City 15 plans Christmas party for Seymour youngsters
Seymour Post 89 of the American Legion organizes a 3 PM Saturday community tree event on Bruce Street beside the Legion hall. Santa will arrive to hand out candy and nuts to children as toy distributions and baskets for the needy are prepared by Legion, Auxiliary, and the Seymour Welfare Association.
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Seymour
Santa Claus
Seymour Post No. 89
American Legion
Legion
Bruce Street
Legion Hall
Seymour Kiddies
Legion Post
The
Legion Auxiliary
Coulter M. Montgomery
Seymour Welfare Association
George Meyer
Legion Auxiliary Committee
Ray Gilbert
Lions Club
Shields High School
Francis Murray
Sunshine Society of the High School
Elizabeth Ster
Psilota Xi Sorority
Arthur Kaufman
Gold Mine
Seveal
No Snow Christmas Forecast From Weather Bureau
Indianapolis reports no snow for Christmas with abnormally high temperatures likely to continue through Saturday. Rain remains general over a large portion of the state, and no cessation is expected according to the weather bureau at the government station.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Reverend McCoy Dies Local United Brethren Minister
The Rev. A. D. McCoy 62 longtime Medora United Brethren pastor died at the Medora parsonage after a brief illness with influenza. Born near Corydon, he served Medora and Fairview charges since August 1932 and was respected for welfare work and spiritual guidance. Survived by four daughters May Martha Mrs John L Stewart and Mrs J A Blackburn. Funeral plans pending daughters’ arrival.
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A. D. McCoy
United Brethren Church
Medora
Mr. McCoy
Fairview
Lawrence County
Leesville
Harrison County
Corydon
U. B
May
Martha
Elnora
Ind
John L. Steward
Brookville
Jury Awards 890 in Seymour National Bank Case
After about forty five minutes deliberation a Jackson Circuit Court jury returned a 890 verdict for the plaintiff in the Seymour National Bank versus the Victor N Fettig estate. The two day trial featured few witnesses and focused on legal procedure details. A second suit Jackson County Loan & Trust Company versus the Fettig estate has been reset.
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Seymour National Bank Ve
Victor N. Fettig
Jackson
Brownstown
Jackson County Loan & Trust Company
Rittenhouse Rites Set for Newcastle Native
Funeral services for John Rittenhouse age twenty three of Newcastle and formerly of Seymour will be held Saturday at 9 am from Voss Mortuary. The St Ambrose Church pastor will preside and burial will be in Osgood cemetery. He died Wednesday night after a month long illness with pneumonia. He had left Seymour in 1925. Friends may call at the mortuary until the hour of the funeral.
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John Rittenhouse
Newcastle
Voss Mortuary
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Osgood
Rittenhouse
Seymour
Congress Prepares Short Christmas Holiday
Washington week of Christmas finds members dashing for trains as the Senate blocks an immediate vote on the Collier beer bill. House leaders push for a three day recess while Interior Department funding and Philippine independence move forward amid quorum concerns and possible veto risks.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Bingham
Conn
Garner
House
Interior Department
de Priest
Illinois
Howard University
Hoover
Grarner
Wolf headlines spook Scottsburg farmers in Indiana hills
In Scottsburg Indiana on December 23 farmers report a surge of wolves in the southern Indiana hills. Harry Gay says at least fifty wolves have been seen in the past month after two killings. Farmers consider an organized hunt to protect their stock.
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Associated Press
Scottsburg
Ind
Indiana
Harry Gay
Franklin Owls visit Shields High in late Christmas tilt
Seymour fans await a top season matchup as Franklin High's Owls travel from Franklin to Shields Gymnasium in Alva Neal High School for a post Christmas game. Doors open 6 30 with first game at 7 25 and main event at 8 30. Franklin is a fast well coached team and should push the Owls in a key non conference clash.
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J. R. Mitchell
Shields High School
Franklin
Owls
Owl
Fire Destroys Six-Story Grain Elevator in Early Morning Blaze
A blaze engulfed a six story grain elevator, killing two people and injuring six who were hospitalized. The damage was estimated at 1 million dollars. Local fire units battled the flames as investigators began piecing together the cause.
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Chicago
Timber wolves in large packs hunt for food
The Pas Manitoba December 23 wolves in large packs hunt for food near Cranberry Portage. Trapper Barney Goodman narrowly escaped death after a 15 wolf pursuit while mushing to Simon House lake. His dogs outran the pack when water opened and the wolves circled the cabin until dawn.
