Remap Rips County Into Three Districts
Federal court redistricting splits Jackson County into three Senate and three House districts. District 15 centers on Brownstown and Bedford with parts of Bartholomew and Lawrence counties. District 13 includes Seymour and North Vernon. District 11 covers Scottsburg Charlestown and parts of Clark Jefferson Jennings and Washington counties. Senate Districts combine these with Scott Jennings Clark and Washington townships across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Bartholomew and
Lawrence Counties
Brown County
Jennings County
Bartholomew, Decatur
Ripley
Scott County
Jennings
Jefferson, Clark
Washington Counties
Brownstown
Carr
Driftwood
Hamilton
Owen, Pershing
Salt Creek
Brown Country
Harrison
Jackson
Ohio
Bartholomew County
Bono
Guthrie
Marshall
Pleasant Run
Shawswick
Lawrence County
Redding
Washington
Clay, Clifty, Rock Creek
Sand Creek
Wayne Townships
Marion
Decatur County
Bigger, Campbell, Center
Columbia
Geneva
Lovett
Spencer and
Vernon
Otter Creek
Ripley County
Grassy Fork
Bethlehem
Charlestown
Monroe
Oregon
Owen, Utica
Clark County
Graham, Hanover, Lancaster
Republican
Saluda and Smyrna
Jefferson County
Montgomery
Franklin, Gibson and
Polk
Wash
Ington County
Bedford
Seymour
North Vernon
Scottsburg
Columbus
Senate
Owen
Utica
Graham
Hanover
Lancaster
Saluda
Smyrna
Washington County
Franklin
Gibson
Ohio County
Switzerland
Dearborn
Caesar Creek
Center
Clay
Hogan
Sparta
Madison
Milton
Shelby
Brown
Johnson
Clifty
Rock Creek
Wayne
Reassessment Hike Protests Spread Across County
About 60 residents gathered at Clearspring school to protest a state order raising land and some improvement values in 12 of 17 taxing districts by 10 to 30 percent. County officials consider an injunction while petitions for a new hearing were filed with 10 owner-signatures due by December 20. A follow up meeting is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearspring
Garrett Fee
Owen Township
Carl Dean Fisher
West County
State
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Fire Staturn
Seymour
Poplar Street
Nixon Plans Withdrawal of 50,000 By April 15
President Nixon announced a third Vietnam troop cutback, ordering 50,000 U S troops withdrawn by April 15 over four months. He warned North Vietnam of strong measures if enemy action jeopardizes remaining forces while noting cautiously optimistic readings from observers and U S leaders.
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Nixon
Washington
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Vietnam
U. S
Robert Thompson
Southeast Asia
Thompson
White House
Hanoi
Gifts Bring Holiday Cheer to Muscatatuck State Hospital
Jackson County residents donate two loads of gifts for Muscatatuck State Hospital with a third load to be delivered to Butlerville Friday led by county gifts project chairwoman Mrs. Josephine Brock. Gifts accepted at the hospital through Christmas Eve. local collections end Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatatuck State Hospital
Jackson County
Butlerville
Josephine Brock
County
Seymour National Bank
Jackson County Bank
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Peoples Bank
Citizens State Bank
Brownstown
Kasting’s Hardware
Medora
MclIntire’s
Cortland
Central Christian Church
Seymour Aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Staten Lightfoot
Freetown Improvement Association discusses town services
At the Freetown fire station meeting the group heard from Dr. Glen W. Irwin Jr. about locating a physician and from Christopher May offering Indiana Telephone Corp services to attract industry. They plan a January 13 chamber meeting on water and sewage, meet with PTA and Pershing Township Fire for July 4, and remind residents to pay the $12 street lighting assessment by January 1 or face personal contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen W. Irwin, Jr
Indiana University School of Medicine
Freetown
Irwin
County Chamber of Commerce
Pershing Township
Christmas Basket Fund Trails 1969 Pace in Seymour Drive
The Seymour Christmas Basket Fund totals $564 from 68 donors, $126.17 behind last year’s $690.17 with 72 contributors. A $75 infusion from 16 donors was added today while gifts include memorials to Mr and Mrs George Hercamp and Ivan Love, and a class gift from First United Methodist Church. The drive is sponsored by the Seymour American Legion Post No 89 and the Seymour Daily Tribune to aid needy families with food and toys. donations may be mailed or delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Jacobson and Son
Roy Newby
St. Ambrose Catholic School
First Church of the Nazarene
H. O. Canfield Co., Inc
Central Christian Church
Charles Hawn
Camp Jackson
American Legion of
Brownstown
Boot and Shoe Workers Union
Seymour
Exchange Club
Charles Conquest
George Hercamp
Frank Allman
Ruth Ann Wienhorst
Ivan “Jack
Lenora Love
Maude
Welch
First United Methodist Church
Seymour American Legion Post No. 89
Seymour Daily Tribune
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Rips County
Jackson, Redding
Washington Townships
Lawrence
Ee Eee
State Board
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Chilp
Fole
Voy
By Leary
Tribune
Swain Industries
O’brien
Arvine Industries
Ind
Group
New Town Services
Freetown Improvement Association
Freetown Fire Station
Christopher C. May
Indiana Telephone Corporation
May
David Decker
Hubert Kysar
Ray
Dennis
Greg
Linda
Alice Seymour
Bertha Meseke
W. O. Simmons