Apparent poll defeat sparks bitter party quarrel in Marion County
Republican tensions flare after apparent defeats for prosecutor Laurens Henderson and Judge James Collins in Marion County races. Supporters accuse trading by the county organization to back Judson Stark and Walter Pritchard, while others boast of gains by Stark and Pritchard amid early returns.
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Marion County
Laurens L. Henderson
James A. Collins
New Deal
Henderson
Judson T.stark
Pritchard
Coffin
Stark
Collins
Hugg
Menderson
Ira Holmes
Congress
Judson L. Stark
Laurens L Henderson
Post Office Project Planned for Noblesville
Fred S. Purnell reports the house appropriation committee has included funding for a new Noblesville post office. Construction may begin after government engineers assess bids. The government owns the site for ten years on the southwest corner of Ninth Street and Maple Avenue.
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United Press
Noblesville
Ind
Fred S. Purnell
Congress
Indiana
Noblesville Friends
House
Ninth Street
Maple Avenue
Aged Man Injured After Fall Down Cellar Stairs
A 74 year old man named Keith sustained a fracture to his right leg above the knee with cuts and bruises after falling down a cellar stairway at his Columbus home. His condition is listed as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Ithmer Keith
May Queen Kinghts at Butler University Ceremony
May Queen Miss Maja Brownlee of 6020 Park Avenue will be crowned May 24 at Butler University in a ceremony sponsored by the Butler Women's League. Her court includes Misses Betty Martindale Louise Walker Katherine Murphy Eleanor Taylor Margaret Snyder and Maron Cummins. Miss Brownlee is president of Delta Delta Delta and a member of Theta Sigma Phi national women's journalism fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maja Brownlee
Park Avenue
Butler University
Butler Women's League
Betty Martindale
Louise Walker
Katherine Murphy
Eleanor Taylor
Margaret Snyder
Maron Cummins
Miss Browenlee
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Theta Sigma Phi
Couple Robbed In Parked Car On State Road 31
Two youths masked with white handkerchiefs held up a couple in a parked car on state road No 31 two miles east of Broad Ripple park at midnight Tuesday. Ralph V Smith reported the bandits threatened Miss Agnes Carin and himself with revolvers and took $2 a wrist watch a lighter and a fountain pen from him and a ring from the girl. Police rushed to Stop 8 Madison road after a man named Harry Sullivan telephoned of a robbery there at 1 am but the victim could not be found. Ernest Smock reported being robbed of $10 on Senate avenue near Ohio street at midnight by a Negro man.
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State Road No
Broad Ripple Park
Ralph V. Smith
Central Avenue
Agnes Carin
East
New York Street
Madison Road
Harry Sullivan
Ernest Smock
Bancroft Street
Senate Avenue
Ohio Street
And Billy Dis appeared leads at Centenary church play
Comedy stars Miss Ruth Adams and Robert E Simpson in four acts to be staged Friday by Centenary Christian church youths. A World War day romance drives the plot with cast including William Katzenberger Harry Hollenbeck George Dickinson Louis McMullen Miss Alice Martin Miss Algin Wilkins Miss Jessie Hendren Miss Lois McMullen and Miss Dorothy Harte.
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Ruth Adams
Robert E. Simpson
Billy
Centenary Christian Church
Eleventh
Oxford Streets
William Katzenberger
Harry Hollenbeck
George Dickinson
Louis McMullen
Alice Martin
Algin Wilkins
Jessie Hendren
Lois McMullen
Dorothy Harte
South Bend Growth in 1930 Census Figures
Mishawaka leads Indiana towns with an 88 percent rise since 1920, reaching 28,581. South Bend's population is 103,677, up 46 percent from 1920. Other district gains include Greendale 37.5 percent and Versailles 26.5 percent.
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South Bend
Burnited Press
Ind
Elhart Goshen
Laporte
Plymouth
Rochester
Bu United Press
Mishawaka
Greendale
Versailles
Doctor's Prescription for sluggish systems and constipation
A persuasive ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective laxative for chronic constipation. It emphasizes pleasant taste safe for children and uses pure senna and mild laxative herbs to trigger gentle muscular action without harsh side effects.
