Primaries Easily Controlled Says Evansville Mayor
Evansville mayor and county chairman Herbert Males told a First district conference that primaries are as controllable as conventions. He said party powers rule the process and no individual can buck the party, noting recent subpoena in the primary investigation and attendance at a Washington Klan conference.
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Gvansvifilis
Herbert Males
Evansville
Clyde A. Walb
James A. Reed
Mayor Duvall
Indianapolis
Washington
Hiram W. Evans
French endive and holiday produce at city market
Imported French endive tops new stock at 60 cents a pound while Brussels sprouts sell 25 cents a box and pineapples 30 to 40 cents each. Nuts vary 10 to 50 cents per pound and fowls and poultry rise with turkeys at 65 cents a pound. Eggs hold at 60 to 70 cents a dozen. Market hours extend through Friday before holidays with closures on holidays.
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Brazil
Donahey for President Drops in as Democratic Boom
Washington dispatch reports a Donahey presidential boom for Ohio Governor Victor Donahey, now in his third term, gaining attention in Washington and the South amid concerns over anti Catholic reactions to Governor Smith as a potential Democratic candidate.
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Ohio
White House
Tomes
New Yark Avenue
Washington
Victor Donahey
Donahey
South
Smith
New York
Post Office Plans Two Story Addition and North Indianapolis Station
Robert H. Bryson announces a two story garage expansion at 318 W. New York for the post office department. A new substation at Thirtieth and Clifton Streets will house nine carriers and two clerks, to be named the North Indianapolis station.
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Post Office Department
New York &T
Robert H. Bryson
Thirtieth
Clifton Sts
Indianapolis
New Excuse Found to Avoid School
Huntington Ind December 16 A trapping season tardiness problem prompts a warning from I E Fisher county attendance officer. Pupils late after running traps face dismissal until they obtain fresh clothing and air out after encounters with a skunk and its pungent aroma. In Manchester an electrically propelled hare coursing track record shows a 26 second quarter.
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Times Special
Huntington
Ind
I. E. Fisher
Fisher
Manchester
Konjola touted by Indianapolis resident as health turnabout
Jacob Edler credits Konjola with ending twenty years of stomach and liver trouble. He describes relief from indigestion bloating gas heart fluttering and sour stomach, improved appetite and sleep. The Konjola Man promotes the remedy at Hook's Drug Store and in Hook Stores citywide.
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Jacob Edler
Indianapolis
Eighteenth St
Hook's Drug Store
Pennsylvania
Market Sts
Mr. Edler
Konjola
Hook's Drug
Hook
Hoosier Briefs and Local Notes From Indiana
Marion Thornburg fights Raymond Tanner and is fined by Mayor Ross after charges of assault and battery. Ethel Thomas aged 12 and her blind father face hard times as a purse worth 12 dollars is stolen in La Porte. Purdue band gains director Paul Spotts Emrick who buys South Island at Lake Manitou near Rochester for summer practice. Salvation Army at Evansville reports national sales records for War Cry. Ed Fiscus of Greenfield is praised for revealing dog killers of ten sheep and collecting a $5 reward. Valparaiso University declares war on secret Greek organizations under President William E. Day. A large Christmas pine is ordered for Wi nona Lake. Alexandria postmaster hopefuls number six with a 2400 annual salary. Ninth District librarians pick Lebanon for 1927 convention. Thieves rob County Commissioner Jacob Miller’s Warsaw home taking a silver molasses jug after spilling syrup on carpets. Metal rims of furniture perhaps, hints at the burglary.
Not to Be Opened Until 1976 Chest of Hogin Treasure
Marion, Ind. treasure chest once deposited by David Hogin with inscription Not to be opened until July 4, 1876 will remain sealed until 1976. Hogin died at 94 and the box was shown at a local bank.
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Marion
Ind
David Swayzee Hogin
Hogin
Glasses Melt Potassium Cyanide Accident at Columbia City
A container of potassium cyanide exploded during melting by Gale Abbot in Columbia City. Fog is said to have no appreciable effect on respiratory disease death rates.
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Columbia City
Makes Fat People Slim Doctor R Newman Plan
Dr R Newman a licensed physician at 286 Fifth Avenue New York announces a fat reduction treatment claimed to rapidly remove excess weight without dieting or exercise. He says thousands treated with relief for rheumatism gout asthma and high blood pressure and offers a free trial and a pay when reduced plan.
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R. Newman
Fifth Avenue
New York
New York City
Dept. R
Woolling Denies Purchase Offer in School Property Case
Frank F. Woolling real estate man files a general denial in Circuit Court to the school board’s suit seeking condemnation of the northwest corner property at Nineteenth Street and Brookside Parkway. The board contends its offer was reasonable but deemed the price too high for purchase.
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Frank F. Woolling
School Board
Nineteenth St
Brookside Pkvy
Woolling
Two Killed in Wreck Near Mobile
A collision near Mobile left two men dead and a third with injuries not considered serious. The crash occurred as the northbound car and another vehicle collided. Authorities investigated the scene and identified the deceased and wounded.
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Bu United Press
Scouts Conclude Year With 218 Merit Awards at Library
The 1926 Boy Scout program closed with 218 merit awards at Cropsey auditorium in the central library. Irving Williams chaired the court of honor report noting 41 life scout, 142 star scout, and 10 special recognitions, with total 2 217 merits, up 2 from last year. Troop 69 led with 25 merits on Wednesday and 168 for the year under James Biddinger. Next court of honor planned for January.
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Boy Scouts
Cropsey
Central Library
Irving Williams
Court of Honor
Troop 69
James Biddinger
Public Service Petitions Seek Stock Issuance and Better Service
The Interstate Public Service Company files a petition to issue 8,870 shares of common stock at 75 dollars per share with the public service commission. A separate petition demands improved service from Pine Village Telephone Company at Warren Indiana, signed by numerous local phone users.
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Interstate Public Service Company
Public Service Commission
Pine Village Telephone Company
Warren
Ind
Warren Township Farm Bureau
Don’t Spoil Christmas By Neglecting a Cold
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral is advertised as a reliable cure to stop a head cold from going into the lungs. The ad promises quick relief and depth of action against coughs and bronchial irritation for children and adults, with prices listed.
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Ayer
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Rys
WEA SeRvice. Inc
Says Bryson
MR. Jacob Elder
Hoosier Briefs
Marion Thornburg
Wochester
Raymond Tanner
Ross
Ethel Thomas
la Porte
Purdue University Band
Paul Spotts Emrick
South Island
Lake Manitou
Rochester
Salvation Army At
Army
Ed Fiscus
Greenfield
Estevan Allen
William E. T. Day
Valparaiso University
Michigan Woods
Winona Lake
Alexandria
Lebanon
Jacob Miller
Warsaw
S. Meridian
Citizens Gas Co
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