Captured in Jewelry Store in Midnight Burglary Attempt
Ira Vogel, 21, was arrested at 1:30 a m in the George F Kamman jewelry store basement on burglary charges. He claimed he sought a sleep spot. nothing was missing, and the basement access was via a coal chute under West Second Street near Chestnut.
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Ira Vogel
George F. Kamman
Vogel
West Second
Chestnut Street
Worel
Pete Sensback
Second
Chestnut Streets
Kamman
Seth Hunsucker
W. B. Russell
Hunsucker
Russell
Ile
Residents of Honeytown Find Unlikely Body in Pit
Residents and officials were shocked when George Laraway reported a troubling discovery in a gravel pit near Honeytown. The Brownstown physician later identified the remains as those of a cat wrapped in a night garment and an old blanket.
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Honeytown
George Laraway
Brownstown
Local Industry Reports Strong Business and Hiring
Officials at multiple city plants say business is good with full or overtime production. The Sam B. Wolf Sons Company operates overtime and employs about 190. Reliance Manufacturing needs 175 more female workers. Seymour Woolen Mill runs at full capacity with 175 workers. Rider Packing runs two shifts for about 250 staff. other firms report excellent conditions and full-time output. A post office receipts rise supports upbeat outlook as Elliott Wood Bending plans new plant.
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Sam B. Wolf Sons Company
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Noble R. Gresham
Seymour
Rider Packing Company
Seymour Planing Mill Company
Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Company
Elliott Wood Bending Company
Seymour Chair Company
Little girl injured as two autos crash near Reddington
Neva Jean Bunton four year old daughter of Clarence and Mrs Bunton sustained a painful cut above the right eye Tuesday when an auto driven by Bunton met a car driven by Perry Easter at a road junction north of Reddington. Several stitches were required. Easter’s car was badly damaged and the Bunton windshield broke with a bent bumper.
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Neva Jean
Clarence G. Bunton
Mr. Bunton
Perry Easter
Redding Township
Reddington
Easter
Bunton
Baptist Intermediate Hayride Planned By Sunday School
The First Baptist Church Intermediate department schedules a Thursday evening hayride starting at 6 30 from the church. The trip goes to Crothersville and returns via Brownstown with teachers serving as chaperones for the pupils.
Country Club Dance Postponed From September 3
The Country Club dance scheduled for Thursday night, September 3, has been postponed as announced by the September Committee.
Seymour Shaken by Earth Tremor This Morning
A minor earthquake at 5:50 "shook" Seymour and Posey county towns, causing rattled windows and slight furniture movement but no damage. Shocks lasted about 20 to 60 seconds with similar tremors reported across Indiana and nearby regions in Mt Vernon Vincennes Harrisburg and Evansville areas.
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Seymour
Posey County
I. L. Frost
Utilities Department
Interstate Public Service Company
International News Service
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Vincennes
Store Fire Damages Greenwood Store
Damage estimated at more than 10 000 dollars occurred at the Frank Peek general store in Greenwood Indiana from an early morning fire. Spontaneous combustion in a cotton pile is believed to have started the blaze. The volunteer fire department prevented spread to adjacent buildings.
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Frank Peek General Store
International News Service
Greenwood
Ind
Frank Peek
C E S Chapter Meeting Scheduled Thursday
Eltha Carter serves as Worthy Matron for the C E S chapter meeting set for Thursday at 7 30, with work to follow.
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Eltha Carter
Tip Richardson Taxi Ad With Residence Phone
An old advertisement for Tip Richardson Yellow Taxi promises service any time anywhere with a residence phone listed as 67 and a contact name Tip Richardson at 447.
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Tip
Tip Richardson
Chief buys tract in Brown County
Chief Eagle Feather and his wife from Oklahoma purchased a 100 acre farm owned by Oliver P Thompson in Washington Township Indiana four miles east of Nashville. They plan to fence the tract and stock it with wild buffalo elk deer and moose from the government. A tourist camp with log cabins tepees trails and ponies will be added. The couple previously visited the site and say Brown County is the most beautiful they have seen. The chief's wife is a graduate of an Iowa university.
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Nashville
Ind
Chief Eagle Feather and Wife of
Oklahoma
Oliver P. Thompson
Washington Township
Here
California
Brown County
Iowack University
Indiana Public Service Commission limits bus drivers hours
The Indiana Public Service Commission restricts bus drivers to at most nine hours on duty in any 24 hour period and bans continuous driving beyond six hours without a rest. Drivers must take a one and a half hour rest after six hours unless in extreme emergencies. Companies must report dealer incidents. overload days led to concerns for passenger safety.
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Seymour
Indiana Public Service Commission
Commission
New B and O Crossing Opened. Traffic Stays Off
The B and O railroad has completed a new eighteen foot wide crossing at Broadway. Traffic avoids the crossing, using the old temporary crossing while gravel, crushable in place, binds without binder. City Engineer J F McCurdy notes the delay in settling the new roadway.
