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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1925

Page

12

Blue Law Bill Advances in Indiana House

Representative Kissinger of Columbia City introduces the Blue Sunday Bill requiring Sunday observance and flags on school buildings. The measure, backed by the Lord's Day Alliance and reportedly with Ku Klux Klan support, bans operations of several entertainment venues on Sunday and caps work to six days a week. Exemptions apply to Seventh Day Adventists and other Sabbath observers. Another representative proposes a separate bill mandating flag displays on schoolhouses.

Indiana House Representative Kissinger Columbia City Lord’s Day Alliance Ku Klux Klan Kissinger Cooper Terre Haute

Charity Dye Memorial Library for Shortridge High

Shortridge High School will open a new library named Charity Dye Memorial Library to honor Charity Dye a renowned teacher. Mrs Della M Thompson dean of girls leads a fundraising campaign inviting students alumni to donate books with Bernice Spades Louise Cox Ruth King Edith Anne Hoppingarner Agnes Ball Josephine Smith and Dorothy Miller heading student efforts assisted by an advisory faculty board.

Shortridge High School Della M. Thompson Rs. Thompson Bernice Spades Louise Cox Ruth King Edith Anne Hoppingarner Agnes Ball Josephine Smith Dorothy Miller Charity Dye

Hook Drug Company Buys Kahn Building at Market and California

Hook Drug Company announced the purchase of the old Kahn building at Market and California from Kahn Realty for 100000 dollars. John A. Hook said possession will be June 1 and the site will serve as a warehouse distributing station and office as the firm relocates from Market and Noble Street.

The Hook Drug Company Kahn Market and California Sts Kahn Realty Company Henry Kahn John A. Hook Hook Market and Noble Sts

Fire Run Restrictions Set by Police Chief

Inspector Walter White announced limits on where a police squad from headquarters will respond to first fire alarms. The unit will cover fires in the district bounded by North Noble South and West Sts and will still respond to second alarm fires and first alarms from hospitals Kingan and Co and the Indiana Woman's Prison.

Walter White St. Clair Sixteenth Noble and West Sts North Noble South West Sta Kingan & Co Indiana Woman's Prison

Bill Kept Attorneys From Board Must Meet Supreme Court Rules

A proposed bill by State Representative Roe Gary would require attorneys appearing before the State Industrial Board to be admitted to the Supreme Court and county courts and to take an oath before the board.

State Industrial Board Supreme Court Roe Gary

Puzzle of dividing land with trees around a square mansion

A puzzle asks cutting a square land parcel with a square mansion and fifteen trees into five equal similar parts. Each part must contain three trees in the same relative positions, with the house removed. The prior day’s answer described a monkey climbing a greased pole at specific rates to reach the top.

Fox Drive Hunt Opens Saturday Across Three Counties

A fox hunt covering Marion, Hendricks and Morgan counties starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, ending around noon at the Trotter farm east of Friendswood. The territory is bounded by Seerly Road White River Mt Olive Road and the Plainfield Mooreville pike.

Marion Hendricks Morgan Counties Trotter Farm Friendswood Seerly Rd White River Mt. Olive Rd Plainfield Mooresville

Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets Pack a Punch After Illness

McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets claim to restore strength after severe illness or grippe. The sugar coated tablets are advertised as pleasant to take, aid weight gain, and boost appetite for both adults and children. Available from druggists Hook Haag Goldsmith Bros. and others, 60 tablets for 60 cents with money back promise if weight gain fails in 30 days.

Hook, Haag Goldsmith Bros McCoy McCoy’s

Girl Strongest: Saves Her Purse in Virginia Avenue Incident

Miss Francis Cunningham employed at Claman's lunch room on 42 Virginia Ave1 fought off a purse snatcher en route to work. Witness Earl Gentry reported the assailant fled in a car after the man was observed. police were given the license number. Nearby, G Bealey reports a broken front door and $17 missing from a cash register at 237 W Twenty-first St. Police say three men and two boys attempted to enter Frank Pittman's grocery at 841 EB Georgia St but were frightened away.

Francis Cunningham Washington St Claman's Virginia Ave Earl

Indianapolis Baptist Men’s Club to Meet Tonight

The first meeting of the newly formed Indianapolis Baptist Men's Club will be held this evening at First Baptist Church. Rev. L. C. Trent, program committee chairman, announced, and several speeches will be broadcast by radio.

Indianapolis Baptist Men's Club First Baptist Church L. C. Trent

Carrollton Ave Reformed Church to Build New Chapel

Carrollton Ave Reformed Church will construct a new building in the coming year after the mission board approved financial aid. The petition was presented by Rev. G. H. Gebhardt, with Mrs. J. B. Schramm noting the board meeting in Philadelphia. The congregation currently meets in a temporary chapel on Forty Fourth Street and Carrollton Ave.

Carrollton Avenue Reformed Are Red Mission Board Phia G. H. Gebhardt Mission Board of the Church Forty-Fourth St Carrollton Ave

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