Industries List Christmas Plans in Seymour Plants
Seymour industries outline varied Christmas vacation plans with some plants closing December 23 to 27 and others operating through Friday with holidays on Christmas Day. Noblitt SparkS crews begin a three day break after programs with sermons by local pastors and student performers. bonuses and new insurance coverages are noted. Seymour Woolen Mills plans a Friday party at the Vondee Theater with a movie and entertainment and a second week of vacation for workers with five years or more service. National Veneer and Lumber will operate as usual amid weather and supply concerns.
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Seymour
Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc
North
South
George L. Florence
Central Christian Church
South Plant
Edwin F. Shake
First Methodist Church
North Plant
Doris Pfaffenberger
Jo Anne Thomas
Nancy Myron
Miriam Hoeferkamp
Shields High School
Noblitt-Sparks
Seymour Woolen Mills
Vondee Theater
National Veneer and Lumber Company
Jackson Lodge Elects Officers for New Year
Jackson Lodge No. 146 Free and Accepted Masons held its semi monthly meeting in the Masonic Temple. Vergil Ruddick was elected worshipful master succeeding Charles R. Mayfield. Allen D. Noell named senior warden and Clarence H. Rebber junior warden. Mayfield became treasurer replacing Elmer C. Lory. H. G. Massman reelected secretary for his 27th year. T. E. Ross was elected.
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Jackson Lodge No. 146
Masonic Temple
Vergil Ruddick
Charles R. Mayfield
Allen D. Noell
Ruddick
Clarence H. Rebber
Noell
Mayfield
Elmer C. Lory
H. G. Massman
Lodge
T. E. Ross
Hearing Scheduled for Washington Township
A hearing on an additional appropriation for Washington Township is set for Wednesday. State tax board representatives will meet in the office of James E. Cummings, Jackson County auditor. Cummings and staff prepare fall tax payments for distribution to county taxing units, with a state ordered method increasing November workload and delaying distributions.
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Washington Township
State Tax Board
James E. Cummings
Jackson County
Cummings
Four-Leaf Clover Found in Yard Four Days Before Christmas
Mrs. Joe Schrink reports finding a rare green four-leaf clover in her yard at 618 Centennial Street on December 21. She notes several other green clover plants but only one has four leaves as Christmas nears.
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Seymour
Joe Schrink
Centennial Street
Schrink
Seymour City Buses Cut to Six Days a Week
Seymour Transit Lines will run buses six days weekly and skip Sunday service due to low Sunday ridership. Officials consider returning Sunday service if weekly patronage rises, noting 760 riders used Saturday routes from 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. with an overall 2,666 passengers in early service.
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Seymour City
Orville Bennett
Seymour Transit Lines
Bennett
Mascher Widow 86 Dies in Indianapolis Hospital
Mrs Elizabeth Mascher 86 widow of Louis G Mascher died Monday night at Schneck Memorial Hospital after seven weeks illness. She was born June 27 1862 in Jackson County married April 14 1887 to Louis G Mascher who died 1941. Survived by five children and several grandchildren. services Thursday at Voss Mortuary and Sayers Lutheran Church. Burial Sauers Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Mascher
Fletcher Avenue
Indiapolis
Louis G. Mascher
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Mascher
Jackson County
John and
Mary Kasting Brehmann
Sauers
Voss Mortuary
Sayers Lutheran Church
Sixth Street Water Problem Is Fixed in Seymour
Seymour city officials report the heavy rain flooding on Sixth Street between Broadway and Park has been remedied. City street commissioner Francis Daily says two catch basins were added on opposite sides of the street and middle basins removed to improve drainage. Kessler Boulevard paving, completed recently, is accepted and all streets paved last summer and fall are officially accepted.
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Seymour
Sixth Street
Broadway
Park Streets
City Street Department
Francis “Pete” Daily
City Street
Kessler Boulevard
Night opening in Seymour hampered by blackout
Downtown Seymour shoppers faced a temporary outage when an electrical transformer failed around 7 pm plunging the 100 block of North Chestnut Street into darkness. Stores used flashlights and candles while the library also ran dark, delaying late Christmas shopping during the first night of extended hours.
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Seymour
Second Street
Chestnut Street
North
Seymour Public Library
Shrine Club Formed In Southern Indiana Area
The Southern Indiana Shrine Club unites Mystic Shrine members from Jackson Jennings Washington Scott Floyd Clark and possibly Jefferson counties after a Scottsburg meeting. Bourke Bloucher was named president Lee Gladstein secretary and Claude Gladden treasurer. Vice presidents will be named for each county to support entertainments benefiting underprivileged crippled children. About 25 Jackson county members.
