Shortridge receives new Corinthian high school building
About twenty five hundred Shortridge high school pupils move into a new three story building at Thirty fourth and Meridian streets after completing construction begun in 1927. The $1.25 million structure features a hospital eye and dental clinic, extensive laboratories, a large auditorium and modern kitchens and gymnasiums. Architects were J Edwin Kopf and Deery. H R Blagg Co of Dayton acted as general contractor.
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Shortridge High School
Thirtyfourth
Meridian Streets
Old Shortridge
Pennsylvania
Michigan
North Streets
Meridian Street
George Buck
J. Edwin Kopf
Deery
H. R. Blagg & Co., Dayton, O
Hospital West
Botany Conservatory
Death Checks State Champion of Chess
Warwick H. Ripley, 78, nationally known chess player and multiple Indiana state champion, died of heart disease in city hospital after being taken from his home at 314 North Alabama Street. Born in Terre Haute, he practiced law in Indianapolis for over thirty years and was a former runner-up in an international tournament in London. His son Charles M. Ripley of New York survives.
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Warwick H. Ripley
Indiana
City Hospital
North Alabama Street
Mr. Ripley
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Wabash College
London
England
Charles M. Ripley
New York
Indiana Academy of Science Meet Opens at Indiana University
Scientists from Indiana University and Purdue gather in Bloomington for the fall meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science. Activities include Hoosier entomologists session, memorial services, a luncheon, a dinner with a keynote by Dr E G Mahin, and visits to local stone mills and quarries. Paul Weatherway chairs the program. local committee includes Mathers Andrews and Switzer.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana Academy of Science
Indiana University
William M. Blanchard
de Pauw University
I. U. School of Music
E. G. Mahin
University of Notre Dame
Academy
Paul Weatherway
Blanchard
E. B. Mains
Purdue University
C. A. Malott
F. C. Mathers
F. M. Andrews
J. E. Switzer
Denison Boston Terrier Show Crowned Lady Crescent Best Dog
A Boston Terrier Show in Denison crowned Lady Crescent owned by Clyde Smith of Anderson Indiana as best dog. Fifty eight dogs entered with multiple winners across male and female puppy and terrier categories and Swenson's Buttons named best male in show judged by Mrs Eric Swenson and Mrs Alice Benjamin of Cincinnati Ohio.
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Denison
Lady Crescent
Clyde Smith
Anderson
Ind
Boston Terrier Club
Indianapolis
Lenny
Margaret Glover
Hoosier
Black Hawk
Hoosier Kennels
J. H. Donahue
Swenson
Eric Swenson
Patsy
Frank Meyer
Audie Button
R. L. Davies
Ede
E. E. Lewis
Louisville
Beverly Block
M. E. Sullivan
Swenson’s Buttons
Alice Benjamin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Held for car theft in Chicago bound robbery case
Walter Eicholtz aged 18 of 209 East Twenty-fifth Street and Byron Foster aged 24 of 958 North Tuxedo Street are held at the city prison on high bonds charged with vehicle taking. Detectives Michael Hynes and Jack Stump say the pair admitted taking a car from C Baker Tatum, a salesman of 3824 Buckle Street, after a Good Samaritan gave them a ride toward Chicago.
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Chicago
Walter Eicholtz
East Twenty-fifth Street
Byron Foster
North Tuxedo Street
Michael Hynes
Jack Stump
C. Baker Tatum
Buckle Street
Not Guilty Plea From Earl Mecca in Union Trust Robbery Case
Earl Mecca also known as Joe La Fox entered a not guilty plea at arraignment before Criminal Judge James A. Collins on a grand jury indictment for an October attempted holdup at the West Indianapolis Union Trust Company.
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Earl Mecca
Joe la Fox
West Indianapolis
Union Trust Company
James A. Collins
Stop Coughs with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
An old health officer warns every cold sufferer becomes a germ spreader and urges stopping coughs. The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a safe non opiate cough remedy available at All Hang Drug Stores.
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Foley
Jingle Contest Offers Tickets for Best Last Lines
The Times invites readers to submit jingles for No 11 with top lines winning pairs of tickets to Lonesome this week. Winners from No 7 include Tony Danna of 1016 Virginia Avenue Julia Casserly of 2517 East Thirteenth Street and Lloyd Smakey of 3436 Garden Avenue with their playful lines.
