Amadeo Giannini Quits Active Banking Roles at 60
Amadeo P. Giannini, celebrated financier of the Bank of Italy and Trans-America Corporation, retires from all executive capacities at age sixty while remaining a director and advisory committee chairman. He will take a year abroad with his wife and son, and hands future leadership to Elisha Walker and associates as his empire continues under succession plans.
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United
New York
Amadeo P. Giannini
Giannini
Old Point Comfort Va
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Bank of Italy
trans-America Corporation
Elisha Walker
California
San Francisco
Mission District
San Jose
Ameo
Commission and Produce Merchants
Bank of America
A. P. Giannini
University of California
Primary Prevents Wedding Of Couple At Courthouse
Indiana voters choose in a primary election, halting a same day nuptial plan. A Kentucky couple sought a marriage license at the county courthouse but, after inquiry by Deputy Clerk George O. Hutsell, was found not to meet residency requirements and left without a license.
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Indiana
Love God
George O. Hutsell
Hutsell
Louisville
Woman flies with 25000 poppies to Indiana
An airplane piloted by Mrs. Robert Wilcox of Owosso Michigan bearing 25000 poppies made by disabled veterans at Camp Custer near Battle Creek heads to Indianapolis today. Mrs. Wilcox is Michigan state poppy chairman and the flowers will be sold in observance of poppy day on May 24 by the American Legion auxiliary at Stoutfield Mars Hill to meet her on landing.
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Battle Creek
Robert Wilcox
Owosso
Mich
Indianapolis
Wilcox
Michigan State
American Legion Auxiliary
Stoutfield
Mars Hill
Picture Wins Film Test By Vimes Special
Miss Gladys Bray of Jeffersonville, after posing for illustrators in New York, had her image on a magazine cover. Warner Brothers noticed the sketch and gave her a screen test. She remains in New York awaiting the test result, pursuing an acting career she has dreamed of since childhood.
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Vimes
Jeffersonville
Ind
New York
Gladys Bray
Warner Brothers
Miss Bray
Frank Bray
Friends
Utica
King George V Celebrates 20 Years On Throne
Twenty years plus since King George V ascended after Edward VII, Britain marks the anniversary with public gratitude for the monarchs survival of illness. Windsor Castle welcomes a quieter court life while nationwide celebrations begin with royal and public ceremonies. Bombardier Benott receives royal service medal for overseeing the Victoria tower standard and firing salutes.
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United Press
Indsor
George V
Edward VII
Edward
Hese
London
Royal Academy
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Bombardier Benott
Victoria Tower
Benott
Woman Held In Diamond Theft In Chicago Firm Probe
Mrs Elizabeth Bradshaw 55 of 1309 University Court Thirteenth Street and College Avenue arrested by City Detectives George Hubbard and Edgar Deeter charged with stealing a $3500 diamond ring from Mrs Kate P Morris 1604 Spink Arms and selling two stones to a Chicago firm for 650. Alleged confession says on April 29 she visited Morris rooms with wine influenced Morris and aided in removing clothing and placing her on the bed. A jeweled bag pinned to undergarments yielded the ring. Morris is daughter of K C Perry, a wholesale grocer. Her husband Ernest Morris was a noted naturalist and explorer.
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Elizabeth Bradshaw
University Court
Thirteenth Street
College Avenue
George Hubbard
Edgar Deeter
Bradshaw
Kate P. Morris
Spink Arms
Chicago
Funeral for Jesse C. Chamberlain Held at Hester
Funeral services were held today in Hester Ind for Jesse C. Chamberlain 53 lifelong resident who died Saturday after a four weeks illness. He had operated a grocery store here for the past fifteen years.
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Times
Hester
Ind
Jesse C. Chamberlain
Three Arrests After Bridge Crash In Emrichsville
A stolen car crashed into the Emrichsville bridge pillars injuring three occupants. Driver Lewis Walker 17, of Drake street, on juvenile probation, faces vehicle taking charges. Riders William Alexander 50 and Florence McGuthey 30, both of Brooks street, held on vagrancy charges. No serious injuries.
