Government closes prosperous year with 650 million surplus
United Press reports the government ended the year with about 650 million dollars in surplus as tax cut plans are drafted. House Ways and Means Chair Green expects possible 200 million in cuts next year while Democrats push for 400 to 500 million. Debt relief and rising revenues contribute to the favorable balance.
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Texas
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Customs Bureau
Coolidge
Post Office Department
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
A dramatic survey of Helen and the fall of Troy centering on Menelaus and Agamemnon. Paris, Aphrodite, and the Trojan siege frame a meditation on beauty, justice, and the burden of past sins in a charged tale of return to Sparta.
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Fitz National Pictures Inc
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Sparta
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Spertey
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Crete
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Priam
Men
Private Air Craft 10 Tax Local Field Instructor Coming
The Indianapolis area will see frequent private flight activity this summer as Capt. J. N. Kelly and Rollin Stewart promote the Indiana Waco aircraft. A demonstrator may arrive at Mars Hill field next week with instruction planned for residents, while license changes and hangar needs at the Indianapolis Airport are discussed.
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J. N. Kelly
Rollin Stewart
Indiana
Waco
Troy
Ohio
Kelly
U.S. Army Air Reserve
Mormon Motor Car Company
Mars Hill Field
Robert Gast
Louisville
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Commerce Department
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Indiana National Guardsmen
Daredevil stunt flier Richard Grace to fly Pacific solo
Richard Grace a 29 year old stunt flier who has crashed twenty two planes fourteen deliberately and once broke his neck while filming Wings in Hollywood now plans a solo Pacific crossing from Honolulu to San Francisco. Grace doubled for Tom Mix and wrecked automobiles in movies.
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San Francisco
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Hollywood
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508 Urge Tax Cut
508 Bartholomew county land owners signed a petition for tax reduction filed today. John M. Thompson presented it to Henry Lutherbeck of the state tax board and the county board of review. Thompson, a landholder and Bartholomew farm bureau official, cites 31 county land sales in two years showing assessments 13 percent above sale prices.
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Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County
Henry Lutherbeck
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County Board of Review
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Bartholomew Farm Bureau
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Promoted Secret Service Guard Leaves White House Detail
James Haley longtime White House Secret Service man who has served Mrs Coolidge for six years is promoted to a Washington detail and will depart Rapid City. He will be replaced by John J Fitzgerald noted for his fine dress and charm. Haley hails from St Louis while Fitzgerald is from New York.
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Rapid City
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James Haley
Debonair
Secret Service
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New Detail
Washington
John J. Fitzgerald
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St. Louis
Fitzgerald
New York
University research bureau opens new Indiana unit
The new branch of business research at Indiana University opened with strong enrollment. Charles F. Benzel, director, says the bureau, part of the School of Commerce, will closely cooperate with business leaders and supply Indiana oriented statistics. George W. Starr will succeed D. D. Edie as assistant director in September.
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Indiana University
Charles F. Benzel
University
School of Commerce
D. D. Edie
Chicago University
George W. Starr
Ohio Universty
Indiana
Benzel
Explosion Shatters Window as Fireworks Burst in Greentown
In Greentown Indiana a supply of fireworks in a drug store window exploded causing shattered glass and panic among pedestrians. The blast sent roman candles and sky rockets into the street as bystanders scattered to safety.
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Greentown
Ind
Klan Demands Radio Permit Near Mount Vernon
The Ku Klux Klan plans a 5000 watt radio station near Mount Vernon and seeks a building permit. Radio Commissioner Caldwell notes 300 stations wait for wavelengths and says permits must be obtained before construction. Backers claim orderly progress and represent millions of Americans.
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
National Klan Weekly
Mount Vernon
Caldwell
Radio Commission
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Accidents End Lives Of Three In Indiana
Three people died in Indiana in the past 24 hours. James Howell, 6, was killed when hit by a motor vehicle in Valparaiso. Kazuo Takimori, 22, of Ft Wayne, died when his car struck a tree. Alexander Rowland, 76, a Kokomo area farmer, fell from a tree while picking cherries. Raymond Doll, 32, of Vincennes, sustained a fractured arm and concussion after an auto crash. Agnes Miller, 10, Vincennes, was struck by a car. Elmer Gwynn, Anderson, had a fractured left leg in another bicycle collision with a vehicle. Two female companions of Takimori were slightly hurt.
