City council approves 1941 salaries and discusses street closure
The semi monthly meeting set 1941 salaries including mayor at 1500 and police monthly pay, and discussed closing half a block of North Poplar between Fifth and Sixth to improve safety as 250 to 300 students cross daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar — Street
Seymour-Bedford
Don L. Herwig
Glenn H. Seward
Herwig
Edward McCrary
Board of Works
Board of Health
Police
C. Hartwell
Arthur B. Foster
McCrary
N. J. Lasher
Poplar
Fifth
Sixth
Elks Initiation At Seymour Lodge Tonight
A large class of candidates will be received into the Seymour Lodge B P O F tonight with initiation followed by a smoker and lunch. The event marks one of the lodge’s largest inductions in years and attendance from many members is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Lodge
B. P
Seek Father and Son
Airplanes and heavily armed peace officers from three states searched a wooded mountain area near the Kentucky Tennessee Virginia border after a deputy sheriff was killed and two officers wounded. Deputy Sheriff George W. Fisher, 63, died. Middlesboro Police Chief George Minton, 48, and City Patrolman P. L. Perry, 43, were wounded with Minton listed in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Middlesboro
Kentucky-Tennessee-Virginia
George W. Fisher
George Minton
P. L. Perry
Minton
Santa Fund Progress Passes $100 Mark
The Santa Fund tally climbs beyond the $100 threshold with a current figure of $121.75. Donations from J. C. Penney Co and multiple individuals and organizations including the American Legion Auxiliary and Forrest L. Kysar contribute to the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Co
W. J. Schierling
Carpenter's Union
Louis H. Kroeger
American Legion Aux
Besia
Peechionn
Forrest L. Kysar
Elizabeth Schulte
Amer. Legion Post
Ollie
Davis
Win. A, Misch Independent Employees Assn. Reliance Fact
Geo. FP
Reimmee
A. P. Carter
American Security Co
Week of Prayer schedule announced for Seymour
The Seymour-Mour Ministerial Association lists January 6 to 10 for daily Week of Prayer services. Each night features a different pastor and church starting at 7 PM, with venues including First Methodist and others. Contributions to the Santa Fund topped $121.75 today, with American Legion Post No. 89 guiding donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Mour
R. S. Wilson
First Methodist Church
The
American Legion
Walter Sehierling
American Legion Post No. 89
Kenneth Murphy
Central Christian Church
A. A. Cohn
First Presbyterian Church
Clyde S. Black
Church of the Nazarene
Stephen C. Johnson
Trinity Methodist Church
Albert Schmitt
Seymour
R.S. Wilson
Mooresville
Founder's account of sub blasting told in federal case
Testimony before a federal jury details Guy Ballard's 1939 Chicago discourse to I Am followers. It claims the movement blasted three German submarines near the Panama Canal and consumed 364 spies, alleging plans hidden in waterproof submarine containers. The remarks describe secret submarines linked to Hitler and warn of people disappearing once the inner secret service acts.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Ll Am
Panama Canal
U.S
Ralph Lazarus
Guy W. Ballard
Chicago
The
Voice
Ballard
Tam
Germany
Hitler
Secret Service
Special Christmas Mail Schedule Set for Seymour Post Office
Seymour post office announces extended hours for stamp parcel post and insurance windows from Thursday night to Monday night through December 23, plus Saturday and Sunday openings. Money order windows stay 5:30 pm. A Sunday 4 pm mail pickup will occur and an extra outgoing mail chute is provided. Parcel post gifts will be delivered Christmas morning with Sunday residential deliveries to ease holiday congestion. Postal officials urge insured parcels due to higher holiday mail volume.
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Seymour Post Office
Walter H. Droege
Seymour
Droege
Aternoon
Mr. Droege
James E. Hancock Dies in Jeffersonville at 43
James E. Hancock, 43, longtime Seymour resident, died at his Lincoln Heights home in Jeffersonville at 12 10 this morning after a two year illness from heart disease. He was sales manager for the Louisville Grocery Company. Funeral Services set for Friday at Voss Mortuary with Rev. R C Dillman officiating. Burial in Riverside Cemetery. He leaves parents Edward L and Jessie and a host of friends in Seymour.
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James E. Hancock
Seymour
Lincoln Heights
Jeffersonville
Voss
R.C. Dillman
Riverview Cemetery
Mr. Hancock
Louisville
Edward L. and
Jessie
Cullip Is Sentenced In Fraudulent Check Case
Roscoe Cullip a former Seymour grain buyer pled guilty to issuing a fraudulent check before Judge George W. Long in Bartholomew Circuit Court. He received a one to ten year prison term suspended, with ninety days to pay costs after thirty five days in county jail. Cullip had given Charles Holder of Clifford checks totaling 494 dollars for grain, paying about half. He is also wanted in Paxton and Warren counties for issuing worthless checks.
