Jackson County Sets Final 1963 Appointments and Bids
Jackson County commissioners finalized 1963 appointments for a year subject to January confirmation. They reappointed Allan H. Nierman county attorney Alfred L. Spurlock public health nurse Mona Boley Cletus Sneed highway superintendent Jack Mullen highway supervisor and Fred Brock to the hospital trustees for one to three year terms. Three bids for office supplies were received from Graessle Mercer Jackson Office Supplies and Bedford Office Supplies. contract awarded to Graessle Mercer for all classes including printing. The group also held their annual Christmas dinner at the Seymour Elks Club with remarks by Don Manion incoming county clerk and Thomas Hall commissioner. A memorial service for the late Commissioner Paul Martin was conducted by County Auditor Schroer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Allan H. Nierman
Brownstown
Alfred L. Spurlock
Jack Mullen
Fred Brock
Freetown
Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital
Graessle-Mercer Company
Seymour
Jackson Office Supplies
Greensburg
Bedford Office Supplies
Bedford
Don Manion
Thomas Hall
Medora
Jackson County
Paul Martin
Martin
Schroer
Claude R. McCrary
Fire leaves Dixon family in need of children's clothing
The Jackson County Chapter of the American Red Cross appeals for children's clothing after a fire near Bobtown damaged the home of Clyde Dixon and his five children. A seven year old girl lost most of her clothes and a winter coat is needed for a five year old boy. The other children are 11, 9, and 4. Donations can be arranged through Dora Reynolds or the Dixon family in Bobtown. Dixon works at the Walter Findley and Son saw mill near Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobtown
Jackson County
American Red Cross
Clyde Dixon
Seymour R4
Dora Reynolds
Red Cross
Dixon
Reynolds
Walter Findley and Son
Rockford
Invisible Ice Triggers Indiana Highway Crashes On Christmas
Freezing Christmas Eve and night formed invisible ice on Indiana highways causing a series of accidents with injuries. Three people were injured when a car on I 65 near Crothersville left the road, overturned, and pinned occupants. Gerald Youngblood 41, his mother 67, and aunt 51 suffered head, knee, and facial injuries.
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Crothersville
Gerald Henry Youngblood
Kalamazoo
Mich
Frances Youngblood
Pawpaw
Florence Miller
Otesgo
Gerry Welton
Seymour
Grover
Pershing OKs Carr Rejects Consolidation
The consolidation plan for the school board splits representation across Brownstown township Driftwood Grassy Fork and Pershing townships leaving one seat vacant. Brownstown Central workers approved consolidation but Carr township representation is not included. Notice signed by Pershing town officials.
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Brownstown Township
Brownstown
Driftwood Township
Grassy Fork Township
Pershing Township
Carr Township
Manan
Pershing Town
Crothersville Man Killed Crossing in Austin
Urba Baxter 88 year old retired farmer of Crothersville R2 died instantly Tuesday at 2 20 p m when his 1957 coach crossed a Pennsylvania Railroad crossing in Austin and was struck by a southbound freight train. Burial in Crothersville Cemetery with services Friday at 2 p m. He survived by a son Hayden Baxter and daughter Birdie Butler plus four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Urba Baxter
Crothersville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Austin
Buchanan Funeral Home
Walter Moseley
Uniontown
Buchanan Funeral
Baxter
Cherry Street
T. J. Widmann
Clarksville
R. L. McKay
New Albany
Scott County
Crothersville R2
Jackson County
Hayden Baxter
Birdie Butler
Ida Grove
Iowa
Florence Butts
Laverne Settle
Elkton
Bargains Galore In Seymour Clearance Days
Seymour merchants hold Clearance Days from Friday through Saturday January 4 offering many bargains to move post holiday stock. Forty eight local merchants participate with store hours extended to 9 p.m. Fridays and shoppers urged to visit early for best selections.
