Camp Atterbury to be Inactivated by June 1954
Army announces seven camps including Camp Atterbury in southern Indiana will close as an economy move by June 30 1954. Troops will move to Camp Carson Colorado between February and April 1954. Wakeman General Hospital at Atterbury also to close.
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Army
Breckinridge
Camp Atterbury
Associated Press
Washington, D. S
Indiana
Edinburg
Camp Carson
Colo
Homer E. Capehart
R.-Ind
Atterbury
Charles Egenroad
Capehart
Wakeman General Hospital
Two Are Sought By State Police
State police combed fields around Indianapolis for two men believed wounded in separate shooting incidents. Witnesses describe a man fleeing from a filling station on U.S. 31 near Greenwood after shots were fired when he refused to stop. A second pursuit near Lebanon involved a vehicle pursuit, a pedestrian injury, and a car crash with a barricade. Darrell Nicholson, 24, of Stilesville, suffered a broken left arm. A prior burglary linked to Walter Adams is noted.
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Indianapolis
WU. S. 31
Greenwood
Walter Adams
Francis L. Hamilton
U. S. 52
Lebanon
Hamilton
Darrell Nicholson
Stilesville
Adams
Chester Raymond Mobley
Father’s Day Date Confirmed for June 21 on Sunday
The notice clarifies Father’s Day falls on Sunday June 21 and corrects media confusion. It urges the public to observe the correct date and plan accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father's Day
Ray Survey To Start Monday For Chest X Rays Countywide
The three week county wide chest X ray survey by the Jackson County Tuberculosis Association starts Monday and runs until July 3. It aims to X ray every resident 15 and older using Indiana state health units at strategic locations across the county with hours announced in advance. T. L. Sparks reports high interest and plans include speeches and posters as well as employer time off for workers near survey sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Indiana State Board of Health
T. L. Sparks
State Board of Health
H. William Prentice
Sparks
Youth Injured in Auto Bicycle Collision
Thomas Williams aged 15 of 622 South Vine street was injured Thursday at 12 40 pm when his bicycle collided with a car driven by William D Sterling 20 Brownstown at the Tipton street Broadway intersection. Sterling was turning left as Williams crossed northbound. Vehicle damage was minor to Williams bicycle estimated at 20 dollars.
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Thomas Williams
South
Vine Street
William D. Sterling
Brownstown
Tipton Street
Broadway
Sterling
Young Williams
Williams
Experiences Of Two Years In Japan Related To Lions
Betty Droege recounted two years in Japan with the U S Army Special Services Division at a Seymour Lions Club meeting. She described arriving in Yokohama during a night downpour, directing recreation and entertainment for soldiers on leave, and noting Japanese politeness.
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Japan
Betty Droege
Seymour
Tokyo
Jury Trial Under Way In Jackson Circuit Court
A Jackson Circuit Court jury trial continued the April term with 12 jurors listed for the case of the state against William H. Bauman charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The special judge is Q. Austin East from Monroe. The term runs through June 27 with additional cases on file. two overweight truck defendants, Tommy Lusk and Joe E. Owens, pleaded guilty and were fined.
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Jackson
Brownstown
Jackson County
William H. Bauman
Q. Austin East
Monroe Circuit Court
Bloomington
William Tuelker
Esther Lett
Vernon Township
Clifford Lockman
Medora
Edna Stockover
Jackson Township
Samuel H. Abbott
Seymour
Joseph C. Sexton
Pershing Township
Marvin Hazelwood
Crothersville
Johnnie McHargue
Salt Creek Township
William McNear
Dorothy Fill
Rosa Allman
Norman Rindahl
Tommy Luski
John M. Lewis
Joe E. Owens
Shelbyville
Ind
Library Opens Monday For Limited Service In Seymour
The Seymour Public Library will open Monday with limited hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. due to unfinished electrical work and no night service. Miss Katherine Frazee, the librarian, noted painting is complete but curtains are not. a two week no fine period starts Monday to allow returns.
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Seymour Public
Katherine Frazee
Weather Records Official Maximum and River Readings
Official high for Thursday recorded and official low noted today at 2 p m. River measurement shows 3 feet today at the site.
Heat Wave Expected for Five Days Across Region
The weather bureau predicts temperatures will run seven to ten degrees above normal for the next five days with little chance of rain. Official records show a Thursday high of 84 and a low of 61 reported by observer Ruth Everhart.
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Weather Bureau
Ruth Everhart
Learn To Swim Week Set Monday In Seymour
Next week in Seymour marks Learn To Swim Week sponsored by the Jackson County Chapter American Red Cross. Free lessons at the Seymour Municipal Pool in Shields Park run 1 to 2 pm Monday through Friday with certified Red Cross instructors including pool manager Joe D. Gill and Mrs. Gill. Up to 12 instructors will assist non swimmers, during the free period the pool is closed to other swimmers. later entries with season tickets or other tickets will be allowed. Attendance has surged this season with about 600 entered Wednesday and daily counts over 500 since record days earlier this week.
