Nightlong road crews battle ice and snow across Seymour district
Maintenance crews fought to keep rain roads open on U S 50 between Brownstown and Bedford as a 29 degree thaw froze into ice. Snow shovels cleared drives while sanding and cautious driving kept traffic moving. ice coated highways on State Roads 3 and 46 west of Batesville.
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Seymour
State Highway Commission
Brownstown
Bedford
C. E. Bruce
W. N. Everhart, Jr
Aurora
Henry J. Moritz
Batesville
Public Aid in Jackson County Below State Averages
Indiana analysis from the 1947 Tax and Social Security Manual shows Jackson County per capita public aid at 6.16 dollars versus 8.31 statewide. Old age grants serve 397 people totaling 9,193.50 monthly. aid to dependent children reaches 94 children in 25 families at 1,282.50 monthly. blind assistance amounts to 1,065 total for 39 recipients, averaging 27.31 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Orchid leis for Jackson County women arrive from Honolulu
Three Jackson County women received orchid leis sent from Honolulu by Mrs. Effie McCormick, former county recorder. The baby orchids traveled from Hilo and Honolulu by Clipper then air mail, arriving in excellent condition for Mrs. Ralph Downing, Mrs. Norah Gray, and Mrs. Bette McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Pacific
Ralph Downing
North Poplar Street
Norah Gray
Bette McCormick
Brownstown
Effie McCormick
Employes’ Relations
Honolulu
Hilo
United States
Downing
Mrs. Gray
McCormick
Accidents Reported On Hazardous Freeway Conditions
A series of crashes occurred Friday and today on icy highways near Reddington and Columbus. Florence and Jack Dennis were treated for facial cuts and a dislocated knee after their car hit a truck, while Willey Wilkey escaped serious injury in a collision near Martinsville. Paul Anderson suffered a concussion in another crash, and Julius Barnthouse bruised a knee after his car struck a highway maintenance truck at the Muscatatuck River bridge. Police investigated each incident as hazardous road conditions were cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
U.S. Road 31
Reddington
Florence Dennis
Jack Dennis
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Terminal Transport Company
Harold E. Chambers
Seymour
Redaington
Willey
William Willey
Ralph Wilkey
Columbus
Martinsville
Wilkey
Paul V. Anderson
Detroit
Mich
Anderson
Edwards
Jeffersonville
Seymour Lad
Bartholomew County
Fred McClain
Sander
State Highway Commission
U. S
Jack Curry
John A. Baldridge
New Lutheran Church to Open in City Heart
Organization of the Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in the English district Missouri Synod announced. Members split from Immanuel Church Walnut and Oak streets to form the new congregation at Fifth and Walnut. They will use the Carlson property opposite Shields High School for worship and a future church edifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church
English District
Missouri Synod
Fifth and
Walnut Streets
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod
Walnut
Oak Streets
Immanuel
Carlson
Shields High School
North
Walnut Street
Paul Hanner
Freeman Field
Freeman
J. Henry Holtman
Otto von Strohe
Walter Rebber
Albert Rebber
George Nieman
Herman Butcher
Harry Montel
Walter Siethauer
L. Moody
Board of Christian Education
Theodore Precht
Ray Hoefferhamn
Ralph Wieneke
Ferris Tormohlen
Walter J. Schierling
A. Brockelman
Osmar Christopher
A. Rebber
Virgil Wessel
M. R. Purlee
A. Brockelmen
Otto Rittman
Harry LaVearn
Roy Wenning
Immanuel Church
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Office Closed Over Holidays Notice
The office will be closed from December 22 to January 2. For urgent matters contact Dr. C. E. Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Gillespie
Weather Records for Seymour Official and Unofficial Readings
Official and unofficial daily weather figures for Seymour. The 2 PM reading from a downtown thermometer is unofficial while all remaining data come from Willard N. Eberhart Jr. official weather station records. Measurements include official minimum and maximum, 10 AM readings, precipitation, Bowaness reading, and river stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Willard N. Everhart, Jr
Anneas
Town Hall meeting set in Brownstown January 7 1947
The second Town Hall program co sponsored by Seymour and Brownstown Chambers of Commerce will be held at Brownstown High School gymnasium Tuesday night January 7 1947. Richard Robertson chairs the Seymour Agriculture Business Committee and plans to host about 300 attendees with Tommy Kelly of the Soil Conservation Service leading the program. Kelly will illustrate soil and water resource issues using colored chalk and discuss conservation efforts and business interest. Tickets are printed and will be sold at Tribune office Blish Mills Farm Bureau Wood and other outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture-Business Committee
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Brownstown Chamber of Commerce
Brownstown
Richard Robertson
Seymour Agriculture Business Committee
Tommy Kelly
Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kelly
Minnesota Department of Conservation
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Lyceum
Midwest
Kansas
Wisconsin
Agricultural Department
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hammer
Tribune Office
Blish Mills
Farm Bureau
Wood
Heavy Earthquake and Tidal Wave Ravage Southern Japan
An immense quake off Wakayama Peninsula plus a devastating tsunami caused extensive destruction across 15,000 square miles in southern Japan. Casualties include 500 dead and 612 injured in Japan with 4,500 homes destroyed and 14,000 dwellings flooded, while Kyodo News notes a 340 by 60 mile ravaged area.
