Tax Hold-Out Charged by County Heads
Franklin Indiana June 14 Times Special thousands of dollars in taxable property are missing from Pleasant and Franklin township assessment books compared with 1929. An omitted $17 000 farm prompted calls for system reforms including salaries hold, abolishing elected township assessors, and a proposal for a county assessor to appoint deputies.
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Franklin
Ind
Board of Review
Pleasant Township
Franklin Township
Simpson
Times
Marion
Edward Warfel
The
Association of Commerce
Policewomen lose jobs for summer in Gary
Gary Indiana June 14 with closing of public schools seventeen policewomen have been given a ten weeks layoff because the safety board held their services not needed at street crossings near schools during vacation. Six women officers will be retained seven will be cut. Two are police matrons and four are juvenile officers whose work is year round. Schoolboy safety patrols will handle traffic during the summer.
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Bu Times
Gary
Ind
Gary Public Schools
Stanley Bucklind
Albert S. Woods
Appropriation for Harbor Bridge Bid Plans In Indiana
The county council voted a 200000 appropriation for a new harbor bridge at Franklin Street and authorized a bond issue to raise the funds. Bids will be sought in the coming days. The bridge links the city park, handling 95 percent of traffic to beaches east to the state line, and the existing span is deemed inadequate.
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Michigan City
Ind
Franklin Street
Michigan State Line
Camp Meeting To Open In Anderson Indiana
Hundreds await the ten day Church of God camp meeting in Anderson starting Friday. At a Friday business meeting Rev J T Wilson of Warner Memorial university Eastland was elected president of the Gospel Trumpet Company and Rev R M Riggle was named editor. Twenty seven Anderson college graduates were honored at commencement Friday night.
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United Press
Anderson
Ind
Church of God
J. T. Wilson
Warner Memorial University
Eastland
Gospel Trumpet Company
R. M. Riggle
Anderson College
Carnivals in Terre Haute face $5 tax on concessions
Terre Haute and Vigo county carnival venues face a $5 tax on carnivals including concessions. L Quinn of the Terre Pouate Merchants Association says the measure follows a residents petition opposing gypsy carnival locations in residential areas. A limited divorce is sought in Hammond where Aretta Farley claims a year of estrangement and seeks $1000 support plus $25 weekly until final hearing. American Legion post in Columbus to sponsor a large Fourth of July celebration at the county fairgrounds, an all day and night event.
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Bu Times
Terre Haute
Ind
Vigo County
L. Quinn
Terre Pouate Merchants’ Association
Hammond
Aretta Farley
Hammond Superior Court
Times
Columbus
American Legion Post
DePauw co ed rifle club sweaters awarded
Perfect rifle range scores mark the DePauw University Girls Rifle Club daily routine. Miss Deborah Hoopengardner is the best shot. officers include Miss Helen Justice as president and Miss Bernice Phelps as secretary treasurer.
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Bu Times
Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw University
de Pauw University Girls
Miss Hoopengardner
Miss Justice
Miss Phelps
Women's Sports Association
ASK COURT TO RULE ON WILL
Frank Thomas as executor of the Abraham Stinson estate sues in Anderson Indiana circuit court to interpret a probate will. The will directs converting property to cash and dividing into five equal shares for the Stinson brothers heirs and their children. Millard Stinson has died. heirs seek court guidance on distribution among survivors.
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Anderson
Ind
Frank Thomas
Abraham Stinson
Circuit
Anthony
William
Stinson
Ethel Stinson
Jordan
Millard
Insanity to Be Slayer's Plea in Double Slaying
Leo Dimbinski 24, father of three, plans an insanity defense for a late June trial on charges from the deaths of his wife Clemintine and Dr. John L. Curtis. State's Attorney Taylor weighs charging options and seeks the death sentence. Dimbinski says he found the couple in bed and acted in a moment of rage. he is jailed.
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United Press
South Bend
Ind
Leo Dimbinski
Clementine
John L. Curtis
Harry S. Taylor
Dimbinski
City Jubilee to Be Staged in Lebanon Exposition Opens
Preparations for the Exposition and Good Will Jubilee at Lebanon advance as merchants, industrials, and civic groups join the Chamber of Commerce. The four day show features repeated amusements each afternoon and night with multiple entertainment acts announced. The event attracts thousands from Boone and nearby counties.
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Lebanon
Ind
Boone
Chamber of Commerce
Purdue summer school enrolls 575 students this year
Purdue university in Lafayette reports 575 students enrolled in the summer session, exceeding last year's total.
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Special Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University Summer School
Soothing Radox footbath claims corns lift out
An advertorial urges soaking feet for 15 minutes with Radox to soften and lift corns and calluses, claiming roots detach and skin becomes stronger. It notes availability at Hook's Dependable Drug Stores and other drug outlets.
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Hook
Sapsucker Flicker Case Sarges. Indiana Man Fined
Earl Osborn of Thorntown shot a flicker while using sap suckers as bait. A federal officer charged him. Osborn contested the $10 fine plus costs arguing he shot a sapsucker. The court upheld the original verdict, noting Hoosiers call the birds differently but law classifies them as flickers. total charges $33.
