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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1930
Page
14
A well known psychologist urges parents to give children tough work to build character. He laments idleness in urban families and notes modern living leaves city youths with little responsibility. He argues civilization itself limits work opportunities and calls for practical help for parents.
Zeta Rho sorority hosted a social meeting and bridge party Thursday evening at the Cynthia Bell tearoom 1615 Central avenue. Miss Betty Vollmer chaired arrangements with orchid and yellow sorority colors. Attendess included Mrs Paul McDuff and many members with Miss Catherine Russell Martinsville as a special guest.
J Francis Bowen of Greenville North Carolina faced $4000 in penalties after firing at a neighbor over a late night radio concert. Judge Walter Smadl fined $2700 for assault with a deadly weapon and ordered Bowen to pay trial costs. Bowen also received a $250 concealed weapon fine. The radio owner was not struck.
L. B. Holleman state building and loan clerk resigned effective Sept. 15 to become president of the Federal Building and Loan Association of Gary. Governor Harry G. Leslie will be asked to name Jacob Hines, former Wayne county auditor, as building and loan examiner. Holleman has held the clerk position several times.
Mobaver Falls Pa August 30 Steve Repp 26 of Cleveland was held without bail charged with involuntary manslaughter and failure to stop after his car struck and killed 13 year old Kenneth Waxenfelter Thursday.
Capetown dispatch reports a new diamond discovery forty miles from Springbok in the Komaggas native reserve of Tamacualand. Large quantities of beautiful stones have surfaced on the illicit market, prompting government steps to establish controls and investigations.
Gasoline tax receipts hit a record in August totaling 1 866 390 58 dollars an increase of 13 481 76 from the prior high set in September 1929. Leland K Fishback gasoline tax collector reports the figures. Willis Fleck a 45 year old farmer near Montpelier Ind attempted suicide due to financial worries. His condition is listed as critical.
In a Paris 1930 column the writer recalls old fur hats and promotes turning relics into chic accessories like berets gloves and belts. She highlights washable white gowns and the cost efficiency of dyeing over cleaning, urging readers to request a leaflet by mailing a 2 cent stamp.
Miss Mary White of 539 East Fifty third street returns home after a three month trip through the British Isles and Germany.
At the Indiana state fair a booth run by Dr. Helen P. Langner measured parents with 33 questions to judge if they are good parents. Johnny and parents clash as the clinic notes no one is a perfect parent while questions cover punishments bedtime and teen curfews.
Chanel brings back a scarf style for evening gowns. The scarfs fasten at the shoulder and trail long, draping over the shoulders with a Grecian look, in satin or flat crepe rather than chiffon or lace, aligning with a softer line trend.
The article promotes serving cooling drinks on short notice during summer. It suggests keeping lemon syrup on hand to dress lemonade in distinctive ways and describes a simple base with a ball of ice cream roughly the size of a 5 cent cone as a component for a refreshing drink.
A luncheon menu lists ham and potato toast, lettuce salad, oatmeal drop cookies, sliced bananas, milk and tea. Dinner features lamb kidney chops with currant jelly sauce, wax beans, blueberry cobbler, browned potatoes, creamed milk and coffee.
A vintage recipe describes making coolers by combining crushed fruit with lemonades and ice cream. It details a mint syrup using mint leaves water sugar lemons oranges and raspberry juice, boiled and cooled then blended with fruit juice. The guide notes chilling and storing the syrup and diluting with ice water as needed.
Mickey Cochrane’s foul tip during a Cleveland Philadelphia game on June 11 caused $30,000 in damages. Mrs Laura Fraters of Cleveland and Mrs Esther L Wedding of Springfield Ohio filed suits against the Cleveland baseball club for injuries from the ball struck them.
Mrs. Albert F. Smith of Glenns Falls New York was guest of honor at a luncheon bridge party Thursday at the Marott hosted by Mrs. Arthur B. Whittemore. Rainbow color decor and appointments set a festive tone with a long list of guests including Mesdames C. E. Zinn Clifford Dunphy Tipton Ross Gilbert Lukens Anderson George Shank Thomas Strickman Harry Shaneberger W. J. E. Webber Dana Jones Herman Gaines Arthur Hadley Clyde Blackard Ralph Decker Frank Haney Dudley Gallahue Harold Wilks Walter Hubbard George Stewart Charles Pettinger John Gaines George Bordner Paul Loser and Miss Corinne Dyson.
Miss Mary McGovern of 242 North Arsenal Avenue will host a Gamma chapter gathering of the So-Fra Club at her residence on Tuesday night.
President Hoover will discuss the unfinished $568 million public building program with officials at his mountain camp to speed up projects and aid unemployment. He and Mrs. Hoover with their son Allan will depart for the camp, inviting friends including former Indiana Governor J. P. Goodrich.
Mrs Burmah Hurley announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Reba Hurley to Vaughn V King son of Mrs Kathryn King. The ceremony occurred June 14 at Greenfield with Rev Willis L Avery officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Alfred Read and Miss Evelyn Pinnick. The couple plan to reside at 2400 North Harding after Sept 15. The bride belongs to Alpha chapter Omega Phi Tau.
Sylvan lake in Rome City Indiana is proposed as a pleasant week end and Labor Day motor trip by the Hoosier Motor Club. The suggested route uses Pendleton pike and state roads through Anderson Huntington Fort Wayne Kendallville and Rome City a 157 mile drive with paved then gravel sections. R Earl Peters Democratic state chairman spoke at the Ninth district party meeting in Anderson with Amos Woods and Harry Matlock also on the program.
The International Travel Study Club opens its season with lectures by Mrs. Samuel R. Artman on nations under British rule across Africa South America and the jungles of Brazil. Chapters host meetings with officers and hostesses across Lebanon and local addresses, including Brittany and Egyptian chapters, with diverse topics and meal plans.
The fragment mentions someone aiming to own a business by continuing to save, but lacks identifiable names, dates, places, or organizations to form a full news item.
Indiana highway commission plans to advertise for contracts to build the Evansville Ohio river bridge if Kentucky releases its 2 million share. John J. Brown reports the state has funds appropriated for road and bridge construction for 1930 31 to pay Indiana’s share, with six contracts outlined.
St. Joseph Michigan Aug 30 The Rev J J Steffens pastor of St Matthews church Evanston Ill was released on $1000 bond after his car struck and severely injured 73 year old Mrs Anna Booth at Bridgman south of here He was arrested Thursday evening following the accident.
Army aviators rushed planes to the prairie fire near March Field California and opened throttles. The draft from the propellers beat back the flames allowing crews to smother the blaze and save the landing field.
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