Beach Closures Hit Two City Beaches Over Flooded Rivers
The Indianapolis recreation department closed McClure and Warfleigh beaches due to high water and dangerous currents after heavy rains on the White River. City pools at Ringgold Willard Rhodius and Douglas Park remain open for whites and Negroes, with officials urging supervision and swim lessons to prevent drownings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Warfleigh
Jesse P. Mclure
White River
Ringgold
Willard
Rhodius
Douglas Park
Douglas
Indianapolis
Pageantry Plan at Frolic Centers Promotes Passive Recreation
Parks chief R Walter Jarvis outlines emphasis on pageantry and musical recreation at Frolic Centers. Mayor Slack and recreation director Jesse McClure back Miss Hazel Abbott to supervise exhibitions across playgrounds with final August pageant themed American history geography and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Walter Jarvis
Jarvis
L. Ert Slack
Slack
Jesse P. McClure
Hazel E. Abbott
Prize for Girls Baseball Champions in Indianapolis Parks
Miss Lola Pfeiffer oversees girls baseball at Indianapolis parks and offers prizes for the season's top home run scorer and the most sportsmanlike player. Ruth Emhardt and Hazel Abbott assist. plans include track volleyball swimming and multiple baseball teams across city parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Pfeiffer
Indianapolis
Ruth Emhardt
Hazel Abbott
Pfeiffer
Katherine Wolf to Attend Western Tennis Tourney in Dayton
Camp Sullivan instructor Katherine Wolf takes a leave to compete at the Western tennis tournament in Dayton Ohio this week She is again city singles champion and teams with finalist Muriel Adams in Western doubles Adams ranked ninth in Western singles last year Local fans have high hopes for Wolf and Adams as Wolf makes her first start in the Western championships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Wolf
Camp Sullivan Playground
Dayton
Ohio
Miss Wolf
Muriel Adams
Miss Adams
Sewing Circle Forming At Rader Udell Playground
Miss Opal Foster leads a sewing circle at Rader Udell playground with children focusing on original work by a unique character. Instructors and kids are enthusiastic about the project and an exhibition of season’s work is planned for late summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rader-Udell Playground
Opal Foster
Miss Foster
Fall Creek Playground
Star athlete Catherine Brewer shines at Washington High
Washington High School pupil Catherine Brewer emerges as a top diver swimmer and pitcher. She starred on the girls basketball team last year and remains active in West Side athletics, promising strong summer performances at Rhodius Park. The article also mentions a famed long sleep by a French woman caused by mental shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Brewer
Washington
Rhodius Park
Miss Brewer
West Side
Themelles
Girls' League Playing Ball In Two Divisions
Nine games across three leagues have been played under Miss Lola Pfeiffer with assistant Ruth Emhardt and Hazel Abbott. Brightwood leads League 3 while Mickel Wyoming and Riley lead League 1 and Finch and Willard lead League 2. Seven teams per league. weather delays reduced action to five teams per league. Negro Girls' League begins with Camp Sullivan beating Douglas 12 to 9 and Mickel defeating Fall Creek 2 to 0. Norwood has not played yet. Each team schedules eight games, home and away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Pfeiffer
Ruth Emhardt
Hazel Abbott
Brightwood
Mickel Wyoming
Riley
Finch
Willard
Fall Creek
Miekel-Wyoming
Willard—Christian
Spades
Negro Girls‘ League
Camp Sullivan
Douglas
Miekel
Norwood
Wyoming
Railroad Conductors Jubilee Opens In Denver
Denver hosts the sixtieth anniversary jubilee of the Order of Railway Conductors. Speakers include George Burke the public arbitrator in the recent wage movement and President E P Curtis. Delegates plan several mountain trips during the three day visit. The union counts about 60 000 members in the United States and Canada.
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Denver
Colo
Order of Railway Conductors
George Burke
Brotherhood of Lomotive
E. P. Curtis
the Order of Railway Conductors
America
Canada
Slide Still Draws Crowds at Garfield Park
Garfield playground hosts a popular frolic spot with a constant line of eager youngsters. Peers mount the stairs for thrilling rides on polished boards as hundreds flock daily. Boys form baseball teams while girls play volleyball and baseball and tennis courts run full.
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Garfield Park
Garfield Playground
Garfield
Girls' Club Formed At Orchard School Playground
Orchard School at 610 W Forty-Second St forms a girls' club with eighteen charter members to promote activities including pageantry sewing and handicraft. Miss Clementine Casmire assists as instructor, and a crazy house maze on the playground challenges multiple body movements during exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orchard School Playground
Forty-Second St
Clementine Casmire
Orchard Center
Marionette Theater Feature At School No 20 Playground
A summer program at School No 20 includes daily marionette theater performances directed by Misses Jean Vestal and Hermine Ernsting. Children craft and design puppets costumes and scenery, with audiences including neighborhood families. Plays include The Bluebird Peter Pan Hansel and Gretel Cinderella and Hi Diddle Diddle with local youths and volunteers aiding stage work.
