Mercury Drops to 14 Degrees in Cold Wave
The region suffered numerous injuries from slick streets and roads as temperatures plummeted to fourteen degrees at night. Snow and ice closed streets and people skidded into ditches while several motorists reported near misses and minor wrecks. Police warned drivers to keep children off rope off coasting lanes as volunteers planned safety measures on Centennial Street.
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Jong
U. S. Road 31
U. S. Road
Mercury
Rockford
Third Ward
Julius 4 Gan
Centennial Street
Park
Vine Street
Trafic
Harlow
Seventh Street
Chestnut
Pine Streets
G. A. Berdon
Indianapolis
Road
Garden City
Berdon
Unrelenting winter grips nation with record cold
Weather story reports harsh cold across the country with subzero readings and snow. Chicago records 2.4 F as coldest December 12 on file. California ice on natural lakes in Sacramento and snow in Brawley. Oklahoma sees seven deaths as cold persists. Local deaths include Ellen Dywer in Lyons Colorado. Eden Wyoming records 41 below zero before warming.
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Associated Press
Mason and Dixon Line
Midwest
Chicago
Sacramento
Calif
Brawley
Yuma
Ariz
Rocky Mountain States
Oklahoma
Lyons
Colo
Ellen Dywer
Eden
Wyo
Stewart Goes After Glover in Bank Robbery Case
Sheriff Meredith K. Stewart flew to San Bernardino California to extradite Manecel Glover of Leesville to face charges in the Farmers Bank of Freetown hold up. Glover allegedly joined two others in stealing about $2000. Austin Bell is jailed in Brownstown awaiting arraignment and Grady Sherrill is being sought. Bell confessed and Glover claimed to meet a woman in St. Louis and a man in Kansas City.
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Meredith K. Stewart
San Bernardino
Cali
Manecel Glover
Leesville
Farmers’ Bank
Freetown
Glover
Austin Bell
Brownstown
John C. Branaman
Jackson
Grady Sherrill
Bedford
Bell
St. Louis
Kansas City
Judge Lewis Speaks at Redding Township Farmers Institute
Judge John M. Lewis of this city addressed the opening session of the farmers Institute of Redding township at the Reddington Christian Church despite bad weather. The program included Fox orchestra music and a 30 minute musical skit by W. P. Stall Jesse Otis and Cecil Owens of Brownstown. An exhibit of farm produce accompanied the event and attendance remained strong as sessions continued at the church.
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John M. Lewis
Farmer's Institute
Redding Township
Reddington
Rotary speaker reviews life of A J Beveridge
Kenneth N. Warbritton told Seymour Rotary Club members about Albert J. Beveridge born 1862 Ohio who rose from railroad work to college prize wins and a national oratorical contest. Beveridge's career spanned Republican politics, a break with his party, alignment with Roosevelt, and later Senate service and literary works including The Life of John Marshall and The Life of Abraham Lincoln.
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Seymour
Beveridge
Asbury College
DePauw University
Greencastle
Beveraige
Indiana
Warbritton
Que
Warbritten
Roosevelt
Bull Moose Party
United States
John Marshall
Abraham Lincoln
Mrs Arthur B Phillips Wins $20 Slogan Prize in Seymour
Mrs Arthur B Phillips 801 South Chestnut Street won $20 in gold for a slogan in the Seymour Super Value Days contest. She submitted a PurePurchase Card and made purchases at fifteen cooperatives. prizes included additional awards for winners among merchants.
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Seymour
Arthur B. Phillips
South Chestnut Street
Phillips
Washington Township Farmers Institute Set for Thursday
Officers prepare for the annual Washington Township Farmer's Institute at Cox school starting 10 AM with speakers Mrs Essie Fuller and Bert L Newland from Purdue extension. Prizes will be awarded for best displays, and officer elections featured with a full schedule including sessions on soil fertility and profitable pastures.
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Washington Township
Fred Klinge
Noble Robbins
Albert Goecker
Sister of Seymour Woman Dies in Louisville
Mrs. Josie Dreher aged sixty five of Louisville Kentucky sister of Mrs. Matilda Kasting and Mrs. Minnie Naffe both of this city died Monday after a lingering illness. She is survived by brothers William Benzel of Bedford and John Benzel of Bloomington. The sisters here will travel to Louisville Wednesday morning for a 2 PM funeral service.
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Josie Dreher
Louisville
Matilda Kasting
Minnie Naffe
Honor Roll at Medora Public School
Medora items reveal a wide honor roll across grades one through twelve with several classes reporting exceptionally high results. Senior list includes Vernon Davis Virginia Ernst Lievel Holmes Reeva Poore Margaret Smith James Zollman Zadora Zollman. Juniors Carl Booker Oren Brown Lucille Heitger. Sophomores Harriett Goss Jimmy Koepper Roberta Rich. Freshmen Emil Gibson Jean.
