Four Cleveland Press Executives Face Contempt Charges
Four executives of the Cleveland Press are to face contempt of court before Common Pleas Judge Frederick P. Walther on charges tied to editorials criticizing an injunction against Sheriff E. J. Hanratty over Thistledown racing. The editorial attack is cited as false and insulting to the court, with representation by Newton D. Baker and the firm Baker Hostetler Sidle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Cleveland
Cleveland Press
Scripps-Howard
Common Pleas
Frederick P. Walther
Louis B. Seltzer
Carlton T. Matson
John G. Meilink
Joseph A. Finster
Waliher
E. J. Hanratty
Cuyahoga County
Thistledown
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Baker, Hostetler & Sidle
Prize Beauties Are Chosen Life Guard Best in Fancy Diving
Bathing beauties and amateur swimmers showcased new suits at the McClure beach water carnival in Indianapolis attended by about 10 000 spectators. Charles Jones won the fancy diving and William Martz won the 100 yard swim for boys with Gene Bysinger second. Helen Lee Smith Jr led girls in the 100 yard event, Marta won the 200 yard swim with Charles Bowman second. Thelma Willis placed third in her event and Ena Weaver was named the best looking bathing beauty with Gertrude Gertchen second. Louis Meesang won the canoe cap with Charles Bowman second. Jesse A. McClure George Morgan and Ray Meistner served as judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure Beach
Charles Jones
Wabash
William Martz
Winthrop Avenue
Gene Bysinger
Ravenswood
Broad Ripple
Helen Lee Smith, Jr
Mary Alice Shirley
Marta
Charles Bowman
Massachusetts Avenue
Thelma Willis
Thelma Darby
Ena, Weaver
West Pruit Street
Gertrude Gertchen
Ray Meistner
River Boats Race Sparks Ohio River Rivalry in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on July 15 the Tom Greene and Betsy Ann race for speed on a 21 mile course to New Richmond. The Betsy Ann’s master claims top speed, while Tom Greene and his brother’s Chris Greene stake the family claim. Captain Greene’s mother, the only woman with an Ohio pilot license, will steer the Tom Greene. Greene and Way are the river’s youngest captains.
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Cincinnati
Tom Greene
Ohio River
Mississippi
Frederick War
Betsy Ann
Chris Greene
Chris
New Richmond
Greene
Ohio
Way
Seven Die From Violence in Indiana Weekend Toll
Seven people died in Indiana over the weekend from violence and accidents. Auto crashes claimed four lives including Mrs. Emma Kretzman near Kokomo and Charles Brown near La Grange, while three drowned incidents occurred in New Albany and surrounding areas.
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Indiana
Emma Kretzman
Kokomo
Miller
Huntington
Robert Kretzman
Oliver R. Stiverson
Wayne
Gerald Haviland
Geneva
Portland
Dale Huey
Joseph Freeman
Templeton
Lafayette
Charles W. Brown
la Grange
Here
Arthur Johnson
Elizabeth
New Albany
Bertha Johnson
Alfred Rayner
Farmer
Versailles
Laughrey Creek
Kenneth Keller
Battery Men Convene at Prest-O-Lite Convention in Indianapolis
About 200 salesmen and distributors attend the second annual Prest-O-Lite Battery Corp convention at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. The first six months show nearly three times the 1928 total shipped. H. E. Komitch, sales manager, leads sessions. a city flight and other entertainments are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prest- O-Lite Battery Corporation
Indianapolis Athletic Club
H. E. Komitch
Missions Talk Tonight At New Moravian Church
The Rev S H Gapp of Bethlehem Pa will speak on missions at the new Second Moravian Episcopal church at Thirty four and Hovey streets The talk is the second in a series tied to the church opening Pastor Rev Vernon W Couillard led Sunday communion services
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S. H. Gapp
Bethlehem
National Board of Religious Education
Moravian Church
Second Moravian Episcopal Church
Thirty-fourth
Hovey Streets
Vernon W. Couillard
Parachute Jump Fails Injures Riverside Park Figure
A person named Ima Dahl suffered a broken shoulder in a Sunday balloon fall at Riverside park. Parachute ropes tangled causing a rapid drop. park carpenters provided first aid as residents mistook the figure for a man and alerted police. Peoria and Eastern Railway employees held a park picnic.
