Ft Wayne Plans $3 Million Modern Business Building
The Indiana weekly survey notes Chain Store Co Schulte United plans a $3,000,000 modern business building in Ft Wayne. Other Indiana cities show gains in July 1928 building activity, with Case Electric Corp buying Marion Electric Co and Rockport Sanitary Pottery reopening in receivership.
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Charles C. Stone
the Times
Indiana
Indianapolis
Anderson
East Chicago
Ft. Wayne
Huntington
Kokomo
Michigan City
Mishawaka
Muncie
Shelbyville
Bank of America National Association
New York
Marion
Case Electric Corporation
Marion Electric Company
Case Corporation
Rockport
Richard J. D'Eath
Ann Arbor
Mich
George S. Barhentine
Zanesville
Ohio
Newcastle
Galesburg- Coulter Disc Company
Galesburg, Ill
Packard Motor Company
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
Hoover Ally Named U S Secretary of Commerce
Hale, age 64, William F. Whiting, Holyoke native and Amherst alumnus, is chosen to succeed Herbert Hoover as United States Secretary of Commerce. A longtime Republican, Whiting helped shape party plans while avoiding public office, and now manages a Holyoke farm and a family business with sons William, Edward, and Fairfield.
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William F. Whiting
Herbert Hoover
Cal
Ucomage
Ana Wng Vuul Ae
Amherst College
Amherst
Coolidge
Bill” Whitting
Whiting
Holyoke
William Whiting
McKinley
William Jardine
William
Edward
Fairfield Whiting
New England
Congregational Church
Clear Lake Weekend Trip Proposed by Hoosier Motor Club
The Hoosier Motor Club suggests a week end trip to Clear Lake with routing from this city via State route 67 through Lawrence and Fortville to Anderson then north on Route 9 through Alexandria and Marion to Huntington. From Huntington US 24 to Ft Wayne then US 27 to Garrett Auburn Waterloo Pleasant Lake and Angola then a county road to Fremont. The 183 mile trip largely paved with minor gravel gaps and some construction between Marion and Huntington.
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Hoosier Motor Club
Clear Lake
Lawrence
Oaklandon
Fortville
Ingalls
Anderson
Alexandria
Marion
Huntington
Ft. Wayne
United States 27
Garrett
Auburn
Waterloo
Pleasant Lake
Angola
Fremont
Indianapolis
Jewish Camp Ends Sunday
Indianapolis citizens are invited to Laurel stock farms for a Sunday field day closing eight weeks of camp life for ninety five underprivileged Jewish children. The camp, directed by Miss Helen Orkin, has been a health resort helping undernourished children gain weight. Camp committee members include Dr. H. A. Jacobs Julius Falender Louis Wolf Jacob Wolf and Dr. R. A. Soloman.
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Indianapolis
Stoughton Fletcher
Laurel Stock Farms
Indianapolis Jewish Federation
Helen Orkin
H. A. Jacobs
Julius Falender
Louis Wolf
Jacob Wolf
R. A. Soloman
Backless Bathing Suits Stir French Resort Fashion
Deauville observers see a new fashion twist as backless bathing suits arrive. The outfits retain shoulder straps and a bib but are cut dramatically lower at the back, prompting headlines as practical bathers embrace the sun exposure and the season’s bold style shift.
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United Priss Deauville
DeauviLle
125 Cases to U S Jury in Fall Term
Albert Ward district attorney prepares for a fall Federal grand jury session starting Sept 11 with about 125 cases involving 150 to 175 individuals. Most are liquor law violations along with narcotics counterfeiting and banking cases.
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Albert Ward
United States
Steinbrenner Rubber Company
Remus-Squibb
Byrd Antarctic Crew Billowed With Rich Ocean Tales
The Byrd Antarctic expedition lists Charles J McGuinnis as first mate and diver aboard the City of New York, a 10 800 mile voyage toward the Bay of Whales. Sailmaker John Jacobsen aged around 60 brings North Sea sailing experience, while Bjornestad Bendeck Johansen serves as ice pilot with 37 Arctic crossings. Dick Konter, a Navy veteran and former North Pole participant, leads a jazz infused crew. Bob Rogers joins as dog master after courting Byrd with mushing expertise. Sverre Strom, a Norwegian with a decade of Arctic navigation, is second mate along with Jacobsen on the ship’s crew.
