Irv ington High School ventilating bid questioned in tax board review
Indianapolis taxpayers faced a potential 30025 loss if the state tax board approved the Irvington high school heating and ventilating plans. C C Shipp, an equipment maker, was linked to unusually low bids elsewhere, while comparisons showed price variances and inconsistent figures with his green book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Irvington High School
C. C. Shipp
Carl Burton
School Board
Shipp
Herman Zietlow
Tax Board
Zietlow
Irvington
C. C. York
Indiana
North Manchester
Union Township
Elkhart County
Elkhart
Budget Cuts In Gary City Budget 1930 Levy Set
Gary Indiana Aug 10 a 98 cent tax levy on 100 dollars is expected to be approved at the Aug 19 city council meeting for a 1930 budget of 1 825 764 dollars a reduction of about 4500 from the current year cited to come from strict cuts in nonessential expenses the financial estimates passed without discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Russian women to enter military schools under limits
The government announced that a limited number of Russian women will be admitted to certain technical military schools. They must follow military discipline like men and will not receive time off for childbirth or other privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Moscow
Property listings and a surprise royal visit at Le Touquet
A chaotic OCR shows multiple property listings with dwellings garages and prices across addresses on South Spencer Dewey Riverside Park Pershing and more. A note reports the Prince of Wales visiting Le Touquet incognito at the Wanamaker villa, arriving by plane rather than car, shocking airfield officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freee
LE Touquet
France
Prince of Wales
Rodman Wanamaker
New York
Beck Pate
Parents to Visit 4-H Club Members Sunday
Hundreds of 4 H club members are assembled at the state fair ground for a camp with Walter C. Kolb and Harold Yarling in charge and Miss Janice Berlin as girls chaperon. Classes run from 8 30 a m to 9 p m with parents visiting Sunday and planned addresses and entertainment. Lubricating oil and grease bids open August 28 for the highway department. estimated annual cost about 950 000 with Standard Oil as present contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Kolb
Greenfield
Harold Yarling
Janice Berlin
C. Henry
Indianapolis
State Highway Department
Standard Oil Company
Rogers elected pension fund president in Disciples of Christ
Harry H. Rogers of Tulsa Oklahoma, president of the international convention of the Disciples of Christ at Seattle Washington, was elected to succeed Thomas C. Howe of Indianapolis, who resigned recently, as pension fund president, dispatches said today.
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Harry H. Rogers
Tulsa
Okla
International Convention of the Disciples of Christ
Seattle
Wash
Thomas C. Howe
Indianapolis
Pension Fund
Dispatches
Eagles Awarded to Troop 3 and Troop 6 Scouts at Ceremony
James Carr and Arthur Wilson of Troop 3 and Robert Koch of Troop 6 earned Eagle rank Friday night at the Scout reservation after active campfire work over several seasons. The ceremony awarded 141 merit badges with Merle Miller and Harry Ice in charge.
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James Carr
Arthur Wilson
Robert Koch
Merle Miller
Harry Ice
Gervais Fais
Leonard Oliver
James T. Whallon
Richard Spalding
Robert Wenner
Rex Vaught
Bicknell
Robert Russell
Heat Kills Veteran Wade Bell in Evansville
Extreme heat caused the death of Wade Bell age 51 in Evansville Indiana on Friday. Bell was a prominent Spanish American War veteran and served as patriotic instructor of Major James F. Fee camp and had seen active service in the Philippines.
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Presa
Evansville
Ind
Wade Bell
Bell
James F. Fee Camp
Philippines
Call for more fire fighters in Northwest
Portland Oregon August 10 A week of fires across Oregon Washington and Idaho prompts state fire wardens to call for reinforcements. Crews in Crater National Forest Whisky Creek fight a blaze six miles from any road as a marooned group near Rainier National Park is aided by air drops. Recruits rush to Pend Orielle Salway Colville and Clearwater districts while Allenby British Columbia faces threats near the international line.
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United Press
Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Whisky Creek
Crater National Forest
Oregon
Rainier National Park
Washington
Pend Orielle
Salway
Colville
Clearwater
Idaho
Colville National Forest
Forest Service
Northwest
Nez Perce
British Columbia
Allenby
Princeton
B. C
Radio School to Open Here in Indianapolis
A radio announcers' school opens Monday in Indianapolis at the 311-312 Kresge building. John B. Newlin leads the course with Tal Clark as president and Don Hastings as secretary treasurer.
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America
Radio Announcers
Indianapolis
Kresge
John B. Newlin
Indiana
DePauw
Tal Clark
Don Hastings
Columbia Broadcasting System
Texas
Illinois
New England
South
Federal Radio Commission
Southern Mississippians Make Good Will Tour Stop in Indianapolis
A party of about 200 Mississippians led by former Governor Dennis Murphree arrived in Indianapolis aboard an eight coach train. They were welcomed by Mayor L Ert Slack, the Chamber of Commerce, and city officials. A sixty piece band performed on the Circle before the group proceeded to Muncie and Union City.
