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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1928

Page

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Rescue Plane Wrecked at Nobile Camp

Irgo Bay Spitzbergen June 25 Lieutenant Elmer Lundborg Swedish aviator who rescued General Nobile reports his airplane crashed on a second landing at Nobile camp and cannot be repaired there. He strives to find a new landing place as ice floes break up while fears grow for sixteen missing crew members and Amundsen party.

United Press Irgo Bay Spitzbergen Elmer Paul Lundborg Nobile Camp General Nobile Citta di Milano Amundsen Lundborg Fokker Umberto Noblie Italia Noblie Nobile Natale Cecioni Farman Tromsoe Norway Roald Amundsen South Pole Foyn Island Cecioni Sarko Kings Bay Aritta Charles Fore Land

Two Kids Swallow Quarters In Family Habit Tale

Mary eight swallowed a quarter during a swing ride and needed surgery to retrieve it from her esophagus at the city hospital. Her thirteen year old brother Lowell did the same last week after catching a baseball, while ten year old Claude eyed the coin. Their father jokes about paying Sundays by check as the tale ends in a small home scene at 1002 Taft Ave.

Mary Lowell Claude Frank Kesler Taft Ave M. E. Zufall S. Keystone Ave City Hospital

City Officials Push Widening of Capitol Avenue

City Engineer A H Moore urged the board of public works to widen Capitol Ave from Washington to Sixteenth Street. The heavy traffic street currently has a forty five foot roadway and serves streetcars and buses. Police traffic officials backed the plan to Charles L Riddle. no cost estimate is available.

A. H. Moore Capitol Ave Washington Sixteenth St Board of Public Works Charles L. Riddle

Fletcher Cafeteria Plate Lunch Ad

Plate lunch offered at Fletcher Cafeteria in the Fletcher Trust Basement from 10 30 a m to 7 30 p m with noon and evening specialty plus 35 cent plates advertisement shows the hours and price and location in the basement dining area.

Fletcher Fletcher Trust

Metcalf Dies Noted Marion County Court Reporter at 70

Albert C. Metcalf age 70 longtime Marion County court reporter died at his home 1929 N Pennsylvania St after weeks of illness. He retired from Criminal Court reporting this winter, succeeded by son Norman E. Metcalf. Surviving are widow Leonora S Metcalf sons A C Jr and H B Indianapolis daughter Mrs J E Elliott Los Angeles funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Flanner Buchanan mortuary Crown Hill cemetery.

Albert C. Metcalf Marion County Pennsylvania St Norman E. Metcalf New York State Metcalf Indianapolis Norman Leonora S. .Metcalf H. B J. E. Elliott Los Angles Ind Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary Crown Hill Cemetery

Ban on Fort Booze Sought by Army Official

Captain Earl Moss Morale Officer seeks local deputies to bar bootleggers from the fort area near the prison. Sheriff Hawkins declines funding. Moss appeals to Federal Prohibition Office. Conference planned with Harry Bendel to report to George Winkler. Army estimate 90000 dollars plus youth leave costs.

Earl Moss Omer Hawkins Erge Maar Tun Moss Army Hawkins Federal Prohibition Office Harry Bendel George L. Winkler Bendel Winkler Indianapolis

Bullet victim held on vagrancy charge after shooting

Arthur A. Price, 28, of R. R. C. Box 262, is jailed at the city hospital on a vagrancy charge after being shot in the leg while seated in his automobile in front of his home. He refused to name his assailant to police, and said his wife was with her mother.

Arthur A. Price R. R. C. Box City Hospital Hicks Rozelle Walb Indianapolis Jackson

Timed sequence of scores noted in lines

A fragment records a series of times and numbers: 11 am 58 noon 57 1 pm 60, suggesting a time based score or tally sequence.

Stewart Indicted on Perjury Charges

Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana board, was indicted by a DC grand jury on perjury tied to statements before the Teapot Dome committee. The three count indictment alleges he denied knowledge of Liberty bond profits while having $759,000 worth, and that he claimed no contact or knowledge of others receiving bonds, despite personal involvement.

United Press Washington Robert W. Stewart Standard Oil Company of Indiana Board of Directors District of Columbia Senate Stewart Thentinental Trading Company

Hicks Charges Rozelle Case Probes In Grand Jury

South Bend publisher Robert E. Hicks says political influence taints the Rozelle mail fraud inquiry. He appealed to Postmaster General New for a thorough probe as Rozelle runs the Omaha Tapestry Company, with investigations continuing before a federal grand jury in Indiana.

