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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1928
Page
4
Mrs. Minnie Bell files suit for divorce from Vincent D. Bell alleging he choked her after thirty-one years of marriage in Fort Wayne Indiana.
President Coolidge told congressional leaders he wants a farm relief bill enacted before his term ends. The push centers on McNary Haugen with a twelve member farm board, while some prefer waiting for President-elect Hoover and avoiding an extra session. The plan aims to adjourn March 4 and tackle tariff revisions next May.
Kokomo Indiana December 24 Ted Turner 69 defeated a robber who knocked on his door asking for a neighbor. Turner fought the armed intruder despite a bullet wound to his arm, beating him so severely the bandit fled as the revolver discharged during the struggle.
Burglars blew open the safe at the Joseph V. Hilger store in Columbus Indiana lifting $2,500 and ten fur coats. Police probed the nitroglycerin blast as the motive and method behind the late December crime.
The brief note claims gas and indigestion resolved, kidney pains gone, and overall health described as perfect after treatment or remedy. No names or organizations are provided.
Washington December 24 The Muscle Shoals bill fate remains unclear as President Coolidge may have vetoed or let pass by inaction after Congress adjourned. A 90 page attorney general memo outlines past adjournment bills and lack of court opinion. A Supreme Court review could come weeks hence with no definite ruling.
John R. Kissinger of Huntington, the only man in Indiana to give his health in the yellow fever fight, will be the honor guest at a Claypool dinner January 19. Sponsored by the Indianapolis Medical Society and its auxiliary, the event will be a public affair with reservations through Mrs Henry Leonard. Surgeon General Ireland will speak.
In Urbana on December 24 Mr and Mrs John P Murphy both 87 celebrated their fifty ninth wedding anniversary at their Lagro home as their son Augustus Murphy 54 married Myra V Craig 52. In Portland Mrs Laura Manor 28 years married won divorce in circuit court over her husband objecting to her bobbed hair making life together impossible.
A young Evansville woman phoned police headquarters seeking information on obtaining a marriage license as a Christmas present for her sweetheart. She was told the cost would be about ten dollars, and she said expense was no object.
Two Indianapolis men Logan Maines and Jess Squires are tied to a murder confession from Walter E. Wilson 19 inmate at the state farm. The group allegedly planned the Browns Crossing holdup in Morgan County last September where grocer Arlie Bryant was fatally shot. George and Howard Wetherington are also named in the confession.
President-elect Herbert Hoover and his Latin America tour party aboard the Utah plan a white Christmas at sea. The crew will enjoy a tropical Christmas with gifts, ice cream, turkey and cranberry sauce. Mrs. Hoover buys keepsakes for all and helps distribute autographed Christmas cards.
Chicago police officer Charles Sherlock remains near death after a shooting by bandits. A Christmas blood donations effort by fellow officers is underway in hopes of saving his life as physicians report transfusions may help.
The Wichita Kansas town displayed a derrick in a main street as a celebration stunt for new oil gushers near the city. The piece notes the event as a publicity stunt amid local oil excitement.
Chicago December 24 Police guarded judge jurors and witnesses after Angelo Petitti and Andrew Cappellano were found guilty of abducting 10 year old Billy Ranieri and sentencing them to twenty five years. The Ranieri family and state witness Ole Scully were targeted by the extortion ring as threats continued.
Report indicates several jurors held out on the sentence for two Italians after a single ballot to decide guilt. The dispute suggests a contentious end to the trial and tension during deliberations.
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