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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
8
Police told several citizens in the 100 block W Twenty-Ninth St that police work must be done by authorities. A E Davidson reports being followed after a streetcar encounter when a group mistakenly identified him, then corrected by his alibi of being at home at 11 p.m.
Friends of Arthur Smith of Hartford City call him Barney Google after he won a race horse in a Montpelier contest. Warsaw reports its driest holiday week per Police Chief Winebrenner, with two arrests for drunkenness. Huntington custodian George Kilander is recovering from a broken rib after a Santa Claus fall. Plymouth honors 12 year old Valda Mae Whited as poet of the town for a prize winning verse. Greensburg councilman John Layton is promoted to the city police force. Bloomington chiropractor Dr T J Wright calls Florida a place for the rich. Howard Holcomb of Wabash fined $110 for paying with a bad check. Hartford City kin of John William notes Arkansas boasts more than slow trains and sends a bushel of four pound sweet potatoes. Perkinsville resident Alvin Gray badly hurt after a hay load fell at a gate. Frankfort police explained to wives why uniforms smelled of beer on return from raids at a home. Mrs John Renich showered sour mash on raiders.
Edgar A. Guest, famed newspaper writer and poet, will speak to the Indianapolis Rotary Club at their Tuesday luncheon. The appearance highlights Guest’s literary achievements and civic engagement.
In Chicago a string of purse snatches and jewel thefts by a so called Cat Bandit prompted 300 officers to lay in wait among thirteen parade of women. No attacks were reported last night while a prior evening spree hit multiple victims. Capt. John Stege called the bandit elusive yet not dangerous. Elwood hosts a police ball Friday with delegations from several Indiana towns attending.
Mothers urged to treat children's sore throats with Thoxine a physician recommended remedy that targets the cause not gargles. It claims relief within 15 to 25 minutes with no iron or opioids and offers a money back guarantee. Available in 35 60 cent and $1.00 sizes at druggists.
C. B. Henry supervisor of the boys' department at the Indiana State Village for Epileptics and formerly with Riley Hospital. He shot himself in the leg while hunting on his sister's farm. Delay en route to a hospital due to tire and engine trouble proved fatal from loss of blood.
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