Big Three Rally for Hoover in Lake County Campaign
Lake County Republicans marshal national leaders President Hoover Senator Watson and Raymond Springer to meetings four days before election. County Chairman Walter Green and John Scott say the move aims to swing the county back to the GOP with 20 000 attendees expected at Gateway Park for a Hoover speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Herbert Hoover
James E. Watson
Raymond Springer
Walter Green
Joseph B. Kyle
Republican
Gary
Hoover
Green
John Scott
Gateway Park
Temperature Report for Hammond Morning 40 Above Noon 46
Temperature in Hammond reached 40 degrees above zero at 7 30 a m and 46 degrees at noon. Weather fair at noon. Generally fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
London Seethes in State of Semi Siege
London endures semi siege as unemployed mobs clash with police in Parliament Square Trafalgar Square and surrounding areas. Rioting injures over thirty, arrests mount, and traffic is disrupted while authorities restore order and the Hunger Marchers fail to deliver their petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Parliament Square
Trafalgar Square
Princes Street
Parliament
Whitehall
Victoria Street
Westminister Bridge
Thames
House of Commons
Mile
Hyde Park
Piccadilly Circus
Leicester Square
Hoover undecided on final campaign dash to Palo Alto
President Hoover faces a decision on a possible last minute cross country trip to California as Lake County gears up to receive him in Gary at 9 AM Friday. Dr. L J Danice ileski helped arrange local plans with county and city officials for the Calumet region address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Washington
U. P
Hoover
Palo Alto
Calif
Meyers to Head Democratic Rally Tour in Lake County
Walter E. Meyers of Indianapolis will headline 12 Democratic rallies across Lake County tonight. Meetings span Indiana Harbor, Gary, East Chicago, Hammond and more with local nominees and civic clubs sponsoring speeches and events at venues including Roosevelt High School and several halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Meyers
Indianapolis
Indiana House of Representatives
Lake County
Roosevelt High School
East Chicago
Joseph E. Mellon
Mr. Mellon
Indiana Harbor
Main Street
Miller—Eagles Hall
William T. Schulte
Robert G. Estill
Joseph E. Finerty
Michigan Avenue
Gary
St. Luke’s Hall
Rhode Island
Charles Baran
Forsyth Avenue
Women’s
Jefferson Club
Tribe of K_ building
Serbian Democratic Club
Sam Jackson
Fort Wayne
Estill
West
5Th Avenue
Madison Street
I Am Democratic” Club
Hammond
Columbia School
Fifth Ward
B. C. Jenkins
Chicago
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hammond—Superior Court House
Hellenic American Civic Club
G. A. Kryapolous
Public meeting at Hammond High School auditorium
Word of a bank event invites the public to a meeting Wednesday November 2 1932 at 8 pm at the Hammond High School auditorium. Merritt D Metz will speak and a surprise is promised. Caleb K White serves as chairman and urges every depositor and the general public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust and Savings Bank
Hammond High School
Merritt D. Metz
Hammond Council Crackdown on Freight Trains Blocking Crossings
The Hammond common council instructed Police Chief Thomas Martinson to enforce a city ordinance limiting how long trains may block crossings. Alderman Chris Cole cited Erie freights at Highland Street for 20 minutes nightly and Frank Seliger noted similar delays by Wabash at Calumet Avenue. The move included arrest authority for crews, but two week delays on a model traffic ordinance and other bills remained due to President George Chapman’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Hammond
Thomas Martinson
Chris Cole
Erie Railroad
Highland Street
Frank Seliger
Maywood
Wabash
Calumet Avenue
Seliger
George Chapman
Hold Up At Ham mond Oil Station
John Master, a Standard Oil attendant at Calumet and State in Hammond, was robbed after being asked for three quarts of oil for a blue coupe. The bandit, about 26, 5 ft 3 in, 135 pounds, dark cap and sweater, took $15 to $18 and oil sales receipts, locked Master in the washroom, then fled east on State. Police search the city’s east end for the gunman, who may have been drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Master
Madison Ave
Hammond
Standard Oil Company
Calumet Ave
State St
Master
Ernest Gianakenas on trial for assaulting janitor
Ernest Gianakenas 39 resident of Salvation Army hotel testified in city court that he did not strike the janitor who had a bandaged head. Witnesses said he struck, but he admitted a little touch with the club. Court fined one dollar and costs for striking and five days in jail for lying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Gianakenas
Salvation Army
Virgil Whitaker
Gianakenas
Ernest
Auto Snaps Pole In Hammond Crash
George Snay of 533 Detroit Street Hammond reached for a piece of cardboard fallen from his windshield when his car struck a pole on Charles N Scott Road last night. He escaped injury but his car was badly damaged and the light pole snapped near the base. Snay apparently lost control while reaching for the cardboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Snay
Detroit Street
Hammond
Charles N. Scott Road
Snay
Money found in Hammond treasurer office to be claimed
