Man Killed In Crash At Jersey Bridge Line
A head on crash at the north Jersey bridge line south of Crothersville left Millard Raymond Scherra dead at 30 and his brother Richard Scherrer injured. The rear of a 34 foot house trailer was struck while it was being towed by another auto on U S 31. Traffic halted over 90 minutes as rescuers aided victims and police pursued a speeding car before the accident was known.
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Jersey Bridge
Jackson-Scott County
Crothersville
U. S. Road
Millard Raymond Scherra
Anderson
Richard Scherrer
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Tite Curry
Seymour
Frank B. Gray
Uniontown
John Sime
W. L. Burkholder
Jackson County
Joseph S. Watson
George M
Rites Wednesday For Carl Meyer Killed by Train
Funeral services for Carl Meyer, 43, of 1324 Pearl Street Columbus, a former Jackson County resident, will be held Wednesday. He died Saturday when a gasoline truck he drove was struck by a northbound PennsylvaniaTrain at a crossing near Jonesville. The track was cleared and rail traffic resumed after the collision. The locomotive wheels and truck wheels separated, but no cars overturned, and the track was later straightened. The driver’s shaft on the locomotive was broken and the boiler damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Meyer
Pearl Street
Columbus
Jackson County
Jonesville
Pennsylvania
Local Names List From Brownstown Crothersville Area Obituary Sources
A long roster of residents and family names from the Brownstown and Crothersville region appears in a printed notice. The list names Hershell lin Alonzo L Tuttle Norman R Wilde Edward Kasting Dennis Weber and many others followed by a separate Brownstown Crothersville line noting Leonard Stinson Jack Bartels and Robert Langdon among others.
Christ Temple Fire Disrupts Sunday Services
A blaze damaged the upstairs floor wall and ceiling of Christ Temple church at 607 Euclid Avenue on Sunday morning. A fuel oil stove started the fire and Seymour fire department arrived after a four minute delay caused by a passing train. Congregants briefly evacuated but services resumed once the fire was put out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Temple
Euclid Avenue
Seymour
Mrs Emil Reuter 48 Dies in Indianapolis Home
Mrs Emil Reuter 48 a Seymour native and former resident died late Sunday at her Indianapolis home 49 North Sheridan Drive She born 1903 in Seymour daughter of Frank and Anna Slagle Was married in Seymour in 1922 to Emil Reuter Survived by husband daughter Mrs Robert Heidt son Robert Reuter four grandchildren Funeral arrangements pending Visitation at Shirley Brothers Irving Hill Chapel Indianapolis Cousin of Mrs E W Sargeant of this city
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Emil Reuter
Seymour
North
Sheridan Drive
Indianapolis
Reuter
Te Frank
Anna O’roark Slagle
St. Ambrose Church
St. Ambrose School
Shields High School
Bedford
Robert Heidt
Westfield
N. J
Robert Reuter
Shirley Brothers
Irving Hill Chapel
E. W. Sargeant
Seymour Church of Christ Plans Edifice on Fourth and Poplar
The Seymour Church of Christ has purchased a corner lot at Fourth and Poplar and will convert the former residence of J. B. Shepard into a church building. Trustees Arvil K. Guthrie Curtis O. Jaynes and Robert Fenton lead the project with elders Joe Harris and Chester Shephard. Construction aims for late spring with brick exterior and an auditorium plus classrooms. The church currently uses the Thirteenth Street site and plans to sell that Woodstock Baptist Church property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Church of Christ
Fourth and Poplar
Mary Greemann
Arvil K. Guthrie
Curtis O. Jaynes
Robert Fenton
Church of Christ
Joe Harris
Seymour
Chester Shepherd
Brownstown
Woodstock
Woodstock Baptist Church
Funeral Rites Planned for Miss Mabel Hall
Miss Mabel Hall aged 68 who lived with her brother Harold S Hall in Seymour Indiana for three months will be buried at Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis after a service at Shirley Brothers Central Chapel today. She died Sunday at Schneck Memorial Hospital after a four month illness. She was a band writer for Globe Indemnity Insurance Co of Indianapolis and a member of Central Christian Church. Survivors include brothers Harold S Hall of Seymour and John E Hall of Indianapolis, with one brother predeceasing her. Born April 20 1883 in Berring County Michigan.
