Protest Over Telephone Company Expenses Sparks Rate Debate
Grencastle officials and residents urged public service commissioners to stop a Wiscon sin backed Greencastle Telephone Company from spending 80 000 to 100 000 on improvements. They fear higher rates if valuations rise. Commissioners said Indiana law allows disallowing unnecessary expenditures in rate valuations but cannot halt the spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commissioners
Statehouse
Grencastle
G. H. Lyon
H. B. Longdon
de Pauw University
Greencastle Telephone Company
Wisconsin
City Hall Heating Costs Cut Aimed By One Man Committee
The works board names Charles F. Britton to supervise winter heating at city hall to save about 2000 dollars yearly by preventing heat waste. They criticize current janitorial management and require weekly heating reports from Bernard F. Kelly. Heat comes from the Indianapolis Power and Light Company plant downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Works Board
Charles F. Britton
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Bernard F. Kelly
Britton
Postal workers to hear six speakers at Indiana meeting
Indiana members of the Joint Association of Postal Employer meet at 7 30 p m Saturday at the Antlers 750 North Meridian street to hear speakers including Thomas F Flaherty of Washington secretary and treasurer of the national Federation of Post Office Clerks and Representatives Samuel A Kendall David Hogg Louis Ludlow Senator Arthur R Robinson and Indianapolis postmaster Robert H Bryson.
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Indiana
Joint
Association of Postal
Antlers
North Meridian Street
Thomas F. Flaherty
Washington
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Samuel A. Kendall
Pennsylvania
David Hogg
Ft. Wayne
Louis Ludlow
Arthur R. Robinson
Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis
Shinny Returns In School Match At Washington High
Miss Opal Nance and Miss Lucille Chamber faced off in a hockey duel in a Washington high school photo. Miss Georgiabell Weatherford joined the contest eager for a chance at the ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Opal Nance
Lucille Chamber
Georgiabel Weatherford
City to Force Airport Work Over Bond Action
The city’s works board orders a bonding company to advance funds to Charles T. Caldwell for the municipal airport administration building by Monday or the city will finish the structure and sue on the bond. H. H. Woodsmall is to be served with the ultimatum regarding the Commonwealth Casualty Company a $113 000 bond. Workers at the airport have quit over unpaid wages as Caldwell faces court actions totaling $44 326.52 against him in Marion County. A $2 400 October allotment was denied and Monday the board may authorize Louis C. Brandt to proceed using $13 000 remaining airport funds to complete construction.
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Charles T. Caldwell
Municipal Airport Administration
H. H. Woodsmall
Commonwealth Casualty Company
Caldwell
Marion County
Louis C. Brandt
Fresh Air Taxicab Crashes Into Window Injures Pedestrian
A pedestrian in Los Angeles stepped into the path of an Amos ’n Andy Fresh Air Taxicab. The dilapidated ad vehicle climbed a curb, smashed a drug store window, and seriously hurt Ray Groom, 27, as both he and the driver tried to dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Los Angeles
Ray Groom
Grand jury to probe Nye disclosures in Nebraska race
OMAHA Neb Oct 24 A special grand jury will be convened in Lincoln late November or early December to review disclosures in Senator Nye's investigation of the Nebraska senatorial contest United States district attorney C E Sandall announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Omahba
Neb
Lincoln
Nye
Nebraska
C. E. Sandall
United States
Annual stockholders meeting and multiple public notices in Indianapolis
Legal notices announce White River Railroad stockholders meeting in Indianapolis for officer elections. Public auctions set for storage liens on a Lexington touring car Buick Coach and Chevrolet sedan with details of owners and dates. Also Red Cross Indianapolis Chapter annual meeting set for Oct 29 and Pike Township tax appropriations hearing on Nov 3. Obituaries for Healey Martin Kirby Dinner Stokes White list local residents and funeral details.
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White River Railroad Company
Kingan & Co
Indianapolis
Jenkins Motor Car CO
Market St
Ind
Buick
Ray Thompson
Partlow Jenkins Motor Car CO
East Market St
American Red Cross
War Memorial Building
Meridian Street
William Fortune
Swale
East Washton St
Friends Church
Azalia
Stokes
Anna L
William
G. C
Robert M
Joseph Pearson
Union Chapel
Cornell Ave
White
Martha L
Houston C. White
Aubrey
James B
David C
Alberta L. White
Bessie Bernhardt
Puneral
Aubrey White
Local and funeral notices fill Indiana ads page
A scanned era page lists funeral homes and undertakers in Indianapolis area including Beanblossom Mortuary Hiley Titus Lauce and Wilson. It also advertises home remedies and household services, moving firms, room and board rentals and rural employment notices across the city with addresses and contact details.
