Two Hurt In One Of Several Area Crashes
A 28 year old Wallonia man and his 21 year old wife injured in a one car crash Saturday night when their 1958 sedan struck a bridge near Jackson County Sales Barn. Both were admitted then released the same night. the car was a total loss. Other crashes occurred Sunday in Austin and near Seymour, involving multiple vehicles and injuries.
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Wallonia
Donald Burcham
Marie Burcham
Hough Creek
Ind. 135
U. S. 50
Jackson County
Burcham
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Brownstown
Harvey Green
Green
Burchams
Austin
Starve Hollow Road
North Berm
Lester E. Greathouse
Mary Lou Langdon
Langdon
Doris Goodin
Seymour
Louis Huff
Fannie Roberts
Louis Brummett
Irene
Austin, and Mrs. Roberts Were In A Car Driven By Brummett
Brummett
Indiana
Charlestown Post
U. S. 31
Mishap Halts 100 MPH Police Chase Near Seymour
Seymour police pursued a light colored Chevrolet on US 31 A and Second Street before the hood burst open at high speed. Officers James Booker and Calvin W. Theele reported speeds over 100 mph as they followed the fleeing car toward the city edge. A roadside roadblock was set near the US 31 A and Ind 58 junction but the vehicle outran it. Deputies and county authorities continued searching for the Columbus plate car and its driver.
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Seymour
James Booker
Calvin W. Theele
Indianapolis Avenue
Second Street
Booker
Ewing Street
Fifth Street
Ninth Street
Theele
Columbus
Don McGuire
Bartholomew County
Sex Offender Is Ruled Sane-Fined and Suspended Sentence
Ronald Everett Lewis of Seymour was ruled sane after doctors could not agree on his mental status. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and given a six month suspended sentence to the Indiana state farm for a public indecency charge after pleading guilty. An Indianapolis couple, Earl and Myrtle Sage, changed pleas to guilty on alcohol and accident charges. Sage received 100 dollar fines and suspended sentences, with drug license suspension advised for the second count. Four divorces were granted in circuit court, including Barbara Campbell from Ellis Campbell and Catherine Koontz from Archie Koontz.
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Seymour
Indiana State Farm
John M. Lewis
Ronald Everett Lewis
Brownstown
G. R. Gillespie
Jack E. Shields
Lewis
Seymour State
Jackson
Indianapolis
Earl M. Sage
Myrtle M. Sage
Sage
State Farm
U. S. 31
Muscatatuck River
Circuit Court
Barbara J. Campbell
Ellis Campbell
Montgomery and
Montgomery
Bessie Davidson
Willie Davidson
Taylor Hoffar
Catherine Koontz
Archie J. Koontz
James L. Laupus
Hoy T. Cowan
Robbery Suspect In Brown County Jail Transfer
Bedford robbery suspect Noble Wayne Beavers was moved to the county jail in Brownstown for safe keeping on a Lawrence County Court motion. Gil bert Cook, indicted check forger and insurance fraud suspect, was transferred from the Indiana State Reformatory after flight from bond.
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B’rown
Cook
Bedford
Jackson County
Brownstown
Indiana State Reformatory
Gilbert Cook
Lawrence County
Reformatory
Noble Wayne
Dick” Beavers
Lawrence
Beavers
Robert Auerbach
Florida
Sarasota
Chester A. Davis
60th Anniversary Festivities Of Seymour Elks Planned
Plans for the Seymour Lodge No. 462 Elks 60th anniversary week include a Tuesday dinner dance with Warren Covington and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, a Wednesday ladies tea and stag party, Friday fashion shows and games, and a Saturday banquet with Leonard Imel and Moose Muessel Band. The lodge began with 26 members in 1899 and has grown to 1342 with 52 exalted rulers.
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Seymour Lodge No
B. P. O. Elks
the Elks
Warren Covington
Tommy Dorsey
Elks
Paris
Leonard “Jack” Imel
Indiana State Elks Association
Elk Lady
Moose” Muessel
Seymour
SHS Alumni Dance Draws 600 plus Attendees
More than six hundred Shields High School alumni and guests danced to the Chieftans at the National Guard Armory Freeman Field Saturday night after class reunions. New officers include Glen A. Walter as president and Mrs. James Wilde as secretary, with Mrs. Herman Butcher as treasurer.
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Shields High School
Jeffersonville
SHS
National Guard
Freeman Field
Glen A. Walter
James Wilde
Herman Butcher
Fred Sciarra
John Robbins
Swim Parents Meeting Tonight at Shields Park Shelter
A swim parents meeting is set for 8 p m at the Shields Park Shelter house to elect officers and discuss team needs and plans. Walter Wintin, the swimming coach, will attend to report progress while Dave Barrows of the Donner Pool Club will bring swimmers to demonstrate racing technique at 7 a m Tuesday.
