Plans Revealed for Seymour Boys Club Opening
Lewis E. Palmer, new executive director, outlined tentative plans to launch the Seymour Boys Club as part of Boys' Clubs of America. Aimed to open around September 1, the club will operate 4 PM to 10 PM daily with recreation, improved facilities, showers, and volunteer leadership to attract and guide local boys.
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Seymour
Indiana
Boys’ Clubs of America
Lewis E. Palmer
North Chestnut Street
Morris Store
Palmer
Miss Alvira Surenkamp Expires Suddenly
Miss Alvira Mae Surenkamp 17 of Seymour R2 Jackson county died suddenly in her sleep at her sister Elsie Mindendorf’s home in Columbus after four months illness. A Shields High School student and Immanuel Lutheran Church member she was born May 20 1930. Survived by parents Edward and Sophia, two brothers Erwin and Carl, two sisters Esie Middendorf and Melba, and one nephew Robert Middendorf. funeral 1:30 pm at Seymour home and 2 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church, burial Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call Voss Mortuary 7 pm tonight to 9:30 am Wednesday then at home.
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Alvira Mae Surenkamp
Seymour
Jackson County
Elsie Mindendorf
Columbus
Miss Surenkamp
Shields High School
Edward and
Sophia Krumme Surenkamp
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Robert Ed Middendorf
Seymour R2
W. A. Mack
Voss Mortuary
Council Meeting Tonight at City Hall
The semi monthly city council meets at 7 30 PM in the council chambers at the city building. City officials say no business of importance is scheduled to be transacted.
Work Permits Issued At Shields High Office
Miss Rose Fisher will issue work permits at Shields High School the months of June July and August from 8 30 to 11 45 in the morning and 1 00 to 4 45 in the afternoon plus 8 to 11 on Saturday mornings.
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Shields High School
Rose Fisher
Appeal Taken in R. Mikota Case
An appeal to the Indiana state supreme court was taken in the State v Raymond C Mikota case. Mikota was found guilty of practicing medicine without a license and fined 25 dollars plus 25 25 costs. The appeal bond was set at 200 dollars and the defendant was granted 90 days to prepare the bill of exceptions. Attorneys Branaman and Rinner represented him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Supreme Court
Raymond C. Mikota
George H. Gossman
Mikota
Gossman
Supreme Court of the
State of Indiana
Circuit Court
John M. Lewis
T. H. Branaman
Brownstown
George Rinner
Indianapolis
Hoffmeier Dies at 59 in Indianapolis Hospital
Benjamin H. Hoffmeier of Seymour, longtime resident and World War I veteran, died at Billings Veterans Hospital Indianapolis after nine weeks illness. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Voss Mortuary with burial in Riverview Cemetery. He lived at 417 West Seventh Street and was a former Seymour police officer and Elks Club employee. He is survived by a brother Erbie Hoffmeier of Vincennes and a sister Mrs. Wendel Zaring of Wallonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H. Hoffmeier
Seymour
Billings Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
Voss Mortuary
W. A. Mack
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Riverview Cemetery
Seymour Post No
American Legion
Hoffmeier
West Seventh Street
Charles
Clara Elizabeth Gillman Hoffmeier
Seymour Post
Seymour City
Elks’ Club
Erbie H. Hoffmeier
Vincennes
Wendel Zaring
Wallonia
Wheat support price set at 1.80 for June
The agricultural department in Washington set a national wheat support price of 1.80 per bushel for the rest of June, based on 90 percent of parity. The current parity is 2.00 per bushel, while the local No. 2 wheat price reached 2.33 on the local market.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Tax Case Against Indiana Tax Board Remains In Court
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad seeks a lower 1944 Indiana tax valuation. Trial in Jackson circuit court continues after a June start and a week of evidence. The company argues the tax board used the wrong formula. T H Montgomery served as special judge in a separate custody modification case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Indiana State Tax Commissioners
Jackson
Tax Board
Indiana
T. H. Montgomery
John Walters
Beverly Walters
Sugar Shortage Persists As Demand Rises Locally
Local grocers report sugar exhausted or nearly so since rationing ended. Shops limit purchases to spread supply, citing transportation delays and box car shortages. Officials say prices stay capped under government controls until October 31 unless ceiling is removed.
