Cooperation in road building urged for drivers
The highway commission asked motorists to slow down and drive carefully on state highways near construction to protect workers. The weekly bulletin notes light traffic may use run-arounds at bridge projects while heavy and tourist traffic should detour.
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The
Highway Commission
John D. Williams
Williams
Indianapolis
Franklin
Peru
New Bridge
Kokomo
Seymour
Tipton and
O'Brien
Chestnut Ridge
No. 1
Crothersville
Scottsburg
Thersville
Itsburg
Madison
Greensburg
Lafayette
Oxford
Shelbyville
Shelbyville-Indianapolis
Lebanon
Thorntown
Medals Awarded to 11th Infantry Rifle Team at Fort Harrison
Lieut. Col. B. J. Nowlen presented silver medals to fifteen members of the 11th Infantry small bore rifle team at a parade at Fort Harrison. The team won the National Indoor Championship sponsored by the National Rifle Teams Association.
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B. J. Nowlen
11Th Infantry
Fort Harrison
National Rifle Teams Association
Former State Senator Dies in La Porte Indiana
Eu genius W. Davis 92 former banker and State Senator died in La Porte Indiana He was among the first settlers in northwest Indiana and for many years served as president of the La Porte Savings Bank.
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LA Porte
Ind
Eugenius W. Davis
Indiana
Buck Pierson Patrols districts 42 and 43 near Eagle Creek
Patrolman John Buck Pierson, known among the force for fishing, patrols districts 42 and 43. His beat lies where the Pennsylvania Railroad meets city limits, with Belmont and King Avenues to the east, and he often checks Eagle Creek for notes of activity.
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Buck
John
Pierson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Belmont and
King Aves
Eagle Creek
Death Houser Muller Faces Four Months For Theft
Herman Muller known as Death Houser at Sing Sing prison after eight years carrying bodies from the chair to the autopsy room was sentenced to four months for stealing a bag of musical instruments. In court he noted Father Cashin on the bench beside Judge Mulqueen. Muller claimed ten sentences in various prisons, including three at Sing Sing. The influenza era is mentioned with a humorous verse about a maid.
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New York
Herman Muller
Death Houser
Sing Sing
Muller
William Cashin
Mulqueen
Father Cashin
Fight Against Tree Insects Gains Ground in Indianapolis
Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks, says the city has more trees now than five years ago despite attacks by tree pests. The Park Board, with sprays and public support, has turned the tide and urges residents to avoid planting soft maples and linden trees. The board recommends licensed tree doctors and two year spraying cycles.
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Army of Conservation
Indianapolis
San Jose
Jk. Walter Jarvis
Army of Park
X Board
Jarvis
Park Board
Board
Urban trees bloom as Indianapolis expands
The city’s rapid growth prompts sub-division owners to plant shade trees to beautify and raise lot values. The board recommends American elm, Norway maple and Sugar trees, noting their resilience to scale and arching branches for leafy avenues. Additional varieties gain approval and a park board campaign educates students to plant, with many trees placed in school yards and parks during Arbor Day.
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Indianapolis
Jarvis
Steal Estate
Park Board
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John “Buck” Pierson
Munich
BNF Nile Iiels
Parad
Claas
Bert Jaffe
Lewis
R.W. Durham CO
Riley
Alabama St. MA
TIMES
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U. S
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Firestone and
Goodyear
Indiana Ave
Indiana Tire Sales CO
Capitol
Indiana Aves
N. Capitol
Main
DR. Price
Axminster
Whitehouse Kitchen
Ington and
Capitol Avenue
Sommers Cort
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