Soviet tractor blitz foreshadows five year plan milestone
Soviet Russia completes a tractor plant at Stalingrad with 50 000 machines a year and plans a second in the Urals for 75 000 yearly. The five year plan aims to collectivize farms and run industry as one massive producer to flood markets and outcompete rivals.
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William Philip Simms
Scripps-Howard
Washington
Russia
Stalin
Moscow
Sarajevo
Henry Ford
Stalingrad
Union of Soviets
Urals
Uncle Sam
Gentry Brothers Circus Opens Week in City Parade
The Gentry Brothers Circus opened its weekly schedule this afternoon under the American Legion. Performances are planned for noon and night at South Keystone and English avenues. Orphans from Lutheran and Protestant homes were guests, with more invited on Tuesday at Tenth Street and Emerson Avenue. The parade was led by the Seventh district women's auxiliary drum corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentry Brothers’ Circus
American Legion
South Keystone
English Avenues
Legion
Indianapolis
Tenth Street
Emerson Avenue
Women's Auxiliary
Seventh District
Woman Finds Shoe in Yard After Scream Incident
Mrs. Matilda Bishop of 1218 Oliver Avenue reported finding a young woman's shoe and one half stocking in her yard after hearing a scream in front of her home late Sunday night. She initially investigated and did not report the incident to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Bishop
Oliver Avenue
American Woman Dies in England Widow of Army Officer
Mrs Colin Campbell formerly Nancy Leither of Chicago died in Broadstairs England Sunday after an eight month illness. She was the widow of a British army officer and the daughter of Levi Z Leither a wealthy cage merchant.
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United Press
Broadstairs
England
Colin Campbell
Nancy Leither
Chicago
Campbell
Levi Z. Leither
Firemen Train Against Smoke With Masks At Station
Mercury nears ninety degrees as firefighters at No 30 station learn to breathe through gas masks. Battalion Chief John J. Bryan releases Captain A T Rosemeyer after five minutes in fumes. Patrolman Tom Lynch stands on duty at Washington street and Capitol avenue. Alma Tiefert heads city swimming program.
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Mercury
No. 30
John J. Bryan
A. T. Rosemeyer
Monia
Trafic
Tom Lynch
Post
Washington Street
Capitol Avenue
Maro Weiser
Auburn Street
Alma Tiefert
District liquor survey starts in Indianapolis
Workers from the Congressional Districts Modification League arrived in Indianapolis to survey the Seventh district Marion county on prohibition sentiment. They seek a petition for federal approval of legal beer and light wine under government supervision, led by Eleanor Dole, with arguments that Volstead lacks majority support, costs millions to enforce, is class legislation, and raises bootleg death rates.
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Modification League
Indianapolis
Marion County
Congress
Eleanor Dole
Washington, D. C
League
Dog track may be opened as sports resort
Frank Young bidder for a lease to reopen the Allisonville road site as a dancing and sports resort rather than a dog track. The plan follows bankruptcy of Acorn Lumber Company and the Indiana Kennels Club amid prior court actions and arrests of track employees.
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Allisonville Road
William C. McMaster
Superior Court Four
Frank Young
Acorn Lumber Company
Indiana Kennels Club, Ltd
Kennel Club
Lanius & Baxter
Columbus
Young
James M. Leathers
Crawford Favored for Georgia U.S. Marshal Nomination
The senate judiciary committee reported favorably the nomination of Louis H. Crawford to be United States marshal for the northern district of Georgia. Charges of drinking liquor had been filed against Crawford with the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
United Press
Washington
Louis H. Crawford
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Crawford
Learning to Swim No 1 Bobbing Like a Cork
Miss Alma Tiefert directs city recreation swimming class at all pools starting Lesson 1. Pupils learn buoyancy and breathing with steps including washing face, blowing bubbles, and bobbing like a cork. Emphasis on keeping head down and practicing until proficient. second lesson promised in The Times Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Tiefert
City Recreation Department
Wailing Wall debate draws world attention in Palestine
Webb Miller reports from Jerusalem that the League of Nations began a commission to resolve ownership of the wailing wall amid Arab Jewish tensions. The dispute, tied to religious significance and past clashes, draws Moslem and Jewish world wide interest and historic claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb Miller
United Press
India
Delhi
Jerusalem
Weeb Miller
Erusalem
League of Nations Today
League
Palestine
Egypt
Syria
Contractors Sent Blank For Census In Indiana
Five hundred five Indianapolis contractors and sub contractors have been sent report blanks for returns in the construction industry census part of the distribution census. C G Dunphy, acting industrial commissioner of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, said the Chamber cooperates with the census bureau. The construction census, once mail only, is now conducted by supervisors and enumerators in cities over 10 000 population, with 4146 Indiana contractors and 175000 nationwide receiving questionnaires.
