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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1926
Page
13
Public notices on publishing schedule by Indianapolis Times Publishing Co list daily except Sunday. Rates shown: Indianapolis ten cents for eight weeks, elsewhere twelve cents a week. Includes a quotation from the Indiana Constitution about free speech and press rights.
Knowledge about state geology notes Indiana contains over five hundred square miles of oil bearing shale. Observers estimate that modern distillation could produce more than fifty billion gallons of high grade oil from this shale.
The city seeks to curb utilities with Ab Alvah J. Rucker accusing the Public Service Commission of aiding powerful corporations. Absent utility leaders and grand jury action fuel calls to end the commission while courts may rule on the governors campaign fund allegations.
The Muncie editor George Dale faces a 90 day sentence for criminal libel after a packed jury trial while his appeals advance to the U S Supreme Court. An attempted assassination occurred soon after his conviction with no arrests, prompting calls for editor solidarity across Indiana.
The piece extols the city as cultured with an appreciation for finer things and suggests real progress lies in nurturing this taste for beauty. It frames culture as a path to positive development, despite other less pleasant reputations.
The Oklahoma City slaying of Luther Bishop is described as a murder by a two gunman, with praise for Bishop as a defender of law. The piece recalls historic Texas Osage peacekeepers and notes Bishop’s death ends a chapter in Osage country violence. A reward is offered for the killer. justice is urged.
In the Hall Mills case Willie Stevens is portrayed as a simple, odd man who lived quietly and loved children. He wore a fireman’s helmet, played around town, and slobbered at meals, yet showed intelligence and restraint on the witness stand. His behavior sparked debate on what counts as madness versus eccentricity.
Reviewer Walter D. Hickman lauds Le Maire's Affairs a fast moving revue featuring Sophie Tucker Ted Lewis Lester Allen Bobbie Arnst and the Albertina Rasch Dancers. He calls it high energy with sharp comedy song and dance and a standout finale paying tribute to old minstrel days at English's.
A Duncan hospital scare anchors a Keith's vaudeville week as ten collies perform loyally in his absence. The act showcases dogs as true stage partners while other acts like The Four Kadex and Olga and Miska compete for attention.
News focuses on the trial of Tracy Patrick E. McDermott in Canton charged with killing Don I. Mellett. The jury pool includes a large contingent of women, framed as a reflection on justice and courage in defending community ideals against underworld threats.
The New York water power commission, a 30 day board, seeks to turn St. Lawrence River rights to aluminum interests before dissolution. The move risks a public asset and reflects a GOP doctrine of private exploitation of public resources at state and national levels.
Indianapolis expert Miss Blanche Chenoweth, head of the household department at a teachers’ college, reports farm girls dress and cook better with smaller allowances. She notes farm girls select details wisely, make purchases count, and develop self reliance.
Dr. Henry 8. Pritchett of the Carnegie Endowment criticized the Zionist movement as impractical. Proponents defend Palestine’s historic and moral value, arguing Jewish return is a justified, peaceful restoration and that critics overstate difficulties.
A tailor and his wife were sentenced to jail for shoplifting in New York. With no caregiver for their one year old, they will take the baby along. The piece critiques how law harms children and dependents. It also asks for washing white silk stockings to prevent yellowing, recommending cold water, mild soap, blueing, and drying in darkness.
Francis Renault showcases a high type revue act at the Lyric with impressions of well known women, clever stage presence, and upcoming gown displays. The Indianapolis First revue features a balanced girls act with song and dance, plus the McDonald Trio on bicycles in a diverse bill.
Fred Ardath presents a varied Palace bill with a melodic opening by the orchestra and a Scottish flavored quartet, blues singer Irene Taylor, and a dramatic nurse number showing troops in France. Mabel Haley and the Voice Sisters provide comedy, Kellam and O Dare do witty songs, plus a photo play Blue Eagle and news reel. Also listed are several other Indianapolis shows and the Little Theatre presenting R U R at Playhouse.
Milton outlines continuing rules for opening bids when two suits differ in top cards. If both have tops, name the higher valued suit first, else bid the suit with tops even if lower in rank. He illustrates with three example hands and poses reader questions for dealer bids.
The first colonial mint was set up in Massachusetts in 1652 and produced pine tree shillings for years before the English closed it in 1686. The first United States government mint was established in Philadelphia.
The item gathers theater trivia and public quiz points from a Philadelphia page, listing questions about film stars and plays, sources on Gloria Swanson, Dolores Costello, and Charlie Chaplin, along with notes on Javelle Water and sea shells, plus early North Dakota history and Harvard College.
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