City Hall Talks Denied in Jewett-Lemcke Alliance Claim
City officials said a Saturday meeting between Jewett and Shank factions was held to form a political alliance, but Charles W. Jewett denied any meeting or alliance occurred. Friends of Shank claim Jewett-Lemcke support could back Shank against Ed Jackson in the governor race. Jewett asserted no alliance, though he planned to be active in the campaign without detailing actions.
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Jewett-Lemcke
Republican Party
Shank
Thei Vetery
Jewett
Charles W. Jewett
Friends of
Ed Jackson
Missing King of Swindlers Koretz May Be in Chicago
United Press reports new evidence expands Koretz swindle to at least five million dollars with victims across New York Denver Colorado Springs and other cities. Investigators seek questions for Mrs Marcy Schoener and Mrs Salo Auerbach while a tip claims Koretz attended a Chicago church and could be reachable for liquidation if given a chance.
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United Press
Chicago
Leo. Koretz
Bayano River Trust
Panama
Koretz
New York
Denver
Colorado Springs
United States
Banton
Marcy Schoener
Salo Auerbach
Schoener
Winter came to Ma Hunter in Swinnerton's Young Felix
Book review by Walter D. Hickman praising Frank Swinnerton's Young Felix. Ma Hunter, Felix, Godfrey and Pa are vividly drawn as life like figures embodying motherhood’s crown. Hickman extols the realism and human warmth, noting Ma’s strength amid adversity and the tragic outcome of Felix’s planned marriage to Estelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Hunter
Felix
Godfrey
Gramps
Julie
Lallums
Frank Swinnerton
Young Felix
George H. Doran Company
New York
Swinnerton
Estelle
State road contracts spark spirited bidding wave
Bids for about eighty-three miles of concrete paving seven and a half miles of grading and five and a half miles of gravel base road surfaced in a record bidding round. Firms from Indiana Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin submitted varied sums with Kerr Murphy Indianapolis Davis Construction Tipton and Foulks Construction among notable contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Kerr & Murphy
Bloomington
Dixie Bee
Sullivan
Standard
George T. Miller
Lebanon
Lafayette Pike
Point
Royalton
Davis Construction Company
Tipton
Michigan Road
New Bethel
Points
London
Same Company
Shelbyville
Gineer
Dull Brothers
Arcanum
Ohio
Bluff Rd
Waverly
Range Line
Bunker Hill
Howard County
Clem T. Cain
Blufton
Bunker Hil
Peru
Foulks Construction Company
Terre Haute
French Lick Road
Crystal
French Lick
Ellis & Scamahorn
Rockport
Tell City-English
Don Juan
Union Township
Perry County
Maggard & Maggard
Austin
Salem-Palmyra
Point Two
Palmyra
South Fork
Blue River
Middle Fork
Happy Christmas preparations end in tragedy
Dorothy May Richardson aged 9 of 1625 South Meridian Street was struck by a car driven by Robert G Edwards 56 of Plainfield Indiana while crossing the street after school. She died thirty minutes later at her home. Coroner Paul F Robinson found probable cause for involuntary manslaughter and released Edwards on his own recognizance pending further investigation.
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Dorothy May Richardson
S. Meridian St
Dorothy May
Robert G. Edwards
Plainfield
Ind
Paul F. Robinson
Edwardson
Watson moves the Indiana primary to Coolidge
Senator Watson of Indiana told President Coolidge he would not be a hostile candidate for the Republican nomination and may delay any formal announcement until May. The decision hinges on Coolidge entering Indiana and potentially coordinating with Watson to shape the state’s delegation to the national convention.
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Indiana
Hoosier
Times
Washington
Watson
Coolidge
New
Congress
Wild House
House
Senate
Coolridge
Hiram Johnson
Metal Workers Elect Charles Fouts to Lead Local Union
Charles Fouts today heads the Sheet Metal Workers Union No. 41 after Monday night elections. Key officers named include C. D. Sperlin as business agent Edward N. Martin as financial secretary Lee Schludecker as treasurer and Frank Hodge among the executive board. Schludecker has served as financial secretary for twenty years. The Guard Company of the 76th Infantry brigade Indiana National Guard at Muncie has been recognized by the War Department with First Lieutenant Charles G. Samuels as commanding officer of the outfit.
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Charles Fouts
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
C. D. Sperlin
Edward N. Martin
Lee Schludecher
George Hackett
Edward Stevens
Joseph Hugg
John Bills
Frank Hodge
Schludecker
76Th Infantry Brigade
Indiana National Guard
Muncie
War Department
Adjt
Harry B. Smith
Charles G. Samuels
An Fit
Greencastle Sends Griffis Petitions
Petitions asking release of Corliss Hooven Griffis from a German prison after his conviction for attempting to kidnap Bergdoll continue to pour into The Times. The largest petition comes from John A. Friend of the Ex-Prisoners of War, with 200 Greencastle names, including DePauw students and local businesspeople.
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Corliss Hooven Griffis
Slacker
Bergdoll
Times
United States
John A. Friend
Greencastle
Friend
Shelbyville
de Pauw University
Proverb Contest Judges Named For Winners
The Proverb Editor announces three judges for the proverb contest winners Edward J. Gausepohl president of E J Gausepohl and Co Judge James A Collins Marion Criminal Court and George Buck principal of Shortridge High School Only one proverb answer is known and the artist wrote proverbs on each bottom of the proverb pictures These proverbs are deposited in Fletcher American Bank with Ralph K Smith vice president before the contest opened The contest will close soon and the $2500 in prizes will be distributed First prize is 1090 keep trying.
