7 000 Return to Work in Auto Plant
A Indiana weekly business survey highlights 7 000 workers returning to Studebaker South Bend plant with 2 000 more planned by Feb. 1. Perfect Circle Company predicts full 1930 production across its Hagerstown Newcastle and Tipton plants. Nearby towns report plant resumptions, new branches, and planned upgrades.
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the Times
Indiana
The
Times
Studebaker Corporation
South Bend
Perfect Circle Company
Hagerstown
Newcastle
Tipton
Remarkable Plane Photo Captures Earthquake In Action
Reno publisher James G. Scrugham and companions photographed a quake as it split a mountainside above Independence California. The event timed at 11 45 am matched a seismograph reading miles away as crews hunted a possible crashed plane.
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James G. Scrugham
Nevada
Reno
High Sierras
Roy Curtis
Charles Lafotte
Independence
Cal
Scrugham
Lafotte
Curtis
Shooting with intent to kill charges in Anderson carousal incident
In Anderson Indiana Abraham Logan a Black host at a Christmas night carousal is charged with shooting Alonzo Easley 21 through the abdomen. Easley is dying. Logan’s wife and Odessa Cosby identified him to Detective Captain William Russell in the Logan home kitchen. Easley could not name the shooter. In nearby Bunker Hill Indiana a timber wolf sighting prompted a farm search but no trace was found despite farmers hunting. Several livestock losses are attributed to the wolf.
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Times Special
Anderson
Ind
Abraham Logan
Alonzo Easley
Easley
Logan
William Russel
Odessa Cosby
Ov Times
Bunker Hill
Princeton Youth Loses Arm After Shotgun Accident
In Princeton Indiana on December 27 Gilbert Johnson nineteen living three miles east Princeton had left arm amputated at a hospital after being shot by a discharged shotgun while hunting, he bled and fell in brush.
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Princeton
Ind
Gilbert Johnson
Three in Hospitals From Car Accidents
Three people remained in hospitals after separate automobile incidents Thursday. Fayne S. Maloy was hurt while throwing a switch on Kentucky avenue and Stock street. Charles E. Jackson was ordered to report to police. Nathan Dykes suffered fractures of both legs at Delaware and Walnut streets. Mrs. Max Sachs was only slightly injured at Twenty third street and Central avenue. Police seek Mrs. Dora Lesenwell after a telegram from Mrs. Iva Heath of Martindale, Mont., about John Singleton's death in Martindale.
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Fayne S. Maloy
Kentucky Avenue
Stock Street
Charles E. Jackson
Holly Avenue
Nathan Dykes
Roanoke Street
Delaware
Walnut Streets
Max Sachs
Delaware Street
Twenty-third Street
Central Avenue
Dora Lesenwell
Iva Heath
Martindale
Mont
John Singleton
Lesenwell
Buried treasure linked to disputed will in Goshen
Franklin P. Conkle of Akron Ohio sues in Elkhart County seeking to set aside the will of John P. Conkle. The elder left his estate roughly five thousand dollars in currency and bonds to the Salvation Army advisory board of Goshen with life use to Clemmie King. Conkle contends the will was invalid due to his father's alleged unsound mind, duress and fraud.
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Times Special
Goshen
Ind
Elkhart
Franklin P. Conkle
Akron
John P. Conkle
Salvation Army Advisory Board of
Conkie
Clemmie King
Salvation Army
Park Board allows coasting on city streets after snow thaw
The park board relaxed a barricade ban to permit children to coast, pending police department responsibility on designated streets. After snow melted, officials pledged cooperation and readiness for the next snowfall.
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Park Board
Frank Owen
Accident Prevention Bureau
Police Department
Jesse P. McClure
Payette seeks share in $14 million Fayette estate
Claims by Edward J. J. Payette, a floorwalker at a Chicago department store, to a large share of the $14 000 000 fortune left by his grandfather Francis Fayette formerly of Montreal will be pressed by an attorney en route to Montreal. Payette is described as having nine children.
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United Press
Chicago
Edward J. J. Payette
Francis Fayette
Montreal
Bandit Takes Taxi Drivers For Rides In Two Cities
Police in Anderson and Marion hunt a taxi bandit after he robbed two drivers within three hours. William Drake, 25, was held up at Union Traction station and ordered to drive. He lost $5, the cab, and was left on a country road. another driver in Marion lost $15. Both cabs were recovered, with tire tracks suggesting a waiting car.
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William Drake
Anderson
Union Traction
Park Place
Drake
Marion
Real estate dealer faces assault charge over malted milk dispute
Earl Garn of South Bend is to stand trial for assault and battery after objecting to a small malted milk at a fountain run by Wayne Hilton's mother. Hilton says Garn refused to apologize to the woman, prompting a fight.
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South Bend
Ind
Earl Garn
Wayne Hilton
Hilton
Garn
Gas Spending Patterns in Hoosier State 1928
Hoosier drivers spent an average of 97 dollars on gas and oil in 1928. State fuel and lubricant purchases totaled 384 636 000. Nationally motorists use about 58 million gallons daily costing around 8 000 00 dollars daily. Climate influences gasoline use with Florida showing 203 dollars per motorist in 1929 due to tourist consumption.
