Southern Indiana youth bicycle group completes 200 mile trek
A 27 member junior high group from the Southern Indiana Conference United Methodist Church finished a five day Scenic Circuit tour. Starting near Brown County State Park Monday, the riders covered 200 miles to reach Freetown Friday night with five adult leaders and minimal injuries. Monte Deschner of Seymour was one participant and recalled camping nights and hard riding. the cycle caravan traveled through Starve Hollow Lake Clifty Falls and Versailles State Park stopping for meals and camping along the route.
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Seymour
Indiana
Monte
Freetown
Southern Indiana
United Methodist Church Junior High
Brown County State Park
Monte Deschner
R. P. Deschner
Freeman Avenue
Dale Harner
Indianapolis
Brown County
Starve Hallow Lake
Wallonia
Clifty Falls
Madison
Versailles State Park
Peaceful Valley Camp
North
Vocational Tours Conclude At Seymour High School
A three week summer vocational workshop at Seymour Senior High School ended Friday with a luncheon at 11 30 a m at the Elks Club. High school teachers from Seymour Brownstown Columbus Greensburg North Vernon Crothersville Connersville attended the closing session to evaluate the program.
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Seymour Senior High School
the Elks Cluch
Seymour
Brownstown
Columbus
Greensburg
North Vernon
Crothersville
Connersville
Indiana Vocational Guidance workshop in Seymour
Edinburg and Scottsburg joined a state summer workshop under the Vocational Guidance Division of the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction. Jack P. Miller coordinated the program with Janis Graves as secretary. Participants earn three semester hours of graduate credit from St. Francis College. The three week course included plant tours in Seymour and Columbus and sessions after each tour. The final tour visited Central Pharmaceutical Company at 116 118 East Third Street.
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Edinburg
Scottsburg
Indiana State Department of Public Instruction
Jack P. Miller
Seymour Senior High School
Janis Graves
St. Francis College
Ft. Wayne
Seymour
Columbus
Central Pharmacal Company
East Third Street
Billy Graham to Speak at Winona Lake Youth Conference
Evangelist Billy Graham arrives in Warsaw Indiana to address a Youth for Christ conference at Winona Lake on Monday. Local organizers expect sizable attendance and a sermon focused on faith and service.
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Warsaw
Ind
Billy Graham
Youth For Christ
Winona Lake
Here
Disorder Erupts in Kokomo for Second Straight Night
In Kokomo Indiana a predominantly Negro neighborhood faced sporadic gunfire and fire bombings as about 200 state troopers joined city police enforcing a curfew set by Mayor John Miller. Police reported no injuries though 13 police were wounded by buckshot the prior night.
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Kokomo
Ind
John Miller
Raymond Kellar
Kellar
Dave Levendowski
Robert Konkle
Robert Barton
Last Day To Pay Delinquent City Bills Monday
Officials in Seymour Crothersville and Brownstown remind property owners delinquent sewer bills and Barrett Law assessments not cleared by Monday will be certified to the county auditor on July 1 and become a lien on property. Local officials warn renters buyers and renters may be affected and Barrett Law bills are annual ten year assessments billed in November with unpaid amounts certified at June 30.
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Barrett Law
Seymour
Crothersville
Brownstown
LaDonna Vaughn
Seymour Municipal Sanitation Utility
Gaynelle Moritz
Moritz
Robbery Attempt Reported and Local Arrests Noted
State police investigate an armed robbery attempt at a private residence near Seymour on U S 31. A gun was found at the scene as the suspect fled after a scuffle. Also commended, a service station attendant helped detain an AWOL soldier driving a stolen car near Bartholomew County jail. An Arlington, Virginia man was arrested for hitchhiking on U S 50 east of I-65.
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Kriete’s Corner
0. S. 31
Seymour
Ft. Knox
Gary James
East Tipton Street
Seymour State
Interstate 65
Ind. 46
Bartholomew County
William D
Cremeans
Columbus
Dempsey A. Slone
Seymour Post
Seymour City
Richard DeFelice
Arling
Ton, Va
Paul M. Cooper
U. S. 50
County FB Talent Show Set
Winners from Jackson County Farm Bureau amateur contests will compete Monday at Walnut Street School Brownstown starting 8 p.m. in six age classes vocal instrumental and novelty acts. County winner advances to the district event July 23 at Madison. After the amateur contest the Farm Bureau meets to plan August county fair.
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Township Farm Bureau
Walnut Street
Brownstown
Jackson County
Madison
Farm Bureau Board
Seymour Downtown Weather Records Report
Weather records for Seymour show unofficial noon downtown temperature while other readings come from Ruth Everhart government observer at Rockford and are official. 9 am downtown Seymour reading as part of official record with river at 7 am measured 5 feet. Sunset today 9 17 EDT and sunrise Sunday 6 19 EDT.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Youth Facility May Ease Problem Here
A phased out Clark County school will become a youth home and guidance center run by Clark-Floyd Youth Inc. Judge Robertson hopes a Jackson County version follows. The facility on Northaven near Jeffersonville will house about 20 boys and funding applications have been sent to the Indiana Criminal Justice Planning Agency for juvenile delinquency aid.
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Clark County
Clark-Floyd Youth, Inc
Robert E. Hall
Jacobs Chapel
Jackson County
Robertson
Robert Medcalf
Greater Clark County
Sonville
C. B. Barthold
Indiana Criminal Justice Planning Agency
Indiana
Local Factories Begin Vacations in Seymour Area
Four Seymour factories start annual summer breaks at end of current shift with others implementing partial or full shutdowns. F. Jacobson and Son Inc and National Veneer and Lumber halt until July 14, Swain Industries until July 7, Seymour Manufacturing until July 14 with limited operations, and Seymour Housewares resuming Monday after a skeleton week. Continuous operations noted at some plants during vacations. Additional shutdowns planned for Cummins Engine Company and Central Pharmacal from July 28 to August 1 with maintenance work allowed.
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Seymour
F. Jacobson and Son, Inc
National Veneer and Lumber Company
Swain Industries
Seymour Manufacturing
Seymour Housewares
Spartan Industries
Brownstown
Arvin Industries
Cummins Engine Company
Central Pharmacal Company
Police Chief Warns Of False Alarms
Chief Robert Gill of the Seymour police department said late Friday investigators are probing a surge of false alarms that have dispatched emergency units to vacant lots residences and industrial sites. He warned violators face legal penalties and noted several suspects are being pursued.
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Robert Gill
Seymour
Gill
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By Leary
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Graham
U. S. 31
West Street
North Street
Wildcat Creek
Miller
Vaughn
Charles W. Leffler
Dencil G. Hayecox
Ft. Dix
N. J
Allen Bolduc
Kent Fishman
Johnny Schnaiter
Indiana Division of Fish and Game
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Charles E. Scheffe
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