Coney Island’s Sunday Opening Brings Mixed Hopes
A gray damp May day kept crowds thin at Coney Island on the summer’s first Sunday. Luna Park and Steeplechase showcase new designs while rides like the Cyclone and Thunderbolt promise thrills for the season as vendors offer marine food, games, and amusements along a busy boardwalk. Local police report lenient beach attire but ban petting on beaches and boardwalks.
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New York
Coney Island
Luna Park
America
Admiral Bryd
Antarctic
Luna
Willy Pobany
Monkey Island
Ladees
Geninlman
James Gillen
In Love Yes With Radio by Jessica Dragonette
Nebraskan born Jessica Dragonette, a Philco hour soloist for NBC, describes radio as intimate, her life goal, and says she memorizes every part. She blends languages, literature, and music, and answers fan mail by hand while pursuing four radio appearances weekly.
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Miss Dragonette
Cities
Barrie
Emil Ludwig
Carl Sandburg
Calcutta
India
United States
New Jersey
Max Reinhardt
New York
Dragonette
Kathie
Jessica Dragonette
New Autos Decrease Monroe County Auto Values Drop 40 Percent
Bloomington Indiana May 19 The Monroe County assessor B V Sudbury reports a 40 percent drop in new automobile purchases in the 1920 30 taxing period versus 1928 29. While total automobile numbers stayed high, the valuation fell due to fewer new cars.
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Bur Times
Bloomington
Ind
B. V. Sudbury
Monroe County
Sudbury
Rutgers Seniors Prefer Scholarly Honors Over Games
Rutgers University seniors favor Phi Beta Kappa scholastic recognition over playing for the university teams. A poll shows Mussolini and MacDonald as top figures, with Lindbergh and Amos 'n' Andy tied for second and Hoover ranked third by Times Special.
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Hoover
United Press
New Brunswick
N. J
Rutgers University
Rutgers
Mussolini
MacDon
Lindbergh
Amos
Andy
Denver Woman and Middlebury Man Find Long Lost Brother
Jane Severance of Denver and Charles Severance of Middlebury, introduced by a mutual friend, learned they are brothers who had not seen each other for forty four years. Their reunion occurred in Middlebury on May nineteen.
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Friend
United Press
Middlebury
Jane ‘Severance
Denver
Colo
Charles Severance
Pastor Celebrates 61st Ordination Anniversary
The Rev. E. S. Wamsley, retired Methodist minister, preached again at North M. E. Church to mark the sixty first anniversary of his ordination. He spoke to about 250 parishioners about his years of service.
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E. S. Wamsley
M. E
Hoover to Review Fleet Off Virginia Capes
President Hoover returns to Washington from a fishing trip and will depart tonight for Old Point Comfort Virginia to review the United States fleet Tuesday off the Virginia capes.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Old Point Comfort
United States
Virginia Capes
Faking of Art Masterpieces Bared by French Raid
French police exposed a network selling faked works worth over 1 million francs in museums worldwide. The haul includes Millet imitations and copies of Corot Daubigny Monet Degas Cezanne Sisley, with 6 300 forged paintings traced to a Millet studio and linked dealers in Europe and America.
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United Press
Paris
Jean-Francois Millet
Barbizon
Fontaine- Bleau Forest
M. Charles Millet
Cazeaux
Millet
Corot
Daubigny
Diaz
Claude Monet
Clemenceau
Degas
Cezanne
Sisley
America
Britain
Belgium
Germany
Canal Bridge Closure and City Improvement Contracts
The canal bridge on Twenty-fifth Street will close for temporary repairs by the street commissioner’s department. A. H. Moore, city engineer, is to prepare plans for a new span. The works board awarded improvement contracts on several streets including concrete paving on Fifty-first Street Carrollton avenue to Winthrop Avenue and paving on Illinois Street from Forty-ninth to Fifty-second Streets. Resolutions authorize paving on St Clair Street and adjacent alleys and vacation of Caldwell Street Michigan to Coe.
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Twenty-fifth Street Canal
Works Board
A. H. Moore
Fifty-first Street
Carrollton Avenue
Winthrop Avenue
R. W. Bowman
H. W. Laut & Co
Forty-fifth Street
Meridian
Pennsylvania Streets
J. N. Morgan & Son
Phatt Street
Bosart
Wallace
R. W. Bowen Company
St. Clair Street
Senate Avenue
Paca Street
Fayette Street
Walnut
New York Street
Gale
Kealing Avenue
Illinois Street
West Side
Forty-ninth Street
Fifty-second Street
Shelby Street
Tabor
Kelly
Drake Street
Brooks
State Street
Caldwell Street
Michigan
Coe Streets
Shepard Avenue
Morris
Howard
Bath salts mania sweeps Indianapolis hardware and beauty shops
A spirited vendor interview chronicles bath salts sold for birthdays bachelors and blondes in Indianapolis with scents from violet to narcissus. The clerk jokes on odors water hardness and bath time fashion while noting curious consumer tastes and playful dangers.
