75 Cities to Contest in Midwest Playground Track Meet
Indianapolis hosts finalists from about seventy five cities in the midwestern playground radio track and field meet at Willard Park under the Playground and Recreation Association of America. A prelim for Indianapolis youths is set for Friday with events grouped by age. final results will be broadcast on WFBM at 5 30 p m and relayed nationally from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Willard Park
Middle West
Indianapolis
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Willard
Robert Nipper
Ruth Emhardt
WFBM
Chicago
Stunt Honors Awarded To 21 Bright Playground Winners
Honors for specialty stunt exhibitions went to twenty one children last week. Winners include Robert Shaffer Greer playground Betty Owens Oak Hill Charles Morrison Brookside Virginia Heath Morris Square Elbert Hargraves Greer Betty Tharp Lentz Maryland Heath Morris Square. Stunt nights at Rhodius and Christian park set for July 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Koster
Rhodius
Christian Park
Amos N’ Andy
Robert Shaffer
Greer Playground
Betty Owens
Oak Hill
Charles Morrison
Brookside
Virginia Heath
Morris Square
Elbert Hargraves
Greer
Betty Tharp
Lentz
Maryland
Life Saving Courses At City Pools
Thirty people completed Red Cross life saving courses at Garfield and Rhodius pools this week. Classes will continue daily at the Me e Beach and Willard pools at 1 p.m. Ellenberger hosted the largest class yet with sixty five attendees instructed by Francis Hodges, director of life saving for the American Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Garfield
Rhodius Pools
Mee Beach
Willard
Ellenberger
Francis Hodges
American Red Cross
Girls baseball teams form amid library story hours
Desire for good books prompts playground workers to organize story hours at Indianapolis municipal playgrounds. Miss Doris Bernstein leads a St. Clair park session at 2 30 each Thursday for neighborhood children, open to all city kids. Additional hours occur at Garfield park, Greer and McCarty streets, and Jackiel Joseph ph d with Miss Jean Vestal and Miss Thy Lawson guiding sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Public Library
Doris Bernstein
Central Library Children’s Department
St. Clair Park
Garfield Park
Greer and McCarty Streets
Jean Vestal
Jackiel Joseph
Thy Lawson
PLAY FOR WORKERS Promote Recreation by City Department
The recreation department expands healthful leisure options for workers with playgrounds parks tennis courts golf courses and other municipal facilities. Under Miss Julia Landers the effort uses downtown stores and factories to form baseball golf and tennis teams with evening programs after 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Department
Julia Landers
Fifteen Toy Bands Form On City Playgrounds
Fifteen toy bands have been organized on city playgrounds and will soon perform publicly. Children crafted their own instruments under the reception music supervisor, using drums triangles bells rhythm sticks tambourines and other devices.
Girls Baseball and Track Rise at Douglas Playground
Organization of girls teams at Douglas Merkel Fall Creek Lentz J T W Hill and Camp Sullivan playgrounds featured Negro playground activities during the week led by Miss Ann Johnsonne. Lucille Holt and Frances Hester won a jack stones contest. Johnsonne received the safety flag. Boys specialty meet at Douglas park at 3 p m with Plummer Jacobs in charge. girls rope jumping at 4 p m. Douglas park topped the week athletic contest with multiple jump and throw winners from Attucks Fall Creek Camp Sullivan and Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas, Merkel
Fall Creek
Lentz
J. T. W. Hill
Camp Sullivan
Ann Johnsonne
Lucille Holt
Douglas Playground
Frances Hester
Johnsonne
Douglas Park
Plummer Jacobs
Douglas
John Wright
Attucks
Carl Yateman
Wallace Collins
Ryan Woodson
Robert Lee
Indianola Girls Win Handicraft Honors at School
The Indianola girls class earns praise for handiwork with embroidery. Dorothy Dauer tops the week with a first prize for an embroidered handkerchief. Lucille Hines drew attention for a dresser scarf. Other notable members include Edith Lawson Joel Thompson Maria Brown and Hazel Englert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Dorothy Dauer
Lucille Hines
Edith Lawson
Joel Thompson
Maria Brown
Hazel Englert
Water polo fever grips Indianapolis pools in Red Cross league
Francis Hodge reports strong enthusiasm for the Red Cross water polo league with six teams and about fifteen players per pool. In round one Garfield beat Ellenberger 2–0, Garfield edged Willard 2–1, Rhodes beat Warfleigh 4–1, and McClure Beach defeated Willard 4–2 as crowds applaud.
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Red Cross
Francis Hodge
Indianapolis
James Markle
Ellenberger
August Hook
Pur- Cue University
Wins Beach Event At City Swimming Meet
Sam Klezmer won top honors at the first city swimming meet at McClure Beach under the city recreation department and Red Cross. A second meet is set for Rhodius Park pool at 3. Ages compete with a season plan of one meet per pool leading to the Garfield pool city meet in August to crown the city champion. Other winners at McClure include C Brennan in the twenty five yard free style for boys and Alexander Sabo in diving. Klezmer took three firsts the fifty yard free for boys the 220 yard river swim and the fifty yard free for seniors.
