Wife murder case dropped from Porter county docket
Judge Grant Crumpacker dismissed the homicide case State of Indiana versus Luis Desiderio along with 95 others in Porter circuit court. Desiderio, once linked to the Gary Chicago area, fled to Italy after the 1925 murder of his wife Josephine, mother of three. The body, found near Mosquit town road, was shot and badly mutilated. The case lingered four years without arrests and jurors had returned a murder indictment that remained unsolved.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Grant Crumpacker
Porter
State of Indiana
Luis Desiderio
Indiana
Desiderio
Italy
Josephine
Gary
Chicago
Chesterton
Furnessville
W. B. Forney
A. O. Dobbins
Porter County Grand Jury
Dry agent Kennedy barred from Vanderburgh court
Evansville Indiana December 24 Judge Charles Bock of Vanderburgh circuit court barred any cases prepared by federal prohibition agent Sidney Kennedy from being filed in his court. The ruling followed Kennedy's criticism for arresting only small bootleggers and ties to other agents and a raid during the Jesse Morris liquor trial.
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Evansville
Ind
Charles Bock
Vanderburg
Sidney Kennedy
Kennedy
Jesse Morris
Harry Upchurch
Bock
Morris
Lindsey
Doctors to Report on Pantages Health
United Press reports doctors at the county jail examined Alexander Pantages the millionaire theater man after his appeal from a conviction for assaulting Eunice Pringle aged 17 He seeks bond and release for Christmas his lawyers claim acute heart attacks and warn he may die in jail unless freed Report likely to be postponed until Thursday when his appeal is scheduled
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Pantages
Mercator Club Holds Annual Christmas Party at Columbia Club
Indianapolis Mercator Club hosted its noon Christmas party for members and families at the Columbia Club. Gifts were exchanged and a Christmas dance by Miss Betty Lou Knowles highlighted the event. Committee members included Harold Hampton Fred Denny Dr George King Elmer Wiebke George Wiegand and Oscar Schnabel. A purse was raised to aid a needy family on Christmas Day.
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Indianapolis
Mercator Club
Columbia Club
Betty Lou Knowles
Paul Knowles
Harold Hampton
Fred Denny
George King
Elmer Wiebke
George Wiegand
Oscar Schnabel
Meedy
Christmas Schedule Change for City Garbage Service
Truly Nolan, city superintendent, announced a revised holiday plan for garbage and ashes collection at Christmas. This year workers will take Wednesday off and extra staff will work Thursday to collect both ashes and garbage, promising speedier removal.
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Truly Nolan
Nolan
Police Radio Cars Debut in Indianapolis Fleet
Police cars gain radio equipment with the WMD27 set to relay crime and emergency calls. Sergeant John Sheehan and driver Tom Aulls monitor the system as Chief Claude Worley tests microphones in headquarters. Tests show the gear satisfactory with minor receiving adjustments needed.
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Blank Street
Indianapolis
WMD27
New Police Radio
K. of P
John Sheehan
Tom Aulls
Claude M. Worley
Ford Calls for Wisdom and Jobs This Christmas
Henry Ford told reporters he seeks wisdom for himself and urges America to restore jobs. He argues that keeping wages up stimulates employment, contending higher wages can help more people work, even if some employers prefer fewer higher paid workers.
Santa Buys Joy For Hospitalized Kids In New York
In New York a relief of Christmas spirit spreads as former Governor Al Smith visits hospital wards gifting toys like a long time Santa. Louis Babakidis and Gertrude Acquina receive presents while city crowds, rail terminals, and hotels bustle with holiday cheer despite a two inch snowstorm turning to slush.
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United Press
York
Santa Claus
Louis Babakidis
Santa
Louis
al Smith
Gertrude Acquina
Oliver Street
Smith
City Hall Park
New York
Weather Bureau
Airport contracts awarded for administration-hangar project
C. T. Caldwell, low bidder, won the municipal airport general contract with a bid of 113000 dollars. C. M. Cotton secured the plumbing contract and C. L. Smith the electrical contract.
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C. T. Caldwell
Board of Works
C. M. Cotton
C. L. Smith
Fliers Leap Safely From Crashed Plane in India
Paris December 24 famous French ocean flier Joseph Lebrix and his companion Rossi escaped death by parachute leaps after their plane crashed in India. Lebrix was unhurt while Rossi was slightly injured. They abandoned the craft mid air and the mail was believed destroyed. Lebrix notified officials by wireless.
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Paris
Joseph Lebrix
Indo
China
India
Lebrix
Rossi
Ring Defended by Clerk as Bandits Shoot at Paris Ave Store
Elias Ellmond, 60, a shoe store clerk on Paris Avenue, was killed Monday night by two youths during a robbery m aiming to seize a wedding ring his deceased wife gave him. The bandits stole $75 but could not take the ring after he resisted them.
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United Press
New York
Elias Ellmond
Paris Avenue
Ellmond
United States Bank and Trust Co Taken Over in Philadelphia
Harrisburg announces state banking department has taken control of the United States Bank and Trust Company of Philadelphia with deposits totaling $2,000,000. Special deputy William H. Smith is appointed in charge to aid liquidation proceedings.
