State Democrats hold Indiana convention opens amid predictions
Indianapolis June 5 Democratic delegates gathered for the state convention to begin with speakers Cadle Tabernacle. Frontrunner Frank C. Dailey hoped for an early gubernatorial nomination by acclamation while rivals Frederick Crawford Dale aimed to block him. Other races included lieutenant governor attorney general auditor and court reporter, with Dailey claiming 800 first ballot votes out of 1185.
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Indianapolis
Frank C. Dailey
Dailey
John E. Frederick
Kokomo
Earl Crawford
Miltony
George Dale
Muncie
Cadle Tabernacle
R. Earl Peters
Dan W. Simms
Lafayette
Lew O’banion
Corydon
Fred L. Feick
Garrett
Robert Batton
Marion
Addison Drake
Fairbanks
Robert B. Houghmen
Franklin
Curtis Shake
Vincennes
Ohn
W. Kitch
Plymouth
David S. Ferguson
Covington
George F. Boehne
Evansville
G. W. Sweigart
East Chicago
Jap Jones
Martinsville
Charles Hack
Shelbyville
Charles K. Zollman
Jeffersonville
Margaret L. Shuler
Frederick
Dale
Ammon Heady Rites At Ward Wednesday
Funeral services for Ammon Heady of Franklin will be held at his sister Mrs George Jacksons home near Ward Wednesday afternoon after two o clock. The Rev will preach the funeral sermon. Burial will be in Old Union Cemetery.
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Ammon Heady
Franklin
George Jackson
Ward
Old Union Cemetery
Southern Cross completes record long overwater flight
The Southern Cross began a 3,188 mile overwater hop from Kauai to Suva Fiji as part of a 7,958 mile air voyage. Chronology shows May 31 Oakland to Hawaii, June 1 Wheeler Field to Oahu, June 2 Kauai, June 8 Barking Sands to Suva, landing June 5 after 34 hours 33 minutes and total 5,645 miles from Oakland to Suva.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
South Pacific Ocean
Kauai
Brisbane
Australia
Sydney
Oakland
Calif
Hawaii
Wheeler Field
Island of
Oahu
Barking Sands
Boone County Education Board Praises Township School Upgrades
The Boone County Board of Education adopted a resolution at the courthouse praising townships for improving school buildings. Trustees Walter Davis Elmer Stark J S Moore Newton Brownlee and residents of Jefferson Center Washington and Harrison townships are named for their progress in education.
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Boone County
Boone County Board of Education
Walter Davis
Elmer T. Stark
J. S. Moore
Newton Brownlee
Jefferson, Center, Washington
Harrison Townships
Mississippi delegation backs Hoover for nomination
Kansas City June 5 The Mississippi delegation to the National Republican convention voted to support Herbert Hoover for the presidential nomination and to continue backing him until released Announcement was made by Perry W Howard Eugene L Booze and E E Robinson Preliminary Hoover claims centered on performance and promise in the contest over state delegations Opponents led by Lowden backers dismissed the Hoover surge and noted Hoover was still short of claims Continued on page six.
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Kansas City
Mississippi
National Republican
Herbert Hoover
Perry W Howard
Eugene L. Booze
E. E. Robinson
Frank O. Lowden
Hoover
Norwegian Ship Seeks Italia Crew Near Spitzbergen
Aboard the Rescue Steamship Hobby near Spitzbergen on June 5 the Hobby arrived at Virgo Bay. Lieut. Luetzow Holm prepared to search for the Italia's crew while Braganza reported no trace of two Italian Alpine chasseurs. The stranded chasseurs have only a week of food. Holm plans a sled, provisions, and a rifle for the mission.
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Hobby
Spitzbergen
Virgo Bay
Luetzow Holm
Italia
Braganza
Welcome Island
Holm
Center Commencement at Lindbergh June 6
Center township schools hold commencement Wednesday at eight o'clock in Lindbergh school. Rev. Arthur E. Cowley to deliver the address. Graduates include Robert Hine, Richard Shahan, Leona Keene, Byron Grater, Lester Richey, Martha Messenger, Dorothy Schultz, Alberta Glock, Martha Hiland, Robert White, Louise Sutphin, Freeda Altum, Jewell Meek, Richard Campbell, Paul Jackson, Dorothy Beck, Bernice Jackson, Byron Hofman, Forest Smith, Marion Williams, Elizabeth Quick, Wilma Hinshaw, Virgil Evans, Russell Rogers, Keith Lasley, Floretta Smith, Lenna Pickering, Virginia Shepherd, Doris Harris, Gladys Shelburne, Charles Stephenson, Kathleen Foutch, 7d Williams, Edna Strong, Fred Galvin, Velma George, Thomas Wonnell, Helen Lawler, William Perrine, Mary Wines, Helen Clingler, Jacob Varntz, Orville White.
