Women Delegates Power at Democratic Convention Rise
Flora S Orr reports New York delegates at the Democratic convention show unprecedented female influence. Emily Newell Blair secures doubled at large delegate representation and a larger role, while opposition to her grows among party bosses. Blair is poised to keep leading the national committee.
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Flora S.orr
Times
New York
Madison Square Garden
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Delaware
West Virginia
Emily Newell Blair
Democratic National Committee
Blair
Mrs. Blair
National Committee
George Brennan
Illinois
Kellogg Fairbanks
Chicago
McAdoo
Zoning Change Petition Denied for Crawford Site
Emory C Crawford's bid to reclassify the southeast corner of Forty Sixth Street and College Avenue from residential to business was denied again by the board of zoning appeals. He sought the change to build business and storerooms. A separate police report says Rex Redwine, 18, of 422 Irving Place was jailed on vagrancy charges after a 16-year-old girl story. Redwine held on $1000 bond as the girl remains at the detention home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory C. Crawford
Forty-Sixth St
College Ave
Board of Zoning Appeals
Crawford
Rex Redwine
Irving Place
Lemons Bleach the Skin White Ad Claim
A vintage advertisement promotes a lemon based skin whitening lotion claiming two lemons and Orchard White create a quarter pint solution. It instructs shaking in a bottle and applying to face neck arms and hands, asserting no irritation and usage by famous stage beauties as a beautifier and freckle sunburn tan remover.
Four-in-One Gown Captures Votes at Democratic Convention
Laura Norlin, style expert at the Women's Democratic Club, unveils a four in one campaign costume for women stump speakers. The reversible silk outfit becomes a day dress, an afternoon gown, and an evening look, folding into a compact package for travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense Saunders
New
LAURA _NORLIN
Thou Art a Mystery Woman But You Havent a Thing on Man
Mrs Ferguson mockingly argues men misjudge women while listing paradoxes about male behavior. She cites breakfast conversation, tobacco, modesty, women’s roles, marriage, politics, gambling, and attire to challenge claims of female mystery. The piece uses satirical contrasts to reveal gender assumptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ferguson
Jeffrey Farnol
Congress
Sunday School or Jail for Two 17-Year-Olds
Glenn Kreinhagen and Ralph Pugh of Jackson County face a sentence of Sunday school every Sunday or 1 to 14 years in the state reformatory after confessing to stealing saddles and harness from neighbors.
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United Press
Columbus
Ind
State Reformatory
Glenn Kreinhagen
Ralph Pugh
Jackson County
Letter From Sydney Carton to Paula Perier
A personal 1924 note from Sydney Carton to Paula Perier discusses Hollywood life and friendship. He praises Paula’s performance in Her Last Card, reflects on old versus new friends, and encourages growth, change, and enjoying new relationships amid changing tastes.
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Sydney Carton
Paula Perier
Paula
California
Hollywood
Paula Dear
Paula Perter
NEA Service, Inc
Breakfast and Lunch Menu Featuring Cottage Cheese Sandwich
A historic daily menu lists meals for breakfast lunch and dinner with items like strawberries cottage cheese sandwich tomato bouillon broiled herring string beans shredded cabbage and rhubarb with raisins. It notes totals of calories protein fat carbohydrate and iron for each meal and provides a recipe for a cottage cheese open sandwich.
Reverend W H Book to Speak at Englewood Hustling Hundreds
The Rev. W. H. Book of Columbus Ind will address the Englewood Hustling Hundreds tonight at the Englewood community house 35 N Rural St A musical program will be given.
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Rev
W. H. Book
Britisher Still Trying Buy United Press Race Around World
Major Stuart MacLaren flew from Akayab to Rangoon continuing his bid to outpace U S Army aviators in the global race.
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United Press
Calcutta
Stuart MacLaren
Akayab
Rangoon
United States Army
Convention Tops at Club Dinner Plans for BPW National Convention
A Polly Primm tearoom dinner hosted by Homan's City Club reserved seating for fifty to discuss the BPW National Convention at West Baden July 21 26. Miss Elsa Houebrer president announced two thousand reservations with a legislative program to be set. Mrs Florence Alley hostess chair outlined club hostess cooperation for entertaining visitors.
