Jackson county GOP delegates head to Indianapolis meeting
Jackson county delegates to the state Republican convention travel to Indianapolis for a 7:30 p.m. assembly room meeting at the Claypool Hotel with the convention opening Wednesday at the Coliseum. N. J. Lasher of Seymour seeks state superintendent of public instruction and is a focal point of interest. The ninth district has 13 of 159 votes, with Ohio county the smallest and Lawrence the largest at 22 delegates.
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Jackson County
Indianapolis
Edward Massman
June Kasper
Phil Cordes
George Peter
T. H. Montgomery
August Bobb
Seymour
William States
Crothersville
Neal Ackerman
Brownstown
Hayden
Claypool
State Fairgrounds
United States
Ohio County
Lawrence County
Dublin stock buyer questioned after road robbery
Muncie Indiana June 28 Ivo Shocklee a Dublin stock buyer who said he was robbed of 338 by two hitch hikers who bound and gagged him along a road was arrested yesterday for questioning Police said Shocklees truck was taken from Charles Murray of Portland
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Muncie
Ind
Ivo Shocklee
Dublin
Shocklee
Charles Murray
Portland
George M Heiwig Still On Job After 70 Years
George M Heiwig aged eighty four remains a Sey mour Woolen Mills operating engineer overseeing a 650 horsepower motor generator. Since 1868 he has managed the engine room through four engines and still trains repairs, recalling earlier days with ox carts and a wooden railroad serving the mill. Heiwig started in the picking room and rose to complete engine room control by 1872, guiding the plant through vast growth to a workforce near two hundred.
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George M. Heiwig
Seymour Woolen Mills
Mr. Heiwig
Dad” Heiwig
Heiwig
Atlas Corliss
Diggs Funeral Service Held for Mrs Pearl Diggs
Funeral services were held in Cortland for Mrs Pearl Diggs formerly of Seymour who died at her home in Indianapolis Saturday Burial was in Cortland cemetery She was born in Cortland fifty eight years ago later living in Indianapolis She was married here thirty two years ago to Joe Diggs who survives Also surviving are her mother Mrs Emma Herrmann daughter Mrs Bernice Plummer of Indianapolis brothers Ed Herrmann of Indianapolis and Carl Herrmann of Hayden A granddaughter also survives
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Cortland
Pearl Diggs
Seymour
Indianapolis
Cortland Cemetery
Emma Herrmann
Diggs
Bernice Plummer
Ed Herrmann
Carl Herrmann
Hayden
Ohio man fined for driving under influence in Union City
Morgan Williams, 29, of Union City Ohio, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs total 19.25 and his license suspended 90 days in Brownstown Justice of Peace John Russell's court. George Heddy, also of Union City, was fined 1 dollar plus costs 10.25. The pair were arrested Monday at 4:30 PM on U S Route 31 near Seymour by Officer C J Tucker and brought to court by Sheriff William Barkman.
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Morgan Williams
Union City
Ohio
John Russell
Brownstown
George Heddy
Justice Russell
U. S. Road 31
Seymour
C. J. Tucker
Justice Court
William Barkman
State Policeman Hurt In Mishap
Officer Charles J. Williams of the Seymour state police post was injured when his car left U S Road 31 near Peter's Switch north of Seymour to avoid a head on collision with an oncoming vehicle. He suffered severe bruises but no broken bones and was recovering at his home at 614 East Seventh Street. The other driver's identity was not learned.
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Charles J. Williams
Seymour
East Seventh Street
U. S. Road 31
Peter's Switch
Williams
Entitled to Lump-Sum Social Security Payments
Many people eligible for lump-sum Social Security benefits have not claimed them. Peter J. Van Gert of the Indianapolis field office urged qualified wage-earners 65 or older and families of deceased earners to file claims using prescribed forms. Applicants should provide personal and employment details and, if applicable, death information and executor status.
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Peter J. van Gert
Indianapolis
Old Age Insurance Bureau
van Geyt
Social Security Board of Employers
Consolidated Shoe Plant to Stay Open in Seymour
Isaac Watts told Seymour Rotary Club that Consolidated Shoe Corporation will retain its Seymour and Crothersville plants indefinitely. The local factory employs about 450 workers with a weekly payroll around 10 000 to 11 000 dollars and produces 2 500 pairs daily. Watts praised the company labor relations and noted daily grievance discussion with employee representatives.
