Ice coats roads as Seymour sees near white Christmas
A late Sunday drizzle turned to sleet and freezing rain on Christmas Day in Seymour and Jackson County. Ice and snow followed, dropping the temperature to nine degrees above zero, with one personal injury from a two-vehicle crash at Second and O'Brien streets. Louise Hartfield injured her hip. Lloyd Howard paid fines for stop sign violations. State preps sand on curves and intersections as traffic stayed light and cold persisted.
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Seymour
Jackson County
Louise Hartfield
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Second and
O'Brien Streets
O’brien
Lloyd Howard
Second Street
Thomas Elkins
Columbus R7
Noblitt- Sparks Industries
Howard
Walter G. LaMaster
Seymour Justice of Peace
Indiana State Highway Commission
Tighter Ration Program Begins
The Office of Price Administration announced a stricter rationing program effective at midnight. Butter points rise to 24 per pound, many red and blue stamps are cancelled, canned vegetables return to rationing, and about eighty five percent of meats will require points. Remaining stamps and values are specified, with new point ranges from one to thirteen for various beef and veal cuts.
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Office of Price Administration
Washington, D. C
OPA
Chester Bowles
Mrs Carolena Newkirk Dies Near Cortland Area
Mrs Carolena Newkirk aged sixty four longtime Jackson county resident died at her Seymour Road home northwest of Cortland after years of ill health. Born in Germany October 16 1880 she came to this area with her parents sixty two years ago and was the daughter of Herman and Mary Winter both deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolena Newkirk
Jackson County
Seymour R4
Cortland
Outgoing County Officers Honored At Christmas Dinner
Three Jackson County officials completing terms as auditor sheriff and commissioner were honored at the courthouse Christmas dinner in Brownstown. Judge Gossman presented gifts as 48 county workers attended with readings and music. Bottorff will be succeeded by James M. Cummings, Sneed by George W. Abel, and Collins by Louis Schepman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Jason Bottorff
Cortland
Jackson County
Cletus G. Sneed
Glenn Collins
Jackson County Board of Commissioners
George H. Gossman
W. P. Stall
James M. Hartsell
Bottorff
Faye Owens
Lorene Sewell
Mayme Vermilya
Mr. Bottors
James M. Cummings
Mr. Sneed
George W. Abel
Mr. Collins
Louis Schepman
Washington Township
Mrs Sarah F Lewis rites set Wednesday
Mrs Sarah Ann Findley Lewis aged eighty four died Sunday night at Surprise on Cortland R1 after a two year illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Surprise Methodist Church with Rev William DeHart officiating. Burial follows in Acme Cemetery. She was born September 30 1860 in Charleston Illinois to John Hue Findley and Cathern Wright Findley. She had lived in Jackson county for 77 years.
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Sarah Ann Findley Lewis
Jackson County
Surprise
Cortland
John Hue and
Cathern Wright Findley
Branaman Appointed Jackson County Attorney for 1945
Thomas H. Branaman of Brownstown has been named Jackson County Attorney for 1945 by the board of commissioners. The appointment follows a special year end meeting to wind up 1944. Branaman succeeds George H. Gossman, who became a judge on the Jackson Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Branaman
Brownstown
Jackson County
Board of Commissioners
Louis Schepman
Washington Township
Glen Collins
Vampiro
Mr. Branaman
George H. Gossman
Jackson Circuit Court
John C. Branaman
Mrs. Jane Fitzgibbon Dies at 82 in Indianapolis Home
Mrs. Jane Fitzgibbon aged eighty two died this afternoon at her daughter Mrs. Josephine Lewis home at 305 Indianapolis avenue after a week of illness. She had resided here since 1915. Friends may call at the Tower Funeral Home after 7 PM Wednesday. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Jane Fitzgibbon
Josephine Lewis
Indianapolis Avenue
Fitzgibbon
Tower Funeral
Weather Records for Seymour Day Update
Official forecast notes a downtown maximum temperature unofficial while the official minimum comes from Miss Louise Ahlert, a government weather observer. River level data from Seymour Water Co. pumping station at Rockford shows River Stage 3 inches above low water mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Louise Ahlert
Seymour Water Co
Rockford
County Gunner Hershal Gresham Missing Over Germany
Mr and Mrs Sam Gresham of Wallonia Indiana report their son technicians sergeant Hershal R Gresham age 22 has been missing in action since November 30 over Germany He is an aerial gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress and joined the army air forces in 1942 He trained at Gulfport Mississippi and earned his gunner wings in Las Vegas Nevada He went overseas in July 1944 A Brownstown High School graduate class of 1938 he attended Seymour Business College and worked at Guide Lamp Corporation in Anderson Indiana at induction His parents and friends hope for word of his return to American lines or confirmation of capture as a prisoner of war
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Sam Gresham
Wallonia al
Hershal R. Gresham
Gresham
Army Air Forces
Gulfport
Miss
Las Vegas
Nevada
Brownstown
T/Sgt. Gresham
Seymour Business College
Guide Lamp Corporation
Anderson
Indiana
Everhart Hurt in Action Set
Mrs. Ruth Everhart of 420 North Walnut street learns her husband Sergeant Willard N. Everhart is seriously wounded for the second time since July 25. Everhart’s son Sat. Everhart, from Seymour R4, has served fourteen months and been overseas since last April, spending all but four months stateside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Everhart
North
Walnut Street
Willard N. Everhart
Sat. Everhart
Seymour
Masonic Body Names Officers In Seymour Council Election
