Deadline Extended for Charity Drive as Funds Top 648000
The Community Fund drive in Indianapolis extends through Wednesday with $648,212.38 pledged, reaching 749 percent of the goal. Campaign chairman Arthur V. Brown cites slow individual gifts and urges canvassing of homes and small businesses to meet the $865,000 target, noting continued emphasis on reports and no lull in effort.
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Brown
Indianapolis
Howard T. Griffith
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
A. C. Mathias
Carl McCann
Veteran Is Sentenced in South Bend Court
Harold McGowan, 27, of 1556 Naomi Street Indianapolis, was sentenced to one year in the state reformatory in St Joseph circuit court in South Bend. He faced charges of selling his automobile bought on a conditional sales contract despite a prosecutor's push for a lighter penalty. He is a former serviceman with a wife and baby.
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South Bend
Ind
Harold McGowan
Naomi Street
Indianapolis
State Reformatory
St. Joseph
McGowan
Wife Charges Neglect In Wilson Aide Divorce Suit
Adrienne Romeo filed for divorce charging gross neglect and abandonment. Alessio Romeo, former chauffeur to the late President Woodrow Wilson, is already serving a sentence in Atlanta federal prison on a Mann Act case. The couple wed in 1919 during the Wilson party stay in Paris.
Shorthand King John Gregg Weds Janet Kinley in Gallup
John Robert Gregg 63 multimillionaire inventor of the Gregg shorthand system and Janet Kinley 30 daughter of former University of Illinois president David Kinley married in Gallup New Mexico. The couple began their romance aboard a ship in the Mediterranean over a year ago.
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Gallup
N. M
John Robert Gregg
Gregg
Janet Kinley
David Kinley
University of Illipois
Mediterranean
Rum cargo seized after coast guard action at Narragansett Bay
Four coast guard destroyers trapped rum runners off Watch Hill Rhode Island. Two captured boats the Helen of Newport and the Pueblo carried 2000 cases of liquor valued at 100000 dollars. Crew of eight captured on the Pueblo and seven to eight men fled the Helen of Newport after beaching near Fort Mansfield.
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Narragansett Bay
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Newport
Napatree Point
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Pueblo
Mystic
Conn
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Montauk Point
S. I
Rhode Island
New London
Little Narragansett Bay
Colored Ice To Match Gowns And Table Decor
Atlantic City October 24 colored ice to match dinner gowns or the table decor will be available soon for hostesses with a strong sense of color says Amos W. Pankley at an ice dealers meeting.
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United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Amos W. Pankley
Maxim patent silencer quiets rooms in Hartford
Hiram Percy Maxim, inventor of the rifle silencer, has perfected a device to silence rooms. The unit attaches to windows and muffles external noise without hindering air circulation. The device was announced from Hartford on October 24.
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United Press
Hartford
Conn
Hiram Percy Maxim
Who is Hitler a vivid Times portrait begins
The Times presents a first in a series of interpretive articles on Adolf Hitler by Milton Bronner. The piece frames Hitler as a global talked about figure rising from a street sweeper to a potential Europe destabilizer and questions his chance to overthrow Germany’s government.
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Machine Gun Volley Kills Gang Leader in Chicago
Chicago officials report Joe Aiello, a top Chicago mob figure and foe of Al Capone, was killed by a staged cross fire from machine gunners as he left a North Kolmar Avenue hideout. Sixty two bullets were counted with witnesses noting a second ambush from a nearby court. Authorities suspect the hit was Capone ordered in reprisal for Alfred Lingle’s murder.
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Chicago
Joe Aiello
Aiello
Scarface
al Capone
Capone
Crime Commission
Kolmar Avenue
James P. Ruane
Alfred Lingle
Ruane
Charles Fuller
Pat Roche
State’s Attorney
Lingle
Jack Zuta
Bandits Rob Postoffice Messenger of 17000 at Summit
Three armed men robbed a postoffice messenger of a pouch containing 17000 at Summit a Chicago suburb. The money was for Argo industrial district firms. The attack occurred today as the courier delivered payroll funds.
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United Press
Chicago
Summit
Argo
Burglar Foiled by Prentiss as Saber Forces Bethew
New York reports a burglar targeting a Park Avenue apartment stumbled by selecting the suite of Mark O Pren tiss, chief organizer of the national crime commission. Prentiss seized a Turkish saber, restrained the intruder, and alerted police.
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New York
Park Avenue
Mark O. Prentiss
National Crime Commission
Prentiss
Court Removes City Treasurer in Crown Point
Henry Heckler of Hammond was removed as city treasurer by Judge E Miles Norton after failing to post a new 1,490,000 bond. The court declared the office vacant and released United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co from its surety. Heckler, elected a year ago, claimed bankers conspired against him after assuming the post.
