Exchange Club County Fair line up includes local acts
Thursday night's program features amateurs including The Three Jones Brothers from North Vernon Clark Young of Jeffersonville Polly Ann Fish from Freetown Janet Thompson from Cortland Roshia Hohnstrieter and Judy Sweet from Seymour plus The Gospelaires from Freetown. Ellis Hooper serves as arranger and master of ceremonies.
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Three Jones Brothers
North Vernon
Clark Young
Jeffersonville
Polly Ann Fish
Freetown
Janet Thompson
Cortland
Roshia Hohnstrieter
Judy Sweet
Seymour
The
Gospelaires
Ellis Hooper
Reds Pressure Front as Korean War Skirmishes Intensify
Front line reports show Red artillery pressure rising along the eastern front with grenade exchanges on flat terrain. UN patrols in the west fall back to 105 mm gunfire as Fifth Air Force planes strike Reds with bombs and rockets, including two Mustang sorties near Kumsong, while Far East air forces crater 12 air fields Tuesday and five more at night.
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Fifth Air Force
Kumsong
38Th Parallel
Red “Iron Triangle
Far East
Korea
Red Air Fleet
Air Secretary cites Chinese air buildup near Korea
In Washington Secretary Thomas Finletter said China has about 1,000 warplanes, up from 200 last October, with the entire force in Manchuria ready for quick use in Korea. American jets patrol the border for a possible invasion. A Red jet was shot down and another damaged. One U S F-80 was lost to ground fire. UN warships shelled coastal highways and aided South Korean forces at the eastern end of the 100 mile front.
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U. S
Thomas Finletter
Washington
Manchuria
Korea
Severe Weather Strikes Seymour and Bedford Areas
Heavy rains blew into a Seymour dwelling and overturned a house trailer. A fallen limb caused no major damage though two families in Bedford reported odd wind effects. Gene Gowen found a lumber stick driven through a kitchen wall from a neighbor’s garage, and a trailer occupied by Loren Pickens and family ended on its roof with a shattered interior but intact eggs. The Weather Bureau forecast more thunderstorms and cooler weather Thursday.
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Seymour
Bedford
Gene Gowen
Sixth Street
Loren Pickens
Jerry
Weather Bureau
Mail Proposals Continued for Indy Seymour Atterbury Route
Civil service notices invite bids for mail transport contracts from Seymour to Indianapolis and Camp Atterbury with schedules, vehicle capacity requirements, and bond. Proposals must meet age and responsibility criteria, with monthly payments and potential discontinuance of truck CP service between Indianapolis and Seymour.
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Indianapolis
Camp Atterbury
Seymour
Indiana
Relative of victims travels to Columbus to confirm identities
Identification of the victims is sought by a man believed to be a relative as he heads to Columbus to view them at a funeral home and establish their identities. Eric H. Neilson Jr., 19, of Chicago, a Fort Knox soldier, is seriously injured and at Camp Atterbury hospital. William C. Shank, 25, Indianapolis, suffered minor injuries and is hospitalized. his vehicle was involved in the crash and his business is listed as Shank Burial Vault Company.
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Columbus
Eric H. Neilson, Jr
Chicago
Fort Knox
Station Hospital
Camp Atterbury
William C. Shank
Indianapolis
Shank
Harrison
Road
Twelfth Night Observed in Rodanthe Community
Christmas is celebrated on January 6 by residents of Rodanthe a historic village on Hatteras Island off North Carolina.
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Rodanthe
Fmnal Village
Hatteras Island
North Carolina
Koreans Describe Helicopters With Colorful Metaphor
A quirky linguistic note notes that some Koreans call a helicopter an infuriated palm tree highlighting playful mistranslation and vivid imagery in everyday speech.
Grand Stand and 4-H Prize Highlights at County Fair
The Grand Stand notes awards for the Betty Crocker Chiffon Cake contest using Softasilk Cake Flour and Wesson Oil with top prize a cut glass plate from General Mills. Second prize is Betty Crocker’s new picture cookbook and third is a white ribbon. The 4-H Pig Club offers a $5 premium for champion Hampshire barrow and a special 4-H gift. A $5 cash certificate from Midwest Mineral Co. goes to the 4-H Grand Champion barrow winner. The Indiana Chester White Breeders Assn. also offers $5 to the Inter-Breed Grand Champion Barrow exhibitor. A horseshoe pitching contest is planned with Elmer Burge in charge. Entry day is Monday, August 6.
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Betty Crocker
Wesson
General Mills, Inc
Hampshire Swine Record Association
Hampshire
Midwest Mineral Company
Greenwood
Indiana Chester White Breeders Association, Inc
Francesville
Barrow
Jackson County
Chester White
Chester White Swine Record Association
Rochester
Elliott
Elmer Burge
Multiple Vehicle Incidents Reported on US Roads Near Seymour
Police report several crashes on US Routes near Seymour. A Daugherty car collided with a truck driven by Donald Gaddis near Crothersville causing about $2,000 damage. no injuries. Herschel McCool, sleepiness caused a truck rollover with $11.50 fines. A crate truck struck Mutton Creek bridge area. Clyde Leffler not injured. A Par nel Ky driver lost control and clipped by a northbound truck. minor damage. First Sgt Chester Wilson led investigations.
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Clara D. Carter
Chester Wilson
Seymour
Daugherty
Crothersville
Dealers’ Grain Company
Chicago
Herschel Eugene McCool
Ridge Farm
Ill
Harry McMillin
Seymour State
McCool
Gordon Butler
Clyde E. Leffler
New Albany
Leonard Weston
Parnell
Harry H. Mackey
Sgt. Wilson
Mason and Dixon Surveyors Chart the Mason-Dixon Line
British surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began the survey of the boundary in 1763 marking the line that would later define the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
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Crosby Square
Shorts
AIR
Steinwedel& Son
Seymour's Greatest Store
LAW and
John Pilman
Broadway
St. Louis Ave
Guy W. Cooper
Chrysler
Plymouth & Service Grim
Exchange Club
Voss & Sons
Eegree
Orrhae Pacardas As
Ame
Govctions
EC Pron
Robert George Colbert
Young
Brent
Gide
Robert L. Anderson
West Second St
Mary's
Art Brethauer
Robert L. Peden
South Chestnut St
Adam
Richart
Rockford
Letus
Paul Kelly
Bruce Cowling
Neve
Harold F. Kress - Necem
Chester M. Franklin
Charles Boyer
Linda Darnell
Speckner Tire Service
Penna. Depot
J. C. Huffman Agency Insurance
J. C. Huffman
George M. Huffman
Chestnut St
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Altemeyer Insurance Agency
Speed Ic
Speed Queen
Whizz-Iron
Union Hardware Co
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