Groninger seeks new water rate hearing in Indianapolis
Indianapolis counsel Groninger filed a motion for rehearing of the water rate case with the public service commission, asserting the $16 260 400 valuation is far above fair value and the new rates are unreasonable. The filing names associate counsel and details alleged defects in taxation, fixed charges, and company earnings estimates.
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Indianapolis Water Company
Taylor E. Groninger
Public Service Commission
Oscar Batts
McCardle
State
FACES PRISON TERM FOR BURNING HOME
Charles Walter and his wife were convicted of arson in Ford Indiana. He faces two to twenty one years in state prison with a $10 fine. she faces two to fourteen years with a suspended sentence. The confession came from the state fire marshal's office.
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Pedford. Ford
Ind
Charles Walter
Mitchell
James A. Cox
Tire firm fixtures to be sold for tax
Several thousand dollars of personal property and office equipment from the Burdick Tire and Rubber Company in Noblesville have been levied for delinquent taxes. Hamilton County treasurer A. G. Finley ordered the property moved and will sell it after a ten day notice period as required by law. The company owes $10,641.47 in delinquent taxes and the plant has not operated for some time.
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Speciat
Noblesville
Ind
Burdick Tire and Rubber Company
A. G. Finley
Hamilton County
Many Officials Pay Honor to Dr Hodgin
Funeral services for Dr. E. E. Hodgin president of the board of health who fled Tuesday night were held at 2645 College Ave at 130 p m Burial was at Westfield his former home The city hall closed this afternoon in his memory and many city officials attended the funeral Active pallbearers included Dr R R Coble Goethe Link W H Foreman Arthur Guedel John Cunningham and T Victor Keene Honorary pallbearers included Mayor Shank Joseph L Hogue W B Harding Fred Masters Frank Sadler Newton McGuire and Cyrus Clark
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E. E. Hodgin
Board of Health
College Ave
Westfield
Hodgin
R. R. Coble
Goethe Link
W. H. Foreman
Arthur Guedel
John Cunningham
T. Victor Keene
Mayor Shank
Joseph L. Hogue
W. B. Harding
Fred Masters
Frank Sadler
Newton McGuire
Cyrus Clark
Delta Tau Delta Robbed at Butler Campus
Clothing jewelry and cash totaling 295.85 were stolen from Delta Tau Delta members at 6342 E Washington St during the early hours. Residents sleeping through the burglary heard nothing as nearly every member became a victim. Similar thefts hit two other fraternities at Butler in the past three days.
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Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Washington St
Butler
Worker Injured By Hoist Collision At Sta Pennsylvania
Charles Royston 44 of 2128 Alfree Ave employed by P Jungeaus Construction injured at 11 45 am when caught between a hoist and a door component on a Pennsylvania and Georgia Streets construction site. He suffered head shoulder and left side pain and was sent home.
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Charles Royston
Alfree Ave
P. Jungeaus Construction Company
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Sugar Cane Fiber Used in Building Materials
T B Munroe of Celotex explains a combined lumber and insulation made from sugar cane fiber to the Home Builders at the Athenaeum. The briefing highlights new paneling and insulating products designed to improve construction efficiency and energy use.
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T. B. Munroe
Celotex Company
The
Athenaeum
Cox Elected President of Indianapolis Bar Association
Charles E. Cox of Cox, Welliver & Walsh assumed duties as president of the Indianapolis Bar Association. He was chosen at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Judge Fred C. Gause of the Indiana Supreme Court spoke, criticizing tendencies to delay trials. Taylor E. Groninger and Hubert Hickam named vice presidents, John Kern secretary, and Donald Morris treasurer.
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Charles E. Cox
Cox, Welliver & Walsh
Indianapolis Bar Association
Chamber of Commerce
Fred C. Gause
Newcastle
Indiana Supreme Court
Taylor BE. Groninger
Hubert Hickam
John Kern
Donald Morris
Record Holiday Mail Predicted by Postmaster Bryson
Robert H Bryson postmaster predicted record holiday mail as December began with a $26000 jump in receipts over 1922. He noted early Christmas package mailing and Indianapolis ranking sixth nationwide for November with a 14 percent rise in receipts.
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Robert H Bryson
Indianapolis
United States
Post Office
Washington
Bryson
Large anti plague fund donations flood Marion County
Large checks for anti tuberculosis Christmas seals pour into the Marion County Tuberculosis Association headquarters in the Puthan Building. Execut Secretary Mary A Myers lists donors including Piel Brothers' Starch Company Eli Lilly American Sage Life Insurance and many businesses and individuals with gifts ranging from 5 to 100 dollars.
