Live Ghost for Holidays as Barleycorn Rises
A nationwide look at Christmas liquor availability shows plentiful supply and varied prices. New York reports high bootleg volumes with bottles at 12 to 15 dollars and cocktails at 0.75 to 1.00 dollars. Prices span other cities including Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Kansas City Phoenix Portland and Seattle with numerous酒 cases smuggled and moonshine common in inland areas.
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Bat United Preas
New York
John Barleycorn
United States
United Press
Miami
New Orleans
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Kansas City
Phoenix
Arizona
Portland
Ore
Ortland
Seattle
Tacoma
Northwest Coast
Advertising urged for apple growers at Indiana convention
Purdue expert T. R. Johnson told Indiana horticulturists at the Claypool that newspaper publicity and advertising are key to popularizing apples. He urged growers to use ads to educate the public about uses and varieties. He cited about two hundred thousand apple growers in the United States.
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Indiana Horticultural Society
Claypool
T. R. Johnson
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Johnson
United States
Boy scarred by Bolshevik bloodshed finds new life in Indianapolis school
A 14 year old Isaac Mitchell recalls Moscow massacres and river escape as he adapts to American life in an Indianapolis classroom. Teachers at Lew Wallace Public School help him confront trauma and learn English while sharing his wartime memories. He lives with Mr and Mrs Mayer Mitchell at 467 Indiana Ave.
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Helen Ashcraft
Moscow
Isaac Mitchell
Indianapolis
Isaac
Lew Wallace
Thirteenth St
Capitol Ave
Ma’m
Russia
Mayer Mitchell
Indiana Ave
Remus Faces Test to Decide Sanity
In Midwestern Ohio Remus undergoes a sanity examination by three alienists to determine if he can be released. George Remus, once a wealthy bootlegger, was found insane at murder trial and now must prove himself sane to gain freedom before Christmas.
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Remus
Msinginnatt
Ohio
George Remus
William H. Lueders
Chambers
Imogene
Herman Hoppe
H. D. McIntyre
Thomas A. Ratli
Life or death gift deferred in Kimble murder trial
In Carroll Circuit Court Delphi Indiana on day nine of the murder trial of Lloyd Kimble the State pursues testimony with no jury verdict expected before late next week. Key witness Mrs Jeanetta Taylor has not yet testified as neighbors describe the scene after Daniel Sink's death and the fire that destroyed his home with his body found seated in a chair.
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Times Special
Delphi
Ind
Lloyd Kimble
Carroll
Daniel Sink
Jeanetta Taylor
Walter H. Linton
Taylor
Kimble
Link
Joseph Salisbury
Earl
Sink
Gyro Club Hosts Christmas Party Broadcast by Club Orchestra
Gyro Club members held their annual Christmas party at the Spink Arms with H. L. Richards chairing the program. The event was broadcast on WFBM from 9 p m to midnight featuring Gyro songs by the club and orchestra led by Paul Driscoll, plus vocal numbers by Fred Davis and others, with Clifford Askin as Santa Claus.
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Spink Arms
H. L. Richards
Entertainment Committee
WFBM
Paul Driscoll
Fred Davis
William Boeppers
Mathilda Heuser
Mabel Leive
Clifford Askin
Santa Claus
Messenger Injured In Bicycle Collision
Bay on bicycle struck by auto Friday night. Carl Funk 15 of 1728 Kelly St a Postal Telegraph messenger is recovering from severe cuts and bruises after his bicycle was hit by Edward Mueller 429 N. Delaware St at Pratt and Illinois. Mueller faces no charge stated. Elmer Riggins 42 of 1318 Ogden St charged with drunken driving after his car hit a parked vehicle at Twentieth and Talbott Sts injuring him.
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Bay
Carl Funk
Kelly St
Edward Mueller
Delaware St
Pratt and
Illinois
Mueller
Elmer Riggins
Ogden St
Twentieth and
Talbott Sts
Riggins
Big Four Beats United Paper Board In Wabash Match
The Big Four basketball team defeated United Paper Board of Wabash Indiana 49 to 34 at Beech Grove High School gym Thursday night. Richeson led Big Four with 12 points while Kelly scored 14 for United Paper Board and was sidelined by cramp.
