Mayor Leads Lambs to Real Lions in Lynnhurst Annexation Fight
Kellogg the town mayor faces a revolt as residents seek to disannex 2640 acres after Kellogg and Powell placed five trustees in office. He threats with a revolver then is disarmed by spectators as the dispute over pre notice and legality of the election escalates. A new election and injunction potential loom with Wayne Township Civic League organizing petitions tonight.
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Rossum
Karl Capek
Ernest Kellogg
Lynnhurst
Kellogg
H. K. Powell
Powell
Don Brannigan
Powell and
Wayne Township Civic League
Gravel Pit Search for Calvin Yields No Trace
Otis F. Calvin, 65, president of the Indianapolis Sand and Gravel Company, disappeared after leaving home Friday to buy a cigar. A water-filled gravel pit drag failed to reveal his body, and a nervous breakdown among relatives raised fears for his safety. He was last seen at the Carl J. Reichel drug store on Berthe Street and Boulevard Place. He had little money and no jewelry.
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Indianapolis Sand and Gravel Company
Otis F. Calvin
Graceland Avenue
Calvin
Carl J. Reichel
Bertieth Street
Boulevard Place
Smallpox spread noted in weekly health report
The state board of health records 170 smallpox cases this week up from 113 last weekend and 44 the same week last year. Marion county reports one case while Clark 21 Henry 20 Benton 19 and Delaware 19 lead. Diphtheria 39 cases scarlet fever 111 and typhoid 6. Marion county reports three diphtheria cases.
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State Board of Health
Marion County
Clark County
Henry
Benton
Delaware
Retired Printer Charles Schleicher Dies at 62
Charles Harry Schleicher 62 of 5312 North New Jersey street died Monday at home after a long tenure as a printer. Born in Lawrenceburg he lived here forty years. Survived by widow Ola Belle a daughter Margaret Riggs and sons Frank Carl and Henry. Funeral 2 Wednesday at home. Burial Crown Hill cemetery.
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Charles Harry Schleicher
New Jersey Street
Lawrenceburg
Ola Belle Schleicher
Margaret H. Riggs
Frank E. Schleicher
Carl W. Schleicher
Henry Schleicher
Crown Hill Cemetery
Downfall of Gang Chieftain Blamed on Woman in Manhunt
Chicago pursuit ends as Fred R. Burke alias Fred Dane is captured after police say a woman’s involvement triggered his downfall. Burke, linked to the St Valentine’s Day massacre, kept a bungalow converted to an arsenal and stored bonds while surrounded by detective stories and disguises. Viola Brenneman of Kankakee admits Burke’s gangster ties and seeks reward.
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Ghgago
Chicago
St. Valentine's Day
Fred R. Burke
Fred Dane
Burke
St. Joseph
Conan Doyle
Edgar Wallace
Jefferson
Wis
Viola Brenneman
Kankakee
Ill
Wilbur Cummings
Willie Heeny
St. Valentine’s Day
Bugs Moran
Bandits Captured After 20 Mile Milwaukee Chase
Police seized three gunmen after a twenty mile pursuit through Milwaukee streets. A kidnapped 4 year old girl was used as a shield, two women were held, and a guard was wounded when the thieves robbed a grocery warehouse. The fugitives halted when a dry gas tank ignited. One suspect claimed the name Marvin Smith of California.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Gene Bernsinger
Helen Foss
William Foss
Helen Mae
Marvin Smith
California
Bones Found. possible Melvin Horst Descent Near Canton
Two hunters unearthed bones near Canton thought to be a missing boy Melvin Horst of Orrville last December. They also found a noose and hair fragments while investigators prepare to compare the remains with the child.
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United Press
Canton
Melvin Horst
Orrville
Indiana Kentucky bridge dedication links Madison to Milton
Governor Leslie and Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Breathitt dedicate the $1 800 000 steel bridge over the Ohio River connecting Madison Indiana and Milton Kentucky with a 11 a m ceremony. Miss Margaret Pecar named Queen of the Bridge leads ribbon cutting amid a parade of 75 floats and 12 bands and a 1 30 p m luncheon featuring regional officials and lawmakers.
