Bids Received At Board Of Works Meeting
Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety discussed bids on coal oil gasoline crushed stone gravel lighting for Gaiser Park baseball diamond. Gasoline bids ranged Sinclair 14.2 15.2 cents. Gulf 15.6. Pure 20.6 24.6. Ohio 20.4 24.4. D X Sunray 20.5 24.5. Stone split Meshberger 1.20 ton and Stradley 1.25. Gravel awarded Spray 0.80 plant 1.10 streets. Bituminous mix Cavett 7.00 Rog ers 6.90. Hoadley 9.80 for Enos stoker coal. Lighting bid only from General Electric Supply 2620.62. Page 6 co 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaiser Park
Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
Sinclair Refining Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
Pure Oil Company
Ohio Oil Company
D-X Sunray Oil Company
Meshberger Stone Company, Inc
Columbus
E. D. Stradley
Seymour
William E. Spray
Seymour R4
L. P. Cavett Company
Lockland
Ohio
Spraytown Store Burglary Probe Reported Early Morning
State police investigated a night burglary at a Spraytown grocery operated by Howard Callahan. The back door was forced open and cigarettes, hams and other articles were stolen. Detectives and a county deputy gathered evidence at the scene.
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Spraytown
Howard Callahan
Cortland al
Don Winn
Seymour
Seymour Prepares for Joyful Reverent Christmas
Seymour readies for a joyful reverent holiday with mild weather and a near complete shutdown on Christmas Eve. The post office closes, mail service changes, and Tribune publication pauses. Churches plan Christmas Eve and Day worships, and residents brace for family gatherings and travel with care urged by state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Crothersville Doorway Lighting Contest Winners Named
Winners of the Crothersville Improvement Association doorway Christmas lighting contest were announced. The Koveners Waskoms Sages and Goebels, all Crothersville residents, earned $5 cash prizes. Four homes received outstanding decoration honors.
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Crothersville
Santa Claus
Stanley Watts
Association
Hospital and Jail To Serve Turkey For Christmas Dinner
Christmas meals across Jackson County include Baker turkey with stuffing at Schneck Memorial Hospital. The county jail plans turkey with gravy and sides, while the Jackson County Home will serve chicken and holiday desserts. Local groups donate gifts and provide services for residents. A rare TV gift from Mr and Mrs Summers brightens the home.
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Yale
Jackson County
Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital
Ralph W. Keyes
Keyes
Campfire Girls
Nashville
Ind
Girls Scouts
Immanuel Lutheran School
Lester E. Greathouse
Doris
County Home Demonstration Club
Marion K. Summers
Brownstown
Arvin Indus boosts Legion Seymour Christmas basket total
Arvin Industries west plant employee contributed $17.13 to the American Legion Seymour Tribune Christmas basket drive, lifting the final total to $854.26. Campaign chairman Thomas A. Plunkett noted volunteers began delivering baskets at 7 39 AM, aiding more than nine families, far above the 1957 record of 72 families.
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Arvin Industries West
American Legion-Seymour Tribune
Arvin
Thomas A. Plunkett
Robert H. Lucas
Seymour Boys’ Club
Union Hardware Company
Western Auto Stores
Seymour Hardware
Goodyear Service Store
Sears Roebuck and Company
Dates For Five County Fairs Officially Set
The Southern Indiana Fair Circuit has announced dates for five county fairs. Rockport runs July 20 25 Huntingburg July 26 Aug 1 Jackson County Fair Brownstown Aug 9 15 Salem Aug 17 22 and Corydon Aug 17 29 including a 12 day centennial celebration at Corydon.
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Jackson County
Corydon
Southern Indiana Fair Circuit
Rockport
Huntingburg
Brownstown
Salem
Weather Records Show River at 2.9 Feet Tuesday Morning
Official record notes maximum and minimum temperatures for Tuesday at 10 a.m. and records River height at 2.9 feet.
Jackson County Tax Levy Drops In 1959 Budget Rebates
Jackson County taxpayers face a 1959 levy of 2 017 402 dollars for property and poll taxes, up from 1 956 615 dollars in 1958, but county residents will see a net saving of 108 754 dollars after local cuts. Jennings County also reduces expenditures, with 1959 taxes of 798 063 dollars, down 44 578 dollars from this year.
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Jackson County
Indiana Taxpayers Association
ITA
State
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Brownstown
Jennings County
Indiana
Taxpayers Association
4-H Corn-Soybean Show and Five-Acre Dinner January 7
Jackson County 4-H members will display 30 ears of corn and one peck of beans at the annual 4-H Corn and Soybean Show in the courthouse lobby on January 7 with entries from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. Roy E. Beck announces 1958 Five-Acre Corn Club winners. The 100 Bushel Banquet at St Peter’s Lutheran Church Brownstown follows at 6:30 p.m., honors 100 bushel per acre producers, with Brownstown Chamber of Commerce sponsorship and Sauers Happy Boys 4-H Club coordinating setup.
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Jackson County
Roy E. Beck
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Brownstown
Beck
Corn Club
Santa May Have To Equip Sleigh On Wheels Tonight
Light snow in Seymour and Jackson County prompts headlines about Santa needing wheels for Hoosier rounds. Northern Indiana expects flurries tonight with colder temps, while southern Indiana stays warmer then turns cooler late week. White River at Rockford remains at 2.9 feet.
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Santa
Seymour
Jackson County
Indiana
Santa Claus
Hoosier
White River
Rockford
World Christians Plead For Peace And Good Will
Religious services worldwide on Christmas Eve honor the birth of the Prince of Peace. King of Peace themes are echoed by President Eisenhower in Washington as pilgrims gather in Bethlehem and many millions attend church services.
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Seymour Ministerial Association
Trinity Methodist Church
Emery Parks
First Methodist Church
Seymour
Bethlehem
White House
Washington
Eisenhower
Prince of Peace
United States
Jerusalem
Christ
Israel
Jordan
Holy Land
Gaza Strip
Egypt
India
United Nations Emergency Force
U.N
Dag Harmmarskjold
UNEF
E. L. M. Burns
Gaza
Baghdad
Abdel Karim Kassem
Germany
West Berlin
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Hong Kong
7Th Fleet
Formosa
Okinawa
Japan
South Korea
Quemoy Islands
Red China
Quemoys
Air Force Fires Atlas Missile on 4000 Mile Flight
The Air Force launched a new Atlas intercontinental missile on a record 4000 mile Atlantic flight. Col. John Powers said preliminary reports indicate a smooth test, following two other long range Atlas launches in late November and December.
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Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air
Atlantic
John Powers
Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Inglewood
Calif
Eisenhower
Powers
Atlas
Bus Collision Kills Seven on Foggy Tennessee Hill
A Greyhound bus traveling from Birmingham to Cincinnati collided with two trucks on a wet foggy hill near Pulaski Tennessee. Seven people died and twelve were injured as flames engulfed the bus shortly after it halted in a gully seven miles south of town.
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Pulaski, Tenn
Greyhound
Here
Samuel Youree
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Nashville
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Brindley & Son Coal Co
Pulaski
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Tribune
Daily Tribune
The
Union Service
Pentecostal Church of
Delta Theta Tau Sorority of
Professional Women's Club of
Rere
Ruth Everhart
Jennings
Associated Press
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