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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1928
Page
6
Albert Meurer proposes buying a two block tract near the Statehouse to create a downtown parking zone. The council defeats his motion to reconsider a no parking ordinance on Monument Circle by six to two, with debate over wider parking effects and enforcement.
The State Bank of Millersburg reopened after the funeral of cashier Harry Beck who killed himself. Auditors Buist & Buist found no irregularities in the bank’s books and blamed Beck’s death on an unauthorized $2600 loan to a rum runner. The bank stated no reason for loss of community confidence after the inspection.
State Rotary executives from across the state continue meetings at the Claypool with a breakfast and will stay through the day. Indianapolis Rotary Club hosts the noon lunch. Paul H. King of Detroit and Worth W. Pepple of Michigan City address attendees. Terre Haute to host the annual district conference February 21 1929.
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma arrived in Moscow to study Russian conditions. He conducted interviews with assistant foreign affairs commissar M. M. Litvinoff and trade commissar A. I. Mikoyan, among other Soviet officials.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler reiterated from his Southampton summer home that his criticisms of Herbert Hoover on prohibition and peace proposals were made as a Republican and he did not know how he would vote in November. He declined to discuss Governor Smith until he sees Smith's proposed treatment of prohibition. Republican and Democratic reactions varied, with Senator George H. Moses saying Butler’s letter did not signal a party bolt.
Bethany Christian Club sponsors a street party to celebrate the opening of new pavement in the 1500 and 1600 blocks on Grater Street on Aug 24 and 25. Events include food and fancy work booths, skating on the pavement, contests with prizes, a best decorated home and lawn prize, and Trautman’s Orchestra performing Friday night.
Paris August 21 reports southern France and Algeria produce the best wine in years due to recent hot weather. Quality is described as excellent.
De Luxe Taxi Company reports a stolen Studebaker sedan license plate 623 153 from 3500 Martindale Avenue, details submitted to police.
Police recovered Ford coupe from Camp Sullivan and Ford touring with no license plate, a Cadillac sedan at Tibbs/Morris, a Buick sedan at Maryland/Illinois, and an Oakland touring at Columbia/Twenty Fifth. In Monticello I N Stuckey and L Beeler plan a Decatur hatchery branch with 60,000 incubator capacity and two 15,000 units.
In Monticello Indiana on August 21 one of two horses hitched to a wagon near a thrashing machine became entangled in the gear. The horse leaped and the tail with much flesh was torn away as it struggled free.
Marion subdistrict leaders set pastoral placements after Indiana conference of Methodist Protestant Churches. Officials announce revisions from Marion to Logansport and Shelbyville, with several circuits supplied and board of missions noted.
Three men died and at least three were seriously injured in a head-on collision between Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 13 and a freight train near Waring Kansas. The engineers Harold Young and brakemen Charles Patton and Carol Kline perished. Dozens of cars derailed, a relief train was sent from Hoisington to the scene, and officials planned an inquiry into the crash.
The freighter William A. McKenney of the Mystic line rode at anchor off Balboa after a fierce storm Aug 8 9 washed fourteen crew overboard. Six men remained at sea and two later died in hospitals as the ship suffered extensive damage while a second ship the American Star faced the same gale. Captain Rose led the rescue and port entry.
Positively identified, the burned body of Adeline Zaccard was removed to Chicago for burial after being found by a road near Crown Point. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zaccard, identified the victim, who was the sweetheart of Angelo Francisco, believed killed for knowing too much about a $12,000 bank robbery in McHenry TL.
Miss R Van Name, private secretary to Capt Alfred Lowenstein, returns to New York aboard the Franconia, jobless after the financier’s death in the English Channel. She refuses to comment on reports of suicide or possible poisoning by a banker he had ruined.
Aug 21 reports the largest audience yet for Governor Alfred Smith as Democratic presidential nominee. About 100 000 in Albany expected to listen in person, with 100 radio stations broadcasting the acceptance address. The program will last about ninety minutes and surpass the Hoover broadcast from Palo Alto.
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