Child Nutrition Camp Aids Fight Malnutrition At Bridgeport
The Marion County Tuberculosis Association runs a summer child nutrition camp in Bridgeport as a demonstration to rebuild health in 25 children. Miss Flora A. Dutcher cites a study by the Children's Bureau noting one third of city children are underweight and urges parental instruction on diet, rest, and disease resistance. The bulletin describes malnutrition as a health deficit, not a disease, with signs including pale skin, dark circles, weak muscles, and poor concentration, advising medical examination for diagnosis.
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Children's Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Bridgeport
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Flora A. Dutcher
Indianapolis
Marion County
Miss Dutcher
Lydia J. Roberts
Children’s Bureau
United States
Bulletin
Picture Border Project at Brookside Park Inspires Hospital Visit
Children at Brookside Park under Mrs William Blodgett and Mrs Delma Ensey with Miss Nellie Blum and Miss Jeannette Riggin assemble picture books for City and Riley Hospitals. They clip pictures from magazines the children bring and bind them attractively. A visit to present the books to hospitalized youngsters is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookside Park
William Blodgett
Delma Ensey
Nellie Blum
Jeannette Riggin
City
Riley Hospitals
Orchard closes later to nine plds for season
Orchard grounds now stay open until 9 pm this year, up from 6 pm. Recreation Director Jess P McClure cites rising attendance as the reason for the extended hours.
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Orchard Plds
Jess P. McClure
First National Playground Open Golf Tournament Opens
More than twenty entries have been received for the first national playground open golf tournament announced by Leo Rose at the Spades center. The 72 hole medal play begins Monday with 18 holes each day, low scorers advancing to a 36 hole final Wednesday, limited to players under sixteen as of July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Rose
Spades Center
Minature Course
Robert Nipper
Lewis Skinner
Recreation Department
Rose
Pogue
City Hall
Times
Highland Playground Opens On Sundays For City Youth
Highland city opens the lot at Highland Playground under supervision on Sundays and weekdays to accommodate large daily crowds. The facility hosts boys and girls baseball teams volleyball track and a full program of dancing pageantry and other recreation, with busy swings and amusements drawing many youngsters from Willard Park nearby.
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Highland Playground
Willard Park
Pageant Dances and Track Training At City Parks
Miss Jane Calland with Mrs Anna Thompson and Mrs Henry Commiskey teach pageant dances for Garfield Park and Rhodius Park groups. Track workouts for broad jumpers maypole vault sprinters and others continue ahead of the August city meet on August 22, with keen competition for squad spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Park
Rhodius Park
Jane Calland
Anna Thompson
Henry Commiskey
Training for Derby At Municipal Gardens Playground
The Municipal Gardens playground leads all playgrounds in Scooter Derby entrants this year. Staff members Robert Owsley and Mrs. James Noonan organized daily training classes for the participants. Interest has grown daily and attendance has more than doubled since opening. Baseball remains a primary focus with no league team but constant pickup games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Gardens
Robert Owsley
James Noonan
Exhibits by Warfleigh Playground Children Highlight Arts
Mrs. Mayme Arnold oversees art craft lessons at Warfleigh playground to engage youngsters during peak heat. Children display colored pictures, beaded handbags, tiny log cabins, and other vivid works during daily exhibits from 1 to 8 p.m., drawing crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Arnold
Warfleigh Playground
Tiny Play Lot Brings Youth Recreation To Parker Ave Site
A vacant lot across from engine house No 27 at Parker Ave and East Tenth St becomes a miniature recreation center. Firefighters and volunteers install a volleyball net three horseshoe courts and a handball court. Over 500 people visit the first night as youngsters enjoy organized games and supervision toward safe play.
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Engine House No
Parker Ave
East Tenth St
Mike Qualters
Jesse P. McClure
McClure
Playground Ground Offered by Children’s Museum
The children’s museum at 1150 N Meridian St offers its grounds as a municipal playground for the 1929 season. The recreation department notes heavy neighborhood use as many children play in the street and hopes to secure more grounds on the north side before next season to expand available centers.
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Children's Museum
Meridian St
Recreation Department
City Recreation Staff Shifts Announced
Henry Long, recreation department supervisor, takes charge of municipal pools and beaches for the rest of the season. Miss Hazel Abbott leads pageantry, with Robert Nipper and Miss Lola Pfeiffer added to supervise south side centers. Nipper and Pfeiffer also organize athletic activities and will focus on general supervision going forward. Ruth Emhardt and Lewis Skinner remain in charge of north and west side grounds.
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Henry Long
South Side
Hazel Abbott
Miss Abbott
Robert Nipper
Lola Pfeiffer
Nipper
Miss Pfeiffer
Long
Ruth Emhardt
Lewis Skinner
Recreation Dept Buys Six Loud Phonographs
Following a recommendation by R Walter Jarvis superintendent of parks and recreation six amplifying phonographs have been bought for local playgrounds. The devices will aid rehearsals of dances and singing for park pageants and for public concerts. Jarvis hopes to equip all large playgrounds before next season.
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Recreation Department
R. Walter Jarvis
Parks and Recreation
Philadelphia
Jarvis
Pageant Dances Prepare Indianola Dancers for Garfield Park
Dancers at Indianola playground rehearse for the Garfield Park pageant staged by the recreation department this summer. Miss Epha Stinbrook teaches the group with help from Miss Frances Foster and Mrs. Jane Gwynn guiding the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola Playground
Garfield Park
Epha Stinbrook
Frances Foster
Jane Gwynn
Star to Run Mile at Negro Meet Exhibition
Leo Dixon former colored track star at Butler will run a special mile race exhibition as a feature of the Negro track meet at Douglas Park on August 13. Dixon will race against a team of four men with two pacemakers. In 1926 he won the two mile race at the little State college meet.
