Parking survey to begin in Seymour Indiana
A city wide curbside parking survey will start Monday in Seymour under the Indiana state highway commission and the U S Bureau of Public Roads. George Reyman and Robert Bell will lead 18 local interviewers to collect data from drivers over about two weeks.
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Seymour
Indiana
Indiana State Highway Commission
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
George Reyman
Robert Bell
State Highway Commission
Reyman
State Commission
Indianapolis
Ry Hall
Two Injured in Auto Accident Near Me dora Crossing
A Pendleton man Alton Levi 42 and his son Keith 14 were seriously hurt in a two vehicle crash at Cowl's Crossing six miles west of Medora. An eastbound car collided with a westbound coach. injuries included cuts, bruises, and fractures. They were treated at Schneck Memorial Hospital and slated for Indianapolis care.
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Pendelton al
Medora
Alton W. Levi
Keith Levi
Ion A
Robert Calvin Hill
Sparksville
Lawrence Conway
Frank B. Gray
Seymoyor State
Cowl’s Crossing
Pendleton
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Merritt Tobias Dies at 74 in Paris Crossing
Merritt Tobias 74 of Paris Crossing died this morning at home after a year long illness. Born February 2 1874 in Jennings county, he was father of Mrs. Charles Foster of Ewing street road and Edna Hughes of Deputy, with seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Merritt Tobias
Paris Crossing
Jennings County
Tobias
Charles Foster
Ewing Street
Edna Hughes
Autos Damaged in Backing Accidents
City police investigated two backing accidents at noon and Wednesday. Elmo S. Rogers backed from a Chestnut street space colliding with Earl Alden Thompson’s car, damaging Thompson’s 1931 model car and Rogers’s 1937 coach about 80 and 25 dollars respectively. William Homer Owens backed from Indianapolis avenue striking Grace May England’s car causing about 50 dollars damage including a bursted tire.
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Elmo S. Rogers
North Vernon
Chestnut Street
Tipton Street
Earl Alden Thompson
Thompson
William Homer Owens
Seymour
Indianapolis Avenue
Third Street
Grace May England
Ewing Street
England
Mrs. Louis Harlow 76 Dies in Brownstown
Mrs. Louis Harlow 76 of Brownstown died this morning after a four month illness. Born February 9 1872 in Cincinnati she was married January 29 1907 in Cincinnati to Louis Harlow. Funeral services Friday at Zabel Funeral Home and St Peters Lutheran Church. Burial in Fairview Cemetery Brownstown.
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Louis Harlow
Brownstown
Honeytown
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Harlow
Cincinnati
Henry
Minnie Kempe Dauman
William Harlow
Lloyd Ray
Detroit, Mich
Eston Sease
Salem
Minnie Hughes
Terrace Park
Ohio
Zabel Funeral Home
St. Peters’ Lutheran Church
T. J. Herrmann
Fairview Cemetery
Fall Festival Set at Freeman Field September 14
Seymour Chamber of Commerce leaders set the annual Fall Festival for five days at Freeman Field from September 14 to 18. W. J. Reetz will chair the general committee with subcommittees named for industrial displays home show farm machinery agricultural exhibits concessions rides band concerts and other festival phases.
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Seymour
Freeman Field
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
W. J. Reetz
Bernard C. Bruce
K. D. Ferris
R. J. Shepherd
Don M. Bollinger
Ralph Droege
Francis J. Birge
Arthur Vogel
Maurice Haper
Albert Brockelman
Leo Timperman
Everett Moritz
I. L. Frost
W. P. Stall
Jackson County
Claire Pruden
Reetz
Harry M. Palmer
Chamber of Commerce
T. A. Plunkett
Walter Brinkman
John H. Conner
Charles R. Brown
W. H. Wiseman
Thomas W. Conner
William L. Walter
Tom Voss
Guy R. Hamlin
J. L. Frost
O. R. Bridges
Paul W. Rigsbee
Martin W. Steinwedel
Charles Scull
Weather Records for Seymour Wednesday Readings
Official and unofficial readings for Seymour include a 2 p.m. maximum from official records. Downtown thermometer shows a reading in the afternoon. River stage recorded at 2.8 feet. Observations credit Ruth Everbart government weather observer.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
House Draft Bill Sidetracked By Shafer Amendment
The House approved Rep. Shafer's amendment postponing registration and inductions to after January 31 by a 125 to 96 vote. Debates aimed to finish the bill tonight while opponents sought delays. Earlier, a blanket draft exemption for World War II veterans was rejected.
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Washington
House
Shafer
R-Mich
Firstsh
Rep
van Zandt
R-Pa
Two Men Change Pleas In City Court
Two men changed pleas of not guilty on public intoxication charges to guilty in city court before Mayor Donald L. Heiwig. Conrad Boling was fined 20 dollars plus costs, total 30, and sentenced to six months at the penal farm with suspension. Charles Hawkins, 62, was fined one dollar plus costs, total 11. Faye Mickel pleaded not guilty to assault and battery in a case brought by Mamie Crane for her 11 year old daughter. trial set for Friday.
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Donald L. Heiwig
Conrad Boling
Charles Hawkins
Faye Mickel
Mamie Crane
Methodists at Annual Meeting in Bloomington
Methodist ministers from Seymour and Jackson County attend the 11th Indiana Conference in Bloomington with over 600 pastors and lay leaders. Bishop Titus Lowe presides as ordination and ministerial assignments are planned for Sunday afternoon at 4. John Headley chairs the Bloomington official board.
