$300,000 Peru Hotel Planned Amid Indiana Industry Survey
A $300,000 brick and Indiana limestone hotel with 84 guest rooms and seven apartments on the top floor is planned for Peru. The six story structure will include a lobby, storerooms, shop rooms and a banquet hall. The week’s Indiana industry survey also notes new mills, refinery plans, and improving employment, with Huntington reporting fewer job losses than a year ago and several cities announcing expansions and new facilities. The report lists projects in Bloomington, Greenwood, Columbus, Marion, Terre Haute, East Chicago, Laporte, Muncie, Valparaiso, Tell City and Wabash, highlighting boosts in industry, construction, and agriculture.
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Peru
Indiana
H. A. Woolery & Son
Carl Furst Company
Huntington
J. L. Bronn
Chamber of Commerce
Bloomington
Greenwood
Stokeley Brothers Canning Company
Tipton
Marion
United States Radio and Television Corporation
Atlantic City
N. J
Terre Haute
Root Dry Goods Company
Chicago
Gravel Tank and Manufacturing Company
Lehigh Valley Road
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Laporte
Board of Works
Muncie
Social Service Bureau
Valparaiso
Klin-McGill Golf Manufacturing Company
Urban Klin
Tell City
St. Paul’s
Wabash
Wabash County
L. O. Holthouse
Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company
Indiana Wards in State Institutions Reach 18000
Governor Harry G. Leslie told Bloomington Kiwanians that Indiana's wards in state institutions total 18 000 with five insane hospitals full and many on a waiting list. He urged building a new hospital as the Ft Wayne feeble minded home houses 2000 and Michigan City prison holds 450 life convicts. Only three pardons have been granted during his administration.
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United Press
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Harry G. Leslie
Automobile Skids Off Embankment In Noblesville Crash
In Noblesville on May 30 an auto driven by Mrs. Michaels Buscher left the road and plunged down a 15 foot embankment to avoid a collision. Cecil Bennett, the driver’s daughter, was injured in the chest and her son Joseph suffered a head injury.
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Fn Times
Noblesville
Ind
Michaels, Buscher
Nee Daugher
Cecil Bennett
Joseph
Memorial Day Across Roads Honors Civil War Veterans
Memorial day observances reach across Kansas Missouri and Iowa with bugle calls for the 32nd Ohio and tributes to Civil War veterans. Notables include Ross A Landes heirloom bugle owner and 101 year old Henry Tesert Morgan reflecting on past wars alongside wreaths in Enver Colorado and Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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United Press
Ansas City
32Nd Ohio Infantry
Kansas
Ross A. Landes
Landes
Fireworks Truck Crash Claims Life Near Lebanon
Clif ford Jones a 27 year old Chicago man dies from head on collision with a truck and trailer carrying fireworks near Lebanon Ind Elma Turner 19 Chicago vaudeville partner suffers a crushed foot William Myers of Cincinnati truck driver uninjured The 10000 load of fireworks exploded after the crash
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United Press
Lebanon
Ind
Clifford Jones
Chicago
Elma Turner
Jones
William Myers
Cincinnati
Watson for Indiana Vote on Day Law
Senator Watson of Indiana signals support for a statewide referendum on prohibition as a way to settle the issue. He says he would abide by his constituents’ decision and that his mind remains open while upholding a fundamental principle. He joins a small group urging the electorate to decide the matter.
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Watson
Indiana
Washington
Senate
Jones
Rep
Wash
Walsh
Dem
Mont
Oddie
Nev
Congress
Woman’s bid to see jailed husband ends in jail
In Muncie Indiana a woman who sought to see Charles Heaston in the sheriff’s office admitted she was his wife then denied the claim. She was told Heaston was being sought on a liquor charge and she remained in jail.
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Pn Times
Muncie
Ind
Fred Puckett
Charles Heaston
Heaston
Simons Death Case Reopened After Post Mortem
Evidence suggests murder rather than suicide in the death of William Simons a Chicago Board of Trade member. His body was found May 20 on a main road near his Kentland Indiana home after three bullet wounds were detected. post mortem by Dr E R Le Count led to renewed inquiry and exhumation at the broker’s son Richard Simons request.
