No Hearing Until September on Brazil Division Abandonment
Brazil Indiana July 15 There is little probability the C B I Railroad will be allowed to abandon services on the Brazil division but it is likely to be ordered to continue traffic and provide public service. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Attica meeting oppose abandonment. Hugh Stevenson leads the effort to present evidence to the Public Service Commission. Congressman Everett Sanders monitors the case. letters indicate the Indiana commission may hear the petition and, if favorable to retention, the Interstate Commission will likely approve. A proposed August 2 hearing is deemed impossible. hearing may be set for early September with Attica support.
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Brazil
Ind
Indiana Chantoer of Commerce
Attica
Hugh Stevenson
Indiana Public Service Commission
Ferre Haute
Everett Sanders
Washington
James A. Naper
Sanders
McCardle
State Commission
Mr. Lewis
Attica Ledger
New Angle To Railroad Situation Analysis
Indianapolis reports Big Four officials sent field men to survey the Indiana Coal Road properties. The line crosses the Big Four three times on a southward trip and could offer a strong northern outlet from the Southern Indiana coal fields. September sale settlement may mark its strongest period since organization. Also notes social visits in Belshaw and East Chicago, with George Harnad returning from Oklahoma describing craps trips and Osage versus Araphoe in Osage country.
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Indianapolis
Big Four
Indiana
Notice of Regimen Practice Resumption
Brook residents are informed that Dr G D Larrison will resume regimen practice next Saturday. The notice confirms the return to routine care and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook
Fountain Park Chautauqua Plans Expensive Seasonal Program
Fountain Park unveils printed programs for a premium Chautauqua season with high cost entertainment and a diverse lineup. Twelve 50 cent single admission days and four 35 cent days mark ticketing, while season tickets at 2.50 promise access for all. Leaders include Dr H M Peters and Congressman Will Upshaw alongside acclaimed musicians and ensembles. The Linck Symphony Quintet leads a strong music program with top performers from Chicago Opera Co. and a Venetian Troubadours act, as organizers pledge one of the best sessions yet.
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Park
Fowler Agatn
Peenigs
H. If. Peters
Thomas EB. Green
Victor Liahi Baksh
N. H. Shepard
Will D. Upshaw
Congress
Virginia
Merle Stephens
Lacoln McConnell
Peter Olesen
Roy Smith
Col
Herbert Leon Cope
Starr Russian
A. B
Remington Girls Orchestra
David Duggin
Shella Family
Chas. Linck Quintette
Rondolinis
Dietric Co
Music and Magic
Harry Leiter Light Opera Co
Parnelles the Chimes of
Normandy
Dizie Duo
Garner Jubilee Co
Fountain Park
Charles Linck
Caruso
Auch
Chicago Opera Co
Linck
Mumile
Leatherman Treasurer Admits Misuse of Funds
At the Jasper County Shippers Association meeting after James Leatherman’s assignment, he confessed to drawing a $426 check to himself while treasurer for personal use and promised to repay the money within a week. Look at the date on Four papers.
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Jasper County Shippers Association
James Leatherman
Leatherman
Newton County Tax Raise Ordered By State Board
The Newton County Board of Review will meet next week to discuss raising autos valuations by 10 percent and applying a 10 percent increase. After 28 days of study, local assessors were found to be correct by the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which, in a single day, determined cattle and gates in Newton were assessed 101 percent too low. The remark about the State Board mocks Soloman in his glory.
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Newton
State
The Practice of Economy Investigated
County assessors report 1516 autos in Newton County. If each car runs 100 miles extra weekly at 10 cents a mile for oil, gas, and supplies, fines total 15,460 weekly. Over 20 weeks May to September, this would yield 309,200, enough to cover taxes and redecorate the Gonse-Nenk bridge.
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Newton
Gonse-Nenk
Zachariah Spitler Dies After Stroke At 66 In California
Zachariah Spitler died at his California home Sunday after years of paralysis following a stroke. Born in Washington township and a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, he practiced in Aberdeen South Carolina before health declined. He was 66 and survived by his wife, daughter, and three brothers Henry of Brook, George of Kentland, and Wesley of Salem Oregon. Dr. Larrison, recently in Chicago for eye treatment, returned Tuesday. X-ray revealed an abscess behind the left eye, which was opened and drained and is recovering.