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United Paper Board
Wabash
Big Four
Ind
Beech Grove High School
Richeson
Kelly
Crarp
Pardons to Murder Convicts Return Home
Benjamin Rovner and Frank Linton, both murder convicts, were granted conditional pardons by the governor at Sing Sing Prison and have returned home.
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Slayers Sing Sing Prison
N. Y
Benjamin Rovner
Frank Linton
Robinson Backs Yogi Plan in Navy Visit
U S Senator Arthur R Robinson met Governor Ed Jacobson at the state house to discuss the Yogi breathing method for submariners and opposed blame in a recent submarine disaster. He foresees Ft Harrison receiving a 300000 building appropriation and will push for more oxygen in sunken submarines.
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United States
Arthur R.robinson
Ed Jacobson
State House
Congress
Ralph Updike
Indianapolis
Harry Rowbottom
Evansville
D. C. Stephenson
Robinson
Howard Thurston
Thurston
McGruder
Ft. Harrison
Services Saturday for Steel Worker Albert Foltzenlogel
Funeral services for Albert Foltzenlogel 45 will be at 8:30 a.m. at his home 50 Palmer St and 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Burial in St. Josephs cemetery. He died Thursday at Marion County tuberculosis hospital in Sunnyside after two years of ill health. A lifelong Indianapolis resident he was a structural iron worker with the Indianapolis Structural Iron Workers Union. Surviving are his mother, three brothers, five sisters all of Indianapolis.
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Albert Foltzenlogel
Palmer St
Sacred Heart Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Foltzenlogel
Marion County
Sunnyside
Indianapolis
Structural Iron
Indianapolis Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Caroline Foltzenlogel
William
Frank
Joseph Foltzenlogel
Elizabeth Foltzenlogel
Kate Mitchell
George M. Sherrer
Alma Norris
Ethel Callahan
Auto License Substations Open at Four City Banks
Four automobile license substations will open in the city starting Tuesday. Frederick E. Schortemeier, secretary of State, announced the plan. The sites are Belmont State Bank Main Square State Bank East Washington Street State Bank and Forty-Second Street State Bank.
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Frederick E. Schortemeier
Belmont State Bank
Main Square State Bank
East Washington Street State Bank
Forty-Second Street State Bank
Florida boom era money wasted in real estate collapse
Probate Judge Mahlon E. Bash toured Florida coast cities with Richard Lowther and Frank B. Ross evaluating bank mortgage properties. He warned most boom investments are lost, overbuilding is evident, and equity may vanish while mortgage debt remains. He urged diversification into natural resources and new industries to reduce reliance on tourism.
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Florida
Mahlon E. Bash
Richard Lowther
J. F. Wild & Co. State Bank
Frank B. Ross
Bash
Miami
Bush
Wild Bank
Chiropractor Held in Woman's Death
Dr. 8 A Richey of Kokomo Indiana faces manslaughter trial in Howard Circuit Court over the November 28 death of patient Dorothy M Moore 27 The indictment alleges rough neck manipulation and unlawful practice without a license The state says he treated Moore after she came in for headaches and died from neck dislocation Coroner cites vertebral dislocation as cause Fostered by a wire accident claim rests on doctor’s license status and treatment actions.
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Times
Kokomo
Ind
A. Richey
Howard Circuit Court
Dorothy M. Moore
Richey
Howard County Grand Jury
Funeral services for Mrs Hannah Freman 80 in Indianapolis
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Hannah Kay Freman 80 at 2 p m at Hockensmith Funeral Home 726 N Illinois St Burial followed at Crown Hill Cemetery She died Thursday at her daughter Mrs Albert Whitehead 2820 N Delaware St after a weeklong illness She lived in Indianapolis sixty years came to the United States from London at age ten Her husband Charles A Freeman died in 1902 Surviving are daughter Mrs Whitehead and two grandsons Charles and Horace Moorraan of ?