Five Counties Proposed to Cut Indiana Government Costs
Indiana tax survey hears George Torrence of Link Belt Company urge reducing state divisions to five counties to cut expenses. He backs an equitable income tax and notes utilities taxed too high, with a public hearing on the income tax set for Thursday in the statehouse supreme court room.
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Indiana Tax Survey Committee
George Torrence
Link Belt Company
Indianapolis
Indiana Manufacturers Association
Terrence
The
Indianapolis Water Company
Indiana
John F White
Jordan
Glenn van Auken
Insull
Northern
Indiana Power and Light Company
E. N. Griggs
Chicago
National Board of Five
Supreme Court
Statehouse
Reports vary on Indiana fruit losses from cold spell
Purdue University received varying reports of fruit damage across Indiana after a recent cold snap. Low ground areas south of Lafayette showed heavy damage, including complete loss of blackberries in Daviess County and damaged early strawberries. Cherries and plums ranged 25 to 50 percent damaged, while apples near Evansville, pears in Miami County, and much of Putnam County remained largely unaffected.
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United Press Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Purdue University
Lafayette
Daviess County
Knox County
Evansville
Putnam County
Miami County
High School Course Aids in Saving Life
Bloomington youth Douglas Deasy suffered a brain concussion when his motorcycle hit a truck. Carl Linthicum, 16, riding behind the truck, administered artificial respiration learned in high school, and doctors credit Linthicum with saving Deasy’s life.
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Times Special
Bloomington
Ind
Douglas Deasy
Carl Linthicum
Deasy
Young Linthicum
Scalping Scare Breaks Out On Main Street
In Lockport New York Wesley Yager 23 a Black man skated down the main street provoking jeers from children He drew a knife and threatened onlookers Then Charles Jacob 65 an Indian displayed a long knife and the altercation ended with police intervention and no serious injuries reported
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Lockport
N. Y
Wesley Yager
Yager
Charles Jacob
Jacob
Nominating Fight Heats Up in Marion Judge Contest
The primary battle for Marion criminal court features Judge James A. Collins challenging former city judge Walter Pritchard for the Republican nomination. Pritchard led the contest this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
Walter Pritchard
Marion Criminal Court
Pritchard
Stark Will Probe Vote Grab Claims
An Indianapolis Times report details election irregularities accusation centered on John L. Brenz a Republican precinct candidate in the Ninth precinct Fourth ward. Brenz observed handling ballots while inspectors and judges were arrested and jailed over election law violations with bond set at 1000 dollars each. Brenz claimed inspector E W Hoover permitted ballot checking though Hoover later denied knowledge of rules.
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George Denny
Fourth Ward
the Times
John L. Brenz
North Illinois Street
E. W. Hoover
J. T. Andrews
M. C. Lyons
North Iinois Street
Brenz
Marion County
Republican League
The
Times
League
West Thirty-fourth Street
Daly
Nine Arrested in Gary for Election Conspiracy
In Gary Indiana May 7 three men and six women were charged with conspiracy to violate election laws and held on high bonds after earlier arrests of the women. M H Marquardt campaign manager for William Fulton republican Lake county commissioner candidate posted 25 to be driven to Chicago to recruit women to vote. Charles Parker a Gary grocery clerk also held on the same 10 thousand bond each. The defendants denied involvement and said Roush acted independently. The women are identified as members of the waitresses union.
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Bay Times
Gary
Ind
M. H. Marquardt
William Fulton
Lake County
W. C. Roush
Chicago
Charles Parker
Marquardt
Roush
Waitresses’ Union
Are
Nurse barred as citizen for views on war
Marie Averill Bland a Canadian nurse who tended American soldiers in World War I was denied U S citizenship for refusing to take an oath to bear arms on religious grounds. Judge Bondy cited the Rosika Schwimmer decision and Bland plans an appeal arguing religious liberty.
