Columbus Board Orders Scriptural Readings In Openings
The Columbus school board requires scripture readings to be part of opening exercises in all city school rooms for the coming school year. A Purdue station notice announces hiring a nutrition specialist to study agricultural and crop nutrition issues. The seventeenth Lemisky child, George, is born in East Chicago. seven siblings survive. the mother is Russian and 42. Burns ditch contract awarded at 283000 to reclaim 20000 acres of swamp land near Gary. Columbus opens a new 100000 high school gymnasium, to be ready for September. Governor McCray’s car is stolen from Market Street in Indianapolis.
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Columbus School Board
Karice Lemisky
East
Chicago
George
Burns
Little Calumet River
Gary
Columbus
Purdue to Train Trade Teachers Under New Agreement
Field training of teachers of trade and industry in Indiana vocational schools will be conducted entirely by Purdue University under an agreement with Indiana University. The change follows a recommendation from the Indiana educational survey commission.
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Indiana
Purdue
Indiana Educational Survey Commission
Indiana reformatories plan mass inmate transfer by September
Trustees at the state reformatory announce a move of 1000 inmates by September 15 to satisfy Colgate Company bonus terms. The plan covers 600 inmates to Pendleton and 400 to Michigan City prison while the reformatories wall is completed.
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Indiana State Reformatory
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Colgate Company
Pendleton
Michigan City
Marion County Limits Truck Weights to Protect Highways
The Marion County Commission issued an order restricting the combined weight of trucks and loads on all roads to safeguard highways. The county attorney was directed to sue for damages or seek an injunction to prevent further violations.
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Marion County
Indiana crops show modest August 1 gains over July
The Indiana cooperative crop report notes increases in most principal crops except rye hay and tobacco, driven mainly by weather. Corn is forecast at 192 712 000 bushels on August 1 down from July 1 but above last year, with winter wheat producing about 34 452 000 bushels and spring wheat at 79 000 bushels. Oats total 54 975 000 bushels, up from July and well above last year.
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Indiana
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Assessors Plan Suits Against County Over Spring Work
Assessors in five townships in Shelby county aim to file suits against Shelby County to recover costs for spring assessment work. The county council, in a special session, refused to appropriate funds for the work.
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Shelby County
Shelby County Council
West Terre Haute Disbands Police Force Over Refusal to Quit
The town board discharged the West Terre Haute police force after officers Herman Harms and Henry Claire refused to quit when asked to do 80.
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West Terre Haute
Herman Harms
Henry Claire
Bartholemew County to Open Free TB Clinics Townshipwide
The Bartholemew County Tuberculosis association outlined plans to establish free tuberculosis clinics in every township. An announcement also cited a $1,000,000 street railway extension from Gary east to Miller and a lakefront park with a spur to the Gary tube works plant, stated by the Gary Street Railways company president.
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Bartholomew County
Tuberculosis Association
Gary
Miller
Gary Lake-Front Park
Gary Tube Works
Gary Street Railways Company
Indiana 4H girls total in 92 counties reach numbers
A Purdue university extension report states 3758 girls are in 4H club work across Indiana. They handle 4424 different projects with clubs in 50 of the state's 92 counties. The clubs aim to develop head hands heart and health.
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Indiana
Purdue University Agricultural Extension Department
Vincennes University Sets First Summer Commencement
Vincennes university will hold its first ever summer commencement on Friday August 17. Dr Robert J Aley president of Butler college Indianapolis will deliver the commencement address. Twenty normal and five college graduates will receive diplomas.
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Vincennes University
Robert J. Aley
Butler College
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Three Die as Eastbound Train Hits Car at Death Crossing
At Death Crossing in New Carlisle an eastbound New York Central train struck a car carrying three men. Anton Hoffer of East Chicago Indiana Joseph F. Maher of Brooklyn New York and Edward Oppel of Brooklyn New York died at the scene. Charles Lekone of East Chicago Indiana was seriously injured.
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New Carlisle
New York Central
Anton Hoffer
Alexandria Avenue
East Chicago
Ind
Joseph F. Maher
Edward Oppel
Brooklyn
N.Y
Charles Lekone
East
Chicago
June gasoline tax collection posts small gains for state
June totals for gasoline tax show 386 78.50 or about 80 000 in excess of the first estimate from 127 wholesalers. The state highway revenue includes 1 cent per gallon paid by consumers and a one half cent tax paid by wholesalers. Collection costs were minimal and June marked the first month of gasoline tax collection.
Park Board Bans Close Gas Stations Near Parks in Fort Wayne
A park board resolution prohibits gasoline filling stations slaughter houses automobile repair shops and certain other businesses from locating within 800 feet of any park in Fort Wayne. The measure grows from a coalition campaign by community associations opposing near parks churches and hospitals.
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Fort Wayne
Park Board
Indiana normal school carpentry class builds five room bungalow
Twenty students in a summer session carpentry class completed a modern five room bungalow valued at 6500 dollars. The house features five large rooms a breakfast nook bath built in closets and cabinets a small hall and a colonnade between the living and dining rooms, built in fifteen two hour class periods.
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Indiana State Normal School
Melon Growers Prosper in Montgomery Township
In Gibson county the cantaloupe season brings high profits with flats at 1.25, standards 3.75, and baskets 1.10. Tip Tops fetch 475 a car and 24 cantaloupe cars plus 24 Tip Top cars have been shipped from Johnson. One grower with five acres earned 400 from the first picking. overall yield runs about half the long-term average.
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Montgomery Township
Gibson County
Johnson
Here
County to End Deputy Sheriff Commissions for Local Association
Tippe Canoe county commissioners will terminate early in September the practice of issuing deputy sheriff commissions to the Stone Mountain Horse Thief Detective association. The organization includes city and county men active in liquor raid activities.
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Stone Mountain Horse Thief Detective Association
Tippecanoe County
Stone Mountain Association
Mah Jonganecdote sparks mixed reaction in Boston Transcript
A Boston Transcript quote describes mah jong as a blend of dominoes, bridge and poker with a jig-saw twist. The writer recalls a gambling slang moment with terms like pinging cheeing and green locks. The piece notes fascination and a plan to play again after the first dose wears off.
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Mah Jong
Limehouse
Boston Transcript
Matrimonial Banter Sparks Household Debate
The dialogue features a sharp exchange on domestic behavior and marital roles. A wife defends her conduct while challenging the notion that a sensible man dictates every action.
Clever man and sun spots on summer girl remark
A collection of wry aphorisms about clever thieves, sun spots, and people misjudging luck. The lines mix humor with observations on behavior and fortune.
An ounce of kindness boosts another’s happiness
The saying expresses that small acts of kindness improve others' mood and generosity returns to the giver, highlighting the mutual benefit of charitable deeds and emotional support.
Woman Finds Pleasure in Crying Alone
A reflective line notes that a woman's enjoyment of a good cry is unrelated to her sense of humor. The statement contrasts emotional release with comedic disposition, suggesting distinct personal traits without broader context.
Milk of human kindness and ingrate critique
A reflective quip about kindness versus money. The speaker notes that generosity is often undervalued compared with cash and critiques how people measure virtue by personal belief rather than universal ideals. The tone blends wit with social comment on human motives.
Actions of a Father Speak Louder Than His Son
A father’s deeds outshine his son’s words in this brief reflection on character and influence. The piece weighs moral authority, discipline, and example within family life.
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