Early Stocks Show Firm Tone As Trading Opens
May 10 New York United Press reports a firm stock market with leading issues up fractionally and quiet trading. United States Steel opened at 170 percent, Westinghouse Electric up percent, Standard of New Jersey 16 percent, Fox Film 52, and Chrysler up 7 to 327. Radio Corporation and Loew's gain modestly while a broad range of stocks ease from opening levels.
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Thomson& McKinnon
United Press
New York
United States Steel
Westinghouse Electric
Standard of New Jersey
Fox Film
Chrysler
Westinghouse Air Brake
American Telephone
Radio-Keith- Orpheum
Packard
Union Carbide
Auburn Auto
Atlantic Refining
Commonwealth & Southern
Yellow Truck
Standard Gas
Montgomery Ward
General Motors
General Electric
Radio Corporation
Loew's
Curb Market Ends Week With Gains In Utilities Oils
United Press reports active demand for utilities and oils in the final Curk market session. Buying resumed in utility favorites with advances from fractions to almost six points in United Gas American and Foreign Power warrants American Superpower Brazil Light and Traction Cities Service Electric Bond and Share and Commonwealth Edison. Gulf Oil led the petroleum gains rising nearly two points along with smaller advances by Houston of Texas new stock Humble Missouri Kansas Pipe Line and Standard of Indiana.
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United Pres
New York
United Gas
American
American Superpower
Brazil Light and Traction
Cities Service
Electric Bond
Commonwealth Edison
Gulf Oil
Houston
Texas
New Stock
Humble and
Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line
Standard of
Indiana
Candidate’s Brother Forced to Resign as Sheriff Candidate
Sam Young, deputy sheriff, resigns as disciplinary measure by Sheriff George Winkler after the primary. Todd Young, Sam’s brother, ran for sheriff and carried his home precinct 47 to 22 for Winkler. He said he was given until May 15 to resign and did so immediately. he formerly served as a city patrolman.
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Sam Young
George Winkler
Todd Young
Winkler
Young
Special G A R Encampment Train To Wabash Indiana
A special headquarters train over the Big Four railway will run for the Grand Army of the Republic annual encampment at Wabash Indiana from June 9 to 12. Train departs here June 9 at 11 30 a m. Reservations are being taken by William Harold Talbot, encampment chairman.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Wabash
Ind
William Harold Talbot
Wedeking to Speak at Statehouse Republican Dinner
Albert J. Wedeking, chairman of the state highway commission, will address the first dinner of the Statehouse Republican Fellowship Club at the Severin Monday night. The program is arranged by the state highway department with director John J. Brown as toastmaster.
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Albert J. Wedeking
State Highway Commission
Statehouse Republican Fellowship Club
Severin
State Highway Department
John J. Brown
New Manager Named for Indianapolis Anheuser Busch Branch
George E. Vickery of 3114 Park Avenue is appointed manager of the Indianapolis branch of Anheuser Busch Inc succeeding E C Shields who resigned due to ill health. Vickery previously led Berghoff Products Company and takes the post immediately.
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George E. Vickery
Anheuser-Busch
Park Avenue
Berghoff Products Company
Indianapolis
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
E. C. Shields
Hourly Temperatures At Six And Nine This Morning
Temperature readings show 72 at 6 am and 70 at 9 am. Additional data notes 73 at another early hour. The fragment lists hourly values with a typographic error and missing context for a full forecast.
River musician John C Robinson found dead after arrest
Indianapolis musician John C Robinson, 30, was found dead by two canoeists along the White River after being released on bond following a drunken driving arrest. Coroner to autopsy to rule out poisoning. death believed to be self inflicted amid perceived shame. Brother from Los Angeles, famed songwriter J Russell Robinson, to attend services at Shirley Brothers.
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John C. Robinson
Indianapolis
Fall Creek Boulevard
White River
McClure
C. H. Keever
Robinson
Mark Robinson
Harry Harris
North Alabama
Robert C. Chambers
Central Avenue
J. Russell Robinson
Los Angeles
Margie
WFBM
Studio
McKinley
Shortridge High School
Shirley Brothers’ Undertaking Establishment
North Illinois Street
Knights Templar to Convene in Evansville This Week
Southern Indiana hosts the seventy sixth annual grand commandery conclave Tuesday through Thursday. More than 2,500 knights and their wives will attend the three day gathering led by Arthur F. Funkhouser grand commander and local arrangements chairman.