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Rev & W. T. Blasengym
Shelby St
Dreze
George Grinsteiner
Boost in Day Agents Likely
A conference between Amos Woodcock national prohibition director and George Jeffrey United States attorney in southern Indiana raised the possibility of adding federal prohibition agents to the district. Woodcock pledged more agents with greater congressional funding and praised cooperation from the district attorney's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Amos Woodcock
National Prohibition
George Jeffrey
United States
Congress
Woodcock
Jeffrey
John Wilkey
Robert C. Baltzell
Men Builders Election Set for November at Third Church
Officers of the Christian Men Builders of the Third Christian church Seventeenth and Broadway will be elected at a November meeting. Nominees from a recent banquet include President Earl Kyle and James Jay Vice President of membership Jesse Mc Clure and George Trickey Vice President of advertising John Cromie and Burris McMahan Vice President of social life Robert Pouge and Jean Cheanworth Vice President of employment Ed Lowe and Harry Morton Vice President of social welfare Wilbur Fuller and Meade Powell Secretary Jesse Westfall and Elbert Johnson Treasurer A H Tingle and Joe Burrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Men
Third Christian Church
Seventeenth and
Broadway
Earl Kyle
James Jay
Jesse McClure
George Trickey
John Cromie
Burris McMahan
Robert Pouge
Jean Cheanworth
Ed Lowe
Harry Morton
Wilbur Fuller
Riot danger over at Sullivan county mines ends
An undercover report to Governor Harry G. Leslie states all is quiet and riot danger has passed at the Sullivan county mines. Roy Price of Hoosier Coal Sales Company said danger passed and protested union picketing by large nonunion crowds. He also brought forward nonunion miners claiming threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Harry G. Leslie
Roy Price
Hoosier Coal Sales Company
L. Casey
Price
Tragic Hit and Run Claims 4 Year Old Walter Gunderson
A man asked to use a telephone at the Gunderson home. He told police a child was killed nearby. Mrs. Gustave Gunderson found her son Walter 4 lying in the street, the victim of a hit-and-run driver.
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United Press
York
Gustave Gunderson
Committees Named by State Auxiliary President in Edinburg
Mrs. Elizabeth Haymond of Edinburg appointed committees to supervise American Legion Auxiliary departmental work after her installation as state president at a national executive meeting held at the American Legion headquarters Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Elizabeth Haymond
Edinburg
American Legion
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Greencastle Group
Board of Works
Amos
U. S
Ralph R. Adkins
Ben. D. Burrows
Isvi Brown
W. P. Brown
Ben Dabney
Hattie Greer
Florence Hull
Bessie Jackson
May Mondell
May Mundell
J. C. Moss
Chas. Miller
Ethel Patti
Wm. Ramsey
H. E. Shankweiler
I. D. Sowers
Ralph Sims
Otto Teschner
Lotenone Walker
H. Partlow Jenkins
Robert E. Huffman
Pike Township
WM OD
Beanblossom Mortuary
Vd. S
Atteterature
G. R. Wysong
Meridien
Baldwin’ Hare
Monument Circle
Winthrop Ave
Singer Sewing Machine
Meridian
Sherman Dr
Bijou Theater
Sebastian Palamora
Blackbird Rock Road
Riws
St. Clair
PUP
54Th
Col Rd
Baldwin
Freeman
Arnold
Allen Creek Baum
P. Burkle
Mass
Ave
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Hall-Neal Nace CO
Collins
Vansant
Sadet Tasaa
Partlow-Jenkins Motor Car CO
Otto J Juesz
W. J.H. Taylor
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Borman Transfer CO
Northwestern Transfer CO
Ocuick
Guara
Epee Kealing
Minnesota
New Jersey
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Cico Hotel
New York
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Penn
Buckle
M. ST. Clair
Enents
Colonial
Cliners Denison
Ohio
Princeton
Clinton
Virginia Ave
Ing
Gauare
Shelby
Ette
St. Vincent's Hospital
Times
Vial
Dearborn
Michigan St
E. Michigan &T
E. Tenth St
Central
Park
Parker
R.R. G
Alabama
Ala
Arsenal
Ashland
Modern Fur
Apt
Nniv
Real Silk
Mars Hill
Coes _kuar
Connie E
Carrollton Ave
Bruce's
N. S
N. Penn
Mildred Mewhinney
DENNY
Drexel
Brkfast
N. Hardl
Airhare Aerial
Community Fund
Earriang
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