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Pi Times
Madison
Ind
Harry G. Leslie
James Breathitt Jr
Kentucky
Ohio River
Milton
Indiana University Band
Ormsby Village
Louisville
Leslie
Breathitt
Margaret Pecar
Pecar
Kathryn Butts
J. Forrest Butt
Nadyne Young
Campbellsburg
Willa Dee Force
Newcastle
Margaret Bobbitt
Eminence
United States
Arthur R. Robinson
W. M. Harrison
Insane Slayer Freed After Trial Acquittal
Crawfordsville Indiana December 17 Perl R Grimes released from Montgomery county jail after prosecutors dismiss assault and battery charge tied to wounding Charles Carter. Grimes had faced manslaughter trial for Virgil Young’s death and was found temporarily insane, Carter serves ninety day term for a statutory charge involving Grimes’ wife.
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Buy Times
Crawfordsville
Ind
Montgomery County
Virgil Young
Charles Carter
Perl R. Grimes
Walter H. Linn
Carter
Grimes
Young
Montgomery
State Penal Farm
Linn
Warren Township Trustee Criticized Over Ditch Assessments
Seventeen residents near Franklin road and Rawles avenue urged county commissioners to review the Warren township ditch program after alleged failure to post notices and collect 10 cent per foot assessments. Spokeswomen Carroll Collins Martin Ash August E Schneider and John W Schmidt cited lack of conference with Trustee William H Cooper as relief.
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William H. Cooper
Warren Township
Franklin Road
Rawles Avenue
Cooper
Carroll Collins
Martin Ash
August E. Schneider
John W. Schmidt
Hartman Ditch
Harry Dunn
Mother of seven in court over nonsupport
In Vanville Indiana on December 17 the 28 year old mother of seven faced Judge McCoy for nonsupport while her husband Homer Riley was charged. The judge scolded her stating she should not have more children until he acts. Riley's mother intervened saving him from a penal farm term and offering shelter to the family until January 1 with a warning of possible farm term if no job is found.
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Sueei
Vansville
Ind
Homer Riley
McCoy
Riley
Family slayings end in suicide attempt at Garden City home
William Denzer, 55, shot and killed his wife 50 and his daughter Mrs. C Snelling then wounded himself near death in Garden City Michigan. A passerby heard shots and alerted police as investigators seek motive.
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United Press
Garden City
Mich
William Denzer
C. Snelling
Denzer
Aged Resident Dies in Hamilton County
Silas Perkins aged 70 dies at his home in northern Hamilton county He is survived by his widow in Noblesville Indiana on December 17 obituary notes slim details.
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Noblesville, Ind
Silas Perkins
Hamilton County
Singer Sues Otto Kahn for 250000 Libel Damages
Rosalinda Morini, a Freehold born singer, sues music patron Otto Kahn for 250000 in libel damages. Morini alleges Kahn endorsed a magazine ad praising her voice and later denied it, harming her career and concert engagements at Carnegie Hall and beyond.
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Singer
Otto Kahn
Kahn
Metropolitan Opera
Miss Morini
Freehold
N. J
Italy
San Carlo Opera Company
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Banker
Jay Leo Rothschild
Miss Moroni
Carnegie Hall
Rothschild
Rosalinda Morini
Orr to Aid in City Property Inventory
Lawrence F. Orr chief examiner of the state board of accounts said he would accept Mayor-Elect Reginald H. Sullivan’s invitation to assist in an inventory of all city property. Orr will assign two field examiners to work with the city administration once Sullivan takes office.
