Killers at Large in Indiana Manhunt Ends
Slain North Vernon policeman Ed Fowler laid to rest as gigantic pursuit of Walter and Frank Wright brothers wanes. The fugitives were believed seen near Commiskey Indiana and in Jackson and Decatur counties. The Darby funeral concluded in Dupont while Wright relatives faced police questioning before release.
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Jennings
Jackson
Fowler
North Vernon
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Walter
Frank Wright
Nebraska
Ind
Commiskey
Jackson County
Greensburg
Decatur County
Louisville
Indianapolis
Dupont
Wrights
Freeman
Former Seymour Pastor to Broadcast Daily Devotions
The Rev. B E Fischbach, former Trinity Church pastor, now at Evansville Fourth Street Methodist, will broadcast a daily devotional series on WOBF Evansville from 7 15 to 7 40 every weekday morning. The sermons start Monday and will cover A Study of the Characteristics in the Life of Jesus. Fischbach remains appointed at Evansville for another year. Clifton Fischbach, his son, recently returned from a Chicago radio course and works for Van de Walle Music and Radio Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. FE. Fischbach
Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Evansville
Trinity Methodist Church
Fischbach
WOBF
Finke Furniture Company
Seymour
Jesus
Clifton
Chicago
The
van de Walle Music and Radio Company
Smoke Rises From Seymour Chimneys As Fall Arrives
Smoke curled from Seymour residences as cool weather began to bite. The city school buildings fire up heat for the first time this term while coal dealers report brisk business as residents stock up for autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Dutch Anderson Lookalike Detected In Freetown Visit
Indianapolis detectives and local officers identified E. W. Wilson, a Freetown worker, as a strong physical match to the notorious prison breaker Dutch Anderson. Wilson, with five gold teeth above and four below, differs by one and a half inches in height and cooperated during questioning at Rider Packing Company.
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E. W. Wilson
Freetown
George “Dutch” Anderson
Indianapolis
Andeerson
Hances
Anderson
Pershing Township
J. H. Pierce
Webster Detective Agency
W. A. Misch
Sherman Sneed
Meredith Stewart
North Vernon
Wilson
Rider Packing Company
Pierce
Ife
Akron
Ohio
Woodmen Meeting Notice for September 23
Woodmen announce a meeting on Wednesday night September 23 at 8 00 p m Consul J K E Blevins urges attendance and notes business is important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. KE. Blevins
Notice of Absence from September 19 to October 3
Notice states the author will be away from the office from September 19 to October 3. It identifies J. K. Ritter, M. D. as the contact or signatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Ritter
M. D
Apples Picked Grimes Golden at East Con Consolidated
Harold Hall at East Con solidated school notes picking Grimes Golden apples. Slédtf remains unclear in text.
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Grimes
Harold Hall
East Consolidated School
Cafeteria Thursday Noon at Presbyterian Church
Community meal set for Thursday from 11 00 to 13 00 with welcome everyone. Announcement also notes Simon's offers silks cantons and various dress goods for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Simon's
State Board Orders reassessment list shocks Jackson County
Samuel Carr, auditor, received a surprise list of fifty three business owners for reassessment from the State Tax Board. Frank Dailey says the list was created without local input and cites names from Seymour Medora Brownstown Wallonia and Crothersville. Dailey will seek rescission while defending the county’s prior fair assessments approved by local and state boards.
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Samuel Carr
Jackson County
State Tax Board
Mr. Carr
Indianapolis
State Board
Jackon County
Frank Dailey
Brownstown
Carr
Seymour
Medora
Wallonia
Crothersville
Dailey
Columbus rejects Riley Memorial Hi-Way plan
In a reported decision Columbus turns down backing for the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Hi-Way after an appeal led by W Williams of the Riley Hi-Way Association. The route would run north south from Petosky Michigan to Miami Florida and likely bypass Seymour, with Hope and Elizabethtown showing strong support and local subscriptions totaling 3800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Petosky
Mich
Miami
Fla
Hope
Elizabethtown
Princess Tonigit Show Ends Due To Film Length
Beginning at 7 15 pm the showing of The Ten Commandments is limited to one and a half showings. Attendees should be seated by 8 30 pm to catch the full picture and note no tickets will be sold after 8 30.
Food Sale By Central Christian Church Class
Food sale announced by the Up and Doing Class of Central Christian church held in Bacon Electric Store room on Saturday at 1 o clock. The note also mentions Seymour’s extended streets and a city with a population over 600000. Simon's Store to close Monday for holiday.
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Central Christian Church
Bacon Electric
Simon's
Apples at Kingston Orchard Price Rising
Kingston orchard sells apples with prices around 50 scents per bushel and higher. Market notes show steady demand for fresh fruit as harvest continues through the season.
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Kingston Orchard
Will Meet to Plan Grange at Houston
State Master Jesse Newsom of Elizabethtown will speak at a Houston M E church meeting to form a Grange in Iluston. O I Carter and Mrs J W Histedt will attend to aid the organizing drive. Local interest grows since Seymour was chosen for the 1925 state convention next month.
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Jesse Newsom
Elizabethtown
Houston M. Bk
Iluston
O. I. Carter
J. W. Histedt
Seymour
Houston
East Tipton Street Paving Begins With Detour Plan
Work on the north side of East Tipton Street from Vine to O'Brien starts this morning by George F. Pomeroy. The street will close Thursday for about three to four weeks. A 12 foot wide paved gutter and a six inch slab will widen the street by 12 feet over about 700 feet. Detour routes traffic via Vine, Centennial, and O'Brien.
