Five held in county jail on ryses of theft
Five men were moved from the city jail to the county jail in Seymour on theft related charges. Charles Hinton Cephas Butler and Riley Allman of Seymour face burglary and larceny counts tied to the Bruce Jarvis second hand store theft. Raymond Eisele of Bedford is charged with burglary in the John Wetzel poolroom break in.
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Brownstown
Charles Hinton
Cephas Butler
Riley Allman
Seymour
Bruce Jarvis
Kad Arms
Raymond Eisele
Bedford
John Wetzel
East Second Street
Edward Massman, Jr
Massman
W. A. Misch
Butler and
Allman
Brince Jarvis
Hinton
Jarvis
Harris
J. Otislays
Tlays
Jarvis Ve
James A. Cox
Joe
Mary
Eisele
Merit
Last Call to File Jackson County World War Bonus Claims
Seymour American Legion warns Jackson County World War II veterans to file adjusted compensation claims by January 1. The exact amount remains unknown but could total thousands of dollars. government records show over one million veterans have not applied as of June 30, 1929, while more than 3.5 million applications have been approved.
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Jackson County
Seymour Post
American Legion
Legion
Made Juvenile Judge Former Shields Principal Honored
Fred Jeffers, former Shields high school principal now practicing attorney in Terre Haute, was appointed juvenile judge in Vigo County. He left education for law, finishing at Indiana University a year ago. His career path shows continued success for a well known Jefferson County figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Hoosier Church Groups Unite Meeting in Kokomo
Reverend Willard J. Yoder of St Paul Congregational church will attend the January 6 and 7 gathering in Kokomo. Official representatives from Congregational Associations and Christian conferences in Indiana will discuss ways to unite and determine means for cooperation and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard J. Yoder
St. Paul
Schools Resume With New Year After Break
Seymour plans to resume Tuesday morning after a short vacation announced by Superintendent Norman J. Lasher. County schools largely reopen Monday, with city schools closing Wednesday afternoon for New Year’s Day.
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Seymour
Norman J. Lasher
Hunter Paroled After Assault Sentence
John Hunter of Bedford was paroled by the state parole board yesterday. He had been imprisoned for two to fourteen years for assault and battery. His parents moved to Seymour, and local officials including Mayor C W Burkart and Judge Cox supported his case.
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John Hunter
Bedford
State Parolors Board
Seymour Fuper Bedford
C. W. Burkart
Cox
No Story Hour at Seymour Library This Saturday
Miss Catherine Frazee the Seymour librarian said no regular Saturday story hour today due to holidays with children out of town and a Christmas party last week. The program will resume next Saturday with the usual reading time for youngsters.
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Seymour Public Library
Catherine Frazee
War mother visits grave of son in France
In yesterday's Tribune Mrs. Sophia Wilson of Brownstown was named as one of Jackson county war mothers traveling to France at government expense to visit her son's grave. It was updated to note she is the stepmother of Olya Wilson, who was killed in action. Estel Hancock Music & Radio Co and Hall Orchard Co promote holiday purchases and apple products.
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the Tribune
Sophia Wilson
Brownstown
Jackson County
France
Wilson
Olya Wilson
Merchants Begin Annual Tack of Taking Invoices
Seymour merchants report strong business through Christmas and the year as they start the annual stocktaking. Large stores deploy full staffs to audit stock with many clerks finding odd lots to discount to clear excess. A sale will feature odd lengths and varieties at reduced prices to make room.
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Seymour
Gene Smith Heroic Rescue In Lakeland Boat Tragedy
Gene Smith son of Jay C. Smith former Seymour Daily Tribune publisher now in Lakeland Florida helped save a friend in a Lakeland drawing tragedy on Lake Parker. He and two companions Charles Seurr and Clifford Red Wilson were in a sail boat when it swamped Seurr drowned and Wilson nearly died before Smith steered the boat to shore and aided him.
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Gene Smith
Jay C. Smith
Seymour Daily Tribune
Lakeland
Florida
Smith
Charles
Seurr
Clifford
Red” Wilson
Lake Parker
Wilson
Mail carrier narrowly escapes on Monon tracks collision
Carl Jobstevogt, Seymour born mail carrier in Bloomington, backer of a tow truck across the Monon freight line at Kirkwood avenue when freight 532 struck his vehicle. The locomotive crushed the truck against a boxcar but the train’s slow speed kept him alive. Engineer R A Spear halted the train within about 20 feet.
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Bloomington
Intl
Carl Jobstevogt
Seymour
Monon
Kirkwood Avenue
Jobstevert
R. A. Spear
Lafayette
Funeral service for C. C. Hooker conducted at Whites Chapel
Funeral services for C. C. Hooker, age fifty eight, were held at Whites Chapel at 2 o'clock this afternoon and burial followed in the chapel cemetery. He died at his Cortland area home after a week-long illness with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hooker
Whites Chapel
Mr. Looker
Cortland
Local women endure Atlantic storm aboard Bremen
Three local women Mrs. Mary Kerrick Mrs. William Schoenfelder and Mrs. Henry Ahlert returned to land after nine days aboard the S S Bremen during a ferocious Atlantic storm. The voyage involved ships in distress and multiple fatalities but the women escaped injury though scarred by the ordeal.
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Mary Kerrick
William Schoenfelder
Henry Ahlert
Germany
S. Bremen
United States
New York
Bremen
Ahlert
Coblenyz
Schoenfelder
Kerrick
Pernell G Stout Dies After Sixteen Day Illness
Pernell G Stout aged 53 died at his Seymour area home at 9 50 this morning after a sixteen day pneumonia illness. Funeral at Voss mortuary 2 pm Monday with Rev L O Green in charge. Burial in Riverview cemetery. Born February 19 1876 in Illinois he was son of William and Mrs Stout. Survived by wife Ida McConnell Stout and eight children William H Clarence E Clifford G Virgil A Joseph Jesse Mary L and Viola May all at home. Also brother Joseph Stout Tampico and sisters Mrs Ola Johnson Fortville and Mrs May Gamble Little York. He lived in the county forty six years and worked as a sawmill worker.
