Water boil order issued for Seymour residents after pressure drop
The Indiana state board of health warned Seymour residents to boil drinking water for several days after city mains pressure fell from 65 to 10 pounds and as low as three at the fire department. The issue centered on pumping station trouble at the Seymour Water Company on White River at Rockford. About 100000 gallons from the standpipe, used on Alternate U. S. Route 31 north of Seymour, was added to the city mains. Engineer Fred R. Witherspoon investigated, noting a settled tank cleaning disrupted prime, causing low pressure until pumps were primed and pressure rose to 40 then 48 pounds.
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Seymour
Seymour Water Company
Indiana State Board of Health
Donald L. Herwig
City
Water Company
White River
Rockford
U. S. Road 31
Fred R. Witherspoon
Indiana Public Service Commission
Heiwig
Witherspoon
Mr. Witherspoon
State Board of Health
Stores to Close on Wednesday Afternoons in Seymour
Effective Wednesday June 2 retail stores in Seymour will close at noon each Wednesday through June July and August. The policy has been used in Seymour for several years. About 40 cities in the state close Wednesday afternoons while 25 close Thursday afternoons. Charts of closing days in other cities will be distributed to Chamber of Commerce members this week.
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Seymour
Chamber of Commerce
Council to Name School Trustee and Pass Parking Meter Ordinance
The Seymour city council meets at 7 30 tonight to name a school trustee and read an ordinance governing 302 downtown parking meters. Mayor Herwig named a temporary committee May 18 to fill the ER Franke seat, with term ends July 31. The parking meter ordinance includes meter locations, penalties, and enforcement hours.
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Seymour
North Pine Street
Franke
Men Fined for Drunk Driving in Jackson County
Donald Carlisle of Austin pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence in Jackson Circuit Court Browns town. He was fined 50 plus costs and his license suspended 90 days. Carlisle was arrested Saturday by Sey mour state police. Lee B. Lair of Jeffersonville also pleaded guilty and was fined 50 with license suspension. He was arrested Sunday on Alternate U.S. Road 31 near Jonesville. The state dismissed the Wilburn Turner petit larceny case involving stolen farming implements sold for junk in southern Jackson county.
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Donald Carlisle
Austin
Jackson
Brownstown
George H. Gossman
Carlisle
Joseph S. Watson
Frank B. Gray
Seymour State
Lee B. Lair
Jeffersonville
U.S. Road 31
Jonesville
Wilburn Turner
Jackson County
Forecast of Dry Skies Dashes Hope Of Farmers For Moisture
Blue skies return to Jackson county as farmers face crop stress from persistent dryness. Lack of rain leaves peas and tomatoes vulnerable while soil dust pollutes unpaved roads. Officials forecast sunny mild days with temperatures 6 to 8 degrees above normal, prompting page six continuation.
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Jackson County
Four Injured In Three Car Crash Monday
Four people were injured in a three car collision at the junction of U S Road 31 and 50 east of Seymour on Memorial Day night. Edwin Flanders and his wife Helen Baker Flanders were among the injured with internal injuries and fractures. A third car involved was driven by Joe Owens and Dustin. charges for failure to yield right of way will be filed against Mrs Flanders. Traffic congestion from the holiday weekend contributed to the accident scene.
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Seymour
Edwin Flanders
Chamblee
Helen Baker Flanders
Mr. Flanders
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Flanders
June Flanders
College Park
Jessie Morgan
Holland Park
Mich
Morgan
Lawrence Conway
Joe M. Owens
Crothersville
Owens
Jerome Dustin
Ewing Street
Dustin
Conway
C. C. Elliott
William Morgan
Scottsburg
U. S
Indianapolis
Weather Records Official Minimum and Maximum Readings
Official minimum and maximum temperatures recorded for Monday with 2 p m readings. River stage noted at 2 5 feet.
Memorial Day Woolen Mills Outing at Gaiser Park
More than 300 Seymour Woolen Mills employees and families enjoyed a Memorial Day picnic at Gaiser Park featuring a 4-3 softball win over United Shoe Corporation, a fish fry, ice cream, and a dance with the Jackson County Corkers providing music. Recreation committee headed by William Koerner supervised the day funded by vending machine profits.
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Seymour Woolen Mills
Gaiser Park
United Shoe Corporation
Jackson County Corkers
Woolen Mills
William Koerner
Elenora Montgomery
Hazel Hornung
Leona Maschino
Melvin Hines
Delbert Waymar
Granville Murphy
Truck Driver Fined for Overweight Truck Charge
William Knight, driver for Mid-West Transfer, pleaded guilty to operating an overweight truck. City court fined him 150 with costs totaling 160 after night patrols cited a 12 273 pound excess. William B Owens was fined 11 on a public intoxication arraignment. Myrtle Garbett pled not guilty to trespassing. Proceedings filed by William Imlay.
