Clean-Up Dane Planned Across City May 22 27
Seymour Lions Club sponsors Clean-Up Dane with city police and street departments. Rev S M Hutchison chairs the effort with district chiefs named for northeast northwest southeast and southwest zones. Rules require rubbish in containers or neat piles by 7 am on collection day and prohibit workers entering private property.
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Seymour Lions Club
Lions Club
S. M. Hutchison
Shannon
Harlow
Hwest
Travis Carter
Mr. Snyder
Harvey Eckleman
Hutchison
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mary Sager Dies at 83 in Seymour County
Mrs. Mary Louise Sager, 83, longtime county resident born in Hanover Germany, died Tuesday night of cerebral hemorrhage at her son’s home north of Seymour. Survived by husband J Henry Sager, six children, one sister, twenty two grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at St Pauls Congregational Church with Rev J Willard Yoder. burial Riverview Cemetery.
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Mary Louise Sager
Louise Sager
Peter’s Switch
Seymour
Cincinnati
J. Henry Sager
Peter’s Switeh
Emma May Deal
Anna Larrison
Louis Sager
Peter's Switeh
Frank Stockover
Cortland
St. Paul's Congregational Church
J. Willard Yoder
Riverview Cemetery
County Board Certifies Candidacy Petitions in Jackson
Jackson county election commissioners met at the courthouse to record filings by wet and dry candidates. Dry petitions show 2 065 signatures while repeal candidates have 704. City candidates listed as Herman Swengel and Otis Bundy. wet candidates are O H Montgomery and T H Branaman.
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Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners
Herman Swengel
Reddington
Otis Bundy
Wallonia
O. H. Montgomery
T. H. Branaman
Brownstown
John H Trimpe Dies After Illness in Bartholomew County
John H Trimpe seventy two lifelong Jackson township resident died at his nephew Fred Trimpe's home after months of illness. He farmed near Waymansville and belonged to Porchers Church. Survived by two daughters Anna Reeseker Hope Kansas and Lena Quadde Blackwell Oklahoma, plus nieces and nephews. Funeral at Borders Church led by Rev F C Piel with burial in Borders Church Cemetery.
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John H. Trimpe
Jackson Township
Bartholomew County
Fred Trimpe
Mr. Trimpe
Waymansville
Jackson
Bartholomew Counties
Porchers Church
John
Katherine Moorman Trimpe
America
Germany
Mary Rust
Anna Reeseker
Hope
Kansas
Lena Quadde
Blackwell
Okla
Borders Church
F.C. Piel
Borchers Church
Prison-grown cabbage and tomato plants for Seymour gardens
State furnished cabbage and tomato slips will be distributed Thursday morning to those who received free seeds in Seymour and four townships. Jackson County Red Cross chair Coulter M. Montgomery says 7,000 plants for Seymour, split 3,750 cabbage and 3,750 tomato, are to be delivered via county trucks from the Putnamville state penal farm.
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Seymour
Coulter M. Montgomery
Jackson County Red Cross
Brownstown
Putnamville
Montgomery
Open House Planned by Seymour Knights of Columbus
Seymour Knights of Columbus lodge on St Louis Avenue will host an open house Thursday night from 8 to 10 with free lunch and games. The remodeled clubhouse adjoins new plumbing lighting fixtures repapered walls repainted and a new roof. Fred Hunnefeld chairs the remodeling committee with Clem Fettig Cyril Fox Jerome Hunnefeld and Henry Richart coordinating the event.
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Seymour Knights of Columbus Lodge
St. Louis Avenue
K. of C
Fred Hunnefeld
Lodge
Clem Fettig
Cyril Fox
Jerome Hunnefeld
Henry Richart
Township Farm Bureau Meeting in Jackson
The Jackson township Farm Bureau held its regular monthly meeting at the Clara D. Carter School with William Kriete presiding. A social hour followed, plus a Mother’s Day reading by Mrs. Charles Kasper and a talk on the 4-H calf club by W. P. Stall. 4-H activities included a talk by Ida Denny and a three part 4-H play featuring local girls and a piano solo by Henrietta Topie. Moving pictures on running water on the farm were shown under Stall’s direction.
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Jackson Township
Leora
Henrietta Topie
Deloras Miller
Edna Kriete
Olga
Elsie Schepman
Dorothy
Mplarence Surenkamp
Harlan Kriete
Preddie Miller
Mr. Stall
Public Bingo Party Thursday May 11
A public bingo party is scheduled for Thursday May 11 at 8 p.m. at the E. of C. Home in Luneh. The event invites community members to join for games and mild social activity.
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C. Home
Luneh
Eighty year old woman seeks White House meal from Pat South
Mrs Pat South of Nicholasville Kentucky, aged eighty, writes to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt requesting a brief dinner at the White House, hoping to be in Washington in late May or early June. She recalls a Capitol meal with her late husband and mentions plans to visit her daughter in Bowling Green Virginia.
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White House
Associated Press
New York
Pattie Willis South
Nicholasville
South
Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
Ralph Gilbert
Lebanon
Bowling Green
Virginia
Jersey City Medical Center
WARKETS HIT BY SALES TAX
Clarence A. Jackson, director of the gross income tax and store license fee division, announced that store licenses are required whenever any merchandise is offered for sale. Agents have been instructed to enforce the law at all locations including church and fraternal bazaars. Some merchants complain of unfair competition from charitable sales.
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Clarence A. Jackson
Jackson
Riverview Cemetery Reports Strong Finances and Grounds
At the annual stockholders meeting held Tuesday night at Harry Findley’s office in North Chestnut Street Riverview Cemetery was reported in fine financial shape. Seven directors were reelected and Fret Able was named president with Charles Roever as vice president and C L Kessler as secretary treasurer. Remaining directors reelected were Findley John Klein Robert Blair and N M Carlson. The board’s report highlighted unusually good grounds this spring due to ample spring rains.
