Poor Farm Aide Funds Scrutinized by Indiana Taxpayers
Marion County infirmary upkeep has totaled under 6000 over four years with 4300 spent on paint and 12000 on equipment. Plans emerge to relocate the poor farm to Julietta near Marion County Hospital for the Insane under joint administration, while a $198000 bond and a vacate order stir council action.
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Marion County Infirmary
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
the Times
Alfred M. Houston
John E. Shearer
James A. Collins
Collins
Marion County Hospital For the
Julietta
Shearer
Houston
George Snider
Snider
Methodist Ministers to Meet October Discussion at Roberts Park
Indiana Methodist ministers and laymen will gather October 27 and 28 at Roberts Park Methodist church to discuss denominational affairs. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of Chicago will talk about Europe. Dr. Charles True, secretary of the board of religion and debater of the prohibition law with Clarence Darrow, will discuss the dry act.
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Indiana
Roberts Park
Edwin Holt Hughes
Chicago
Europe
Charles True
Board of Religion
Clarence Darrow
License Size Reduced Cuts Cost for 1931 Licenses
The state conservation department announces new hunting and fishing licenses effective January 1, 1931. License size shrinks from 5x6.4 inches to 2.44x4 inches, enabling easier transport and saving the state about $500 in printing and distribution, says Walter Shirts, chief of the fish and game division.
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State Conservation Department
Walter Shirts
The
Fish and Game Divion
Shur-Off painless corn remover claim
An advertisement touts Shur-Off as a 3 minute corn remedy that removes the corn root and all without soaking. It promises instant pain relief, easy peeling, and a money back guarantee with a 50 cent bottle available at Hook's Dependable Drug Stores and other druggists.
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Hook
Indiana Supreme Court Validates Two Separate Courts Act
Indiana's supreme court ruled that the 1929 act creating separate superior courts for Grant and Delaware counties became law without the governor's signature. The decision held Sundays count in the last two days of a legislative session, placing the bill in the governor's hands for action and deeming it enacted when no veto or signature occurred within five days.
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Indiana
Supreme Court
Grant
Delaware
High Court
Life terms for bandits in cop murder case
James Gallagher of Toledo and Thomas Martin of Chicago were sentenced to life in Jackson after robbing a Battle Creek bank and killing State Trooper John Burke during a getaway. Arrests occurred in Indiana. $4,000 was recovered from the wrecked car. Burke, on duty near Sturgis, tried to question them before being shot.
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Centerville
Mich
Battle Creek
James Gallagher
Toledo
Thomas Martin
Chicago
Jackson
John Burke
Howe
Ind
Natend Lank Ak Tete
Celie
Burke
Gallagher
Martin
Indiana
Sturgis
Democrats pledge study of Indianapolis transport plan
Marion county Democratic candidates for the state legislature pledge to study the proposed operation plan for the Indianapolis street railway system. They aim to safeguard public interests while noting the proposal’s complexity and the need for legislative enabling action.
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Indianapolis
Insull
Marion County Democratic
Ae Nena
Walter Myers
Coffin
Konjola hailed as swift relief in health ad
A vintage advertisement touts Konjola as a cure with thirty two ingredients. It cites Mrs. Mary Sutton of Indianapolis who improved after treatment and urges readers to consult the Konjola Man at Hook Dependable Drug Store for free samples and a six to eight bottle course.
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Konjola
Mary Sutton
Thalman Avenue
Indianapolis
Hook
Illinois
Washington Streets
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