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Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1923

Page

9

Fight Over Choir Practice Ends With Hospital Wares

Walter Brown 42 colored of 729 Ogden St clashed Monday night with Sallie Harper 32 colored of 711 Ogden St after she accused him of skipping choir practice. Brown was cut severely and fell through a dining room window during the fight. He faces assault charges. Harper is charged with assault with intent to kill. A second item notes J J Helman reports a $10 tire stolen from his College Ave garage.

Walter Brown Ogden St Sallie Harper City Hospital Brown J. J. Helman College Ave Teld

Betrothal news and society events in Indianapolis

The final PTA meeting of the year is set for Wednesday afternoon at Caleb Mills Hall with a speaker Dr William Byron Borbush of New York City on Understanding Our Boys and Girls. A miscellaneous shower honors Miss Josephine Woods to wed Russell Holler Saturday. guests include Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter DA R members at 824 N Pennsylvania St. Other notes list violinist Medelka Simeonova recital at Odeon Hall and various social gatherings at Rainbow Bend, Musicians' Hall and local clubs.

Parent-Teacher Association Caleb Mills William Byron Borbush New York City Florence Stanley Josephine Woods Russell Holler Miss Stanley C. W. Irwin Charlotte Comstock Margaret Kelemback Maria Daugherty Dorothy Rhoades Marjorie Parrish Betty Campbell Margaret McWhorter Helen Gandall Gladys Young Edna Hunt Hope Bedford Anita Nympha Welch Mildred Harris Velma Rich Caroline Scott Harrison Pennsylvania St Eugene Darrah Medelka Simeonova Odeon Hall City Donn Watson

Household Potatoes and Vegetables Baking Tips

Practical kitchen guidance covers baked potatoes with dry skins, asparagus prep with peeled ends, corn kernels shaved from the cob dried on a sheet for storage, and a tip to steam a fallen cake the next day served with pudding sauce. Addresses oven timing, no salt until near end, and proper storage.

Missionary Will Return to India Duty This June

The Rev. Preston Hyde of 5640 Lowell Ave and his wife with four children will depart in June for India to resume missionary work for the Methodist Episcopal Church. They will be honored guests at a reception Friday night at Irvington M E Church. Hyde had paused missionary service two years due to ill health. He is son of Rev. Marshal H. Hyde, pastor of Grace M E Church in Indianapolis, and a Moores Hill College graduate who also attended Chicago University.

Preston Hyde Lowell Ave India Methodist Episcopal Church Irvington M. E Mr. Hyde Marshal H. Hyde Grace M. E. Church of Indianapolis Moores Hill College Chicago University

Local Pastor Resigns After 27 Years in Ministry

Announcement with Rev. W. W. Harris resigning as pastor of Garden Baptist Church to take posts at Churches in Sanborn and Bethel near Vincennes. Harris served 27 years in ministry with two pastures at Linton and Garden Baptist. Succession details are pending.

W. W. Harris Vincennes Garden Aptist Church Sanborn Bethel Vinccennes Harris Linton The Garden Baptist Arca

Golf Tourneys Arranged for Lincoln Tournaments

William Zeller announced by the Gyro Club that golf tournaments are arranged for Lincoln members at the Diana Coal Mining venue today with Diana Coal Mining involved in organizing events.

Diana William Zeller Lincoln

Money marriages and heartless love letters from a teen

A 17 year old married to a 50 year old man writes about money, waiting for him to die, and pursuing a younger lover. The columnist rebukes her selfishness, urges patience if the husband lives, and condemns remarriage while advising her to become a genuine wife.

Miss Lee New York

Engaged Friends and a Jealous Suitor Dilemma

A reader asks how to handle a friend who dumped him after a bashful admirer won the girl. The respondent advises waiting, showing no fault, and letting the infatuated friend face the consequences as the situation unfolds.

Dear Martha Lee Advice Column Letter From Mary

A distressed reader, Mary, writes of a yearlong relationship with a 39 year old man, confessing two prior marriages and two young children left behind. She seeks guidance to win him back, but the columnist urges abandoning the relationship and starting anew for the sake of the children and her own future.

Martha Lee Mary

Mrs Grundy Advice On Teens Love And Gifts

A reader aged 16 asks about night riding with a man unchaperoned and about accepting jewelry before engagement. Mrs Grundy disapproves of jewelry gifts from non-engaged men but notes trends toward leniency. She urges honesty with the mother and confidences to seek best guidance. Babe ends by acknowledging limited help available.

