Canal Upgrade Face Uses Major Indiana Harbor Project
The rivers and harbors committee approved 543000 for Indiana Harbor ship canal improvements urged by Twin City businessmen and War Department engineers. Work may run in 1931 with dredging and enlargement of the south canal branch toward Calumet River, basin widening, and deeper main channels to boost industrial sites and link the lakes to the gulf waterway.
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Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress
Indiana Harbor
Twin City
War Department
Congress
East Chicago
Calumet River
Grand Calumet
Burns Ditch Harbor
Temperature Report For Hammond Region
The thermometer at First Trust and Savings Bank in Hammond shows 64 degrees at 7:30 a m and S7 degrees at noon. Weather fair at noon with sunrise at 5 16 a m and sunset at 6 26 p m.
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First Trust and Savings Bank
Hammond
Public transit future in Calumet Railways rests with three-city board
Citizens learn the five member local board of transportation commissioners will decide extensions and additions to Calumet Railways lines under a service-at-cost franchise. The board, appointed by mayors with council consent, will approve feeder services set fares and judge reroutes or abandonments, with changes effective within 145 days of appointment.
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Chicago
Whiting
Hammond
Calumet Railways, Inc
Board of Transportation Commissioners
PAS
Serviee
Clais Roaries
Soecal Board
Marion men plan interview trip linked to Hammond theater bombing
Mayor Jack Edwards of Merion and private detective William Dailey will fly to Michigan City to question two Hammond theater bombing suspects held in prison there. Officials seek links to five related bombings in Marion and Calumet City while the Danford probe remains unsettled and guarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buelletos
Marion
Ind
C N.S
Jack Edwaards
Merion
William Dailey
Ora Slater
Michigan City
Hammond
Marwood Wilkains
Warry le Ames
Harry Danford
Joe Proda
Charles Carlson
Danford
Proda
Carlson
Dhima
Broda
Dunford
Capt
Warlsen
Prods
Chicashioodiwin
Ecomimiuonicado
Junior G O P Favors River Improvement
Hammond Junior Republican group met at the Superior courthouse to back an immediate Grand Calumet river deepening appropriation. A committee will draft the resolution for Senators Watson Robitson and Congressman Wood and send copies. An entertainment committee planned a dancing and card party at the Hammond Elks club within two weeks.
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Hammond
Superior Courthouse
Watson and
Robitson
Will R. Wood
Indiana
Grand Calumet River
Milton McAkay
HW. F. Petrie
George Housley
Willian Lawson
Hammond Elks Club
Woman assaulted while using public phone in Hammond
Mrs. Frances Salentic of 461 15th Street Hammond was struck and black eyed while using a public telephone at the filling station at 15th and Calumet Avenues. Police arrested John Sakalnu of home on charges of assault and battery and intoxication.
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Frances Salentic
15Th Street
Hammond
15Th and
Calumet Avenues
John Sakal
Auto Strikes Telegraph Pole Injuring Driver
John Yapsko, 20, of 2921 ER 13sth Place Burnham, was injured when his car lost control and hit a telegraph pole on Indianapolis Boulevard in Rody. He suffered chest bruises and a cut lip and hands and was taken to St. Margaret's Hospital in Hammond.
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John Yapsko
Burnham
Indianapolis Boulevard
Yapsko
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Hammond
Missing Hammond Boy Lawrence Schultz Reported
Lawrence Schultz, 16, of 349 Towle Street, left home yesterday morning carrying a small suitcase and did not return. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Emil R Schultz. Police were notified last night and conduct a search for him.
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Hammond
Lawrence Schultz
Towle Street
Emil R. Schultz
East Chicago Athletes Begin Workouts Ahead of Season
Twin City ball teams start practices while Dr. A G Schlierer of East Chicago withdraws from sheriff race. Street lights in East Chicago business district near completion. Harbor Liquor Raiders gather evidence in towel. Large crowd attends Tim O'Neil boxing show despite heat. East Chicago Public Employment Service places 58 people in jobs since year start.
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Tim O’neil
East Chicago
Man pulled from canal at B and O bridge after suicide attempt
A man who attempted to end his life today leapt into the canal beneath the B and O railroad bridge and was rescued. He is now recovering.
Washington High School Musical Stuns Packed Auditorium
The Washington High School auditorium overflowed with music lovers for the annual school musicale last night showcasing student performances and school pride.
