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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1929
Page
1
Victor Benetti of Staunton, jailed for violating federal dairy law with a three month sentence and $1,000 fine, had the term cut to two months and was freed to spend Christmas with his dying mother after a request to U S District Judge Louis Fitzhenry.
Cuban children celebrated Christmas Eve by feasting on roast pig rather than turkey and awaited Jan 6, the day of the magic kings, for their Christmas presents. Tradition holds Christmas as the feast, with gift giving on kings' day.
Ex professor Dr James Howard Snook on death row at Ohio State Penitentiary awaits possible federal relief after the Ohio Supreme Court refused to rehear his murder case. Warden and officials note a bleak Christmas as Snook contemplates last days before the electric chair.
Oklahoma City December 25 Judge G W Clark shows leniency to Eddie Pine charged with robbing a drug store. The judge recalls his own youth saying he once stole apples and suspends the sentence, urging the boy to be a son his parents can be proud of. Tears and holiday wreaths fill the courtroom.
Organization of the Central States Elevator Company was completed with filing of incorporation papers in the secretary of state office. The plan includes issuing 100 shares at 10 and 10 000 shares at 50, with purpose to buy and sell farm products and engage in related manufacturing or marketing activities.
A collage of holiday photos captures residents celebrating Christmas in the city. Notables include Lyric theater actors party with Mickey the seal, 11 year old Ralph Cope with a turkey wishbone from Kiwanis, traveler Agnes Moore with Harold Ransopher, Jean Arthur in a center tower photo, Peg Hamilton at West and Georgia streets with mince pie, and four year old Harold Baldwin headed home with presents after a family visit.
Northern Indiana reports heavy snow with potential road blockages while rising statewide temperatures were predicted by the weather bureau. Indianapolis saw light snowfall that did not persist as meteorologist J H Armington warned of possible additional snow. transport remained near schedule despite conditions.
Connie Franklin, once an inmate of a Missouri asylum, returns to Mountain View Arkansas and performs in vaudeville here earning a reputed $500 weekly. His former wife Mrs Albert A Rogers sues for half the earnings, alleging abandonment of him and their four children five years ago. The wife resides near Stuttgart Arkansas.
Three people died and many were injured when a partly constructed building collapsed in Toulouse France today. The incident occurred on Christmas Day as emergency crews responded to the scene.
Theodore Renner wed his step sister Hazel Selden in Cadillac Michigan. The ceremony at the Goodmans home creates a web of relationships with Mrs Goodman both step mother and mother in law to the couple and Mr Goodman now step father and step father in law to Renner. The groom becomes step brother to his former siblings and a host of related roles emerge from the union.
May Frances and Suzanne Williams will spend Christmas in the air when they depart from Air Field, N Y, late today for Miami Florida. The trip includes a promised Christmas tree and presents for the children during the flight south.
At 9 30 a m the west wind blew twelve miles an hour the temperature was 25 degrees the barometer stood at 30 10 inches at sea level the ceiling was 1 000 feet and visibility four miles the field remained snow covered
Five more deaths Tuesday night raise Indianapolis spinal meningitis toll to twenty two with three weeks of the epidemic counting thirty two cases total. Critical patients John Meyers and Edward Bason admitted to city hospital, while five fatalities include Norman Holt Betty Hanson Melvin McCracken Tony George and Barry Smith in city records.
Des Moines reports a clear Christmas with temperatures just below freezing and little to no snow in many areas. No heavy snowfall observed as holiday observances proceed.
Belmy weather prevailed in Southern California today with bright sunshine and a temperature that was exceptionally mild for December. Forecasters noted clear skies and light breezes across coastal and inland areas as residents enjoyed holiday sunshine.
A man in Nogales Arizona identified as J P Barton was arrested near the Mexican border then rearrested after authorities noted a strong resemblance to Fred Burke. Burke is indicted for the St Valentine’s day gang massacre in Chicago and for murders and bank robberies in Michigan and elsewhere.
Temperatures near freezing and bright sun over a snow blanket created ideal Christmas conditions in Springfield. Roads were largely cleared after last week's blizzards, restoring normal highway travel for many making Christmas reunions with family.
Citizens of Watseka claim the country’s greatest snowdrift located a half mile east on a country road. The drift stretches 900 yards long and 40 feet wide with an average depth of 16 feet.
Harry Jones a 45 year old structural iron worker of 2859 Robson street is in Methodist hospital with a crushed leg after slipping and falling while swinging a piece of steel on a building under construction at Newton and Rural streets.
A brief chart lists hourly temperatures with 6am showing 27, then 94 at some point, 25 at 10am, and 8am reading unclear. The data appears partially garbled with inconsistent units and missing context for precise interpretation.
President Hoover and family celebrated Christmas at the White House while flames damaged the west wing. Fire destroyed most of the executive offices, but the President planned temporary quarters and continued the holiday plans as fire crews saved key papers and kept the blaze from reaching the main mansion.
One man named Joseph Michaelson was shot to death in his room after a dispute with his two partners, Eugene and Clovis Denny. The Denny brothers admit the shooting and say they acted in self defense after Michaelson opened fire as they tried to settle the matter.
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