Mies Lee Vanner

Truck Hits Three Cars On Eighteenth Street Crash

John Young, 32, of 956 Pansy Street, was arrested after his truck struck a touring car owned by Otto Miller and two Kamphouse & Brown Company vehicles on Eighteenth Street between Meridian and Illinois Streets at 4 30 p m Monday. He faces charges of operating under the influence and malicious destruction of property.

John Young Pansy St Eighteenth St Meridian Illinois Sts Young Otto Miller Pierson Ave Kamphouse & Brown Company

Death Claims Gardener Portteus at Acton Indiana

Funeral services for Oscar D Portteus aged 55 of Acton Indiana will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at the Acton M E Church. Burial will be in Acton cemetery. He was the son of Zereldia Portteus of Acton and a cousin of Theodore Porttens of Indianapolis former Marion County sheriff. He died suddenly Monday while hoeing the garden at his home near Acton from heart disease.

Oscar D. Portteus Acton Ind Acton M. E Portteus Zereldia Portteus Theodore Porttens Indianapolis Marion County

Heath is Happiness Prize Awarded to Graves Couple

The Dunmow f Militch of bacon prize for perfect married happiness was awarded to Tom Graves M P and his wife in London on May 22 a mock trial tested they lived a year and a day without quarrels or regrets. The couple’s formula: good health equals a good temper, good temper equals no quarrels, no quarrels equals no regrets.

London Dunmow F Militch Tom Graves

Deficit Found by State Examiners in Knox County

State examiners report a cash deficit of 9124 tied to conflicts between former Knox County treasurer James M. Adlards of Vincennes and deputy Luther R. Wood. The probe covers 1919 to 1922 with total charges of 10131.24. Examiners found use of public funds and personal checks to cover the shortage.

James M. Adlards Vincennes Knox County Luther R. Wood State Board of Accounts W. J. Screeder O. B. Bales Lawrence F. Orr Adams

Flirting Costs Five Dollars In Zion City Case

Faust Marks and H. Ban Trunk two local youths in Zion City's anti flirting law case paid five dollars each after asking two women if they minded motor flirtation. Constable Fisher noted the offense and the pair appeared in court. George Peters, 25, is sought as a fugitive by Frankfort detectives, with no charge specified.

United News Zion City Faust Marks H. Ban Trunk Zion Marks Trunk Constable Fisher George Peters Johnson St Frankfort

Letters Received by Leslie Prescott and Sent to John Prescott

A collection of business and personal correspondence shows bills from Grocers Gream & Company Laundress Sarah Homes and The James Realty Company to Mrs. John Alden Prescott. Notes discuss billing dates amounts and resident vs office mailing, plus a florist bill misrouted to Leslie Prescott with a confession attached.

Leslie Prescott John Prescott John Alden Rosemont Gream & Company, Grocers John Alden Prescott Sarah Homes Sunshine Employment Bureau James Realty Company Mrs. Prescott Thomas Florist Co Lestie Florist Leslie

Lemons Beautify Skin Beauty Cream Ad

Mix juice of two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to create a lemon cream for face neck arms and hands. The advertisement claims it softens brightens and whitens skin and is used by famous stage beauties to reduce freckles sunburn and tan without irritation.

Eastern colony offers sacrifices after temple fire

A Wing Wah Chong importing house fire in St. Paul on May 21 destroyed dozens of small statues and other sacred items. In the wake of the blaze, the Oriental colony began sacrificial offerings to appease their gods once the firemen departed.

United News ST. Paul, Minn Buddha Wing Wah Chong

Storms follow Oklahoma flood in Leedey district

Western Oklahoma was storm swept today after floods from a near tornado. Leedey area was the storm center as railroad and wire communication remained paralyzed making damage checks impossible. Unconfirmed reports indicated several persons may be missing.

United Areas Oklahoma City Okla Oklahoma Leedey

Forgotten Lincoln Found in Basement in Chicago

Augustus Saint Gaudens, famed sculptor, spent twelve years on a Lincoln statue he called his masterpiece. After his death, the sculpture was boxed and stored in a dusty basement, forgotten for fifteen years as Chicago trustees pursue a $100,000 fund to erect the heroic work in Jackson Park.

Bu United News Chicago Augustus Saint Gaudens America Abraham Lincoln Saint Gaudens

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