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Indianapolis
C. G. Dunphy
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Census Bureau
Indiana
Works Board Awards Four Public Improvement Contracts
Four public improvement contracts totaling 27000 were awarded today by the works board. The projects include concrete paving on alley north of Roach street and on Twelfth street area, curb work on Twenty-seventh street, and paving on Highland Place. Resolutions approved include paving on Euclid avenue and two six foot paving strips onThirtieth from School to alley east of Drexel and opening and widening on Twelfth street from Jefferson avenue to Temple avenue.
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Works Board
Roach Street
Franklin Place
Clifton Street
Standard Paving Company
Twelfth Street
Sherman Drive
Denny Street
Mead Construction Company
Highland Place
Fall Creek
Twenty-ninth Street
Abel Brothers
Twenty-seventh Street
Ethel
Northwestern Avenue
Schwert Brothers
Euclid Avenue
Roy Avenue
Drexel
Jefferson Avenue
Temple Avenue
New York
Randolph
Purchase of Plaza Churches Is Studied
County commissioners will discuss the purchase of two churches on the Indiana War Memorial plaza with church representatives at a conference within four weeks. The appraisal set the price at 1,285,190 dollars. The board seeks taxpayer input for or against the purchase.
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Indiana War Memorial Plaza
George Snider
American Legion
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
Airport staff win forty mile race to Indianapolis
In the air at 9 a.m. wind southwest eleven mph and temperature 85. The tour windup from Rushville to Indianapolis saw airport staffers claim the main prize of 25 dollars from Dr. Harry F. Parr, with Captain H. Weir Cook presenting. Clarence Dowden won a 10 dollar reliability prize. Charles Hack took second prize flying an Eaglerock.
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Rushville
Indianapolis
Harry F. Parr
H. Weir Cook
Curtiss-Wright Flying Service
Indiana
Clarence Dowden
Hoosier
Charles Hack
Capitol Airport
Time Plane Drones On Chicago City of Chicago Reaches 274 Hours
The Hunter brothers Kenneth and John, of Sparta Illinois, piloting the endurance aircraft City of Chicago, extended their nonstop over Sky Harbor Airport to 274 hours at 2 40 a m. They sent a note to field attendants stating they are good for 500 hours longer.
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United Press
Chicago
Hunter Brothers
Sky Harbor
Kenneth
John Hunter
Sparta
Woman pilot wins silver reliability trophy on Indiana air tour
Mrs Phoebe Omlie of Memphis Tennessee, the tour's only woman pilot, received the silver reliability trophy from the Indianapolis Solo Club as the second all Indiana air tour ended at Mars Hill airport on Saturday. She and two male pilots completed the final lap and were honored for participation.
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Mars Hill
Phoebe Omlie
Memphis
Manslaughter Trial Slated For Wednesday
Robert Lewark, 21, of 2162 Station Street, faces an involuntary manslaughter indictment for the June 17 1929 death of 9 year old Dilma McAfee who was fatally struck when his car drove onto a sidewalk and into a yard where she played. The case was reconsidered after a 1929 grand jury indictment for voluntary manslaughter.
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Robert Lewark
Station Street
Lewark
Dilma McAfee
Thurman McAfee
Sewark
Pete Weet
New Jail Cells to be Tool-Proof at City Police Station
Louis Brandt of the works board announced the third floor jail will gain fourteen tool-proof cells of the latest design. The fireproof metal cells include wash basins, drinking fountains and double-decker beds, enabling segregation of criminals. Brown and Mich Inc won the contract on a low bid of 16135 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Brandt
Brandt
Brown & Mich, Inc
Delaware Bridge North Approach Bid Referred to Board
Standard Paving Company submitted the low bid of 26299 dollars for the Delaware street bridge north approach improvement. The works board referred the bid to the engineering department for tabulation, with award expected this week. The project includes asphalt paving on Fall Creek boulevard north of the bridge and on Delaware street to Twenty eighth street, plus connecting strips to Talbott avenue and Washington boulevard. A monument to Indiana’s pioneer women will be placed in the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Paving Company
Works Board
Delaware Street
Engineering Department
Fall Creek Boulevard
Twenty-eighth Street
Talbott Avenue
Washington Boulevard
Indiana
Bad Booze Found in City Warns of Poison Liquor
Deputy prohibition chief J. W. Wilkey warned Indiana residents about poison liquor found in the state. He is investigating and says most of the bad booze comes from the east. A warrant was issued for Cayuga farmer Harry Harper after a raid found a 300 gallon still and 8 000 gallons of mash on his farm.
