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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1930
Page
17
Report notes women withstand low temperatures more effectively than men even when outfits are sparsely layered. Observers cite physiology and behavior as factors, with women depicted as more resilient in the chilly conditions.
Fox movietone version of Cleve Kinkead's Harvard prize play Ommon Clay starring Constance Bennett Lew Ayres continues at the Apollo until next Thursday. Bennett Ayres Mercer Marshall Hamilton and McNaughton headline a strong supporting lineup amid favorable local theater buzz. Other theaters today feature Joe E Brown Indiana public safety Circle Dawn Patrol Ohio Palace Lyric Colonial.
Roseley May, 20, of Phil Campbell Alabama, traveled to Chicago to wed but refused the proposal after telling police she had lost faith in man and in the institution of marriage. The report notes she confronted the suitor in Chicago on August 22.
Volsteadland becomes testing ground for nation’s dry laws as Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa and Nebraska form the model enforcement district. M L Harney says strict enforcement will begin, with local officers praised for high cooperation in the proposed regime.
Paris report from the Pasteur Institute says goldfish can get seasick. Ordinary waves don’t affect them, but artificial rough waves in the laboratory overturned and rocked the fish causing them to roll over and show seasickness symptoms.
A dynamite explosion 650 feet underground in the South Brooklyn water tunnel killed three workers and injured eleven. The blast occurred when drillers struck an unexploded stick in Shaft 5 of the 43 million dollar project.
Wives assist husbands in campaigns as speakers organizers and public advocates. Mrs Dwight Morrow entertains and energizes as ambassador's candidate for New Jersey senate. Mrs John Philip Hill runs campaign headquarters for her husband’s congressional bid. Mrs Peter Goelet Gerry addresses French Canadian voters in Rhode Island. Mrs Thomas Gore and Mrs Thomas Schall contribute despite their husbands’ blindness. Mrs Robert La Follette speaks and helps organize in her husband’s campaign.
Washington August 22 The Agriculture Department notes a downward trend in cotton prices for August and Carl Williams of the Farm Board urges growers to hold their crop. He says no farmer should sell now and criticizes creditors who push sales at current levels. He adds he would not sell and hopes bankers refrain from forcing sales.
Ella Hart Kalley once ran a home for the aged and a Delaware Street museum. Now at Marion county poor farm, a guardian seeks funds from museum sales to redeem the property from a county auction. A second auction is planned after a $434 bid from a $600 tax debt.
New York officials suspended the war on milk and food racketeers today as William B. Groat and assistants toured upstate milk centers to gather evidence for Monday hearings. They continued collecting data on egg and flour gouging.
Hanford MacNider former national commander of the American Legion now minister to Canada condemned efforts to abolish the country’s military forces during a speech dedicating the new Memorial bridge in Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
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