Auto Plants Ready to End Shutdowns
Ford Motor Company’s East Washington plant will reopen Monday August 11 after a two week vacation shutdown with 1200 employees. New York dispatch notes renewed optimism in industry as auto and accessory makers plan to resume in the coming week amid modest gains in rail and pipeline demand and continued high crop pressures lowering wheat and cotton prices.
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Ford Motor Company
East Washington Street
George Steinmetz
Steinmetz
New York
Reading Automobile and Accessory Manufacturers
Ford
Packard
General Motors
Studebaker
Graham- Paige
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Federal Reserve System
FLIERS START HOP TO BREAK GLOBE RECORD
John Henry Mears and Henry J. Brown launched from Roosevelt Field on a 17 775 mile around the world flight to break the Graf Zeppelin record. They planned stops at Harbor Grace Dublin and Berlin with water hops to Alaska and Seattle and a final finish in Chicago. The City of New York carries 3000 worth of gear including a collapsible life boat.
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United Pres
Roosevelt Field
L. I
John Henry Mears
Globe Trotter
Henry J. Brown
Air Mail
Graf Zepin
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Mears
Atlantic
City of New York
Ireland
Baldonnel Airdrome
Dublin
Berlin
Moscow
Siberia
Nova Sibirsk
Chita
Khabarovsk
Petropavlovsk
Chignik
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Spokane
Rockies
North American
Chicago
Andrelized Jaeger-Schmidt
Uit
Edward Evans
Linton Wells
C. B. D. Collyer
Globe
Auto Crash Fatal To One Five Hurt In Three Way Collision
A three way auto crash five miles north of Royalton left George Hopkins dead and Lawrence Walker badly injured. Mr and Mrs Earl Ballard and son Wayne and Mr and Mrs Al Miller of Mt Morris suffered minor bruises. Walker faces driving while intoxicated charges as liquor was found in his car.
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United Press
Lebanon
Ind
Wsa
Royalton
George Hopkins
Chicago
Lawrence Walker
Earl Ballard
Wayne
al Miller
Mt Morris
Three Major Forest Fires Battle West Fronts
More than 600 men battled three major fires in western Montana and northern Idaho. The largest blaze raged along a nine mile front in the Selway forest, while two others burned in the Cool and surrounding areas as crews fought to quell the flames.
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United Press
Missoula
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Selway Forest
Wages Slashed for Labor on County Roads
Marion county officials report unskilled labor on public road projects is widely reduced to 30 cents an hour, with some workers earning as low as 25 to 35 cents. Contractors defend wage cuts as market driven while authorities note ongoing bids and a price war lowering costs.
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Edward C. Fulke
Marion County
Thees
John E. Shearer
Shearer
West Tenth Street Road
Times
W. C. Halstead
West Tenth Street
The
Indiana Asphalt Paving Company
Arlington Avenue
George A. Brillhart
Brillhart
J. R. Hiatt
New
Shelbyville Road
Hiatt
West Seventy-first Street
James E.mcnamara
Tibbs Avenue
Halstead
Heat wave hits city as July drought lingers
Temperatures surge into the 90s this afternoon marking the first major heat spike since a weekly rain broke the worst heat wave. July ranking as one of the hottest and driest months on record, with 0.9 inches of rain and a 3.99 inch rainfall deficit since January 1.
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United States Weather Bureau
J. H. Armington
Bureau
Weather log shows light southwest breeze and warm air
At 9 am the air recorded a southwest wind of 6 miles per hour with a barometric pressure near 30.07 inches and a temperature around 81 degrees. The ceiling was noted as unrecorded or unclear.
Building permits in Indianapolis total 64606
Building permits totaling 64606 were issued in Indianapolis last week per figures from the Indianapolis Real Estate Board. Eight new homes were approved at a total cost of 29850, while alterations by the H. P. Wasson Company at 32 Monument Circle add 4285 to the sum.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
H. P. Wasson Company
Monument Circle
Hoover defense made Republicans at Anderson hear reply to Evans
Anderson Ind Aug 2 Criticism of President Hoover by Evans Woollen Indianapolis banker in Martinsville sparked a response Friday night from Frederick E Schortemeier former secretary of state and Madison county Republican speaker. Schortemeier said the President is active in clearing away the debris of the Wilson administration and spoke of a reconstruction effort.
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United Press Anderson
Ind
Hoover
Evans Woollen
Indianapoli
Martinsville
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Madison County
Schortemeier
Aoe
Wilson
Saad
Canada to Honor 10 Airship Crew After Atlantic Flight
Canada welcomes forty four British aviators aboard the dirigible R-100 in Montreal as officials praise the crew. Long and Moncrieff patched a torn rear fin high over the St Lawrence valley, while the ship prepared for a voyage to England with fuel for Ottawa Toronto and Hamilton aboard.
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Montreal
Canada
North Atlantic
St. Lawrence Valley
Dominion
London
St. Hubert
G. E. Long
L. A. Moncrieff
Long
Moncrieff
R. S. Booth
Moncrief
Ottawa
Toronto
Hamilton
England
Governor to Hold Mooney Hearing Today
California Supreme Court delays Billings retrial to let Governor Young review evidence on Mooney conviction for the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing. Key witnesses MacDonald and Estelle Smith recant and reframe testimonies as Mooney seeks new trial.
