Porto Rico seen through Indianapolis woman's eyes
Miss Julia E Collins, back in Indianapolis, recalls Porto Rico as a land of tomorrow. She visits friends in Indianapolis and Brazil, Ind., then plans to teach Spanish in Petersburg, Va. She notes Porto Ricans seek Governor election rights and statehood, praises schooling, mentions Latin culture, and highlights sugar and tobacco industries.
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Porto Rico
Julia E. Collins
Indianapolis
Collins
Georgia
Grace Alexander
Pennsylvania St
Leona Basset
Ravenswood
Brazil
Ind
Petersburg
Uncle Sam
la Profesora Americana
White House Spokesman Speaks on Port Rico and Policy
A TIMEWORN account describes the White House spokesman’s role in shaping coverage. It notes the sugar crop practice, the scent of boiling sugar in Central factories, and a Porto Rico state feeling as a US state. Also reports a road closure on State Rd. 1 near Edinburg due to construction.
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Porto Rico
United States
Franklin
Edinburg
State Highway Commission
Myers to speak at Bible Investigation Club meeting
Walter Myers, a Democratic mayoral candidate, will address a Bible Investigation Club gathering on Wednesday night at the YMCA on the topic Christ, the Business Man.
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Nce
Christ
Bible Investigation Club
Judge Hahn urges disqualification of paid alienists on trial
LOS ANGELES Aug 24 Judge Edwin F Hahn endorses disqualifying biased alienists hired by parties to testify on sanity. He recalls overseeing the Thomas Young murder trial under new California law choosing two independent experts. He argues paid testimony undermines justice, harms jury confidence, and clutters records with vague technicalities.
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Edwin F. Hahn
Tos Anre
Dreaiene
Thomas Young
Young
Rae
Los Angeles
California
Son Ill Slayer of Lad Freed
Evansville Indiana August 24 Mrs Ruby McIntosh 30 charged with murder of Devanas Taylor 16 was released on bond to tend her dying son Donald who has typhoid fever She said she fired to protect him from older boys Police note she is the first person charged with first degree murder to be freed on bond
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Evansville
Ind
Ruby MclIntosh
Devanas Taylor
Donald
Taylor
McIntosh
Stack Slayers Die
Cairo August 24 United Press reports the assassination of Sirdar Lee Stack, governor-general of Sudan, concluded with seven executions. Abdul Hamed Enayat confessed to killing thirty five Britons as he hanged, while another said the act was for God and innocence remains uncertain.
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United Press
Cairo
Egypt
Sirdar Lee Stack
Sudan
Abdul Hamed Enayat
Perfection Truss Advances Focus on Comfort and Fit
H E Zimmer, truss fitter and maker of elastic stockings and abdominal supports, explains that improving garments comes from wearer input. The firm aims for comfort as a priority, naming a model Perfection for ongoing small-point improvements. New white stainless leather covering reduces staining, while a full line of elastic stockings and abdominal supports remains available.
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H. E. Zimmer
Europe
Zimmer
Delegates Are Photo Buyers at Conventions
Holland Studio in Indianapolis specializes in convention panorama portraits and home portraits. For seventeen years the studio has served events with rapid turnaround, offering high quality images that capture the presence and memory of delegates.
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Holland Studio
Kresge Blde
Indianapolis
Gregg and Son Clean Clothes Theory Nets Expansion
Gregg and Son Inc promote a theory that clean fabrics last longer, using a special naptha cleaning process called Greggorizing developed with a Mellon Institute chemist. Their Indiana plant is largest in the region with top equipment, including a min rug cleaning machine capable of handling a 45 by 60 foot rug. They note summer cleaning extends fabric life and offer rug care services while families are away, returning them ready for winter.
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Gregg and Son, Inc
Charles F. Gregg
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Mundatechnical Society of America
Gregg
Indiana
Middle West
Greggs
Saving for Christmas Funds In Cautious Business Practice
A brisk note urges prudent savers to assemble capital for Christmas early. It notes many have built funds over months, and as vacations end, they resume steady saving. The piece mentions English trains to fashionable resorts showcasing fashion on board, with models parading along train aisles.
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London
Army chemical test hurts 16 at Camp Grant show
A Camp Grant demonstration of chemical warfare injures sixteen spectators as a crowd surges into the line of fire. Officers advanced with smoke grenades, unknown to the crowd’s position amid heavy smoke, causing burning chemicals to douse occupants of nearby cars. Manball is the national game in Cuba.
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United Press
Cuba
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Mrs. McIntosh
Stack Slayers
Ummer
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Foster and
Messick
Fletcher Trust
Pioneer Distributing Co
Continental Bank
Burt
Ostermeyer Paper Co
Bert
Gadd
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E.M. Ryan
D.C
M.C. Bod
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Fountain Square
Virginia Ave
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Main
Lemcke Bldg
J. Clifford Keely
Capitol Auto Parts and Tire Reco
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Bogue Institute For Starometers
Kentucky
Joseph Gardner
Frenchilick Springs
Pluto Water
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Roscoe Conkle
Belmont
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Jessup & Antrim Ice Cream CO
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Walter T. Blasengym
Bhelby
Drexell
Indiana Ave
Circle
Holland
Chas. E. Stevenson
Sheet Metal Specialists
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Richard A. Kurtz
the Union Trust ‘Co
East Market St
Cohn & Son
Vermont St. Main
H.a.shane
City Trust
K.resge
Holland Photo Studio
Mack
Murat Tire and Rubber CO
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Waser Machine Company Printing and Binding
Army Chemical
R.w.durham CO
Riley
Alabama St. MA
Globe Stores
W. Washington
the House of Bargains
W. R. Beard & Co. Furniture
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Ee Savings
Pennsylvania Street
Reina Trust & Savings
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Yellow Messenger Service
American Paper Stock Company
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