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Elsalina
Empire
Indianapolis
Persnickety
Tax group to study revenue raising options at hearing
Indiana tax survey committee scheduled public hearings on revenue options for fees and licenses and an excise tax. The sessions will cover automobile and business licenses, license use, and taxes on occupations severance and commodities. Sales tax topics include retail and wholesale taxes and gross revenue.
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Indiana Tax Survey Committee
Statehouse
J. Clyde Hoffman
Escaped Prisoner Captured in Muncie
Harry Fields an escaped prisoner from the state penal farm was captured in Muncie Indiana He had been at large since March 30 and was working under the alias Albert Baker when apprehended.
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Muncie
Ind
Harry Fields
Fields
Albert Baker
Stolen Cars Reported to Police From Multiple Owners
Automobiles reported stolen include a Chevrolet coach belonging to Ira Cummins at 1432 Rembrandt street from Capitol avenue and Washington street. Darwin Sweet’s Ford roadster from 2022 North western avenue. Berwin Jones’ Ford coupe from Twenty-ninth street and Ken wood avenue. James Metzger’s Ford coupe from Maryland street and Capitol avenue. Henry Kellogg’s Ford touring from Tenth and Dearborn streets. Vernon Jones’s Chevrolet coach 43-579 from Meridian and Vermont streets.
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Ira Cummins
Capitol Avenue
Washington Street
Darwin Sweet
Thirty-third Street
Northwestern Avenue
Berwin Jones
Berkley Road
Twenty-ninth Street
Kenwood Avenue
James Metzger
Maryland Street
Henry Kellogg
Gale Street
Tenth
Dearborn
Vernon
Jones
Arsenal Avenue
Chevrolet
Meridian
Vermont
Back Home Again Ape Table Recovered by Police
Police recover several vehicles in a domestic incident with multiple finds. Ford roadster bearing 754 703 located in woods south of Minnesota street west of Eagle creek. Studebaker sedan 757 828 found behind 1315 Oliver avenue. Chevrolet coach 1929 model without title or plates parked at Capitol avenue and Washington street. Sam Horwitz at 1218 Union street reports a Ford Tudor found at 935 Maple street.
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Minnesota Street
Eagle Creek
Studebaker
Oliver Avenue
Chevrolet
Capitol Avenue
Washinton Street
Sam Horwitz
Union Street
Maple Street
Loss of faith in blue chips aids stock promoters
New York May 19 Loss of faith by the public in blue chip stocks after the market crash opened a profitable field for fraudulent stock promoters, according to James M Auchincloss as governor of the Stock Exchange. They promoted questionable issues and exploited inexperienced investors.
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United Press New York
James M. Auchincloss
The
Stock Exchange
Four Arrested On Liquor Charges In Indiana Car Bust
Police report one third gallon of liquor found in a car driven by William Gundell age 25 of 502 South Addison Street. Robert Gundell age 22 of 1705 North Illinois Street faces liquor charges. Bert Partlow age 30 of 3308 English Avenue arrested soon after for similar charges. Virgil Moore age 24 of 1257 Kentucky Avenue jailed after chase for transporting liquor. Dorothy Kinsley 25 of Kokomo, killed in Missouri auto crash, to be buried in Kokomo. parents Walter and Mrs Kinsley remain residents with brother Eugene at Butler University.
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William Gundell
Addison Street
Gundell
Robert Gundell
North Illinois Stret
Bert Partlow
English Avenue
Virgil Moore
Kentucky Avenue
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Ind
Dorothy Kinsley
Hughsville
Walter Kinsley
Eugene
Butler University
Radox Footbath Promises Miracle Relief for Sore Feet
An advertisement claims Radox footbath soothes burning tired feet and inflamed toes with nightly soaks. It promises renewed strength and vigor after use and offers a money back guarantee, noting corn removal tips and availability at Hook's Dependable Drug Stores and other druggists.
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Radox
Hook
Fortune Telling With Playing Cards and Horoscopes
A list invites readers to obtain five bulletins by filling out a coupon and mailing it as directed. The items include fortune telling with playing cards horoscopes for a year and notes on superstitions and delusions.
New Albany Man Wounded by Circular Saw
New Albany Indiana May 19 A man suffered thirty wounds after contact with a circular wood saw in an accident. Authorities report the injuries were severe but non fatal as he is treated at a local hospital and a safety investigation continues.
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Times Special
New Albany
Ind
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American Association For Adult Education
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