City Manager Plan Wins Support Nationwide
The Times surveyed chambers of commerce in cities where the city manager form is in effect under similar Indiana laws. Replies were uniformly affirmative, praising cost reductions, efficiency, lower taxes, and reduced political influence across Kenosha Portland Knoxville Muskogee Phoenix Wheeling Dayton Norwood Grand Rapids Sacramento and other locales.
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America
Dayton
Ohio
Norwood
Mass
City Manager Plan Could Go Over Top In Signatures Drive
Blackburn found not guilty as the executive board of the Citizens Committee of 1,000 maps a push to collect 20,000 voter signatures for a special election on a city manager plan. Church and street canvassing booked for Sunday through Monday to speed petitions. Coffin urges faster turnover of signed forms at 407 Meyer-Kiser Bldg as 5,000 more signatures arrive from Friday.
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Citizens Committee
Meyer-Kiser
Cleveland
Freed of Second Degree Murder Charge in Fatal Shooting
A suspect is released from a second degree murder charge in the October fatal shooting of John Martin at the Athenæum. The case now proceeds no further on this charge, with ongoing investigations and potential paths for other charges.
Acquittal After Eighteen Hours in Blackburn Trial
William R. Blackburn 56 of 609 Congress Ave was acquitted by a Criminal Court jury after more than eighteen hours of deliberation in the fatal shooting of John P. Martin at the Athenaeum last October. Spectators applauded as the not guilty verdict was read.
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William R. Blackburn
Congress Ave
John P. Martin
Athenaeum
Blackburn
James A. Collins
Lewis A. McCammon
William Kaiser
William Blackburn
Collings
Michael A. Ryan
William H. Remy
Martin
Central Ave
Arnold Lyness
Fall Creek Blvd
Virginia Reddick Randall
Ashland Ave
Smith Martin
Lyness
John Martin
Arthur Robinson
Robinson
Remy
Indianapolis
Kenny
Nice Weather Easter Sunday in Indianapolis
Meteorologist J. H. Armington of the Weather Bureau forecasts sun and moderate temperatures for Easter Sunday in Indianapolis. A weekend rain totaling 1.01 inches ended Friday afternoon, welcomed as beneficial for crops across the Ohio valley.
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Indianapolis
J. H. Armington
Weather Bureau
Armington
Ohio Valley
Two Maas sisters injured in city crash
Condition of Mrs. Lena Maas and her sister Mrs. Charlotte Maas remained unchanged at City Hospital after Thursday crash at Laurel and Prospects streets. Lena Maas, 63, suffered a fractured skull while Charlotte Maas has a broken hip. Driver Robert McCall, 18, of Everson Street, caused the accident.
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Finglish Ave
Charlotte Maas
Spann Ave
Robert McCall
Everson St
Laurel and Prospects Sts
City Hospital
Lena Maas
Judge Baltzell to be Initiated by Eta Sigma Delta Kappa
The Eta Chapter Sigma Delta Kappa plans to initiate Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell on April 29 after a banquet in the Rainbow Room at the Severin. Others to be initiated include Criminal Judge James A. Collins U S Representative Ralph Updike ex Supreme Judge Fred A Gause City Judge Dan V. White Vincent H Manifold and Samuel O Trimble.
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Sigma
Delta Kappa
Robert C. Baltzell
Rainbow Room
the Severin
James A. Collins
U. S
Ralph Updike
Fred A. Gause
Dan V. White
Vincent H. Manifold
Samuel O. Trimble
France Likely to Form Left-Dominated Cabinet
Paris dispatch reports President Doumergue seeking a quick solution to the Herriot defeat and resignation. The cabinet is expected to be drawn largely from left groups with potential outsiders, aiming to stabilize parliament and avoid an overturn in the Senate where Herriot was defeated. Briand to meet Doumergue to discuss the plan.
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United Press
Paris
France
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Doumergue
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Czass
Chamber
Elysee Palace
M. Chaumet
Senate
M. Briand
Large crowd expected at close of Indianapolis show
A rainy Friday brings about 20000 attendees for the home show at the fair grounds. The real estate board runs the closing events and expects a larger crowd. Home furnishers and decorators were invited as the show earns high praise for planning and beauty. Mayor Lew Shank lauded the effort.
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Fairgrounds
Real Estate Board
Indianapolis
Lew Shank
Burglars Enter Binkley Drug Store On Fifty-Ninth Street
Burglars entered Binkley Drug Store at Fifty-Ninth Street and College Avenue between 1 p.m. and 6 a.m. Friday night and ransacked the shop. Clerk Claywood Bunfall of 5912 College Avenue discovered five cameras cigars cigarettes safety razors straps and six bottles of near beer missing.
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Binkley
Ninth St
College Ave
Claywood Bunfall
Guards guard Ross mansion under mysterious threat
Armed guards were placed around the executive mansion of Governor Nellie Taylor Ross in Cheyenne Wyoming last night. State departments and residents offered no explanation. Governor Ross denied suggesting the guard and the theory that a life threat prompted the action remains the most discussed.
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Bu United Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nellie Taylor Ross
Ross
Annual St Anthony Y dance at St Anthony Hall
The annual spring dance of the St Anthony Y will be held Thursday evening at St Anthony's Hall Warman Ave and Vermont St. The Universe Syncopaters will furnish the music. The public is invited.
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St. Anthony's Hall
Warman Ave
Vermont St
Stephenson Loses Early Bid in Oberholtzer Case
Former Indiana Ku Klux Klan leader D. C. Stephenson, a political power in state Republicans, loses an initial criminal court motion to escape trial on charges of kidnapping and assaulting Madge Oberholtzer, 28, who fought for life after a March 16 poisoning. Indictments allege conspiracy with Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry. motions to quash and abatement are argued with rulings due next sessions.
