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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
2
Vladimiro Gortan was executed by firing squad just before dawn for taking part in an ambush of voters on March 24. The sentence was carried out near the crime site. His brother Vitale and other suspects are mentioned in the connected report.
A fragmented listing outlines Thursday programs across WFBM WKBF WLS and other Chicago and Detroit outlets. It notes music, theater, and CBS network blocks with hosts and show titles through midnight including orchestras, vaudeville, and dance programs.
Eva Le Gallienne director of the Civic Repertory Theatre will present a scene from Henrik Ibsens Hedda Gabler at 5:30 Thursday evening over WFBM and Columbia Broadcasting stations. Musical Moods features modern melodies on the NBC system at 6 30 Thursday. Phil Cook returns to humor with two original skits on the Fleischmann Sunshine hour at 7 oclock Thursday night on NBC.
In New Orleans on October 17 authorities pursue a clue in the Kraft death. Miss Ione Ord wrote to Second Officer John McGouldrick linking him to the case and a potential alibi. Kreft's body carried a chest wound a bullet remains unexplained as probes continue.
A scrambled listing of evening NBC and Columbia network programs and station timetables across major markets. Highlights include orchestras, singers, news reels, stage acts, and talks airing from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with stations such as WEAF WJZ WGN WLW WLS KDKA WTAM and more.
WLW Cincinnati lists a dense evening lineup from 4:30 PM to midnight featuring stock reports, weather, and multiple musical acts including Polly and Anna the Glad Girls, the Cincinnati Club orchestra, Lehn and Fink Serenade, and Charlie Dornberger with his orchestra at the Hotel Gibson.
Schedule fragment lists 7:00 morning programs at Indianapolis Power and Light and CBS shows. Entries include music hours, chats, recitals, weather notes, stock reports, and a luncheon piano segment.
A morning lineup lists 5:30 top of the morning followed by a 6:30 SOURCE ere and a 6:30 Orean program by Arthur Chandler. Extras include Absorbine Jr exercise period at 6:30 and devotionals led by Dad Kershner at 7:30. Ida Blackson soprano solos at 9:00 and Nancy Harper’s The We Fashionables at 9:15. River stages noted at 9:50 and a 10:00 Misses hour with Walter Damrosch via NBC.
United States Grottos receive an official invitation to attend the supreme council session, June 17 to 19, announced tonight via WFBM radio by the Indianapolis Sahara Grotto. Windsor Canada’s Edward Blake Winter will represent Grand Master Edward W. Libbey amid a day full of broadcasts and performances from 11:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Republican city employees contribute to the Democratic fund as department heads report donations from retained GOP staff. Mayor Slack bans salary deductions and limits political activity to off duty hours while noting no party distinction in contributions.
Dr. Albert Einstein will speak from Dearborn Michigan next Monday night during Edison celebration coverage. He will describe relativity and two minutes of remarks will be transmitted via trans Atlantic telephone to NBC network nationwide.
A dense schedule outlines Vincent Lopez and orchestra at 6:30 on NBC WJZ with Paulist Choristers at 6:45 on WLW and Lehn and Fink Serenade at 7:00 on NBC WJZ. The lineup features True Detective Mysteries, Seiberling Singers, Maxwell concert, Victor program, Unsolved mysteries, Guy Lombardo and His Canadians, and a live operatic moment with James Melton. Also noted is a Red Rose Murder tale on WFBM and CBS, Jack Frost melodies, Ben Alley solo on WABC, Halsey Stuart program on NBC, and Slumber Music selections with Ludwig Laurier.
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