09 Jun 1959
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Newspaper
Seymour Daily Tribune
Location
Seymour, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
1
Seymour council considers buying the local water utility after being informed the Water Company will seek another rate increase. Mayor John C. Isaacs read a letter from W. Howard Hopkin, president and treasurer, announcing the raise request.
Cummins Engine Company seeks a large foundry site near Seymour and requests Pine street closure between Oak and Laurel. Mayor Isaacs cites wind patterns and expansion talks with Cummins officials, while negotiating with property owners north and east of the city. The council also debates North O’Brien street improvements and a railroad quit-claim deed, urging water company cooperation for future growth.
Petitions circulate to back city purchase of the Seymour water system with a revenue bond plan. Annexation talks for Noblitt-Pruitt residents hinge on water service and council votes. Public works readies bids for two street projects with assessments and flexible payment options through 10 year Barrett Law terms.
Jackson County seeks the return of Frank Lewis Smith from Grayson Kentucky to face three counts in connection with the alleged injury and robbery of an elderly Rockford woman. Smith is accused of assaulting Mrs. William Combs and stealing a one dollar bill. he faces major charges and may waive extradition.
A 16 year old Medora girl failed to negotiate a turn from Indiana 235 onto 135 and struck a parked 1953 sedan driven by Ronald Benz of Marengo causing about 400 in damage. Sharon Eileen Ault and her father were uninjured and no charges were filed, Medora Marshal James Reynolds reported.
A historical nickname Seymour earned from Meody Shield's mules that leaped across the railroad tracks as trains passed, giving the town the moniker Mule Crossing.
Crothersville merchants will study Friday night store hours at a special meeting of the Crothersville Improvement Association on Thursday following a heat shortened meeting. The group also reported patching two roads in the area and discussed a future charter for a Chamber of Commerce to replace the association.
Spencer Township taxpayers file a second remonstrance against building a six room Hayden school.190 residents oppose the plan citing unnecessary facilities high cost and potential loss of state aid in 1963. The remonstrance is sent to the state board of tax commissioners for a hearing with no date set.
Jackson County residents Virgie R. Ble wett Raymond Marion Chastain and Raymond Leroy Yost were sent to Indianapolis for the June draft call from Selective Service Board No. 34. A July 15 induction for three more men is also planned with three additional men to undergo examinations.
Official daily record shows River at 3.3 feet with maximum Monday and minimum Monday readings. Data notes 2 p.m. observation indicating river level and summarizing conditions for the downtown area.
Immigration authorities in Hammond Indiana began deportation proceedings against 59 year old Italian native Tommy Morgano a Gary resident who refused to answer questions before the Senate Rackets Committee Morgano invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid incriminating questions He is to appear for an initial hearing on June 15 to show cause why he should not be sent back He was accused of offering up to 500000 for police protection for vice and gambling in Porter County and was linked to Chicago gangster Sam Moony Giancanna who ran a pizza business near Valparaiso University A wire recording is cited as evidence
No objections were raised at the Jackson County appropriation hearing held Monday in the county auditor’s office. Travis Nay of Columbus represented the state board and the proposals were forwarded to the state board for final decision after the hearing at the county courthouse.
Western foreign ministers led by Herter Couve de Murville and Lloyd fear the Geneva conference with the Soviet Union could fail over Berlin issues and a summit. Khrushchev's Budapest interview fuels breakdown fears while Gromyko seeks Moscow orders for last minute concessions.
Weather officials forecast a new round of thunderstorms across Jackson County and other Indiana counties. Heavy rains likely in sw and central areas, with showers continuing through Wednesday and highs near 90 today and 85 by Wednesday. White River at Rockford stood at 3.3 feet and falling.
Jess Fesler, 53, of Sunbright, was shot to death while operating a bulldozer on a federal flood control project near Lake City High School. Five men were questioned in Clinton, Jacksboro, and nearby, as Sheriff officials probe motives beyond union tensions. Fesler had ties to a 1957 UMW welfare fund suit and an armed robbery case upcoming before the Campbell County grand jury.
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