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McClure Beach
City Recreation Department
American Red Cross
Sam Klezmer
Rhodius Park
Garfield Pool
McClure
C. Brennan
Alexander Sabo
Klezmer
Musical Jubilee Contest Planned for August Finals
Twenty nine girls were honored in playground jackstone contests across several locations announced by Ruth Emhardt, director of girls' athletics. District finals occur Aug 7 to Aug 15 with Garfield hosting the Aug 16 final. top acts include the Garfield Four Quarter Notes and a Japanese operetta with eighteen children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Emhardt
Brookside
Ruth Ross
Ruby Hart
Christian
Helen Marsh
Irma Williams
Ellenberger
Margaret Human
Ina Martin
Garfield
Catherine Mahern
Alice Mahern
Fall Creek
Margaret Smith
Greer
Mary Sansome
Highland
Lucille Tenton
Oak Hill
Jessie Clark
Maxine Reed
Rader
Udell
Harriet Lord
Virginia Lord
Rhodius
Willetta Gan
Willard
Amp White
Dorothy Ebersole
Lola Lenox
Sally Levy
Maroney Playground
Violet Young
Flora Nickoloff
Kingans
Margaret Groff
Carl W. Frye
Recreation Department
Lentz Park
Douglas
Garfield Park Open Air Theater
Garfield Boys
Farrell Scott
Donald Gasinger
Hayden Frye
Forest Scott
Evansville Attorney Adolph Decker Dead at 50
Evansville July 23 Adolph Decker a fifty year old attorney linked with Kahn and Enlow died of heart disease He was a native of He is a former associate of the firm in the city obituary records note his career and local ties
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Evansville
Ind
Adolph Decker
Kahn and Enlow
Hay Rider Hurt in Fall at Winchester
In Winchester Indiana on July 23 Rufus Brown fell from a hay load onto cement pavement. He was injured while riding a hay wagon and taken for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bu Times
Winchester
Ind
Rufus Brown
City pools draw record crowds as heat drives turnout
Indianapolis residents flocked to municipal pools and parks to beat extreme heat. The recreation department said 144,000 pool visitors and 49,000 playground users were recorded for July 12 to 18, with Garfield pool leading at 35,000 swimmers and Warfleigh beach attendance surging after improvements.
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Indianapolis
Recreation Department
David Kilgore
Garfield Pool
Rhodius
Ellenberger
Warfleigh Beach
Ringgold
Willard Park
Dancing Classes For Boys And Girls At City Playgrounds
Miss Norma Koster directs esthetic dancing for youth at city playgrounds. A citywide dancing tournament is planned with a monogram award for winners in individual and group contests. Local to sectional rounds begin Aug. 1 with four divisions and final competition Aug. 8 at Garfield park.
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Norma Koster
City Recreation Department
Recreation Department
Fall Creek
Joseph Maroney
Sixty-fifth Street
College
Golden Hill
Rader
Garfield
Kansas
Greer
Orange
Finch
Willard
Highland
Spades
Brookside
Morris Square
Oakhill
Brightwood
Ellenberger
Christian
Rhodius
Riley
Indianola
Kingan
Sullivan
Lentz
Douglas
Camp Sullivan
Garfield Park
Willard Leads In Weekly Playground Specialty Contests
Ruth Ross 13 of Brookside and Ruth Doty 14 of Willard top weekly specialty contests. Ross won two first prizes and Doty claimed two first prizes as Willard leads with three firsts and two seconds overall.
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Willard Playground
Ruth Ross
North Olney Street
Brookside Playground
Ruth Doty
North Walcott Street
Lantern making play lot project features varied crafts
Lantern making continues as the major boys and girls handicraft project on city playgrounds. At Spades park a lantern festival is planned for July 31 with winners to be announced by Herman Phillips and Miss Mabel Rose.
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Herman Phillips
Mabel Rose
City Recreation Department
Spades Park
Municipal Gardens
Twilight girls base ball leagues open six game series
Twilight baseball for girls on city playgrounds expands with East Side and West Side leagues. Six game series set for Tuesday and Thursday nights leading to a city championship August 14 at Willard Park. Notable teams include Leaping Branchos Rhodes Hawthorne Municipal Wallopers and Brightwood Spaces Twilight Spades Brookside Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Emhardt
Twilight Ball Clubs
Willard Park
West Side
Leaping Branchos
Riley Playground
Black Cats
Rhodes
Indianolas
Hawthorne
Municipal Wallopers
Municipal Gardens
Brightwood Athletic Club
Brightwood
Spaces Twilight Team
Spades Park
Brookside Ball Club
Brookside
Christian Ball Club
Christian Park
Alma Tiefert
Recreation Department
Emhardt
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Mary Elizabeth Kaltenbach
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Paul Wehlage
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Patty Ann Denson
H. S. Denson
North Chester Street
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Charles H. Phillips Chemica Company
Charles H. Phillips
Phillips
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Water Kent Radio
Public Service Tire Co
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Caroline Gregory
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