Indiana auto license sales fall for first time in years
Indiana reports 13,722 fewer passenger auto licenses sold in the first eleven months compared with last year. Total passenger licenses reach 731,065 while truck licenses rise to 128,671. Motorcycle licenses drop from 2,862 to 2,780 and dealer licenses fall to 2,760. Overall state plates issued total 91,347, down 6,868. Free plates to government officials rise by 477 to 5,862.
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Indiana
Jamies W. Carpenter
Mamder
Sale at Metzger Barn in Delphi on December 24, 1931
Auction to be held at Metzger Sale Barn in Delphi on Thursday December 24 1931. Sale starts promptly at 1 o clock.
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Metzger
Delphi
Train Kills Basil Rhine At Hemlock
Basil Rhine 27 formerly of Burlington now Kokomo was killed last Thursday at a crossing near Hemlock when his truck was struck by a Pennsylvania train. He worked as a lineman for Northern Indiana Service Co. Survived by wife Mary Smoker Rhine and two children Ella Donna and Charles Lee, plus parents, four brothers and four sisters. Funeral held at Burlington Christian church with burial in Burlington cemetery.
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Basil Rhine
Burlington
Kokomo
Hemlock
Elwood
Rhine
Northern Indiana Service Co
Mary Smoker Rhine
Ella Donna
Charles Lee
Charles Rhine
Walter
Cecil
Ralph
Floyd
Thelma
Dorothy
Eva
Esther
Burlington Christian Church
Berry
Betty
Governors' Printing Contracts Spark Payment Row
Indianapolis dispatch reports a dispute over state printing contracts for next year. Burford Company seeks $2100 unpaid for a souvenir booklet from the governors conference, while Haywood Publishing won the main contract amid alleged influence by Governor Harry G. Leslie.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Printing Board
Harry G. Leslie
Haywood Publishing Company
Lafayette
French Lick
Tis
Leslie
Gaylord Morton
Burford
Marion Mayor’s predictions clash with gambling crackdown
A Marion mayoral figure, recalling past political forecasts, denies discussions of civic plans while observers note his push to allow licensed gambling in pool rooms with a $5 per table fee. The episode follows reports from Marion and frames the broader Indiana political climate with a 1930s lens.
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Marion
Jack Edwards
Jack
Supreme Court
Paul V. McNutt
Frank Mayr, Jr
McNutt
Mayr
Rhum
Harley F. Hardin
Edwards
Indiana
Rally Held at Tomlinson Hall Aids Mayor Sullivan Ally
A Democratic rally packed Tomlinson Hall last week, organized by Hendrick Kenworthy, a key supporter of Mayor Regina Sullivan, and booster of Walter Myers, speaker of the House, for his senatorial bid.
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Tomlinson Hall
Hendrick Kenworthy
Regina H. Sullivan
Walter Myers
Democratic rally in Indianapolis draws diverse turnout
Albert Stump, twice Democratic Senate candidate, was not asked to speak at the event though he resides in the Eleventh district. The meeting featured a large Negro attendance, unusual for a Jeffersonian rally, and Mayor Sullivan urged unity for forthcoming party contests.
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Myers
Albert Stump
Senate
Stump
Indianapolis
Sullivan
Merry Christmas Gift Worthy of Consideration
A columnist ponders modern marriages and personal choices as she recalls Mrs. C and a New Year's idea. She notes diverse opinions among readers about relationships, independence, and spending modest sums on self gifts amid fast-moving times.
Real Estate Transfers Past Week Highlight Numerous Lot Movements
Rexford P. Dawson as receiver transfers to Horace W. Townsend lots 47 and 48 in Sunset Park unit 2 for $1.00. Multiple deeds show exchanges in Madison township and Deer Creek, Jefferson, and Tippecanoe townships, often at $1.00. Several parcels include 3.75 acres in Monroe and 160 acres to Henry Peters with modest sums. various transfers detail buyers, sellers, and locations across Carroll and surrounding counties.
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Rexford P. Dawson
Horace W. Townsend
Sunset Park
Jason L. Whiteman
George W. Fetthoff
Joseph W. Moore
Jefferson Township
St. Louis
Joint Stock Bank Bank
Indiana Hydro-Electric Power Company
Tippecanoe Township
Perry E. Briney
John Briney
O. P
Camden
Lawrence Yerkes
Charles J. Houser
Pritchard’s Add
Flora
Towrence Yerkes
The
Carroll County Loan - Trust Company
A Corp
Henry Peters
Et Ux
Deer Creek Township
Elbert Taylor
Aor Lucas
Sleeth
Harry W. Shaffer
John M. Peterson
Burris
Add
Bringhurst
Clara E. Sylvester
Aiz
Flossie Krauss
Mon
Burris Add
Jason M. Been
Emma May Wiles
John F. Kingery
J. L. Whiteman
Jason Been
Burlington Township
Carrollton
Chicago Eyes Democratic and Republican Conventions Split
The piece notes Chicago courting both parties for its convention, hoping for a 50 50 split though Democrats are unlikely to attend. It cites books about McAdoo Palmer Lindley Roosevelt and Hoover with no clear consensus on presidential prospects. Republican HQ shows no forthcoming booster volume for Hoover.
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Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cleveland
W. G. McAdoo
Frederick Palmer
Newton’. Baker
Ernest K. Lindley
Roosevelt
New York
Ritch
Maryland
Hoover
Local Officials Attend State Luminaries in Ceremony
A ceremony drew Frederick Ludlow and James E. Watson alongside prominent state figures such as Monsignor Gavish and James P. Goodri, with Mr. Schortemer and others listed among the attendees.
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Se ‘Ludlow
Frederick Schortemeritis G. Shake
James P. Good- Msgr
Francis H. Gavish
James E. Watson
Universe and Man Evolved by Atomic Force Lesson
The Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for Sunday December 20 argues cosmic creation by spiritual law, citing I Chronicles 29 11 12 and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. It emphasizes that true origin lies in divine reality to bring health and harmony to man.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Ker Eddy
Social visits and outings across Yeoman and nearby areas
North East of Yeoman Charles Wise and family entertained Mr and Mrs Olen Weise and their children north of Idaville at Sunday dinner. Miss Hilda Hughes and friend Mrs Hooker of Lafayette visited with Roy Dillman for supper. Charles Crook and family and Mrs Blanche Schock spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Myron Crook of Logansport.
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Charles Wise
Olen Weise
North of
Idaville
Hilda Hughes
Hooker
Lafayette
Roy ‘Dillman
Ruby Simons
Charles Crook
Blanche’ Schock
Myron Crook
Logansport
Mary Crook
Yeoman M. E
Martha’ White
Lottie Johns
Farm Bureau
Court House
Opal Smith
Zona Crook
William Goslee
John Kennard
Nettie Schock
Chicago
Toke Maxwell
Sam. Maxwell
Blanche Schock
Mae Baker
Springboro
Viola Murphy
Indianapolis
Baker Home
Albert Dilling
Gary
Sam’ Goslee
Delphi Named Leader for Forward Indiana Movement
Mrs. William Brackenridge is chosen as Delphi chairman of the newly organized Forward Indiana movement. Milton Harris, executive director, says Delphi will collect data and provide policy direction for Indiana's state resources. Leading figures from letters business and politics back the drive.
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William Brackenridge
Delphi
Forward Indiana’' Movement
Milton Harris
Brackenridge
Ccene
Indiana
Forward
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Colonial Dames
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Columbia Club
Mindwell
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Lecy
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