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Leo Dixon
Butler
Douglas Park
Dixon
Little State College
Fall Creek Scandal debuts as north side playground news
The typewritten paper The Fall Creek Scandal prints on the north side playground scene. Edited by Peggy MacLucas it marks its debut, with date surprise and aims to be the first publication focused solely on playground news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall Creek
North Side
Peggy MacLucas
Senior Loop Nearing Glose and Final Round of Play
Eleven games have been played in the four leagues of the boys senior playground ball loop. The remaining games this week will close the regular season, with interleague finals to crown a city champion on Aug. 22 at Rhodius Park diamond. Standouts include Fall Creek and Spades leading their leagues, while Brightwood and Christian contend for runner up. The junior loop races are tight as Highland and Garfield lead their 12 year old groups with two games left.
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Rhodius Park
Spades
Fall Creek
Hawthorn
Kansas-Meridian
North Side
Brightwood
Christian
Highland
Garfield
Rhodius
Indianola
Camp Sullivan
Riley
Kingan
South Side Loop
Kansas- Meridian
Michel Wyoming
Greer
Finch
Ringold
Christian Brightwood
Ellenberger
Willard
Oak Hill
Maxine Hawn
Winthrop Ave
Gene Roberts
Ghent St
Connie Apostol
Ruckle St
Gene
Maxine
Connie
Shortridge High School
City track carnival at Willard park entries limited
The city recreation department track and field carnival at Willard park on August 22 lists eleven senior and six junior events. Seniors under 15 years 11 months and juniors under 13 years, with ages as of July 1. Robert Nipper heads the meet, assisted by Lew Skinner and Henry Long. Each entrant may enter one event. each playground one entrant per event. Senior events include 50 100 220 440 yard runs, half mile and quarter mile relays, base running, high and broad jump, shot put, and baseball throw for accuracy. Juniors run 50 100 and 220 yard dashes, shot put, and two jumps. Blue ribbons go to winners. red and white to seconds and thirds. Girls have a separate program announced by Miss Lola Pfeiffer, assisted by Miss Ruth Emhardt and Miss Hazel Abbott.
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City Recreation Department
Willard Park
Robert Nipper
Lew Skinner
Henry Long
Lola Pfeiffer
Miss Pfeiffer
Ruth Emhardt
Hazel Abbott
Twenty Five Sprinklers Bought for City Play Centers
The recreation department purchased twenty five sprinklers for city play centers not near fire stations. Some have been installed and children at Brightwood Indianola Hawthorne Oak Hill Morris Square Municipal Gardens and Brookside playgrounds are receiving daily cool showers. Director Jesse P. McClure hopes all playgrounds are equipped before next summer.
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Brightwood
Indianola
Hawthorne
Oak Hill
Morris Square
Municipal Gardens
Brookside
Jesse P. McClure
Race Continues Close in Girls Baseball League
The girls baseball leagues push toward season end with little change in standings and teams still jockeying for position as games proceed.
Turner Playground Teens Stage Seasonal Entertainment and Sewing Classes
An entertainment program at South Side Turner playground featured performances by Clara Allen, Harry Parker, and others under Miss Edna Kritsch, Miss Josephine Binninger, and Mrs. Helen Parrish. Instructors announced sewing classes to teach girls to make their own dresses on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In league play Mickel Wyoming, Ringgold, and Brightwood lead, with Greer and Willard chasing. finals set after the regular season ends August 14.
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South Side
Turner Playground
Edna Kritsch
Josephine Binninger
Helen Parrish
Clara Allen
Harry Parker
Maurine
Eileen
Anita O'Connor
Florence Harris
Travjorie Sanders
Mary Frances Jefferies
Martha Parrish
Ruth Bankat
Mildred Hammons
Gwendolyn Hefflin
Mickel Wyoming
Ringgold
Brightwood
Riley
Greer
Oak Hill
Willard
Third Band Concert Series Led At Camp Sullivan Tonight
The third of nine summer band concerts by Arndt's Concert Band will be at Camp Sullivan at 7 30 PM as part of the Recreation Department program. More than a thousand attendance is expected with Miss Jane Calland teaching dances at Rhodius Park and Miss Hazel B Abbott supervising pageantry efforts. Mrs Arnold Spencer serves as soloist and will perform songs at each concert.
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Camp Sullivan
Arndt
Recreation Department
Fall Crek
College Ave
Garfield Park Theater
Rhodius Park
Jane Calland
Hazel B. Abbott
Arnold Spencer
New Oak Hill Tennis Courts Prove Popular
The Oak Hill playground opens new tennis courts with high use as 300 to 400 children visit daily. Instructors Bob Stehlin and Irene Gallagher plan a neighborhood summer trip and are training a track team for the city playground meet at Willard Park on August 22, with Oak Hill expected to place in several events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Playground
Bob Stehlin
Irene Gallagher
Willard Park
Oak Hill
Davis Leads Free Garfield Park Concert by Indiana Theater Row
Charlie Davis and his orchestra entertained children at Garfield Park playground Thursday morning in a free show as part of Farewell Week. Davis will soon depart for New York to record for Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Davis
Indiana Theater
Garfield Park Playground
Davis
New York
Brunswick
Douglas Ground Busy
The Negro boys at Douglas Park playground are great baseball enthusiasts. Four to five hundred visit daily as games between pick-up teams continue. It is one of the most completely equipped centers and the largest best attended of the colored playgrounds.
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Douglas Park Playground
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Warfleigh
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