Promotions at Seymour Post in Indiana State Police
Frank A. Jessup announces transfers and promotions effective June 16 at the Seymour Post No. 7. Sergt. Hubert E. Roush moves to Headquarters Indianapolis. Corporal Arthur R. Raney Jr. becomes sergeant at Seymour. Corporal Lawrence F. Conway promoted to corporal at Seymour. Lt. Stanley Guth commands, First Sgt. Eugene St. John second in command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Post No. 7
Indiana
Seymour Post
Sgt
Roush
Arthur R. Raney, Jr
Brownstown
Cpl
Raney
Lawrence F. Conway
North Bush Street
Conway
State Police Department
Indianapolis
Stanley Guth
Eugene St. John
Mrs. Cora B Thompson Dies at Brownstown
Mrs. Cora Belle Thompson, 69, longtime Jackson County resident and former Seymour worker, died at 2 45 PM Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Brownstown after four months of illness. Born January 14, 1885 in Freetown, she lived most of her life in Jackson County, worked at Richart's and Paris Style in Seymour, and was active in First Methodist Sunday School and Seymour American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by her father Albert S DeLong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Belle Thompson
Seymour
Jackson County
Clyde Walden
Brownstown
Thompson
Freetown
Albert S
Agnes Myers DeLong
Lawrence County
Richart
Paris
First Methodist Sunday School
American Legion
Jackson
Boy Fractures Ankle In Bicycle Accident
A 10 year old Seymour boy named Arthur Ray Sullivan fractured his right ankle when his foot caught in a bicycle wheel on Wednesday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jack Sullivan of 602 South Vine Street and was admitted to Schneck Memorial Hospital about 7 30 p m for treatment of the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Arthur Ray Sullivan
Jack Sullivan
South Vine Street
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Expense Filing Deadline Today in Local Nominations
Voters and candidates rush to file declarations of expense ahead of tonight’s legal deadline. Edwin A. Lyskowinski leads among filings with 2093.41 dollars in total expenses. Other filings include Alfred L. Spurlock, Walter G. LaMaster, Wiley Phillips, John Roscoe Jackson, Leslie R. Morgan, and Wesley W. Hartley. Three candidates report no expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe W. Goss
Jackson County
Wiley Phillips
Carr Township
John Roscoe Jackson
Leslie R. Morgan
Driftwood
Wesley W. Hartley
Richard A. Schneider
George D. Miller
Robert M., Drake
Justice of Peace
Jackson Township
Seymour Flying Club Plans Members Party at Freeman Field
Seymour Flying Club, Inc. hosts a member and family party at its clubroom Freeman Field Saturday night June 5 at 7. Seymour Hi-Flyers members invited with guests. Dave Rust of Cortland will show slides and share experiences from a Far East trip earlier this year. Free airplane rides and refreshments provided.
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Seymour Flying Club, Inc
Freeman Field
Seymour Hi- Flyers, Inc
Dave Rust
Cortland
Far East
Armyworms In Jackson County Not Serious Yet
Armyworms continue to appear in Jackson County fields but county agricultural agent Ed ward A. Ragsdale says the outbreak is not serious. Early alerts and spraying have kept invasion under control this year, though reports span nearly every area. Purdue University survey notes armyworms and cutworms harming crops across southern Indiana with some confusion between the pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Edward A. Ragsdale
Indiana
Purdue University
Officers Elected By Seymour Legion Post
James C. Wright was elected commander of Seymour Post No 89 American Legion. He succeeds Robert H. Lucas. Ralph Deputy and Kenneth Knoke were elected first and second vice commanders. James D. Weaver, Joe Tinch, Arnold Myers, Woodrow Louden, Melvin Eldridge and Stanley Garvey named executive committeemen. Also elected were Bernard Head Karl Hackman Charles Peters Forrest Herrmann and Thomas Tracy as delegates to the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Wright
Seymour Post
American Legion
Robert H. Lucas
Veterans’ Organization
Ralph Deputy
Kenneth Knoke
James D. Weaver
Joe Tinch
Arnold Myers
Woodrow Louden
Melvin Eldridge
Stanley Garvey
Bernard Head
Karl Hackman
Charles Peters
Forrest Herrmann
Thomas Tracy
Russell Allen
E. J. Banta
John Garvey
Nelson Laraway
John M
New Hope Church Plans Mortgage Burning Ceremony
The New Hope Church of the Brethren will hold a mortgage burning for the parsonage on Sunday afternoon June 6 with Rev. Carl Hilbert of Hagerstown as guest speaker. He will also lead the 10:30 AM worship service at the church on U S Road 31 southeast of Seymour. A noon basket dinner will be served on the parsonage lawn. rain moves all events to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope Church of the Brethren
Carl Hilbert
Hagerstown
Hilbert
New Hope Church
U. S. Road 31
Seymour
Durward Hays
Estel McCullough
Pendleton
Weather records for Seymour area show rainfall and river level
Official and unofficial readings list a 74 degree official high and 2 PM official minimum, with a 2.9 foot river at 2 PM and .42 inch precipitation. Readings from Ruth E. Everhart, government weather observer, and downtown thermometers are noted as unofficial and official.