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Indianapolis
Union Station
Dennis Murphree
Mississippi
Chamber of Commerce
L. Ert Slack
Boosters
Muncie
Union City
Fete Planned for Orphans at General Protestant Home
The General Protestant Orphans' Home at 1404 South State Avenue plans an Aug 11 celebration for its 62nd anniversary. Activities start at 10 am with Rev. Robert C. Kuebler delivering the address, Sahara Grotto band concerts in the afternoon, and meals served by the Ladies Auxiliary. Adolph Ziegler and Mrs. Ziegler lead the charge with Andrew J. Weiss as president and Edward C. Weibke as vice-president. The home, founded in 1867, supports orphans of any denomination through dues, bequests, and endowments, with learners from Indianapolis grades and high schools tending gardens on the 13-acre grounds.
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General Protestant Orphans’ Home
South State Avenue
Robert C. Kuebler
Friden’s
Evangelical Church
Sahara Grotto
Adolph Ziegler
Ziegler
Andrew J. Weiss
Edward C. Weibke
Indianapolis
Golf fan missing boy 16 from North Oxford Street
Howard Loy 16 of 511 North Oxford Street is missing after leaving home Wednesday morning relatives said police were told. His uncle Roy McAuley and Mrs McAuley believe he may have headed to the National Public Links Golf Tourney in St. Louis Missouri. Loy caddied at local courses in the past two years. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds.
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Howard Loy
Oxford Street
Roy McAuley
McAuley
St. Louis
Ley
Soviet Plane Takes Off From Krasnoyarsk Heading to Seattle
The large Russian jet Land of the Sviets left Krasnoyarsk at 10 20 a m en route to Seattle via Siberia and Alaska. Four top aviators pilot the flight planned to reach New York after crossing the United States. In a separate case, McCullough Printing seeks a receiver for Hendricks and Dennis Inc in Superior Court No 4 with a $1 000 judgment sought.
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United Press Novo
Hendricks & Dennis, Inc
Illinois Building
McCullough Printing Company
Military Band to Play at Garfield Park Sunday
The Indianapolis Military band presents a Sunday concert at Garfield park at 7 30 p m Featuring National Fencibles Creme de la Creme March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland solo by Noble P Howard A Hunting Scene Il Guarany Three Spanish Dances from Dream City and The Knight Hungarian Fan Banner
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Indianapolis Military Band
Garfield Park
National Fencibles
Noble P. Howard
Seventeen Hurt In 24 Hour Indianapolis Traffic Toll
Seventeen people were injured in 24 hours of traffic accidents in Indianapolis and nearby areas. Chester McPherson 1717 Vandaman avenue and Norman Ball 1144 South Senate avenue were involved in a collision at Keystone avenue and Raymond street. McPherson faces assault and battery and failure to yield charges. George Barton 58 West Washington street was charged with drunken driving after a crash on West Washington. Excel Shaw 22 South High School road had minor injuries. A Brightwood bus collision at Seventeenth street and Roosevelt avenue injured Edith Jenkins 25 North Sherman drive and Charles Lust 37 Bellefontaine street. Other injuries included Vincent King 6 Beauty avenue Donald Goin 13 North Lansing street and Clarence and Mrs Clegg with minor injuries.
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Indianapolis
Chester McPherson
Vandaman Avenue
Norman Ball
South Senate Avenue
Keystone Avenue
Raymond Street
Martha Ball
Norman
Mina Ball
St. Francis Hospital
Beech Grove
Ella
Carroll
McPherson
George Barton
Washington Street
Excel Shaw
South High School Road
Shaw
Edith Jenkins
North Sherman Drive
Charles Lust
Bellefontaine Street
Brightwood
Seventeenth Street
Roosevelt Avenue
Vincent King
Beauty Avenue
Donald Goin
North Lansing Street
Clarence W. Clegg
Criminal Court
Man Impersonating Officer Fined Twenty Five Dollars
Russell Bohannon age 28 of Thirty second Street and Leslie Avenue was found guilty of impersonating a police officer in municipal court. He must pay a 25 dollar fine plus costs on installment and was placed on six months probation. State police arrested him after reports he stopped motorists on Speedway Road and claimed to be a state policeman wearing a Horsethief Detective Association badge.
