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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1929

Page

13

Train Wrecker Confesses Revenge Motive

William Breese 46 of Cumberland admitted loosening a rail section that derailed a Pennsylvania express freight nine miles east of the city Wednesday night. He sought revenge against the railroad for an injury he suffered as an employee. Damages totaled about 25000. Bloodhounds traced the scent from tools to Breese. He is charged with train wrecking and likely to be returned to Central Insane Hospital where he is on furlough.

Pennsylvania William Breese Cumberland Conmion Breese George Winkler Central Insane Hospital Jerry Kinney

Travelers Aid Work Shown In Report

Mrs. Wilbur Johnson, president of the Indianapolis Travelers' Aid Society, presented the quarterly report at the Columbia Club. The aid totals included 183 children, 157 aid cases for relatives absence, 27 immigrants, 32 aged persons, 75 for physical disability, 18 runaways, and 114 investigations for other groups. Executive secretary Mrs. M Grace Amorosi also reported on the national conference of social workers in San Francisco last June.

Wilbur Johnson Indianapolis Travelers’ Aid Society Columbia Club M. Grace Amorosi National Conference of Social Workers San Francisco

Music broadcasts highlight opera, rhythm, and Edison program

The White House orchestra conducted by Hugo Mariani opens a program of Auber and Weber pieces with an international flavor on NBC Monday at 7 30. The Banner Boosters present a music story on WFBM at 9 30. Earl B Mounce directs the augmented orchestra. The A and P Gypsies perform on NBC Monday at 7 30. The Edison program marks the incandescent bulb's 50th anniversary with American history themed music on NBC Monday at 8.

Auber WFBM Earl B. Mounce NBC Edison

Kite Marathon set to close with NBC Real Folks program

Thompkins Corners hosts a village Kite Marathon ending Monday at 8 30 P M with the Real Folks program on NBC. Harriet Lee croons Singin in the Rain on WFBM CBS at 7 30 P M. Don Bernard as Castor performs Standin in the Need of Prayer on Cabin Nights NBC Chicago at 9 P M. A Musical hour on WABC CBS with popular songs airs 8 P M. Ted Fiorito leads Edgewater Beach hotel orchestra in midnight Chicago NBC music. Burns Panatela Country Club with Ben Alley and Helen Nugent sings Here in My Arms and L Amour toujours L Amour at 9 P M.

Thompkins Corners NBC Harriet Lee Coco Couriers WFBM Columbia Broadcasting System Don Bernard Castor Chicago Ted Fiorito Edgewater Beach Hotel Ben Alley Helen Nugent Cucolla Columbia Network Burns Country Club WABC WMAQ WBBM Chicago—Social Hour WRVA Richmond—Troubadors WLS Chicago—Curtesy Southern Negro Life WJZ KYW WJR KDKA WPG Atlantic City—Dance Orchestra Toy Theater

Daylight on WFBM Programming List TUESDAY Morning

Radio schedule for Indianapolis WFBM 1230 includes CBS and local programs. Highlights span Aunt Sammy hour Columbia Noon Day Club Julie Wintz Mayflower Orchestra and Farm Flashes with Army band and farm news segments.

Arthur J. Bernault Sammy Columbia Noon Day Club CBS Julie _ Wintz Mayflower orchestra

Radio Schedule on WKBF Indianapolis Listed

WKBF Indianapolis programming rundown includes morning church service Rev W T Jones at 7:15, Early Birds Club, vocabulary builders at 8:15, Freed radio frolic, child behavior program, Ask Ella Jud, Dessa Byrd organ recital, Standard Nut cooking chat, fashions of today, weather forecast and livestock markets, Bronte Rue Carolyn piano, luncheon music, stock market reports starting 1:30.

YWCA Church Federation W. T. Jones Birds Ella Jud Dessa Byrd Bronte Rue Carolyn

German Drive on Young Plan Triggers Berlin Riots

Berlin tense after a week of demonstrations led by Nationalist groups. Police used force to disperse crowds in Wilhelmstrasse near the foreign office and Hindenburg residence, with several casualties and about one hundred arrests. Nationalists push a referendum petition. Hindenburg cautions against treason charges for officials tied to reparations.

