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Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1928

Page

4

Stock Market Rebounds Led by Steel and Automakers

The market resumed an advance as General Motors United States Steel Woolworth and Radio led gains while rails stayed quiet. Strong steel and copper issues driven by higher yields and dividend news supported broad optimism in early trading.

United Press NEW York Earling General Motors United States Steel Woolworth Radio Park & Tilford Loft Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Central Alley International Telephone and Telegraph Wall Street Journal Financial Review Today Smith

Bank and exchange statements across major cities

Indianapolis reports clearings of 3 144 000 and debits of 6 167 000. New York Aug 23 shows clearings at 957 000 000 with balances 90 000 000 and Federal Reserve balance 69 000 000. Chicago Aug 23 earnings total 97 300 000 with balance 5 700 000. Foreign exchange panel in New York steady with sterling at 4 8413 16, francs 3 903cc, lira 5 23 4c, belga 13 40c, marks 23 81c.

Indianapolis New York United Press York Clearing House Federal Reserve Bank Chicago United Press Belga

Stock Market Sees Continued High Money Yet Advances Persist

In New York on August 23 the Stock Market column notes ongoing high money and advancing stocks. Despite differing opinions on justification, the piece reports daily new highs and no signs of a near change in the upward trend.

Thomson & McKinnon New York

Weevil damage looms in cotton market report

In New York on August 23 the cotton market opened steady with futures up across the board. October at 19.01, December 18.88, January 18.83, March 18.85, May 18.86, and July 18.63, as traders weigh pest reports against favorable belt conditions.

Thomson McKinnon New York United Press York

First Girl Born in 300 Years for Merritts of Toledo

Norma Jean Merritt, first girl in the Merritt line for 300 years, born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Merritt of Toledo. The family’s farm near Paris has not seen a female heir in generations, marking a rare birth in the lineage. Separate item notes guards protecting valuable dogs on Long Island after seven dogs vanished in a week.

United Press Toledo Ohio Norma Jean Merritt Ernest C. Merritt Merritt Glen Cove L. I Long Island

Formula for married bliss shocks Jersey City judge

Judge Thomas Meaney declares the real formula for a pleasant married life is to have the in laws out. He cautions that salary checks and ambitious lovers who overemphasize earnings during courtship hinder marital happiness.

United Press Jersey City N. J Thomas Meaney

Hog and cattle prices rise at local stockyards

Hogs gained 15 to 25 cents with 140 to 280 pound stock selling around 12.65 to 13.00. top hog at 13. Cattle opened steady for steers, yearlings at 15.50 to 16. cows dull to 25 cents lower. Weaners up 50 cents. calves to 18. Sheep and lambs near steady, top lambs 13.50. Chicago hogs slow. some loads 12.75 to 12.85. Overall receipts about 5,500 locally and 17,000 citywide with 1,000 directs.

Chicago United Press

Chicago and Midwest Hogs and Cattle Market Summary

Hogs receipts 17,000 with prices up to 13. top. cattle 9,000 receipts. calves 2,500. Steers and heifers mixed changes across regions including Cincinnati Louisville and Cleveland markets. fat lambs and sheep also noted with varying values.

Livestock Receipts and Prices From Pittsburgh Toledo Markets

Market reports show hogs and cattle receipts with mixed bids. In Pittsburgh on August 23 hogs steady to up 10c with various weight ranges priced from about 11.50 to 13.50. cattle receipts under 1000 remain uneven with steer and heifer values around 10.50 to 15.25 and beef cows down to 5.47. In Toledo on August 23 hogs steady to up 10c with heavies near 12.50 and sows around 12.75. cattle receipts light with feeders and vealers noted and sheep and lambs showing lighter demand and value around 14.75 for fat lambs and 5 for fat ewes.

United Press Buffalo Cincinnati Ane United Preas Toledo Rory Eteemenat

End of Golda Grays Romance Leads to Annulment Suit

Milton M. Golden Los Angeles attorney says a cable from Gil Boag in Berlin orders him to sue for annulment of his marriage with Gilda on grounds of pre-nuptial fraud. Gilda a former Milwaukee shimmy dancer is pictured in two poses.