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NEA
York
South Pole
Mister McGuinnis
McGuinnis
Charles J
City of New York
Byrd
New York
Ohn Jacobsen
Byrd Party
Jacobsen
Ziegie
North Pole
Franz Joseph Land
Dick Konter
Konter
Hen Byrd
City of
Bay of Whales
Bendeck Johansen
Arctic Circle
Johansen
Arctic
North Country
Antarctic
Bob Rogers
Rogers
Wilkins
Buenos Aires
Econd
Sverre Strom
John Jacobsen
Strom
Norway
Byrd Expedition
America
John Jacobson
Charles J. McGuinnis
One Control for Traffic Is Proposed
Police Chief Claude M Worley backs a central control electric traffic signal system for downtown intersections. An estimate puts total cost under 5000 for eleven main corners with a three period overhead signal and pedestrian bell. Plans aim to keep traffic moving with alternating signals similar to Chicago and Dayton in use elsewhere.
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Claude M. Worley
Worley
Washington and
Meridian Sts
Washington
Senat Ave
Alabama St
Delaware St
Illinois
Meridian
Maryland
Pensylvania St
Ohio St
Washington St
Chicago
Dayton
William B. Griffis
City Electrician
Griffis
Smith plans low profile campaign tour to conserve health
Governor Alfred E. Smith tightens his schedule to stay fit for a grueling November push. He closes Albany desk duties, travels to Spring Lake New Jersey for a fundraiser, then reviews the New Jersey National Guard at Sea Girt. A large rally by Mayor Frank Hague is planned but Smith will not speak outside indoors settings.
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McGuinnis
Conrad
Mac
Ireland
Thomas L. Stokes
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Albany
Spring Lake
N. J
New Jersey National Guard
Seagirt
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Smith
Indiana wheat crop at one fifth normal in shift to hard wheat
Indiana's soft wheat acreage fell as the crop yields about 6 to 7 million bushels, roughly one fifth of normal. Prices dropped to 90 cents per bushel from 1 25, while production losses and moisture issues hit farmers and may push soft wheat mills toward closure.
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Indiana
B. B. Benner
Central States
Soft Wheat
Benner
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Ohio
Arrest Purchasers Urged to Enforce Prohibition Rules
Assistant U S attorney Alexander G Cavins urges targeting liquor purchasers to curb bootlegging. He argues public ridicule and prosecutions of buyers would reduce demand, while noting Wright and Volstead laws cover purchase as well as manufacture and sale. He cites evidence limitations and enforcement challenges.
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Alexander G. Cavins
United States District Attorney
Cavins
Indiana
Milwaukee Professor Honored by De Paul and to Lecture at Hunter
Professor James M. O Gorman of Milwaukee has received an honorary doctor of science degree from De Paul University in Chicago. He will become the lecturing professor at Hunter College for Women in New York after formerly directing Marquette University's education department.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Wis
James M. O'Gorman
de Paul University
Chicago
Hunter Colege For Women
New York
Marquette University
Berea College Offers Education Via Campus Labor Plan
In Berea Kentucky the college charges around 17 dollars yearly as students work on campus to fund their education. The campus labor system reduces the need for paid staff by using student workers to support operations and cover costs.
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Kentucky
Berea
Berea College
Nerve! Chicago man seeks funds to return home from East St. Louis
Ernest Bogue, an East St. Louis and Elwood arrestee, wired Elwood police chief Parson asking for $15 to cover his fare home. Police in East St. Louis telegrammed Parson that Bogue asked for money and Parson says he would not worry if Bogue never returns.
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Times
Elwood
Ind
Ernest Bogue
Parson
East St. Louis
Ill
James Leasy
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