Freeman Field will stay open says CAB member
Oswald Ryan of the Civil Aeronautics Board told Indiana officials in Indianapolis that Freeman Field at Seymour will likely operate for some time due to its size. He noted Indiana needs an adequate airport program as airlines seek to expand service, with rail carriers A American Airlines TWA and United already serving major routes. He outlined proposed services including routes to Evansville Terre Haute and Chicago Detroit via several cities and listed Indiana towns awaiting air service.
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Oswald Ryan
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ralph F. Gates
Indianapolis
Freeman Field
Seymour
Ind
Army
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Army Air Field
Ryan
Indiana
Gates
Anderson-borne Aviation Authority
American Airlines Twa
United Airlines
Eastern Airlines
Evansville
Terre Haute
Chicago-Jacksonville
Memphis
Detroit
Anderson
Mancie
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Chicago
Southern
Peru
Kokomo
Gary
Lafayette
Richmond
Vincennes
French Lick
Michigan City
Elkhart
Summer School Opens At Shields High
Shields High School opened a six week summer session with 102 pupils enrolled. Classes run Monday through Friday from 7 45 am to 12 noon with short rests. Courses offered tuition free include Junior English Senior English Freshman algebra Civics Sociology Health and Bookkeeping taught by Kenneth N Warbritton Alma Belle Dannettelle Pearl Shaffer Victor B Everdon and Lester L Dittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields High School
DeWitte Ogan
Kenneth N. Warbritton
Alma Belle Dannettelle
Pearl Shaffer
Victor B. Everdon
Lester L. Dittman
Lutheran Pastors and Teachers at Conference Opens in Jonesville
Lutheran pastors and teachers from Seymour and Jackson county attended a conference hosted by Jonesville Lutheran Church with Rev. E. H. Hoeferkamp as pastor. Rev. August Brauer of Columbus chairs the event and H. L. Bacon of Wallaonia is secretary. The meeting opened at 9 this morning and runs to 4 this afternoon with several county ministers and teachers on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Jackson County
Jonesville
Council to Discuss Calvin Boulevard Traffic Safety
The city council will discuss Calvin Boulevard between Second and Fourth streets and its center grass plot, considered a hazard by firefighters, while cars park before homes. Residents and property owners along the two blocks are invited to attend the semi monthly meeting at 7 30 p m. Proposal to remove the center division was raised years ago but no action then.
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Calvin Boulevard
Second
Fourth
Winter Returns with Freezing Temperatures and Frost
Seymour residents faced a sudden temperature drop to the 45 degree mark over the weekend as a belated blackberry winter discussion surged. Frosts damaged northern gardens while county planting lag due to rain, though local frosts avoided major county crop damage. Unofficial readings showed 58 degrees by mid afternoon with cooler, fair weather forecast for Tuesday.
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Seymour
South Bend
Victory Gardens
Great Lakes
Eighteen Year Olds Sign at Draft Board in Jackson County
Seventeen young men who turned eighteen in May registered with Local Board No. 1, Jackson County Selective Service, taking numbers 12518 through 12534. Names include Donald Frederick Weber and Floyd Eugene Rochner among Seymour and Brownstown residents, with two additional registrants Charles Tankersley and Dale Klakamp noting birth dates in 1914 and 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
South Poplar
Seymour
Merrill Eugene Mellencamp
Jerry Duane Bowman
South Broadway
Eugene Louis Wm. Hackman
Brownstown
James Edward Cummings
Norman
George Calvin Morgan
Wallonia
Conley Lee Davis
Charles Willard Grider
Medora
William Leroy Dyer
East Third Street
Lynn Wallace Fuegersman
Thurl Richard Lee
South Beech Street
Leonard Herschel Beard
Charles L. Tankersley
East Tipton Street
Dale Henry Klakamp
Lasher Speaks at Marion College Commencement
Norman J. Lasher superintendent of Seymour schools gave the keynote at Marion College Indiana twenty-fifth commencement. The service at 10:30 AM was in the College Church where Lasher, a member of the first graduating class, addressed the audience marking a quarter century of ceremonies.
