State Library Faces Uncertain Future For Extra Books
State library at the Statehouse houses nearly 100000 volumes with space scarce and relocation plans unclear. Mezzanine extensions are under construction on the east and west sides to provide thousands of additional volumes, while officials weigh a permanent new home and preserve the librarys proud Indiana history legacy.
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Statehouse
State Library
War Memorial
Indiana State Library
Legislative Reference Department
Department of
Indiana History and Archives
Ten Delegates Named From Indiana To Mexico Conference
Governor McCray appointed ten Indiana delegates to a conference of importers and exporters in Mexico City for February 11 to 15. Six are from Indianapolis: Frank Butler Aaron Wolfson J I Yolcomb Fred Gardner Irving W smaux and Charles J Lynn. Indiana seeks its share if Mexico buys ten million dollars monthly from the United States. Also, City Baking Company received zoning approval to remodel its Sixteenth and Bellefontaine building for offices. Waldo B Rossetter’s district extension request at Thirty-Eight and Meridian to Kenwood and Thirty-Eighth was dismissed. In Indiana Harbor a inmate death near Crown Point followed an escape. A widow and daughter survive.
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Indiana
City of
Mexico
McCray
Indianapolis
Frank Butler
Aaron Wolfson
J. I. Yolcomb
Fred Gardner
Irving W. Smaux
Charles J. Lynn
United States
City Baking Company
Sixteenth and
Bellefontaine Sts
Board of Zoning Appeals
Waldo B. Rossetter
Thirty-Eight
Meridian Sts
Kenwood Ave
Thirty-Eighth St
Reward Offered for Slayer in Connersville Hold-Up Death
Fayette county council posted a $500 reward today for the arrest of the hold-up slayer who fatally wounded Marcus Hill a colored man in Connersville Indiana. The prize aims to bring the killer to justice and restore public safety in Fayette County.
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United Press
Connersville
Ind
Fayette County
Saturday Luncheons at Lincoln Clubs and Societies
A list of luncheon events and meetings scheduled for Saturday includes Sigma Alpha Epsilon, C of C Altrusa Club, Inter Kappa Delta Rho, Severin events, 7 T P A, Wellesly Club, Spink-Arms Beta, Boy of Trade, and r Collegian Luncheon, all arranged around Severin and Lincoln venues.
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon
C. of C. Altrusa Club
Lincoln
Inter Lincoln
Kappa Delta Rho
Severin
Wellesly Club
Spink-Arms
Beta
Boy of Trade
Portland Woman Killed In Bridge Collision
PERU Ind Dec 28 Mrs Vera May Clark of Portland was killed when the car she rode in crashed into a bridge near Peru Rufus Jones 25 Logansport was severely injured Theodore Kercher 25 Logansport and Maude Lucas 20 Logansport escaped injury.
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Times
Peru
Ind
Vera May Clark
Portland
Rufus Jones
Logansport
Theodore Kercher
Maude Lucas
Smoke War Film To Depict Result
Moving pictures showing the before and after of the smoke problem will be part of the educational program to abate the smoke evil. H F Templeton, assistant chief smoke inspector, says firms will be inspected first without smoke consuming devices, then after installation. Taggart Baking Company began installing such equipment. Rainy, damp weather has worsened the smoke problem, hindering preventive measures.
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H. F. Templeton
Taggart Baking Company
Templeton
Proverb Contest Promises Cash Prizes For Proverb Pictures
The Times Proverb Contest offers two edged wits with sixty proverb pictures to answer. First prize is $1,000 and prizes drop to $5. Educators praise the contest for its educational value and demand complete replies to all pictures to be eligible.
Fatal Kerosene Blast Kills Evansville Man
Evansville, Ind. Dec 28 George Bankert 32 died from fatal burns after a kerosene can exploded while he tried to start a fire. His widow survives. The report notes his connection to the Government hospital for disabled soldiers at Tuskegee and mentions Dr Ward and local health work.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
George Bankert
Tuskegee
Ala
James E. Watson
Ward
City Board of Health
Shortridge High School
Indiana University School of Medicine
Doctor Gets Government Job Appointment for Dr Ward
Dr. Joseph H. Ward of 2116 Boulevard Place, a colored physician, has been appointed chief of the surgical service of the government department. The appointment marks a significant advancement in his medical career and highlights progress in inclusive staffing.
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Joseph H. Ward
Boulevard Pl
Surgical Service
Warsaw Man Killed by Train Near Claypool
Stephen Hill, 65, farmer of near Warsaw Indiana, was killed when his automobile was struck by a Nickel Plate passenger train at Claypool. He leaves a widow and several children.
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Warsaw
Times Special
ARSAW
Ind
Claypool
Stephen Hill
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Crown Point
Samuel Dreitch
Jergen
Hind
O. W. Brooks
Ohio and
Penn
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Pettis
Gooesco
New York
Fast Express
Pettis Millinery
Pettis Boys
Artamo
Pacific
Pettis Art Needlework Dept
Coty
Mary Garden
Paris
Pettis Toiletries
Street Fiver
Sale
Women’s Fine
Pettis Men’s Shop
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