Bureau Probe To Continue Monday Hearings
The Couzens Senate committee will resume closed hearings Monday to gather more evidence on whether corporations have defrauded the government of taxes. Sessions run daily through April. The panel seeks clarity on claims that United States Steel dodged over 27 million dollars and Aluminum Company of America about 4.5 million via improper amortization, per testimony on Secretary Melon's disclosures.
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United Press
Washington
Couzens Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau For the Treasury
Couzens
Tax
Aluminum Company of America
Window smashed at Business Furniture Co on Maryland Street
A vandal damaged the storefront at 112 Maryland St and struck the large glass front creating a three foot hole. A rock also hit a fire alarm location at Virginia Ave and Maryland St, knocking the red globe and lamp onto the sidewalk. Police notified.
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He Business Furniture Com
Maryland St
Virginia ‘Ave
Marital Tangle Over Divorced Suspect Held on Vagrancy Charges
Detectives Kinney Stewart and Dugan probe the marital status of Richard Roberts 31 of 3501 S Meridian St held on vagrancy charges. Mrs Roberts says he deserted her and their two children and claims a divorce was obtained elsewhere. Roberts says she divorced him on March 4 after a California trip and that he learned of it later. He was arrested when seen in town by his wife who denies any divorce.
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Jerry Kinney
Stewart and Dugan
Richard Roberts
S. Meridian St
Kinney
Roberts
Ther
Ohio
California
Maddox Faces Blackmail Trial in Criminal Court
Indianapolis Times reports Maddox on trial for blackmail in criminal court. He allegedly sought hush money from people he believed were bootleggers using a claim to be an officer.
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Maddox
Indianapolis Times
Walter W. Maddox
Freemont Alford
Sens Kroy
Legion Endowment Fund Drive Sends Subscription Letters
A letter inviting mail subscriptions to the American Legion endowment fund for spouses of disabled or deceased war personnel has been mailed to a large Indianapolis list by O B Tles, endowment chair. Subscriptions go to 801 Hume Manor Bridge. Campaign workers meet Friday at 4 30 PM in the Chamber of Commerce Building ahead of the March 17 18 19 drive.
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American Legion
Indianapolis
O. B. Tles
Hume Manor Bridg
Chamber of Commerce
Local Man Wins Purdue Livestock Judging Contest
Alvin Staser of Princeton won first place and the loving cup in Purdue University winter course livestock judging contest. R M Johnson of Delaware County was second, just one point behind. R P Lavanchy Indianapolis third with Garner Fairmount and Norton Battle Ground tied for fifth. Peebles placed seventh.
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Ind
Alvin Staser
Princeton
Loving Cup
Purdue University
C. E. Gobble
R. M. Johnson
Delaware County
Staser
R. P. Lavanchy
Indianapolis
H Garner
Fairmount
Mime Automobiles Reported Stolen From Several Owners
Stolen cars belonging to Dr. Charles M. Clayton of 4300 Millersville Rd Oakland license 13735 from Ohio and Illinois Sts L E Aldridge of R R J Box 195 Ford license 461-884 from Michigan and Pennsylvania Sts Milton Roe of 1107 N Dearborn St Ford license 539-084 from Pennsylvania and Vermont Sts A Belt of 16 N Bolton St Ford no license given from New Jersey and Michigan Sts.
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Charles M. Clayton
Millersville Rd
Oakland
Ohio
Illinois
L. E. Aldridge
Ford
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Milton Roe
N. Dearborn St
Security Parley Seen by Mussolini and Allies
Rome dispatch says an international security conference could convene in London or during Easter holidays with Premier Mussolini indicating the Italian government discusses the idea with the Allies. Germany would attend as a fully accredited participant under current plans.
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Bu United Press
Rome
London
Mussolini
Germany
Red Cross Sullivan Relief Fund Surpasses $10,000 Mark
Indianapolis Red Cross relief efforts report over $27,500 raised locally through the Sullivan chapter and related funds. Bugne G. Foster notes about $51,000 currently on hand for Sullivan relief across all sources.
