Christmas film plan aids hospital children in Indianapolis
The Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays report plans to show free pictures for children in hospitals and at several movie houses with apples and potatoes donated to charity. Women from the clubs will organize hosting at institutions and libraries while actress organizers arrange free performances, with an educational film program to cooperate with the city library. A luncheon with the Ministerial Association at the YWCA on December 13 coordinates the Indorsers’ Christmas work.
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Indiana Indorsers of
Walter Geisel
Woman's Research Club
Peor Farm
H. C. McDonald
Long Hospital
Fred L. Pettijohn
St. Vincent's Hospital
T. A. Bell
C. B. Williamson
Flanner House
J. Frances Ake
Shelby St
H. O. Fledderjohn
Foreign Community House
George C. Finfrock
Public Library
H. L. Fisher
Tacoma
M. R. Robins
Stratford
Myron Rinker
Garrick
George Barcus
Garfield
Arthur Margileth
North Star
D. Y. Burkitt
Mecca
J. W. Vestal
Tuxedo
Thomas Demmerly
Geisel
Ministerial Association of Indianapolis
Indiana Farmers Sweep Prizes at Crannage Show
Mike Myers of Elwood Ind repeated as grand champion in the carrot division of hogs at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago. Indiana corn growers captured 48 of 50 prizes, Purdue U won multiple prizes including steers and a Rambouillet, and Hoosier farms won several Hereford bull awards amid a statewide spread of livestock success and local brief items from South Bend Warsaw Terre Haute and Elkhart.
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Times
Chicago
Mike Myers
Elwood
Ind
Mr. Myers
Indiana
Governor McCray
Vannata Murdock
Shadeland Farms
Lafayette
B. F. Bayer
Greensburg
Cecil & Son
Muncie
Carrie
Robbins & Son
Horace
Purdue University
University
Rambouillett
Wether Lambs
Indiana Corn Growers
Hoosier State
Indiana briefs mixed with local incidents and notes
A collage of short notices reports arrests and fines including a dairy bottle theft case in Connersville, liquor law actions in LaPorte and Fort Wayne, a moonshine charge, and a kiss fine in Fort Wayne. Other items note Purdue professor emeritus Dr J C Arthur’s new book, clay mining near Gary, corn husking records, a new birth at Winona Lake, and civic concerns in Evansville.
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Lafayette
J. C. Arthur
Purdue University
Tax Expert to Address Credit Men in Indianapolis
W. P. Billings of the internal revenue department will speak to the Indianapolis Association of Credit Men at the Claypool Hotel Thursday noon. Billings is an authority on the income tax.
Santa to Bring Flapper Dolls for Christmas
The piece surveys holiday toy trends with flapper dolls, a comic cat figure, bears destined to be popular, Polly from Europe, and Tarzan in American clothes. It notes the appeal of Mamma dolls in various sizes and hints parents will spend more as toys grow realistic, signaling a merry season for children.
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Miranda
Ann
Mary Pickford
Harold Lloyd
Felix
Crazy Cat
Polly
Europe
America
Tar
Zan
Indiana Implement Dealers Meet Opens At Claypool Hotel
The sixth annual Indiana Implement Dealers Association convention opens at the Claypool Hotel with reports of officers and committee appointments. Mayor Skank gives welcome. officers listed include Eli S. Polson as president and W. C. Scott as secretary and treasurer. Morning speakers are P H Crane and J A Seymour.
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Indiana Implement Dealers’ Association
Claypool
Skank
Eli S. Polson
Terre Haute
L. N. Plant
Westville
W. C. Scott
Maford
George P. Wagener
Jasper
G. L. Maxwell
Valparaiso
J. L. Adams
Letts
P. H. Crane
Indiana Farmers’ Federation
J A Seymour
Indiana Manufacturers’ Association
Man and Wife Die in Crossing Accident
Ross B. Merley 35 and his wife 37 were killed when their car was struck by an interurban at a crossing east of Huntington Indiana. The interurban derailed and several passengers were slightly injured in the collision reported by Times Special.
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Times
Huntington
Ind
Ross B. Merley
City
Here
Woman drinks poison in Huntington after son’s death
Mrs Barton W Rodebush was found dead at her Huntington home with a bottle of poison in her hand. Family members say she had been despondent since the death of a son about a year ago. She is survived by her husband and two brothers Clark Ormedy of Indianapolis and Earl Ormsby of Fort Wayne.
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Speci
al Huntington
Ind
Barton W. Rodebush
Irish Immigrant Dougherty Travels With Thirteen Children
Daniel Dougherty and his thirteen children passed through New York on the way from Ireland to Delaware County Pennsylvania. He says his family would have been larger but he did not marry until he was 40.
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United Prena
New York
Daniel Dougherty
Ireland
Delaware County
Penn
Dougherty
Death of Childers fuels Irish independence resolve
Erskine Childers, British born fighter for Irish independence, died at the hands of Irish Free State executors. In a prison last statement released by NEA Service, he proclaimed pride in dying for liberty, denied birth as limit, and predicted Ireland would reject the Anglo Irish treaty and form a free state. He denounced betrayal by those who betrayed Ireland to defend their own positions.