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Tokyo
Wakayama Peninsula
Japan
U. S. Army
Kochi
Ounke
Kure
Kushimoto
Honchu
Kyushu
Shikoku
Shizuoka
Honshu
Kyodo News Avenuv
Kyoto
Nera
Osaka
U. S
Red Cross Offers Help Reinstating GI Insurance For Vets
The Jackson County Red Cross announces a focused drive to reinstate lapsed GI term insurance before February 1. Veterans can reinstate without a medical exam with two months' premiums due, using terminal leave bonds if needed, and must certify good health since lapse.
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Red Cross
Marjorie P. Cordes
Jackson County
The
Veterans Administration
One Third of World Observes Christmas Day Across Religions
The article notes only about 31 percent of the global population professes Christianity, leaving a billion and a half non Christians. It cites Encyclopaedia Britannica figures for Mohammedans, Hindus, Buddhists, Confucianists and Tavists, describing major festivals and holy days across faiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Mohammed
El-Hoseyn
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica
Durga
Mahishasura
China
Annual Rotary Boys Christmas Party Set
The Seymour Rotary Club hosts its annual Boys Christmas Party Monday at 6 15 PM at the Elks Home. Each Rotarian brings a guest boy and Santa Claus will distribute gifts under a large tree. Committee chair R J Brown Sr with Dr H P Graessle and Robert B Carter organized an engaging program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Purdue and Indiana Seek Over Six Million in Grants
Five state institutions filed requests with the budget committee for more than 6.3 million dollars for the next two years, boosting total asks to over 22 million in four days of hearings. Purdue and Indiana Universities will present to the board on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Budget Committee
Purdue
Indiana Universities
Jackson Lodge Installs Officers in Masonic Temple
Jackson Lodge No. 146 Masons installed officers after a Monday election with Meredith Wineinger as worshipful master succeeding Ernest E. Truex. New senior and junior wardens were Charles R. Mayfield and Vergil Ruddick. Secretaries and treasurers were Massman Lory and C M Hennessy with Hennessy named trustee for three years. Additional appointed officers included Noell Rebber Isaacs Hen nessy Beck er and Gilbert. Truex received a past master's jewel from Wilbur Biggs. installing by Becker with Truex as marshal.
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Jackson Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Meredith Wineinger
Ernest E. Truex
Charles R. Mayfield
Vergil Ruddick
H. G. Massman
Elmer C. Lory
C. M. Hennessy
Wineinger
Dallas Noell
Clarence Rebber
Edward C. Isaacs
Neal Hennessy
L. H. Becker
Frank S. Gilbert
Truex
Auditor denies coercion in direct primary dispute
Indianapolis December 21 State Auditor E V Burch rejected Republican state chairman H C Springer’s charge that he pressured field staff to back the direct primary or lose jobs. He read a statement claiming no such threats were made and affirmed opposition to coercion while supporting the direct primary. Burch, sole GOP candidate to back the direct primary in the last election, outlined basic differences with the state chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
E. V. Burch
H. C. Springer
Springer
Burch
Peanut Removed From Child Throat in Riley Hospital
Two year old Willie Roach of Vincennes may be home for Christmas as doctors at Riley Hospital report his condition improved after a peanut was removed from his throat last Friday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Murel Roach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Willie Roach
Riley Hospital
Murel Roach
Vincennes
Indiana commission revokes licenses of Rising Sun liquor venues
The Indiana Alcoholic Beverages Commission revoked licenses for liquor establishments in Rising Sun operated by Alvin and Mary Birdzell and Carlyle Hall after their conviction for possessing slot machines. Leonard Martin, a bartender, also lost his license.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Alcoholic Beverages Commission
Rising Sun
Alvin and Mary Birdzell
Carlyle Hall
Leonard Martin
Question of Penalty Veto To Be Decided
Delegates to the United Nations atomic energy commission debated whether to approve a U S proposal to remove the big power veto on punishment for atomic energy violations The U S plan backed by Bernard Baruch won broad support though Canadian and Soviet members signaled ongoing disputes as the assembly framing and veto issues linger. Molotov and Gromyko urged balance with security council enforcement while Baruch plan concedes to assembly terms and non veto language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Commission
Russia
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
Andrew G. L. McNaughton
Baruch
General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
U.S
V. M. Molotov
Andrei A. Gromyko
Georgia Governor-Elect Eugene Talmadge Dies Before Inauguration
Atlanta reports Eugene Talmadge governor elect of Georgia died at 7 a.m. twenty three days before his planned inauguration for a fourth term. He had slipped into a coma late Friday and battled a steady decline since midnight. Family members including Mrs. Talmadge and his son Herman were at his bedside.
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Atlanta
Eugene “Almadge
Georga
Ito
Governor Gates declines Fort Benjamin Harrison site use
Governor Gates announces the state will not request use of a Fort Benjamin Harrison building as auxiliary space for state mental hospitals due to conversion costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Gates
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Funeral Services for Forrest Clark Held at Scipio Church
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon from the Scipio Methodist Church for Forrest Clark 68 who died Wednesday morning at his home in Scipio. He was a native of Jennings County and longtime caretaker of the Scipio church. Survived by his widow seven children 18 grandchildren two great grandchildren and a brother.
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Scipio
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Aintenance
Tey
New Lutheran Church
Southern Railway
Piedmont
NEA Telephoto
Ainek S. C
Brownstown Gym
Associated Press
Rotary
Indiana
Jackson Lodge
Surch
U. N. Commission
Georgia
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