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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1929
Page
6
C. W. Sills of Halsey, Stuart & Co notes limited high grade bond supply in 1929 with total bond and note issuance near 300 million, 23 percent below 1928, and 21 percent under the 1924–28 four year average. Public utilities and industrials show lower prices but higher yields. foreign bond receipts exceed new loans to the U.S. in 1929.
At the Christmas audience the pope told the college of cardinals he is full of joy yet sorrow persists over Italy relations. He criticized impartiality toward Azione Cattolica and unfair treatment of the Catholic press and cited irreverent publications in Rome. Cardials Dougherty and Hayes attended among other church officials.
Three Texas seamen captained by W F Newport from Texas City and deck hands Roy Clark and Roy McCalum of Galveston died after a gale near Saluria Island opposite Port O Conner. Their tug Edward from Galveston sailed to Corpus Christi taking on crew last Thursday. The bodies were later returned to Galveston.
In Des Moines on Christmas Eve Rev. Paul H. Andreen condemned scholars and scientists as largely spreading atheism during a midnight service at Bethany English Lutheran Church. He attacked a group he said "pose as atheists and agnostics."
Milton C. Work’s Radio Bridge Game from Station WFBM showed how the first trick can shape a hand. Players included Wynne Ferguson, Mrs. Wistar Morris Chubb, Eugene Buss, and Mrs. H. T. Westervelt, with Ferguson opening one Heart and later executing a sequence that leveraged Dummy entries and a Jack of Clubs to control the hand. The article discusses bidding choice, the value of a two bid to show strength, and points from Ferguson’s play illustrating strategy in Auction and Contract.
Nine year old Victor Fletcher saved 50 cents for Christmas gifts and bought presents at a local store. On Prospect Street three Black youths grabbed his gifts and fled, leaving him shaken but unharmed.
Two hundred thirty five inmates joined in holiday singing and services at the county jail. 215 men attended religious services from 10 to 11 a.m. under Wheeler Rescue Mission. 20 women joined from 9 to 10 a.m. Dinner included roast pork and sides. Roland Snider chaired. carolers from Speedway Boulevard Methodist church and Volunteers of America toured the jail Tuesday night.
Three major fires in Chicago on Christmas Day caused two injuries and about 200000 dollars in damage. A gasoline explosion gutted the Jersey Auto Salvage building and adjacent structures, destroying fifteen cars and totaling around 100000 dollars. The Advance Trailer Service offices saved from greater loss after fire damaged moving pictures worth 15000 dollars. A third blaze hit the Perfection Furniture Company factory, largely destroying the building with an estimated 75000 dollar loss.
United Press reports Mother Jones, famed labor advocate nearing 100, frail at Silver Springs Maryland home. She plans burial in Mt Olive Illinois after a requiem mass at St Gabriel's Catholic Church.
In Visalia California on December 25 a claim arises that a single oak tree in the center of the city is the world’s smallest public park. The tree spans six feet in width and nine feet in height and is revered as a public landmark by residents.
Two robins perched in a snowy yard at 1305 North Euclid Avenue in front of John A. Remmetter’s home, singing like Christmas deer as the city endures several inches of snow. The scene prompts questions about whether these birds mark winter or spring. Hague Conference Date Set Paris reports the second Hague conference on reparations will start January 3 at 5 p.m. after talks between French and Belgian premiers Andre Tardieu and Henri Jaspar.
Hoyt Houston, ten, stuck his tongue to a frosted rail in Boonville Arkansas. A switch engine sprayed steam on the rail to loosen him and avert tragedy. He reached school late but unhurt besides the scare. In another dispatch, twenty five aboard the steamer Maria Luisa were rescued off Alexandria by the Viceroy of India after the vessel foundered.
A compact index describing vehicle regulations across states with emphasis on license requirements, registration, and safety rules. The compilation lists common provisions, enforcement notes, and references for motorists seeking compliance in varied jurisdictions.
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