Democrats to Hold Powwow in City July 11
Sea Times reports Terre Haute June 27 that Democratic State leaders plan a conference in Indianapolis on July 11 to reorganize Indiana party machinery. William A. Clijfeld of Arkansas will aid in drafting a program to regain congressional representation. Senator Walter S. Chambers will step down next May, with possible successors named including R. H. Peters, Robert Batton, and Arthur J. Hamrick. A tariff focused platform advocating decentralization and economy is set as the conference goal.
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Sea Times
Terre Haute
Ind
Indianapolis
Indiana
Democratic State Committee
Indiana Democratic Auritorial Association
William A. Cl*jfield
Arkansas
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Walter S. Chambers
Newcastle
Chambers
R. H E. Peters
Ft. Wayne
Robert Batton
Marion
Arthur J. Hamrick
Greencastle
Indiana Chambers Call for State Industrial Survey Commission
Forty Indiana chambers of commerce urged Governor Jackson to appoint a state industrial survey commission. A conference committee would confer with the governor to create the panel as an industrial aid for Indiana.
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Bu United Press Kokomo
Ind
Chambers of Commerce
Indiana
Jackson
Colored man held on vagrancy and concealed weapon charges
Charles Johnson 36 of 1630 Yandes St is held on vagrancy and concealed weapons charges after police found a revolver at Camp Sullivan. Authorities say several women will view the prisoner today to identify him as the man suspected of burglaries and assaults on women.
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Charles Johnson
Yandes St
Fridday
Camp Sullivan
Boy Bicyclist Hurt in Street Collision
Leonard Ragsdale, 14, of 1610 Sheldon St, sustained injuries to the right side hip and arm when his bicycle was struck by an automobile driven by Ezra Coleman of 1639 Columbia Ave as he turned from an alley into Seventeenth St. Coleman was charged with assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Ragsdale
Sheldon St
Ezra Coleman
Columbia Ave
Seventeenth St
Arsenal Ave
Coleman
Patrolman Has Real Job In City District 19
Patrolman John Holsclaw patrols district 19 bounded by College Ave Twenty Fourth St Seventeenth St and Martindale Ave. The area houses many colored residents and Douglass Park crowds require policing to weed out undesirables. Holsclaw, appointed May 25 1924, lives at 3131 N Illinois St.
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John Holsclaw
College Ave
Twenty-Fourth St
Seventeenth St
Martindale Ave
Douglass Park
Holsclaw
Illinois St
Auto Collision Injures Two on Blackford Street Bridge
An auto struck the center rail on the Canal bridge at Blackford Street Friday night injuring two people. C. A. Covert, 32, of Audubon Court, drove with Myrtle Rea, 20, of Meridian Street, and John Patrick, an employer in the car. Patrick was uninjured. Rea and Covert were taken to City Hospital. Police will ask Sergeant O Neal of the accident prevention bureau to investigate.
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Blackford St
O'Neal
Accident Prevention Bureau
C. A. Covert
Audubon Ct
Myrtle Rea
Meridian St
John Patrick
Patrick
Local Drivers Face Multiple Traffic Charges
Sheriff Hawkins arrested C R Leffler of Muncie Indiana for assault and battery and speeding. Police charged Edward Council and several others including Albert Hohl Henry Goger and R B Smith with speeding. Thomas Cain was charged with driving while intoxicated and failing to stop after an accident.
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Hawkins
C. R. Leffler
Muncie
Ind
Edward Councilman
R. R. K. Box
Albert Hohl
Broadway
A. G. Seiker
Uckie St
Henry Goger
Grill St
R. B. Smith
Ewing St
Thomas Cain
Virginia Ave
City to open basement bureau for free employment service
Mayor Shank announced a city branch of the State employment bureau to handle flood of applications. The office will be in city hall basement with one State and one city employee. Emma Johnson from the mayor’s office will serve as the city representative. State employee to be announced later by Perry W. Reeves.
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Shank
State Employment Bureau
Perry W. Reeves
State
Free Employment Service
Emma Johnson
Reeves
New Board Member Named for Teachers Retirement Fund
The Governor's Office announced the appointment of former State Senator Clem Richards from Terre Haute to the State Teachers' Retirement Fund Board, succeeding Eben H. Wolcott. Ada Greist of Martian was reappointed to the board.
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Clem Richards
Terre Haute
State Teachers' Retirement Fund Board
Eben H. Wolcott
State Bank Examiner
Ada Greist of
Martian
County Officials to Inspect Infirmary Monday
County commissioners plan a Monday morning visit to the county infirmary to review conditions and needs. John C. McCloskey, president, said a special council meeting may follow to appropriate funds for improvements after a grand jury report criticized the facility and urged a new building be erected.
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John C. McCloskey
McCloskey
State Bar to Meet with Lex J. Kirkpatrick Presiding
Indiana State Bar Association president Lex J. Kirkpatrick of Kokomo will preside over the 29th annual meeting July 8 and 9 at the Indianapolis Country Club. Robert E. L. Lanne of Dallas, former ABA president, will be principal speaker.
