Jennings County Officials Clash With Convicts and Bank Robbery Plot
North Vernon police and Jennings County authorities clashed as Sheriff Bannister arrested Chicago men Howard Mackey and John Ross on suspicion. Guns and saws found in the car sparked a plan to free Gene Alger and his wife jailed for a Paris Crossing bank robbery.
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Vernon
North Vernon
Wilbur Bannister
Grnings County
Jack Smith
Bannister
Howard Mackey
John Ross
Chicago
Gene
Alger
Jennings County
Paris Crossing
Convicted Murderer to Seek New Trial at December Term
The Jen nings circuit court opens Monday December 16 in Vernon with cases of public interest. New dockets include Gene Alger and Josephine Alger in a Paris Crossing bank robbery. Horace Peters seeks a new trial for Mabel Van Osdel murder. State v Bacret liquor laws case also on docket. Twelve divorce suits and 100 civil cases listed. no final settlements or real estate sales. Term runs December 16 to January 18.
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Jennings
Vernon
Gene Alger
Josephine Alger
Paris Crossing
Horace Peters
Mabel van Osdel
Benjamin Bacret
Local Library Hour Endorses Good Books
The Seymour public library story hour promotes reading with Robin Hood tales circulating after last Saturday’s session. Tomorrow miss Bery Dannettelle and miss Madaline Williams will tell humorous stories from library books for grades 1 3 at 9 30 and grades 4 6 at 10.
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Seymour Public Library
Robin Hood
Ro- Hood
Bery Dannettelle
Madaline Williams
Ralph Richards Co Presents Three Shows Tomorrow
The Ralph Richards Company will stage three complete performances tomorrow, including one special matinee and two evening shows, aligned with the feature program.
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Ralph Richards
Seymour Telephone Company Reorganizes
Indianapolis December 13 Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Company of Seymour filed reorganization papers with the secretary of state. The charter lists 10,000 shares of common stock with no par value and 2,000 shares of preferred stock at 100 par value. Incorporators are Lon C. Griffitts John F. Kent Hardin H. Carter Elbert S. Welch and Cullen B. Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Company
Seymour
Secretary of State
Lon C. Griffitts
John F. Kent
Hardin H. Carter
Elberts. Welch
Cullen B. Barnes
Balanced Owl Team to Meet Shelbyville Tonight
A finely balanced Owl roster will face Shelbyville at Shields High School Gym tonight. Coach Babe Wheeler expects his squad to be at its best, with a shakeup in the lineup and a focus on stronger guarding to slow the visitors. Wheeler plans to adapt his rotation after a week of rehearsal, while Shelbyville presents a tough opponent following recent wins by Connersville and Shelby champs. New lighting along the court is hoped to boost Seymour’s scoring punch for the showdown.
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Owl
Shelbyville
Shields High School
Babe Wheeler
Owls
Bedford
Wheeler
Franklin
Connersville
Shelby
Columbus
Seymour
Christmas Path Carols to be Sung at St Paul Church
The St Paul church places a Christmas tree to be lit for a Sunday carol service titled Christmas Paths led by Rev J Willard Yoder. The event follows the church’s second annual Christmas season service with carols from the screen. On Christmas Sunday the First Christmas Service will be re enacted for the third straight year at St Paul church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
J. Willard Yoder
St. Paul Church
Former Seymour Resident George Lane Dies in Illinois
Mrs Rex Whitson learned this morning that her brother George Lane, formerly of Seymour, died suddenly at his Springfield Illinois home on Thursday night. Mr and Mrs Whitson traveled to Springfield. Lane lived in Seymour years ago and is survived by his mother Mrs Mary Lane his wife and son. She had been living with the Whitsons until moving to Indianapolis for winter with her daughter Mrs Fred Merz.
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Rex. Whitson
George Lane
Seymour
Springfield
Illinois
Whitson
Lane
Mary Lane
Whitsons
Fred Merz
Indianapolis
Merchants Plan Celebration for Downtown Holiday Lights
The Seymour Merchants Association will unveil a new holiday lighting system in the business district Monday night with copper wiring and about 1500 colored bulbs. The Seymour band may perform and Santa Claus will appear for the first time this year as merchants keep stores open on the holiday schedule.