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United Press
Kentland
Ind
William Simons
Chicago Board of Trade
Simon
E. R. le Count
Chicago
Simons
Richard Simons
Magicians to Meet at Fort Wayne Next Week
The International Brotherhood of Magicians will hold a four day convention in Fort Wayne starting Tuesday. Both professional and amateur magicians will attend with public sessions planned to demonstrate tricks from the entire profession.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
International Brotherhood of Magicians
DePauw Faculty Additions and Departures Announced
Grencastle Ind May 30 Times Special seventeen additions and replacements in DePauw university faculty announced by Dr W M Blanchard dean of liberal arts. New heads include Dr Fowler D Brooks from Johns Hopkins for education and psychology and Dr William E Eddington from Purdue for mathematics.
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Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw University
W. M. Blanchard
College of Liberal Arts
de Pauw
Fowler D. Brooks
Johns Hopkins University
William E. Eddington
Purdue University
Vera L. Mintle
Elizabeth Proud
Simpson College
Indianola
Vernon Lytle
Stephen M. Corey
University of Illinois
Glen W. Giddings
University of Wisconsin
Winona H. Welch
Indiana University
Huge Plane Fleet Over Indy For Memorial Day Race
Airports bustle as over fifty planes descend on Indianapolis fields for Memorial Day visitors. Airliners from T.A.T. Emby Eridle and Curtiss-Wright crews fill hangars at Hoosier Capitol and Mars Hill. Officials expect record crowds and rapid plane arrivals before the speedway events.
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Hoosier
Capitol
Mars Hill
Speedway
Air Transport Lines
Indianapolis
T.A. T
St. Louis
Embry-Riddle Air Mail Lines
Otto Gooding Laid To Rest After Suicide In Indiana
Funeral services were held for Otto Gooding 48 who shot himself in an Indianapolis hotel hours before affidavits were to be filed charging him in a farm house fire that killed three March 31. The fire marshal indicated a strong case. victims included Mrs Sarah Gooding Miss Jennie Rife and farm hand W M Moore. The deceased was a nephew of the two women.
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Times
Anderson
Ind
Otto Gooding
Indianapolis
Gooding
Sarah Gooding
Jennie Rife
W.M. Moore
Martinsburg Mill Destroyed by Fire in 1840 Structure
Fire swept the Martinsburg mill here on May 30 damaging the 1840 building. The plant had operated continuously since its erection, authorities said, with local firefighters battling the blaze through the day.
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Martinsburg
Ind
Hoover Hearing Lincoln Ideal in Civil War Gettysburg Talk
President Hoover urged peace and tolerance citing Abraham Lincoln on Gettysburg battlefield. He warned against demagoguery while praising moderation, charity toward all, and pursuing the common welfare as paths to national greatness. Veterans and children attended Memorial Day ceremonies.
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Gettysburg
Hoover
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Hoover
Lincoln
Washington
Maryland
Lawrence Richey
White House
Fisher
Pennsylvania
President Hoover
Tough Summer Ahead for Roadside Petters
Arch Steinel reports a crackdown on couples parking on public highways as deputies issue traffic tags for parking violations. Park police warn that summer will bring more patrols and stricter enforcement to curb public display and endangering situations along county roads and Gar field park.
Thompson seeks new trial in Hatfield slaying case
Clyde Thompson, condemned to one to ten years for involuntary manslaughter in Clark circuit court, plans a motion for a new trial. He and his wife testified Hatfield was an unwelcome visitor, while the state contends Hatfield had been shewn with him and his wife as her husband.
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Times Special Ind
Clyde Thompson
Louis W. Hatfield
Thompson
Clark
Hatfield
Youngest great grandmother claim shocks nation
Great grandmother Mamie Jones of Cleveland age 43, once married at 12 in Richmond now living in Cleveland, says she became a grandmother at 23 after a 1910 birth. Her granddaughter is Mrs. Edward Lane and the baby’s grandmother is 36 year old Mrs. Ruby Kennedy, drawing nationwide attention.
