Reassessment Ordered For 28 Jackson County Properties
The Indiana state board of tax commissioners ordered reassessment of 28 Jackson County properties after hearings on 38 petitions seeking reductions. Browns town leads with seven trips, Vernon township six, Seymour five, and other townships with smaller counts. Personal property assessments ended May 15 with township assessors compiling figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners
Claude R. McCrary
Brownstown
State Board
McCrary
State Commission
Jackson County Real Estate
Wayne Pruitt
Jackson
State Tax Board
Pruitt
Vernon Township
Crothersville
Seymour
Jackson Township
Medora
Carr, Driftwood
Grassy Fork
Owen
Redding
Second Forgery Count Charged in Bedford Case
A 30-year-old Elwood man, William H. Walker alias Nancy Lea Morris, faces a second forgery charge in Lawrence Circuit Court for cashing a bogus $81.15 check at a Bedford department store on October 29, 1962. He previously faced an $81.15 bad check charge from September and must stand trial July 29. Mrs. Theodore Schulte, Gem Bar owner, signed a warrant over the Bedford bogus check at her tavern. Walker dresses as a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Lawrence Circuit
William H. Walker
Nancy Lea Morris
Lawrence Court
Bedford
Theodore Schulte
Walker
Tax Totals To Be Ready Soon
Jackson County treasurer Rosa Lane Allman and deputies finish opening mailed tax payments for real and personal property. Totals and final figures expected in sev eral days as receipts reach taxpayers who mailed with self addressed stamped envelopes. First installment due May 6 covers 1962 assessments payable in 1963. second installment for two payment plan due the first Monday in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Rosa Lane Allman
Brownstown Central adds five new teachers for 1963 64
Brownstown Central and related townships finalize nearly all teaching staff for 1963 64. New hires include James Blevins former Brownstown High School coach. Dickie Isaacs chemistry and mathematics. John Stuckwisch physics and math. Andrea Smart Spanish and social studies. and returning staff across Brownstown Central schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
James Blevins
Brownstown High School
Blevins
Carrie Blevins
Spiceland
Robert Robison
Tampico High School
Jackson County
Dickie Isaacs
Cortland
Brownstown Central High School
Mary Boyer
Salem
Wallonia High School
Ruth Fountain
Boyer
Henryville High School
Isaacs
Franklin College
Richard Isaacs
Hamilton Township
Louis R. Geyer
John Stuckwisch
Andrea Smart
Ball State Teachers College
Russell C. Butt
Gertrude Callahan
Charles Denbo
Darrell Duffy
Gerl E. Farr
Lynn Hinnefeld
Helen Horton
Eleanor Lucas
Wallace Murray
Robert Myers
Jeannette Pearcy
Robert Persinger
After-Prom Event For Juniors And Seniors Success Here Early Today
A large crowd filled the National Guard Armory at Freeman Field for Seymour Senior High School After-Prom hosted by parents. Music by Al Officer and His Band from Indianapolis energized juniors and seniors with a midnight to morning party.
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National Guard
Freeman Field
Seymour Senior High School
al Officer
Indianapolis
Tom Garey
Sherry Pre
Rites Set For Seniors Here Sunday
Baccalaureate services are planned Sunday night for graduating seniors at six Jackson County high schools including Seymour and Brownstown Central. Rev J Carleton Riddick and Rev E Lacy Satterfield preach on Space Ships and Human Destiny and Master of Our Fate. Commencement for 215 seniors follows next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Seymour Senior High
Brownstown Central High School
J. Carleton Riddick
First Presbyterian Church
Seymour
Joseph M. Cull
Brownstown
E. Lacy Satterfield
Mr. Satterfield
Ernest H. Jones
Clearspring
Cortland
Crothersville
Medora
Oville Man Tops Red Cross Eight-Gallon Club honors
Crothersville resident William A. States reached his 64th pint at the April 25 Bloodmobile visit in Jackson County. Elder Bobb of Seymour added his 16th pint, joining the two-gallon club. New one-gallon donors include Dale Alexander, George Harlow, and Mrs Jewel Smith. Dora Reynolds, chapter executive secretary, announced nine Bloodmobile visits for 1963 44 and one additional 1962 43 date scheduled for June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crothersville
Jackson County
Red Cross
William A. States
Park Avenue
Louisville
Bobb
South Lynn Sweet
Seymour
American Red Cross
Dale Alexander
East Freeman Avenue
George H. Harlow
South Chestnut Street
Jewel Smith
Hancock Street
Dora B. Reynolds
Light Damage From Two Friday Crashes
Two Friday crashes caused about $125 in property damage at Tipton and Chestnut streets when a 1957 convertible driven by Mayetta Elkins collided with a 1963 coach owned by Orville Knotts. The Knotts car sustained front-end damage while Elkins escaped damage. A second crash on Fifth street involved Shirley Hubbard’s 1963 coach and Virgil Palmer’s 1962 sedan, causing about $50 total damage.
