Primary election totals certify county races and reorganization
Election Board certifies Tuesday totals for county offices and party committeemen. Officials recount to confirm no major changes with results showing Long 1833 and Moritz 2560 in the ninth district contest, Hill 1970 for Jackson County commissioner, Abel 2011 for sheriff, along with township trustee tallies for Brownstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
County Election Board
Joe W. Goss
Charles W. Long
Columbus
Congress
Christopher D. Moritz
Seymour
Moritz
Jackson County
Donley B. Hill
Everett Lutes
Lutes
George W. Abel
Orville Terkhorn
Abel
Brownstown Township
Earl Browning
Guy F. Coleman
Bruce Hanners
Ashcraft's Frigidaire Cooking School at Majestic Theater
Ashcraft's Furniture Store and H K Ashcraft host a free Frigidaire cooking school at the Majestic Theater on Wednesday May 10. Demonstrations by Mrs Jewell C Ganser and Miss Marie Byers begin 1 30 with prize drawings including a 1950 Frigidaire range and two 50 piece dish sets. doors open 12 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashcraft
Frigidaire
Majestic Theater
Jewell C. Ganser
Indiana District of Frigidaire
Marie Byers
Home Service
Public Service Company
Ganser
Purdue University
H. K. Ashcraft
Miss Byers
New Fire Fighting Station Bolsters Jackson County Coverage
The Franklin Flying Field station, under State Forestry, extends protection to Franklin to Paragon to Bedford to Seymour and back, with 24 hour alert and radio links to Weed Patch tower. Dallas Mullendore directs the station, chartered April 15, 1950, through 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Franklin Flying Field
State Forestry Division
Dallas Mullendore
Weed Patch
Johnson County
Franklin
Paragon
Bedford
Seymour
North Vernon
Rotarians to See Motion Picture and Hear Reports
The Seymour Rotary Club schedules a 6 15 dinner meeting at the Elks Club with a featured motion picture by A C Gamron and reports from the recent district convention at French Lick presented by Don L Coy the On to French Lick chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Gamron
Seymour
Yearend Senior Activities Set at Shields High
Shields High highlights senior events through May starting with Honor Day May 16. May 18 hosts Senior Dinner at First Methodist with co chairs and committee. May 19 juniors host prom, May 21 baccalaureate, May 23 Class Day, and May 25 Commencement in the girls gym. The Patriot yearbook debuts May 19. Gift committee selects class donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields High School
Mary Alice Bruner
First Methodist Church
Kathryn Steinwedel
James Johnson
Gerald Pottschmidt
Ellen Rhoads
Nelda
Glen Shade
Irvin Shelton
Betty Berkman
Donald Woolls
Joan Rogers
William Toborg
Nancy Myron
Gerald Brooks
Elizabeth Arbuck
Mayor Declares City Will Refuse State Tax Demand
Mayor Donald L. Herwig said Seymour will mount a test case over a $58.53 back tax claim tied to swimming pool proceeds from 1946-47. He cited a state tax official offer to drop the warrant if taxes are paid, but the city will stand on the position that state tax authority cannot tax a municipal corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Herwig
Seymour
Daily Tribune
Indiana State Gross Income Tax Division
Heiwig
William Heiwig to Be Graduated at Hanover College
William Heiwig son of Mr and Mrs William F Heiwig Seymour Indiana will graduate from Hanover College June 12 with a Bachelor of Arts degree major in political science He is active in Lambda Chi social fraternity and Public Affairs Forum Steering Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Indiana
William Heiwig
William F. Heiwig
Seymour
Hanover College
Heiwig
Lambda Chi
Wallonia High School Gym Adds Bonds Sold for Construction
Bonds totaling 27 609 each for the civil and school townships were sold to the Indianapolis Bond and Share Corporation at one and one half percent interest with a 38 35 premium per issue for a new Wallonia High School gymnasium and classrooms. Bids from Raffen sperger Hughes and Company and Frank E Hailstone and Company were higher. Contracts let to W J Abraham and Sons for general work, Robert Leahy for plumbing and heating, and Dailey Electric for electrical. Completion steady pending site work and grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallonia High School
Indianapolis Bond and Share Corporation
Raffensperger, Hughes and Company
Indianapolis
Frank E. Hailstone and Company
Cincinnati
Francis Grider
Driftwood
Taylor Hoffar
Ross, McCord, Ice and Miller
W. J. Abraham and Sons
Seymour
Robert Leahy
Bedford
Dailey Electric Company
Crothersville Commencement Exercises Honor 64 Graduates
Sixty four seniors of Vernon Township High School Crothersville and forty four eighth grade pupils received diplomas in a Friday gym ceremony. Upcoming commencements include Tampico High Tuesday May 9 and Vallonia Wallonia High Friday May 12 with speakers Lester M. Abel and J R Mitchell of Purdue University. James H. Tatlock and John N. Mitchell presented diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Township High School
Crothersville
Seymour Schools
Brownstown Consolidated Schools
Tampico High School
Wallonia High School
Tampico
Lester M. Abel
Vallonia
J. R. Mitchell
Purdue University
Methodist
Wallonia
Mitchell
C. D. Strother
Culbertson Avenue Baptist Church
New Albany
James H. Tatlock
Jackson County
John N. Mitchell
Crothersville High School
Clarence Hutchinson
Weather Records Show Friday Extremes
Official maximum Friday not specified. Official minimum noted. Reading at 10 a.m. recorded 64 degrees. River stage measured 6.3 feet.
