High Water Menace to Griffin as Town Is Isolated
Flood waters crest on the Wabash in southwestern Indiana cutting Griffin off from the outside world. Supplies must be carried over a railroad trestle as motor access ceases. The combined toll rises to 114 dead and multiple injuries as relief crews fear more rain.
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Indiana
Ind
Black River Bridge
Dtually
Griffin
Wabash
Evansvilles
Farm Bureau
Princeton
Clean Up Week Planned for Indianapolis Volunteers
An intensive city cleanup campaign is slated for the week of April 13 in Indianapolis. Secretary Harmon Snake of the Junior Chamber of Commerce announced the plan. Abbott chairs the organizing committee with Allen White Herriman Campbell and Dr Paul Allen among others.
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Indianapolis
Harmon Snake
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lester S. Abbott
Allen A. White Jr
Lester M. Herriman
Glenn Campbell
Paul V. Allen
New Denies Plan to Quit Postmaster Generalship
Postmaster General Harry New says he is not planning to leave the cabinet this year, calling resignation reports a pipe dream. He told the Indianapolis Times he will remain in office and dismissed rumors of departures by Weeks Work and Davis.
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Pipe Dream
Times Special
Washington
Harry New
New
Indianapolis Times
Weeks
Work
Davis
Fragmented OCR Weather Timeline Notes
Readable fragments show a sequence of times and numbers likely from a daily weather or timetable. It mentions hours like 47 10 am and 11 am with minor atmospheric symbols and temperatures, but the readable data is incomplete and lacks context.
Master Criminal Set for Trial in Hartford Murder Case
Postal officials testified that the defendant planned to shoot his way out and escape after the Hartford murder charge, detailing his premeditation and escape ruses. The trial centers on the alleged killing and the accused’s alleged attempt to flee.
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Hartford
Conn
Plot to free Chapman foiled by jail informant guards
United States Postal Inspectors revealed a murder trial suspect Gerald Chapman plotted to seize a revolver a key ring and nitro glycerine during a jail transfer from Marion County to Atlanta. A released inmate warned officials and helped recover the weapon and the escape diagram before Chapman reached Atlanta.
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Gerald Chapman
Marion County
Atlanta
United States
A. S. Kelley
W. C. Ela
Hartford
Conn
Chapman
Atlantic Penitentiary
Muncie
Ind
Chaan
State Scores in Legal War With Phone Company
Franklin Ind March 25 Defense failed to amend bylaws of Indiana Bell abolishing the executive committee in circuit court. State contends AT and T controls the committee. testimony from A R Henry and ex director George H Hall cited. Subpoenas issued to bank presidents and Indiana Bell officials as case continues.
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Bu_ Timea
Franklin
Ind
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
A. R Henry
Henry
Executive Committee
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
George H. Hall
Evansville
Indiana Bell
Hall
A. T
Frank D. Stalnaker
Indiana National Bank
Elmer W. Stout
Fletcher American National Bank
Cutis Rottger
Indianapolis
Berkell Players Plan Photo Illustrations for Chickie Story
Berkell Players will illustrate scenes from Chickie the modern girl story starting in The Times. Actors Edythe Billiett Ida Belle Arnold Martha Morton portray Chickie friend Mary and confidant Janina while Milton Byron Robert St. Clair and Larry Sullivan play male leads. The first image will accompany the story's first installment on the back page Wednesday.
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Milton’ Byron
Edythe Epiott
Martha Morton
Robert St. Clair
Ida BeDe Arnold
Larry Sullivan
Chickie
Times
Indianapolis
Berkell
Edythe Billiett
Ida Belle Arnold
Mary
Janina
Milton Byron
Jake Munson
Barry
Arthur Sonntag
Berkell Players
Batk
Indiana Nature Study Club to Meet at Hollenbeck Hall
Prof. H C Cowles of the University of Chicago will address the Indiana Nature Study Club at Hollenbeck Hall Y W C A Building Saturday evening. The talk aims to boost efforts to preserve Indiana wild flowers and to spark public support for a proposed wild flower park.