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Mabel Hall
Harold S. Hall
Seymour
Shirley Brothers Central Chapel
North Illinois Street
Indianapolis
Schullenberger
Central Christian Church
Crown Hill Cemetery
Shirley Brothers Central
Globe Indemnity Insurance Company
Miss Hall
Berring County
Mich
Henry
Felina E. Guernsey Hall
Harold S. Niall
Seymour R
John E. Hall
Rites Held for Paul Baurley, Accidentally Shot
Funeral services for Paul Fred Baurley, 41, of North Vernon R4 were held at St. Joseph Church Four Corners with Rev Edward Eiseman presiding. Burial followed in Four Corners Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fred Baurley
North Vernon
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Four Corners
Edward Eiseman
Weather records report official max and min with river reading
Official records show the maximum and minimum for Sunday and a 10 am reading. The river stands at 7.5 feet at the moment.
Christmas tree trip ends in accidental gunfire death
Mr Baurley, accompanied by his dog, went out Saturday to fetch a Christmas tree. A slip on ice sent him back to the hole where a .22 pistol discharged, fatally injuring him in the chest. He was born June 19 1910 in Jennings county, son of the late Fred and Anna Foy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Baurley
Jennings County
Fred
Anna Foy
Fire Sweeps Party Kills 41 in Tijuana Mexico
A Christmas party for needy children in a three story building caught fire. Officials placed deaths at 41 or more with unofficial estimates higher. Eight eight escaped and 33 remained hospitalized including 19 children. The fire escape was locked and boarded up.
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Tijuana
Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Jorge D. Solar
Dist
Francisco Gastanon Jr
Miguel Aleman Hospital
Funeral Rites Held for Charles R Manion 51
Funeral services for Charles R Manion 51 of Indianapolis were held at Jordan Funeral Home with burial in Edinburg. He died Saturday leaving wife Lora a son Charles R Manion Jr of Bloomington and siblings Ruth Dunn Franklin Edna Pearl Hawkins Columbus John O Manion Columbus and Harry Manion Edinburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Manion
South Bural Street
Indianapolis
D. B. Manion
Cortland
Jordan Funeral Home
East Tenth Street
Edinburg
Manion
Lora
Bloomington
Ruth Dunn
Office Closed Until December 27 Statement by Dr Gillespie
A brief office notice indicates the practice of Dr Gillespie will be closed until December 27 due to unspecified reasons. No appointment details or extensions beyond the closing date are provided.
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Dr. Gillespie
Thousands of Christmas greetings held at Seymour postoffice
About 3,000 Christmas cards are undeliverable at Seymour during the 1951 rush. Postmaster Walter H. Droege says many have incomplete addresses or lack sufficient postage for directory service, with one card notably described as a beautiful, specially selected greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Walter H. Droege
Red Cross Greeting Edition Highlights Local Good Will
The Seymour Daily Tribune presents its annual Christmas Greeting Edition with messages of appreciation from Seymour businesses and Jackson County manufacturers. The edition features artistic greetings and expresses hearty goodwill to readers across the county.
