Chorus Girls Accuse Carroll of Nude Final Test
Four complaints will be filed by theater figures and unions against Paul Carroll alleging he required chorus hopefuls to appear nude as a final test for jobs in his new musical. Ann Moss Gaynor and Louise Blakely led the charges, with defense and response from Carroll and condemnation by Florenz Ziegfeld and George White.
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United Press New York
Paul Carroll
Carroll
Arthur Hammerstein
Protective Managers’ Association
John S. Sumner
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Chorus Equity Association
Sam H. Harris
Organized Theatrical Organization
Ann Moss Gaynor
Louise Blakely
Miss Gaynor
Miss Blakely
Joab Banton
George White
Murder of Husband Laid to Indiana Wife
Mrs. Rena Barrackman was arrested in St. Joseph Missouri for the July 4 murder of L. J. Barrackman in Jeffersonville Indiana. A first degree murder indictment was returned by the November grand jury. The husband, 59, was shot three times. police suspect insurance money motive.
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United Press
Jeffersonville
Ind
Rena Barrackman
St. Joseph
L. J. Barrackman
Barks Rites Monday For Martha Greely Barks
Funeral services for Martha Greely Barks 66 longtime Western Union operator will be at 10 a m Monday at Flanner Buchanan mortuary Rev George W Allison of Irvington Presbyterian church will officiate Burial follows in Crown Hill cemetery She was born in Foster Ohio moved to Indianapolis at 22 worked twenty years in city left in 1902 for Colorado and was regarded as a top middle west telegraph operator She is survived by sister Miss Laura Greely and brother Albert Greely
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Martha Greely Barks
Western Union
Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary
George W. Allison
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Crown Hill Cemetery
Barks
Foster, O
Indianapolis
Colorado
Middle West
Laura Greely
East Washington Street
Albert Greely
Muncie
Christmas Seals Deductible From 1928 Income Tax
Dean Stanley Coulter, Christmas Seal sale chairman, informed tuberculosis associations in 92 counties that gifts to the anti tuberculosis drive via Christmas seals and health bonds are deductible from 1928 income tax returns. He noted the seals fall under permissible deductions for contributions to charitable institutions.
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Dean Stanley Coulter
Ctizens
Dr. Coulter
New Fraternity at Wabash Marks Tenth National Chapter
Crawfordsville Ind Dec 15 A banquet and dance tonight at the Crawfordsville Country Club will conclude installation at Wabash college of a chapter of Beta Kappa displacing the last local fraternity on the campus and marking the establishment of the tenth national fraternity chapter Initiation ceremonies were held Friday night.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Crawfordsville Country Club
Wabash College
Beta Kappa
Grand Old Man of Screen Theodore Roberts Dies at 67
Hollywood mourns Theodore Roberts, renowned character actor and beloved figure in film. After influenza complications and surgery, the veteran star died at 67 in Hollywood. He battled a paralytic stroke years earlier, returning to vaudeville and film. Funeral services are set for next Tuesday with the Elks in charge.
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Hollywood
Cal
Theodore Roberts
Screen World
Roberts
San Francisco
Simon Legree
Tabuwana
Svengali
Trilby
Joe Portugias
Jesse L. Lasky
Grand Duke
Hollywood Hills
Indiana farmer William H. Settle reelected to national Farm Bureau post
William H. Settle president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation was reelected director of the American Farm Bureau Federation for a two year term at the Chicago meeting. He will also serve on the national marketing committee and as a director of the Cooperative Agricultural Service while addressing farm bureau gatherings in Hagerstown Maryland and scheduled talks in Maryland and West Virginia.
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William H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Settle
Committee For National Marketing
Co-Operative Agricultural Service
National Rural Boy Scouts
American Institute of Cooperatives
Hagerstown
Farm Bureau
Maryland
West Virginia
Stolen Goods Returned From Robbery Suspects
Five men serving prison terms for the Labour Springs bank robbery have given up revolvers ammunition and other equipment found with them. Part of the loot went to Judyville post office and the rest to Farr McDonald Co Boswell. Arrests were made in Detroit where firearms were found in their possession.
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United Press
Newcastle
Ind
Labour Springs
Judyville
Farr & McDonald Co
Boswell
Paul Myler
William and
Forrest Bright
Russell Johnson
Everett Savage
Anderson
Detroit
Syrup Balsamba Cough Remedy Ad Promoted
Local advertisement touts Syrup Balsamba as a safe cough remedy for children and adults. The ad emphasizes gentle relief and suitability for all ages.