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Werd
Brook
Zachariah Spitler
California
Aberdeen
S. C
Bia Health
Washington Township
Ann Arbor
Henry
Brook George
Kentland
Wesley
Salem
Oregon
Larrison
Chicago
George Wildrick
Lake Village
Indiana
Standard Oil Co
Whiting
Home Land and Cattle Company Elect Officers
Directors in Brook elect J. D. Rich as president J. B. Foresman Jr. as vice president O M Lyons as secretary and John B Lyons as treasurer The state board approved the organization and stock test and stock sales begin at once
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Home Land and Cattle Company
The
Brook
J. D. Rich
J. B. Foresman Jr
M. Lyons
John B. Lyons
County Property Values Report Shows Shifts and Totals
County Board of Review summary details livestock and commodity counts in Newton County with beaver township and Kentland prominent. It notes hogs 15,005 valued at $168,956 average $10, etc. cattle 13,040 valued at $482,479. horses 6,253 valued at $499,720. Also reports changes by township and a ten percent cattle and automobile value increase ordered by the State Board of Tax Commissioners.
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County Board of Review
Newton County
Washington Township
Beaver Township
Traquois
Whallington Township
Italy
Kentland
Board of Review
Grant Township
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Davis
Governor Plays Hide and Seek
A fragmented piece accuses the Governor of Sinois 4 of selective justice favoring Chicago, claiming executive immunity and reluctance to submit to state law. It portrays him as evasive, lacking confidence in the legal system, and calls for a speedy trial and credible health from a jury of peers.
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Sinois 4
Springfeld
Chicago
Temple Moviegrams: Breezy Bacon in The Big Adventure Tonight
The listing promotes Breezy Bacon in The Big Adventure and Elaine Hammerstein in The Miracle of Manhattan with showings tonight and tomorrow. It also advertises The Desert Scorpion and Sunshine Comedy features, plus Viola Dana in The Shore Pirate and a comedy program.
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Breezy Bacon
Priday
Elaine Hammerstein
Manhattan
Viola Dana
Former Brook Boy Married in Lamont
George Ekstrom, recently in charge of vocational training for Lamont public schools, brought his bride home. The bride, a bank assistant cashier in Lamont, is a charming young woman with noted abilities. George, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ekstrom of near Brook, grew up in the community, graduated from Brook High School and Purdue University, and will return to Lamont for another year. The couple honeymooned and will come back next week, with the community’s best wishes.
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George Ekstrom
Lamont
Iowa
Womin
Lament
George
Aes
Charles Ekstrom
Near Brook
Wag
the Brook High School
Purdue University At
Lafayette
President Stone Dies Saving Wife in Mountain Tragedy
Purdue president Stone and his wife, expert climbers, were missing for two days on Mt. Eauon in Alberta. The wife survived after being found in a 17 foot crevice. Stone’s body was recovered beneath her. Officials expect Mrs. Stone to recover from exposure and shock.
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Stone
Purdue
Mt. Eauon
Alberta
Local and Business News Highlights At Rural Indiana Farm
The Ayr farm reports Wheat on the Gyons farm averaged 25 bushels per acre and oats at 30. Local residents travel to Chicago Danville and Indianapolis for visits and business. L. L. Hershman offers piano tuning while Frank Holseher Meat Market advertises quality meals. Becker scholarships awarded to DePauw scholars provide $100 yearly for four years.
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Ayr
Alvin Thayer
Local Residents Mention Visit Amid Unclear Notes
The fragment mentions Mrs Eason and Mrs Res returning on Saturday near Hadeon Lake in the south, with reference to Mrs Ohman in South Bend and a planned Brook visit. Details are incomplete, names partially garbled, and location specifics uncertain.
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Arthur Haney
Belshaw, Minols
George Conn
East Chicago
L. §. Conn
George Harnad
Oklahoma
G. D. Larrison
Biggeh
Briter
Evert
Pepar
Pata Ont Cary
Paul Hanson
Jean Seave
Point Sable
Michigan
Momonete
Watseka
Charlotte Borkert
Sis
Springfield
Temple Moviegrams
Charles Lowe
Hazel Allis
South Bend
the Brook Base
James Davis
Bean Lyons
Denham and
Stonehill
Doe Badger
Arthur Lyons
Veedersburg
Mrs. Cis. Stearman
Hawardsville, I
J. Parke
Chicwsa
Mrs
Joseph Parke
Mr. Virgin
Wife
Danville
Sinois
Priscilla Warr
Helen Hershman
Leona Berlin
Virginia Lyons
Battle Ground
Walter Stich
Ih Diauapels
L. C. Lyons
L. L. Hershman’s
PP. W. Horton
J.D. Rich
Sterling Fire Insurance Co
Ditford Davis
Colorado
State University At
Boulder
Crawfordsville
Frank Holseher
Clark
Howard Griges
Cuestay
Wabash
John Sell
Wilda
Ford
Manny Lewin
Clinton
Sinjay
Howard Myers
Sox
Phillies
Sholk
Jarvis Davin
Clifton Tempiin
Eugene Bassett
Land
Bi Dalry
Paul Sell
John T ‘McCutcheon
George Ade
McCutcheon
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