City Council set final reading on funding ordinance
Monday night the council held a public hearing on Ordinance No. 1185 to appropriate and transfer 4381.85 from eight funds including the engineering department clerk treasurer police mayor and street funds. The measure passed with no public input and a petition for parking limits near Arvin Industries was presented for East Second and East Third streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvin Industries
Allen T. Parker
Claude Sciarra
Engineering Department
Police
Mayor's
Ralph J. Lucas
Donald L. Herwig
Athol P. Woolls
East Second
Blish
East Third
Arvin
Greemann
Steinwedel Named Salvation Army Drive Chairman in Indiana
Albert A. Steinwedel will chair the annual Salvation Army drive for funds in Seymour and Jackson County. Lt. Col. Herbert Pugmire, state commander for Indiana, announced the appointment. Steinwedel has long served as local chairman and will continue on the Jackson County committee. The campaign opens with a kickoff meeting to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Steinwedel
Salvation Army
Seymour
Jackson County
Herbert Pugmire
Salvation Army of
Indiana
Steinwedel
First Methodist Men Honor Rev Bastin For Service
The First Methodist Church Men’s Club to honor Rev Amos S Bastin at a 6:30 PM Wednesday supper. Bastin, pastor for four years, aided in forming the club and will leave to lead Victory Memorial Methodist Church, Indianapolis. He will be succeeded by Rev Emery Parks of Milroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos S. Bastin
First Methodist Church
Mr. Bastin
Victory Memorial Methodist Church
Indianapolis
Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church
Bloomington
Emery Parks
Milroy
Cordell Returns From State VFW Meeting
John Cordell of Seymour, former ninth district commander, returned from Terre Haute where he attended the Indiana VFW Department encampment June 18 21. The Council of Administration endorsed R Roudebush of Indianapolis for national junior vice commander. The body declared no future conventions in cities with racial discrimination and set next year’s meeting for South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cordell
Seymour
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Terre Haute
VFW Department of Indiana
Cordell
Council of Administration
Clyde “Brick” Miller
State Department
R. Roudebush
Indianapolis
Indiana
South Bend
City Council approves no turn ban at busy intersection
The city council voted a no turn ban at Second and Chestnut streets. Police Chief Robert Gill announced the ban begins immediately with hours set from 9 am to 6 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday to 9 am to 1 pm. Saturday 9 am to 9 30 pm. Sunday excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second
Chestnut Streets
Robert Gill
Claude Sciarra
Alfred W. Bobb
Heat To Linger With Little Rain Forecast
Weather Bureau forecasts continued heat and scarce rainfall in the region for five days. High Monday reached 95 with a low of 65. White River remains at two feet. No rain until Thursday, possible showers later. temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal. Floyd County reports a 17 acre forest fire highlighting drought danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Jackson County
Indiana
Ruth Everhart
White River
Evansville
Terre Haute
South Bend
Floyd County
Conservation Department
Judge Lewis Outlines Goals Of His Court To Rotary
Judge John M. Lewis of Seymour spoke at the Seymour Rotary Club dinner outlining his aims for Jackson County’s Fortieth Judicial Circuit. He pledged fair, impartial treatment and full court hours, stressing court availability to the public while resolving disputes promptly. The talk was introduced by W. C. Baldwin with visiting Rotarians Robert Weber and W. J. Scheidler in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Rotary Club
Fortieth Judicial Circuit
Jackson Circuit Court
Seymour
Jackson County
W. C. Baldwin
Albert A. Steinwedel
Robert Weber
Columbus
W. J. Scheidler
Greensburg
Bloodmobile Nets 109 Pints At Brownstown
Red Cross Bloodmobile from Louisville visited Brownstown Methodist Church gathering 109 net pints. Of 155 donors 46 were rejected and 115 were first time donors. 33 walk ins and 165 previously scheduled. 43 failed to appear or cancelled. Recruitment led by 17 Home Economic Clubs and Tom Kieffer led business recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Louisville Center
