Worker Killed in Fall Had Premonition
John Donahoe aged 50 and John Murray aged 42 died after a ninety foot fall from a scaffold at the Star Store Building on West Washington Street. Donahoe had warned his brother of fearing the ropes. Coroner to hold inquest Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Donahoe
John Murray
Central Ave
Darby Donahue
Star Store
Washington St
Donahue
Murray
Donahoe
Georgia St
David Hennesy
Bessie Hennessy
Walter Wise
Legion
American Legion
Woman Missing Found After Barbecue Dispute
Juanita Scott, 26, of 2842 Boulevard Pl, was reported kidnapped but found safe after a fight near a Blue Bird barbecue close to Speedway City. She fled following an argument with two men over a colored patronage sign and a subsequent road fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Scott
Boulevard Pl
Miss Scott
Blue Bird
Speedway City
Three Men Escape From Ford Plant Roof
Three men were seen on the roof of the Ford Company plant at E Washington and Oriental Street Wednesday night and escaped before police arrived. Nightwatchman Charles W. Fenton said he saw them climb a telephone pole. Joe Glendolf reported $8 missing from his confectionery at 1233 S State Ave. John Whitaker a barker at 1118 E Tenth St. said a watch valued at $45 was taken from a rear room of his shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Company
E. Washington and Oriental St
Charles W. Fenton
Olive St
Joe Glendolf
S. State Ave
John Whitaker
Barker
E. Tenth St
Two Die Suddenly in City Investigations
Coroner Paul I. Robinson investigated two sudden deaths on Wednesday night. Toney Marver of 710 N Holmes Ave died at home from a heart attack. George Franklin, 40, of 609 Bright St died at 8 p.m. an hour after visiting the city hospital saying he was ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul I.’. Robinson
Toney Marver
N. Holmes Ave
George Franklin
Bright. St
Building Permits Listing Repairs And Ducts
A noisy catalog of permits mentions EN repair at 3004 E New Market Jenkins garage 413 N Ta ppiat ai DrOP 55 0007 addition and various dwelling projects including reroof remodel furnace and tank work at multiple addresses such as 836 N Oak myn sac 1835 N Hard igen 2939 N Talbott 1538 Randolph 1037 River 2241 N Delaware 451 W Twenty eighth and 1610 Lawrence plus others like 1256 Blaine 1462 Central 1316 Oliver 640 E Forty mete Borman 1228 N Key mene Sy Wrens 1638 Lewis and 640 E Forty mete Borman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mn
Shelburn
Helburn
Narles
Vans
Congress
Arles Evans
Muelle
Church
Judkins
Lawrence
Jidkins
Marriage Licenses and Names in a Local Notice Fragment
Fragmentary list shows marriage licenses with ages and partial addresses including arry R Williams 24 and 22 year old pairs, with hotel and street references. The readable items include names Knapp Dawson Schlagel Kelly Gibson and scattered street numbers, suggesting a local public notices table of marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holley Sehagel
R. Kelly
Oader
Gibson
Peer Wim
Sarda
Erie Muehiniet
Onda
Bo' Mleniean
M William
Ex Sheriff Convicted By Times Special
South Bend dispatch reports Bertence is to be pronounced Monday against Henry Greening former sheriff of La Porte County guilty of collecting sheriff and co operation money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Special
South Bend
Ind
Bertence
Henry Greening
Exerift
la Porte County
Soldier Father Seeks Homes for Baby in Hard Times
Roy L. Stephens, a Hoosier veteran of World War I, living near Washington, asks for help finding a home for his newborn son. A veteran electrician with knee wounds from combat, he supports three children on a $17 monthly pension and fears losing wages due to his injury. He hopes a stable home can provide schooling and care he cannot supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Randolph County
Roy L. Stephens
Washington
Army
France
America
Mary
Rita
Stephens
Stéphens
United States Marine Corps
Burglars Sought After Home Intrusion on Hershell Street
Police searched the vicinity of 1510 Hershell St Wednesday night but found no trace of two young burglars seen leaving the home of Mrs. Merrill Mathers. Mrs. Mathers reported the incident near midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershell St
Merrill Mathers
Former pastor Hand begins three year prison term
John R. Hand of Crawfordsville, a former minister, smiled at his wife and left for Leavenworth to serve a three year sentence handed by Judge Robert C. Baltzell after a jury convicted him of theft of a letter from the mails. Co-defendants William Wilson and John Stepp received six months and four months respectively for liquor law violations, while Leroy Black and Floyd Boston of Clinton drew three years and eighteen months for conspiracy to embezzle postal packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Hand