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Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Puthan
Mary A. Myers
Sald Today- Piel Brothers’ Starch Company
Eli Lilly & Co
American Sete Life Insurance Company
Kingan Co
Mooney Mueler-Ward Company
Leader Specialty Company
J. P Wildte Bank
Indians National Bank
Charles Mayer
Pub< Insurance Company
United Mine Workers of America
Merchants Vs Bank
Joseph Chartrand
Ayres & Co
Railrays Buiding and Savings Association
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Hogs Brothers
Fletcher American Company
Indianapoly Topan Manufacturing Company
Republic Creosoting Company
Taggart Baking Company
Stutz Motor Car Company
Stewart-Carey Glass Company
Capitol Lumber Company
Goldstein Brothers
Samuel Riids
A. Wilkinson Lumber Company
Brake Discussion At Indiana SAE Dinner Draws 400
Four wheel brakes were the main topic at the Indiana Section SAE dinner held Thursday night with over 400 attendees. Earlier, fourteen cars were tested, four with two wheel brakes and ten with four wheel brakes using a decelerometer from the Federal Bureau of Standards. Speakers included Chester Ricker John Catley James and Howard Marmon of Nordyke and Marmon Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Society of Automotive Engineers
Severin
Federal Bureau of Standards
Washington
W. S. James
Chester 8
Ricker
John Catley
James
Howard Marmon
Nordyke and Marmon Company
Indiana Coal Production Tops Twenty Five Million Tons
Indiana coal mines produced over 25 million tons in the fiscal year ending Sept 30. State mine inspector Carry Littlejohn said the output rose by about 10 million tons from the prior year. Miners earned 45,920,877 dollars in wages, averaging 1472 dollars per year.
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Indiana
Littlejohn
Two men held as fugitives in Indiana arrests
Joe Nash aged 23 of 1915 N Capitol Ave was arrested in Ft Wayne Ind on a charge of fugitive from a charge of child neglect. Cecil Carmichael aged 20 of Anderson was arrested on a charge of fugitive from a statutory charge at Anderson.
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Joe Nash
Capitol Ave
Ft Wayne
Ind
Cecil Carmichael
Anderson
Boy Held on Burglar Charge
William Jefferson 18 colored gave city address and was arrested today charged with burglary of Deans Bowling Alley at 17 Washington Street two weeks ago.
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William Jefferson
Dean's Bowling Alley
Washington St
MacReady Aims to Break Altitude Record in Dayton Flight
Lieutenant John A. MacReady launches from Dayton at 9 59 a m to set an altitude record with the goal of 50 000 feet in a United Press report dated December.
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United Press
Dayton
John A. MacReady
Fecora
American Farm Bureau leader cites delay in rural advance
Walton Peteet of the American Farm Bureau Federation tells the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation convention that American agriculture lags by about three generations in development and that cooperatives and machinery adoption could raise profit margins. He criticizes farmers for dumping products on the market. Peteet notes leadership changes with W H Settle elected federation president and announces new officers and national directors and delegates.
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Walton Petéet
American Farm Bureau Federation
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Claypool
Peteet
W. H. Settle
Petroleum
Ind
Scott Meiks
Shelbyville
James G. Covert
Franklin
T. J. Ferris
Pleasant Lake
John N. Dyer
Vincennes
Oscar Larm
Oxford
J. A. Warren
Kauts
H. K Derrick
Sullivan
W. R. Roop
Bluffton
William Boson
Indianapolis
Everett McClure
Aurora
Three Drown As Mines Flooded Near Belleville
In the Radium coal mine in Belleville Michigan workers broke a wall with pneumatic drills flooding the mine from an adjacent abandoned shaft. Three of about 250 miners drowned. Two bodies recovered. Names listed include Louis Ambroster 45 William Lescher 40 and John Evans 85. Six men overcome by gas carried to the elevator cage and saved. Eight feet of water filled entries except the main shaft.
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Orttea Press
Belleville
Louis Ambroster
William Lescher
John Evans
Man Held in Sanity Inquest After Imaginary Foe Incident
John Eppard aged 40 is jailed in Madison County awaiting a sanity inquest after firing a shotgun at an imagined foe near his farm home north of Anderson. His wife had filed for divorce shortly before the incident.
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United Press
Anderson
Ind
John Eppard
Madison County
Eppard
Here
Veterans show dance to aid Disabled American Veterans
Indianapolis chapter No 1 of the Disabled American Veterans reports strong ticket sales for a benefit show and dance at Tomlinson Hall next Friday. Commander George T Beckner notes the post spent 3500 on welfare for disabled men last year and proceeds will fund ongoing welfare work.
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Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
George T. Beckner
Post
Items Priced at Fifty Twenty Five Fifteen Ten and Five
A list shows multiple price points: 50 25 15 10 and 5 dollars each, indicating a simple tiered pricing setup.
Fesler Faces Court After Unapproved Repairs
Fesler defied a court order by personally funding road repairs when bids were not accepted by the county. The auditor criticized the court action as futile conduct. Judge Leatherson admonished Fesler and noted no personal grudge, with Fesler apologizing for not complying with the council’s wishes.