A taxpayer lost money in the Hammond city treasurer’s office while paying taxes. The money was found in the office and can be recovered by the rightful owner. Claimant must identify the money before the treasurer releases it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond City
Roosevelt in New York on Thursday
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt rests in Albany after a 24 hour pause before the home stretch of his presidential campaign. He plans one public address this evening and three speeches tomorrow in Newark Jersey City and New York City before a Madison Square Garden finale on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
Frederick A. Storm
United Press
Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maine
Providence
R. I
Worcester
Mass
Brookfield
Springfield
Hartford
Conn
William J. Rankin
Newark
Jersey City
Metropolitan Opera House
Madison Square Garden
Reed to address Lake County in Democratic drive
Former U S Senator James A Reed of Missouri will speak tomorrow night at Memorial hall Gary as part of a robust Democratic effort to win Lake county next Tuesday. County Chairman Joseph Mellon says the event caps the campaign with loudspeakers and a potential radio broadcast to reach the expected large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James A. Reed
Missouri
Lake County
Reed
Memorial Hall
Gary
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph Mellon
Hobart
Kyle and Springer at East Chicago Gary rally
Raymond S. Springer and Joseph B. Kyle appear before East Chicago Chamber of Commerce and will speak at a Gary armory rally after a veterans banquet. Hoover and Watson scheduled to appear as part of a three day Lake County program, with more than 400 reservations and a parade planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Raymond S. Springer
Joseph B. Kyle
East Chicago
Springer
Gary
Valparaiso
Kyle
Hotel Gary
113Th Engineers’ Armory
William F. Hodges
Fern Andra’s Third Marriage Ties Line to Film Star
Fern Andra, a Hammond contribution to cinema with a German screen roots, weds Ian Keith in a rush ceremony that bypassed a yearlong California divorce restraint. Fern says it was a leap year proposal. Keith has not signaled any wish to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Silver Screen
Ian Keith
Fern Andra
California
Fern
Hollywood
Frank St. Clair
Washington Street
Gary
Germany
Baron von Weichs
Kurt Prenzel
Ethel Clayton
Keith
Seaway Treaty Urged as Key to Calumet Waterways
Roscoe Woods of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce says the St. Lawrence seaway treaty is vital to Calumet region development. He notes ratification by Congress will likely trigger immediate work on the deep water channel and Major Rufus W. Putnam will discuss the Calumet program at a Chamber luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence
Mr. Woods
Rufus W. Putnam
Calumet
Hammond Chamber
Regional Port Commission
Putnam
Truck Owners Meet at Gary to Oppose Unjust Legislation
Lake County Truck Owners Association reports rapid growth and plans a meeting at 8 PM Thursday in the Central Y M C A building Gary. Organizer J J Toren warns against laws targeting trucking, saying revenue from taxes would drop and unemployment would rise across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Traffic Association
Gary
J. J. Toren
Hammond
Death of Hessville child puzzles physicians
Four year nine month Joy Laurel Roberts died at St. Margaret's hospital after two months of illness culminating in a stomach hemorrhage. A shell-like fragment found in vomiting prompted theories of swallowed shell from crabs a year earlier but post mortem showed only stomach inflammation. She is survived by her parents and three sisters Marion, Clarice and Myrtle. funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margaret's Hospital
Marion
Clarice
Myrtle
Timmerman & Richardson Funeral Home
Workers Returning to Jobs Across Cleveland Area
More than 2,000 men were recalled to work by two Cleveland firms. Fisher Body in Cleveland recalled 800 former employees and 1,500 already work there. Cleveland Cliffs Iron plans to recall 1,200 workers as six mines near Ishpeming reopen after a June shutdown. Youngstown Sheet and Tube drafted engineers to design new buildings after a conduit finishing department was burned three weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
I.N.S
Cleveland
Youngstown
Fisher Body Company
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Four Industries Pay $230 228 In County Taxes
Special to The Times Crown Point Indiana November 2 Nearly a quarter of a million dollars from large industries alone has been poured into the county treasury this week through tax payments. Herman L Center treasurer revealed today. Sinclair Refining Co 34528 Inland Steel Co 66000 B and O railroads 9700 New York Central R R 120000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TIMES
Crown Point
Ind
Herman L. Center
Sinclair Refining Co
Inland Steel Co
New York Central R. R
Rioting Injures Twelve in Hamburg Street Clash
In Hamburg today a revolver fight broke out between Hitlerite and communist squads distributing political handbills. Twelve people were injured, several seriously, and three arrests were made as the central city street saw the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
U. P
United Welfare drive names committee chairs
