Franklin Downs Owls 25 to 18 in gym contest
Shields High Owls fought Franklin in a local gym, but Franklin's taller squad pulled away late to win 25 to 18. E Anderson led Franklin with five field goals while Hall scored three for the Owls. The Owlets fell 17 to 16 to Franklin B in the preliminary.
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Shields High School
Owls
Franklin
Seymour
Walter
Bud” Surface
E. Anderson
Hall
Demas
Owlets
Watch Your House Advice From Seymour Resident
Hollis Phillips warns renters in Seymour to hire a watchman when moving into a vacant home. He planned to move into 316 East Tipton Street Friday but discovered linoleum left by the previous residents had been stolen, with the theft occurring Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Hollis Phillips
Mr. Phillips
East Tipton Street
Traffic Violation Campaign Aims to Cut Double Parking
Seymour officers plan a drive against traffic violations in the business district this afternoon and tonight. They focus on double and improper parking and parking near fire plugs. So far two fire offense stickers issued. campaign reduces violations. After curb parking lines are renewed a targeted drive will ensure cars are parked at the curb. First offense no arrest. second offense carries a 1 fine and costs totaling 11 with a warning sticker.
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Seymour
Shopping Peak Expected Today
Merchants prepared attractive Christmas displays and secured extra clerks as the city braced for a peak shopping day. Large crowds filled downtown before noon and stores planned to stay open tonight and all day Monday in anticipation of a last minute rush. Higher priced items are selling, signaling renewed consumer confidence.
Mrs Hamilton Passes After Long Illness
Mrs Mary Louise Prince Hamilton aged sixty four former resident of Seymour and Crothersville areas and widow of James Hamilton died at 1516 Cottage Avenue Columbus at 7 am after a long illness. Funeral services set for 2 pm Monday at Hathaway Funeral Home Columbus with Rev W H Wylie in charge. Burial at Garland Brook Cemetery.
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Mary Louise Prince Hamilton
Seymour and Crothersville
James Hamilton
Cottage Avenue
Columbus
Hathaway Funeral Home
W. H. Wylie
Columbus Methodist Church
Garland Brook Cemetery
Students Begin Holiday Period In Seymour Schools
Seymour city students start Christmas and New Year vacation after Shields High School closed for twelve days. A convocation featured the Spirit of Peace pageant and Christmas music by the high school choruses under Grace Hemmer. The vacation runs through January 2, 1935, with classes resuming then.
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Seymour
Shields High School
Grace Hemmer
Kirsechs Cafe Offers Christmas Gifts and In-Store Prices
A brief advertisement notes Kirsechs Cafe showcases Christmas gifts with candy cigarettes and cigars visible in the window. Shoppers are invited to come in and learn in-store prices before buying.
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Kirsechs
Mile of Pennies Day Observed in Jackson County
Generous response to the Jackson County Tuberculosis Association campaign starts with a mile of pennies along Second Street. School children and Boy Scouts contribute as pennies pile up, with early estimates of fifty pennies donated in the first hour and more expected from county schools and the public.
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Jackson County
Second Street
Indianapolis Avenue
Chestnut Street
W. H. Hughes
J. R. Mitchell
Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Metropolitan Opera Opens After Luxurious Makeover
The Metropolitan Opera House is sparkling for the opening of Celeste Aida as the 52nd season begins and Gatti-Casazza marks his 27th and last year as maestro. The venue features new chairs, foyer paint, a modern switchboard, chandeliers, and redecorated clubs. Ticket sales suggest a strong week ahead with seats limited. Mrs. Cornelius Van derbilt is noted in a Golden Horseshoe box.
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Associated Press
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Golden Horseshoe
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Opera House
Metropolitan
Celeste Aida
Gatti-Casazza
Maestra
Company
Dil linger gang moll is jailed in Alderson for a year and day
Marie Conforti aged twenty one from Chicago was committed to Alderson for one year and a day by Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone in the same courtroom that sentenced Helen Gillis two weeks earlier. An airplane from a Mexican airport landed in California and mechanic Fred Brown heard an unusual noise then found a six foot rattlesnake unwinding from the landing gear. U S sport fishermen spent an estimated 115300000 for equipment transportation and hotel accommodations last year.
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Madison
Wisc
Marie Conforti
Chicago
Molls
Alderson
W. Va
Patrick T. Stone
Helen Gillis
Baby Face Nelson
California
Fred Brown
United States
Your Name Address to Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
A fragment indicates sending a name and address to Jackson County Tuberculosis Association, box 298, Seymour Indiana. No further details are provided in the readable text.
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Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Seymour
Ind
Public Service Commission Dismisses Indiana Interurban Abandonment Petition
The Public Service Commission dismissed the petition by the Public Service Company of Indiana to abandon traction between Seymour and Louisville and to cut service to Indianapolis at the company's request. Bowman Elder, receiver for the Indiana Railroad, has lease authority for the Indianapolis Louisville stretch, and he recently said business improvements make continued operation probable.
