Christmas fund drive nears end in Seymour
The Yule Fund campaign total rises to 442.18 as donations poured in through Dec. 22. Thomas A. Plunkett urges accurate referrals with family names and addresses for baskets. Toys are being refurbished by the Seymour Boys Club for distribution on Dec. 24 at the Majestic Theatre with Santa Claus attending.
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Santa’s Seymour Shop
American Legion
Seymour Tribune
American Legion-Seymour Tribune
Calvin Boulevard
Plunkett
the Tribune
Robert H. Lucas
Seymour National Bank
Lucas
Seymour Boys’ Club
Harry Cherry
Cloyce Jackson
Boys’ Club
Majestic Theater
Santa Claus
Seymour American Legion Post
Eyewitness Aids Police In Auto Theft Investigation
City and state police probe the theft of a 1956 ivory and blue Chevrolet hardtop from 300 block North Chestnut Street at 3 35 p m A bystander John Smith witnessed two men drive away after minor damage to a parked car A witness described the drivers as two men in bib overalls and dirty clothing with long black hair one about 35 to 40 years old and the other roughly 40s both unshaven and dirty The stolen vehicle belonged to Lowell Kiel Columbus R8 and had Indiana plate 7A 2036 The incident occurred while the owner worked nearby at the National Cash Register Company building
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North Chestnut Street
John Smith
West Eighth Street
Lowell Kiel
Columbus
National Cash Register Company
Chestnut Street
Weather Record Update for Downtown Seymour
Official record shows river height at 3.3 feet on Wednesday with afternoon readings around 3 pm. Downtown Seymour weather notes indicate typical conditions and river stage for the period.
Coin Machine Looted At Paris Style Shop
Seymour police investigate a burglary of a coin operated children's ride in front of Paris Style at 108 North Chestnut street. The 9 14 a m call cites a pried coin receptacle and battering of the inner money box with a blunt tool. Only a small amount was taken as proceeds had been donated to the Christmas basket fund.
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Seymour City
North Chestnut Street
Donald F. Scott
Paris Style
Christmas Basket Fund
Indicted Justice Of The Peace Amid Jail Funding Call
Scott county grand jury indicted Austin justice Woodrow Deaton 38 on embezzling 5367 state funds and failing to report 1149 in fees between 1955 and 1958. Bail set at 6000. Jury urged creation of a county cumulative building fund for a new jail and recommended a 10 pm curfew for under 16 to curb juvenile delinquency in Scott county.
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Scott County
Austin
Woodrow Deaton
Jennings Township
Deaton
Scottsburg
Santa Lists Visiting Hours At Seymour Home
Visiting hours at Santa's Seymour home on West Second Street near Seymour National Bank were announced from the North Pole. He will greet children Friday 6 to 8 pm, Saturday 2 to 5 pm and 6 to 8 pm, Monday 1 to 5 pm and 6 to 8 pm, Tuesday 1 to 5 pm and 6 to 8 pm, and Wednesday 1 to 5 pm and 6 to 8 pm December 24. The home is newly decorated by the Seymour Boys' Club with icicles stars and four candy canes.
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Santa
Seymour
West Second Street
Seymour National Bank
North Pole
Seymour Boys’ Club
Most County Students To Get Two Week Holiday Vacation
Jackson County schools will dismiss for a two week holiday starting Friday afternoon. Seymour Community Schools and county public schools plan return on Monday January 5. Cortland and Tampico hold early dismissals on December 23 with January 5 return. Immanuel Lutheran ends December 23 with January 5 return. St Ambrose follows the common schedule. Special Christmas programs are planned in many schools.
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Jackson County
Seymour
Cortland
Tampico
Russell Butt
Hamilton Township
Grassy Fork Township
Immanuel Lutheran School
St. Ambrose Catholic School
Murder Suspect Declared Insane in Bartholomew Case
James M. Jordan 30 of Macon Georgia was deemed incompetent by Judge Chester A. Davis in Bartholomew Circuit Court after a sanity hearing. Doctors found him schizophrenic with multiple disturbances and he will be committed to Beatty Memorial Hospital until fit for trial.
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James M. Jordan
Macon
Chester A. Davis
Bartholomew Circuit Court
Jordan
Peter Allenopoulos
Chicao
Kriete’s Curve
Seymour
Bartholomew County
Norman Beatty
Westville
David P. Morton
State Hospital
Dean C. Tasher
Beatty Memorial
Davis
Beatty Mental Hospital
Beatty Hospital
Earl Hogan
Henry H. Montgomery
Montgomery
Allen H. Nierman
Brownstown
Bartholomew
Indianapolis
James L. Laupus
Jackson County
John M. Lewis
Jackson
Charles R. Wells
Laupus
Allenopoulos
Pines Burglary Case Returns at The Pines Restaurant
State police and area sheriffs search The Pines on U S 31 southeast of Seymour after a night break in. Burglars pried rear door with a bar and rifled the jukebox for cash. amount stolen unavailable. Detective Sgt. Don Winn leads the investigation. past burglaries have plagued the site.
