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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
11
In Convention Hall Kansas City on June 14 delegates with flags and badges mingle as speakers pledge Republican ideals. Banter from Ohio Michigan and California persists while reporters note the lively crowd and a distant factory whistle.
Mayor Slack to convene board of health Friday to decide architect, power engineer, and hospital consultant for the city hospital program. Council authorized surveys and cost estimates ten days ago with Slack to approve selections.
President and Mrs. Coolidge left by train for a two year apart Western vacation traveling toward Cedar Island Lodge Wisconsin. Mrs. Coolidge shows marked improvement and rests in her private compartment with nurse Miss Mabel Beet attending throughout the trip. The First Lady is expected to stay in seclusion at the Henry Clay Pierce estate on the Brule River awaiting recovery. The President, limping from a foot abrasion, remained in good humor as Hoover bade farewell at the White House. The party plans to reach Superior Friday morning and drive to the lodge.
Police stopped a fight between Raymond Scott and George Weber. Clarence Adams was found driving with a quart of alcohol. Scott surrendered to police and faces assault and battery charges. Weber and Adams face related charges including intoxication and transporting liquor.
Ross Little dozed off at the wheel of a coupe and awoke to find his car halted after striking a road guard rail. A timber from the guard rail smashed through the radiator and dash, shoving the seat backward, with Little badly startled but presumably uninjured.
Indianapolis Real Estate Board luncheon outlines plans to fly a delegation to the National Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Louisville Kentucky next week Hoosier airport president Bob Shapkir spoke on aviation safety and advancement Twelve Realtors already arranged to fly including Dan W LeGore Robert W Allison Albert H Wurster J Edward Robbing Paul McCord William Pruitt R W McAllister Robert Gregg E Kirk McKinney Glenn B Ralston Forest Knight and Donald Ryder secretary
A meeting at the Chamber of Commerce formed the executive committee to outline work for the Employes' Community Fund Fellowship. Officers include Earl Beck as president and Zee Leach as first vice president. Committee chairs cover campaign methods, complaints, education, membership, and publicity. The note ends with a mythic aside about Mount Olympus.
Evelyn Nesbit writes her life story in Pittsburgh hotel suite while performing cabaret. The memoir promises sensational disclosures about her marriage to Harry K Thaw, her relations with European royalty, and the Stanford White killing on Madison Square Garden roof.
Mrs. Carl R. Switzer of Indianapolis and two women passengers were injured when their car was forced off Route 52 thirteen miles north of Lebanon. The vehicle burned completely after the crash. both youths who forced the car fled the scene. All injured were treated at Witham Hospital and released the same night.
Indianapolis friends learn Clare Purdue age 43 former Manual Training High graduate and longtime Indianapolis resident died at Norwood Ohio. He was a Provident Life agent then Ohio territory head for Williamson agency. Survived by widow son James 10 and sister Mrs Jud Kelley. Funeral Saturday at his Norwood home. Frankfort reports Joseph Foreman businessman fatally injured when his car collided with a large bus at Boyleston and Michigan Roads three miles east of town. Bus driver Ellis Clifton not injured and Sheriff Hillis clears driver of blame.
The Hoosier Motor Club urges Indianapolis drivers to see Indiana first with one and two day summer weekend tours. This week end the suggested trip to Dunes State Park covers 188 miles on a paved route from Meridian Street to Broad Ripple then via U S 31 through Carmel Westfield Kokomo Peru Rochester Plymouth to South Bend and U S 20 to Michigan City.
Plans to pave Holt Road from Morris Street to State Road 67 are to be submitted to the county commissioners for final approval. Surveyor Henry Campbell said the project totals about 67 000 dollars with a 500 000 dollar program submitted June 1.
The Indianapolis Street Railway Company reports net earnings in April 1928 rose by 5382.57 from April 1927, totaling 117254. Net earnings fell from gross 436935.70 to 466645.46, while operating expenses decreased 35092.33 from 354744.03.
Phillip Narcisi and Harry Gadonai were severely cut by glass when Narcisi lost control after a front wheel came loose. Their car veered into a ditch and struck a telephone pole at Forty-Second Street and Royal Avenue. Both were hospitalized.
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