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Florida
Fugitive Bridegroom Arrested in Knoxville Triple Murder
James Harris a Black man was captured in a Knoxville cottage where he had just wed, accused of fatally shooting Dr. Barclay Jones, his wife, and their 14 year old nephew George Lane on Christmas Eve. Police found the murder weapon under Harris’s pillow.
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United Press
Knoxville
Tenn
James Harris
Harris
Barclay J. Jones
George Lane
Pillow
Tuberculosis Beat Seen For Billy Jones At Eleven
Billy Jones aged 11 has worn only shoes socks and trunks since spring and remains outdoors in all weather doctors expect him to overcome tuberculosis. He gained weight last week and plays in chest deep snow as gloves join his meager garments this winter. F Gerald Smith pianist engaged to record for American Piano Company will tour starting January 3 from South Bend to New York Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas. He is son of Rev Fred G Smith editor of the Gospel Trumpet church of God publication.
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United Press
Timea
Anderson
Ind
F. Gerald Smith
American Piano Company
New York
South Bend
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Fred G. Smith
Gospel Trumpet
Church of God
Whiting
Francis B. McNamara
Thomass. Boyle
McNamara
Walter Schrage
William O. Walker
Boyle
Who's Mayor Question at Three Points Courts Delay Ruling
The Indiana trio of cities Michigan City Gary and Whiting face mayoral uncertainty as Jan 6 inaugurations loom. Court fights over legality of government forms and eligibility keep rulings in doubt and parties poised for contested transitions.
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Michigan City
Whiting and
Gary
Indiana
Whiting
Fred C. Miller
Indiana Supreme Court
Miller
Block Jr Seeks Venue Change Over Will Codicil Suit
Petition filed in probate court by William H. Block Jr contesting his father William H. Block's codicil to the will. requests two fifteenth shares of the estate and a venue change to an out county court. The 1927 will favored widow Amelia Block and sons Meier S Rudolph C and Edward A Block. heirs’ attorneys to appear Monday to select the trial court.
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William H. Block Jr
William H. Block
Amelia Block
Meier S
Rudolph C
Edward A. Block
Holiday Deaths Total Five in Calumet Area
Five holiday fatalities reported in the Calumet district include Valparaiso golf pro Harry Murdock who died of heart disease after helping distribute food and toys at a party, Chesterton's William Coslett killed by a New York Central train, Adolph Mata shot by a drunken stranger in Gary, Antone Stamkinus struck by an interurban car in Indiana Harbor, and an unidentified man about 50 found frozen in a snow drift at Indiana Harbor.
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United Presse
Gary
Ind
Calumet
Harry Murdock
Valparaiso
Lincolnvale
William Coslett
Chesterton
New York Central
Adolph Mata
Antone Stamkinus
Indiana Harbor
Burham
Bride's Attire Stolen During Hammond Wedding
Burglars struck the apartment of Miss Ruth Grossman during the family's absence and stole her $2,500 trousseau including a fur coat, pearls, and a diamond pin. The wedding proceeded with Ruth Hammond to Mitchell Silverstein and Ruth Grossman to Mitchell King.
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United Preas
Artichoke King Accused in Yale and Marlow Murders
Ciro Terranova known as the artichoke king of the Bronx is accused by Inspector Donavan of hiring a Chicago gunman to kill Frankie Yale and Frank Marlow. Terranova allegedly welched on the contract after paying a $5,000 deposit of $20,000 total, with a Vitale dinner setup and a robbery at the Roman Gardens in the Bronx during the case.
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United Preas
New York
Ciro Terranova
Bronx
Chicago
Frankie Yale
Frank Marlow
Joseph J. Donovan
Police Criminal Detection Bureau
Terranova
Welching
Donovan
Police Department
Arthur ©. Johnson
Grover A. Whalen
Whalen
Secret Service
Marlow
Yale
Brooklyn
al Capone
Broadway
Queens
Special Police
Albert H. Vitale
Roman Gardens
Snowy crime lands man in jail in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana on December 27 Sherman Southard was jailed after a chicken house disturbance led to his arrest. Footprints in the snow traced to his home where a hen was found prepared for cooking. Southard claimed Mrs Pyle owed him money and described it as peaceful collection. Judge C B Salyer remanded him to jail.
Dry Law Fetes Mark Tenth Anniversary of Prohibition
Two luncheons in Christchurch and the Century Building celebrate ten years since the eighteenth amendment adoption by the W C T U of Indianapolis and Marion County. The program features music and talks on prohibition history. A state-wide drive and house-to-house canvass are planned for April 7 to 12.
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Christchurch
Century
W.c T. U
Indianapolis
Marion County
Central Union
Meridian Union
Dity
Home Economics
Elizabeth T. Stanley
Liberty
Park Officials Admit Cuba Trip Spending
Adolph Emhardt and R Walter Jarvis attended a national park conference in Miami at park funds. They later traveled to Havana for an outing, then confessed and received $70 each for the excursion. The convention reportedly shifted from Miami to Havana for a session.
