Alfalfa Bill Murray Confident Ahead of Oklahoma Primary
Oklahoma political veteran Bill Murray asserts he will win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the hotly contested Tishomingo primary. Murray pledges impeachment as a campaign stance against the political establishment while rival Frank Buttram labels him an opportunist riding the heat and crop-lull to power.
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Oklahoma City
Bill
Murray
Tishomingo
Oklahoma
Bolivia
Frank Buttram
Buttram
Carl Magee
The
Oklahoma News
Napoleon
Elba
Jack Walton
Henry Johnston
Daily Oklahoman
Amarillo Attorney Seeks Early Electric Chair for Wife Slay
A. D. Payne, charged with killing his wife by bomb, pleads for swift justice and execution by electric chair. He remains jailed after mob threats. he claims insurance will benefit his children and denies insanity or murder to marry Verona Thompson, who sparked the arrest.
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United Prear
Amarillo
Tex
A. D. Payne
Stinnett
Payne
Verona Thompson
Fletcher American Company Buys Monument Circle Site
The Fletcher American company announced acquisition of the site between Circle Theater and Continental Bank on Monument Circle including the Baldwin building for 330000 dollars. Monument Investment Company formerly owned the property, with Edward G. Hereth's 99 year lease also transferred to Circle Theater Company. The lease requires a new building to rise on the site within twenty five years.
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Circle Theater
Continental Bank
Monument Circle
Baldwin
Fletcher American Company
Monument Investment Company
Edward G. Hereth
Circle Theater Company
Mrs. Sharpless to be Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for Mary Agnes Sharpless 70 who died at 4704 Carrollton Avenue Saturday night will be held at 3 30 p m Tuesday at the home. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. She was bedbound since March 5 and active in Memorial Presbyterian church. Survivors include husband Charles William Sharpless two daughters Agnes H J Woods Kathryn Wagner and son Charles Harrold Sharpless.
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Mary Agnes Sharpless
Carrolton Avenue
Crown Hill Cemetery
Sharpless
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Charles William Sharpless
Agnes H. J. Woods
Kathryn Wagner
Charles Harrold Sharpless
Gardener Takes Own Life Amid Wife’s Illness in Muncie
Lewis Rheinfrank, 73, a retired gardener, killed himself at home in Muncie after fearing life without his wife who lies gravely ill. Coroner Piepho was told Rheinfrank had no children or close relatives and had brood over his wife’s illness for weeks.
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Pit Times
Ial
Educator Missing After Mountain Expedition
Newman D. Wafel, 51, longtime headmaster of Carteret academy for boys, is four days overdue in the Canadian Rockies. Mrs. J. J. O'Connor reports he left base camp alone to climb Mt. Robson, 12,972 feet high, a hobby of his for years.
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Preas Orange
N. J
Newman D. Wafel
Carteret Academy
Canadian Rockies
J. J. O'Connor
Wafel
Mt. Robson
Indians urged to settle down over wild west shows
Indian Commissioner C. S. Rhoads told President Hoover he opposes wild west shows as a livelihood for American Indians. He leads a movement to have Indians settle down rather than perform in the sawdust arena in picturesque garb and war whoops.
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Washington
C. S. Rhoads
Hoover
Court Delays Murder Hearing for Dorothy Jacobs
The murder case of Dorothy Jacobs, 22, charged with stabbing her common-law husband Robert Morrison, was postponed to August 19 by Special Judge William H. Faust. Her attorney requested the coroner's investigation precede the preliminary hearing, and Morrison's death is under coroner review. Jacobs appeared with her mother at the municipal court.
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Dorothy Jacobs
Robert Morrison
William H. Faust
Harry Raitano
Morrison
Miss Jacobs
Dorothy McCreevey
North Olney Street
Raitano
North
Pennsylvania Street
Bank in Gary closes after president’s death
Ameri can State bank of Gary shut by board action and turned to state examiner Thomas Barr after Albert De Fries 42, bank president, died by own action. Barr and deputies had been auditing the books. cash on hand was reported slightly below normal. De Fries had left home late Sunday night for bank business. motive for his death remained unknown.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
American State Bank of
Thomas Barr
Albert de Fries
de Fries
Barr
Three Dickey Family Buried in One Grave
Three bodies, Carl Dickey 2010 Barth avenue Mona Dickey and Dorothy May 10 were buried today in Memorial Park cemetery near Shelbyville. Two sons Wayne 11 and Gifford 7 remain in city hospital from last week’s auto crash. Velma Louise 6 recovers with relatives in Shelbyville.
