Rural education conference planned in Seymour
A regional meeting sponsored by the Indiana Farm Federation and state education groups will be held at Shields High School next Friday starting at 10 AM with Thomas Abbott Mott as chair. Luncheon at 12 15 at Central Christian church and an afternoon session at 2 PM led by Harry B. Henderson. The event marks the first such conference in Jackson County with speakers on school costs state aid teacher placement and rural education topics.
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Shields High Schol
Thomas Abbott Mott
Seymour Public Schools
Central Christian Church
Harry B. Henderson
Indiana Farm Federation
Indiana Township Trustees’ Association
Indiana County Superintendents Association
Henderson
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Indiana University
State Board of Education
Jackson County
H. B. Henderson
Seymour
Indiana
George A Spencer
E. FE. Ramsey
R. E. Blackwell
Wm. FE. Settles
Equal School Opportunity For
Mary Beeman
Automobile Hits Stump Injuring Father and Son
John Ward and his son Willard Ward were injured when their car struck a stump in a Muscatatuck bottoms road south of Seymour. Willard was thrown through the windshield with cuts and bruises. John Ward, driving, suffered chest injuries and a severe facial cut but neither was seriously hurt.
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John Ward
City
Willard
Bedford
Muscatatuck Bottoms
Seymour
Mr. Ward
Trackless Train at The Majestic Promises New York Views
The Trackless Train appears at The Majestic tonight in connection with the feature Wild Oranges. It offers close up views of prominent New York buildings and streets as the train passes through crowded avenues.
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America
the Majestic
New York City
Tip Richardson Taxi Service Ad
An advertisement promotes Tip's Yellow Taxi with phone contact 44/7 and residence at 67 Tip Richardson. The notice emphasizes availability any time and any place for hire.
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Tip Richardson
Sunday Fire Causes Smoke Damage at Lutheran School
A Sunday afternoon blaze at the Lutheran school on Oak and Oesting streets caused several hundred dollars in damage. Fire chief Melvin Jerrell cites spontaneous combustion as the likely cause from fumes in an oil floor area under a stair alcove. Smoke blackened recitation rooms requiring interior cleaning and repainting. firemen knocked out several windows while escaping heavy smoke.
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Corner Oak
Oesting Street
Melvin Jerrell
Seymour
Church Celebrates Paying Off Final Bank Debt
Central Christian church on North Chestnut street burned a cancelled $60,000 debt note during a Sunday praise service. The $51,000 burden, largely from wartime costs and construction, was wiped out through heroic effort led by Rev. Franklin P. Smith era, with praise for W. H. Reynolds and others who carried the obligation.
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W. H W. Reynolds
Central Christian Church
W. T. Mullins
Franklin P. Smith
Chestnut Street
C. D D. Billings
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Mullins
W. H. Reynolds
Ray KR. Keach
Clark B. Davis
Res. Mullins
North Vernon Man Fined for Intoxication in City Court
Roy Koburn of North Vernon was fined 40 dollars for intoxication after pleading guilty before Mayor Charles L. Kessler. Arrested Sunday afternoon by Chief William A. Misch, Koburn cannot pay the fine and faces forty days in Brownstown County Jail as punishment.
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Roy Koburn
North Vernon
Charles L. Kessler
Koburn
William A. Misch
Brownstown
Shields Park Opens With Band Concert And Cool Plunge
Hundreds enjoy Shields park opening as about 4 000 visit on Sunday afternoon. Kiddies swim in the new pool while families picnic and relax near the band stand where the Seymour Concert band began the season. A new Chair Plane ride arrives and will operate in the park soon.
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Shields Park
Shields
Seymour
Grover Marquette
Masonry Laud ed by Rev Smith in Major Sermon at Majestic
The Rev Golden A Smith of Seymour preached to about 350 Masons and guests at the Majestic theater praising Masonry as the greatest science of morality. He urged faithful adherence to Masonic teachings and drew on Solomon as a builder example. Attendees included Masons from Columbus Jonesville North Vernon and nearby towns. The First Methodist choir provided music led by Miss Jessie Jeffrey.
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Golden A. Smith
First Methodist Church
Seymour
Majestic Theater
Smith
Solomon
Columbus
Jonesville
North Vernon
Jessie Jeffrey
Julius Pluvius Makes Brief Visit in City
Jupiter Pluvus visits Seymour and meets his rival Old King Sol behind a cloud before rain ends. Farmers and merchants welcome the moisture after a long drought but soil soaking is limited and sun soon returns.
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Julius Pluvius
Jupiter Pluvus
Seymour
King Sol
Sol
Pluvius
Kappa Sigma Pi Organized Here at First Baptist Church
The Kappa Sigma Pi fraternity formed a local chapter at the First Baptist church with seventeen initiates. Dr. D. D. Tallman led installation and Rev. A. A. Cohn serves as chaplain with officers including Fred Nuss as chancellor and Lewis Adams as vice chancellor.
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Kappa Sigma Pi Fraternity
First Baptist Church
Cincinnati
D. D. Tallman
Harry Downing
Charles Linke
Carl Hustedt
Robert Sprenger
Howard Sprenger
Carl Haper
Ernest Blevins
Willard Barkdall
Benjamin F. Yount
Robert Day
Howard Coons
William Robert
Orville Robert
Leland H. Ross
Lewis Adams
Edmund J. Montgomery
Fred Nuss
A. A. Cohn
Chaplin
Edmund Montgomery
Gamaliel
Benjamin Yount
Stephen
Sentinel
J. Robert Blair
Jesse M. Coons
Tallman
Kappa Sigma Pi
Paul the Apostle
Regular club meeting and joint Legion Auxiliary event
L. A. S. Regular club meeting tonight at 7 30 p m. Joint meeting Legion and Auxiliary Monday June 8. Sweet peas for sale. Arthur Glaze 335 Joho street j10d.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Arthur Glaze
Joho Street
Graduation of Lutheran Students at Club House
The Evangelical Lutheran school holds a graduation Tuesday at 8 pm in the Lutheran Club House auditorium at 324 West Oak Street. Rev. Nordsieck of Indianapolis delivers the commencement address to 24 graduates. Rev. Eggers of Seymour oversees the services and introduction. Valedictorian Miss Laura Siefker is named. diplomas are presented by Rev. Eggers.
