Why I Like My Playground Letters From Indianapolis Children
A city recreation contest asks children to explain their favorite playground activities. Letters from several youngsters describe sewing and swinging, indoor ball, slides, library storytelling, weaving baskets, volleyball, dancing and singing, with notes on supervision and park locations.
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Indianapolis
Julia Landers
City Hall
Helen Virginia Williams
Brookside Avenue
Spades Park
OAKHILL STILL UNDEFEATED IN KITTEN LEAGUE
Oakhill playground remains the only undefeated team in the Kitten Ball League after a clean slate last week. Kansas playground leads the South with nine wins and one loss, while Kingans and Spades playground top the West and East respectively at eight and two.
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City Playgrounds
Oakhill Playground
Kansas Playground
Kingans Playground
Spades Playground
Hundreds Sing In Stunt Night At Christian Park
A chorus of about 100 children performed at stunt night directed by Mrs Norma Koster in Christian park. The program featured folk dances acrobatic stunts a Dan McGrew dramatic piece and a pantomime The Elves and the Shoemaker with standout roles by Alfred Shyres Curtis Graber Benny Hunter and others.
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Christian Park
Norma Koster
Dan McGrew
Margaret Anderson
Shoemaker
Alfred Shyres
Curtis Graber
Benny Hunter
Woodrow Gedardes
Mary Frances Wirth
Helen Holland
Mary Swift
John Stewart
Kenneth Conway
Clarence Dean
Lucille Pillingworth
Virginia Parrish
Elizabeth Hardin
Mary Reed
Helen Hardin
Ruth Parrish
Anna Holland
Twilight Championship Ends Thursday At Willard Park
Twilight baseball for older girls on city playgrounds wraps up Thursday with the final championship game at Willard park. Brightwood leads the West Side League with Rhodius tied for first in the same league. Captains listed: Brightwood Gardner and Rhodius Garr, Municipal Wright.
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Willard Park
Brightwood Playground
Municipal
Rhodius
Brightwood Athletic ,Club
Foe Gardner
Ingram Rhodius
Soe Garr
Neva Wright
Baby Girl Born in Taxicab En Route to Kokomo Hospital
The stork won a race with a taxicab to a Kokomo hospital as a baby girl was born to Mrs. Mary Brown of Meadville Pennsylvania at 2 40 this morning while the family traveled from Tipton. Bert Holloway Tipton.
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United Press
Kokomo
Ind
Kokomo Hospital
Mary Brown
Meadville
Tipton
Bert Holloway
Finals date set in band contest at Garfield park
The children's band contest finals will be held in the open air theater at Garfield park on Saturday night. District winners from four city sections will compete for the championship, with Municipal Gardens and Rader Udell among top finishers in recent district events.
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Julia Landers
Municipal Gardens Woman’s Club
Brookside
Brookside Woman’s Club
Ellenberger Park
Garfield Park
Carl W. Frye
Recreation Department
Municipal Gardens
Indianola
Rader
Udell
Fall Creek
Garfield
Municipal Garden
Helen Uginovich
Thelma Thomas
Doris McPartney
Margaret Graff
Ruth Toms
Helen Baker
Margaret Weinbrecht
Violet Weinbrecht
Viola Graff
Ida May Graff
Frances Willard
Lois Shelby
Mary Chelby
Mary Lynch
Audrey McCartney
Dolly Christenson
George Lynch
Harold Lynch
Don Lynch
Joe Randall
Harry Randall
Jack Pine
Edwin Howard
Marjorie Klein
Nelma Toms
Raffia Purses Made at Play and Handicraft Classes
Unusual interest in handiwork grows at Sixty-fifth street and College avenue playgrounds where girls craft raffia pocket books and finish reed baskets started last week. Boys complete prize bird houses under Mrs Kathleen Taylor with students Morris Conley Bob Conley Norman Nicolai Charles Van Meter Joe Van Meter June Wayland Bernice Wise John Taylor Mary Jane Harrison Gladys Blackwell Mary Myers Barbara Horn Jane Monks Irene Ware Julius Mauer Mary Ballard. Miss Mabel Rose oversees girls handiwork and hand designing lessons at multiple playgrounds. Moroney playground hosts a class in designing decorating table trays and coaster wagons led by Miss Alice Mullen. The greatest lead producing district in the United States is in south east Missouri.
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Sixty-fifth Street
College Avenue
Kathleen Taylor
Morris Conley
Bob Conley
Norman Nicolai
Charles van Meter
Joe van Meter
June Wayland
Bernice Wise
John Taylor
Mary Jane Harrison
Gladys
Leaves Studed by Boys Nature Class
Nature study and construction projects in handicraft classes guide boys to identify leaves by mounting them on paper and compiling a leaf collection. The student with the most distinct leaf varieties will win. Brookside park won first in the recent birdhouse project. Camp Sullivan, Negro playground, took second.
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Harman A. Philllips
Brookside Park
Camp Sullivan
Jobless man in third attempted suicide after poisoning
Matthew Ross, 47, of 1626 Bellefontaine street, made a third suicide attempt by poisoning Wednesday night after two prior tries. His condition at city hospital was reported serious. In other unrelated science news Johns Hopkins researchers say a chicken jerks its head to improve sight during motion.
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Matthew Ross
Bellefontaine Street
City Hospital
Johns Hopkins University
Home Contest Held for Backyard Horse Shoes Series
David B Kil gore announces a state backyard championship plan to boost home and playground recreation. Families can host contests, select ten winners, submit names and scores to 303 City Hall Indianapolis for tabulation, with each contestant pitching 100 shoes and the instructor signing results before the August 23 deadline.
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David B Kilgore
City Hall
Indianapolis
Girls Checker Tournament Seeks Indianapolis Champion
Playground directors announce a series of girls checker tournaments across Spades Fall Creek Riley and Willard playgrounds to crown the city champion. First second and third place winners from each section will meet, with dodge ball highlighted as another activity this week per Ruth Emhardt athletic director.
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Indianapolis
Spades
Fall Creek
Riley
Willard
Ruth Emhardt
Track meet winners at Douglas and Fall Creek matched
Douglas and Fall Creek Negro playgrounds had the same number of boys' meet winners this week per Miss Ann Johnsonne. At Douglas Park Friday seniors swept events including Charles Williams and Wallace Collins in sprints and Harold Bonner in the 220 yard, with Pettrie and Smith also winning multiple dashes.
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Douglas
Fall Creek
Ann Johnsonne
Douglas Park
Charles Williams
Wallace Collins
Collins
Williams
Harold Bonner
City Girls Sports Championship Preview At Aug 27
The ball tournament and dodge bar events help fuel senior girls sports. Winners in sectional dodge bar and volleyball will face off in city championships on August 27. Indianapolis monograms go to Mary Ellen Hanrahan 13 of 1541 East Ohio Street first in specialty, Mary Jeanette Miedema 12 of 1917 Park Avenue second at Brookside Park, and Mary Frances Wirth with third at Christian Playground.
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Indianapolis
Mary Ellen Hanrahan
East Ohio Street
Williard Playground
Mary Jeanette Miedema
Park Avenue
Brookside Park
Mary Frances Wirth
Christian Playground
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