New Kroger Supermarket Planned in New Albany
Ground broken today for a 165000 dollar Kroger market at 420 West Second Street in New Albany. John Wile Construction Co. of Louisville builds a one story brick block structure with mezzanine and 129 by 188 foot parking, occupying a block between Pine and Poplar Streets.
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West Second Street
Kroger
Richard H. Montgomery
Montgomery and Montgomery
Seymour
James H. Pence, Inc
New Albany
Second Street
Pine Street
Poplar Street
Kroger Company
Pence
John Wile Construction Company
Louisville
General Contractors
Seven Properties
Pence, Inc
Pine
Poplar
E. O
Julia Ann Stark
Geneva Murray
Et al
Alta Hawn
Virgil R
Nona Russell
Joseph F
Elsie W. Bush
Robert L
Carol Anderson
J. R. Blair
Margaret A. Berdon
Bloodmobile to Visit Seymour for Final 1958-59 Drive
The Louis ville Bloodmobile returns to Seymour on Thursday in its final 1958-59 visit. The Jackson County Chapter of the American Red Cross seeks 107 pints with hope of surpassing the May total of 56 pints. Location is Knights of Columbus Hall East Second Street from 10 30 a m to 4 30 p m. donors urged to participate to reach the yearly 100 percent goal.
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Louisville
Seymour
Max Eckelman
Jackson County
American Red Cross
Red Cross Board
Brownstown
Eckelman
Knights of Columbus
East Second Street
Rain Returns to Brownstown After 12 Day Dry Spell
Brownstown ends a 12 day dry period with light showers Tuesday night. Wallonia reports light rain late. Seymour area totals near one inch. White River at 7:30 am 2.5 feet and falling. Highs near 84, lows 62. Forecasts call for frequent thundershowers and humid conditions with a chance of an inch of rain in the south over the weekend. Purdue crop reports warn topsoil moisture is short and drought risks persist without rain.
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Brownstown
Wallonia
Ruth Everhart
Seymour
Area
White River
Weather Bureau
Purdue University
Weather Records for Tuesday Report
Official records show maximum and minimum temperatures on Tuesday at 2 p.m with a precipitation reading in inches. River level measured at 2.5 feet remains in focus for the day’s weather summary.
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Inch River
Deadline June 30 For Barrett Law Assessments
Seymour residents must pay Barrett Law assessments by June 30 or delinquent amounts will be certified to the county auditor for collection with personal taxes. A 10 percent delinquency charge applies. After added to the tax list owners have two years to pay or face land auctions for taxes.
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Seymour
Gaynelle Moritz
July Youth Festival Promises Three Nights Of Events
Plans for the Seymour Youth Foundation Festival run July 9 to 11 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Seymour Boys Club athletic field. Proceeds benefit the Seymour Youth Foundation and its partner youth groups. Activities include pony and hay rides, dunking tank, fish pond, cake walk, basketball free throw, midget car rides, grab bag, milk bottle throws, and refreshments with volunteers from three youths groups and the Women’s Auxiliary.
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Seymour
Youth Foundation
Seymour Boys’ Club
Seymour Youth Foundation
Owl’s Nest
Boys’ Club
June 30 Sewer Bill Deadline Warned
Property owners were told that June 30 is the deadline to pay sewer bills. On July 1 delinquent bills go to the county auditor and become a lien against the property. LaDonna Vaughn, sewer office manager, urged owners of rental properties to ensure tenants pay due sewer charges and buyers verify no delinquent bills or liens exist on land before purchase.
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Ladonna Vaughn
Municipal Sewer Service
Boy Suffers Leg Cut At Home While Fishing
Danny Matney, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matney of Crothersville Alabama, was treated at Schneck Memorial Hospital at 3 p m Tuesday for a cut on the left leg from a nail in a board. He was released after treatment. Melvin W. Clark, 24, of 214 East 14th Street, received treatment at 2:50 p m Tuesday for cuts on the left forearm after falling into a window at a local industry. he was released after treatment.
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Danny Matney
Frank Matney
Crothersville
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Melvin W. Clark
East 14Th Street
Clark
Indiana Farm Loan Groups Reorganize Across 15 Counties
Fifteen southern Indiana counties will merge four national farm loan associations into three effective July 1. Jackson County joins Limestone National Farm Loan Association with Bedford as office and Geoffrey Hawkins as manager. Scott County joins Valley View with New Albany as office and James R. Davidson as manager. Jennings County moves to Southeastern Indiana National Farm Loan Association with Versailles office and Donald Siekman as manager. Reorganization aims to balance workload and improve loan service in the Louisville Farm Credit District.