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Emrichsville
Lewis Walker
Drake Street
J. B. Hankel
West
Vermont Street
William Alexander
Gold Star Mothers Honored In New York Reception
First contingent of 6,000 Gold Star mothers visiting French graves this summer arrived in New York. From the port that saw many ships sail in 1917 and 1918, the group was welcomed by the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and other organizations. A reception in New York honored mothers from Ohio Kentucky Indiana Florida Nebraska South Dakota Oklahoma Arkansas Iowa Massachusetts the District of Columbia New Jersey and upstate New York.
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United Press
New York
France
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New York York City
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Florida
Nebraska
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Iowa
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Upstate
Gandhi Arrest Marks Turning Point in Indian Struggle
William Philip Simms reports Gandhi’s arrest near Bombay accelerates the end of British rule in India. With Gandhi facing possible hunger strike, Britain faces a choice of releasing him or letting him die, risking widespread unrest and potential riots across major centers as mass support deepens for civil disobedience and independence.
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India
Mahatma Gandhi
Poona
Bombay
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Mahatma
Dandhi
Arabian Sea
Noon Concerts Highlight National Music Week in Indy
Indianapolis events mark National Music Week with multiple performances. The Manual Training high school band played a noon concert on Monument Circle steps while the Girls Glee Club sang at Central Christian church and the Scottish Rite carillon gave a late recital. A opera lecture occurred at Indiana Central college and Broadway Methodist church planned an 8 pm choir program.
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Indianapolis Women’s Council
Central Christian Church
Indiana Central College
Broadway Methodist Church
Trapped by Bandits Near Cumberland Robbery Report
Rufus Humflett of Greenfield said he was held up by two bandits two miles east of Cumberland while en route to Indianapolis at 4 this morning. They robbed him of $40, abandoned one car, and fled in a second vehicle after menacing him with revolvers.
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Rufus Humflett
Greenfield
Cumberland
Indianapolis
Humflett
Hereth
Light Balloting Across Indiana In Wide Primary
Voters showed low turnout statewide in Indiana primaries with light balloting in Lake County. The eighth district contest pitted Vestal against Joe H. Davis as incumbents seek renomination and state races for the house and senate drew attention amid tax reform and dry candidate battles.
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Marion County
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Eration
Anti-Saloon League
Vestal
Anderson
Joe H. Davis
Muncie
Pacifists Receive Gift in War-Prevention Plan
The American Peace Society, the nation’s oldest group, announced it received 12500 dollars as part of a 50000 dollar offer from Bernarr MacFadden of New York to engage business leaders in a movement to prevent war.
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United Press
Washington
American Peace Society
Bernarr MacFadden
New York
Pilgrims Arrive in Tunis for International Eucharistic Congress
The Rochambeau with 300 American pilgrims anchors at Lake La Goulette en route to Carthage for the thirtieth congress. A 40,000 strong Catholic gathering fills Tunis as Arabs, Black workers and Jewish merchants observe the procession. Simultaneously in Indiana, Alonzo Simmons, 79, is found dead, suspected suicide from illness.
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United Press
Tunis
Lake la Goulette
Italy
Carthage
Mayor barred at council meeting in Muncie
May 6 in Muncie Indiana mayor George R Dale and reporters were excluded from a council caucus session despite promises of open meetings. The ban followed a prior incident when non members attended a meeting. Dale argued with council president H L Parkinson before being escorted out.
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Ba Times Speci
Muncie
Ind
George R. Dale
Charges dropped in Hereth death case
Murder charges against Artie Bishop and Frank Allen were replaced with involuntary manslaughter in the death of taxi driver William P. Hereth. The changes followed coroner orders and were presented in municipal court as Hereth lay unconscious in a city lockup for hours before hospital transport. Police defended their actions amid public criticism and witness accounts describing no visible injuries.
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Wabash Street
Frank Allen
East Georgia Street
William P. Hereth
Davidson Street
C. H. Keever
Paul C. Wetter
Hereth
Methodist Hospital
Reginald H. Sullivan
Sullivan
Bishop
Allen
John
Mary Allen
Helen Marshall
Thomas McNulty
Indiana Trust Building
Edward Simon
Keever
Simon
William Hamilton
Edward Tutt
John W. Willis
Ora A. Powers
East Street
Washington Street
Herein
Willis
Post Office Safe Blown in ElNora Theft
ElNora Indiana officials report the local post office safe was blown open. About $10 in cash and $1.50 in stamps were taken, according to Postmaster James Quil.
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United Press
Elnora
Ind
James Quil
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