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Seymour
Mer
Large Crowd Attends Yale Eve Service
A large Sey mour congregation filled Calvary Baptist Church on Ewing street for the Christmas Eve community worship service sponsored by the Seymour Ministerial Association. Rev. J. T. Moore delivered the message Good News as the service concluded with Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Calvary Baptist Church
Ewing Street
Christ
Seymour Ministerial Association
J. T. Moore
Central Christian Church
Delmar G. Morris
E. O. Stark
Three Women Receive Nice Christmas Gifts Become Mothers Here
Three couples across southern Indiana counties welcomed newborns on Christmas Day at Schneck Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wilbert Jessee of Seymour and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gabbard of Jennings County in North Vernon became parents to a son and a daughter respectively, while Mr. and Mrs. John Bridgewater of Little York in Washington County welcomed a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Washington
Jennings Counties
Seymour
Wilbert Jessee
South Vine Street
Jennings County
Earl Gabbard
North Vernon
John Bridgewater
Little York
Washington County
New Ind 135 Proposed In Monroe Lake Plan
Monroe Reservoir master plan recommends relocating Ind 135 near the northwest Jackson County area. The current stretch from Nashville to Brownstown would be abandoned and county maintenance assumed. The report cites traffic growth and tourism impact from the 11,000 acre lake due 1965, with improvements spreading to Cortland and Freetown-Houston routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Lake
Monroe Reservoir
Jackson
Monroe
Lawrence
Brown Counties
Matthew E. Welsh
Jackson County
Brownstown
Nashville
Maumee
Belmont
Freetown
Houston
State Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Weather Records For Seymour Downtown Official Readings
Weather data for downtown Seymour shows 2 PM temperatures unofficially noted. Mrs. Ruth Everhart, government weather observer at Old, confirms the official records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Nomare
Uth Everhart
Old
Christmas Toll In Indiana Rises With Nine Deaths
The Christmas holiday season brought nine fatalities on Indiana roads, lifting the 1963 toll to 1,305. Fatal crashes occurred near Versailes, Peru, Wawaka, Burnettsville, and other locations, with multiple injuries including several family members of military personnel and civilians.
Tragic Voyage Of The Lakonia Disclosed
London reports the Greek liner Lakonia departed Southampton December 18 for a five week Christmas cruise to Madeira and the Canary Islands with 658 passengers and 369 crew. A fire broke out near the barber shop late December 20 spreading rapidly. Captain Mathias Zarbis led efforts as guests enjoyed a calm voyage prior to the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Lakonia
Southampton
Madeira
Canary Islands
Sunshine
Daniel Jones
British Sea Transport Department
Carol
Montcalm
Casablanca
Morocco
Britain Orders More Troops Into Cyprus
Britain to send additional troops to Cyprus as Greek and Turkish Cypriot fighting escalates. NATO allies Greece and Turkey drawn toward broader conflict. Makarios lodges UN complaint while Britain, Greece, and Turkey form a unified command under a British officer.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
NATO
Greece
Turkey
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Permanent Council
United Nations
Makarios
Cemal Gursel
Johnson
London
Washington
Atlantic Alliance
Texas
Alec Douglas Home
U. N. Security Council
British Commonwealth
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Weather Bureau
Pershing Oks
Carr
C'ville
The
Daily Tribune
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Fischer
Aberdeen
S. C
Denis
Mary Magdalene
Julie
Mary Ann
Danny
James Andrew
Charlotte
Mary Catherine
Evelyn
Mary Margaret
Curtis Publishing Company
Yale
Associated Press
Charles Gunter
Holton
Sally Adams
Batesville
Michigan Road
Versailes
Gunter
Daniel Gunter
Louisville
Adams
Evelyn Gunter
Robert Moore
David
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Peru
Childern
Eugene L. Wilson
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Michael F. Schraner
Wilson
Fred Hartisch
Joseph
Susan
James
Yvonne Clegg
Bunker Hill
Schraner
Monticello
Carleton D. Lewis
Indianapolis
Lewis
Dolores M. Carpender
Goshen
Mathias Zarbis
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