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Indiana
National Farm Loan Associations
E. V. Landers
Federal Land Bank of Louisville
Jackson County
Limestone National Farm Loan Association
Lawrence
Orange
Washington Counties
Bedford
Geoffrey Hawkins
Roscoe Shuler
Seymour
Ray Bahan
Medora
Limestone Board
L. C. Ralston
Orleans
Maurice Chase
Willard Burton
Mitchell Jerry Smith
Elmer M. Jean
Campbellsburg
Scott County
Valley View National Farm Loan Association
Crawford
Harrison
Floyd and
Clark Counties
New Albany
James R. Davidson
Merrill Turley
Scottsburg
Valley View Board
John S. Dellinger
Jeffersonville
Ivan R. Eckart
Corydon
John H. Kruer
Floyd Knobs
Charles E. Boldt
Milltown
Lean
Guilford
Gam Woodfill
Vevay
Karl Wessler
Aurora
Louisville
Valley View Association
Limestone Association
Federal Land Bank
Seymour Finance and Coy Insurance Move to New Seymour Address
The Seymour Finance Company and Don Coy Insurance Agency relocate to 102 East Second Street Seymour after 16 years at 20242 West Second Street. The remodeled air conditioned offices include convenient customer parking. The former site housed Johnny's Music Store now moved to the Majestic Theater building.
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Seymour Finance Company
Don Coy Insurance Agency
East Second Street
Seymour
Donald L. Coy
West Second Street
Coy
Careless Smoker Suspected in Tragic Stalheim Hotel Fire
In Norway a deadly hotel blaze left ten dead and twenty three missing or unaccounted for after a fire at the Stalheim resort hotel. Investigators suspect a guide’s careless cigarette smoking sparked the flames as authorities continue body recoveries and hospitalize seventeen.
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Stalheim
Norway
Voss
Stalheim Hotel
Vossestrand
Herter’s Pledge Receives Broad Congressional Backing
Washington AP report notes Secretary of State Christian Herter’s firm stand for West Berlin's freedom received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. He warned Moscow that diminishing West Berlin’s freedom weakens American liberty, and cited Geneva talks as stalled with no progress yet. He highlighted Allied unity and potential paths to a Berlin settlement while urging Soviet acceptance of a free West Berlin under Western protection.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
West Berlin
Congress
U. S
Moscow
Herter
Geneva
Germany
Britain
France
United States
America
Andrei Grormmyko
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Soviet Union
Rojas Urges Frondizi to Quit as Argentine President
Rear Admiral Isaac Rojas called for the resignation of President Arturo Frondizi in Buenos Aires amid a military revolt threat. The government refused to quit, while Interior Minister Alfredo Vitolo vowed a strong response to any uprising as Frondizi seeks a cabinet overhaul after his ministers resigned under military pressure.
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Rojas
Frondizi
Buenos Aires
Isaac Rojas
Juan Peron
Arturo Frondizi
Alfredo Vitolo
Vitalo
Foadizi
County Veterans' Service Officer Boosts Jackson County Economy
Robert Gatte, Jackson county veterans' service officer, explains direct benefit processing and indirect effects on property purchases and tax revenue. Pension and death benefits could bring over 14 000 dollars yearly, plus loans, insurance, and social security payments bolster local finances and reduce welfare reliance.
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Jackson County
Robert Gatte
Veterans’ Service Officer
Gatte
Veterans’ Service
American Legion
American Legion Fund
States Rights Bill Advances in House Amid Bipartisan Support
The House passed a states rights bill 225 to 192 with Republican and Southern Democrat backing. It would curb federal supremacy by limiting automatic federal preemption of state laws, reversing several Supreme Court decisions. The measure faces uncertain odds in the Senate after a similar bill died last year. A key amendment opposed by opponents was rejected, signaling GOP Southern Democratic influence.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Budget Committee Named by Zoning Appeals Board
Seymour zoning appeals board on Tuesday night appointed a three member budget committee to prepare the 1960 budget. Victor B. Everdon as chairman named Paul Kunz as budget committee chair with Milton Pollett and George W. Lockmund as members. The budget goes to the appeals board on July 28 and to the common council on August 10.
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Seymour Board of Zoning Appeals
Common Council
Victor B. Everdon
Paul Kunz
Milton Pollett
George W. Lockmund
Appeals Board
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Red Cross
Rockford
Anne
City Barrett Law
NEA Telephoto
Elizabeth II
City Hall
Quebec City
Quebec
Canada
Paul Scully
Harry Cherry
John Owens
Johnny Otte
the Owl’s Nest
Herbert P. Dukes
Jackson
Oslo
Peter
Boick
Cal
Veterans’ Service Officers
Klaus Fuchs
London
Fuchs
East Germany
Iron Curtain
Zoning Appeals Board
NEA Radio
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