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Russel Bohannon
Thirty-second Street
Leslie Avenue
Bohannon
Speedway Road
Horsethief Detective Association
Early Morning Weather Report
At 9 30 a m wind Northwest five mph temperature 78 pressure 30 03 sea level ceiling 1500 feet overcast visibility four miles with light fog clearing
Hoosier Airport Displays New 16-Travel Biplane
Harold C Brooks airport secretary treasurer showcases a 16 travel air biplane at Hoosier Airport to Gary South Bend Fort Wayne and Rensselaer. Capitol Airport captain Ray Kuhl flies Eagle Rock biplane to Attica and back. Fred Sellers and Morgan from Curtiss Mars Hill Airport with Lieu tenants travel from Camp Knox Kentucky to Mrs Hill then to Dayton and return to Camp Knox aboard a Douglas O2H plane.
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Hoosier
Harold C. Brooks
Gary
South Bend
Ft. Wayne
Rensselaer
Capitol
Ray Kuhl
Attica
Curtiss-Mars Hill
Fred Sellers
Morgan
Camp Knox
Hill
Sellers
Dayton
Schumacher receives Zeppelin mail from Germany
Michael Schumacher of 2505 East Washington Street received a postal card from his brother William Schumacher of Koenigswinter Germany. The card was brought across the Atlantic on the Graf Zeppelin.
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Michael Schumacher
East
Washington Street
William Schumacher
Koenigswinter
Germany
Atlantic
Planes Carry Notables on Embry Riddle Mail Run
Friday passengers on the Embry Riddle air mail flight included R. W. Marshall of Robbins Body Corporation and John Sutherland, assistant Embry Riddle representative, bound for Cincinnati. Also aboard were J. Buckner en route to Chicago and back, John T. Gantz of Universal Aviation Corporation assistant general traffic manager and Mrs. Gantz from Chicago, plus J. G. Fisher of Anderson and A. J. Nichols heading to Chicago.
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Embry- Riddle Air Mail
R. W. Marshall
Robbins Body Corporation
John Sutherland
Embry-Riddle
Cincinnati
J. Buckner
Chicago
John T. Gantz
Universal Aviation Corporation
Mrs. Gantz
J. G. Fisher
Anderson
A. J. Nichols
Demonstration Planned for New Alexander-Eaglerock Plane
A demonstration of the new Alexander-Eaglerock Bullet cabin monoplane with retractable landing gear will be held at Capitol airport within the next few weeks, according to information received by President E. H. Jose.
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Capitol Airport
E. H. Jose
Board delays sewer action in Chicago
The Sanitary Sewer Basin Company requisition for ten catch basins and ten sewer inlets will be delayed until works board president Theodore Dammeyer returns. Purchasing Agent Joel A Baker refused the purchase as the materials were deemed too high, with signatures from Dammeyer McCloskey and Emsley Johnson. William Broden, Indianapolis agent for the materials, had discussed them with city officials.
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Sanitary Sewer Basin Company
Chicago
Joel A Baker
Theodore Dammeyer
Works Board
John C. McCloskey
Charles A. Grossart
Board of Public Works
Baker
Dammeyer, McCloskey
Emsley Johnson
William Broden
Indianapolis
Quiet in Manchuria
Harbin officials in Manchuria report no bombardments along the Siberian Manchurian border where Russian and Chinese troops are concentrated over the Chinese Eastern railway dispute. Officials say the border remains quiet despite rumors of clashes.
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Bu United Press Torio
Harbin
Manchuria
Traffic arrest surge tops fifty after safety campaign
Police records show more than two weeks after Chief Claude Worley ordered a safety push, traffic arrests reached fifty on Friday night and today. Four teens were charged with speeding.
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Claude Worley
South Africa names envoy to Washington
South Africa approves Eric Louw as minister to Washington, boosting direct diplomatic ties with the United States. The move follows Britain’s consent and signals increased trade and legation funding questions, as U.S. imports from South Africa reach eight million dollars yearly.
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South Africa
Washington
United Press
United States
Union of South Africa
Eric Louw
Louw
London
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Canada
Europe
Cape Town
Congress
Hoover
South African Assembly
Ludlow to Speak at Printers Picnic in Brookside Park
Representative Louis Ludlow of the Seventh district will address the Old-Time Printers Association at a Brookside park picnic. The Indianapolis Typographical Union Band performs and a basket dinner is served at noon. A printers’ baseball game follows in shelter conditions.
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Louis Ludlow
Congress
Printers’ Association
Brookside Park
Indianapolis Typographical Union Band
Union Printers
Murder Suspect Hinted in Canal Death at Indiana Harbor
Police say Ross Forsythe 36 found dead in the canal likely foul play. A bruise over his eye supports the theory. Forsythe carried large sums, with more than $200 on him when last seen leaving the Palace hotel. only 24 cents later found.
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Indiana Harbor
Ross Forsythe
Forsythe
Palace Hotel
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