Show Girl Barbara Cole Dies in 12-Story Leap
Chicago police report Barbara Cole, 15, a show girl from Rose Marie and Blue Bar, leaped from a 12th floor window after a quarrel with Edwin Page. A torn diary note spoke of love for Page at 1209 Astor Street. Police found a clipping about Vernon Peters’ suicide and a highball glass in her apartment.
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Chicago
Barbara Cole
Miss Cole
North Side
State Street
Ftr
Ed Page
Astor Street
Edwin Page
la Salle Street
Page
Vernon Peters
Peters
Bessie Norden
Hospital workers to report next meeting in Indianapolis
The first report meeting for workers in the Methodist hospital million-dollar expansion fund appeal will be held at the Columbia Club Monday noon. Arthur R. Baxter, general chairman, announced the event as preliminary gifts totaling $300,000 were reported. Arthur V. Brown led securing gifts and Wheeler outlined memorial opportunities at a Wednesday luncheon.
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Indianapolis Methodist Hospital
Columbia Club
Arthur R. Baxter
Indianapolis
Arthur V. Brown
Columbia Cid
Lawrence ‘Wheeler
Army Shakeup Appoints Seven General Officers
Seven general officers were appointed to conduct the annual army checkup to remove unfit or incompetent officers. The board is chaired by Major General Hanson E. Ely with Major General Frank Parker and Brigadier Generals Hugh A. Drum, Campbell King, M. Walker, Charles D. Roberts, and James B. Gowen.
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United Pro
Washington
Todev
Hanson E. Ely
Frank Parker
Hugh A. Drum
Campbell King
M. %. Walker
Charles D. Roberts
James B. Gowen
Indiana Girl in Talkies by Times Enect at Greentown
Indiana girl Miriam Seegar discusses the rigors of sound film work in Hollywood where she has completed her first talkie Fashion in Love with Adolph Menjou as lead. The production took just over a month. Seegar’s sister Mrs J C Stone of Kokomo accompanies her in Hollywood.
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Greentown
Ind
Miriam Seegar
Hollywood
Adolph Menjou
Miss Seegar
J. C. Stone
Kokomo
Detective Seeks Gun Linked to Soutar Murder
Paring down leads, Lt. John Norton arrives in Valparaiso to aid Porter county in tracking a pistol tied to the killing of Chicago singer Miss Camedla Soutar. The case centers on Mrs. Cassler, charged with murder, and questions about the swamp site where Soutar’s body lay. Edward Cassler is questioned as a potential witness amid claims of romance and hidden knowledge of the scene.
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United Press
Valparaiso
Ind
Carl Wanderer
Camedla Soutar
Chicago
Catherine Cassler
John Norton
Norton
Porter County
Truman’ Cassler
Edward Cassler
Beech Grove Proclaims Flag Day Observance
Citizens Gas Company directors authorize a Beech Grove franchise granting mains extension to the suburb with work to begin in ninety days. Clarence L. Kirk says pipe orders will be placed. estimated cost $81,000. Governor Harry G. Leslie proclaims Flag Day June 14 urging displays and civic observances.
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Beech Grove
Citizens Gas Company
Clarence L. Kirk
Harry G. Leslie
Heath Named Assistant Secretary of Treasury
President Hoover appoints F. K. Heath of Grand Rapids Michigan as assistant secretary of the treasury succeeding Carl T Scheuneman. Heath will assume duties immediately and serve in the Hoover administration beginning today in Washington.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
F. K. Heath
Grand Rapids Mich
Treasury
Carl T Scheunemen
Heath
Paris Fad Brings Roulette Style Dance
In Paris June 6 a new dance craze uses a ballroom floor marked with numbered squares and a roulette wheel on the wall. Dancers stand on the square matching the wheel result and prizes such as money dolls and other souvenirs are awarded to winners.
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United Preas
Paris
Certificates Awarded to Store Workers for Completion Courses
Sixty one members from L S Ayres William H Block and H P Wasson received certificates for completion of continuation school work at a Lincoln dinner. Edward E. Greene and Mrs. Harry E Wood spoke and read poetry while Harry E Wood led the program. Recipients include Harriet Applegate Esther Bennett Cornelia Burrell Ruth Brags Lucile Clore Ina Cornell Carolyn Coombs Jeanette Cochran Wanda Fierek Helen Friedman Evelyn Hitz Ruth Marie Jones Irene Lucas Dorothy Miller Mary Ebien McDonald Tielma McCormick Vera O Day Helen O Dir Edna Reed Martha Siwell Laura Stackelbeck Louise Troke Lara Thomas Dorothy Vaughn Edna Wray Hilda Wicklity Frances Zearing plus many others from L Ayres and H P Wasson firms.
