Teachers Approve Social Security Plan in Indiana Vote
Unofficial tallies from Seymour and Brownstown show 71 of 99 Seymour teachers and 16 of 28 Brownstown teachers favor integrating the state teachers retirement system with Social Security. statewide, about 13 078 for and 6 394 against among roughly 30 000 members, with final official results due Monday.
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Seymour Community
Brownstown
Seymour
Townstown
Indiana
Robert H. Wyatt
Indiana State Teachers Association
State Teachers’ Retirement Fund
Statehouse
Wyatt
Christmas Program At Rotary Club Monday
The Seymour Rotary Club will present its annual Christmas program at the weekly dinner meeting at 6:15 p.m. Monday at the Elks Club. Dr. A. A. Cohn leads the program and has invited Dr. Ozie Pruett of Indianapolis First Baptist Church to present the Christmas story in his distinctive style.
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Seymour
Night opening of stores next week in Seymour
Seymour merchants announce extended shopping hours for the final Christmas rush. Local stores will stay open until 9 p m each night Monday through Friday, December 23, then close 5 30 p m on Christmas Eve. Federal observance follows with Monday, December 26, closed.
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Seymour
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Chief Warns of Ice Patches on City Streets
Police Chief Robert Gill warned drivers of hidden ice patches on city streets where sun hasn’t reached. Despite most ice and snow melting, unexpected slick spots caused two traffic accidents investigated Friday.
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Robert Gill
Lost Stamps and Key Found At Postoffice
A Seymour report notes unused three cent stamps found in a street mailbox and a key recovered at the post office. The owner can reclaim both items by contacting the post office, with the stamps tied to a mistaken mailing and the key paired to an inquiry about a lost house key.
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Madge
Seymour
John
Walter H. Droege
Mr. Droege
Christmas Vesper Program At Shields High
Shields High School presents a free Christmas Vesper program Sunday at 4 in Shields Memorial gym. Five musical groups perform including Concert Choir and Brass Ensemble with soloists Delores Decker Brenda Sciarra and others under R J Williams.
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Shields High School
Shields Memorial Gymnasium
R. J. Williams
Delores Decker
Brenda Sciarra
Bill Cummins
Judy Osterman
Williams
Seymour
Frank ‘Ofield
Charles Onterman
Caroll Wright
Robert R. Bell
Christmas Eve Union Worship Service Set in Seymour
The Seymour Ministerial Association announces a Christmas Eve union worship service at First Presbyterian Church 11 p.m. Saturday December 24. Rev Homer J Hunsinger will deliver the meditation. presiding is Rev Emery Parks with Mrs Glenn M Keach at the organ. Multiple local pastors participate through readings, prayers, hymns, and carols. Additional area churches plan services on Christmas Eve and Day.
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Seymour Ministerial Association
First Presbyterian Church
Homer J. Hunsinger
St. Paul Congregational Church
Emery Parks
First Methodist Church
Glenn M. Keach
Mr. Parks
Thomas Pickens
Seymour
Jesus Christ
T. G. Scott
Te Trinity Methodist Church
Ralph Adkins
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Little Town of Bethlehem
Presbyterian Church Choir
Hunsinger
Edgar F. Maddox
Bethel A. M. E
Keach
Senator Carter Recovering After Planned Surgery
State Senator Volney Carter of Seymour underwent scheduled surgery Friday at Robert Long Hospital Indiana University Medical Center Indianapolis. He was moved there Wednesday with Mrs Carter remaining by his side as he recovers with an expected discharge next Friday or Saturday.
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T. Volney Carter
Mapleton Farms
Seymour
Robert Long Hospital
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
Senator Carter
Long Hospital
Weather Records Official High and Low Temperatures
Official maximum Friday and official minimum readings noted at 10 am with trace of snow and precipitation.
Christmas Basket Fund Nears Goal for Needy Families
The American Legion Christmas Basket Fund, chaired by Thomas A. Plunkett, stands at 304.71 of a 600 dollar goal. Donations are urged as the deadline nears next Wednesday, with contributions accepted at Seymour National Bank or The Tribune office.
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Seymour
American Legion
Thomas A. Plunkett
Legion
Robert H. Lucas
Seymour National Bank
Tribune
Downtown Christmas Songfest to unite eight Seymour choirs
Eight Seymour churches will join in a downtown Christmas Songfest on Friday night December 23. Choirs from First Baptist Presbyterian Redeemer Lutheran First Methodist St Ambrose Bethel AME Christian and Trinity Methodist will sing carols from city sections, merge downtown at 7 15 pm, and perform a medley under Ronald Williams Shields High School director. The event is organized by the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Committee.
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Seymour
William Steinwedel
The
Chamber of Commerce
Chestnut
Second Streets
Ronald J. Williams
Shields High School
Steinwedel
First Baptist
Presbyterian
Redeemer Lutheran
First Methodist
St. Ambrose
Bethel A.m-E
Christian
Trinity Methodist
Bloodmobile Visits Seymour For Christmas Blood Drive
The Louisville Regional Blood Center Bloodmobile arrives at the American Legion Home in Seymour from 10 30 a m to 4 30 p m Monday to collect blood donors for six hours. The drive aims to reach a 103 pint goal with the message More Red Blood Fewer White Crosses as volunteers provide plasma and blood fractions at no cost to recipients.
