Second man confesses in slaying of farmer
At Logansport Indiana a second suspect confessed to the December 27 murder of Robert Jones a Negro farmer. William Day 25 volunteered details after being moved from a penal farm confirming prior confession by William Howard 28. The group from Kokomo including Homer Hale and Ralph Cummings went to the farmer’s home to rob him and Jones resisted.
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Robert Jones
William Day
Kokomo
William Howard
Howard
Day
Homer Hale
Ralph Cummings
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Jones
Cummings
Four to Face Indictments in Kokomo Case
Reports say a shooting at close range killed a man while two others tell conflicting stories. Cummings is held at Pendleton reformatory serving five years for a parole violation. Hale remains a fugitive. A $350 reward is posted in Kokomo for an informer who sparked the revived investigation, as indictments are expected to be voted by the grand jury meeting tomorrow.
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Hale
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Kokomo
Camp Krietenstein Discussed by Scouts
Scout meeting at the Presbyterian Church covered Camp Krietenstein in the county south end. Any Boy Scout or candidate over 12 may attend. fee for non Terre Haute area is seven dollars weekly, with four two week periods and space for fifty boys per semester. Professor Myers urged early registrations.
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Krietenstein
Greencastle Scouts
Terre Haute
Professor Myers
Greencastle Scouts Plan Summer Camp Experience
Greencastle's Scouts will spend their summer at a new camp opening June 24 with a one dollar registration. Boys live in screened cottages sleep on sanitary cots drink water from a tested well and eat in a screened kitchen and dining room. Catholic boys attend mass in Brazil while a non sectarian service is held for others. Scouting tests occur twice daily and swimming lessons plus life saving are offered. Professor Myers urges full attendance for maximum benefit with ample outdoor activity in woods valleys and streams.
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Greencastle
Brazil
Myers
Iso Vis Enthusiasts Prolong Oil Life Across Miles
Iso Vis advocates drive long distances and use oil for the entire journey. The Standard Oil Company Indiana endorses both approaches and asks readers which they favor.
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Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Greencastle, Indiana
Indiana state basketball coaches association planned
Martinsville reporters say coach Glen Curtis announced plans to organize a state basketball coaches association. Five Indiana coaches visited Chicago to join a national group and Indianapolis will host the initial meeting on the eve of the state track meet in May with about 50 coaches expected. The aim is to give coaches a public voice on regulation and progressive plans for Hoosier basketball.
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Glen Curtis
Indiana
Indiana Net
National Coaches Association
Chicago
Curtis
John Adams
Vincennes
Burl Friddle
Washington
Everett Case
Frankfort
Clig Wells
Logansport
Indianapolis
Five Americans Die in Tampico Air Crash
Five people including two Brownsville pilots and a New Yorker engineer died when a Mexican Aviation Company plane failed to gain altitude after takeoff from Tampico on a Mexico City to Brownsville flight. Victims also include J Robinson of Brownsville and J Fernandez of Mexico City.
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Grace Parkinson
Dennis W. Taylor
Blaine Newcomb
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J. Fernandez
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Detroit
Keech Enters 500 Mile Race
Ray Keech of Philadelphia, former world speed king, will drive the Simplex Special in the 17th International 500 mile race at Indianapolis May 30. Keech, who set 207 mph speed records, formerly piloted the Triplex Special. his entry follows last year's fourth-place finish at the track.
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England
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Lee Bible
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