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Seymour Daily Tribune

Location

Seymour, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1939

Page

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Funeral for longtime Jackson township trustee Fred A Schleibaum

Fred A Schleibaum 51 former Jackson township trustee and Democratic official died at 326 West Brown Street after a four month illness. He served two terms as trustee from 1931 to 1938 and was active in politics. Funeral 1:30 PM Wednesday from Voss Mortuary and 2 PM at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. burial Riverview Cemetery. He is survived by wife Mary, a daughter, two brothers, a sister, a granddaughter, and his mother.

Fred A. Schleibaum Jackson Township West Brown Street Mr. Schleibaum Sehneck Memorial Hospital Voss Mortuary Immanuel Lutheran Church E. H. Egvers Burmal Riverview Cemetery Schleibaum Fred Anna Wieneke Schleibaum Seymour Mary Vaughn Schleibaun Jackson County Washington Township Humanuel Lutheran Church Clifford Osterman Albert Schleibaum John Schleibaum Jennings County Henry Hoevener

Heywood Broun Dead at 51 After Pneumonia

Heywood Broun columnist and president of the American Newspaper Guild died at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center after pneumonia developed from a heavy cold. He was 51 and had been admitted Thursday night. his condition worsened early today with a high fever and unconsciousness.

Associated Press New York Heywood Broun American Newspaper Guild Broun Harkness Pavilion Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Seymour Rotary Plans Christmas Party at Elks Home

The Seymour Rotary Club will hold its annual boys Christmas party at noon Tuesday at the Elks Home on West Second Street. The December program committee has organized an engaging program for both the boys and club members.

Seymour Rotary Club Elks West Second Street

Christmas Broadcasts To Feature 500 Singers Downtown

About 500 persons will participate in the second annual downtown Christmas music broadcasts this week. Paul Rigsbee, director of the Shields High School music department, announced Yuletide music will be broadcast from the basement of the Seymour National Bank each night from 7 to 8 30 o clock under joint sponsorship of the high school music department and the Seymour Business Men’s Association.

Paul Rigsbee Shields High School Yuletide Seymour National Bank Seymour Business, Men's Association

Busy session in mayor's court on disturbing officer cases

In city court this morning two local youths Harmon H Stockoff and Dale Stockoff were fined 11 and three months at the penal farm suspended on charges of interfering with an officer during an arrest of Lance Johnson for public intoxication. Johnson was fined 20 and given a suspended sixty day sentence with warning of harsher terms on re-arrest. Separate items note upcoming school and church choir schedules led by local supervisors and directors.

Stanley A. Switzer Harmon H., Stockoff Dale Stockoff Switzper Lance Johnson Circle Street St. Louis Avenue Johnson Switzer Ile William Johnson

Creosote Blaze At REMC Plant Near Browns Town

A creosote fire at the REMC creosoting plant near Browns Town continues burning after Saturday fire. Damages estimated at 700 to 800 dollars, mainly in two tanks. Nick Vogel narrowly escaped while welding inside a tank as a spark ignited creosote saturated ground. A crow's nest was destroyed and about twenty five poles burned but usable. Brownstown CCC camp and fire department kept the blaze from spreading to the forest. Extinguishing chemical not available locally.

Jackson County REMC CCC Brownstown Damace Nick Vogel

Death Claims Seymour Resident Miss Elizabeth Huntemann

Miss Elizabeth K. Huntemann of Seymour died at 4 20 Sunday morning at 318 West Oak after a twelve week illness. Funeral services were held at St. Ambrose Church with Rev C W Burkart officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. She was survived by brother Charles Huntemann and sister Mrs John E Bartlett.

Elizabeth K. Huntemann Seymour West Oak Street St. Ambrose Catholic Church Father C. W. Burkart Riverview Cemetery St. Ambrose

Bedel Rites Planned for Uniontown Tuesday

Leonard Bedel age sixty four died in Jeffersonville Saturday morning after a two year illness. Funeral at Baptist Church Uniontown Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev. Walter Moseley officiating. Burial Uniontown Cemetery. He leaves a widow six children and nine grandchildren. sister Miss Josephine Bedel Crothersville.

Baptist Church Uniontown Leonard Bedel Jeffersonville Walter Moseley Mr. Bedel James Bedel Orville Edna Maude Bedel Josephine Bean Edward Morris John Quinn Virgil Bedel Sellersburg Josephine Bedel Crothersville

Downtown stores extend hours for final gift shopping week

City retailers announce extended night hours through Saturday as the final gift shopping week begins. Managers urge shoppers to buy in the mornings to dodge afternoon and evening crowds.

British raid on Helgoland fails to claim clear victory

Berlin reports 34 British bombers shot down in a major air battle off the Helgoland coast with 44 British planes taking part. German fighters attacked, two German planes lost, crew jumped by parachute, and wreckage of British aircraft washed ashore as heavy anti-aircraft fire rattled over the sea.

Berlin Seid Germany Helgoland Chat Spee England Royal Air Force Serenity

Finnish Defenses Repel Russians On Ladoga Front

Finnish forces report destroying thirty Soviet tanks in action along the Mannerheim line and on the southeastern lake country. They say attacks on the Karelian Isthmus were repulsed, while two Russian forces totaling about 20 000 men were cornered near Tolvajarvi and Suomussalmi north of Lake Ladoga.