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Speeiat
Evansville
Indiana
Knights Templar of
Grand Commandery
Arthur F. Funkhouser
Drinks on the house after raid at Grien’s place
Relnited Press reports in Chicago on May 10 that after federal agents seized Joe Grien’s home brewing stock valued at 109000 dollars the opened business offered sauer kraut juice to guests.
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Chicago
Joe Grien
Hoover Goes Fishing for Weekend at Rapidan Camp
President Hoover with a party of friends left Washington by automobile on May 10 to spend the weekend fishing at his Rapidan Camp in Virginia.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Rapidan
Boy Charles Sheets Dies After Carnival Car crash
Bedford Indiana May 10 A 13 year old boy Charles Sheets died after being struck by a car while returning home from a street carnival. The vehicle was driven by Fred Brewer.
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Preas
Bedford
Ind
Charles Sheets
Fred Brewer
Hospital to Observe National Day for County Babies
National hospital day will be observed at the county hospital in Columbus Indiana with open house for babies and their mothers. Each baby will be registered weighed and measured while entertainment is provided for mothers and older children. Miss Nellie Hoffman superintendent of the hospital will be in charge.
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Columbus
Ind
National Hospital
Nellie Hoffman
Mooresville Woman Killed Crossing Rainy Street
Mrs William Harris aged 60 died after being struck by a car driven by Harry Mitchell while crossing a street in wet weather near MooresvilleIndiana. The incident occurred on May 10 and the injuries were fatal.
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United Press
Mooresville
Ind
William Harris
Harris
Harry Mitchell
Fight Sneezes Celebrates Hay Fever Rally in Chicago
A Chicago committee of women marked the first anniversary of their group by reporting fewer sneezes in the city last year after extensive ragweed destruction. The effort aims to keep Chicago hay fever free and improve public health.
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United Press
Chicago
Eighteen Die In Armour Smokehouse Blast Fire
At Armour & Co. smokehouse in St. Joseph Missouri an explosion sparked a blaze that killed eighteen workers. About 300 searchers scoured the ruins for missing personnel. Ora Paxon and George Roberts were recovered dead, while others were quickly tallied as accounted for. Paxon spoke to his mother before dying in hospital.
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United Press
ST. Joseph
Armour & Co
Ora Paxon
George Roberts
Paxon
Census figures show Columbus population up by 48704
The total population of Columbus is 285735, an increase of 48704 since the 1920 census, according to unofficial figures announced by the local census bureau. Greater Columbus including suburbs is expected to total about 310000.
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United Press
Columbus
Greater
Showers Predicted For Weekend Weather Menu
The United States weather bureau predicts showers and thunderstorms will spread across the weekend. Senior meteorologist J. H. Armington says temperatures will not change much, despite several days of temperatures ten degrees above normal.
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United States Weather Bureau
J. H. Armington
Fleet's In Welcome Sends Sailor to Court
Sailor Bernard Hall of the Wyoming, barred from a New York dance hall for wearing uniform, sparked a Navy and district attorney dispute. The Navy will sue to determine where welcomes begin and end as Hall faces officials over the denial.
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Navy
United Press
New York
United States Navy
Bernard Hall
Wyoming
Doser Custody Case Set for Third Hearing Monday
Mrs Mabel J Doser of Oklahoma City seeks a writ of habeas corpus to gain custody of her four children alleging kidnapping by former husband Robert L Doser The hearing will be before Superior Judge William S McMasters on Monday in Oklahoma City.
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Mabel J. Doser
Oklahoma City
Okla
Robert L. Doser
William S. McMasters
Hughes Named Whitewater School Superintendent
WHITEWATER Ind May 10 O N Hughes former superintendent of Tipton county schools has been named superintendent of the Whitewater school succeeding C O Johnson it is announced by Township Trustee George Rothermal Hughes served eleven years as superintendent of the Sharpsville schools He is taking a post graduate course at Indiana university where he obtained a masters degree
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Whitewater
Ind
O. N. Hughes
Tipton County
C. O. Johnson
George Rothermal
Hughes
Sharpsville
Indiana University
Mendenhall Freed After Bank Hold Up Acquittal at Yorktown
Leonard Mendenhall returns home to Yorktown after more than two months in Newcastle jail. He was acquitted of complicity in the Kennard State bank robbery. Testifying for Mendenhall, Charles Conner, serving 25 years for shooting the cashier, said he had no knowledge of the hold up plans.
