Shields Owls Deliver 38 19 Victory Over Franklin Cubs
Shields High School Owls snapped a three game losing streak to defeat Franklin High School Grizzly Cubs 38 to 19. James Guinnup scored 12 and Kieser 7 as Coach Walter Surface mixed starters like Mylers, Wiethoff and Black with Dunker resting a sore ankle. Franklin’s injuries and late snow travel delayed tipoff and affected lineups.
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Franklin
Owls
Invaders
James Guinnup
Seymour
Kieser
Houghland
Surface
Mylers
Wiethoff
Black
Guinnup
Dunker
Anderson
George Henderson
Cubs
Thomas Owens Passes After Illness at Home East of Franklin
Thomas Owens, age about sixty six, died Friday night at his Franklin area home after more than a year of illness. He was a well known farmer who raised prize corn. He is survived by his wife Miss Emma Elrod. a son who died three years ago. many friends mourn his loss. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Monday afternoon in Franklin with burial in Franklin Cemetery.
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Thomas Owens
Franklin
Mr. Owens
Emma Elrod
Owens
Sle
Franklin Cemetery
Christmas Turkeys Eight Pounds and Up
W. T. Dickinson offers Christmas turkeys eight pounds and larger with phone contact at 223 for orders. Local poultry vendor promotes holiday supply.
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W. T. Dickinson
Aged Seymour Woman Sarah E Woolls Dies at 90
Miss Sarah E Woolls aged ninety longtime Seymour resident died at her home 516 East Third street at 1015 this morning after a week with bronchial pneumonia. The Tower Funeral Home will conduct services at 2 pm Monday with Rev S J Cross. burial Riverview Cemetery. She was born February 10 1846 in Charleston Indiana and moved to Seymour as a child. She leaves a brother Lew S Woolls of Seymour and was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Friends may call after 7 o'clock tonight.
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Sarah E. Woolls
Seymour
East Third Street
Tower Funeral Home
S. J. Cross
First Methodist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Woolls
Charleston
Ind
Henry B
Lavenia Woolls
Steele
Jackson County
Miss Woolls
Lew S. Woolls
Tower Funeral
Christmas Gift Split Repair by Fire Chief Daughter
In Princeton Indiana on December 19 an uncle sent a Christmas money order for Marcia Morris and her brother Bob. Marcia cut the order to share with Bob, giving him half. Fire Chief Howard Morris restored the torn pieces.
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Bobby
Marcia
Howard Morris
Present for a Young Lady Sparks Brave Rescue
Jack Robertson aged 16 rushed into his burning Grand Saline home and climbed from a smoke filled closet to escape. He carried a ribboned package addressed to a young lady and stated he did his Christmas shopping early while receiving treatment for a wounded leg.
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Grand Saline
Tex
Jack Robertson
Jack
Lincoln man to receive Christmas gift he desires
J. B. Strackbein of Lincoln Nebraska is set to receive a Christmas gift he has wanted on December 19 as townsfolk note the event. The story highlights a personal celebration within the community.
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Associated Press
Lincoln, Neb
J. B. Strackbein
Ten Arrests Reported for Wicging Fish in Two Counties
Ten arrests on charges of wicging fish were made in Bartholomew and Johnson counties over several days. Game Warden Phillip Crecelius led the operations with wardens Clarence Wilson, George Cuppy, and Lacey. The courtd fines for the Columbus and Johnson County suspects ranged from $18.50 to $23.50 each.
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Bartholomew
Johnson Counties
Phillip Crecelius
Clarence Wilson
Columbus
George Cuppy
Martinsville
Lacey
Greensburg
Johnson County
Justice of Peace
Edinburg
Franklin
Billings Rites To Be Monday
Charles DeGraff Billings banker and Seymour civic leader dies after a sudden relapse. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church Monday at 2 30 p m with Revs Burham and Ziegler officiating. Burial at Riverview Cemetery. Bank offices close at 2 15 p m Monday. Mr Billings was trust officer and director of the Seymour National Bank. Burial and calling hours at 608 North Walnut Street after 7 30 p m tonight.
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Charles DeGraff Billings
Seymour
First Presbyterian Church
L. Dewey Burham
Edward Ziegler
Cincinnati
Riverview Cemetery
North Walnut Street
Seymour National Bank
Billings
First National Bank
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Indiana
National Bank
Aunt Bessie Arrives in Cannes as Visit Deepens
Cannes dispatch reports Mrs. D. B. Merryman arriving to join her niece in the Riviera retreat. She remained in England during Britain’s constitutional crisis to oversee her interests.
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Cannes
France
D. B. Merryman
Wallis Simpson
Bessie
Riviera Haven
Mrs. Simpson
England
Britain
Tax Forms Issued for Social Security Act Returns
The Internal Revenue Bureau released forms for filing monthly tax returns after December 31. Returns must be filed by employers and cover taxes on both employers and employees, under the Social Security Act.
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Washington
Dec
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue Collectors
Heavy Snowfall Delays Traffic Across Southern Indiana
Three inches of snow and ice coated Jackson County as maintenance crews in the Seymour district fought to keep highways open. A truck carrying hogs overturned on U S Route 31 after a car side swiped it, killing one hog. Dozens of trucks were tied up on Wrights Hill as slick roads forced drivers to wait for better weather.
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Indiana
Seymour
State Highway Commission
Henry Ahlert
Jackson County
Seymour Smubdistrict
Indiana State Highway Commission
U. S. Road 31
Crothersville
Thompson Lemperly
Indianapolis
CC. C. Perkins
Chicago
Menlo C. Turner
Walter G. LaMaster
Perkins
Wright's Hill
Seymour Streets
Seymout Highway
Ray H. Bower
Bloomington Star Urges McNutt for U S President
Paul F. Feltus an Indiana University trustee writes in the Bloomington Weekly Star urging Governor Paul V. McNutt for president in 1940. The piece claims the paper first proposed McNutt for Bloomington American Legion Post commander and other Legion leadership roles.