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Shelbyville
Memorial Park Cemetery
Carl Dickey
Barth Avenue
Mona Dickey
Dorothy May
Wayne
Gifford Dickey
Velma Louise
Auto Crash Fatal to Berne Man Emil Aeschliman
In Bluffton Indiana a truck and auto collision at a road intersection south of Uniondale left Emil Aeschliman a 40 year old Berne businessman dead from a fractured skull. The other driver was 26 year old John Bender of Bluffton and the incident was reported by Coroner William Thoma.
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United Press
Bluffton
Ind
Emil Aeschliman
Berne
Aeschliman
William Thoma
John Bender
Uniondale
Golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Winthrop Bailiff observed
Fifty year marriage celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop A Bailiff set for Friday at North Methodist church. The couple wed fifty years ago in Sugar Grove church, predecessor to the North church. A reception will follow at their East Forty-eighth Street home.
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Winthrop A
East Forty-eighth Street
North Methodist Church
Sugar Grove
North Church
Two Killed as Planes Crash Twice in Fall
Terre Haute Ind Aug 11 Two local aviators Bernard Allen and Arthur Foulkes were killed when their planes collided south of the city Allen flew below Foulkes and his plane struck upward looping into the other aircraft Both men died after being rushed to a hospital with severe head and limb injuries.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bernard Allen
Arthur Foulkes
Allen
Foulkes
Indiana Anti-Saloon League to open ice water oasis at state fair
During Indiana state fair week August 30 to September 6 the Indiana Anti-Saloon League plans an ice water oasis at the fairgrounds north of the Purdue building. The tent will feature cool drinks, rest areas, free moving pictures, and a program of music and talks led by Dr. C H Winders with a Sunday religious service.
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Owever
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Fair Ground
League
Purdue University
C. H. Winders
Prisoner leaps from boots to shake officers in Indiana
Bracken Case escaped from officers during a court appearance in Noblesville Indiana after jumping from rubber boots. Ray Wellman also tried to flee but paused when threatened. They and Beecher Davis were arrested for mussel gathering in a closed White river area. Davis and Wellman were fined. Police officers B G Nichols and H J Johnson made the arrests.
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Bur Times
Oblesville
Ind
Wellman
Beecher Davis
White River
Davis
Justice Maker
B. G. Nichols
H. J. Johnson
Burial Rites Today for Tech Teacher Myrtle Woerner
Miss Myrtle Frieda Woerner 44 Arsenal Technical teacher Latin died Saturday at her parents’ Ac ton home. Funeral at 2 p m in Acton with burial in Crown Hill cemetery. She graduated from Indiana University in 1908. Survived by parents Charles A Woerner and four brothers Charles A Jr Walter W Clarence J and Frank H Woerner.
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Myrtle Frieda Woerner
Arsenal Technical High School
Acton
Crown Hill Cemetery
Miss Woerner
Tech
Indiana University
Charles A. Woerner
Charles A. Woerner Jr
Walter W. Woerner
Clarence J. Woerner
Frank H. Woerner
Burial Rites Today for Mrs Claman
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosetta Claman 79 a Blooming ton native who died Saturday at her daughter Jennie B Iveys home 667 East Twenty first street will be held today at 1 p m at Flanner Buchanan mortuary Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery Bloomington She was mother of four sons who run the Claman cafeteria in Indianapolis Survivors include daughters Mrs Ivey and Mrs Maud Ham and sons Eugene B William R Edward H and Charles G Claman all of Indianapolis
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Rosetta Claman
Bloomington
Jennie B. Ivey
East Twenty-first Street
Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary
Rose Hill Cemetery
Claman
Indianapolis
Ivey
Maud Ham
Eugene B
William R
Edward H
Charles G. Claman
Eighteenth Child Born to Cannelton Couple
In Cannelton Heights Indiana Mr and Mrs John Goodson welcomed their eighteenth child Thelma Jean last week. The mother age 51 has nine living children and the oldest is 29 years old.
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United Press
Cannelton
Ind
John Goodson
Cannelton Heights
Thelma Jean
Awarded Mission Jobs to Dee Yoho and Adaline Bucher
Miss Dee Yoho of 5317 Julian Avenue and Miss Adaline Bucher of 5530 East Michigan Street are named as missionaries to Japan and China, receiving appointments to overseas service. The assignment marks a notable step in their religious mission work.
