Early request for funds bar gymnasium in Seymour
A plan to obtain 60000 dollars for a new gymnasium and swimming pool at Seymour High School is filed with Governor McNutt and forwarded to federal funds administrators. The project, funded under the Federal Industrial Recovery Act, would not raise local taxes and precedes the act's passage. Board president Don A Bolinger traveled to Washington to learn required actions and blueprint outlines were prepared for the application.
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Don A. Bollinger
New York
Washington
Indoor pool plan at Shield High aims to ease crowding
The school proposes a separate indoor swimming pool in the gymnasium funded under a governor approved act. The project stands apart from a separate outdoor municipal pool application. If granted, construction would require months and likely start soon to have the gym ready by early winter.
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The
Shield High School
Jackson County Board of Review to Adjourn Next Week
The Jackson County board of review will adjourn after next Monday’s business or Tuesday morning, closing a term marked by routine work and few changes to assessed figures. Only a handful of residents appeared to challenge assessments.
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Board OF Review
Jckson County Board of Review
Plans for Independence Day celebration at Shields Park
Plans for the annual Independence Day events at Shields Park run from tonight through July 6. Seymour Post No. 89 American Legion cooperates with park manager John Van deWalle to host July 4 celebrations expected to draw large crowds. Fireworks will be set off Tuesday night. Harvey Joe Massey will be buried alive at 8:30 p.m. tonight at the park as part of a regulation grave during the celebration. The burial is open to the public and occurs without food or water for Massey during the event.
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Shields Park
Seymour Post No. 89
American Legion
John van deWalle
Legionnaires
Harvey Joe Massey
Earl Boas SS Called Beyond Funeral Rites Sunday
Henry Earl Boas age forty three stockman and cattle buyer died at his West Second street road home at noon after illness since January. He underwent tonsil surgery on June 1 and soon afterward declined. Born January 13 1890 in Wallonia he was married September 15 1912 to Iva Singer. Survived by wife and mother died years ago. member of First Methodist Church. He was a lifelong Jackson county resident with many friends.
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Henry Earl Boas
West Second Street
Seymour
Mr. Boas
Indiana
Jackson County
Wallonia
Frank
Ellen Boas
Iva Singer
First Methodist Church
Wreck on U S 590 involves Clymer truck and road-work crew
A Clymer Construction Co truck hauling gravel crashed and overturned on Jones hill near Huron while two other cars carrying relatives of a dead foreman followed closely. The driver fled prior to impact, and a hearse driver maneuvered to avoid collision as workers and vehicles evacuated.
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Clymer Construction Co
Ohio
U.S
Bedford
Huron
Jones Hill
Ed Haverley
Haverley Mortuary
Mitchell
Arthur Lowell Byers
Haverly
Clymer Company
Illinois
Fifty or More Hires Planned at B and C Shops
Washington Indiana learns that in early July likely between July 1 and July 15 about fifty or more men will return to work in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops’ freight and passenger car departments for an indefinite period. One unit of fifty in the freight car section is confirmed, with five Pullman cars to be air conditioned and a small passenger department crew to handle this task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Ind
Cincinnati
Mrs. Julia A Hercamp Dies at 69 in City Home
Mrs. Julia A. Hercamp aged sixty nine of East Third street died at 6 50 PM Thursday after a two and a half month illness of multiple diseases. Born February 9 1864 in Hamilton township she was the daughter of Frank and Josephine Spray. She married George Hercamp November 4 1885 and survives with eight children William Palmyra INDO Frank and Edward Seymour George Harvey and Louis Indianapolis Lena Isaacs and Josephine Hustedt both of Indianapolis. Two brothers David Spray Seymour and George Spray Medora four sisters Catherine Hercamp Walker Arkansas Lydia Phegley Carlisle IN Edna McPherson Dayton OH and Alice Welsh Surprise. Fifteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. Funeral 1 30 Sunday from Acme United Brethren Church with Rev S H Greathouse Freetown in charge. Burial Riverview Cemetery.