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United Press
Crown Point
Ind
Henry Heckler
Hammond
E. Miles Norton
Lake Circuit Court
Norton
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Heckler
Charles Schonert
Bank Robber Strikes Glenwood Bank in Connersville
An investigation opened by Ingle Laird of the state bureau into a lone bandit robbery at Glenwood bank Thursday night. He held up assistant cashier Miss Helen Richardson and fled with about $300. Also bandits robbed Farmers State Bank in Eipsic, escaping with an undetermined cash amount.
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United Press
Connersville
Ind
Ingle Laird
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Glenwood Bank
Helen Richardson
Biranited Press
Eipsic
Farmers State Bank
Revolution Overthrows Brazilian Government in Rio
Brazil’s government collapses as Washington Luis resigns under rival military pressure. General Leite De Castro leads a provisional regime while Getulio Vargas advances on Sao Paulo. mobs loot, newspapers burn, and at least a few people are injured amid the swift coup.
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United Press Staff Cor
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Sao Paulo
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Ball brothers hurt in accidental pistol discharge
Motor policeman Ed Ball was seriously wounded when his revolver fired accidentally as he and his brother Arch Ball traveled by car to Marion Indiana. Police report the accident occurred south of Lebanon and an ambulance was sent from a city hospital. The brothers were en route to Frankfort to give pistol instruction to police.
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Paraguay Finance Minister Ayala Shot in Asuncion
Finance Minister Eligio Ayala was seriously wounded Thursday night when shot by an assailant named Barreiro who was killed by Ayala's return fire. the incident occurred in Asuncion, Paraguay.
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United Press
Asunscion
Eligio Ayala
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Denver uncle and stepmother charged with murder
Frank O Loughlin and Mrs Pearl O Loughlin were charged with first degree murder in Leona O Loughlin s death. The girl was fed ground glass then slugged and dumped in a Denver lake. Her body found Oct 17. A habeas corpus hearing for Mrs O Loughlin preceded the charges.
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Denver
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Frank O'Loughlin
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Berkeley Park
Glorifying Yourself beauty series launches in The Times
The Times will begin a new series Glorifying Yourself by Alice Hart, NEA beauty expert, offering daily beauty guidance for women. The feature promises safe, practical, and affordable methods, covering one beauty phase per installment published weekly starting Monday.
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Times
Alice Hart
NEA Service
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Wilbur Granted Leave From Stanford for Another Year
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur secretary of the interior and president of Stanford university was granted leave of absence from the school for another year by the board of trustees in San Francisco on October 24.
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United Press
San Francisco
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Secretary of the Interior
Stanford University
Trite
Art Frauds Revealed in Antique China Racket
Boston authorities say nationwide art frauds surfaced after exposure of a $50009 antique china racket. Edward J. Holmes, director of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, paid $95000 for three spurious portraits. Other museums including Kansas City are believed defrauded.
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Boston
Edward J. Holmes
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Kansas City
Professor in Paris Suffered Burn From Bursting Pipe Bullet
In Paris Illinois on October 24 Professor Don Hamilton attempted to fill his pipe with tobacco when a revolver bullet in the tobacco exploded, shattering the pipe bowl and burning his face. He says he will watch more carefully in the future.
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United Press
Paris
Ill
Don Hamilton
Hamilton
Lindbergh Ends Inspection Flight to New York
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh completed an aerial inspection of the eastern link of the Transcontinental and Western Air passenger mail line and hopped off for New York at 12 50 p m today. He indicated he would fly on without a stop if weather allows.
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Columbus
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Chicago civic group backs Judge Lyle for re election
The Chicago one commission endorsed Municipal Judge John H. Lyle for re election. The Cook County Bar Association had previously criticized his judicial temperament and the endorsement marks a notable political move in Chicago.
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Chicago
United Press
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Chicago One Commission
John H. Lyle
Cook County Bar Association
Buses to Indianapolis Municipal Airport for Arrival Ceremony
Indianapolis Street Railway will operate buses from Circle near English theater at 1 p m to the new municipal airport south of Ben Davis for the Transcontinental and Western Air mail plane landing at 2 30 p m on Saturday. Return trips follow the celebration. Motorists should use Washington Street to the National Road to Ben Davis then south to the airport.
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Ben Davis
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
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Circle
English Theater
Washington Street
Woods Names Midwest Regional Chief to Speed Job Drive
Colonel Arthur Woods, head of federal unemployment relief, named Frederick C. Croxton as Midwest regional representative to coordinate job creation with governors. He cited Croxton's Ohio plan as a model and predicted rapid action, with multiple regional directors planned and a public relations director appointed.
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Frederick C. Croxton
Columbus
Midwest
Croxton
Ohio
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New York
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