Walker W Winslow to attempt ten hour fuel test flight
Walker W Winslow president of Indiana Aviation Corp will attempt a new duration record in a standard Curtiss Robin monoplane loaded with fifty gallons of gasoline. He will depart Mars Hill airport at 5 am Sunday fly over Indianapolis and surrounding cities and not land until fuel runs out. Officials include Robert F Shank Hoosier airport president Elmer H Jose Capitol Airways president Todd Stoops Hoosier Motor Club manager Paul Q Richey Chamber of Commerce president and Charles E Cox Jr Curtiss-Wright Flying Service Indiana operations manager.
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Walker W. Winslow
Indiana Aviation Corporation
Winslow
Mars Hill
Indianapolis
New York
Robert F. Shank
Hoosier
Elmer H. Jose
Capitol Airways
Todd Stoops
Hoosier Motor Club
Paul Q. Richey
Chamber of Commerce
Charles E. Cox Jr
Curtiss-Wright Flying Service of
Indiana
Desire to Talk With Wife Causes Arrest
John Sparks attempted to visit his wife Ada Sparks during a police raid on their Connersville home. He telephoned Sheriff Woodward claiming her father wished to speak to her, but the call traced to Sparks led to his capture near Hamilton Ohio. He is jailed on a charge of possession and sale of liquor.
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Connersville
Ind
Ada Sparks
John Sparks
Woodward
Hamilton
Hines
Navy figure Nordstrom dies at 54 after heroism
Chief Boatswain Nordstrom a veteran of the Spanish American War and Medal of Honor recipient died of heart failure at 54. He served as Admiral Sampson’s coxswain in the battle of Santiago and earned the medal for rescuing survivors after a forward turret explosion on the battleship Kearsarge off Cuba in 1905. He was picked up exhausted with ten companions from a Navy collier near Galveston.
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Tuited Pres
Cincinnati
Galveston
Navy
Cuba
Good Samaritan’s protegé arrested in larceny case
The Good Samaritan reported a theft by his protegé Gilbert Jones, 21, arresting him after bringing Jones to police headquarters by force. Jennings claims all items except a valued coat were recovered, with $55 clothing missing from Jennings’ home on North New Jersey Street and Cornell Avenue.
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Good Samaritan
Edward Jennings
North
New Jersey Street
Reichsbank Head Quits In Berlin Resignation
Dr Hjalmar Schacht resigned today as president of the Reichsbank in Berlin. He led the Reichsbank board to the noon meeting as the Owen D Young reparations plan faced criticism. He had attacked the government over alleged adulteration of the reparations plan discussed at The Hague.
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United Press
Berlin
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Schacht
Owen D. Young Tions
Reichsbank Board
Hague
Odor of Oil Sparks $10,000 Damage Suit in Hammond
In Hammond Indiana the Ra mona restaurant owners sue John J Brehm & Sons for 10000 dollars alleging an oil spill on January 2 coated the basement floor and the persistent odor has driven customers away. The suit cites 500 gallons spilled by Brehm employees and ongoing odor as the basis for damages.
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Sprciv
Hammond
Ind
Ramona
John J. Brehm & Sons
Brehm
Grease Paint Themes Stock Butler Club Exhibit
The Thespis club at Butler moves from curricular bench to stage makeup with new coeds and male students learning cosmetic art. Upper photo shows rouge lipstick and wax teeth as the group stages James Barrie’s The Old Lady Shows Her Medals. Inset images feature Beatrice House applying pink rouge while Malcom Snoddy guides Betty Remy in powder.
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Lato
Einstein
Butler
Thespis Club
James Barries
Malcom Snoddy
South Central Court
Betty Remy
North Illinois Street
Bebe Daniels
Ruth Chatteron
Beatrice House
Madison Avenue
Feeble-Minded Camp Plans Advance At Ft Wayne
Superintendent Charles A. McGonagle outlined a summer camp project for the School for Feeble-Minded Youth at Ft Wayne. Around 60 inmates would be housed in newly planned buildings on Round Lake at an estimated cost of 5000 dollars. 800 feet of lakefront was purchased for 1.50 per foot. Ft Wayne luncheon clubs are raising funds with a Muncie firm sending fencing and 100 dollar checks. Richard Lieber of the state conservation department announced plans to provide state orphans with outings at state parks. Secretary John A. Brown of the state charities board is finalizing arrangements.
