Beech Grove Fair Closes With Club Day And Final Horse Races
The Beech Grove State fair ends its week with a luncheon club day featuring Harry M. Snodgrass and a doubled harness racing bill. Gov. Jackson and state officials attend a noon livestock parade as attendance nears 176 thousand despite rain. California exhibit and Big Four safety film draw crowds while overall turnout lags last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Snodgrass
Indianapolis
Jackson
Board of Agriculture
State Conservation Department
New Chairman Named for Newspaper Association Committee
Harry J. Kelly of Spokane has been named chairman of the American Newspaper Association special standing committee, succeeding Harry N. Kellogg who resigns to become secretary treasurer of Lyons Clay Products in Center Point Indiana. Kellogg's accomplishments in publisher employee relations are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry J. Kelly
Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association
American Newspaper Association
Harry N. Kellogg
Kellogg
Lyons Clay Products Company
Centerpoint
Ind
Burglar Was Only Bug in Mrs. Tice Home
Mrs. Gertrude Tice reports a door resistance at 1207 W Thirty Fifth St. Police, led by Lieut Ralph Dean, opened the door to find a fallen rug causing the illusion of a burglary. No intrusion occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Tice
W. Thirty-Fifth St
Ralph Dean
Bus Hearing Set on September 19 in Greensburg
A hearing is scheduled for September 19 in Greensburg Indiana over the suit brought by C L Henry as receiver of the I C Traction Company. Proceedings focus on the two-party dispute and asset disposition under court guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
C. L. Henry
I & C. Traction
Local Girl Crowned Baseball Queen of Swat
Miss Jessie Marie Murphy of 1117 E Market St has been declared the baseball queen of swat after winning a beauty contest linked to the Union Printers International Baseball League tournament in Washington DC. Austin Hewson, vice president of the International Typographical Union, presents her with a loving cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swat
Jessie Marie Murphy
E. Market St
Union Printers International Baseball League
Washington, D. C
Austin Hewson
Hungarian Translator Aids Police Interpreter in City
Patrolman Vasile Hociago serves as interpreter for Hungarian speaking residents. A 1914 recruit, he patrols districts 7 and 8 bounded by Alabama Illinois Louisiana New York Streets. Working 3 to 11 pm, he has covered most city districts since joining the force and resides at 1179 Kentucky Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henever
Vasile Hociago
Hociago
Alabama
Illinois
Louisiana
New York
Hodage
Kentucky Ave
Public Service Case Set for Sept 19 in Decatur Circuit Court
The public service commission fights to set aside certificates of convenience granted Hiner's Red Bull Lines for the route from here to Indianapolis. A demurrer has been filed by the commission and the matter is scheduled for Sept. 19 in Decatur Circuit Court.
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Pany
Public Service Commission
Hiner
Red Bull
Here
Indianapolis
Decatur
Play With Dog Kills Mouse in Pound Tale
Dr. Elizabeth Conger reports Jack the white bulldog and a mouse became unlikely friends after a mouse entered his kennel by mistake. Jack often tossed the creature but spared it until the mouse died this week. Miss Clara Grimes comments on Jack’s behavior with a rueful tone.
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Clara Grimes
Jack
Elizabeth Conger
Mouse
Twenty-Fifth St
Euclid Blvd
del ‘Ty Sound
Franks Killers In Cells Year
Leopold and Loeb complete first year of life sentence for the Bobby Franks murder. Leopold advances to a white collar plant clerkship while Loeb becomes straw boss over prison yard cleaning tasks. Dr Walter Martin notes both youths in good mental condition with Loeb fully recovered from a prior breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Walter Martin
Loeb
Macedonian Tribune to Boost Liberty Movement
P. G. Shaneff of the Macedonian congress announced the upcoming publication of The Macedonian Tribune. The newspaper, aimed at reaching all Macedonians nationwide, will be edited by a yet to be selected editor and continues after the St Stephen's Bulgarian Church meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Movement
Macedonian Tribune
Macedonian Liberty Movement
P. G. Shaneff
Indianapolis
Macedonian Congress
St. Stephen's
N. Blackford St
Shaneff
Presbyterians to urge data preservation for synod centennial
The Rev. F. Backemeyer announces Indiana Synod aims to preserve biographical sketches and other historical materials ahead of the centennial at Vincennes. A state committee will guide plans while the Indianapolis Presbytery convenes in Greenfield September 21 22 and a regional church building and finance conference is set for Second Presbyterian Church September 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
F. Backemeyer
Indiana Synod
Synod
Vincennes
Indianapolis
Greenfield
Backemeyer
Second Presbyterian Church
Broadway vaudeville lures Mayor Shank after term
