Vallonia School Construction Set Vallonia High School Addition
Vallonia to add a gymnasium via a new addition to Vallonia High School. Driftwood Township officials awarded contracts Saturday: W. J. Abraham and Sons of Seymour to build for 58669 base bid. Robert Leahy of Bedford for plumbing and heating at 13978. Dailey Electric of Bedford for electrical at 3526. All bids were the low accepted proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallonia
Driftwood Township
W. J. Abraham and Sons
Seymour
General Contractors
Robert Leahy
Bedford
Dailey Electric Company
Three Nurses Set to Graduate From St Vincent Hospital School
Sixty six young women will receive diplomas at St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing in Indianapolis. Three Seymour residents are among the graduates Miss Mary Helen Spray Miss Rita Vogel and Joan Marling. Archbishop Schulte will confer diplomas Thursday night at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral with Monsignor Kilfoil delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing
Indianapolis
SS. Peter and Paul
Mary Helen Spray
Arthur Spray
Rita Vogel
Nicholas Vogel
South Poplar Street
Joan Marling
Clyde Marling
East Fifth Street
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
de Marillac Hall
Glenn C. Lord
al Feeney
Alumnae Association
Atheneum
Ann Murphy
Division of Nursing Education
Indiana University
Services Planned for Mrs Manora Foster
Funeral services for Mrs Manora Foster 91 a former Reddington resident will be at 10 am Wednesday from Conkle Funeral Home Indianapolis Burial follows at 1230 pm in Reddington Cemetery She died Sunday at her daughter s home in Speedway City Survivors include four sons John Cleveland Clyde and Scott three daughters Goldie Owens Syrena Friedgin and Mrs Preble and a stepson Lee Foster A son and a daughter Howard and Sylvia preceded her in death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manora Foster
Reddington
Conkle Funeral Home
Indianapolis
Foster
Wilma Preble
Speedway City
Jennings County
Hayden
William and
Leanore Woodson
Lowry Foster
John
Kansas
Cleveland
Racine
Wis
Clyde
Iowa
Scott
Bramingham
Massachusetts
Goldie Owens
Syrena Friedgin
Preble
Lee Foster
Howard
Sylvia
Goodyear Service Store Corrects GE Range Price
An error in the Tribune ad lists a wrong price for the General Electric range. The correct price should read 369.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Goodyear
General Electric Products
Tribune
Property Tax Deadline Hits Midnight Tonight
Payday for Jackson county property owners marks the May deadline for fall real and personal taxes and mortgage and soldiers exemptions. Brownstown treasurer Max Tinch and auditor James E. Cummings kept offices open past 4 PM to handle anyone still in line. Remittances postmarked by midnight were accepted without the eight percent late penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Brownstown
Max Tinch
James E. Cummings
Four Held on $10,000 Bonds in Jackson County
Four colored suspects are jailed in Jackson County under bonds totaling $10,000 each after Jackson Circuit Court counts accuse automobile banditry conspiracy and grand larceny linked to a Seymour shoplifting incident around noon Friday. A fifth person, Fred Maholland, 40, Indianapolis, is held on a preliminary conspiracy charge under 1949 Acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Brownstown
Jackson
Seymour
Joseph W. Barbee
Joe Willie McNarry
Indianapolis
Blanche May Payne
Constance Yvonne Smith
Marion
Ind
Selena Caldwell
Selena Kennedy
Betty Robison
Milwaukee
Wis
Fred Maholland
Retired Conductor D. W. Moses dies in Seymour at 68
David William Moses Jr aged 68 a Seymour resident for 45 years died at 418 East Fourth Street after a 12 year illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Voss Mortuary with Dr. Prentice in charge. Burial at River View Cemetery with Masonic rites. He was a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad conductor and widower Elsie Aufderheide survives. Two brothers and a sister preceded him.
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David William Moses, Jr
Seymour
East Fourth Street
Voss Mortuary
John L. Prentice
Paoli
First Presbyterian Church
Riverview Cemetery
Jackson Lodge No
Mr. Moses
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ludlow
David W
Mary Frances Price Moses
Elsie Aufderheide
Presbyterian Church
Jackson Lodge No. 146
Free and Accepted Masons
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of
Freedom Forum Tonight At Seymour Rotary Club
Most officers and members attended a district Rotary conference in French Lick. The Seymour Rotary Club will hold a 6 15 PM dinner at the Elks Club with an outstanding program Freedom Forum. Speaker is Charles Meyers Noblitt Sparks director of education and public relations. Louis F Abraham chairs the program.
