State parks report records attendance in six Indiana parks
The annual report by acting chief Charles G. Sayers shows attendance totals across six parks: Turkey Run 94 003 McCormick's Creek 23 215 Clifty Falls 86 847 The Dunes 138 036 Pokagon 23 491 with Spring Mill not tracked as it just opened The Dunes is largest at 2 192 acres Turkey Run 1 070 acres The department operates hotels at Turkey Run Clifty Falls and Pokagon and plans a 500 room hotel at The Dunes The report notes upgrades like new plumbing and highway entrance negotiations and planned improvements for 1929 including a park gate and water sanitation projects
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the Dunes
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Nature Guide
The World Whirligig by Paul M'Crea
A satirical poem critiques temperance triumphs and Prohibition era rhetoric. It questions moral crusades by highlighting paradoxes, appeals to Canada, and the dissonance between public triumph and private harm.
Indiana State Park Improvements Across Five Parks
The report outlines upgrades at several state parks and areas. Improvements include flood lights for night use, a concert program, expanded inn facilities, water systems, retaining walls, guide services, and bath houses at Pokagon. Dune area receives land from Samuel Insull Jr. with plans for shelter houses and hotels. Spring Mill Park at Mitchell spans 1,100 acres with virgin timber caves and a restoring historic village.
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Four Mile Park Road
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Pokagon
Lake James
Samuel Insull, Jr
Lake Front
Chicago
Spring Mill
Mitchell
Yule Party Planned by Kiwanis At Claypool
Kiwanis will host a Christmas party next Wednesday at the Claypool for fifty children from city institutions and needy families. Over $150 was raised to buy gifts as William H. Trimble and Frank B. Flanner organize the program, with Lester E. Negley noting the total.
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Claypool
Lester E. Negley
William H. Trimble
Frank B. Flanner
Sunshine
Councilmen to Fight Charges Before Court
Hearings on pleadings in the criminal court cases against County Councilmen Paul S. Dunn and Grant Moore will be held by Judge James A. Collins. Moore faces a perjury charge related to a gravel road contract dispute while Dunn is accused of ineligibility and an alleged false property claim. The proceedings include motions to abate and questions about grand jury actions and shared funds.
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Grant Moore
James A. Collins
Moore
Collins
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Frank J. McCain
Veyor
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Dunn Voted Indictment under Question in Indiana Case
Dunn was voted an indictment amid questions of legality. Sheaffer denied presence in the jury rooms when asked and said grand jurors may be recalled to determine if Sheaffer was seen in the room during the vote. Dunn is alleged to have committed an unspecified act.
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