City 15 Ready for Ghangt Mad Full Holiday
Seymour and Jackson county residents prepare for Christmas observance as stores rush last minute gifts. Students are dismissed for a ten day vacation, with Santa at the Legion Christmas party and a holiday postal schedule. The Tribune will not publish Friday.
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Seymour
Jackson County
Lutheran School
St. Ambrose Catholic School
Santa Claus
American Legion Hall
Chestnut and Brace Streets
Santa
Seymour Post No. 89
American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
the Tribune
Tribune
Christmas Cheer: The Cub Extends Seasonal Wishes
The excerpt wishes readers Christmas Cheer on Christmas Eve with a hopeful note that the world is glad and things are not so bad. It frames the holiday as a moment of goodwill from the Cub.
Freeman Released by Jennings Authorities
Charles Freeman of Indianapolis, age 24, tied to a local robbery via confession from Dewey Elliott, 31, who has been sentenced. Freeman was brought to Jennings County to face Kroger hold up charges, but three witnesses failed to identify him. Freeman claimed an alibi in St. Louis, and a United Cab representative supported his account. Elliott recanted parts of his confession, saying Freeman did not assist in the Fenton robbery.
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Charles Freeman
Indianapolis
Jackson County
Dewey Elliott
Jennings County
Kroger
Freeman
St. Louis
United Cab Company
Wilbur Banister
Missouri City
Filiott
Brownstown
Cooperative Building and Loan marks fortieth year in Seymour
The Cooperative Building and Loan Association celebrates forty years of service in Seymour with an open house. It reports a $2,000,000 capital stock and a history of helping citizens own homes and save through paid up and running stock. The charter dated December 26, 1891 followed formation on December 1, when initial capital was set at $500,000. Originally named Cooperative Building, Loan Fund and Savings Association, it later shortened its title. Early meetings occurred in W. G. Reynolds’s office with W. B. Miller as first secretary.
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Seymour
Cooperative Building & Loan
Cooperative Building, Loan Fund and Savings Association
Cooperative Building and Loan Association
W. G. Reynolds
W. B. Miller
Christmas Week Showing At Majestic
Continued note indicates the serial Vanishing Legion will be shown Saturday at Majestic due to Christmas falling on Friday this year, page 5 reference.
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Vanishing Legion
Majestic
Diesel Truck Sets Endurance Speed Record at Indianapolis
The oil burning diesel truck, driven by Dave Evans with designer L. Cummins aboard, crossed 11,638 miles in 264 hours on the Indianapolis Speedway, averaging 44.86 mph by day eleven. They planned to refuel 200 gallons today to reach the finish expected about 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Co. L. Cummins
Cummins Engine Company
Columbus
Dave Evans
Cummins
Evans
Cummings
Christmas Down South Is Time Of Joy For Negroes
Christmas time in the south brings visits, feasts, reunions, and gifts as families travel back home to celebrate with grandparents and children. The article notes southern customs persist despite social changes, with holly, firecrackers, and fireworks signaling the season.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
South
Grandma's
Winter Comes to Florida Weather Sparks Real Estate Boom Hint
The 1981 Christmas Eve in Florida features unseasonably warm weather, green lawns and budding trees, sparking talk of a real estate boom as residents notice the unusually springlike conditions on December 24. A. D. narrative voice notes mild winds and sparse snowfall.
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Seymour
Florida
A. D
Charles W. Moore 58 to be buried at Riverview Cemetery
Charles W. Moore 58 died after a three month illness at Methodist hospital Indianapolis. The body will be brought to Seymour for burial Saturday in Riverview Cemetery. He was born in Dayton and lived in Indianapolis sixteen years. survived by widow Emma Murphy Moore and daughters Catherine Rosemary and Lois Moore. He was a Knights of Pythias member and Baptist. The funeral party will arrive Riverview Cemetery at 1 PM Saturday.
