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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1925

Page

17

Haas Named to Succeed County Attorney in Marion County

Cassius L. Hoyle announced the Republican slate for Marion County offices. Schuyler A. Haas will be county attorney succeeding Democrat Russell J. Ryan. Other appointees include Luther Tex road superintendent and Dr Benjamin Morgan hospital supervisor. Nearly 100 vacancies to be filled before year end.

Schuyler A. Haas Marion County Cassius L.hoyle Jan. J. Haas Russell J.ryan Luther Tex Thomas Ellis Benjamin Morgan Marion County Hospital For the Insane Julietta Benjamin M. Potter Fred W. Mayer Albert W. Miller Charles S. Owen Commissioners Dora Ringer Edith Reider Pauline Shirk Hans Clausen Leonard Koffell Clarence C. Wysong Clifton R. Camerson Della Plummer Charles P. Fisher Charles Furgeson Hogle

Hit and Run Drivers Blamed as Four Are Injured

Police report two separate late Thursday and early today accidents left four seriously or slightly injured. James Conlin faces charges after fleeing an accident scene, with Ed Johnson and Sarah Atkins among the injured. Other incidents involve Nathan Groh and several pedestrians in city streets.

James Conlin S. East St William Conlin Vincennes Ind Ed Johnson Sarah Atkins Drover St Merrill St Virginia Ave Johnson Atkins C. A. Wright Forty- Ninth St Steve Jackson Ogden St Massachusetts Ave Liberty St Jackson Mary Waymire Georgia St City Hospital S. Noble St William Waymire Nathan Groh Dawson St. Groh

Big Four Engineer Henry Bokeleh Dies at 78

Funeral services for Henry Bokeleh 78 of 1108 Hoyt Ave are set for 1 p m Saturday at his home. Burial at Crown Hill Cemetery follows his death Thursday morning from a stroke. An engineer on the Chicago division of the Big Four for 47 years he retired in 1917 and drew a pension. Born October 29 1847 in Ripley County he was a member of Logan Lodge F and A M and the United and Ancient Order of Druids. Survived by widow and two daughters Mrs Cora Holland and Alpha Bokeleh.

Henry Bokeleh Hoyt Ave Crown Hill Cemetery Bokeleh Chicagoivision Big Four Railroad Ripley County Logan Lodge F. and A. M United and Ancient Order of Druids Cora Holland Alpha Bokeloh

Pattern Order From Indianapolis Times

A request from Indianapolis pattern service encloses 15 cents for pattern No 2642 and asks for mailing details including name and address. The fragment shows pattern order communication from the Times Pattern Service Department in Indianapolis Indiana.

Pattern Department Indianapolis Times Indianapolis, Ind

Rust brown crepe satin dress pattern and cocoa tan wool

An attractive rust brown frock with a center-front closure, gold trim, metallic brocade collar and cuffs, pattern No. 2642 in sizes 14 16 and 36 42 inches. It describes fabric yardage, plus a cocoa tan wool with yellow green plaid option. A Times pattern service offers patterns by mail with a 15 cent fee and size details. Also includes a pineapple upside bake recipe by Mabel R. Barker.

New York City Times Pattern Department the Times

Recipes From Readers Drawn From The Times

The Times invites reader recipes and pays one dollar for each printed submission. The column features Butter Cream Pie, Kidney Bean Salad, Christmas Candles, Corn Meal Muffins, and Skil Four recipes with ingredients, steps, and contributor notes from readers in Indiana.

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Hotel Held Up by Lone Bandit

A colored bandit entered the Royal Hotel at 323 N Illinois St and forced night clerk John Weherly to surrender $35 from the open safe. He fired a shot that missed and fled out the back door. A separate robbery occurred at M F Bell grocery at 2108 Columbia Ave with $7 taken.

Royal Hotel Illinois St John Weherly Weherly M. F. Bell Columbia Ave

Rich Parisian Sought in Missing Henry Clews Jr

Search for Henry Clews Jr of a wealthy New York family has extended from Paris to Indianapolis. A city fireman saw a man resembling Crews riding a Riverside bus as police verify his identity.

Henry Clews, Jr New York Paris France Indianapolis Harry Gebhart Thirtieth St Kenwood Ave Riverside

City Purchases Rise By About Forty Five Thousand

The city purchasing department spent roughly $45,000 more in 1925 than 1924. Total for 1925 was $797,640.17, compared with $752,110.58 in 1924, according to city purchasing agent Ray A. Wright.