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Southern Indiana Shrine Club
Jackson
Jennings
Washington
Scott
Floyd and Clark
Jefferson Counties
Scottsburg
Bourke Bloucher
Lee Gladstein
Claude Gladden
William Herwig
Seymour
Jackson County
Dudley Childs
North Vernon
Jennings County
E. Raymond Stoner
Clark County
Final 1948 Meeting Of Council Tonight
Seymour city council meets for its final 1948 session at 7 30 p m in the city building. No special business planned, but bids on garbage removal for 1949 will be opened and acted upon.
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Seymour
Weather records for Seymour daily highs and river
Official and unofficial readings show a 2 pm temperature from a downtown thermometer as unofficial while all other figures come from Ruth Eberhart, government weather observer. Official maximum and minimum temperatures are listed for Monday and the river stage stands at 6.2 feet.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Shields High elects student council president and vice president
Harlan Bobb of the senior class was elected president of Shields High School student council with Gregory DeMille of the junior class named vice president. The selection followed a convocation where the student body chose the two leaders from among seniors and juniors.
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Harlan Bobb
Shields High School
Gregory DeMille
Robert Bell
Robert Fosbrink
Irma Theele
Barbara Ahlbrand
James Johnson
Nancy
Christmas Program At Shields High School
The public is invited to Shields High School on Wednesday at 10 15 for a Christmas program. The high school choir directed by Paul W Rigsbee will perform The Song of Christmas with soloists Nancy Myron Doris Pfaffenberger Marion Reinbold and Mr Rigsbee and Gregory DeMille as narrator. The choir will also sing Twas the Night Before Christmas arranged by Ken Darby and Harry Simeone.
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Shields High School
DeWitte Ogan
Paul W. Rigsbee
Nancy Myron
Doris Pfaffenberger
Marion Reinbold
Mr. Rigsbee
Gregory DeMille
Ken Darby
Harry Simeone
Theater Employees to Dine at Elks Club Night
All Majestic and Vondee Theater staff will be guests of management at a dinner tonight at the Elks Club. After the meal, Christmas gift checks will be distributed. The event is organized by William Blank, the manager.
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Majestic
Vondee Theaters
Elks’ Club
William Blank
Thompson Dairy Hosts Over 200 At Turkey Dinner
Thompson Dairy Company hosted more than 200 people from eight southern Indiana cities for a traditional turkey dinner at the First Methodist Church dining room. J Ralph Thompson led ceremonies. Nathan Gist spoke. Shields High School ensemble performed. employees and guests were treated to Fannie May chocolates and Christmas decorations.
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Thompson Dairy
Thompson Dairy Family
Indiana
Thompson Dairy Company
First Methodist Church
J. Ralph Thompson
Shields High School
Nathan Gist
New York City
Thompson
Seymour
Madison
Columbus
Brownstown
Mitchell
North Vernon
Bedford
Stottsburg
Fannie May
Russell C. Prohl
The
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Prohl
Grace
Grace. Mr. Thompson
Rotary Club Hosts Seymour Boys Christmas Party
About 60 Seymour boys were guests of the Seymour Rotary Club at its annual Christmas party at the Elks Club. They were chauffeured from home, had dinner, heard a brief address by Dr H P Graessle, sang carols, and received gifts amid a blackout lit by flashlights. Rotarians announced an upcoming boxing show on January 3 and welcomed four visiting Rotarians from Mitchell.
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C Club
Seymour
Walter Voss
Frank Bolinger
William L. Walter
M. William Steinwedel
Seymour Boys’ Club
Seymour and
Greensburg
Mitchell Club
Raymond Morris
Lowell R. Davis
John Foddrill
Joe McClaren
Ireland Declares Independence Ending British Ties
Dublin reports Ireland is free of the British crown as President Sean T. O Kelly signs the repeal of the External relations Act. Independence Day will be proclaimed in spring as Ireland and the United Kingdom negotiate future relations and trade.
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Dublin
Eire
Ireland
Sean T. O'Kelly
O'Kelly
Commonwealth
Legion Discusses Payment of Indiana Veterans Bonus
Brownstown Camp Jackson Post No 112 of the American Legion held a meeting Monday night to hear state representative James W. Spurgeon review veteran bonus payment proposals. Spurgeon spoke after attending a recent Democratic Legislative Policy Committee forum in Indianapolis. A three member committee Frank McMillan George Snider and Robert Murphy was appointed to draft the post’s views for submission to the Indiana Department of the American Legion.
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Brownstown
Camp Jackson Post No
American Legion
James W. Spurgeon
Brown
Jackson
Spurgeon
Democratic Legislative Policy Committee
Indianapolis
Post
Indiana Department of the American Legion
Frank McMillan
George Snider
Robert Murphy
Five Hurt In Two Car Crash At US 31 And 50
Five persons were admitted to Schneck Memorial Hospital after a two car collision at the US 31 and 50 junction east of Seymour. No serious injuries were reported. The vehicle on US 50 was driven by Mrs. Francis Stewart with Eldon Dale Stewart 24 and two children Thomas Dale age two and Patricia Ann age one. The other driver was Raymond Wise 23 of Indianapolis. The Stewart family were en route to Illinois from the Navy base at Ridge Maryland where Stewart is stationed.
