Hunger Warms Bicknell Christmas Cheer Fund Appeal
Arch Steinel Unger reports 2500 Bicknell children face hunger and empty stockings. Families sell animal hides and rabbit feet to buy food while seeking toys. Gov. Ed Jackson endorses the fund with a $50 contribution and urges public gifts of money, food, toys, fruit, and candy.
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Little Mother
Jessie Westfall
Westfalls
Indianapolis
Dorothy Lorene
Santy
Virginia Ruth
Ed Jackson
Harry B. Dynes
Department of Labor
Bicknell Christmas Cheer Fund Committee
William Dobson
United Labor Band and Trust Company
the Times
North Meridian Street
Bendel to Command County Road Patrol
Harry L. Bendel resigns from the Indiana prohibition force to head the county road patrol under Sheriff-Elect George L. Winkler. Bendel, noted for over three years as a prohibition agent and more than two years as Winkler’s chief assistant, will direct eight patrol squads on county roads.
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Harry L. Bendel
Delaware Street
Indiana Prohibition Force
George L. Winkler
Bendel
Winkler
Denies Prisoner's Plea in Christmas Release Bid
Clarence Rambo a barber serving a ninety day jail term for liquor violation sought release to be with his children at Christmas but federal Judge Robert Baltzell denied the request stating he could not grant it without similar clemency for other prisoners.
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Clarence Rambo
Barber
Robert C. Baltzell
Rambo
Market Report Shows Strawberries Cheaper This Year
The cost of living is two-fifths lower in Indianapolis today. Strawberries sold at city market for 1.50 per quart, versus 2.50 per quart at the same time last year.
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Indianapolis
West nomination delay set after holiday recess
United Press reports in Washington that final Senate action on Roy O. West’s nomination as secretary of the interior will be postponed until after the holiday recess, per public lands committee chairman Nye.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Roy O. West
Interior
Nye
Public Lands Committee
Record Fly: Viola Gentry Matches Endurance Women’s Flight
Miss Viola Gentry of Gentry North Carolina roared over Roosevelt Field at 1 14 23 p m today to equal the unofficial women endurance flight record of seven and a half hours. She started from Roosevelt Field at 5 44 23 a m this morning and matched Lady Heath’s mark.
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United Press
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Viola Gentry
Gentry
N. C
Lady Heath
Swallows Teeth and Dies in Chicago Incident
Irving Preis aged 22 died after choking on a morsel of food that dislodged his upper false teeth which he swallowed. The incident occurred in Chicago on December 20.
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United Press
Chicago
Irving Preis
Preis
Water Co Meter Probe Faces State Hearing
The Indiana Public Service Commission opens a city wide inquiry into the Indianapolis Water Company meter program. A 600-customer list shows plumbers' charges for meter installation, with a Dec. 27 public hearing ordered by Commissioner Howell Ellis. Calvin McIntosh backs free installation paid by the company, urging meter use to end unfair charges and preserve goodwill.
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Indianapolis Water Company
State Public Service Commission
Water Company
Commission
Howell Ellis
Ellis
Harry Wenger
Hugh Abbott
W. F. Lebo
Wenger
William Edwards
Service Department
Indiana
Edwards
Evansville
Public Service Commission
Robert L. Moorhead
Calvin McIntosh
Indianapolis Times
McIntosh
King George Has Chance to Recover from Illness
London reports King George shows improvement after five royal physicians issued a joint statement. They noted the right chest improving and more normal breathing, with a slow, lengthy convalescence expected barring an unexpected relapse.
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United Press
London
George
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Stanley Hewett
E. Farquahar Buzzard
Humphrey Rolleston
Hugh Rigby
Yule Cheer and Christmas News Across North America
Reports from several cities on December 20 describe Christmas goodwill and unusual events. A lumber company in Illinois will fund a poor relief, instead of gifting cigars. The Leviathan carries a record mail cargo to New York for holiday distribution. In Burlington Ont, a butcher finds two gold nuggets inside a goose, which is delivered to the customer while the nuggets are kept. In Toronto area, a six year old boy receives a Christmas operation funded by the Hamilton hospital board, with travel to Philadelphia arranged. Indiana’s Marion records the death of Leo Nussbaum, a noted manufacturer and world traveler, from influenza.
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United Preas
United Press
New York
Burlington, Ont
W. C. Campbell
Campbell
Oronto
Ontario
Fred Sheppard
Hamilton
Chevalier Jackson
Philadelphia
Jackson
Last Chance to Vote on Kellogg Peace Pact in City
The Indianapolis Times reports a final vote push to ratify the Kellogg anti-war pact before Christmas. Ballots surged to about 3,000 locally and expected totals exceed 100,000 with Scripps-Howard papers contributing nationwide. Citizens urged to vote Yes for ratification.