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Seymour Sor
Ruth Everhart
Government Weather Observer Asia
Onscre
Trial Opens In Capital For Puerto Rican Shootings
Four Puerto Ricans go on trial amid heavy press coverage of their March 1 shooting in the House chamber. Defendants Lebron Cancel Miranda Fugueroa Cordero Flores Rodriguez face 10 counts each combining assault with intent to kill and with a dangerous weapon. Bonds set at 100000, max 75 years. Lebron says defense of country. Victims include Rep Alvin Bentley and Reps Fallon Roberts Davis Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Lolita Lebron
Lebron
U. S
Mich
Worth
George H Fallon
Kenneth A. Roberts
Ala
Clifford Davis
D Tenn
Ben F. Jensen
R-lowa
Howard F. Rust Dies Suddenly in Louisville
Howard F. Rust age 52 of 613 East Third Street died suddenly Wednesday afternoon in Louisville. Born March 13, 1902 in Jackson County he spent his life there. He was the son of Andrew and Minnie Rhoads Rust and married Hattie Scott February 9, 1935 in Jeffersonville. He worked as a driver for Silver Fleet Motor Express for many years. He was widely known in Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard F. Rust
East Third _ street
Louisville
Mr. Rust
Jackson County
Andrew
Minnie Rhoads Rust
Jeffersonville
Hattie Scott
Silver Fleet Motor Express
Divorce Granted in Jackson Circuit Court at Brownstown
Wilfred Heideman was granted a divorce from Nellie Heideman in Brownstown's Jackson Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon. The custody of a minor child was awarded to Nellie Heideman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Brownstown
Wilfred Heideman
Nellie Heideman
Brownell Accused of Starting Probe
Washington report says Roy M. Cohn charged Attorney General Brownell or an assistant instigated Army McCarthy hearings and called the setup a stacked deck if perjury charges emerge. Cohn testified amid Jackson questioning as Army charges against McCarthy and Cohn were referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Atty
Brownell
McCarthy
Cohn
Sen
Jackson
Dash
Army
McCarthy Subcommittee
The
Stevens
John C. Adams
Mrs. Hannah E. Phillips Dies at Schneck Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Hannah E. Phillips, 80, of 801 South Chestnut Street, Seymour, died early this morning after years of failing health. Husband William T. Phillips died less than two weeks ago. Funeral set for 1 PM Saturday at Voss Mortuary with Dr. A. A. Cohn. burial Riverview Cemetery. Survived by five sons, ten grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. born February 10, 1874 in Nashville.
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Hannah E. Phillips
South Chestnut Street
Schneck Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Voss
Phillips
Nashville
Tenn
William J
Eliza Capus Sheppard
Seymour
William T. Phillips
Indiana Site Not In First Three Choices
The Air Force ruled out the Indiana location near Madison on the Ohio River. Three recommended sites for the academy are Alton Illinois, Colorado Springs Colorado, and Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Secretary Talbott will choose from these after further inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Academy
Indiana
Madison
Ohio River
Air Force
Air Academy Site Commission
Harold F. Talbott
Alton
Ill
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lake Geneva
Wis
Talbott
Act of Congress
Washington
Homer E. Capehart
Oldenburg Bank Bandits Sought After Robbery
Police hunted two bank robbers after a Farmers and Merchants State Bank heist in Oldenburg Indiana. A getaway car abandoned three miles southwest of Brookville tied the escape to a new Casey Illinois theft with Indianapolis plates. The Oldenburg bank serves a town of about 600.
