Byrd Signals Return to Antarctica and Weather Stations
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd hinted at returning to the Antarctic to expand weather stations and perhaps airports for an aerial route. He spoke after receiving a National Geographic gold medal from President Hoover and outlined plans for further exploration and mapping in Marie Byrd Land and the Ross quadrant.
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United Press
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Hoover
National Geographic Society
New York
Byrd
South Polar
United States
Ross Quadrant
Ross Sea
Navy Department
Arlington National Cemetery
Floyd Bennett
North Pole
Peary
Wilkes
Pole
United States Weather Bureau
South Pole
Hansen
Navy Laboratory
Marie Byrd
Corner Stone Laid At City Airport Hanger Building
Simple ceremony marks the laying of the corner stone for the municipal airport administration building at 2 p m Louis C Brandt works board member and builder used a silver trowel to seal the stone in place Mayor Reginald H Sullivan and former Mayor L Ert Slack attended with works board and council members
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Louis C. Brandt
Works Board
Reginald H. Sullivan
L. Ert Slack
Works Board and Council
Man starves nine months for family and dies after return to work
Clarence R. Castle, out of work for nine months, finally finds a job pushing a wheelbarrow with a construction crew. He dies of gradual starvation hours after starting work, as his family faced deep poverty and rejection for nine months.
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Ledo
Clarence R. Castle
Mrs. Castle
Raymond
Robert
Irene
Castle
Reed
G A R Chief Dies Two Weeks After Election
Noblesville Indiana June 20 United Press says Isaac B Austin 86 died of pneumonia after influenza contracted at the G A R encampment in Wabash where he was elected department commander. Funeral at Noblesville Christian church. He leaves widow a son a daughter and two sisters. veteran of the Thirty ninth Indiana. with Sherman on the march to the sea.
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United Preas
Isaac B. Austin
Noblesville
Wabash
Noblesville Post
K. of
Pledge
Hamilton County
Learn to Swim Free Lessons At City Pools Next Week
The Times will publish a series of articles and pictures explaining free swimming lessons to be taught daily at city pools and beaches starting Monday. The six day course uses the American Red Cross system directed by Francis T. Hodges and Alma Tiefert with city recreation staff.
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Times
American Red Cross
Francis T. Hodges
Indianapolis
Alma, Tiefert
Father Gives Blood To Save 8 Year Old Kenneth McKittrick
In Chicago on June 20, Benjamin McKittrick donated a pint of his blood to save his 8 year old son Kenneth at Cook County Hospital. Dr N G Shaw reports a heavy metallic poison such as arsenic suspected as the cause of death for four of Kenneth’s siblings. Further tests planned to determine if disease or poisoning led to the deaths.
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Bay United Preas
Chicago
Kenneth McKittrick
Kenneth
Benjamin
Cook County
N. G. Shaw
McKittrick
Shaw
Durman sues for 10000 damages after pedestrian incident
Elmer Durman of 627 North Pennsylvania Street files a superior court suit seeking 10000 in damages for permanent injuries he says were caused by an auto strike on Washington Street and Virginia Avenue on May 21. Defendants Isaac Keen and Burling Boaz Jr. are named. Durman accuses both men of gross negligence and disregarding pedestrian rights.
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Washington Street
Virginia Avenue
Superior Court
Elmer Durman
North
Pennsylvania Street
Isaac Keen
Burling Boaz Jr
Durman
Boaz
Keen
Weather observations fragment with mixed times and readings
Fragment shows early morning to afternoon temperature readings and times without clear context. Data includes 6 a m 65, 10 m 76, 8 a m 75, 12 noon 79, 9 a m 71, p m 83, suggesting a sequence of surface readings across the day. No location or device identified.
West Terre Haute High Principal Faces Trial Over Funds
W. C. Holler, former principal, is on trial as the Terre Haute board of accounts cites misused state funds. He resigned, repaid 2744.18, and faces license revocation proceedings. Evidence alleges purchases for church, home improvements, and personal gifts funded by school money.
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W. C. Holler
West Terre Haute
Board of Accounts
Terre Haute School Board
Roy P. Wisehart
Statehouse
Holler
State Board of Education
Wisehart
Heller
Bethany M. E
Boston Detective Driscoll Missing after 36 Hours
Special officer James J. Driscoll of the Boston police has been missing for thirty six hours. He told his wife he planned to shoot himself after expressing discouragement over a failure to gain a promotion. He was last seen leaving his East Boston home with his service revolver.
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Bay United Press
Boston
James J. Driscoll
Driscoll
Cook Starts Twenty Years to Life for Slaying of Food Critic
In Little Valley on June 20 Claude Blowers a camp cook shot and killed Perry Manning a critic of his meals. He began a twenty years to life sentence after testifying in his own defense Manning reportedly attacked Blowers with a butcher knife during a drunken rage.
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Cook
United Press
Little Valley
Claude Blowers
Browers
Perry Manning
Factory to be built at Indiana state farm after fire
Reconstruction of the canning factory at the Indiana state farm will begin immediately after a conference between Superintendent Ralph Howard and Governor Harry G. Leslie. The previous brick structure burned down in a recent fire causing about $12,000 in losses. Construction will cost around $9,000 and bricks will be baked on the farm.
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Indiana State Farm
Ralph Howard
Harry G. Leslie
Howard
Silent wife faces arrest in torch case
Mobile reports Mrs. Leah Schroeder wife of Harold Schroeder questioned on knowledge of his disappearance and Indianapolis torch murder. Authorities seek arson charges and accuse her of complicity in an insurance fraud post. Investigators push to locate Schroeder as ties to Detroit gang links surface.