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NBA Service
London
Erskine Childers
Ireland
Three Men Held in Terre Haute Slaying
Police report three arrests in the Ellen Terrell death near Terre Haute Indiana. Investigators say two of the suspects admitted being with Terrell the night before her body was found on a roadside.
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Terre Haute
Ellen Terrell
Timea Special
Ind
Here
Attorneys promise to reveal slayer at Sheffer trial
sensational developments are promised by Nie Sheffer’s defense in Auburn trial for the murder of his brother J. W. Sheffer and his wife. The defense vows to expose the slayer’s identity to prove Nie’s innocence. The Sheffers were shot in July and two children died in a prior home explosion.
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Timea Special
FT. Wayne
Ind
Nie Sheffer
Auburn
J. W. Sheffer
Sheffer
Prison Terms for Theft of Poultry Near Richmond
Chauncey Cates age 20 and Carl Hill age 19 pleaded guilty before Judge Bond and were sentenced to one to eight years in the State reformatory for stealing three chickens and three turkeys from a farmer near Richmond Indiana and selling them for eighteen dollars.
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Richmond
Ind
Chauncey Cates
Carl Hill
State Reformatory
Bond
Advertising Club Meets for Noon Address by Indiana Prof
Herbert V. Prochnow, assistant professor of business administration at Indiana University extension courses, will speak at the Indianapolis Advertising Club meeting tomorrow at noon in the Chamber of Commerce building. Helen Barnard Loughter of the Metropolitan School of Music will read excerpts.
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Herbert V. Prochnow
Indiana University Extension
Indianapolis Advertising Club
Chamber of Commerce
Helen Barnard Loughter
Metropolitan School of Music
Quizzing Continues On Herrin Jury
Tedious questioning of veniremen continued in the murder trial stemming from rioting at the Lester strip mine last June. The court opened with an air of impatience as no progress in jury selection was made this week.
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UN United Preas
Marion
Veniremen
Lester
U S Demands Free Dardanelles
Ambassador Richard Child observing delegate at the Near East conference said America seeks freedom to send warships anywhere. He demanded complete freedom of the Dardanelles for merchant ships and war vessels. Allies bury differences and stand united on the Dardanelles issue amid Turkey Russia concerns.
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United Press
Lausanne
Richard Child
Erica
America
Dardanelles
Turkey
Russia
Rumors of Shopmen Wavering Denied in Evansville
In Evansville Indiana shopcraft officials denied rumors that railroad shopmen had broken ranks and returned to Howell L N shops. William Smith, Machinists Union chairman, said the L N strike remained about 90 percent effective and those who went back had their union cards taken.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Howell L. & N
Plan Alumni Smoker at St. John's
The St John s Alumni Association will hold a brief business meeting then a smoker on Wednesday at 8 pm at the St John's Boys School community house 144 W Georgia St.
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St. John's
St. John's Boys’ School
Georgia St
Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Instant relief for colds advertised with a quick dosing plan. First dose opens nasal passages and relieves headache and feverishness, while second and third doses aim to break up the cold. Claims the remedy is cheap, tastes pleasant, contains no quinine, and is widely available at drug stores.
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Pape
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a proven remedy for chronic coughs and colds. It claims dual action by soothing inflamed membranes and destroying germs with creosote, offering a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved when used as directed.
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Creomulsion Co
Atlanta
Fiery Eczema Healed By Mentho Sulphur Cure
Sufferers from skin trouble can quick relief by applying Mentho Sulphur. The sulphur preparation destroys germs, soothes irritation, and heals fiery itching eczema leaving skin clear and smooth. Obtain Rowles Mentho Sulphur from any druggist.
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Indiana Farmers
Crigage
Corn Growers
Hoosier
South Bend
Victor
Marcus
Warsaw
H. B. Smith
Hays Hotel
Central Presbyterian Church
Elkhart
Connersville
Laporte
John Koseslouski
John Jones
Wabash
Gary Steel Mills
Rushville
Edward Raper
Shelby County
A. L. Shilling
Rush County
Winona Lake
Fox Clemenceau
James French
Elmendorf
Union
Hartford City
Arthur G. Dowell
Fairfield
Congress
Elizabeth Moss
Tom Williams
Monticello
Riley Myers
Kokomo
Noblesville
W. P. Billings
Santa
Flapper
Midwadnd Aur
Aliz
Clave
Honey Dolls
Indians Association
E. W. Grove
Ross Merley
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Childers
Erin
Friends of Liberty
Advertising Club
Herrin
Court
U. S
Ambassador Child
William Smith
Machinists’ Union
Plan
Wm.h. Armstrong Co
Surgical Instrument House
Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Ind
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co
Royal Palm
Florida
Jacksonville
Tampa
ST. Peters
BURG
Ohio
St. Indianapolis
Chattanooga
India
Ryers Bank
Yatera
Southern
S.S.S
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Frontier Asthma CO
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N. J
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