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Oldenburg
Ind
Whitewater River
Brookville
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Casey
Ill
Indianapolis
Franklin County
Bedford School Board Size To Be Decreased
Bedford city council voted to cut school board membership from five to three, aiming to reduce bickering. Two August vacancies will remain unfilled as terms of Dorothy Edmiston and Kenneth Plummer expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
James Guthrie
Dorothy Edmiston
Kenneth Plummer
Motorcyclist Vietin’s Condition Unchanged
The condition of Betty Cheatham 21 of Louisville remains critical at Schneck Memorial Hospital after a Sunday motorcycle collision south of Crothersville. Her husband Cleo Cheatham Jr. was fatally injured. Betty lost her left leg below the knee and suffered a broken arm a split pelvis and other injuries.
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Betty Cheatham
Louisville
Crothersville
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Cleo Cheatham, Jr
Belgian Transport Reported Attacked By Soviet Planes
Two individuals were arraigned in a Seymour justice court on traffic violations. William V. Stevens, 18, admitted guilt to reckless driving and paid $1 plus $13.75 in costs. Eugene L. Maines, 20, admitted speeding and paid $1 plus $13.75 in costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Justice of the Peace
William V. Stevens
Commiskey Rl
Eugene L. Maines
Vietminh Slowed by Monsoon Rains
Heavy monsoon rains slow Vietminh movements in Indochina as convoys from Dien Bien Phu struggle toward the Red River delta. French air strikes pause for a second day while Vietminh fronts remain about 50 miles from the delta defenses.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Delta
Chanoi
Hung Yen
Fort Ritner School to Be Sold at Auction
The Fort Ritner school campus including seven lots will be auctioned on June 12 for cash bids at two thirds the appraised value. The building with two classrooms a corridor basement and furnace room has electricity but no water. Abandoned after 50 years of use the site’s students moved to Guthrie Township school in Tunnelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Ritner School
Fort Ritner
Guthrie Township
Tunnelton
Radio Officer Killed in Belgian DC3 Attack
A Belgian freight plane carrying pigs from Britain to Belgrade was shot at near the Austrian Yugoslav frontier. The radio officer was killed and three crew members were injured including the pilot and mechanic. The attack was described as carried out by Soviet fighter planes, with the jet fighter identified as a MIG. The DC3 landed at Graz after emergency measures, the British co pilot guiding the return to the airfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Belgrade
Britain
Yugoslavia
French Minister Opposes Red Plan at Indochina Talks
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault warned at a secret nine nation peace conference session that the Communist plan for policing a cease fire would bring quarrels with no arbitration end or hope. Viet Nam's Nguyen Quoc Dinh attacked a four nation supervision scheme and urged a UN backed body while Bidault urged a stronger international role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genera 7
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Viet Nam
Nguyen Quoc Dinh
India
Pakistan
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Vietminh
Hibault
Dinh
United Nations
Military Men Of Five Nations Meet For Discussion On Asia
Five power military leaders gather at the Pentagon to discuss Southeast Asia amid Communist pressure. Secretary Wilson says the issue is more political than military, with talks on potential aid and strategy to prevent Indochina from falling under Red influence. Attending are UK Field Marshal Harding, France General Ely, Australian Lt. Gen. Rowell, and New Zealand Maj. Gen. Gentry, along with aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Washington
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Wilson
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Indochina
Far East
John Harding
Paul Ely
Sydney Rowell
W. G. Gentry
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Cae
Panal
Trooper Conway
Cora B. Thompson
Seymour Flying Club
Oppenheimer
Special Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Ward V. Evans
Center
Legion
Veteran Group
Capital
Adams
Wisconsin
Colorado
Illinois
Associated Press
Vietin
Austrian
Graz
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