Holiday buyers break records in Christmas trade push
United Press dispatches report a nationwide peak in Christmas buying with wearing apparel and house furnishings leading. Stores in San Francisco Pittsburgh Buffalo Columbus Washington Detroit St Louis Denver Portland New York Kansas City Oklahoma City Cleveland note record or near record sales, with practical gifts and toys driving the surge and shoppers urged to buy early.
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America
United Press
San Francisco
C. W. Steins
Emporium
Pittsburgh
Kauffman, Kauffman & Barr
Buffalo
Useful Gifts
Columbus
Ohio
Fred Lazarus
Washington
Detroit
H. L. Ware
ST. Louis
Stix, Baer & Fuller
Denver
Lucian York
M. Richard Brothers
Portland
New York
Lord and Taylor's
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Cleveland
Night Burglary Report Totals 122.50 In Losses
Three burglaries were reported in one night with losses totaling 122.50. Cleaner at 3308 E New York St. robbed of 2.50 cash after being held up by two men. Rail yard freight house entered, poultry and alarm clocks worth 100 taken. Home at Forty-Sixth St and Shadeland Ave. entered, 20 stolen.
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Cc. O. Todd
New York St
Sergt. R. L. Adams
E. A. Gardner
Forty-Sixth St
Shadeland Ave
National Church Leaders Gather for Annual Federated Council Meeting
National church leaders led by retiring FC CCA president Rev F M North and Bishop William F MacDowell gather in Indianapolis for the Federated Council of Churches of Christ in America annual three day meeting at First Baptist Church. About 150 delegates from 32 denominations attend open sessions on Christian Cooperation and related topics.
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F. M. North
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
William F. MacDowell
C. L. Goodell
Indianapolis
C. H. Winders
Indianapolis Church Federation
Severin
Robert E
Brookside Civic Club Re elects Officers for 1923
Brookside Civic League last night at Library No. 6 elected officers for 1923. A Le Roy Portteus remained president with J A Schneider as secretary and H W Painter as first vice president. Other leaders include Dr William Kimkel second vice president Mrs Frank Erath third vice president M F Ho sea treasurer and C A James assistant secretary. Portteus outlined 1923 plans and spoke of a probable community house. Committee members were named to arrange a community Christmas celebration.
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Brookside Civic League
Ubrary No. 6
Commerce and Nolan Sts
A. le Roy Portreus
J. A. Schneider
H. W. Painter
William Kimkel
Frank Erath
M. F. Hosea
C. A. James
Portteus
J. Hubert Patton
G. E. Peterson
Whimsical Street Sights Noted by Observers
A series of brief vignettes from city streets describe a police officer entering a theater for a burlesque show, a traveler weighing luggage on a scale near Illinois Street 8, a bag labeled Fresh Fish near a walnut display, a bakery advert proclaiming Hoe Maid Pies, and two deacons embracing after a Methodist Church board meeting.
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Massachusetts Ave
Special Call To Rainbow Division Veterans Meeting
A special call was issued for all Rain bow Division Veterans Association members to attend the regular meeting in Superior Court Room 3 at 6 p m on Wednesday by Dr E J Du Bois president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Division Veterans Association
Superior Court Room
E. J. du Bois
Cooperation Among Farmers Aims at National Cooperative Marketing
Washington December 12 Cooperatives unite for growth at a conference December 14 16 with leaders from national marketing associations. Charles M Morgan of the American Cotton Growers Exchange notes rapid expansion in tobacco cotton and wheat cooperatives and cites the need for a national voice through the new Cooperative Council to coordinate efforts.
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Harry Hunt
Washington
Ing
Cooperation Movement
Charles M. Morgan Field
American Cotton Growers Exchange
Morgan
Cooperative Council
Baby Mine Stuns Statehouse Rotunda Crowd
A young mother left her 1 month old baby perched on a third floor railing at the Statehouse. Six bystanders prepared to catch the child as it swayed. Elevator operator Robert Bailey stopped the car and rushed to the infant before the mother returned and took the baby away.
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Statehouse
Robert Bailey
Near Eastern Meeting Secret Advances Straits Issue
In Lausanne on December 12, Ismet Pasha and Lord Curzon lead secret sessions of the Near Eastern Peace Conference. Key topics include Ottoman debt reduction, prisoner exchanges, evacuation of civilians, capitulations, and Straits settlement details, with Turks showing increased conciliatory attitude.
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United News
Lausanne
Ismet Pasha
Lord Curzon
Great Britain
Straits
Ismet
Curzon
Turkey
County to Build $14 500 Steel Truss Bridge Over Fall Creek
The board of county commissioners ordered plans prepared for a steel truss bridge on the Keystone road costing 14500 dollars. The old covered bridge, condemned by county engineer John J. Griffith, was repaired last January but deemed unsafe by heavy trucks.
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Fall Creek
Keystone Road
Board of County Commissioners
John J. Griffith
Griffith
Indianapolis Market Project Outlined Before Central Labor Union
John F. White of the city market survey commission presented plans to improve Indianapolis market facilities. He said the current site is the only practical option and that the market would be self sustaining and eventually pay for itself. The proposal includes a new multiuse building, and R. H. Gilmore urged Central Labor Union support while White asked for action before the upcoming Legislature. A Women's Department Club education campaign on smoke nuisance received indorsement.
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John F. White
City Market Survey Commission
Commission
Indianapolis
Central Labor Union
Tomlinson Hall
R. H. Gilmore
White
Women’s Department Club
Thief Steals Meter From Car In Front Of Home
A motometer was stolen from Henry W. Carson's automobile parked in front of his residence at 502 South East Street. Police investigated the theft as neighbors reported the incident.
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Henry W. Carson
S. East St
Carson
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