Hearing Set Jan 15 on Linn Habeas Petitions
A hearing on habeas corpus petitions for John H. Linn 25 Seymour charged with three counts of first degree murder is scheduled for January 15 at 9 a.m. in Lawrence Circuit Court Bedford. Judge H Wayne Baker will preside as prosecutor outlines evidence while defense argues bail considerations and rights claims.
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John H. Linn
Seymour
H. Wayne Baker
Lawrence
Bedford
Robert N. Skinner
Linn
Rence Grand Jury
U. S. Supreme Court
Auto Title Changes and January License Rush Warnings
Seymour license officials urge joint ownership with survivorship on titles before January rush. Norma Fettig notes added name on 1968 plate costs only the $2 title fee if done at initial plate purchase, but later changes need a new plate. She stresses survivorship avoids estate complications and explains renewal timing for January licenses and reserved 1968 plates by December 25.
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Seymour
Norma J. Fettig
Fettig
Panel Discusses Ways to Aid Small Farms in Indiana
Marvin Burkett led a five member panel at the Community Building near North Vernon to help small farmers stay in farming. Panelists included William Reichenbach Ralph Watkins Robert Lowe Claude Ferguson and David Albright as they outlined USDA and FHA programs to boost income and reduce urban migration. Seventy eight farmers attended as USDA projects were discussed and future meetings promised.
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Marvin Burkett
Farmers Home Administration
Indianapolis
North Vernon
USDA
France
Jennings County
Holiday Vacation Schedule Plays Out Across Local Schools
Seymour and Jackson County schools announce Christmas holidays starting next week with varying return dates. Brownstown Central and nearby schools dismiss after classes this week. Vernon Township and Seymour area schools also schedule vacations through early January. Special programs include convocation, choir performances, Santa visits, and a Shields Junior High dramatics show.
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Seymour
Jackson County
Brownstown Central
Central Lutheran School
Brownstown
Clearspring
Vernon Township
Santa Claus
Three Die In Monroe County Truck Crash
Three Hoosiers died in a head on crash on Ind 37 five miles north of Bloomington. Victims Enos J. Richer 40 and Raymond L. Richer 17 of Loogootee R2 and Wayne T. Shields Bloomington. Shields body trapped under a tractor trailer loaded with steel. Another truck carried dynamite. Betty Babbes 30 Martinsville RG died in a Mooresville area crash on Ind 67. The eight county area post tally reaches 102 for the year.
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Loogootee R2
Wayne T. Shields
Bloomington
Richers
Shields
Betty Babbes
Martinsville
Ind
Mooresville
Seymour Post
Morgan
Monroe County
Viola Ferris
Lexington
Madison
Carther R. Barber
Jeffersonville
New Castle
Martha Brown
Five Dead and Twenty-One Missing as Bridge Collapses
A suspension bridge on U.S. 35 linking Ohio and West Virginia collapsed into the Ohio River at 5 10 p m during rush hour near Point Pleasant. At least five dead and 21 missing, with up to 75 vehicles plunging into near freezing water. Authorities warn the final death toll will be higher.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio River
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
John Epling
Gallia County
James A. Rhodes
J. D. Baisden
Hulett C. Smith
Rhodes
Marjorie
H. L. Whobrey
Year’s Final City Council Meet Set
Seymour city council will meet in special session Monday night for the last time this year. The session could discuss annexation ordinances affecting Sherwood Terrace Third and Fourth Additions and Indian Hills and a large commercial area near U S 50 and U S 31. Street light locations may also be reviewed as two of five proposed sites were approved. The meeting will be the final for council members Clarence Stark Jr Kaye Eckelman and J Allen Brackemyre.
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Seymour City
Seymour
Sherwood Terrace
Indian Hills
U. S. 50
U. S. 31
U.S. SO
Interstate 65
Kenneth Knoke
Fox Avenue
Carter Street
Kessler Boulevard
East Tipton Street
Robert Weekly
Clarence Stark Jr
Kaye Eckelman
J. Allen Brackemyre
Yule Fund 1966 Pace Falls Short of Last Year
Jackson County Central Labor Union leads day with a $100 gift as the 49th Annual Christmas Basket Fund collects $659 today. Ten day total dips to $659, down $34 from $693 after 10 days in 1965. Contributions may be sent to LeRoy Pollett at Seymour National Bank or the Seymour Daily Tribune Office.
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Jackson County Central Labor Union
LeRoy Pollett
Seymour National Bank
Seymour Daily Tribune
Five Arrested and Jailed After Brownstown Cafe Disturbance
Five persons were arrested and lodged in Jackson County jail at Brownstown by Brownstown police early today on charges of disorderly conduct after a disturbance at a Brownstown cafe. The group includes Phillip D. Wade 38 Betty Wade 42 Robert Barrett 36 Ruth Leduc 29 all of Salem and Charles Lee 21 Wallonia. They will appear in Justice of the Peace court of William Boley at Brownstown.
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Jackson County
Brownstown
Robert L. Hall
Phillip D. Wade
Betty
Robert Barrett
Ruth Leduc
Salem
Charles Lee
Wallonia
Justice of the Peace Court
William Boley
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Donald Fish
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Tribune
Ricky
Bobby
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Christy Huber
Lincoln Elementary School
PTA
Emerson Elementary School
Emerson Choir
Shields Junior High School Dramatics Club
Edwin Boley
SJHS
Howard Boggs
Yule Fund
Jackson County Central Labor
Union
Basil Barlow
Friend
James Demas
Gary Lee Findley
New City
J. Robert Klein
Freeman Field
Air Field
Columbus
R. H. Ludwig
Arthur M. Rucker
Klein
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
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