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United Press
Harrisburg
State Banking Department
United States Bank and Trust Company of
Philadelphia
William H. Smith
High School Girl Eloise Foyer Missing From Montpelier
Eloise Foyer, 16, has been missing since Friday from Montpelier Indiana. Authorities say she may have traveled to Kentucky to marry with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E A Foyer.
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Montpelier
Ind
Eloise Foyer
Kentucky
E. A. Foyer
Cat dies in heroic fire rescue at golf barn
A nameless white mother cat rushed into a burning barn on the Columbia Country Club course to save her brood. She reemerged badly burned, then returned to the flames as a gasoline drum exploded, perishing in the effort.
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United Press
Washington
Columbia Country Club
Burglary Steals Fifty Boxes of Candy in Bayway
A man burglarized the Bayway community house of Standard Oil in Elizabeth New Jersey on Sunday night taking fifty boxes of Christmas candy meant for baskets for the poor. No other items were touched.
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United Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Bayway
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Yule Spirit in Court Ends With Free Gift for Man
Thomas Loughery of Philadelphia faced vagrancy charges in Judge Weber's court. After prosecutor Charles Katabell learned Loughery's origin, he gave him $2. Loughery walked out discharged and in better spirits due to the holiday gesture.
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Thomas Loughery
Philadelphia
Weber
Charles Katabell
Loughery
Karabell
Hold City Hall Party Fetes Mayor With Statutes
City employees held a Christmas party at City Hall with a tree. Mayor L Ert Slack received Burns Revised Statutes 1929 supplement bearing his name. He plans to resume law practice in January after retiring as mayor. Krause's Cardinals provided music and dancing ran from 11 to 3.
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City Hall
L. Ert Slack
Krause
Cardinals
Employer faces first degree murder charge after shooting clerk
Steubenville Ohio December 24 Ray M Galbraith 47 of Smithfield is charged with first degree murder for shooting Edith Morocco 28 a store clerk during a wage dispute He then shot himself but survived the self inflicted wound
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Iu United Prena Steubenville
Ray M. Galbraith
Smithfield
Edith Morocco
Smith
Petition seeks bus line Vevay to state line including Rabbit Hash
The Vevay Cincinnati Bus Company seeks permission to operate a Vevay to Indiana Ohio state line route. The petition states Rabbit Hash Kentucky is now served by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Vevay- Cincinnati Bus Company, Inc
Rising Sun
Ind
Vevay
Rabbit Hash
Kiddies Revue Delights Orphans at Stockman Studio Event
Hundreds of children at the Orphans Home on East Washington Street enjoyed a Christmas Eve entertainment titled the Kiddies Revue presented by Louis Stockman's studio in cooperation with The Times. The program featured singing and dancing by Stockman pupils, lasting over an hour. Three local auto dealers Buick, Burke Cadillac, and R V Low provided cars to transport the cast to the home.
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East Washington Street
Louis Stockman
The
Times
Stockman
Buick Motor Company
Burke-Cadillac Company
R. V. Low Motor Company
Smiles and Tears Mingle on Eve of Christmas in Indiana
Christmas eve brief collection of Indiana items reports a stolen tree bulb in Alexandria a Salvation Army appeal in Bloomington canned goods drive in Vansville a judge mediated Christmas for a troubled couple and a Grin from a farmer jailed for stealing a neighbor’s heifer with the carcass hidden in his attic.
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Indiana
Christmas Charity Wrongs and Santa Claus Roles
Times Special reports from Indiana towns on holiday giving and misfortune. A galosh mix up at Christmas Mother HQ leads to lost footwear while Van Laycock dies after a tuberculosis struggle. A Lions Club party in New Harmony hosts 1000 children with 500 pounds of candy. Evansville banker O C Carr acts as Santa for 27th year. Boonville hosts a large community program with 300 voice choir and gifts for kids. Charles Smith, 14, robbed of clothes while hunting for a tree near Greensburg.
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van Laycock
Wanderer
Laycock
Lions Club
Santa Claus
Conville
Ind
Boonville
Courthouse Square
Bv Times
Reensburg
Charles Smith
Prisoners to spend Christmas day in Indiana
Lewis DeVallen and Jesse Underwood, both sentenced for stealing chickens, will spend Christmas at the Indiana state penal farm. A special dinner and chapel program are planned, and inmates may write letters to mothers.
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Erre Haute
Ind
Lewis DeVallen
John Jeffries
Jesse Underwood
Indiana
Reformatory
Trainman Relieved of Cough by REM Remedy
Maine Central trainman F W Clifford of Portland tried various remedies for a winter cough. He found relief after using REM recommended by Holland's Drug Store in Oxford. The ad touts REM as quick acting with a soothing film over the throat.
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F. W. Clifford
Franklin St
Portland
Maine
Maine Central
Holland
Oxford
Mayo Sts
Rem
Mr. Clifford
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