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Pernell G. Stout
Seymour
Stout
Ida McConnell
Little York
Wiliam H
Clarence E
Clifford G
Virgil A. Joseph
Jesse
Mary L
Viola May
Joseph Stout
Tampico
Ola Johnson
Fortville
May Gamble
Bessie Love Married William Ballinger Hawks in Hollywood
Screen actress Bessie Love became Mrs. William Ballinger Hawks at St. James Episcopal church in Hollywood. The Beverly Hills stockbroker, whose brothers Kenneth and Howard Hawks had married into film families, joined notable moviedom figures in witnessing the ceremony.
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Hollywood
Cal
Dee
Bessie Love
William Ballinger Hawks
St. James Episcopal Church
Miss Love
Beverly Hills
Kenneth
Howard Hawks
Bishop Killed in Davenport Auto Crash
The Episcopal Bishop of Iowa, the Right Reverend Theodore Nevin Morrison, was fatally injured when struck by a car driven by Miss Margaret Volz of Davenport. Volz was jailed on $2,000 bond pending investigation and said she saw no one in the path before the collision.
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Davenport
Theodore Nevin Morrison
Iowa
Margaret Volz
Volz
Tax refunds issued to Blish Milling and Vincennes Packing
The Blish Milling Company of Seymour and the Crothersville plant of the Vincennes Packing Company received federal tax refunds. Both firms appear on a list of refunds over $5,000, with Blish Milling at 11272 dollars and Vincennes Packing at 13551 dollars.
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Blish Milling Company
Seymour
Crothersville
Vincennes Packing Company
Bank bandit captured after Kentucky chase
Elmer Grayson, a member of the trio that shot and killed J Robert Kirby of Smith's Grove bank, was taken in Bowling Green and later brought to Nashville for safekeeping. Officers pursued the two other bandits through Bowling Green as they guarded routes out of town.
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Bowling Green
J. Robert Kirby
Smith's Grove
Oakland
Nashville
Tenn
Elmer Grayson
Indianapolis
Blaine Duff
French Elrod
Elrod
Grayson
Man's origin traced to 50 million years ago say Osborn
Des Moines December 25 1909 Dr Henry Fairfield Osborn president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science argued last night that the human stock separated from other animals when the earth's early forests formed plateaus around the Eocene era about 50 million years ago He asserted humans did not descend from apes but followed a distinct evolutionary path with a dawn man as our true ancestor.
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Des Moines
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Tlenry Fairfield Osborn
New York
Earth
Osborn
Darwin
Dr. Osborn
Osborne
Aerial hunt for Kielson and Borland gains momentum
From Fairbanks Alaska December 28 reports say Russia will dispatch three more aircraft to aid the search for aviators Carl Ben Kielson and Earl Borland near North Cape Siberia. Three Seattle shipped planes for Nome Teller crossing Bering Strait are to be piloted by Canadian fliers and may depart Monday or Tuesday. Nome radio notes two days of silence while pilots Crosson and Gillan near Nanuk await word.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Carl Ben Kielson
Earl Borland
North Cape
Siberia
Pacific
Moscow
Seattle
Coast Guard
Chelan
Nome
Teller
Bering Strait
Seward Peninsula
Stanning
St. Michael
Fielson
Joe Crosson
Harold Gillan
Wielson
Borland
Crosson
Seymour Business College Opens New Term January 6 1930
Seymour Business College announced the new term will open January 6 1930 marking the start of courses for the upcoming session at the institution.
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Seymour Business College
Governor Leslie Defends Aid Teachers Amid Salary Delays
Indiana Governor Harry G. Leslie declares aid teachers attacked him for unpaid salaries and meets a Blooming ton group led by D. L. Mayle. He cites state loyalty while teachers protest delays and discuss funding, with Mayle criticizing non supporters as jellyfish and lamenting prison meals for Thanksgiving.
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Indianapolis
Harry G. Leslie
D. L. Mayle
Stinesville
Dilley
Lois- Lerry
O. M. Shekel
Plainville
J. Miller
Unionville
Harry Hays
Smithville
Mayle
Bloomington
Legislative School Survey Commission
J. W. Jones
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Rhinelander Divorced in Reno Court in Uncontested Hearin
Leonard Kip Rhinelander, son of a New York family, was granted an uncontested divorce from his wife Mrs. Alice Jones Rhinelander by a Reno district court. Rhinelander attended the brief hearing and said he would remain in Las Vegas. He had moved to Nevada about a year ago to establish residence for the divorce.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Seion
New York
District Court
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Rhinelander
Harley A. Trarman
Secliion
Hills
Alice Jones
Rochelle
N. Y
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Wetzel Pool Room
Shields
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Congregationa— Christian Meeting
Kokomo
Hunter
Mayor Burkart
Judge Cox
Will
Step
Estel Hancock Music & Radio Co
Hall Orchard Co
Gene Smith Hen
Rowan
Seymour Roy
Mexico
Plutame Khas
Atlantic
Pernell G
Associated Press
Ty Associated Press
Blish Mill and Packing Company
Hoqgieh
Dem. Ga
Paul J. McCormick
Los Angeles
Hoover
Crime Commission
Carris
Eieloon
Nhl
Leslie
State
Kip Rhinelander
Reno
Riley Froble
Ia al Weather Observer
The
Seymour Water Co
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