Board warns against peril of vacations for children
Indianapolis officials issued accident prevention warnings as 40 000 public grade school children begin summer vacation. Most drownings last year involved youths. ministers and motorists urged vigilance and safer play areas. Police will renew year round safety drive to shield children during break.
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Indianapolis
Harry M. Franklin
Indianapolis Safety Council
Franklin
White River
Fall Creek
Canal
Eagle Creek
Warfleigh Beach
College Ave
McClure Beach
The
Safety Council
Todd Stoops
Hoosier Motor Club
Claude M. Worley
Jury clears patrolman in shooting of teenager
Patrolman Carl Wilson was not indicted in the killing of Paul Connor, 18, after he signaled to stop in Toledo Street. The grand jury returned twenty one indictments for routine offenses. Wilson remains under suspension as an officer. Six defendants remain at large.
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Carl Wilson
Paul Connor
Goodlet Ave
Wilson
Toledo St
Grand Jury
Son of Commerce Secretary Watches Kansas Convention
Allen Hoover, 21, son of the secretary of commerce, sat in a convention box with Secretary Jardine observing the demonstration for his father. He came from Stanford University where he is a senior and has acted as a page at the convention.
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United Press
Kansas City
Allen Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Agriculture Jardine
Stanford University
Girl Rivals Ready for Ocean Hop
In St John s Newfoundland two planes await start signals for a trans Atlantic air race. Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon prepare the Fokker Friendship with 750 gallons of gasoline at Trespassy Bay while Mabel Bell, Oliver Le Boutillier and Arthur Argles plan for the Bellanca Columbia at Harbour Grace awaiting favorable weather or a new propeller.
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United Press
ST. John's
New Foundland
Trespassy Bay
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Lou Gordon
Harbour Grace
Mabel Bell
Oliver C. le Boutillier
Arthur Argles
Europe
Clews Lacking In Killer Hunt
Detectives questioned two youths linked as friends of Mrs. Pearl Jarboe who was killed when thrown from a speeding car at Sixteenth and Colorado Streets. The suspects admitted a recent gathering with another woman and Mrs. Jarboe but denied plans for Wednesday's outing. A restaurant worker who knew Mrs. Jarboe was cleared, and her son identified a suspect. The body was taken to Cloverport Kentucky for burial and her husband claims she was kidnapped.
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Pearl Jarboe
Sixteenth
Colorado Sts
Jerry Kinney
Insull Donates Land for Indiana Dunes Park Expansion
Samuel Insull Jr. through the Indiana Industrial Land Company donates 36 acres in Porter County valued at 50 000 to the Indiana conservation department. The gift adds land from Lake Michigan to the Dunes State highway, enabling a landscaped forty foot drive into the park, said conservation director Richard Liber.
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Porter County
Indiana Conservation Department
Indiana Industrial Land Company
Samuel Insull, Jr
Chicago
Indiana Dunes State Park
Insull
Lake Michigan
Dunes State Highway
Richard Lieber
War boosts tobacco trade in Italy
Italians smoke twice as much tobacco since the war. The tobacco monopoly yields about 180 million dollars for the treasury. There are 26 government tobacco factories producing cigars cigarets and pipe tobacco, employing 22 000 men and women.
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United Press
Rome
Peru Motorist Killed in Highway Crash
Peru Indiana June 15 Harry Francis 46 killed when his car turned over on a highway near here. His wife seriously injured. Mrs George Bossley 40 and Gladys Owens 20 other occupants slightly hurt.
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Peru
United Press
Ind
Harry Francis
Here
George Bossley
Gladys Owens
Timid Millionaire Mellon Enjoys Circus at Convention
Secretary Mellon attended the Kansas City convention as a spectator, mingling with delegates and accepting a few requests for autographs. The scene highlighted his reluctance for public spectacle as he watched Pennsylvania cast 79 Hoover votes and anticipated returning to Treasury duties.
Judges Blast City Jail Conditions In Public Critique
Municipal Judge Clifton R. Cameron and Police Chief Claude Worley condemned the jail as horrible and unfit for human beings. Officials urged an appropriation to modernize the facility, citing slimy walls, rainwater leaks, and overcrowding with mixed prisoners including youths and citizens.
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Clifton R. Cameron
Cameron
Paul C. Wetter
Claude M. Worley
Fred Connell
Safety Board
Judge Wetter
Board of Works and Safety
Worley
Judge Cameron
Indianapolis
Wetter
Protest Filed Over Heat Plant Abandonment in Indianapolis
A petition to the Public Service Commission protests the abandonment of the Indianapolis Power and Light heat plant at Sixteenth and Alabama Streets. Signed by Carl H. Lieber Leo M. Rappaport and Timothy P. Sexton the filing estimates 457 homes would be affected and seeks no permission before next winter season with potential costs of 500000 to 1000000 for plant patrons.
