Floods in the South Claim Thirteen Lives Across States
Bay United Press reports heavy floods across Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee with thirteen dead and about ten thousand homeless. Dominant damages occur in Nashville where crops and goods are ruined while weather relief and freezing temperatures offer slim hope for slowing rising waters.
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Reed McCain Named to State Public Service Post
Reed McCain of Delphi Indiana is slated to become secretary of the Public Service Commission, replacing Howell Ellis who moves to commissioner. Backed by J Glenn Harris and Ed Bowen McCain’s appointment faces competition from Homer Kimberlin William Bohne and a Munciean named Pike.
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Muncie
Most Beautiful Man in Washington Sued for Divorce
John W. Clark once dubbed the most beautiful man in Washington has been sued for divorce by his first wife. He won the title at a church fair two years ago, declined film offers to stay with his wife and baby, then secretly married another woman as Jean Coursey. He vanished amid the bigamy inquiry.
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United Press
Washington
John W. Clark
Jean Coursey
Man keeps candy tradition 41 years in Lakewood marriage
J A Spitzig of Lakewood has given his wife a box of candy every Saturday for 41 years since they were newlyweds. He even delivered during a hospital stay, and is now a grandfather.
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Cleveland
J. A. Spitzig
Lakewood
Lad Escapes Drowning on Thin Ice in Monticello
Robert Braugh an 11 year old from Monticello Indiana narrowly escaped death after ice broke under him while skating Tuesday He kept afloat until friends used a clothesline to pull him to safety The incident was reported by United Press from Monticello Indiana on December 25.
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Monticello
Ind
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Fifteen Policewomen Fight Dismissal By Safety Board
Fifteen policewomen dismissed by the board of safety Tuesday plan to meet to discuss legal steps to retain their jobs. They intend to file suit in Marion County Circuit Court for an order mandating the board to keep them employed and may seek an ordinance to fund their salaries. Judge Frank J. Lahr backs the effort, while City Controller William Buser opposed budget provisions.
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Marion County
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Juvenile Court
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Auto crash injures deaf mute man in Goshen
Times Special reports Fred Miller a 31 year old deaf mute was hospitalized with serious injuries after his automobile was struck by a train in Goshen Indiana on Tuesday.
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Goshen
Ind
Fred Miller
Central America union urged as path to peace and growth
Col. Miguel F. Sequeira of Granada Nicaragua aims for congressional endorsement of a United States of Central America and an arbitration court in Washington to settle disputes. He notes unionist parties in five republics and favors Nicaragua as site for a future capital near a possible canal crossing.
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Indiana press probe committee seeks state investigation
The Indiana press probe committee led by Thomas H. Adams announced plans to petition the Legislature for an investigation after Marion County grand jury actions. Adams said the grand jury report reveals the serious truth and urged public meetings and organized groups to support the appeal.
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Grand Jury
Rabbi Sets View On Jewish Unity At City Center
Rabbi James Heller of Cincinnati told a Kirshbaum Community Center audience that Jews must hold fast to old traditions to ensure their continued influence in world affairs. He spoke on how Palestine might address the Jewish question and noted a renewed awakening among Jews since World War I. Mrs. Archibald Silverman of Baltimore is slated to speak January 10.
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Cinccinnati
Ohio
Kirshbaum
Meridian St
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Baltmore
Name Successor to Mrs Blaker in Indiana Colleges
At a meeting of the boards of the Teachers College of Indianapolis and Butler University Mrs Blanche E Mathews registrar was appointed to act in place of the late president Mrs Eliza Blaker. Mrs Evans Woollen said the appointment is fitting as Mathews has been affiliated with the school for twenty seven years and was Blaker’s closest associate. It was also decided that Butler University and the Teachers College should continue their affiliation and credit exchange for at least another year.
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Supreme Court water case published by Sanderson Porter
The Indianapolis Water Company win in the U.S. Supreme Court is issued as a pamphlet by Sanderson & Porter with the majority decision and Justice Brandeis dissent. The booklet includes the dissent criticizing spot replacement costs as determinants of utility values and an editorial from the New York Sun praising the court.
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New Year Celebrations Across Indianapolis Clubs and Theaters
Downtown Indianapolis gears up for New Year's Eve with more than ten thousand celebrants expected in clubs and theaters. Prohibition agents will patrol with Indianapolis police to maintain order as venues host multiple parties including Sahara Grotto Cupid event at CityPool and dinners at the Athenaeum, Columbia Club, Hoosier Athletic Club, and other sites. The Coliseum and theater districts feature a slate of orchestras, cabaret acts, and dancers with hundreds to thousands of reservations, culminating in late night dances and special shows.
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Four Bandits Hold Up Coal Company in Midwest City
Four bandits robbed Allied Coal and Material Company at 1007 E. Michigan St. in a daytime hold up, escaping with about 250 to 300 dollars after threatening manager C. D. McClosky and clerk L. T. Jessup. A separate daylight burglary on Apartment 421 EB Pract Street yielded several hundred dollars.
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Professor Louis Lift Ends Life in Severin Room
The body of Professor Louis Lift of the University of Louisville was found dead in his room in Severin on a Sunday. Probate Court named Harry W. Moore administrator of the professor’s $29,000 estate found on the body. Burial is planned in Worcester Massachusetts where three brothers and a sister reside. The professor reportedly acted due to loneliness.
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Poison liquor seen in Evansville death case
Coroner Max Lowe of Vanderburgh County investigates the death of Mary Hayes, 25, after she drank liquor Tuesday and died in convulsions. A man at the party was questioned, proved an alibi and freed. Authorities seek the liquor’s source. Hayes had divorced her second husband a year earlier.
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Evansville
Ind
Max Lowe
Vanderburg County
Mary Hayes
Plan Two Apartments Fight at Meridian Thirtieth Street Site
Frank F. Woolling real estate operator lost a zoning appeal at the board of zoning appeals for a permit at the southeast corner of Meridian and Thirtieth Streets. He threatened to seek Circuit Court review. The board granted permits for two large apartment houses to T. B. Brydon at 5228 and 5255 Washington Street. Each dwelling will contain forty eight units.
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