Golda Gray Gil Boag Broadway Milton M. Golden Los Angeles Golden Boag Berlin Gilda Milwaukee

Fruit and vegetable prices from home market listing

A dense catalog of produce prices lists fruits and vegetables with regions and unit costs. California Malagas at $2 per crate, oranges Valencia at $9.25 per crate, lemons California priced high, and melons Honeydew from California. Vegetables include home grown beans at 2.50 per bushel, cabbage at $1.23 per barrel, carrots 35 cents per dozen, okra Tennessee 75 cents per basket, and tomatoes Southern Indiana at 75 cents per pound. Also notes miscellaneous items like cider $4.50 for a six gallon case.

California Virginia Jamaica Florida Kentucky Indiana Tennessee New York Utton Psi

Frost Report Boosts Wheat and Grains Rise

Wheat opened 44 to 1 1 2 cents higher on the Board of Trade with strength aided by frost reports in Canada and supportive activity in Liverpool. Corn and oats gained in sympathy while oats held steady. provisions were slightly higher. Reports of light old corn receipts and beneficial rains in Iowa and Dakota supported optimism across the grain market.

United P Chicago Liverpool Canada Board of Trade Iowa Dakota

19 Teams Enter Skate Marathon at Ripple Park

Nineteen entries received for a roller skate marathon at Broad Ripple park rink starting Friday at 9. Only fifteen couples will start after exam by Dr. L. B. Hart. Cash prizes totaling 250 dollars go to finishers. Eight late entries listed as pairs.

Broad Ripple Park Dr. L. B. Hart Lawrence Underwood Nellie Rigo Wayne Hinshaw Dorothy Richards Glenn Powell Mildred Greene Aubrey Johnson Margaret Smith Earl Decker Edna Sherer Edward Shaffner Margaret Mais Charles Trusty Ruth Walters Howard Dillinger Babe Holland

Widening plan for Sixteenth Street to be reconsidered Friday

Oren S Hack president says works board will rescind action on the Sixteenth St widening assessment roll and adopt a new plan funded from the city thoroughfare fund. City plan commission recommends the board proceed with a plan costing about 350000 dollars with the city sharing costs. Property owners need not attend the meeting.

Oren S. Hack Works Board

Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples

Nicholas Bailey 29 of 559 Moreland Age machinist and Edna E Dearing 28 of 3321 E New York St. James M Keenan 25 of 1532 Pleasant St painter and Mabel Arylene Darnell 24 of 6504 Bellefontaine St Kinder Harry E Denham 26 of 1549 Pleasant Run Blvd glass worker and Laura P Brier 18 of same address James Lee Davis 21 310 W Nine teenth St truck driver and Lillian Marie Hamilton 18 2842 Hichland Pl John Falls 31 812 W Tenth St laborer and Mae Burgess 37 1101 N Senate Ave John Davisson 23 317 N Adams Bt Knightstown tool grinder and Ruth Smith 20 1014 N Alabama St

Nicholas Bailey Moreland Age Edna E. Dearing New York James M. Keenan Pleasant St Mabel Arylene Darnell Bellefontaine St Harry E. Denham Pleasant Run Blvd Laura P. Brier James Lee Davis

Neighborhood Couples and Addresses Listed in Notice

The excerpt lists pairs of men and women with associated home addresses including William Torrence 821 Sum nv Arthur Lubell Coleman Hos ered Lucile Stefke Coleman Hos Henry Fox 3827 Ralston Viola Ars 2709 Paris Leonard Sylvester 1215 E Oh Charles Easmann 383 Prospect and others. It also mentions Freeman Bennett Coleman Hospital and couples Freeman Ovilla Bennett Myrtle Hope 1825 N Delaware, Robert Rice 2519 Parker, Perenne Elmore 2144 N Thomas Lucille Bell 341 N Gladstone, William Douglass 2312 Indianapolis.

Arthur Sue Lubell Coleman Hosered Lucile Stefke Coleman Hos- Henry Leota Fox Ralston Finch Viola Ars Paris Leonard Cecelia Sylvester E. Oh Charles Ethyl Easmann Freeman and Ovilla Bennett Coleman Hospital Kenneth and Myrtle Hope Delaware Robert and Vitalis Rice Parker Za Perenne Gladys Elmore N. Thomas Lucille Bell Gladstone William and Mary Douglass Indianapolis

Thief Steals Dress Materials From Street Car

Miss Ann Emrich of the Dolly Madison Apartments reports a theft aboard a street car near Walnut and Alabama. A suit box containing dress material and lace valued at $200 was taken by a man who exited the car with the box under his arm. The thief vanished before pursuit.