Clark M Hennessy was elected Illustrious Master of Seymour Council No 38 Royal & Select Masters at the annual election in the Masonic Temple. Elmer C Lory became principal Conductor of Work with Ernest E Truex as Deputy Master and Bruce K Combs reelected treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark M. Hennessy
Seymour
Royal & Select Masters
Masonic Temple
Elmer C. Lory
Ernest E. Truex
Bruce K. Combs
Charles G. Martin
Harry H. McDonald
Yanks Capture Jap Ports in Double Push
American forces completed a Christmas Day amphibious and overland assault, seizing the final Japanese escape ports on Leyte as the 67 day battle neared its end. MacArthur reported heavy Japanese losses and 11 217 American casualties with 2 623 killed, 8 422 wounded, and 172 missing. The 77th captured Palompon, the Seventh took Puerto Bello, and the 24th cleared San Isidro.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Hirohito
Nippon
Leyte
MacArthur
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Palompon
Puerto Bello
San Isidro
Pvt Knott Hurt At Leyte Island
Mrs Gladys Knott of 600 North Park Street received a War Department telegram stating her husband Private Harry W Knott was seriously wounded in the hips and chest while serving with the Seventh Army on Leyte Island. He has been overseas eighteen months and trained at Fort McClellan and Camp Butner before heading to the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Knott
North Park Street
War Department
Harry W. Knott
Seventh Army
Leyte Island
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Camp Butner
North Carolina
South Pacific
Outstanding Christmas Eve Program At USO
Soldiers at Seymour USO Club enjoyed a six hour Christmas Eve program designed as a home away from home. The schedule opened with classical records at 5 pm followed by a vesper service and a Dickens carol recording, a 6:30 pm buffet luncheon for nearly 300 served by the Mothers' Service Organization, and an 8 pm variety show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Seymour Uso Club
South Chestnut Street
Phillips Brooks Henderson
Freeman Field
Mothers’ Service Organization
The
Francis L. Jordan
Christmas Baby Born to Seymour Family
Sergeant and Mrs. Walter Spires of Ridgeview welcomed a son born Christmas morning at Schneck Memorial Hospital.
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Seymour
Sergeant
Walter Spires
Ridgeview
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Churchill Seeks End To Civil War in Greece
Prime Minister Churchill pressed for a settlement of the Greek civil war as British patrols reported a ton of dynamite found under streetcar lines opposite the Hotel Grand Bretagne in Athens. Greek officials and Lt. Gen. Ronald Scobie resided at the hotel while authorities assessed the threat.
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Churchill
Greece
Athens
Hotel Grand Bretagne
Ronald Scobie
Six Escape From Louisville Jail
Six prisoners escaped from the Jefferson county jail Christmas night after forcing the unlock of cells with a pistol. Earl Tanger identified as the gunman led the breakout, with five accomplices including George Salleng Myron Beck Raymond Irvin Samuel Hornback and Raymond Brock. They overpowered guards seized Deputy Sheriff Earl Koehler and threatened the jailer’s son before fleeing through the front door to a waiting car across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Jefferson County
William Kriel
Earl Tanger
Kriet
George Salleng
Myron Beck
Raymond Irvin
Samuel Hornback
Raymond Brock
Tunget
Tanger
Kriel
Earl Koehler
Hubert Connors
Martin J. Connors
John Morris
Morris
Johnny
Nazis Trapped in Budapest as Red Army Advances
Eight to ten German and Hungarian divisions were encircled in Budapest with escape only by air or a single night road. Soviet shelling hit two airports while Stormoviks and bombers attacked. Panic rose inside the city as Russians pushed toward Buda and officials prepared defensive measures.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red
Strifetorn
Buda
Danube
Allied Invasion of Norway Urged by Nygaardsvold
Norwegian Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold said his government urged Allies to invade Norway from the west. He appealed to Norwegians to sink German transports and sabotage communications, warning that escaped German soldiers would prolong the war. He urged readiness for greater sacrifices as battles intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Johan Nygaardsvold
Norway
Nygaardsvold
German Advances Split Belgian Front Near Meuse
German twin drives enveloped the St. Vith area forming a 35 mile wide bulge toward the Meuse, with Bastogne under pressure and Rochefort in German hands. The push narrowed toward Namur and Liège as Eisenhower’s counteroffensive clashed with the southern arc near Bastogne. Allied airpower continued heavy bombing as the Belgium battle stretched across hour by hour.
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Paris
Belgium
Meuse River
St. Vith
Supreme Headquarters
Meuse
Rochefort
Bastogne
Eisenhower
Arlon
Karl von Rundstedt
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Meastricht
LIEGE
Julich
Weschweiler
Aachen
Meuse R
Miles
Eushirchen
France
Verviers
Semois R
Euren
LUX
Stadtkylt
Germany
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Longuyon
Trier
Merzig
George S. Patton
Third Army
Luxembourg
Echternach
Wiltz
Mercury
Seymour and
Borders
Sarah F. Lewis
Branaman
Etter Sa Telsbeerbsaanass
Set. H. R. Gresham
Flying Fortress
Everhart
Masonic
Howard D. Routh
William A. Loyd
E. W. Sargeant
Frank S. Gilbert
Sentinel
L. H. Becker
Mr. Combs
Mr. Sargeant
Pvt. Knott Hurt
Eszter
Lreed
St. With
Bulletin
Laroche
Grandmenil
Liemneux
von Rundstedt
Marche, Hotton
Liemeux
Stavelot
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Monschau
Numaur
Namur
Libramont
Sedan
Duren
Cologne
Windem
Obernaubach
Eighth Air Force
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