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William Knight
Mid-West
Donald L. Herwig
Seymour
William B. Owens
Myrtle Garbett
William Imlay
Isaac Watts Former Shoe Factory Head Dies
Isaac Watts, former superintendent of the Seymour shoe factory, died Sunday May 23 in Marshfield Hills Massachusetts. Funeral services were held last Wednesday at Marshfield Hills with burial in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. He retired after leading Seymour factory for years and left town over eight years ago. He is survived by his widow a son and several grandchildren. one daughter predeceased him.
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Isaac Watts
Seymour
Marshfield Hills
Mass
Mt. Pleasant
Watts
Memorial Day Holiday Fatalities Reach Four Hundred
More than 400 people died violently during the Memorial Day holiday with 404 deaths from Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight. Traffic crashes caused about half the fatalities and Pennsylvania led states with 33 deaths. Illinois and New York also reported high totals amid 30 million motorists on the roads. The Navy loss of 22 in New Hampton Roads was the largest single accident.
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Ore
Navy
Marine
Ious
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New York
California
Ohio
Texas
Michigan
Illiinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Accidents Kill 14 Over Holidays in Indiana
Holiday weekend accidents killed 14 people in Indiana. Seven in traffic crashes, four drowned, two in a plane crash, and one in a fall. Names include Harold Lee Davis 17 of South Bend and Carl Edward Rogers 14 of Brazil, with drownings near Richmond and Celina Ohio.
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Indiana
Harold Lee Davis
South Bend
Harlan Trent
Carl Edward Rogers
Raymond Rogers
Brazil
Strin
Jerald Miller
Bernard Miller
Richmond
Jay County
Ralph Alig
William Reynolds
Grand Lake
Celina
O. Alig
John
Jews Accept UN Cease-Fire and Bomb Amman
Israel announced its unconditional acceptance of the United Nations cease-fire appeal for Palestine with its own interpretation of terms. Jewish air forces bombed Amman and Aran targets in Trans-Jordan as Arab League leaders met to discuss the truce proposal, boosting tensions amid mounting casualties.
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Security Council
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Arab League
Abdullah
Jordan
Palestine
United Nations
Tel Aviv
Israel Air Force
Aran
Israel
Haifa
Browns Town High Graduates Begin Smoky Mountains Trip
Thirty two members of Browns town High School's graduating class plus four chaperones left at 3 o clock this morning for a four day bus trip through the Smoky Mountains. They will visit historical sites en route and return Friday night. Co sponsors Miss Rebecca Held and Harry Spurgeon joined the group along with Max Roush head of the music department and Mrs Harry Spurgeon.
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Brownstown High School
Smoky Mountains
Smokies
Brownstown
Rebecca Held
Harry Spurgeon
Max Roush
Talks Call In 3 Labor Disputes
Government agents resumed negotiations on three major labor disputes affecting more than 590,000 workers. The United Mine Workers, three railroad brotherhoods, and AFL atomic energy workers at Oak Ridge are joined by wage talks at AT&T affecting 25,000 workers in 42 states. John R. Steelman called negotiators to Washington for further rail and rule discussions.
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Associated Press
Kotiations
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL Atomic Energy
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Long Lines Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
CIO American Union of Telephone Workers
Washington
John R. Steelman
22 Marines Sailors Perish Near Norfolk In Navy Launch Tragedy
In Norfolk Virginia on Memorial Day week, 22 service members were lost when a navy launch swamped returning 90 men to their ship. Rear Admiral Sprague announced 9 Marines and 13 Navy men perished with 22 listed as missing or unaccounted for as investigations continue.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
C. A. F. Sprague
Mediterranean
Kearsarge
Navy
Potatoes May Flood Markets Triggering Government Purchases
The Agriculture department expects a potato surplus over the next four months with 25 million bushels by July end and 300 to 500 carloads daily. Surplus mainly in California North Carolina and Virginia could force the government to buy to support grower prices, raising costs past 125 million dollars in recent years as Congress weighs farm price bills.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Uncle Sam
California
North Carolina
Virginia
Congress
Record flood forces mass evacuations along 120 mile Columbia reach
Portland reports a Columbia River flood with at least 20 lives lost and property damage exceeding 37 million dollars. Army engineers ordered evacuations as crest nears Portland area, with Vanport housing district shown heavily damaged and Willamette overflow flooding downtown, leaving thousands homeless.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Portland Housing Authority
Vanport
Kelso
Woodland
Kalama
Washington
Columbia
Union Station
Protest planned as Mundt Nixon bill faces hearing
Washington today sees anti bill protesters plan to flood the Capitol Wednesday. Len Goldsmith of the Committee for Democratic Rights says thousands will demand a Senate Judiciary hearing as public hearings on the House anti Communist bill close. Singer Paul Robeson and union leader Joseph Kehoe refuse to disclose Communist ties, sparking debate over rights and secrecy.
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NEA Telephoto
Henry Wallace
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate Judiciary Committee
Communist Party
Washington
Capitol
Len Goldsmith
New York
Committee For Democratic Rights
Goldsmith
Wiley
R-Wis
Ferguson
R-Michle
Paul Robeson
Joseph Kehoe
Robeson
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