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Norman J. Lasher
Seymour City
Marion College
Marion
Ind
Lasher
War Production Board eases building limits expands local projects
The War Production Board loosened ceilings on housing and civilian factory spending fivefold to allow larger remodeling and expansion work in Seymour and surrounding areas. While no material guarantees exist amid shortages, builders can proceed on dwellings and postwar use factories without prior WPB permission.
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Seymour
Freeman Field
WPB
Explosions Dismay Bremen Police Headquarters
In Bremen Germany two explosions hit the U S Military Government police HQ killing at least fifteen Americans and Germans and injuring about eighty. Major E Russell Kennedy Jr cited delayed action bomb as cause with incomplete reports listing deaths and missing.
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Bremen
Germany
U. S
E. Russell Kennedy Jr
Washington, D. C
Pacific
River Stace Reaches 1 Foot Above Low Water Mark
Weather records show river level at 1 foot above the low water mark as drought conditions persist. The reading indicates higher runoff after recent storms and could affect local navigation and shoreline conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amour
Louise Ahlert
Seymour Water Co
Rockford
Churchill to Speak on Syria Situation This Week
The Daily Mail reports Prime Minister Churchill will address the House of Commons in the coming days to defend Britain's stance on Syria. Damascus dispatches show Levant tensions remain high with British troops on alert protecting French barracks. De Gaulle's call for an international Arab conference has not eased the crisis, and British-French strains persist. The London press criticizes his proposal while the Foreign Office keeps silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Churchill
House of Commons
Syria
Damascus
Levant
Charles de Gaulle
DeGaulle
LeGaulle
Daily Telegraph
France
Teacher Honored For Long Service In Lutheran School
Henry Rahn, a North District Sayers School teacher for twenty five years and a Lutheran educator for forty six, was honored at a Sunday afternoon surprise gathering attended by about 150 people. Bishops, trustees, colleagues and family praised his career with readings by students and letters from former scholars including Miss Malinda Stuckwisch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rahn
North District
Sayers
George Thomas
Lawrence Darlage
Edwin Fenneburg
Indianapolis
Sauers
Clarence Stuckwisch
Indiana University
Ames
Iowa
Schenectady
New York
Malinda Stuckwisch
White River
Arizona
Stuckwisch
Harold Rahn
U. S. Army
Philippines
Erna Rahn
Destinon
Seeks Answer To Veto Stalemate In United Nations Talks
San Francisco June 4 The United States seeks a resolution to the veto stalemate on the right of discussion in a world security council. If leadership fails to break the deadlock with Russia Britain China and France, the United Nations Conference could enter a wide open floor fight in its closing days. Cuban delegate Guillermo Belt says some nations may accept the charter with reservations.
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San Francisco
United States
World Security Council
Fussia
Britain
China
France
Unitedations
Guillermo Belt
Infant Rites Held at Riverview Cemetery
Funeral services were held at Riverview Cemetery for the infant daughter of Paul and Opal Bedel Marsh of Seymour Alabama born prematurely Friday at Schneck Memorial Hospital. The infant died early Sunday. Surviving are the parents three brothers Dale Don William and Gerry and three sisters Clara Lee Wilma and Judy all at home.
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Riverview Cemetery
Paul
Opal Bedel Marsh
Seymour al
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Dale
Don William
Gerry
Clara Lee
Wilma
Judy
Gasoline Topic Set for Seymour Rotary Dinner Talk
The Seymour Rotary Club will host a 6 15 dinner meeting at the Elks Home with speaker R D Collins division manager of the Phillips Petroleum Corporation Indianapolis. Clarence G Steinwedel is arranging the program.