United Press Berlin Wilhelmstrasse Paul von Hindenburg Poace Reich Hindenburg

Cincinnati Radio Schedule Highlights Morning to Evening

The listing shows WLW Cincinnati programs including Top o' the Mornin at 6:00, Organ at 1:00, and 11:30 Hotel Gibson orchestra. Others include Absorbine Jr exercise, Dad Kershner devotion, Crosley woman's hour with cooking chat and talks, National Farm and Home hour, Central States School of the Air, Matinee players, Maids of Melody and Broadway melodies with various time slots and livestock market notes.

NBC Central WLW Cincinnati School of the Air NBC System WJZ KWK WRVA WJAX WIOD WIR Columbia U. S. Army Band Absorbine, Jr Dad Kershner Crosley Woman's Hour Hotel Gibson Orchestra National Farm Central States School of the Air Woman’s Cell Club Maids of Melody Young America Broadway Melodies

Times Radio Dial Twisters WFBM Indianapolis Monday

Radio schedule for WFBM Indianapolis on Monday lists hourly CBS programs from 12:30 PM through 10:00 PM including musical orchestras, news summaries, and classical records with various acts such as Abe Lyman's orchestra and Florentine trio.

Marott Florentine Beard Happy Brake Feeser Vikings Merry Makers Gloom Chase

Night Radio Schedule Highlights From Chicago and Beyond

A dense timetable lists Chicago stations WGN WLS WENR and others with hourly shows. Dance orchestras flash across NBC ABC and Columbia networks to WABC WJZ WEAF and more, highlighting concerts novelties and entertainers through midnight and into early morning across North America.

NBC _System A. & P. Rosses WEAF Een WGY WWJ WGN WDAF WLS Chicago—Dance_orchestra NBC System White House WJZ WJR WLW KDKA KYW WRV Columbia Network Coco Cour WABC WHAG WY Fbm WOW WSM Nashville Craig WSB Atlanta

Evening radio schedule with varied program lineup

A historical radio timetable lists 4:00 tea time trio and 4:30 livestock reports followed by Polly and A and Cincinnati orchestra. It continues with acoil Diners at 5:30 weather at 5:59, Hotel Gibson at 6:00, Tony's scrap book at 6:15, Radio Digest at 6:30, Duro automatics at 7:00 and NBC’s Whitehouse Coffee Concert at 7:30. 8:00 Marmon woceovers to WBBM, Real folks at 8:30, 9:00 weather again, Hamilton Tailoring Club at 9:00, Empire Builders at 9:30, Two-on-the-Aisle at 10:20, Polley and Anna at 11:30, then midnight sign off.

Polly Cincinnati Hotel Gibson Whitehouse NBC WBBM Hamilton Tailoring Club Empire Builders Polley Anna

Senators push for plane tragedy data in aviation crashes

Senators McKellar and Bratton prepare to force disclosure from the commerce department on two fatal crashes. A Memphis accident killed two and a San Francisco flight in New Mexico killed eight, with requests for the official accident reports.

Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance Washington Aeronautics Branch Department of Commerce Senate Commerce Committee McKellar Bratton Department Senate Memphis San Francisco New Mexico

Lays Blame on Prohibition for Dirty Politics

Paris October 21 Carter Harrison five times mayor of Chicago told United Press that current politics are corrupted by the prohibition mess. He sails Tuesday on the Leviathan for New York and says he would not seek Chicago mayor again. He criticizes Mayor Thompson for fast and loose tactics with wets and drys and cites federal agents protecting bootlegging. He notes murder of gangsters near a cathedral with defaced cornerstone. He favors government liquor control like Canada and says Chicago is no worse than New York.

United Press Paris Chicago Carter Harrison Harrison New Thompson New York

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