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Newspaper
Seymour Daily Tribune
Location
Seymour, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1946
Page
1
Local residents face higher coal costs as the OPA boosts soft coal prices from ten cents to 1.47 dollars per ton to offset wage gains from the recent miners strike. Retail prices rise about 3.25 percent and some buyers under existing late-payment agreements are affected.
Charles E. Heidenreich, 76, father of Mrs. Walter Huber of Seymour and Mrs. Albert Fiesbeck of Edinburg, died at Schneck Memorial Hospital after a week long illness. Born July 19, 1869 in Illinois, he lived in Bartholomew County as a farmer before moving to live with his daughters. Funeral services to be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Flanigan Reed Hull Funeral Home and 2:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Columbus, with burial at Garland Brook Cemetery. He is survived by two daughters, one brother Louis Heidenreich of Nevada Mo, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. One brother and one sister preceded him in death.
A bicycle hike for city girls will depart Seymour Girls' Club at 9:30 to Trimpe's Grove near the junction of routes 31 and 50. Daylight Saving Time was noted by Mrs. J. D. Gill, with lunch arrangements to be self-provided. Return is planned by 12:30.
Summer will arrive officially to night though it is only calendar summer. Temperatures reached ninety four earlier this week and residents await more clouds as the U S Weather Bureau notes mixed conditions across regions. Rain is forecast Sunday through Tuesday with cooler nights and a minimum of sixty four and maximum of eighty four locally. White River rose to 6 9 feet affecting fishing while wheat harvesting resumes after a few sunny days.
The Seymour board of education will hear bids July 8 for 300 tons of stoker coal and 300 tons of Indiana egg coal for 1946-47. Deliveries span Sept 1 to Jan 1 with specific site allocations, and bids may include Indiana fifth vein with price adjustments per federal rules.
Indiana aims to aid about 2000 self employed veterans through readjustment allowances under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. Eligible veterans may get the difference between net profit and 100 dollars for any month their profit falls short. Each month claimed uses one entitlement, with up to two years after the war to draw benefits.
Evidence for the defense is being presented this afternoon in Jackson Circuit Court Brownstown in the case of Louise Hartwell against Charles F Howard Gordon Howard and Lloyd Howard seeking damages for personal injuries from a collision involving a taxicab owned by the Howards in this city. The trial before a jury began Thursday morning with the plaintiff's case finished and the defense starting its evidence shortly before noon today.
Official readings report a Thursday 2 pm low and high temperatures with the river at 6.9 feet, indicating notable weather and water conditions for the day.
The Agriculture Department said the U S wheat crop prospects rose by 7 63 million bushels in the first half of June yet production remains far below the level needed for full bread and flour supply. Indiana winter wheat production matched the June 1 estimate at 29 904 million bushels.
The first meeting of the newly formed Exchange Club of Seymour was held at noon Thursday at the Hotel Truman. R E Madden was elected president and William L Stevens secretary, with weekly meetings to continue at the hotel. Guests included Dudley Childs and Joseph Verburg, and the club traces its roots to Detroit in 1911 with origins dating to 1896.
Mahlon E. Wilson seventy one prominent Salt Lake City attorney and civic worker died unexpectedly Thursday in Salt Lake City after a heart attack. He had been ill for months and leaves a grandson Robert Mahlon Wilson of Decatur. Funeral Monday afternoon in Salt Lake with burial there.
In New York President Truman backs Bernard Baruch and the Atomic Commission as they oppose Russia’s demand to keep veto rights over world atomic control. Truman endorses Baruch’s proposals while noting negotiations may yield a broader agreement. The panel returns after recess to study Gromyko’s plan preserving veto for Big Five and lacking an international inspection authority.
A Dallas explosion at the Baker Hotel around 12 20 p m today killed at least three and injured many others. Officials believe a boiler and ammonia gas from damaged air conditioning pipes caused the blast beneath a coffee shop near a parking lot. Firefighters wore gas masks as dense smoke and crowds filled the downtown area.
Seymour Lions Club heard a presentation of Victory in Review a motion picture from Freeman Field showing World War II battles and scenes including Berlin bombings Pacific island campaigns Iwo Jima and the Hiroshima atomic bomb climax The club mourned Lioness Bert Beard wife of Sanford L Beard and no meeting was held on July 4.
The Big Four Foreign Ministers resumed talks in Paris focusing on Trieste along with the Italian Yugoslav frontier and Dodecanese disputes. A U N coalition proposal would delay colonies for a year with UN reference if no accord, while a four nation commission would study details.
Former Governor M. Clifford Townsend announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. The move follows earlier signals and comes as Indianapolis and New Albany Democrats name rivals Morris Coers and William E. Rogers. Reports say Townsend was urged by the White House to run, reversing prior statements.
Washington reports no accord as OPA faces its scheduled demise in ten days. House and Senate conferees, still divided on extension bills, weigh proposals amid skepticism from Senator Taft and only a whispered hope from Rep. Spence. Bowles criticized both bills but did not sway votes.
The United States proposes a four nation control commission with Russia China and Britain to supervise Japan for twenty five years as part of a postwar disarmament treaty. The plan mirrors Byrnes Germany proposal but would end US led occupation upon treaty activation.
Gen Joseph T McNarney announced a plan to cut American occupation forces in Germany to 150000 men but implementation not yet decided. German civilian rations to rise to 1225 calories daily from June 26 as food outlook improves.
Washington reports a draft compromise allows nineteen year olds to be called again while eighteen year olds are exempt. The conference also approved a broad pay raise for all armed forces with staged increases for enlisted and officer ranks and set new service caps through July 1, 1947.
Senate confirmed Paul V. McNutt without opposition as high commissioner to the Philippine Islands and first ambassador to the new Philippine Republic set to form on July 4.
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