Indiana State Fair to Open September 7 With Record Entries
The Indiana State Fair is shaping up to be the largest in state history with Sept. 7 opening. Club day on Friday aims to draw many Indianapolis residents and features include Grand Circuit racing, livestock exhibitions, a nightly horse show, and Cleopatra with 500 cast members. Harry Snodgrass, the king of the ivories, performs one night. Security for cash receipts will involve armored transport and guards. Officials anticipate attendance surpassing the 150,000 visitor estimate.
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James J. Davis
Lin Wilson
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Indianapolis
Indiana
Board of Agriculture
Harry M. Snodgrass
Wilson
Barker
Cheesecloth Garb Makes a Spirit of Woman Medium
NEA Service writer Virginia Swain recounts a Chesterfield Indiana séance where a male spirit was produced through a black robe and cheesecloth ectoplasm. The article highlights stage tricks, wardrobe changes, and child guides amid a crowd of believers.
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Virginia Swain
NEA Service
Camp Chesterfield
Ind
NEA
Coq Hestereteld
Two Men Murdered on Southwest Side Near Ashburn Field
Bodies of two unidentified men with bullet holes in their heads were found on a lonely road near Ashburn Flying Field. A suitcase with an aviator’s uniform was found. locals say they were not aviators. Police link the double murder to a rum-running war.
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United Press
Chicago
Ashburn Flying Field
Deputy Shoots Man at Tippe Canoe County Fair
Lafayette report says Arthur Lawson, 38, of Winthrop was shot by Deputy Sheriff Herbert S. McClure after Lawson allegedly knocked the deputy down when ordered from the Tippe County Fair grounds. Lawson remained hospitalized with limited prospects for recovery.
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Times Special Lafayette
Ind
Arthur Lawson
Winthrop
Herbert S. McClure
Tippecanoe
Lawson
McClure
Fair Ground
Melure
Widow Asks New Trial in Son Poisoning Case
Gary Indiana authorities report no immediate action expected on a motion for a new trial filed by attorneys for Mrs Anna Cunningham the poison widow sentenced to life imprisonment for poisoning her son Walter.
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Times
Gary
Ind
New Trail
Anna Cunningham
Walter
Police arrest driver after city accident
H. T. Loughery, 54, of 668 N Capitol Ave, jailed on assault and battery and failure to stop after an accident charges. He is accused of striking a parked car at New York and Manlove Streets. two women were slightly injured.
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H. T. Loughery
N. Capitol Ave
Loughery
New York and Manlove Sts
Hoosiers Seek Share of Dead Letter Money
Postmaster general announces a small fortune is found annually in dead letter mail. Hoosiers flood letters from Indiana asking for a slice of the money. A Muncie girl of 14 and a Kokomo woman seeking funds illustrate the requests.
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Bu Ua
Ashington
New
Willard Park Boys and Girls Win City Kitten Ball Titles
Willard Park squads swept the season in recreation athletics and captured city kitten ball championships. The boys defeated Military 16 to 8 in the final at Willard Park as medals were awarded to captains Eva Sawyer and Raymond Miller and to twenty four players from both teams by Indianapolis Times official J. P. McNamara.
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Recreation Department
Military
Bernard Marley
Howard Bradbury
Raymond Miller
Paul Healy
Ralph Neel
William Blake
Floyd Powell
William
J. P. McNamara
Eva Sawyer
New York St Battle Opens Over Widening Plan
Property owners on E. New York Street petition Mayor Shank and city officials to limit widening to forty feet rather than the fifty four feet recommended by the city plan commission. They argue jog elimination and building lines will provide ample traffic capacity. Plan commission members insist widening to fifty four feet is needed to create a main eastern highway.
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E. New York St
City Plan Commission
Shank
Council and Plan Commission
Kum-Join-Us Class Plans Lawn Fete at Roberts Park Church
Members of the Kum-Join-Us class at Roberts Park M E Church plan a lawn fete this evening with church orchestra providing music. Mrs L E York will read and R L Ball will sing several solos.
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M. E
L. E. York
R. L. Ball
No Child Found in Covered Basket
Mrs. E. C. Werrick reported a basket covered with a blanket on her doorstep may have hid an abandoned baby. Police found only an old flour sack with rags in the basket, no child located.
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E. C. Werrick
E. Morris St
General Andrews lashes bootleggers and urges education to curb liquor trade
General Lincoln C. Andrews condemns bootleggers and urges public education through churches, YMCA and Rotary to curb illicit alcohol. He proposes Treasury bulletins showing poison levels in counterfeit spirits and stresses community action to stigmatize drinkers who patronize bootleggers.
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Inashington
Lincoln C. Andrews
Andrews
Treasury
Rotary Clubs
End of Saturday Half Holidays Readied in Indy Retail
A bulletin from the Indianapolis Retail Merchants Association says Saturday half holidays will end after this month. Weekday closing at 5 PM will continue through September 4.
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Indianapolis Retail Merchants’ Association
Voters urged to take interest in politics by mayoral candidate
Walter Myers Democratic mayoralty candidate urged voters to register study the tickets and vote sensibly in four speeches at B. L. Mathers home 2439 Park Ave. He warned that post election grumbling cannot repair damage from a poor election.
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Walter Myers
B. L. Mather
Park Ave
Myerst
First Black Man Hanged Under Kentucky Capital Punishment Law
Lexington Kentucky August 28 Ray Ross 22 a Black man was hanged here for an assault on a 9 year old girl. He had won two stays of execution under the state law inaugurating capital punishment.
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United Press
Lexington
Ray Ross
Kentucky
Ross
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