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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1927

Page

6

Teacher Wins in Bible Fight at DePauw

Greencastle Ind June 13 Professor Walter Bundy head of De Pauw University English Bible department will continue teaching Bible despite North Indiana Methodist Conference resolution to remove him. Conference action referred to trustees meeting with commencement. no action taken. Bundy’s supporters say he presents full truth for students to decide. critics accuse him of shaking faith.

Greencastle Ind Walter Bundy de Pauw University English Bible North Indiana Methodist Conference Bundy

League of Nations Council Quietly Deliberates on Disarmament

Geneva June 13 The League of Nations council met privately to discuss disarmament, focusing on private and government war material production and a proposed international convention. The reports show no agreement on limiting armaments, naval forces, or budget constraints, with many reservations blocking a viable treaty. The council plans to refer the matter to the September assembly after considering the Coolidge three power naval talks.

United Press Geneva Council of the League of Nations Europe Council League League Assembly United States Italy Japan Preparatory Disarmament Commission Stresemann Germany

City Girl Injured in Kokomo Auto Crash

Miss Kathryn Isler 16 of Indianapolis suffered head and facial cuts in a Sunday double accident in Kokomo. The party, including Gilbert Languell 18 Winifred Butcher 16 and Joe Evans 17, struck a moving traction car after church. Eight year old Walter Koontz sustained serious head injuries when run over by Basil Ironmonger’s car.

Kokomo Ind Kathryn Isler Minnie Isler Buchanan St Indianapolis Miss Isler Gilbert Languell Winifred Butcher Joe Evans Walter Koontz Basil Ironmonger

Death of John B Knittel former Indianapolis musician

John B Knittel former Indianapolis musician died in St Louis Missouri at age unknown He played with the Maennerchor and Lyra in Indianapolis and served as librarian and saxophonist for the St Louis Symphony Orchestra He married Hattie Kramer of Indianapolis in 1876 and is survived by a daughter Mrs Paul Bierman and Lilly C Knittel in St Louis

John B. Knittel Indianapolis St. Louis Maennerchor Knittel

Lindy Boats Collide Near Battery Passengers Unhurt

The ferries Julius Miller and the Bronx collided today in New York Harbor as crowds traveled toward the Battery to view Charles Lindbergh. Damage was slight and passengers remained calm. both vessels stayed in service.

New York Battery United Preas New York Julius Miller Bronx Battery Charles Lindbergh

Asphalt and concrete bids compete in city paving plan

The Indiana Asphalt Company offered bids on sheet asphalt, asphaltic concrete, and concrete for Cornell Ave and Hancock St with W C Richter submitting and the firm widely low bidder. City Engineer Frank C Lingenfelter urged asphaltic concrete for two streets while concrete for Haugh St was favored by property owners and low.

Indiana Asphalt Company W. C. Richter Indiana Cornell Ave Sixty-Third Sixty-Fourth Sts Hancock St Bellefontaine St Frank C. Lingenfelter Board of Works Haugh St Tenth Twelfth Sts

G A R Plan to Prohibit Circle Parking Ahead of Gary Encampment

G A R leaders informed Councilman Boynton J Moore that a resolution will be sent to Governor Jackson proposing a prohibition on Circle parking during the Indiana encampment at Gary on June 14. Soldiers and Sailors Monument superintendent Col Oran Perry announced the move.

Oran Perry Soldiers and Sailors Monument Boynton J. Moore Indiana Gary Perry Jackson

Grotto Plans Dinner for Seventh Anniversary Initiation

The Indianapolis Sahara Grotto marks its seventh anniversary with a dinner at the Atheneum on June 18. About 300 candidates will be initiated, and three are expected to receive the veiled prophets degree. A special program will feature the dinner.

Indianapolis Sahara Grotto The Athenaeum

Russell Trial Opens for Murder on Greenfield Man

Jury selection began in Indianapolis for Earl Russell 46 charged with murdering his wife on August 18 1926 at 1069 Eugene Street. The couple’s son Clarence 20 and brother George 17 found the father awaiting police after the killing. The wife worked at Fairbanks Morse to fund the sons’ schooling. the sons are key State witnesses.

Earl Russell Greenfield Russell Eugene St Times Ind Indianapolis George Marion County William H. Remy Paul Rhoadarmer Fairbanks-Morse Company

Thousands Expected to Hear Coolidge Address in Hammond

About 150000 people are expected at Wicker Memorial Park in Hammond on Tuesday to hear President Coolidge speak in honor of fallen soldiers and sailors. Civil War veterans will attend as the Grand Army of the Republic holds its state convention with veterans shuttled from Gary by club members. Fifty airplanes from Illinois and Michigan will circle overhead as the presidential party reaches the park.