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Fesler
Leathersaid
Emsley W. Johnson
Leatherson
Missing Rug Delivery Leads to Police Report
Mrs L A Bakes reports a rug delivery theft after a driver failed to appear at 647 Congres Ave. The incident involved a rug valued and other items listed, with Fre Callahan providing details.
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L. A. Bakes
Congres Ave
South St
Capitol Ave
Bakes
BE. Callahan
Twenty-Fourth St
James Taylor
State printing plan eyed to cut costs
George H. Healey clerk of the State printing board proposes consolidating mimeograph and multigraph equipment in a central facility to handle most state printing. Similar trials in other states are cited and questionnaires sent to officials and institutional heads to gauge approval.
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Ggorge H. Healey
State Printing Board
Healey
Plane crash victim dies after 300 foot fall
Sandusky, Ohio report that H. C. Brown age 38 of Maywood Illinois died at Sandusky Hospital from burns after his plane plunged 300 feet to the ground at Coastalia Thursday. Main pilot remained unidentified.
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United Press
Sandusky
Ohio
H. C. Brown
Maywood,ll
Sandusky Hospital
Coastalia
I N G Officer Resigns from Indiana Guard
Resignation of Captain Samuel W Waltz of New Albany, commander of Company B, 1624 Infantry, Indiana National Guard, has been accepted by Adjutant General Harry B Smith. Chester W Lorch of New Albany succeeds Waltz.
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Samuel W Waltz
New Albany
1624 Infantry
Indiana National Guard
Beeen
Adjt
Harry B. Smith
Chester W. Lorch
Waltz
Bur ris cites tax system strain on Indiana schools
Terre Haute Indiana December 7 Times Special Benjamin J Burris state superintendent of public instruction told a centennial audience that school costs have risen sharply. He blamed property taxes and urged higher income taxes to fund expanding education needs noting new buildings and dollar depreciation as major cost drivers.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Benjamin J. Burris
Indiana
Burris
Dooley Sentenced to Seven Years for Stock Fraud
William D. Dooley, a former salesman for the Magnetic Salvage Company of Texas, was taken to the Pendleton State Reformatory to serve seven years for obtaining money under false pretenses. He had persuaded Nellie Shephard to buy $1,000 worth of stock with golden promises.
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United Press
Sulivan
Ind
William D. Dooley
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Besig
Dooley
Magnetic Salvage Company of Texas
Nellie Shephard
Stolen Cars Reported in Local Listings
Automobiles reported stolen belong to Bernard Dorfman of 207 W Washington St Co D Olin of 4715 E New York St and Lulabell Stafford of 328 Puryear St. Police urge owners to verify serial numbers and file reports.
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Bernard Dorfman
W. Washington St. Co
D. Olin
E. New York St
Lulabell Stafford
Puryear St
Automobiles Found Linked to Saunders Heater Co
Police report cars located in Kansas City Missouri belong to Saunders Heater Company at 330 North Delaware Street and E. 8 Williams at 511 North Dearborn Street found near State and Prospect Station.
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Saunders Heater Company
Delaware St
Kansas City
Williams
Dearborn St
State and
Prospect Sta
Two Indiana Farmers File Bankruptcy Petitions
Two Indiana farmers filed federal bankruptcy petitions today. Omer O Mason of Kokomo lists liabilities of 32211.01 and assets of 23252. Harms William E of Hope shows liabilities of 7020 and assets of 781.
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Indiana
Omer O. Mason
Kokomo
William E. Harms
Hope
Mentho Sulphur Clears Ugly Skin Says Specialist
A noted skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as the best remedy for breakouts and irritation. The sulphur preparation is said to destroy germs, relieve itching and burning, and heal eczema, leaving skin smooth. small jars are sold at drug stores and used like cold cream.
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Groninger
Bedford
Burdick Rubber Company
DR. Hodgin
Delta Tau Delta
Bureau of Standards
Farm Bureau
Anderson Farmer
E. W. Grove
Sekta
Times
the Times
Indianapolis Times
Ralph K. Smith
Pletcher American Bank
Dutee
Edward J. Gausepohl
B. J. Gausen & Co
James A. Collins
Marion County Bench
George Buck
Suoctesa Ee High School
Christmas Money Club
the Union Trust Company
East Market Street Capital
Lisle
East Washington
Scotts
Leon
Bear M.g. Co
Cuticura
Shaying
Kingsbury
Guy B. Holmes
Indiana Implement Dealers’ Association
Harry Gaines
Greensburg
W. I. Scott
Milford
K. L. Adams
Letts
George P. Wagner
Jasper
G. L. Maxwell
Valparaiso
Hill
Mr. Hill
W.H. Hill CO. Segue
Rhodes
Burford
Banner Furniture Company
Columbia Phonographs
Windsor
Rockers
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