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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
8
Vaudeville duo Gus Van and Joe Schenck plan a week of performances at the Circle theater starting the week of Sept 27. The pair, famed for blues and jazz numbers, boast a 17 year unbroken partnership with Weber & Fields and other major stage outfits. The Circle program promises new songs likely to excite patrons.
A lively Palace program features an international jazz influenced orchestra, a strong banjo quartet, and El Cota the xylophonist who blends comedy with music. Gordon and Delmar sing and play piano, Saxton and Terrell perform as The Elopers, Green and Green provide acrobatics, with The Silent Watcher starring Glenn Hunter. Also indies at nearby theaters.
An Indianapolis delegation of over 100 social and charity workers will attend the Indiana State conference on social work October 3 to 6 at Vincennes. All State charity and correctional institutions will be represented with speakers including Dr. Amos W. Butler and Dr. Max A. Hahr.
New York Governor Al ean is set to back Chicago Mayor William Dever’s 1927 re election bid. Smith, who helped defeat Mayor Hylan in New York, will campaign in Chicago and may launch a presidential bid. Hearst looms as a principal opponent in Chicago, owning two newspapers.
Philadelphia financier E T Stotesbury, once a boy who loved snare drums, donated sixty new band instruments to the Eastern Penitentiary band, supporting inmate music programs and community outreach.
An excerpt lists automobiles and owners with makes and addresses. Otis J. McMullen of 1852 N Pennsylvania St owns a Ford from Ohio and Illinois Streets. Mrs Arvilla Alberts at 914 E Fifteenth St owns a Chevrolet and a rear garage location is noted.
Police report two found Ford automobiles linked to Wilson Crawford of 2114 Sugar Grove Ave and John Buchner of 31 Lyons Ave. One vehicle located in an alloy at 521 N Traub Ave and another at the intersection of Keystone Ave and Washington St.
The park board authorized a bridle path along the White River in the Warfleigh Addition between Illinois Street and Central Avenue at its Thursday meeting.
Six men attempted a hold up as Nora Bayes returned from a theater. Her chauffeur John Carlow fired revolvers and fought off the attackers injuring his groin from a bullet. The bandits failed to obtain any loot.
Rita Dunn a 27 year old vaudeville performer from St. Louis died from injuries after a fall from a trapeze during a fall festival in Knox Ind She and her husband were a featured act at the festival authorities said she was near death today confirming the tragedy amid preparations for the event sparks of the act were witnessed by spectators from the act on Thursday night
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