Jackson County Red Cross drive fails to fund public health nurse
The Jackson county Red Cross membership drive raised 533 dollars, short of covering the public health nurse’s next year, with 179 from Shields district and other sums from Laurel Park Third Ward and business districts. Miss Blanche Pegg will resign to join the Evansville Veterans Service Bureau, her two year term ending February 1.
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Red Cross
Jackson County
Department of the Public Health
Shields
Carl Meyer
Third Ward
John Havenschild
Park
Travis Carter
Cairman
Laurel
J. F. McCurdy
Walter Droege
Emma Brunow
Elise Reynolds
Rotary Club
Red Men
Elks
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Blanche Pegg
Veterans Service Bureau
Evansville
Mss Pegg
Department of Public Health
Miss Pegg
Former Seymour Woman Dead in Chicago Hospital
Grace Sedgwick, about 46, former Seymour resident, died December 18 in a Chicago hospital after months of illness. She is survived by parents in Cincinnati and brothers in Chicago and Cincinnati, with Cincinnati funeral at Ninth Street Baptist Church. Body to be transported by B and O to Seymour for burial at Riverview Cemetery Thursday.
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Grace Sedgwick
Seymour
Chicago
Miss Sedgwick
J. H. Sedgwick
Chicago Hospital
Cincinnati
George
John
Frank
Baptist Church
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Baltimore and Ohio
Riverview
Taxi Advertisement for J P Clements
Taxi service listed with contact phone Main 340 and generic prompt for service at any time and place.
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J. P. Clements
Community Spirit and Mosser Address Sparks Civic Pride
George H. Mosser delivers an address focused on community spirit and learning from mistakes, praising citizen effort and urging collective action to strengthen local ties.
County Officials Prepare for New Terms in Jackson County
Jackson county officials head toward year end 1921 close with many to start second terms. James Luckey succeeds Dan Walker as county commissioner in the Second district while Otis Hays begins his second two year term. Effie Thompson McCormick will become Jackson county’s first woman recorder succeeding Simeon Henderson. Frank C. Dailey will replace James Branaman as assessor. Elias B. Douglas and George T. Manuel start new terms as surveyor and coroner respectively. County attorney Thomas Branaman is reappointed for another year as preparations continue for the January reorganization and annual reports.
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Jackson County
James Luckey
Dan Walker
Luckey
Walker
Otis Hays
Recorder’s Office
Effie Thompson McCormick
Simeon L. Henderson
McCormick
Mr. Henderson
James Branaman
Frank CC. Dailey
Dailey
Elias B. Douglas
George T. Manuel
Thomas Branaman
Brownstown
Army fire truck stops here for city briefing
Seymour city officials and fire department members viewed a large Army pumper type fire engine. The vehicle, stationed at Camp Knox and en route to Indianapolis, carried 750 gallons per minute capacity and included equipment nearly matching a city’s needs. Sergeant H T Kessler delivered the truck to the local station before it heads to Fort Benjamin Harrison.
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Seymour
Camp Knox
Indianapolis
H. T. Kessler
Melvin Jerrell
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Med Ia
Bottled Christmas Cheer Flows Into Indianapolis
Federal agents anticipate liquor smuggling ahead of the holidays as bootleggers flood Indianapolis with Canadian bonded whiskey. Prices rise slowly with sales at 11 a quart or three quarts for 27 dollars, and authorities plan to curb the leak in the prohibition dyke. Bert Morgan, prohibition director, says the same old game is repeated every Christmas season.
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Indianapolis
Dominion
Bert Morgan
Corpus Christi Emerges as Shrimp Marketing Center
Corpus Christi Texas builds on a yearly export of 500000 pounds making it one of the leading shrimp marketing centers in the United States.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
United States
Postoffice Busy As Seymour Mail Volume Grows
The Seymour post office reports a holiday rush with many parcels and Christmas gifts piling on the floor as workers prepare to handle an immense daily volume. Postmaster H. Lett says this city expects unusually heavy mail and aims for prompt delivery despite congestion.
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Seymour
H. Lett
Chicago Suffers Under Brutal Cold and Crime Wave
Amid zero temperatures and heavy snow, Chicago endures fire and crime spikes. More than 200 fire alarms, five deaths from the cold, and numerous robberies strain relief services as a policeman is shot while pursuing a grocery store bandit.
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Chicago
Nfm
Weather Bureau
Rosario Dimarco
Dimarco
Ralph
Sanders
United States Plans Global Inquiry on German Reparations
Washington reports that the United States will join an official inquiry to fix a Germany reparations figure within its capacity to pay. If European powers agree, U S bankers may fund Germany's restoration, with a lenient stance on allied debt repayment and potential peace pact moves. France's reaction is pivotal to success.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Germany
America
Europe
Harding
France
Great Britain
Italy
Begium
Japan
Paved Highway From Indianapolis To Washington Opened
The Indiana state highway commission announced a broad paved highway from Indianapolis to Washington D C is open for traffic. It completes the last gap in the National road in Indiana at Dunreith and aims to soon link to St Louis as remaining gaps near the Illinois state line are nearing completion.
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Indianapolis
Indianapols
Washington D. C
State Highway Commission
Indiana
Dunreith
Washington
St. Louis
Illinois State Line
Christmas Sale at Colabuono's Giant Slaughter Prices
Retail notice promotes Colabuono's Christmas deals offering shoes house slippers and rubbers at reduced prices. It asserts a continuing Giant Slaughter sale with discounts through the season.
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Colabuono’s
War Mothers Seek Sentry at Arlington Tomb
Philadelphia mothers urge the secretary of war to post a sentry at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington Cemetery to guard against irreverent pilgrims and protect the shrine of the heroic dead.
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War Mothers of
Philadelphia
Secretary of War
Arlington Cemetery
One Hundred Calling Ecards for a Dollar
Tribune Office offers one hundred calling ecards at a price of one dollar each.
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Tribune
Christmas Gift For Ex Services Man A Legion Year
Fathers Mothers Sisters and Wives urged to give a year’s membership to Seymour Post No 89 American Legion. For details call R-136 D 23d W N Everhart adjt.
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Seymour Post No
American Legion
W. N. Everhart
Adjt
Fin's Yellow Taxis
Taxi service entry listing Fin's Yellow Taxis with contact number 447 and residence at 67 Tip Richardson.
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Fin
Tip Richardson
Eight State Hunt For Bandits In Denver Mint Robbery
Authorities in eight states joined the manhunt for seven bandits who robbed the Denver United States Mint of 200000 in currency and fatally wounded guard Charles Linton. A $10000 Denver reward was posted as police traced possible leads, including a bloodied bandit, a sawed off shotgun, and bundles of new five dollar bills.
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United Press
Denver
United States
Charles Linton
Denve
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rink Clared
Eva Lew Ber
Lewis
Missouri
Eva
Mme
Colorado Springs
Secret Service
Linton
Kansas Prairies
Polie
Mint
Walther League Christmas Program Postponed To December 27
The Walther League Christmas program set for Wednesday December 20 has been postponed to weekend December 27. The event location is near the interurban station with proceeds benefiting community activities.
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Decker
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Bringo Suggess
George H. Mosser
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Clark
John A. Shields
Prohibition
Brussels
American Junior Red Cross
Bourgemestre
M. A. Max
Miss Benedict
Tion
Bing
U. 6
Commission
Walther League
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