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Schneck Memorial Hospital
Seymour
Francis Stewart
Eldon Dale Stewart
Thomas Dale
Patricia Ann
Raymond Wise
Indianapolis
Stewart
Illinois
Ridge, Md
One Divorce Granted Two More Filed in Jackson Circuit Court
One divorce has been granted in Brownstown while two new divorce suits are filed. Ralph W. Combs seeks a divorce from Bertha B. Combs with attorney E. P. Elsner. Willard Bradbury sues Lucille Bradbury. married August 18 1940 and separated September 16 1948. Clarabel M. Weddle sues Ralph R. Weddle. married October 31 1945 and separated November 5 1947. attorney Edward S. Lustig represents the plaintiff.
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Jackson
Brownstown
Ralph W. Combs
Bertha B. Combs
Willard Bradbury
Lucille Bradbury
E. P. Elsner
Clarabel M. Weddle
Ralph R. Weddle
Edward S. Lustig
New Dutch Forces Land On Sumatra
Miss Sylvia Walker of Celina Tenn suffered severe injuries in a mobile accident on U S Route 31 and was released from Schneck Memorial Hospital to the home of relative Mrs Norman Clancy at 418 Ewing Street. She was riding with her husband George Walker when their car collided with a car driven by Emmett Knoke of 505 West Seventh Street. All four occupants received hospital treatment with others released earlier.
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Sylvia Walker
Celina
Tenn
U.S
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Norman Clancy
Ewing Street
China Aid Funds Under ECA Halted
Washington reports Paul G. Hoffman said the Economic Cooperation Administration suspended all reconstruction projects in China after a White House briefing with President Truman. About 70 million dollars for reconstruction is halted while planning is limited to isolated cases. The action follows Hoffman's Shanghai visit and targets war damage repair and transportation rebuilding efforts.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
China
ECA
Truman
White House
Hoffman
Shanghai
Congress
First Day of Winter Brings Warm Breezes
Seymour residents felt warm breezes as winter began this afternoon though a cold air mass was forecast to arrive tonight. The Dakotas saw near zero readings as a cold front moved in from Canada and officials issued a cold wave warning for Minnesota and Wisconsin with temperatures dropping to 10 to 15 degrees below zero in the north overnight. Local observers reported a high of 42 degrees Monday with 40 on Monday night while an unofficial 2 pm reading reached 49 degrees.
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Seymour
Dakotas
Canada
Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ruth Everhart
City Employees to Hold First Christmas Party
City employees including the street force, fire and police departments will meet at the city building at 7 30 for their first annual Christmas party. About 96 people are expected. A Christmas tree stands in the main hall as games and refreshments follow a gift exchange of 25c presents and Santa Claus will distribute treats. The event is organized by a committee of four wives including Mrs Francis Daily and Mrs Thomas Bryant.
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City Street Force
Fire Department
Santa Claus
Francis Daily
Thomas Bryant
Robert Gill
Donald L. Herwig
Heiwig
Action Said Aid To Communists In East Indies
The United States backs the Indonesian Republic as Dutch forces land on Sumatra and occupy towns in Java. The republic appeals for scorched earth tactics while Bukittinggi remains in republican hands.UN and allied condemnations follow and a UN Security Council debate continues as Dutch action expands.
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East Indies
Sumatra
Java
Bagan Siapiapi
Kaliperang
United Nations
Madicen
Republic
Indonesia
Netherlands East Indies
Paris
United States
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Three Power Rule For Berlin Set Up By Western Allies
The United States Britain and France announced a three power government for Berlin without Russian participation. The French commandant Gen. Jean Ganeval read a statement noting the quadripartite administration can resume if Soviet authorities agree in the future. In the meantime the three Western allies will exercise allied command authority in the western sectors amid Soviet abstention.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Jean Ganeval
Komandatura
Christmas Masses At St Ambrose Planned In Three Services
Rev Irvin T Mattingly announced three Christmas Day masses at St Ambrose Catholic Church at 6 8 and 10 o clock in the morning. A midnight mass will be celebrated on Christmas Eve and the public is invited.
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St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Irvin T. Mattingly
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Jackson Lodge
Shrine Club
Grace Purcell
Atlanta
Henry R. Lee
I. B. DuBose
Lovejoy
Lee
Central of Georgia Railroad
Nancy, Hanks II
Shields High
John A. Costello
Legion
Bulletin
Associated Press
St. Ambrose
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