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Pomeroy
Tipton Park
Vine Street
Centennial Street
O’brien
Boy Scout Oath Day Observed During Scout Week
Thursday will be Boy Scout oath day with all Scouts and new joiners taking the oath. The pledge emphasizes duty to God and country, helping others, and staying physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight as boys perform good turns.
Ice Cream Social by Baptist Industrial Unit
Ice cream and cake served Saturday in a room north of Gold Mine venue. The event runs from afternoon into evening with prices at 15 cents. Promoters encourage guests to trade at Simon's for value.
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Baptist Industrial Unit
Indiana 1926 tax levy fixed at 28 cents by state board
The 1926 state tax levy is set at 28 cents, unchanged from 1925, with Seymour’s total rate at 3.13 dollars and Jackson township at 1.61 dollars under a plan approved by Gov. Ed Jackson and State Auditor L. S. Bowman. City and township levies split include common school, war memorial, agriculture, Dunes Park, forestry, teachers retirement, and general fund components with gravel road bond adds. Taxpayers benefit from a five cent city decrease and a thirteen cent township decrease, depending on local bond levies.
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State
Ed. Jackson
L. S. Bowman
Indiana
International News Service Dispatch
Seymour
Jackson Township
Common
War Memorial
Board of Agriculture
Dunes Park
State Forestry
Teachers’ Retirement
General Fund
Township
County
Indictment steps aimed at Holt family in fatal shooting
State's Attorney A V Smith moves to indict Arthur Holt and Mrs Clara Harey for first degree murder in the death of Lillian Holt. He argues four bullet wounds show a family quarrel ending in her death, with one shot entering the mouth from the base of the neck. Harey from jail denies witnessing the shooting and describes finding the gun after fleeing to a closet.
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International News Service
Waukegan
Ill
Lillian Holt
A. V. Smith
Arthur Holt
Clara Harey
Holt
Chile Supper Held by Ladies Aid at Local Church
The Christian church ladies aid hosts a Chile supper on Thursday September 24 from 5 to 7 pm. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.
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Ladies Aid
Christian Church
Tip's Yellow Taxi and Medical Office Ad Promotes Services
Tip Richardson advertises taxi service available day or night with phone and residence numbers. A medical office run by J. HW Jones MD lists 105 West Second Street and vows to visit any part of city or country. Also promodes dance at Moore's Grove near Seymour and a clothing deal at Simon's.
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Tip
Tip Richardson
J. HW. Jones
General Medicine
West Second Street
Wehstage
Moore's Grove
Seymour
McNamara to Appeal Blackmail Conviction
Indianapolis attorneys for John J. McNamara, 49, convicted by a jury of blackmail linked to labor troubles last year, plan to seek a state supreme court review if a new trial motion, to be filed next week, is denied. He remains free on $2,200 bond as the court withheld sentence pending that ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
John J. McNamara
State Supreme Court
McNamara
France to settle wartime debt with United States says Caillaux
French finance minister Joseph Caillaux arrives in New York with a commission to push funding talks for France's wartime debt of four billion dollars to the United States. The group plans to travel to Washington to seek an equitable settlement with American officials.
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New York
France
United States
Joseph Caillaux
Washington
M. Caillaux
Bay
Colleges and I
Joseph Caillaus
Paria
Upper Harbor
Lower Manhattan
Caillaux
Presi
Funeral Services Held For Frank Crockett 82
Funeral services for Frank Crockett 82 who died Friday morning at Wallonia were held Sunday at the Wallonia Christian Church with Rev. F M Brock officiating. Burial followed in White Church cemetery. A Driftwood township resident and Civil War veteran, he was a member of Wallonia Christian Church. Surviving are his wife and children Virgil Crockett Azariah Waskom F M Thompson Irwin Barnett Maude Rhoades Myra Myers and several grandchildren.
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Frank Crockett
Wallonia
F. M. Thompson
Irwin Barnett
South Driftwool
Maude Rhoades
Denver, Colo
Myra Myers
Colorado
Protests Over Shenandoah Flight Placed in Evidence
Navy records show Commander Lansdowne opposed a Midwest flight during thunderstorm season. He urged delaying to the second week of September and proposed landing fields at Minneapolis Detroit and mooring mast at Detroit as plans formed.
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International News Service
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Department
Zachary Lansdowne
Lansdowne
Middle West
George W. Steele
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Board of Inquiry
Chief of Naval Operations
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Department
Minneapolis
Fort Scott
Detroit
Shenandoah Inquiry Pins Blame On Lansdowne After Crash
Captain George W. Steele testifies before the naval board of inquiry blaming Commander Zachary Lansdowne for Shenandoah failure to inspect. Steele says he did not set inspection standards and approved the ship’s condition as ready to fly. The board also notes weather and facilities as factors in Lansdowne’s concerns.
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International News Service
Lakehurst
N. J
George W. Steele
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Zachary Lansdowne
Lansdowne
Naval Board of Inquiry
Hilary P. Jones
Captain Steele
Steele
Admiral Jones
Navy Department
Minneapolis
Kansas City
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Ice Cream Social
TATE
Chile
Capitol
Vallonia
Simon’s
Lansdowne and Navy Department
President's Air Board Today
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Gener
Dr. Gillespie
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