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Charles W. Moore
Methodist Hospital
Seymour
Riverview
Moore
Dayton
Ohio
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The
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Catherine
Rosemary
Lois Moore
Brownstown
Riverview Cemetery
Lange Brother Dies Suddenly in Aurora Ind
H F Lange principal of the Lutheran School is notified his brother Herman C Lange of Aurora Indiana died suddenly early Wednesday from acute indigestion. Funeral services are set for 2 o clock Saturday afternoon in Aurora.
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H. F. Lange
Lutheran
Herman C. Lange
Aurora
Ind
Cathough School Presents Play The Quest
A large crowd attended a Christmas play in Shields High School auditorium performed Wednesday night by St Ambrose Catholic school. The four act program featured student actors coached by the sisters and included music by Margaret and Gregory Ashcraft and live numbers between acts.
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Margaret
Gregory Ashcraft
T. Tracey
F. Crawford
FE. Burke
Marvin Amos
Hear Testimony in Civis Case in Jackson Circuit Court
Special Judge Callen B. Barnes presided over the Ida E. Darling estate versus John Runge case as witnesses for the plaintiff were heard in Jackson Circuit Court. The trial, the term’s first jury proceeding, could extend to Saturday with an estimated fifty witnesses expected to testify. jurors include F. Louis Harlow and William Horstman among others.
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Ida E. Darlage
John Runge
Jackson c
Brownstown
F. Louis Harlow
William Horstman
William McCrary
Charles Shepard
Isaiah Persinger
Fred Disque
William R. Forger
Roosevelt Tug Believed Sunk In Pacific Storm Rescue Efforts Fail
The historic tug Roosevelt with ten crewmen and a radio operator vanished after distress calls near Cape Beale, Vancouver Island. The companion Commodore report indicated it believed Roosevelt sunk at 9:35 p.m. as gale forces churned off Juan de Fuca, while the Givenchy searched futilely for wreckage.
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Roosevelt
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Givenchy
Puget Sound
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Goliath
Commodore
Cape Beale
Russell Davis
Robert E. Peary
Arctic
North Pole
Estavana
B. Ee
Volcanic Eruption Rogers Hale Maumaumau Crater
A new eruption at Kilauea Hale maumau Crater began after an earthquake late Wednesday. Lava floods the crater floor covering about 48 acres as around fifty lava fountains illuminate the rim, with sulfur fumes driving spectators away.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Halemaumau Crater
Kilauea
Fresh turtle for Christmas dinner
Lieut. Frei Jones of Shelbyville and Raymond Bell of Columbus Indiana state highway patrolman spotted a snapping turtle crossing U S road 31 in the Mershfield bottoms near Crothersville. Bell captured the ten inch turtle and presented it to Jones as a Christmas gift noting it is rare for a turtle to travel this close to Christmas.
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Shelbyville
Lieut. Jones
Raymond Bell
Columbus
Indiana
Mershfield
Crothersville
Jones
Bell
Warning notes reach Tokyo over Chinchow operations
U S Britain and France are said to have warned Japan through Tokyo about rising concerns over new Chinchow military actions. Ambassador Forbes conveyed Washington’s apprehension to Premier Inukai, warning public opinion could shift if Sino-Japanese clashes resume.
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Inukai
W. Cameron Forbes
Rengo
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France
Amba
Forbes
Washington
Baron Shidehara
Wakatsuki
Santa Claus May Be Renamed After Holidays
In Santa Claus Indiana residents face a possible name change after Christmas as the Post Office considers altering the town name due to heavy seasonal mail. Officials report long Christmas mail fluctuations tied to the Santa Claus wording though no replacement name has been chosen yet.
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Washington
Ind
Indiana
Post Office Department
Santa Claus
Debts of World War Allies Cast Into Doubt After Moratorium
Washington dispatch notes the Basel report weakening repairs payments prospects and predicts major debtor nations may default when the one year debt holiday ends. Congress committed to opposing further revisions, limiting presidential options and signaling possible territory payments or concerted conferences with Europe.
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Hoover
Hiram Johnson
California
Senator Reed
Pennsylvania
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