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Seymour
Several Harsh Weekend Accidents Injure Several
Weekend crashes in Seymour area injure multiple people as rain contributed to slides and drifts. Louis Wheeler of Indianapolis tossed from a 1941 coach when a tractor-trailer pair stopped suddenly. his car struck Schluter's store causing about 150 in damage. Mrs. Francis DeMars of Port Clinton, in a 1949 sedan, skidded and overturned, suffering bruises and shock. passengers Sally Conquest and Mary Valent injured. Police and hospital reports detail further injuries and property damage from the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Crothersville
Louis Wheeler
Indianapolis
Wheeler
Schluter
U. S. Road 50
Francis DeMars
Port Clinton
Lawrence Conway
West Second Street
Mrs. Nora E. Stradley Dies at 620 South Chestnut
Nora E. Stradley 70 a Seymour resident for 20 years died at her home 620 South Chestnut Street after six weeks illness. She was born December 12 1879 in Scott county and survived by husband Cris A. Stradley and a son nine stepchildren, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services Wednesday at Church of the Nazarene and Bethel Baptist Church Leota with burial in Bethel Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Ella Stradley
Seymour
South
Chestnut Street
Stradley
Scott County
Walker B
Haldin Roberts Terrell
William LaMaster
Scottsburg
Cris A. Stradley
Church of the Nazarene
William H. Terrell
W. W. Stradley
Oren Stradley
Glen Stradley
Colburn
Idaho
Kenneth Stradley
Vancouver
Wash
James Stradley
Belgrade
Mont
Dillard Stradley
Washington, D. C
Luella Baldwin
Detroit
Leona Owens
Violet Vance
Dayton
Sam Terrell
North Vernon
Hallie Terrell
Salem
Jacob
Otto Terrrell
Marguarite Wycoff
Indianapolis
Bethel Baptist Church
Leota
Ind
C. R. Lee
Walter Moseley
Uniontown
Bethel Cemetery
Weather Records Show Official Readings and River Stage
Official maximum and minimum readings recorded for Sunday are noted. A 2 pm measurement shows river stage at 11.3 feet with a .006 reading noted for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Ofia
Machinery Set for Primary Elections in Jackson County
Qualified voters in Jackson County go to the polls Tuesday for the primary elections to nominate candidates for the November general election. Democrats pick Long of Columbus and Moritz of the city in the congressional race. Republicans have no opposition for Earl Wilson, but a sheriff contest exists between George W. Abel and Orville Terkhorn. Democratic county contests include commissioner Third district with Donley B. Hill opposed by Everett Lutes, and multiple township and precinct posts. Eight candidates seek Brownstown township trustee: Earl Browning, Guy E. Coleman, Bruce Hanners, Chester Holeman, Henry Nierman, Frank Ratcliff, Ralph J. Rochner, Charles G. Wahl. In Redding township, Cummings and Mellen camp vie for trustee. advisory board race has four candidates for three seats: Baughman, Booker, Hazzard, Schrink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Long
Columbus
Christopher D. Moritz
Earl Wilson
George W. Abel
Orville Terkhorn
Donley B. Hill
Medora
Everett Lutes
Freetown
Brownstown
Earl Browning
Guy E. Coleman
Bruce Hanners
Chester Holeman
Henry Nierman
Frank Ratcliff
Ralph J. Rochner
Charles G. Wahl
Redding Township
Lee L. Cummings
William Mellencamp
Wilfred E. Baughman
George F. Booker
William H. Hazzard
Louis P. Schrink
Harry J. Baldwin
Clocks Advance in Seymour With Little Confusion
Daylight Saving Time took effect in Seymour with minimal disruption. Citizens moved clocks ahead. schools shortened tardies. local offices opened early but post office stayed on slow time while lobby hours shifted. Mayor Herwig declared fast time from midnight to September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Louisville
Indianapolis
Donald L. Herwig
Old-Fashioned Minstrel Set by L S A S
Announcement says an old-fashioned minstrel sponsored by the Lutheran Social Aid Society will be shown at 8 oclock DST on Thursday May 4 and Friday May 5 at the Lutheran Club. The public is invited to enjoy music songs and jokes described as good for a million laughs, per a spokesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Social Aid Society
Comedy At Cortland Gym By Borchers Group
Borchers St Pauls Lutheran Church presents a three act comedy Every thing Happens to Us by Robert St. Clair at 7 30 p m Wednesday in Cortland gymnasium directed by Harlan Dringenburg Cast includes Charles Newkirk Wilma Newkirk David Rust Chester Rust Eldena Otte Carl Otte Vera Rust Arthur Moorman Bertha Moorman Herbert Hoene Lauretha Hehman and Delores Stockamp Tickets from cast members or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borchers St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Cortland Gymnasium
Robert St. Clair
Harlan Dringenburg
Charles Newkirk
Wilma Newkirk
David Rust
Chester Rust
Eldena Otte
Shields High Choir Returns From Know Your Country Tour
Shields High School choir with over 65 members returned home from a five day Know Your Country tour visiting Mt. Vernon Indiana and St Louis Missouri and Illinois towns. Principal DeWitte Ogan praised cooperation and hospitality of host cities and noted two concerts in Mt Vernon and at Soldan High School in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Soldan High School
Sally Birge
Richard Birge
Sandy Hobson
Soldan
Robert Birge
Stanley Birge
Birge
Move To End Red Probe Splits GOP
Washington reports a split among Senate Republicans over efforts to end the Red Probe early. A foreign relations subcommittee led by Senator Tydings will press on with hearings including Freda Utley’s testimony on Soviet spy charges against Owen Lattimore, whom McCarthy accuses of siding with totalitarian enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
McCarthy
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Freda Utley
Wisconsin
Owen Lattimore
Miss Utley
Lattimore
America
State Department
Funeral Rites Held for James Michael Burke
Funeral services for James Michael Burke, longtime railroad superintendent and former city resident, were held in Cincinnati after his death Monday night from a cerebral hemorrhage. Burke born February 7, 1875, in town, survives with three children, two grandchildren, and siblings. his wife Carolyn Owens Burke preceded him in death.