Crawfordsville
Leavenworth
Kan
Robert C. Baltzell
Hand
John Stepp
William Wilson
Corydon
Wilson
Stepp
Leroy Black
Floyd Boston
Clinton
Black
Boston
Masons hold last rites for James W. Lilly at Crown Hill
James W. Lilly, longtime Mason and civic leader and former Master of Mystic Tie Lodge F. and A. M. was laid to rest at Crown Hill Cemetery. Services were conducted at his residence 1715 N Meridian St by Rev Mathew F. Smith and Rev M L Haines of First Presbyterian Church at 3 30 p m with music by the Scottish Rite quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Tie Lodge F
A. M
Crown Hill Cemetery
James W. Lilly
Mathew F. Smith
M. L. Haines
First Presbyterian Church
N. Meridian St
Lilly
Mystic Tie
Scottish Rite Quartet
Dry Goods Body Elects Indiana Officials At Convention
Benjamin Allen of Washington elected president of the Indiana Retail Dry Goods Association at its twelfth annual convention in Claypool. Edward W. Williams of Knights Town named secretary treasurer, W. F. Senger of Peru vice president, and W. E. Balch of Indianapolis manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Allen
Washington
Ind
Indiana Retail Dry Goods Association
Claypool
Edward W. Williams
Knightstown
W. F. Senger
Peru
W. E. Balch
Indianapolis
Gypsy George Terpe Frees as Murders Charge Dropped
In Indiana on June 25 Judge Martin Smith ordered a jury to deliver a verdict of not guilty for George Terpe a gypsy accused of murdering Pete Carpenter. The defendant was released today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Special Y
Ind
George Terpe
Martin Smith
Pete Carpenter
Coroner Studies Death of Anna Tomko's Son in Gary Incident
Coroner Marshall probes the death of Mrs. Anna Tomko's son in Gary. Police report the father killed the boy accidentally while shooting rats after returning home intoxicated. initial accounts say the father shot the child when he interfered. Indianapolis De Molay chapter to visit Franklin Masonic Home Sunday with a program and bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Gary
Ind
Marshall
Anna Tomko
Tomko
Indianapolis
de Molay
Indiana Masonic
Franklin
Murder charge filed in fatal saloon shooting
Otis Johnson 26 colored of 1732 Northwestern Ave is jailed on a felonious charge awaiting inquest into the death of 80 year old French Starks whose body was found with a gunshot in the doorway of Claude Whitesides saloon at 416 W Sixteenth Place. Whitesides was jailed on vagrancy charges. Johnson said he shot Starks after betting dispute over $30. Starks died at the city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Johnson
Northwestern Ave
Furuer
Paul F. Robinson
French Starks
Claude Whitesides
W. Sixteenth
Whitesides
Johnson
Sneed
Eleventh and
West Sts
Starke
Starks
Local Club Luncheons and Dinners Noted
Meetings listed for Optimist Club Exchange Club Lin coln Altrusa Club and Knights of Pythias Triangle Club with luncheons and a 6 30 p m dinner at Claypool Indianapolis Assn Life Underwriters. Lincoln venue appears across events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimist Club
Claypool
Exchange Club
Lincoln
Altrusa Club
Indianapolis
Ass'n. Life Underwriters
Knights of Pythias Triangle Club
Youth Fatally Injured in Auto Crash Near Cumberland
Police identify a young male victim after a crash near Cumberland Indiana. Detective John Thompson photographed the man at Royster and Askin Morgue for eastern dispatch. The victim, a free transient riding with a Dayton Ohio man, died Monday night at city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Ind
Jerry Kinney
John Thompson
Bertillon
Royster and Askin
Dayton
Ohio
City Hospital
Two Youths Charged With Vehicle Taking
Police arrested Theodore Morrow age 16 of 438 North West Street and Richard Stone age 17 of 623 Tippecanoe Street on a vehicle taking charge. Seredian Walter White saw them changing license plates on a Ford coupe at Wilkins Street and Senate Avenue at 2 AM today. The car had been stolen from Eric Suter of 532 North West Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Morrow
N.west St
Richard Stone
Tippecanoe St
Sergt
Walter White
Wilkins St
Senate Ave
Eric Suter
N. West St
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Moore
Newtonville
Mass
A. Randall
Masons
State Retail Association
Gypsy
Travel
Noblesville
Kokomo
Logansport
Wabash
Marion
Portland
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Newcastle
Bluffton
Montpelier
Hartford City
Union City
Winchester
All Union
Union Traction
Hapénn Vacation
Tate
Warsaw
Leesburg
Milford Junction
Northern
Indiana
Union Traction Co. of
Masonic
Binzer
N. New Jersey St
State Auction Company
Randolph
D. C
Toledo & Dayton
the Times
Bill Jones
Board of Works
Tom Sims
Cochrane
New Times
Indianapolis Times Circulation Department
Maryland St
P. O. Box
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