City Manager League Chief Resigns Over Campaign Bias
Claude H. Anderson, chief official and campaign manager for the City Manager League, resigns after openly praising mayoral candidate Alfred M. Grossbrenner. The league reiterates its nonpartisan stance and states it will not back any political group while accepting Anderson’s resignation to avoid public confusion.
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Claude H. Anderson
City Manager League
Anderson
Alfred M. Grossbrenner
League
Illinois
Eighth Ward
Republican Club
Dr Edward Shumaker Resting After Liver Disease
No change was reported in the condition of Dr Edward Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti Saloon League who is at his home suffering from an incurable liver disease Mrs Shumaker said today that he had a restful day and is resting at 2232 Broadway
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Edward §&. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Broadway
Auto Theft Ring Suspects Arrested In City
Five youths were charged with vehicle taking and detectives questioned six others as police linked them to an auto theft ring. Investigators trace nine stolen cars to the group and note ongoing inquiries.
Seven-year-old Jimmy Flynn Dies After Canal Fall
In Choes New York on October 17 a sandlot baseball player named Jimmy Flynn aged seven died after tumbling into the Champlain canal during a championship game. He chased a fly ball, toppled into the water, and his body was recovered eight hours later with his new fielder’s mitt and baseball in hand.
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Choes
N. Y
Jimmy Flynn
Jimmy
Champlain Canal
Third Degree Beating Trial for Bloomington Officers Opens
In Monroe circuit court Judge Her bert Rundell hears the second day of a trial of Captain Everett Anderson and Patrolmen Scott Davis and Homer Terrill charged with assault and battery in a third degree case. Lewis Smith 19 testified he was beaten after a late night arrest and criticized as a liar by the officers.
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All Times Special
Bloomington
Ind
Monroe
Herbert Rundell
Everett Anderson
Scott Davis
Homer Terrill
Lewis Smith
Frank Tourner
Smith
Riggs
Q. Austin East
Anderson
East
Terrill
Fire devastates North Alabama block as flames damage three homes
Twelve fire companies battled a blaze in the 1800 block of North Alabama street threatening a whole city block. Three duplexes suffered losses totaling over nine thousand dollars, with the Guerin residence at 1838 40 North Alabama taking seven thousand in fire and water damage. The Gorman Parrish home and a third residence also incurred substantial losses as Battalion Chief R A McKinney noted quick spread from chimney sparks and a second alarm.
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North Alabama Street
Thornton L. Guerin
Clara Gorman
Chester O. Parrish
Guerin
R. A. McKinney
McKinney
Army and Navy football rivalry urged for resumption
Major General William R. Smith, superintendent at West Point, sent a telegram to Rear Admiral S. S. Robinson of the Naval Academy proposing a meeting to discuss renewing the Army Navy football series. The rivalry was severed in 1927.
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United Preas West Point
N. Y
Army
Indiana Teachers Association convention draws 15000 delegates
Fifteen thousand teachers gather for the Indiana Teachers Association convention with sectional meetings across Indianapolis. Tonight's general session at Cable Tabernacle features Dr. Thomas H. Briggs of Teachers College New York on Beyond Facts, and Ralph N. Tirey delivers the inaugural address on Uniformity of Educational Opportunity in Indiana.
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Indiana Teachers Association
Cable Tabernacle
Thomas H. Briggs
Teachers College
New York
Ralph N. Tirey
Bloomington
Indiana
Mattie Fry
Miss Fry
Charles F. Miller
Indianapolis
Tirey
Miller
Roy P. Wiseheart
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tabernacle
Roy P. Wisehart
Paul R. Mort
Teachers’ College
Frank D. Boynton
Ithaca
Lena Madesin Phillips
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Otis Caldwell
Ellwood P. Cutberly
Leland Stanford University
Henry Turner Bailey
School of Art
Cleveland
Harry G. Leslie
Bombings in Chicago Area Night of Explosions
Two bombs exploded in Cook county early today one at a Chicago Chinese cafe and the other in an Oak Park garage. Police blamed the incidents on sub stitution of a Negro for a white orchestra amid a year marked by 103 and 104 bombs.
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United Press
Chicago
Cook County
Oak Park
Alger Suspected in Lafontaine Bank Robbery
Gene Alger, described as a sickly 23 year old with a sallow complexion, is sought after a Lafontaine bank robbery. Three eyewitnesses noted the resemblance to Alger after the suspect escaped in a car driven by a young woman with about $1,000 taken from the bank.