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Julia A. Hercamp
East Third Street
Hercamp
Hamlton Township
Frank
Josephine Rumph Spray
George Hercamp
Acme United Brothers
William
Palmyra
Indo
Edward
Seymour
George
Harvey
Louis
Indianapolis
Lena Isaacs
Josephine Hustedt
David Spray
George Spray
Medora
Catherine Hercamp
Walker
Arkansas
Lydia Phegley
Carlisle
Ind
Edna McPherson
Dayton
Alice Welsh
Surprise
Acme US B
S. H. Greathouse
Freetown
Riverview Cemetery
Insult To Injury. Stranger Shoots Man Over Dispute
In Chicago two men and a girl were involved when a stranger produced a revolver during a quarrel with James McLaughlin. He shot off McLaughlin's big toe. The girl left with the stranger, and McLaughlin sought hospital aid.
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Chicago
James McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Sealed Bids Sought for U S 50 Road Project Near Pleasantville
Bids for grading and construction of structures up to twenty feet clear span on U S 50 near Pleasantville are due by 10 am on Tuesday July 11. Indiana State Highway Commission chairman handles the bid at the state house annex Indianapolis. Project covers 4.6 miles in Jackson county from 2.5 miles northwest to 2.5 miles east of Pleasantville under emergency construction act. Minimum wages set at 35 cents per hour for unskilled labor and 45 cents per hour for skilled labor.
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U. S. Road 50
Pleasantville
Indiana State Highway Commission
State House Annex
Indianapolis
Jackson County
Curtailed Library Hours At Seymour To Begin July 3
Beginning Monday July 3 the Seymour Public Library will operate from 12 noon to 8 30 p m instead of 9 a m to 8 30 p m The children's reading room closes at 6 each night The library has offered uninterrupted desk service since 1913 but budget cuts due to lower property valuations and reduced taxes have forced reductions in every item including salaries and the book fund The article notes careful trimming of supplies fuel and lighting as part of the curtailment effort
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Seymour Public Library
Cline Electric Shop Celebrates First Anniversary
The Cline Electric Shop marks its first anniversary tomorrow after opening at 106% West Second Street. To celebrate, owner Mr Cline offers a one day sale with a large line of electrical goods at savings prices. The store has expanded its merchandise to include a full range of household electrical appliances.
Day Fined and Sentenced in Delinquency Case
Lawrence Day twenty three of North Vernon pleaded guilty to a delinquency charge after his Wednesday arrest. He had told Columbus police he was previously arrested in Seymour on a public intoxication charge. Day was fined one dollar and costs and received a five month term at the Putnamville penal farm.
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Day
Lawrence Day
North Vernon
Columbus
Seymour
Putnamville
Truck Crash Leaves Two Men Injured in Rockford Incident
Charles Forbes 27 of Indianapolis fractured left foot and bruises after he tried to avoid a southbound Pennsylvania freight train at the Rockford curve near U S 31. His companion George Phillips, also from Indianapolis, suffered facial cuts and other bruises. The melons and cucumbers laden truck skidded off the road and overturned against a telephone pole after brakes failed as Forbes approached the grade.
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Charles Forbes
Indianapolis
George Phillips
Inglianapolis
Rockford
Sing
U. S. Road 31
Forbes
Louis Mellencamp
Death summons Mrs. Sarah Rider in Crothersville area
Mrs. Sarah Rider aged seventy nine died at her daughter's home near Crothersville after a six week illness. She was born in 1864 in Scott county and survived by four children, a brother and two sisters. Funeral services led by Rev. Jesse Nichols with burial in Crothersville cemetery. Related families reside in Jackson and Scott counties.
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Sarah Rider
Jackson
Scott Counties
William Berry
Crothersville
Rider
Scott County
Austin
William
Susan Meranda Brady
John L. Rider
William FE. Rider
Willam Berry
Logan Baker
Harry Allen
William Grady
Alice McCreary
Laura Hughbanks
Berry
Jesse Nichols
Brownstown
Crothersville Cemetery
Legion Juniors Start Season with Two Dominant Wins
Ameri can Legion Junior baseball team opened with a 10 to 0 victory over West Baden at Redland Park after a 2 to 0 win in a prior game. Keys pitched for Seymour with a near no hitter while Daily e, Keyes and Knoke led a thirteen run, nine hit, no error performance. The team travels to Columbus Tuesday for Independence Day action against Columbus and Madison twice for the district title.
