Hoover to rest on Utah voyage to Brazil
President-Elect Herbert Hoover left Uruguay for Rio de Janeiro aboard the Utah to rest during the voyage. He toured Montevideo, met officials, and gathered data for his return trip. A banquet hosted by President Campisteguy closed the visit, with mutual expressions of friendship and amity between Uruguay and the United States.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
Herbert Hoover
United States
Utah
Rio de Janeiro
Parque Hotel
Campisteguy
Hoover
Radio Interference on Shelby Street Prompts Aid Request
Citizens on Shelby street from Southern avenue to Troy avenue ask The Indianapolis Times to help clear radio interference suspected to stem from the Indianapolis Street Railway Company track near Carson avenue. A 22 year old 33,000 volt T H I E E line from Indianapolis to Crawfordsville, worn insulators, a failing power plant, and street car detectors are among the major issues cited by the Radio Listeners League with 70 charter members.
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Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
Shelby Street
Southern Avenue
Troy Avenue
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Carson Avenue
Indianapolis Times
Clarence Palfield
Henry M. Hurst
Willow Drive
David S. Mains
David B. Morgan
Henry M. Day
John P. Jones
John J. Nelson
Ira Merriman
W. M. Bruner
P. R. Oaks
A. Schlesinger
T. H
Timesman
South America to Europe Air Link Seen by Expert
Martin Wronsky head of German Airways predicts regular air service between South America and Europe will come long before U S links via Ireland or Azores. He cites fuel and passenger needs as limits, but foresees dirigible service early and plans for Spain to Brazil and Argentina in 1929 via short hops to Cape Verde. Heavier than air flights may reach New York Berlin or Berlin Peking commercially within a decade as meteorology and upper air studies progress.
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Times
New York
South America
Europe
United States
Martin Wronsky
German Airways
Ireland
Azores
Bermuda
Herr Wronsky
The
Living
Spain
Brazil
Airways
African
Cape Verde Islands
Wronsky
America
Sing
New York-Berlin
Berlin-Peking
Where Hoover Will Stay in Florida Field Flight News
Yesterday a mishap recalled Webster’s Branford crash near New Haven during a Hadley Field to Cleveland flight. Twenty five sacks of mail said to contain valuable jewelry shipments were forwarded last night to New York by train.
Parachute Pilot Crash Lands In Connecticut Swamp
National Air Transport mail pilot Jack Ordway Webster bailed out from a fogged plane after running out of gas. He parachuted 6,200 feet to a Suffield tree top, injuring a leg but surviving the crash near Patrick Manning’s farm as the plane overran Hadley.
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United Press
Thompsonville
Conn
Jack Ordway Webster
National Air Transport
Connecticut
Suffield
Patrick Manning
Webster
Army planes plan New Year’s Day endurance flight over Los Angeles
The War Department announced that a tri motor test plane named Question Mark will begin a refueling endurance flight over Los Angeles at dawn on New Year’s Day. It will carry about nine hundred gallons of gasoline daily and be refueled by a single motor supply ship with hoses three times per day.
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United Press
Washington
Los Angeles
War Department
Weather Stations Use Kites and Balloons for Observations
Observations are made at centers in Center Indiana Broken Arrow Oklahoma Due West South Carolina Ellendale North Carolina and Groesbeck Texas with no fixed hours using kites when wind allows and small captive balloons in light wind. The devices are attached to piano wire and can reach altitudes well above two miles while the wire remains invisible even in clear weather.
Young Men of Indianapolis Press for Immediate Airport Action
The Young Men of Indianapolis urged the city council to move quickly on a municipal airport site. A committee was sent to the council, which then appointed a special committee to prepare a bond issue ordinance for the airport to be considered at a special Thursday meeting. Captain H Weir Cook spoke to the club on general airport requirements and developments at major airports nationwide.
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Young Men of
Indianapolis
Spink-Arms
Wth
H. Weir Cook
Curtiss Flying Service of
Indiana
Warnings Issued On Wires Near Balloons Stations
Domestic Air News warns aviators to watch for wires from captive balloons and kites within ten miles of upper air stations across five states including Indiana. The Royal station site is noted among the locations monitored for safety.
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Department of Commerce
Indiana
Royal
Aviation pilgrims return from Kitty Hawk voyage
The group of foreign delegates to the international civil aeronautics conference, government officials, and Orville Wright returned to Washington by special steamer from Kitty Hawk N C where the Wrights first flew. The pilgrimage disbanded here as delegations prepared to head home.
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Washington
Aviation
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Wrights
International Civil Aeronautics Conference
Orville Wright
Dirigible Base Sought at Fort Lewis
Representative Johnson introduces a bill to establish a dirigible air base at Fort Lewis near Tacoma Washington with about 300000 dollars for buildings. He calls the base the greatest airport in the west and says support comes from House and Senate delegations from Oregon Washington and Idaho.
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Washington
Johnson
Ft. Lewis
Tacoma
Wasi
House
Senate
Oregon
Idaho
Japan buys Berkshire swine from Indiana breeder
Lebanon by dispatch report states five aristocrats of the Berkshire breed were shipped from E. J. Barker’s Indiana farm for Japanese government use. Dean J. S. Skinner of Purdue listed leading Indiana breeders, with Barker’s herd noted as one of the oldest and best known in the state.
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United Press
Lebanon
Ind
Indiana
Berkshire
E. J. Barker
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Dean J. S. Skinner
Purdue University
Barker
Thieves Leave $300 Money Behind After Chicken Theft
A Pike County farmer, unnamed by authorities, found $300 left in a purse after thieves stole his chickens. The fowls, valued under $100, were crated for market and taken by a truck the same night. Investigators await results of the inquiry.
