Seymour chosen as southeast Indiana highway district HQ
Seymour will house the Indiana State Highway Commission district offices in a new four acre site at U.S. Highways 31 and 50, with a planned $20 000 combined office and garage building. The project will centralize six to seven officials and staff locally, easing decisions that were once routed to Indianapolis.
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Seymour
Southeastern
Indiana
Indiana State Highway Commission
State Architect
Indianapolis
U. S. Roads
Highway Commission
Seymour Industrial Association
Steigelmeyer
State Highway Commission
John W. Wheeler
Evan B. Stotsenberg
C. L. Kessler
C. EB. Loertz
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Indiana Grand Council selects officers for 1934 session
Officers advanced one step were elected at Indianapolis closing session of the Indiana Grand Council United Commercial Travelers. Clay Hudson Evansville named Grand Sentinel to succeed J Scott Fisher Elkhart advanced to Grand Page. Clifford Jackson Seymour named Grand Counselor. Madison and Seymour bid to host the 1934 meeting. convention city to be chosen today.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Grand Council
United Commercial Travelers
Clay Hudson
Evansville
Grand Sentinel
J. Scott Fisher
Elkhart
Grand Page
Clifford Jackson
Seymour
Madison
Weather records teased by late season heat spike
The day sees the thermometer hit 89 degrees after 84 on Friday marking the warmest reading since last summer. The weather forecaster notes the potential to set future season records though conditions are early.
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Mercury
No Charges Yet In Shooting At Log Cabin Dance Hall
Donard Bales, 22, Jackson County youth, was shot in both legs during a square dance at a log cabin hall on U S Road 50 near Bedford. Sheriff Swango says Brown acted in self defense after Bales brandished a razor. no affidavit yet as evidence is reviewed. Bales had been released from jail hours earlier after his father requested dismissal of a peace charge.
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Jack Brown
U. 8
Bedford
Donard Bales
Jackson County
Bates
Brownstown
Dunn Memorial Hospital
Clearspring
Brown
Bales
Frank D. Swango
Lawrence County
Swango
David Long
Robert Bales
Mills raise wages for 30,000 workers in Greater Lawrence
Five Lawrence area mills including American Woolen Company Pacific Mills Arlington Monomac and Selden announce wage hikes effective next Monday. Increases quoted at 12.5 percent with other mills noting higher scales for their staff.
Orders Issued to Arrest Drivers Without Licenses
State patrolman J. R. De Long announced orders to arrest any person operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. Drivers caught after May 10 face immediate arrest, with a 72 hour window to obtain a license after apprehension.
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J. R. DeLong
DeLong
Charles A. Brown Named for DeMolay Legion of Honor
Charles A. Brown, Seymour Chapter DeMolay charter member and current chaplain, has been chosen for the Legion of Honor degree, one of the few in southern Indiana. The conferring will be by Dad Frank E. Burt of Moanese, with date and location to be announced. Brown is a Shields High School graduate and Tribune editor since 1930, son of Charlies A. Brown and Mrs. Brown, and nephew of Rev. S. J. Cross.
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Charles A. Brown
Seymour
Order of DeMolay
Legion of Honor
Frank E. Burt
Moanese
Indiana DeMolay Organization
Young Brown
Indiana
Glenn Seward
Shelbyville
New Albany
Young Seward
Young Prown
Shields High School
the Tribune
Charlies A. Brown
Seymur
S.J. Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Robertson Elected Director at Millers Association Meet
R M Robertson of Ewing Indiana was elected a director of the American Millers Association at the convention in Louisville. R M Haynes of Portland was named president and George Rinkel of Orland Steuben county was chosen a director.
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Louisville
R. M. Robertson
Ewing
Ind
American Millers’ Associaton
Hoosier
R. M. Haynes
Portland
George Rinkel
Orland
Steuben County
Harriman Found in Roslyn Hotel After Disappearance
Joseph W. Harriman, indicted banker who vanished from a New York City sanitarium yesterday, was found in a Roslyn hotel today. Indications suggested he planned to end his life by his own action.
Jensen 13 to Headliner or Trustees
Otto K. Jensen of the State Board of Accounts will be the principal speaker next Wednesday afternoon May 24 at the Ninth District Township Trustees Association annual meeting in Spring Mill State Park. About 150 school officials are expected for a burlesque style program with a basket dinner at noon after registration and a park tour including horse shoe games.
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Otto K. Jensen
State Board of Accounts
Ninth District Township Trustees Association
Spring Mill State Park
Jensen
Indianapolis
Lawrence County
Ward Acts Copies Received by Jackson County Clerk
Dr. Thomas E. Conner, Jackson Circuit Court clerk, received 220 copies of the seventy eighth Indiana General Assembly acts for county offices and reference. The 1,392 page volume is the largest in years, with distribution hampered by a cut of sixty books from the normal 280. Governor McNutt’s proclamation will declare the acts in force upon printing and distribution completion.
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Indiana General Assembly
Thomas E. Conner
Jackson Circuit Court
Conner
McNutt
Jackson County Farm Bureau Band Elects Officers
The Jackson County Farm Bureau Band elected Oscar Roeder president Roland Kasting vice president Carl Hackman secretary treasurer John Kilgas Bud Kasting and Loran Branow as directors Deloras Miller librarian and Chester Miller continues as conductor. The band will play at the county meeting in Brownstown Friday night and begin concerts at Garver Park soon.
