Nonpartisan Playgrounds Board Urged
City officials and recreation leaders back a nonpartisan board to conduct competitive exams for recreation department hires. Lies recommends merit based staffing for all city departments. Sullivan to study and consider the plan as voters press for expert input amid political appointments concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Social Agencies
City Recreational Committee
John F. White
City Civil Service
Eugene T. Lies
White
Lies
Duval] Administration Police Civil Service Board
Slack
Police and Fire Department
Edward H. Harris
Italy readies nonstop hydroplane flight to New York
Italy plans a March nonstop transatlantic flight with ten Soviet Marchet hydroplanes. Crews trained for multi hour hops over lakes Garda and Bracciano as the air ministry coordinates with the navy. Air Minister Italo Balbo will command, marking the 1930 cruise of Italy's aerial navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Rome
Italy
New York
Lakes Garda
Bracciano
Air Ministry
Italo Balo
Mediterranean Sea
Africa
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Tragedy at Pathe studio as chorus girls perish
New York December 11 tragedy at the Pathe movie studio after a fire. Four of ten crushed and burned to death amid a rush to exits. Chorus girls among the victims, many others trapped on the balcony and stairway. Fire officials say victims died in the crush rather than by flames. The alarm shouted as all out prompted a deadly stampede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preaz
New York
Pathe Movie Studio
Harry M. Archer
Fire Department
Interlake Iron Corporation formed by merger of four firms
Interlake Iron Corporation in Chicago has assets of 50 million dollars after merging four iron ore furnace companies. Stockholders approved the absorption of Zenith Furnace of Duluth Toledo Furnace of Toledo and Perry Furnace of Erie. The new company will have capacity for 500000 tons of pig iron and 1000000 tons of coke yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Chicago
Interlake Iron Corporation
Zenith Furnace Company
Duluth
French Sailors Rally in Belgrade Protest Front of Italian Consulate
French sailors aboard the flotilla visiting Sebenica joined a demonstration in Belgrade in front of the Italian consulate, shouting Down with Fascism and Mussolini. Police could not disperse the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
United Press
Yugoslavia
Sebenica
France
Fascism
Mussolini
Stolen Cars Reported by Residents and Cab Service
Mrs Emma Lewis owns a Moon sedan from 622 West Vermont street with plate 735-137. Abbott of Martinsville reports a Buick sedan 222-223 from Martinsville. G M Broo at 1215 North Tacoma avenue has a Ford Tudor plate 30-681 from Pennsylvania and Vermont streets. George Peck of 511 East Fortieth street reports a Ford truck 4-690 from the same address. Red Cab Company vehicles at 313 West Ohio street include Ford taxis Nos 30 and 50 from Hillside avenue and Twenty first street and Forty third street and Conser avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lewis
Vermont Street
Alabama
Washington Streets
O. Abbott
Martinsville
G. M. Broo
Tacoma Avenue
Pennsylvania
Vermont
George Peck
Fortieth Street
Red Cab Company
Ohio Street
Ford Taxi
Stolen Cars Recovered From City Locations
Police recovered several stolen vehicles linked to residents including Mrs P C Pomeroy of South Bend with a Ford sedan found at Fortieth and Illinois, Herman L Bragoo of East Raymond Street with a Chevrolet touring at Twenty first and Montcalm, an Essex coach 81 253 found at Southeastern and Arsenal avenues, Lawrence J Dugan of South West Street with a Ford coupe at Alabama and Lincoln, and a Ford roadster 30 681 found at 5741 Central Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Pomeroy
South Bend
Fortieth
Illinois
Herman L. Bragoo
Raymond Street
Twenty-first
Montcalm
Essex Coach
Southeastern
Arsenal Avenues
Lawrence J. Dugan
South West Street
Alabama
Lincoln
Ford
Central Avenue
Conference on IPL plant impact on flood control and sewage
