Building Gains in May Shown by Six Indiana Cities
Six Indiana cities report higher building totals in May despite an overall state decline. The Cord Corporation plans a $125 million capitalization to concentrate Auburn interests and expand employee stock ownership. Other notes cover Bloomington oil drilling, Kokomo industry gains, and new facilities in South Bend Hammond Michigan City and Decatur as green light projects and plant expansions roll forward.
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Charles C. Stone
the Times
Indiana
Elkhart
Kokomo
Lafayette
Michigan City
South Bend
Whiting
Department of Commerce
E. L. Cord
Auburn Automobile Company
Auburn
Connersville
Cord Corporation
Auburn Company
Noblesville
D. C. Jenkins Glass
Bloomington
Monroe County
Petroleum Exploration Company of
West Virginia
Hoosier Iron Works
Kokomo Stamp Metal Company
Kokomo Sanitary Pottery
Kingston Products
Continental Steel Corporation
Greenfield
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Decatur Castings Company
Hartford City
J. J. Newberry Company
New York
Grand Trunk Terminal Warehouse Company
Middle West
Bendix Brake Corporation
Stinson
Stinson Aircraft Corporation
Wayne
Mich
Hammond
Levey Brothers Soap Company
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Lindbergh Secret Wedding Story Revealed Inside Tale
The Indianapolis Times through the Newspaper Enterprise Association details the May 27 ceremony at Englewood New Jersey, kept secret amid a media blitz. The groom Lindbergh and bride Anne Morrow wore simple attire, with no ring other than Anne's plain gold band, as guests were coordinated by coded calls to avoid taps.
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LSS
Anne
ACE
York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Indianapolis Times
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Filer
Mexico
Lindbergh
Miss Morrow
Morrow
Englewood
N. J
Elizabeth
Brown
City airport urged by Times special in Rushville
Walker Winslow of Curtiss Flying Service urged a municipal airport in Rushville in a Chamber of Commerce talk. About thirty city officials and other guests rode for free in Winslow's plane with Captain Weir Cook and Charles Cox, who spoke. The Telegram leads a campaign for the airport. Merchants and Farmers Telephone Co petitioned the public service commission for rate increases.
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Times
Rushville
Ind
Walker Winslow
Indianapolis
Curtiss Flying Service
Indiana
Chamber of Commerce
Rushville Telegram
Winslow
Weir Cook
Charles Cox
The
Flying Service
Telegram
Dry law deaths seen as expected by Indiana official
Frank Wright author of Indiana's bone dry law told United Press that killings by prohibition agents are regrettable but expected under prohibition. He said most deaths are accidental and agents are in a thankless job, while Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley of the Indiana WCTU blamed wet papers for inflating the blame and defended some actions as possibly justified.
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Prohibition
Frank Wright
Indiana
The
United
Wright
Elizabeth Stanley
Indiana Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Anonymous Gift Pushes Methodist Hospital Drive Past Half Million
An anonymous $100,000 gift raises the Methodist hospital expansion fund total to $533,217 as workers press toward a $1,000,000 goal. Campaign chair Arthur R. Baxter notes the donation is the third of the target yet to be met, with two $50,000 pledges already in place. Executive committee reports subscriptions of $10,000 and Dr. George M. Smith confirms the same. Workers meet Monday at the Columbia Club for the next report.
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Methodist Hospital
Arthur R. Baxter
George M. Smith
Columbia Club
Lindy and Anne Wed Quietly in Secluded Ceremony
Anne carried lark spur from Lindy’s picked bouquet as she spoke in a soft voice. The couple exchanged a plain gold band while guests served lemonade and cake prepared by Mrs. Morrow and Elizabeth. The newlyweds left without farewells, their honeymoon destination unknown to guests.