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Riverview Cemetery
Harry Findley
North Chestnut Street
Fret Able
Charles Roever
C. L. Kessler
Mr. Findley
John Klein
Robert Blair
N. M. Carlson
County Council Approves Election and Relief Appropriations
The Brownstown county council in a special meeting approved a 1000 dollar appropriation to fund the June 6 prohibition repeal election and 250 dollars for office expenses tied to county unemployment relief work. Several additional small county office appropriations were approved.
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Momlay
Brownstown
Gandhi Hunger Fasting Deepens As Supporters Rally
Mahatma Gandhi endures the third day of a planned three week fast in Poona under medical care as hunger pains intensify. Dr. Margaret Spiegel who began a counter fast to pressure Gandhi to end his fast relented after persuasion by Madame Naidu and local supporters. Gandhi continues the fast to highlight India's untouchables while insisting it will not end before three weeks regardless of reforms.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Margaret Spiegel
Gandhi
Spiegel
Germany
Madras
Madame Naidu
Dr. Spiegel
Vittal Das Thackersey
Mahatma
Miss Bertha Smith Leads Indiana Central College Award Race
Cortland girl Miss Bertha Smith, a sophomore in the college-two year normal course, tops the field for the best all around women athlete award at Indiana Central College. She captains and pilots multiple intramural teams to championships, with a large lead and a spring presentation by Irene Coup during commencement week.
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Cortland
Indiana Central College
Bertha Smith
Smith
Irene Coup
Miss Swith
W. A. J. Simith
Deadly storms claim dozens across Tennessee Kentucky and Indiana
A massive storm system swept through Tennessee and Kentucky killing seventy four and injuring scores. An entire family of nine perished in Overton county Tennessee as counties Monroe Adair Russell and Wilson reported multiple fatalities. The Red Cross relayed Russell county deaths to Danville Kentucky. In Indiana a wind storm struck southeastern counties including Rush Henry Fayette and Ripley causing injuries and extensive property damage.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Monroe County
Adair County
Russell County
Overton County
Wilson County
Beaty
Livingston
Tenn
Kentucky Advocate
Danville
Red Cross
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio River
Rush
Henry
Fayette
Ripley
Correct
Versailles
Stamps Cover Large Value of Jackson County Intangibles
Stamps covering about 1,080,000 in intangibles have been issued from Jackson County Treasurer Ivan R. Love s office. Officials estimate this amount equals roughly two thirds of all intangibles requiring stamping. The May 30 deadline was set after a postponement from April 10 due to spring tax collections. Earlier intangibles dated before March 1 must be stamped by month end. new issues must be stamped within ten days of issue.
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Jackson County
Ivan R. Love
Barkman Rites Held for Clyde Barkman
Funeral services for Clyde Barkman aged forty three formerly of Seymour were held Tuesday afternoon from his Jeffersonville home with burial in a Jeffersonville cemetery. He was a nephew of Mrs. Margaret Barkman and Mrs. Martha Barnes of this city. Several local relatives attended.
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Clyde Barkman
Seymour
Jeffersonville
Barkman
Margaret Barkman
Martha Barnes
Senate Strikes Cost Clause From Farm Bill
Washington May 10 A cost of production amendment to the farm bill was removed by the Senate sending the measure toward President Roosevelt. A broad package of farm relief inflation measures moved toward law including domestic allotment cotton pool plans a $2 0 00 000 000 farm mortgage bill and proposals to expand currency. The vice president’s signature looms as the Tenn Valley Authority project advances in conference.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Garner
Tennessee Valley
Wage Increases Spark Broad Pay Hikes Across States
Thousands of workers returned to jobs with improved morale as firms from Pennsylvania to Ohio announced wage boosts from five to twenty percent. The moves align with President Roosevelt's plea to keep wages up amid improving business conditions, with firms like Supreme Shirt in Philadelphia and Rogers & Co. in Pittsburgh among those raising pay. In Akron, Goodyear Tire and Rubber followed suit with raised wages signaling a nationwide trend.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Supreme Shirt Company
Philadelphia
George F. Rogers & Co
Pittsburgh
Berkowitz Shirt Company
Uniontown
Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Funeral Rites for Mrs Bottorff in Cortland
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Robertson Bottorff age eighty three life long Jackson county resident will be held Thursday at 2 PM from Cortland Union Church Rev William DeHart in charge Burial in Cortland Cemetery She had been ill about ten days following an accident April 30 when a car door opened struck her knocking her to the ground injuring her hip and worsening her condition
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Sarah Robertson Bottorff
Jackson County
Cortlam
Cortland Union Church
William DeHart
Cortland Cemetery
Mothers Honored at Shields High School Convocation
Shields High School held a Tuesday afternoon convocation honoring mothers. Rev. H. J. Crosa, pastor of the First Methodist Church, and N. J. Lasher, superintendent, spoke. A teachers’ quartet and soloist Rena Yount performed as students delivered Mother’s Day speeches.
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Shields High School
U S Gives Qualified Assent to World Truce Proposal
London reports that a U S note signaled qualified assent to Britain's revised world truce text. Norman H. Davis said the answer places no obstacles and further talks with British officials were arranged, with a committee meeting likely for formal approval by eight powers. The eight nations include the United States Britain France Germany Italy Japan Belgium and Norway. Prime Minister MacDonald announced tentative agreement with the United States in supporting Roosevelt's plan to suspend new trade barriers until the world economic conference ends.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Norman H. Davis
Davis
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Washington
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Belgium
Norway
MacDonald
Roosevelt
Sweden
Argentina
Denmark
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