Finland Lake Ladoga Karelian

Motorist Fined For Driving Without License Near Seymour

Leo Maschino living near the Jackson Jennings county line east of Seymour pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license in Seymour justice court. He was fined 1 and costs totaling 10.80 and received a ninety day license suspension. He was stopped November 4 by Officer Charles J. Williams and later arraigned after custody by a justice of peace constable. He had procured a license in the meantime, officers said.

Leo Maschino Jackson-Jennings County Seymour William Tuell Seymour Justice Justice of Peace

Legion Fund Reaches Halfway Point in Seymour Toy Drive

The Seymour Legion fund for underprivileged children nears the halfway mark to buy toys, candy, and nuts. A Noblitt Sparks Industries employee donated 60 dollars, aiding the basket distribution by Post 89 with help from school attendance officer Mrs. Annette Test. A Majestic Theater free Christmas show for children at 9:45 a.m. Saturday is promised.

Legion Santa Fund Seymour Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc Seymour Post 89 Annette Test Majestic Theater The Majestic

Wagon wheat prices rise on local market

Wheat on the local market climbed seven cents in two days with No. 2 wagon wheat now at 1.04 dollars. The price moved from ninety seven cents Friday to 1.00 Saturday and then to 1.04 today.

Five Traffic Deaths Reported in Indiana Weekend

Five persons died in Indiana over the weekend in street and road accidents. The toll marks a drop of one from the previous weekend. Violent deaths total seven, with one accidental shooting and one death by own action also reported.

Indiana

German air raid sinks four British merchantmen

Berlina Dee reports from DNB that German bombers sank four British merchant ships and damaged three warships in an air attack yesterday. The official agency notes the losses occurred in the latest aerial offensive as Britain wages maritime defense.

Berlina

Graf Spee’s scuttling hailed as noble act by Britain

British press called the Graf Spee’s destruction an ignominious end by its own crew and praised Allied ships for forcing the German pocket battleship to seek cover near Montevideo. Reports say Exeter suffered 1 dead and 23 wounded, with hospital Ship dispatched from Buenos Aires.

London Graf Spee Montevideo Admiralty Winston Churchill Daily Herald Daily Mail Xxx Fuehrer DNB Adolf Hitler Germany Exeter Uruguavan Ajax Achilles Buenos Aires Falkland Islands

J. R. Cathcart Dies Saturday In Tragic Fall

J R Cathcart age forty six of Underwood former Seymour resident and brother of Mrs Raymond Peaster of Richmond dies from a broken neck after a fall downstairs at his home. He was a service station attendant, a prominent Underwood resident, member of the American Legion and Masonic Lodge. Survived by widow two brothers Arthur and Herman and sister Mrs Peaster. Funeral services set for Tuesday in Scottsburg with burial there.

J. R. Cathcart Underwood Seymour Raymond Peaster Richmond Cathcart Ile American Legion Masonic Lodge Little York Arthur Cathcart Minneapolis Herman Cathcart Scottsburg Peaster

Bound Over By Federal Jury In Indianapolis Hearings

Two Seymour youths Lawrence Black age nineteen and Kerneth Tankersley age twenty were bound over to the Federal grand jury after allegedly signing confessions to entering the Seymour post offices and taking parcels. They were transported to Indianapolis by Deputy United States Marshal Andrew M. Tait for arraignment before United States Commissioner Stoward S. Young. Also arraigned was J. A. David fifty five of Winchester who claimed to be a foreign agent and was released on his own recognizance after a warrant charging obscene letters to Julius Wiehser United States marshal.

Seymour Federal Grand Jury Stoward S. Young United States Indianapolis Lawrence Black Kerneth Tankersley Andrew M. Tait United States Marshial J. 4 David Winchester Bow Department of Justice

Theater Ads on Page Four

Advertisements for local theaters appear on page four of today’s Tribune. The notices likely list showtimes, venues, and prices for upcoming performances.

Today's Tribune

Graf Spee Scuttled Off Montevideo After Battle

The German pocket battleship Graf Spee scuttled herself in Montevideo Harbor after a three minute combat with British ships. Captain Hans Langsdorff and most crew escaped to boats and were to be interned in Uruguay or Argentina. The Tacoma carried the survivors to safety while authorities arrested its master for port-closing violations.

Associated Press Montevideo Graf Spee River Platte Adolf Hitler Hans Langsdorff Uruguay Argentina Buenos Aires Tacoma

Weather Record Report From Downtown District

An unofficial weather record notes temperature readings in the downtown district and water pumping data from the Seymour Water Co. observations near De Ger A Qaise.

Rive Qty Seymour Water Co

Weather Outlook For This Week In Ohio Valley

Light rain expected in the upper Ohio Valley early and midweek with moderate temperatures. Rain again later in the week followed by a colder end of the week.

Ohio Valley

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Lillian Miller Oelock St. Paul Choir Lynn Cordes Christian Church Choir Rigshee Rachel Kellam Mr. Rigsbee Camerata Club Miss Huntemann Henry Fr Katherine Klein Muntemann Bedel Cerns Tliers North Sea Mannerheim Line Helsinki Mannerheim — Line Legion Fund T. S. Blish B. H. Garbett A. Plunkett Charlton Himler Law Edwin A. Blish, Jr Sid Miller Spee Britain Amble Scotland Strindheim Jotun Hitler Alver
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