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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1930
Page
17
The Indianapolis Times editorial urges action against profiteers amid drought driven price rises. It supports swift warnings, federal publicity in key cities, and municipal cooperation to prevent unjustified increases, noting dairy prices may rise if cows die from drought and that farmers deserve fair pay.
The southern Republican push faltered after primaries where Democrats backed incumbents like Senator Robinson in Arkansas and Heflin in Alabama. The Mann movement’s platform resembled Ku Klux Klan style rhetoric, calling for alien deportations and limits on civil liberties, dampening hopes for a strong two party system in the south.
Two endurance and coast to coast records fell on Wednesday as the St Louis fliers surpassed 553 hours of endurance by the Hunter brothers and Captain Frank Hawks eclipsed Lindbergh by flying California to New York in 12 hours 25 minutes. The piece notes the era of rapid aviation progress and predicts faster passenger service with sleeping compartments within a decade.
Postmaster General Brown of Ohio becomes de facto head of the national committee with Senator Fess acting as a rubber stamp. Brown and Hoover allies had fought old guard Dawes Willis and Watson blocs to win delegation control, positioning Brown as real chair while Fess yields to orders.
A New Orleans native, Dorothy Dell Goff, 17, is praised as the world’s most beautiful girl after a Galveston pageant win. She candidly dislikes cooking and dishwashing, challenging the typical romantic home-maker image in interviews.
A humorous column notes Henry Mencken facing marriage to a young Alabama writer. It mocks his persona while speculating on post wedding life, comparing the event to historic battles and predicting reactions from his literary circle and followers.
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago launches seven Near East expeditions under Dr James Breasted to uncover early civilizations. A $1.5 million laboratory and Luxor base support ongoing Epigraphic and Architectural Surveys while Coffin Texts work nears completion.
The Panama Canal opened to general traffic after the Ancon transported the secretary of war and 200 guests. The first year saw 1 317 ocean going vessels paying $5 216 149 in tolls. Major generals Goethals and Gorgas were honored for the canal’s sanitation and construction achievements.
A reflective note contrasts peace with need for force to secure stable order. Quoted lines cite Andrew Jackson and Micah 4 3, suggesting a historic moral frame about resolving conflict and transforming weapons.
A Times summary notes Robert Manning and his horse leaping over a dining table by dare, with praise from Sporting Monthly. It also explains two years needed to make a billiard ball from ivory or cheese, detailing seasoning and shaping processes. Saturday features on growing cotton.
The article explains white blood cells and their varieties, including polymorphonuclear, mononuclear, and eosinophil forms, and how their counts change in infection. It notes the roles of bone marrow, spleen, liver, and gallbladder in blood formation and defense, and calls for extensive research to untangle their functions.
The Times notes Heywood Broun is away on vacation with Joe Williams from the New York Telegram filling in. The column discusses Mary Pickford's return to the stage and reflects on early cinema's influence, contrasting critics and clergy over moral questions in theater and modern adaptations.
The piece notes the first American theater built in Williamsburg Virginia in 1716 on a site facing Palace Green and Duke of Gloucester Street, cites Princeton colors as orange and black, confirms Valparaiso Chile is west of New York, and Rome Italy is north of New York, and offers lawn care advice that morning glory vines persist unless the lawn is reseeded with another crop or covered with sod.
In a Republican nominating race Nebraska Senator Norris faces Gilbert Hitchcock as Democrats gain footing. The piece argues the two-party system persists despite boltings and factional shifts across national politics.
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