DePaolo Leads 225 Miles in Indy 500 Record Pace
Pete DePaolo, driving a Duesenberg, led at 225 miles as Hartz and Lewis trailed in a tight field. DePaolo set multiple lap and 75 mile records, clocking 104.18 mph at 500 miles and 103.87 mph for the first lap, while Shafer briefly led before DePaolo regained control. Herbert Jones was injured when his car hit the wall, and a record Speedway crowd of 140,000 watched the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Paolo
Bulletin DePaolo
Hartz
Lewis
DePaolo
Herbert Jones
Pete DePaolo
Phil Shafer
Shafer
Cooper
Duray
Hepburn
Milton
Bordine
Morton
Pete de Paolo
Indianapolis
Duesenberg
de Palma
A. E. Moss
Herb Jones
Jones-Whitaker
Hill
Ellingboe
Shaakes
de Vere
League of Barking Motors
Eddie Rickenbacker
Speedway
James A. Allison
Speedway Company
Leon Duray
Race lap progress shows De Paolo dominant in multiple records
The report lists lap by lap results with De Paolo first in many segments, others like Hartz Lewis Duray Hepburn Shafer Cooper Milton and Morton placing variously. Times range from 14 to 57 minutes per segment with speeds around 104 mph and repeated notes of new records and last year averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Paolo
Cooper
Hartz
Duray
Lewis
Hepburn
Ellingboe
Shafer
Milton
Morton
Kreis
Mite de Paolo
Now
de Vore
Pe Paolo
Pburn
Tims
Deck
Duroy
Scalping Charge Hits Speedway Ticket Seller
Julius Cohen age 25 of 1022 8S Senate Ave was charged by police as an alleged Speedway ticket scalper He allegedly sold grand stand tickets at a downtown hotel for four dollars each though their face value was one dollar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Cohen
Senate Ave
Mechanic Hurt and Woman Injured in Speedway Incidents
Mechanician Fred Davis, mechanic for Bennie Hill, severed the fore finger of his right hand while tightening a rear shock absorber at the Speedway. Miss Sarah Pedlow, 22, of 428 West Thirtieth Street, broke her left arm when she fell from an automobile she had climbed onto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Davis
Bennie Hill
Speedway
Sarah Pedlow
W.thirtieth St
Shriners Train Party Headed to Shrine Convention
A Murat Shrine special train carrying 450 Indianapolis members is due to reach Los Angeles on Sunday. The journey includes impromptu on train and station entertainments. Attendance at the Shrine convention is expected to reach 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Ariz
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
How the Field Started Junior 8 Special lineup list
A dense OCR style roster lists drivers and numbers for a racing field. Names include COOPER Miller ELLINGBOE ELLIOTT HILL ORTON DUESENBERG VAIL and others across several rows with Special designations. The fragment records starting positions and participants in a junior eight special event.
Cars Drop Out of Race With Mechanical Failures
Miller Special driven by Jules Ellingboe retired on lap 24 due to broken steering gear after running with leaders. R. J. Special driven by Ira Vail left on lap 61 with a broken connecting rod. Skelly Special with Harer driving retired on lap 31 from transmission trouble. Jones Whitaker Special driven by Herbert Jones caught fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Morton
Comer
Hill
Ellingboe
Shafer
de Paolo
Ira Vail
Corum
Herbert Jones
Jules Ellingboe
R. J. Special
Skelly
Harer
Jones Whitaker
Speedway Cash Prizes Attract Broad Sponsorships
First prizes reach 20000 dollars with ten top awards and lap prizes for 150 laps at 31 dollars each. Indianapolis businessmen and others fund the cash pool while auto accessory firms add numerous additional awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Times Change for Rickenbacker
Seven years after his air combat fame Eddie Rickenbacker now tours the Speedway by car with Anthony Fokker, the German aircraft maker. He says he would have thought it crazy seven years ago to be riding with a former enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Rickenbacker
Anthony Fokker
Eddie
Memorial Day Observances Honor Hoosier War Dead in Indianapolis
Indianapolis held its annual Memorial Day ceremonies with a downtown parade led by Captain A. J. Ball and a program at Crown Hill Cemetery. Veterans from Civil War through World War II, including American Legion and Veterans groups, participated with speeches by State Senator Thomas A. Daily and clergy. Taps and processional salutes punctuated services at multiple monuments and cemeteries across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
A. J. Ball
Grand Army of the Republic
N. Meridian
Vermont Sts
Meridian St
Monument
E. Market St
Pennsylvania St
E. Georgia St
Crown Hill
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Crown Hill Cemetery
Enoch H. Wood
Thomas A. Daily
Daily
Lincoln
Everett Schmidt
Bordino Starts Without Sleep In Fiat Race
Pietro Bordino Italian driver entered the race without sleep for over twenty four hours. Late Friday the car frame broke while he orbited the track. He repaired it overnight and was ready for the start. Memorial day services across cemeteries featured speakers Frank M. Jeffrey Alvin P. Hovey Women’s Relief Corps Boy Scouts and veterans groups including G A R Spanish War Veterans and American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pietro Bordino
William Henry Harrison
Frank M. Jeffrey
Floral Park Cemetery
Jeffrey
Mount Jackson
Mount Jackson Cemetery
Alvin P. Hovey Women's Relief Corps
Boy Scouts
Wood
George ‘T. Davis
353D Infantry
New Crown Cemetery
C. P. Greenfield
Southern Avenue Baptist Church
Otis E. Brown
Irvington Post 38
American Legion
Memorial Cemetery
George Cornelius Jr
Ft. Harrison
Irvington
Hope Held For Shaw Verdict In Indianapo lis Murder Trial
Martinsville Indiana May 30 After two nights and a day of deliberation the jury in the John Thomas Shaw case failed to reach a verdict by noon Shaw 23 colored of Indianapolis was tried for the murder of Mrs Helen Hager Whelchel 22 whose body was found November 28 1923 on railroad tracks west of Indianapolis The jury met again at 8 am but asked not to be discharged and it was rumored the panel stood 6 to 6 for acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
John Thomas Shaw
Indianapolis
Shaw
Helen Hager Whelchel
Joseph W. Williams
Weather watch brief from Maroon County station
Readable fragments show hourly temperature notes for a local station on a specific date. Incomplete data mentions noon readings and possible measurements around 67 to 68 degrees with time stamps and station identifiers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bordino
Sardino
Jones
Moss
F. J. Harder
W. C. Jones
de Paolos
Ehingboe
Rennie Hill
Harder
McDonagh
Morton Skids
Fiat
Mourre
the Times
Times
Marine Corps
Hilton
Fisith
Paolo
Shatter
Lows
Shriners
Arizona
Miller
Elliott
M Orton
Rowoine
Herb Jones—No
M'Donoc
Shafer—No
M. C. Jones
Hepburn—No
Rickenbacker
Wilmeth
Delbert C. Wilmeth
Holy Cross Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
George W. Vawter
Thomas A. Flaherty
Christ Church
Newsboys
C. Dickey
Cable Tabernacle Choir
Abraham Lincoln
Gettyburg
Lawrence Bowers
Edward Haines Kistler
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Rev
Kistler
Martha J. Stubbs
American War Mothers
Daughters
Veterans
George Rogers Clark
James Whitcomb
Service Star Legion
United States Army
Marines
Oliver P. Morton
Women’s Relief Corps
Grand Army of Republic
Veterans of Foreign
Hope
John L. Niblack
Avis
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