Unknown Arctic Land Reported North of Novaya Zemlya
A radio from the Soviet arctic expedition aboard the icebreaker Sedoff announced the discovery of an unknown land at latitude 79.25 and longitude 76.10. The land is described as a large island or archipelago. Billionaire oil magnate Thomas B. Slick dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
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United Presse
Moscow
Novaya Zemlya
Sedoff
United Press
Baltimore
Thomas B. Slick
Oklahoma City
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Anniversary Marked For Fort Dearborn Massacre Site
Chicago observed the 118th anniversary of Fort Dearborn Massacre with flags at half mast and a sword of roses on the monument. Michigan Boulevard and Wacker Drive filled with pioneer residents who laid flowers beside the bronze tablet near the Chicago River. Fort Dearborn American Legion members in period dress staged a pageant with Indians and settlers.
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Chicago
Fort Dearborn
Michigan Boulevard
Wacker Drive
Sub-Par Mark Stands In Toy Golf Tourney
Theodore Siener shot 87 at the Plaza course to lead the elimination round of The Times city wide toy golf tournament. Friday night Moris McIntyre at Roof Garden tied for second with 88, while G Abbott posted 90. Mary Jane Meyers 104 and Flora Kinder 407 led the women. Burke Whittaker 89 at Tenth and Emerson. John Maloney 94. Rosalind Pugh and Myrtle Banta 106 were the top women. Winners from Thursday advance to next week’s championship flights.
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Theodore Siener
Plaza Course
Siener
Roof Garden
Morris McIntyre
G. Abbott
Mary Jane Meyers
Flora Kinder
Burke Whittaker
Emerson
John Maloney
Rosalind Pugh
Myrtle Banta
Expanded Police Radio Budget Urged by Employers
The Associated Employers of Indianapolis Inc urged the city and county authorities to expand the 1931 police radio budget to sustain a twenty four hour broadcast schedule on police cars. The letter was sent to the state tax commissioners Marion county council city council and Marion county commissioners.
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Associated Employers of Indianapolis, Inc
Marion County Council
Marion County Commissioners
Milburn Lyons Sustains Jaw Injury at Garfield Park Shelter
Ten year old Milburn Lyons of 2048 Linden Street fell from a railing at the Garfield park shelter house Friday and suffered a broken jaw.
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Milburn Lyons
Linden Street
Garfield Park
Blow Up Home of Booze King in Cleveland
The 15 000 dollar home of Raymond Porello was blown up as police link the act to an underworld campaign against the notorious bootleg sugar alcohol racket tied to the Porello brothers. Joe and Sam Tillicco were killed earlier at an Italian cafe, and James Porello died in a grocery store attack. Only one brother remains free, the rest killed or imprisoned.
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United Press
Cleveland
Raymond Porello
Porello
Sam Tillicco
James
Ohio Penitentiary
Victor Dealers See Late Radio Models
Over 350 RCA Victor dealers from the Indianapolis district gathered at the Lincoln Friday for advance showings of new radio receivers by the Griffith Victor Distributing Corporation. W. C. Griffith and G. F. Hyde led the meetings with RCA Victor executives, and the program featured talking films showing manufacture. A notable addition this year is a model with built in home voice and program recording equipment.
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RCA Victor
Indianapolis
Lincoln
Griffith Victor Distributing Corporation
W. C. Griffith
G. F. Hyde
Griffith Company
Death of Jesse A. Johnson of Lynn at 72
Jesse A. Johnson aged 72 of Lynn died at Randolph County Hospital. Survived by widow, a daughter Mrs Samuel Witter near Lynn, two sons William near Richmond and Edward at home, two brothers Lincoln near Winchester and Grant of Pittsfield Mass, two sisters Mrs Silas Vandergrift near Lynn and Mrs Viola Johnson near Winchester.