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Lawrence F. Orr
State Board of Accounts
Reginald H. Sullivan
Orr
Sullivan
Double Murder Indictment Sought in Muncie Area Slayings
Delaware county grand jury to consider first degree murder counts against James Wood 30 of Albany Kentucky for the beating deaths of George and Elizabeth Heath at their farm near Muncie. Wood confessed saying he entered via a window and attacked Heath then killed Mrs Heath after she offered money. He traveled to Cincinnati before being arrested and is described as a World War II era machine gunner with possible shell shock.
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Timea
Muncie
Ind
Delaware County Grand Jury
James Wood
Kentucky
George
Elizabeth Heath
Wood
Indiana
Albany
Heath
Increase in Plumbing Inspectors Denied by City Council
A delegation led by G. T. Watson urged the council to add three plumbing inspectors and raise the license fee from 5 to 50 dollars. The council struck the ordinance from the files, despite petitions from 110 supporters and opposition from other members.
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G. T. Watson
Watson
Council
Albert Muerer
Autos Is Autos by Tinves Sweet in Greencastle
Ernest Rader night employee at the post office called police to place a sticker on a car blocking a mailbox. Before officers arrived the owner drove off, leaving the sticker on the only car in sight which turned out to be Rader’s own vehicle.
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Tinves Sweet
Greencastle
Ind
Ernest Rader
Post Office
Rader
31 Accused at Liquor Trials in Fort Wayne Federal Court
A federal court session under Judge Thomas W. Slick will try 151 defendants this week and next, including 31 indicted for conspiring to violate the national duty law. Trials begin with cases from Hammond and Calumet district, names include Guy Emrick, Ralph Rosenwinkle, John J. Maroney, and Charles Zimmerman.
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Times Special
FT. Wayne
Ind
Thomas W. Slick
Slick
Hammond
Calumet
Oliver M. Loomis
South Bend
Guy Emrick
Allen County
Ralph Rosenwinkle
John J. Maroney
Department of Justice
Charles Zimmerman
Angola
Steuben County
Governor Leslie to Display State Christmas Tree
Governor Harry G. Leslie will display a fifteen foot pine tree in his office. The tree is sourced from the Libertyville state forest to illustrate Indiana’s Christmas tree potential. State forester Ralph Wilcox notes Indiana now grows less than one seventh of the 350000 trees used in homes. Wilcox adds waste land yields about 200 dollars every ten years when planted with trees.
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Harry G. Leslie
Libertyville
Ralph Wilcox
Indiana
Wilcox
Fire damages Evangelical church in U Indiana
A furnace overheated and caused a fire at the Evangelical church in U Indiana, resulting in damage estimated at 4500 dollars. No injuries are reported. Local fire crews contained the blaze.
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Times Special
Ind
Evangelical
Inside look at how Christmas trees are grown and sold
The US forest service backs Christmas trees grown from thinning wood and forest nurseries. Spruce is most common, with fir prized for its scent and traditions. Douglas fir and pine varieties fill regional markets, though scarcity in some areas limits use.
Washington Hopes For Naval Parley Three-Power Accord Expected
Washington officials expect the five power conference in London to yield a workable agreement among Britain, the United States and Japan with Britain and the US near parity and a possible three power understanding. Congress backs parity with Britain through tonnage reductions and seeks a broader code on freedom of the seas, though doubts persist about Britain’s willingness to align on cruise and base strategy.
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Washington
London
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Congress
Borah
Painter Carey Cloud to Speak at Advertising Club Luncheon
C Carey Cloud of Nashville Indiana a Brown County colony artist will discuss Modern Art in Advertising before the weekly Advertising Club luncheon in the Columbia Club Thursday. Cloud and his family settled in the Brown County art colony after summers spent doing art in the country.
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C. Carey Cloud
Nashville
Ind
Brown County
Advertising Club
Columbia Club
Cloud
Third operation performed on McNew in Noblesville
Noblesville Indiana December 17 Taylor McNew who is ill with suspected liver and stomach complications underwent a third operation when eight quarts of fluid were drained from his stomach.
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Times Special
Noblesville
Ind
Taylor McNew
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