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Lafontaine
Ind
Gene Alger
Indianapolis
Lafontaine Bank
Bandit
Alger
Paul Clapper
Clupper
Polly Wanger
A. T. Harper
Miss Wanger
D A R Accused Of Old Tricks By Boston Pastor
Rev. Dr. William L. Stidger accuses the D A R of a new blacklist worse than last year. He says Mrs. Hobart falsely denied Shearer's speaking to D A R groups and claims evidence of D A R and Shearer aiding propaganda against Hoover’s world peace plan.
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United Press
Boston
William L. Stidger
Copley Methodist Episcopal Church
Senate
William B. Shearer
Navy
Stidger
Lowell Fletcher Hobart
Cincinnati
National
Massachusetts
D. A
Derailment Plot Aims at Mail Train Wreck
Federal agents and local officers probed a wreck of Pennsylvania express freight No. 87 near Indianapolis injuring a crewman. Tools found near the tracks and fingerprints planned to locate wreckers who derailed the west bound freight, mistaken for the mail train carrying money.
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Indianapolis
R. C. Miller
Columbus
Bedford
E. B. Reed
Pennsylvania Police Force
Reed
St. Louis
F. B. Lehman
M. L. Peters
Best in Radio Service Offered by The Times
The Indianapolis Times expands and improves its radio interference service for Indianapolis and nearby towns. John T. Hawkins, radio editor, heads the interference department and will personally investigate cases. contact Riley 5551 for prompt help. Readers are invited to write suggestions to improve the service.
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the Times
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Times
Department of the Times
John T. Hawkins
Inter
Ference Department
Hawkins
Riley
Seven Die in Seattle Hotel Blaze
Fire at the Portland hotel in the Skid Roads district trapped guests at the stairway exit. Seven people were killed and fifteen injured as flames cut off escape on the second and third floors. Fire officials suspect incendiary cause. the three story brick structure housed loggers and laborers.
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United Press
Seattle
Skid Roads
Hosiital
Portland
Weather menaces hop as Russian fliers await Seattle weather
Four Russian fliers en route from Moscow to New York arrived at Sand Point naval station in Seattle. They faced decision whether to push on to San Francisco as weather turned unfavorable.
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Seattle
Moscow
New York
Sand Point Naval Station
San Francisco
Geography Cited as Chief Factor in Revision of Divorce Statutes
United Press Emphis reports a proposal to make divorce decrees final after a provisional decree, sparking intense debate at the National Commissioners session. Judge Rose warns such a law would cause upheaval west of the Alleghenies, while Judge Hargest argues Pennsylvania is affected too. Other judges cite Nevada and South Carolina as examples showing lack of uniformity across states.
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United Presse
Emphis
National Com
George B. Rose
Little Rock
Alleghenies
Rose
William Hargest
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Hollis R. Bailey
Boston
South Carolina
Prohibition Raid Breaks Up Million Dollar Rum Ring
Federal authorities pursued bank connections to a $1,000,000 rum syndicate toppled by raids along the Jersey and New York coasts. About 150 arrests were made as investigators traced funds to at least two New Jersey banks and sought others likely tied to the operation run from a New York office.
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United Press
New York
United States
Robert B. Watts
Jersey
New York City
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Atlantic
Long Island Sound
Newark
William J. Calhoun
New Jersey
Prohibition
Morean
James Murphy
The
Ring
Montreal
Watts
Murphy
Canada
Bermuda
Alexander P. MacPhee
Delphia
Mannie Kessler
Kessler
Atlanta
Dirigible Vigilant Crashes at Pittsburgh Airport
The Goodyear dirigible Vigilant wrecked at the Pittsburgh Butler airport as it failed to land after a route from New York to Akron. No one aboard was injured. A gust of wind pushed the blimp into a small airport structure, demolishing the nearby pavilion.
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United
Pittsburgh
Goodyear Dirigible Vigilant
Pittsburgh- Butler
New York State
Akron
School Board Transfers Funds To Tuition Program
The board approved a $55,420 transfer to the tuition fund to remedy deficiencies in teachers' salaries at several schools. C. York, business director, oversaw transfers within funds including 4,600 from the fund 67,809 from special and 78,740 to tuition.
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C. York
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Irvington
Edward Shumaker
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D.A.R
H. J. Harper
Ben Association
Outlaw Radio Station
Seaboard
Goodyear
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