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Seymour
Book Bond Club Opens at Seymour Public Library
The Book Bond Club launches today at Seymour Public Library for first through eighth grade students in Seymour and Jackson Township. Participants read ten books over eight weeks to earn a book bond and stamp album, with diplomas for completing the reading goal. The club, tied to the Mighty Seventh War Loan Drive, draws participants from multiple schools and plans a large display of progress on a bulletin board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Public Library
Seymour
Jackson Township
Katherine France
St. Ambrose Catholicc School
Immanuel Lu
Compulsory Peacetime Training Urged in U S
Washington shows debate opens on a two week hearing as Acting Secretary Grew urges universal one year peacetime military training for youths. He cites World Security Organization obligations and deterring aggression, noting support from War Navy departments and American Legion, while opposition includes educational and religious groups.
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Washington
State Department
United States
World Security Organization
Joseph C. Grew
House
Woodrum
D-Va
Grew
America
Jaran
Pearl Harbor
Grapan
House Military Committee
War and Navy Departments
American Legion
Woodrum Committee
Imlay Rites Scheduled for Tuesday
Funeral services for Clarence A. Imlay age forty three well known local automobile mechanic will be held at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon from the Central Christian Church with Rev R S Wilson pastor in charge Burial will be in River View Cemetery Friends may call at the home 124 East Laurel street at any time Mr Imlay died at the home Saturday morning after an illness of five months He is survived by his parents the widow five children and five brothers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Imlay
Central Christian Church
R. S. Wilson
Riverview Cemetery
East Laurel Street
Imlay
Reach Southeast Shore In Greatest 1 Day Push
American infantrymen drove two miles through heavy rain to the southeastern shore of Okinawa on Sunday advancing from Chinen peninsula to seal off Japan’s southern fleet anchorage. Tokyo said amphibious units possibly landed near the peninsula tip to trap Nipponese troops as a fleet mass moved toward Nakagusuku Bay with additional task forces seen in Okinawan waters.
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Guam
Okinawa
Chinen
Japan
Tokyo
U. S
Nakagusuku Bay
Okinawan
Archibald V. Arnold
Seventh
Chinen Peninsula
Associated Press
al Copking
U.S
First Marine
96Th
William F. Halsey Jr
Kyushu
Halsey
John S. McCain
Nimitz
Chinese Forces Near Liuchow and Chungking Advance
From Hunan to Okinawa reports show Chinese units within miles of Liuchow and Shaoyang as offensives press on. U S 14th Air Force supported Linchow operations while Japanese counterattacks and Kamikaze activity persist around Okinawa with naval air forces engaging Kyushu targets.
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Chungking
U. S
Kwoeangsi
High Command
Hunan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shaoyang
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Tsinkong
Chienkiang
Liuchow
Linchow
Yellow River
Infantry Chases Davao Garrison Into Mountains
Heavy fighting northwest of Davao on Mindanao as Maj. Gen. Woodruff’s 24th Infantry Division pursues the ousted garrison toward Mt. App. Guerrillas under Col. Fertig seize Bayabas and other villages. In Mindanao, 31st Division advances toward Malaybalay while the 40th division traps remaining Japanese. Luayon landing labs to sever southeast Mindanao resistance. Luzon operations saw the 37th Division push into Cagayan Valley with seven five enemy killed.
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Manila
Davao
Mindanao
Roscoe B. Woodruff
App
Wendell Fertig
Bayabas
Alhambra
Mulig
Ula
Thomas
Luayon
Davao Gulf
Davao City
Luzon Island
Robert S. Beightler
37Th
Cagayan Valley
Appointment hours for Dr Gillespie at new location
The note states a move to 107% N. Chestnut with morning hours 9:00 to 12:00 by appointment and afternoon 1:30 to 5:00. Doctor C. B. Gillespie is listed.
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N. Chestnut
C. B. Gillespie
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PAA
Yanks Sever Peninsula
South
War Production Board
Security Council
Riverview
City Library
U. S. Air
Continued
Oroku Peninsula
Naha
Ryukyu Islands
Pedro A. del Valle
Karara
Naha Harbor
James L. Bradley
Tera
Kamizato
Naha-Yonabaru
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Sixth Marine
Okouba River
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