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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1928
Page
9
Ina Claire the noted stage star known for style says she exposed herself to sun baths on a French beach resort during her Europe visit. She describes finding seclusion among rocks and taking daily sun baths as part of her experience.
Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic presidential nominee, rests at the Albany executive mansion after a 6000 mile Western trip. Crowds greet him with bands and cheers as he greets family, dogs, and the new Great Dane Caesar. He plans no immediate campaign travel this week.
Three youngsters were injured Monday in separate auto accidents. Teddy Compton, six, suffered a broken leg after being struck at Prospect and Shelby by Everett Henninger, 57? Shelby Street. Charles Padgett, eight, was bruised when hit near his home by Amor Giles, 41, Rural Street. Raymond Fleming, five, riding a scooter on Villa Avenue, was struck by Charles Hauser, 49, of Harlan Street.
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias held its final session with second and third ballots to choose officers. J Burdette Little and Edwin R Thomas contended for grand inner guard while candidates for grand outer guard included A C Duddleston Harry C Sullivan and Walter Domer. John H Frank and Henry S Bailey sought the trustee post with Samuel L Trabue advancing to grand chancellor. Charles S Loy and Levi Hooker won key posts and Dr Colon V Dunbar advanced to grand master at arms. Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters meets soon with a banquet for Indiana past grand chiefs slated at Spink-Arms.
Automobiles reported stolen include a Hupmobile roadster from Pennsylvania and Maryland plates for Peter Cancilla of 325 W Vermont St and Earl Baker of 1625 E Tenth St. Police recovered the Studebaker touring driven by Samuel Guild, found near Sixteenth St and Bellefontaine St.
In Oklahoma City on Oct 3 Republican leaders fear religion could sway votes in favor of Smith while Democrats push the issue. Hoover limits religious arguments and public comments echo mixed local views from five residents on Smith's Omaha speech and overall prospects.
Seek to Cut Phone Service The Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Company today sought permission from the public service commission to abandon its telephone exchange at Valonia, Ind., and to abandon magneto telephone service at Brownstown. The Cres cent Bus Line sought to abandon bus service between Owensville and Cynthiana, Ind.
State Insurance Department reports 2,035,597.29 in fees and taxes collected by Sept 30, up 119,209.20 from last year. Totals include fire and life insurance taxes, admission and annual fees, miscellaneous fees, and fire marshal tax. Money is deposited into the general fund.
Forrest White twenty four of 1055 Sheffield Ave faces assault and battery and failure to stop charges after allegedly driving the car that struck Daniel Collins thirty nine at Harding Street and the Belt Railroad. White allegedly fled after stopping several hundred yards away.
The Independent Order of Shepherds will meet at 8 p m Thursday in their hall at 210 E Ohio St Maude Moscoe president announced today
Mayor L Ert Slack bans city official collections in campaign fundraising at city hall this fall. Previously clerks at the controller’s desk collected 10 percent from police, firemen and other employees. Slack pledges a $500 Democratic contribution and lets workers give freely to any party while Kirk McKinney handles city hall solicitations for Democrats.
Police Chief Claude M. Worley will timer the Darrow Feuerlicht debate on Oct. 17 at Cable Tabernacle. Darrow argues the affirmative Is Man a Machine while Feuerlicht holds the opposing view with limits set on speeches and a timed rebuttal.
A young American mail train bandit faces possible death for rifling CN rail sacks on a Windsor to Chatham run. John Gibbs of Los Angeles was captured by American immigration officers two hours after the holdup. He described the caper and said he boarded at Chatham, forced three clerks to open parcels, and fled toward Detroit.
Walter Wayne Williams 20 and Mary Evelyn Keller 18 will marry about 9 am Sunday in a six seat Travel Air monoplane a mile above the earth at Hoosier airport. They are the first of three couples to seek an aerial wedding piloted by Bob Shank or Harold C. Brooks.
Miss Ermina Mills, ex Cornell College teacher, is appointed assistant professor of comparative literature at De Pauw University under Professor F. C. Tilden. She will teach high school English methods and holds degrees from Cornell, Boston University, with further study at Radcliffe and Newnham. She is niece of Dr. L. H. Marlin, former De Pauw president.
Fifteen contracts for eighteen bridges in twelve counties were let by the State highway commission Tuesday. The total low bids amount to 345,683 dollars, with estimated costs originally about 396,626 dollars. Awards list multiple county projects with contractors and bid amounts across Roads 6 15 24 27 29 37 38 66 and 67 in Indiana.
Democratic candidate Louis Ludlow will discuss Our National Capital at a Saturday lecture hosted by C A Lienau at Three Notch Road and Dandy Trail. The talk will feature 130 stereopticon slides highlighting Washington points of interest and notable people.
Roy A. Young of the Federal Reserve board tells the American Bankers Association that the Fed must protect gold reserves from rapid depletion. He cites a $500 million gold loss last year and notes current reserves exceed legal requirements by $1 billion. The talk stresses policy shaping for national and international stability and careful credit growth.
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