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Washington High School
Gary Es Caped Death in Truck Collision with Pennsylvania Flyer
Matt Waich of Gary died when his truck collided with a Pennsylvania flyer vehicle this morning. Police are investigating the crash and notifying next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Waich
Gary
Pennsylvania
Private Lenocioni to Receive Full Military Honors
Full military honors will be accorded Private Lenocioni whose body will arrive tomorrow from Liberia. Bishop John W. Wood of Indianapolis will speak at St Marks A M E Zion church tomorrow. The House of Thousands Thrills mystery play runs at St Mary's East Chicago on May 4 as the third in a series. Samuel Insull Jr will explain the proposed service at cost franchise of the Calumet Railways at the Chamber of Commerce dinner. A Y Bell Chicago jeweler lists a clearance sale opening today with stock at 25 to 80 percent reductions.
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Sebatino Lencioni
Liberia
John W. Wood
Indianapolis
St. Marks A. M. E. Zion Church
St. Mary's Church
East Chicago
Samuel Insull, JR
Calumet Railways
Chamber of Commerce
AY Bell
Chicago
Dlifted
Oany Fine Teer
Times
Whiting American Legion Holds Mothers and Daughters Banquet
Whiting Post 80 held a Mothers and Daughters banquet at the Community House yesterday evening. John Jancoses of 601 New York Avenue reported a break in at his garage last night with four coils stolen from his automobile. Construction on the American Legion Model Home on Davis Avenue has begun, the second model home sponsored by Whiting Post 80. Ring of the Rodico featuring Hoot Gibson is the Saturday afternoon movie at the Community Center tomorrow.
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American Legion Amiltiary
Mothers’ and Daughters
John Jancoses
New York Avenue
American Legion
Davis Avenue
Whiting Post
Hoot Gibson
Washington
James E. Watson
Welock
Watson
Ruth
Tim
Aolice
Community Center hosts dress making class and Easter regalia work
A dress making class met at the Community Center this afternoon. Members worked on Easter regalia despite warm weather. Emil Palenik of Whiting, a Chicago ball league player, stays in trim by playing handball and notes the team is fighting for first place.
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Emil Palenik
Whiting
Chicago
Emil
Whiting High to Stage Final Oratorical Contests
Future senators will vie for honors at the school auditorium next Monday evening as Whiting High holds the final local oratorical and declamatory contests.
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Whiting High School
Summer Closure at Community Center Gym
The men's and boys' gym at the Community Center closes for the summer due to warm weather. Boxing and wrestling rooms and the handball court remain open, as announced today.
Weather Guessers Cool Off at Lake Michigan Park
A weather guesser was seen at Whiting park near Lake Michigan cooling off as temperatures reached 90 degrees. He commented that any warmth beyond warm counts as hot during the heat spell.
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Whiting Park
Lake Michigan
Whiting High Band Heads to Gary for B Division Honors
Sixty five members of the Whiting High School band with Director M. J. Edelman and students left by two Tusses for Gary to compete in the B band division of the Northern Indiana district contest.
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Whiting High School
M. J. Edelman
Gary
Whiting
Indiana
Santa Fe Train Hits Bus Kills 24 Near Isleta Pueblo
A Santa Fe mail train crashed into a Pickwick bus near Isleta Pueblo eleven miles south of Albuquerque killing 24 aboard the bus. Two survivors walked dazed from the wreck as rescuers reached the scene and flames spread among the scattered remains.
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Santa FE
Albuquerque
N. M
C.P
Isleta Pueblo
Albuquerque Tribune
Lpribune
Los Angeles
Midwest Heat Wave Breaks as Blizzard Rebels Return
Pre dawn showers offered relief after an April heat wave shattered records in the central states. Chicago hit 90.2 degrees, with St. Louis Omaha and Des Moines at 92. A drowning occurred when a schoolboy Bruno Girona, 12, died in Lake Calumet after cramps. Farmers feared drought as hot gusts swept Nebraskan and Kansas fields. Rain forecast for the next 24 hours.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Bruno Girona
Lake Calumet
Midwest
Nebraska
Wkansas
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Iansas City
Omaha
Peoria
Des Moines
Dubuque
Hayes
Phillipsburg
Kan
Lake Michigan
Lutherans to Gather Noons at Parthenon
Observance of Holy Week features 30 minute meetings each noon at the Parthenon theater Hammond and Calumet City starting Monday. Sessions run 12:05 to 2:35 with a prominent speaker daily. Invited Lutheran churches and business window placards announce the event. Speakers include Dean Kunmnick Valparaiso University and Rev Schuessler Chicago among others.
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Hammond
Calumet City
Parthenon Theater
HH. Kunmnick
Valparaiso University
G. Schuessler
Chicago
W. H. T. Deu
Oscar Fedder
Fedder
A. F. W. Pedder
Paul Fedder
H. W. Prange
Oak
Aviator James Clegg Dies in Vineyards Spraying Crash
Visalia California April 11 1929 James Clegg a 27 year old Los Angeles commercial aviator died when his plane went into a side slip while spraying vineyards. The crash occurred near Visalia with Clegg losing control and perishing at the scene.
