Return of warmer air ends subzero Indiana cold spell
Mercury climbs toward seasonal norms as Indianapolis logs its first subzero morning. Two state highways closed by ice and snow with drifts up to five feet between Elkhart and Nappanee. White River floodwater ice blocks Road 61 near Vincennes to Petersburg while northern Indiana contemplates another storm. November mean temperature 3.1 degrees below normal.
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Indianapolis
J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Terre Haute
Indiana
State Highway Commission
Elkhart
Nappanee
White River
Vincennes
Petersburg
County Officials to Re Award Contract
County commissioners and County Auditor Harry Dunn met in executive session to reconsider a contract for improvements to Marion county board of children guardians home. A letter from the state tax board approved a 139,800 bond issue needed to fund construction if the bid goes to the lowest bidder. The board had previously awarded to the second low bidder and may rescind or abandon the project.
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Harry Dunn
Marion County Board of Children’s Guardians’ Home
State Tax Board
Man Hurt When Racing Sulky Struck by Street Car
Andrew Schickitanz, 79, of 1429 Leonard Street, was seriously injured at noon when the racing sulky he was driving was struck by a Garfield Street car at Madison Avenue and Delaware Street. Doctors fear a skull fracture. the sulky was demolished, the horse unharmed.
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Leonard Street
Garfield
Madison Avenue
Delaware Street
City Hospital
Jackie Bordini Returns Home to Fairfax for Christmas
Jacqueline Bordini, famed Hollywood star, visits Fairfax Mo for Christmas with her parents. Stopped at the station, the town’s Chamber of Commerce and family members greet her while locals recall her père and mother’s past. Raymond Bordini shows mixed emotions as the town recalls old troubles.
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Borden
Jackie
Hollywood
New York City
Howell
Buzz
Moving Picture
Raymond
Burglar Steals $1,378 From Greencastle J C Penney
In Greencastle Indiana a burglar broke into the J C Penney store and took 1378.84 dollars from a strongbox in one of the town's largest robberies. Insurance will cover the loss.
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Greencastle
Ind
J. C. Penney
RACKETEER SHOT IDENTIFIED AS PAT KING IN CHICAGO
The body of Pat King alias Walter Merkle was found on the fourth floor near Club Royale in Chicago. He had been shot three times and the room used as a gambling hall was recently raided. King, a longtime criminal figure and Theater Ushers U union head, faced kidnapping and robbery charges, with police linking him to the Ted Newberry shooting.
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United Press
Chicago
Pat King
Walter Merkle
Loop
Club Royale
Tex Guinan
King
Theater Ushers’ Union
Ted Newberry
Newberry
Tallulah Bankhead Deluged With Flowers In Palladium Appearance
Tallulah Bankhead, American actress, starred in a new vaudeville sketch The Snob by Edwin Burke at the Palladium theater. She received a curtain speech after a flood of flowers as the audience demanded more.
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United Press London
Palladium Theater
Tallulah Bankhead
the Snob
Edwin Burke
Elusive Mr. Brophy Again Vanishes After Reappearance
Richard G. Brophy former Byrd expedition manager, found in Omaha under an assumed name, disappears again after returning to New York from Chicago. His wife and Byrd expedition manager H. H. Bailey do not know his whereabouts. She says she will not reconcile and will not seek him out.
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EW York
Richard G. Brophy
Omaha
Brophy
New York
Chicago
H. H. Bailey
McManus brothers hide from detectives in Rothstein murder case
New York December 3 detectives testified that Tom and Frank McManus refused to disclose George McManus location or home address after the shooting of Arnold Rothstein. Flood said the brothers resisted requests while meeting detectives at Park Central hotel and later surrendered to authorities.
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United Press
New York
Tom
Frank McManus
George
Arnold Rothstein
Paddy Flood
Hyman Biller
Park Central
Rothstein
Flood
McManus
Ford Boosts Workers Pay One Dollar a Day
Ford Motor Co raises minimum wage from six to seven dollars a day effective December 1 affecting 24 320 workers at U S plants and about 115 640 earning seven to ten dollars daily with a 5 percent increase for those levels. Edsel Ford announced the plan amid Hoover conference disclosures.
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FORD
United States
Ford Corporation
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Hoover
Washington
Ford of Canada to Raise Wages Following U S Scale
Windsor report says Ford Motor Company of Canada with about 5500 employees will lift wage schedules to roughly the same levels as Ford Motor Company in the United States. Edsel Ford, president, announced the pattern and the move is expected to be implemented soon.
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Windsor
Ontario
Ford Motor Company of
Canada
United States
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Feuster
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Central Indiana Power Company
Purdue Sheep Show Winner Is First Grand Champion
The International Livestock Exposition judges named Purdue University’s pure-bred Southdown wether the grand champion over hundreds of entries. Pennsylvania State its reserve champion, a yearling cross breed, with Iroquois farmers Cooperstown, N Y placing third with a Shropshire wether.
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United Press
Chicago
Purdue University
Pennsylvania State
Cooperstown
N. Y
Search for Lost Flier Pressed Across Pennsylvania Hills
Thomas P. Nelson air mail pilot remains missing since Monday as nine planes from Cleveland to Clarion Pennsylvania search the terrain at dawn. Two crews assist while observers report hearing a possible crash near Stoneboro and flares spotted near Oil City guiding the effort.
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United Press
Thomas P. Nelson
Air Mail
Pennsylvania
Cleveland Clarion
Nelson
Stoneboro
Clarion
Oil City
Merger Hearing Tackles Insull Utilities Plan and Risks
Indiana hearing examines a 70 million merger of Insull utilities involving Terre Haute and Indianapolis teams. Feustel argues improved service and rehabilitation while opponents seek dismissal citing antitrust and jurisdiction issues.
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Public Service Commission
Insull Utilities
Robert M. Feustel
Insull
Indiana
Ft. Wayne
Terre Haute
Indianapolis & Eastern
Feustel
Public Service
Indianapolis Federation of Clubs
Utility Service Bureau, Inc
Calvin MclIntosh
James M. Ogden
Entry List Closes Early For Foresters Radio Contest
The Times Lyric Sylvania Foresters endurance radio contest reached over a hundred entries before the scheduled close. Judges declared entry list closed ahead of time as of Tuesday midnight. no new entries will be accepted.
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Times- Lyric-Sylvania Foresters
President urges prompt action on tariff in first message to Congress
President Hoover in his first annual message to Congress urges swift action on tariff revisions to reduce business uncertainty. He outlines a broad growth program and highlights confidence restored in business, wages stability, and lower agricultural losses.
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Congress
Lawrence Sullivan
United Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
Hoover Era Prohibition Policy Calls for Codification
A compilation of President statements urges stronger federal enforcement of prohibition with transfer of duties to the justice department and continued treasury control of alcohol distribution. It advocates codifying prohibition laws to unify enforcement and reduce court congestion, with Washington DC as a model for city law enforcement.
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Federal Radio Commission
Department of Justice
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
District of Columbia
West Point Cadet Alonzo Parham Denies Discrimination
West Point cadet Alonzo Parham of Chicago, a Negro at the U S Military Academy, says he has seen no prejudice and that reports of bans on talking to him are false. Major General William R. Smith, superintendent, denies discrimination and pledges action if any orders or cliques promote such conduct.
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N. Y
Alonzo Parham
Chicago
United States Military Academy
United Press
Parham
William R. Smith
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