Authorities Hope Year Ends Quiet in Eight County Area
A year-end report on Jackson County traffic deaths shows four killed and 171 injured in the first nine months of 1957, with rural crashes dominating. Indiana state and Jackson County officials urge continued prevention as eight-county post tallies reach 60 fatalities, seeking to beat 1956 figures. a fatality near Avoca raises December totals.
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Seymour State Police Post
Jackson County
Lester E. Greathouse
Indiana State Police Department
Indiana
Greathouse
Sheriff’s Office
Seymour
Lawrence County
Albert Edward Perkins
Bedford
Robert Gillespie
Bloomington
Zelbert Hawkins, Jr
Jordan Transferred Without Incident In Murder Case
James Matthew Jordan, 29, of Macon Georgia, accused of killing Peter Allen Opoulos, was moved from Jackson to Bartholomew jail after a venue change. He remained quiet during transport and transfer as Bartholomew prepares to handle trial costs.
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James Matthew Jordan
Bartholomew County
Jackson County
Harvey Green
Macon, Ga
Allenopoulos
Kriete’s Curve
Seymour
Indianapolis
Jordan
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Indiana State Reformatory
Pendleton
Jackson Circuit Court
1958 Auto License Plates Go On Sale Thursday
The Seymour license bureau and Brownstown and Crothersville branches prepare for the 1958 plate sale starting Thursday January 2. 6 2000 6200 plates available at Seymour with purple background and gold figures. advance numbers possible with a special fee. Motorists may mail applications with tax receipts for delivery and pay 50 cent mailing and 50 cent service charges.
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Seymour
Brownstown
Crothersville
Vehstage
Bruce K. Combs
Combs
Indiana
Yule Parcel Mailing Shows Sharp Slump At Seymour Post Office
Amid wide economic pinch 1957 holiday mail fell 24.9 percent in outgoing Christmas parcels at the Seymour Post Office from 1956 with incoming parcel totals down 17 percent. Letters and cards rose slightly as carriers added staff and jeeps aided delivery.
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Seymour
T. P. Cordes
Cordes
National Guard
January Jurors Drawn for Jackson Circuit Court Term
Jackson Circuit Court will draw 40 petit and 12 grand jurors for the January term. Commissioners Cordes and Butt will meet at the courthouse to prepare lists, with the term opening Monday January 6 and running through February end. Avenue change relocates the James Matthew Jordan murder trial to Bartholomew County, affecting January’s docket.
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Jackson Circuit Court
Philip L. Cordes
Seymour
W. R. Butt
Brownstown
John M. Lewis
James Matthew Jordan
Bartholomew County
Jordan
New Indiana Game License Sales Procedure To Be Followed In Jackson County
Jackson county clerk Jack Spurgeon reports one of eighteen designated sub agents for Indiana hunting and fishing licenses has completed the bond requirement. W. R. Butt of Twin Town Drug, Brownstown, is ready to operate with a $1000 bond and has long served as a license agent. Sub agents will be bonded and reimbursed from the county fund, with monthly reports due to the clerk.
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Indiana
Jackson County
Jack Spurgeon
W. R. Butt
Twin Town
Brownstown
Butt
Spurgeon
Seymour
County General Fund
General Assembly
Marion
Ind 250 Roads Closed by Floods in Indiana Region
Flood conditions close Ind 250 east of Dudleytown and others in the area. White River at Rockford fell to 14.3 feet, just above flood stage. Other closures include 39 near Tampico 235 east of Medora and 256 west of Austin, with Ind 252 near Edinburg also shut. Temperatures ranged from 25 to 43, with clearing and freezing tonight and partly cloudy outlook for Sunday and Monday.
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Dudleytown
White River
Rockford
Tampico
Medora
Austin
Seymour
Edinburg
Ruth Everhart
Owens To Assume High Guard Post In Indiana
Major John N. Owens of the 138th Tank Battalion Indiana National Guard will be installed as vice-president of the National Guard Association of Indiana at ceremonies at the Indianapolis National Guard Armory on January 18. The 138th Tank Battalion headquarters are in Bedford. Colonel Marvin J. Evans of Evansville will be installed as president and Major George Myers of Terre Haute as vice-president for Air.
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John N. Owens
North Park Street
138Th Tank Battalion
Indiana National Guard
National Guard Association of Indiana
Indianapolis National
Autos Collide on South Poplar Street in Aurora
Two parked cars on the east side of South Poplar Street collided at 10:35 p m Friday two vehicles sustained an estimated 150 in damage. Francis Thomas Kysar 33 1500 Redwood Drive backed a 1953 coach from the curb hitting Cletus Funck s 1951 sedan owned by Funck of Aurora Indiana.
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South Poplar Street
West McDonalla Street
Robert Gill
Francis Thomas Kysar
Redwood Drive
Cletus Funck
Aurora
Indiana
Kysar
Weather Records Official Readings Friday
Official maximum and minimum temperatures recorded for Friday with a 10 am reading. River gauge shows 14.3 feet. Precipitation noted as trace.
