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o. —id by unty •lilli-ationSOCIALISTSWOULD DEBATETHE ISSUESTHE YERGAS SEEMIN MIDST OF THEIRROUGHING SEASONr.• rizes icolniake;Eva d sen.yeast:ook-'othyMaryMetz,RuthRake county socialists are willing to debate the issues of the forthcoming election with both the republican and democratic parties. The socialists want to pit their congressional nominee, the Rev. H. Oscar Stevens, of Crown Point, against Judge E. Miles Norton, the G. O. P. nominee, and Congressman William T. Schulte, the democratic, Alii of rdedkingw e n t ?, on onge wasrrill-iject, ket”; Avis )ject,mted^ortes:test; test: and thekingnominee.Challenges have been sent to Norton and Schulte by the Lake County Socialist Central committee. The Rev. Stevens is willing to debate any issue which his two opp-onent may select.The socialist nominee is the same Rev. Stevens who is fighting for a place in the sun as the “marrying parson’ in Crown Point, the Gretna Green of Indiana.The socialist campaign in Lake county will be resumed tomorrow night, at 8 o'clock when Harold Kelso, of Chicago, will address a rally in the banquet room of the Savoy hotel in Hammond. This meeting will he opened to the general public.Apparently, today was a bad day for persons by the name ofYerga in Hammond.1. Joseph Yerga, 26, of IS42 Michigan street, a butcher and the son of A. A. Yerga, packing house owner, was slated for trial in city court on non-support charges filed against him by his wife, Anna.2. The case of George Yerga, Jr., IS, 2634 163rd place, charged with beating a neighbor, George Nayhart, 2620 163rd place, was to be heard in city court.3. John Yerga, Sr., 48, fa1.her of George, was scheduled to be tried on a charge of pointirg a gun at Nayhart following his son’s fight, which occurred over a squabble between children of the two families.However, Yerga No. 1 is related to Nos. 2 and 3, packer hastened to inform newspaper.notthethisMEETCUT OF $4,780URGEDi's'.S.)•Newwelt,seek-the e ofl re-re a ram. and ually gov-iii ate i repress ever.•encelook-A reduction of $4,780 in the 1935 budget, for North township is recommended to the Lake county board of tax adjustment by the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce and the Hammond Taxpayers’ associa-tion.This would reduce the proposed budget from $26,010 to $21,230. The 1935 budget is $8,380 higher than it. was in 193 4, when the sum asked for was $17,630.No change is recommended by the joint bodies regarding the Wicker park bond fund of $36,300, which is a decrease of $750 from the 1934 budget.The recommended leviesFund. LevyTownship ..... 003Wicker Park bond... .025follow:Amount $ 5,659 47,161l| The democratic campaign will get under way in Hammond to/iight when the Men's and Women’s Democratic clubs of the city hold a joint meeting in the Lincoln Hotel building on State street.Thomas Kochis, chairman of the central community organization inEast Chicago, will be the principal speaker. He is te, outline the democratic issties of the forthcoming election.John Krause, president of the Hammond Democratic club, and Mrs.Bertha Bridge, president of the club, conduct the rally. Mr. Krause is the democratic nominee for county commissioner from the second district.All Jeffersonian candidates of Lake county have been invited to attend the meeting. They will be introduced to the audience.Following the business session, a social program will be presented. Refreshments will be served later in the evening. The two clubs invite all democrats of the Calumet district to be their guests it the rally which is scheduled to be started at 8 o'clock.Total ...............02?$52,820COUNTYJUSTICE TAKESSWIFT TURNI SPECIAL TO THE TIMES]CROWN POINT, Ind., Sept. 25. — Justice moved swiftly here today in the case of Richard Reid, Negro truck driver for Abe Rosen, Gary beer distributor.Saturday night he attacked Miss Anna Dragis, 18, of 1548 William street, Gary, at 15th avenue and Clark road.He was captured shortly afterward. IYesterday he pleaded guilty to assault and battery with intent to rape before Criminal Judge William J. Murray.This morning he was taken to the Michigan City penitentiary to serve a sentence of five to 21 years.INSTALL MYBECKCOMMANDER OFLEGION POSTdoesstemusehasonstifyitor-KNOX, Ind.. Sept. 25.—(I.N.S.) — Sherman Minton, democratic candidate for Senator from Indiana, today was on record as being in favorNKNOWNROBERT SOX, Mo.. Sept. 25.—(U. P.)—Mechanics at the Monocoupe Aircraft corporation plant were at work early today servicing Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s new planeof complete or partial payment of j in the expectation that he and Mrs.L An up:__11___ I.i[SPECIAL TO THE TIMES]CROWN POINT, Ind., Sept. 35.— Five hundred Legionnaires and auxiliary members of Fred Schmidt and other posts crowded the community building here last night for the first joint public installation of officers of the two organizations.The ceremonies were preceded by a parade which included local post No. 20 and its auxiliary unit, the Twin City drug and bugle corps-, Rensselaer Legionnaires, and the Crown Point High school band, and Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts of the city.Walter Mybeck was installed as commander of post No. 20 and Mrs. Peter Fagen was inducted as new president of the auxiliary.Frank Kossa, Jefferson, state Legion commander, and William Fay-er. Indianapolis, state adputant, were present, together with Harry Clark, Lowell. First district commander; Ralph Becktel, Glen Park* past First district commander; Mrs. Louise Young, Crown Point, auxiliary president of the First district: Mrs. Laura Rogers, Hammond, pastdistrict, auxiliary president; and George Huish, East Chicago, president of the 40 and S.Legion officers include Mybeck. commander; Don P. Pardee, first vice commander; Clayton Belshaw, second vice commander; Earl Woods, adputant: J. T. McCullough, finance officer: Edward Dietel, chaplain;John Krost, service officer; Foster Bruce, historian, and Albert Boessel, segreant at arms.Auxiliary officers are Mrs. Fagen, president: Mrs. Jessie Barr, first vice president: Mrs. Anna Graeber, second vice president; Mrs. Madge Pardee, secretary; Mrs. Mary Hoch-baum, treasurer; Mrs. Naomi Lutz, historian: Mrs. Bernice Becker,chaplain, and Mrs. Irene Biegel, Mrs. Lillian Woods and Mrs. Dorthia McWayne.
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Hammond Times
Hammond, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 25, 1934
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Lake C.
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