Preliminary steps to raze Indiana school for the blind
Work to demolish the old buildings at World War Memorial plaza is set to begin within days. Equipment move to the new school at 7725 College Avenue will be finished today per Superintendent George S. Wilson. Western Wrecking Company handles the tear down and a landscaping contract will be awarded at the October 21 memorial commission meeting.
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Indiana School For the Blind
World War Memorial Plaza
College Avenue
George S. Wilson
Western Wrecking Company
Memorial Commission
Jewish Faith Triumphs Over Harvard Rules
Harvard and Jewish students clash over Yom Kippur exams as the university refuses postponement. A proctor system is offered to allow Jewish seniors to complete tests with dictated answers, sparking broad community debate.
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Harvard
Oy United Press
Cambridge
Mass
Fraud Suit Alleges Mortgage Broker Deceived Owners
A $235 000 suit filed in Hammond Superior Court alleges Julius S. Friedman, an East Chicago mortgage broker, obtained possession of real estate from Mr. and Mrs. Stanislaw Szafarz by fraud in Hammond Indiana.
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Sy Times
Hammond
Ind
Hammond Superior Court
Julius S. Friedman
East Chicago
Stanislaw Szafarz
Friedman
Auto Crash Fatal Claims Life of Tipton Man
John W. Garretson, 74, of Tipton Indiana died at Methodist hospital from injuries suffered in a midweek auto crash south of Indianapolis. His wife was injured and listed in fair condition. He is survived by daughter Mrs J O Thomas of Tipton who was traveling to the hospital.
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John W. Garretson
Tipton
Ind
Methodist Hospital
Garretson
Indianapolis
Bandits Steal $3,000 From Illinois Bank
A quartet of bandits in a dilapidated green sedan with Indiana plates robbed the suburban Matteson state bank. They forced employees into a teller’s cage and escaped with 3 dollars in cash. The abandoned car was found about a mile away hours later.
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United Press
Chicago
Matteson
Indiana
Sid Ney Smith Jr Joins Washington Univ as Freshman
Harvey Sid ney Smith Jr., a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis, follows four of his brothers who also attended the university and earned high honors. The family, residents of East St. Louis, Illinois, all entered with scholarships for high school high honors.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Harvey Sidney Smith Jr
Washington University
East St. Louis
Y M C A Opens Night Classes in Welding and Salesmanship
Classes begin at 7 30 tonight at the Y M C A with Russell Pursel chief welder of Indianapolis Power and Light Co directing welding and Joel T Taylor teaching salesmanship.
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Russell Pursel
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Joel T. Taylor
Sheriff Morris Aids Wallace Brothers in Indiana
Sheriff William L. Morris of Spencer county escorts Donald and Roland Wallace to Indianapolis. The brothers, found guilty of stealing grain warehouse receipts at Huntingburg, are granted bail on appeal with $5,000 Liberty bonds each. They face fines of $2,000 and prison terms ranging two to fourteen years.
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William L. Morris
Spencer County
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Donald
Roland Wallace
Huntingburg
Indiana State Prison
Hindenburg Turns 83 Amid Bavarian Alpine Birthday
President Paul von Hindenburg marked his 83d birthday today at Dietramszell in the Bavarian Alps. He has served Germany from imperial army leadership to the presidency of the republic.
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United Press
Berlin
Aul von Hindenburg
Germany
Imperial Army
Young Republic
Dietramszell
Bavarian Alps
Railway Chief Attacks U S Shipping Act
Fred W. Sargent president of the Chicago and North Western Railway assailed subsidized shipping and freight rate cuts as harming rail investors. He urged rate increases to ensure a fair return and warned against government competition in rates. The meeting installed Rome C. Stephenson as president and awaited President Hoover's address at Public Auditorium.
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United Press
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago & Northwestren Railway Company
American Bankers’ Association
Sargent
Gandhi in Jail on Birthday in Veraydaol Prison
Gandhi celebrates his sixty first birthday in Veraydaol jail Poona India 2 October while following his austere prison routine He spins khaddar translates a Hindu songs book exercises and lives on rice goats milk and fruit barefoot in a loin cloth He was arrested May under an old law and has not been charged or sentenced Peace talks with Indian moderates appear broken and may keep him imprisoned for a long time.
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United Press
Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Verayda Ol
Gandhi
Minister who baptized infants marries them
In New York on October 2 a remarkable ceremony linked church and family as Rev. J Costello who baptized Nicholas J Scollard and Mary Mulkin sixteen years ago as infants officiated their wedding in the same church
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United Press
New York
J. Costello
Nicholas J. Scollard
Mary Mulkin
Jardine urges five day week for farmers
William M. Jardine former secretary of agriculture argues standardization is the inevitable solution to farm ills. He cites the Russian four or five day week as a model for easing agricultural and general industrial congestion and urges transitioning many poor farms to other work.
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United Press
Paris
America
William M. Jardine
Naples
Cairo
United States
Egypt
Jardine
Kansas State Agricultural College
Town Board Orders Fire Truck for January Delivery
The Ireland town board contracted to buy a new fire truck for 3675 dollars, with delivery expected around January 1. The purchase sets the price and timetable for a key municipal service upgrade.
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Town Board of Ireland
Elk Herd Halts Traffic On Olympic Highway
Elk from the Olympic foothills move onto the highway to Lake Quinault, causing frequent traffic stoppages. Roosevelt elk enjoy milder winters than Yellowstone and may prompt an autumn 1931 open season per the state game and fish commission.
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Science Service
Port Angeles
Wash
Olympic Mountains
Lake Quinault
Yellowstone National Park
Olympics
State Game and Fish Commission
Home Entered Thieves Steal Clothing and Bags
Police report multiple thefts Wednesday night. Mrs. Leo Traugott's home on North Meridian lost about $50 in clothing. Two traveling bags were taken from a Greyhound station. Floyd Brown's car on Guilford avenue was robbed of $176 in golf gear. Stanley Burge of St. Louis reported a stolen traveling bag containing clothes from Union Station worth $427.
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Leo Traugott
North Meridian Street
Greyhound
West Market Street
George Harrison
Floyd Brown
Guilford Avenue
Stanley Burge
St. Louis
Union Station
Burge
Postal Veteran Retired After 28 Years Service
John Swain 69 retires with pension after twenty eight years as a rural mail carrier. Based in Bennett's Switch Indiana, the retirement follows a week of service completion. He served the local route and was noted for steady handling of mail and routes.
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Bennett
Ind
John Swain
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Churchman Avenue
Illinois Bank
Hindenburg
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Pbs
Lenin
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Elk
Rob Traugott
Kentucky Ave
Maryland St
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Pearson Piano Co
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Washington Street
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