Indianapolis Times masthead and contact details
The Indianapolis Times lists Roy W. Howard as President and WM. A. Mayburn as Business Manager. It notes agency affiliations with Scripps-Howard, United Press, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published daily except Sunday at 214-220 W Maryland St, Indianapolis. Subscription rates 10 cents local, 12 cents elsewhere. Phone MA 8500. Proverbs quote about giving ends the page.
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Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
United Press
NWA Service
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Wilmeth Folds Campaign Tactics In Indianapolis Mayoral Bid
The independent Republican candidate Delbert Wilmeth uses petition sheets, signatures, and a self-made publicity campaign including a radio effort. He collects votes via a voter index and poster canvassing, arguing the city manager system needs a steady administrator who delivers results.
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Delbert
Judge
City of
Indianapolis
Indorse
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Ignorance a La Mode in Teapot Dome saga
A critical look at the Teapot Dome affair notes repeated denials of knowledge by officials, oil executives, and witnesses. Col. Robert W. Stewart fled to Mexico as the hearings unfolded, while records show his firms controlled key Teapot Dome players. The piece quips that ignorance appears bliss.
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Teapot Dome
Senate
Cheyenne
France
Africa
Mexico
Col
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Stewart
South America
Senate Manufactures Committee
Colonel Stewart
Mammoth Oil Company
Mammoth
Teapot
Sinclair Crude Oil Company
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Midwest Refining Company
General knowledge Q and A compilation from early queries
A reader questions topics from aviation speed and propeller RPM to law on coin jewelry and the origin of terms. It covers historical facts about Embargo Act of 1807, inch definition, radio sets, Samoan Islands, eminent domain, Eric the Red, barber pole symbolism, Ramon Novarro, London fog, US population center, Pleiades, South America metrics, leap years, and nautical knots.
Parliament of Man Ideal: Why Not Now for Peace
A reader reflects on small village harmony as a model for global peace. The piece envisions families, communities, and nations achieving unity through cooperation and constructive debate, urging timely pursuit of this ideal.
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Village Literary Club
Parent-Teacher Association
Congress
We Have Given Up Quitting Smoking and Worry in Paper
A stream of wry observations catalogues global quirks and social shifts. The writer muses on weather, travel, fruit, politics, and education while urging deeper, shared foundations for peace and progress.
Jannings Talks Westerns and US Film Ambitions
Berlin interview with Marjorie Daw notes Emil Jannings admires American Westerns as much as heavy European dramas. Daw recalls Jannings fears crossing the Atlantic, praises American climate aiding production, and discusses his wish to work in the US while remaining in Berlin. The piece also mentions John McCormack’s Indianapolis appearance and current Palace Theater bill.
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Mil Jannings
Berlin
Marjorie Daw
Jannings
Circle
Miss Daw
Germany
United States
California
High Cost of Chasing Bootleggers Costs Soaring
Washington reports drastic rises in prohibition enforcement costs under the Volstead act. Since its start five years ago Congress has appropriated over 140 million for enforcement, with additional state and municipal spending and losses in tax revenue. Prohibition costs rose each year, coast guard funding to curb smuggling increased, and DOJ estimates add about 12 million for prosecutions and legal work.
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Ashington
United States
Treasury
Prohibition
Jones
Prohibition Bureau
Coast Guard
Congressional
Department of Justice
Midnight Lunch With Hal Cochran
A nostalgic monologue describes making tea coffee and a simple midnight lunch. The speaker invites activity planning, kitchen tasks and shared snacks while contemplating past memories and small comforts.
Broadway Sighting Memoir From New York
New York writer James W. Dean notes encounters on Broadway March 19. Dexter Fellowes Mary Garden San Pola Negri Homer St Gau dens James Gleason Frank Morgan Flora Sheffield Winifred Lenihan June Walker Sylvia Field Boots Wooster David Burlink Maurice Goldberg. A playful tour of actors artists and celebrities with light humor.
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New York
Broadway
Dexter Fellowes
Mary Garden
Europe
San Pola Negri
Homer St. Gaudens
Diana
Madison Square Garden
James Gleason
Frank Morgan
Flora Sheffield
Maeterlinck
Winifred Lenihan
June Walker
Sylvia Field
Boots Wooster
Dental survey finds few Indiana pupils need care
Marion County and Indianapolis Dental Society report 6,988 pupils examined. 236 require no treatment. The piece muses on evolution toward tooth loss, jokes about future hairless couples, and urges enforcing the 30 mph speed limit to avoid bus accidents and coroner inquests.
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Marion County
Indianapolis
County Board of Health and
Indianapolis Dental Society
Resignation Highlights Police Shake-Up and Turnover Costs
After twenty one years of service ATROLMAN JOHN PEAK P resigned following a reduction from turnkey to patrolman amid a political shake-up. The editorial notes that politics, not merit, drives promotions and demotions, harming public safety and training costs, and argues for preserving veteran officers in the Indianapolis police department.
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Indianapolis Police Department
Atrolman
John Peak P
Police
Speeding Motor Busses Clash With County Road Rules
Sheriff Omer Hawkins patrols county highways to curb bus drivers he says routinely violate speed limits under Lafuze act. The law sets 30 mph, but bus lines claim need 35 to 40 mph to keep schedules. Smaller vehicles suffer as buses speed past, with drivers asserting an implied right to go faster.
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Indiana
Heriff Omer Hawkins S
Preservation gift saves Harrison home in Vincennes
The Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution endow $10,000 for the upkeep of the William Henry Harrison home at Vincennes. The piece argues for preservation of historic birthplaces as a source of inspiration for future Hoosiers amid rapid modernization and utilitarian neglect.
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Indiana Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
William Henry Harrison
Vincennes
America
Hoosiers
Harrison Homestead
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