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Times
Tony Danna
Virginia Avenue
Julia Casserly
East Thirteenth Street
Lloyd Smakey
Garden Avenue
Wife shoots spouse after quarrel over other woman
Jesse Owens, 32, at 409 West Fourteenth Street, lies in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head at city hospital. His wife Christine Owens, 29, confessed she shot him after a quarrel over another woman and is detained on vagrancy charges. The shooting occurred at 11 p.m. Sunday.
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Jesse Owens
West Fourteenth Street
City Hospital
Christine Owens
Disbarment Petitions Filed Against Indy Attorneys
Attorney General Gilliam filed three disbarment petitions in state supreme court today charging W. Lee Smith former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan Robert F. McNay former Klan titan and Jesse D. Hamrick all Indianapolis attorneys with felony convictions. McNay and Smith began federal prison terms at Leavenworth Kansas last week for participating in an interstate automobile theft conspiracy and Hamrick was recently released from Indiana state prison after an arson sentence.
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State Supreme Court
Gilliam
W. Lee Smith
Ku Klux Klan
Robert F. McNay
Klan
Jesse D. Hamirick
Indianapolis
McNay
Smith
Leavenworth
Kas
Hamrick
Indiana State Prison
Hold Two After Chase
After a pursuit of over a mile officers arrested Edward Felter and Arnold Haven both of Peoria Illinois. Felter faced charges of operating a blind tiger and vagrancy while Haven was charged with vagrancy. Police recovered two bottles of whisky a pistol and a box of cigars from the Chevrolet coupe. Felter carried more than 40 in change.
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Edward Felter
Arnold Haven
Peoria
Ill
Felter
Haven
Philip de Barr
Willis Thompson
Minkner
New York
Geisendorff
Rockne Son Recovers From Peanut Removal Operation
Jack Rockne, the two year old son of Knute Rockne of Notre Dame, is recovering after surgery to remove a peanut from his lung. The operation was performed Saturday in Los Angeles while Notre Dame played Southern California, and Rockne learned of it only after the game.
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United Press
South Bend
Ind
Jack Rockne
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Rockine
Los Angeles
Rockne
Gone but Not Forgotten Automobiles Reported Stolen
Police reported several vehicles stolen from various addresses and streets. George Smith of 607 Stevens Street had a Ford coupe taken from in front of his home. D A Bartlet of 703 West Thirteenth Street lost a Chrysler Touring from Capitol Avenue and Market Street. J Gard of 5171 Baltimore Avenue reported a Chevrolet Sedan stolen from Forty-Ninth Street and Schofield Avenue. Low Limerly of 4019 East Thirty First Street reported a Chrysler Sedan stolen from Roosevelt Avenue and Station Street. Howard Harger of Bridgeport Indiana had a Ford Sedan stolen from Ohio and Meridian Streets.
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Geroge Smith
Stevens Street
D. A. Bartlet
West Thirteenth Street
Capitol Avenue
Market Street
Co. J. Gard
Baltimore Avenue
Forty-Ninth Street
Schofield Avenue
Thirtyfirst
Roosevelt Avenue
Station Street
Howard Harger
Bridgeport
Ind
Ohio
Meridian Streets
Stolen autos recovered by police in old case file
Police recovered several old-fashioned autos including a Tudor Ford sedan 700-439 found in front of 438 West North street and a Ford roadster located at Rader and Twenty-fifth streets. One man and two women were arrested, Theo Lawson of 805 North Beville avenue noted in the report.
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West North Street
Marvin Griffin
West Twenty Seventh Street
Rader
Twenty-fifth Streets
Theo. Lawson
North Beville Avenue
Dearborn
Sixteenth Streets
Tantrums for gate in movie colony
United Artists head Joseph M. Schenck warns temperamental behavior hurts careers in Hollywood as talking pictures rise. He cites Mary Pickford, Doug Fairbanks and Ernst Lubitsch as calm leaders who succeed amid chaos, noting Lubitsch kept his cool during a tense lighting scene with many staff.
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Duane Hennessey
United Press
Hollywood
Cal
Joseph M. Schenck
United Artists Pictures
Talking Pictures
Schenck
Mary Pickford
Doug Fairbanks
Ernst Lubitsch
Lubitsch
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