City plans face bid hurdles for city hall and fire stations
Seymour board rejects remodeling bid for the former post office as over estimates and takes fire station bids under advisement. L at LaSalle National Bank of Chicago wins $250,000 bond sale with 4 percent interest and $1,195 premium. Reid-Holcomb Co. submits the sole bid for a used backhoe at $4,371, while other bids for the two new fire stations range above $129,421 to $169,183 with alternates. Six bidders sought bonds with out of state offers from LaSalle National Bank and J. B. Hilliard Co. combined for 4 percent plus higher premiums, local Seymour National Bank joins with City Securities Corp. at 4.5 percent and $2,188.50 premium. A special meeting set for Friday will review fire station bids.
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
LaSalle National Bank of Chicago
American Fletcher National Bank
Indianapolis
New” City Hall
Goecker Building Supplies
Seymour
Board of Works
Goecker
William J. Abraham and Sons, Inc
Seymour Goecker
Abraham
David Hill
David B. Hill and Associates
John M. Lewis
James L. Laupus
Reid-Holcomb Co
LaSalle National Bank
J. B. Hilliard Co
Louisville
Seymour National Bank
City Securities Corp
Sta
Polish Dolls Found In Seymour Store Ignite Easily
Dolls imported from Poland reported to be highly flammable were found in Discount City in Seymour. Fire Chief Glen E. Haley tested several and confirmed the cellulose faces ignite readily. Store manager Mrs. Luella Ellis removed stock and sought guidance from Harvey Bros. headquarters.
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Poland
Seymour
Glen E. Haley
Lewis Reports No Personal Campaign Expenses in 1966 Race
John W. Lewis of Crothersville filed with Jackson Circuit Court clerk that he had no personal expenses for the November 8 1966 general election. The committee treasurer Melvin Stephenson filed the panel’s final report showing total expenditures of 18 276 17.
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John W. Lewis
Crothersville
Brownstown
Lewis
Ment
Donald E. Manion
Jackson Circuit Court
U. S
Melvin Stephenson
Salem
Congress
Stephenson
Washington County
Weather records for Seymour provide official noon reading
The report lists downtown Seymour noon as unofficial while other readings from Ruth Everhart in Rockford are official. It notes Wednesday maximum and minimum temperatures, 12 inch precipitation, river level at 7 am, and sunrise and sunset times for Friday.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Seymour board approves sewer tap notices and new applications
The Seymour board of public works and safety authorized a formal notice to a North Vernon resident to tap onto the city sewer at 811 East Third Street. They approved sewer connections for Carl and Rose Savonen and Seymour Country Club, with 37 residents still noncompliant.
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
North Vernon
Gaynelle Moritz
Harvey E. McNeal
East Third Street
John M. Lewis
Carl and
Rose Savonen
East Tipton Street
Seymour Country Club
Shields Avenue
Indiana unemployment claims rise 19 percent in Evansville area
Indiana claims for unemployment insurance totaled 21 261 last week up 19 percent from the prior week. Officials attributed the jump to the Evansville area where 1 800 workers faced a two week inventory layoff, bringing total claims to just over 100 higher than a year ago.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Evansville
New 1967 Auto Tag Debuts at Seymour License Bureau
Mrs. Norma Fettig, manager of the Seymour License Bureau, shows a new 1967 reflectorized passenger car tag. Tags go on sale at the Seymour branch Monday Jan 2 and the tag Mrs. Fettig holds will be bought by Judge Jonathan J. Robertson of the Jackson Circuit Court.
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Norma Fettig
Seymour
Farm Bureau Board Outlines 1967 Plans at Brownstown
Jackson County Farm Bureau leaders map 1967 program material budget and county committees at the annual December board meeting in Brownstown. Officers reelected for two years include Mrs. Isaacs Renaldo Gilbert and Mrs. Curtis Mellon camp.
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Jackson County Farm Bureau
FB Board
Brownstown
Richard Isaacs
Linville Bryant
10Th District
Isaacs
Centenarian Mrs Hardesty Receives Special Social Security Benefit
Mrs. Mary E F Hardesty, aged 104, was signed up for a new Social Security elderly benefit of 35 dollars a month by Ruby A Bechtel, at her granddaughter’s home in Seymour. She will also receive back payments for October November and December. She now lives with her granddaughter at 536 West Fifth Street after a long life in Kentucky with time in Arkansas Missouri and Florida. The Columbus district Social Security office notes eligibility questions may be addressed at the Seymour Post Office or by calling 372 1821.
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Harlan Dringenburg
County Farm News
Farm Bureau
Linda Sutton
Farm Bureau Insurance Office
Brownstown
Marjorie Klinek
Arthur Redinger
Mary EF. Hardesty
Social Security Administration
Congress
Hardesty
Ray F. Boas
West Fifth Street
Ruby A. Bechtel
Columbus
Social Security Office
Bechtel
Webster
Kentucky
Arkansas
Missouri
Florida
Schricker Dies at 82 Ends Noted Indiana Career
Former Indiana governor Henry F Schricker died Wednesday afternoon at Starke County Memorial Hospital. He served as governor twice and was a beloved figure in Hoosier politics. The article recalls his early days as cashier at Hamlet State Bank where burglars blew the safe and he carried cash in a suitcase for weeks. Schricker born August 30 observed his 83rd birthday earlier, and his physician Dr. Guy Ingwell noted a sudden heart attack after a long public career. His white hat became famed as part of the Schricker legend.
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Indiana
Henry Schricker
Knox
Maude
Ment
Hoosier
Schricker
Starke County Memorial Hospital
Guy B. Ingwell
Ohio River
Hamlet Bank
Starke County Democrat
Schricker a towering Indiana figure in public service
The article chronicles the life of Schricker known as the White Hat. Born in North Judson he was a lawyer banker publisher and public servant whose career spanned more than fifty years. He served in the Indiana Senate lieutenant governor and governor and helped create the state police system. Schricker died at 83.
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Lake Michigan
Schricker
Indiana
M. Clifford Townsend
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