United Press Hammond Ind Wicker Memorial Park Coolidge America Gary Illinois Michigan

Coolidge Addresses First International Soil Congress

President Coolidge welcomed delegates from twenty five nations led by Russia at the International Soil Congress in Washington. He urged global cooperation to ensure future food supply as the week long discussions focus on soil fertility and developing barren land for crop production.

United Press Washington Black Hills Coolidge International Soil Congress Russia

Woman Doctor Held After Boy Is Slain

Los Angeles June 13 Dr Louise Cable 45 prominent city physician was jailed on suspicion of murder related to the shooting death of Ray Frazzini 14. Her husband attorney and high school instructor C F Cable told police Albino Frazzini beat the boy with a rifle stock after being ordered off the Cable property.

United Press Los Angeles Louise Cable Ray Frazzini Cable

Explosive cocoanuts destroyed after fermentation scare

The health board seized eight dollars and forty cents worth of coconut stills that produced potent liquor. A city market stand owner faced angry customers who bought the explosive coconuts. Dr. Herman Morgan warned about risks and possible federal attention. Also reported is the death of C. R. Banks, 71, of Pleasant Run Parkway, with funeral Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

Ma Nature Indianapolis Commission Herman G. Morgan City Health Board Dr. Morgan

Swarthmore A. B. J. Paxton Unger Graduates

Unger son of Mr and Mrs S Mahlon Unger of 2219 N Pennsylvania St graduates from the English department at Swarthmore College Swarthmore Pa He was a 1923 Technical High School graduate and one of five of 204 applicants to win a $2000 Swarthmore scholarship He played rear guard on the Tech basketball team and captained the 1922 Tech football team He will teach in Connecticut schools.

J. Paxton Unger S. Mahlon Unger Pennsylvania St Swarthmore College Swarthmore Unger Tech Connecticut

Lindbergh in Fine Health Before New York Trip

President Coolidge's physician Dr James F Coupal says Charles Lindbergh is in perfect physical condition after a medical exam. Lindbergh is six feet two inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He could gain a little weight, the doctor advised. Mrs Lindbergh notes he keeps his weight down to save gasoline for flying.

United Press Washington Charles Lindbergh President Coolidge James F. Coupal New York Coupal

Priest Is Honored In Solemn Mass At St Anthony’s Church

Recently ordained priest Rev. John F Holloran celebrated a solemn high mass at St Anthony’s Church War man Ave and Michigan St as a boy attendee. Rev. Charles Duffey and Rev. Barbard Sheridan assisted with sermon by Rev. Pierce Dixon Mount Vernon. Hundreds attended a reception at Holloran home 3850 W Washington St. a requiem high mass will be read Tuesday for Monsignor Joseph F Byrne past pastor and tutor at St Anthony school by the nearby clergy.

John F. Holloran St. Anthony's Church Warman Ave Michigan St Charles Duffey Barbard Sheridan Pierce Dixon Mount Vernon Holloran Washington St James Moore SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral St. Anthony's Parish Sheridan Henry Dugan Joseph F. Byrne St. Anthony School

Fainting Fits Mark Lindbergh Parade in New York

Crowd density around Charles Lindbergh as he passed lower Broadway caused twelve women to faint, plus six more at another spot. A fire started by a dropped match at 26 Broadway engulfed tape litter, quickly fought by police, while a broker’s window paper bolt knocked a spectator unconscious and he was hospitalized.

United Press New York Gol Charles Lindbergh Broadway Standard Oil

Robbers Steal $15,000 in Gems in Detroit Hold Up

Jewelry salesman Sam Steinberg of Stear & Susskin Providence was held up in Detroit. He and the driver were forced from a rented car, and jewels valued at about $15,000 were taken by two bandits who fled in the vehicle.

United Press Detroit Sam Steinberg Stear & Susskin Providence R. I Seinberg Steinberg

Last town crier Walter Smith retires in Provincetown

The last town crier in America, Walter T. Smith of Provincetown, Mass., has given up his job after twenty seven years of roaming the streets to cry the news and announce local merchants, citing lameness rather than the rise of newspapers and radio.

United Press Provincetown Mass America Walter T. Smith Cape Cod Smith

Miss Indianapolis Contest Draws Six Entrants

Six young women compete for Miss Indianapolis after sixty entries. Dorothy Clark, 1914 N Harding Sr., selected for harp prowess, wins final spot among a lineup leading to a New York rehearsal and a $75 weekly contract with Young America.

Indianapolis Dorothy Clark N. Harding Sr Times-Publix Circle Theater Young America

Kindness Turns Sour as Gas Attendant Robbed at Station

Irvin McKinsey at the National Oil Refining Company station on Chester Ave and E Washington St was robbed after he opened the cash drawer to give a stranger two nickels for a dime to use the phone. The man and a companion fled in a car with $95. McKinsey escaped via a rear window.