Bruce Innon announced the appointed committee chairs for this year’s United Welfare drive at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Roles include Rollis Weesner for special benefits and Morris Groverman Jr. for publicity, with many other leaders spanning clergy, clothing stores, dentists, lawyers, railroads, and schools guiding fund raising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Welfare
Hammond
Bruce *Nnon
United Welfare Asscition
Chamber of Commerce
Rollis Weesner
Morris Groverman, Jr
William V ’K
Sidney Holland
Fred C. Ro
Buel E. Horn
Clergy and Say
G. W. Lawson
Clarence Fox
William Schloer
Arthur Beckman
Dairies
W. H. Davis
Elizabeth Grantow
E. Walcher
Jesse E. Tilson
Wyers
T. W. Oberlin
J. M. Brodbeck
R. Hall
W. J. O’brien
Roscoe Hemstock
L. L. Caldwell
Mr. Vernon
Power Plant Men Provided for Crown Point Electric Project
Crown Point Indiana council adopted two ordinances to advance a municipal electric power plant. Three men will assist utility superintendent Corvan VonAmmon in operating the electric and water plant with monthly pay of 105 to 120 dollars. VonAmmon earns 3000 dollars yearly and will soon appoint the new staff. The second ordinance calls for bidding material for a power line from the station to the well and pumping station at the fairgrounds, estimated at 6000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Point
Ind
Corvan VonAmmon
VonAmmon
Insull Jr. Sails for United States from Paris
Samuel Insull Jr. leaves Paris for the United States sailing this afternoon aboard the Majestic to Cherbourg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insull, JR
U. S
Paris
U.P
Samuel Insull, Jr
United States
Majestic
Cherbourg
Hearing Opens on Alleged Violations by Four Indiana Bus Operators
The Indiana Public Service Commission hearing before Secretary Fred I King examines alleged intra state transport violations by four Lake County operators. Julia Putnik Martin Kavesky Hubert Hahn and Edward Dolotoski face charges plus minor rule infractions. Inspector H A Thomas testified riding their coaches on October 18 19 and 20 including a trip from Indianapolis Boulevard and Calumet Avenue to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred I. King
Indiana Public Service Commission
Lake County
Council Chamber
Hammond City Hall
Indiana
Commission
Julia Putnik
Hammond
Martin Kavesky
East Chicago
Hubert Hahn
Indiana Harbor
Edward Dolotoski
H. A. Thomas
Indianapolis
Motor Vehicle Department
Public Service Commission
Thomas
King
Putnik
Indianapolis Boulevard
Calumet Avenue
Chicago
Watson in Hammond Friday Campaign Address
United States Senator James E. Watson will speak at Rothschild's restaurant in Hammond Friday at noon. The luncheon in the Blue Room will be broadcast on WWAE with loudspeakers to the dining area. He will meet President Hoover earlier in Gary and then attend a Lake county meeting at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Lake County
United States
Gary Gateway
Herbert Hoover
James E. Watson
Rothschild
Hammond
Blue Room
WWAE
Senator Watson
President Hoover
Gary
Arrangements for Hoover Reception in Gary Details
Chairman Walter I Green announced completed plans for President Hoover’s Gary reception after talks with Simeon D Fess at National Republican Headquarters Chicago The Hoover special train will reach via B and O railroad about 9 a m Friday and be routed to the lower grade crossing to show the rear observation car The sequence includes 9 00 Hoover on the observation platform with Mayor R O Johnson and Mrs Johnson 9 02 Senator James E Watson to introduce 9 04 Hoover address and 9 14 farewell salute before the presidential special moves to B and O main tracks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter I. Green
Hoover
Gary
Simeon D. Fess
National Republican
Chicago
Broadway
Gary Gateway
Herbert Hoover
County Chairman Announces Complete Conference Arrangements
County Chairman Walter L. Green announced the confirmation of all arrangements after meetings with Simeon D. Fess, chairman of the Republican committee, to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Green
Simeon D. Fess
Repube
National party rally planned in Hammond tonight
The Osborne for Congress rally will be held at 8 p m in the Lafaye tte gymnasium Hammond Rev Fred B Osborne of Gary is the principal speaker This marks his first Hammond appearance of the campaign He will outline the party platform including unemployment relief insurance old age pensions monetary reform tariff revision and related issues. National party candidates Walter C Reese and Ralph E Green will also visit Lake county for rallies in Hammond Gary and Indiana Harbor culminating in a large Calumet district parade Saturday led by Leon J Granger Hammond county chairman and secretary of state nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Party
Lafayette
Hammond
Fred B. Osborne
Gary
Osborne
Lake County
Indiana Harbor
Walter C. Reese
Shelbyville
Broadway
Masonic Temple
Calumet District
Leon J. Granger
Secertary of State
Granger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Enum
BIG Guns May Swing Lake CO
Sepublicans
County
Herbert Moore
Capital
Special
Gary Ats A.M
James £. Watson
Met
L. J. Danice Ileski
Sai
Meyers
Depositors Meeting
Adv
Caleb K. White
Council
Sen
Mr. Reed
Kyle and Springer
Fernandra
Little Joy Laurel Roberts
Richard Roberts
Arkansas Avenue
Hessville
Secretary of State Public Service Commission
Watson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!