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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1929
Page
3
Burnited Preas Leamington Ont Oct 23 Eight persons including Alice Humphrey stewardess were rescued by Canadian coast guardsmen from the steamer Nessen aground on a Lake Erie sand bar. Six others remain aboard but believed safe after one of the worst Lake Erie storms in twenty years.
Baseball pool tickets used as state's evidence in Emil Rahke's lottery conviction will be returned to Rahke at the agreement of Prosecutor Judson L. Stark and defense counsel. Defense seeks modification of a judgment ordering destruction of about $15,000 in gaming books, with Stark saying the tickets are not linked to an illegal lottery and are lawful.
Ralph Rudebeaux a Indianapolis business man died Tuesday at his sister in law Mrs E G Spink home 3807 North Pennsylvania street Funeral services set for 8 30 am at his residence and 9 am at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral He came to Indianapolis eighteen years ago and worked with his brother in law hotel and apartment owner E G Spink The widow Cecile Rudebeaux survives Burial is planned at Calvary Cemetery Lexington Kentucky.
The Glossbrenner-for-Mayor Club organized at Butler University by the Junior Republican Committee will conduct a get out the vote drive until election day. Clyde Hoffman chairs one club with Iris Brannigan as vice chair and Scott McDonald as secretary.
Judge James M. Leathers set aside the city zoning board decision that blocked an apartment building at Forty-ninth and Pennsylvania. He ruled the board's ruling illegal in response to Fred Mertz suit seeking a permit.
Radio daybook listing Indianapolis WFBM 1230 actions Thursday morning to late afternoon. Programs include Pep Unlimited Club, Aunt Sammy hour, Columbia Noon Day Club, Mayflower orchestra, Harold Stern’s Ambassador Hotel orchestra, and farm reports from 2:10 to 2:30. CBS segments cover 11:15 to 12 and 2:30 to 3:00 with Musical Album and For Your Information. Silent periods surround.
A broadcast grid lists NBC and Columbia Network daytime and evening shows. Programs include Morning Merry Makers, Your Child, Household Institute, Farm and Home hour, Musical Album, and various local station slots such as WLW Cincinnati and Central network programs.
AUSTIN Texas October 23 United Press reports that Ma Ferguson the first woman Governor may seek office again her husband former Governor James E Ferguson announced. A return by either is urged by friends with plans to pardon about 2000 convicts first act if elected. If either is chosen they would mark a second comeback after impeachment in 1917 and a prior gubernatorial term for Mrs Ferguson in 1924.
Compilation of Psalms and Sermon excerpts followed by a note on Matthew 5 6 7 and Philippians with a brief civic imprint listing William T Gardiner as Governor of Maine. The piece blends religious text with a period style public notice.
Turbulent Lake Michigan battered the Michigan City waterfront in a Tuesday night storm. Waves undermined land at Long Beach, forcing hundreds to work through heavy rain to protect properties. Two cottages suffered destruction and a large damage bill is estimated.
Radio listings show a varied schedule from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM with programming including Wheeler city mission hour CBS segments featuring Gary Lombardo and Voice of Columbia, Salon music, and late night programs such as The Columnist and Atop the Indiana roof. Evening features include Marott trio Kruse Radio harmony trio Crescent Little Symphony Zinga the Mystic and Esther Matthews So Blue.
A detailed late afternoon to night radio lineup lists NBC and Columbia network programs, orchestras, and music features. Highlights include Polly and Anna the Glad Girls at 4:45, Cincinnati Club orchestra at 5:00, Amos n Andy at 10:00, and many Chicago, Cleveland, Nashville, and Detroit feeds.
A radio advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a quick remedy to ward off a developing cold or cure a bad cold. The copy mentions multiple NBC and Columbia Network programs and station codes, concluding with a price of 35 cents at drug stores.
More than 500 Broward county residents fled their homes after six masked men dynamited dikes guarding Everglades floodwaters. The blast aimed to drain inundated areas, prompting urgent evacuations overnight and officials to assess damages. Separately, Russia’s goodwill fliers departed Salt Lake City en route to New York aboard the Land of the Soviets, at 9:45 a.m. local time.
Walter Thompson, a freight depot delivery clerk, was installed Tuesday night at the Pennsy gym as president of Local 63, Mutual Beneficial Association of Pennsylvania railroad employees. Burl Collyer is vice president, Paul Hook secretary, George Close treasurer, George Hunt financial secretary, and E B Reed trustees chair.
Miss Helen Clark of the American Life Insurance Company was elected president of the Indianapolis Actuarial Club at its annual dinner in the Columbia Club Tuesday night. Harold Walton was chosen vice president and Martin Scott secretary.
Coroner Laing reported Wallace Berland 50 of Pittsburgh died at sea from heart disease and internal hemorrhages. He was found in his berth aboard the Ohio river steamer Queen City as it departed the public landing while he had come to Cincinnati for the river channel dedication.
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