Officers Named by Local Cemetery Group at Driftwood Cemetery
A local cemetery association elected officers at a Seymour area meeting to discuss improvements at Driftwood Cemetery. Charles Johnson was chosen chairman, James Howard, Mel Ruddick, and Otis Ruddick were named trustees, and Mrs. John Havenschild was selected secretary-treasurer. The trustees plan another meeting to draft improvement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driftwood Cemetery
Seymour
Charles Johnson
James Howard
Mel Ruddick
Otis Ruddick
John Havenschild
Weather readings for Seymour report official and unofficial data
Official and unofficial readings for Seymour dated Monday show a 2 PM downtown thermometer at 74 with a 76 official maximum and 51 official minimum. River stage is 5.1 feet. Readings from Willard N. Everhart Jr., government weather observer, are listed as official.
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Seymour
Willard N. Everhart, Jr
Cindeches
Corn Planting Advances in Jackson County
Plowing and corn planting move forward rapidly in Jackson county as farmers hope for favorable weather. A large portion of normal corn acreage is planted except in Vernon and Washington townships where heavy rain last week left fields too wet. conditions improving and tractors are back in those two townships. Demand for 90 day hybrid seed corn remains high but supply should meet emergencies with daily shipments arriving. Fertilizer demand rises with the late season, yet dealers report careful distribution and prompt fulfillment where used for corn planting. Scattered showers are forecast tonight and higher temperatures with partly cloudy skies expected Wednesday.
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Jackson County
Vernon
Washington
Weather Bureau
Services Held for Mrs. Phebe A. Banks 89
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Phebe A. Banks age 89 at Flanigan Reed and Hull in Columbus. Dr. T. K. Smith led the service with burial at Garland Brook Cemetery. She was widow of Dr. H. W. Banks longtime Waymansville physician. Survived by Mrs. Addie H. Storey and Miss Gretchchen Geitz.
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Phebe A. Banks
Gretchchen Geitz
Indianapolis
Flanigan, Reed and Hull
Columbus
T. K. Smith
Ohio
Waymansville
Doctor Banks
Banks
Addie H. Storey
Christian Church
Storey
Geitz
Truman says universal training vital for world leadership
President Truman warned universal training is a military necessity to maintain American leadership and deter totalitarian pressure. Speaking at Princeton University during the bicentennial, he urged joint action by nations, stressed strength behind aid to free peoples, and noted a new training law may be sent to Congress. He also called for leaders trained to understand expanded government roles.
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Princeton
N. J
Truman
United States
America
Princeton University
Nassau Hall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Congress
State Legion Commander Addresses Exchange Club Officers Nominated
W S Brunton of Scottsburg spoke at the Seymour Exchange Club meeting at the Seymour Country Club. He reviewed the American Legion's 1918 Paris origin and its 12 million dollars in GI pension payments. He cited a face surgery cost of 23000 and noted veterans in hospitals learn crafts to aid rehabilitation.
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State Legion
Seymour Exchange
Brunton
G. I
Fight to Hold Levees Waged Across Mississippi River
Mississippi flood fears rise as levees weaken along Missouri and Illinois. Army Engineers reinforce barriers near Quincy and Keokuk while Coast Guard readies rescues. Des Moines and Des Moines River swell Cedar, Otter, and Keosauqua areas as Iowa floods feed the Mississippi.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Coast Guard
Quincy
Ill
Hunt Lima Lake
Indian Grove
Fabius
Army
Mississippi
Canton
Hannibal
Col
W.N. Leaf
Army Engineers
Alexandria
Des Moines
Keosauqua
Ottumwa
Record Wheat Crop Harvested Record Wheat Crop Harvested
E A Blish president of Blish Milling Company reports the Midwest will produce the biggest wheat crop yet after inspections in Kansas Nebraska Missouri Iowa with Texas showing a ten percent higher yield while Missouri and Iowa expect above average harvests. Blish notes flood conditions in Hannibal Missouri where water covered a street in front of a downtown hotel.