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Atc. FF
Bloomington
Ind
Paul F. Feltus
Indiana University
Bloomington Weekly Star
Paul V. McNutt
United States
McNutt
American Legion Post
State Legion
National Legion
Deadline extended as Chang Hsueh-Liang pact looms
In Nanking on December 19 the Chinese government gave Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang three more days to end the rebellion and free Chiang Kai-Shek. Dr T V Soong prepared to depart for Lianfu as talks aim for a peaceful settlement with guarantees for leaders.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshal Chang
T. V. Soong
Chiang
Lianfu
Chang
Iang
Sianfu
Rochester Man Seeks New Trial in Jail Slaying Case
Robert Finkenbiner, 33, sentenced to life for the killing of Howard Peter Holcomb in a county jail field at Wabash, Indiana, will get a new trial probably in January after his claim that the court erred in instructions and evidence. He asserts the slayer was Charles Moore, who has since died.
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Rochester
Ind
Robert Finkenbiner
Howard Peter Holcomb
Wabash
Robert Miller
Finken Viner
Finkenbiner
Charles Moore
Shirley Temple Starts Fourth Year As Star
Associated Press notes Shirley Temple rose from unknown child to the top box office star by 1936. Studios estimate 240,000,000 global viewers have seen her films, surpassing Garbo in popularity with growing appeal in Paris and London.
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Shirley Temple
Associated Press
Garbo
20Th Century-Fox Studios
United States
Paris
England
Gracie Fields
Search for two missing airliners spans Idaho Nevada
The report details a wide scale hunt for two Northwest Airlines pilots Joe Livermore and A. A. Haid believed lost on a Spokane bound route from St Paul. A separate Western Air Express plane with ten aboard is also missing with reports of lights seen in Nevada and Utah.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Kootenai County
Idaho
Joe Livermore
A. A. Haid
St. Paul
Spokane
Northwest Airlines
Western Air Ro
Kavich Mountains
Nevada
Utah
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Bere Mgr
John F. Wolfe
Chicago
Henry W. Edwards
Minneapolis
Carl Christopher
Dwight, Ill
J. Samson
Cne
Williain Toven
Gladys Witt
Bayview
Nick Mamer
Haid
Livermore
Tor
Mica Peak
Idaho-Washington
Western Air Express
Ralph Hall
Tonopah
Cedar Valley
Here
Germany Faces Food Shortage in Wartime Crisis
Berlin reports Germany near a severe food shortage with April as the likely crisis point as wheat imports fall and rationing tightens. Economists warn that depleted funds and dwindling fats push households to extreme measures while Britain’s Eden links aid to reassurances over remilitarization.
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Reich
Gevning
Pot
Germany
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
War Ministry
Man Is Sentenced In Blackmail Case
Cir cuit Judge John B. Hudson sentenced Frank Bending, fifty one, to one to five years in Indiana State Prison and fined him $500 and costs after his guilty plea to blackmailing George Dexter Lafayette oil official. State police trapped Bending near Lafayette after he picked up a decoy package Wednesday.
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Lafayette
Ind
John B. Hudson
Frank Bending
Indiana
George Dexter
Bending
Pope Pius XI Feeble. Question Who Succeeds King of Rome
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XI, nearing his eightieth year, too feeble to perform duties. Doctors maintain vigil as he battles shortness of breath, casting uncertainty on the next successor to the throne of St Peter.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Christendom
St.Peter
Mile of Pennies Day Observed Across County
Weather altered plans for the mile of pennies event as Second Street traffic paused. J R Mitchell led the campaign with Glenn Keach directing Boy Scouts. over 400 pennies collected at opening, with possible total near 450 by day's end. Schools statewide sent reps, including Seymour Lutheran and Catholic schools, with many township and town reports listed.
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Second Street
Chestnut Street
Indianapolis Avenue
J. R. Mitchell
Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Glenn Keach
Jackson Township
Seymour
Vernon Township
Grassyfork
Carr
Brownstown Township
Owen
Pershing
Hamilton
Redding
Seymour Lutheran
Brownstown
Bob Nuss
Bobb Goss
Harry Miller
Hugh Fountain
Cortland
Bob Rose
Marvin Isaacs
Norma Jean Daver
Dorothy McKain
Maxine Gilbert
Oden Thompson
Crothersville
Joan Collins
Dewey Hawkins
Jaco Scifres
John Lett
Otis Benham
Clearspring
Louise Bunton
Georgia Taylor
Prestown
Bob Montgomey
V. J. Montgomery
Tampico
Evelyn Johnson
Florence Johnson
Clara
Carter
Dorotha Davis
Bevins Clark
James Beldon
Dan Gainnup
Tom Voss
Bruce McGuire
James Yockey
Richard Montgomery
Richard Bollinger
Waldron Berry
Bill Heiwiz
Emerson
Maranise Stevens
Riley
Marilyn
Carolyn Sweazey
Lincoln
Corinne Test
Helen Hamilton
Washington
Bud Ferry
Mitchell
Man Faces Charge in Missing Girl Case
Oval Wheeler 25 is held on charges of contributing to the delinquency of 13 year old Jeanette Cordell who vanished December 5. Police say the girl wrote from Newport Kentucky that she had been swiped, and she alleged Wheeler and she were married in Lawrenceburg Indiana on Tuesday.
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Columbus
Ind
Oval Wheeler
Jeanette Cordell
Wheeler
Newport
Charles Cordell
Lawrenceburg
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