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Center Township
Lindbergh School
Arthur E. Cowley
Robert Hine
Richard Shahan
Leona B. Keene
Byron Grater
Lester Richey
Martha E. Messenger
Dorothy Schultz
Alberta Glock
Martha Hiland
Robert B. White
Louise Sutphin
Freeda P. Altum
Jewell Olive Meek
Richard Campbell
Paul D. Jackson
Dorothy Mae Beck
Bernice Pauline Jackson
Byron Hoffman
Forest Oscar Smith
Marion Jacob Williams
Elizabeth Quick
Wilma Hinshaw
Virgil Glen Evans
Russell Rogers
Keith Lasley
Floretta Smith
Lenna Pickering
Virginia Shepherd
Doris Harris
Gladys Shelburne
Charles Stephenson
Kathleen Foutch
D. Williams
Edna Mae Strong
Fred Galvin
Velma George
Thomas Wonnell
Helen A. Lawler
William Perrine
Mary Wines
Helen Clingler
Jacob Varntz
Orville White
No Farm Revolt March Expected
Lincoln Nebraska June 5 The hopes of Middlewestern farmers for the farm revolt march to the Republican national convention at Kansas City faded when Gov. Adam McMullen said he did not expect the march to materialize Publicity around the movement he helped spark was described as ridiculous and clownish by McMullen He would still press the farm relief fight at the convention and urged all farmers to attend to observe the process at the national gathering.
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Lincoln, Neb
Kansas City
Adam McMullen
McMullen
Divorce Granted Restore Former Name Lucile Ginn Cox
In Boone Circuit Court yesterday Lucile Ginn Cox was awarded a divorce from Alfred C. Cox and restoration of her former name Lucile Ginn. The defendant did not appear and the case proceeded after pro se plaintiff John Sunderland filed a denial.
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Lucile Ginn
Lucile Ginn Cox
Alfred C. Cox
Boone Circuit Court
John Sunderland
Auto badly wrecked in crash at crossing
An automobile owned by A C Olsen of Crawfordsville was badly wrecked in a collision with a Ford driven by Casper M Burkett of Greensburg yesterday about 5 30 in the afternoon. Olsen's Pontiac sedan suffered heavy damage while Burkett's car incurred only slight damage.
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A. C. Olsen
Crawfordsville
Casper M. Burkett
Greensburg
Olsen
Arkett
Boy Scout Mothers Club Reorganized
The Scouts Mothers' Club, active under Mrs Alf Roberts, plans a Friday July 8 meeting at 7 30 PM in Scout headquarters Re porter Building to reorganize elect officers and plan future programs. The club aims to promote Scouting and involve mothers in boys’ Scout activities and projects.
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Scouts Mothers’ Club
Alf Roberts
Scout
Reporter
Man Arrested Here On Neglect Charge
Russell Kinser was arrested yesterday afternoon here on a warrant issued at Rensselaer by Sheriff Clinton Saunders. He was turned over to a Jasper county deputy sheriff and returned to Rensselaer to face a wife and child neglect charge.
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Rensselaer
Russell Kinser
Clinton Saunders
Jasper County
Kinser
Russian Drys Outline Drive Against Vodka to Curb Drunkenness
Moscow June 5 Officials of the Anti Alcohol Society outlined a drive to curb drinking by banning vodka beer wine at official banquets jubilees and celebrations. They urged the Communist Party to exclude alcohol from its functions. Proposals call for banning under 16s entry to liquor outlets stabilizing government liquor production and creating anti alcohol dispensaries with compulsory treatment. Courses on alcohol harms to be taught in schools. The society aims to educate the masses with posters and brochures.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Imere
Nikolai Bukrin
Larin, Krumin
Boris Voline
Anti-Alcohol Society
Voline
United Press
Voling
Burns Trial at Lafayette Opens
Open ing statements by prosecutors opened the Burns case in Lafayette Ind. as John Burns faced a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Wallace McClure and Deputy John Grove. Burns and Samuel Baxter were being sent to Pendleton reformatory for automobile banditry. Baxter remains at large. Burns was captured after a nationwide flight.