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Pu Times
Yorktown
Ind
Leonard Mendenhall
Newcastle
Kennard State Bank
Charles Conner
Mendenhall
Girls Play Day gathers seven area high schools in South Bend
Girls from seven South Bend district high schools converge on South Bend Central for the annual Girls Play Day. Teams from Goshen Mishawaka Laporte Michigan City Niles and South Bend participate in the event with friendly competitions and school pride in the spotlight.
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South Bend
Ind
South Bend Central Senior High School
Goshen
Mishawaka
Laporte
Michigan City
Niles
Mich
South
Britain Ready to Retaliate in Tariff War
Washington reports Britain preparing to strike back at American products amid high tariffs and the Hawley Smoot bill. The United Empire party grows with aim to keep foreign goods out of the empire, threatening Conservative and Liberal ranks. U.S. exports to Britain and Canada have fallen as tariffs bite, with Britain buying over a billion dollars worth in 1925 and steady declines since 1926.
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William Philip Simms Scripps-Howard
Washington
Congress
Great Britain
Britain
United Empire Party
United States
Olc
Stanley Baldwin
America
United Kingdom
Canada
Hoover Veto Fears Rise Over Grandly Tariff Bill
In Washington on May 10 fears spread among Grundy forces that President Hoover may veto the billion dollar tariff bill. A protectionist letter to Senate Finance Committee members warns the bill in conference imposes the highest duties in history. The letter notes Hoover may not welcome a broad revision beyond his call for a limited change.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Commerce Department
Liquor Sprouted From Canned Bamboo Before Arrival
Federal agents seized a carload of canned bamboo sprouts that had allegedly transformed into potent rice liquor en route from China. The sprouts were emptied two days earlier and investigations continued.
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United Press
China
Weeds Cost Billions Across American Farmland
The May 10 report from Washington notes that common weeds cost American farmers about 3 billion dollars annually. The Agriculture Department and the Federal Farm Board discussed the issue in a memorandum outlining losses and potential control measures.
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United Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Federal Farm Board Today
Army joins in slaver search for navy employee’s killer
United Press reports May 10 that the U S army joined the hunt for the slayer of Mary Baker a young navy department employee found shot under a culvert near Arlington National Cemetery Two dozen soldiers from Troop E left Fort Meyer to pursue an ex soldier suspected by police of the murder and the case intensified with military involvement.
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United Press
Washington
United States Army
Mary Baker
Navy Department
Arlington National Cemetery
Ft. Meyer
Author Speaks on Modern Marriage to Congress
Washington May 10 Floyd Dell novelist spoke at the First International Congress on Mental Hygiene on modern marriage based on love and the need for greater intelligence in choosing a mate. Dr Otto Kanders of the University of Vienna urged individuals to adjust life to social order by renouncing much of their desires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Floyd Dell
Dell
Otto Kanders
University of Vienna
Smoke Abatement Drive Planned in Indianapolis Campaign
Roy Johnson, manager of the Indianapolis Smoke Abatement league, led the first in a series of talks before launching an $80,000 drive for smoke abatement. The campaign occurred at a Friday meeting of the Teachers Federation of Indianapolis at the YWCA.
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Roy Johnson
Indianapolis
Teachers Federation of Indianapolis
France Navy Review Off Algiers Before President Doumergue
In Algiers on May 10 the French navy paraded sixty six ships off the cruiser Duquesne as President Gaston Doumergue observed the fleet from its deck. In Columbus Indiana Walter Temple 52 died at his Wallonia home and was to be buried at Garland Brook cemetery. He spent much of his life there and was city electrician and worked at the state reformatory. He leaves a widow two brothers two sisters five stepchildren and several relatives.
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United Press
Algiers
France
Mediterranean
Gaston Doumergue
Duquesne
Pu Times
Columbus
Ind
Walter Temple
Wallonia
Garland Brook
Temple
State Reformatory
Frank Temple
Clarence Temple
Cincinnati
Jerry Daily
Otto Taylor
Ralph Conrad
Harold Stillabower
Ralph and Merrill Waltz
Indianapolis
Wallace Waltz
Love E. Worrel
Howard H. Bates
Ross H. Wallace
Aetna Trust Company
Leroy J. Keach
Mid-Spring Term Registration Nears 750 Enrollment
TERRE HAUTE Ind May 10 Nearly complete registration for the mid-spring term shows about 750 students enrolled. The total includes regular students and newcomers, with the process continuing from Monday as registration work proceeds.