Ann Emrich Kresge Dolly Madison Apt Walnut Alabama Sts

Deaths Listed From Local Hospitals and Homes

A list of recent deaths includes Tremont Finch 72 at Christian Hospital with uieningitis, Benjamin Miller 69 of 1315 Pleasant with arteriosclerosis, Josephine Church 73 at city hospital with chronic sareS, Christian A. 1543 8 New Jersey with acute ilantation of heart, Christina Greenman 73 of 47 Parkview with cardiovascular renal disease, Lena Kubner 68 of 635 N. Davidson with chronis myocarditis, Charles Roberts 41 of 609 Ogden with apoplexy, Mackenone 58 of 855 W with acute nephritis, Henr Newton 54 at city hospital with aort, Robert E. Smith 1 of 331 NS. Alabama with acute ileocolitis, Johnston Hen Frank 62 at Methodist Hospital with myocarditis.

Tremont Finch Christian Hospital Benjamin Miller Pleasant Josephine Church City Hospital Christian A New Jersey Christina Greenman Parkview Lena Kubner N. Davidson Charles Roberts Ogden Mackenone Henr Newton Robert E. Smith Alabama Johnston Hen Frank Methodist Hospital

Corn Borer Found in Three Southwestern Indiana Counties

Frank N. Wallace state entomologist announced detection of corn borer in Van Buren Township Grant County Portage and Olive Townships St Joseph County and Wayne Township Huntington County. Conditions to be studied and infected areas may be placed under restriction if needed.

Indiana Frank N. Wallace van Buren Township Grant County Portage and Olive Townships St. Joseph County Wayne Township Huntington County Wallace

Building Permits Filed for Homes and Garages Citywide

A list of building permits includes remodels by W. O. Thiele at 3352 Buckle for 31500 dollars and A. C. Bowman at 513 Indiana for 700 dollars. Other permit entries cover garages and dwellings at addresses across the city such as 515 N. Hamilton 4258, 805 N. Hamilton, 3023 N. Illinois, and 1705 S. East with amounts ranging from 200 to 3500 dollars, plus excavations and additions.

W. O. Thiele Buckle M. M. Mason C. Shade N. Hamilton Prange A. B. Willingham Illinois S. East Ballweg Capitol A. C. Bowman Indiana H. Yeager Exeter A. Billington E. Minnesota Skelton S. Lee M. Booke Adams H. E. Runyan N. Arsenal A. Yucknot Ashland

City in Brief highlights and upcoming local events

Indianapolis Military Band performs at University Square at 7 30 tonight under park board sponsorship. Dr Edwin W Dunlavy discusses Lord Tennyson next Wednesday at the Y M C A Bible Investigation Club. Various missing persons and police inquiries noted plus a Rainbow Division Veterans meeting and Rainbow Chicken Dinner plans. Kroger Grocery burglary nets 90 dollars.

Indianapolis University Square The Park Board Marion County Rainbow Division Veterans Association Armory Horseshoe Lodge Noblesville Ind

Hindu Appeals to High Court for Citizenship

Aryan Hindu of high caste L Gokhale, a Bombay native living in Schenectady New York, appeals to the U S Supreme Court after a 1924 revocation of his 1920 naturalization. The case arose from legal doubts about Hindu eligibility, despite his exemplary conduct.

Timea Washington United State L. Gokhale Schenectady N. Y United States Supreme Court Supreme Court Gokhale Bombay India New York Court of Appeals United States New York

Clew Found Toward Dole Air Race Plane Mystery

A note in a corked perfume bottle near Aberdeen Washington hints at the Dole air race disaster. The message mentions gas gone water low and floating on wings with a date October 2 1927 and Miss Moran.

United Press Aberdeen Wash Miss Doran Mildred Doran Michigan Moran

Chicagoans to Speak at Indianapolis Chamber Forum

Speakers at the open forum lunch will be Sam Guard editor of the Breeders' Gazette and Dan V. Goodman formerly of Indianapolis. The topic is The Greatest of Indiana State Fairs. Chamber members can buy 50 cent tickets to the fair for 40 cents at the chamber cigar counter.

Indianapolis

Local wagon wheat prices posted at three elevators

Wheat bids show No 1 Northern grade at 1.23 per bushel and No 2 red at 0.98 for heating use. Other grades are bought as well by the three elevators.

Markets report notes varied dairy prices and regional listings

The document lists buying prices for butterfat at 47 per unit and wholesale cheese prices including American loaf 35c and pimento loaf 31c, with regional quotes for Wisconsin flat 29c and prime cream 32c. It mentions deliveries to Indianapolis and references other dairy products and regional market terms in scattered figures.