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Anne
Lindy
Mrs. Morrow
Elizabeth
Lindbergh
Man Without Country Denied U S Citizenship in Gary
Gary June 21 Paul P Glaser called red communist socialist and anarchist was denied reinstatement as a citizen after a two day hearing before Special Judge C B Tinkham In Gary citizens testified for and against him The judge said citizenship is a privilege not a right and refused to grant Glaser standing as an American citizen He plans to seek a rehearing
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Times
Gary
Ind
Paul P. Glaser
Glaser
Russia
Nicholas II
United States
C. B. Tinkham
Tinkham
George Washington
George III
DRY RAIDERS SEIZE LIQUOR IN EVANSVILLE RAID
Twenty-12 persons including several women faced liquor charges after thirty-eight prohibition agents raided more than twenty-five places. Authorities confiscated 10 000 quarts of beer and several hundred gallons of whisky destroyed. James G Browning led the raid and said all defendants would be tried under the Jones law.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
James G. Browning
Indiana
Richmond Seeks 320000 Funding for Two Sewer Systems
The Richmond city council considers an ordinance to appropriate 320000 for two sewer projects in the Reeveston district toward the Whitewater river and the district east of South Fifteenth and C streets toward the river. Bonded debt would total 536500, under an 800000 constitutional limit, marking the largest public works outlay in years. Last year West Richmond saw a major sewage system completion.
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Times
Richmond
Ind
Reeveston
Whitewater
Fifteenth
Army Auxiliary Leaders Visit Indianapolis Before Detroit Convention
Miss Violet Thomson national commander of the D A V auxiliary visits Indianapolis en route to Detroit for the national convention. She is joined by Mrs Frank Daley national treasurer and others from the Schuman Heink chapter. They tour the Soldiers and Sailors Monument and the World War Memorial Plaza before the convention opens Saturday in Detroit.
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Violet Thomson
Disabled American Veterans of the World War
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Detroit
Auxiliary
Frank Daley
H. E. Howland
Mary Katherine Shackleford
Schuman Heink
Legion Picnic Draws 5000 in Marion County Broad Ripple Park
Fourteen American Legion posts join in a district picnic at Broad Ripple park on Saturday with about 5,000 expected. The program includes wrestling, motor boat races, and dancing as Paul V. McNutt delivers a speech on securing a government hospital for disabled World War veterans in Indiana. Proceeds fund drum corps transportation to the state convention in Richmond and the national convention in Louisville.
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American Legion
Marion County
Broad Ripple Park
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Richmond
Louisville
Owl attack on girl prompts shooting of two screech owls
Residents of 2500 block North Talbot street reported two screech owl families roosting nearby. Police shot two owls and drove the rest away after an owl swooped down and bit Rose Ann Taylor eight on the head at 2547 North Talbot street Thursday night.
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North Talbot Street
Rose Ann Taylor
Delay Park Purchase and Pool Site Decision Deferred
The park board delays action on buying the Fletcher estate northeast of the city on Millersville road for park use until next Thursday. President John F. Milner says funds are lacking. Selection of a site east of Garfield Park shelter house for a south side swimming pool is also deferred until next week.
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Fletcher
Millersville Road
John FE. Milner
Park Board
Garfield Park Shelter House
Kruse Radio Unveils Eleven New Models At Dealer Meet
Eleven new radio receivers were introduced to the public at the Kruse Radio seventh annual dealers convention held Thursday at the Columbia Club. The firm distributes Crosley and Amrad radios and over 200 dealers attended the all day session. E. L. Kruse Sr., president, welcomed the visitors.
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Kruse Radio, Inc
Columbia Club
Crosley
Amrad
E. L. Kruse Sr
Hog attack terrifies golfers at Klamath Falls course
In Klamath Falls Oregon on June 21 a savage hog invaded a local golf course biting J. P. Lopez’s finger and threatening about six others. A call to Constable G. B. Cozad prompted no action until a warrant was issued naming Jane Doeswine with deadly assault. her capture is anticipated soon.
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United Press
Klamath Falls
Ore
J. P. Lopez
G. B. Cozad
Jane Doeswine
Jane
Reardon Attacks ROTC as War Breed at Church of God Meet
In Anderson June 21 Rev Earnest A Reardon of Denver criticized reserve officers training corps as a threat to world peace during an audience of 7000 at the Church of God convention. He urged schools to honor peaceful ideals as a path to world harmony and Christian victory.