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Times Special Mobile
Ala
Leah Schroeder
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Mobile
Indianapolis
Schroeder
R. A. McMahon
Detroit
Winkler
McMahon
Fugitive from asylum linked to Queens maniac murders
Joseph Clarke a 34 year old escapee from Creedmore hospital was arrested in Philadelphia and ordered sent to New York as a murder suspect. Investigators traced a threatening letter to Queens murder victims, while Clarke’s room yielded 200 plus letters to celebrities and references to a blonde nurse.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Joseph Clarke
Creedmore
N. Y
New York
Queens
Long Island
F. M. Clarke
Two Hundred Fifth Street
Queens Village
Clarke
John Moszynski
Joseph Moszynski
Newark
N. J
Kings Park Hospital For
Creedmore Hospital
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Station
Warrants Sent in Schroeder Arson Case
Prosecuting Attorney Judson Stark will forward warrants against Harold Herbert Schroeder, a missing Mobile businessman, for arson in the burning of Schroeder’s car on High School road near Indianapolis on May 31. Sheriff George Winkler and Indianapolis investigators travel from Mobile to pursue additional leads in southern cities, with arrival expected Sunday or Monday.
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Schroeder
Winkler
Fred Fox
John Stump
George Eggleston
Indianapolis
Herbert
Ernest W. Schroeder
Evanston
Ill
Lynn
Sams
Elkhart
Anthony Janulewicz
Anthony Yonnell
Nanticoke
Janulewicz
Judson Stark
Mobile
Ala
Harold Herbert Schroeder
High School Road
George Winkler
Wheat Bottoms Out on Board of Trade
Wheat futures fell steadily on the Chicago Board of Trade as buyers failed to provide support. Heavy rains in western Canada influenced prices with July at 93 5/8 cents, September 96 5/8, and December at 101 1/2 cents, levels not seen since before 1914.
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United Press
Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Canada
Woman Burned in Home Blaze
Mrs. Anna Shipp, 57, was severely burned when flames from a closet ignited her dress as she opened the door after discovering the blaze. Her daughter, Catherine Hawk, knocked the flames down with a blanket saving her life. Fire caused $600 damage to the residence at Langsdale Avenue. Shipp was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Anna Shipp
Langsdale Avenue
Catherine Hawk
Mayor Bowles Seeks Court Order Over Recall Move
Detroit Mayor Charles Bowles prepared to seek a court injunction to halt the recall movement as 78 clerks verify 111,270 petition signatures filed with City Clerk Richard W. Reading. Verification should finish within five days, with an election expected about July 5.
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United Press
Detroit
Charles Bowles
Richard W. Reading
Lebanon Exposition and Jubilee Draw Large Attendance
Lebanon Indiana hosts a week long exposition and good will jubilee drawing large crowds. More than five hundred women attend a cooking demonstration session as part of the program while hundreds view exhibits inside and outside the building prior to opening.
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Snerial
Lebanon
Ind
First Dog Scotch Collie’s License Tag Tale
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan narrates how his Scotch collie Mike, the city’s self styled First Dog, loses and regains his license tag. The dog’s photo appears on receipts and a lighthearted plea reminds dogs to obtain tags by June 30. The mayor jokes about the dog’s Irish name causing mischief and ends with a note that buddyhood remains intact.
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Jimthe
Reginald H. Sullivan
Mike
Beauty colors bring out your best features
The Times begins a twelve part Woman's page series on “your beauty colors” using color psychology as applied by twelve screen stars. Greta Garbo is featured first with Janet Gaynor to follow, offering tips to enhance loveliness and value the information.
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the Times
Greta Garbo
Janet Gaynor
Gold Pens For Six Senators Spark Tariff Debate
Senator Barkley of Kentucky said in the senate that six prominent U.S. citizens received gold pens from the Hawley Smoot tariff bill while the rest got gold bricks. The remark followed Senator Harrison’s reference to the pen recipients as he labeled the bill the Grundy Hoover bill.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Senator Barkley
Del
Senate
Kley
Harrison
Dem
Miss
Congress
Hoover
Chicago Gangster Juliano Found Dead in Car by Clay Pit
Lorenza Juliano, chief of a south side alcohol gang, was found dead in a sedan wedged near a clay pit at 123rd Street and California Avenue. Police reorganize under Commissioner John Alcock, moving hundreds from detective work to patrols as part of a city wide crime drive.
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United Pri
Chicago
John Alcock
Lorenza Juliano
South Side
Alfred J. Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Juliano
One
Charles 5. Deneen
John A. Swanson
Lingle
Methodist Temple
Charles Rathburn
Detective Bureau
Beats
Alcock
Youth Charged With Accosting Women in Nighttime Incident
Homer Hughs 17 of 1244 North Illinois Street faces assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges after a companion allegedly restrained two women near Mrs. May McKeever’s home. The victims are Mrs. Mary Thomas 24 of Home hotel and Mrs. May McKeever 26 of 1250 West Bay Street. Charles McKeever, May’s husband, aided by locating and detaining Hughs. the second assailant fled.
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Homer Hughs
North
Illinois Street
Mary Thomas
Home Hotel
May McKeever
West Bay Street
Hughs
Mrs Carrie Campbell Condition Unchanged After Stroke
Mrs. Carrie Ada Campbell general secretary of the Indianapolis Y W C A remained unchanged in condition today. She suffered a lytic stroke Saturday in a town store and was hospitalized at Methodist Hospital.
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Carrie Ada Campbell
Indianapolis Y. W. C. A
Methodist Hospital
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