Ray A. Wright

Christmas Party and Nuptial News Highlight Indiana Social Circles

Miss Lucia and Miss Eleanor Wild host a Christmas party for sixty children at 2455 N Alabama St. Rev Helen Line visits Joliet relatives for Christmas. Dorothy Enners honored at dinner for her engagement to Harold Wegel prior to their wedding. Miss Gladys Lindsay weds Robert Smith at St Pauls Church with a post ceremony luncheon. Weddings and social gatherings involve numerous guests and addresses across Indiana and New York.

Lucia Eleanor Wild Alabama St Helen E. Line Universalist Church Joliet, Ill Fred A. Line Fifteenth St Edward H. Enners College Ave Dorothy Enners Harold J. Wegel Helen Waters Lafayette Ind M. H. Segal John Edward Smith Schenectady N. Y E. H. Emers Ar New York Gladys Fern Lindsay Robert F. Smith American Legion Weekly St. Paul's Episcopal Church Lewis Brown Winna EB. Souderm Kokomo Frederick C. Painton the Legion Frederick Painton

Jail break foiled at Richmond jail by wife’s smuggled saw

Thirteen prisoners shared Christmas dinner as guards foiled a planned escape. Four heavy bars were found saved on Thursday, and Mrs. Edward Mitchell admitted she smuggled the saw into the jail for her husband.

Richmond Ind Edward Mitchell

St John Memorial Day Service At Scottish Rite

The twenty fourth annual memorial day service for the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite valley of Indianapolis will be held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral Sunday at 3 p m. Tenor Rev Lewis Brown chaplain will speak on The Living Dead. Most Wise Master William H Kershner will preside. Rev J Ambrose Dunkel will give the invocation.

St. John’s Memorial Valley of

Funeral rites for 4 year old Billy Scalf

Funeral services for Billy Scalf of Madison Ave and Martin St are set for Saturday at the family home. The child died from burns after his clothing caught fire from a stove while he and his brother Lee played nearby. His mother Mrs Homer Scally suffered burns while attempting to extinguish the flames.

Billy Scalf Madison Ave Martin St Billy Lee Homer Scally

Man Dies Under Tree Near Kendallville

Isaac Wert a 67 year old lumber dealer and sawmill owner at South Milford was crushed to death when a tree being felled by workers fell on him late Thursday near Kendallville Indiana.

Kendallville Ind Isaac Wert South Milford Here

Cop Suspended Over Drunken Charge and Gunfire

Clyde Hinds a patrolman at 1239 N Holmes Ave was suspended after a report to Police Chief Herman Rikhoff. The officer was found drunk at Noble St and Virginia Ave and charged with firing his revolver breaking a street light globe. He admitted firing the gun at home before arriving for duty.

Clyde Hinds N. Holmes ,Ave Herman Rikhoff Herbert Fletcher Fred Winkler Sergt Robin Taylor Hinds Noble St Virginia Ave

Bankers to discuss Federal Reserve impact at Rotary luncheon

Kent C. Childs controller of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will speak on a Federal Reserve Bank System and Its Effect in Stabilizing Business at a Rotary Club luncheon in the Riley room Claypool. Gwynn F. Patterson Indiana National Bank vice president leads the program. The 1926 district conference committee seeks full Rotarian attendance at the Muncie event February 2 and 28 per Harry C. Schroeder secretary.

Kent C. Childs Federal Reserve, Bank of Chicago Federal Reserve Bank Riley Room Claypool Gwynn F. Patterson Indiana National Bank Muncie Harry C. Schroeder

Old Time Proposals Shock Modern Dads Says Martha Lee

Martha Lee contends traditional marriage proposals once forced by economic fear are fading as women increasingly earn similar or higher wages. She argues women now decide on engagement, favoring readiness over male insistence, and warns men to delay courting unless serious about marriage.

Man Proposes Dear Miss Lee in Orphan Lovers Note

A young man writes to Miss Lee claiming he has dated a woman for over two years, urges her to meet and asks if his waiting will pay off. He notes the woman says she loves him and wonders if she should call or write back, saying he is an orphan.

Milady Miss Lee

Sydney Carton letters reveal Africa expedition departure

Night letters between Sydney Carton and John Alden Prescott describe Carton joining an Africa expedition for three years, parting from old friends. The correspondence mentions coral figurines symbolizing happiness and enduring love, a cabinet housing love letters, and the emotional ache of looming separation.

Sydney Carton John Alden Prescott Leslie Jack Express Eile London Africa Syd Leslie Prescott

City Officials Block Jitney Certificates by Court Order

Muncie Indiana December 25 city officials were restrained by court order from issuing certificates of necessity to jitney bus operators. The writ secured by Arthur W Brady receiver for the Union Traction Company claims such buses would hurt his companys business.

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