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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1927

Page

11

Letters From City Children Reach Santa Claus

Santa reads letters from Indianapolis children who wrote Why I Like Santa Claus, delivered to his palace by airplane in Eskimo land. Holly Berry notes the busy Santa will take time to read all, as 25 million children are recorded, and previews the scene with the polar expedition. An unrelated Foley advertisement is included in the page text.

Holly Berry The Times Times-Kleinschmidt Santa Claus Indianapolis North Poleville Eskimo~land Indianapolis Times Santa’s Palace Santa’s Santa Maxine Henthorn Mary Henthorn Frances Bush Jimmy Joan Tommy Connor Edwina

Lions Club hears education official from De Pauw University

Dr. C H Williams head of education at De Pauw University spoke at the Lions Club luncheon today. He has served seven years on the Indiana State board of education. The readable list of names includes Anna May Davis and others. A children’s film Santa Claus is showing tonight at Cassel and Sanders theaters.

C. H. Williams Department of Education Bureau of Recommendations de Pauw University Lions Club Williams Indiana State Board of Education Santa Claus Cassel Sanders

Air Mail Route to Open December Seventeen

Post master Robert H. Bryson announced the advantages of air mail for late Christmas parcels. He said a message from W. Irving Glover approved December 17 as the opening date for the Cincinnati to Chicago air mail route via Indianapolis.

Robert H. Bryson Bryson W. Irving Glover Cincinnati Chicago Indianapolis

Appeals Over Utility Orders Stir Indiana Court

Marion Circuit Court heard a second appeal under a new statute governing public service commission orders. Six northern towns oppose Associated Telephone Company of Indianapolis seeking reversal of a commission denial to acquire small independents and issue securities. Judge Harry O. Chamberlin weighed jurisdiction and whether the appeal belongs in Marion County or the towns served.

Indiana Public Service Commission Marion Circuit Harry O. Chamberlin Associated Telephone Company Indianapolis Carl Mote Chamberlin Commission Marion County

Defendants Wife May Face Trial Witness In Poison Death Case

Marion Indiana December 7 Arthur Walser on trial for first degree murder in the death by poison of Clifford Cox 12 at Fairmount last June may face his wife Dorothea 17 serving two to twenty one years in the Indiana Women's Prison. Sheriff Jacob Campbell says Mrs Walser will be brought here but prosecutors have not stated if she will testify. She had claimed she was forced by her husband to aid in the slaying.

Marion Ind Arthur Walser Grant Clifford Cox Fairmount Dorothea Indiana Woman's Prison Indianapolis Jacob Campbell Walser

Hanley Named National Officer at ASME Convention

William A. Hanley of Eli Lilly and Company was chosen as one of three ASME managers at the annual New York convention. He joins four vice presidents and new president Alex Dow of Detroit on the board of governors for a one year term. Hanley, a Purdue graduate of 1910, serves as a mechanical engineer for Eli Lilly.

William A. Hanley Elis & Co American Society of Mechanical Engineers New York Hanley Alex Dow Detroit Purdue University

Utilities appeal defeats sale plan under Mote framework

The article notes that options to purchase were invalidated by a final commission order, rendering contracts void. Telephone services to Bremen and nearby towns faced purchase under Mote's plan, but appeals were denied and costs of $1,542.85 were assessed against the associated company.

Mote Bremen Nappanee North Liberty Walkerton Walcott Goodland

Carol Wants Union of Rumanians, Not Division

Former Crown Prince Carol of Rumania aims to unite Rumanians rather than divide them, according to a Petit Journal interview. The prince spoke with his secretary at his country retreat as a Petit Journal special correspondent and an unnamed American correspondent conducted the interview.

United Press Paris Carol of Rumania Petit Journal Carol

Fire department tests new vented slide for rescues

Harry Miller and other volunteers test a new vented fire escape slide from a window ledge. If fire underwriters approve, the device will be adopted by the department. The Romanian situation and internal disputes are mentioned alongside the stated test program.

Harry Miller Fireman New York Alabama Sts H. Stein Jefferson Ave

League Urges Equality for World News Access

Geneva December conference urged equal treatment for all foreign journalists in distribution of official news and rates. The League of Nations endorsed a resolution introduced by Karl A. Bickel to end discrimination favoring official agencies and improve telegraphic links between Geneva London and beyond.

United Press Geneva League of Nations Today World Press Conference Karl A. Bickel United Press Geneva London America Far East Mine Ichiro Adachi League Cheng Lo Senor Urrutia Colombia Latin America

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