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Adolph G. Emhardt
Park
R. Walter Jarvis
Miami
Fla
Park Board
Cuba
Havana
Poison Death Case Shifts to Officials Probe in Rushville
In Rushville Indiana on December 27 the body of Maggie Rhodes Kolb exhumed from Knights Town cemetery. doctors removed kidney stomach and liver for analysis in Indianapolis. Kolb's third wife died recently of poisoning per coroner. investigation may target her husband George Kolb, a northern Rushville farmer, if chemist report confirms poisoning.
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United Presse
Rushville
Ind
Maggie Rhodes Kolb
Knightstown
Rush County
Indianapolis
Kolb
George Kolb
Burglary Hits Zenith Radio Store on Meridian Street
Burglars stole two radio receivers two phonographs and a tapestry from the Zenith Radio Sales and Service shop at 2206 North Meridian Street Thursday night. The rear door was pried open and Herbert Jenkins manager reported the loss to police.
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Zenith Radio Sales and Service
North Meridian Street
Herbert Jenkins
Hospital Donor Mrs Major Dies in Shelbyville
Shelbyville Indiana December 27 Mrs Sarah Frances Major 78 widow of William Major who endowed the Major hospital died after years of disability from arthritis The Major will kept the family home for her life then the city took over the property which was expanded into a hospital at a cost of 120000 Mrs Major was active in women’s clubs and led the Indiana Federation of Clubs before her illness.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Sarah Frances Major
William
Major
Women's Club
Indiana Federation of Clubs
Youth Released After Grand Jury Declines Indictment
Ancil Cassidy, 20, freed from prison after serving part of a life term for allegedly attacking an 8 year old girl near Disko. Cassidy reportedly has the mentality of a child, pleaded guilty previously, and after appellate reversal a new trial was ordered. The grand jury declined to indict, prosecutors dropped the charge, and Cassidy was released. In Greenfield a 100 pound ten foot icicle on the Thayer building prompted firemen to remove it for public safety.
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Py Times
Rochester
Ind
Yuletide
Ancil Cassiday
Disko
Cassidy
Indiana
Times Special
Greenfield
Thayer
Alger's Wife Defends Bandit Mate in Jail Interview
Mrs. Josephine Alger, wife of Gene Alger, held in Wabash county jail on aid to bank robbery charges, says she would marry him again and insists he is not guilty. She questions newspaper coverage and discusses an expected baby, bond status, and details of their travel from Vernon.
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Times
Wabash
Ind
Josephine Alger
Gene Alger
Wabash County
Bank of la Fontaine
la Fontaine
Jennings County
Vernon
Gene
Smallewood
Runnels Miller
Jeffersonville
Claude McBride
Mrs. Alger
A. P. Harper
Indiana Reformatory
Paris Crossing
Indianapolis
Jailed Suspects Stand Firm After Bank Robbery Probe
Three Lac Fayette men held in the First National bank robbery case in Peru Indiana face four hours of questioning and deny involvement. John Nolan and Harry Cook are positively identified, Jack Best is partly identified. Guards at the Miami county jail were armed with machine guns and shotguns after reports of a jail delivery plot.
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United Press
Peru
Ind
Lac Fayette
First National Bank
John Nolan
Harry Cook
Jack Best
Miami County
South Bend
Chicago
U. S. Rum Plot Case Set For Trial On Jan 7
Hammond federal court Judge Thomas W. Slick schedules the East Chicago rum plot trial for January 7. Defendants include East Chicago Mayor Raleigh P. Hale and Police Chief James W. Regan. Witness Nick Marovich, ex-head of the liquor traffic, testifies, linked to a murder case involving Aron Marovich and Nick Sudovich. Noblesville reports painter's poisoning death of Howard Foley, a Spanish American War veteran.
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Hammond
Ind
Thomas W. Slick
East Chicago
Raleigh P. Hale
James W. Regan
Nick Marovich
Aron Marovich
Nick Sudovich
Times
Noblesville
Howard Foley
Lewis Foley
Atlantic City
N. J
Philippine Islands
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Monroe County
W. N. Logan
Indiana University Geology Department
Bloomington
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Montpelier Foundry and Machine Company
W. C. Spurgeon
Muncie
Muncie Gear Company
Indiana Foundry Company
Kokomo
Globe Stove and Range Company
Clinton
Geneva Hatcheries, Inc
Geneva
Delphi
Boyd-Martin Boat
Ohio
Columbia Theaters Corporation
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Littles
Ingle
Pike County
BY Phil Sinnott
NEA
Nev
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Quakers
University of Nevada
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Los Angeles
Scrugham Party
Wolf Eyades
Hunter
Negro
Goshen Salvation Army Council
Bandit
Gary Case
Henry G. Hay
Roswell O. Johnson
Johnson
Coolidge
Hay
White
Block Heir
Calumet Area
Bride
Artichoke King
North Side Shop
William Major
Alger
la Fontaine Bank
U. S. Rum
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