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Business Men’s Association
C. H. Wiethoff
Merchants Association
Seymour
Santa Claus
District Lions Club Meet in Scottsburg Gathering
Seymour Brownstown and Crothersville Lions clubs join Scottsburg hosts for district Lions meeting in Scottsburg school room. Edward Snethen of Indianapolis, district governor, attends as guest of honor and principal speaker. Lynn Craig, Scottsburg member and former district governor, helps host.
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Seymour
Brownstown
Crothersville
Lions
Scottsburg
Edward ©. Snethen
Indianapolis
Scottsburg Lions
Lynn Craig
Scottsburg Club
You Cannot Buy a Better Radio at Any Price
Ad touts Majestic radio with claim you cannot beat it and urges ordering for Christmas from Estel Hancock Music and Radio Co with dl4d notice on page 4 column 3
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Majestic
Christmes
Estel Hancock Music and Radio Co
Campaign opens to double county Farm Bureau members
The Jackson County Farm Bureau in Brownstown launched a drive to double county membership after a well attended meeting at the courthouse. Indiana Farm Bureau officials Mesers, VanHook and Stevens urged farmer cooperation and highlighted federation gains and commodity coops sponsored by the Farm Bureau. About fifty farm families attended and joined a noon dinner at the Baptist church.
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Farm Bureau
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Court House
Brownstown
Mesers
VanHook
Stevens
Indiana Farm Bureau
Indianapolis
Federal Farm Board
Baptist Church
Special Assembly Sought to Relieve Southern Indiana Schools
County school superintendents met in Shoals Indiana on December 13 to urge a special legislative session to aid schools in the south. They proposed a luxury tax on autos tobacco cosmetics and related items potentially raising about 20 million dollars annually. Speakers described deplorable conditions and planned to urge Governor Leslie to call the session.
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Shoals
Ind
Indiana
Leslie
See and Hear Christmas With The Children at First Baptist
A Sunday evening program titled Christmas With The Children or Night Before Christmas will be presented at First Baptist Church. The event invites families to enjoy a festive program featuring readings and performances by local children and church members.
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First Baptist Church
Girl Writes Santa for New Nose in Wisconsin
Eight year old Doris Graw, whose mother is dead and father missing, writes Santa asking for one gift a nose. Her letter appears in the Sparta Herald. County Judge N A Richards will act as Santa before Christmas and arrange for Doris to go to the Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison for treatment.
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Sparta
Wis
Doris Graw
Santa Claus
Sparta Herald
Doris
N. A. Richards
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Poor to Be Made Happy by Gifts of More Fortunate
About fifty Seymour families are to receive Christmas baskets of food and gifts through the Seymour Welfare Association. At a Thursday meeting in Louis Aufenberg’s office township trustee churches and schools pledged full cooperation. The association will not distribute baskets directly but coordinate donations from churches and lenders across Seymour.
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Seymour
Seymour Welfare Association
Louis Aufenberg
Welfare Association
Downings to Rebuild After Fire Damages North Poplar Home
The Downing family begun razing the badly damaged Ralph Downing residence at 321 North Poplar street. They plan a new modern bungalow on the same site once removal work ends.
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Ralph Downing
North Poplar Street
Downings
Christmas Vacation Starts December 20
City schools close for Christmas from December 20 with students and teachers freed at 3 p m. They reopen a week after December 31. Dismissals include an early Friday and a half holiday on New Year’s Day. Superintendent N J Lasher announced the schedule.
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N. J. Lasher
Senate clears path for 1 percent tax cut vote
Senate leaders, after pushing aside obstacles, plan immediate consideration of the $160 million tax reduction. The measure would cut normal income taxes by one percent for individuals and corporations in the coming year, with debate likely to conclude tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Smoot
Finance Committee
Watson
Indiana
Couzens
Michigan
Treasury
Mellon
White House
Hoover
Special Court Ordered For Prison Riot Trial
Governor Roosevelt ordered a special term of the Supreme Court in Cayuga County to swiftly try surviving leaders of Auburn prison mutiny. The search for ten missing guns continued as investigators from the corrections department and district attorney gathered with Warden Jennings to obtain evidence over the weekend.
