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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1923
Page
6
A burglar entered two Washington Blvd homes Tuesday night causing broken glass and ransacked rooms. Dr. J R Newcomb reported a rear door glass panel broken and missing money from Tinder home. Loot included rings watches chains pins and a jewelry box valued together at seventy dollars.
The Arkansas River floodwaters swept seven miles from Tulsa to Sand Springs inundating the river bottom and Jenks three-fourths. Thousands were homeless with 3000 refugees aided by relief agencies as municipal water works shut down and disease risk rose. Residents fled in boats.
More than 200 Elks Lodge members gathered Tuesday night at the Denison for Flag Day. The program included patriotic singing, the Elk flag ritual led by Exalted Ruler Victor L. Wright, and an address by Oswald Ryan former national commander of the American Legion.
In observance of Riley day a home talent entertainment was staged Tuesday night at the Polk Memorial Community House in Greenwood Indiana for Riley Memorial Hospital. The program included the Greenwood Juvenile Band directed by Dr J A Craig and an operetta by Mrs James Polk Jr. The event supplemented the biennial May Festival.
Indiana's State museum houses one of the hemisphere's earliest men, a towering chieftain buried in Guthrie Township Lawrence County. Curator Hershman notes his size and limb development imply leadership and nomadic origin, with a healed arm fracture suggesting limited surgical care. A second skull from Tippecanoe County shows rougher features and wear indicating hard labor or hunting, while another expert links teeth use to tool or skin processing.
Local listings show various Thursday gatherings including the Federation of Civics Club C of C Daughters of Isabella and multiple luncheons. Groups such as the Traffic Club National Association of Stationary Engineers and the Board of Trade are scheduled with luncheon events across Lincoln and Claypool locations.
Indiana Retail Grocers convention hears Charles W. Meyers argue advertising aids grocers more than any publicity. Topics include uniform legislation, sugar, metric weights, transportation, and reasonable sale prices. Delegates toured Taggart Baking and Van Camp packing plants amid banquets and speeches by Meyers, Humphrey, Ulmer, Hadden, and Green.
Albert Nansen aged 21 of 42 N Belmont Ave was charged with vagrancy after police found him prowling the rear of R Sturgeon’s Grocery at 2021 W Washington St early today. Sergeant Sheehan’s night squad arrested him.
Tonight at Caleb Mills Hall the Methodist Hospital fund recital features Helen Leaning, Vladimir Lenska, and Ilsz. Lenska notes a $50,000 violin with a 1516 maker’s claim, previously played by Paganini and Joachim. Ilsz is a Belgian born pianist and composer now naturalized American.
Members of the Indianapolis Delta Upsilon Club and their families will meet for a picnic at Fairview Park Saturday afternoon and evening. Alan Boyd of Consolidated Building is in charge of arrangements.
After 255 hours the Shetland pony companion to three entombed miners in Bicknell Indiana was rescued from the mine. The pony, initially believed dead, was hoisted to the surface and paraded through the town as residents celebrated the unlikely survivor and the miners’ safe return.
George N. Mannfeld of the isle and game division of the department of conservation said traps for catching turtles are unlawful and users face prosecution. He added the only legal trap is the small kind used for minnows.
An eighty apartment brick and terra cotta building with steel reinforced concrete will rise at the southeast corner of N Pennsylvania and Pratt Sts. It will cost $500,000 and be fireproof with three or four room units. Leasing of Booth Tarkington home at Pennsylvania and Eleventh Sts to General Realty Co for 99 years was completed with a $233,500 rental and option for a second 99 year period at $481,000.
Nine members of the school of nursing at the city hospital were graduated Tuesday night. Dr. Charles Furgeson of Indianapolis gave the principal address. The graduates are Alma Weare Versailles, Ruby Agate Morocco, Edna Haynes Clinton, Grace Bowers Indianapolis, Bertie Lafer Cambridge City, Hester Brown Logansport, Lola Nay Madison, Kathleen Coulter Martinsville, and Lileth Rivers Frankfort.
An 18 year old girl riding with John McAndrews removed his diamond ring and claimed she dropped it near Morris and Charles Streets. McAndrews searched while the car started and vanished with the girl. The ring valued at 65 dollars, and the car remains missing.
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