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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1928
Page
10
New Army aid to Commander-in-Chief Frank T. Strayer is Miss Hila Mitchell of 2023 Parker Ave. Mitchell, chosen as assistant at the national encampment, will help Strayer at committee headquarters 116 West Washington Street during the twenty-ninth encampment.
Mrs Edith Johnson of 605 Pleasant Run Blvd reports a Negro burglar entered her home with a revolver forced her outside then ransacked the residence. A Western Oil Refining Co filling station at Pennsylvania and Forty-Ninth Sts was entered early today with papers from an open safe scattered. Miss Lottie Thompson of 438% W Washington St reports a $75 diamond ring stolen from her home.
The Shipping Board plans bids for a fleet of old trans Atlantic liners once tied to Germany and wartime seizures. Key vessels include Leviathan President Harding George Washington America Republic Mount Vernon Monticello and eight American Merchant ships now idle or operating weekly between New York and London. Estimated sales total 20 to 25 million dollars with per ship values around 500 thousand.
Several washers are offered for sale at startling low prices in tonight's Miscellaneous for Sale Want Ads.
The school board authorized an expense of 23.24 for Luther L. Dickerson, ex secretary of the American Library Association committee on adult education, invited to confer on the librarian appointment. Dr Edwin Mead Wilcox, biologist and educator named a candidate by President Vonne gut, sought conferences with board members but no expenses were mentioned for him.
At a meeting of the American Chemical Society, Dr. H E Barnard argues chemists can meet future food needs by converting sunlight and air nitrogen into sustenance. He says population limits come from space, not science, and notes yeast production could replace vast acreages. The chemist aims to synthesize crops in the lab when farm output falls short.
Martin Mucha, 47, killed himself by shooting after driving his wife and four children from home in Gary Indiana. He had been troubled by family issues. His son Walter Mucha is a local high school athletic star.
Investigations by Dr. J. R. Slonaker of Stanford, reported to the AMA, show family size affects parent longevity in rats. Unmated rats live shortest, moderate breeders with two or three litters live longest, while normal and heavy breeders fall in between. Lung disease deaths run high among unmated rats, and the reproduction span hinges on offspring number rather than maternal age.
Daily sessions of the post graduate course in advancement of physio therapy are held this week at the Lincoln under Dr Albert S Branston in connection with the scientific congress of the chiropodists podiatrists. Branston, a member of the Illinois Podiatry College of Chicago, will play a principal role in the national convention opening August 7.
Evansville College engineering head Prof. R. E. Robb has invented a device that measures water content in sand and gravel before mixing with cement. This allows accurate water addition for proper concrete ratios.
The 1927 death claims show Indianapolis estates receiving 94300 for W C Robin head of Real Silk Hosiery Mills, 50000 for William B Burford, 254614 for Samuel L May of Evansville, and 250000 for Jacob L Goldman Ft Wayne. National totals exceed 1.746 billion for US and Canada. Barter and Swap ads note radios for 5 pass sedan.
Paris faces a deluge of Catharine II Russian art as Soviet shipments reach Vienna Berlin and Paris. Dealers aim to buy cheap, while Russia seeks to maximize liquidity, with French furniture tapestries Gobelins and Riesener pieces among the sought items. Paris competes with Berlin for dominance in this art exodus.
In Paris the search for the majority of treasures continues with Berlin-linked interests. In the back rooms of the Faubourg St. Honore galleries, middlemen conduct heated bargaining from dawn until twilight, shaping a tense market.
City engineer A H Moore announced a $40,000 Shelby Street bond issue is expected after Interstate Public Service Company concessions. The traction company dropped objections as the city agreed to pave the strip between Troy and Madison Avenues with asphaltic concrete along the tracks.
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