County Schools Set Christmas Holidays
Snowy conditions bring extra vacation for Medora students as class cancellations occur. Brownstown Central and Seymour districts dismiss early or celebrate with holiday menus and programs including choral performances of Amahl and the Night Visitors.
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Medora
Stu
Brownstown Central
Brownstown
Brownstown Central High School
Doug Lucas
William B. Sharp
Brownstown Central Community
Browns
Brownstown Holiday Tournament Postponed
Brownstown Central High School athletic director James T. Blevins said the Brownstown Holiday Tournament is postponed due to bad weather. The first round moves to Friday at 6 30 p m with the championship Saturday night Brown County High meets North Harrison Friday and Brownstown Central faces Mitchell in the second game. The consolation and title games follow at 6 30 p m Saturday. The event was moved from Dec 26 29 because of a fuel shortage.
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James T. Blevins
Brownstown Central High School
Brownstown
Brown County High School
North Harrison
Brownstown Central
Mitchell
Children Have Three Days To Visit Santa
Children who have not yet placed Christmas orders with Santa Claus have three days left to visit at his headquarters in the Jaycee downtown mall on South Chestnut Street next to the Farmers' Club. Tonight he is available from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m and 4 to 7 p.m.
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Santa Claus
Jolly Old Man
Jaycee
Chestnut Street
Farmers’ Club
Santa
Snow Blankets Jackson County as Schools Close Early
Heavy snow forced Hoosiers to dig out and persist through the day with slick roads and multiple school closings. Jackson County areas report six to eight inches with higher totals near Cortland and Clearspring while Indianapolis and Lafayette logged over a foot. Authorities anticipate more accumulation before tonight’s end.
New Gasoline Limit Set by Energy Chief in 10 Gallons Plan
Energy czar William E. Simon urged voluntary 10 gallon weekly gasoline limits to avert mandatory rationing. He kept options open on enforcing controls and warned utilities about misleading ads while providing 1.5 million barrels of jet fuel to U S airlines to ease a crisis and citing imports affected by Arab boycott. The energy bill nears congressional action with a presidential veto potential as talks continue.
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Washington
William E. Simon
Simon
Nixon
Pentagon
United States International Airlines
Federal Energy Office
Congress
Ing
Congressional Conference Committee On
Senate
House
Yule Fund At 2100 Dollars From Community Gifts
Christmas basket fundraiser totals two thousand one hundred dollars with multiple donors including Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Kriete Merl Robbins Lange Printing Company and the Voiture 40 and 8 group. In memory gifts and in lieu of cards noted from several residents reflect broad local support.
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Harold E. Kriete
Merl Robbins
Richard Ridlen Lange Printing Company
Lucille Keach
Marie
Larry, Kathe
Larry
Laura
Kenneth Welliver
Helen
Bertie
Mickey
Ted Ted
Nercesse Jet Cadet
Redding Comfon Nccescisedsvesscents
Schneider's Wood Shop
Joseph Dominik
Raymond Gaiter
Clarence Waskom
Uncle Pete
George Hercamp
Henry Carr
Albert Hauersperger
Charles Carr
David Carr
Herbert Auffenberg
Tax Funds Distributed in Jackson County Total $1.93 Million
Jackson County auditor Lynn Roberts Jr reports a second tax installment distribution of 1 929 854 85 to 12 townships four municipalities libraries and state and Vernon Forks Conservancy District funds allocated to township trustees city and town officials schools libraries and state government.
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Jackson County
Lynn Roberts, Jr
Vernon Forks
Hospitals to share Indiana portion of drug overcharge judgment
A $2.2 million judgment against five drug firms for tetracycline overpricing will fund Hoosier hospitals. Schneck Memorial Hospital in Jackson County will receive $15,299 and Dunn Hospital in Bedford $20,603, with 59 city and county facilities plus state hospitals sharing the rest. Indiana’s total cut spans 1953 to 1966.
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Jackson County
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Dunn Memorial Hospital
Bedford
Hoosier
Inter Wyatt
U.S District Court
New York
Indiana
Wyatt
Schneck
Dunn Hospital
Weather records for Seymour show cool noon readings
Downtown Seymour Noon temperature is unofficial while official readings from Ruth Everhart in Rockford show a 25 degree maximum and 46 degree minimum for Wednesday. Snowfall records note minus 3 inches. Indies River at 7 am recorded minus 28 feet, with sunset at 25 EST and sunrise Friday at 8:02 EST.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
3 Indies River
Two Hurt In Auto Accident Near U S 31 And 50
Two people were injured in a one car crash on U S 31 about two miles south of U S 50. John R. Ebbing 21 and Rose Ebbing 20 were taken to Schneck Memorial Hospital with facial injuries and a dislocated hip respectively after the 1973 car left the road and hit a utility pole. Police report $2 000 damage. A separate two vehicle crash on South Chestnut Street involved a parked car and a school bus. minor damage was reported to the parked vehicle and the bus, owned by Seymour Community School Corporation, was headed north.
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U.S. 31
U.S. 50
John R. Ebbing
Paris
Rose Ebbing
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Ebbing
Bruce Robinson
Seymour
Edna M. Hinnefeld
Sarasota Drive
South Chestnut Street
Oak Street
Wilfred H. Kasper
South Walnut Street
Seymour Community School Corporation
Amahl and the Night Visitors at SHS Tonight
Seymour High School Advanced Choir presents Amahl and the Night Visitors at 8 p.m. in the SHS auditorium as part of the Christmas concert. The one act opera tells of Amahl, a poor boy, his mother, the Three Kings, and a Christ Child gift.
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Shields
Seymour and Crothersville
Seymour High School
Seymour High School Advanced Choir
SHS
Amahl
Debbie Clark
Debbie Kern
Ings
Christ Child
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Tribune
Dents
Carr Township
Grafeite
Clearspring
West
Ern
Cortland
Houston
Indianapolis
Weather Agency
Lafayette
Weather Service
Ollie S. Davis
Jerry W. Allman
Daddy
Carr
Driftwood
Grassy Fork
Hamilton
Jackson
Owen
Pershing
Salt Creek
Vernon
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