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Lex J. Kirkpatrick
Kokomo
Ind
Indiana State Bar Association
Indianapolis Country Club
Robert E. L. Lanne
Dallas
Tex
American Bar Association
Insull Petition Approved to Bid on Lake Shore Rail Property
The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Company seeks to buy the old Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend line at a receiver sale in Gary. Public Service Commission approves the move with Insull bidding six million four hundred seventy four thousand eight hundred ninety five dollars and eighty five cents.
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Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad Company
Insull
Chicago, Lake Shore and
South Bend
Gary
Public Service Commission
Securities Sale To Finance Public Service Commission
Securities totaling about 4 000 000 dollars will be sold to finance the Interstate Public Service Company, another Insull utility, to operate the New Albany Street Railway.
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Financeal
Commission
Interstate Public Service
New Albany Street Railway Pany
Gary business man exonerated in garage death
Otto Mc Murray a Gary business man was freed after being held without bond while the coroner investigated the death of an unidentified colored man found dead in the McMurray garage. Mc Murray had shot at the man’s head and the death occurred Tuesday night.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Otto McMurray
McMurray
Crowds to Be Filmed at Laurel Hall Public Park Vote
Visitors to Laurel Hall the former estate of Stoughton Fletcher may act in a film as crowds will be photographed at 3 p m today. The grounds remain open to visitors all weekend while the city debates whether to acquire the estate as a public park.
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Laurel Hall
Stoughton Fletcher
Stolen items tied to local residents and locations
Police report list of stolen belongings linked to residents including Carl Bulthaup 326 E Morris St Studebaker H B Moon 1052 W Highteenth St Ford and others such as E J Boleman 1512 Merchants Bank Bldg Oakland Frank Skiles 1749 Miller St Ford Mrs Jennie Montgomery 616 S East St Ford with thefts reported near Southport Meridian New York Sts Kentucky Ave and Spink Arms Union Station area
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Solenoney
Tim Intoménien
Carl Bulthaup
E. Morris St
Studebaker
Southport
Ind
H. B. Moon
W. Highteenth
Ford
Spink-Arms
E. J
Track Safety Warning Halts Martindale Ave Cars
Union Traction Company must fix alleged dangerous track condition on Martindale Ave or car passage will be halted by the city board of works. Board member William H. Freeman announced Friday. Dr. M. J. Spencer reported tracks reach up to four feet above pavement level in places.
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Union Traction Company
Martindale Ave
Board of Works
William H. Freeman
M. J. Spencer
Pastor to Speak on Past Present and Future at Centenary Church
The Rev. V. V. P. Brock will address the congregation Sunday at 10 30 a m on Past Present and Future with an evening topic Never Man So Spake at Centenary Christian Church.
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V. V P. Brock
Centenary Christian Church
Marriage Licenses Listed For Numerous Local Couples
A long list of marriage licenses includes Louis Fale and Mary Flass both of 741 N Holmes, Raymond Behymer and Mary C Lucas, Hamilton B Drummond and Catherine Fitzgerald, Joseph T Brooks and Lorna W Smith, Karl H Ries and Esther M Ball, George W Banta and Helen B Manifold, Robert Fitzsimmons and Helen Burnett, Michael P Crist and Amelia Sanborn, A C Jordan and Virginia Branch, Clarence A Maxwell and Andana Kotendh Gertrude tsit, Walter B Michael and Charlotte L Acherman, Wilbur Fa eerd and Vivian E McDopal. The entries show ages and occupations with addresses across multiple locales.
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Louis Fale
N. Holmes
Mary Flass
Raymond Behymer
Shelgon
Mary C. ‘Lucas
Hamilton B. Drummond
Ashlar
Catherine Fitzgerald
Joseph T. Brooks
Hovey
Lorna W. Smith
Ermont
Karl H. Ries
Dawson
Esther M. Ball
Limestone
George W. Banta
Johnson County
Helen B. Manifold
Spencer
Robert Fitzsimmons
Montcalm
Helen Burnett
Mansfield
Michael P. Crist
Pennsylvania
Amelia
Sanborn
Michigan Rd
A. C. Jordan
Orange
Texas
Virginia Branch
Harrisville
Clarence A. Maxwell
N. Pennandana
Kotendh
Gertrude Tsit
Her
Walter B Michael
Minnesota
Charlotte L. Acherman
Mnnesota
Wilbur Fa Eerd
Wabash
Indianufacturer
Florence G.reup
Labo
Pid Sanawn
Court
Harrison
Army
Kane
Faarvey R. Baker
Ois
N. Keystone
Raeiee
Beville
Ate Aren
Coe de- William
E. Ya Oe
Farmer
Vivian E. McDopal Sonce
Dora Bentley
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Canal and
Blackford
Employment Bureau
Eo” ST
U. K
Old Lake Shore Railroad
LEA& Perrins
the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
Cincinnati
OHIO
Williams Creek Estates
Meridian Street
Pennsylvania Street
Williams Creek
Representatives
Washington Bank and Trust Co
Washington Street
Meridian Hills Country Club
Holliday Park
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