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Roscoe Cullip
Seymour
George W. Long
Bartholomew
Columbus
Cullip
Indiana
Bartholomew County
Charles Holder
Clifford
Paxton
Tfl
Warren County
Ind
Stolen Car Sought From Brownbilt Shoe Store
Police across southern Indiana search for a car owned by Harvey Eckleman after authorities report the vehicle was stolen from a garage behind the Brownbilt Shoe Store on South Chestnut Street around 8 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Harvey Eckleman
Brownbilt Shoe Store
South Chestnut Street
Delay Letter Ties Fine to Domestic Row
A letter to the Indianapolis traffic division links law enforcement and domestic relations issues. The writer says he will pay the $2 sticker fine only after his wife lets him have the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Births and Deaths Report: 58,549 Births Last Year
Census Bureau figures show Indiana had 58,549 births and 39,510 deaths, a natural increase of 18,839. Birth rate was 17.1 per 1,000. death rate 11.6. Heart disease led deaths at 10,465. cancer 4,112. influenza and pneumonia common across ages.
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Indiana
Census Bureau
East North Central States
United States
Tobacco allotments to be set by county committee
Jackson County AAA announces 1941 tobacco allotments will be determined in the coming weeks. Applications for farms with no tobacco grown in the past four years must be filed by February 1. Eligible farms will be considered on merit under the act to grant a 1941 tobacco base, with operators having two years or more experience prioritized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
AAA
Logan Bill Gets Roosevelt Veto Sparks Controversy
President Roosevelt vetoes the Logan Bill drawing sharp protests as supporters insist the measure creates risk while opponents call it an invitation to further controversy. The clash highlights a growing national dispute over labor and economic policy with lawmakers weighing next moves.
Roosevelt vetoes Logan-Walter bill cancels congressional action
The House voted to sustain Roosevelt's veto of the Logan-Walter bill, killing the measure this session. The president argued it would cause chaos and endless controversy, advancing new procedures for court review of agency rulings while affecting defense functions.
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Washington
Dee
House
Roosevelt
Dee IS
Tesfave
Senate
Jackson
Two Austins Held on DUI and Public Intoxication Charges
Areus Bowman, 21, of Austin Indiana, jailed in Jeffersonville on 300 bond awaiting trial for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Floyd Bowman, 45, also of Austin, charged with public intoxication and held on related custody after their car struck a Clarksville bus on Spring Street in Jeffersonville. Trial set for Thursday.
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Jeffersonville
Areus Bowman
Austin
Ind
James T. Lee
Bowman
Floyd Bowman
Spring Street
Riddle
Montreal Fire Destroys Ten Homes in Cold Weather
An explosion sparked a near zero temperature blaze in Montreal early today destroying the homes of ten families. Five people were injured and at least one person was unaccounted for as residents fled to shelters, hindering recheck efforts.
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Montreal
Lions to Meet With J K R Mitchell Speaker
Seymour Lions Club will host former Shields High School principal J K R Mitchell now of New Castle as speaker at the weekly meeting Thursday night in the Elks Home dining room, opening at 6 15.
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J. KR. Mitchell
Shields High School
New Castle
Seymour Lions Club
Elks Home
Princess Ordered Out from United States Deportation Proceedings
Princess Hohentohe of Hungary, once described in the British House of Commons as a notorious Hitler spy, was ordered to leave the United States by Saturday for deportation. The Justice Department rejected her request for an extension of her visitor's permit without detailing grounds.
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Washington
Hohentohe
Hungary
House of Commons
Hitler
Justice Department
United States
Slis
Department
Roosevelt Seeks Allied Aid Plan for Britain
President Roosevelt outlined a tentative plan to lend or lease Britain the matériel it needs, with repayment in kind after the war. The idea, presented during a press conference, would avoid direct war while expanding aid beyond cash-and-carry, pending congressional action and negotiations with London.
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Washington
Dee TA
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Toneland
Britain
Congress
London
Miss Hercamp Honored in Phi Beta Kappa Initiation
Miss Mary Frances Hercamp of this city joined seven teens initiated into Phi Beta Kappa at Indiana University. Prescott W Townsend, IU History professor and society president, gave the president's address. Hercamp, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Hercamp, North Broadway, graduated last October. The initiates are seniors at the university this term for outstanding academic achievement.
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Mary Frances Hercaimp
Phi Beta Kappa
Union
Indiana University
Prescott W. Townsend
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Hercamp
Ed Hercamp
North Broadway
Italians Under Threat as North Africa Battle Grows
British RAF reports Fascist retreat toward Derna Libya as Massist forces pull back from Bardia Tobruk area. Derna and Tobruk distances noted. Bardia cut off. Haile Selassie revolt expands as Britain aids exiled emperor against Mussolini in Africa. Australians and British advance toward Bardia amid ten day North Africa battle. In Balkan war front.
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North Africa
RAF
Derna
Libya
Bardia
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Africa
Richard A. Butler
House of Commons
London
Britain
Escate
Tobruk
Weather Record for Seymour Shows Mixed Reports
Official and unofficial daily weather data for Seymour cite a downtown reading as unofficial high, Miss Louise Ahlert’s official low, and river stage from Seymour Water Co. at Rockford. Extended period to Dec 21 shows moderate rain in the south and snow or rain in the north with moderating temperatures, turning colder later.
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Seymour
Louise Ahlert
Seymour Water Co
Rockford
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