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Jackson County Farm Bureau Band
Oscar Roeder
Roland Kasting
Carl Hackman
John Kilgas
Bud Kasting
Loran Branow
Deloras Miller
Chester Miller
County Farm Bureau
Brownstown
Garver Park
Ant Exhibit 10 Opens Tomorrow at Seymour Public Library
The Jackson county arts exhibit of amateur artists opens at 2 pm Sunday at Seymour Public Library. Francis Murray announces the event with over 100 entries arranged for display. Sponsored by Seymour High School Art League and Seymour Art League, the exhibit runs daily through May 25 with judging by Lillian Volland and a county artist roster.
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Jackson County
Seymour Public Library
Francis Murray
Seymour High School Art League
Seymour Art League
Murray
T. A.mott
Art League
Forrest Kysar
New Shop Opens in Town With Latest Hats and Dresses
The Clarette Shoppe at 107 East Second Street opens with a strong hat and dress inventory. Owner Mrs. C. L. Baker, a local resident formerly of Springfield Ohio, brings millinery and fashion experience to the venture.
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East Second Street
C. L. Baker
Springfield
Ohio
Crothersville
E. i Marhanka
Whitson Rites Sunday Funeral of longtime banker William M Whitson
Funeral services for William M Whitson age seventy five prominent banker will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM from the First Methodist Church with Rev S J Cross in charge Masonic lodge will conduct services burial will be in Riverview Cemetery Whitson died Thursday morning he was an active church member
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William M. Whitson
First Methodist Church
S. J. Cross
Riverview Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Aviation Anniversary Launched Lindbergh Flight
This May 20 marks six years since the flight from Roosevelt Field to Paris that stirred global excitement. Col Lindbergh did not plan any special celebration, continuing with ordinary work.
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New York
Aad
Slim
Roosevelt Field
Paris
Col. Lindbergh
Bombing Flights Raise Tientsin Tensions In Peiping
Chinese officials in Nanking blame Japanese invaders for bombings fires and disorders in Tientsin and tension around Peiping after eleven Japanese bombing planes flew over Peiping en route north. They accuse Japanese and Manchukuan allies of hiring Chinese gunmen to spark panic as a prelude to riots and to undermine the Nanking government.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Peiping
Tientsin
Interest On Bonds Listed In Louisville
Louisville credits explain new loan rates on Federal Farm Loan bonds issued through associations. Borrowers will face annual interest not above 4.35 percent for five years starting July 12 1933 on funds from bonds, while directly bank loans stay capped at 5 percent. Ernest Rice bank president notes a 1 percent spread between bond and loan rates, reduced to 0.5 percent on 4 percent bonds. Congress provides 15 million dollars annually to offset income loss. borrowers may pay only interest for five years if covenants are met.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Federal Land Bank of
National Farm Loan Associations
Ernest Rice
Mr. Rice
Congress
Indiana State Meet Flags Shields Track Men At Indianapolis
Eight Shields High School athletes joined 387 track and field competitors at the Indiana state meet held at Butler University Indianapolis. Qualifiers earned spots by finishing first or second in last Saturday’s Emerson Field sectional. Coach T. N. Lyons and H. C. Henderson accompanied the group as trials began at 10 o clock.
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Shields High School
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Butler University
Indianapolis
Emerson Field
T. N. Lyons
H. C. Henderson
World Disarmament Conference Probes U S War Role
Geneva report on May 20 notes Dr Giuseppe Motta urging U S to outline its war stance and Kellogg pact enforcement. American Ambassador at large Norman H Davis prepares a speech with possible emphasis on international armament supervision and neutrality limits. London observers view Germanys stance as boosting disarmament prospects despite lingering faults.
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Associated Press
Geneva
United States
Giuseppe Motta
Switzerland
Dr. Motta
Roosevelt
Holland
Finland
Denmark
Norman H. Davis
Germany
Rudolf Nadolny
The
Daily Times
the Times
Kent Roosevelt
France
Daily Telegraph
Continued on page 8 column notes
A fragmentary note indicates continued coverage across page 8 columns 1 and 3. The readable text lacks clear events, names, or places to restate a decisive item.
Proposed Tax Plan Aims At High Income and Gasoline Levy
Washington May 20 The House Ways and Means Committee shaping a tax program to fund a 3.3 billion public works and employment bond issue plans higher income and gasoline levies with a possible suspension if Prohibition repeal occurs. A corporate stock dividend tax would also help finance construction, with repeal potentially canceling the new rates. The panel expects to report the bill for House action by Tuesday.
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Associated Is
Washington
Public Works
House
Ecommitteemen
Roosevelt
Congress
Committee of Twenty-Five
Lewis W. Douglas
Weather Records Show Four Feet Shave in Low Water Mark
Officials report a sharp drop in river levels with four feet shaved off the low water mark as drought conditions persist. Hydrologists caution ongoing dry spells and potential impacts on navigation and local water supplies.
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Seymour District
Paul V. McNutt
Robertson
Ninth District Association
Spring Mill
Whitson
Tribune
Pay
Pieping Tenge
Federal Land Bank of Louisville
Fight Shields
U. 3
London
Hitler
Reichstag
Associated Prem
Democratic Committee
Riley Joble
Mour Water Co
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