Fisess DO TILL Gi GrMdS
The excerpt hints at a clever phrase about mailing early and the mailman as a focal figure. It emphasizes timely mailing and consideration of postal duties, framed in a reflective, folksy tone.
Last Jingle Contest No. 22 Winners Announced
The Times reveals No. 22 the final Jingle entry with three winning readers earning Circle theater tickets. John D. Draper Florence Brooks and Carl Kays cited as winners for their lines. No. 21 winners to be announced Monday and No. 22 Tuesday.
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Circle Theater
Times
Joy for Children Rotary Christmas Luncheon and Sunshine Special
Indianapolis Rotarians plan the Sunshine special for a Christmas luncheon at Claypool on Tuesday. The Christmas Cheer committee will raise funds for distributing joy to children in city institutions. Walter Gledhill leads the committee with an eight member slate including Burgess Brant Brown Kahlo Madden Mansfield Ransburg Reitzell Ruddell. The meeting pauses for Christmas and New Year until January 7 and the Rotary bowling league also suspends.
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Indianapolis
Claypool
Rotary
Walter Gledhill
Martin L. Burgess
John R. Brant
Ray D. Brown
Harry C. Kahlo
John J. Madden
Leroy A. Mansfield
Harper J. Ransburg
William H. Reitzell
Cashier Found Dead After Bank Run in Middleton
The body of Watson K. Betts cashier of the People's National Bank was found in Old Drawyers creek by state troopers. The bank had closed Friday afternoon after a run and deposits were tied up in farm loan assets with cash not immediately available.
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United Press
Middleton
Del
Watson K. Betts
People’s National Bank
Old Drawyers Creek
Stephen L. Newham
Third Federal Reserve District
Men’s Shopping Day at L. S. Ayres Store
Men’s Shopping Day will be observed Monday at the L. S. Ayres store. The event aids inexperienced men in Christmas gift buying with experienced women shoppers and the full sales staff ready to assist masculine buyers.
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L. S. Ayres
Flu Epidemic Declared Under Control in Midwest and West
United Press reports say the influenza outbreak has been broken with fewer new cases and deaths. Chicago saw about half as many new cases in the last 24 hours, five deaths, and 257 new cases compared with 415 previously. Schools closed across Missouri Kansas Chicago Wisconsin North Dakota ahead of Christmas.
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United Press
Chicago
West
Middle West
Far West
Los Angeles
Theodore Roberts
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Indiana Health Officials Report Influenza Epidemic Wanes
Health authorities across Indiana report the influenza outbreak is checked with rising recoveries and improved conditions in multiple cities. Kokomo still lists about two thousand affected, while Muncie and other towns report waning cases and increasing school attendance.
River disaster recalled sixty years after Ohio collision
Old Madison residents recall the 1868 steamer collision on the Ohio River about twenty miles from Madison. The United States and the America collided at midnight December 4 1868 causing drowning or burning deaths of about 100 people.
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United Press
Madison
Ind
United State
America
Thoxine promises safe cough relief without chloroform
An old advertisement touts Thoxine as a famous cough remedy free from chloroform or harsh drugs. It claims double action soothing irritation and addressing the internal cause for instant cough suppression, with money back guarantees and prices of 35c, 50c, and $1.00.
Shumaker contempt case brief filed with court
The Rev. E. S. Shumaker's attorney Ethan A. Miles filed a new brief with the Indiana Supreme Court arguing that individual opinion cannot be surrendered to the state and urging the court to require Shumaker to serve sixty days at the state farm or apologize. The brief notes Shumaker did not know of the apology plan until reading the attorney general's prior brief and criticizes the AG for lacking cited authorities and for claiming unprecedented procedure.
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Supreme Court
Arthur L. Gilliam
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana
Anti- Saloon League
Shumaker
Supreme Court Clerk
Ethan A. Miles
Miles
Indiana State Farm
Ed Jackson
Gilliam
League
Big Meeting features impersonator Zellner at Y M C A
Immortal figures of literature and scripture will be paraded at the Y M C A Tuesday afternoon in a program titled Big Meeting. J W Zellner will impersonate to a background valued at over $4 000 with rapid costume changes and a lighting setup of twenty controls plus spot and flood lights for humorous and religious scenes.