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Visalia
Cal
Ccln.s
James Clegg
Los Angeles
Hammond People Get In Trouble
In Michigan City April 14 William Schutz former Calumet City resident and associates were fined for drunken behavior and driving offenses after a dispute with Schutzs wife led to a brawl in the city. Miss Betty Murphy and George Tague accompanied Schutz.
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Michigan City
William “Bil Schuts
Calumet City
Schutz
Betty Murphy
Meyers
George Tague
Hammond
Bills
Verna
Mrs. Schutz
Schitz
Miss Murphys
Bill
Miss Murphy
Tague
James F. Cileason
West State Street
Girls wake Senator Watson with Illinois primary news
Ruth Hanna McCormick and Alice Roosevelt Longworth call from Chicago to tell Senator James E. Watson the Illinois primary results. They celebrate Ruth winning a major party senatorial nomination while noting Deneen as a colleague and Watson’s support for the League of Nations issue.
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Ruth
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Alice
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ilinois
Watson
Chicago
Longworth
Deneen Freend
Deneen
Wrld
Illinois
League of Nations
Tam
Merger Deadlocked by Lawsuits in Steel Tie Up
Youngstown Ohio April 11 The proposed merger of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co with Bethlehem Steel is indefinitely deadlocked by lawsuits. Stockholders and opposing leaders await the 3 pm merger rate announcement. Attorneys on both sides expected to file new suits regardless of the outcome, delaying any consummation.
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown
John Tod
Ohio
Sheet & Tube
Richard Garrick
Henry G. Dalton
Cleveland
Pickards, Mather & Co
Joseph K. Rubenbrod
1. N. Service
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Bethlehem
Rebecca Hively Sues Same Husband Three Times
Terre Haute Indiana April 11 Mrs Rebecca Hively files her third divorce suit in three weeks against Grover Hively. She says reconciliations occurred between filings but were short lived and cites cruelty as the reason for the action.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
Rebecca Hively
Grover Hively
Decision in Menconi case due next week in Indiana court
Guido Menconi part owner of Checker Taxi in Hammond faced cross claims after accusing his wife Georgia of infidelity and an illegal abortion following their 1927 marriage. The case moved from Hammond to Valparaiso for trial. Mrs Menconi seeks alimony and child support, while Menconi contests both. Attorney Stratevy Thorpe represents the taxi company official.
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Guido Menconi
Checker Taxi Cab Company
Hammound
Georgia
Menconi
Crumpacker
Circuit Court
Valparaiso
Superior Court
Eight Soldiers Die As Train Jumps Track In France
Eight soldiers were killed and thirty three injured when a troop train derailed at Laissey near Montbéliard France. The accident occurred today and the fatalities included several seriously wounded among the stranded troops.
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Montbeltard
France
Ln.s
Laissey
Withdrawals Narrow Field in Lake County Primaries
Lake county primary contest narrows as several candidates withdraw before the deadline. Notable exits include John M. Stinson dropping against Virgil S. Reiter, August Bremer shifting from prosecutor, and G. N. Bunnell and Dr. A. Schlieker leaving sheriff bids. Remaining races focus on Draper vs Abhigren for prosecutor and Killigrew vs Calder for county clerk, among others.
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August Bremer
Floyd Draper
Oscar Abhigren
Joe Kyrle
G. N. Bunnell
Lfttmmond
A Cn Schlieker
Fast
Chicago
Kyte
John Wdonwell
Jlamerond
Counts Clerk
Alving Killigrew
Ward Calder
North Towneshire Assessor
James McShane
Ben Shanda
Meshaie
Shhanda
Lincoln Club
David W. Beach
Hammond
Alex Aivich
Mast
Bank Bandits Kill Four. Robbery Nets About $5500
Four bandits sprayed machine gun and shotgun fire today at the Citizens National Bank and Trust Company in Piqua Ohio. One man was killed two injured and about 5500 was taken in the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piqua
Ohio
U.P
Citizens National Bank and Trust Company
Five-Year-Old Victim in Indianapolis Hold-Up Case
April 11 report says a 5-year-old boy was robbed by 14 and 11 year olds who took $5 from Vernon Wilson in a grocery store yesterday. A juvenile court hearing was scheduled today.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Vernon Wilson
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Tom Martinson
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Favors River Improvement
A. G. Schlierer
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Harbor
Barrymore
Hollywood
Dolores Costello
John Barrymore
Barrymores
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Tribune
Frickwick Stage Company
Parthenon
Bill Schutz
Checker Cab
Porter Circuit Court
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