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United Press
New York
Marie Averill Bland
United States
William Bondy
Rosika Schwimmer
Miss Bland
Supreme Court
Car Motorman Hurt In Crash At Virginia And Woodlawn
Charles H. Overman, 52, of 1125 Church Street, a street car motorman, was badly hurt when his car struck the rear of an outbound traction freight car at the Virginia and Woodlawn avenues crossing. The freight car was in charge of conductor Raymond Russell of Rushville. Lige Carpenter, 51, of 1248 West Twenty-fifth Street, suffered a crushed right hand when a collision occurred at Thirteenth and Delaware streets Tuesday night involving a automobile and another car driven by Isaac Davidson, 55, of R. A. 15, Box 516.
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Charles H. Overman
Church Street
Prospect Street
Indianapolis & Southeastern Traction
Virginia and
Woodlawn Avenues
Raymond Russell
Rushville
Lige Carpenter
West Twenty-fifth Street
Isaac Davidson
R. A. 15
Box 516
Thirteenth
Delaware Streets
Basis of Check Suit In Indiana Bank Trial
Guardian National bank of Chicago sues Huntington County State bank Charles M. McGrew and E Porter Ayres for 55000 alleging check kiting tied to Steinbrennen Rubber Co Noblesville collapse in 1929. Ft Wayne bankers E F Schumann and Stanton Leverton testified Huntington bank paid the checks. Trial before Special Judge J Frank Charles with twelve farmers jurors.
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United Press
Marion
Ind
Chicago
Ft. Wayne
Guardian National Bank of Chicago
Huntington County State Bank
Charles M. McGrew
E. Porter Ayres
E. F. Schumann
First
Tri-State National Bank and Trust Company
Stanton Leverton
Blindness Ended for Evansville Man After Five Years
Fred Brissenden, who had been blind for five years, regained sight after a delicate operation and three months of darkness. He moved to Evansville two years ago and can now recognize friends he previously only guessed at. Times Special reports another incident in Ford with Mrs Willis Alexander and Fred S Joehn in Milford where a bug caused eye irritation but no injuries.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Fred Brissenden
Brissenden
FORD
Willis Alexander
Fred S. Joehn
Milford
Death of Decatur dry goods merchant John Niblick
Pay Times reports Decatur Indiana on May 7 that John Niblick aged 77 a longtime dry goods merchant died after ten days illness He was born in Decatur in 1853 and spent his entire life in the city.
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Pay Times
Decatur
Ind
John Niblick
Salmon misrouted to White House kitchen story
A Maine salmon sent by Rev. Snow arrived in the White House kitchen instead of the executive office. The tale says the fish was accidentally carved for the breakfast table and later reassembled so President Hoover could view it.
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United Preat
Washington, D. C
Maine
White House
Brass Hat in No Man s Land Violent War Memoir
Brigadier General F P Crozier reports grim methods used to instill blood lust in troops and details a brutal execution ritual for cowardice. He critiques churches as blood lust creators and describes alcohol fueled discipline and wartime life among officers and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Jones
United Press
Amr Ge
F. P. Crozier
London
No Man's Land
Crozier
Bandit Robs Store On Madison Avenue For $50
A roughly dressed bandit held up an Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co store at 2152 Madison Ave early this afternoon. He robbed the cash drawer of $50, bound clerk Jesse Wallace, 20, in a rear washroom, and escaped. Thelma Raser of Sunshine Bakery freed Wallace after his cries drew attention, and he called the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Madison Avenue
Jesse Wallace
South Meridian Street
Wallace
Thelma Raser
Sunshine Bakery
Few Diamonds Listed In Lawrence County Census Report
Bedford Indiana May 7 on the basis of assessors reports there are only forty nine diamonds in all Lawrence county and thirty nine of them in this city The total value is set at 2125 There are 1336 automobiles in the county valued at 286504 812 horses valued at 14392 and 248 mules valued at 16518
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Bur Times
Bedford
Ind
Asssessors
Lawrence County
Guilty Denial From 30 Indicted In Vigo Vermillion Booze Ring
Thirty of thirty six indicted in a Vigo Vermillion county liquor conspiracy plead not guilty in federal court. Trials set for June 9 in Terre Haute. Names include Wilmot Conners former Clinton police chief and Dan Wagner alleged liquor ring operative. Joseph Traum head of protectionists failed to appear. Several Indianapolis residents pleas set for May dates. No sentences given at morning session.
