City School Board Weighs Gymnasium Pool Auditorium Plan
The Seymour city council will hold a special 3 pm session to consider a self liquidating gymnasium auditorium and pool project funded by a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan. Maximum cost of 75000 includes design fees with no tax impact on taxpayers. A seven member board would oversee construction and operation.
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Board of City School Trustees
Council Chamber
T. Harlan Montgomery
Don A. Bollinger
George A. Clark
Sixth Street
Poplar Street
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City Board of Public Works and Safety
Gym project eyed for larger Seymour facility
A proposal for a combined gymnasium pool and auditorium in Seymour argues current 1300 seat gym is crowded. New design would seat 2800 plus, boost basketball revenue, and be self liquidating within thirty years without taxpayer funds.
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SELE
Vincennes
Martinsville
Bedford
Seymour
Owls
Seymour White Way Lighting Project Under CWA Plan
The Seymour White Way lighting system installed over fifteen years ago at a cost of $10,000 will be repaired under the Civil Works Administration plan if a local proposal is approved by the state board later this week. The city council adjourned session voted to spend up to $500 for repair materials, with labor funded by federal CWA funds, aiming to keep the current workforce through related projects.
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Seymour
Mater
Lecation Mar
CWA
Guard Stabbed at Michigan City Prison
A. H. Baumeister, guard at the state prison, was stabbed four times by an unknown convict during morning rounds. He is in the prison hospital with serious injuries as doctors doubt his recovery. Prison officials question 25 convicts to identify the assailant.
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Associated Press
Michigan City
Ind
A. H. Baumeister
Baumeister
Week of Prayer Schedule for Seymour Churches
The Seymour Ministerial Association lists a five night Week of Prayer from January 8 to January 12. Each evening features a different church and speaker with Rev S J Cross presiding. The services proceed under National Council of Churches guidelines with churches to host on consecutive dates.
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Seymour Ministerial Association
National
Cell of Churches of Christ America
M. E
Elvin Daniels
Central Christian
Albert Schmitt
Church of the Nazarene
A. A. Cohn
St. Paul’s Congregational
L. Dewey Burham
Trinity M. E
J. Willard Yoder
S. J. Cross
Owls And Bears Meet Tonight At Shields High
Shields High School hosts a double bill with the Brownstown Bears visiting the Owls for a mid week game and Friday night features two alumni teams in a three way benefit card. Proceeds aid the Seymour Welfare Association and the Sweater Fund with 10 and 20 cent admissions, food donations accepted. Brownstown fans are seen traveling to Seymour for what promises a stiff county showdown.
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Brownstown Bears
Owls
Shields Gymnasium
Freday
Seymour Welfare Association
Boy Scouts
Sweater
Welfare Association
Brownstown
Seymour
Jackson County
Chance places Huber on Board of Works
Henry Huber, Fourth ward councilman, becomes Seymour City Board of Public Works and Safety member for 1934 after his name was drawn from a hat. Mayor W. Burkhart and Edward P. Elsner, city attorney, complete the trio under a new state law reshaping the board.
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Henry Huber
Fourth Ward
Seymour City
New gymnasium plan proposed for community use
A proposed building would include a swimming area, show spaces, and play facilities available day and night. The Cub club endorses the plan as a promising community hub and a potential venue for various events.
Majestic Plans to Hold Food Matinees
Majestic Theater announces two food matinees this week to benefit the Welfare Association. On Wednesday at 2 30 adults pay 25 cents for food and a feature with shorts. on Friday after school children pay 15 cents for food. The complete show is shown for attendees. All food collected goes to the Welfare Association.
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Seymour Welfare Association
Majestic Theater
Welfare Association
Correspondence schools' vast reach and student numbers
The piece notes that correspondence schools in the country generate about 7,000,000 annually. They serve about 200 0 pupils in the United States and more than 75,000 pupils abroad.
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United States
Rotary Club Hosts Annual Boys Christmas Luncheon
Seymour Rotary Club held its annual boys Christmas luncheon with 35 to 40 youngsters as guests. A large dinner followed by Christmas songs, a welcome by Walter Voss, and an address by Rev. A. A. Cohn highlighted the event. The guests represented junior high and citywide grades.
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Walter Voss
A. A. Cohn
Klein Elected Lodge Head at Jackson Lodge No 146
John L. Klein was elected Worshipful Master of Jackson Lodge No. 146 F F A M at a regular meeting in the Masonic Temple. L H Becker will complete his second year as head. Frank S Gilbert Arthur C Williams James P McMillan Henry G Massman and Charles L Kessler named officers. installation set for December 2 after an Eastern Star supper.
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Jackson Lodge No
Masonic Temple
West Second Street
Ivan Tole
Lebanon
Klein
L. H. Becker
Becker
J. Cross
Jackson Lodge
Frank 8. Gilbert
Arthur C. Williams
James P. McMillan
Henry G. Massman
Charles L. Kessler
Seymour Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Hayden
Elephants Die After All-Night Feast in Madura Fields
Seventeen elephants were found dead in a Madras corn field after an all-night feast. Officials ponder whether the corn caused the deaths or lure from hills brought the animals to the ripening grain. The report notes Canada has over two thousand thousand children in school this year.
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Madura
Madras
Canada
Bombings Leave Four Injured in Havana Violence
Four people were wounded in nighttime bombings in Havana as soldiers and sailors patrolled streets to curb a new surge of violence. Motives tied to labor unrest over a decree requiring 50 percent native employees. violence also sparked during demonstrations. None of the injuries were critical. one victim was said to be a Spaniard. A downtown store bombing shattered windows. other blasts were smaller. Troops fired on cars believed to carry suspicious persons amid ongoing investigations.
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Hanava
Havana
Lindberghs Back Home to Hang Up Baby’s Christmas Stocking
Charles and Anne Lindbergh returned to New York after a dramatic 25,000 mile world journey. They landed at Glenn Curtiss airport in Queens at 2.35 p m completing the final leg from Charleston South Carolina and set to hang the baby's stocking for Christmas.
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Baby
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
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North Beach
Queens
Charleston
S. C
Truce Near in Gran Chaco War Between Paraguay and Bolivia
A temporary ceasefire in the Gran Chaco conflict between Paraguay and Bolivia was expected to start tonight, with Bolivia accepting Paraguay's proposal. Uruguayan President Gabriel Terra, also head of the Pan American conference, announced the agreement and urged a subsequent meeting of delegates with League of Nations representatives for a lasting peace.
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Montevideo
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Garbriel Terra
Uruguay
Terra
Monte- Videw
League of Nations Peace Comibeion
Farmers Face Production Cuts Under 1934 Corn Hog Plan
W P Stall Jackson county agricultural agent says farmers must cut corn acreage by twenty percent and reduce litters farrowed and hogs marketed by twenty-five percent under the 1934 corn hog production adjustment program. Cuts based on the average corn acreage and litter/hog data from 1952 and 1933. For example a farmer averaging forty acres will limit to thirty two acres for 1932.
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W. P. Stall
Jackson County
Insull plans England visit as Greece permit nears expiry
Associated Press reports Samuel Insull, the former Chicago utilities magnate, plans to travel to England when his Greek police residence permit expires January 31. Greek authorities granted a temporary extension to January 31. US extradition efforts stalled amid Greek court refusals. Insull, 74, has largely remained in bed and negotiates passport options as London reports indicate instruction to consider passport recall if requested.
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