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Sullivan Relief Fund
Indianapolis
American Red Cross
Bugne G. Foster
Red Cross
Sullivan
Drive for Funds At Butler University Organizes Student Drive
The Butler University student budget committee led by Victor C. Twitty stages a two day solicitation drive. Eleven teams of ten interview each student about pledges to the endowment fund. A group of helpers includes Constance Forsythe Florence Fritts Daisy Shultz Ruth Bates Irene Seuel Clarence Stembel Clarence JeleskyShailer Bass Duane Thistlewaite Robert Hutchinson and Lowell Mullen. Proceeds support the YWCA YMCA and student friendship committee.
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Butler University
Victor C. Twitty
Constance Forsythe
Florence Fritts
Daisy Shultz
Ruth Bates
Irene Seuel
Clarence Stembel
Clarence Jelesky
Shailer Bass
Duane Thistlewaite
Robbert Hutchinson
Lowell Mullen
Church campaign sparks 2000 converts before Easter
A Sun day school drive in Marion County aims to recruit 2,000 new converts ahead of Easter. About 400 church members pledged to the goal at a Monday rally at Central Christian Church. Key speakers were Rev. Jesse M. Bader of St. Louis and Rev. Frederick E. Taylor of First Baptist Church.
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Workers of the Church
Central Christian Church
Jesse M. Bader
St. Louis
Disciples of Christ
Frederick E. Taylor
First Baptist Church
Butler Honors 1925 26 Letters Dinner Net Captain Awards
Butler Men's Club hosts a dinner awarding varsity block sweaters to eight net stars and presenting secondary awards to three players. Freshmen numerals go to eleven students including Ball Zell Collyer Tudor Jackson Meek Chadd Holz Thornton Eckstein and Summers.
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Varsity
Hal Griggs
Robert Wakefield
Clarence Christopher
Jerry Strole
Robert Nipper
Gene Colway
Robert Keach
Dave Ronald
Nail
Daubenpeck
McGuire
Ball
Zell
Collyer
Tudor
Jackson
Meek
Chadd
Holz
Thornton
Eckstein
Summers
Morganfield Man Trapped Coin In Throat After Baby Toss
John Rigsby of Morganfield Kentucky had a half dollar lodged in his throat after a baby tossed it in. He was brought to Evansville hospital where doctors marveled he did not choke to death.
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Evansville
Ind
John Rigsby
Morganfield
Rigsby
Fourth Attempt Ends Life of Local Furniture Dealer
Otto H. Rush a 47 year old furniture dealer in South Bend Indiana ended his life after four attempts. He used a gun once gas three times and took poison Monday investigators report the sequence of events leading to his death.
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Times
South Bend
Ind
Otto H. Rush
Handle Breaks Head In Coal Pickup Incident
Mrs. Otto Meldrum, 35, suffered a fractured skull after a coal lump fell as she bent to pick it up beside a pump handle in Anderson Indiana. The accidental injury occurred Monday while she was carrying coal into her home.
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United Trees
Anders
Ind
Otto Meldrum
Kiser Funeral Set For Wednesday In Indianapolis
Harter Kiser 60 of 3709 Washington Blvd dies of heart attack after hosting Purim event at Tenth and Delaware. Funeral at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation Temple with burial in Hebrew cemetery. Survived by three sisters and three brothers. He led Ho Furniture Co for two decades and was active in welfare work.
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Washington Blvd
Indianapolis
Hebrew Congregation Temple
Kiser
Temple
Tenth and
Delaware Sts
Ft. Recovery
Ohio
Ho: Furniture Company
Caroline Kiser
Elias Segar
T. A. Solomon
Sol
Simon L. Kiser
Edgar
Missing Illinois student found dead in Leipzig stream
The body of Helen Reichert a 25 year old Canton Illinois musicale student in Leipzig was recovered from a small central Leipzig stream. She was last seen in February after a romance with an older language teacher who spurned her advances. the investigation links the breakup to her disappearance.
