City Schools Board Sets 1926 Tax Levy At $1.10
Indianapolis schools approve a $9.83 million budget with a combined 1926 school and city levy of $2.1625, a $0.1725 rise from last year. City levies may be reviewed by the state tax board amid remonstrances. The plan includes six new schools or additions and the sale of Shortridge High to fund grade school expansion.
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Harry Dunn
Center Township
Joseph L. Hogue
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
William H. Book
Indianapolis
Teachers’ Pension Fund
Indiana State Tax Board
Shortridge
Shortridge High School
Reserve Contingency Fund
Enrollment Decline Marks Indianapolis Opening Day
Indianapolis sees a drop of 150 students in opening enrollment from last year. Superintendent E A Graff reports 47 628 students current, with grade schools 38 538 and high schools 9 090, noting expected improvement later in the week.
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Indianapolis
E. A. Graff
Graff
Petition filed to extend Peoples Motor Coach route
On request of the public service commission A Smith Bowman president Peoples Motor Coach Company filed a formal petition to extend his E New York Street route. The extension runs from E New York Street and Bradley Avenue north to Tenth Street east to Emerson Avenue and back. The commission said the original application was not properly drafted to receive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
A. Smith Bowman
Peoples Motor Coach Company
E. New York St
Bradley Ave
Tenth St
Emerson Ave
Bowman
Marion Chosen for 1926 Indiana Firemen Convention
Marion was selected as the 1926 convention city of the Indiana Firemen's Association in Evansville. Frank Stevens of Marion was reelected president. other officers include W. D. Mack Anderson first vice president E. E B. Hoskinson Evansville second vice president Frank Miller Terre Haute secretary H. H. Fulmer Indianapolis treasurer and I. C. Bapman Michigan City national delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Evansville
Ind
Marion
Indiana Firemen’s Association
Frank Stevens
W. D. Mack
Anderson
E. E B. Hoskinson
Frank Miller
Terre Haute
H. H. Fulmer
Indianapolis
I. C. Bapman
Michigan City
Bus Sale Moves Certificates To Indiana Service
The Public Service Commission authorized Northern Indiana Bus Co of Ft Wayne to sell motor bus certificates for routes between Ft Wayne and Lake James to Indiana Service Corporation. City Bus Line of Terre Haute surrendered its certificates. St Meinrad Telephone Co received permission to discontinue its exchange at Brostow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Northern Indiana Bus Company
Ft. Wayne
Lake James
Indiana Service Corporation
Terre Haute
Brostow
Margretta Curry Declines Millionaire Browning
Margretta Curry an 11 year old Oklahoma City girl refused the offer of Edward Browning New York millionaire to adopt her as a companion for his daughter Dorothy Sunshine. She traveled to Los Angeles to pursue vaudeville work and stay with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margretta Curry
Oklahoma City
Edward Browning
New York
Browning
Dorothy Sunshine
Margretta
Los Angeles
Bankruptcy Petition Filed Against Hub Department Store Inc
J. W. Jackson & Sons of Meridian Street 5468 Chicago based Carson Pirie Scott Co. of New York Joseph Blankfort join in filing an involuntary bankruptcy petition in Federal Court against Hub Department Store Inc Muncie Indiana today.
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J. W. Jackson & Sons
Meridian St
Carson Pirie & Scott Company
Chicago
Joseph Blankfort
New York
Hub Department Store, Inc
Muncie
Ind
Pretty Woman Doctor Cares for State Insane Women
Dr. Clela Hull assistant physician at Central Insane Hospital oversees care for over 950 female patients. She sees each patient about twice daily and has drawn admiration from visitors for her youthful appearance. Hull will lead the women’s department until Dr. Andrew R. Daniels arrives from Boston on Sept 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clela Hull
Central Insane Hospital
Hull
By. Bull
An- Gergen
Indiana
Indiana University School of Medicine
Central Hospital For Insane
Andrew R. Daniels
Boston
Mass
Daniel
Boston Psychopathic Hospital
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Levy
State Association
U. K
United States
Errat
America
Michelin
Michelin Cords
Earth
Goodyear
U. S
Consumers Tire CO
Ree Delivery
Tincoln
Edward Traugott
Harry Sussman
Just
Psie Ves Silayse
West Washington St
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