Christmas Basket Fund Sets Record Total Sprightly
The Christmas Basket Fund surpassed previous marks with a total of 1 299 42 in donations. Prominent supporters include Mr and Mrs Everett Cox and Noltings IGA Coffee Fund with multiple contributors such as Cathy Robby and the Schneider family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Cox
Cathy
Robby
Robert Bryant
Kennard C. Hockstetler
Brian
Lynne
Brett
Nolting
IGA
Louis G. Schneider
Milt Pollett
Banks Set Interest Hikes Here
Officials of the Jackson County Bank and Seymour National Bank announced new rates following Indiana action removing state ceilings. Starting Jan 1 savers earn 5 percent on savings certificates and 4 percent on passbooks, with 5 percent on $100 000 or more, pending legal approvals. The 49th Christmas Basket fund also set a new high with $172.92 from 21 donors, bringing total to $1,470, surpassing 1964 and 1966 totals and edging toward yearend counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Bank
Seymour National Bank Today
Indiana Department of Financial Institutions
G. B. Bottorff
Harry H. McMillan
Seymour National Bank
John J. Dillon
Roger D. Branigin
LeRoy Pollett
Thomas A. Plunkett
Drive
Pollett
The Carriers Join in City Labor News
Local carrier staff and county carrier groups from Austin Browstown Crothersville Freetown Wallonia and other towns announce collaboration with the Carrier organizations. Leaders include Mike Reynolds Kent Pyle Tony Fields and George Spray among others as staffing and route changes are outlined.
Jackson County Board Sets Appointments and Fund Split
At a special meeting the Jackson County board approved appointments for one three and four year terms across offices including highway superintendent highway clerk county attorney and more. The board also split a 1798 dollar Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge payment with one third to county roads and two thirds to Seymour Community Schools. A bond for deputy treasurer Betty Harbaugh was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Cletus Sneed
Richard Kiewitt
Allan H. Nierman
Alfred Spurlock
Oscar Frey
Lawrence Cochran
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Edgar Lutes
Schneck Memorial Hospital Board
James E. Weaver
Don Davis
Zoning and Planning Commission
Leonard Elsner
Everett Otte County
Cumulative Bridge Fund
Seymour
Christmas Choral Concert At Seymour Senior High
Seymour Senior High School held its annual Christmas Choral Concert directed by Lawrence R. Normark with nearly 200 singers performing a program from traditional carols to medieval chants. Guest narrator Rev W Robert Lewis joined soloists Carla Trujillo Paula Anglin and others, with Marcia Moritz organizing a 15 minute prelude before the finale Mary Garvey was singled out as senior soloist for Silent Night. Future events include a winter band concert January 25 and a dramatics club play February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Senior High School
Lawrence R. Normark
W. Robert Lewis
The
Central Christian Church
Carla Trujillo
Paula Anglin
Mike Sentz
Carol Smith
Nick Greemann
Steve Nichter
Steve Stradley
Mary Garvey
Virginia Ross
Joan Emkes
Chimes
Larry Hill
Joyce Burbrink
Mary
Normark
Marcia Moritz
Baloo
Sammy
Charlene Moman
Gary Meek
Weather records for Seymour include noon temp and river level
The article reports Seymour weather data with unofficial downtown noon temperature and official readings from Ruth Everhart in Rockford. It lists Thursday high 66 and low 23, river height 8.5 feet at 7 am, precipitation 0.58 inch, sunset 5:24 pm, sunrise Saturday 8:04 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Students Of Sixth Grade Express Christmas Meaning
A list of Seymour area students and their parents is presented as part of a Christmas meaning project. Names include Susan Alexander Jeanne Antle Linda Aycock Ryan Blevins Robin Brooks Jane Anne Brown Kenneth Browning Robin Bullard Janet Campbell Carmichael Robin Cole Douglas Compton Bonita Davidson Mike Deaton Claudia Dominik Diana Engleking Joseph Franke Billie Henthorne Douglas Lynn Johnson Cindy Juranek and others with home addresses in Seymour and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medora
Ryan Kim Blevins
