Club
Indianapolis
Laymen's Meeting Across Seymour Churches Tuesday Night
Men from six Seymour churches gather for the annual Laymen's dinner at St Paul Congregational Church at 6 pm. Hancock Trio and Nazarene Male Trio perform, Paul McGuire directs singing, guest speaker Fred Hoke of Indianapolis. Tickets available at participating churches. All men welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Central Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
St. Paul Congregational Church
First Methodist Church
Nazarene Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Hancock
Paul McGuire
Nazarene
Fred Hoke
Indianapolis
Messiah custom: audience stands for Hallelujah Chorus
Handel viewed The Messiah as an act of worship not a commercial work. He donated all income to charity. The practice of rising during the Hallelujah Chorus began when a king stood in London audiences and spread through Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Rigsbee
George Frederick Handel
Handel
London
Fires in county cause damage two incidents in Jackson county
A Bundy Brothers Milling Company plant roof fire near Medora was contained with no damage to the building after a train crew alerted the area. Mrs. Laura Lahrman’s home near Brownstown burned from a basement fire likely caused by defective wiring, taking hours to reach the roof. the brick structure and contents were partially insured with no items saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Medora
Bundy Brothers Milling Company
Laura Lahrman
Brownstown
Wallonia
Troop Movements Through Seymour Attract Local Attention
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio special train carrying thirty three cars including six Army trucks and supplies, passes Seymour with guards on platforms. A second troop train arrives at 11 13 am. Bus convoys of soldiers near Mapleton Inn are expected tonight. Orders shift rapidly, hindering precise counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Wil Co
Greyhound
Chicago
Mapleton Inn
Santa Fund Receives Boost From Local Donors
The American Legion Santa Fund gains footing with early totals rising to 148.70 after Reliance Manufacturing employees give 46.20 and the company adds 16. Other industrial gifts are expected. Prior receipts stood at 876.50, bringing today’s added total to 72.20 with names listed among contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Reliance Company
Legion
Bruce K Combs Elected Seymour Commandery Leader
Bruce K Combs was elected and installed Commander of Seymour Commandery No 56 Knights Templar at the annual election in the Masonic Temple West Second Street. He succeeds Charles A Bard of Crothersville with postholders including E C Lory as Generalissimo and F W Sargeant as Captain General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce K. Combs
Seymour
Knights Templar
Masonic
Byron L. Judd
President Roosevelt to gain sweeping wartime powers
Congressional leaders plan a single wartime measure to grant President Roosevelt broad authority for prosecuting the war against Japan, Germany, and Italy. The bill would resemble the Wilson era powers and cover transport takeovers, wartime legality, and likely foreign news censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Germany
Italy
Wilson
Congress
Rev and Mrs Parker Return From Vincennes Revival
The Rev William T Packer and his wife returned from Vincennes where they conducted a revival at the First United Brethren Church. Reported results include sixty one conversions thirty additions and several baptisms with a revived congregation. A worship service at 621 West Second Street Seymour is set for 7:30 PM Saturday and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Packer
Vincennes
First United Brethers
Barker
West Second Street
Seymour
Army and Navy Recruits Surge as Demand Rises
Washington reports dog tired recruiters seeing jammed stations and lines stretching for hours as applications surge ten to twenty fold. Army aims for 90 000 volunteers in December doubling November. Marine Corps at 4000 in sight, navy figures pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Army, Navy and Marine
Navy
Herc
War
Army
Marine Corps
Saboteurs Ready to Move After War Declarations
Senate heard that enemy saboteurs have the green light to act as soon as Rome and Berlin formally declare war on the United States. Admiral Richard R. Waesche warned of possible fires and explosions in vital defense centers and urged speedy passage of a $10 billion war appropriation to expand Coast Guard protection and prevent munitions plant sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Rome