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Lynn
Ind
Jesse A. Johnson
Randolph County Hospital
Samuel Witter
William
Richmond
Edward
Lincoln
Winchester
Grant
Pittsfield
Mass
Silas Vandergrift
Viola Johnson
Don't Wear Your Dead Sons Like Necklace to War Mothers
Ellen Wilkinson, a Labor MP, says war mothers should not display their losses as bravado while urging peace. She notes women shift from pacifist in peace to patriotic in war and warns against harsh judgments on those who mourn openly.
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Ondon
Ellen Wilkinson
Labor
United Press
Public works awards total 12 400 for sewer and paving projects
The works board awarded public improvement contracts totaling 12 400 on the recommendation of City Engineer A H Moore. Columbia Construction Company received multiple sewer contracts on Chester, Wallace, Dearborn, and Garfield avenues with sums ranging from 980 to 3 143. William D Vogel secured the concrete pavement on Sharon avenue. Resolutions adopt paving and sidewalk projects on Groff avenue, Sixteenth Street, and surrounding sidewalks and alleys. Northwestern
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Works Board
A. H. Moore
Chester Street
Columbia Construction Company
Wallace Street
Dearborn Street
Garfield Avenue
Sharon Avenue
William D. Vogel
Groff Avenue
Tenth
Sixteenth Street
Tacoma
Temple
Fifty-eighth Street
Pennsylvania
Central
Thirty-third Street
Local Street Paving Projects Planned on East Side
Paving work set for Rader street first alley east of Keystone avenue Washington to New York paving first alley south of Sanders street Wright to Leonard paving St. Paul street Woodlawn to Prospect paving.
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Rader Street
Keystone Avenue
Washington
New York
Sanders Street
Wright
Leonard
St. Paul Street
Woodlawn
Prospect
Detroit Arrest Returns Couple on Larceny Charges
Mrs Lena McGilvery alias Farber and Emmett McClellan were returned from Detroit to face larceny charges for alleged thefts in Indianapolis apartments. They were arrested in Detroit last week on shoplifting suspicions and held for local police.
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Lena McGilvery
Farber
Emmett McClellan
Detroit
Indianapolis
Communists cannot base beliefs on Jesus says Indiana pastor
Rev. Arthur W. McDavitt told the Muncie Exchange Club that communists cannot base beliefs on Jesus. He cited the saying that the Son of Man has no place to lay his head to argue Jesus supported home ownership.
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Muncie
Ind
Jesus
Arthur W. McDavitt
Exchange Club
Gas takes life of ex policeman in Frankfort home
Frankfort Indiana August 16 George W Zook 52 a former city policeman took gas at his home officials believe unemployment drove the act first reports say he used gas to end his life in his residence police reported no immediate motive found in the scene local authorities investigated the case
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United Press
Frankfort
Ind
George W. Zook
Bandits Nab Two Filling Station Attendants
Police search for two youths who grabbed two attendants after giving them a ride Friday night. Alva Caldwell 38 of North western avenue robbed of 8 dollars after a ride from Shell station at 2401 North Harding street. William Titus of Quill street robbed of 20 dollars after kidnapping from 600 White river boulevard station.
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Alva Caldwell
Northwestern Avenue
Shell Petroleum Corporation
North Harding Street
Fifteenth Street
William Titus
Quill Street
White River Boulevard
Taken to Cleaners While Seeking Drink
Ollie Sanders reports he was fleeced of 70 dollars after going to a Chesapeake Street house to buy a drink. Sanders says a Black man took him to another location where he slept and woke to find the money missing. police seek two suspects.
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Ollie Sanders
Addison Street
Chesapeake Street
Sanders
John Sheehan
Firebug Sparks Twin Auto Blazes In City
A suspected firebug struck twice in one night burning two cars. At 3:14 a.m. a car at Albert Nelson's home on Beecher street caught fire, then at 3:22 a.m. another blaze erupted in Silas Bailey's garage on Calhoun street. Nelson values his loss at $100 and Bailey at $75 for the car plus $50 for the garage.