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Medora
Vernon Davis
Virginia Ernst
Lievel Holmes
Reeva Poore
Margaret Smith
James Zollman
Zadora Zollman
Carl Booker
Oren Brown
Lucille Heitger
Harriett Goss
Jimmy Koepper
Roberta Rich
Emil Gibson
Jean
Men Plan Meeting at First Baptist Church Campaign
The First Baptist Church Men’s Bible Campaign ends a six month drive with two rival groups the Hunters led by Tip Richardson and the Trappers led by Talmage Cooper. The Trappers beat the Hunters in November. Hunters host a big supper at 6 30 pm Thursday with a prize of 100 extra paints for the larger turnout next month.
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First Baptist Church Men's Bible
Hunters
Tip Richardson
Talmage Cooper
Ruth Judd Appeals to Halt Arizona Death Sentence
Mrs Winnie Ruth Judd seeks delays in the February 17 execution set by the Arizona Supreme Court. Her attorney Arthur Verge says a rehearing request will be filed and other avenues include appeal to the State Board of Pardons and Parole or a U S Supreme Court writ of error if the rehearing is denied.
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Associated Press
Florence, Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona
State Prison
State Supreme Court
State Board of Pardons and Parole
Supreme Court of the United States
Verge
United States Supreme Court
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Judd
State Supreme
Debt Payment Debate Stirs U S France In Washington and Paris
Secretary Stimson met with President Hoover at the White House before studying the latest British debt note. In Paris, the chamber of deputies committees rejected Premier Herriot’s plan to pay the U S debt with reservations, voting 29 to 9 in foreign affairs and 22 to 9 in finance, amid talks of a broader accord.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stimson
Hoover
State Department
White House
France
Paris
Foreign Affairs and Finance Committees
Chamber of Deputies
Herriot
United States
Foreign Affairs
Impeachment Resolution Falls in House Hearings
Washington reports a House vote against a resolution to impeach President Hoover for alleged credit injuries and offenses. In Sacramento Governor Rolph plans pardons for about 150 inmates when prohibition repeal takes effect next week.
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Washington
Hoover
House of Representatives
United States
Sacramento
Calif
James Rolph, Jr
Public euchre at Woodman Hall Tuesday night
Community euchre gathering at Woodman Hall as Brecher leads play on Tuesday night. Players and neighbors join in casual matches in a local social event.
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Woodman Hall
Brecher
Japan to Reject Geneva Proposal in Sino Japanese Crisis
Tokyo reports Japan will refuse Britain’s plan to set up an international conciliation commission over Manchuria. British approach linked to stock market declines after Sino-Russian relations resumed, with Japan’s government calling the move disturbing to world peace.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
di ’ Shea
Great Britain
Japan
Geneva
Manchuria
League of Nations
China
Russia
Cieneva
League
League Council
Maxim Litvinoff
Pacific
United States
Asia
M. Lotvinedf
Public Event Promotes Turkey Give Away Night
A continuation note from page 6 column 6 announces a public event featuring a turkey give away on Wednesday night with invitations extended to the Yale community.
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Bubre Ot Ko
Turkey
Yaled
Neni
Eight killed by violence in Chicago area in single day
Chicago tally shows seven victims with bullets and one suffocated after robbers bound and gagged a woman. Names include Detectives Svee and Chatterton, Officer Meoetti, plus a wounded store owner and several suspects in a spate of robberies and shootings.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. Cermak
Frank Svee
Edgar Chatterton
Suburban
Albert G. Meoetti
Well Hospital
Joseph Seidel
Frankie Schaeffer
Mer Boxer
Gertrude Frish
Miguel Ramires
Vicente Granades
Svee and
Arthur Lavac
Wyn
Lavac
Magoon
Jerry Mass
Mass
Walter Krop
Stielg
Krop
Steve Kirineie
Kirineie
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New Reading
Stewart
Jackson County
California
Institute
Farmers’ Meeting
Rotary Speaker
A J. Beveridge
Kenneth N. Warbritton
Hoosier
Ahlbrand Chevrolet Co
Chevrolet
Otto Knoke
Ashcraft Radio Shop
Agnes Wrapp
O. C. Frey Insurance Agency
Vernon Lindberg
W. E. Headley & Son
Earl Boas
Holtman-Yockey Jewelry Co
Faye Harris
Irwin's
Ed. Tormoehlen
Joe Killion
Anna Siefker
George F. Kauman
Frank Platter
Kaufman-Reuter Co
J.C. Penney Co
Cohn
G. Slang
Frank Meyers
Steinwedel & Son
John Foist
Charles Eldridge
Cox School
Ruth Judd
Senate Judiciary
Notans Bn
Ru Goble
AYS Ca
Werver
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