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Public Service Company of Indiana
Seymour
Louisville
Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Bowman Elder
Indiana Railroad
Elder
Breaks Given Youth In Court In Cordes Store Case
Charles Reed a nineteen year old orphan from Kentucky was arraigned in Seymour city court on petit larceny charges for the Cordes Hardware burglary. After hours of questioning by Chief Harlow, Reed confessed to the robbery. The charge was reduced and he was fined 11 dollars and six months at the penal farm, avoiding a possible three to ten year term if tried on second degree burglary. Reed had been identified by a local auto salesman and a service attendant as the man who tried to sell a revolver and a stolen flash lidk linked to the December 14 incident.
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Seymour
Charles Reed
Kentucky
W. Burkart
Cordes Hardware Company
West Second Street
Reed
Scottsurge
Julius Harlow
Cullen B. Barnes
Jackson
Brownstown
J. Findley
Fred Armstrong
Servier
Thin
Ewing
M. Findley
Cordes
England in Dense Fog Causes Multiple Fatalities
A dense blackout fog across England caused four deaths and widespread disruption. Zero to seven yards visibility snarled traffic and rail service, with one boy drowning after falling into a canal and a motorcyclist dying in a collision with a horse drawn wagon.
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Associated Press
London
England
Tyne
Thames
The
Fox
Shortest Day Marks Start of Winter in Washington
Washington, Dec 22: Today is the shortest day of the year and the start of winter. The Weather Bureau sees no sign of unusually cold weather. Sunrise to sunset yields only nine hours and twenty-five minutes of daylight, as Earth's axis tilts about twenty-three degrees.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
North Pole
Mother Earth
Reverend Wilson Accepts Michigan Pastorate
The Rev. George H. Wilson and his family have settled in Benton Harbor Michigan as pastor of the First Christian Church there. Previously a Vin Buren Indiana area pastor, he led improvements at the Central church here including a new constitution and bylaws and the formation of a Women’s Council.
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George H. Wilson
C. c. Eh Wilson
West Tipton Street
First Christian Church
Benton Harbor
Mich
Mr Wilson
Churches of Christ
Dollars Moving in Yale Trade
Associated Press survey reports a robust Christmas shopping season with retail volumes rising 10 to 25 percent above last year in most areas. Stores show ample gifts and confidence in continuing prosperity, though a few regions remain steady or unchanged.
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Associated Press
America
Tobacco Control Favor Grows in Grower Poll Across States
An overwhelming majority of tobacco growers favor extending the Kerr Smith and Bankhead style controls for another year. Early AAA returns show high support in Kentucky Tennessee South Carolina Georgia and Virginia with percentages near or above ninety percent in several regions. Complete North Carolina results are pending though early tallies hint continued approval.
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Associated Press
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Kentucky
Tennessee
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
John R. Hutcheson
V. P.L. Extension Division
Fiure
Snowfall Causes Street Snowfall Incident On Cheatout Street
A large mass of snow fell from a truck bed onto Cheatout Street near the B and O railroad as tt Seymour was visited by a snowfall Friday afternoon. A similar incident occurred on Ewing Street north of M St P and Pacific railroad Thursday afternoon.
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Con
Seymour
Cheatout Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ewing Street
M. St. P. & Pacific Railroad
France Turns On Naval Pact Amid Paris Session
France and Japan move toward denouncing the Washington Naval Treaty before 1936 expiry. In secret hearings the Chamber of Deputies committees urged ending the pact, citing inequities in naval ratios. France plans formal notice after Japan acts, while avoiding joint action with Japan. Also noted are Lucille Miller’s Indianapolis trip, and a Chicago case where a man was declared dead then revived only to die hours later from a brain blood clot.
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Foreign Affairs and Naval Committees
Chamber of Deputies
France
Japan
Francois Pietri
Pierre Laval
Italy
Paris
Rome
United States
Great Britain
Chicago
Marconi Eyes Image Telecommunication Between Americas and Italy
Marconi predicts a near term capability to send and receive images by television across the Atlantic. He expects the system to link America and Italy within a few months, signaling a breakthrough in transcontinental visual communication.
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Marconi
America
Italy
Prosecution Continues Fight Over Insull Probes
Chicago reports prosecutors push to retry Martin Insull amid past acquittals in a web of embezzlement and mail fraud cases. Federal and state actions converge as trials loom for Martin and Insull Sr and associates, with plans to pursue or drop charges depending on jurisdiction.
Weather Records Report by Riley Goble
Riley Goble presents a weather records report from the official lor cal weather ob server housed at the pumping station of the Seymour Water Co. The bulletin notes local conditions and measurements gathered at the facility.
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Riley Goble
Lor
Cal
The
Seymour Water Co
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Franklin Downs Owls
Mrs. Hamilton
Mina McHenry
Lillie E. Fosbrink
Elizabeth Feaster
Muriel Trueblood
Kenneth N. Warbritton
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Rev. Wilson
Michigan
YALE
Lucille Miller
Merle Thompson
Kirsch
Prosecution
Insull
Martin Insull
Tim
T State
Martin
West Utilities
Marshall BE
Luppy
Middle West U Company
Canada
U.S
Dwight Green
United
Federal Mail
Samuel I
Foreman
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