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Midwest
E. A. Blish
Blish Milling Company
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Texas
Blish
Hannibal
Truman May Veto Wool Imports Bill
Washington June 17 Rep Cooley predicts President Truman will veto a bill to curb wool imports that threaten price supports for domestic wool. He says passage would be seen as a setback at the Geneva International Trade Conference. The bill would extend CCC wool supports at 42 cents a pound until December 31 1948.
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Washington
Rep
Cooley
D-Nc
Truman
House
Geneva
Commodity Credit Corporation
Gambling Target In Three Cities
Indiana towns Evansville Indianapolis and Cass county faced anti gambling actions as state police seized slot machines and pinball ma chines. More than 50 people were charged with violations of state anti gambling laws.
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Indiana
Evansville
Indianapolis
Cass County
Joseph Blair 79 Dies Near Crothersville
Joseph Blair a lifelong resident of Jennings county died at his home on Crothersville R2 four miles east of Crothersville in Jennings county in the early hours. He was born January 14 1868 in Jackson county son of Joseph and Emily Collins Blair. He married Lillie C Gorrell January 13 1895 and she died September 27 1946. He is survived by five children Hollis and Emil at home Eunice Ainslie Roseville Michigan Kermit Jennings county and Ova Hensley Williamsport Indiana. Funeral services conducted at Kovener Funeral Home at 2 o clock Thursday afternoon by Rev Walter Moseley Uniontown with burial in Crothersville Cemetery.
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Joseph Blair
Crothersville R2
Crothersville
Jennings County
Mr. Blair
Jackson County
Joseph
Emily Collins Blair
Lillie C. Gorrell
Hollis
Emil
Eunice Ainslie
Roseville
Mich
Kermit
Ova Hensley
Williamsport
Ind
Kovener
Walter Moseley
Uniontown
Huge Federal Surplus Seen
President Truman tripled his estimate of the surplus for next year to more than the earlier figure. He vetoed a Republican backed 4 billion tax cut, saying debt retirement funds would be too small during this period of high peace time income and employment. The administration still cites a 1.302 billion surplus for the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
Local V A Office Moves to New Rooms
The Seniour contact office of the Veterans' Administration moves from room 21 in the Vehstage Building to rooms 33 and 34, where the Jackson County Selective Service Board housed for years. The telephone number remains 1045, with William H. Freeman in charge of the local VA office.
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Veterans’ Administration
Vehstage
Jackson County Selective Service Board
William H. Freeman
House Upheld Truman Veto on Tax Reduction Bill
The House voted 268 to 137 to sustain President Truman's veto of a 4 billion tax reduction bill. Only 233 Republicans and 35 Democrats supported overriding, with 134 Democrats and two Republicans backing the president. The vote ends any immediate veto override in the Senate and flags taxes and expenditures as campaign issues in 1948. Indiana Republicans largely backed the veto override. Rep Madden voted to sustain.
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President Truman
Rep
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
Ways and Means Committee
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Washington
House
Truman
Halleck
Carl Anderson
Hull
Wisconsin
American Labor
Marcantonio
New York
Senate
Rep. Madden
Gary
Ludlow
Indianapolis
Martin
House Votes to Extend Control
The House accepted a Joint Congressional Committee recommendation to extend rent control until February 29, 1948 by a vote of 143 to 73 after defeating a bid to send the measure to a House Senate conference. The bill, now headed to the Senate, includes a controversial 15 percent rent hike if landlords and tenants agree in good faith to a longer lease through 1948. It would free building materials from controls except for amusement and recreational construction.
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Washington
House
Congressional Committee
House-Senate
Senate
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Lewis Palmer
Rotary Club
Alvira Surenkamp
R. Mikota
B. H. Hoffmeier
NEA Telephoto
James M. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Milwaukee Road
Aral Mont Confon
Ahem
Mrs. Banks
V.A
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