Burglary Suspect Tied to Poolroom Theft Arrest
Raymond Eisley of Bedford was jailed on burglary liquor and intoxication charges after police stopped a theft spree around East Second Street. He allegedly fled the Wetzel poolroom after a window was found broken and items including cigarettes pipes and alcohol were found on him. Police pursue auto theft links as a second truck theft and other stolen goods cases unfold in Jackson county.
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Raymond Eisley
Bedford
Fisley
John Wetzel
East Second Street
Farrell Sullivan
Wetzel
Sullivan
Chestnut Street
W W. A. Misch
George Miller
West Tipton Street
Pelce
Jackson County
Riley Q. Allman
Cephas Butler
Seymour
Brownstown
Bruce Jarvis
Edward Massman, Jr
Champion Boy Farmer: Theodore Lorenzo Crowned Best-Trained Farm Boy
Theodore Lorenzo of Stillwater Oklahoma has been named best trained farm boy in the United States. He owns the champion 4 H Club Bay at a Chicago stock show, completed forty club projects all farming related, and earned prizes totaling 1121 dollars. He is enrolled in the agriculture school at Oklahoma College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Lorenzo
Stillwater
OhKla
United States
Chicago
School of Agriculture
Oklahoma College
County Council Meets Board Of Commissioners In Lesson
The county council and board of commissioners met at Brownstown to close the year. They approved a number of bills and the council appropriated funds for overdrawn accounts from the past year.
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Board of Commissioners
Brownstown
County Council
Notice of relocation to Brunow's barber shop
Edward L. Newkirk announces permanent location at Brunow's barber shop and requests continued patronage from friends and former customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunow
Edward L. Newkirk
Hunting accident injures Logal boy near Cortland
Leonard Johnson fifteen son of Mr and Mrs William Johnson 212 East Brown street sustained a jagged gunshot wound to the left leg during a hunting trip on the Lucas farm near Cortland The shot came from a gun held by his seventeen year old brother Raymond The accident occurred as a rabbit appeared and Raymond unintentionally discharged The boy was taken to a local physician and was reported improving at home after a rough night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Johnson
William Johnson
East Brown Street
Ezekiel Lucas
Cortland
Leonard
Raymond Johnson
Grandfather Lucas
Raymond
Johnson
Voeuth
Seymour Returns To Normal After Yuletide
Christmas in Seymour passed quietly with stores closed and families gathering around the tree. Business resumed, schools on vacation, with city students due back Tuesday, December 31 and county schools planning to return after New Year.
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Seymour
Supreme Court to Hear Carroll Estate v. Baltimore and Ohio
The case of Lila Carroll administratrix of Gurney Bureh against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will be heard by the United States Supreme Court Friday January 10. The dispute centers on a 1917 accident at Commiskey that left Bureh paralyzed and later died. The railroad argues the death claim violates the statute of limitations. a reversal could send the matter back for retrial on injury charges.
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Lila Carroll
Gurney Bureh
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
United States Supreme Court
O. H. Montgomery
Supreme Court
Rant Read Company
Jennines
Burep
Bureh
Commiskey
Jackson
Brownstown
Jennings
Railroad
Montgomery
Gregory Ashcraft Hurt Cranking Auto On Christmas Eve
Gregory Ashcraft thirteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Hr E Ashcraft of 610 West Fifth street fractured his right arm when an automobile kicked while he was cranking it on Christmas Eve. The injury was treated by a local physician and he was reported to be getting along nicely.
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Gregory Ashcraft
Hr. E. Ashcraft
West Fifth Street
Santa Claus
Gregory
Ile
Orchard Co. Holiday Apple Sale Warns of Cider, Butter
The Orchard Co. promotes holiday apples and related products with a promo for cider and apple butter, urging customers to stock up. The notice mentions Hal as a contact or point of contact for the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal! Orchard Co
No choir rehearsal cancelled at First Methodist Church
A note states there will be no choir rehearsal at First Methodist Church tonight removing a planned event and affecting church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Water contract and franchise study underway in city
City officials begin examination of the water company contract with the Business Men's Association, while engineers recalculate water use costs for paving Third Street and Indianapolis Avenue. The Public Service Commission is not expected to have a formal role beyond approval.
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New and Old Council
Business Men's Association
KK. P. Elsner
Edward Massman
Ed Soerts
FE. C. Petterman
Nathan Kaufman
C. W. Wiethoff
Massman
Elsner
Public Service Commission
E. F. Zabel
Third Street
Broadway
Walnut Street
Indianapolis Avenue
Second
Third Streets
No Fires Christmas Praised by Citizens in Seymour
Fire Chief Frank Colemeier commends Seymour residents for preventing fires over Christmas. He notes it has been years since the fire department responded to a Christmas time incident caused by candles and trees, attributing many fewer alarms to widespread electric decorations.
