Stage Coach To Visit Seymour On Centennial Tour
The Wells Fargo Overland Stage will visit Seymour on its Indiana route from Corydon to Indianapolis to promote Harrison County's Centennial Fair. The four horse stage Trolls rubber shoes along Ind 135 with stops in Palmyra, Salem, Wallonia, Brownstown, and more, arriving around June 10 or 11. Local leaders plan overnight stays, decorated trucks, and sale of giant postcards to cover trip costs.
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Indiana
Corydon
Seymour
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Robert H. Judd
Harrison County
Indianapolis
Wells Fargo
Palmyra
Salem
Wallonia
Brownstown
Freetown
Story
Nashville
Bargersville
Frances
Mour
Chamber of Commerce
Wilson Houser
Centennial
Heuser
A. L. Martin
Harrison County Agricultural Society
E. A. Parks
Fugitive Captured In Oolitic Woods After Trooper Shot
A three hour manhunt near Oolitic ended at noon when authorities captured fugitive James Brown 29 Clinton Wis R2 and his wife Nancy Joy 21 after a gun battle that wounded a state trooper and the Avoca postmaster. Cpl Lawrence Conway said the capture followed a surge by about 75 officers including 20 troopers from Seymour post with FBI agent Irwin Owens present.
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Oolitic
Avoca
Lawrence Conway
Seymour
Irwin Owens
FBI
Bloomington
Harold Manion
James Brown
Clinton
Wis
Brown
Seymour Post
Nancy Joy
Lawrence County
Bedford
Robert Gillespie
Gillespie
Dunn Memorial Hospital
Ind
Walter Medearis
Rockford
Ill
Indiana
Harvey Green
Jackson County
U. S. 50
Brownstown
Seymour City
Stella Baker
Harbaugh Named Deputy Sheriff Amid County Changes
Allen Harbaugh of Free Town was named second deputy in Jackson County by Sheriff Lester E. Greathouse and sworn in by Judge John M. Lewis. The post, created April 6, carries a $1,575 annual salary and $856 per diem, pending state board approval.
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Allen Bain Harbaugh
Freetown
Jackson County
Lester E. Greathouse
John M. Lewis
Harbaugh
Harvey Green
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Greathouse
Cincinnati
Schroer
Oville House Plans Take In About 100 Acres For Incorporation
Crothersville town board moves to draft an incorporation ordinance for two adjoining parcels totaling about 106 acres east and west of the town near the U S Shoe plant and a private site. The action could add 200 to 300 residents as housing developments proceed. The meeting also discussed buying a $5000 fully equipped ditching machine to widen sewer and water lines and perform related work.
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Crothersville
U. S. Shoe Corporation
Commissioners Award Contract For Mowers
Jackson County board of commissioners awarded a mower contract at its June session after reviewing eight bids. Plummer Sales & Service of Browns Town won for three tractors 30.73 hp with trade-ins at 5868.84, beating six other bids from Seymour, Wallonia, Crothersville and Petersburg vendors. REMC picnic at Jackson County Fairgrounds on August 6 was approved, drawing thousands from nearby areas.
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Jackson County Highway Department
Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Plummer Sales & Service
Brownstown
Plummer
Browning Brothers
Seymour
Timperman Sales & Service
Wallonia Sales and Service
Wallonia
Cordes Hardware Company
Parcheck Sales & Service Company
Crothersville Implement
Fred Schleter
Jackson County Rural Electrification Membership Corporation
REMC
Jackson County Fairgrounds
Jackson
Weather records for Seymour and Rockford official data
Downtown Seymour records list the 2 0p. m. temperature as unofficial while other readings come from Mrs Ruth Everhart records. Government observer at Rockford provides official figures. Maximum and minimum for Monday noted with a river height of 9.1 feet and 0.43 inch precipitation.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Did You Know Seymour Leads Muffler Production Worldwide
Did you know Seymour manufactures more mufflers than any other city in the world, a claim noted for its prolific metalwork and industrial output. The remark highlights Seymour's prominent role in global auto parts manufacturing and local economic identity.
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Seymour
Long Resists Psychiatric Treatment In Galveston
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long remains resistant to psychiatric evaluation at John Sealy Hospital Galveston Texas as his wife signs papers to restrain him from leaving the clinic The 96 hour hold limit looms as doctors report mixed cooperation and ongoing examinations. His family may pursue formal commitment if needed while senators and relatives weigh the governor’s condition and politics.
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Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Hugh Gibson
John Sealy Hospital
Texas
Long
Gibson
John B. Truslow
Truslow
Gov
U.S
Huey P. Long
University of Texas Medical Branch
Macmillan Denies Times Report On Lloyd Transfer
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan plans a personal probe to find the source of a London Times story claiming Selwyn Lloyd would be moved from Foreign Secretary after the upcoming general election. He sent a cable to Lloyd at Geneva insisting the report has no basis and Lloyd will remain in his post for the foreseeable future. The Times stood by the claim, noting it created intense interest at the Geneva Big Four conference.
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Britain
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
Selwyn Lloyd
West Germany
Heinrich von Brentano
Geneva
London
Harold Macmillan
London Times
Macmillan
Times
Foreign Office
The
Space Monkey Dies During Minor Operation
Able, a seven pound Rhesus monkey that rode a Jupiter rocket into space, died at the Army Medical Research Laboratory Ft. Knox Kentucky during removal of a recording electrode. Officials cited rapid heart action under anesthesia as the cause and said the death was not related to the flight. Baker, the other monkey, weighed about one pound.
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Washington
Able
Army
Army Medical Research Laboratory
Ft. Knox
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Baker
Medora Man Bitten by Snake Remains in Fair Condition
Otis Pratt, 63, Medora, was admitted to Schneck Memorial Hospital at 5:45 p.m. Monday after a snakebite while tearing down an old farmhouse west of Medora. In a separate incident, 19 month old Paul Baldridge Jr., Crothersville, was treated and released after a window fell on his right hand.
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Medora
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Otis Pratt
Paul Baldridge, Jr
Paul Baldridge
Crothersville
Propane Truck Explosion Kills 12 on Pennslyvania Highway
A propane gas truck exploded on a busy eastern Pennsylvania highway killing at least 12 people and injuring 15 others. Eyewitnesses describe flames 150 feet high and debris striking bystanders as the truck ruptured after a rear collision with a tractor trailer. The driver Joe Wharton, 48, of Peckville was hospitalized. the truck carried 7000 gallons of propane.
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Schuylkill Haven
Pennsylvania
Melvin Clouser
Frank Toohey
Pottsville
Republican
Vince Ney
Earl Klinger
Burgess H.B. Shoener
Orwigsburg
Philadelphia
Schoener
Klinger
Sungas Products Co. of
Pennsylvania, Inc
Joe Wharton
Peckville
Scranton
Cooler Weather Brings Pleasant Temps to Jackson County
Cooler air from the north quieted Jackson County and Indiana with 70s expected today and a rise toward 80 by Wednesday and perhaps higher later. Seymour hit 85 earlier and nearby areas cooled to 59 after Monday afternoon showers ended a late May heat wave. Mon day rainfall totaled 0.43 inch as White River read 9.1 feet at 7 am and began to fall.
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Jackson County
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Seymour
White River
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