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Anderson
Ind
Earnest A. Reardon
Denver
Colo
Reserve Officers Training Corps
International Church of God
Reardon
Church of God
John Tabakian
Alexandria
Egypt
William H. Tubbs
Scotes Bluff
Neb
Carl Kardatzke
Winchester
G. E. Eddy
Clarksburg
W. Va
Esther W. Barnes
Junction City
Kan
Isaac B. Tucker
Sellersburg
Raymond Handy
C. BE
Hudson
Seymour
Daniel E. Schemmer
Sturgis
Mich
Mamie B. Wallace
Kankakee
Ill
Anderson College and Theological Seminary
Joseph T. Wilson
Warner Memorial University
Eastland
Tex
W. E. Monk
Bessemer
Ala
America
W. E. Gray
South Bend
Christ
Pardon Our Shooting Pays for Error in Indiana
A dispute over a mistaken shooting by Hamilton county officers ends with $4000 in damages. Three men, Harry Butterworth, Herbiet Newlin, and Wendell Hesong, receive payments after being wounded while officers patrolled for liquor runners near Carmel. Hesong, incarcerated for threats, is unrelated to the settlement. The incident followed a car trip to Westfield for a basketball game.
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Speoblesville
Ind
Charles Gooding
Hamilton County
Harry Butterworth
Herbiet Newlin
Wendell Hessong
Hessong
Carmel
Gooding
Westfield
Indian hearings set by senate law committee postponed
The senate Indian law investigating committee abandoned summer hearings in Oklahoma at the request of Oklahoma's two senators. The panel now plans a July 10 tour of Indiana centers in Wisconsin North and South Dakota and Montana with hearings in all four states and scores of witnesses expected.
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Scrippa-Howard
Alliance
Washington
Senate Indian Law Investigating Committee
Oklahoma
Indiana
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Montana
Cannon defends stock dealings with defunct firm
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South says his stock transactions through Kable & Co. were honest and not connected to political outcomes. He cites information from Senator Carter Glass and the New York World, defends his private business, and explains the firm’s bankruptcy and his receipt of a partial dividend.
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United Press
Washington
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Kable & Co
New York
Cannon
Alfred E. Smith
South
Carter Glass
Dem
New York World
New York Exchange
Richmond
John P. Branch
Langbourne M. Williams
Richmond Stock Exchange
Glass
Cable & Co
Woman Seriously Hurt In Auto Crash Near Danville
Mrs. Christine Russell 53 of 2844 North New Jersey Street is hospitalized with serious injuries after an automobile accident near Danville Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Ethel Johnson 32 of 730 South Noble Street saw her car catch fire from wiring at Davidson and Washington Streets Thursday night. Bertha Kertepeter 56 of the same address leaped out and injured her head and right eye. Ernest Mattingly 10, son of Fred Mattingly, 2320 North Harding Street, was in a separate incident with a bicycle crashing into Kenneth Rudd 26 of 3441 North Illinois Street. hospital attendants report his condition is not serious.
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Christine Russell
New Jersey Street
Methodist Hospital
Danville
Ethel Johnson
South Noble Street
Davidson and
Washington Streets
Bertha Kertepeter
Ernest Mattingly
Fred Mattingly
North Harding Street
Kenneth Rudd
North Ilinois Street
City Hospital
Falls Forty Floors Iron Worker Dies at Civic Opera
Chicago June 21 Joseph Coyer a 40 year old iron worker died after missing his footing on the fortieth floor of the new Civic Opera building and falling to his death.
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Eee
United P Chicago
Joseph Coyer
Civic Opera
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American Steel and Wire Company
Certain-teed Products
Lynch Glass Machine Company
NEA Service
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Mary Smith
Lone Eagle
Dr. Brown
Larkspur
Merchants and Farmers Telephone Company
Hillsboro
Public Service Commission
Wright Law
Methodist Drive
Jones Law
Vention
Legion Will Picnic
Broad Ripple
North Side
Fletcher Estate
T. C
Senate
U. K
Clerk
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