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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1930
Page
4
Notice informs stockholders of Thediana Savings and Investment Co meeting at its office in Delaware Street Toledo on April 7, 1930. Secretary Otto Anus signs.
Death notices list Mabel G. Fultz nee Droger beloved wife of Park C Fultz and sister of Clara Walters Emma Baker Charles Droege Zella Snyder Fred Droege and Ruth Simms of Indianapolis died Sunday in Richmond Ind age 42. Funeral at sister Zella Snyder 2958 Cornell Ave Wednesday March 22 at 2 pm Burial Crown Hill Cemetery under Moore and Kirk. Mayme C Kennedy died at St Vincents Hospital beloved wife of David E Kennedy mother of J Faust and Frederick Maxwell Funeral Wednesday March 12 6 am at Holy Angels Church Burial Washington Ind viewing at Lauce Funeral Home Tuesday. Harry May son of Mr and Mrs Gabe May died March 8 1930 age 24 funeral Tuesday 10 am at residence 501 Coffey St Burial Floral Park. William Price Sebastian 11 months son of Mr and Mrs Lewis B Sebastian died Sunday 11 am funeral at residence 730 E 28th St Tuesday p m Burial Greenfield Ind call after Monday noon Greenfield papers please copy.
A historical classified page shows funeral directors and undertakers with addresses and phone numbers. It includes Adams brands such as HISEY & TITUS 931 N Delaware and LAUCE FUNERAL HOME 33 Yrs, plus miscellaneous ads like lost and found, traveling bags, and dental lab opportunities. The notice section ends with aviation career pitches from Curtiss Wright and a general classifieds line.
Otto Graf opens new location at 116 E Washington two doors west of Vonnregut Hardware for watch and jewelry repair with guarantee. Crystal Dance Palace offers dancing Mondays Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with Thursday Waltz Night and square dancing at 729 N Illinois, admission 25 cents for ladies and 50 cents for gentlemen. Also notices by Glenn D Foist and Dee Dobbs disclaiming debts after March 1930. Various local services listed including plumbing, roofing, painting, paper hanging, and moving services with contact numbers.
United States Steel rose near a point to 181% as tonnage figures for Feb. 28 surprised investors. Youngstown Sheet and Tube jumped eight points to a 1930 high at 150, with Bethlehem Steel retreating to 1041 after profit taking. Amusements, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Loews, Shubert, Fox, Pathe and Pathe A advanced, while utilities eased. Call money held at 4 percent before easing to 3.5 percent. hopes for a federal rate cut boosted demand.
Indianapolis reports bank clearings of 3,472,000 with 5,500 debits. Chicago notes bank clearings of 79,100,000 with 6,900,000 balances. New York records 7,000,000 in clearings and 113,000,000 in clearing house balances. Treasury on March 7 shows 15,951.11 net balance. customs receipts for month total 9,165,723.58. government expenditures on March 7 amount to 10,671,101.29.
New York stocks wrap from Thomson and McKinnon highlights market moves and closing levels. Key names, indices, and notable shares are cited with brief context for investors tracking daily activity.
A weaker tone in hogs at the union stockyards this morning left prices steady to 15 cents lower than Saturday. Bulk weights 150 to 275 pounds sold $10.80 to $11.30 with top $11.30, receipts 4,000 and 171 holdovers. Slaughter cattle weak, veals steady at $15, calf receipts 500. Chicago hog receipts 60,000 with 7,000 direct. Today's market slow with bids 15 to 25 cents lower than Saturday, $10.85 to $10.95 for 170 to 200 pound choice, early top $11.10 for 190-pound averages. Cattle receipts 18,000, sheep 22,000.
Hogs receipts 60,000 including 17,000 direct with top $11.10 for 160-240 lb, and varied bids for 130-150, 250-350 and other weights. Cattle receipts 18,000 with steer prices mostly 25-35 cents lower, top $15.25 for good to choice, and calf and sheep figures across multiple weights and grades noted. Markets reported mixed changes across several cities including Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Toledo, Fort Wayne, East Buffalo, and Louisville with hogs and cattle showing declines or steady trends by weight class.
A detailed price list of fruits and vegetables with assorted regional origins and pack sizes. Items include apples at various prices, citrus, berries, tomatoes, beans, beets, cabbage, celery, cauliflower, cucumbers, onions, parsley, peas, peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rhubarb, sassafras, radishes, mustard, and multiple home grown options with per crate, per bushel, or per 100 pound figures.
South side residents will present needs to Indianapolis officials at Fountain Square theater Wednesday at 8. Mayor, council members, and department heads will hear demands on park grounds, track elevation, street openings, and extra stop signs, per J Ed Burke.
