Roosevelt Eyes Bi Metallic World Monetary Accord
President Roosevelt hopes that world monetary confusion will lead to an international agreement establishing a silver to gold stabilized ratio. He notes France and others still on gold, and says universal adoption would require a conference after nations shift to new understandings. The silver policy fixed at 64.5 cents per ounce has boosted stocks and commodities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
France
Holland
Switzerland
Britain
United States
Europe
Special Classes to be Organized in Emergency Program
Emergency education program announces a January 1 start for a free three hour daily two month commercial class. Instructor handles typewriting bookkeeping and business English. Open to adults seeking added skills. location to be announced. Federal funds pay the teacher. five teachers planned to meet interest. other courses like hygiene may follow. Apply at the county superintendent's office.
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Floyd I. McMurray
McNutt appoints Floyd McMurray Indiana superintendent
Governor McNutt names Floyd McMurray of Boone county as state superintendent of public instruction. McMurray is described as a self-made educator with broad educational interest and strong determination, praised for his knowledge drive and readiness to lead Indiana’s public school system. The Boone county appointment is hailed as good judgment and a step forward for Indiana education.
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Floyd McMurray
Boone County
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McMurray
Floyd I. McMurray
Rotarians Favor Swimming Pool at Memorial Park
At a Country Club lunch the Rotary club discussed a public swimming pool for Memorial Park and voted to support the project. Guests included W G Karr and flags donated by George E Hines. next meeting features C A Jackson on sales tax with plans for guests from local trades.
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Rotarians
Country Club
W. G. Karr
M. D. Carrel
C. A. Jackson
Gross Income Tax of
Indiana
Christmas Drama Plans Complete in Lebanon
A large cast from local Leb anon churches finishes work on a community Christmas drama Scenes from the Christmas Story to be shown at Lebanon high school gym Sunday night at 8 with doors opening at 7. A dress rehearsal is set for 2:30 p m tomorrow at the gym. Admission is free with a free will offering to cover expenses.
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Lebanon
Lebanon High School
Walter Huckstep
C. G. McCrocklin
A Christmas Eve Meditation on Heaven and Parenthood
The piece reflects on Victor Hugo’s quote about Heaven and centers on the parent child bond as Heaven on earth. It praises parental love, memory, and hope, linking the Christmas Eve scene to a timeless vision of family reunions, spiritual renewal, and the heavenly nature of childhood.
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Heaven
God
Celestial City
Christ Child
Bethlehem
Plans Complete for Tri Kappa Charity Ball in Lebanon
The Tri Kappa charity ball, a premier social event closing the holidays, will be held Tuesday night at Alen Country Club from 8 30 p m to 1 00 a m Paul Barker and his Indianapolis band will provide modern dance tunes The band has led many college dances including the Military Ball at Cincinnati and Junior Prom at Indiana State Tickets are sold by Tri Kappa members or at the door proceeds benefit Tri Kappa charity work in the city.
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Alen Country Club
Paul Barker
Indianapolis
Indiana
University of Cincinnati
Indiana State
Terre Haute
Butler University
Shriners Temple
Watkins
Theis
Spitanley
Lebanon
No Paper Monday Christmas Observed By The Reporter
The Reporter announces no edition on Christmas Day as staff across departments take the holiday. The policy aligns with shared festive wishes for readers and workers alike.
Arthur V. Brown Jr. dies in Indianapolis
Arthur V. Brown Jr. aged 31, assistant secretary of the Union Trust Company, died of pneumonia at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was the son of the Union Trust Company president and the Indiana National Bank president.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Arthur V. Brown, Jr
Union Trust Company
The
Methodist Hospital
Indiana National Bank
Insull appeals Greek residence permit issue
Samuel Insull indicted former Chicago utilities magnate appealed to the Greek supreme state council against the government refusal to extend his residence permit beyond January 31. The appeal, prepared after consultations with his two chief lawyers M. Lazarimos and Pericles Rhallis, will be heard before that date.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Supreme State Council
Insull
M. Lazarimos
Pericles Rhallis
Death Penalty In Reichstag Fire Case
Leipzig December 23 Marinus Van Der Lubbe Dutch brick mason was sentenced to death while Dr Ernst Torgler communist leader was acquitted in the Reichstag fire trial. Three Bulgarians also acquitted and will be held for safety amid threats.