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Bu Times
Ichmond
Ind
Mamie Jones
Cleveland
Manuel Eadler
United States
Edward Lane
Ruby Kennedy
Jones
Jake Fleagle hunted on Mexican desert
In Chihuahua state two Colorado sheriffs pursue J. H. Fleagle, believed to lead a bank desperado gang. They plan to move from Saltillo toward Monterrey to extradite him after preliminaries, aiming to corners him as the 1928 LaMar bank holdup and murders are linked.
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United Press
Mexico City
Chihuahua
Colorado
J. H
Jake) Fleagle
Lloyd Alderman
Lamar
Colo
David Houghton
la Junta
Saltillo
Coahuila
Monterey
Nuevo Leon
Anderman
Houghton
Fleagle
Alderman
Rio Grande
Cal bert to Open Pool in Plainfield Saturday
Plainfield Indiana May 30 A swimming pool owned by G F Cal bert president of the Quaker Oil Company will open Saturday The pool measures 110 feet long and 90 feet wide and includes a children’s section
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Times
Plainfield
Ind
G. F. Calbert
Quaker Oil Company
Anderson Rotary picks new officers for next year
E. W. Cooney of the Anderson Engine and Foundry Company is elected president of the Anderson Rotary Club for the coming year. New officers include M. E. Masters as vice president R. B. Earley secretary H. B. Thomas treasurer with directors John Carter and L. E. A. Hirsch. W. A. Denny superintendent of schools spoke on Europe.
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Bu Times
Anderson
Ind
E. W. Cooney
Anderson Engine and Foundry Company
Anderson Rotary Club
M. E. Masters
R. B. Earley
H. B. Thomas
John Carter
L. E. A. Hirsch
W. A. Denny
Europe
Putnam Bankers Elect New Officers at Dinner Meeting
Putnam County Bankers Association held a dinner at Greencastle Country Club. Retiring president J. B. Crosby presided as officers for the coming year were elected: C. K. Hughes president, Kenneth West secretary, Paul Goff treasurer. Professor G. R. Redding of Indiana University spoke.
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Bu Times
Greencastle
Ind
Putnam County Bankers’ Association
Greencastle Country Club
J. B. Crosby
C. K. Hughes
Kenneth West
Paul Goff
G. R. Redding
Indiana University School of Commerce
Justice and Delay in Indiana Courts
A reader argues the Indiana Supreme Court delivers slow justice and questions the high cost of decisions. The letter claims constitutional guarantees of speedy justice are undermined by long delays and asks why a case pending for years continues to cost the writer hundreds annually.
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Times
Supreme Court
Indiana
Maid Servant Kills Wife of Man She Loved
Maude Lowther 22 confesses to shooting Mrs. Clara Smith 29 in Ashtabula after plotting with her husband T. L. Smith. Police say Smith also confessed he and Lowther planned to run away. both are charged with first degree murder.
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United Press
Ashtabula
Maude Lowther
Clara Smith
Miss Lowther
Smith
Lowther
Austinburg
Man's Neck Broken by Whirling Auto Shaft
Evansville Indiana May 30 Peter Weiss 23 Haubstadt was killed instantly when caught by the drive shaft while working as a mechanic at a garage. Owner J M O Bryan operated the engine as Weiss tested the brakes. The cloth from his clothing snagged on a grease cup causing his head to strike the car bottom and his neck to break.
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Bu Times
Evansville
Ind
Peter Weiss
Haubstadt
J. M. O'Bryan
Weiss
Four Editors Chosen for Indiana Daily Student 1930 31
Indiana University announces the four editors selected for the summer session and 1930 31 academic year. The team includes Robert C. Pebworth Indianaapolis Stanley A B Cooper Brazil Vincent Fowler Indianapolis and Jessie Borror Rossville Il Borror will supervise the summer term Cooper and Pebworth oversee the first semester Fowler becomes editor in chief for the second semester Pebworth will also edit the state fair edition next fall
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United Press
Pebworth
Tragic poisoning of infant from tainted pills in bottle
In Fort Wayne Indiana on May 30 192? a 17 month old boy Richard Bechtold died after swallowing multiple pills each containing a sixtieth of a grain of strychnine. He was playing with a bottle that held the pills when he ingested them.
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Times Special
FT. Wayne
Ind
Richard Bechtold
H. B. Bechtold
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