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Jean Vestal
Hermine Ernsting
Peter Pan
Hansel and Gretel
Hi-Diddle
Diddle
Maurice Maeterlinck
Margaret Volz
Frances Smith
Clara Jane
Betty Kinneney
Myrtle
Mary Kingery
Doris Pohlar
Evelyn Skillman
Mary Jane
Helen Glass
Martha Hopkins
Ruth Dunn
Bobby Jo Vestal
Irma Walters
Florence Sheerman
Doris
Swoboda
Norma Skillman
Mary Jane Robinson
Fern Brown
Billy Ross
William
Donald Acton
Harold Elfers
Garfield Park Kids Enjoy Old Fashioned Games
Miss Elizabeth Cox leads south side girls in learning old fashioned games at Garfield Park. Blind man's bluff draws daily hundreds of children, with a city pageant planned and story telling aided by Miss Ruth Emhardt. Bob Lang and Bud Markey star on Garfield courts in city doubles and singles events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cox
Garfield Park
South Side
South Side Park
Hazel E. Abbott
Ruth Emhardt
Bob Lang
Bud Markey
Pageants and Sports Stir Hawthorne Playground Program
In Hawthorne playground instructors plan three small pageants to be held at the center this summer and a late August role in the general recreation department pageant. The grounds draw crowds by noon with crowds throughout the day and evening. The center showcases athletic teams in baseball and track for boys and girls.
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Miss Abbott
Technical High School
Columbia University
Ruth Emhardt
Lola Pfeiffer
Hawthorne Playground
General Recreation Department
Playground leagues clash of leading teams in city action
Rain disrupted a full slate as 14 games were scheduled with Brookside beating Christian and Douglass outscoring Camp Sullivan in the East and Negro Leagues. Standings show Douglas Park leading, Camp Sullivan second, and Fall Creek third after one loss. Mickel Wyoming had not yet played.
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Hawthorne
Rhodius
Camp Sullivan
Indianola
Kingan’s
Riley
Brookside
Christian
Douglass
Douglas Park
Fall Creek
Mickel-Wyoming
Play Leaders Rage Over Scooter Derby Interest
The Times and Capitol Dairies sponsor a scooter derby run by the city recreation department. Jesse P. McClure and supervisors staged a private Garfield Park race. The winners remain undisclosed though the last finisher bought malted milks for others. Lew Skinner says no cash prize was awarded to protect amateur status. A bob-haired woman judge sentenced an 18 year old wagon driver to twelve months at hard labor for cruelty to a horse in Moscow.
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The
Times
Capitol Dairies
Jesse P. McClure
Hazel Abbott
Lola Pfeiffer
Ruth Emhardt
Lewis Skinner
Robert Nipper
Henry Long
Garfield Park
Lew Skinner
Moscow
Frolic and Swim at River Resort Beach News
Early crowds of youngsters enjoy the north side beach before adults arrive. Warfleigh and McClure beaches were closed last season for water pollution but north side repairs opened the beach again. Guards Alfred Lauter Andy Ross and Isaac Muse report weekend crowds. a water carnival joins events with McClure Beach teams on August 8.
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North Side
Warfleigh Beach
McClure Beach
Health Board
Alfred Lauter
Andy Ross
Isaac Muse
Loves His Work Walter Jarvis A Parks Leader
Walter Jarvis the superintendent of parks and recreation is devoted to his job. He notes the positive impact on city children and staff, praises salaries in the field and cites fourteen years in local recreation, with appointments by Mayor Jewett in 1918 and Mayor Shank in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jarvis
Parks and Recreation
Jarvis
McClure Beach Opens After Health Board Order
McClure Beach in Indianapolis reopened Monday after a two year closure by health board order. The beach at Twenty-Sixth Street and White River offers daily swimming classes for boys at 11 am and girls at 10 am with adults welcome any hour. An aquatic carnival is planned for August 16, and teams will travel to other beaches for swimming diving and water polo while aiming for entries in the White River swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure Beach
Indianapolis
Board of Health
White River
Doctor Found What is Best for Thin Constipated People
A Monticello Illinois family doctor Dr Caldwell promoted Syrup Pepsin for constipation common in women children and babies. He created the formula in 1892 and funded its manufacture. the ad claims millions of yearly bottles and widespread use with free sample requests to receive by mail.
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Monticello
Illinois
Dr. Caldwell
Dr Caldwell
Ilnois
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Washington High
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Sander & Recker’s
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Ellenberger
Kansas-Meridian
Mickel
League No. 1
Greer
Ringgold Seseeseees
Finchereeeene
East Side
Brightwood Eee
Willard Teeenee
Ween
Ellenberger Steerer
River Resort
Park
W’clure Beach
Qeturtte
Gud
Cine
King’s
Klothing
Ewashington
the Rocker
Sander & Recker Furniture
Company
Meridian
Maryland
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