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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1925
Page
2
New York December 7. With Congress opening the stock market rose on expectations of tax cuts and railway consolidations. Carrier stocks led gains as New Haven touched 43 c, Union Pacific 149, C 119, Atchison 126 B&O 915.
Local bank clearings total 4 083 800 000 with debits 85 849. The figures summarize daily banking activity across institutions.
A historical price sheet lists 40 pound baskets and per unit prices for a wide range of fruits and vegetables. Items include apples Grimes Golden Delicious Stayman Winesap and Baldwins with prices around 1.75 per basket, bananas cranberries grapes lemons and citrus from California Florida and Alabama, plus greens roots and perishable staples with varied rates.
In New York on December 7, Thomson and McKinnon warn longs in sugar to brace for a year of large harvests as estimates reach 5,000,000 tons. They advise trimming long positions on every price bulge and to hold some small lines through potential breaks as price rallies may come in bulges.
Market notes from Cleveland Chicago and New York detail poultry prices from hens at 21 to 27 cents and turkeys at 35 cents, butter at 49 to 52 cents, cheese at 30 to 40 cents, and potatoes around 2.10 to 4.85 per 100 pounds, with regional variations in milk and butter receipts and creamery extras. Ohio and Wisconsin prices appear with regional supply data and varied quality grades.
Price list shows beef cattle and hogs offered by weight with under and over carcass quotes. Native steers 500 to 800 pounds at 19 to 20 cents. native heifers 300 to 450 pounds with similar carcass prices. native cows 400 to 700 pounds at 12 to 14 cents. Dressed hogs 140 to 200 pounds at 19 cents. veal and mutton notes with various loin or shoulder cuts and carcass pricing.
The forecast calls for western, northern and eastern areas reaching 25 to 32 degrees with southern territories at 30 to 37 degrees. The report outlines regional temperature expectations for shipping routes and activity.
Wheat climbed in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade with gains of 2 to 3 8 cents as aggressive speculative activity and signs of strong export business drew in large operators. Corn remained active, oats advanced, and provisions held steady amid light movement and poor weather.
Wheat prices shown as open high low and close with daily figures in Chicago notes. Corn and oats receipts listed. grain totals and percentages reflect market activity and various maturity months.
Donald McGibbeny, famed aviator who opposed the Riffs in Morocco, spoke at a Scientech Club luncheon. Club officers will be elected December 21 with candidates O C Berry and H O Garman for president and J G Olson and J L Wayne for secretary.
Mary Birmingham age 7 of 1403 E Vermont St was injured when struck by an auto driven by J R Manford of 1313 Lawton St on Sunday. Manford was later scheduled for further proceedings.
Clothing and tobacco valued at 68.4ge were stolen from the David Haboush grocery at Nineteenth Street and Cornell Avenue, police were told today.
Governor Jackson plans to visit the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane in Logansport on Tuesday. Secretary of State Schorte meier joins the annual convention of Secretaries of State in Miami Florida. E. J. Barker heads to Des Moines to address farm groups. Public Service Commissioner Singleton and others attend a Columbus conference on motor truck traffic. Brown and Hough travel to Cannelton to address a tax levy problem.
Mayor Shank says plan commission and park board members may keep their posts in the incoming administration after talks with commission president Tom L. Dillon and park board member Arthur B. Maguire. Dillon said there was no indication of resignations.
The Public Service Commission has not set a hearing date for three new bus lines proposed by the People’s Motor Coach Company in Indianapolis. Chairman John W. McCardle said it will take time to resolve existing applications as the commission’s staff is reduced by the state budget program.
Charles Kneller township assessor in Columbia City Indiana lost his right hand except for the index finger when a glove caught in a corn cutter gears. He was pulled into the knives during work and is now recovering from the injury.
Swine prices rose 25 to 30 cents today at the Indianapolis Livestock Exchange amid strong demand and higher prices elsewhere. Fresh receipts near 7,000 with 261 weekend holdovers. top price $12 for choice light weight matured swine, most of the mature run at $11.55 to $11.90, light weights up to $12.25, and other hog categories priced accordingly. Cattle, sheep, and lamb trades were slower but generally firm with steers from $64 to $12.50, cows near $47.50, and lambs up to $16. Sheep market maintained steady values with a rapid sale.
Live stock markets report varied activity with cattle receipts around 28 000 in Chicago and 3 250 at East Buffalo while Pittsburgh and other cities show different price levels for steers veal and lambs. Slaughter hogs and stags also noted with mixed demand and price shifts across markets.
Henry Cook, deputy sheriff of Lake County in charge of the Gary offices, faces dismissal after admitting Hart Buconovich, Hobart roadhouse owner, paid him $150 monthly to protect the joint. Cook said he raided bootleggers by day and acted as Buconovich's special agent at night to shield the tavern from competition.
Percival Smith Hill, president of the American Tobacco Company, died suddenly in New York at age 64. Hill started in cotton and woolen goods before entering tobacco at age 30, rising to leading industry ranks.
Jud McCarthy of Juds Mens Furnishings and Schloss Brothers officials report 1925 profits per item down but overall volume up, with better quality goods and a flood of Christmas shopping. Merchants foresee strong 1926 opening, a spring record, and continued demand for higher priced sleepwear and golf gear.
Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to Herman C Neimeyer R R P Box 327 Chevrolet Vermont and Meridian Streets. Dominic Duerreri 615 58 Noble Street Ford from in front of same address. William Hart 1548 Gimber Street S J Chevrolet 478 198 from Capitol Avenue and Washington Street. Stanley D Turner 627 N Delaware Street Lexington 566 670 from Walnut and Delaware Streets. George Wildhack 27 W 81 Joseph Street Chevrolet M4 from Meridian and Washington Streets.
Walter R. Smith of the Dennison is elected new president of the Indiana Hotel Association at the closing of the annual convention on Saturday. L. D. Weathers of the Grand Hotel is secretary and H. W. Lawrence of Indianapolis joins the executive committee.
A garbled birth and death notice compiles names of families linked to Indiana hospitals and homes. It lists numerous newborns and adults, with partial addresses and affiliations to Methodist and Central Indiana Hospitals, and St. Vincent Hospital, among others, plus scattered street references and patient notes.
Mayor Shank announced Emsley Johnson will replace Charles W. Bookwalter on the park board due to Bookwalter's ill health. Johnson will be followed by a pro-retention candidate for Parks Superintendent R. Walter Jarvis, as plans to install Rikhoff as police chief and Rikhoff’s successor faced legality concerns.
The opening session features Vice President Dawes and House Clerk Page presiding as senators and representatives, including four new Senators La Follette Williams Robinson Nye, sworn in amid formalities. A tax reduction bill of 325 million dollars is described as nonpartisan, aiming to benefit all taxpayers with broad support in committee.
Washington dispatch reports Robert M. La Follette Jr. sworn in to the Wisconsin Senate seat left vacant by his father’s death. The younger La Follette, described as a “chip off the old block,” mirrors his father’s principles and takes office after Congress recessed last March.
United Press reports tonight's programs across networks from WEAF and WJZ in New York to KGO Oakland and WSB Atlanta. Highlights include opera Rigoletto, St Nicholas society banquet, a radio exposition program from WSB, and Goodrich versus Rocky Kansas bout at 9:30 PM EST.
A compiled schedule lists radio programs and stations across the United States. Entries mention children hour concerts orchestras theater organs dance music and varied programs on stations like WBZ WGY WOR WTIC WOC KMA WBAP WEAR WLS WNYC and more with times such as 5 30 PM and 6 45 PM.
A lineup lists programs and times for several stations including WEAF WTAM KPRC KOA KDKA WBZ WEAF WFAA WJAD KFKX WCAE WJBL KFI KSD with concert music blocks from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
The page catalogs multiple radio programs and orchestral segments across cities like New York Minneapolis Saint Paul Dallas Newark and Omaha with varied stations and showings. It mentions instrumental trios orchestras dinner concerts and festival hour programs alongside cryptic notes and call letters.
A historical listing displays station names and times for programs. Notable entries include WBZ WMAK at 7, WJZ WPG at 8, KTHS WEEI WJZ WLIT at 9, and WEAF WGR WTAM WRW at 10.30, with additional slots for IR WHN WDAF KJR KPO.
Local airwaves list today’s programs with half hour and quarter hour slots for KPRC WCCO WDAF WGBS WBZ KLKA WEEI WGY and KFRU.
The page compiles scattered call letters and hints of station schedules from multiple markets. Mentions include WCAP WEEI WHAZ WSK and others with fragmented notes on programs and times across cities like Buffalo Philadelphia Atlanta and Calgary.
Monday schedule covers events from 6:00 pm sports and stock market reports to 10:30 pm Gus Edwards Le Paradis Orchestra. Includes 6:30 pm Children’s Hour courtesy of Franklin Life Insurance Company and 7:00 pm Circle Theater concert plus 8:00 pm Christensen School of Music and 9:30 pm Firestone corner program.
The page lists 10:00 P M to near midnight radio time slots across cities including New York Buffalo Nashville Cleveland Des Moines and Kansas City with programs like orchestras dances revues and theater acts and mentions stations KFI KGO WJR WDAF WEI WOE KPO and others. It notes musical acts the Faith Talks program and various local shows and orchestras, reflecting a dense array of late evening broadcasts.
A compiled scan shows a wide array of radio stations including KLDI KYW WMBB WEBH WBCN WBBM WCBD WENR WGES WHAS WHT W4JJD WLIB WLS WMAQ WOC WOI WOWL WQJ WGN Eastern CKAC PWwxX WBAV WDWF WEBJ WF WGBS WIP WUJY WREO Far West KuJ. The items suggest a regional broadcast map and potential scheduling notes.
Washington reports the new immigration law hailed as a milestone with no radical changes asked. Commissioner Hull told Secretary Davis in his annual briefing that any legislative changes would be needed only to refine, and he supported a nationwide alien count with staged entry registration for all noncitizens.
A resolution condemning Mayor Elect John L. Duvall's effort to oust park and health board members was adopted by the Council of Official Agencies at Severin this afternoon. Officers elected: Robert B. Neff, chairman. Mrs. David Ross, first vice-chairman. Sol. Schloss, second vice-chairman. Miss Welding, secretary. Miss Belcher, treasurer.
The Interstate Service Company asked for authority to charge 3 cents a mile on its Indianapolis to Kentucky route. Hearing conducted this afternoon before John B Powell, chief accountant of the Public Service Commission.
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