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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
10
A historical write up on the making of revues focusing on Gay Paree at English's starting Jan 2 with matinees and the high production cost. It notes the elimination process, long tryouts, and the centralized control by J. J. Shubert, detailing the craft and risks of revue productions.
Charles R. Finley, a respected Indianapolis resident, endorses Konjola after rapid stomach relief from bloating and indigestion pains. He claims the remedy restored his appetite and overall health, with the Konjola Man promoting the medicine at Hook Drug Store and in local stores.
Producer foresees solid profit as Indiana Ballroom readies for New Year’s Eve celebrations. A dozen star acts, Publix presentation at Indiana Theater, and music by Hoosier Harmony Kings and Paramount Blue Bells promise a lively program. Attendees receive a 48 ounce novelty bag amid abundant balloons and confetti. Two thousand balloons will be released while crowds dance. Multiple theaters in Indianapolis highlight varied film and stage options including Road to Rome and Two Flaming Youths along with other shows.
All Times Snevial reports in Peru Indiana on December 29 that Joe King a Negro barber was to face Mayor T Q Keller in city court today charged with assault and battery against his white wife Maude King. King said the trouble began when he found his wife entertaining two white men in his home.
Times Special from Vincennes reports S. S. Kresge Company, a chain store operator, has purchased two business district buildings in Vincennes for 75000 dollars. The deal expands the chain's local presence.
Puzzle Heads are urged to send in daily lists using the No 3 Times headlines and compete for cash prizes of 5, 3, and 2 dollars. Readers are reminded to submit to The Times office by 5 p m Monday, with winners announced next Thursday.
Drop boxes have been installed at K. T. Brock Thirty-Eighth and Illinois McCammon's Thirty-Eighth and College New Pharmacy Forty-Second and College Merrill's Ritter and Washington Stoltz's De Quincy and New York Merschal's Sherman Dr. and Michigan Roesch's Bloyd and Rural Manning's Addison and Washington Wolforth and Birkenruth's 1227 Oliver Reisbeck's Fountain Sq. Roesner's Delaware and McCarty Frazier's Udell and Clifton Friedman's Ray and Meridian Crescent Twenty-Second and Talbot Dorn's Thirteenth and Pennsylvania You may drop your daily Puzzle-Head lists in any box at these locations.
Instructions detail how to craft PUZZLE HEADS from daily Times No 3 lines. Write each puzzle head in two lines, combine lines across heads, keep words intact, and submit by 5 PM Monday for Friday prize results. Include name and address. entries mailed to Puzzle-head Ted at The Times.
The Navy Department will order twenty Model O-L Loening amphibian planes for 503,003 dollars after adopting air cooled motors influenced by Lindbergh. Each craft features a 420 horsepower engine, land or water takeoff, a wood metal hull, retractable wheels, 125 mph speed, 560 mile range, and a three man crew with radio fuel and armament.
United Press reports a popular refrain in France laughed at the station master for infidelity. Two young men returning from a football match sang the line, reflecting lighthearted resentment toward the chef de gare amid postwar humor in Paris.
Washington reports that the average human life span has risen from twenty one years in the 16th century to fifty nine years in the 20th century, based on public health service figures. Researchers attribute gains to better living conditions, medical science advances, and lower infant mortality, noting Wisconsin tables reflecting the trend.
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