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Ima Dahl
Riverside Park
Ima
Peoria & Eastern Railway
State moves to recover 99000 from Lake County officials
Attorney General James M. Ogden began work to collect 55,363.04 in alleged excess profits paid to Eugene S. Carpenter on office equipment contracts checked by the state board of accounts for 1920 through 1928. Field examiners report furniture bought without advertisement or contract and unaccounted payments, with Judge Norton previously ordering a 669.75 refund. Civil recovery underway while criminal action by Lake County officials may be barred by statutes of limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Ogden
Lake County
Eugene S. Carpenter
Indianapolis
Hammond
State Board of Accounts
Lawrence F. Orr
Orr
E. M. Norton
Lake Circuit Court
Carpenter
Commission
Four Leases Made by Sears Roebuck Co in Daly Street Building
Sears Roebuck Co signs four leases totaling 20 000 square feet for warehouse use daily street industrial space. Klein Kuhn Inc leases three floors at Daly and Cruse streets while Hoosier Supply Co takes the first floor for ten years. Industrial Electrical Co also rents space and Greyhound Pickwick bus line secures two floors as divisional HQ and offices. A separate dialogue questions Mr. Hoover's stance on a power trust raid.
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Sears. Roebuck & Co
Klein & Kuhn Inc
Daly Street
Daly and Cruse Streets
Hoosier Supply Company
Industrial Electrical Company
Greyhound-Pickwick Bus Line
Mr. Hoover
Power Trust
Johnston
Hoover
Funeral Rites for City Doctor Today
Funeral services will be held at 4 p m at Hisey & Titus for Dr Joseph E Morrow 76 who died Saturday morning at Methodist hospital of heart disease Burial follows at Crown Hill Cemetery Mystic Tie lodge No 398 F and A M of which he was a member will conduct the grave services Dr Morrow born in Philadelphia came here at age five educated in public schools Northwestern Christian University now Butler and Indiana Medical College he had practiced medicine here for forty five years
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Hisey & Titus Undertaking
Joseph E. Morrow
Methodist Hospital of Heart Disease
Crown Hill Cemetery
Mystic Tie Lodge
A. M
Morrow
Philadelphia
Northwestern Christian University
Butler
Indiana Medical College
Railway Mail Association leader speaks to Indianapolis branch
William M. Collins national president addresses Indianapolis Railway Mail Association members at the Denison hotel. Three delegates from the local branch will attend the Columbus Ohio convention the first week of September. The branch women's auxiliary double quartet will perform at the convention. July Christmas tree gifts from St Lucas Evangelical church Sunday school children will go to Raipur India for Christmas distribution.
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William M. Collins
Railway Mail Association
Indianapolis
Denison
Columbus
Evansville
Ind
St. Lucas, Evangelical
Raipur
India
Airplanes Create New Legal Tangles
United Press explores aviation law as a new frontier mirroring early railroad disputes. Mabel Willebrandt, ex-prohibition prosecutor, becomes chief legal adviser for Universal Aviation to navigate eminent domain issues and airfield rights, with examples like Long Island golf course disputes over forced landings and fencing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Prohibition
United States
Universal Aviation Corporation
Los Angeles
Long Island
Golf Club
City Power Firm Valuation Cut by State Tax Board
The Indiana state tax board trimmed 632 450 from Indianapolis Power and Light Company valuation, citing clerical error. The new assessment for next year is 31 508 775, down from 32 141 225, with last year’s figure at 23 607 600. The board has also reduced Indianapolis Water Company’s valuation by about 500 000.
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State
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Phillip Zoercher
Indianapolis Water Company
County hires experts for hospital heating plant project
Bevington-Williams Inc. consulting engineers will plan and supervise a $26,000 heating plant at Marion county tuberculosis hospital. Commissioners say the firm was hired to insure a good job as the county rarely uses engineers for building projects. In a separate note from Frankfort Indiana, Emmett Pippenger was injured rushing through a storm to close home windows before his wife's birthday party, dislocating a knee cap and breaking a bone in his left hand.
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Bevington-Williams, Inc
Board of County Commissioners
Marion County Tuberculosis Hospital
Frankfort
Ind
Emmett Pippenger
Police Seek Two Hit-Skip Autoists
Police searched for two hit and run drivers as more than fifteen people were injured in weekend accidents. Dr. W. M. Curl 56 was hurt when a car ran a red light striking his horse drawn wagon on New York and Pennsylvania streets. Elijah McCord 32 was struck on the Pendleton pike near Ft. Harrison suffering a broken leg and bruises while walking. Numerous other injuries listed include young pedestrians and residents from Indianapolis and nearby areas.