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Seymour Daily Tribune Today
Seymour
Jackson County
Four U. S. fliers fined 360 000 forints each in Hungary
Hungary says four American fliers in a seized C 47 cargo plane must pay 360 000 forints each or face three months in jail after confessing to border violations. The men were detained en route from Germany to Belgrade with cargo for the U S embassy. The United States and Soviet Russia had traded charges at the UN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Germany
Yugoslavia
U.S
Belgrade
Russia
United Nations Assembly
U. S
John J. Swift
Glen Falls
Holiday Programs and Shopping Climax in Seymour
Seymour residents rush to finish Christmas preparations as local stores close at 6 pm for Christmas Eve. Many shops will stay closed Tuesday for the holiday and open sparingly Wednesday, following a Seymour Chamber of Commerce policy. The Daily Tribune published an early Tuesday edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Tribune
The
Daily Tribune
Burglary Probe at Majestic Theater in Seymour
Seymour police investigated a break in at the Majestic Theater on West Second Street. Entry was through the northwest rear exit after glass was broken in the lobby candy case and small change or candy may have been stolen. Intruders attempted to force the ticket booth without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour City
Majestic Theater
West Second Street
Post Office Plan Hatched At Panmunjom in Korean War
Negotiators near a Korean War cease fire deadline hear of a Panmunjom proposal to open a neutral post office for prisoner mail while Ridgway asks for Red Cross access. The Red high command rejects Red Cross inspection as unnecessary amid prisoner exchanges and confinement.
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Munsan
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
North
William F. Dean
Berkeley
Calif
Reds
Panmunjom
Japan
Dean
Tokyo
24Th Division
Pyongyang
Red
Ridgway
Alan Winnington
London Daily Worker
UN Newsmen
Winnington
Red High Command
Red Cross
Millionth Fatality Known to Rev Prohl
Miss Elma Wischmeier aged 62, identified as the millionth auto fatality reported to the National Safety Council by the Associated Press, died in a Cleveland hospital at 7 20 Friday night. Rev Russell C Prohl of Seymour, former pastor of the church she attended, referenced the incident in his Sunday sermon.
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Elma Wischmeier
National Fety Council
Associated Press
Russell. C. Prohl
Seymour
Prohl
Eemer Lutheran Church
Miss Wischmeier
Cleveland
Associated Si
Candle Service at Redeemer Lutheran Midnight
Redeemer Lutheran Church Fifth and Walnut will hold a candle service at midnight tonight. Mrs. Ray Hoeferkamp will lead a processional with the organ. Johnny Otte directs the choir in The First Noel and Silent Night with soloists Arno W. and a Richards-Steiros duo. The Rev. Russell Probt will deliver the Christmas sermon.
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the Redeemer Lutheran Church
Fifth and
Walnut Streets
Ray Hoeferkamp
Johnny Otte
Russell
Probt
Wil
Richard Steiris
Som Precht
Arno
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Yeeeting
Seymour Daily Tribune
John Conner
B. H. Wiseman
G Harkes R. Brown
Edward Kasting
Dennis Weber
Robert Helmbrecht
Dennis Rebber
Dan Droege
John Brooks
Larry Brooks
Billy Burbrink
Thomas W. Conner
Johnny W. Otto
William W. Brooks
Lawrence E. Croucher
Elver L
Howard E. Mikell
Avis J. Hoevener
Alfred Caffney Clifford H. Righthouse
Lois C. Hutchinson
Edwina. Carson
Sarah H. Long
Priscilla Pfaffenberger
William J. Hancock
William Hammett
Charles T. Carter Harry Thais
Richard Brackemyre
Ronald Certh
Donnie Rebber
Charles Hanner
James Casey
Jerry Fish
Pete Fenton
Roland Croucher
Ceoffrey Stanfield
Kenneth Combs
Paul Rigsbee
David Rambo Lemuel Mills
Hubert Kiste
Jerry Curry
Jackie Hildreth
Esther W. Coryea Marie d D. Lahne
Margaret Munsell
K. Henry Horn
Inez P. Knoke
Dorothy M. Jones
Harold Reichenbacher
Imogene Grant
Janice Linke
Leonard Stinson
Jack Bartels
Robert Langdon
Jerry Neafus
Fourth, Poplar Streets
Group
Paul Baurley
Seymour Postoffice
U.S. Fliers
Legation
OK Post Office
Rev
Redeemer Lutheran
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