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Nordsieck
Indianapolis
Evangelical Lutheran School
Lutheran Club House
West Oak Street
Ek. H. Eggers
Seymour Lutheran Church
Laura Siefker
John Siefker
Seymour
Robert Brunon
Dorothy Kasting
Gretess
Florence Eggers Lanes
Cideee
Sun Oscar Pollert
EF. H. Eggers
Charges Soviet funds tied to Shanghai student deaths
Shanghai reports claim the Soviet government paid Chinese communists 6,000 yuan for each student killed in the Shanghai riots. U S Marines landed at Canton as civil war erupts between Kuomintang and former Yunnan mercenaries. A peace conference was set as international tensions rise.
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Shanghai
London
Legation
Peking
Chinkiang
Yantze
Woodlark
United States
Philippines
U. S
Jason
Tsen-Tsin-Chien
Shanghai Chamber of Commerce
Canton
Kuomingtang
People’s Party
Sun Yat
Eastern heat wave ends after seven day scorcher
The Eastern heat wave broke with a sharp thirty degree drop. New York temperatures fell from the 90s to 61, after a week of extreme heat that caused over 150 deaths and many prostrations. Chicago reports cooling breezes from Lake Michigan ending the heat spell with 17 deaths. The Weather Bureau predicts clear, cool days ahead.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
New York
Weather Bureau
Topcoats and Furs Mark Sudden Halifax Cold Spell
Halifax Nova Scotia June 8 sees a sharp temperature drop after a sweltering week. Topcoats and furs appear in stores and on streets as residents cope with 50 above weather to day.
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Halifax
N. S
Belgium to begin US debt talks on 480 million loan
The Belgian government will send a debt commission led by former Premier Theunis to Washington in July to negotiate the 480 million dollar Belgian debt to the United States. Officials say Belgium is the first European debtor to move toward settlement, with France and Italy likely to wait.
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International
Washington
United States
State Department
Belgiums
Theunis
Blegium
Belgium
France
Italy
American Debt Commission
Girl Accidentally Shot In Serious Condition
Emma Laraway seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George Laraway residing near Acme remains in critical condition a week after being accidentally shot in the temple with a 22 caliber rifle held by her brother Arthur twelve. The bullet was not extracted and she has shown slight improvement but stays in a precarious state.
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Emma Laraway
George Laraway
Acme
Arthur
Lanaway
Dance at Moore's Grove Draws Crowd Saturday Night
A big dance at Moore's Grove was held Saturday night with many attendees enjoying music and socializing in a lively rural event. Local organizers promoted the gathering as a community celebration.
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Moore's Grove
Coolidge Heads North to Speak at Centennial Celebration
President Coolidge visits St Paul and Minneapolis to honor Norwegian Americans on the centennial of their organized immigration. He tours Kellogg home, attends a noon luncheon, and will address at the Minnesota state fairgrounds, greeted by large crowds. The speech is expected to focus on gratitude and the Norwegian contribution to the nation. Continued on page 4 column 4.
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St. Paul
Coolidge
Robert M. LaFollette
America
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Minneapolis
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Kellogg
Wisconsin
Martial law declared as rebels seize Samos port
Athens reports martial law on Samos after 600 rebels occupy Vathy port and steal half a million drachmas from the state bank. Greek troops disembark from destroyers to blockade the island as brigandage is blamed. London despatches note rebels driven into mountains.
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Athens
Samos
Vathy
International
London
Sofia
Bulgaria
Hearing Postponed in Stephenson Case
Noblesville Ind June 8 Judge Fred Hines of Hamilton circuit court postponed the hearing on a defense petition to obtain from the state an alleged dying statement of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. The motion concerns D C Stephenson Earl Klenkc and Karl Gentry who were indicted for her murder. The hearing was set for Friday morning but postponed for several days.
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Noblesville
Ind
Fred Hines
Hamilton
Ates
Defense Council
Madge Oberholtzer
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klenck
Karl Gentry
Regular taxi service to Pauleys Cabin
A taxi service advertises regular rides to Pauleys Cabin with contact phone 333. The brief notice emphasizes consistent transport options for the destination.
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Pauley
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Lutheran School
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Seymour Concert Band
Gram
Predides
Tist Church
A.A. Cohn
E. H. Hoffmeier
House
Siefker
Laura Sitefker
Anita Brand
Leona Brinkman
Christine Buhner
Harold Corelle
Thelma Peters
Arthur Otting
Oscar Pollett
Fredric W. Preuss
Florence Eggers
Mildred Miller
Robert Ahlbrand
Robert Brunow
Elsie Hackman
Julia Helmbrecht
Carlisle Zeller
Wilma Stuckwish
Wilbur Rebber
Leona Stradley
Sylvia Hagen
Elsie Snyder
Henry Hoevener
Edwin Crane
Lawrence Krumme
U.S
Tween
International News Service
Theunis Willome
Amer
Ica
Ball
Heart of la Follette Country
Centennial
State Fair Grounds
Kellogg's
Mrs. Coolidge
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Turkey
Stephenson
Hines
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