Ronald Blevins
Cardinal Drive
Seymour
Robin Brooks
Floyd Brooks
Lee Boulevard
Jane Anne Brown
Bernie Brown
Robin Bullard
Joseph Bullard
Wendemere
Janet Campbell
Robert Campbell
Crothersville
Joy Carmichael
Russell Carmichael
Freetown
Robin Cole
Billy J. Cole
Brookhaven
Douglas Compton
Robert Compton
East Fourth Street
Joseph Franke
Herman Franke
Billie Henthorne
William Henthorne
North Park Street
Douglas Lynn Johnson
Donald Roy Johnson
East Tipton Street
Cindy Juranek
Willis Juranek
Orchard Drive
Election Expense Reports Reveal City Campaign Spending
The two parties and two mayoral candidates filed campaign expense reports at the Jackson County clerk's office in Brownstown. Republicans listed 3503.15 and Democrats 3611.26. Mayor James Laupus reported 580.23 in expenses while Louis Schroer, defeated Democrat, reported 338.05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Donald E. Manion
Jackson Circuit Court
Republican
Democratic
James L. Laupus
Louis H. Schroer
Winter Arrives as River Rises Across Indiana
Heavy rainfall upstream swelled the White River at Rockford to near 15 feet with a forecast crest near 15 42 feet as 8.5 feet was logged at 7 a.m. Officials warned of possible floods while tornado watches and violent winds caused property damage and injuries across Grant Wells and Adams counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White River
Rockford
Columbus
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Waveland
Rockville
Wabash
Jones
Boro
Grant County
Bluffton
Wells County
Preble
Adams County
Bernard Thomas
Jonesboro
Court Term Ends Saturday in Jackson Circuit Court
The October term of Jackson Circuit Court ends at midnight Saturday with the court in vacation during year end. Judge Robertson announced juries drawn for October will be discharged when the term expires, though the court will hear criminal and emergency matters in the last week. The court reconvenes January 2 under a new system with continuous operation except vacations. A new panel of jurors will be drawn four times a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Circuit Court
Jonathan J. Robertson
Robertson
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Mike
Mark
Randy
Ricky Clark
Dad Mac
Ben Nicholson
Neal
Rosie Boasee
Maurice Arnholt
H. Don Swiggett
Seth
Muriel Shields
Lou
Nellie Bauer
Merle Engelking
Mary Booth
Bertha Meseke
Alice Seymour
Seymour American Legion Post No
Tribune
Lela Alves Ruth Arthur Harry Bennett Gayton Blizard
Theresa Brock
Charles R. Brown
Robert J. Brown
Evelyn Bruner
Doug Craighead
Thomas W. Conner
Sara Cordes
Lawrence Croucher
Harvey E. Dixon
Gerhard A. Dyrstad
Larry J. French
Alfred Gaffney
Wilma Gearries
William L. Hammett
Robert E. Hinton
Avis J. Hoevener
Barbara Isaacs
Dorothy Johnson
Lenora Keller
Kathleen Mack
Margaret Mellencamp
Mary Miller
George Miller
Howard Miskell
Don Murray
Leonard McFarlan
Mary McKain
Barbara Peters
Priscilla Pfaffenberger
Clifford Righthouse
Elmer Ritchie
William J. Robinson
Genevieve Ruddick
Thelma Sargeant
Amy Siefker
Lynn Sutherland
Carolyn Sweazey
Cletis Torpey
David Keith Treadway
Mary E. Trimpe
Alonzo Tuttle
Carol Wait
Pat Jones
Henry Boas
Fred Stilwell
Pau
Boas
Steve Durham
Stuart Proutz
Dennis Runge
Monty Shields
Tim Wince
Tony Clark
David Sandhage
Billy Riley
Fred Pollert
Kevin Seville
Dennis Meyer
Vincent Scott Gregory Bedel
Joe Wright
Mike Reynolds
Kent Pyle
Pot Reinhart
Kevin Beal
Roger Wehrkamp
Timothy Wayne Weddle
Norman R. Wilde Thomas D. Winslow
Alonzo Wooley
Aedora
George Spray
Morris Glover Motor Carriers
Dorothy Rutan
Virgil Palmer
Fred Gosnell
Herman Watkins
Ivan Foreman
Carl Phillips
Marvin Doerr
Ben Steinkamp
Terry Ross Marshall Cunningham
Allan Murray Lawrence Prince
Archie Whitsett
Ruth Sweany
Jackson Township
Betty Harbaugh
Susan Alexander
Willard E. Alexander
Jeanne Antle
Gene Antle
Ewing Street
Linda Aycock
Herman Napier
Norman Rl
Kenneth Browning
Mrs
Floyd Browning
Cortland
Bonita Davidson
Jack Davidson
East Fourth Street Road
Mike Deaton
Walter Deaton
Paris Crossing
Claudia Dominik
Joseph Dominik
Holly Drive
Crestview
Diana Engleking
Robert Engleking
West Laurel Street
U. S. Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
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