More Rain Expected Saturday Across Jackson County
After three days of rain, Jackson County residents face more showers Friday night and Saturday with a 50 percent chance tonight and 30 percent Saturday morning. Extended forecast through Tuesday calls for continued showers. Ruth Everhart reports 1.10 inches in three days. year-to-date rainfall stands at 20.77 inches.
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Weather records from Seymour city noon reading and notes
Weather records for Seymour list unofficial downtown noon temperature and official readings from Ruth Everhart Rockford. Data include Thursday maximum and minimum, precipitation .02, river at 7 am 1.5 rising, sunset 8 17 EST, sunrise Saturday 5 18 EST.
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Red Cross Disaster Panel Mulls Early Storm Warnings
The Jackson County Disaster Committee met at the Farmers Club on South Chestnut Street to discuss storm sighting and early warning plans. Dr. L. K. Sunbury presided while Robert Shippee of WJCD described weather monitoring and the limits of a new Greenfield FM station. Police and mayoral representatives stressed reliable reports from sightings as the keystone of warnings.
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July Study Outlines Indiana County Government Handbook
A 1977 Indiana Farm Bureau handbook aids analysis of county tax and budget issues. It notes per capita expenditures rising to 43.42 dollars in 1977, with higher sheriff and welfare costs amid salary increases and new laws affecting county operations including a Penn Central tax settlement option. A Jackson County meeting is planned for July 14 at Dudleytown under Willard Wischmeier.
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Carillon Dedication Set for Riverview Cemetery Sunday
Public invited to Riverview Cemetery for dedication of The Carillon of Bells. The 40 foot tower was a gift from the late Miss Inez and Miss Nora Per singer, lifelong Seymour residents. The Seymour National Bank serves as executor and trustee. A recital by carillonneur John Klein will feature works by Mendelssohn, Bach, Dvorak, Brahms and more.
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Candidates Sought For County Pork Queen Title
Jackson County seeks entrants 16 or older for the 1977 Pork Queen contest. The winner will advance to the state contest in February and be crowned July 7 at 4 pm on the Bobb farm Seymour. The event includes barrow production testing and a hayride for children, with judging of 39 entries and packing house slaughter for cut out data.
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Tear Gas Fire At Students In Soweto Protests
Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing students outside a Soweto high school as demonstrations over detentions continued. By noon riot squads restored calm inside the township with schools largely empty. Police reduced the official death toll to two from three, eleven wounded and 176 arrested.
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Manhunt Expands for Armed Fugitive in Girl Scout Murders
LOCUST GROVE Oklahoma police and a 250 man posse including state troopers and Tulsa officers search a 10 square mile area around Skunk Mountain for Gene Leroy Hart the convicted rapist and suspected killer of three Girl Scouts. Authorities describe seeing a man with two guns near a field and continue detailed area searches.
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Car Hits Bridge Injuring Driver and Passenger
A rural Jackson County woman, Julie A. Hackman, 19, driving a 1972 station wagon, struck the east bridge guard rail on Ind. 39 near Brownstown while avoiding an eastbound car. The vehicle slid onto the bridge and half hung over the edge. Hackman and passenger sustained minor injuries.
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A four year old girl's fate shocks local readers
A brief, readably dense item describes a four year old girl whose mother allegedly wore her son’s clothing, prompting community concern and a police response. The note cites local authorities investigating possible abuse and requests for public tips.
HSA Approves New Board Member Election Amid Contested Proposals
The Health Systems Agency board approved an 8 to 10 vote to hold elections September 6 for 10 of 30 board seats, despite advisory council calls to cancel. The plan includes six elected seats and four board-selected members, with federal guidelines guiding procedures as regional projects seek funding from $2,000 to $481,340 for health services across Indiana counties.
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