Wisconsin New York Ianapoli Indianapolis Guineas Young

Remembering a Co-Ed Becomes Groom in 1880s Union

Luther L. Cassidy age 73 of Des Moines recently traveled to Sioux City to wed Jessie F. Griffith 71, recalling the pretty co-ed who sat beside him a half century ago at the University of Iowa.

United Press Sioux City University of Iowa Luther L. Cassidy Des Moines Jessie F. Griffith

Arnold Kent Lands Heavy Role in Bebe Daniels Picture

Arnold Kent, known for villainous parts in recent films, is signed for the heavy role in the next starring project starring Bebe Daniels.

Arnold Kent Villian Bebe Daniels

Democrats Cheer At Radio Party Here

Gov Alfred E Smith faced hearty applause from a Democrat crowd at a statewide radio party sponsored by the State committee at the Clay pool. Hosts R Earl Peters and Marshall Williams welcomed attendees including Frank C Dailey and Mrs A P Flynn among state and county candidates. Smith declared he would not interfere with Mexico and would live up to the Constitution and enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, with his stance on modification drawing general favor.

Alfred E. Smith State Committee Claypool R. Earl Peters Marshall Williams Frank C. Dailey A. P. Flynn Logansport Gertrude F. McHugh Smith Mexico

Thieves Raid Grocery Take Truck Load

Blood marks on store floor and broken window found after a burglar broke into S. W. Holt’s general store at 1239 Kentucky Ave. Holt reports entry via a broken window and is unsure if any items were stolen. Earlier thieves entered Roy Taylor’s grocery at Dearborn and Twenty Fifth Streets and stole a truckload of merchandise.

S. W. Holt Kentucky Ave Holt Roy Taylor Dearborn Twenty-Fifth Sts

Police stop orator Krause after fifth arrest in a week

Police with Chief Claude M. Worley took 72 year old Charles Krause from Market and Illinois Streets to his home at 670 Middle Dr Woodruff Place rather than jail. Officers say Krause advocates the single tax and condemns churches during repeated speech making.

Claude M. Worley Charles Krause Middle Dr Woodruff Place Market Illinois Sts Krause

Artist and sculptor Leon Horowitz released on vagrancy charge

Leon Horowitz, who said he was an artist and sculptor and wore long hair to prove it, was freed by Judge Robert E. Mattingly in police court on the condition that he get a haircut.

United Press Washington Leon Horowitz Robert E. Mattingly

Curtis Flays Democrats On Tariff Policy

Senator Curtis of Kansas opened the Hoover Curtis campaign in New England charging Democrats fool the American people on tariffs. He argued farmers demand protection for farm products and contrasted Democratic tariff acts with Republican measures that protected farm goods. He praised Republican tariff revisions and noted a $7,000,000 1921 debt cut and four tax reductions while claiming farm loan bonds were bought to meet farmer demand.

United Press Rocky Point R. I Curtis Kansas New England

Prison Walls Bare Thoughts of Hoboes

Denver jail walls are covered with inscriptions scratched by inmates as a running record of thoughts. The writeups range from tragic to humorous, with even dates like 5-6-27 visible, while larger criminals reportedly have other concerns than engraving art on the stones.

Denver Colo Bablonians Ike Denver City O. Henry Clair

Women urged to press Briand on wartime treaty at Paris hearing

The National Woman's Party petitions Aristide Briand to make the world diplomats listening to women’s plea for rights as Briand promises French cabinet will consider the request at its afternoon meeting.

United Press Paris International Advisory Council National Woman's Party Aristide Briand Briand

Prohibition Seen Beneficial In U S Says Dow

James Dow, United States prohibition commissioner, told the International Congress Against Alcoholism at Antwerp that the U S day law has been wholesome. He said it is too soon to survey all effects of the nationwide policy but so far prohibitions have been successful.

United Press Antwerp James Dowran United States Prohibition Comemissioner Internatioal Congress United States Doran

Motor Cop O'Brien Injured In Motorcycle Crash

Patrolman John T. O'Brien is in city hospital after a motorcycle crash with a car driven by Charles W. Adams at Delaware Street. Lieutenant Ed Helm said the accident was unavoidable. O'Brien has a deep cut above the right eye and facial cuts and bruises. An advertised barter trade offers an electric radio for a truck.

John T. O’brien City Hospital Charles W. Adams Delaware St Ed Helm O'Brien

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