Irvin McKinsey Fuelid Ave National Oil Refining Company Chester Ave E. Washington St McKinsey

Twenty Eight Nurses Receive Diplomas at St. Vincent’s

Twenty eight graduates will receive diplomas from St. Vincent's Hospital Nursing School at 7 30 tonight. The annual alumnae luncheon was held today for about 175 persons. The homecoming program followed. The ceremonies began this morning with a solemn high mass and a procession through the hospital grounds. The Right Reverend Joseph Chartrand will deliver the commencement address.

St. Vincent's Hospital Nursing School Joseph Chartrand

Four Die and Fifty Hurt in Caracas Fire Explosion

Four people died and fifty were injured in an explosion linked to a fire that damaged part of Caracas business district yesterday, police said.

United Presa Caracas Venezuela

Lindbergh Fete Set For St Louis Arrival and Banquet

Lindbergh arrives in St Louis on Friday after patience wearied doubts, landing at Lambert Field. The Chamber of Commerce banquet honors him Saturday with 1500 attendees. Reservations prioritized for fund contributors, Chamber members, then the public. Hotels report room premiums for the trio of days.

United Press ST. Louis Charles A. Lindbergh Harry H. Knight New York Lindbergh Lambert St. Louis Chamber of Commerce Fund Chamber of Commerce of Commerce

Twelve Hurt as Bus Crashes on Delaware River Bridge

Twelve people were injured, two seriously, when a motor bus driven by John Bryan skidded on the Delaware River Bridge and crashed into eight other autos in a double traffic line. The collision left several cars wrecked and traffic on the span disrupted.

United Arena Hiladelphia Delaware River John Bryan

New Engine Shown At Locomotive Engineers Meet

In Cleveland Ohio on June 13 veteran engineers heard John A Talty of Buffalo New York describe a limited cut off locomotive. Talty said the engine uses expansive steam from the start, saving fuel and water while increasing draw bar pull as speed rises. He noted it is already in use on many U S railroads.

United Preas Cleveland Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers John A. Talty Buffalo N. Y Talty

Daniels and Paddock end engagement remain just friends

Hollywood, June 13. Actress Bebe Daniels and sprinter Charley Paddock have ended their engagement and will remain just friends, Paddock announced.

Charley Paddock Bebe Daniels bin United Seena Hollywood Cal Sprint Star Paddock

City Man Dies in Car Crash

George Head aged 35 of 528 East Market Street was killed instantly in a crash at Emerson Avenue and Thirty-Eighth Streets. Funeral services set for Tuesday at St Patrick's Church with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Head a steeplejack for Capitol Transfer Company and long-time resident born in Kentucky. He was a Moose and Red Men lodge member. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Head, widow Anna, five sisters and seven brothers.

George Head E. Market St Emerson Ave Mr. Head St. Patrick's Catholic Church Holy Cross Cemetery Capitol Transfer Company Davis County Kentucky Moose and Red Men’s Lodges Joseph E. Head E. McCarty Sr Anna Head

Irony in Blessing as Eloping Couple Is Held

Harold Palmer and a Flint, Michigan bride eloped to Kansas City and were ordered held. Grace B. MacDonald, mother of the bride, met them at police headquarters and offered a quip then slipped a small bag of coins to her daughter before departing in the borrowed racer.

United Press Kans City Harold Palmer Flint Mich Grace B. MacDonald

Auto crash in Hartford City leaves two dead

In Hartford City on June 13, an automobile driven by Clare Templeton ran off a sharp turn into a ditch, killing Lucille Clayton, 18, and Arthur Compton, 21, and injuring six others.

All Times Hartford City Ind Clare Templeton Lucille Clayton This City Arthur Compton Mario

Lindy Namesake Baby Born in City Birth Records

The city health department records the first Lindbergh baby named Donald Lindberg Barnett, born June 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Barnett. Chief clerk C Tom Johnson notes birth reports honor a person as a signal.

Soviet Russia invites fliers Chamberlin and Levine

Soviet Russia today formally invited Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine to fly to Moscow as guests of the government. They planned a program visiting European capitals and may accompany Byrd on a return flight to America if Byrd flies to Paris. The fliers arrived at Baden Baden for a rest after train travel from Berlin amid huge public welcomes.

United Press Berlin Russia Clarence D. Chamberlin Charles A. Levine Moscow Richard E. Byrd Paris America Chamberlin Levine Byrd Cable Vienna Baden-Baden

Bondsman’s man escapes jail in Missouri poolroom

Cecil Lynch 23 of 425 West South Street remained in city jail after failing to appear in court on a blind tiger charge. Middaugh, who signed Lynch’s bond, pursued him to a poolroom at Missouri and South Streets where Lynch attempted to flee and was captured.

Cecil Lynch W. South Sty Lynch Charles (Shiner Middaugh Midedaugh Missouri and South Sts

Fifteen Communists Arrested at French Rail Centenary

In St. Etienne France police arrested fifteen communists who tried to disrupt the centenary celebration of the first French railroad. The clash occurred as authorities prevented interference with the commemorative events yesterday.

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