Dear Mr Fixit seeks light on dangerous streets
A reader requests action from the city on street lighting at 414 Adelaide Street between Michigan and Vermont Streets noting darkness, near-accidents, and a dog’s death. Elmer Williams advises filing a petition with local residents to the board of works. A second reader describes Lee Street 1400 block as insanitary with standing water, street holes, and driving difficulty.
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Fixit
MR. Fixit
Adelaide St
Michigan
Vermont Sts
Margaret Lilly
Elmer Williams
Board of Works
City Hall
Lee St
J. F. Tegmeyer
Next lesson Key of D flat minor in music
The text stresses changing keys by altering a single chord note to shift keys and emphasizes timing and rhythm. It notes reading triads with 1 3 5 in black letter and warns not to play a dashed D as a note. It invites practice to improve timekeeping and overall musical skill.
Dear Mr Fixit Readers Call for Street Repairs and Public Service Action
A letter page shows Indianapolis Times workers urging Mayor Shank to repair Capitol Ave and Maryland St after a water main dig worsened the pavement. Other readers request weed control, sewer assessments, a Tenth St bus line, and guidance from the Public Service Commission on jurisdiction and rates.
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MR. Fixit
Indianapolis
Shank
Capitol Ave
Maryland St
Grand Canyon
Tomlinson Hall
Different Kind of Woman Promises Warm Winter Blues Jazz
Review notes a hot jazz record by Fred Sugar Hall and his Sugar Babies with Sobbin Blues and Dallas Blues on Okeh. Mentions Whispering Pianist Gillham and Nick Lucas as guitar comparison. Indianapolis theaters list Raymond Hitchcock in Service for Husbands and other acts.
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Nick Lucas
Columbia
Okeh
Fred “Sugar” Hall
Sugar Babies
Dallas
Indianapolis
Raymond Hitchcock
English's
Clara Kimball Young
Keith's
The
Palace
Bebe Moffie
Lyric
Broadway
Colonial
History of Little Theatre Society of Indiana Under Preparation
John B. Reynolds announces the Little Theatre Society of Indiana will publish its complete history. Members are asked to attend a Wednesday meeting at Mrs. Eugene Fife’s home, 1930 N Talbott Ave, after a prior draft submission at Miss Eldena Lauter’s home, 612 E Thirteenth St. The publicity director leads the project.
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The
Little Theatre Society of Indiana
John B. Reynolds
Eugene Fife
N. Talbott Ave
Eldena Lauter
Thirteenth St
Cecilla and Art Gillham Introduce a New Columbia Process
A review praises Columbia records for a novel intimate process that makes Cecilla sound real with Art Gillham at the piano. Listeners feel as if Gillham speaks directly to them and the tune brings a playful hometown character as Cecilla wows Main Street crowds.
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Art Gillham
Columbia
Plano
Art
Main St
Gillham
Legion Drive Report on Indianapolis Endowment Fund
Team captains report progress at 56 Monument Circle as the drive for the 5 million endowment fund scales back Indianapolis quota from 50 000 to 25 000 with about 15 000 subscribed so far.
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Indianapolis
American Legion Endowment Fund
Monument Circle
Victor Herbert Ensemble Plans Radio Concerts in Indianapolis
The Victor Herbert Ensemble and quartet will perform a two part program at Cable Tabernacle and on Times radio concerts. Prominent members include Frank Long Teo Allibrandoi Stephen Palusko and Edmund Leane with Vance Ogle Angelo Marrazzi and Virgil Henry among others. The Friday afternoon show features Mozart Mendelssohn Beethoven and Schubert pieces and a violin solo by Frank Long. The programs run from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Friday with names of performers and selections listed.
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MR. Fixit
Bean Creek
Perkins Ave
Troy
Property Owners Protective Association
Leo X. Smith
Fidelity Trust
Victor Herbert
Cable Tabernacle
Waldteufel
Piccol
Eated A. Damm
Edmund Leane
Age
Frank Long
Stephen Palusko
Teo. Allibrandoi
Char, Herr
F. Karstens
Vance Ogle
E. Leane
James Hansford
Angelo Marrazzi
Virgil Henry
F. Long
Eileen Leane
Mozart
Mendelesohn
Beethoven
von Weber
Schubert
Pere Menzel
Cribulka
Roi Symphony Espangole
V. Herbert
Times
Veterans fund drive totals cited by officials
Governor Jackson contributed 200 dollars to the drive on Tuesday. The United States veterans bureau employees were 100 percent subscribers, as stated by Barnett Breedlove, captain of the veterans bureau team. Indianapolis War Mothers voted 100 dollars from their treasury to the fund.
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Jackson
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Barnett Breedlove
Veterans’ Bureau
Indianapolis
Adlerika bowel cleanser promises quick relief from constipation
An advertisement extols Adlerika as a fast acting intestinal evacuant that clears long standing bowel matter and gas. It cites testimonials from physicians and customers, notes efficacy within 24 to 86 hours, and urges seeking a physician if no relief. Sold by Hook Drug Co in Indianapolis and other druggists.
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L. Langlois
G. Eggers
W. H. Bernhart
J. K. Puckett
Indianapolis
The
Hook Drug Co
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