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William H. Block Company
H. P. Wasson Company
Lincoln
Edward E. Greene
Arsenal Technical High School
Harry E. Wood
L. & Ayres & Co
Harriet Applegate
Esther Bennett
Cornelia Burrell
Ruth Brags
Lucile Clore
Ina Cornell
Carolyn Coombs
Jeanette Cochran
Wanda Fierek
Helen Friedman
Evelyn Hitz
Ruth Marie Jones
Irene Lucas
Dorothy Miller
Mary Ebien McDonald
Tielma McCormick
Vera O'Day
Helen O'Dir
Ruth Oertel
Leone Pounds
Lillian Preser
Edna Reed
Helen Short
Martha Siwell
Laura Stackelbeck
Louise Troke
Lara Thomas
Dorothy Vaughn
Edna Wray
Hilda Wicklity
Frances Zearing
Wm. H. Black Compsons
Monne Applegate
Ide Mae Bales
Ruth Baxter
Anna Becker
Irene Cobb
Annabelle Eaton
Edith Hadren
Ruby Horne
Stella Mee Jordan
Edna Moore
Margaret Mullen
Helen Owens
Marie Ferro
Bertha Petty
Frances Raja
Anna Reidh
Helen ‘Inin
Legion drill squad forms in Anderson for convention parade
A sixteen man drill squad is being organized by George Hackett post of the American Legion in Anderson Indiana to augment the drum and bugle corps. Both units will parade at the state convention in Richmond in August and the local post will send a large delegation to a district meeting at Elwood on June 16.
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Anderson
Ind
George Hackett Post
American Legion
Richmond
Elwood
Jury to Get Dry Killing Case Today
Abingdon Virginia June 6 a superior court jury is to begin deliberations in the murder case of J W Crowe deputy sheriff one of three law enforcers charged in the death of Emory and Henry college student J W Hendrick who was wounded when a suspected liquor car failed to halt Crowe 50 father of twelve testified he fired at the car with two men inside claiming bullets aimed at tires were not copper jacketed and that Kendrick died twenty hours later Doctors testified none of the youths showed signs of drinking Crowe and the others face instructions on shooting while intoxicated and the legality of killing in a felony pursuit final arguments began and the jury must decide if there were reasonable grounds for belief of a felony and whether Crowe acted recklessly in firing on the fleeing car also noted Crowe is tried separately with Worley and McReynolds on the same charge.
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United Prefet
Abingdon
Superior Court
J. W. Crowe
J. W. Hendrick
Emory and Henry College
Crowe
Paul Phelps
Sterling Dutton
Kendrick
Phelps
Dutton
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Buchanan
W. H. Worley
James McReynolds
Eighteen Nurses Graduate From Indiana Christian Hospital
Eighteen nurses will graduate from Indiana Christian Hospital at Hillside Christian Church 1737 In gram Street tonight at 8. The Rev. Homer Date will give the invocation. Dr. Charles P. Emerson will deliver the commencement address. Mrs. Carrie McCoy will present the class and Charles H. Young will award the diplomas. Musical numbers include Bonnie Lou Sydnor and Glenn Seitz.
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Hillside Christian Church
Ingram Street
Homer Date
Charles P. Emerson
Indiana University School of Medicine
Carrie McCoy
Charles H. Young
Bonnie Lou Sydnor
Glenn Seitz
Bernice Vance
Edith Carson
Edna Swank
Villa Lawrence
Lillian French
Katherine Sydnor
Martha Mount
Katherine McCain
Clara Mae Lindeman
Mary Bravard
Bonnie Brers
Thelma Mattox
Ruth Durham
Esther Craig
Esther Hantz
Ethelle Baker
Beulah Bullard
Deloris Snider
Burglars Blow Safe. Laundry in La Porte Hit
By United Press. LA PORTE Ind June 6 Scores of families mourn the loss of their weekly wash today blown to shreds by an explosion in the La Porte laundry burglars blew a safe and obtained 400 dollars. Loss in laundry and other property was considerable.
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United Press
LA Porte
Ind
Auto Plants Keep Up Record Output Speed in June
June production figures show the auto industry maintaining record output with Ford and Chevrolet leading May totals at 200,903 and 160,895 units. GM export managers from 48 countries visit Pontiac factories as Ford plans a 75 car daily Constantinople plant. The GM Marquette and a new Willys Knight model join the lineup as expansion moves ahead.