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James Michael Burke
Cincinnati
Mr. Burke
This City
Joseph and
Marie Bouldray Burke
Chicago
Charles Burke, Jr
Rita Burke
Major Pollert Rites Set Here Thursday
Funeral services for Major Alfred W. Pollert 55 retired U S Army officer will be held at 2 p m Thursday at the Voss Mortuary with Rev C D Patterson of Trinity Methodist Church officiating Burial in Riverview Cemetery Seymour Post 89 American Legion will conduct military rites The funeral party arrives from San Francisco Tuesday night friends may call at the Voss Mortuary Wednesday Pollert died Tuesday night at Letterman General Hospital San Francisco after two years illness He was a Seymour native with many local relatives
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Alfred W. Pollert
U. S. Army
Voss
C. D. Patterson
Trinity Methodist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Seymour Post No. 89
American Legion
San Francisco
Calif
Voss Mortuary
Major Pollett
Letterman General Hospital
Seymour
Phone Installation Workers Call Off Picket Line Plans
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad office announced only one passenger train will be affected. Train No. 3 from New York to St. Louis will arrive at 10:47 am rather than 9:59 am, with Central Standard Time remaining on schedules while local clocks use Daylight Saving Time. All other trains will arrive about an hour later, making No. 3 roughly two hours later by fast time.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York
St. Louis
Seymour
No. 3
Riots Threaten in Berlin Powder Keg
Associated Press reports May Day tensions in divided Berlin as West and East groups held large demonstrations. West Berlin police numbers were deployed with Allied support to avert clashes at Potsdamer Platz and Lustgarten.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Russia
Potsdamer Platz
Lustgarten
Moscow
People’s
S. S
Brandenburg Gate
Young Turn
Death of Joseph Speckner 83 in Seymour
Joseph Speckner 83 lifelong Seymour area resident died at his daughter's home late Sunday after a day illness. The funeral was held Tuesday at St. Ambrose Church with Rev. Father James D. Moriarty. burial followed in Four Corners Cemetery. He is survived by six children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was born March 31, 1867 in Jennings County.
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Joseph Speckner
Ambrose Schrenk
South Poplar Street
St. Ambrose Church
James D. Moriarty
Four Corners
Voss Mortuary
Mr. Speckner
Jennings County
Michael
Anna Krause Speckner
Seymour
Flora Barkman
Speckner
Seymour Manufacturing Company
St. Ambrose
John S. Speckner
Alpha P. Speckner
Sarah Mehlin
Malcolm
Iowa
Willard Speckner
Grinnell
Alma Gill
Gilman
Phillip Speckner
Therese Everhart
Anna Reeva
Lee Roy
Negotiations Resume as CIO Telephone Strike Ends
Negotiations resumed after a seven day national strike by 10,000 CIO Communications Workers of America members in Division six. Picket lines were avoided four hours before scheduled action at exchanges in 43 states, easing feared nationwide service disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Division Six
CIO Communications Workers of America
Shields Latin and Math Contestants High in State
Shields High School Latin and mathematics students earned top honors at the Indiana University state contest in Bloomington. Richard Nierman placed second in Latin Division 1, narrowly missing first by a quarter point and earning a gold medal. Joan Martin tied for fourth in Latin.
Crashes on Tipton Street Involve Three Drivers
Police investigated three crashes on Tipton street Saturday night. Wayne E. Martin earned $128 damage to his 1949 model coach while Carl F. Elliott’s 1935 sedan incurred $5 damage and William Cringle’s 1947 sedan $25. Cringle was arrested for no license and reckless driving, fined $15.75 and $25.75 respectively after arraignment.
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Tipton Street
Wayne E. Martin
Wallonia
Carl F. Elliott
Centennial Street
William Cringle
Indianapolis
Martin
Elliott
Cringle
C. C. Elliott
Seymour Justice of Peace
Nine Arrested in Truck Weight Check at Seymour
State police from Seymour post arrested nine truck drivers for overweight vehicles during a morning check between 4:30 and 10 o clock at permanent pit scales east of Seymour on U S Road 31. Two trucks were overweight enough for city court. seven others face justice of the peace court. Officers Fank B. Gray and Cpl. Jack Curry led the operation.
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Seymour Post
Justice of Peace Court
Fank B. Gray
Cpl
Jack Curry
Seymour
U. S. Road 31
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Freedom Forum
Rotary Club
Auto Hits
Nora E. Stradley
Taro
NEA Telephoto
Wheth
Borchers Group
Shields High School
Major Pollert
East Europe
South Bend
Chrysler
Shields
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