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Automobile
Valparaiso
Alexander Rowland
Kokomo
Kazuo Takimori
Ft. Wayne
Takimori
Raymond Doll
Vincennes
Agnes Miller
Elmer Gwynn
Anderson
Trout Tuna Fight Marks Local Catch In Manasquan
A 700 pound tuna was landed off Manasquan New Jersey by the Manasquan Fish Company crew under Capt Hilding Swenssen after a 90 minute battle. The fish, the season’s first large catch in local waters, was in pound nets when brought to sea and sold for $100 in a New York market.
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N. J
Manasquan Fish Company
Hilding Swenssen
Swensson
New York
Perches on Flagpole to Set Endurance Record
Chicago June 30 Joe Powers sits atop the Morrison Hotel flagpole to attempt a new endurance record. He plans to remain aloft for at least fifteen days to surpass Shipwreck Kelly's Newark, New Jersey feat. He enjoyed the view but disliked the 94 degree heat. His first meal was a club sandwich as hundreds watched below.
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United Press
Chicago
Joe Powers
Morrison Hotel
Kelly
Newark
N. J
Two Men Given Liquor Sentences For Supplying Boys
Special Municipal Judge W H Faust sentenced Leonard Robeson and Pearl Show to 120 days in State Farm and $100 fines each for giving liquor to two 16 year olds and a 14 year old boy. Robeson was seen by a witness and police summoned. Show handed a half pint to a 14 year old.
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Pearl Show
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Awards delayed for Indiana high school press contest
Franklin Ind June 30 results of the all state contest for Indiana high school newspapers and yearbooks will be announced Sept 1. Awards due July 1 are postponed due to a new judging system with more detailed consideration by judges. About 100 publications entered. Dan A Edkins Frank College executive secretary SHS IPA commented today.
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Franklin
Ind
Indiana
Indiana High School Press Association
Dan A. Edkins
Frank College
Borer Infests Corn Field Near Noblesville
A not yet identified borer has infested Walter Henry’s corn field near Noblesville Indiana marking the first borers sighting in this part of the state.
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Noblesville
Ind
Walter Henry
Saloon Fixtures Ordered Destroyed In Gary Inquiry
Gary Indiana on June 30 reports City Judge OC M Greenleeordered destruction of saloon fixtures in soft drink parlors to enforce ban on saloons and deny any raiders justification. Police were instructed accordingly.
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Times
Gary
Ind
OC. M. Greenlee
Greenlee
325 Boys to Hold Rally in City Park
In SHELB, Ind., on Friday 325 members of the Boys' Civic League will stage a rally in the city park.
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Sneeiat Shelb
Ind
Boys’ Civic League
Let Contract for Sewer to Chicago Firm
The $637,725 contract for the Pleasant Run interceptor sewer was awarded to Krenn Data Construction Co of Chicago, ending a 15 year fight for relief from contaminated Pleasant Run waters. Work to begin after materials arrive, with about 300 jobs created and most labor to be sourced locally.
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Pleasant Run
Krenn Data Construction Company
Board of Works
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Duvall
Frank C. Lingenfelter
Krenn
Arlington Ave
Garfield Park
Bean Creek Pleasant Run
Schuyler Haas
Frederick E. Matson
Holway
Independent Concrete Pipe Company
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Sherman Dr
H. R. Duckwall
Irvington
Indianapolis
Charles Culley
Washington St
Arlington
Data
Lincoln Statue Unveiling Planned in Urbana Sunday
Abraham Lincoln will be remembered with a bronze statue near the county courthouse site where he practiced law. University of Illinois officials announced unveiling and dedication for Sunday July 3 at 3 p.m. with Dr. William E. Barton of Boston delivering the principal address.
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United Press Urbana
William E. Barton
Boston
Life of Lincoln
Kodak Pays Dividend to Thousands in Rochester
The Eastman Kodak Company will pay 15,279 employees at noon tomorrow $2,947,410.08 in cash wage dividends and issue stock dividends on 175,078 shares, totaling $3,297,666.08, the largest distribution in company history.
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United Press
Rochester
N. Y
Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak
Explosion in Trash Fire Wounds Seymour Man
Seymour Indiana reports a trash fire exploded from an old shotgun shell injuring Lag Conway with wounds to the chest and arms. Fire department responders attended the scene and no further injuries were reported.
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Seymour Man
Times
Seymour
Ind
Lag Conway
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