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Newspaper
Gary Evening Times
Location
Gary, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
1
Temperature today recorded at Just & Savings Bank building Hammond shows 7 degrees above zero at 7 30 am and 50 degrees at noon with fair weather. Sunrise is 514 am and sunset at 522 pm.
Three affiliated Florida banks including Bay Biscayne and Coral Gables offices closed their doors after Bay Biscayne failed to reopen. Bay Biscayne had 11 million in deposits, with the other two holding nearly 2 million combined. State Comptroller Ernest Amos cited frozen assets and harmful rumors. Five St Petersburg banks had failed recently.
President Hoover will sign the Smoot-Hawley tariff act of 1930 with an explanatory statement noting faults but favoring its overall benefits. He aims to use flexible powers to adjust rates as needed, while the bill becomes a central campaign issue and may swing November congressional seats. The bill has faced intense opposition from economists, auto industry, foreign trade authorities, and consumer groups amid a year and a half of revisions and political maneuvering. Politics in galleries will mark tomorrow as the senate continues debate.
Local architects submitted plans for a new city hall to be built in Maywood park opposite the high school. Hess and Buckley Skidmore & Wainwright drew favorable comments and may share the contract. Final action awaits further council and board deliberation. A $1,500 city appropriation is planned for Grand Calumet river improvement steps with a Washington trip to seek federal aid.
The Times reports Hammond’s official population may rise from 64 104 as 38 uncounted residents were added after an investigation of 75 of 122 names under district supervisor Mrs Alice Drake Jones. Enums found one major error and flagged fictitious Calumet City addresses.
Hammonds Republican precinct committeemen met at the Lincoln club for a get-together to introduce new members and discuss prospects for the November election. Mayor Schonert urged party harmony while Howard Oltz presided. Walter Green reported on the Indianapolis state convention and Lake county's role. A fish dinner is planned within two weeks with George St John organizing.
Calumet City police raided the home of Mrs. Julia Skoczyla uncovering 250 gallons of fermenting mash 35 gallons of alcohol and a 25 gallon still. She is jailed on manufacturing liquor charges with a June 12 trial date while the mash was destroyed and the alcohol and still were seized.
Washington June 11 The Bureau of Census released 1930 population counts for several cities including Ashland Pennsylvania 7 164 up from 6 666 Elizabeth New Jersey 114 551 up from 95 783 Manchester Town Connecticut 24 950 up from 18 370 New Britain Connecticut 67 845 up from 59 316 Charleston South Carolina 62 123 up from 67 957 Florence South Carolina 14 655 up from 10 968 River Rouge Michigan 17 290 up from 9 822 Ypsilanti Michigan 10 157 up from 7 413 Brigham Utah 5 092 down from 5 282 Hastings Nebraska 15 487 up from 11 647 Lincoln Nebraska 75 919 up from 54 948 Freeport New York 15 364 up from 8 599 North Platte Nebraska 12 063 up from 10 466.
Two Chicago editorials call for resignations of Police Commissioner William F. Russell and Deputy Commissioner John Stege. The Chicago Evening American also targets State's Attorney John A. Swanson, while the Chicago Daily News asks for Russell and Stege to step down.
A box of Indiana grown Winesaps and Turkeys from Simpson Orchard company Vincennes arrived in Lafayette after a 26,500 mile round the world voyage. The fruit, mostly sound with fewer than a dozen showing decay, was cooled in Washington DC before boarding the steamship Franconia. The journey began last September.
Thieves broke into nine Decatur business offices and opened seven safes and two cash registers, escaping with about $1,000 in cash. Police have no important clues.
About twenty thousand Shriners paraded through Toronto in a record daytime event, with Murat Temple of Indianapolis leading a large Hoosier contingent. The spectacle drew more than 259000 spectators and featured electric lit units, with a night pageant continuing the celebration.
Police officer Lawrence Giannini narrowly escaped death when a burglar attacked Perlman's Clothing Store on Michigan avenue. Ten shots were exchanged. a bystander Ebaristo Caranetz at Watling street was lightly wounded when a bullet pierced a window. A suspect fled via a stairway to the roof toward Michigan avenue. a lookout is suspected.
Hammond youths interested in joining the 915th Marine Corps company are invited to attend a meeting at Shore Line station on Statstreet in Hammond at 6 39 Monday evening. They will be taken to Chicago for a briefing on the benefits of organization membership. Two hours of training each Monday night cover soldier and sailor tactics at Randolph Street and Outer Drive.
