Protest at Seymour Sales Barn Raises Nuisance Question
Seymour city council discussed conditions at the East Oak street sales barn after a nearby residents delegation complained of hogs, odor, and flies. The committee found sanitary conditions but residents urged action and potential nuisance declaration under state law. The council planned continued sanitary visits and explained procedures to file an affidavit to declare a nuisance.
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Seymour Sales Barn
East Oak Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seymour City
Sales Barn
Stanley A. Switzer
T. Harlan Montgomery
Glenn H. Seward
Arthur B. Foster
Don Herwig
Montgomery
Allen Brackemyre
Herwig
Switzer
Heiwig
Fred Kasper Named to Jackson County Alcoholic Beverages Board
Fred Kasper of North Park street was appointed temporarily to represent Seymour on the Jackson County Alcoholic Beverage Board. The appointment, announced by Mayor Stanley A. Switze, becomes effective July 1, succeeding Howard Kruwell who resigns temporarily due to illness but is improving.
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Fred Kasper
North Park Street
Seymour
Jackson County
Stanley A. Switze
Kaspers
Howard Kruwell
North Elm Street
City Council Shifts Meeting Date and Hears Street News
The council moves the next regular meeting to July 5 due to the holiday on July 4. A city steam roller bought for WPA street resurfacing arrives, with the bill due at the next session. Residents report West Fourth Street dust from seal coating. The insurance on the Seymour pool awaits state board of accounts approval.
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Edward McCrary
McCrary
C. Hartwell
West Fourth Street
Stanley A. Switzer
Cance
Arthur B. Foster
Hartwell
Seymour
State Board of Accounts
Harry Findley
William Boicourt
Switzer
Indiana Churchmen to Hear Speakers at Butler Institute
Churchmen from across Indiana will gather at Butler University July 4 to 7 for a Mid Summer Institute under the Butler College of Religion. Dr Frederick D Kershner dean and general chairman announced the event with nationally known speakers from church organizations slated to participate in lectures and debates.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Butler University
Butler College of Religion
Frederick D. Kershner
International Convention of the Disciples of Christ
Longest Day Marks Official Start of Summer
The article notes today is the longest day of the year with over fifteen hours between sunrise and sunset, signaling the start of summer as observed by the calendar.
City School Board Gymnasium Cost Figures Revealed
State auditors review a Works Progress Administration figures for the new high school gymnasium project. Total checks on city school board accounts amount to 48 578.59, with material costs 32 209.79 and labor 13 051.62. Architects McGuire and Shook are evaluating a superseding project to finish the gym and complete construction.
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Works Progress Administration
McGuire
McGuire and Shook
Squalus Officer Gives His Views
Lieutenant Oliver F. Naquin, commander of the Squalus, testifies before a naval board of inquiry in Portsmouth about safety devices on U.S. submarines. He urges improvements and cites a past recommendation that might have prevented the May 23 tragedy, noting the air induction valve failure as a critical factor.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
N. H
U.S
Oliver F. Nagquin
Naval Board of Inquiry
Naquin
William T. Doyle, Jr
Baltimore
Seymour Named Hottest City in Indiana in 1936
Weather records show Seymour reached 100 degrees or higher on 37 days in July and August 1936, more than any other Indiana city. Whit ing’s minimum hit 100 degrees only three times, while Collegeville posted a statewide high of 116. Theaman notes July and August 1936 were the state’s most disastrous months on record.
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Seymour
Indiana
Weather Bureau
John R. Theaman
Indianapolis
Whiting
Collegeville
Theaman
Central West
Mayor Warns Duram in Wife Assault Plea
James Durham of the city east area pleaded guilty to assault and battery in city court before Mayor Stanley A. Switzer. He was warned he would be jailed without further hearing if he missteps again, the case held in abeyance, and he was released. Durham, WPA worker, admitted drinking prior to the incident and may face a habitual drunkenness affidavit and liquor restrictions. he was treated for a dislocated shoulder at Schneck Memorial Hospital after arrest by Officers Jolliff and Woods.
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James Durham
Stanley A. Switzer
Durham
Switzer
Berniece Durham
WPA
Harold Jolliff
William W. Woods
Seymour State
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Second Concert Planned by Seymour Concert Band at Shields Park
The Seymour Concert Band under Adolph Steinwedel will present its second summer concert Thursday at 7:45 PM in Shields Park. The program features marches, overtures, waltzes, a vocal chorus, cornet and solo pieces, a novelty fox trot, a four-part suite, and a finale of Star Spangled Banner.
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Shields Park
Seymour
Adolph Steinwedel
Volunteer Fireman Association
J. C. Shimerka
Charles Langlear
Littl
Laura R. Smith
John Brunow
Tell— Rossini
M. L. Lake
Wm. Steinwedel
Tom Thumb
Lesley Sarony
James M. Fulton
Las Palmas
Pari Mutuels Legalized in New Jersey
New Jersey voters legalized pari mutuel betting on horse races today with mayor Frank Hague leading the push. The measure to exempt parimutuel machines from the gambling ban passed by a large majority, exceeding 150000 votes.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Plans Using Blueprints Push Road 31 Fight
William Topie of the Seymour Business Men's Association pushes plans to oppose rerouting U S Road 31. A hearing on the state highway commission proposal is set for next week in Chicago. Petitions and informational materials, including blueprints and photos, support keeping the current route amid safety concerns at junctions with Roads 7, 9, and 50.
