New Term Busy for Jackson Circuit Courts
Judge John M. Lewis notes the October term ending December 24 produced 102 criminal dispositions and 75 civil and divorce cases plus 30 probate matters. The January term begins January 2 with a six day week schedule and a first jury trial set for January 3 for Robert E. Lauster on DUI charges. Jury commissioners will draw 40 petit and 10 grand names Monday at 10. Change of venue transfers two civil cases to Scott Circuit Court and one criminal case to Bartholomew. Trial dates for two cases were set.
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Jackson Circuit Court
John M. Lewis
Lewis
Robert E. Lauster
Jackson County
Philip Cordes
Seymour
Willis R. Butt
Brownstown
Joe W. Goss
Circuit Court
Circuit
Scott Circuit Court
Scottsburg
Lillian Rust
Robert Louis Mason
John Rust
Charles J. Moore, Jr
Bartholomew Circuit Court
Columbus
Greeting Edition Published Today
The Seymour Daily Tribune releases its annual Christmas Greeting edition, a 36 page issue featuring messages of thanks and good wishes from industries, business houses and individuals. Art by renowned national artists accompanies personal expressions of appreciation for business relations and festive New Year wishes.
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Seymour Daily Tribune
City Seeks Bids for Garbage Disposal 1956 Land Fill
The Seymour board of public works and safety will receive bids for rubbish disposal by land fill using city trucks during 1956. Bids are due by 4 PM January 2, 1956. Prospectors may view specifications at the city clerk treasurer’s office as the current contract expires December 31, 1955.
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
Clearspring Awards 15000 School Improvement Bonds
Clearspring offers 15000 in school improvement bonds for Owen Township School with Indianapolis firm Raffensberger Hughes and Company Inc winning at two and three fourths percent with a 17.50 premium. The other bidder City Securities offered the same rate with an 11 premium. Bonds worth 1000 each, interest not above 4.42 percent, mature yearly from July 1 1957. Heater contract let to Buschmann and Company Inc of Indianapolis at 7651. Work to finish by January 7 before students return January 3 if complete.
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Owen Township
Clearspring
Raffensberger, Hughes and Company, Inc
Indianapolis
City, Securities Company, Inc
Buschmann and Company, Inc
Past Masters Hold Meeting Election at Medora Lodge
More than 25 members of the Jackson County Actual Past Masters Club attended the annual meeting at Medora Lodge No. 328. Four newly elected worshipful masters were conferred with the Past Masters degree and officers were elected including John Lockman as president and Ivan Dowling as first vice president.
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Jackson County
Actual
Medora
Ivan Dowling
Medora Lodge
Austin K. Easley
Washington Lodge No
Brownstown
William Reading
Jackson Lodge
Seymour
John Lockman
Clearspring
Kurtz
Crothersville
C. C. Tinch
Washington Lodge
Mr. Reading
K. L. Fosbrink
Mr. Ruddick
Barney Parker
J. Robert Klein
Shoppers Hear 10 Choirs Sing Christmas Hymns Downtown
Seymour shoppers will hear traditional carols tonight from a mass choir of 10 area churches. Nine groups will parade from city outskirts to the Santa House meeting point at Second and Chestnut by 7 15 p.m. Ronald J Williams will direct the combined choir as a single group.
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Seymour
Redeemer Wtheran Church
Santa House
Chestnut Street
Shields High School
Ronald J. Williams
Town of Bethlehem
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
First Church of the Nazarene
Riley
First Methodist
Ewing Street
First Baptist
Second Street
St. Ambrose—Gaiser Park
Trinity Methodist
Brown Street
First Presbyterian
Walnut Street
Bethel A.M.E
Tipton Street
Immanuel Lutheran Church
South Walnut Street
Central Christian
North Chestnut Street
Community Names List Readers and Officials
A compilation of individuals associated with several towns including Crothersville Browstown Cortland and Vallonia. The roster lists residents neighbors and officials such as Harold Reichenba Mary McKain Tom Bartels Bernie Isaacs Dennis Johnson and others.
Judge Renames Commissioners of Jury for 1956
Jackson County jury commissioners receive reappointment for 1956 by Judge John M. Lewis of Jackson Circuit Court. Philip Cordes of Seymour and W R Butt of Brownstown, both serving with the circuit clerk, prepare and draw petit and grand juror lists. They meet Monday at the courthouse to draw jurors for the January term.
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Jackson County
John M. Lewis
Jackson Circuit Court
Lewis
Philip Cordes
Seymour
W. R. Butt
Brownstown
Circuit Court
Seymour Stores Open Late For Christmas Shoppers
For the last time this Christmas season Seymour stores stay open until 9 PM tonight to aid late shoppers. They will close at 5 30 PM Saturday to let staff celebrate Christmas Eve with families and will close all day Monday December 26 in observance of the holiday.
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Seymour
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Weather Record Summary Across River and Readings
Official maximum and minimum temperatures recorded on Thursday with 2 pm readings. River level reached 2.8 feet at 2 pm. Station reported 41 20 47 as part of the day’s weather data.
Trucker Volunteers Sought For Christmas Basket Drive
American Legion Post No 89 appeals to truckers to deliver Christmas baskets to Seymour area families. Fund total stood at 565.99 with 8 AM Saturday delivery planned. volunteers urged to contact Seymour Legion Club or fund treasurer Robert H. Lucas.