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J. W. Zellner
Zellner
Child Hurt by Auto In Front Of Home
Seven year old Frank Morris, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Morris of 1607 East Market Street, suffered severe head cuts and bruises after darting into a car’s path Friday afternoon. He was taken to City Hospital. Driver Denson Bartlett of 1040 Fairfield Avenue was held blameless by witnesses. In Liberty Center Indiana a local grocer John Haughton reports his cat unlocked a screen door to walk into the store.
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Frank Morris
Andrew Morris
East Market Street
City Hospital
Denson Bartlett
Fairfield Avenue
Four held as safe crackers in Jungclaus Office raid
Police arrested four men after an assault on night watchman and the looting of three safes at the William P. Jungclaus Company offices at 825 Massachusetts avenue. A fifth man is sought. Watchman Alex Jackson, 61, was beaten and is recovering. The robbers battered the safes’ combinations and fled after more than an hour of looting defines the scene.
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William P. Jungclaus Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Thomas Willard
North Pine Street
Earl Williams
North East Street
Bobby Lee
Jesse Marshall
Alex Jackson
Columbia Avenue
Geggs
Jackson
Special Ceremonies for the Rev O Connor at Cathedral
Solemn liturgical rites follow the death of Rev Edgar O Connor assistant to Bishop Chartrand at SS Peter and Paul cathedral. The body lies in state from Sunday afternoon until the service Monday morning. Funeral music by Schola Cantorum directed by Elmer Steffen with Helen Shepard on organ. Burial Holy Cross cemetery.
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Edgar O'Connor
Joseph Chartrand
SS. Peter and Paul
Schola Cantorum
Elmer Steffen
Helen Shepard
Holy Cross Cemetery
Mary Garden Balks at U S Customs Bill
New York Dec 15 Mary Garden leaving for Chicago said she would appeal a customs ruling forcing payment of several hundred dollars in duties on foreign goods in nine trunks aboard the Bergenland. She claimed non resident status and no duty while customs cited her earlier statement of American residence. Garden is to sing Sappho in Chicago on Dec 28.
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United Press
New York
Mary Garden
Chicago
Bergenland
Miss Garden
Sappho
Joy to All Tracking Christmas Gift Duplications
The Christmas Clearing House at 1.6 Monument Circle reports successful duplication avoidance with over fifteen hundred families registered and sixty seven cases saved from duplication. Last year 4 032 names cleared and 1 242 duplications prevented as the committee urges early registrations. No charge is made for the service.
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Monument Circle
Herbert S. King
King
Smith Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter in Green Mill Killing
Philip Smith, 30, formerly accused of first degree murder in Terrence King’s fatal shooting at Green Mill barbecue last August, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to two to twenty years in state prison by Judge James A. Collins. King died after a drinking bout following a quarrel over a woman. Smith offered no statement.
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Terrence King
Green Mill
Philip Smith
James A. Collins
King
Smith
Smth
Texas
Motorist Arrested After Short Chase on City Streets
P. E. Crownover aged 36 of 1521 College avenue was arrested Friday night by motorcycle police after a crash at Harding street and Burdsal parkway. He faces charges of fleeing an accident failure to stop after an accident operating a blind tiger and transportation of liquor.
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P. E. Crownover
College Avenue
Harding Street
Burdsal Parkway
Crownover
Hoover Banquet Honors Hoover in Buenos Aires Visit
President-Elect Hoover spent a second day in Argentina amid hospitality. President Irigoyen delivered the banquet speech and praised U.S. friendship and democratic influence. Hoover read his own address, predicting a brighter era of peace and progress and expressing confidence in the American democratic experiment.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Buenos Aires
Hover
Argentina
Hipolito Irigoyen
Hoover
Irigoyen
United States
Henry P. Fletcher
Italy
Refuses To Accept Bride Won By Ad
Chicago story of George Hubold a 35 year old baker who advertised for a wife in a German paper stating he sought a companion. Barbara Pitsch a 27 year old widow agreed to marry. Hubold vanished two days before the October 1 wedding. Mrs Pitsch sues for breach of promise seeking 25000 dollars.
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United Press
Chicago
George Hubold
Hubold
Barbara Pitsch
London Queen of Night Clubs Held for Liquor License Violation
London December 15. Mother Kate Merrick known as the queen of the London night clubs was held without bail for hearing next Thursday on a charge of selling liquor without a license. She had just been released from a second jail term for liquor law violations. Merrick is mother in law to two young peers who met her daughters at her night clubs.
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United Press
London
Kate Merrick
Merrick
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