1949 Jackson County circuit court activity totals
Prosecutor John M. Lewis reports 52 drivers charged in Jackson Circuit Court at Browns Town in 1949, with 46 convicted or guilty pleas paying nearly 2800 dollars in fines. Six jailed 10 days to a year, four awaiting action, two found not guilty. Additional cases include two reckless homicide convictions, one discharge, and one no verdict. Overweights incur 7903 dollars in fines. largest fine 1825 for 18250 pounds overweight. Forgery and burglary dominate felonies. 9 penitentiary sentences for forgery and 16 for burglary, 3 forgery and 5 burglary pending, 14 other felonies sentenced, 13 on January docket. Misdemeanors add 15 fines or sentences plus 7 more on docket. Lewis notes figures cover circuit court only, excluding city and justice court activity which would raise totals, especially in traffic and minor crimes.
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John M. Lewis
Jackson County
Jackson
Brownstown
Lewis
City Court
Seymour
Ace
Swain Renamed To City Aviation Board By Mayor
Burton F. Swain, 720 West Sixth Street, is reappointed to a second four year term on Seymour Aviation Commission by Mayor Donald L. Herwig. Term begins January 1. Swain currently serves as president. Other members are W. C. Baldwin Taylor Hoffar and Thomas W. Conner.
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Burton F. Swain
West Sixth Street
Seymour Aviation Commission
Donald L. Herwig
Swain
Freeman Field
W. C. Baldwin
Taylor Hoffar
Thomas W. Conner
January TB Clinic Slated For Wednesday at Health Center
A regular monthly free chest clinic by the Jackson County Tuberculosis Association will be held Wednesday January 4 at the Jackson County Health Center North Chestnut Street. Hours are 10 to 12 in the morning and 1 to 3 in the afternoon. Dr C C J McIntyre of Indianapolis will lead, assisted by Mrs Margaret Horstman and Mrs Eva M Frost.
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Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Jackson County Health Center
North Chestnut Street
Cc. J. McIntyre
Indianapolis
Margaret Horstman
Eva M. Frost
County Tuberculosis Association
Outlook for 1950 Encouraging Economic Forecast
Roger W Babson, noted economist, says 1950 will see continued prosperity and good business conditions. He notes international affairs, labor, and politics will shape next year's conditions, with agriculture and other factors affecting business and industry. His review appears on page 4 of The Tribune.
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Roger W. Babson
The
Tribune
Babson
Fox Drive to Aid Jackson County Fox Control Effort
About 350 to 400 sportsmen are expected for a fox drive in Brownstown township Monday morning. Ivan Thompson, county conservation officer, says the event aims to curb the growing grey fox population and urges farmers to attend. Participants will assemble at Wegan church by 10 and form a car circle to drive foxes toward center, where they will be clubbed. The drive targets grey foxes that prey on chickens and pigs. A free bean dinner accompanies the event.
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Jackson County
Brownstown Township
Ivan Thompson
Wegan Church
Thompson
Open House for Hotel Seymour Addition Set
Hotel Seymour in downtown opens its new addition at 407 North Chestnut Street with 22 modern rooms and fireproof design. Roy Newby owner invites the public to tour Monday January 2 from 2 to 8 PM, noting total rooms rise to 42 and a new coffee shop will follow in about 30 days.
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Hotel Seymour
North
Chestnut Street
Roy Newby
Hotel
Seymour
Bernard G. Nichter
A. L. Blevins
Willard Nichter
Alexander Electric Company
Howard R. Kaufman
Newby
Jackson County Leads Indiana In 1950 Tax Reduction
Residents of Jackson county cut 1950 property taxes to 1 005 601 from 1 027 082 in 1949, part of a statewide trend where 44 counties reduce levies. Indiana total will be 4 654 374 higher, with reductions ranging from 1 270 in Fountain to 324 586 in St. Joseph, while Lake County leads increases at 1 644 829. Two neighboring counties lowered taxes while five raised them.
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Jackson County
Indiana
Harry Miesse
The
Indiana Taxpayers Association
Miesse
Fountain County
St. Joseph County
Scott County
Lake County
Mary Beckman 88 Dies at Crothersville
Mrs. Mary Beckman 88 lifelong Crothersville resident died Friday at her home after eight weeks illness from a hip fracture. Funeral services set for Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Beckman home and 2 p.m. at the Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev. Charles H. Schmitt officiating. Burial in Crothersville cemetery. Survives two brothers Henry H. Kovener Seymour and John B. Kovener Crothersville and two sisters Mrs Fannie Kiewitt and Mrs Rosie Nehrt Crothersville. A daughter Ruth died in 1907 at age nine.