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W. M. Curl
New York Street
New York
Pennsylvania
Curl
Dr. Curl
Elijah McCord
Box 210
Oaklandon
Pendleton Pike
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Herman
Edward Mayhew
Ben Davis
Howard Cox
East Ohio Street
Ray Qustine
South
Holmes Avenue
Norman Worth
North Beville Avenue
Hilda Bookatman
Meridian Street
Harlina Owens
Jeffersonville
Ind
Galeta Pearl Wilson
North
Keystone Avenue
Carey Dixon
South Central Court
Rosyline Barrows
Fall Creek Boulevard
Winifred Larsen
West Sixteenth Street
Ralph Peckham
Sugar Grove Avenue
Artie Reed
Forty-sixth Street
Catherine Booth
Spann Avenue
Vera Scarbrooks
South Capitol Avenue
Brethren Conference Closes After Two-Day Session
The Rev. J. O. Winger of North Manchester spoke at Grace Church for the closing session of the southern district Church of the Brethren young people conference. About one hundred delegates attended the event.
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Cromer Aldridge
Anderson
Young People's
Church of the Brethren
Grace Church
Thirty- Second Street
Capitol Avenue
Clarence Bowman
Hagerstown
Lena Wagner
Indianapolis
Vera Johnson
Muncie
R. L. Showalter
J. O. Winger
North
Manchester
Cat Attacks as Kinzer Boy Rescues Cat Squeeze Incident
In Rossville Indiana on July 15 Fred Kinzer five-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Biven Kinzer attempted to run a cat through a washing machine wringer. The cat scratched him severely and the boy is under a doctor’s care.
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Times
Rossville
Ind
Fred Kinzer
Biven Kinzer
Circle 10 Gets New Building Adjoining Circle Tower
A nine story modern office building will rise beside the Circle Tower at 49-53 Monument Circle. Starr Piano Company subleases to Monument Realty for 89 years completing the Gennett Corp lease. Work starts Aug 1. Starr vacates. completion not before January 1931. Klein Kuhn manages. Rubush and Hunter are architects. Starr has not chosen new quarters.
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Circle Tower
Monument Circle
Starr Piano Company
Monument Realty Company
Gennett Corporation of
Richmond
Klein & Kuhn, Inc
Rubush
Wife charges mate pinched for assault at home
Mrs. Bessie Mikels of Newcastle Indiana accuses her husband Finley Mikels aged 47 of torturing her by pinching her legs with wire snippers. He faces assault and battery charges in connection with the alleged abuse.
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Newcastle
Ind
Bessie Mikels
Finley Mikels
Missing Father of Two Hunted at Evansville
Evansville Indiana July 15 Missing more than a week after telling relatives he would meet fellows who would drive him to Rumsey Kentucky Tully Ashby 30 is hunted by police as family members speculate about murder or suicide His wife and two children stayed with relatives in Rumsey for two weeks and Ashby planned to join them back July 4 He wrote an eleven page letter to his wife saying he was lonely and that there would be no more leaving him at home He said men he spoke of were driving only to Calhound five miles from Rumsey He returned a revolver to his father before leaving his parents home and telephoned from Rumsey but did not appear
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Times
Evansville
Ind
Rumsey
Tully Ashby
Ashby
Kentucky
Calhound
Girl Struck by Auto Injures Greenfield Woman
Miss Charlotte Meek twenty two of Greenfield suffered serious neck and body injuries when struck by an auto at Sixteenth and Capitol today. She was taken to Methodist Hospital where she works in the Office. Abe Brodsky eighteen of 1103 South Illinois street driver of the car was not held.
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Charlotte Meek
Greenfield
Sixteenth and
Capitol Avenue
Methodist Hospital
Abe Brodsky
South
Illinois
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Walter
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Edna Weaver
West Pruitt Street
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Brethren
Young Peoples
New Moravian Church
Brookside
Drum
Shambah Temple No. 139
Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan
Winnipeg
Canada
Charge Lake County Board
Joseph Morrow
Crown Hill
Gilbert Swan
United Press
City Power Firm
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