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Consolidated Shoe Corporation
Seymour
Isaac Watts
Seymour and Crothersville
Consolidated Corporation
Watts
Rotary Club
C. G. Steinwedel
C. Hf. Wiethoff
S. L. Martin
I. L. Frost
J. Walter Hastedt
William Topie
Ernest N. Birge
Shoe Corporation
Crothersville
Louis XIV
Medora Robbery Probed By Sheriff and State Police
William Barkman and state police investigate the Medora burglary of the Harry Ernest beer establishment Monday night. About $100 in cash was taken from a can hidden under a counter after thieves pried open a rear window. the scene was discovered by an employee this morning.
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William Barkman
Jackson County
Medora
Snell to retire as House Republican Leader
Longtime Minority Leader Bertrand H. Snell announces retirement after 24 years in Congress. Name of possible successor Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts surfaces amid a shift toward a more liberal-leaning leadership, with other names like Wadsworth Mapes Dean Tabor and Fish mentioned as candidates.
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Washington
House
Bertrand H. Snell
Snell
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Representative Fish
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Martin
North Attleboro
Mass
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Alfred M. Landon
Republican Congressional Committee
Representatives Wadsworth
Republican Policy Committee
Mapes
Michigan
Republicans
Tabor
Treadway
Ways and Means Committee
Fish
John Q. Tilson
Connecti
U S Route 31-50 Reopens Near Seymour After Resurfacing
U S Route 31-50 east of Seymour reopened today after resurfacing work that began Monday. The final rock asphalt treatment is planned for July 5 by L P Cavett Company of Lockland Ohio. After completion, crews will treat Broadway and Fifth streets where U S 31 passes through Seymour.
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Seymour
Indiana State Highway Commission
L. P. Cavett Company
Lockland
Ohio
Broadway
Fifth Streets
Hat fashion predicts tiny doll hats rise in vogue
Paris show inspired millinery trend as stylists forecast small doll hats to top the head with ribbons at the back. Colors cited include wine red russet and moss green, echoing portraits of Madame Du Berry.
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New York
Paris
Madame du Berry
Plane plunges in daring suicide attack on Japanese gunboat
Shanghai June 28 AP A Chinese air force pilot sacrificed his life by diving a burning bomb laden plane onto a Japanese gunboat on the Yangtze near Nanking after anti aircraft fire set his craft ablaze. The act damaged three gunboats and six warplanes.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Nanking
Hankow
China
South China
Hainan
Kwangtung Province
General Tires Sale Notice at Buchner Co Seymour Corner
Car owners are urged to save on tires with a General Tires promotion at FLPF Buchner Co located at Seymour's Busiest Corner. Limited time offer highlighted for local drivers seeking affordable tire options.
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FLPF
Buchner Co
Seymour
Britain on edge over Gibraltar guns from Spanish war
London reports Duchess of Atholl charging Parliament with details of German manufactured guns threatening Gibraltar. She cites twenty plus guns around Algeciras, large naval pieces, inland fifteen inch guns, and forty five guns near Ceuta. Bombing of British ships in Spanish ports heightens calls to arm merchant marines. Mussolini reportedly holds talks with Italian leaders.
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London
Duchess of Atholl
Gibraltar
Spain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Criti
Britain
Mediterranean
Algeciras
Punta Carnero
Alcala de Las Gazules
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Chamberlain
Karker
Franco
Arion
State Policeman Slain as Outlaws Are Captured
Indiana state trooper Ray Dixon died of three abdominal bullet wounds after aiding Easton brothers Orelle and Clarence following a stalled car. Orelle Easton, jailed, blamed his brother as the gunfight left one outlaw dead near De Selm, Illinois, and two deputies abducted. Dixon, a Notre Dame alum and Sept. 1, 1935 appointee, was wounded in a fierce pursuit that ended with the pair captured.
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Kankakee
Indiana
Ray Dixon
LaPorte
Ind
Orelle G. Easton
Clarence
de Selm
Dixon
Easton
Orelle
Valley City
N. D
Cook
Dea Selm
Norman — Sallwasser
LaPorte County
Sallwasser
Donald Woodward
South Bend
University of Notre Dame
Freeman Lane
Porter County
A. C. Witter
Charles Gilliland
Valparaiso
Lane
James Navy
Illinois
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Taiwan
Hongkong
Richard Austen Butler
Wootung
Whangpoo River
Duchess of Athol
Gandia
Valencia
Arethusa
Rome
Mussolini
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Seymour Water Co
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