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Mary Beckman
Crothersville
Beckman
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Charles H. Schmitt
Crothers
Ruth
Henry H. Kovener
Seymour
John B. Kovener
Fannie Kiewitt
Rosie Nehrt
Royal Arch Instruction Meeting Set Thursday
A Royal Arch instruction meeting and school will be held in Scottsburg next Thursday hosted by Scottsburg Chapter R A M. Dinner is at 6 30 p m followed by a 7 30 p m ceremony with Harry Vernon inspector conferring the Royal Arch degree under the new ritual. Members from Seymour Chapter No 85 should notify N D Short by Tuesday to reserve dinner seats.
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Royal Arch Masons
Scottsburg
R.A.M
Harry Vernon
Royal Arch
Seymour
N. D. Short
Gifts to Schneck Hospital Become a 1949 Shopping List
A hospital spokesman notes that 1949 gifts to Schneck Memorial Hospital resemble a Christmas shopping list. Donations came from Central Pharmacal Co for The Call Bell, Fraternal Order of Eagles for an ER, nursing scholarships, laundry equipment, oxygen tent, vacuum cleaner, baby supplies, beds, sheets, and numerous groups including Psi Iota Xi, Daughters of Ruth, and many individuals. The year also saw anonymous gifts and support from local clubs, churches, and schools, all warmly acknowledged.
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Schneck Memorial Hospital
Ralph W. Keyes
Call Bell
Central Pharmacal Company
Seymour
Order of Eagles
Aerie
Kappa Kappa —E
Tri Hospital
Willis Hobson
Rita Anne Painter
Wesley R. Dixon
J.C. Penney Company
Phi Beta Psi Sorority
Crothersville
American Legion Post 89
Seymour Rural Home Economics Club
Daughters of Ruth
Presbyterian Church
Medora Home Economics Club
Joe Gill
Woods
Earl Singer
Wallonia
Order of Eastern Star
Jackson County Home Economics Club
A. T. Benton
Steinker
Psi Iota Xi
Christian Crusaders
Central Christian Church
Red Cross
Brownie Troops
Girl Scouts
Keye
Aunt of Local Man Dies in Indianapolis
Mrs Frances Hall of Indianapolis an aunt of William Smith of 204 South Lynn Street and a well known gospel singer died Friday. She had been ill for two to three weeks. Funeral services conducted at 11 o clock Monday from Willis Funeral Chapel 600 North West Street. Burial followed in an Indianapolis cemetery.
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Frances Hall
Indianapolis
William Smith
South Lynn Street
Willis
North West Street
Stores to Close Early for New Year Holiday Monday
Many stores will close at 6 tonight as Seymour observes New Year’s weekend and 1949 to 1950 celebrations. Churches plan watch parties at 8, clubs host year end events, and Monday is a full holiday with The Daily Tribune printed, no postal deliveries, and post offices closed.
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Seymour
Daily Tribune
Seymour Native Reaches 11 Years as Santa Claus Helper
Francis Leo Long from Indianapolis, born in Seymour, completes 11th year as Santa for Indiana children. A former North Vernon youngster, he joined his father in a circus at 13, performed across the country, and later appeared as Leo the Clown in Seymour events and Chamber of Commerce programs the holidays. He works at William H. Block Co in Indianapolis, dedicating five hours daily for makeup and meets with eager kids before the season ends.
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Seymour
Santa Claus
Indiana
Francis Leo Long
Indianapolis
North Vernon
Warren E. Long
Leo Francis
Canada
Mr. Long
Weather readings for Seymour reported with sources
Official and unofficial temperature records for Seymour noted for the day. The 2 p.m. reading from a downtown thermometer is unofficial while all other readings come from Mrs. Ruth Everaart, government weather observer, and are official.
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Seymour
Ruth Everaart
Local temperature report and river stage update
Official maximum Friday and official minimum values were recorded with a 10 A.M. reading of 42 degrees. River stage stood at 5.7 feet, indicating current water levels and conditions.
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Concen
Democrat Senator Backs Broad Bipartisan Foreign Policy
Senator Lucas of Illinois pledged broad bipartisan foreign policy with maximum consultation between congressional committees and the State Department. He urged sustaining bipartisanship, warned against policy fragmentation, and said Republicans would be cooperative. He also forecast ties between tax measures and wartime levies and a strengthened Democratic edge on the Senate Finance Committee.