Post Office Schedule Changes and TB Group Meeting Notes
The Jackson County Tuberculosis Association held its annual meeting at the First Methodist Church with reelected directors and new appointees including James T. Thompson and Keith Bundy. Post Office changes set for Wednesday reduce Seymour deliveries to one daily and shorten lobby hours with specific window closures and time adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Imboden
Indiana Tuberculosis Association
Jackson County Tuberculosis Association
First Methodist Church
Harry B. Fox
Kenneth N. Warbritton
R. J. Shepherd
Seymour
Fred Nuss
R. A. Broddecker
Brownstown
James T. Thompson
Keith Bundy
Wallonia
Iona Montgomery
Redding Township
Earl R Beldon
Grassy Fork
George Rowe
Salt Creek
George Bobb
Washington
G. R. Gillespie
John Hamer
George Edwards Rites Moved to Sunday at Kurtz Church
Funeral services for George Edwards age 47 of Norman RR have been rescheduled to 1:30 PM CST Sunday at the Church of the Nazarene in Kurtz. Rev. Armand Calvert will officiate and burial will follow at Kurtz Cemetery. Edwards died Friday morning at his home four miles north of Kurtz after a month of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Edwards
Norman RR
Edwards
Church of the Nazarene
Kurtz
Armand Calvert
Brownstown and Medora Align on DST Change
Daylight Saving Time will begin at midnight Sunday in Brownstown and Medora. Brownstown merchants plan fast time until September 24 following Seymour Crothersville and Freetown. Medora’s town board may shift Monday if legal steps are unnecessary. Local officials anticipate no delay since DST legality is contested in Indiana. The courthouse in Brownstown will stay on slow time while retailers, schools, and post office push clocks ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Medora
Seymour
Crothersville
Freetown
Indiana
Quarterly Profits Rise From Year Ago
The Associated Press compiles data on 508 corporations showing first quarter profits six percent higher than the same period in 1949. Gains came despite postwar cutbacks and price reductions, helped by strong demand for automobiles and television sets and continued need for chemicals and raw materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Derby-bound traffic heavy on U S Road 31
Traffic on U S Road 31 remained heavy Friday night and Saturday morning as Derby-bound drivers hurried along. State police, boosting patrols, reported no accidents in the area while many trains and planes head toward the derby. Jackson county residents were among those Derby-bound this morning.
