Quitting Date for Congress Still in Doubt
Washington June 20 Congress adjournment plans are unsettled as the senate sits in closing jam. House leaders hold the whip hand and no definite date will be set until the senate passes desired legislation. Senators may remain until Hoover signs or vetoes the World war veterans pensions increase. The rivers and harbors bill of 120 million dollars heads for senate passage.
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United Arena
Washington
Senate
House
Hoover
Congress
Diplomas for 24 but none are to graduate
Valhalla New York June 20. The 24 Valhalla junior high graduates were nearly denied diplomas as only eight students passed state board exams. Commencement was canceled. a taxpayers meeting is set for June 11 to discuss options.
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United Press
Two Men Accused of Forcing Girl Into Car on Blackford Street
Police investigated a report that two white men grabbed a girl at Blackford and New York streets and forced her into a car. Timothy Duffy of 745 West New York Street and George Keeling of Fort Harrison tracked the vehicle for several blocks.
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Police Today
Blackford
New York
Timothy Duffy
West
New York Street
George Keeling
Fort Harrison
Lipton Stricken by Severe Cold at Home
Sir Thomas Lipton, famed British sportsman, was taken ill at his Southgate home today with a severe cold. He arrived in a motor car and was assisted indoors by caretakers. The illness is not expected to be serious.
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United Preas
Southgate
Middlesex
Engle
Thomas Lipton
Siege of 1918 staged with real veterans at fairgrounds
Convention City post Veterans of Foreign Wars will present Siege of 1918 at the state fair grounds on July 19 using actual veterans for combat scenes. The event promises authentic battlefield noise and visuals beyond talkies and studio war pictures, as stated by post commander Wv. T. Wagner.
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State Fairgrounds
Convention City Post
No Man’s Land
Wv. T. Wagner
Veterans’ Organization
Miss Victory Crown Promised By Indiana Pageant Plan
A banquet for Miss Victory nominees is planned for Monday night. The winner, chosen by votes from sold tickets, will be crowned July 23 and receive a Marmon Roosevelt sedan donated by the Indianapolis Mormon Grove sales branch on Meridian Street. An all day Siege event with horse races addresses and contests is also planned by Wagner.
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Indianapolis
Meridian
Wagner
Indiana
Peru Leader Dies
Peru Indiana June 20 Charles W. Myers 69 a business leader and president of the Peru Lumber Company died at his home after a three months illness.
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Peru
Ind
Charles W. Myers
Peru Lumber Company
James T. Sturgeon Dies at 96 in Franklin
James T. Sturgeon, longtime Johnson County farmer, died at his daughter’s home on his 96th birthday. Funeral services and burial will be in Franklin cemetery. Survived by widow Eliza J. Sturgeon, three daughters, a son, eight grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
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James T. Sturgeon
Johnson County
Oma Bischoff
North Goodlet Avenue
Franklin Cemetery
West
Bischoff
Eliza J. Sturgeon
Cord McQuinn
Franklin
Bertha Stern
Fairmount
Minnie B. House
Indianapolis
William Sturgeon
Pomona College Wins Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest
Harold F. Pettee of Pomona College at Claremont California won the sixth annual intercollegiate oratorical contest, earning a $1,500 prize. He competed against six zone winners from across the United States.
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United Press
Los Angeles
United States
Harold F. Pettee
Pomona College
Claremont
Cal
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