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Washington
Lucas
D-Ill
Senate
Congressional
State Department
Smith
RNJ
GOP
Wherry
Nebraska
Jenner
Indiana
United Nations
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Tax aid cut to two weeks at Seymour bureau
Ernest Downs of the state Gross Income Tax Division will staff the Seymour license bureau only during the last two weeks of January to help residents file their 1949 annual gross income and bonus tax returns. He will be available Wednesday through Saturday in the Webstage building location, replacing the earlier plan for four weeks. Richard Lange, manager of the Seymour auto license bureau, announced the change.
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Ernest Downs
State Gross Income Tax Division
Seymour License Bureau
Mr. Downs
Richard Lange
Seymour Auto License Bureau
Webstage
Charles A Roeger 92 Observes Quiet Birthday at Home
Charles A Roeger aged 92 of 310 West Second street marked his birthday in bed after a recent illness. He became ill with a severe cold Friday and was ordered to rest for two or three days by his physician.
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Charles A. Roeger
West Second Street
Mr. Roeger
Boy Falls From Moving Truck Fractures Won’t Die
North Vernon resident 12 year old Hugh Randall fell from a moving truck Friday morning. He suffered facial mouth and chest lacerations and tooth loss. He is under medical care at Schneck Memorial Hospital and a doctor reports he is doing as well as can be expected.
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Hugh Randall
Waldo Randall
North Vernon
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Fire Department Runs Twice Friday in Seymour
Seymour firemen responded to two calls Friday night, washing leaked gasoline into the sewer to avert a fire at West Second Street. Later they tackled a shed fire beside the J C Penney store on St Louis Avenue and, after waiting for a passing freight train, extinguished it with booster-tank water.
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Seymour
West Second Street
J. C. Penney Company
St. Louis Avenue
Michigan reports suspected uranium discoveries in upper peninsula
Michigan lists 13 suspected uranium discoveries as of December 31, with six promising enough for Atomic Energy Commission review and twelve total mining-right applications under state checks. Officials warn prospectors to stay out until spring while geologists assess ore potential in the sparsely populated peninsula.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
United States
Upper Peninsula
Jones and Laughlin Ore Company
Atomic Energy Commission
Baraga County
Michigan Conservation Department
Theano Point
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Indiana Corn Crop Cut 50 Million By
Purdue officials estimate the 1950 corn acreage reduction will cut Indiana plantings by 923200 acres and nearly 50000000 bushels. The government order lowers 1949 levels by 12.9 percent nationally and 19.7 percent in the corn belt. The plan covers 837 major counties. Indiana excluding Brown and Crawford. Price support set at 90 percent of parity.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Indiana
Argoculture
Brannan
Brown
Crawford
Niece of Local Man Dies in Albuquerque
Mrs. Lora May Mayo, 34, daughter of Harley and Pearl Cordes Leatherman of Albuquerque, N H, and niece of T P Cordes of Seymour, died at home after several months illness. Survivors include her parents husband Ernest Mayo and a two year old daughter Alice Noreen Mayo. The obituary notes Mayo had visited Seymour several times. A service was held in Albuquerque Tuesday.
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Lora May Mayo
Seymour
T. P. Cordes
Albuquerque
N. H
Mayo
Harley and
Pearl Cordes Leatherman
Leatherman
Pearl Cordes
Alice Noreen Mayo
Top Brass to Huddle With MacArthur in Japan Visit
The four top military leaders will travel to Japan in February to discuss a new Asia policy with General Douglas MacArthur. The trip may cover Japanese defense and the future U S military position in the Far East amid rising Communist threats.
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Washington
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Asia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati
U. S. Navy
Joint Chiefs
Defense Department
Wus
China
Nationa Security Council
Far East
Star and Defense Departments
Truman
Navy
Asiatic
Ger Omar N. Bradley
Army
J. Lawton Collin
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Forrest F Sherman
MacArthur
United States
Indiana bus drivers prepare court action over unsafe vehicles
Indiana school bus drivers authorized court action to prevent state police from removing buses deemed unsafe. Buses must be removed after February 1. The association urged the General Assembly to strip review power over hardship cases and let owners appeal to courts, while condemning the 1935 inspection law as vague. Ernest C. Ervin of Hartsville was reelected president.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana School Bus Driver Association
General Assembly
Associatio
Ernest C. Ervin
Hartsvill
Th Association
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NEA Telephoto
Philippines
Boxer
Buck
Thomason
7Th Fleet
U. S
Pacific
Boy
Fire Department
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