Factory Boost Plan to Be Up Next Thursday
Frank Fishback, president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, announced a proposed industrial committee plan to develop the city as an industrial center. The plan calls for hiring an industrial expert, raising funds for advertising, and creating an advisory committee to assist firms locating here.
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Frank 8. Fishback
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Committee
Indianapolis
Fishback
Chamber
Industries Committee
Park Funds Sought for Playground Improvements
Park superintendent R Walter Jarvis asked the park board for 4000 to improve playgrounds bought in the past year. He noted about eight new playgrounds were purchased, many from vacant lots, and stressed that funding and labor are needed to develop proper graded spaces.
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R. Walter Jarvis
Venire for Federal Grand Jury to Meet May 6
Thirty five men are being summoned for the Federal grand jury to convene May 6, per William P. Kappes, clerk of Federal Court. The May term will also draw the same number for the petit jury. Expected cases include the Indianapolis liquor ring alleged to be led by Ed die Monfort and Katherine West, plus investigations into alleged illegal sales of paregoric and narcotics by several Indianapolis doctors and druggists. Six jurors were held to the grand jury after the ring was broken up by prohibition agents.
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Federal Grand Jury
William P. Kappes
Federal Court
Petit Jury
Indianapolis
Eddie Monfort
Katherine West
Prohibition
Blind Man Arrested on Liquor Charge in Udell Street
William Brosius, 49, of 1061 Udell St. is jailed on a blind tiger charge after police found 1.5 gallons of white mule at his home Wednesday. Davis Hamm, 52, of 1107 Udell St. faces a similar charge. Party members at the home were arrested for vagrancy. others named: Margaret Schultz, 38, 6516 N Senate Ave. Mabel Turner, 24. Al Morgan, 28 of Riverside Park. Brosius had another liquor possession arrest on March 31.
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William Brosius
Udell St
Davis Hamm
Margaret Schultz
N. Senate Ave
Mabel Turner
al Morgan
Riverside Park
Brosius
Skeleton found in cornfield near Seymour Indiana
A farmer, Dallas Spray, unearthed the bones of a man while plowing a cornfield near Seymour Indiana. No identification was found and locals say there was no nearby burying ground, leaving the mystery unsolved.
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Baedal Seymour
Ind
Dallas
Chamber Plans Membership Drive Leadership Announces April Thorough
Ford Hollweg chaired a Chamber of Commerce luncheon where membership drive plans were outlined. Ralph I. Colby will run a new membership drive among wholesalers in April and a monthly campaign targets a defined class of men.
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Ford Hollweg
Channer of Commerce
Chamber
Ralph I. Colby
New
Newark Shoe Stores to Open New Indianapolis Outlet
A. Aimbgiler district manager for Newark Shoe Stores Company announces a new chain store opening at 80 E. Washington St on April 11. The Indianapolis branch features latest equipment and models from the Newark distribution center.
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A. F. Aimbgiler
Central West
Newark Shoe Stores Company
E. Washington St
Indianapolis
Newark
Ambgler
Elevator Accident At Kingan Plant Injures Two Workers
Ben Leats and Vic Albertson were injured when a freight elevator slipped ten feet at Kingan and Co. plant curing department. Leats suffered an injured right eye and bruised legs and was hospitalized at St Vincent Hospital. Albertson was sent home with leg injuries.
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Ben Leats
Washington Blvd
St. Vincent Hospital
Vic Albertson
New Augusta
Ind
Kingan & Co
Albertson
Autos collide. two men arrested after Meridian crash
James Vandevier, 29, of 1206 W Thirty First St, and Carey Huffer, 40, of 405 N Colorado Ave, were arrested today after their cars collided at Meridian and McCarty Streets and Russell Ave. Vandevier faced speeding charges and Huffer improper driving. Both vehicles were damaged.
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James Vandevier
Thirty-First St
Carey Huffer
Colorado Ave
Meridian
McCarty Sts
Russell Ave
Vandeveir
Huffer
Picketpocket Strikes Downtown, Mrs Reed Reports
Mrs D M Reed of 1322 E Market St told police her purse was opened in a downtown store and $17 was taken. The incident was reported to authorities today.
