Landon Will Leaves $1.75 Million Estate To Hospitals And Relatives
Probate records disclose Mrs. Jessie Spalding Landon leaves a $1,750,000 estate to be shared by thirteen benevolent institutions and about twenty individuals. Executors include Hugh McK Landon, Jesse Spalding of New York, with a $3,000,000 bond. The Indianapolis home Oldfield valued at $250,900 goes to Landon. upon his death it will be sold and proceeds invested for the Riley Memorial Association. Institutions named include St Luke’s Hospital Chicago $140,000 and Mt. Vernon Ladies Association property in Fairfax Virginia. Sixteen other named heirs receive sums up to $50,000.
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Indianapolis
Jessie Spalding Landon
The
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Landon
Spalding
Oldfield
James Whitcomb Riley
Spalding Memorial Library
Athens
Chicago
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Mary's Home For Children
St. Mary’s Mission House
Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Exchange
Girls’ Friendly Society
Society For Relief of Widows and Orphans
Episcopal Church
Parkridge
Park Ridge
Ilinois
Chicago Orchestra Association
Mt. Vernon
Fire Marshal Orders Hospital Ward Abandoned as Fire Trap
Fire Marshal Alfred M. Hogston prepared to issue an order to vacate the old city hospital ward unit as unsafe and a fire trap. He will serve copies on Mayor Sullivan and city officials while awaiting formal consideration by the health board.
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Alfred M. Hogston
Harry Styner
Houston
Reginald H. Sullivan
William Coeppers
City Health Board
State Health Board
Board of Public Works
City Board of Health
City Hospital
Old City Hospital
Sullivan
Health Board
Council
Herman P. Lieber
Lieber
William L. Elder
Indianapolis
Indiana
Elder
Woman tied to prison break in Rising Sun hijacking case
Mrs. Kathaleen Pope 26 of Indianapolis turned over to Jasper county authorities on assault with intent to kill charges. She allegedly drove the car for Alex Geisling in a hijacking attempt on a liquor shipment near Kentland after prisoners escaped Rising Sun jail. Blood evidence suggested gang violence and a fatality or serious injury.
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Kathaleen Pope
Indianapolis
Rising Sun
Ind
Jasper
Rensselaer
Urban Pope
Cole
Weather report for morning aviation conditions
In the air at a.m. southeast wind seven miles per hour and barometric pressure 30.12 inches. Temperature 72 degrees with unlimited ceiling and seven miles visibility. Field conditions reported as good.
Mars Hill Airport visitors and early air travel notes
A mixed report lists travelers and aircraft at Mars Hill and nearby fields. Included are Roy Boegtzner Wichita and Columbus travel enthusiasts with Travel Air, James Roth Detroit to St Louis on a Stinson monoplane, and Embry Riddle passengers Miss Anna Hall and Mr and Mrs Matt Sample bound for Chicago and Cincinnati respectively.
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Mars Hill
Curtiss-Wright
Roy Boegtzner
Wichita
Kan
Columbus
Travel Air
James Roth
Detroit
St. Louis
Stinson
Bill Winston
New York
Indianapolis
Embry-Riddle
Chicago
Anna Hall
Harris Street
Matt Sample
Ruskin Place
Cincinnati
B. P. Ballentine
Youngstown
N. Y
Oliver S. Larkey
Oliver S. Larkey Jr
T. A
Marie Senoe,Jr
Newport
Grace Meye
Bancroft Street
A. K. Owen
Lucia Miller Greenfield
Hazel Snyder
New Lexington
M. A. Lilly
Guilford Avenue
M. G. Krehn
A. F. Scram
New Palestine
Capitol
Richard Knox
Prest-O-Lite
Charles Williams
Marysville
Mich
Buddy Jones
Stinson Jr
Hoosier
Ralph Sturm
Seymour
Bob Green
Kansas City
Inland Sport
Notables to Attend Welch field air races on July 4
Bernt Balchen chief pilot and the Byrd Antarctic crew lead a roster of attendees for Welch field events in Anderson Indiana. More than forty planes and sixty fliers entered, with army air corps participants and stunt demonstrations. Mrs Phoebe Omlie heads women pilots on the entry list.
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Anderson
Ind
Lake Tahoe’s Depths Hide Unfathomable Mysteries
Ripley's column notes Lake Tahoe in California appears tranquil yet contains a bottom object visible at 120 feet. It records depths to 1645 feet and suggests a volcanic origin from the Tertiary era explains many odd phenomena. The Polish Club Baltimore note and a toad egg mystery are mentioned along with mountains defying precedent.