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Bu United Press
Leipzig
Germany
Helen Reichert
Canton
Miss Reichert
Five Held After Police Raid on Hicks Home
Police Lieutenant Jones said he found a small amount of white mule at 637 Bright St during a Monday night raid on Rufus Hicks 35 colored. Hicks was charged with operating a blind beer and four white men found there were charged with vagrancy.
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Jones
Rufus Hicks
Bright St
Hicks
Blackmailer Jailed in Rajah Hari Singh Case
William Hobbs, 60, began a two year term in London for aiding blackmail against Rajah Sir Hari Singh. The rajah, referred to as Mister A, faced threats to expose intimate details, described as among history’s most heavily black mailed individuals.
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Times Special
London
William Hobbs
Sir Hari Singh
Hari
Hobbs
Danderine Hair Oil Promises Fuller Strong Hair
An advertisement touts Danderine as a miraculous hair treatment. It claims moistening a hair brush with the product, brushing through hair makes it look twice as thick and lustrous. It also says Danderine tones stimulates growth stops shedding and clears dandruff.
Ousted G.O.P. to Fight Senators Back Home
Four ousted Senate Republicans plan to protest to their constituents this summer. They oppose the party leaders plan that drops Ladd North Dakota Frazier North Dakota Brookhart Iowa and La Follette Wisconsin from the committee seats and will speak to voters back home.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Ladd
North Dakota
Frazier
Republicean
Brookhart
Iowa
Buick Sealed Chassis Emphasized in Ad
An Indianapolis era advertisement highlights the Buick Sealed Chassis with a continuous wall of iron and steel housings protecting the driving units. It touts durability, lubrication retention, and trouble free operation, noting Buick as a reliable, widely owned automobile.
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Buick Motor Company
General Motors
Indianapolis
Meridian
Illinois
Vermont
Central
Central Ave
Jhornburg-Lewis Motor CompAny
Washington ST
Hat Mishap At Police HQ Leads To Missing Item
Dr. Raymond Bowman reported a hat missing at police headquarters on Monday night. McClain suspected a prisoner took it and tossed the hat aside, later found bent and damaged.
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Raymond Bowman
Turnkey McClain
Burglar Smashes Drug Store Window For Pay Phone Heist
A burglar used a rock to smash a window at Shaller and Cole drug store on 2972 N Sherman Dr in an early morning theft. The thief escaped with a pay phone containing 15 dollars and 34 cents from the cash register. another item reported 20 dollars taken from a man’s trousers.
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Shaller & Cole Drug Store
N. Sherman Dr
F. D. Ransom
California St
Local man knifed in chest during weekend clash
Murphy Burton, 30, of 623 Eng lish Ave, was recovering from three knife wounds to the chest after a Saturday night confrontation with Farriss Selig, 35, of 932 English Ave. Selig faces assault and battery with intent to kill charges as police cite an argument that sparked the fight.
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Murphy Burton
English Ave
Farriss Selig
Selig
Two Men Arrested on Vagrancy Charges in Clayton High Band Case
Clayton Taylor aged 20 and William Roberts 46 of 1803 College Ave were arrested early today by Patrolmen Martin and Schull and charged with vagrancy. Roberts faced an additional charge of carrying con-
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Clayton Taylor
William Roberts
College Ave
Martin and Schull
Roberts
Birthday Gift From Davis Noted In Elwood Village
Mrs. Eli Baldwin of Wood, Indiana, marked her seventy seventh birthday with a surprise from former Elwood roommate Secretary of Labor Davis. He sent a picture of his four children and a ten dollar check.
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Wood
Ind
Eli Baldwin
Igbor Davis
Elwood
Davis
Local Legion Drive Aims at Indianapolis 50 000 Goal
Preparations for the American Legion endowment fund campaign proceed this week as Indianapolis targets a 5000000 total. The Indianapolis drive is set for March 13 to 17 with city chairman O B Iles calling a 430 pm meeting of local workers at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
O. B. Iles
Chamber of Commerce
Telephone Girl Now Well After Using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedy
A telephony operator reports two years of leg pains and cramps improved by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits relief to the medicine and Liver Pills and recommends them to friends.
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Atythenc 1
P. E. Hverts
Maxehattoim
Norton
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Wottle
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