Four-Year Prison Sentence for Walb and Weaver
Clyde A. Walb former Republican state chairman received four years in Leavenworth for his role in wrecking the First National Bank of La Grange Indiana. Valentine Weaver former bank president drew two and a half years. Both men were found guilty on conspiracy and bank law violations with sentences to run concurrently.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Clyde A. Walb
Leavenworth
Kas
First National Bank of
Walb
Weaver
National Bank
Lindley
Danville
Ill
United States
John Gatlin
la Grange County
Walb Construction Company
la Grange Hardware Company
Hill Out on Bond in Murder Case
W Harry a 21 year old former Knox College student was released on a 20000 bond by Judge J A Davis pending a third trial for the murder of his mother Mrs Eliza Hill a wealthy eccentric. The judge set September 4 for the new trial.
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United Press
Awa
W.harry
Knox College
Eliza Hill
J. A. Davis
Davis
Drop Attempt to Speed Flood Bill
Senate leaders abandoned efforts to rush the Jones-Reid flood control bill through the Senate and sent it to conference after failing to secure unanimous support for House amendments. Senate conferees named are Jones McNary Johnson and Fletcher Ransdell. The Commerce Committee meeting to resolve House amendments was canceled.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
House
Jones
Senate Commerce Committee
Dawes
McNary
Oregon
Johnson
California
Fletcher
Florida
Ransdell
Louisiana
Bobbed hair an enduring trend say hairdressers
Boston April 27. National Hairdressers Association president C W Godefroy says the bob is here to stay and long hair or wigs won t return. He notes college girls drive current styles as women who never clipped their tresses begin bobbing now and the boyish bob fades out in favor of longer bobbed hair.
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United Press
Boston
C. W. Godefroy
National Hairdressers’ Association
New England Ladies’ Hairdressers Association
Godefroy
Tax Cut Bill To Be Rushed In Senate Action
The Senate finance committee approved a $203 million tax reduction bill, down from the House's $289 million measure, with final vote hoped for Monday. The bill includes a 12 percent corporate tax, a 1 percent rate cut, repeal of the automobile tax, kept estate tax, higher corporate exemptions from $2000 to $3000, and lower surtax brackets.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Smoot
Honor Mrs. Dickey Remembered by Indianapolis Flower Mission
Tribute honors Mrs Lavalette Dickey who died at her niece Miss Valette Millers home on Central Avenue. A longtime Flower Mission member she served as president and vice president and helped with errands of mercy and hospital visits. A memorial service was announced for the next meeting.
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Lavalette Dickey
Indianapolis Flower Mission
Valette Miller
Central Ave
Carter to Go on Air for Senate Bid
Solon J. Carter, Republican candidate for the United States Senate, will broadcast on WOWO Fr. Wayne from 10 to 10 15 tonight and earlier in the evening. He will also air Tuesday 8 to 8 20 p m on WFBM Indianapolis Power and Light station. Wednesday noon he speaks at E C Atkins Company and Thursday noon at the Diamond Chain plant.
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Solon J. Carter
United States Senate
WOWO
Fr. Wayne
WFBM
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
E. C. Atkins Company
Diamond Chain
Five Hour Rain of Mud Terrifies Cities
A five hour rain of mud filled streets ankle high in Lemberg and Cernowitz causing terror. Scientists identify clay as the main ingredient carried by wind, likely from the Balkans earthquake region.
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United Press
Warsaw
Lemberg
Cernowitz
Balkans
Indiana Farm Leader Attacked by Lobby in Congress
Rep Aswell accuses William H. Settle of the Indiana Farm Bureau of leading a McNary-Haugen lobbying effort to force a vetoable bill with an equalization fee. He says Dawes or Lowden are the real aims and predicts pressure on Indiana Republicans Purnell Adkins Williams Anderson and Thompson to back the lobby line.
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Washington
William H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
McNary-Haugen
Aswell
Louisiana
Coolidge
McNary- Haugen
Frank Lowden
Dawes
Settle
Senator Watson
Indiana
Watson
Lowdon
Agricultural Committee
Representative Parnell
Grand Cyclops
Cyclops
Clarke
New York
Purnell
Adkins
Illinois
Williams
Anderson
Minnesota
Thompson
Ohio
Bomb wrecks Chicago tailor shop in alleged war flare
A bomb hit Hy man Glazov's vacant adjacent building early today, wrecking his west side tailor shop. Glazov his wife and two children were awoken and thrown from their beds but uninjured. Police link blast to cleaners war.
