County Farm Bureau Plans For 1971 Board Meeting Highlights
December board meeting of Jackson County Farm Bureau at Dudleytown parish hall approved a about $10,000 budget. Everett Christopher presided as president. New 1971 officers installed and township committees named. Members heard reports from national convention attendees and noted contributions to FFA campground project near Trafalgar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Dudleytown
Everett Christopher
Lawrence Otte
Nelson Lewis
Seymour High School
Farmers of America
Trafalgar
Farm Bureau
Judith Kaye Christopher
William Krumme
Orville Baute
Richard Stuckwisch
Russell Cross
American Farm Bureau Federation
Houston
Tex
James Hon
Brownstown
Ronald Otte
Walter Peters
Roy Reedy
District 10
Virgil Klosterman
Tribune
Mark Spurgeon
County
Seymour
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Works Board To Meet Here In City Building
Seymour board of public works and safety will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the board of works room in the city building here. End of year business is expected to be discussed. Salary schedules for the sewer department employees may be examined and contracts for gasoline oil and other city supplies may be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
Board of Works
Sewer Department
North Vernon Man Among Tennessee Prison Escapees
An area man, James Frederick Slagle 34, North Vernon Indiana, and Plutarcho Columbus Hill 26, Tulsa Oklahoma, escaped Brushy Mountain State Prison Petros Tennessee from the dining hall. Slagle faces multiple murder related convictions and long terms. Hill was serving 10 years for robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vernon
Tennessee
East Tennessee
Associated Press
James Frederick Slagle
Ind
Plutarcho Columbus Hill
Tulsa
Oklo
Uison
Brushy Mountain
Petros
Tenn
Slagle
Hill
Officials To Meet To Finalize Jackson County Landfills
Jackson County officials Seymour mayor and town boards plan 10 am Wednesday at the Brownstown courthouse to finalize agreements for three sanitary landfills operating Jan 1. Bids were opened with Southern Indiana Landfills winning eastern county site at 56 700 yearly and Olaf Isom awarded central site at 19000 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Seymour
James L. Laupus
Crothersville
Medora
George Darlage
Disaster plan aims at forming Jackson County disaster committee
Jackson County Chapter of the American Red Cross plans an organizational meeting at 7 30 p m Monday Jan 11 at the Farmers Club on South Chestnut Street to form a disaster committee for local catastrophes. Paul Houghland Jr chairing invites 31 Seymour and Jackson County groups to send at least one representative and the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
American Red Cross
Farmers’ Club
South Chestnut Street
Paul Houghland, Jr
Red Cross
Seymour
Houghland
Jackson County Red Cross
Fair Officials Meet Scheduled at 51st Indiana Convention
Wendell Hunsucker of Indianapolis will become president of the Indiana Association of County and District Fairs at the 51st annual convention January 3 to 5 at the Hilton Indianapolis. About 600 Hoosier fair officials and suppliers attend with sessions led by Charles O. Russell and association president Larry Conrad. The event features final judging for the Indiana Grand Champion Fair with Jackson County Fair entered, plus women’s luncheon speakers Hortense Kaufman and Tommie Walker. Tax-law discussions and the Directors' School are also on the slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Hunsucker
Indianapolis
Jackson County
Indiana Association of
Hilton Hotel
Fair Board
Charles O. Russell
Muncie
Larry Conrad
Hortense Kaufman
Shelbyville
Tommie Walker
Walker Research
Indiana
Fair Directors’ School
Lawrence P. Parsons
Indiana Department of Revenue
Marvin Schultz
Lawrenceburg
Model license branch opens in Seymour this week
A redesigned Seymour Bureau of Motor Vehicles office at 212 South Chestnut Street will begin operations Thursday replacing the Wehstage Building location. The facility with blond paneling and gold carpeting aims to aid branch staff and the public with sections for titles registrations and driver testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
George Pfaffenberger
Jackson County
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Pfaffenberger
South
Chestnut Street
Wehstage
Kenneth F. Fosbrink
Fire destroys Robert Lucas home near Brownstown
Brownstown Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Robert Lucas residence west of Brownstown across the Ewing Bridge at noon Monday. Fire Chief Wilbert Wessel said the house was a total loss, with the family saving only a few clothing items. Firefighters saved a garage and a brick shed with a deep freeze. the fire likely started when paint thinner ignited on a stove. Crews arrived slower due to an unfinished bridge nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Robert Lucas
Wilbert Wessel
Wessel
Lucas
Ewing Bridge
Police Check Three Mishaps
Seymour city police checked three property damage accidents Monday. Max D. Schafstall and Lawrence B. Graves were cited for traffic violations after a collision at Fourth and Walnut. A third crash on East Second Street involved Calvin Schryer and Carl T. Stogdill with damage to Schryer's vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour City
Max D. Schafstall
Cortland Ri
Fourth
Walnut Streets
Lawrence B. Graves
Knoxville
East Second Street
Chestnut Street
Calvin Schryer
Freetown Ri
Second Street
Carl T. Stogdill
405
Manor Drive
Seymour
Stoghill
Weather Records for Seymour and Rockford Observer Data
Weather records show downtown Seymour noon temperature unofficial while official readings from Ruth Everhart Rockford govern. River gauge at 7 am reads 3.0 feet. sunset 5 22 EST. sunrise 8 06 EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Seymour Board Approves Residential to Office Use Change
The Seymour board of zoning appeals approved a variance 4-0 to convert 318 South Chestnut street from residential to office use. Petition by W Thomas and Norma J Fettig of 320 South Chestnut Street granted. Two members were absent. Robert N Thompson appointed to complete the late Joseph Findley’s term on the city board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Board of Zoning Appeals
Appeals Board
W. Thomas
Norma J. Fettig
South Chestnut Street
Robert N. Thompson
Morningside Drive
Seymour
City Board of Zoning Appeals
Joseph Findley
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County Farm Bureau
Hobby
Donald Frederickson
William Koop
Carr
Russell Mack
John I. Hill
Renaldo Gilbert
Delmar Ault
Grassy Fork Township
Melvin Bishop
Richard Hackman
Charles Stahl
Arthur Bishop
Leroy Miller
Omer Bobb
Hamilton Township
Paul
Newkirk
Richard Isaacs
Orville Schnitker
Harold Otte
Francis Mellencamp
Robert Hoevener
Arthur Moorman
Jackson Township
Clarence Wichman
Ralph Metz
Erwin Surenkamp
Richard Pfaffenberger
Gerald Pottschmidt
Owen Township
J. T. Powers
Glenn Col. 5
Pet and Hobby
Malcolm Singer
Pershing
Grassy Fork
Joseph Gray
Gray
Marshall Hensley
Monte Huffman
Board of Commissioners
Huffman
Wallace Robertson
Robertson
Central County
Novenar
First Baptist Church
Steve Nichter
Jane Myers
Debby Judd
Andy Judd
Sherry Drollinger
Joyce Burbrink
Debbi Brown
Cindy Brown
Paula Anglin
Julie Miller
Lisa Davis
Jan
Meyer
Sara Fleetwood
Chris Haley
Virginia Ross
Carolyn Anderson
Doug Lange
Rick Kovener
Bob Anderson
Barry Bobb
Larry Hill
Mark Strietelmeier
Roger Dieckmeyer
Sam Abbott
Ralph Blewett
Dude Dittmer
Jim Fritz
Randy Chandler
Rhonda Green
Peggy Stahl
Steve Stark
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