Comet Wiik Nears Naked Eye Vision in North
Science Service reports Wilk's comet approaching naked eye visibility as it brightens in the northern hemisphere. Discovered Friday by a Polish astronomer, it has reached sixth magnitude and shows an embryonic tail in Harvard and Johns Hopkins observations.
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Science Service
Cambridge
Mass
Wilk
Harvard Observatory
Poland
Skjellerip
Wiik
Vega
Harvard
Johns Hopkins University Observatory
Baltimore
R. L. Waterfield
Lions Club Organized in Hagerstown Indiana
A Lions club was formed in Hagerstown Indiana with Lothair Teeter as president and forty five charter members. George Harlan, Joe Lynn and L. M. Davis serve as vice presidents with Robert Bryson as secretary and L. S. Gray as treasurer. W. J. Stahr is lion tamer, Rufus Austin tail twister, and C. N. Teetor with Charles Porter on the executive committee.
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Tigers Leech
War's Impact On Progressive Education Cited By Indiana Dean
Dean H. L. Smith of Indiana University School of Education spoke to the Bloomington branch of the American Association of University Women. He said the World War was the bomb that loosened progressive educational thought and action, prompting ferment and the rise of new trends since the war.
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Times Special
Bloomington
Ind
H. L. Smith
Indiana University School of Education
American Association of University Women
Dean Smith
Slack's Niece Named Deputy Clerk in City Office
City Clerk-Elect Henry Otto Goetz announced Mrs. Robert T. Thatcher as deputy clerk effective January. Thatcher, Slack's niece and former district attorney staffer, lives at 1402 North Alabama Street Apartment 107 and is the daughter of Tred Ulrich. The position carries a salary of 1800 dollars annually.
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Henry Otto Goetz
Robert T. Thatcher
North Alabama Street
L. Ert Slack
Thatcher
United States District Attorney's Office
Slack
Tred Ulrich
Broadway
King George to broadcast address on naval talks
London dispatch reports King George will speak on air for the first time since his illness to announce the January 21 five power naval disarmament conference. The broadcast will originate from the royal gallery in the House of Lords. A May 1926 Royal broadcast featured the Prince of Wales. Bloomington regimental prize slated for Indiana University ROTC publication due Jan 10. Madison bandits rob hotel rhum game, $150 stolen from Michael Finnegan.
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United Press
London
George
Royal Gallery
House of Lords
Prince of Wales
International Parliamentary Commercial Conference
Times Special
Bloomington
Ind
Regimental Review
Indiana University R. O. T. C
A. K. Rupert
Madison
Broadway
Michael Finnegan
Finnegan
Peru High to Build $125000 Gym Seats 4500
Peru Indiana, December 24. The school board votes to buy land for a new gymnasium at Peru High School. The 125000 project aims to house 4500 spectators, with a citizens committee to raise funds for erection.
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Times Special
Peru
Ind
Peru High School
Rail Merger Delays Possible Despite ICC Plan
Washington December 24 National rail consolidation moves nearer with an ICC recommended merger but officials warn it could take years to complete. Four applications spearheaded by Chesapeake & Ohio Baltimore & Ohio and Wabash face hearings next year as authorities seek to harmonize plans with existing systems.
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Schipna-Howard Newspanel Alliance
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph Eastman
Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Wabash
Pennsylvania
New York
Omaha
Kansas City
Toledo
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line
Norfolk and Western
Lehigh Valley
Claude R. Porter
van Sweringens
Eve
Pere Marquette
Hocking Valley
Nickel Plate
South
Mexico Chief Joins Inauguration of Azacarate Airplane Factory
President Emilio Portes Gil and War Minister General Joaquin Calle s opened the Juan F. Azcarate airplane factory in Mexico City on Monday. The plant bears the name of the head of the military aviation department, marking a significant defense industry milestone.
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United Press
Mexico City
Emilio Portes Gil
Joaquin Maro Calles
Juan F. Azacarate
Military Aviation Department
No Christmas Day Aboard the President Polk Liner
Trans Pacific liner President Polk, commanded by Captain W A Ross, will experience a calendar skip at the 180th meridian as Christmas is bypassed aboard. Passengers and crew aboard the ship bound for the Orient will observe December 24 followed by December 26 with no December 25.
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NEA
Francisco
W. A. Ross
Polk
Ross
Orient
Capain Ross
Cameron May Likely Reappointed To Municipal Bench
Judge Clifton R. Cameron is likely to be reappointed to the municipal bench when his term ends December 31 though Governor Leslie said a Christmas delay is possible. The piece also notes reappointments to state boards and hospitals for four-year terms starting January 1.
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Clifton R. Cameron
Harry G. Leslie
Walter E. Rich
Indianapolis
Indiana School For the Blind
Eva B. Martin
South Bend
Logansport State Hospital
Mae B. Helmer
Terre Haute
Central State Hospital
Iowan Assumes Presidency of Kingan Plant
Robert S. Sinclair of Cedar Rapids will become president of Kingan & Co. in Indianapolis after Jan 1, succeeding John R. Kingan as president. Sinclair is a director of the Indianapolis firm and head of T. M. Sinclair Packing Co. of Cedar Rapids.
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IOWAN
Kingan Plant
Kingan & Co
Indianapolis
Robert S. Sinclair
Cedar Rapids
T. M. Sinclair Packing Company, Ltd
John R. Kingan
Sinclairs
Kingan’s
England
W. S. Sinclair
Sinclair
William R. Grove
Chicago
Wilson & Co
666 Remedy Ad Claims Fast Cure for Colds and Fevers
An advertisement proclaims 666 as the speediest remedy for colds grippe influenza dengue bilious fever and malaria, presenting it as the most rapid cure known without detailing ingredients or sourcing.
Government Struggles to Hold German Cabinet Together
Berlin reports the German government faces a fragile unity after a technical victory on the so called freedom bill. The coalition cabinet, rebuilt after the defeat, must withstand internal strains as it pursues the Young reparations plan.
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United Preas Berlin
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