100 years ago

Shenandoah seen on way to hangar

The giant air liner Shenandoah passed over Jackson County this morning enroute from Fort Worth, Texas, to Dayton, Ohio, and was seen by hundreds of people in the country. First report of its course across the county came to the Tribune from Jesse Isaacs of Acme.

75 years ago

Seymour people live better, survey shows

How much does the average Seymour resident spend each year? Where does he spend it-and for what?

Answer to these questions, contained in the current copyrighted Sales Management survey, point to a higher standard of living in Seymour than in most of the cities of the nation.

50 years ago

United Fund growing

Through the determined and persistent efforts of hundreds of workers throughout all parts of Jackson County, the 1974 Jackson County United Fund has almost reached the three-quarters mark on its way to the goal of $175,000.

25 years ago

Main street re-emerging downtown

A once-active organization designed to promote and encourage downtown Seymour recently incorporated and hopes to rise again. “We sort of put this together in the context of the Leadership Jackson County program,” city Attorney Jeffrey Jackson said of the Seymour Main Street program.

The city had a Main Street program in the mid-1990s, and that organization played a key role in having the downtown area placed on the National Register of Historic Places, Martha McIntire said.

“They did that mainly because of the tax benefits that are available through such a designation,” McIntire, the city’s community development director, added.

McIntire said the reasons the original Main Street organization fell by the wayside cannot be determined.