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D. M. Reed
E. Market St
Sailstad Granted Prison Parole in Arson Case
Ed ward Sailstad of Superior, convicted December 29, 1923, for arson and four years in the State Reformatory, has been paroled by the State Board of Control. Sailstad burned a cottage on Lake Nebagamon to cover his disappearance with stenographer Miss Anderson, whom police later arrested in Napa, California.
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United Press
Green Bay
Wis
Edward Sailstad
Superior
State Reformatory
State Board of Control
Sailstad
Lake Nebagamon
Anderson
Sunshine Girls
Napa
Cal
Miss Anderson
State Industrial Home For
War on Heartless Persons Who Desert Animals Arras
Ft Wayne Humane Society launches campaign to punish motorists who abandon dogs or cats on roads and owners who force old horses into labor. Humane Officer Harry Deam to patrol streets and enforce city humane ordinance. Society collected 278 stray dogs and 113 cats from Feb 1 to Mar 28. some owners try to dump pets during tax time.
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United Presa
FT. Wayne, Ind
Ft. Wayne
The
Humane Society
Wrong Man Arrested in Bond Impersonation Case
Lawrence Burnett of Indianapolis was discharged at a hearing before United States Commissioner John W. Kern on a charge of impersonating the owner of a $1,000 Liberty bond. The case tied Burnett to a bond sale to Leo Rosenham of Louisville in exchange for a diamond ring. The bond was alleged stolen from Rev. John S. Ward of Connersville, Ind., in September 1924. Rosenham and Fred A. Zeigler of Louisville testified Burnett was not the man involved.
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Lawrence Burnett
Indianapolis
United State
John W. Kern
Burnet
Leo Rosenham
Louisville
John S. Ward
Connersville
Ind
Illinois
Maryland
Rosenham
Fred A. Zeigler
State fire marshal report on arson cases
State fire marshal operatives obtained three convictions out of sixty four suspected arson cases through March according to Newman T. Miller. Three arrests were made and one person confessed. Thirty three cases are pending in courts.
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Newman T. Miller
Lemcke Addresses Foundry Workers in Indy Campaign Stop
Ralph A. Lemcke, candidate for Representative and vice chair nomination for mayor, spoke at the American Foundry Company workers today at noon. He urged unity across city lines and pledged to support free expression and civic aims benefiting Indianapolis.
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Ralph A. Lemcke
Viscan
American Foundry Company
Indianapolis
Lemcke
Hay Fever Warning Urges Preventive Treatment
In a letter to Dr. William F. King head of the State board of health Mrs H Hudson Greene of Bethlehem N H head of the United States Hay Fever Association calls for immediate preventive treatment for susceptible persons She says plant pollen is the distress cause and physicians can use relief serum.
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William F. King
State Board of Health
H. Hudson Greene
Bethlehem
N. H
United States Hay Fever Association
New Dairy Barn Work Planned at Indiana State Reformatory
Ex cavation for a new $30 000 dairy barn at Indiana State Reformatory is expected to be ordered Friday by the board of trustees in regular session. A. F. Miles, superintendent, says the funding came from a bill passed by the last State Legislature on April 1. Additional $240 000 for other improvements like K Dormitory and trade school expansion will be available July 1. Fifty three parole applications will be reviewed Saturday. Interstate Public Service Co asks authority to buy Mentone Electric Co property for about $15 000.
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Pendlston
Ind
Indiana State Reformatory
Board of Trustees
A. F. Miles
Miles
Goat Escapes Barn Raid Flows To Carmel After Rampage
John Messenheimer, keeper of the mounted police barns at 1000 E Market St, loses a wayward goat after it attacks horses and wrecks flowers and rose bushes. Police recapture the animal amid neighbor complaint and it is sent to the countryside toward Carmel. A French prisoner briefly released for an wedding return note closes the item.
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John Messenheimer
John
Messenheimer
1000
E. Market St
Lady
Louis Johnston
Lester Jones
Red Tape Investigation Targets Federal Boards
President Coolidge and Budget Director Lord launched an efficiency probe into small Federal departments. Forty one boards and tribunals are under review, beginning with the Federal Employees' Compensation Commission.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Lord
Federal Employes’ Compensation Commission
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