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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1927

Page

11

Baldwin Leads Stock Rally With 9 Point Jump

United Press reports Baldwin Locomotive surged nine points to 228 in early trading as the market recovered after a dull open. General Motors edged higher, U S Steel held steady, and rails and oils showed mixed moves amid rebounding investor sentiment and a strong Treasury surplus.

United Press New York Baldwin Locomotive General Motors U. S. Steel Atchison Wall Street Treasury Congress Steel Baldwin Paramount Famous Texas Gulf Hudson

Financial Snapshot From Banks and Exchange Markets

Indianapolis bank statements show today’s desrines at 4 335 090 with debits at 7 264 000. New York reports Greens balances 1 587 000 000 and overall balances 142 000 000. Foreign exchange in New York ends irregular with various currency rates including Penang sterling 4.85 14, lira 5.54, Belgas 13.87c, Yokohama 47.31c.

Indianapolis United Press New York Penang Belgas Montreal Russia Hong Kong Shanghai Yokohama

Sugar Market sees unsettled futures on July liquidation

In New York July 1 unsettled sugar futures reflect heavy July liquidation and weak actual sugar laws. European beet sowing estimates gain attention though most increases stem from Russia where stats are unreliable. Despite momentary influence, later months remain viewed as good investments.

Thomson & McKinnon New York Russia

Indiana wheat crop estimated at 27 million bushels

Indianapolis grain dealers and millers place Indiana wheat production at about 27 million bushels, down 4 million from 1926 and 2 million below the ten year average. The drop is mainly due to spring floods in the lowlands along major rivers, with only a small portion from acreage abandonment after winter killing.

Indianapolis Indiana

Marion County June Brides Set Record

County Clerk George O. Hutsell reports a record June for marriages with 494 couples wed compared with 468 last year. The tally highlights growing matrimonial activity in Marion County.

Marion County George O. Hutsell

County Treasurer Transfers 960 455 to Eleven State Funds

Marion County Treasurer Edward Grace Urbahns reports 960 455 paid into eleven state funds from collected taxes. The transfer distributes the state's tax receipts across multiple accounts as directed by state law.

Marion County Edward Grace Urbahns Aeck

Hog Prices Dip as Market Weakens Across Weights

Hog prices fall 10 to 25 cents per hundredweight after a rally earlier in the week. Light hogs down 10 to 15 cents, others 15 to 25 cents lower. Chicago fully steady with a $9.50 top, Indianapolis quotes $8.75 to $9.40. Cattle and calf markets mostly steady with beef steers nominal, cows at about $5.75 to $7.25, calves $12 and up, lambs about $12.50 to $13.50, and fat ewes around $6 to $16.

Chicago Indianapolis Sana United Preas Higaco Washington Lambs Strait United Pre Prottee Frese Daly Penang Ccmrees Ave Mark Seipta United Press East

Stable Cotton Market Outlook Amid Weevil Reports

In New York the cotton market shows no unusual weather, with favorable belt conditions and occasional showers. The period ahead includes boll weevil reports and shedding figures,likely keeping prices nervous and prompting quick covering after setbacks as a trading approach remains advised.

Thomson & McKinnon New York

Insect Brought to The Times Office by Mary Thomas

A large grasshopperlike insect, much bigger than a common grasshopper, was brought to The Times office in a glass bottle by Mary Thomas of 1124 W Twenty Seventh St at age 13. Identified by the State department of entomology as a Dobson fly Corydalis carnuta. Not a rare specimen, though only one has been reported this year to the department.

Times Office Mary Thomas W. Twenty Seventh St State Department of Entomology

Hiawatha time change for Indianapolis Theater Guild show

Mrs Bates announced a time change for the Indianapolis Theater Guild production of Jana tha at Fairview Park. Performances now begin at 5 p m instead of 7 p m on Saturday Sunday and Monday due to a scheduling adjustment.

Theater Guild Indianapolis Theater Guild Fairview Park W. O. Bates it.Guild

Livestock Market Reports from Multiple Cities United Press

Hogs and cattle receipts vary across markets with steady or modestly lower prices. Fat lambs show strength and steady sheep prices, while hogs range from 8.25 to 9.75 and cattle from about 8.50 to 12.50 per hundredweight depending on weight and class, across Buffalo East St Louis and Chicago area notes.

Circus Stabbing At John Robinson Tent Leaves Thompson Critical

Louis Thompson twenty one a Negro of Louisville is near death at city hospital after a fight in the John Robinson Circus tent in which Frank Williams Shelbyville Tennessee twenty one a Negro stabbed him in the breast with an ice pick Williams is jailed charged with assault with intent to kill Officials expect Thompson condition to decide trial timing Both men worked as circus waiters and quarreled over seats at the mess table before the fight.

