Gary World Expects 2 Million Plant Addition and Gas Expansion
Indiana industry news reports National Tube Company will add a $2,000,000 unit at Gary with construction starting immediately and completion in five to six months. Central Indiana Gas Company outlines a broad expansion affecting 21 cities, laying 78 miles of high transmission mains and 1,000 miles of distribution mains to supply multiple towns.
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Charles C. Stone
the Times
Indiana
National Tube Company
Gary
Central Indiana Gas Company
Muncie
Summitville
Jonesboro
Gas City
Dunkirk
Redkey
Albany
Upland
Ford Motor Company
General American Tank Car Corporation
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Chicago
F. S. Betz Company
Hammond
Noblesville
Capital Furniture Company
Straughn
Gulf Refining Company
Bartlesville
Okla
Pittsburgh
Henry County
Franklin
Wagner Manufacturing Company
Indiana Masonic Home
Grafton Johnson
Greenwood
Cinderella Makes Good A Cinderella of the talkies story unfolds
Frances Dee rose from an extra to leading lady in a Chevalier film and the star of a Buddy Rogers picture within a year. NEA Service writer Dan Thomas outlines her rapid ascent in a three part series starting Monday August 18 under the title A Cinderella of the Talkies.
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Frances Dee
Hollywood
Film
Frances
Maurice Chevalier
Buddy Rogers
Dan Thomas
NEA Service
Indianapolis ‘Times
Talkies
Wheat acreage up to farmers in western Indiana conference
Indiana farmers at Purdue discussed individual wheat acreage decisions. Dean Skinner urged improving methods to cut costs and raise quality. A Sept 5 grain outlook report from the U S Bureau of Agriculture Economics was highlighted.
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United Press Lafayette
Indiana
Purdue University
J. H. Skinner
Purdue Agricultural Department
United States Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Harry G. Leslie
Washington
Dean Skinner
Girls Pose as Boys Travel 2000 Miles in Disguised Trip
Marcey Oros and Mary Gundros, aged 20 and 22, were returning to Warren Ohio after a 2000 mile journey in disguise as boys. They were stopped by railroad detectives while attempting to hop a freight train and described a voyage that included cow punching in South America and hauling bananas in a tropical port.
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United Press
Toledo
Marcey Oros
Mary Gundros
Warren
South America
Indiana State Fair Prizes Total 176760 Announces Aug. 30 Start
E J Barker secretary treasurer of the fair association announced over WLS Chicago that the Indiana State fair begins August 30 and offers prizes and purses totaling 176760. More than 26000 is offered for entries in the national swine show, a standout feature.
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E. J. Barker
The
Fair Association
WLS
Chicago
Cleanup Days: Kurdts accused in golf ball hustle
Chicago August 15 Adolph Kurdts faced charges after Policeman Alexander Hefferren exposed a get rich quick scheme. Kurdts hired six boys to steal golf balls from Jackson Park, paying 10 cents per ball and selling them back for 25 cents. Each night he held secret sessions and gambled away the restitution.
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United Press
Chicago
Adolph Kurdts
Alexander Hefferren
Hefferren
Kurdts
Jackson Park
Kroger Grocery Robbed at Illinois Street
A bandit forced the Kroger manager T L Albertson and customer Earl Baxter into a refrigerator after entering from the front door. He stole $75 from the cash register and fled, training a revolver on the pair during the robbery.
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Kroger
North Illinois Street
T.L. Albertson
North Grant Street
Earl Baxter
North Alabama Street
Joe Saltis Fined For Dam Fishing Near Dam
Joe Saltis ex-Chicago beer baron and summer resort operator was fined 50 dollars plus costs after taking guests on a fishing trip within fifty feet of a dam, violating state law. Concurrently five men in Bedford Indiana face charges for operating a seventy five gallon still seized with thirty five gallons of liquor and seven barrels of mash in a raid.
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United Preas
Winter
Wis
Joe Saltis
Chicago
Saltis
Enited
Bedford
Ind
Oscar White
Floyd Terrell
Ray Johnson
Harold Terry
Arthur White
Bonds May Help Track Elevation of City Tracks
City officials consider financing the tracks elevation project with bonds next year, proposing to cut the levy from four cents to one cent, expected to raise about sixty eight thousand dollars annually. City Controller William L. Elder says long term bonds would cover the city share, estimated near three hundred thousand dollars. The Belt bridge over White River between Morris and Raymond streets is the first step in the elevation program, with city share exceeding four hundred thousand dollars to be funded from available on hand funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Mishawaka Rubber and Woolen Company
Dodge Manufacturing Company
Rubber Regenerating Company
American Farm Equipment Company
Major Brothers Packing Company
Indestructo Trunk Company
Washington
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Ager
United Corporation
William L. Elder
Works Board
South Side
White River
Morris and
Raymond Streets
Budget Boss Ignores Epidemic Fear in City Budget
City Controller William L. Elder omits funds to combat meningitis in the 1931 budget while revealing a $25 000 contingency fund for Mayor Reginald H Sullivan for emergencies under joint administration by the mayor, controller and city council. The outbreak has caused 131 deaths and 198 cases since last December as hospital costs rise.