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Lake Tahoe
Lake of Mystery
California
Sky
Baltimore
Thadaeus Kosciuszko
St. John the Baptist
Post Mortem Organi
Faded Glory Tounds Offers For Old Fire Engines
City Purchasing Agent Albert H. Lesche reports no bids on three coal burning, horse drawn fire engines since 1920 modernization. His six year old son mocks horses pulling a fire truck while Lesche seeks buyers in the phone book, valuing one engine at 50 dollars and two tractors at 75 and 150 dollars.
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Albert H. Lesche
Albert Lesche Jr
Lesche
South Side
Funeral Rites Set for Edward Schurmann 74
Funeral services for Edward Schurmann 74 who died suddenly Wednesday will be held at 2 Saturday at the home 3637 North Delaware street with Oriental lodge 506 F and A M in charge. Burial will be at Crown Hill. Born in Indianapolis in 1856 he studied at Harvard and Heidelberg and was a scholar and linguist. He was an art glass dealer with offices in the Lemcke building and a member of the Elks and Masonic orders. Survivors include his widow and one son Edward Schurmann Jr.
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Edward Schurmann
North
Delaware Street
Oriental Lodge 506
A. M
Crown Hill Cemetery
Schurmann
Indianapolis
Harvard
Heidelberg
Lemcke Building
Elks
Masonic
Edward Schurmann Jr
Livestock Taxation Defined by Ogden
Attorney General James M. Ogden ruled livestock in pens at the Indianapolis stockyards on March 1 are taxed to the owner on that date. The decision followed a request from Philip Zoercher of the state tax board.
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Indianapolis
James M. Ogden
Philip Zoercher
State Tax Board
Zoercher
Judges Named for Brown Derby Race in Indianapolis Times
The Indianapolis Times reports three judges for the Brown Derby contest in collaboration with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Siege of 1918. Major Hoople Lil Martha Lee and Jo Jo will oversee ballots listing numerous candidates for the city’s most distinguished citizen to be honored July 19. New Castle note: Charles Young, 42, cut his foot while berry picking, losing blood and needing aid.
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Indianapolis
Board of Strategy
Kelly
Major Hoople
L’il
Martha Lee
Jo-Jo
Egad
Paul Revere
Cleopatra
L'il Maatha
Indianapolis Times
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Stanley Jewelers
Harry Levinson
Hatter
the Times
United Press
Newcastle
Ind
Charles Young
Young
Radox Footbath Clears Corns in Days
Mixing two tablespoons of Radox with a gallon of water makes a footbath that, after 3 or 4 nights of 20 minute soaks, lifts out corns with minimal pain. Radox softens hard skin and penetrates to the root, leaving feet free of corn and callouses. Available at Hook's Dependable Drug Stores and other drug stores.
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Hook
Brown Derby Crowned Indianapolis’s Distinguished Citizen
The Brown Derby is honored as Indianapolis’s most distinguished citizen, reflecting its cultural prominence and historic role in the city’s social life.
Hoover moves to oust Huston as Republican chairman
President Hoover has taken definite steps to remove Claudius N. Huston from the post of Republican national chairman. White House aides are said to be considering a broad plan to promote the administration to the public during the congressional recess.
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Harvard
Washington
Claudius N. Huston
Hoover
White House
City health board bans complaints card from chief clerk
Chief Clerk James Shea posts a printed notice in the board of health office warning that the office is for administration and that those with anti feelings should not express them there. The message urges proper self control and govern oneself accordingly.
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Board of Health
James Shea
Shea
Loot hits residence of E Cooper Zaring again
The home at 6420 Central Avenue was looted for a second time in two months on Wednesday night. Silverware and jewelry valued at 450 dollars were taken. Local authorities urge anyone with information to contact the police.
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E Cooper Zaring
Central Avenue
Burglars Loot West Thirty-First Street Residence
Burglars obtained $10 cash and articles valued at $5 from the home of Carl G. Nuesing at 524 West Thirty-first Street Wednesday night.
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Carl G. Nuesing
Thirty-first Street
Divorce Surges as Five Licenses Issued in Blackford
In Blackford county during June seven divorce suits were filed while five marriage licenses were granted. The report notes a busy month for local nuptial and legal actions with more filings than licenses issued.
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Hartford City
Ind
Blackford County
Bank Chooses Inventor's Son As Director In Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on July 3 Citizens National Bank named March Haynes son of Elwood B Haynes inventor of the automobile as new bank director. Frank C Ryan treasurer of Kokomo Stamped Metal Company was also elected a director.
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Bank
Kokomo
Ind
Citizens National Bank
March Haynes
Elwood B. Haynes
Frank C. Ryan
Kokomo Stamped Metal Company
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Red) Haugh
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