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Associated Press
Auburn
N. Y
Supreme Court
Cayuga County
Roosevelt
Raymond F. C. Kiel
Corrections
Edgar S. Jennings
Benjamin Kenyon
Cayuca County
Julius Hoffer
Kenyon
Prison Break Ends With Warden Forced Release
Warden Widgar SS. Jennings was overpowered by convicts who compelled him to release twelve inmates to save his life in a prison incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widgar
SS. Jennings
Influenza Germ Is Isolated by Chicago University Scientist
Dr Isadore S Falk of the University of Chicago announced the isolation of the influenza germ after a year of work. He and 13 experimenters contracted the disease during research. Falk hopes a vaccine or antitoxin may help control influenza and related illnesses. The germ is described as a pleomorphic streptococcus forming pearl like clumps.
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Chicago University
Chicago
Isadore S. Falk
University of Chicago
Falk
Park
Annual Election Held by Seymour Commandery Knights Templar
The Seymour Commandery Knights Templar held its annual election and installation of officers after a 1 dinner at the Masonic Temple. New officers include Lett, Klein, Douglass, Meseke, Mott, Liven sparger, Cox, Hague, Conner, Hancock, Owens, Hatton, Goss, and others. ceremony led by Windom Goss. Out of town guests listed include Mr. and Mrs. Owens of Scottsburg and several Browns town and North Vernon residents.
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Seymour
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Vistors
Kenneth Lett
BE. C
John L. Klein
George Douglass
C. G
William Meseke
Thomas A. Mott
Treas
A. €. Livensparger
Charles II
Cox
C. D. Hague
J. W
William L. Clark
John H. Conner
B. M. Owens
Scottsburg
Shonk
Alice
Wm. G. McNielan
Holton
George Tutton
J. Hl. Cox
W.W. Goss
A. (. Hancock
Victor Sage
Brownstown
C. 8. Crocker
J. L. Murphy
O. (. Mahorney
O. D. Seelinger
N. L. Matthews
H. Long
J. R. Donnells
North Vernon
Jarvis Picks Dandelions In Off Season Bloom
William Jarvis of East Second Street harvests dandelions despite unseasonable weather. The blooms emerged in his yard this morning.
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Second Street
William Jarvis
East Second Street
Chickens Dressed or One Foot at 110 St Louis Ave
An item notes residential location 110 St Louis Ave and a contact phone 495 for a chicken related sale or service. The fragment lists chickens dressed or one foot and a shorthand code dl3d fr tf accompanying the notice.
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St. Louis Ave
Muncie Couple Slaying Probed Near Kentucky Border
Authorities send two deputy sheriffs and two detectives toward the Kentucky Tennessee border to trace a suspect in the killings of George F Heath and Elizabeth Heath on their Muncie farm. The couple died Tuesday night, beaten with an apple tree limb. The suspect, a former Heath worker, may have killed for revenge or robbery. Evidence includes a gold watch, a pocket knife, a shovel, and a dog silenced before entry. The motive remains unclear as investigators pursue leads through Indiana and Kentucky.
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Muncie
Ind
Kentucky- Tennessee
George F. Heath
Elizabeth
Heath Farm
Here
Heath
Heaths
Ralph Whitney
Sarah Dority
Christmas Paths at St. Paul Church Sunday Evening
A church notice states a Christmas Paths event at St. Paul Church scheduled for Sunday evening. No additional details are provided in the text.
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Dannettelle
Seymour Telephone Company
Wheelermen
Shields Gym
Ilinois
Business Men's Association
Seymour and Vicinity
District Lions Club
Lionism
LaSalle
South Bend
Auburn Prison
New York
Jackson
Special Assembly
U. S
Seymour Commandery
Jarvis
South
Kentucky
Hall Orchard Co
Riley Goble
Seymour Water Co
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