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Times Special
Terre Haute
Ind
Riots Subdue Texan Town After Negro Lynching
After the lynching of George Hughes, 41, mobs in Sherman Texas torched the Grayson County courthouse and attacked guardsmen. National guardsmen from Dallas and Fort Worth restored order as 12 men were jailed for incitement and arson.
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United Place
S.erman
Tex
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Grayson County
George Hughes
Hughes
Drew Farlow
Walks From Death Cell to Strains of Dirge He Requested
Walter Crabtree 35 was hanged at the state penitentiary in Wheeling West Virginia as a death march played on his request by a prison quartet. He walked to the gallows erect while guards hooded him and he wished fellow inmates a good night before dying. Crabtree, a Romney native, was convicted of killing Romney Justice of the Peace H C Inskeep in January and also implicated in the Dec 18 murders of jailer Ben E Miller and Edward Woolford. Witnesses said liquor fueled his vengeance against county officials after six months jail time.
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United Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Walter Crabtree
State Penitentiary
Crabtree
Romney
H. C. Inskeep
Ben E. Miller
Edward Woolford
Woolford
Justice Inskeep
Artists TQ Appear For Civic Music Association Series
The Indianapolis Civic Music Association unveiled a five concert season at Caleb Mills hall. Claudia Muzio opens on Monday Nov 3, followed by the Gordon string quartet with Rudolph Reuter on Dec 15. Mischa Levitzki plays Jan 12, Paul Koschanski on Feb 16, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra directed by Niki Sokoloff closes the series.
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Indianapolis Civic Music Association
Caleb Mills
Claudia Muzio
Gordon String Quartet
Rudolph Reuter
Mischa Levitzki
Paul Koschanski
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Niki Sokoloff
Weakness Continues in Livestock Market at Union Yards
Declines hit hogs with 15 to 25 cent losses, mostly 15 cents. Hog lot sizes 160 to 250 pounds sold at 10.25 to 10.35, top at 10.40, with 2,500 receipts and 1,332 holdovers. Cattle steady at 11 with 50 dealers, calves 150 receipts. Sheep steady. Chicago hog receipts total 8,000 with 6,000 direct. holdovers 2,000. Friday averages show choic es 240 to 250 pounds at 10.25 and 280 pounds at 10.10. Cattle receipts 300, sheep 6,000.
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Union
Chicago
Smarter the Child The Less Spankings
Des Moines reports Dr. E G Lockhart finds a link between spanking and intelligence in children. Higher IQ children receive fewer spankings, while those with lower scores are disciplined more, based on a questionnaire study.
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United Press Des
Tax Plan Outlined At Exchange Club Luncheon
Percy R. Williams executive secretary of the Pittsburgh Taxpayers' League outlined a municipal tax plan at the weekly Exchange Club luncheon Friday aiding Lin.
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Percy R. Williams
Pittsburgh Taxpayers’ League
Exchange Club
Lin
County G. O. P. Split Looms In Realignment Feud
A fight over leadership splinters the county Republican ranks as Hugg balks at moving from county to district chairman. Coffin’s push to elevate Hugg meets ward chairman resistance, while plans to install Clyde E. Robinson as county chair and Emmelman secretary unravel in a clash over control and patronage within Marion County politics.
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Martin M. Hugg
George W. Coffin
Marion County
Hugg
William L. Taylor
Clyde E. Robinson
Curwood's Son Killed In Plane Crash Landing
James Oliver Curwood, 19, son of the late novelist, died from injuries after his airplane struck a tree during a landing in Owosso Michigan on Thursday night.
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United Press
Owolo
Mich
James Oliver Curwood
Arrius Court to Initiate 25 At Lodge Hall
Weather at 9 am shows southeast wind nine miles per hour, pressure 30.18, temperature 72, ceiling 5 000 feet, visibility five miles, field good. Arrius Court to Initiate a class of twenty five at the lodge hall 135 North Delaware street Monday night. P O Bowers state manager of the order will be present. Dancing and cards will follow regular degree work.
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Arrius Court
Ba Hur
Delaware Street
P. O. Bowers
Order
Bedford High School Chief Resigns for Valparaiso Post
United Press from Bedford Indiana May 10 reports Roy B Julian principal of Bedford High School resigns to accept the superintendency of Valparaiso High School. Julian has served Bedford four years and previously worked at Southport Oolitic and Heltonville titles.
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United Press
Bedford
Ind
Roy B. Julian
Bedford High School
Valparaiso
Julian
Bedford School
Southport
Oolitic
Heltonville
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