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J. W. Wilkey
Indiana
Wilkey
Harry Harper
Cayuga
Ind
Harper’s Farm
Solicitor Stopped Over Petitions For Dry Law Repeal
A Liberal League solicitor, Louis J. Holzschuh of Peoria Illinois, was stopped by Police Sergeant John Sheehan while traveling the west section of the city on Sunday. He carried a petition calling for the overthrow of the prohibition law and charged residents 10 cents each to sign as Liberal League members. No arrest was made. The Times last week referred to the man as a salesmen for the Liberal League.
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Liberal League
John Sheehan
Louis J. Holzschuh
Peoria
Ill
Indianapolis Lions Club Picnic and Dinner Leads Week
Lion President announces annual picnic for the Indianapolis Lions Club at Northern Beach on Wednesday with members, families, and guests. Afternoon sports begin at 1 30 followed by a chicken dinner. H D Tumbleson Charles Merrick and Albert C Schoen lead arrangements. Dr K B Mayall was recently elected club president.
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Indianapolis Lions Club
Northern Beach
H. D. Tumbleson
Charles Merrick
Albert C. Schoen
K. B. Mayall
Henke Pigeon Winner in National Race Arrival
S Henke pigeon maintained 29 mph average and led Indianapolis entries in the national pigeon race from Chattanooga Tennessee to Indianapolis arriving well ahead of rivals. Over fifteen thousand pigeons were released at Chattanooga for lofts nationwide.
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S. Henke
Indianapolis
Chattanooga
Tenn
MIBS CHAMPION BREAKS EVEN
In Ocean City New Jersey Jimmy White the Indianapolis Times miles champion opened the national marbles tournament with four wins and four losses after day one. He defeated Charles Sethon of Youngstown 13 0 and 9 4 split with Ross Martin of Lima 3 10 and 9 4 and lost to Harold Davis of South Bend 7 6 and 10 3. He will play eight more games Tuesday against Buffalo Youngstown Fort Wayne and South Bend entries.
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Pi Times
Ocean City
N. J
Jimmy White
Indianapolis Times
Miles
North Central
South Bend
Jimmy
Buffalo
Youngstown
Ft. Wayne
Charles Sethon
Youngtown
Ross Martin
Lima
Harold Davis
Confer On Kentucky Avenue Improvement
The board of works met with county commissioners to discuss upgrading Kentucky Avenue from Harding to Minnesota streets. Initial plans under the connecting link law would split costs between city and county, but the city lacks funds. American Aggregate Company declined direct payment yet agreed to share an assessment if others paid. A financing plan was hoped to emerge from the conference.
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Board of Works
Kentucky Avenue
Harding
Minnesota
American Aggregate Company
Water death cheated boonville boy in near drowning
Eldred Duncan nearly drowned while swimming in Boonville Indiana on June 23. He fought cramps by surfacing to breathe and paddling with his hands each time. Two companions almost drowned trying to save him before a lifeguard arrived and rescued all.
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United Press
Boonville
Ind
Eldred Duncan
Marion county bids total 13 miles of road projects
Bids received from 14 firms for paving 13 miles on two main roads Shelbyville road seven miles and West Tenth street 5.8 miles with J R Hiatt Company low on Shelbyville road and Halstead Sons low on West Tenth street. State tax board warns to approve low bids or bond issues fail. London license for The Green Pastures refused over Yehovah portrayal.
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Marion County
Shelbyville Road
Thompson Road
West Tenth Street
West Seventy-first Street
Arlington Avenue
J. R. Hiatt Company
Bishop & Weir
Detroit
Halstead Sons Company
American Construction Company
Harry Dunn
State Tax Board
Phil Zoercher
Dunn
Zoercher
London
False teeth remedy promises comfort and bite hold
An old advertisement claims Fas teeth sprinkle on plates keeps dentures in place and comfortable while sweetening breath. It invites readers to Liggett's Hook Drug Co and other local drug stores to buy Fas teeth.
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Liggett's
Hook Drug Co
Aby Pines
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Wright Or Wrong
Gentry Circus
Chester Miller
Riley
Excelsior
District Liquor Survey
Moderation League
Solomon's Temple
Mohammed
Mosque of
Omar
City
Episcopal Diocese
Metent Feces
Kansas City
Sidney ‘Tlin Partridge
West Missouri
Florence Grady
North Tuxedo Street
Hallet J. Johnson
Bernard G. Nichols
State Fish and Game Division
Delaware
Lion President
MIBS
Times Marbles
Prince of Wales
Edward Albert
Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Meyer-Kiser Bank
E. Washington ST
Fletcher American National Bank
W. Wash. ST
Haag’s
Credi Askin & Wey Co
Washington St
Leon
Water Kent Radio
Public Service Tire Co
New York &I. Lincoln
Eens Jacquard Velour
Rose Tire Co
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