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Leipzig
Germany
Marinus van der Lubbe
Ernst Torgler
George Dimitroff
Blagor Popoff
Wassel Taneff
Wilhelminia
Holland
van der Lubbe
Flooded rails maroon Milwaukee train near Missoula
The Olympian passenger train held up at Drexel Montana thirty miles west of Missoula by washouts and slides from the day’s storms. Four to five days expected before movement possible. Tracks and bridges damaged, while 12 miles of the NP low line remain out.
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Drexel
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Northern Pacific
South Bend Armory Robbed of Weapons
Police fear escaped prisoners from the state prison may be in the area after a break in at the United States Armory in South Bend. Fifteen army service revolvers and substantial ammunition were taken, with officers labeling the crime as typical of the Dillinger gang. Other incidents include an attempted holdup of Studebaker employees and a $5,500 Sears, Roebuck seizure.
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South Bend
Ind
United States Armory
Dillinger
Studebaker Company
Sears, Roe
No State Agency For Liquor Enforcement, Says Governor
Indianapolis Ind Dec 23 Local officials not state officers must enforce liquor laws Governor Paul V McNutt says there will be no state agency for enforcement The prosecuting attorneys will handle enforcement Yet state excise director Paul Fry says licenses of known violators will be revoked and brewers must follow the federal brewery code He notes unfair competition and misleading advertising as issues
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Indianapolis
Ind
Paul V. McNutt
Paul Fry
Fry
Indiana
Branding and Mislabeling in State Whiskey Market
The federal code bans branding and mislabeling and prohibits use of consignment plan of sales and payment of rebates. Simultaneously, the state liquor advisory commission studies claims of high prices and poor whiskey quality now on the market.
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State Liquor Advisory Commission
Alaskan Temperature 84 Degrees Below Zero
Edmonton reports what may be a world record low at Tagish Yukon trading post with the thermometer frozen at 84 below zero. Radio messages say many Yukon stations are recording 60 to 70 below zero as well.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alaska
Tagish
Honely
Yukon
Spieths to Spend Christmas Day with Relatives
Dr and Mrs W H Spieth will spend Christmas day with relatives at New Albany. They will leave and return Tuesday morn.
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W. H. Spieth
New Albany
Floyd I McMurray Named Indiana Public Instruction Chief
Floyd I. McMurray, Boone County schools superintendent, was named Superintendent of Public Instruction by Governor McNutt. He will succeed George C. Cole, who becomes vice president and business manager of the Indiana State Teachers College at Terre Haute. Ralph N. Tirey will head Terre Haute college, succeeding ill health resignant L. N. Hines. The Boone board will meet to accept McMurray's resignation effective January 1. Cole's term runs to February 1935.
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Floyd I. McMurray
Boone County
Indiana
Paul V. McNutt
George C. Cole
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Terre Haute
Ralph N. Tirey
Bloomington
Terre Haute College
L. N. Hines
Supt. McMurray
Cole
Supt
Truck convoy halted by stone-throwing barricade near Crawfordsville
Three Kibler Trucking Company trucks, contracted for Atlantic and-Pacific Tea, were stopped by eight men in two cars who barricaded State Road 34 between New Ross and Crawfordsville in Indiana. Windshields were shattered and shots fired at trucks though some vehicles escaped damage. All trucks proceeded with police escort. Investigators said drivers have been unsettled since Thursday.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Kibler Trucking Company
Indianapolis
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
State Road
New Ross
Ki Company
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