Times Special South Bend Ind Robert E. Hicks South Whitley Today Harry S. New Omaha Tapestry Company la Grange Frank Rozelle Indiana Federal Court Hicks Federal Grand Jury Rozelle Oliver M. Loomis Arthur R. Robinson

Five Mile Pushmobile Sweepstakes Opens Saturday

Moody calls for a dry plane and launches broadside as Smith counters in a heated debate. The neighborhood’s third annual Five‑Mile Pushmobile Sweepstakes features ten cars, with Teddy Rosenbrock and Wallace Raiser driving in Car No 14. Cars race with four pushers per car, prizes include cash and merchandise, eliminations run Thursday and Friday, and the start is set for 5:15 pm with a 50‑lap grind finale.

Teddy Rosenbrock Wallace Raiser Gus Jackson Heffelman Richard Vollrath Jack Hefferman Victor Vollrath Palmer Raiser Billy John McDermott Toather Forty-Fifth Delaware Sts Lowell Kennedy

Indiana Anti-Saloon League urges Woollen to balk at Smith ticket

Indiana leaders pressure Evans Woollen to refuse vice presidential offers with Al Smith. E S Shumaker wires Indiana delegates urging opposition to Woollen joining Smith, citing political harm to Indiana and the Democratic Party. Woollen, Fletcher Savings and Trust head, not at convention and not commenting.

Indiana Anti-Saloon League Evans Woollen Indiana al Smith New York E. S. Shumaker Woollen Fletcher Savings and Trust Company Smith Charles A. Greathouse R. Earl Peters A. C. Sallee Houston Shumaker

Crash Victim In Critical Condition After City Collision

E. H. Stolzenbach 35 of East Dr Woodruff Place remains in a semi conscious state at city hospital after injuries from last Wednesday night crash with Dr. Leon Whetseil Bloomington at Kessler Blvd and Lafayette Pike. Internal hemorrhages described as cause of relapse in the last 24 hours.

E. H. Stolzenbach City Hospital Stolzenbach Leon Whetseil Bloomington Kessler Blvd Lafayette Pike Woodruff Place

Kids Fun Klub Offers Free Membership at The Times

Join the All Kids Klub today clip the coupon on page 8 and bring it to The Times office at 214 W Maryland St. Wednesday. Receive a free membership card for entry to hours of joy in the open air lodge at Broad Ripple Park, sponsored by The Indianapolis Times and Broad Ripple Park.

All Kids Klub Times Maryland St Indianapolis Times Broad Ripple Park

Anti-Gambling Crackdown Targets Building Owners In Indiana

Police Chief Claude M Worley plans action against owners allowing gambling in their buildings after a legal opinion cites penalties up to 500 dollars or six months in jail. Seaton Armstrong was fined for selling baseball pools. Trials of Milton Allison and Sim Jackson were continued. Police raided booze and gambling spots over the weekend arresting 178. The Fitzgerald home yielded six gallons of sugar alcohol five pints of moonshine and ninety quarts of home brew and they were charged with blind tiger. A roomer James Wilson was arrested and four others faced vagrancy charges. Two hundred fifty quarts of home brew were seized from Pearl Davis home. Davis faced blind tiger charges. Pool selling suspects Frank Morris and Harry Balch were held Sunday.

Claude M. Worley Worley Indiana Seaton Armstrong Massachusetts Ave Paul C. Wetter Milton Allison Senate Ave Sim Jackson Michigan St Thomas Fitzgerald James Wilson Ralph Dean Pearl Davis Meridian St Apt Frank Morris Illinois St Harry Balch

Disabled veterans press for higher compensation at Denver meet

Disabled Veterans of the World War open a week of sessions in Denver with a plan to petition the War Department. Delegates contend front line injuries deserve more pay than those from training incidents and will seek a formal resolution.

United Press Denver War Department

Scooter Derby Opens With 500 In Prizes

Get out your scooters for the first annual Times-Capitol Dairies Scooter Derby offering 500 dollars in prizes for fastest rides. Three classes will be used for girls five to nine, boys five to nine, and boys ten to eleven. Training plans and official coaches will be provided by the City Recreation Department with impartial judges and a tie arbitration committee.

Dad Times-Capitol Dairies Indianapolis Times

Moody Pushes Dry Plank At Democratic Convention

Governor Moody urges a firm prohibition platform endorsing the Eighteenth Amendment and enforcing dry laws. He backs equal treatment for agriculture and anti corruption measures while signaling a dry fight to secure re election. Delegates flood Houston for the convention as Smith supporters aim to win the nomina tion.

Houston Texas Dan Moody Friends of Prohibition Moody Smith Navy Josephus Daniels Platform Committee Daniels The United Press New York East Midwest South West Virginia Mayor Walker Tex Rickard

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Mary Zufall N. Capitol A. G. Metcalf Veteran Court Times New Riley Politics Hush South Whitly Gov. Moody Robert O'Hara Frank C. Dailey Elizabeth T. Stanley Liberty Thomas Taggart Taggart Massachusetts Decatur Charles Makley St. Marys Ohio Linn Grove Bank Kids Fun Klub AIM Kansas Ayres J. P. O’brien San Francisco el Paso J. Wilson Rine
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