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Mooney
George D. Crisley
United Press
San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Warren K. Billings
C. C. Young
Thomas J. Mooney
Billings
Gover
John MacDonald
Young
Sacramento
Estelle Smith
Miss Smith
Frank P. Walsh
Walsh
Smith
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
MacDonald
Tom Mooney
Arrest Gandhi Aid as Police Charge Squatters in Bombay
Vallabhai Patel and eleven Gandhi campaign leaders were arrested in Bombay as police dispersed squatters who had camped in the streets all night. About fifty volunteers were injured in the clash with police, with unconfirmed reports of hundreds hurt.
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United Press
Bombay
Vallabhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
Hourly temperatures recorded from 6 a.m to 10 a.m
The data shows morning temperatures starting at 70 degrees at 6 am, rising to 75 at 8 am, then 81 at 9 am and reaching 85 degrees by 10 am.
Times Golf Meet Tees Off Monday For City Qualifiers
Readers are urged to improve putting ahead of The Times toy golf tournament. Qualifying runs from Monday to August 12 across city courses, with each course selecting three men and three women based on four best 18 hole rounds. Fees apply only to qualifying rounds. elimination and championship rounds are free. Present to the course manager to represent.
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Tempus
Comsehe Titan Ther
Calles to Wed Leonor Llorente in Santa Barbara Ranch
General Plutarco Elias Calles will marry Senorita Leonor Llorente today at the former president’s Santa Barbara ranch near Mexico City. A reliable source says the ceremony will be private and held at the ranch.
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United Press
Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
Senorita Leonor Llorente
Santa Barbara
Here
Famous Star Nils Asther Weds in Quiet Reno Civil Ceremony
In Reno Nevada Vivian Duncan and Scandinavian film star Nils Asther wed in a civil court ceremony. Judge Thomas Moran performed the nuptials as the couple, both over 21 and never married before, kept a low profile with sister Rosita Duncan present. The bride’s recent public controversy with Rex Lease was noted in connection with the event.
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United Press
Reno
Vivian Duncan
Nils Asther
Rosita Duncan
Thomas Moran
Duncan
Rex Lease
Lease
Vivian
Politics enters Buckley probe in Detroit murder case
Detroit police widen Buckley slaying inquiry to political circles seeking Egbert M. Hoffman, a Bowles ally and private aide. A bank book showing large daily deposits ties Hoffman to the case while Margy Mansell, cabaret singer, is jailed and Pete Licavoli remains sought along with several other women under surveillance. Bowles denies Hoffmann’s employment by a local estate amid hints of narcotics cleanup motives.
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United Press Detroit
Gerald E. Buckley
Egbert M. Hoffman
Charles Bowles
Hoffman
Bowles
Buckley
C. A. Pfeffer
Hoffmann
Civic Leaders to Plan Hoover Home Ownership Conference
Washington August 2 leaders of civic and trade organizations will meet to plan a conference called by President Hoover. The aim is to increase home ownership and relieve unemployment in the building trades by fixing a date and framing the program for Hoover's conference.
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United Press
Washington
Sono
Hoover
Glider towed by car kills man in Hawthorne
Earl Lyon aged 27 died in Hawthorne California when the shock cord on a glider being towed by an automobile parted sending him into a high wire. The incident occurred Friday night as the glider failed to remain attached and Lyon was electrocuted by the high tension line.
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United Press
Hawthorne
Cal
Earl Lyon
Murder marks Capone return to Chicago in 1920s tale
Alf Capone returns to Chicago area as a Wisconsin murder linked to his gang surfaces. The Delafield shooting killed a man identified as Jack Zuta, Capone foe, while Capone hosted 169 guests in Cicero after returning from Miami. Police note early clues point to a Capone job.
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AL Capone
Chicago
Science Service
Alf
Scarface
Chicago Tribune
Capone
Zuta
Chicago Loop
Wisconsin
Capons
Cicero
Miami
How the Market Opened
New York trading opened quiet with many prices edging lower. Utilities declined modestly while steel and industrials drifted, with United States Steel up and Radio Corporation recovering from a loss as buyers steadied the market.
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United Press
NEW York
Public Service of New Jersey
United Gas Improvement
Columbia Gas
National Power
United Corporation
Standard Gas and Commonwealth & Southern
United States Steel
Radio
American Can
General Motors
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
Sinclair
American Telephone
Packard
Bethlehem Steel
American Smelting
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Radio Corporation
J. I. Case
Chicago Stocks Opening
Auburn Mtrs .119 Insull common. Chic Corp com. Midl Un Chic Co pfd. Cord Corp .%4 Mo Kan Pip Srigsby Grin. 13% Util & Ind com. Houd Her B. 11%/Util & Ind pfd. 22%
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Chicago
James T. Hamill & Co
Auburn
Insull Common
Chic Corp
Midl
Chic Co
Cord Corp
Mo Kan Pip Srigsby Grin
Util & Ind Com
Houd Her B
Util & Ind
Podiatrist collapses at Marott Store dies at 62
Rollier R. Cook 62 of 1344 North La Salle street died of heart disease after collapsing while seated in his chair at the George Marott shoe store where he had worked for more than ten years. His widow Mrs Caroline W. Cook, a son and five daughters survive him.
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George Marott Shore
Rollier R. Cook
North la Salle Street
Marott
Caroline W. Cook
Hog Market Ends Week Slightly Higher at Union Stockyards
Hogs closed 15 cents higher with 150 to 260 pound lots trading $9.35 to $9.75 and top at $9.75. Receipts were about 1,000 with 431 holdovers. Cattle slaughter is nominal. weaners, calves, and sheep show little change amid varied demand. Chicago hog receipts totaled 7,000 with 5,000 direct. holdovers near 3,000.
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Union
Chicago
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Florida
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Lake View Hotel
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Milwaukee
Deliber
Illinois
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