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U. S
Final Shields Concert Offered Sunday Afternoon
Shields High School presents the fifth and final concert of the year with the Shields and junior high choirs directed by David N Davenport and the Shields band led by Frank Cofield. The program includes Sousa Semper Fidelis and Ensemble pieces, Brahms and Lizst chorales, Haydn and Tschaikowsky selections, and a combined choir and band performance of This Is My Country in the girls gym. Miriam Hoeferkamp is the accompanying pianist. Public attendance is invited and expected to draw a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields High School
Shields
David N. Davenport
Frank Cofield
Sousa
Zamecnik
Ye Banks and
Brahms
Gershwin
Lizst
Haydn
Tschaikowsky
Foster
Youmans
Coward
Miriam Hoeferkamp
Foster Hall Quartet To Sing At Jackson Rite Dinner
Foster Hall Quartet from Indianapolis will entertain the Scottish Rite Club of Jackson County at the Elks Club next Friday May 12 at 6 30 DST for the spring dinner meeting. The four colored men have performed together over 30 years and are expected to draw a large attendance of members and their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Hall
Indianapolis
Scottish Rite Club
Jackson County
Elks Club
Cleanup Campaign Opens Here Monday
Seymour's semi annual Civic Pride and Fire Prevention campaign, sponsored by the Seymour Chamber of Commerce, will open Monday. Citizens planned to prep their premises for rubbish pickup by city trucks starting Tuesday in the northeast, with other areas to follow. A city beautification contest will close entries next Thursday, May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Louisville Indianapolis TV Hookup Date Set
Network television shows from Indianapolis to Louisville via Shelbyville Columbus Seymour and Scottsburg will start on Louisville sets in October. The 121 mile buried cable to be completed by American Telephone and Telegraph Company will place Louisville on Bell System video networks. A Dayton Indianapolis radio relay system is under construction with Toledo programs routed to Dayton Indianapolis and Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Louisville
Shelbyville
Columbus
Seymour
Scottsburg
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Midwest
Dayton-Indianapolis
Toledo
Dayton
Truman five point program to aid small business
President Truman outlined a five point plan to assist small and independent businesses. It includes government loan insurance and creation of investment companies, with the RFC moved under the Commerce Department. Senate Democrats praised the proposals while Senator Wherry opposed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
Democrats
Wherry
R-Neb
Congress
New York
Lucas
D-Ii
Maybank
D-Sc
Sparkman
Dala
Senate Republican
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Local Firm Buys Culligan Franchise for Scott County
B C Bruce manager of Culligan Soft Water Service in Seymour announced the purchase of the Culligan franchise for Scott county including the Scottsburg plant and equipment. The deal also adds the Serv I Soft Company accounts from Jeffersonville, serving Scottsburg and Scott county, to Culligan customers. The Seymour firm also holds the Jackson county franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Bruce
Culligan Soft Water Service
Seymour
Culligan
Scott County
Scottsburg
Serv-I-Soft Company
Jeffersonville
Seymour Company
Jackson County
Truman Begins Sunday on Stump Thumping Tour
President Truman departs Washington on a nine day 6400 mile tour to 16 states for trackside chats and public opinion moments. The trip centers on speeches and rallies with daily hand waving and a Chicago rally planned for May 15 before returning to Washington the next day.
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Washington
Truman
Northwest
Chicago
European Aid Bill Clears Senate Amid Cuts and Tight Votes
The Senate approved a large foreign aid authorization in a tight vote, trimming $250 million from the European Recovery and cutting the Point Four program margins. The measure sets top spending for fiscal 1951, with actual funds to be provided in a later appropriations bill. A conference with the House will resolve remaining differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Congress
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Acheson Heads to Europe for Defense Talks
Secretary of State Acheson left Washington for talks in Paris and London aimed at strengthening Western defenses amid Cold War fears. Officials foresee steps to expand NATO, deepen US Britain France cooperation, and study ending Germany occupation as 1954 threat assessments rise.
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Washington
Acheson
Europe
Russia
Paris
London
U. S
Defense Departments
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Britain
France
Germany
Five Cities Battle Three Hour Fire in Columbia City
Five fire companies from Warsaw Fort Wayne Huntington Larwill Winona Lake rushed to a downtown Columbia City blaze reported at 2 a m. The roof of a two story brick building burned as flames spread to an adjoining structure within minutes. Firefighters from Warsaw Huntington and Larwill attacked the fire within half an hour.
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Columbia City
Ind
Warsaw
Fort Wayne
Huntington, Larwill
Winona Lake
Huntington
Larwill
Jasper Guard Receives Eisenhower Trophy for Guard Unit
Jasper Indiana unit 152nd Infantry Regiment earned the Eisenhower Trophy as the outstanding national guard unit in the state Reuters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
152Nd Infantry Regiment
Jasper
Ind
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Government Weather Observer - Oe
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NEA Telephoto
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Stormovik
Kumhae
Pusan
South Korea
U.S
China
Walter H. Droege
Rite Here
Boys New Franchise
Jasper Guard
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