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United Press
Lebanon
Ind
Earl Osborn
Thorntown
Osborn
Federal
Body Found in Gary Garage Under Bullet Wound
The body of Joseph L. Berwanger secretary treasurer of Best Electric Company Gary was found in a car in the company garage with a bullet wound in the temple Police believe he killed himself during a period of despondency. The report runs with other regional notices of anniversary celebrations park openings and educational appointments across Indiana.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Joseph L. Berwanger
Best Electric Company
Electric Company
Berwanger
Driver dies after Vincennes crash. Forest brothers held
Pete Metro age 40 died in Vincennes hospital after an automobile crash on Road 10 west of town. Frank Forest of Chicago and his brother Steve Forest of Salem are in custody for investigation. John Rohr of Lawrenceville, driver of the other car, was seriously injured and hospitalized.
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Pit Times
Vincennes
Ind
Pete Metro
Vincennes Hospital
Here
Frank Forrest
Chicago
Steve Forest
Salem
Metro
Evansville
Danville
Ill
John Rohr
Lawrenceville
Oil test planned for 10000 acres near Cicero
Area near Cicero Indiana will be tested for oil with the first test well to be drilled next week on the Walter Sturdevant farm southwest of Cicero. The region sits in the old natural gas belt where oil was found decades ago but wells were abandoned years ago.
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Cicero
Ind
Here
Walter Sturdevant
Campaign map shows two summer party outings in Indiana
Republican and Democratic editorial associations plan two summer gatherings in Indiana in late June. Michigan City hosts Republicans June 27-28 while Bedford hosts Democrats June 20-21. The events will feature state leaders, candidates, and tariff debate topics shaping the November race.
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Michigan City
Bedford
Democratic Board of Strategy
R. Earl Peters
Fort Wayne
State Committee
James E. Watson
Arthur R. Robinson
Father Whips Boys Who Want to Visit Mother
Two boys, told by their father that Traverse City was three miles away, were whipped and sent toward their mother in Michigan. Officials picked them up in Hartford City and placed them with probation officers. They were later sent by train to Traverse City. No decision yet on action against the father.
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Times Special
UNCIE
Ind
Traverse City
Mich
Muncie
Hartford City
Portland
Alligator on Fishing Line Bites Huntington Angler
Wiley Goforth of Huntington felt a strong pull on his line in the Wabash River near his home and reeled in a four teen inch alligator. The unusual catch surprised the fisherman and capped a simple fishing outing with a rare river encounter.
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United Press
Huntington
Ind
Wiley Goforth
Wabash River
Marion Begins Major Building Boom
Rapid progress marks construction in Marion Indiana with projects totaling about 500000 dollars. Foundations are done and brick and steel work started on a 150000 dollar addition to the general hospital at the Marion National Sanatorium. Structural steel arrives for a 75000 dollar garage and warehouse by Indiana General Service Company with 175000 dollars more for equipment. A 15000 dollar garage and filling station by Rhoads Auto Service Company is due to finish within ten days.
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Marion
Ind
Marion National Sanatorium
Indiana General Service Company
Rhoads Auto Service Company
Firebug Sentenced After Cadiz Arson Spree
Henry county man John Barnard, 46, pleaded guilty to arson and burglary in Henry circuit court for setting fires along Mill street Cadiz last year. He received concurrent sentences totaling two to fourteen years on 1st degree arson, one to ten on 2nd degree arson, and three to ten on 2nd degree burglary. Authorities say he confessed to burning two houses two garages three barns and the store of John Stearns with motives including spite insurance and to cover other burglaries.
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United Press
Newcastle
Ind
Henry County
Cadiz
John Barnard
Henry
Barnard
Mill Street
John Stearns
Evansville job campaign targets 40k open positions
Evansville officials and civic leaders press a drive to place every jobless man as the Grundy tariff bill awaits House action. Pupils locate 300 jobs with over 10000 in wages. construction permits exceed 25000. Factories announce immediate building programs and the Chamber urges local hires.
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Times
Evansville
Ind
Senate
House
Chamber of Commerce
Reservoir Planned for Bloomington Water System
Bloomington officials consider building a new city water storage reservoir costing 150000 dollars. City engineer Carl B. Carpenter notes population growth makes it necessary and preliminary surveys have been completed. A Griffy Creek site near the Griffy Creek waterworks would require enlarging the dam and the distribution system.
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Times Special
Bloomington
Ind
Carl B. Carpenter
Griffy Creek
Missing head blocks state in death case
Marion Ind June 14 Grant county authorities face difficulty proving the murder of Thomas Tucker by Edward Blotz as parts of the corpse and the head remain unidentified. Blotz indicted for murder and jailed awaiting arraignment while searches span miles of farmland creeks and nearby territory.
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Bu'Times
Marion
Ind
Grant County
Edward Blotz
Thomas Tucker
Blotz
Seegar Creek
Tucker
Charles
Factory Picnic Set by Times Speci at Anderson
Broad Ripple park will host the Delco Remy plants annual picnic on July 26 in Anderson Ind More than 25000 people including workers and families attended last year B A Collens is general chairman of arrangements.
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Speci
Anderson
Ind
Broad Ripple Park
Delco-Remy
Broad Ripple
B. A. Collens
Anonymous Martinsville Millionaire Funds Scout Camp Plan
A Martinsville area donor offers to buy land and cover costs for a permanent Boy Scout camp to serve the White River area. The site likely lies between Martinsville and Bloomington with an estimated total expense around 20 900 dollars.
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Times Special
Bloomington
Ind
White River Area
Boy Scout Council
Martinsville
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