Motorists Targeted by Boys Sent to Reform School
Three youths aged 13 and 14 were arrested near Lubbock for firing a 22 caliber rifle at motorists from an ambush on a highway. In county court they were sentenced to terms at Gatesville State Reform School, with durations ranging up to the age of 21. One motorist was hit in the foot and a girl cut by flying glass. The boys said they were trying to improve their marksmanship.
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United Press
Lubbock
Tex
State Reform School
Gatesville
Albert Anthony
J. B. Morris
Floyd Shireman
Boulder Dam Bill Faces Senate Filibuster Again
Senator Hiram Johnson renews opposition to the Boulder dam measure amid threats to block it with the naval cruiser bill. President Coolidge’s budget message signals private power development, while Smoot and others press for committee revisions and state compact changes. Johnson plans to substitute the House passed version to set the unfinished business.
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Senate
Boulder Dam
HOUSE
Treasury and
Post Office
Naval Affairs Committee
Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Hiram Johnson
California
Senate Commerce Committee
Johnson
Coolidge
Congress
Secretary of Interior
Utah
Arizona
Smoot
King
Ashurst
Hayden
Wyoming
Colorado
Elmer J Whiteley Dies After California Car Crash
Elmer J Whiteley aged 65 a director of two Muncie banks and investor in other ventures died in Long Beach California from injuries after an automobile accident. Funeral services are set for Thursday in Long Beach with interment in Springfield Ohio on the following Monday.
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Speviat
Flower Mission Plans Drive for 300000 Tuberculosis Unit
The Flower Mission Society seeks public contributions to complete a 300000 tuberculosis unit at the city hospital. About 70000 is available, with wealthy supporters named. A drive will fund the remainder for a 100 bed facility with separate wards for men and women and private rooms.
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Flower Mission Hospital Society
Flower Mission Society
City
James H. Lowes
Cottage Hospital
Coe Street
City Hospital
Bessie Parry
City Health Board
Independent slate filed for Chamber of Commerce election
An independent slate for directors is filed with Secretary Ed Hunter as polls open December 11 for the Chamber of Commerce election. Nominees include George Steinmetz and Leland Huey, with other names in the civic affairs, freight and traffic, and wholesale divisions. The directors slate previously filed includes Harold West and Charles Mallory among others. Polls run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with Thursday the deadline for adding more slates.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ed Hunter
Hunter
George Steinmetz
Indianapolis
Ford Motor Car Company
Leland C. Huey
Capitol Lumber Company
Edward L. Osborne
Central Wall Paper and Paint Company
Charles S. Raih
Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company
Perry W. Lesh
Lesh Paper Company
Thomas A. Moynahan
Moynahan Construction Company
George T. Wheldon
Harold B. West
West Baking Company
Charles E. Mallory
Kingan & Co
Walter B. Harding
G. & J. Tire Company
Bert C. McCammon
William J. Mooney Jr
Mooney-Mueller-Ward Company
Scott R. Brewer
State Savings and Trust Company
Hugh J. Baker
Hugh J. Baker & Co
Aviator Faces Hidden Dangers of Airmail Route
Major Wes ley L. Smith recalls near fatal fog over Bellefonte in 1921. A field cleared by a farmer revealed a dynamite stump marking a deadly threat missed by inches. Snowstorms and mountain flying remain among aviation mail pilots greatest dangers amid evolving weather reporting.
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Wesley L. Smith
New York-Chicago
NEA
National Air Transport Company
New York
Bellefonte
Smith
Liberty
Sneeshoe Mountain
Indiana Pharmacists discuss amending law for assistants
A two day conference at the Statehouse by the Indiana Pharmacist Association and the state board of pharmacy debated strengthening rules for assistant pharmacists. The draft measure would raise the experience requirement beyond one year. Regulator E M Hollender of Evans had license revoked.
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Indiana Pharmacist Association
State Board of Pharmacy
Statehouse
Indiana
E. M. Hollender
Evansville
Wood Wiles
Bloomington
The
State Association
E. E. Goodnight
Lafayette
C. B. Jordan
Purdue University Pharmacy School
E. H. Niles
Indianapolis College of Pharmacy
John C. Baur
Valparaiso University
Fred Meissner
Laporte
Frank McCullough
New Albany
Mellon Showed 1928 Economic Slump With Hope For Recovery
Secretary Mellon reported declines in volume of business, automobile and steel production, and in exports and imports for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1928. Prices rose about 4 percent, agriculture and building gained, with building contracts reaching new highs.
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United Press
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
General Motors
United States Steel
Federal Reserve System
Burglar Flees After Standoff Near Patrolman Home
A burglar rode to the rear of 2414 Bellefontaine street Tuesday night and peered through Patrolman Claude E. Ridenbaugh’s rear window. Ridenbaugh fired, the intruder escaped leaving his bicycle behind.
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Bellefontaine Street
Claude E. Ridenbaugh
Ridenbaugh
Boland Ordered to Appear in Contempt of Court
Michael F. Boland of Batesville acting trustee in the Gommel bankruptcy was cited for contempt by Federal Judge Robert Baltzell for ignoring a Sept. 14 order of Federal Referee Robert Kelso at New Albany. The order required Boland to return exempt property and appraise the bankrupt's growing corn crop in Ripley county.
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Michael F. Boland
Batesville
Ind
Albert H. Gommel
Robert C. Baltzell
Robert R. Kelso
New Albany
Kelso
Boland
Indiana
Ripley
Simple Pinex Based Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts a homemade cough remedy using 2% ounces of Pinex mixed with granulated sugar or honey in a pint bottle. It claims threefold action by soothing inflammation loosening phlegm and acting on bronchial tubes for faster relief with a pleasant taste.
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Flower Mission Hospital
C. Board
Indiana Investment House
Fletcher American Co
Fugstcher
American National Bank
Southeast Corner Market
Pennsylvania Streets
Steel
United States
Elinor Patterson
Chicago
Russell Codman Jr
Boston
F. T. Lee
Mel
West
Washington St
KAY
Wm. Rogers & Sons
Jewelry Company
Indiana Theater
Pinkham
Pinkham Laboratories
Lynn
Mass
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