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Dee Yoho
Adaline Bucher
Japan
China
Julian Avenue
East
Michigan Street
RAID GAS STATIONS NABS TWO ROBBERS DURING WEEKEND
Police report two filling stations robbed over the weekend with $164 taken. Maurice Henkle 26 of 2620 Ashland avenue Sinclair attendant lost 134 dollars at 1228 West Washington street on Sunday. Wayne Murphy 2751 North La Salle street Standard Oil attendant at 40th and Meridian street was robbed of 30 dollars and locked in the basement. Cornelius Edwards 42 of 1923 Park avenue had his car and 3 dollars taken after a slugging at Troy avenue and Manker street. Edwards’ car later found at Meridian and Georgia streets.
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Maurice Henkle
Ashland Avenue
Sinclair Refining Company
West
Washington Street
Wayne Murphy
North la Salle Street
Standard Oil Company
Thirtieth
Meridian Streets
Cornelius Edwards
Park Avenue
Edwards
James Gray
South
New Jersey Street
Joseph Bush
Troy Avenue
Manker Street
Meridan
Georgia Streets
Princeton Cyclists Endure 400 Hours for State Record
Four Princeton riders Harvey Drissel Homer Snyder Fred Merrick and Carl Owens completed 400 hours covering 2392 miles in continuous traveling earning potential state endurance crown honors. Their bicycle functioned well with tires only slightly worn.
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United Press
Princeton
Ind
Harvey Drissel
Homer Snyder
Fred Merrick
Carl Owens
Auto Traction Crash Claims Life Near Indianapolis
Ralph Martin of Pittsboro was killed when his Ford roadster collided with an T H I E interurban on State Road 34 near the Indiana Girls' Home west of Indianapolis. Witnesses said his car crossed the tracks, was hurled fifty feet, and jammed into an interurban waiting room. Martin died at city hospital. He left a widow and three sons Wilford Floyd and Joseph Martin.
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Indianapolis
Pittsboro
Ralph Martin
Bis
Martin
Wilford
Floyd
Joseph Martin
City Man Is Killed Near Brazil Indiana
James Waggy aged 21 of 1001 Congress Avenue Indianapolis was fatally injured Sunday night when his car was sideswiped on National Road six miles east of Brazil. Waggy, part of a group of young men, was struck while on the road inspecting damage and died an hour later at Clay County Hospital.
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United Press
Brazil
Ind
James Waggy
Congress Avenue
Indianapolis
National Road
Waggy
Clay County Hospital
Marott Musician Sues Over Testament Reduction
Miss Maude Custer, member of the Marott hotel trio, files suit in Logansport Indiana contesting the will of grandfather Lebbeus B. Custer. She argues the codicil reducing the $25 000 estate to heirs is unlawful, as one of three legal heirs seeks to overturn the adjustment.
Pickpocket Stole $106 From Man At City Market
S. K. Lupton reports a billfold containing 106 dollars was taken by a pickpocket at the city market Saturday night. Sheridan, Wyoming, August 11. Thomas Fortune Ryan Jr says his divorce suit will proceed with charges of indignities and habitual intemperance against his wife, with no reconciliation in sight.
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S. K. Lupton
Emerson Avenue
United Press
Sheridan
Wyo
Thomas Fortune Ryan Jr
County Seeks 5 Cent Cut in 1931 Levy
County council plans to trim the 1931 tax rate by up to five cents per dollar. The Indiana Taxpayers Association proposes deep cuts and will confer with secretary Harry Miesse before the Sept. 2 meeting when the rate is set. County commissioners said the four levies in the rate will not be fixed for more than ten days and denied rumors of a 36% cent rate, pledging to eliminate surplus operating costs.
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Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
Harry Miesse
Taxpayers’ Association
John E. Shearer
Shearer
County Council
Neves
Shearer Sid
North Side burglaries total five thousand dollars in loot
Police probe burglaries at three north side locations with jewelry clothing silverware and household furnishings valued at more than 3500 dollars. Leslie E Shea reports 2900 in property stolen from 4366 North Meridian street and Arthur Balinetz 2000 in goods from 5650 North Meridian street. National Furniture Co 335 West Washington street lost over 500 in furniture electrical appliances and linens. Henry Dorman Furniture 551 North East street reports 50 in electrical apparatus stolen.
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North Side
Leslie E. Shea
North Meridian Street
Shea
Arthur Balinetz
Balinetz
Sam V. Hirsh
West Thirty-second Street
National Furniture Company
West Washington Street
W. D. Sherman
Sherman
Henry Dorman Furniture Company
North East Street
Thieves Take Mementoes From Gold Star Mother's Home
In Kansas City on August 11 thieves stole keepsakes Martha Hadley brought from her son's grave in France. A crumpled flower from No Man's Land a few grave pebbles a splinter of dugout wood were taken from the porch while relatives welcomed her home.