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United Press
Detroit
Ford
Chevrolet
General Motors Export Division
Europe
South America
Far East
General Motors
Canada
Ohio
Michigan
Pontiac
Mich
Oakland
Cleveland
Bosporus
Constantinople
Ford Motor Company Exports Inc
Alexandria
Egypt
Willys-Knight
Dry Law Free Cat Prisoner in Kansas City
Tom the gray alley cat, kept as a dry law prisoner since May 23, was freed after Harry Hirsch, Kansas Citys toughest detective, obtained a court order to enter the padlocked quick lunch. The cat fed on liver and bacon after authorities had padlocked the establishment for liquor.
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United Press
Kansas City
Tom
Hirsch
U. S. Luzon in peril near Shanghai after rock strike
The U S S Luzon flagship of the Yangtse patrol was endangered of sinking near Woosung after striking rocks. Crew were transferred to U S S Ohio and U S S Helena. Two mine sweepers stood by to plug two holes in the forward bottom.
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U. &. S. Luzon
Woosung
U. S. S. Ohio
U. S. S. Helena
Luzon
Great feature in The Times highlights private European fashion weeks
The Times profiles a leading fashion columnist with a massive national audience. Dave's daily column offers advanced previews from Europe's top couturiers and sartorial guidance for businesswomen, mothers, and debutantes.
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Dave
Times
Ten Commandments of Parking Nuisances Warned in Marion County
Sheriff warns against petting, necking, and late night parking near homes. Ten rules target public nuisance behavior from parking under lights to moonlit flirtation and fishing in swimsuits. Officers promise arrests for nuisances or vagrancy if law is broken on county roads.
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Marion County
Sheriff'sffice
George Winkler
Old Sol
Lewises
Thief Steals From Shops Then Flees On Foot
Police report two boxes of women’s apparel were recovered after a thief fled on Senate avenue near Walnut street. A 11:40 p m lights-out at 418 East Nineteenth street prompted Mrs. Yvonne Wood to see a man run from a back porch. No arrests. A burglar pried open desks at Freya Brothers Plumbing and took a pistol, cash, and a wrist watch. Stand ard Grocery complains of a thief taking $10 from an ice box. Mrs. L W Lewis seeks two maids for a coat worth $100. A young woman named Mary answered an ad and left with the coat.
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Joseph Wolf
West Walnut Street
Daniel Scanlan
Francis Logue
Senate Avenue
Walnut Street
East Nineteenth Street
Yvonne Wood
Freya Brothers Plumbing Company
North Illinois Street
J. E. Moore
Standard Grocery Company
L. W. Lewis
East Forty Seventh Street
Democrats Gather for Lake James Outing 1930 Prep
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association delegates meet at Lake James Friday and Saturday for a keynote prep session ahead of the 1930 off year election. Frederick Van Nuys of Indianapolis will keynote a Friday banquet. State committee and motor lake visits are planned with R Earl Peters arranging details and attendees expected to include Frank C Dailey Albert Stump Walter Myers and Charles A Greathouse.
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Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Lake James
Frederick van Nuys
Indianapolis
Pottawatomie vi
Democratic State Committee
R. Earl Peters
Ft. Wayne
Frank C. Dailey
Albert Stump
United States
Walter Myers
Charles A. Greathouse
Toledo Rotary speaker to headline Indianapolis Board of Trade dinner
E R Kelsey Toledo Rotary Club secretary will address the Indianapolis Board of Trade annual dinner as a noted humorist. Officers and board of governors to be elected Monday night. William H Howard secretary announced.
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E. R. Kelsey
Toledo Rotary Club
Indianapolis Board of Trade
Kelsey
Board of Governors
William H. Howard
Annanunred
City Schools Abolish Irregular Petty Cash Fund
Indianapolis city controller Sterling R. Holt ordered the discontinuance of the school board petty revolving fund before July 1. He cited irregularities including missing vouchers and improper balances, and proposed monthly vouchers or direct board purchases instead. The fund totaled about 2125 across several schools and departments.
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Indianeapolis
Sterling R. Holt
Holt
C. C
York
Reissner
Arthur C. Thomas
State Employment Conditions Approved in Indiana
Federal Director Francis I. Jones told Governor Harry G. Leslie that Indiana's employment conditions are very satisfactory. He noted strong demand for common labor and an increasing need for skilled trades, urging youths to learn a skilled trade to avoid future employment problems.
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Indiana
Francis I. Jones
United States Employment Service
Labor Department
Harry G. Leslie
Statehouse
Jones
Indianapolis
Federal Labor Bureau
Seek missing youth in Indianapolis case
Mrs. Ray Tucker seeks police help to find her nephew Howard Weland who vanished from a Buffalo address several weeks ago. He is 5 feet 7 inches, about 123 pounds, slender with brown eyes black hair and a dark complexion. He wore a blue suit blue sweater cap and green slicker.
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Ray Tucker
Lathewood Street
Indianapolis
Howard Weland
Kensington Avenue
Buffalo
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