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Seymour
Jackson County
American Red Cross
Seymour Municipal
Shields Park
Red Cross
Joe D. Gill
The
Gill
Former Local Pastor To Serve In Africa
The Rev. Charles Mattingly retired pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church will sail from New York on August 10 to the Belgian Congo to begin missionary work. He and his wife Keith and Virginia have lived in Seymour Columbus Knox and spent three years in Columbus and Seymour churches. They plan a seven year missionary term and are currently visiting southern California before touring the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mattingly
Seventh Day Adventist Church
New York
Belgian Congo
Africa
Mr. Mattingly
Seymour
Columbus
Mattinglys
Knox
Mattingly
Seventh Day Adventist Seminary
Washington
Keith
Virginia
California
Highway Maintenance Heads Meet In Indianapolis
R H Harrell engineer Seymour district Indiana state highway commission E C Wills assistant district engineer in charge of maintenance and Howard Hoffman superintendent Seymour sub district were in Indianapolis today attending a meeting for state highway maintenance heads at the state highway commission office. Other sub district superintendents in charge of maintenance in the Seymour district attended along with maintenance officials from other state highway districts throughout Indiana.
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R. H. Harrell
Seymour
Indiana State Highway Commission
E. C Wills
Howard Hoffman
Highway Commission
Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Indiana
Illinois State Representative Kidnapped near Chicago
Illinois State Representative Clem Graver, 53, a Republican, was abducted near his West Side home Thursday night. Police, aided by the FBI, conducted an all night search with over 100 officers, fearing foul play and the possibility of homicide. His wife Amelia, 51, witnessed the abduction.
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Clem Graver
Chicago
West Side
William Touhy
Eugene McNally
Graver
Touhy
Amelia
Closing Of Camp Atterbury To Hit Nearby Indiana Towns
The Army announces deactivation of Camp Atterbury in Washington, reducing regional population. About 4,000 personnel live in Columbus, Edinburg, Franklin, and Martinsville, with 1,500, 1,500, 800, and 100 residents respectively. Camp Atterbury, 31 miles south of Indianapolis, trained 250,000 men before wartime use.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
Washington
Indiana
Columbus
Edinburg
Franklin
Martinsville
Chambers of Commerce
Indianapolis
Hoosier
States
Hawaii
Alaska
Atterbury
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Korea
Opening Summer Band Concert at Shields Park
The Seymour Summer Band directed by Frank Cofield performed Thursday at Shields Park shelter house. A trumpet solo by Harold L. Walters featured his arrangement of Come Back to Sorrento. Next concert at 8 pm will be at Gaiser Park, with subsequent Thursday nights alternating Shields and Gaiser Parks.
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Seymour
Shelter House
Shields Park
Frank Cofield
Harold L. Walters
Sorrento
Gaiser Park
Seymour Park
State Board raises minimum local tax for teacher salaries
Indiana will require larger communities to fund more of teacher salaries as the State Board of Education raised the minimum local levy from 15 to 29 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The move shifts more local cost to big cities while expanding state aid for smaller districts, though some worry the 29 cent levy may exceed available state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Education
General Commission
State Board
Wilbur Young
City Clerk-Treasurer Uses Purchase Orders
Ralph J. Lucas, Seymour city clerk-treasurer, says his office issues purchase orders for all municipal purchases. He cites a state board of accounts bulletin directing that city officials and employees may not sell to the city, under Burns 48-1247. The directive, once dormant, will be enforced with possible fines or imprisonment for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Lucas
Seymour
Lucas
State Board of Accounts
Foreign Aid Cuts May Be Increased
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved 4,998,732,500 for overseas aid for the year starting July 1, which is 476 million below the President's request and about 35 percent under Truman's recommendation. Rep. Glenn R. Davis said deeper cuts are likely and a floor vote is anticipated after midweek.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Glenn R. Davis
R-Wis
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rhee Sees No Change in Opposition to Truce
Seoul reports four days of protests as staff officers from both sides work on the Panmunjom armistice document. The UN commands pushes toward a ceasefire while South Korea and President Syngman Rhee show no sign of accepting terms, with demonstrations in Seoul and Pusan and a hunger strike by veterans at the American Embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Rhee
ROK
Shin
Paik Sun Yup
Seoul
Yup
United States
Syngman Rhee
Panmunjom
South Korea
Pusan
Leaders Ponder Reasons For Communist Assaults
Seoul reports Communist attacks along the Korean battle front on the eve of a potential armistice. UN leaders speculate four motives including signaling resolve after a halt, proving strength to others, using saved munitions, and seizing key hills as a buffer line position lies under discussion. The fighting centers north of the 38th parallel with possible minor shifts in the demarcation line.
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Seoul -P
Republic of Korea
38Th Parallel
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Palamd
Indiana Camp
Camp
Carson
Ruth Hart
Illinois
FBI
Timothy O'Connor
Allied
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