Brownstown
Methodist Church
Jackson County
American Red Cross
Fire damages Farm Bureau Co-Op building in Seymour
A feed bin fire at the Farm Bureau Co-Op on West Second Street in Seymour caused about 200 in damage to the bin and office wall. Fire Chief Tom Bryant suggested wiring was unlikely the cause. manager Clifford Osterman said insurance covers the loss and Fred Mellenkamp alerted staff after arriving with a wheat load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Co-Op
West Second Street
Tom Bryant
Seymour
Cortland
Mellencamp
Co-Op
Osterman
Bryant
Mr. Osterman
Drowning Site Posted After Sunday Tragedy
The Hehman lake near Brownstown southwest of U S Route 50 will be posted with no swimming by the owner following a drowning on Sunday, as advised by county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hehman
U. S. Road 50
Brownstown
Vacation Policy for Jackson Circuit Court Is Announced
The 72 day April term of Jackson County court will adjourn for summer vacation with Judge John M. Lewis presiding. The court will hold hearings Mondays 9 to 12 on civil probate and divorce matters during vacation beginning July 6, except July 22 to August 9 when he will be out of state. Jury trial today covers the estate of Russell Bourke. Harold Wilson pled guilty to threatening to use a dangerous weapon and Louie Smith faced a drunk driving charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Circuit Court
Brownstown
John M. Lewis
Lewis
Jackson County
Russell Bourke
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Louie Smith
Columbus
Pvt Herman Bowling Serving in Korea
Pvt Herman Bowling of Independence Kentucky has joined the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. He serves in Company F of the 31st Regiment after enlisting in December 1952 and training at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky. His wife Hattie and family reside in Brownstown R2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7Th Infantry
Korea
Herman Bowling
Hattie
Brownstown
7Th Infantry Division
Bowling
31St
Camp Breckinridge
Arlie Bowling
Independence
Inchon
Pusan
Yalu River
Mrs Sherman Sneed Dies In Wallonia Area
Minnie Hurst Sneed 88 of Wallonia RR died after two months of illness at home. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Driftwood Christian Church with Rev. Robert Martin. Born March 4 1865 in Morgan County she married Sherman Sneed in Driftwood township on November 18 1894. Survived by husband. one child died in infancy. remains at Johnson Funeral Home Wallonia after 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hurst Sneed
Wallonia RR
Sherman Sneed
Driftwood Christian Church
Robert Martin
Wallonia
Johnson Funeral Home
Sneed
Morgan County
John H
Polly Ann Summa Hurst
Driftwood Township
Jackson County
Free X ray screening to run at local plants and school
An Indiana state board of health X ray unit will visit Seymour Manufacturing on Fifth and Broadway 9 to 11 Wednesday, Arvin Industries Freeman Field 2 to 5, Thursday Reliance Manufacturing 9 to 12:30 and Arvin South 3 to 5, and Cortland School 10 to 12 Friday to offer free chest X rays for county residents over 15 as part of a three week TB survey. The unit began the second week at the Farm Bureau store Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Board of Health
Seymour Manufacturing Company
Fifth and Broadway
West
Arvin Industries, Inc
Freeman Field
Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Arvin South
Cortland
Farm Bureau
Aged Floyd County Man Drowns In Pond
Peter J. Losson 85 of Floyds Knobs Floyd County drowned Monday in a pond on private property in Floyd County Indiana authorities reported the incident from New Albany Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd County
New Albany
Ind
Peter J. Losson
Floyds Knobs
Hunger Stalks East Germany defying martial law in protests
Refugees report East Germans defy Soviet martial law with bread protests in Leipzig Dresden Demnitz and Eisenach as Otto Grotewohl faces grave feeding problems. Farmers withhold quotas and some deliver food behind fences amid escalating arrests and executions including Mayor H W Hartmann of Doebernitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
Leipzig
Dresden
Demnitz
Eisenach
Otto Grotewohl
East Berlin
Red Army
anti-Red Underground
Gasoline Prices Rise At Stations In Seymour