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Associated Press
Pas
Man
Barney Goodman
Goodman
Simon House Lake
Cranberry Portage
Strapper
Toothsome Gift In Dental Debt Cleared For Christmas
Dr. A G Moore of Muskogee Oklahoma announces he will cancel one thousand dollars in dental debts as a Christmas gift to his patients. The gesture aims to ease financial strain and spread holiday cheer among local residents.
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Muskogee
Okla
Warning To Heavy Traffic Is Giventen
A district warning from N Creamer, Seymour sub district chief, prohibits heavy traffic on several state roads in Jackson county because roads are soft from freezing and thawing. Trucks over three tons gross, or 350 pounds per inch tire width, or more than half capacity are barred. detours via Scottsburg advised. Highway patrols will enforce the ban as weather continues.
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Jackson County
N Creamer
Seymour
Indiana State Highway Commission
Creamer
Brown County
Freetown
Bartholomew County
Brownstown
Uniontown
Vernon
Blocher
Salem
Scottsburg
Mystery surrounds Rose Gendler death in Moline
Miss Rose Gendler a 22 year old department store clerk was found dead stuffed in a burlap bag under a river bridge in Moline Illinois. Police say the skull fracture came from the body’s fall onto the river ice and note a ransom demand of 2000. Police pursue theory she was murdered after refusing a kidnapper's advances.
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Associated Press
Moline
Ill
Rose Chendler
Miss Gendler
Henry Beck
Bec
Von Fange opens monument shop on North Ewing street
G F Von Fange returns to the city after a decade in Peru where he ran a granite business. He plans a new monument shop on North Ewing street and expects the business to start operating immediately, noting past work in the local and Brownstown markets.
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FE. G. von Fange
North Ewing Street
Ile
Peru
Mr. von Fange
Brownstown
Majestic Theatre Free Christmas Matinee Scheduled
The Majestic Theatre announces a free Christmas matinee for children on Saturday at 10 o'clock. The event welcomes all kids with no admission fee.
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Majestic Theatre
Paul Boncour Wins Favorable Vote to Lead France
Premier Joseph Paul Boncour secures majority in the Chamber of Deputies to pursue debt negotiations with the United States and advance his program. However the real test lies in January when Finance Minister Cheron unveils economic measures amid uncertain socialist support.
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Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Paul Bonecour
Chamber of Deputies
Hoover-Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
M. Paul Boncour
Henry Cheron
le Journal
M. Paul-Boncour
Chamber
Herriot
United States
Paul Boncourt
M. Herriot
John Bu ford Thomas Rites Held in Greencastle
Funeral services for John Buford Thomas age thirty nine a native of this city and former local businessman were conducted at Greencastle this afternoon with burial in Riverview Cemetery shortly after noon Saturday.
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John Buford Thomas
Greencastle
Riverview Cemetery
Denver brother tied to Bischoff epilepsy victim found
A young man identified as Charles Bischoff of Denver Colorado was found unconscious on a Wabash street and taken to the county hospital after an epileptic attack. He said his brother Willet Bischoff works for the Denver Post, though directories miss the name.
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Wabash
Ind
Charles Bischoff
Denver
Col
Willet Bischoff
Denver Post
Debts Between Indians and Merchants Settled in Conference
In Parker Arizona on December 23 Associated Press reports a debt settlement between the Colorado River Reservation Indians and Parker merchants. Debts totaling about 30000 dollars each were cancelled after a conference that involved all merchants and Indians. The accord followed prior bonds tied to tenant farmers leasing Indian lands.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Redman
Paleface
Colorado River Reservation
Parker, Ant
Hoover Plans Fishing Trip From Savannah Ocean Cruise
President Hoover preps for a swift fishing cruise south from Savannah aboard the Sequoia and Kilkenny with Coast Guard boats and Secret Service, aiming for Christmas Eve fishing offshore near Florida after a ten to twelve hour train ride. The fleet would include press and photographers as well as Mrs Hoover and party. The plan hinges on favorable fishing rather than a rush to the southern seas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
Savannah
Georgia
Florida
Mr. Hoover
Roosevelt and Hoover Fail to Align on Cooperation
Washington December 23 The exchange of views between Hoover and Governor Roosevelt shows them far apart on cooperation and foreign policy. Hoover abandons his plan for a bipartisan commission while Roosevelt maintains his offer of cooperation and preliminary studies to be kept advised until March 4.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kent Hoover
Roosevelt
White House
Hoover
Congress
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