Lutherans of Lake County gather at Crown Point Fairgrounds next Sunday to mark the 400th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession's presentation before the Diet of Augsburg on June 25 1530. Morning services at 1030 and afternoon at 230 feature speakers Rev Berthold Danville Ill Prof E Schnedler Concordia Fort Wayne with afternoon pastors Boeder Des Plaines and Bradac Whiting. Music directed by Theo Kosche Gary H E Schroeer and A W Bathje Hammond includes a children's chorus and an adult mass chorus with a Hobart High School band and a flag drill by students.
Paul Calabrese, a Hammond meat and grocery shop owner, sues Harry Gerber, Clover Farm Stores Inc., and American Wholesale Grocery Co. for 4000 damages claiming Gerber offered a $37.50 Clover Farm club membership to push him to sell his stock, then denied him membership. The suit cites agency links and seeks damages. Additional suits include George A. Webber vs Victor Brewer on a note, Ernest H. Besch vs Richard Schultz warranty deed dispute, and Hammond Lumber Co. vs Harry Potts et al on an account.
The notice asks carriers to call the circulation department at 3100 before leaving on vacation so they do not miss a single copy.
The Indiana state board of education approves a total $467,722.43 for vocational education across 186 schools next year. Of this, $322,836.34 funds school expenses and salaries for supervising staff, with remaining funds for other costs. Lake county receives $55,672.18 for vocational rehabilitation, including $22,622.43 from federal sources for general work and $27,830 for the Lake county project.
Whiting High School honors 106 graduates as L. C. Grubb presents diplomas following an address by R. M. Reinhold. The former school executive urged graduates to prepare for the world, noting some will fail while others succeed. Dr. O. E. Bransky presided at the commencement with a musical program and the recessional.
An incident at Wicker park on Tuesday reports a safety patrol youth beaned Chief of Police Martinson with a plate during a park picnic. Detectives search for the assailant while nests stolen from Hammond courthouse window sills remain unsolved.
President William Green testified before the Fish committee that American communists under Russian guidance are mounting a campaign to overthrow the American Federation of Labor as the first step to seizing control of the United States. He spoke amid a probe into communist propaganda.
Indiana University Law School Dean and former American Legion national commander Paul V. McNutt speaks at Washington High School commencement. He praises the Class of 1930 and urges today’s youths to serve in family, church, and community, likening their role to the workers of Martha.
Joseph A. Barrett 44, a World War I veteran, was injured when his car on U S road 52 five miles north of Flackville Indiana collided with another vehicle. His steel and leather auxiliary back, worn since the war, snapped under the impact and he received cuts and bruises before being treated at the city hospital for a new back installation.
Judge William M. McMahon long a Lake County bar leader was buried at Ridgelawn after a funeral at the family home on South Hohman Street. Rev Thomas Hueston delivered the service as pallbearers included Virgil Whitaker and others. Lake County Bar Association members served as honorary pallbearers and courts suspended activity for the day.
Gilbert Hardy former owner of the Snow White laundry in Hobart was arrested in Hobart by Deputy Sheriff Freeman Lane on an affidavit by Prosecutor William W. Bozarth charging obtaining money under false pretenses. John F. Bodamer of Lincoln highway near Blackly Corners alleges Hardy took 575 dollars and promised promissory notes that were not delivered. Hardy says funds were for capital to bolster his laundry business and has since sold the laundry. he remains jailed in Valparaiso county jail in default of bonds.
A $12,000 automobile crash case by Albert C. Chandler of Valparaiso vs John and Kate Povolich of Gary was moved from Lake to Porter circuit court. The change of venue motion by defense lawyer Blaz Lucas was overruled after objections by Chandler’s counsel. The transfer proceedings proceeded despite amended affidavits and ongoing opposition from local attorneys.
The Illinois Highway Commission expects to award the 159th Street paving contract next month. The four and a half mile project runs from the state line west to State street, linking Hammond’s Standard avenue improvements and extending toward Lockport. This cross-regional route would become a main thoroughfare south of the Chicago metro area.
Dan Hargrove sues John Duncan in Hammond Superior Court seeking 5000 damages for injuries from a January 27 auto collision on Indianapolis Boulevard and 140th Street Hammond. Plaintiff alleges Duncan made a sharp left turn without warning causing his car to crash into the other vehicle.
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