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Senate
America
United States Senate
Times
Scripps-Howard
Treaty First or No Navy Bill Spurs Senate Filibuster
Insurgent coalition demands treaty priority over the naval cruiser bill while Navy supporters refuse to sacrifice the cruiser measure. Vice President elect Charles Curtis shuttles between camps, proposing a Christmas recess pause with mixed results as negotiations stall and the fight nears open confrontation.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Senate
Navy
Charles Curtis
Norris
King
Four buildings burned in Rockport fire at $60,000 loss
A fire in Rockport Indiana destroyed four structures causing an estimated $60,000 in damage. The Owensville Kentucky fire department helped local crews fight the blaze at the Krueger grocery, same site as a previous fire. Police will investigate possible arson as a cause for both incidents. Goebel improves after appendicitis operation in Wichita Kansas after a restless night.
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United Press
Bandits Raid Clinton Danville Banks In Western Indiana
Western Indiana rattled by bandit attacks as Indianapolis police rush to roads from Clinton to Danville. Five men robbed the First National Bank at Clinton of about 40000 while three men tried Danville State Bank and a Clayton filling station robbery yielded 30 dollars. Raymond Piercy, a Danville bookkeeper, foiled the Danville heist by entering the vault and firing at the raiders, causing their retreat. Police doubled guards, dispatched deputy sheriffs, and remained on western roads after reports.point to possible connected gangs.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana State Bankers’ Association
First National Bank
Clinton
Danville
Raymond Piercy
Clayton
W. M. Wright
John Straw
Chicago
Piercy
Ad O. M. Biersol
Danville Bank
Biersol
Ed Johnson
Claude M. Worley
Omer Hawkins
Updike Ruling Today On Vote Recount Suit
Superior Judge Lynn D Hay will decide this afternoon on motions to dismiss the Ralph Updike vote recount suit filed by Louis Ludlow the victorious Democratic candidate for Congress after Updike’s defeat for the seat in Congress
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Ralph Updike
Lynn D. Hay
Louis Ludlow
Congress
Updike
Weather forecast hints at new season low
United States Weather Bureau head J H Armington predicts tonight will fall 3 to 10 degrees cooler than last night with a chance of a season low. Last night’s low was 22 degrees shortly after 4 am, while the year’s low previously was 13 degrees. Tonight’s low expected between 10 and 15 degrees above zero.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Armington
News of Twins Brings Updike Home by Plane
Congressman Ralph E Updike and his wife welcomed twins born Monday afternoon at Methodist hospital. The father chartered a plane to Washington, landing Wednesday afternoon for a family conference at the hospital. The boy weighed 5 pounds 1 ounce and the girl weighed 6 pounds.
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Updike
Ralph E. Updike
Methodist Hospital
Mrs. Updike
Washington
Travis
Mrs. A
Second Murder Trial Possible for Stephenson Case
The Indiana Supreme Court is expected to preserve long standing practice and potentially send Stephenson's coram nobis petition back to Noblesville for a new hearing before Special Judge Will M. Sparks. Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam filed a general denial, signaling the hearing would proceed in Noblesville within six months. Witnesses could include Hiram Wesley Evans and other Klansmen, with Stephenson claiming fear of mob violence affected his original trial.
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State Supreme Court
D. C
Supreme Court
Corum Nobis
Court of Original Jurisdiction
Will M. Sparks
Noblesville
Stephenson
Hiram Wesley Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Evans
Sparks
Chain store magnate weds Southern girl in Chicago
Clarence Saunders founder of Piggly Wiggly marries Patricia Houston of Tunica Mass in Chicago after his divorce from Carolyn filed on November 6. The Memphis magnate, 47, wed at city courthouse, as three Saunders children testified for their mother Amy Claire 17.
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Clarence Saunders
Chicago
United Preas
Chicago Tribune Today
Memphis
Patricia Houston
Tunica
Mass
Saunders
Carolyn
Lee
Clay
Amy Claire
Wall Street
Trial Postponed in Moss Murder Plea Likely Soon
Le Roy Moss a 26 year old Black former theatrical company member faces first degree murder charge after allegedly shooting Joseph Saunder in a restaurant at 339 Indiana Avenue following a wage dispute. Pauper Attorney H B Pike signals Moss will plead guilty and the court plans to accept the plea within two weeks. Prosecutors seek life imprisonment, not the death penalty.
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H. B. Pike
Moss
Joseph Saunder
Indiana Avenue
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