Christmas Basket Fund Tops Previous Total
The Christmas Basket Fund rose to 1662.12 dollars today as LeRoy Pollett received 353.40 dollars. Graessle Mercer Company and Arvin Industry employees led with 125 and 118.40 dollars respectively. Donations are urged before Christmas Eve deliveries by the Seymour National Bank or Tribune office. Volunteers are asked to help deliver baskets at 7 a.m. Thursday from the Legion Post.
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Lenora Keller
David
Harold Decker
Aaron Taskey
Graessle-Mercer Company
Bruce, Edna and
Terry
Tom and
Lowe Robert and
Kimberly Brock
Ci Methodist Church
M Jack Curry
LeRoy Pollett
Seymour National Bank
Tribune
Legion Post
Bank Here Announces Promotions at Jackson County Bank
G B Bottorff announced officer promotions at the Jackson County Bank after the board’s regular meeting. Promoted were Harry B Fox James D Weaver John C Ragland Ora K Story N W Hendershot Max W Ernest Steven D Bottorff and Patricia A Tidd The directors praised all employees for the move from 127 West Second Street to 125 South Chestnut Street and invited the public for tours and better service in the new quarters.
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G. B. Bottorff
Jackson County Bank
Harry B. Fox
James D. Weaver
John C. Ragland
Ora K E. Story
N. W. Hendershot
Max W. Ernest
Steven D. Bottorff
High Court Expands Voting Rights for 18 Year Olds
The Supreme Court ruling allows 18-year-olds to vote in federal elections, spurring youth groups to organize registration drives. Officials warn of added costs and administrative hurdles for state and local ballots.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Young Republican
Ron Romans
National Young Democrats
Senate
Age May Divide Hoosier Voters
Indiana faces possible segregated voting facilities as federal law allows 18-year-olds to vote for federal offices while the state constitution sets 21 as the minimum for state and local elections. The Indiana amendment process requires two legislative sessions and a referendum. Officials warn building separate voting machines before the 1972 primary may be impractical and that under‑21 voters might use paper ballots in separate booths.
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High Court
Dan Evans
Washington
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Kentucky
Alaska
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Edgar D. Whitcomb
Election Board
Otis R. Bowen
R-Bremen
Indiana House
Seymour Board Weighs Bids For New City Police Car
The Seymour board of public works and safety may award a contract for a new police car at the regular meeting tomorrow night in city hall. Bids opened Dec 14 totaled three offers from Ruddick's Garage Inc 2789 Don Morris Chevrolet Olds Inc 2966 and Cummings Auto Sales 2794 with attorney review pending.
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
Board of Works
City Hall
Ruddick’s Garage Inc
Don Morris Chevrolet Olds , Inc
Cummings Auto Sales
Open dumps illegal under new Indiana Refuse Disposal Act
Jackson County officials announce that all open dumps become illegal after December 31 under the Refuse Disposal Act of 1969. After January 1, no entity may operate open dumps. A bid opening for three sanitary landfills is set for December 28 to ensure lawful disposal from January 1.
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Jackson County
Joseph M. Black
Indiana General Assembly
Indiana State Board of Health
Robert Gatte
County Sanitarian
Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Indiana
Seymour City Council approves yearend fund transfers in special session
In a Monday night special session the Seymour city council adopted a resolution to move funds across fire department aviation commission park motor fuel tax garbage sanitation garage police recreation and clerk treasurer accounts to year end. Councilman Elder Bobb introduced transfers totaling 50 to 200 150 to 1000 and recommended investments of 19000 1000 30000 6000 1000 and 70000 in 91 day Treasurys. Actions passed 6 to 0 with Marvin W. Dyer absent.
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Seymour City
Elder Bobb
Fire Department
Aviation Commission
Park Department
Police
Recreation Department
Marvin W. Dyer
John M. Lewis
Bobb
Jackson County Voter Turnout Ranks Third in Ninth District
The Ninth Congressional District reports Jackson County tied for third in turnout at 70.86 percent for the November 3 election. Districtwide participation averaged 65.1 percent, above Indiana’s 63.6 percent state average, with counties ranking by turnout from Ohio at 73.47 to Clark at 60.26 percent.
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Jackson County
Washington
Lee H. Hamilton
Hamilton
Ohio
Switzerland
Jackson
Jefferson
Jennings
Franklin
Ripley
Decatur
Dearborn
Bartholomew
Fayette
Scott
Lawrence
Floyd
Clark
Santa Claus Extends Seymour Visit Before North Pole Departure
Santa Claus has limited hours left in Seymour to receive children's Christmas orders. He will be at his downtown home to meet locals from 1 to 4 p m Wednesday and 6 to 9 p m tonight after arriving December 3. He plans to depart for the North Pole to prepare the annual Christmas journey.
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Santa Claus
Seymour
North Pole
Santa
Aidbacon
School Lunch Costs Adjusted for Low Income Families
New federal provisions for free or reduced price school lunches take effect in 1971. Seymour Community Schools superintendent Robert B. Bullett says the plan also covers Immanuel Lutheran School with details sent home Friday. Parents may contact principals to apply. eligibility uses family size and income scales starting at $1,920 for one member and rising with each added family member.
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Robert B. Bullett
Seymour Community Schools
Immanuel Lutheran School
Robert Demske
Seymour Weather Records Cite Unofficial Noon Trophy Reading
Weather records for Seymour show an unofficial downtown noon temperature while other readings come from Ruth Everhart, government weather observer at Rockford. Official figures include Monday maximum and minimum, rainfall of .66 inches, river height at 7 am of 3.0 feet, with sunset and sunrise times noted.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
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