Hoover regime brings changes in White House traditions
President Hoover reshapes White House customs in his first year by adding eight receptions and separate sessions for Congress and departments. He overhauled press relations into three speech categories, with distinct rules for verbatim quotes and attribution.
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Hoover
White House
Joseph H. Baird
United Press
Washington
House
Senate
State
War
Navy
Justice
Treasury
Post Office
Interior
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor Departments
Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
Mandate Sought to Force Garage Permit Issuance
Thomas C. Howe, former Butler University president, filed a mandate suit in circuit court to compel city building commissioner William F. Hurd to issue a garage permit at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Audubon Road. The Board of Zoning Appeals had approved the structure, while Irvington M. E. Church members led by Rev. J B Mosemuregy voiced objections to the project.
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Washington Street
Audubon Road
Thomas C. Howe
Butler— University
William F. Hurd
Board of Zoning Appeals
Irvington
Storks Return to Rebuilt Grenwalde Nest
Storks from Africa will return to Grenwalde village and rebuild their home on the schoolhouse after a winter reconditioning. The nest measured over six feet in diameter and about three feet high, large enough to seat four men around a table. Fifty sparrow families inhabited unused spaces.
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Science Service
Berlin
Grenwalde
Africa
Janitor Loses Way in Statehouse Dome
Statehouse mailman John Larner heard a bell song as Robert Greggory a Negro janitor wandered the fourth floor. He tried a locked door and then moved around in darkness to reach an open exit on the opposite side of the Capitol dome.
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Bill the Sailor
John Larner
Statehouse
Capitol Dome
Robert Greggory
Larner
Greggory
Anderson Chautauqua Plans Five Day Program at Armory
Anderson Chautauqua Association will present a five day program opening July 8 at the local armory. Ten afternoon and evening entertainments comprise the lineup announced by president Dan W. Moyer.
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Y Times
Anderson
Ind
Anderson Chautauqua Association
Dan W. Moyer
Couple Tie for First in Columbus Dance Marathon
Johnny Birch and Jerry Thompson tied for first in a Columbus Ohio dance marathon that ran 1,610 hours, over sixty seven days, sharing a $1,500 prize. Birch claims to be cured of marathoning, while Thompson plans marriage to Kenneth Hurley, a Columbus dietician.
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Johnny Birch
Jerry Thompson
Indianapolis
Columbus
Johnny
Jerry
Kenneth Hurley
City man shot in gun battle in Kentucky bank job case
Identification of James Riley, shot and wounded perhaps fatally while trying to kidnap a Chicago plainclothes officer, was made Thursday afternoon. Richard McNeese, 27, of Indianapolis, is wanted in Bowling Green on bank robbery and murder charges and is in critical condition in a Chicago hospital. A companion, Carl Hanson, was wounded but recovered. McNeese allegedly helped hold up a December 27 bank in Oakland, Kentucky, and a posse battle near Smiths Grove left banker J Robert Kirby fatally wounded. Elmer Grayson, 24, of Indianapolis, is serving a life term. the other suspects escaped.
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James Riley
Chicago
Richard McNeese
Indianapolis
Bowling Green
McNeese
Carl Hanson
Herman Meyers
Hanson
Oakland
Smith's Grove
J. Robert Kirby
Elmer Grayson
Kentucky
Veteran Theatrical Producer Abraham Erlanger Dies
Abraham Lincoln Erlanger, 69, veteran theatrical producer and operator, died in New York. A leading figure in show business, he reportedly earned about 75 million dollars over thirty years and held real estate valued at roughly 25 million dollars, making him among the wealthiest in legitimate theater.
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United Press
New York
Abraham Lincoln Erlanger
Erlanger
Danderine hailed for hair sheen and growth claims
Advert says millions use Danderine at home to brighten dull hair, add color, and easy manageability. Claims include reducing dandruff, stopping hair loss, and promoting longer, silkier, fuller hair with daily brush application.
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Chautauqua
A. L. Erlanger
Danderine
M. Price
Block’s
Arrow
Union
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