Chief Eagle Feather questioned for tracking ability as police link four locals to a Kerrville Texas stolen car. Walter Cragg 21, John Snyder 22, Alfred Lieder 18, and Raymond Williams 23, all held for Texas authorities after arrest near a downtown hotel. Williams allegedly stole the vehicle and drove it to Bloomington.
The city air port will resume work on the administration building and hangar next week as the board of works clarifies location. The $115 000 project, previously paused over site decisions, targets the northeast corner and bids for runways will be sought soon. Hangars should be ready for occupancy late this summer.
In Chicago from Friday through Sunday police blotters show fourteen shootings, thirty four robberies and one murder. Nearly 1,000 arrests were made in the weekend crime drive across the metropolitan area as thousands prayed for a crimeless city.
The notice lists pairs including Charles C Billomer and Margaret M Shelley both aged 30 of 2317 North Dearborn, Paul G Shirley 31 treasurer of 1215 Russell and Mary E Cobb 23 student of 1539 English, plus several other couples with ages and addresses. The fragment ends with George C Tyree 23 laborer of 1438 Everett and Dollie J Anderson 24 of 1439 Everett.
Bankers Trust Company at 138 North Pennsylvania applies for permits totaling 300 dollars for a garage by Edward Speth at 2140 South Delaware and A C Short at 3010 North Station. Thomas F Carson seeks a saetank and garage on North Meridian for 25 dollars. H Schafer requests a garage at West Morris for unknown amount. H P Schinicke applies for a garage at 1174 Church for 200 dollars. Dr R E Mitchell seeks an office building at 429 East Tenth for 6,500 dollars. A J Emhardt applies for a garage at 1458 South East. J H Miles seeks a dwelling and garage at 5511 College for 4,700 dollars. Hoosier Electric Refining Corporation lists an alteration at 943 North Meridian for 2,600 dollars.
Local Wagon Wheat City grain elevators set prices at 1.02 for ato 7 red wheat and 97 cents for No 2 hard wheat. In the Caspian Sea off Ft Alexandrovsk thirty seal hunting vessels were trapped in ice with rescue ships unable to reach them. Pittsburgh note reports Gus A Forbes 54 a character actor died at St. Johns hospital after weeks in hospital following a stock company workload.
Chicago March 10. Unsettled markets and domestic conditions dampen spirits at the open on the Board of Trade. Wheat drops % to 14sec, corn 2 to 1c lower, oats unchanged to tee lower. Liverpool weak, Buenos Aires mixed. Government corn report due. forecasts about 950 million bushels. Wheat storage remains tight as traders reassess postures amid potential farm board funding.
Births announced for girls Clarence and Bennie Stephenson at 1320 East Minnesota Thomas and Mary Dransfield at Christian hospital George and Goldie Lesman of 1029 North Parker James and Ola Minor at 2828 McPherson nen and Alice Ford 1418 South East Herbert and Catherine Miller 330 Blackford Arthur and Esta Norton 1735 Miller John and Hattie Mathews 2249 North Arsenal Bors Roland and Elizabeth Parks 26 Kansas
A reader’s column records numerous recent deaths with ages and hospitals. Notable entries include Martha Ann Poppie 81 arteriosclerosis at Webb, Mary Elizabeth Taylor 75 lobar pneumonia at South Randolph, and Harlan Pitts 56 carcinoma at Fletcher. Additional entries cover cerebral hemorrhage, septic conditions, and bronchopneumonia among patients from Riley and Christian hospitals and various addresses.
Indianapolis and Chicago markets list wholesale prices for butter eggs poultry and cheese, with No 1 top quality poultry and capons showing prices. Regional variations include Wisconsin Minnesota Idaho oats and other supplies, while New York and Cleveland readings show steady to firm butter eggs and live poultry values.
The New York Times reports a plan to merge Bethlehem Steel with Youngstown Sheet and Tube into a billion dollar company is ready for director submission. J A Campbell, president of Youngstown, says he will not oppose the plan personally if enough stockholders favor it.
Six appointments were made by the board of works at its weekly meeting. John Berry of 1126 North Arsenal Avenue was named superintendent of the city asphalt plant. Others named include Martin Gavin of 44 Goodlet Avenue and Clement Grave of 2166 Shelby Street as foremen in the asphalt street repair plant, Patrick Noon of 26 South La Salle Street as foreman of the brick and wood block division, Myron D. King of 402 North Meridian Street as clerk in the inspector's office of the engineering department, and Frank Koshmider of 259 AT Street as a draughtsman in the engineering department.
Multiple notices announcing sealed bid deadlines for groceries laundry supplies and building alterations at the Indiana state fairgrounds with openings March 17 1930 and March 20 1930. Also zoning board hearing set for March 18 1930 and bids require specific forms and surety. Entities include Joint Purchasing Committee Indiana Board of Agriculture Hibben Wiles Realty Co City of Indianapolis George T. O Connor H B Steeg J Edwin Kopf Deery.
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