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Hannah Kay Freman
Hockensmith Undertaking Establishment
N. Llinois
Crown Hill
Freeman
Albert Whitehead
Delaware St
Whitehead
Charles
Horace Moorraan
Mother rejects murder guilt in Hickman case
Mrs. Eva Hickman of Kansas City distraught over news of son Edward Hickman's arrest for the Marion Parker case. She insists her boy could not kill and pleads for a fair trial, aided by family members and a family friend.
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Eva Hickman
Kansas City
Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Los Angeles
Edward
Ba United Arenaansas
Continent
Horace
Paul
Mary
United States
Central High School
Edwards
Hickman
California
Police officer Saint Nick hands out gifts to park board
Motorcycle Officer Dave Smith acted as Santa to park board employees on Thursday. President John E Milner, complaining about noise, left with a toy drum. Other gifts included a mop for Mrs J D Hoss, a small street car for M E Foley, a toy motor car for Adolph G Emhardt, and a tiny Yellow Cab for Superintendent Walter Jarvis.
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Dave Smith
Santa Claus
Park Board
John E. Milner
Moderns Demand Speed Even In 1927 Gift Pets
A 1927 gift pet feature notes the modern vogue for speedy colorful pets. Pug dogs give way to long lined dogs for roadster owners, with Scotch Collies and Great Danes popular mid priced choices. richer tastes favor borzoi and wolfhound. Birds like canaries and love birds sell briskly and aquariums glow with dyed fish.
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Seonies
Richard B. Ward
Ward Pet Shop
Azz
Grayson Plane Ready to Hop Across Atlantic
Mrs Frances Grayson plans a non stop first leg of her Atlantic flight from Grayson Field New York with Lieut Oskar Om dal and Brice Goldsborough aboard The Dawn amphibian plane is tested and fueled for Harbor Grace Newfoundland with supplies gathered for the voyage.
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Curtiss Field
N. Y
Frances Wilson Grayson
Atlantic
Oskar Omdal
Brice Goldsborough
Fred Koehler
Wright
New York
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Grayson
Street Gamins Fight Draws Nightly Donations
New York crowds watch two street kids fight on corners as police arrive. One boy flees after defeat while the other sobs about defending his corner. Passersby routinely donate money, sometimes five to six dollars, before the pair drift to a new corner for another bout and more coins.
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NEA Service
New York
Interlocker signal to ease south side street blockages
A new interlocker signal at the Belt Railroad and Pennsylvania Louisville division crossing will reduce train stoppages on the south side streets. Trainmaster J. Liddy said trains will no longer need to stop as before, with the signal becoming operational Tuesday and costing $1.
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South Side
Belt Railroad
Pennsylvania Louisville
Belt
J. Liddy
Indictments Fly as Grand Jurors Go Off on Christmas Recess
Federal grand jury returns more than 200 indictments naming 347 persons before recess for the holidays. The list includes fifty Muncie residents and many Indianapolis defendants in liquor, postal, motor theft, and other charges. Arraignments set for January 7 with trials starting January 16. additional indictments tied to Steinbrenner Rubber case and multiple bank failures.
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Federal Grand Jury
First National Bank of
Muncie
South Bend
Perry County
Indianapolis
Starke County
Milwaukee
Chicago
Indiana
Sam Fogle
Virginia Ave
Jacob Fogle
Union St
Guy
Kenneth Whetsel
Munce
Clark G. Behler
Wayne
Robert C. Baltzell
Evansville
New Albany
Hammond
Ft. Wayne
Favor Terms Change in Presidential Inauguration Date
The Senate Judiciary Committee ordered a favorable report on Senator Norris’s joint resolution to amend the Constitution. It would move inaugurations of the President and Vice President to January 15 after elections and start Senators and Representatives terms on January 2 after elections.
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United Presse
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Ruth Hammond Indicted on Second Degree Murder Charge
Seymour Indiana December 23 Ruth Hammond is indicted by the Jackson County grand jury for the slaying of Jesse Elkins on December 10. She pleads not guilty in Jackson Circuit Court and is jailed pending trial. Her husband Bert Hammond has returned and hired counsel for her defense.
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Seymour
Bu Tises
Ind
Ruth Hammond
Jackson
Jesse Elkins
Jackson County
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Sam Lee
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