April Memories and the Return of Spring
A poetic meditation on April as a renewal season and symbol of life moving in circles. The piece links April to mythic figures Osiris Proserpina and Ceres, notes the historic echoes of April 1865 and 1865 events, and references the McNutt administration and Indiana tax reassessment plans for 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osiris
Nile
Proserpina
Pluto
Ceres
Procenium
Charlestown
Appomatox
Washington
Indiana Farm Notes and State Budget Talk
The piece blends agricultural tips and fiscal debate. It cites fodder, pests, and landscape advice for Indiana farms, plus remarks on Governor McNutt’s budget record, school funding, and property tax concerns in Wabash and Lake counties.
Indiana Roof Ballroom Hosts Music Battle With Cappo and Serenaders
At the Indiana Roof Ballroom Indianapolis Johnny Hamp and his orchestra meet Joe Cappo and his Egyptian Serenaders in a Sunday battle of music. Hamp arrives from the Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati and will perform one night only. Tickets are 55 cents before 6 pm and 80 cents afterward with 75 cent table reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Johnny Hamp
Joe Cappo
Indiana Roof
Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati
WLW
fHis
Battle of Music
Jan Carber
The
Air Waves
Lee Bennett
Garber
Trianon
Chicago
NBC
McNutt Regime Plans Statewide Property Tax Increase
Indianapolis April 2 Governor McNutt’s administration proposes a blanket 10 percent rise in property assessments across Indiana. If enacted the move would add nearly 10 million dollars to total property tax receipts and derail promises of tax relief from the governor’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Warrick County
Zoecher
Indianapolis
Ind
Paul V. McNutt
Tax woes, Governor Dillinger flap fuel Indiana headlines
Ab stract of 1934 taxes shows Wabash county property bills totaling 843 734 with 196 942 delinquencies amid broader tax hikes. The piece criticizes Governor McNutt over the Dillinger case and lists six pointed questions from G O P chairman Don B Irwin about investigations and public welfare. A 15 year old circulates Dillinger pictures, selling them for a dime in Morgan county.
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Fern Hipskind
Wabash County
McNutt
Kokomo
Dillinger
Don B. Irwin
Frankfort
Elkhart
State Board of Charities
Department of Public Welfare
Board of Prison Trustees
Citizens Committee
Trustees
Morgan County
John Dillinger
Crown Point
John
P. S
Local Society Notes Highlight Indiana Visits
Miss Mary Ellen McCarty of Butler University spends spring vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. O. C. McCarty. Mrs. Henry McIlvaine visits Ladoga with Mrs. George W. Havens. Mrs. Oscar Alexander visits Indianapolis on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen McCarty
Butler University
Mrs. O. C. McCarty
Henry McIlvaine
George W. Havens
Ladoga, Ind
Oscar Alexander
Indianapolis
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Carthage
Indiana
Bayard Baker
Prairies
Philip Zoecher
State Board
State Tax Board
Federal Farm Credit Administration
Welches
Statehouse
State Board of Accounts
Leslie
Cievernor McNutt
Trp Red
McNutton
M’nutt
Westinghouse
New Westinghouse
Laporte
Laporte County
H. D. Claudy
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