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William Topie
Seymour Business Men's Association
State Highway Commission
Seymour
Columbus
Carter’s Corner
Chicago
Rockford
Carter's Rier
Police to arrest truck drivers for missing 1939 weight tax tags
State police from Seymour Post No 7 will begin arrests of truckmen found without 1939 weight tax tags. The total arrests were not yet available pending daily reports. Enforcement, announced after a Indianapolis meeting, targets all trucks except those owned by federal government, state, townships or municipalities.
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Seymour Post No. 7
Indianapolis
Gehrig Sidelined by Chronic Paralysis Diagnosis
New York Yankees president Fd Barrow announced Lou Gehrig suffers from chronic infantile paralysis and likely cannot return to baseball. Barrow released the experts report after Gehrig handed over the formal findings following several Mayo Clinic days of examinations.
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New York
Fd Barrow
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Barrow
Gehrig
Mayo Clinic
NLRB Grants Employers Right to Petition for Elections
Washington June 21 AP Charles Fahy general counsel said the NLRB has decided to grant employers the right to petition for a collective bargaining election among their workers in certain cases.
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Washington
Charles Fahy
NLRB
British Evacuate 1000 as Japanese Blockade Persists
In Tientsin on June 21 the eight day blockade of the British and French concessions prompts a large evacuation. About 1,000 British women and children are being moved north to Peitaiho with Chinese nurses and Durham light infantry escorts aboard a Hai River vessel. British officials say this precedes a period of resistance while Japan awaits overtures to discuss surrender of four Chinese suspects. Observers see little chance of negotiation amid divergent aims.
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Tientsin
London
Japan
Britain
Peitaiho
China
Tangku
Hai
Chibli Gulf
Durham Light Infantry
Townsend Meet On at Capital Delays Clear Debates on Party Shift
Dr Francis E Townsend arrives in Indianapolis to address the Townsend convention amid questions over a reported pledge to form a new political party and possible floor fights over seating Covington delegates. Officials deny the former statement while delegates prepare for opening sessions tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Francis E. Townsend
Pension Plan
Covington, Ky
Dr. Townsend
Chicago
Watch Platter's Show Window Framed Enlargement Giveaway
Framed enlargement giveaway offered weekly at Watch Platter's show window. Entry details not fully clear in readable text. Image likely titled framed enlargement of a display subject.
Camp Ernst Welcomes Bruce McGuire as Leader
Bruce McGuire son of Mr and Mrs Paul KR McGuire of Mil Street has joined Camp Ernst near Dupont as a camp leader for the summer. A Star Scout from Troop 2 at First Baptist Church, he will supervise Seymour scouts during the upcoming sun weeks camping period. The first camping period opened Monday.
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Bruce McGuire
Paul KR. McGuire
Milstreety
Laws Ernst
Hoogier Hills
Seven Die In Chinatown Fire In New York
A Chinatown blaze in Dover Street and an adjoining tenement killed at least seven people and left an eighth burn severely. Firemen fought extreme heat and narrow passages. four firefighters were injured. Six bodies were recovered within three hours. an unidentified man was rescued alive from a fifth floor. Victims included Tom Long, 57, and H Murphy, 25, treated at Columbus Hospital.
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New York
Chinatown
Dover Street
Columbus Hospital
Tom Long
H. Murphy
Local Woman's Father Passes After Stroke in Flora
Moses Wagoner age seventy one prominent Flora grocer and meat market proprietor died at 10 45 PM Tuesday in a Flora nursing home after a February stroke survived by wife who died in 1919 two children Glen Wagoner Flora and Mrs Harold EK Miller Seymour native Piermont four sisters and three grandchildren Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM Flora Church of the Brethren with a 1 30 PM service at the home and burial in Flora cemetery
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Moses Wagoner
Harold EK. Miller
Flora
Ind
Miller
Wagoner
Mr. Wagoner
Seymour
Piermont
Church of the Brethren
Glen Wagoner
Flora Church of the Brethren
Unusual Noise Leads Police to Basement Stoker
Local officers were called to a South O'Brien Street residence to investigate a basement noise. They determined the sound was an automatic stoker cutting in, not an intruder, easing residents' fears.
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South O'Brien Street
Gillespie Schedules Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Glasses
Chas E Gillespie M D advertises eye ear nose and throat services with fitting glasses offered by the physician in a concise medical notice.
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Chas. E. Gillespie
M. D
Senate Sees Standstill as Currency Bill Faces June Deadline
Senate debate on monetary relief and tax bills intensifies with advocates seeking currency expansion and a silver subsidy. Senator Barkley warns of a filibuster to push treasury pricing for domestic silver before June 30, while Morgenthau’s policy and stabilization fund powers loom. House tax revisions win Finance Committee approval as timing risks expiring funds and federal powers.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Treasury
Morgenthau
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Appropriations
Byrnes
D-Sc
Senate Finance Committee
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Townsend
Capital
Camp Ernst
Heart of New York
Seymour Water Co
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