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Edward J. Gausepohl
E. J. Gausepohl & Co
James A. Collins
Marion Criminal Court
George Buck
Shortridge High School
Fletcher American Bank
Ralph K. Smith
Coasiier
Jau
the Times
Indwropolis Times
Kalpp K Swhith
Casuler
Eaward J Gausepett
Ese Idene
E. J. Gausehl & UN
James A Collings
Marley County Bench
Beer « Buck
Auto crash leaves victim in serious condition
Mrs. Margaret Triesleman, 55, of 707 Sanders St., remained in serious condition at the city hospital after a Monday crash when the car she rode in was struck by a street car at Virginia Ave. and New Jersey St. Also injured in the same car, Mrs. Mary C. Davis, 706 Sanders St., is healing at home from bruises and cuts. Motorman Charles Beeler, 328 Parker Ave., and Orville Davis were held on assault and battery charges.
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Margaret Triesleman
Sanders St
Virginia Ave
New Jersey St
Mary C. Davis
Orville Davis
Charles Beeler
Parker Ave
Davis
Old-Time Yule Party at Roberts Park Sunday School
Roberts Park Methodist Church Sunday school hosts an old-time Christmas program at 7 45 p m Thursday with a men's Bible class and a Christmas tree. Santa's treats are promised and attendees are asked to bring presents. Bromo Quinine Tablets ad promotes immune health and cold prevention with a 30 cent box bearing B W Grove signature.
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Roberts Park
Proverb Contest Awards Offered by The Times
The Times announces a proverb picture contest with six images and six prizes. Prizes range from fifty to five dollars for contestants submitting the largest and subsequent numbers of correct answers. Only one entry per person and per family. illegible or multiple submissions for a single proverb are disqualified.
Giant Bethlehem Painting For Christmas Pageant
William T. Quillin of Englewood Christian Church created a ten by thirty foot painting for the Advent of the Messiah pageant. The scene shows Bethlehem with watching shepherds and approaching wise men. The event runs all next week starting Sunday night with fifty characters and a chorus of fifty voices.
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William T. Quillin
N. Temple Ave
Englewood Christian Church
Messiah
Bethlehem
Trustees Urge Tax Reduction At State Convention
Township trustees at the annual Claypool convention urged tax cuts through economical buying and opposed the county unit bill. Alva Swope of Lebanon noted mandates such as broom purchases from the Blind Institute, saying he could buy locally for less. Speakers included Mayor Shank and Governor McCray, who were to address attendees.
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Claypool
Alva Swope
Lebanon
Trustees’ Association
Blind Institute
Shank
McCray
Tobacco Cargo Stolen
New York December 18 a motor truck carrying tobacco valued at about $2000 was reported stolen. Police said the theft occurred in a commercial district and the truck driver was unable to provide immediate details or the cargo’s destination.
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New York
Stolen Tobacco Crops Up in Brooklyn Street Heist
Bandits on Brooklyn streets stole tobacco and cigarettes in a bold street crime incident. Police investigated the scene and searched for suspects, with no arrests reported at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Marion Plant to Rebuild After Fire Loss
Lindley Box and Paper Company in Marion Indiana will rebuild its main plant after a fire yesterday destroyed it. Loss estimated over 100000 dollars with 125 employees affected as rebuilding starts immediately following a special meeting of company officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Marion
Ind
Lindley Box and Paper Company
Baltnineg Noha
New Doran Books and Authors Featured in Review List
A catalog of new Doran Books and accompanying author names. Notable titles include The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amen by Carter and Mace, Questions of the Hour by Viscount Miner, and What Books Can Do for You by Jesse Lee Gennett. Other works cover essays, biographies, and Masonry themes by Dark, Page, Eddy, Swinnerton, Farrar, Morley, Eggleston, Haywood, Newton, and Huxley.
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Tut-Ankh- Amen
Howard Carter
A. C. Mace
Viscount Miner
Jesse Lee Gennett
S Gilber
Sidney Dark
Kirby Page
Sherwood Eddy
R. L. Stevenson
Frank Swinnerton
George Gissing
Bookman
John Farrar
Parsons
Christopher Morley
Margaret W. Eggleston
H. L. Haywood
Joseph Fort Newton
Antic Hay
Aldous Huxley
Insatiable Family Bloodline Haunts Felix Story
The passage describes a matriarch whose demands drain energy, courage, nerves, and body, claiming it is in her blood and in her brothers. Felix senses an unstoppable force as the tale centers on a young Felix and a curse-like lineage. The fragment hints at a gripping, doomed family narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix
Young Felix praised as a humane family life novel
A reader extols the five part study of the Hun ter family The Child The Boy The Young Man The Husband and Beginning Again praising careful writing Honest writing not cheap melodrama and urging readers to seek better books including Young Felix as a masterpiece
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Hunter
Lfe
Felix
BI Trucks Help Yule Mail Rush
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson announced eighty one motor trucks will assist the Christmas mail rush. The normal service is about twenty five. Early mailing has increased, easing handling. by noon most outgoing mail had been dispatched and incoming mail received in the morning was distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Bryson
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Weekly Book Review
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Indianapolis
Bluff Road
Johnson County
Frank J. Tillman
Milwaukee
Wis
Marion County
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Metal Workers Elect
Griffis
National Commander of Ex- Prisoners of War Association
Margaret Trieseman
B. W. Grove
Synge 1
Mammoth
Cruise Bureau
Department of
Fletcher American Co
American Express
Canadian Pacific
Clark, Cook
Cunard
Frank
Holland-America International Mercantile Marine
Raymond Whitcomb
Royal Mail
United American Line
F. A. Doll
Travel Department
Fletcher American National Bank
Box and Paper Company
Circle
Circle Theater
New Doran Books
Harding
Merchant Prince
Indianapolis Times
Arthur W. Brown
Harding Memorial Fund
M Fountain Square
Sonora
Fountain Square Store Banner Furniture CO
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