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William L. Elder
Reginald H. Sullivan
Elder
Indianapolis
James A. Houch
City Council
Houch
Saint figure broken. sculptor seeks job aid
Joseph Blase, a self described sculptor, broke an arm off a saint statue at St Michael's church in St Louis. He told police he is desperate, unemployed, with a hungry wife and two children. Church officers chose to help him find work rather than press charges.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Joseph Blase
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Junker Cars Banned In Jersey City Street Campaign
Jersey City officials move to clear mechanically defective autos from streets. Commissioner Harold Hoffman announced a campaign to condemn and remove unsafe vehicles after a condemned car involved in accidents including a fatal one was burned on Thursday.
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United Press
Jersey City
N. J
Harold Hoffman
Coast Guard Establishes Blockade Against Canadian Steamer
A 200 foot Canadian steamer carrying 10 000 cases of liquor waits near Little Sister Island in Lake Erie as coast guard ships concentrate between Cleveland and Toledo to block shore landing opportunities.
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United Press
N. Y
Little Sister Island
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Cleveland
Toledo
Man Held in Fire Murder In Arkansas
Pudgba Glades Arkansas August 15 David Golden 26 is accused of the torch murder of John Cutler whose charred body was found Thursday night in a burned automobile. Police said Golden and Outler were at a drinking party before the tragedy.
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Pudgba Glades
Ark
David Golden
John Cutler
Golden
Outler
Grasshoppers halt after rain ends Indiana infestation
Grasshoppers quiet a week of devastation across seventy acres in Van derburgh Posey counties as heavy rain ends the invasion. Farmers can now scatter poison on the relieved fields and hope for recovery from the pest siege.
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United Press
MT. Vernon
Ind
Vanderburgh-Posey Counties
Eagles elect Proc tor national president at San Francisco session
In a grand aerie session this week the Fraternal Order of Eagles chose Elkhart lawyer Robert E Proc tor as national president. The announcement comes from Elkhart Indiana with Aug 15 dated dispatches. The selection highlights leadership for the Eagles organization nationwide.
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Elkhart
Ind
Order of Eagles
San Francisco
Robert E. Proctor
Warfare of Gang Leaders Ties to Chicago Murders
In midwestern morgues, five men including Joe Giovingo lie after a Spike in killings tied to a gang war sparked after Scarface Al Capone’s Chicago return. Authorities suspect mistaken identity with Chicago gangster Tommy Abbott and link the events to earlier killings of Danny Vallo and others along Minnesota roads.
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United Press
Chicago
Scarface
al Capone
Rockford
Ill
Joe Giovingo
Giovingo
Capone
Bugs Moran
Tommy Abbott
Abbott
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Tribune
Jack Zuta
Wisconsin
Danny Vallo
Niles Center
Minnesota
Hudson and Essex Cars Cut Prices in Major Reductions
Hudson Motor Car Company announced price cuts across all models claiming the lowest price eight cylinder auto. Base price on the Hudson drops to 885 dollars a reduction of 355 dollars and Essex base price falls to 650 dollars, down 300 dollars. Local distributor R V Law called the reductions the largest in several years.
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Hudson Motor Car Company
R. V. Law
Daughter Sues Capitol Dairies For 25000 Damages
Mrs. Lillian Wagner files in superior court a suit for 25000 damages against Capitol Dairies Inc of 1213 North Sherman Drive. Her son Norman aged 14 allegedly sustained injuries when he fell from a delivery truck on August 24 1928.
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Capitol Dairies, Inc
North Sherman Drive
Norman
Lillian Wagner
Indiana unemployment totals in census report
Federal census figures released show Indiana with 66 390 unemployed during the spring canvass. With a state population of 3 225 600, unemployed persons accounted for 1.1 percent of all people and about 8 percent of those normally in gainful work. Marion County had 16 804 unemployed and Vanderburgh County 2 496. The count covered between April 1 and May 15, counting only those not at work who could not find work the day before the visit. Also reported is the death of 16 year old Lawrence Brooks from injuries in a Clinton area car crash.