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Frank Colemeier
Seymour
Christmas Seal Sale in County Totals $627.38
The Jackson county Christmas seal sale raised $627.38, short of the $1,000 goal, with J R Mitchell, chairman, optimistic that remaining donors will pay soon. The health bond sale under W N Clark continues until the year’s end, described as an investment in community health and prosperity.
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Jackson County
J. RR. Mitchell
Mitchell
W. N. Clark
Installment plan used in Wichita traffic case
In Wichita Kansas on December 26 Associated Press reports Judge Enos Hook sentenced Leland Sapp to four and a half hours in jail each day for a week after a third conviction for a traffic violation. He noted the plan would not cause Sapp to lose his job and allowed release at 6:30 pm to spend evenings with his family.
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Leland Sapp
Enos Hook
Sapp
Seymour Business College Opens New Term
The new term at Seymour Business College begins January 6, 1930. A curios note mentions the gecko, a rare African desert lizard with webbed feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Business College
President Hoover to Use Lincoln Room for White House Work
President Hoover will conduct official business from the historic presidential study on the White House second floor while the west wing is rebuilt after the Christmas Eve fire. Bids for reconstruction are expected. staff will work from the adjoining War and Navy Building with newspapers present.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
War and Navy
Kind father and husband slays family then dies
In Walnut Cove North Carolina on December 26 a farmer Charles D Lawson 43 his wife 38 and six children Marie 17 Carrie 14 Maribelle 10 James 7 Raymond 5 and Mary Lou 5 months were killed by Lawson who shot himself after displaying the bodies in the home and tobacco barn a coroner’s jury found he acted in a fit of insanity and left a note blaming himself
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Walnut Cove
N. C
Charles D. Lawson
Marie
Carrie
Maribelle
James
Raymond
Mary Lou
Lawson
Alger says Gene Alger not guilty of bank holdup charges
Josephine Miller Alger, jailed in Wabash, maintains she did not participate in the Lafontaine State Bank holdup and seeks $15,000 bond. She defends her husband Gene Alger while he awaits trial for the August crime. her father, a Jeffersonville police sergeant, and attorney press for release.
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Lafontaine State Bank
Gene Alger
Lafontaine Bank
Runnels Miller
Jeffersonville
Claude McBride
Danville
Indianapolis
Gene
Alver
Reformatory
Paris Crossing
Russia to Aid in Flier Search Near Siberian Coast
Washington reports the Soviet government will assist in an air expedition to locate missing aviators Eielson and Karl Borland after six weeks vanished near the Siberian coast. In Seward Alaska three cabin planes and Canadian fliers arrived, moving toward Fairbanks to assemble and fly on to Nome or Teller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eielson
Karl Borland
Siberian
Seward
Alaska
Northland
Carl Ben Kielson
Earl Borland
Siberia
Seattle
Coast Guard
Chelan
Fairbanks
Nome
Teller
Santa Claus nabbed after jail window heist in Chicago
James Buck calling himself Santa Claus was caught climbing through a Hartray Avenue window with a pack to distribute gifts. An officer stopped him and warned that he was a suspicious character, though Buck claimed he planned to deliver presents while residents were away.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Santa Claus
James Buck
Mr. Buck
Hartray Avenue
Buck
Sachs
Polabel
New Plan Aims to Enforce C. Liquor Law and Border Control
Washington plans for prohibition enforcement include a unified border patrol and limited ports of entry from Canada.Treasury to submit the plan to Congress once a joint committee is named, with Coast Guard supervision to curb smuggling and tighter border monitoring along the border.
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Washington
Canada
Treasury
Congress
Congressional
Mills
Borah
Rep
Idaho
Troover Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Department of Justice
Senate
Ife
Prohibition Enforcement Sparks Government Dispute
Two government departments clash with Senator Borah over Volstead law enforcement. Attorney General Mitchell cites six months of improvement and ongoing study for further gains. Prohibition Commissioner Doran calls Borah's critique unfortunate and morale hurting as Treasury backs enforcement efforts. Idaho Senator vows an heroic effort to improve conditions.
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Borah
Mitchell
Treasury
Prohibition
James M. Doran
Doran
Idaho
Attorney General
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Rabbit
Eefere
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Durch
C. H. Montgomery
Indianapols
Columbus
Ind’anapolis
Madison
Wichita, Kas
Lincoln
Ty Associated Press
Mother
Five
Josephine Alger
Wabash, Ind
Josephine Miller
Alger
Russia
Riles Geble
Lo al Weather Oberver
The
Seymour Water Co
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