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Red Cross
Seymour
Jackson County
Louisville
American Legion
Second
Walnut Streets
American Red Cross
Health Department
Bigger Foreign Aid Fund May Be Requested
Washington officials report the administration plans a foreign aid request near five billion dollars for next year. About three billion would fund military assistance and roughly 1.9 billion economic aid. Dulles and Hollister had forecast lower totals, while lawmakers worry about the budget and tax cut. President Eisenhower may adjust the plan before January 17.
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Washington
Congress
Russia
State Dulles
John B. Hollister
Congressions
White House
Eisenhower
Immanuel Church Installs Richard Pinnow as Teacher
Immanuel Church will install Richard Pinnow as teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School during the 10:30 morning service on Sunday December 18. Rev Victor A Mack will conduct the installation sermon on Knowing Christ and Doing His Will. Pinnow a Concordia Teachers College graduate began teaching December 12 after a previous post at St Johns Lutheran School Aurora Indiana. The Immanuel School faculty includes 11 teachers led by Principal Robert Demske with 391 pupils enrolled.
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Richard Pinnow
Immanuel Lutheran School
Victor A. Mack
Christ
Pinnow
Concordia Teachers College
River Forest
Ill
Immanuel School
Teachers College
St. John’s Lutheran School
Aurora
Ind
Mail Delivery Is Twice Daily Now
The Seymour post office began twice daily mail delivery on Thursday to speed Christmas mail. Nine additional carriers and two trucks were added for the holidays, with four substitute rural carriers aiding rural routes. Lobby windows stay open until 6 p.m. daily, no mail delivery on Sundays, air mail urged for distant parcels, offices closed December 19 to January 1.
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Seymour
Walter H. Droege
Droege
Postoffice
UN Assembly Fails To Break Deadlock
Ernest Rhoads, 59, custodian at Shields High School, is recovering at home after fracturing an arm in a fall on icy pavement near Fifth Street Thursday around 11 am. He was treated at Schneck Memorial Hospital and later in Columbus, with recovery expected over two weeks. Rhoads has served the Shields High School maintenance staff for 15 years.
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Ernest Rhoads
Shields High School
South
Chestnut Street
Mr. Rhoads
Fifth Street
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Columbus
Rhoads
Shields High
Shields High Schetro School
UN Body Asked To Oust Israel
Arab members push for Israel expulsion from the United Nations over a raid on Syrian posts near the Sea of Galilee. Syria demands sanctions and release of captives, while the Security Council plans to await a full report from UN envoy Burns before action.
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Israel
United Nations
N. Y
World Organization
Syria
Ahmed Shukairy
Security Council
Council
Sea of Galilee
Palestine
E. L. M. Burns
Burns
Damascus
Shawkat Shuquair
Shuquair
Shaquair
Tax distribution checks mailed in Jackson County
Jackson County tax distribution checks totaling 721407.59 were mailed to taxing units by County Auditor Lynn Roberts Jr. The state auditor approved the amounts. Seymour Community Schools receive 252155.93, while the civil city of Seymour gets 88414.50.
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Jackson County
Lynn Roberts Jr
Seymour
Recess Delays UN Vote on Security Council Seat
At the United Nations in New York delegates recessed after 34 ballots failed to elect a permanent Security Council member. President Jose Maza proposed a lottery to choose Yugoslavia or the Philippines for 1956, then 1957 seats, with Yugoslavia drawn first amid protests. The Assembly also approved the 1956-57 budget and Eisenhower open skies plan before adjourning until Monday.
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United Nations
N.Y
UN General Assembly
Philipines
Assembly
Jose M
Chile
Security Council
Maza
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Leo Mates
Romulo
Mates
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
Catholics Plan Million-Dollar Home for the Aged Fund
In a Christmas letter read at St. Ambrose Seymour the Archbishop of Indianapolis Paul C. Schulte proposes a 1,000,000 fund to build a home for the aged in the archdiocese. He asks parishes to begin fundraising as part of a broader effort for church and school needs. Some donations for orphans and indigent children will be redirected to the fund, with no immediate construction plans set.
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Paul C. Schulte
Indianapolis
St. Ambrose Church
Seymour
Atlantic Alliance outlines improved defense plan amid cold war
The NATO Council meeting in Paris issued a blunt plan for expanded defense capabilities to face the East. It stressed modern weapons with emphasis on air defense and warning in Europe. Dulles backed a drive toward European union and discussed a peaceful nuclear energy pool with Monnet and leaders from France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
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Paris
Atlantic Alliance
Free World
NATO Council
Europe
Middle East
Asia
Russia
U. S
State Dulles
America
European Union
Dulles
Jean Monnet
European Steel and Coal Co
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Lasembourg
Orb
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Claude Ballard
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American Legion Auxiliary
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