Berlin
Axis
United States
Richard R. Waesche
Coast Guard
Navy
Waesche
Finance Committee
Admiral Wuesche
Germany
Italy
Japan
New Jersey
Salesman Is Sentenced For Pen Thefts
A magazine salesman, Paul W. Buley of Vincennes aged forty three, pleaded guilty to stealing twenty seven fountain pens and automatic pencils from a Seymour store. He was fined and costs and sentenced to thirty days at the state penal farm by Judge Stanley A. Switzer. The charge, filed by L. H. Van Voorhies, was brought after his arrest by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Paul W. Buley
Vincennes
State Penal Farm
Sttanley A. Switzer
Buley
L. H. van Voorhies
Murphy Store
Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary Elect Officers for 1942
Ralph B. Applewhite Camp No 74 United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary held a meeting at the Payne home on East Fourth street to elect officers for 1942. Handy B. Johnson presided as Commander with D. L. Peck as Commander and other officers named for the camp and auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph B. Applewhite
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
No Let-Up Tuberculosis Fight Continues Amid War Efforts
The Jackson County Tuberculosis Association reports ongoing seal and bond sale campaigns despite World War II. About half of Christmas seals have been received. executive secretary Virginia Otto urges prompt payments to sustain next year’s efforts. The program includes a free clinic every two months and expanded education in schools and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Virginia Otto
Tuberculosis Association
Lasher Nominated for ITC Alumni Director
Norman J. Lasher Seymour school superintendent is nominated for a seat on the Alumni Advisory Committee of the reorganized Indiana State Teachers College Alumni Association. The rival candidate is Harry L. Winter Brookville high school principal, with one man to represent the Ninth Indiana Congressional District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman J. Lasher
Seymour
Indiana State Teachers College Alumni Association
Harry L. Winter
Brookville
Indiana
Indiana State
European War Updates Show Axis Retreats in Africa and Russia
News reports indicate Adolf Hitler’s forces retreating on the North African front and the Soviet front as Russia rejects peace feelers and favors victory by alliance with Britain and the United States. Cairo says British troops pushed beyond Tobruk and neared Derna, while Fazala is surrounded and German–Italian troops pull westward. AIP dispatches note Japanese warships evading U S forces after aerial and naval strikes on the Philippine islands as Wake Island fights to hold. Pacific battles intensify with heavy air raids on Luzon and Legaspi, and U S Marines defend Wake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
North Africa
Russia
Berlin
Great Britain
United States
Cairo
Tobruk
Derna
London
Fazala
361St Africa Regiment
Pacific
Japan
Philippine
Luzon
War Department
Legaspi
Manila
Zambales
Cavite
Admiral Hart
Lauzon Island
Philippines
Wake Island
Douglas MacArthur
U. 8
Batangas
Clark Field
Attendance Report Highlights City Schools Performance
The six weeks ended period shows an average attendance of 96.86 percent in city schools. Emerson School teacher Alberta Goss led with 98.0 percent, Shields Junior High posted 97.69, city grades 96.76, and Shields Senior High 96.69. Over thirty days there were 213 tardy cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Lasher
Tade
Emerson
Alberta Goss
Shields
Shields Senior High
Seymour Business Men's Association to survey for defense plant
The Seymour Business Men's Association board met in special session to hire an engineer to survey facilities in and around Seymour to attract an airplane factory or defense industry. E H Brown, Seymour city engineer, and William Topie, secretary, joined councilman Don L Herwig to Columbus to begin the survey. A follow up meeting will plan next steps with the Office of Production in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Business Men’s Association
Seymour
Earl Wilson
Ninth Congressional District
Don L. Herwig
Heiwig
Columbus
Pro
Washington, D.C
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Bare Sass Seni
Rand
RR Bnl Sale
U. S. Fleet
Tri-County Insurance Group
Lahrman
Reliance
Reliance Employes
Reliance Mfg. Co
A. Steinwedel & Son
Sears-Roebuck & Co
Tae Chess
C.J. Herrmann
Anfenberg
W. H. Denome
HEANS
Seymour Commandery
Parker Return
Lasher
I.T.C
U.S
Imperial Tokyo
Louise Ahlert
Seymour Water Co
Rockford
Brents
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