Louis Thompson Louisville Ky City Hospital John Robinson Frank Williams Shelbyville Tenn Williams Thompson

Government Holds About 200 Million Acres for Public Use

The government still possesses roughly 200 million acres of public land available for use, excluding national forests and other reserved territories.

Market prices for poultry and produce amid July reports

The wire includes wholesale poultry and live stock prices with Hens, Leghorns, ducks, and turkeys listed by type and size. It also covers butter, eggs, milk, potatoes, and sweet potatoes with state and regional price ranges and receipts. Additional figures cite flour, lard, sugar, coffee, and tallow in New York trade reports.

United Resa York Jantos Glover Pacific Coast Maine Jersey United Press Bea Americas Springs Oklahoma Arkansas Bliss

Van Horn Tied to Diploma Mill Scandal In Indiana

Henrietta Sing, a spiritual reader and medicine seller, implicates Jonathan Van Horn, assistant to Otis J. Briggs, in a diploma mill tied to a state medical license scheme. Sing paid 300 dollars for a one month course and claims credit for 15 years selling medicines. Briggs allegedly issued diplomas nationwide. Van Horn denies knowledge of the mill.

Unam Jonathan van Horn Otis J. Briggs School For E. New York St Henrietta Sing Dorman St Greensburg Bloomington Bedford John L. Niblack van Horn Niblack Briggs

Grocery Price List From Commission Row Bulletin

A dense catalog of fruits and vegetables with varied pricing. Items include apples, bananas, cantaloupes, cherries, grapes, melons, oranges, peaches, pineapples, plums, berries, watermelons, asparagus, beets, celery, corn, garlic, kale, lettuce, melons, onions, pears, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, tomatoes, turnips, and more. Prices range from under 1 to several dollars per unit, with several entries listing crates or bushels and origin notes such as California, Georgia, Indiana, Florida, and Cuba.

Ben Davis Ben Avis California Michigan H. G Georgia Helen Bells Indiana Florida Texas Louisiana Peartt G Soloven Ouirginia

Weather Man Advises Calm Eating In Heat

Indianapolis weather forecaster J. H. Armington of the Weather Bureau urges readers not to fear high temperatures. He recommends keeping cool by reading official reports and eating lightly rather than worrying about personal discomfort.

Indianapolis J. H. Armington United States Weather Bureau Weather Bureau Armington

Texans Arrive in Washington on Good Will Tour

The Texas good will delegation led by Governor Moody arrived in Washington to promote Lone Star State resources. They will tour Northern and Eastern states to publicize Texas offerings.

United Press Washington Texas “Good Will Moody Lone Star

Cement Handled In Greencastle By Otis Hess

Six tons of cement were handled in Greencastle by Otis Hess in one day. Hess loaded 1,200 bags weighing about 100 pounds each and earned three-fourths of a cent per bag, resulting in a substantial day’s work.

Times Greensburg Ind Otis Hess

Wheat trade disappointment halts expected rally

Chicago July wheat futures failed to rally as Kesinger bill loss and bearish reports offset bullish news. Prices trended lower across grains with July futures down about 8 cents from Thursday’s close and oats near 1.28 billion bushels after a private crop estimate. Provisions also closed lower as trading remained quiet.

Pchigago Kesinger Iowa

Indiana Bell Divides State In Split Organization

The Indiana Bell Telephone Co. splits into Indianapolis and Out-State divisions. Indianapolis division covers Beech Grove Cumberland Greenwood New Augusta Smith Valley Southport and Indianapolis with 80 876 phones. Out-State has 114 144. Numerous personnel changes follow with new division superintendents engineers and auditors named for both divisions.

Indiana Bell Telephone Company Indianapolis Beech Grove Cumberland Greenwood New Augusta Smith Valley Southport W. F. Johnson A. D. Lewis South Bend Divison L. J. Gbeller C. G. Swan L. H. Kirkhoff Central District F. Stanley E. W. Hildebrand Phil M. Watson George Page C. R. Plummer A. M. Taylor W. E. Shively L. A. Wilson W. J. McWilliams H. Romberg

Stolen Cars Listed From Various Addresses

Automobiles reported stolen to Police belong to a list of owners including Frank L. Martin R R H Box 31 A Ford from Sixteenth St and Indiana Ave William J. Gorman 1544 English Ave Ford 575 904 from Riverside Park John E. Messick 3115 Wington Blvd Hudson 3503 from Vermont and Pennsylvania Sts George A Miller New Augusta Ind Oldsmobile 12 038 from 438 N Capitol Ave Lee Anderson 24 W Ohio St Essex 518 483 from Ohio and Bird Sts A Dusenberg 4155 Park Ave Duesenberg M 8888 from Indiana Ave and Sixteenth St Oliver Covert 1620 Ringgold St Ford 534 161 from Indiana Ave and Sixteenth St Arthur Peck Shelbyville Ind Ford from Kentucky Ave and Washington St Lloyd Masters 958 Congress Ave Overland 531 692 from Sixteenth and Harding Sts

