100 years ago
Red Cross quota nearly reached
Contribution reported to the Jackson County Chapter of the American Red Cross for Japanese relief totaled $389.20 at 2 o’clock this afternoon, only $10.80 less than the county’s minimum quota of $400. It is believed that the contributions by churches and Sunday schools here and elsewhere in the county tomorrow will bring the total to well over the $400 mark, and the Red Cross officers may report the quota completed Monday.
75 years ago
Registration for draft is ending
Registration for the peacetime draft in Jackson County was scheduled to end today as the last of county youths who are 18 years of age register at the three centers in the county.
After today, the registration center in the city building where members of the auxiliary of Seymour Post No. 89, American Legion, have been registering the young men, and the center in the city hall at Crothersville will be closed.
50 years ago
Six hurt in collisions
Three teenagers were injured in a two-car accident Friday afternoon and at least three persons were injured in two separate accidents blamed on heavy fog which was prevalent in the area this morning.
The three teenagers were taken to Schneck Memorial Hospital here following a collision at 4 p.m. Friday, 2.8 miles north of Seymour on U.S. 31.
25 years ago
Tanker leaks caustic chemical
Motorists trying to get to or from Seymour on U.S. 50 Friday ran into delays as a truck carrying a caustic chemical leaked from North Vernon west to the junction of U.S. 31 and U.S. 50 in Seymour.
The Slay Transport Co. tanker, which was hauling for General Chemical Corp., was stopped by a Jackson County sheriff’s deputy just before the truck made an entrance onto Interstate 65, around 10:30 a.m.
The tanker was leaking aluminum sulfates, a chemical used in pickling and in settling particulates at wastewater treatment facilities.
“It looks like the biggest problem that is going to come from this is the traffic backup caused once HAZMAT begins the cleanup process,” said Seymour Fire Chief Fred Hines. “The chemical itself can be caustic when combines with water, but there is no immediate danger to people in the area.”