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Stephenson
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentry
James A. Collins
Eph Inman
Inman
Collins
Miss Oberholtzer Faces Critical Health Crisis
Miss Madge Oberholtzer, 28, of 5802 University Ave., was reported as improved but still in danger. Dr. John Kingsbury said she cannot live more than a few days unless her condition improves immediately despite a fever as high as 105. A consultation with Dr. H C Mertz was arranged for today.
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Madge Oberholtzer
University Ave
John Kingsbury
Kingsbury
H. C. Mertz
City May Get Fletcher Park
The city of Laurel Hall may lease 658 acre Laurel Hall estate from Stoughton B Fletcher to establish a city park. The proposal, for a ninety nine year lease, would require favorable terms with Indianapolis Holding Company as the equity holder. Theodore Stempfel backed the idea and anticipated broad approval. Laurel Hall lies on Millersville Road between Forty Sixth and Fifty Sixth streets.
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Laurel Hall
Stoughton B. Fletcher
City Park Board
Shank
Indianapolis Holding Company
Theodore Stempfel
Millersville Rr
Forty-Sixth
Fifty- Sixth Sts
Trial Set To Rush William D Shepherd Murder Case
Chicago April 11. Both sides urge a fast trial for William D Shepherd former Indianapolis man charged with murder of his millionaire ward Billy McClintock. Illinois Supreme Court denied appeal for freedom and Shepherd plans to wed Tuesday.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Indianapolis
Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Illinois Supreme Court
Seek Death Cause in Graves of Five
Two assistant State's attorneys left Chicago for Crown Point Indiana to demand exhumations of five bodies buried over the past six years as part of an arsenic poisoning probe. They questioned Mrs Anna Cunningham whose husband and four children died of sudden illness at intervals of about a year. A son David is near death from arsenic poisoning. The Cunningham family home is listed as Gary Indiana with previous residence in several Indiana towns. Mrs Dorothy Williams, Cunningham's niece, recalled a 1918 shock when her son Charles killed a chum with a shotgun.
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United Press
Chicago
Crown Point
Ind
Anna Cunningham
David
Gary
Indiana
Dorothy Williams
Cunningham
Charles
Cookbooks for Newlyweds Aide for Marriage Licenses
Muncie Indiana April 11 Perry Mansfield county clerk there will give a cookbook to all couples who apply for marriage licenses citing poor cooking as a cause of divorces and offering practical guidance for newlyweds.
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Times Special
Muncie
Ind
Perry Mansfield
Marble Party Brightens Indianapolis Youths at Keiths Theater
More than 800 boys and girls packed B F Keith's Theater for The Indianapolis Times marble party with Jack Holt and stars from North of 36. The event featured marbles for attendees, a parade from The Times office, and remarks by Mayor Shank. District marble matches begin Monday at Benjamin Harrison School No 2 with top prizes aimed for May 15.
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Keith
Jack Holt
B. F. Keith
Emerson Hough
Charles M. Reagan
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Roltare Eggleston
Keiths
Abe Hammerschlag
Kennard Ong
City
N. Delaware St
Five Hurt in Bluff Road and Troy Avenue Crash
Five persons were injured when two cars collided at Bluff Rd and Troy Ave. Mrs L E Askey of Bradford Ohio was shaken up. Her mother Mrs B E Palmer of Columbus Ohio was hospitalized with cuts. Felix Edmonds 28 of 1932 S Keystone Ave driving a truck was slightly injured along with Mr and Mrs Charles Midlam of Oliver Michigan. Both drivers were cited. High speeds blamed.
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Troy Ave
L. E. Askey
Bradford
Ohio
B. E. Palmer
Columbus
City Hospital
Felix Edmonds
S. Keystone Ave
Charles Midlam
Oliver, Mich
Court opening delayed to April 20 in Columbus
The city court, created by the 1925 Legislature, will not open until April 20. Judge Dan White, appointed by Governor Jackson, announced the opening on the third floor of the police headquarters building. Official opening was set for April 15. James Kruck, a conductor, was killed and several passengers injured in a dense fog collision of two traction cars in Columbus, Ohio.
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Dan White
Jackson
United Press
Columbus
Ohio
James Kruck
Governor and Mrs Jackson Attend Easter Festival at Culver
Governor and Mrs. Jackson visited Culver Military Academy to be guests of Brigadier General Leigh R. Gignilliat during the annual Easter festival. They will observe special maneuvers planned for the academy as part of their two day stay.
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Jackson
Culver Military Academy
Leigh R. Gignilliat
Sunnyside and Jail Praised by County Board
The Marion county board of charities and corrections praised Sunnyside Tuberculosis Sanitorium and the county jail in a Wednesday inspection report. It noted crowding as the main issue and urged building expansion and nurse housing while commending cleanliness and good conditions. Sunnyside held 177 patients with eight grade schooling and inviting kitchens. the jail housed 292 inmates including 102 Federal prisoners and 22 young men.
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Marion County Commissioners
County Board of Charities and Correction
Sunnyside
Woman Hurt as Truck Flees After Crash at Intersection
A truck struck 56 year old Mrs. Sarah Sturgess at 3 p m Friday at Pennsylvania and Washington Streets and fled the scene. Police report two men were in the truck, but no license number was obtained. Sturgess was treated for head and body injuries and returned home.
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Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
Sarah Sturgess
Pennsylvania St
Water Works Bond Vote And Sidewalk Plans In LAPEL
LAPEL Indiana April 11 The town board voted Friday night to float a bond issue for 8000 dollars to build a water works system. The board is also planning and spending 10000 dollars on new sidewalks.
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