U S Spends 15 Billion A Year On Luxuries
United States households spend 15 billion dollars annually on luxuries and nonessentials, six billion on buildings, four billion on cars, and save about ten billion. Education receives less than two billion through tax supported schools, per a National Education Association study. The 1922 educational expenditure totaled about 1.799 billion, with elementary and secondary schools at 1.581 billion.
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United Press
Washington
United States
America
National Education Association
Association
Ealth
Busses to Start From Speedway City Routes
James P. Tretton of the Indianapolis Street Railway announces buses will begin in about a week on routes from Speedway City to Twenty-First and Emerson Avenues and Napoleon Street. Fare set at 10 cents with transfers costing 4 cents plus 7 cents car fare or a token option. Tokens sell three for 15 cents.
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Speedway City
Twenty-First
Emerson Ave
Southern Ave
Napoleon St
James P. Tretton
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Thief Locks Up Family in Home Robbery
Police in Elkhart Indiana seek the robber who entered the home of Dr. J C Fleming on Wednesday. He locked the Fleming family in a room and stole sixty dollars.
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United Arena
Elkhart
Ind
J. C. Fleming
Famous Choir to Visit Keith's Next Week
The Royal Welch Choir a sixteen man ensemble begins its first American tour with Indianapolis on the itinerary. It will open Sunday afternoon for a week at B F Keith's venues.
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Keith
Royal Welch Choir
America
B. F. Keith's
Government seeks to halt construction on Lincoln Highway near Fort Wayne
United States District Attorney Albert Ward travels to Chicago to oppose an appeal by J. P. Babcock Construction Company. The government requests an injunction to stop digging a ditch across the Lincoln Highway, marking a potential first test of federal authority over interstate highways built with federal aid. Judge Thomas W. Slick of South Bend previously upheld the government’s position.
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United States
Albert Ward
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
J. P. Babcock Construction Company
Lincoln Highway
Ft. Wayne
Thomas W. Slick
South Bend
Man Arrested After Gun Found In Auto Sleep Scene
Floyd Hill, 22, Coloma Michigan, was arrested late Wednesday night by Patrolman Jordan and City Fireman Barnes after being found asleep in a car at Nineteenth Street and Exeter Avenue. Police say a gun was found in his pocket and Hill said he drove from Michigan.
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Floyd Hill
Coloma
Mich
Jordan
Barnes
Nineteenth St
Exeter Ave
Michigan
To Stop a Cold in One Day Take Laxative
An advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine tablets as a first original cold and grip remedy. It touts fast relief and a signature of BE. W. Grove on the box, price 30 cents.
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BE. W. Grove
Myron R. Green Appointed Assistant Vice President
Fletcher American National Bank names Myron R. Green, a former newspaper man of 3547 Central Ave., as assistant vice president in a formal appointment by the bank official. His promotion follows lengthy service in journalism before moving into banking.
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Myron R. Green
Central Ave
Fletcher American National Bank
Mayor-Elect Swilkey Reminds Police Chief to Seek Other Job
Northfield New Jersey November 12 Mayor-elect Eugene Swilkey writes to Police Chief Ritz advising him to wipe soup from his coat lapels and find another job. He says the chief opposed Swilkey’s election.
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Times
Northfield
N. J
Eugene Swilkey
Ritz
Swilkey
Stout to Pass Duties as Green Appointed Leader
Elmer W. Stout announces that Green will assume new duties on November 16. Green will leave the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company where he has been commercial manager for four years.
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Elmer W. Stout
Green
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Hoosier JIs Killed In Chicago Taxi Smash
Marion Wilbur a 60 year old Erie Railroad engineer from Huntington Indiana was killed in Chicago when a taxicab skidded and struck him causing instant death at night.
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Huntington
Chicago
United Press
Marion Wilbur
Erie Railroad
Ind
Wilbur
Community fund pledges reach hundreds in new donations
Officials report a wave of cash pledges of 100 dollars or more to the community fund. The list names dozens of individuals and companies including Adams Savings, Greathouse, Darmody, The Fishback Topady, and Mitchell Ching, with amounts ranging from 25 to 1,400 dollars and total contributions from Indianapolis firms and local residents.
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Aroaricng Instruction Co
Adams
Eee
Runt & Savings Wa
Danner
Mrs. Mera Co
Sipimons
Mint ‘Ali
Greathouse Lex Cohen
Bos Fe
W. C Ontinentiational
Beri
Thy F. Darmody Co
Dia Wai Reecighe
Lucius M. Wainrighi
Indianapolis Brush and Broom Company
Kothe, Well & Bauer Company
Kiefer
Art Company
Henry Bal Kahn
German P. Piener
Losey-Nash
If . Lauter Comppany
Louis Bee Paper
Compan
George Pralter
Maver
P. C. Reilly
A & Co
Puoegh J. Hunter
Ruben
F. Rauh
Jleber
Smith
Stone
Tte
Sander Reckpany
J Schloss Pres Co
van Bues
Boone
Soin Fe Construction Co
Mansur
Smith Anticultural Ial
Ceqae Trek
Paries
Flocken Smith
Frank Rational I Paper Stack Co
Charters
Aay
Mi H._ Homabrook
Ww . Hubbard
Curity Xine Nanan Ae SI O. Band Paving Co
Weber
Cleaning porcelain with damp cloth and kerosene oil
A tip advises using a damp cloth and a small amount of kerosene oil to clean porcelain effectively without damage.
Eggs Rise to 65 Cents at City Market
Prices at the city market show eggs boosted to 65 cents a dozen with some items up to 70 cents. Navel oranges at $1 a dozen and Spitzenburg apples at 10 cents a pound are listed along with turkeys 65 cents per pound and other staples priced per common unit.
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Spitzenburg
California
Florida
You Can Remove Paint From Window Glass With Vinegar
A simple method to remove paint from window glass involves first softening the coating with vinegar then washing. This technique aims to loosen old paint so it can be scrubbed away without damaging the glass.
Joint-Ease Promises Relief for Rheumatic Joints
A high class pharmacist develops Joint-Ease after many remedies fail to ease swollen stiff joints. Tested on difficult cases, the product claims to penetrate skin and tissue to reach tendons and ligaments, offering smoother movement for millions with ailing joints.
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U.S
Indianapolis
Myron RK
Community Fund
Prince Albert
P. A
P.A
BR. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Winston-Salem
N. C
Hook
Goldsmith's
Haag Drug Co
Eruse & Deventer ~ Co
E. Wash. Main
Everitt’s
Wash
Jacob Wohlfeld Fur Co
Occidental Bldg
Bolivia
Sucdine Polaire
Canton
Morrison’s Miracle Basement
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