Artichoke May Become U S Sugar Source
Dr George K Burgess of the U S Bureau of Standards says Jerusalem artichoke could revolutionize American sugar by creating levulose sugar at about 10 cents a pound. He notes artichokes grow widely, store well, and could substitute beet sugar with minor factory changes.
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Joseph S. Wasney
United Press
C-speedent
Washington
Jerusalem
Reed Smoot
United States
Cuba
Philippines
Burgess
Relic Shelter Begun At Marion County Scout Reservation
Under Henry Stenger direction a museum to house pioneer relics of Marion county has begun at the Boy Scout reservation near Ft. Harrison. The building will replicate an old barn with hand hewn timbers and will display the wheat cradle stage coach fan mill and other period implements.
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Henry Stenger
Marion County
Ft. Harrison
Business and Finance Roundup From Shoe Trade to Rail Growth
New England shoe orders rise after Boston Style show while Brooklyn plants boost women’s high grade turn shoes. U S business shows irregularity with firmer leather prices not fully tested. Motor bus lines remain heavily taxed with slim net income. Commercial Investment Trust reports record six months profits of 4.04 million dollars. Public works contracts rise nationwide. Victor Bell chairs Moto Meter Gauge board. Harrison’s Orange Huts plans 500 unit installs. Skelly Oil posts 3.20 million net income for six months. Buick adopts Winterfront radiators as standard. Independence adds gas supply from Missouri Kansas Pipe Line. Ryan Aircraft secures six broughams for air route use. Baldwin delivers 10 new locomotives to Southern Pacific. Board of Trade sets high membership price. Bendix earnings reach 5.17 million. Studebaker highlights eight cylinder leadership.
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New England
Boston
Brooklyn
Bribe Taker Sentenced in Evansville Court
William Warble superintendent of the city rendering plant was found guilty of accepting a bribe and sentenced to two to fourteen years in prison. He allegedly sold plant products to an Indianapolis firm at cut rates as one of seventeen city officials indicted by the grand jury.
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Evansville
Ind
Wiliam Warble
Indianapolis
Warble
Highway Board Granted Increased Budget for 1929 30
State highway commissioners plan department operations under a new 500000 construction division maximum budget increase approved by the state budget committee after weeks of wrangling. The move covers only the 1929 30 fiscal year though a 600000 request had been made.
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State Budget Committee
Commission approves budget shift boosting highway staff
Under a new policy the highway division will be led by chief engineer William J Titus with a maintenance cut to 1.5 million dollars. The budget increases allow staff from 256 to 559, with Titus pledging total spending not to exceed 550 thousand of 1.12 million, as salary raises are needed to retain qualified workers. China is cited with an area of 4 million square miles and 80,000 automobiles.
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Commission
William J Titus
A. H. Hinkle
Titus
China
International Projector Corporation
National Theatre Supply Company
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National Motor Bus Division
American Automobile Association
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Commercial Investment Trust Corporation
Victor ©. Bell
Royce G. Martin
Moto Meter Gauge and Equipment Corporation
Moto Meter Company
Safe- T-Star Company
National Gauge & Equipment Company
New York Stock Exchange
Harrison
Orange Huts, Inc
Monroe Harrison
Skelly Oil Company
Buick
Independence
Missouri-Kansas
Serban
Frank P. Perish
Missouri- Kansas
Ryan Aircraft Corporation
Detroit Aircraft Corporation
Tia Junana
Mexico City
Compania de Transportes Aeros Latino Americana
Southern Pacific
Baldwin Locomotive Works
United Areas
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Pioneer Instrument Company
7 Studebaker Corporation
City of
Campbell and Company
Fletcher Trust Bldg
Riley
Highway Board
State Highway Commissioners
Day
City Trust Company
City Securities Corporation
E. Washington St
Dick Miller
Pres
Commonwealth Loan Co
J. H. Aufderheide
Guaranty Building
Indianapolis, Indiana
New York Cotton Exchange
New Yor
K Curb Asso
Chicago Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade Station
Fletcher American Bank
Lincoln
Marion Paint Co
South Meridian Street
State Life Bldg
General Theatres Equipment, Inc
Jenany
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Chase National Bank OF Continental-Illinois
Bank OF Chicag
City OF New York ND Trust Company
H. L. Clarke
Delaware
Theatre Equipment Acceptance Corporation
Grandeur, Inc
Mitchell Camera Company
General Theatres Hanspaent, Inc
Hall & Connolly, Inc
Strong Electric Company
J. E. McAuley Manufacturing Company
Ashcraft Automatic Arc Company
W. F. Ingold
WS. Hammons
Corporation Trust Company
New York Curb Exchange
Messrs
Davisson & Menice
Rushmore, Bisbee and Stern
New York City
Bankers
Melcus & Koegel
Webst & Co
Pynchon & Co
W. S. Hammons & Co
FoLes, Buck & Co
Hunter, Dulin & Co
Bond & Goodwin & Sucker Incorporated
Iley
Aetna Cabinet CO Designers & Megs
Oe Bans
Maryland
AET
Indiana
Lake County
St. Joseph County
Shelbyville
Gibson County
Johnson
Madison County
Shelby County
Addison
Bond Department
the Union Trust Company of Indianapolis
Fast Market Street
the Times
Western Electric Company
Radio Corporation of America
Fox Film Corporation
Loew’s, Inc
Paramount-Famous Lasky Corporation
America
Strong Electric Corporation
South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Ill
the Strong Electric Corporation
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