Indiana 1925 Business Outlook Promising Says U S Service
Washington report from Francis I. Jones director of the United States Employment Service says Indiana faces a promising 1925. Demand for skilled labor should rise, unskilled work steady, building may exceed 1924, highway construction planned, farmers optimistic with higher prices, coal mining seen as quiet with no near upturn.
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Times Washington Bureau
Washington
Indiana
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Francis I. Jones
State Highway Commission
Hoosier Briefs from Laporte and Nearby Cities
In Laporte court Fred Weisman 25 is jailed for 120 days on the penal farm plus $25 and costs after remarks about his wife and children. Clinton mine official William France 35 gets 1 to 14 years for stealing coal worth 976 dollars. Fire destroys Wile Russell Pool home near Greensburg. 1924 Logansport fire losses reach 342000 dollars. Kendallville reports 600 wanderers lodged in city jail in 1924. Alexandria lawyer R. Jones notes egg production records show 2404 eggs laid by 14 hens in 1924. Shelbyville fire department maintenance cost in 1924 totals 14234 dollars 28 cents. Presley Church dedication arrangements at Thorntown. Tipton notes gambling forms fading as punch boards decline. George Finley named new police chief. C L Rariden and Grace Hughes switch to selling Union Traction tickets at Sharpsville and Kokomo respectively. Porter of Shelbyville creates a 91000 memorial fund for Greensburg M C A in memory of brother William Porter.
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Fred Weisman
Laporte
Meetings Here Tuesday Rotary Club Luncheon
Rotary Club hosts a Tuesday luncheon while multiple associations meet in Indiana including the Claypool and Severin areas. The schedule shows gatherings for swine breeders and county fair managers, plus local groups at Lincoln and Indianapolis venues.
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Rotary Club
Clay- Indiana Swine Breeders Association
Claypool
Indiana
Chester White Breeders Association
Ladies Whist Club
Severin
County Fair Managers Association
Indianapolis
Council of ‘Omen
Grand Commandery Knights
Lincoln
American Association of Engineers
C. of C. Motor Bus Association of Indiana
When Riches Come a True Story Feature
A Texas couple Jim Hamilton and Ruth Mason rise from modest farming life to New York riches after oil discovery. The tale centers on fidelity, temptation, and a wife’s resilience as a charismatic other woman enters, told as a frank true life narrative aimed at both men and women. It promotes the February True Story Magazine feature on newsstands today.
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Jim Hamilton
New York City
Jim
Hall of Memories
True Story Magazine
Price of Fame and True Story features
In the February issue True Story highlights several dramatic true life tales including The Price of Fame about Nellie pursuing Hollywood stardom and paying a heavy price, The Evil Men Do recounting a secretary drawn into a dangerous romance, and Human Wreckage showing the ruin of a marriage after infatuation with a dancer.
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Nellie
Hollywood
Evelyn
Enoch Blair
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Hoosier Briefs
William France
Clinton
Wile Russell Pool
Greensburg
Logansport
Kendallsville
R. Jones
Alexandria
Alex
Theyandria
Shelbyville
Presley
Thorntown
Tipton
George Finley
C. Ll. Rariden
Union Traction
Sharpsville
Grace Hughes
Kokomo
Nos Porter
Shelbyrnville
Funada
William Porter
John
Ruth Mason
New York
Ruth
Texas
Helen Kirke
Olga Harmon
True Story
Céagazine
Der
Macfadden Group
64Th Street
Broadway
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