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Charles A. McGonagle
Harry G. Leslie
Ft. Wayne
McGonagle
Round Lake
Muncie
Richard Lieber
State Conservation Department
John A. Brown
State Charities Board
Indians Held in Hammer Death
Two Indian women were arrested in Buffalo after Mrs. Clotilde Marchand was found beaten to death with a hammer in her home. Lillian Jimmerson, 35, confessed she was present, and Nancy Bowen, 66, also implicated, with Bowen once modeling for the victim. The case links to local museum work and Mohawk reservation residents. Detective notes include a chloroform-soaked wad found in the throat and three head wounds.
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United Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Clotilde Marchand
Henri Marchand
Lillian Jimmerson
Marchand
Nancy Bowen
Widow Hattie Nuck Found Dead in New York Gas Incident
Mrs Hattie Nuck 35 a widow from Kansas City who arrived in October was found dead from gas today in her five room apartment in New York city authorities reported.
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New York
Hattie Nuck
Kansas City
Wife near death after ax attack in Fort Wayne
Argar Evanoff, 40, attacked his wife Katherine Evanoff, 28, with an axe in Fort Wayne. Authorities say he then attempted suicide by swallowing poison but will recover. He claimed jealousy over alleged infidelity as motive.
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Times Special
FT. Wayne
Ind
Katherine Evanoff
Argar Evanoff
DRY RAIDERS NAB FOUR IN VIGO AND PARKE COUNTIES
Federal dry agents raided Vigo and Parke counties Thursday and arrested four men. Officers seized 100 quarts of beer and several gallons of wine and whisky along with stills and equipment. Arrested are Elmer Mosteller near Barbon Harry L. Miller Clyde Davis and Leonard Smith near Brazil.
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Vigo
Parke
Elmer Mosteller
Barbon
Harry L. Miller
Clyde Davis
Leonard Smith
Brazil
California court calls margin trading gambling in legal ruling
In a superior court decision Judge Stanley Murray holds margin trading as gambling and debt incurred via such trades illegal. The case involves an assignee of H J Barneson Co against Quinto Barsotti for 3940 dollars.
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United Press
San Francisco
California
Superior Court
Stanley Murray
H. J. Barneson & Co
Quinto Barsotti
Newspapers deny deficit claim tied to second class mail
Indiana editors hear Congressman David Hogg defend newspapers from post office deficits citing subsidies to mail carriers and rural delivery costs. He notes total deficits exceed 84 million dollars, while some papers profit and many do not. Also covered are VP Curtis visit plans and a divorce decree in Anderson.
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Postmaster-General
David Hogg
Ft. Wayne
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Columbia Club Today
Hogg
House Post Office Committee
American Merchant Marine
National Geographic Magazine
William E. Clark
David Jennings
Indianapolis
Lawrence Orr
State Board of Accounts
Allen C. Hiner
Newcastle
Association
Charles Curtis
Claudius Huston
Columbia Club
The
Severin
Earl Cobl
State Securities Commission
Elza O. Rogers
Times and Lyric Sponsor Talk on Health
Miss Dell O'Dell appears at the Lyric theater for a women only matinee on Wednesday March 12 at 9 45 am. The Indianapolis Times sponsors the free health demonstration offering entertaining reducing exercises and a health talk aimed at women attendees.
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Dell O'Dell
Lyric Theater
Indianapolis Times
Miss O'Delly
Miss O'Dell
Retirement of Major General Clarence C. Williams Shifts Ordnance Chair
The War Department announced the retirement of Major General Clarence C. Williams, chairman of ordnance, effective April 1 after thirty nine years of service.
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Washington
Clarence C. Williams
Ordnance
War Department
Sokolnikovs Plan Social Triumphs At No 40 Grosvenor Square
London report notes No 40 Grosvenor Square to host the Soviet embassy for six months with Madame Sokolnikov arranging social events. The palatial basement house, near Park Lane, features a grand ballroom with Renaissance panels, gilt chairs, red brocade, and a formal dining room lined with blue and green tapestries and heavy oak furniture.
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United Press
London
Russia
Grosvenor Square
Park Lane
No. 40
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Otto
Harry Simmerman
Jesse Simmerman
Terre Haute
James Roudebush
Newton
Thomas Roudebush
Fortville
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Shirley
Grove
New Albany
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Dolly Gann
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Arthur R. Robinson
Huston
Congress
the Severin
Gann
Governor's Mansion
Leslie
Anderson
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Minnie Riggs
Lawrence V. Mays
RITE
Gilbert
Souare Dealewelry Shop
Illinois St
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the Times and
Lyric
Talk
Russ Envoy
Davis Credit Shoe Store
Massachusetts Ave
R. M. Reams
Radio Atlas
Indianapolis Times Radio Atlas Dept
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