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Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1929

Page

4

Silence Fails Rouse Fear for Eielson Arctic Pilot

Science Service reports Ben Eielson, lost in the Bering Sea area, may return safely even if not heard from for days. Stefansson notes no Arctic explorer is truly lost when equipped and knowledgeable, citing past flights with Wilkins and the 1927 drift and trek to shore near Point Barrow over eleven days.

Science Service New York Ben Eielson Bering Sea Eielson Arctic Wilkins Antarctic Vilhjalmur Stefansson Stefansson Alaska Point Barrow

State Receipts From Inheritance Taxes Reach Over 1 Million

The 1929 annual report shows Indiana collected 1,167,473 in inheritance taxes from 3,120 estates with a total value of 71,800,264.57. Marion county estates accounted for the bulk of the net value while nonresidents paid 91,967.13 on 200 estates. Cost to collect each dollar was under four cents.

Marion County State Department Indiana

Teachers Meet List Five Speakers on County Program

Marion county school teachers gather at Warren Central high school on Saturday to hear five speakers. Frank D. Stutz of Dayton will discuss Lost on Dress Parade, joined by Rev. J. B. Rosemargy of Irvington M E Church, Charles F. Miller Indianapolis schools superintendent, Mrs. B. M. Golden secretary of the children's museum, and Ray D. Everson.

County Body Educational Marion County Warren Central High School Frank D. Stutz Dayton J. B. Rosemargy Irvington M. E. Church Charles F. Miller Indianapolis B. M. Golden The Children’s Museum Ray D. Everson

Porgy and Lilies of the Field At Civic Theatre

The Theatre Guild presents Porgy a folk styled drama with music and a cast of sixty five at English's for three days starting Thursday. The piece uses spirituals from Charleston experts to convey communal emotion. Also The Lilies of the Field opens at Civic Theatre Playhouse inviting public attendance with improved facilities and membership details.

The New York Theatre Guild Theatre Guild du Bose Dorothy Heyward Society For the Preservation of Spirituals Charleston Nan Bagby Stephens Catfish Row Willie Civic Theatre Playhouse Nineteenth Alabama Streets Little Theatre Civic Theatre George Somnes

Shank Funeral Set For Carlin H. Shank 55

Funeral services for Carlin H. Shank 55 former county commissioner and brother of former mayor Lew Shank will be held at 1 p m Thursday at the home Thirtieth street and Shadeland drive Burial will be in Anderson cemetery on East Tentth street Shank a storage businessman and Republican figure served two terms as county commissioner from 1916 to 1922 Timea Special Ft Wayne Ind Dec 4 Rev Edwin M Gross 46 born and educated here is dead at Grand Rapids Mich from self inflicted gunshot while despondent over illness

Timea Wayne Ind Edwin M. Gross Grand Rapids, Mich

Hancock banks plan $25,000 Christmas savings distribution

Greenfield Indiana December 4 Hancock county banks announce a $25,000 Christmas savings distribution to depositors. The effort aims to boost year end savings across the county with multiple banks participating.

Bat Times Speciatl Greenfield Ind Hancock County

Police wage war on gangs in Kansas City

Four gang bandits were brought to headquarters as detectives led by Chief E P Boyle mobilized the force for a merciless crackdown. The uprising included a shooting at Detective Bert Haycock and a serious injury to Patrolman C H Dingman Jr, with arrests and ongoing raids on underworld haunts.

United Press Kansas City E. P. Boyle Boyle Bert Haycock Porrolman C. H. Dingman Jr

Zold Won't Bother Him This Winter

An advertisement extols a simple tablet compound that claims to cure a cold quickly. It urges readers to keep the remedy on hand for immediate use during winter.

Zold

Four gang members confess firing on Dingman in Carmel

Times Special reports in Carmel Indiana on December 4 that John Watson Joe Herson Charles M Curtis and Morris H Grimm confessed firing on Dingman. The article also notes a rabies case in town and a farm death near Valparaiso with heart disease listed as cause.

John Watson Joe Herson Charles M. Curtis Morris H. Grimm Dingman

Pape's Cold Compound Advertises Quick Relief

Dope yourself when you catch cold use Pape's Cold Compound. Men and women rely on this innocent but efficient tablet. Find it in any drug store for 35c a package. When a cold makes you achy feverish weak and stuffed up remember Pape's Cold Compound and be comfortable.

Pape

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