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Seymour
Jackson County
Bloomington
Indiana
Methodist Church
Edwin F. Shake
First Methodist Church
First Methodist
Titus Lowe
Indianaplis
Indiana University
Bishop Lowe
Lowe
John Headley
Emerson Health Round-Up Set for Incoming Students
A summer round-up for Emerson School incoming first graders will be Friday at 2 PM in the first grade room. County health nurse Mrs. Margaret Horstman will supervise the general health check with hearing, vision, immunizations, and vaccinations. Miss Lois Bartlett, Emerson first grade teacher, and Mrs. R. J. Miller, the program chair, mention the Emerson P T A sponsors the event and urge all parents to participate.
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Emerson School
Margaret Horstman
Emerson
Lois Bartlett
R. J. Miller
Emerson P.T. A
White River Crest Signals Soil Saturation and Rain Outlook
Rain continues across Indiana with White River crests at 3.35 feet then recedes to 2.8. Soil soaked from prior showers reduced drought risk for two weeks as crops gain moisture. County agent notes recent rains restored crop safety. Forecasts call for more locally scattered showers statewide this week.
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White River
W. P. Stall
Indiana
Pension Plan Offer Renewed In Coal Talks
John L. Lewis renewed his offer to keep soft coal mines operating after July 1 if mine owners accept his $100 a month pension plan. He pressed the plan at a meeting with operators and Cyrus Ching of the Federal Mediation Service as talks aimed to avert a strike. The owners claim the pension plan is illegal under Taft Hartley, arguing it would fund pensions for past retirees and deplete welfare funds.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
United Mine Workers
Conciliation Service
Ezra van Horn
van Horn
Federal District Court
Senator Bridges
R-N. H
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis and Bridges
Parking Meter Fines Begin in Seymour
City officials praised public cooperation with Seymour’s new parking meters after strict enforcement yielded four tickets in two days. Bernard Phillips paid a $1 fine. Mayor Donald L. Herwig warned future fines for a motorist who reported the meter nonfunctional.
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Seymour
Bernard Phillips
Heiwig
Plane crash near Pottsville leaves many dead
A United Airlines flight from San Diego to New York crashed near Mt. Carmel Pennsylvania at 11 41 am local time. 37 passengers and four crew members were aboard. Police reported many bodies at the scene and the log identified Captain George Warner and stewardess Lorena Berg.
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Mt. Carmel
United Airlines
UAL
New York
San Diego
Ed Darlington
WCNR
Bloomsburg
Darlington
Midvalley
Jeddo-Highland Coal Company
George Warner
Chicago
Lorena Berg
Race Issue Hits GOP Platform Committee
A Texas delegate complained that no southern member was on the civil rights subcommittee. Orville Bullington urged including a southern representative and was reassigned, while Agnes Jones Gifford yielded her civil rights post and swapped to economics and small business. Lodge was named chairman of the platform committee as nine subcommittees were formed.
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Philadelphia
Republi
Texas
Agnes Jones Gifford
South Orange
N. J
Burlington
Gifford
Lodge
Bullington
Turn
U S W V Members Attend Convention in Indiana
Nine members of the local United Spanish War Veterans camp and its auxiliary attended the three day state convention at the Hotel Severin in Indianapolis. Officers elected include junior vice-president Voss Cox of Bloomington and quartermaster Charles Ormsby of North Vernon. Seymour attendees listed among delegates.
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United
Hotel Severin
Indianapolis
Voss Cox
Bloomington
Seymour
Charles Ormsby
North Vernon
Robert H. Love
William H. Hopkins
Elkhart
Theodore J. Louden
Bertha Trickle
Laketon
Emma Rook
South Bend
Elizabeth Gwin
David J. Miller
William Larkin
R. B. Blain
Alfred Cox
Wacker Gossman
Ralph Downing
Rail Rate Bill Passes Over Truman Veto Again
Congress passed the rail rate bill for the third time in four days despite President Truman's veto. The Senate approved 63 to 25. the House 297 to 130. The measure lets railroads set rates if state commerce officials approve, amid broader anti trust concerns. The session also approved social security and transfer bills, now law.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Mr. Truman
Congressional
United States Employment Service
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
ICC
Large Audience Attends Hymn Sing at Russell Chapel Church
A large audience gathered Tuesday night at Russell Chapel Church for a hymn sing led by Arthur Rucker of Acme with Harold Mac McCollum of Wilmore directing. The program included choir singing, piano solos by Bob Edwards of Seymour, and performances by Wanda Rucker and several duet and group singers from area churches. The event, described as inspirational and growing in popularity, announced a repeat at the Christian Church on July 20.
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Jackson County
Russell Chapel
Arthur Rucker
Acme
Harold “Mac” McCollum
Wilmore
Vaughn Whited
Bob Edwards
Seymour
Wanda Rucker
Ralph Browning
Pleasant Grove
Mary Anthony
Surprise
Ruth Boknecht
Bonnie Boknecht
Delphia Davis
Velta Warren
Whited
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Seymour Rotary Club
E. S. Cummins
Seymour Lions Club
Edwin Gwaltney
Seymour Ministerial Association
R. J. Brown, Sr
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J. Avis Hoadley
Uniontown
U. S. Road 31
Louis Bode
Fred D. Wohlers
Holland
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Gordon Butler
Crothersville
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
California
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John M. Dewey
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