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American Legion
West Baden
Redland Park
West Baden II
Keys
Seymour
Columbus
Madison
Seymours
Daily E
Keyes
Knoke
Smith
Ackerman
Thompson
Henley
Rowelt
Peeker
Carter
Hall
Rudolph
Green
T. Carter
Dunker
Forrest Herrmann
J. Ralph Thompson
Record heat grips Rockford area as drought looms
The Rockford thermometer hit 100 degrees this afternoon at 2 30 while 99 5 degrees was logged at 1 pm marking a season high. Farmers fear crop damage as rainfall remains scarce despite forecasts of scattered thundershowers and continued heat.
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Rockford
Thermometer Marks Extreme Downtown Heat Dip
A downtown thermometer recorded 101.5 degrees at 1 PM and the same reading again at 2:30 PM in a shaded city area. The figure reflects unusually hot afternoon conditions for the locality.
Weather Confusion As Heat Rises In Midwest
Thursday's maximum of 97 degrees fooled residents who felt hotter than the prior day's 99. A light rain added humidity, heightening discomfort. AP summaries indicate many Midwestern sections recorded at least temporary relief or continued heat.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Stop Signs Placed at Junction of Roads 46 and 31
State officials install stop signs at the Road 46 and Road 31 junction west of Columbus to curb crashes. Road 31 traffic gains right of way. vehicles on Road 46 must stop. The change follows confusion over priority between a through national highway and a branch road.
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Road
Road 31
Columbus
Raymond Bell
Harvey Oltman
State Highway Commission
Bell and Oltman
State Supreme Court Overrules Draft Beer Ruling
The Indiana Supreme Court overruled a Lake County ruling that sanctioned sale of draft beer. It made permanent a writ of prohibition enabling state and county officials to arrest and prosecute draft beer.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
State Supreme Court
Lake County
Mattern Rescue Expedition Sails from New York for Alaska
The Jim Mattern Rescue Expedition left Floyd Bennett Field at 7 06 am EST heading for Nome Alaska to search a route around the world flyer Mattern who vanished after leaving Khabarovsk Siberia. Pilot William Alexander leads a crew including Fetterm an Harold Persons and Thomas Abbey planning stops in Dayton Akron Winnipeg Edmonton White Horse Nome to divide the map into squares and execute a systematic search.
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New York
Jimmie Mattern
Floyd Bennett Field
Alaska
William Alexander
Nome
Mattern
San Angelo
Texas
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Brooklyn
Alexander
Fetterman
Harold Persons
Thomas Abbey
Dayton
Akron
Ohio
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Alberta
White Horse
St Pauls Picnic Date Set For July Sixteenth
The St Pauls picnic is scheduled for Sunday July sixteenth with William Quadde named general chairman. It will be in the William Mellencamp grove north of Cortland and committees cover services band refreshment stand repairs and many tasks led by Quade and local leaders.
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St. Paul's
William Quadde
William Mellencamp Grove
Cortland
J. Willard Yoder
William Quade
George Kriete
Frank Sc
Henry Massman
Gelda Rinehart
Cora Ruddick
Alma Miller
Madaline Findley
Premic
William Mellencamp
Louis Wonning
Harold Wonning
Fred Koop
Jackson County
European Gold Bloc Optimistic On Conference Action
London June 30 Virtually all major World Economic Conference work paused as nations weigh currency stabilization. Georges Bonnet leader of the European gold bloc and France says he is more optimistic. Washington signals indicate America may join Europe in seeking concerted action to halt currency fluctuations and stabilize markets.
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London
Dwatra
Ti Wis
Unit
Moley
America
Europe
Georges Bennett
France
Mr. Roosevelt
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Earl Boas
U. S
Cline Electric Shop
Scott and
Jackson Counties
Legion
Mattern Hunt
Metlencamp Grove
Roosevelt
Bonnett
European Gold Bloc
Riley Goble
Saymour Water Co
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