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Newspaper
Seymour Daily Tribune
Location
Seymour, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1933
Page
1
Harold Hall and his twelve year old son were injured when a tractor with a spraying tank rolled over on a slope at Hall Orchard. Franklin salesman RK Robinson and Arthur Howard freed them. both suffered bruises and cuts but injuries are not serious.
State 4-H Corn Club members compete for gold filled medals and a fall state championship. Three national winners receive agricultural college scholarships of 300, 200 and 100 dollars. Special national prizes include solid gold 21 jewel watches. State and county agents supervise and name the winners.
Primo Carnera, heavyweight prize fighter and title hopeful, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S District Court in New York. The action was reported by Associated Press from New York on June 17.
A bulk gasoline station of the Jackson County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association was broken into Friday night. Police report a check indicated about 1,900 gallons of gasoline were missing after locks on the tanks were found broken.
More than 350000 tax blanks prepared for Indiana gross income tax are shipped to automobile license bureau branches. 300000 earmarked for individuals and others for financial institutions and corporations. Returns due July 15, with field auditors on site July 10 to 15.
Jackson County marks the start of legal game fish fishing with the opening day. Licenses are now required for all county anglers, issued by the county clerk, under a new Indiana law. Prosecution awaits those who fish without a license.
Deloris Maxine Prow three year old daughter of Mrs Irene Prow of Mitchell was killed Thursday afternoon when she was crushed under a heavy automobile trailer in the Sampson Ball yard at Second and Frank streets. The body was found shortly after 2 pm by her aunt Miss Merline Prow. Coroner O D Emerson Lawrence county ruled the death accidental.
The city clerk treasurer received a $1,121 check from the state excise director representing Seymour’s share of new alcoholic regulatory funds. Total first distribution across Jackson County and four towns was $2,495 with Crothersville and Medora at $300 each and Brownstown $274. The funds go to the general fund as depository interest is no longer kept and monthly distributions will continue. The state expects about seventy cents per enrolled pupil and more funds may come in the fall.
Scottsburg citizens sought a $10 000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to modernize the 40 year old graded school building with a new heating system and inner toilets. The Louisville branch delayed hope, noting funds are for self liquidating projects and bonds could not be issued within legal debt limits.
Seymour civic leaders announce the all Indiana Air Tour will land at White River Airport on June 20 with about thirty five planes arriving between 10 and 11 am and staying three hours. The Swain Roach Lumber Company sponsor the event and will offer free refreshments to visitors. Local residents are invited to inspect the aircraft and watch the activities with no charge.
Camp Louis Ernst near Du Pont Indiana will open Sunday under director V R Hooker. The Hoosier Hills Area of the Boy Scouts operates the camp with cabins boats and equipment readied for a record camping season. Thirty five boys have registered for the first period with Walter Thayer of Cincinnati to join for the third period. camp periods include three weeks for older boys one week for younger boys and separate weeks for girls under Miss Virginia Ernst.
Administrators of the farm adjustment act said representatives of the packing industry are preparing trade agreements aimed to obtain higher prices for hogs and will be submitted soon for approval by Secretary Wallace. Mr and Mrs William Lahne have returned to Cincinnati after a visit here with Mr and Mrs Clyde Raeburn.
Five men were killed and two mortally wounded after a gunfight at Kansas City Union Station while police tried to seize fugitive Nash. Victims include Red Grooms, Raymond Caffey, Frank Hermanson and McAlester sheriff. two FBI agents and F J Lackey among the dying. An armored car search followed as Nash, captured in Arkansas, was being returned to Leavenworth.
President Roosevelt travels by train toward Groton School near Boston to visit his sons Franklin Jr and John before setting sail on the Amberjack II for a two week North Atlantic coast cruise. The trip comes as Congress approves wartime measures to resume job creation and momentum for a July work program.
Police in Warsaw report discovering a submarine on a river vessel near Danzig used for smuggling alcohol. Several hundred litres of liquor were found on board, suggesting the craft had long been employed by smugglers.
The American Railway Association reported 564,546 cars of revenue freight loaded in the week ending June 10, up 56,912 from the prior week and 62,86 over the same week last year.
Severe dry weather following an unusually wet spring threatens crops in Jackson county. Farmers report corn prices may rise from twenty five to fifty cents a bushel while pastures shrink and the strawberry crop shortens. Wheat and oats show damage from heat and dry spells, with late planted corn suffering from lack of rain and clover fading. Continued delays jeopardize yields across multiple farms.
Frank Kelly Edmondson of this city, IU graduate with high honors, receives the Lawrence Fellowship in astronomy. The award provides $600, travel to Flagstaff Arizona, furnished observatory room, and possible Master’s degree after a year. Edmondson earned Phi Beta Kappa and Nieger honors. he is son of Mrs. C. F. E. Edmondson of New Haven Connecticut.
Base Ball Austin Seymour Cubs face Redland Park in a 2:30 Sunday game. Don’t miss this local matchup as both teams seek early season momentum.
Name Alaska June 17 Jimmie Mattern has not sent word since starting from Khabarovsk to cross the North Pacific Alaska airmen say radio silence is common in the far north They cite perils of a 2500 mile water route and possible forced landings along the Asiatic coast Aleutians or Bering Sea shores Ice on the wings is the greatest danger Japanese and Alaskan wireless stations monitor coastal activity Walla Walla wife remains confident Deep down I do not feel any disaster has overtaken Jimmie.
In Lafayette Indiana two police officers and two armed offenders were critically wounded after a downtown gun battle that ended when an outsider entered the fray. Suspects fled to a physician’s office for aid but returned fire, wounding officers Wesley Wilson and Paul Klinker. Harry M. Huston, sanitarium assistant manager, then seized a submachine gun and fired from a second story, stopping the fugitives as they ran.
Seymour American Legion post travels to Bedford for the Ninth District convention with members departing today for the opening events and many planning to attend Sunday sessions. Registrations spread through the day as visitors from other cities arrive for the convention ball at the Greystone Hotel and a tour of the stone district. District Commander Frank Rossa of Jeffersonville oversees sessions.
London reports a tentative accord on controlled stabilization of exchanges to smooth money fluctuations, not fix rates. Washington denies imminent dollar pegging, says any stabilization will occur domestically, as more nations join the truce on changes with new members listed.
Washington June 17 Secretary Wallace postponed this week the cotton program announcement. He called for a sharp reduction in cotton acreage and a maximum processing tax of about four cents per pound.
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