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H. C., Cowles
Botany Department
University of Chicago
Indiana Nature Study Club
Hollenbeck Hall
Nighttime robbery reported near Broadway
Perry Ghere of 4006 Broadway said two teenage gunmen robbed him as he parked in his rear garage. One rifled his pockets taking a $20 bill and lodge membership cards while the other held a gun on him. They fled down the alley and left no traces.
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Perry Ghere
Broadway
Jury to Try Girl Hard to Pick Jury
Dorothy Ellingson, 16, on trial for killing her mother in San Francisco, faces jury selection marred by questions about bias. Prospective jurors reluctant to convict a child for a mother’s death, six jurors seated, as witnesses recall her earlier jazz life near China Town and the Fatty Arbuckle courtroom backdrop.
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United Preas
AN Francisco
Dorothy ‘Ellingson
San Francisco
Talesmen
Ress
Dorothy
Earl
Hall of ‘Justice
Chinatown
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Shepherd to Appeal If Bail Denied in Ward Kill Case
United Press reports that ILiam D Shepherd seeks appeal to the State Supreme Court if bail is denied while awaiting trial on the murder of his ward Billy McClintock. Defense argues insufficient evidence to hold him. Judge Hopkins to rule soon. bond offered up to 600000. Dr Faiman testified as accessory.
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United Pless
Chicago
Iliam D. Shepherd
Indianapolis
Pendiag
Billy McClintock
State Supreme Court
William Scott Stewart
Jacob Hopkins
Stewart
Shepherd
Supreme Court
Charles C. Faiman
Hopkins
Boy saves life on railroad bridge river rescue
In Columbus Indiana on March 24 15 year old Charles Coons nearly drowned when he fell from a railroad bridge into the Flatrock river. His 10 year old rescuer Joseph Schwartzkopf jumped in and pulled him to safety as Coons slipped beneath the water for a third time.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles Coons
Joseph Schwartzkopf
Coons
Flatrock River
Schwartzkopf
Yeggs Blow Valparaiso Post Office Safe Wide Open
The Valparaiso Indiana post office was robbed between midnight and 6 a.m. with an electric drill and explosives. About 40 000 dollars in postage and war savings stamps were stolen. a rare large stamp supply meeting mail order demand was noted.
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Yeggs
Valparaiso
United Press
Ind
Two Desert Truck Drivers Sought After Washington Blvd Collision
Police search for two colored men who deserted a truck after a Tuesday morning collision on Washington Blvd with an automobile driven by Co. K. Elliott of 1802 Broadway. The men fled with the truck’s title certificate and license plates. no damage occurred to the other vehicle.
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Washington Blvd
Co. K. Elliott
Broadway
Another Tax Cut Expected In Fall
Washington treasury officials estimate a fall tax cut equal to last year. With March 15 income receipts totaling about 374 million dollars, surplus funds support a planned reduction at least as large as the previous cut. Beneficiary classes are not yet decided.
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United Preas
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Lawmakers urge special session for relief work
Marion County representatives Russell V. Duncan and Joseph C. Buchanan met with Governor Jackson to urge a special session to appropriate funds for tornado relief in southern Indiana. They stressed a state role in relief, while the governor said contingency funds might suffice if needed. About $37,000 was raised locally for the Red Cross relief fund, with Indianapolis chapter president William Fortune noting no separate gifts needed for out of state relief.
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Russell V. Duncan
Joseph C. Buchanan
Marion County
Jackson
Indiana
House
Senate
Buchanan
Red Cross
William Fortune
Indianapolis
Flapper Fanny Says Suds the Race to the Altar
Flapper Fanny comments on marriage and dating norms in a humorous clipping. She jokes that courtship moves in laps and highlights social expectations for young women in the era. The piece uses witty quips to capture flirtatious attitudes and changing fashions of the time.
At the Fork in the Road Chickie Faces Youth's Choice
An aging mother Jennie and sturdy Jonathan debate CHICKIE's future as she nears a life choice. Jake Munson stands as a tempting memory while a younger womanhood beckons with dances and new freedoms. The story questions whether Chickie will follow restraint or embrace a bright path.
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Indiana Post Office
High Water
Vegg
Page
Fendant
Boy
Lad
River
Red Cross Fund For
Flapper
Val
Aberry Beach
Jennie
Jonathan
Chicktie
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