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Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Sixteenth
Alabama Sts
Public Service Commission
Carl H. Lieber
Leo M. Rappaport
Timothy P. Sexton
Hunt Auto Hawks Police Search For Three Men
Police searched Essex streets today for three young men who allegedly attempted to lure young girls into an Essex coach near Harding Street and Howard Street. No arrests were reported as the investigation continued.
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Essex
Harding and
Howard Sts
Hub Hoover Nomination Dazes West Branch Iowa Town
Est Branch Ia June 15 In a quiet town of 800 the community erupts as Herbert Hoover, longtime local youth and presidential nominee, is hailed by former classmates teachers and residents. Bells fireworks bands and parades mark the moment with memories revived and a shared sense of historic pride.
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United Press
Butcher
Baker
Barber
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Hub
Bertie
West
Molly Curran
Klinck Bond Still Pending in Forgery Case
Attorneys for Earl Klinck sought approval of a $5,000 appeal bond before Special Judge Thomas E. Garvin. Howard Phillips said the bond was arranged but formal approval was delayed as Klinck remained jailed.
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Earl Klinck
Thomas E. Garvin
Howard Phillips
Klinck
Bandits Rob Hasselbeck Cheese Company in Buffalo Heist
Three masked bandits burst into the Hasselbeck Cheese Company in Buffalo and escaped with about $5,000 in cash and checks as workers were inside. They arrived by car before sacking the safe and controlling fifteen employees.
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Cheese Company Office
United Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Hasselbeck
Fire Breaks Out in Philip Collner Company Building
Chicago June 15. A two story frame and brick building housing the Philip Collner Company caught fire threatening nearby homes. Seventy fire squads battled the blaze described as one of the year's largest industrial fires. The structure held lumber building supplies and explosives across a square block.
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United Press
Chicago
Philip Collner Company
Plug Hat to Return to Fashion in National Push
Cincinnati report notes the National Association of Merchant Tailors plans a 1 250 000 advertising drive to revive the plug hat. Secretary T F B McNamara says American men will grow style conscious and embrace the high hat as clothing makes a comeback.
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Cincinnati
National Association of Merchant Tailors
T. F. B. McNamara
Hourly Temperature Readings for Common Day
At 7 am 56 degrees, 8 am 59, 9 am 62, 10 am 64, 11 am 65, noon 67 degrees. Temperature trend shows steady rise through late morning.
Curtis Leads in Vice Presidential Contention at Republican Convention
At the Republican national convention in Kandy United Press reports Curtis of Kansas leading Cox of Massachusetts for the vice presidency. Hoover aims to leave the choice to the convention as Curtis gains western support and Pennsylvania blocs back his candidacy. Lowden withdraws from consideration as the final balloting nears.
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United Press
Curtis
Kansas
Channing Cox
Massachusetts
Herbert Hoover
Moses
Hoover
Cox
Senator Fess
Ohio
Fess
Pennsylvania
Fisher
Ware
Worthington
Scranton
Borah
Mellon
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Former Governor withdraws from convention amid platform conflict
Second Place candidate for the presidential nomination released a statement withdrawing his name after the convention adopted Hoover-Jardine's agricultural plank. Otis F Glenn read the message, signaling the end of his candidacy and leaving questions about his future in politics.
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Otis F. Glenn
Glenn
Lowden
Republican Party
Hoover Nomination Clinched on First Ballot at 837 Votes
Herbert Hoover of California won the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot at the convention with 837 votes, far ahead of Frank Lowden and others. The decisive victory followed a fierce campaign and a dramatic convention hall display, signaling a shift toward a nontraditional political figure. Hoover plans a radio driven campaign with a notification in Palo Alto and a summer base in the Midwest.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Kansas City
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
California
Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Coolidge
Andrew W. Mellon
Palo Alto
Cal
Middle West
Wisconsin
Chicago
Sun Shines For Walter Holden After Robbery Relief
Walter Holden, robbed of 158 dollars in a New York cigar store while en route to his wife and newborn, receives a $100 check from Eugene and Samuel Smith, who were robbed at the same time, offering unexpected relief.
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New York
Walter Holden
Eugene
Samuel Smith
Sir Alfred Mond Receives Baron Melchett Title
Sir Alfred Mond, the renowned industrialist elevated to the peerage, has assumed the courtesy title Baron Melchett of Lindford in the county of Southampton.
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United Press
Sir Alfred Mond
Baron Melchett
Lindford
Southampton
Radio ads to run daily in Indianapolis Times broadcasts
The Indianapolis Times will air want ads on WFBM starting Monday before 5 p m and continue daily. The service is free for all advertisers and will include death notices lost and found and help wanted. Want ads phoned in will be aired the same day.
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Indianapolis Times
WFBM
Want Ad Department
Help Wanted
Want
Times
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