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Seymour
Thomas A. Plunkett
American Legion Committee
Legionnaire
Plunkett
The
Tribune
American Legion Post No. 89
Robert H. Lucas
Seymour National Bank
Legionnaires
American Legion Club
West Second Street
Legion
Legion Club
Seymour Legion
Second
Walnuts Streets
Patrol Cars Assigned To Two More Troopers
Two more state police patrol cars will patrol highways this weekend to handle expected heavy traffic. Trooper Carl W Epler received his own car Thursday and Trooper Robert R Pond travelled to Indianapolis to be issued his automobile after months of service riding with others.
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Indiana University
Carl W Epler
Robert R. Pond
Indianapolis
White Christmas Unlikely In Area
Mild weather with occasional rain is forecast and there is little chance of a white Christmas in Indiana. A cold snap may bring snow near Lake Michigan Sunday, with no significant precipitation elsewhere. Thursday’s high was 41 degrees and the low dropped to 20.
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Indiana
Lake Michigan
Postal Workers Keep Pace With Yale Mail Load
Walter H. Droege, postmaster, reported no backlog at Seymour post office as holiday mail flows. All mail has been delivered and dispatched daily, with extra help from public campaigns. Christmas Day deliveries will include parcel post packages, while city and rural delivery and lobby window service are suspended.
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Yale
Walter H. Droege
Seymour
Droege
Brown Masons Elect Officers at Brownstown Lodge
Austin Easley was elected worshipful master of Washington Lodge No 13 in Brownstown succeeding Claude Allman Jr who joined the board of trustees for a one year term. John McClaskey senior warden Hal V Driver junior warden. Arthur Gregor treasurer Howard Snyder long time secretary. The annual banquet and installation are set for Tuesday at 7 30 PM at the Masonic Temple Brownstown.
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Austin Easley
Washington Lodge No. 13
Free and Accepted Masons
Brownstown
Claude Allman, Jr
Board of
John McClaskey
Hal V. Driver
Arthur Gregor
Howard Snyder
Masonic Temple
Office Holiday Closure Notice
The offices will be closed from December 19 to January 1. Dr. Seth W. Shields signs the notice with contact details listed as di7-19-21-23-27-29d.
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Seth W. Shields
Christmas Eve Service Benefits Overseas Care Packages
The Seymour Ministerial Association sponsors a Christmas Eve Union Worship Service at First Presbyterian Church at 1 o’clock Saturday night. Rev Homer J Hunsinger of St Paul Congregational Church will deliver the message with other ministers taking part. Proceeds go to CARE for needy persons overseas.
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Seymour Ministerial Association
First Presbyterian Church
Homer J. Hunsinger
St. Paul Congregational Church
France boosts troops in Algeria amid rising violence
Paris orders 60 000 more troops to Algeria after urgent request from Jacques Soustelle as nationalists push for heightened attacks during Christmas. Faure’s government expands plan amid 170 000 to 200 000 already deployed, with bishops permitting earlier Nativity Mass for safety.
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Faure
Paris
France
Algeria
Edgar Faure
Jacques Soustelle
Defense Ministry
Soustelle
Eisenhower Grants 41 Pardons and One Death Commutation
President Eisenhower pardoned 41 convicted criminals and commuted one death sentence in a year end action. The White House announced the list would be released later by the Justice Department after a brief conference with Atty. Gen. Brownell. The pattern matched last year’s clemency.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Justice Department
Atty
Brownell
Five Northern California Towns Flooded by Raging Eel and Klamath Rivers
The San Francisco Chronicle reports North Coast floods from a week of storms leaving Pepperwood Elinor Weott Klamath and Klamath Glen virtually wiped out as six people die across Humboldt Del Norte and Placer counties. Evacuations continue while isolation and communication outages persist.
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San Francisco
Fornia
Pepperwood
Elinor
Weatt
Klamath Am Klamath Glen
Klamath
Pacific
California
Placer County
Humboldt County
North Coast
Eel
Elmer Hodgkinson
Humboldt Times
Eureka
Carlotta
Ferndale
Alton
Pope Broadcasts Annual Christmas Message Worldwide
The Pope will deliver his 17th annual Christmas address from Vatican City in Latin at 4 a.m. CST Saturday, with translations in English and multiple languages to follow. The Christmas Eve midnight mass from the Vatican chapel will air at 5 p.m. CST Saturday. no U.S. rebroadcast plans are announced.
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Italn
Vatican Radio
Vatican City
The
Vatican
United States
UN Council not expected to grant Syria demands on Israel
Diplomats doubt Syria can force the Security Council to penalize Israel or oust it from the United Nations over the December 11 Galilee attack. A six to seven point Syrian resolution was presented by Ahmed Shukairy, seeking punitive action, while observers note Syria is not a council member. The Western powers are expected to push a censure resolution and urge negotiations as the council adjourns for Christmas week.
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United Nations
N. Y
Syria
Security Council
Israel
Galilee
Ahmed Shukairy
Council
Shukairy
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
B. Burns
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Charles T. Carter
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D. Marie Lahne
Grace Thompson
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Robert Bennett
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Harold D. Reichenba
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Tom Bartels
Richard Zabel
Michael Weber
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Eddie Bill Bobb
Kenneth Wehrkamp
Gerald Manning Darvel L. Crawford
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Legion Post
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Earl C. Parker
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