100 years ago
Chas. Edwards escapes from Farm Colony
Charles Edwards, son of Mrs. L. Bobo, residing on West Tipton street, who escaped from the State Farm Colony at Butlerville several days ago, was apprehended here by local police last evening and returned to the institution by officials of the colony.
Young Edwards has been an inmate of the Colony for the past six years and it was stated that this was the first time that he has ever attempted an escape. Last July the Fourth he was granted leave of absence for a few days and at that time visited his parents here. He had not been at the institution long after his return from the furlough when he made his escape. He was not seen in this vicinity until yesterday afternoon.
75 years ago
Man fined for killing squirrels
Charged with illegal possession of squirrels in closed season, Hezzie Waggoner, 39, Cortland R1, was arrested Friday west of Spraytown by Ivan Thompson, Jackson county conservation officer.
Entering a plea of guilty to the charge in the court of John W. Russell, Brownstown justice of peace, Waggoner was assessed fine and costs totaling $23.75, his hunting license was revoked and his shotgun was confiscated.
50 years ago
Ex-local man is TV producer
Ed Spray, a producer-director at WMAQ-TV (Channel 5), Chicago, and 1959 graduate of Seymour High School, received a coveted Emmy from the Chicago chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at their annual banquet recently.
He was honored for producing and directing “More Power to You,” an hour-long documentary special on the energy crisis that initially aired on Channel 5 June 17, 1973.
25 years ago
Brigade’s badge bears local touch
After spending 18 years with an Indiana National Guard battalion, Seymour’s Joseph Robertson had trouble letting go when it was time to move along elsewhere.
“I wanted to leave some kind of legacy,” Robertson said.
What was that legacy?
A new shoulder patch for the 76th Infantry Brigade.
“I still miss those guys and I always will, but whenever I see that patch I’ll see myself,” Robertson said from his busy law office on Seymour’s west side.