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Vermillion County
Terre Haute
Wilmot Conners
Clinton
Ind
Dan Wagner
Roy Wright
Arthur Carino
Wright
Federal Grand Jury
Joseph Traum
John Barrole
Jack Bell
Victoria Voncunich
Robert L. Caldwell
Steve Carleveto
John Carney
William Chipeva
Theodore Chipeva
Tom Crone
Fred Ketter
Frank Naglonie
Claude Jensen
Frank Meherry
Ivan Mooney
Jack Oaken
Steve Bertino
Ben Oaken
Joseph Prohaska
Sam Record
Carl Snodgrass
Angelo Stefani
John Strum
Jacon Traum
Wayne Wente
Arthur Zanberletti
C. Bonecarsi
Indianapolis
James Gordon
James Bowdin
Earl Ruddle
Kessler Boulevard
Florence Grover
Minnesota Street
Bernice Kemp
Allen Street
Tandy Branton
Koehne
Rose de Hoff
Carey de Hoff
South West Street
Albert Small
East Washington Street
Reed Bruner
East St. Joseph Street
Charles McLaughlin
Theodore Ballinger
Morris Street
William Small
Townsend Elected President of Butler Student Council
Russell Townsend won the Butler University student council presidency in a landslide, collecting 642 votes in the largest student election total to date. Townsend, a Phi Delta Theta member, Blue Key and Tau Kappa Alpha signee, defeated Donald Youel.
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Butler University
Russell Townsend
North
Pennsylvania Street
University
Donald Youel
Townsend
Phi Delta Theta
Blue Key
Tau Kappa Alpha
Air Scene Conditions Report At 9 30 South Of 20 Miles An Hour
The report notes wind from the south at 20 mph, sea level pressure 29.76 inches, temperature 72 degrees, ceiling 15 000 feet, visibility 15 miles, with field conditions rated good.
Arrivals and Departures at Hoosier Area Airports
Hoosier airport notices list Ralph Sturm Curtiss Robin arriving at Seymour and C W Lewis Waco biplane from Owosso with two passengers returning, Charles E Cox Jr and Robin to Newcastle and return, H Hern to St. Louis in a New Standard biplane, Elmer Jose Capitol Airways president and Mrs Jose from Chicago, H V Ludlow Cincinnati to Chicago, H J Gassage New York and G M Franklin Warsaw to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier
Ralph Sturm
Curtiss Robin
Seymour
Curtiss-Mars Hill
C. W. Lewis
Waco
Owosso
Mich
Charles E. Cox Jr
Curtiss
Robin
Newcastle
H. Herndon
New Standard
Columbus
St. Louis
Embry-Riddle
Elmer H. Jose
Capitol Airways
Mrs. Jose
Chicago
H. V
When Pain Comes Indigestion Relief With Milk of Magnesia
An ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the cure for excess stomach acid. It claims rapid neutralization with one spoonful in water and urges readers to buy the genuine 50 year standard. The product is advertised as tasteless, harmless, and available in 25c and 50c bottles at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Company
Charies ‘H. Phillips
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Martin M. Hugg
Junior
Citizens Republican League
Schuyler Mowrer
William D. Bain
Superior Court
Holmes
Ethan A. Miles
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Thomas E. Garvin
Smiley Chambers
Monnceua
Link Belt Executive
Call of Blood
Archibald Hall
Ira M. Holmes
Criminal Court
Clyde E. Robinson
Republican Organization
H. M. Barclay
Meridian Street
Everett F. Saxton
Graceland Avenue
Saxton
Brenze
Hoover
Peter Candule
Donald C. Underwood
Lyons
Crask
Chicago and
Huntington Banks
Coward
Bandit
Federal
Traum
Butler Council
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