Assessments Rise In Most Jackson County Units
Jackson County assessors report increases in 1960 real estate, improvements and personal property totals in all but three townships and one unit may still reach last year's level. Mortgage exemptions veterans and old age exemptions will reduce net valuations used for 1961 taxes.
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Jackson County
Claude R. McCrary
McCrary
County Board of Review
Owen Township
Driftwood Township
Salt Creek Township
Brownstown
Carr
Grassy Fork
Hamilton
Jackson
Pershing
Redding
Vernon
Washington
Medora
Crothersville
Seymour
Seymour Redding
Judge Overrules Motion To Quash In Burglary Case
Judge John M. Lewis overruled a motion to quash charges in a burglary case involving three Bloomington men tied to a May 1 break in at the Jackson County treasurer’s office. The men Harold Arthur 52 Larry Thompson 51 and Chester Brown 29 face auto banditry second degree burglary and related counts with bonds set at 25000 each.
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John M. Lewis
Jackson County
Harold Arthur
Larry Thompson
Chester Brown
Bloomington
Brownstown
Thompson
Brown
Arthur
Office Closure Notice From May 30 to June 9
The office will be closed from Monday May 30 through Thursday June 9. Dr E A Hampton will be unavailable during the period abiding to the schedule.
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E. A. Hampton
City Seeks Bids On Police Cruiser
Seymour board of public works and safety announced a bid opening at 10 a m June 15 for a new police cruiser. Bids cover a 1960 four door sedan with tax package options and trade in of a 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne.
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Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety
John C. Isaacs
Board of Works
Indiana State Board of Accounts
Traffic accidents and arrests decrease in May report
May saw 26 Seymour traffic accidents causing 8430 dollars in damages and nine arrests, while April had 33 incidents and 8515 dollars in damages with six arrests. Personal injuries dropped. overall criminal arrests rose to 11 from 25 in April.
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Charles O. Koerner
Seymour
Koerner
Honor Rosters At Shields Junior High Announced
Shields Junior High School reports 122 students earned honors for the second semester. C. H. Englehardt announced 25 on the high honor roll and 97 on the regular list, with detailed names for grades seven through nine spread across semester and six week periods ending May 27.
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Englehardt
Tom Carter
Marilyn Jolly
Roger Jones
Doug Eglen
Shirley Woodard
Nancy Cowles
Joe Bottorff
Sharon Ault
Gary Kovener
Mark Bevers
Dawn Scrivner
Joe Cull
Sarah Spurgeon
David Huddleston
Faith Roberts
Patty Perrigo
Linda Hill
Sharon Brown
Robert Judd, Jr
Donna Millard
Frances Allen
Phyllis Hinnefeld
Dale Wichman
Dale Siefker
Mike Siefker
Gary Boebinger
Gary Leszcynski
Barry Polley
Royce Stewart
Ricky Wiethoff
Annette Young
Jackie Osipe
Debby Black
Sue Myers
Janie Huffman
Lucinda Miller
Charles Walter
Emalee Brackemyre
Linda Swengel
Linda Weddle
Larry Hornung
Harry Foist
Alison Gans
Jim Judd
John Rudolph
Nancy Gill
Ruth Ann Marley
Diana Tomlinson
Cheryl Lauster
Norma Altemeyer
Lu Ann Hill
Beverly Kendall
Martha Nicholson
Jane Wilson
Terry Fields
Mark Huddleston
Ann Redding
Bob Brown
Sheila Nowling
Ruth Ann Eversman
Douglas Brackemyre
Pat Garvey
Robert Wieneke
Mike Taylor
Sue Knoke
Hope Roberts
Mary Ann Meyer
Jerry Chad
Candy Hedden
Carol Hedden
Billy Wright
James
Rober Jones
Richard Schuler
Robert Kelley
Bees Swarm Seymour Store Front Window
Thousands of bees blanketed the Chestnut street window of Seymour's Bee Hive shop around 11 am drawing hundreds of astonished downtown shoppers. The swarm moved calmly as store activity continued, creating an unusual urban spectacle in a long-established local business district landmark.
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Seymour
Chestnut Street
Milkman Shot and Wife Killed in Indiana Home
In Vevay Indiana sheriff reports Erma Jean Park 30 shot and killed Dorothy Scott 30 after finding her husband Robert Park 35 with a .22 pistol fatally wounded. Park survived with critical injuries and was taken to a Madison hospital. Mrs Park confessed entering the Scott home after spotting the milk truck.
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Vevay
Ind
Albert Rosenberger
Erma Jean Park
Dorothy Scott
Robert Park
Madison
Rosenberger
Park
Dorothy
Scott
Showers Move Into County With Western Indiana Outlook
A new round of thundershowers moved into northern Indiana this morning and showers are expected to hit Seymour and Jackson County tonight. Officials forecast scattered showers across the state by late afternoon with more on Friday. Cooler temperatures in the 70s are expected Friday and Saturday. Local highs reached 83 degrees with a low of 54 degrees this morning.
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Indiana
Seymour
Jackson County
Weather Bureau
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Kennedy Johnson Narrow Field For Demo Nomination
Senators Kennedy and Johnson gain ground in narrowing the Democratic presidential field ahead of the July Los Angeles convention. Kennedy seeks Michigan and Pennsylvania support while Williams resists deals. Symington and Stevenson remain potential contenders as early ballots shape the contest.
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NEA
John F. Kennedy
D-Miass
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Beverly Hills
Calif
Washington
Massachusetts
Texas
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
West Virginia
Gates explains why he issued defense alert at Paris summit
Secretary Gates testified before the Senate committee that he ordered a military alert from Paris after learning Khrushchev aimed to wreck the summit. He said the move was prudent, essential, and designed to allow rapid escalation if needed, with no forces recalled and no troop movements.
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Washington
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Gates
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Speedway Sued For $100000 in Indianapolis 500 scaffold collapse
Mayme J. Folks of Indianapolis sues Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 100000 in damages over the scaffold collapse at the start of the 500 mile race that killed two spectators and injured 82. She accuses spectator Wilbur H. Sturdridge of helping erect the stand and says she was crushed against a fence when the tower fell.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Mayme J. Folks
Wilbur H. Shortridge
Deadline Today For Candidates To File Expenses
The May 3 primary election requires candidates to file campaign expense accounts with Jackson Circuit Clerk H. Jack Spurgeon. Reports may be delivered to the clerk’s office before closing time or postmarked by midnight. Three more candidates, two Democrats and a Republican, filed. Klaes reported $242.91 and Gill $121.15. Everett Rude, unopposed Republican nominee for county coroner, listed $23.50.
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H. Jack Spurgeon
Jackson Circuit Court
Spurgeon
Marvin F. Klaes
Joe D. Gill
Jackson
Brown
Klaes
Gill
Everett Rude
Man Freed After 63 Years In Custody In Indiana
Henry Sullivan 85 leaves Logansport State Hospital after 63 years in prisons and mental hospitals for stealing 15 cents worth of brass. Indiana admits rights violation and plans convalescent leave with a $70 monthly pension. He seeks full discharge to pursue lawsuits, while officials fear adjustment to modern life.
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Logansport
Ind
Henry Sullivan
Indiana
Henry
Logansport State Hospital
Sullivan
Daryl Chessman
Henry faces uncertain fate as hospital weighs release
A hospital official stopped Henry just before he stepped into traffic at a red light. Dr. Ernest J. Fogel, the hospital superintendent, lamented that society failed Henry by giving custodial care for years. He said Henry’s condition remained unchanged since age seven and noted a six month window for potential treatment and release.
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Henry
Ernest J. Fogel
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