Broadway has overtaken Main Street as Mayor Shank entertains a career shift. A Shank family member said he plans vaudeville after January 1 and may sign with a national syndicate after returning from the East this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Main Street
Shank
Angler Fined for Catching Gills Without License at Winona Lake
Times Special reports Ernest Widup of Los Angeles was fined 18 dollars and 50 cents for catching six blue gills on Winona Lake without an Indiana fishing license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Ind
Ernest Widup
Los Angeles
Cal
Indiana
Perry Cornell Cleared in Boy’s Death Crash
United Press dispatch from Peru Indiana reports Perry Cornell a Rochester truck driver was cleared of blame for the death of 7 year old Max Mills who was struck by Cornell’s truck while playing in front of his home near Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas Peru
Ind
Perry Cornell
Rochester
Max Mills
Cornell
Here
Telephone Pioneers Elect Officers Hoosier State Chapter 16
The Hoosier State Chapter No. 16 of the Telephone Pioneers of America elected C. A. Breece as president at the annual meeting. Other officers include Minor Goulding as senior VP C. D. Green as second VP Margaret Cooper as secretary Flora Eagie as treasurer and W. F. Johnson and Dessie Brice as executive committee members. W. R. Hirst and Margaret Evans were named delegates to the national convention. Eligibility for membership requires twenty one years of telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier State
Telephone Pioneers of America
C. A. Breece
Minor Goulding
C. D. Green
Margaret Cooper
Flora Eagie
W. F. Johnson
Dessie Brice
W. R. Hirst
Margaret Evans
Entertainment urged at city homecoming dinner event
Dr. Lewis Brown urged launching a movement to entertain visitors in the city at the triennial homecoming dinner of Raper Commandery Knights Templar held at the Masonic Temple. The event honored the drill team which finished fourth at the Seattle conclave, and Capt. George W. Thompson received a silver chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Brown
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Raper Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Seatttle
Wash
George W. Thompson
County Recorder Dies in Terre Haute
John T. Grace Vigo County recorder for eight years died at his Terre Haute home. He was a native of Terre Haute. Funeral services were being arranged today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
John T. Grace
Vigo
Cheap Lawyer for Her Old Man Ends in Bigamy Warning
A colored woman seeks a second marriage while her first husband remains, but County Clerk Albert H. Lesche refuses to grant a marriage license. He explains bigamy laws and the need for divorce, noting possible jail time, and remarks on finding a “cheap lawyer.”
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Albert H. Lesche
Beech Grove Faces Annexation Fight With Indianapolis
Petition circulators push for Beech Grove to join Indianapolis along Churchman Ave, aiming to extend to Raymond St and the park-strip boundary. Annexation would bring 3 000 residents under city taxes, with an estimated 3 893 210 added tax base and Big Four Railroad shops in city limits.
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Beech Grove
Indianapolis
Beech
The
Park Board
Churchman
Southern Aves
Oxford St. New Bottle Neck
Churchman Ave
University Heights
Shelby St
Beeth Grove
Big Four Railroad
Bank Commissioner Appointed By Governor Jackson
Governor Jackson appoints Thomas D. Barr of Fairmount as State bank commissioner, succeeding Eben H. Walcott whose resignation takes effect Oct 1. Barr has served with the department since 1919 and will be followed by Luther Symons of Lewisville as his replacement. Also named is Lewis S. Fitch, formerly of Indianapolis, as State sanitary engineer succeeding L. A. Geupel.
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Jackson
Thomas D. Barr
Fairmount
Eben H. Walcott
Barr
Luther Symons
Lewis- Villebanker
Lewiss. Fitch
Thomas D. Barr Dianapolis
L. A. Geupel
Jewelers Buy Block in Indianapolis Investment
Louis Bergheim, Indianapolis jeweler, purchased property near the principal business district for 37000 dollars. The site, bought from the heirs of Rinder Zimmerman, is believed to be an investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Louis Bergheim
Indianapolis
Rinder Zimmerman
Pole Drops on Boy in Tragic Indiana Accident
Four year old James Balthus dies when an Edwardsport driver Albert Ashby loses control in Vincennes. His car sideswipes a truck, crashes into a telephone pole and the pole falls onto the boy in his yard, crushing his skull as investigators review the unusual crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
James Balthus
Albert Ashby
Edwardsport
Ex Life Guard Rescues Two Drowning Children
Charles K. Bobo, 31, of 1811 N Harding St, cites first aid training and past life guard and wrestler experience in saving Elsie Stock, 10, and her brother Henry, 9, from White River near the West Michigan Street bridge. He entered nine foot water, retrieved the girl as she sank, then brought both children ashore despite a slippery cement wall.