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United Press
Kansas City
France
No Man's Land
Martha Hadley
Governor Leslie to Attend Hoover Drought Conference
Governor Harry G. Leslie will likely end his long vacation to attend President Hoover’s drought conference Thursday. L. O. Chasey, secretary, said the invitation was extended to Leslie at his camp in Canada as state data are gathered for the meeting. Indiana recommendations favor lifting the 10 percent delinquent tax penalty to aid farmers and promote rediscount loans via local banks under the Farm Bureau plan, with Purdue agricultural experts assisting.
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Harry G. Leslie
Hoover
L. O. Chasey
Canada
Chasey
Indiana
National Farm Bureau
Agricultural Department
Purdue University
Still Up in Tree David Smith Extends Record Hours
Beech Grove resident David Smith tops a tree endurance record with 643 hours aloft surpassing Palmer McCloskey’s 606 hours set earlier. A storm winds storm weekend caused Cheeta the cat to descend after 130 hours from Earl L Faris’s Hillside Avenue home.
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David Smith
Beech Grove
Palmer McCloskey
Cheeta
Earl L. Faris
Hillside Avenue
Faces Booze Charges Against Virgil White
Virgil White of 3768 North Meridian street faced blind tiger and gaming charges after police arrested him Saturday afternoon. Officers confiscated 133 quarts of beer and a slot machine. White claimed he lived in Zionsville and sold beer to friends for 50 cents a quart. London reports that Miss Amy Johnson was named commander of the British Empire by the king at Buckingham Palace for her England to Australia flight.
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Virgil White
North Meridian Street
White
Zionsville
United Press
London
Amy Johnson
Buckingham Palace
England
Australia
Health Department Film to Be Shown Across State
The National Motion Picture Company will present a film illustrating the operation of the state Health department. Raymond Bright, educational director of the department, will oversee screenings today and throughout the state.
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State Health Department
National Motion Picture Company
Raymond Bright
Hunter Shot in Neck in Huntingburg Accident
William Hornsby an 18 year old from Huntingburg suffered a serious neck wound when a shot fired by a friend during a hunt struck him in Huntington Ind. Police reported the incident and the injury is under medical care.
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Huntington
Ind
William Hornsby
Huntingburg
Drought Cuts Indiana State Fair Exhibits
Agricultural and horticultural displays at the Indiana state fair will be materially reduced this year due to a hard winter and summer drought. E. J. Baker, secretary of the state board of agriculture, said horticulture exhibits have been hit hard with little to show. He expected other departments to meet or exceed standards, and noted livestock and domestic science entries may be stronger than usual. The fair runs August 30 to September 6.
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E. J. Baker
State Board of Agriculture
Prison Guard, Inmates Rescuing Hudson Boat Crew
Four convicts and Sing Sing guard saved J. D. Roosa the police chief Mrs Roosa and Mr and Mrs Albert Graff after their rowboat was caught in a Hudson River storm near the prison. Guard Alfred Mollitore ordered the pier gate opened and four inmates from the prison fire department aided the rescue, which involved grappling hooks to tow the boat ashore.
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United Press
Ossining
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Sing Sing Penitentiary
J. D. Roosa
Roosa
Albert Graff
Chappaqua
Hudson River
Alfred Mollitore
Purdue at Indiana State Fair selects 56 for exhibits
G M Frier in charge of the Purdue building names a corps of fifty six men and women who will supervise the agricultural exhibits at the Indiana state fair from August 30 to September 5.
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R. Hanson Weightman
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Washington
Purdue University
G. M. Frier
Purdue
Protect Yourself with Genuine Bayer Aspirin
An advertisement urges careful use of Aspirin and explains how to identify genuine Bayer products. It stresses Bayer on each package and the word Genuine in red, claiming the tablets are safe and reliable for pain, cold, headache, or sore throat.
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Bayer
Frost Sightings Reported Around Kendallville
United Press reports residents in Kendallville Indiana observed a light frost in the lowlands this morning while the temperature in town stood at 53 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Kendallville
Ind
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Cipsle
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Mrs. Winthrop
Anti-Saloon League Will
Myrtle Woerner
Mrs. Claman
William N. Fleischmann
Cincinnati Yeast
Honolulu
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Los Angeles
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Testament
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King
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Santa Barbara Mission
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Alice Ogan
Pennsylvania
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Leon
Indiana Law School
University of Indianapolis
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