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Broadway
J. F. McCurdy
Dental Office To Reopen After Vacation
Dentist L. M. Mains states the office will reopen after vacation and be ready to treat patients starting Tuesday September 8 with staff prepared to provide dental care to all patrons and others needing work.
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L. M. Mains
Dr Gillespies Offices Move to New Ground Floor Site
The offices are relocated from the Progressive Music Store to the ground floor second door south of Gold Mine. The reference notes the first battleship Maine was launched on November 18 1890.
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Dr. Gillespie
Gold Mine
Maine
Tax Board Faces Court Over Fulton County Tax Increase
In Indianapolis on September 2, the state tax board risks a court battle as Fulton county taxpayers seek an injunction to stop a 10 percent tax rise. Judge Carr overruled a demurrer by the county auditor, paving the way for a possible injunction to curb the board ordered increase.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
State Tax Board
Fulton County
John Brown
R. R. Carr
Fulton
Carr
Statehouse
Veteran railroader and Civil War veteran marks milestone birthday
Charles Murphy, a local Civil War veteran and former railroad man, celebrated his 77th birthday at home. Born September 2, 1848, in Columbiana County, Ohio, he joined the 148th Indiana Infantry at 17 and served through the war. He later worked 37 years on the O. and M. and Baltimore and Ohio lines, marrying Christina Houppert in 1878 and remaining active in railroad and Grand Army of the Republic affairs.
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Charles Murphy
North Broadway
Mr. Murphy
Columbiana County
Ohio
Butlerville
Indiana
148Th
Indiana Infantry
Seymour
Baltimore & Ohio
Murphy
Christiana Houppert
Grand Army of the Republic
Fire loss for August set at only one dollar
Fire Chief Melvin Jerrell reported August as the month with the lowest loss so far this year, setting the figure at one dollar. Four calls were answered, including two small auto fires and a gas line stove explosion on Brown Street with slight damage. no water or chemicals were used.
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Melvin Jerrell
Brown Street
American Legion And Auxiliary Social Meeting
The American Legion and Auxiliary announce a joint social meeting Friday September 4. All members urged to be present per W N Everhart.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
W. N. Everhart
Election of Officers Tonight at Dr B Y P U
Dr B Y P U holds a meeting to elect officers this evening. All members are urged to attend for the vote and club matters.
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Ievery
Missing PN-9 crew list names key officers
San Francisco report lists PN-9 No. 1 crew: Commander John Rodgers Havre De Grace Md as flight unit commander. Lieutenant Byron James Connell pilot from Pittsburgh as second in command. Skyles Pope aviation pilot from Tennessee. Otis Gilbert Stantz chief radio man from Terre Haute Ind. William M. Bowlin aviation machinist from Richmond Ind.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Cal
John Rodgers
Havre de Grace
Byron James Connell
Pittsburgh
Skyles R. Pope
Aneraon
Tenn
Otis Gilbert Stantz
Second Avenue
Terre Haute
Ind
Richmond
Police Move to Avert Gang War After Bootleg Skirmishes
Police pressed precautionary steps to head off a possible gang war after clashes between rival bootleg outfits. An elderly mother of a rival liquor runner was attacked at gunpoint but the assailants fled. later two shots were fired at another bootlegger's home with no damage reported. Authorities, citing long standing enmity between leaders, feared escalating hostilities.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Po Alleret
Weesing
Polie
Rockford Dam Work Nears Completion Tuesday Evening
The Seymour Water Company completed most of the dam improvement work on the Rockford site on Tuesday evening. Concrete replaces old wooden flash boards across the river between pillars, maintaining height to ensure a steady water supply. The upgrade reduces flood and flow risks and beautifies grounds around the underground water well and pumping station.
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Rockford
Seymour Water Company
Seymour
Water Company
Riley Goble
Seymour Business College Seeks Fall Opening Dates
The Seymour Business College lists its opening schedule with day school starting Monday September 7 and night school beginning Tuesday September 8 at 6 45 PM. The notice outlines the new academic terms for both programs.
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Seymour Business College
First high school for girls in E ton opened in 1526
A historic note records the opening of the first girls high school in E ton in the year 1526, marking an early milestone in girls education and local schooling history.
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Eton
Missing PN-9 plane drifted in Pacific search under way
Radio reports from San Francisco said the PN-9 No. 1 plane with four aboard, led by Commander John Rodgers, was missing after severe Pacific winds. Navy ships and submarines scoured from Pearl Harbor to Lahaina as a fuel shortage warning came during the long night watch.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Navy
Pacific Wastes
Pacific
Etope
Honolulu
John Rogers
Pn? No. 2
U. S
Aroostook
U. S. S. Farragut
U. S. S. Tanager
Pearl Harbor
Lahaina
Mani
Naval Headquarters
Rodgers
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