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Albert Nelson
Beecher Street
Silas Bailey
Calhoun Street
Nelson
Bailey
Stolen Cars Reported to Police By Property Owners
Howard Thomas reports Essex coupe 1734 435 from New York and Pennsylvania streets. Frank Christ R. R. 2 box 519. I M Worth 1932 North Delaware street Ford Tudor 50 493 from Speedway City. Earl Barkhimer 758 North Sheffield Avenue. Paul Griffin 711 Buchanan street. P L Day 1635 Ludlow avenue Ford sedan 53 804 from 1011 East St Clair street. Scott E Burk 5248 Burgess avenue Ford roadster 80 223 from English and Southeast avenues. Kenneth P Fry 219 Buckingham drive Buick sedan 92 650 from Capitol avenue and Market street.
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Howard Thomas
Sixteenth Street
New York
Pennsylvania
Frank Christ
Speedway City
I. M. Worth
Delaware Street
Chrysler Coach
Earl Barkhimer
Sheffield Avenue
Ford
Buchanan Street
Virginia Avenue
Maryland Street
P. L. Day
Ludlow Avenue
East St. Clair Street
Scott E. Burk
Burgess Avenue
English
Southeastern
Kenneth P. Fry
Buckingham Drive
Buick
Capitol Avenue
Market Street
Stolen Cars Recovered and Suspects Named
Police recover stolen automobiles including a Ford roadster found near 3717 East Michigan street and a Ford coupe found behind 2628 Boulevard Place. Suspects J F Burton of 3428 College avenue Harold Slick of 3717 East Michigan street and Lowell Barnes of 3042 West Tenth street are named in the Nash acter case.
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J. F. Burton
College Avenue
Nash Acter
Allegheny
Illinois
Harold Slick
East Michigan Street
Ford
Lowell Barnes
West Tenth Street
Harold White
Anderson
Ind
Boulevard Place
City Hall Front Repaired by Board of Works
The city hall steps and front were fixed to improve appearances. A flood prevention crew led by Harvey Cassiday reset stone steps and filled concrete cracks.
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Board of Works
City Hall
Harvey Cassiday
Vagrancy Charges Placed On Two Men
Eugene Fendell aged 20 of 3600 North Jackson Street and Donald Hunter aged 24 of 1738 Ingram Street were held on vagrancy charges after police said they used a car owned by Lowell Barnes of 3042 West Tenth Street to push another car owned by Harold Glick of 3717 East Michigan Street.
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Eugene Fendell
North
Jackson Street
Donald Hunter
Ingram Street
Lowell Barnes
West Tenth Street
Harold Glick
East Michigan Street
Farmer Harry Addington Killed Harvesting Near Parker
Harry Addington 37 of Parker township died after falling from a loaded wagon while helping neighbor Less Melburn harvest. He suffered a broken neck. He leaves a widow three sons his parents three brothers and a sister.
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Times
Parker
Ind
Harry Addington
Less Melburn
Burglars Loot Indianapolis Toilet and Apron Supply
Two men fled as police arrived at 935 East Maryland Street after burglars looted the Indianapolis Toilet and Apron Supply Company. Officers found the robbers gone with a large quantity of goods. value not known.
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Indianapolis
East
Maryland Street
Auto oil can blast injures youth near Bluffton
In Bluffton Indiana on August 16 James Bryant eighteen of Muncie suffered severe burns to his legs arms and side when a can of oil in the automobile exploded. Ralph Richardson of Toledo and Harvey Lykins and Marion Smith of Muncie, fellow occupants, escaped injury.
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United Press
Eye care ad by Dr Carl J Klaiber
An optometric service advertises Dr Carl J Klaiber offering glasses fitting. Office located at 732 Indiana Pythian Building on the seventh floor with hours 10 to 12 30 and 2 to 4 30. The listing targets readers with eye strain and glasses needs.
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Carl J. Klaiber
Indiana Pythian Bldg
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