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Charles K. Bobo
N. Harding St
Elsie Stock
Henry
W. Michigan St
White River
Bobo
Walter Bonn
W. Michigan &T
W. Michigan St. Bridge
Deny Claim of Building Purchase by Mutual Insurance Group
A report that the Indiana department of Modern Woodmen of America bought property at 320 E New York St to build a building was denied by C A Osborn district deputy. The talk covered licensed legal reserves of mutual insurers at a conference of the Indiana Farm Federation auto insurance department at the Lincoln with speakers G J Mecherle and W H Settles. District leaders from Mishawaka Roanoke Idaville Bluffton Lafayette and others attended the event.
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Indiana Department
Modern Woodmen of America
New York St
C. A. Osborn
Order
Auto Insurance Department
Indiana Farm Federation
Lincoln
G. J. Mecherle
Bloomington
Illinois Farm Bureau Auto Mutual Insurance Company
W. H. Settles
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
M. H. Houston
Mishawaka
H. L. Plummer
Roanoke
George McMullen
Idaville
E. C. Salisbury
Bluffton
L. J. Edward
Lafayette
A. Bailey Duncan
Morristown
H. B. Ogden
Hartsville
Fred J. Orth
Terre Haute
Lewis Taylor
Newburg
D. H. Fountain
Medora
Memorial services for Edward Rector at Greencastle Oct 16
Edward Rector, who died in Chicago in August and was the leading benefactor of De Pauw University, will be honored with memorial services in Greencastle on October 16, per Dr. Lemuel H. Merlin's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bu Times
Greencastle
Ind
Edward Rector
Chicago
de Pauw University
Lemuel H. Merlin
Three Men Sentenced In Auto Theft Case
Clem Heath Milton Heath and Harry Cunningham of Columbia City pleaded guilty to auto theft and received prison terms from one to fourteen years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Clem
Milton Heath
Harry Cunningham
Gas thieves nabbed as owner returns to siphoning scene
Francis B. Crowley of 1305 N. Delaware St. halted a gas theft by two men who were siphoning his tank. He gave police the license number of the getaway car after spotting the bucket and hose.
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Francis B. Crowley
Delaware St
Crowley
State officials faces pay roll cuts under budget plan
Preparations for a general salary adjustment of appointive state officials and public employees are underway. Lawrence F. Orr asks heads of all state institutions for detailed payroll reports by Sept. 21 as part of a move to reduce expenditures, with the budget committee and tax board to review figures before final levy action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Budget Committee
Lawrence F. Orr
State Board of Accounts
Jackson
Orr
State Tax Board
Budget Committee
Tax Board
Robert L. Moorhead
Walter S. Chambers
Lemuel A. Pittenger
Thurman A. Gottschaix
L. S. Bowman
Auto arrests after street collision and assault charge
Hibbard Ball was charged with assault and battery after his car struck Merle Long. Cordy Robson was charged with vehicle taking after being found at the detention home. Police report a stolen auto driven by an unidentified man collided with J. W. Sherwood's vehicle. The suspect abandoned his car after crashing with Ora Baxter’s auto in the 1400 block of Cornell Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard Ball
Illinois St
Merle Long
Alabama St
New York
Alabama
City Hospital
Cordy Robson
Murphysburg
J. W. Sherwood
Minerva St
North and
California Sts
Ora Baxter
Churchmann Ave
Cornell Ave
Beef Herd Assembled For State Fair and Expositions
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation is assembling a baby beef demonstration herd for display at the Texas State Fair in Dallas in October, the American Royal Show in Kansas City in November, and the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago in December. Foundation director Samuel R. Guard announced a prize trip program offering twenty trips to the Chicago expo for Indiana farm boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Dallas
Kansas City
Chicago
Samuel R. Guard
Guard
Indiana Farm Boys and Girls
Local arrests for speeding and reckless driving
Walter Turner 40 of 1807 Yandes St charged with speeding reckless driving and assault and battery. William C Williams 32 of 116 Markwood J charged with speeding and reckless driving. C Miller 29 of 618 Myrtis St charged with speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Turner
Yandes St
William C. Williams
Markwood &J
C. Miller
Myrtis St
Firemen Find Fishing Good at Wawasee Lake
Indianapo lis firemen on a lake outing at Oakwood park report fine fishing at Lake Wawasee. Orville Marshall Oscar Ragsdale and Henry Jolliffe of Trafalgar display a morning catch of bluegills and bass after a three and a half pound bass leaped into their boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wawasee
Lake Wawasee
Indianapolis
Orville Marshall
Vermont
Oakwood Park
John W. Miller
Clarence Taylor
Elmer Wilkins
Lee Jackson
Arthur Rosemeyer
Herbert Wald
Jesse Ray
Harry Fulmer
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Gram
California
Los Angeles County
Harry J. Kelly
Newspaper Association
International
Franks
Leopold
Golly
Lew
Telephone Pioneers
Erty
Pole
Boy
Henry Stock
Department of Indiana Farm Federation
Plan Rector Services
Orval Marshall
Henry Joyline
Oscar EB. Ragsdale
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