Gasoline prices rose about 1 cent per gallon at Seymour stations amid national increases. Indianapolis saw a one cent rise, while local operators say earlier hikes were absorbed and added to current tank wagon price changes impacting motorists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Indianapolis
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
U.S
Death of Harry Compton 73 Near Columbus
Funeral services from St. George's United Lutheran Church near Edinburg set for 3 p m Wednesday for Harry Compton 73 who died Sunday night at his Columbus area home Burial in the church cemetery Survived by six children including John Compton Harold Compton Allen Compton and others with connections to Edinburg and Gary among relatives Also a member of St George's United Lutheran Church and former Johnson county native born 1879
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George's United Lutheran Church
Edinburg
Harry Compton
Columbus
Office Closed June 21 to July 5
Dr. C. E. Gillespie announces office closure from June 21 to July 5 for the jyad period and will resume operations afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Gillespie
Jyad
Armies Await Truce Outcome in Korea
Communist troops jabbed at Allied lines as patrols moved in no man's land while both sides waited on armistice talks. Red loudspeakers predicted a Thursday accord on the war's third anniversary amid released anti-Communist prisoners. The Eighth Army reported a major probing attack and over 10,000 Reds killed last week, the highest weekly toll since October battles. Allied casualties were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
No Man’s Land
South Korea
Eighth Army
Central Front
White Horse Mountain
Triangle Hill
Woman Sues Archbishop and Priest Over Fall Near Church
An Indianapolis woman sues Archbishop Paul C. Schulte and Rev. Thomas Carey for 10000 in a Superior Court filing. She alleges she was injured when she tripped on an unlighted sidewalk near St. Joseph's Catholic Church while returning home from a church social and bingo party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Paul C. Schulte
Thomas Carey
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Clark and Rhee discuss truce in brief talks
Gen. Mark Clark held a second 20 minute meeting with Syngman Rhee as Washington sent a special emissary with a note. Rhee reportedly offered a compromise to withdraw foreign troops, form a security pact with the United States, and resume war if no peace conference settles Korea’s political situation within 90 days. UN Command reportedly found the proposal unacceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Washington
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Mark Clark
Clark
Rhee
Tokyo
South Korea
U. S
Rhee Criticizes UN, Defends Releases in Interview
President Syngman Rhee told CBS that Gen Mark Clark asked him to keep 8200 anti Communist Korean POWs in Allied stockades and prevent escapes. He claimed UN should thank him for releasing 27000 anti Red Koreans and said Reds may not honor any armistice. He warned of continued Communist infiltration into South Korea and questioned UN faith in peace terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhee
Walter S. Robertson
Washington, D. C
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Robertson
John Foster Dulles
Seoul
South Korea
CBS
Mark Clark
U. S
Soviet Relax Travel Rules Open Large Russia to Foreigners
Moscow announces expanded access to European and Asiatic Russia for foreign visitors. Mrs. Perle Mesta will be the first beneficiary, arriving June 12, to visit the Zaborozhe steel plant and the Dnieper Dam before likely travels to the Ukraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Perle Mesta
Truman
Luxembourg
Washington
U. S
State
Defense Department
New York City
NATO
Mesta
Zaborozhe
Ukraine
Dnieper
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Bloodmobile
Mildred Lemen
Joe Nierman
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Roy Paul
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Ada Pollett
Herbert Beickman
Florence Hall
Evelyn Turn
Farm Co-Op
NEA Telephoto
Alba Storage Co
Philadelphia
PSC
Jeffersonville
PRR
Pennsylvania Railroad
Public Service Commission
Dean Hall
Warren W. Martin, Jr
Chamber
East Germany
Withhold Produce
H. W. Hartmann
Doebernitz
Saxony-Anhalt
Hartmann
Reds
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