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Tipton and
Chestnut Streets
Elkins
Knotts
Orville Knotts
Elkins Auto
Mayetta Elkins
Fifth Street
Ewing Street
Shirley Ann Hubbard
East Fifth Street
Virgil Lester Palmer
James P. Flynn
Palmer Auto
Hubbard
Palmer
Hubbard Auto
Allen Hubbard
Bernadine McKain
Marguerite Palmer
Weather Records for Seymour and Official Readings
Local readings from Seymour downtown and 2 Pm temps are unofficial. Official data come from Ruth Foeihert government observer at Rock Ford. Friday’s record shows maximum and minimum temperatures and 0.07 inch precipitation. The river stood at 3.4 feet at 7 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Foeihert
Rockfud
Inch River
Eighth Grade Commencement At Lutheran Schools
Joint commencement exercises for Sauers Jonesville and White Creek eighth graders will be held at St John s Lutheran White Creek at 7 30 p m Sunday. Rev Alvin Mueller will give the address and 27 diplomas will be awarded by school principals. Music by the White Creek Children s Chorus. Distinguished graduates include Christa Stuckwisch Vivian Kellermeier Fiora Wischmeier Marjorie Klosterman Brenda Shambaugh Richard Rieckers Roger Pollett Thomas Schepman Steven Stahl Michael Holle Curtis Riekers Karen Kreinop Sherry Carl Cynthia Nolting Kay Bolte Stephen Baute Keith Meyer James Tharpe Keith Dunn Leonard Kreinop Ronald Meyer Kenneth Meyer Marshall Burbrink Diane Bode Dale Behrman Larry Claycamp Ernie Dettmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauers
Jonesville
White Creek
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Vivian Kellermeier
Sayers
Arthur Niemeyer
St. John’s Lutheran School At
Christa Stuckwisch
Fiora Wischmeier
Marjorie Klosterman
Brenda Shambaugh
Richard Rieckers
Roger Pollett
Thomas Schepman
Steven Stahl
Michael Holle
Curtis Rieckers
Fred Witte
St. Paul's Lutheran School
Karen Kreinop
Sherry Carl
Cynthia Nolting
Kay Bolte
Stephen Baute
Keith Meyer
James Tharpe
Keith Dunn
Leonard Kreinop
Ronald Meyer
Kenneth Meyer
Marshall Burbrink
Don Voelker
Diane Bode
Dale Behrman
Larry Claycamp
Ernie Dettmer
Cooper Returns Home After Historic Orbit
Gordon Cooper lands in Honolulu aboard the USS Kearsarge after a 34 hour spaceflight looping Earth 22 times. Welcomes span Honolulu Cape Canaveral Washington New York with reunions, receptions, and a White House encounter.
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Kearsarge
Honolulu
Gordon Cooper
Earth
Space
Cape Canaveral
Washington
New York
Kennedy
Congress
Oklahoma
Hickam Air Force Base
Trudy
Camala
Janita
Cooper
Iolani Palace
John A. Burns
Coopers
Glory
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Mercury
Milk Referendum Deadline Monday in Indianapolis Area
A dairy farmers referendum on the amended milk marketing order for the Indianapolis Area ends Monday May 20. Ballots by mail cover about 4050 voters with cooperatives allowed to cast collective ballots. Referendum agent W. M. Costello and the agent office at 5130 North Brouse, Indianapolis oversee the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Indianapols
U. S. Department of Agriculture
W. M. Costello
North Brouse
Ind
Kennedy Urges End to Prejudice Amid Nashville Tensions
President Kennedy spoke in Nashville to urge citizens to reject prejudice and violence during a period of racial unrest. He framed civil rights as a responsibility, not just a right, and emphasized law, order, and the duty of educated leaders to uphold liberty. He also highlighted Vanderbilt University’s mixed policy and scheduled stops in Muscle Shoals and Huntsville, Alabama with Governor Wallace poised to challenge desegregation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Nashville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Vanderbilt University
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Huntsville
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Vanderbilt
United States
Birmingham
Ala
Tense Weekend Looms Over Birmingham Amid Racial Tensions
In Birmingham a tense weekend looms amid threats of bombings as President Kennedy and Alabama Governor Wallace were set for a meeting in Muscle Shoals. Police tightened security, guards were posted, and threats to Negro leaders and businesses prompted caution while state and local officials weigh responses to ongoing racial strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Tennessee Vally Authority
Muscle Shoals
Jamie Moore
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Brown
Nina L. Bennett
Ruth Brewer
Irene Brown
Margaret DeLong
Catherine Heckman
Eudora Horstman
Gladys Martin
Nina Pilman
Marian Vinson
Vivian Winks
Lacondia Barkman
Inez Horstman
Harrett Studer
Orville Lubber
Tampico
Bernice Bridgewater
Lloyd Combs
Bertha Robbins
Catherine Silvers
Louise Steinbach
Ralph Wineinger
Wallonia
Robison
William B. Sharp
Hollywood
James H. Hedden
Hedden
Orin “Red” Nowlin
Hugh Grim
O'ville
Don Scott
Julien Thomas Elkins
North
Chestnut Street
Lyndell Knotts
Murray Hill Drive
Tae Succtestu
ThEong Wao
Alvin A. Mueller
Sayers Lutheran Church
Mendelssohn
A-Ok
Pacific
Midway Island
Nashville, Tenn
Robert F. Kennedy
Asheville
N.C
U.S
Montgomery
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Als
Redstone Arenas
Marshall Space Flight Center
Madison County
H. Hobart Grooms
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
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