Traffic Surge on Road 31 Detour Causes City Delays
Heavy southbound traffic through Seymour Friday night and today due to a detour from Road 31 near Columbus. Trucks were rerouted via Alternate Road 31 to Seymour and east to the 31 50 junction for repairs on Road 31. A Scottsburg man died Wednesday when his southbound truck rear ended a stone truck near Flat Rock bridge.
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Seymour
Columbus
State Highway Department
Scottsburg
Flat Rock Bridge
Councilmen Set to Discuss Street and Sewer Issues
The common council will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at city hall to discuss city streets improvements and problems arising from the sewer construction program.
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Common Council
City Hall
Indiana Methodist Conference Set for Bloomington Session
Pastor and delegates from Seymour and Jackson County plan to attend the 125th annual Indiana Methodist Conference June 13 to 17 at Indiana University auditorium Bloomington. Bishop Richard C. Raines will preside and preach.
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Seymour
Jackson County
Indiana Methodist Conference
Indiana University
Bloomington
Richard C. Raines
Indiana Methodism
First Methodist
Emery Parks
I. U
Bishop Raines
Millis Cites GOP Record at Meeting Here
Republican candidate Frank T. Millis praised Indiana GOP progress in education mental health traffic safety highway improvements toll roads penal institutions conservation state police and other functions at a Ninth District dinner at the Elks Club attended by 200 reservations. He said Republicans across the 9th District are united and confident in a record of high competence as he noted Eisenhower’s national leadership restoring public confidence.
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Indiana
Frank T. Millis
The
Elks Club
Wilbur Bannister
North Vernon
Millis
Campbellsburg
Republican Party
Vacation Club Readers Begin 10 Week World Tour
Seymour Public Library launches World Tour Reading Club guiding children through a 10 week steamship voyage aboard the SS Public Library from June 11 to August 18. Participants earn passports and visas for each country read about with prizes for milestones and a finale diploma for completing 10 books.
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John M. Powers
Seymour Public Library
SS Public Library
World Tour Reading Club
Phil Hamilton
John E. Morin
Patty Speckner
Jo Ann Rebber
Public Library
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Africa
Vendee Thea
Karl Reinbold
Crothersville
Seymour
Air Show At Freeman Field Promises Thrills Sunday
Final preparations for Jaycers colossal Air Show at Freeman Field with gates opening at 8 AM. Cole Brothers headline at 2 PM with a 2 hour show, military flyovers, civilian aviation displays, and picnic grounds. Lynn Vandermark, a 29 year old parachute jumper, stars among the stunt acts.
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Freeman Field
Cole Brothers
Duane
Marion Cole
Army Air Force
Cleveland
O. Duane
Kewaunee
Ill
Lynn Vandermark
Lynn
Canada
Mexico
B and O Trains Delayed By Wreck Now On Schedule
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials said eastbound passenger trains have returned to regular schedules after a Wednesday wreck that piled 41 freight cars along the right of way about 45 miles east of East St. Louis Illinois. Delays previously ranged from 15 minutes to 90 minutes for the Diplo mat. A prior wreck near the Pennsylvania West Virginia line caused westbound delays about two weeks earlier.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
East St. Louis
Ill
Weather Records Report of River and Readings
Official weather notes show maximum and minimum readings with the river at 4.8 feet at 10 a.m. The record lists the official high and low temperatures alongside the river level measurement.
Board of Review Ends First Week Of 30-Day Period
The Jackson county board of review closed its first week today after a Monday start at the county courthouse. Officials removed old buildings from real estate valuations and checked mortgage exemptions for the year. Members include John E. Zickler as president, Lynn Roberts Jr as secretary, and Omer Owens as treasurer, with Ephraim W. Ahlbrand and Dean W. White named by Judge John M. Lewis to complete the panel.
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Jackson County Board of Review
Board of Review
John E. Zickler
Lynn Roberts, Jr
Omer Owens
John M. Lewis
Jackson Circuit Court
Ephraim W. Ahlbrand
Seymour
Dean W. White
Wallonia
Paul McPherson Named Rockport School Superintendent
Paul McPherson former athletic director and coach at Shields High School has accepted the role of superintendent of Rockport Schools Indiana announced by township trustee Fred Plothow. He has spent the last two years as principal of Bunker Hill School and resigned his Seymour post to take the new position.
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Paul McPherson
Shields High School
Rockport
Ind
Fred Plothow
McePherson
Bunker Hill
Seymour
Dulles Warns on Red Military Buildup and Peace Plan
Secretary of State Dulles told Iowa State College graduates that the Soviet rulers are mounting a gigantic effort to strengthen their military establishment. He warned against bargain security and urged about 40 billion dollars annually for US armed forces and aid to sustain a peace effort. He noted the Soviet Union spends around 20 percent of its gross product on military and foreign aims. President Eisenhower endorsed the remarks in advance, linking them to waging peace.
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Dulles
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Steinwedel Invited To Columbus Demo Meet
Albert A. Steinwedel a Democratic candidate for state treasurer from this city has been invited to a Columbus Wiener roast tonight at 8 for a supper meeting at Louis Schuette's camp. Other invited guests include Wilfrid J. Ullrich of Aurora a congressional nominee and Bartholomew County Democratic candidates for the fall election.
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Albert A. Steinwedel
Columbus
Louis Schuette
Wilfrid J. Ullrich
Aurora
Bartholomew County
Speeders Nabbed in Columbus as City Enforces Speed Limits
Local motorists face an all-out war on speeders in Columbus Bartholemew County. Police report 38 drivers cited for speeding in four days using a speed timer to monitor citywide compliance.
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Columbus
Bartholomew County
Await Final Vote On Foreign Aid
The House awaited a final vote on a foreign aid bill, about 1.1 billion dollars below Eisenhower’s request. A Friday ed approval of a 3.8 billion program aimed at bolstering free world nations against communism stood in contrast to earlier attempts to restore 600 million dollars. The White House signaled a push to restore funds in the Senate, while a separate bill would determine actual money. The day also saw a victory over a move to halt U.S. aid to Yugoslavia.
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House
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
U. S
Yugoslavia
No June Chest Clinic Meeting Canceled for Purdue Conference
The monthly chest clinic of the Tuberculosis Association of Jackson County is canceled this month as executive secretary Mrs. Florence Ebert attends a program planning conference at Purdue University. The Indiana Illinois event at Union Club Purdue Memorial Union runs Monday to Wednesday with Richard W. Poston of Southern Illinois University and Charles Pacquin of Bartholomew County Tuberculosis Association among the speakers.
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Jackson County, Inc
Florence Ebert
Purdue University
Tuberculosis Associations of
Indiana
Tlinois
Union Club
Purdue Memorial Union Building
Richard W. Poston
Department of Community Development
Southern Illinois University
Charles Pacquin
Bartholomew County Tuberculosis Association
Eisenhower Undergoes Successful Ileitis Related Surgery
President Eisenhower is treated for an intestinal obstruction due to ileitis in a four surgeon operation at Walter Reed Hospital. The procedure lasted 1 hour 53 minutes with a 4:52 a.m. completion and a very satisfactory post operative condition reported by White House secretary Hagerty.
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Washington
Eiesnhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Denver
Eisenhower Illness Shapes Republican Nomination Course
Washington reports that Eisenhower’s bedfast illness and exploratory intestinal operation may influence the Republican nominating race and the November election. If he recovers quickly he will pursue a second term. a prolonged illness could spark a GOP scramble with Nixon, Knowland, Herter, Hoffman, Humphrey, and Dewey among potential contenders.
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Eisenhower
Denver
White House
James C. Hagerty
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