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Shields Park
Walter Wintin
Dave Barrows
Donner Pool Club
Columbus
Life Prison Sentences For Four Youths In Rape Case
Four white youths convicted of raping a Negro coed in Florida received life sentences from Circuit Judge W May Walker. The jury had recommended mercy. death by electric chair was avoided. Names: William Ted Collingsworth David Ervin Beagles Patrick Gene Scarborough Ollie Stoutamire. They are sent to Raiford State Prison.
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Tallahassee
Fla
W. May Walker
Florida
Willian
Ted) Collingsworth
David Ervin Beagles
Patrick
Gene) Scarborough
Air Force
Ollie Stoutamire
Walker
God
Weather Records Downtown Seymour Reported Sunday Readings
Downtown Seymour weather records show a high of 90 degrees and a low of 54. River levels register at 2.1 feet as official figures.
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Aitnaren
Fiere
Seymour
Ruth Evernart
Rockford
Summer Brings Cloudy Skies and Rain Threat in Indiana
Weather report notes cloudy skies and a shower threat across the state with a cool front lowering highs from near 90 today to the mid 70s in Tuesday forecasts. Anticipated rainfall totals run about three quarters of an inch through Saturday with temperatures easing to the 70s and 80s regionally.
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Seymour
Indiana
Weather Bureau
White River
Rockford
Seymour Council to Act on Fund Measures Tonight
A public hearing at 7 30 p m during Seymour common council's semi monthly meeting will consider two additional appropriations. The aviation commission seeks 10000 for Freeman Field street and road work while the city requests 9200 for street police and clerk treasurer offices. A third reading on the annexation of Noblitt Pruitt addition northeast of the city is also expected after 81 percent of property owners signed a petition.
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Seymour
Queen Elizabeth II Chats With Quebec Workmen During Canada Tour
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ignore schedules to mingle with six pit crew members in a Labrador iron mine 250 feet underground. The couple, visiting Saguenay and planned meeting with President Eisenhower for the St. Lawrence Seaway opening, tour Canadian industry and rugged terrain.
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Chicoutimi
Queen Elizabeth II
Canada
Prince Philip
Saguenay
Quebec City
Eisenhower
St. Lawrence Seaway
Labrador
Elizabeth
Dunners
Philip
Queen
Herter Reports on Berlin Talks and TV Address
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter briefed President Eisenhower on six weeks of deadlocked Geneva talks and said he will address the nation Tuesday night about the futile effort to reach a Berlin accord with the Soviet Union. He stated the West will stand firm at Geneva when talks resume July 13 and ruled out a pre-summit Western meeting.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Geneva
Herter
Soviet Union
Berlin
NBC
CBS
Abc-Tv
Nikita Khrushchev
Andrei Gromyko
U. S
West
Britain
France
United States
U.S.S
White House
Gettysburg
West Berlin
East Germany
Germany
Admission Questions At Schneck Hospital
Mrs. Jean nette Linke of Schneck Memorial Hospital defends admission forms as necessary and legal. The slip collects prior treatment details to obtain records and prevent delays in care, and is treated as privileged communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Linke
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Hospital Records and Billing Procedures Described
The passage outlines admission slips and floor confinement, daily bed costs, and itemized charges for room, food, medicines, and services. It notes the nurse’s record book and receipts from departments determining the patient bill, with mention of an insurance-related workload handled by Mrs.
Hospital administration staff streamline patient insurance forms
Mrs. Linke oversees a small office at the hospital where Donna McPike and the daytime staff handle insurance forms for Blue Cross Blue Shield and commercial carriers. They account for 30 and 59 percent of insurance work respectively, with cash and government plans making up the remainder as the team aims to ease the hospital visit experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linke
Donna McPike
Seymour
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Link
Prudential
Mutual of Omaha
McPike
Ruth Rueter
Doris Green
Dorothy East
Marie Patterson
Josephine Cuddahee
Zelda Seibert
Fern Wright
Olga Milroy
Caroline McClellan
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Ind
H. Chase
NEA Telephoto
Donald E. Corder
Jacksonville
Japan
Navy
Sea of Japan
Glen Walter
Max H. Eckelman
Earl Jaynes
John Robison
Fred Wilcox
Swim Parents
USS Providence
Boston
Ing
Raiford State Prison
Here
Raiford
Joyce Davidson
Toronto
U.S
Queen Elizabeth
Admissions Office
Mrs. Linke
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