Frank L. Martin Ford Sixteenth St Indiana Ave William J. Gorman English Ave Riverside Park John E. Messick Wington Blvd Hudson Vermont Pennsylvania George A. Miller New Augusta Ind Oldsmobile Capitol Ave Lee Anderson Ohio St Essex Ohio Bird Sts Dusenberg Park Ave Duesenberg Sixteenth Oliver Covert Ringgold St Arthur Peck Shelbyville Kentucky Ave Washington St Lloyd Masters Congress Ave Overland Sixteenth and Harding Sts

Silk Buyer Mannelly Dies at 35 to Be Buried in Chicago

The body of M Joseph Mannelly 35 of 3952 Park Ave, who died at St Vincent's hospital at 1 30 pm Thursday will be shipped to Chicago today for burial in All Saints cemetery Saturday He moved to Indianapolis from Chicago in 1924 He was a silk department buyer for L S Ayres & Co He belonged to St Joan of Arc Church Survived by two daughters Rita 13 Mary 4 and two sons Joseph 6 and John 6

M. Joseph Mannelly Chicago Park Ave St. Vincent's Hospital All Saints Cemetery Mannelly Indianapolis L. S. Ayres & Co St. Joan of Arc Church

Ex Jury Head Gets City Job In Marion County

Charles L. Clark former grand jury foreman became city hall custodian replacing J A Abernathy. Board president Virgil Vandagriff said the move followed concerns about cleanliness. The change comes after Judge Collins discharged the jury that found James Armitage guilty of bribery attempts connected to Mayor Duvall’s case.

Charles L. Clark Marion County James A. Collins Claude Achey Duvall Achey Armitage Ap- Saag Bealf

Peak climber rescued after fall in Zion National Park

W H W Evans of Pasadena California, a tourist, was rescued after falling from a wall of the great white throne in Zion National Park. He was found in a rock crevice at 2700 feet and carried down by forest rangers. Evans said he had scaled the peak, 3200 feet above the canyon floor, and had been missing since Monday.

United Preas Salt Lake City W. H. W. Evans Pasadena Cal Zion National Park Evans

Weather prophet Brinton admits his accuracy in Chester

For years Joseph H. Brinton, 82, of West Chester has been regarded as the county’s most reliable weather predictor. He says he always guesses.

United Preas West Chester, Pa Joseph H. Brinton Chester County

City in Brief items include missing husband and local notices

The column reports architec tors forming incorporators to lease a building on Forty-Sixth St and College Ave from W W Carter, a missing husband case for Beryl Whitley listing his description, a new Job Printers of Indianapolis Association with officers, Purity Baking Corp planning a Riverside Park outing, and county finances with Treasurer Ramsay receiving 40800 in quarterly fees.

George C. Wright Edward D. Pierre Fred Bates Johnson A. V. Stackhouse Forty-Sixth St College Ave W. W. Carter N. Talbott St Purity Baking Corporation Riverside Park

Lindbergh Flies Spirit of St. Louis to Ottawa Jubilee

Lt. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh departed from Lambert Field near St. Louis for Ottawa Canada to attend the dominion jubilee. He flies the Spirit of St. Louis the Ryan monoplane used in the New York to Paris nonstop flight. Weather may allow a nonstop trip.

United Press Louis Charles A. Lindbergh New York Paris Ottawa Canada Lindbergh

Foreign Bankers in New York Arrive Incognito

Montagu Norman governor of the Bank of England and Hjalmar Schacht president of the Reichsbank visited New York arriving aboard the Mauretania. They were believed to confer with Benjamin Strong governor of the New York Federal Reserve Bank about banking affairs.

New York United Aress Montagu Norman Bank of England Hjalmar Schacht Reischsbank Berlin Benjamin Strong New York Federal Reserve Bank

Treasury reports record surplus for fiscal year ends

Secretary Mills announced a record surplus of 635,809,921.70 for the fiscal year closing June 30, with ordinary receipts at 4.129 billion and expenses at 3.494 billion. Tax receipts totaled 2.225 billion, with miscellaneous taxes 654 million and customs 605 million. debt retirement accelerated by 611 million from surplus. The gross public debt stood at 18.512 billion, down from 19.643 billion a year earlier.

Allied Preas Washington Mills Federal Farm Loan War Finance Corporation

Woman Takes Poison After Quarrel, Miss Mamie Lee

Miss Mamie Lee a 24 year old resident of 1530 North Illinois Street was rushed to city hospital today after taking poison in a quarrel with a man friend. Her roommate Miss Hazel Farrell said the act was self inflicted and doctors expect she will recover.

Mamie Lee Illinois St City Hospital Hazel Farell Lee

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