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United Press
Chicago
Hyman Glazov
Glazov
Street car collision injures over a hundred riders
A Brightwood street car crashed into an E Washington car at Alabama and Washington Streets. More than one hundred passengers were thrown from seats. two people were hurt and taken to city hospital. Patterson was pinned under a beam, Patterson later returned home. Police helped free victims as about forty rode on Brightwood and sixty on E Washington. Traffic halted fifteen minutes.
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E. Washington
Alabama
Washington Sts
City Hospital
Frank Purst
S. Keystone Ave
John Patterson
E. Washington St
Patterson
C. Brown
C. W. Wilson
C. Taylor
Geras
Washington
Taft to speak for Hoover in Evansville event
Robert Taft of Cincinnati son of Chief Justice Taft will speak for Herbert Hoover’s presidential bid at Hoover headquarters in Evansville on Wednesday night May 2.
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Robert Taft
Evansville
Cincinnati
William H. Howard Taft
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
Indiana Service Corporation valued by tax board for 1928
The Indiana Service Corporation of Fort Wayne was assessed at 9,980,000 for taxation, up from 8,975,000 in 1927. The gain reflects expanded light and power operations, with 1,436,000 invested in plant improvements over the last year.
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State Tax Board
Indiana Service Corporation of
Ft. Wayne
Dark Horses Voted in Massachusetts Presidential Primary
Boston on Tuesday saw votes for notable figures including Harry F. Sinclair Gene Tunney Colonel Charles A Lindbergh J Pierpont Morgan and King George of England among the many contenders in the Massachusetts presidential primary ballot.
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United Press
Boston
Harry F. Sinclair
Gene Tunney
Charles A. Lindbergh
J. Pierpont Morgan
King George of England
Massachusetts
Plan Circus Party Honors Indiana Spelling Bee Winners
Edward V. Richardson circus director hosts Marion County spelling champions as a pre event treat at the Police and Firemen Circus after they were guests of The Indianapolis Times and Palace Theater manager Wallace R. Allen for The Student Prince. All county winners meet May 4 at Caleb Mills Hall Shortridge High School under The Indianapolis Times direction for the State meet with a downtown theater party.
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Edward V. Richardson
Marion County
Police and Firemen
Indianapolis Times
Wallace R. Allen
Palace Theater
Indiana
Caleb Mills
Shortridge High School
Funderburg Reappointed to State Board of Education
Governor Ed Jackson announced the four year reappointment of Huntington County school superintendent Clifford Funderburg to the State board of education. The action seals his ongoing oversight role in statewide educational policy.
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Ed Jackson
Clifford
Funderburg
Huntington County
State Board of Education
Jolson Valued at One Million by Warner Bros
Warner Bros places a one million dollar policy on Jolson, the blackface star, with the sum reverting to the company if he dies, reflecting his value to motion pictures.
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United Press New York
al Jolson
Motion Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Jolson
No Clip Too Fast For Man’s Body Says Test Pilot
Chief Test Pilot of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics explains acceleration dangers at high speeds. He notes speeds up to 300 mph do not inherently harm the body when shielded, but rapid acceleration can cause temporary vision changes. Wearing a belt or shouting loudly helps counteract effects.
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Thomas Carroll
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Science Service
Funeral rites for Floyd Bennett as Bremen crew honored
The nation unites in mourning as Floyd Bennett lies in state at the Seventy-First Regiment Armory and is then buried at Arlington. The Bremen crew and German Irish delegates join in tribute with crowds lining Park Avenue and Grand Central. Navy guns, bands and wreaths mark the procession to Washington for burial.
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New York
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Tist Regiment
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United Preas
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Lake St. Agnes
Newburgh
N. Y
Hudson River
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Murray Bay
Hartford
Conn
Chamberlin Wen
National Broadcasting Company
WTIC
Chamberlin
Ashington
Navy
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia Hills
Potomac River
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
Fitzmaurice
Hermann Koehl
Labrador
United Press New York
Bolling Field
Columbia Broadcasting System
WOR
Newark
Truck Driver Accused in School Bus Crash
Warrick County officers prepared to return Clayton Elliott 18 to Boonville on a warrant charging him with responsibility for a crash that injured several school children. Police say the bus was boarding when a truck Elliott allegedly drove struck another truck, pushing it into the bus. He faces speeding and failure to stop charges.
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Evansville
Ind
Warrick County
Clayton Elliott
Boonville
Elliott
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