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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
7
Indiana Republican platform calls for ending presidential primary preferences and moving nominations for U S Senators and state officers to a state convention while Congressmen would be chosen in district conventions. Delegates praised Coolidge era policies and endorsed James E Watson with strong party loyalty.
The Indianapolis airport hosts a four day aeronautical exposition featuring instrument boards used by Lindbergh and the Maitland Hegenberger teams, duplicate planes, parachutes, bombs, carburetors, and other aviation gear. Army planes from Wright Field, commercial models, and stunts are planned. Admission is charged and crowds from other cities are expected.
The platform claims 1 202 miles built at 56 million dollars under pay as you go. It touts fulfilled 1924 Republican pledges, low taxes, debt reduction, and a healthy treasury. Henry Lane Wilson drafted the platform. a Negro delegation sought a state bureau of Negro economics. utility control was omitted. Watson endorsement faced internal resistance before passage.
Homer Steckert of Ft. Wayne piloted a Travel Air to circle the 25 mile oval in 14 minutes 3 seconds, winning $100 and the Studebaker loving cup at the St Joseph Valley Aviation Club air meet. Gene Rock of Sweebrock won the parachute jump contest against sixteen competitors. A 16 year old piloted an Eaglerock to victory in a featured flight.
Pilot John Clotin and passenger F A Luthey from Cincinnati to Jackson stopped overnight at Indianapolis. Pilot Heintz and passenger H W Bruce of Kansas City also visited the Indianapolis airport. Capt. George Haldeman traveled from Indianapolis to Evansville to see Ruth Elder, who is performing in a theater engagement after a trans Atlantic hop rescue.
Alexander Eaglerock biplane to be entered in the first annual Anapolis airport event from Saturday to Tuesday. Announcement made today by A. J. Jose of Capital Airways Inc located in the Fletcher Savings and Trust Building.
Jeffersonville Indiana May 24 Elston E Jones of the Indianapolis area is the focus of a regional news item. The brief notes a local association or event involving Jones without detailing outcomes or affiliations.
Lis airport has established headquarters at the flying field on the Newe Albany road near here for daily passenger flights. He is using a Travel Air plane.
Lieut. Ralph F. Stearley of Brazil Indiana now in the Army Air Corps flew over Bay United Press on Tuesday en route to Kelley Field San Antonio Texas. He will be sent to the Philippines late this month for two years service.
Walter Anderson, 32, a former Richmond resident, died when a plane crashed near Sandusky Ohio on Wednesday. His companion Benjamin Bruser, 20, of Sandusky, was seriously injured but escaped before the craft burned. Anderson ran a flying field in Richmond until a year ago and had just begun one in Sandusky with local chamber support.
British fliers Captain C E Kingsford Smith and Charles T P Ulm announced plans to begin their long deferred flight to Australia at 1 30 p m tomorrow from Long Beach airport Oakland will be the first stop for instrument readjustment On June 1 the Southern Cross will depart for Honolulu The crew includes Smith Ulm Capt Harry W Lyon navigator and James Warner radio operator After Honolulu the crew will rest a day or more before heading to the Fiji Islands 3130 miles away
SEYMOUR Ind May 24 C E Halstead known as the flying cop visited town this week to prove in a dare that his plane could reach Seymour from Indianapolis He weighed 230 pounds and did not land returning to Indianapolis without a landing while accepting the challenge from his brother L E Halstead local traction company agent
The statement declares the duty of the Republican State organization to stand squarely behind the senior Senator's candidacy, signaling unified support from party leadership.
An elderly man found dead on the Big Four Railroad right of way between Fowler and Otterbein on Wednesday may be identified through a small scar near the right shoulder. The right arm was found on an engine's brake beam in Indianapolis. the engine served a freighter route between Kankakee and Indianapolis. Engineer Robert Byers could not recall an accident.
In Washington May 24 reports say North Carolina's veteran boss Senator Furnifold M Simmons resists Governor Smith of New York. Despite Simmons dominance in the Senate and as national committeeman he loses influence as NC delegates to Houston lean toward Smith. A Raleigh meeting rejected a state wide primary and revealed a sparse campaign fund of 3590 dollars and a push to │drive Simmons' organization from power.
Nine officers were appointed at the Indiana Grand Lodge F. and A. M. convention. Charles C. LaFollette announced new leaders at the Masonic temple North and Illinois. Recipients include Homer M. Campbell Thorntown grand chaplain Ivory C. Tolle Lebanon grand lecturer Rudolph H. Horst South Bend grand marshal Frank G. Laird Indianapolis senior grand deacon Harry Yeo Muncie junior grand deacon Jacob Rubin Indianapolis grand steward and Tyler Elmer F. Gay Indianapolis reviewer and director Indiana Masonic home Frank E. Gavin Indianapolis chairman George Washington National Masonic memorial committee.
Berlin announces starting Sunday a non-stop weekly flight to Paris with five and a half hour travel time. The first flight, aboard a Junkers monoplane, included a onboard lunch service and arrived at Le Bourget ahead of schedule after passing over Cologne and Rheims.
In Buenos Aires on May 24 extreme anti fascists were blamed for a double bombing at the Italian consulate. Six people, all immigrants, died and thirty four were injured in the passport bureau and a nearby drugstore. Detectives arrested Nino Sacco, an anarchist, after finding his name in the wreckage.
Horace Dodge, 51, was arrested at his Chadwick Street home after he hurled dishes pans bird cages and birds into the backyard. Mrs Horace Rowland, 51, at a Bridge Street address, suffered a hip arm and body bruises and blamed her husband for the assault after she interfered with his handling of their pet birds.
Princeton Garden Club hosts the annual spring flower show in Princeton Indiana on Saturday afternoon with entries from local gardeners and volunteers tabbed to showcase blooms and arrangement displays.
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