A joint meeting of the sanitary commission and works board will be convened within days to discuss how the proposed Indianapolis Power and Light Company generating plant south of the city may affect flood prevention and the city’s sewage disposal system. Sanitary president Otto C. Ross asked works board president Theodore Dammeyer to call the conference to review potential impacts on the sewage plant and flood program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary Commission and Works Board
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Otto C. Ross
Sanitary
Theodore Dammeyer
Works Board
Robbery Case Unsolved, Times Special Says
Anderson Indiana December 11 Sher if Frank G Daniels and police have made no headway in the investigation of a sensational holdup told by Jack Nicholson driver for the Grand Laundry Company. Nicholson says a man hid in the rear of the truck jumped out and forced him to stop at a lonely country road where he was robbed of 40 dollars and dazed by mustard thrown in his eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Anderson
Ind
Frank G. Daniels
Jack Nicholson
Grand Laundry Company
American Girl Freed in Mexico City Murder Verdict
Bernice Rush an American was ordered released from Belem city prison today by a decree of the superior tribunal upholding a jury verdict acquitting her of murdering her sweetheart Genaro Benavente. She had been a prisoner for nearly a year. Benavente was shot to death last Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Bernice Rush
Belem City
Genaro Benavente
Benavente
Mexico City inaugurates aviation week at Valbuena field
Mexico City marked the start of aviation week with General Guan F. Azcarate presiding at Valbuena flying field. Mexican and United States fliers attended along with U S Army pilots from Texas and British air commodore Oswald Charlton. In Bentonville Indiana authorities investigated a bank robbery after robbers fled with a small sum following a failed vault attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Valbuena Flying Field
Guan F. Azcarate
United States
United States Army
Texas
Oswald Charlton
Bentonville
Ind
Senate approves relief fund for Rio Grande valley floods
Senator Cutting of New Mexico leads a resolution to create a 400000 revolving fund to aid flood areas in the Rio Grande valley of New Mexico. The measure passed the senate without opposition and moves to the house for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cutting
Republican
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Senate
House
Pulbane promise ends hemorrhoids with home remedy
Advertises Pulbane as a simple cure for piles claiming ten to fifteen drops in water will end distress without salves or injections. It promises a money back guarantee and notes it is sold at all Walgreens drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walgreen Drug Stores
Pinex Remedy for Cough Packs Power at Home
A traditional home cough remedy uses 2½ ounces of Finex to a pint bottle with sugar syrup or honey. The ad claims quick relief, antiseptic action, and harmless taste, touting Pinex as a purified creosote compound from Norway pine and promising refunds if satisfaction is not met.
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Nonpartisan Playgrounds Board
Robert E. Springsteen
Ford L. Hollweg
Christ's Church Parish House
Reginald H. Sullivan
Sullivan
C. F. Stimson
Recreation and Playground Association of America
Cincinnati
Mountain View
Ark
Tillie Rummer
Ozark Mountain
Charles Ruminer
Ruminer
Connie Franklin
Haywood Burns
Burns
Young Franklin
Miss Rummer
Aviation
Charles A. Garrard
Nineteenth Street
Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument
Oran A. Perry
Garrard
State Guard
Interlake Corporation
Combine
Buescher Band Instruments
Pearson Piano Co
Vonnegut
E. Wash. St
The
Meyer-Kiser Bank
E. Washington
Mexican Superior Tribunal
Stuart
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrn. L. E Hanson
Waterloo
Iowa
Indianapolis
Marion County State Bank
East Market Street
Royal Palm
Jacksonville
Palm Beach
Miami
Ponce de Leon
Suwanee River
Florida
Tampa
Petersburg
Dasantar
Pour RK Ser
J.P. Ee Diserice
Agenc Ry
Systec
Force Aa Bay
Southern Railway System
Kay
Ronson, Clark, Goldenwheel
Fe ¥ Jewelry Company
Washington Street
Peppies Outfiting Co
WKRBF
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