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Times Special
Petersburg
Ind
Pike County
Weather Report Indianapolis 9 30 A M
At Indianapolis airport the wind is west at 18 mph. Pressure is 29.94 inches at sea level. Temperature is 29 degrees. Ceiling 2000 feet. Visibility unlimited.
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Indianapolis
Maytag Ramblers and guests on NBC program Tuesday night
The Maytag Ramblers and soloists, heard by KDKA listeners, present readings and musical selections including Solitude by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and pieces from Ups a Daisy. The Serenaders and Mediterraneans perform at 7 pm, Fatinitza by Von Suppe airs at 8 pm via CBS Columbia network.
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KDKA
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Barytone
Burgomaster
Radio Schedule Highlights Tuesday Night Broadcasts
The NBC CBS and NBC networks present a slate of programs Tuesday night including Cornelia Otis Skinner 8:00 PM Eveready Hour on WEAF, Hank Simmons Show Boat East Lynne on WABC and CBS, Glazounov works conducted by Cesare Sodero, Flower Trio singing Old Refrain in In Memory's Garden, Clicquot Club Eskimos dance music, and the Sealy Air Weavers program with Larry Briers orchestra.
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WEAF
MBC
Cornelia Otis Skinner
WJZ
NBC
WABC
CBS
Hank Simmons
East Lynne
Fantinitza
WOR
Newark
Show Boat
Columbia System
Alexandre Konstantinovitch Glazounov
Rimsky
Korsakoff
Cesare Sodero
Kreisser
Flower Trio
Madelanna Corby
Clicquot Club Eskimos
Hector
Larry Briers
Sealy Air Weavers
WCCO
Mapls
St. Paul
WGN
Chicago
Uncle Quin
Begar
Goldkette
Dream Ship
Nighthawks
KYW
Bookman
WCO
WLW
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Symphony
NBC System
WEAO
Columbus
Vancouver
Iyc
WDAF
Kansas City
Radio Schedule Highlights From Indianapolis and Surrounding Stations
A detailed rundown of daytime and evening broadcasts across Indianapolis stations WFBM WKBF WBZ WMAQ WHAS WCCO WGN KYW WCO WLW NBC System and more. Listings include church services, livestock market reports, orchestras, dramas, news, Santa Claus segments, and international programs with times from noon to late night.
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Longine
Jim
Walt
American_ Legion
General Motor Service Company
Indianapolis
Dick Powell
Indiana Roof Orchestra
Dale Young
Indiana Theater
Indianapolis Public Library
Peeles Outfitting Company
Bair's Theaters
Don Herr
International Bible Students’ Association
Apollo Theater
Arrest After Paddling Sparks Trial For Indiana Teacher
Covington Indiana December 18 Timec Special Lacey Hallett Shawnee township school teacher will be tried in Fountain circuit court for paddling that led to a pupil Charles Corey. The teacher is free on 300 bond, has counsel, and plans to contest conviction.
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Covington
Timec
Ind
Lacey Hallett
Shawnee Township
Fountain Circuit
Charles Corey
TALK CENSUS PLANS City Will Be Divided Into Sections
City planners and social workers push for division into census tract areas to reflect social and health conditions. Lawrence V. Sheridan outlined progress to the Council of Social Agencies in Lincoln, aiming to finish by February for the 1930 census. Additional speakers Edna L. Hamilton and Dr. Herman G. Morgan discussed ward boundaries and hiring a statistician.
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Council of Social Agencies
Lincoln
Lawrence V. Sheridan
City Plan Commission
Census Bureau
Edna L. Hamilton
Public Health Nursing Association
Herman G. Morgan
City Health Board
Morgan
Health Board
Lawsuit targets McCrory Company over building damage
The J. G. McCrory Company occupants of the State Life building basement and upper floors were named defendant in a $1,000 judgment suit filed in superior court room 1. The Mercantile Realty and Investment Company, owners of the building, claim the basement and first floor suffered partial wrecking from a Sept. 9 artificial gas explosion. Jeffersonville, Ind. Dec. 18. Insanity will be the plea of Dorothy Rink, 28, in Clark circuit court on eight counts of passing bad checks. She was arrested at Lansville while at church services and says her home is in New Albany.
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J. G. McCrory Company
State Life Building
Superior Court
Mercantile Realty and Investment Company
Jeffersonville
Ind
Dorothy Rink
Clark Circuit Court
Rink
Lanesville
New Albany
Decorate City Hall for Yuletide Rotunda Tree Graced
City hall staff under Jesse P. McClure will deck the rotunda with a huge Christmas tree and Yuletide decor. William B. Griffis, the city electrician, will set up the lights on the tree.
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City Hall
Park Board
Jesse P. McClure
Rotunda
Yuletide
William B. Griffis
City
Former Indiana Governor Durbin in unsatisfactory condition
Former Indiana Governor Winfield T. Durbin is ill at his home in Anderson Indiana on December 18 and is under care of physicians. He is reported to be in unsatisfactory condition while doctors monitor his health.
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Anderson
Ind
Winfield T. Durbin
Indiana
Youths Bound Over in Auto Theft Case
Three youths were bound over to the Marion county grand jury from municipal court Monday on charges of stealing and stripping an automobile. They are Hubert Belle, 21, 1736 Ludlow Avenue. Clifford Anderson, 21, 1228 North Gate Street. and Earl McIntosh, 20, 4540 East Tenth Street.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Hubert Belle
Ludlow Avenue
Clifford Anderson
North Gate Street
Earl McIntosh
East Tenth Street
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