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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1925
Page
8
State teachers retirement fund paid benefits to 333 teachers in the year ended Sept. 30 1925. Fund administrator Estes Duncan reported in his annual review noting over 14000 contributors and 2500 new teachers expected this school year. Duncan cited a shift from lassitude to enthusiasm toward the retirement fund law.
Culver Indiana reports a mistaken cat rescue when three residents tried to aid a kitten with its head in a glass bar. A frightened crowd dispersed and one bystander fired, only to reveal the creature was a skunk. The password for future rescues is humorously noted as Me-ow.
Voters learn polling locations updated by the board of election commissioners. Changes include Thirty-Fifth precinct in the Fourth ward voting at 4909 College Ave instead of 643 E Forty-Ninth St, and Second precinct of Eleventh ward at 302 Virginia Ave instead of 319 Virginia Ave. The list covers numerous street addresses and ward precincts for the upcoming election.
An advertisement touts Outgro as a harmless antiseptic that can be bought for home use. It claims a few drops in the nail crevice reduce inflammation and pain and push the nail outward overnight. The ad notes Outgro is intended for chiropodists but sold in drug stores with directions.
In city court on Coroner Robinson's recommendation three involuntary manslaughter charges were dropped. Defendants Raymond Sanders Ernest Kern and David Lowen were linked to fatal crashes that killed William Crutchfield Frank Minor and Ina Walton on October 17 and October 14 respectively at listed addresses.
Jo anna learns she has been left a million dollars in a sudden inheritance. The Times previews her reaction and the potential changes to her life as she navigates new wealth and public attention.
Claris Adams, former prosecuting attorney, is named new teacher for the Christian Men Builders Bible Class at Third Christian Church. He succeeds Merle Sidener who led the class for the past twelve years.
The Greater Indiana Mardi Gras celebration drew large crowds in Indianapolis and across the state. Mayor Shank criticized the Legislature while speakers including Frederick Van Nuys and Senator Arthur Robinson praised the event. A white float by William H. Black Company won first prize. Franklin received a $200 silver cup for the most enthusiastic out of town delegation.
Relatives of William Deaver, 65, a retired farmer, say the rooming house death was not suicide. He was found asphyxiated, with gas apparently blown out, in South Bend on November 2.
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