Soviet Economic Aid Proposal Dominates African Asian Conference
At Cairo the African Asian People's Conference debated imperialism and disarmament while praising the Soviet offer of broad economic aid to Asia and Africa. Delegates from 42 nations welcomed Moscow's plan and urged nationalization of Western interests to boost regional profits, signaling a Western strategy setback in the oil and resource sectors.
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Cairo
Russia
Algeria
Palestine
U.S
East
Egypt
Suez Canal
Apushavan A. Agafonovich
Indonesia
Kremlin
Africa
Asia
Corn Allotments Completed For Jackson Farmers
Jackson County agricultural staff, led by office manager Harry Spray, finalize corn allotments to be mailed to about 2400 to 2500 farmers by December 31. Each notice includes a rate of pay allotment and an instruction pamphlet for the corn acreage reserve program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Harry Spray
Jackson County
Soil Bank
Unusual Crash Injures Man Near Seymour Indiana
Charles G. Golden of Genville Tennessee suffered a left leg fracture and facial cuts when a 1955 sedan towing a 1950 coach crashed on U S 31 near the permanent pit scales east of Seymour. He was described in good condition at Schneck Memorial Hospital and to be moved to St. Vincent’s Indianapolis for the leg injury.
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Wenville
Tenn
U. S. 31
Seymour
Golden
Schneck Memorial Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Indianapolis
Raymond Lynch
Scott
Jackson County
Brownstown
Bertha Scott
Coroner Continues Fatal Crash Probe near Seymour
Coroner Dr. L E Shaver continues investigating a Thursday crash on U S 31 A four miles north of Seymour that killed Joseph Cecil Scott 45 of Greenwood. His wife Bertha Scott 43 and son Robert 11 were injured and transported to hospitals. Funeral services for Scott are set for Sunday at Burkhart Funeral Home Greenwood with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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L. E. Shaver
Jackson
Seymour
Joseph Cecil Scott
Elm Street
Greenwood
Little Acres
Brownstown
Scott
Burkhart Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Winklepleck Funeral
Tax Board Approves Transfer Of Funds In Seymour
City Clerk Treasurer Gaynelle Moritz reported that the state board of tax commissioners approved a $1,575 transfer from the contingency and park and cemetery funds to other purposes. An ordinance was approved on Dec. 9, the hearing held on Dec. 23, and the transfer filed Friday. Funds allocated include $100 for advertising, $100 for office records, $150 for insurance, $375 for water bills, $600 for equipment repair, and $250 for materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynelle Moritz
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Contingency Fund
Park and Cemetery Fund
Seymour
Common Council
Miss Moritz
State
Eleven Die In West Virginia Virginia Border Mine Explosion
Rescue crews recovered 11 bodies from Mine No. 31 of Pocahontas Fuel Co after a gas explosion trapped 25 men 509 feet underground near Ammonate. Fourteen miners escaped uninjured as officials noted the mine’s gaseous conditions and questioned equipment failure.
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Amonate
Virginia-West Virginia
Pocahontas
Virginia
Bluefield
W.va
West Virginia
Parahontas Fuel Co
Border
Bishop
William Fullarton
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Fullarton
Southwest Virginia
Mitchell Harris
Cedar Bluff
Harris
Hatta criticizes Indonesian leadership over anti-Dutch drive
Former Vice President Mohammed Hatta charges Indonesian officials mishandled the anti-Dutch campaign hurting the nation more than the Dutch. He cites famine risks from distribution and shipping problems and blames West Irian agitation for economic distress while urging planning and unity ahead of Sukarno's upcoming trip abroad.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Mohammed Hatta
Netherlands
West Irian
West New Guinea
Hatta
West Irian Action Committee
U.N
Sukarno
Man Hit At Scottsburg In Critical Condition
An elderly Louisville man, about 82, was struck by a car on Christmas Day along U S 31 near Scottsburg. Charles McNear suffered head and internal injuries and both legs broken and is listed in critical condition at Norton Memorial Infirmary in Louisville. He had been visiting his brother Lloyd McNear near Scottsburg.
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Louisville
Scottsburg
Norton Memorial Infirmary
Charles McNear
U. S
Senators Urge U S Claim Ant arctic Lands in Senate Drive
Two senior Republicans press the United States to stake claims in Antarctica citing NSC support and risks if rival nations firm up claims. They warn control of southern lands could affect routes like the Panama Canal if U S ships must reroute around Cape Horn.
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Antarctica
Subcontinent
Panama Canal
U.S
Cape Horn
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Yule
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State Treasury
Fish and Game Protection and Propagation Fund
The
Conservation Department
NEA Telephoto
Carmi
Illinois
Owens
Wether
Mumeter
TS Yuan
Robert Scott
Mr. Scott
Ratcliff Grove
Tax Board
McNear
Brother
Lloyd McNear
Washington
Antarctic
Tollefson
Rwash
National Security Council
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Judd
R-Minn
South Pole
Moscow Radio
Magnetic Pole
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