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Polly Primm
Homan's City Club
Business and Professional Women
West Baden
Elsa Houebrer
National Office
Florence H. Alley
Darmody Wedding In Cassopolis As Family Attends
Mrs. Thomas Darmody and her daughter travel from Maple Road to Cassopolis Michigan for the wedding of John J Darmody and Margaret Cunningham. The couple plan a home and wedding trip return.
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Thomas F. Darmody
Maple Rd
Ellsworth Neal
Jack
Orlando
Fla
Cassopolis
Mich
John J. Darmody
Margaret Cunningham
Schuyler Crowe
Pauline
Louisville
Albert W. Lehman
Richelieu Apts
Elmer E. Ledbetter
Chicago
Lehman
Sullivan
Danville
Ind
Fables on Health Promote Picnics for Children
The article extols picnics and Sunday outings for Mann children, stressing hygienic value and imagination benefits for both kids and parents. It favors open country locations when possible and encourages using warm days for outdoor play, while noting playgrounds do not replace family outings. It ends with a plug for selling an automobile via Times Want Ads.
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Mann
Theta convention set at West Baden five days of events
Miss Helen Haight of 145 E Fall Creek Blvd leads local Theta chapter as Maison chair man for the national Kappa Alpha Theta convention at West Baden opening Thursday and running to July 2. Miss Louise Wills, Alumnae Club president, is general chairman. The five day program includes a stunt night model initiation service a fancy dress ball and a formal banquet.
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Helen Haight
Fall Creek Blvd
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity
West Baden
Louise Wills
She's No Flapper My Dear Miss Lee
Artha Lees column offers advice on girlhood, friendship and conduct. The writer asks about refusing risky social outings and shaking hands after introductions, plus whether to cut ties with a drinking suitor. The columnist counsels patience with a younger sister, cordial handshakes, and influencing a friend to reform rather than outright cutting off.
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Miss Lee
Mother
Escort Rude Dear Miss Lee
A reader asks if leaving after a show and refusing further dances was proper and how to handle dancing when still learning. The advisor says the escort was inappropriate and suggests avoiding dances until proficient, or politely explaining when declining.
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Miss Lee
Aera
Membership Returns for Kappa Alpha Theta Homecoming
Nearly fifty Indianapolis Alumnae Club members of Kappa Alpha Theta will attend the national homecoming convention at West Baden from June 27 to July 2. Representatives include fifty active chapters and forty three alumnae clubs with Miss Mary Patia Carver as alumnae delegate and Indianapolis as hostess city. Notable attendees listed include Mrs. Maxwell V. Bailey, Miss Genevieve Brown, Miss Helen Ardery, Miss Dorothy Bean, Miss Jean Brown, Miss Florence Dean, Miss Marie Field, Miss Marie Fitzgerald, Mrs. Walter Greenough, Mrs. J. D. Hughes Jr., Miss Lorene Jeffries, Miss Katherine Kenney, Miss Virginia Kingsbury, Miss Arda Knox, Miss Charlotte Lesh, Mrs. Perry W. Lesh, Miss Helen Thompson, Mrs. Walter H. Montgomery, Miss Rebecca Nicoson, Miss Ruth Ranier, Miss Edith Silver, Miss Jeanne Stewart, Miss Martha Updegraff, Miss Louise Wills, and Mrs. George C. Witt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity
West Baden
Louise Wills
Mary Patia Carver
Butler University
Maxwell V. Bailey
Scott Ridge Brewer
Genevieve Brown
Severin Buschmann
Helen Ardery
J. W. Atherton
Dorothy Bean
Jean Brown
H. Foster Clippinger
Grace Crowder
BE. L. Davis
Bertram C. Day
Florence Dean
Marie Field
Marie Fitzgerald
Walter Greenough
John J. Griffith
Taylor E
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