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Washington
Indiana
Census Bureau
Marion County
Vanderburg County
Congress
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Allen
Dearborn
Hamilton
Hancock
Hendricks
Henry Awe Seneweedene
Howard
Huntington
Johnson
Emox A
Lake
Posey
Putnam
Wee
Randolph
Seeesss
St. Joseph
Weewnene
Spencer
Sullivan
Tippecanoe
Enon Vanderburg
Warrick
Wayne
Wells
Train collision injures ten near Terre Haute
A head-on collision between a ninety five car freight train and Pennsylvania passenger No. 26 west of Terre Haute on a single track left ten injured. Engineer Charles Gerhart and fireman William Cagle escaped with bruises after jumping from the cab. Casualties included Carl Robinson, a dining car waiter, reportedly the most seriously hurt.
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United Press
Terre Haute
Ind
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Charles Gerhart
State Line
Apg
William Cagle
Garth Vanderhoof
West Terre Haute
Carl Robinson
Coat on at Chicago Board of Trade to keep dignity
Chicago officials禁止 coatless attire in the new Board of Trade building. Building agent rules all personnel including janitors and messengers must wear overcoats to preserve the structure's tone and dignity.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Two Wounded in Poker Game at Revere VFW Club
In Revere Massachusetts a gunfight interrupted a ten thousand dollar poker game at the VFW post club house. Two men were mortally wounded and two others injured as police work to determine if internal dispute or break in caused the shooting. one guard was reportedly outside the gambling room.
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United Press
Revere
Mass
Revere Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Morris Lerner
Malden
Geoffrey Campbell
Boston
Maryland Governor Criticizes Hoover on Drought Aid
Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie criticized President Hoover for not inviting Maryland to the governors conference on drought. He spoke to about 5,000 farmers in Hagerstown, decrying Maryland as among the hardest hit by the ongoing dry weather.
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United Press
Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Hoover
Washington
Maryland
United States
Hagerstown
Jobs Bureau Besieged as 1000 Seek Work at Opening
New York reporters describe the opening of the city's free employment bureau drawing about 500 to 1,000 job seekers. Rain did not deter the applicants some had waited all night for a chance to work.
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United Press
New York
New Free Employment Bureau
Pythian Sisters name Washington woman supreme chief
The Pythian Sisters meeting with the Knights of Pythias convention elected Mrs. Elsie Danderwort of Washington as supreme chief. The 1932 convention was awarded to Kansas City, Missouri.
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Pythian Sisters
Washington
K. C
United Press Fla
Knights of Pythias
Elsie Danderwort
Pythian
Kansas City
First Plane Ride Ends in Death for North Salem Marshal
Robert M. Kendall 65 North Salem town marshal died aboard a plane over Nor Salem Indiana during his first flight. Grandchildren Helen and James Sanders aged 13 and 10 witnessed him slump and call to descend. The aircraft owned by Fred Vanhorn and Donald Jaques of Thorntown landed quickly but Kendall was dead on removal. He leaves five daughters.
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Times Special
NOR
Meat Prices Drop as Drought Shifts Indiana Food Costs
Indiana drought causes mixed meat and produce prices with beef at multi year lows while pork and chicken costs rise. Butter climbs toward 65 cents per pound, corn and beans fetch higher prices, and peaches cantaloupes and peas become scarce as imports from other states rise.
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Indiana
Indianapolis Commission
Commission
Food stocks show no serious U S shortage despite drought
Official figures from the agriculture department indicate no real food shortage in the United States. Price increases for fresh fruit and vegetables in New York and other cities are not justified. Potatoes, apples, and peaches yield higher or near normal levels, while overall canning supplies and cold storage meats and dairy exceed last year and the five year average.
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Scripps-Howard
Atiience
Washington
United States
New York City
Department of Agriculture
Hyde
Hoover
Indianapolis
Drought To Cost Food Bill And Farm Values In South
L A Niven, noted statistician, estimates that drought will add 60 million dollars to fall and winter food costs in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. He also says crop value will drop by 160 million dollars. He cites county by county drought condition analysis and notes large price hikes in flour meat eggs dairy products and canned goods.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Tennesse
Mississippi
L. A. Niven
Niven
Progressive Farmer
Farm Magazine
Patrolman Fires Three Shots At prowler in Park Ave Burglary
Patrolman Ray Teak at apartment 21 1227 Park Avenue fired three shots at a Negro prowler found attempting to break into a first floor unit named Nesta on the flee.
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Ray Teak
Park Avenue
Bony
Nesta
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Gary Mill
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Greensburg
Cyclone Fence Company
Delco-Remy Corporation
Warner Gear Company
Mt. Summit
Summit Products Company
Greenfield
Indiana Underwear Company
Elwood
Community Council
Monticello Manufacturing Company
Monticello
Peru
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Russell
American Can Company
Purdue
Bandit
Junker
Heads Eagles
Hudson
Essex
Clinton
Lawrence Brooks
St. Bernice
Jeanne Aubert
France
Nelson Morris
Veterans’ Club II
Ritchie
Jobs Bureau Besieged
Man
Dan Workman
Worthington
Vern Walton
Harry Sanders
Harold Bean
Roberta Ken
South
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