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Pines
U. S. 31
Seymour
Don Winn
the Pines
Verling Bowman
Austin
Indiana State Reformatory
Continued Warm Trend Welcomed In Indiana
A warming pattern persisted in Seymour and Jackson County for a third day with officials predicting mild 40s on Friday. Fresh snow fell in northern Indiana as South Bend held five inches of cover while Fort Wayne and Indianapolis saw under an inch. temps rose to 42 degrees on Wednesday and dipped to 15 earlier. Forecasters expect little daytime change and a slight chance of precipitation Friday afternoon in the north.
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Seymour
Jackson County
Weather Bureau
Indiana
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
City Receives Tax Settlement in 1959 Distribution
Seymour Clerk-Treasurer Gaynelle Moritz announced a Jackson County auditor settlement check for 141 835 02 covering December taxes for 1959. The funds will support city expenses from January through June and be allocated among the general firemen pension police pension park bond and recreation funds.
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Seymour
Gaynelle Moritz
Jackson County
General Fund
Firemen
Police
Park
Stores Open Tonight For Holiday Shoppers
Stores in Seymour will stay open tonight until 9 p m to aid holiday shoppers. They will be open until 9 p m the rest of the week including Saturday and on Monday and Tuesday nights next week. They will also operate on the afternoon of December 24.
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Seymour
Indiana corn crop sets state record at 63 bushels per acre
Indiana's 1958 corn yield averaged 63 bushels per acre, a new state record and one bushel above the 1956 peak. Total harvest reached 277,389,000 bushels, second to the 296,546,000 bushels in 1956, while soybeans set a 26.5 bushel per acre record with 56,432,000 bushels. Tobacco averaged 1650 pounds per acre for 11,550,000 pounds, below the 1956 record of 1750.
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Washington
Indiana
U. S. Agriculture Department
Brown School Pageant Tonight at Brownstown High
First through sixth graders of Brownstown Consolidated Schools present The Christmas Story at 7 30 in the high school gymnasium. The seven scene pageant features background music narration and staff support from Marian Vinson Nina Bennett Irene Brown Eudora Horstman Gladys Martin Nina Pitman Lloyd Combs Eleanor Lucas Darrel Duffy and Wharton Reynolds.
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Brownstown Consolidated Schools
Marian Vinson
Nina Bennett
Irene Brown
Eudora Horstman
Gladys Martin
Nina Pitman
Lloyd Combs
Eleanor Lucas
Brownstown
Darrel Duffy
Wharton Reynolds
Marilyn Monroe Loses Second Unborn Child
Actress Marilyn Monroe miscarried her second baby in 16 months. The 32 year old star was recovering at home with husband Arthur Miller as doctors confirmed the loss occurred earlier this week. Publicist Joseph Walhandler said she is deeply upset.
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New York
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Joseph Walhandler
Miss Monroe
Miller
Walhandler
Indiana Faces 1000th Traffic Death Before Christmas
The Indiana Office of Traffic Safety warned the 1000th death could occur today as traffic tolls hovered around 986. Notable incident: Robert W. Heffner of Flora, 34, died in a two car crash in Carroll County after failing to stop for a preferential road, with passenger Mrs. Howard Inskeep injured.
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Robert W. Heffner
Flora
Carroll County
Howard Inskeep
Inskeep
Heffner
Ava Gardner Aims Snowball Toss at Press in Raleigh Return
Actress Ava Gardner arrives at Raleigh North Carolina for a brief hometown visit. She jokes she will throw a snowball at the press if allowed, turning a snowy greeting into a playful moment with awaiting photographers.
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Raleigh
N.C
Ava Gardner
Death sentence handed to killer of three young women
Harvey Glatman, 31, Los Angeles television repairman, was condemned in San Diego County court for luring and murdering three young women in remote areas. He confessed to raping and strangling them after forcing them to pose for crime magazine photographs. He received the death penalty. one slaying in Riverside County remains untried.
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John A. Hewicker
Harvey Glatman
Los Angeles
Hewicker
Glatman
Crime Magazine
San Diego
Shirley Ann Bridgeford
Sun Valley
Calif
Ruth Mercado
Hollywood
Judy Dell
Riverside County
West Germany Rises as Key NATO Power in New Assessment
Paris AP report says West Germany becomes the Atlantic Alliance’s third strongest military power, ahead of France due to Algeria issues. Adenauer gains from the NATO review while De Gaulle loses ground as Norstad calls for 30 divisions and nuclear-weapon development as objectives. France defends its limited NATO role amid overseas obligations.
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France
Algeria
NATO
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
U.S
Lauris Norstad
Norstad
Europe
Franz Josef Strauss
West
Germany
Italy
North Africa
United States
Britain
Washington
London
Mikoyan Plans 1959 U S Visit to Washington
Deputy Premier Anastas I Mikoyan, close to Khrushchev, sought a Washington visit early next month with talks possible on policy and trade. The State Department offered no comment but U S officials expected approval, aiming to counter false U S conceptions and widen Soviet trade.
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Washington
United States
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
U.S
Moscow
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Roeger
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Indiana State Board of Accounts
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Morton
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Brown School
Associated Press
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NEA Telephoto
San Diego, Calif
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