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Lafayette
Ind
John Burns
Wallace McClure
McClure
John Grove
Burns
Samuel Baxter
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Baxter
Itinerant Preacher Fined for Provoking Public Spat
Paul Van Duren an itinerant 19 year old preacher was fined one dollar and costs after a trial on charges that he provoked critic Robert H. Smith by calling him a prevaricator following Smith’s accusation of smoking. Van Duren later said he clasped Smith’s hand and urged them to take their trouble to the Lord as police arrived to arrest him.
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Paul van Duren
Lebanon
Edmund Connor
Robert H. Smith
Divine
van Duran
Smith
van Duzan
Black siblings visit Wabash Kappa Sigma house
Lan Black of Bloomington and Jean Black of Paducah visit their parents Dr and Mrs James H Black as guests of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Wabash College. Their younger brother Jamie Black is a freshman member of the fraternity.
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Lan Black
Bloomington, Ill
Jean Black
Paducah
James H. Black
Kappa Sigma House
Wabash College
Eir
Jamie Black
Nationalist Advance Enters Peking Signaling Civil War End
June 5 advance guard of Nationalist army entered the suburbs of Peking at 10 am marking what is described as the last chapter of China's civil war. Sun banner raised as foreign guards, including Americans, protect legation quarter amid concerns of looting by retreating Northern army. In Tokyo a dispatch reports Chang Tso Lin wounded in a Mukden train bombing with conflicting updates on his condition.
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Peking
China
Sun
Legation
Tokio
Mukden
Jiji Shimpo
Sail Chang Tso Lin
Boone County to Open 10 Schools on Sept 3
Boone County Board of Education met at the county superintendent C. C. Caplinger's office and decided that 10 schools will open September 3. Attendance at the state fair will be regulated by individual trustees this year. The board adopted a resolution praising township officials and citizens for recent school building improvements.
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Boone County
Boone County Board of Education
C. C. Caplinger
Final report approved in W H Beaver estate case
The Wainwright Trust Company as commissioner filed a final report in Hamilton circuit court. The court allowed 7901 in attorney fees. Charges total 17 95.88 with credits of 12850.03 leaving a balance of 5044.55. The estate is estimated over 100000 and has long been in litigation over relatives contesting the will.
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Wainwright Trust Company
William H. Beaver
Hamilton
Beaver
Al Smith Seen Ready for Victory at Houston Convention
Washington June 5 A Smith plan shows about 600 first ballot votes at the Houston convention, only 134 short of nomination. Some Democrats doubt immediate nomination and foresee delegates drifting. Others back Smith for patronage aims, while Reed and Simmons Heflin factions oppose. Hull and Tennessee native support grow, with North Carolina delegates pledged. (Continued on Page Seven)
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Washington
Gary
Alfred E. Smith
Houston
Smith
Reed
Missouri
Simmons-Heflin
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Reed’s. Hull
Seator Simmons
North Carolina
Texas
Simmons- Heflin
Southern Cross Flyers Prepare For Final Das
Capt Charles Kingsford Smith and three companions who flew from Hawaii in the giant plane Southern Cross landed at Suva Fiji completing the longest ocean flight. They plan to overhaul motors recharge radios and search for a takeoff clearing for the 1700 mile flight to Sydney. The welcome from Fiji officials natives and colonists was lavish with ceremonies planned and generous praise for the aviators.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Hawaii
Southern Cross
California
Australia
Sydney
Hawaiian Islands
Kingsford-Smith
Islands
Eyre Hutson
Fijis
Kingsford - Smith
United States
America
Lyon
Warner
Eaep Eesti
Fisherman's Paradise Ready for Coolidge Summer Visit
Washington reports Cedar Island Lodge in Northwestern Wisconsin near Brule on the Brule River is prepared for President Coolidge. The 2,500 acre estate includes an eight room lodge on a one acre island with 15 fishing pools for brook, brown and rainbow trout. The President plans a quiet retreat, with travel by train from Washington about 385 hours to Superior, then car to Brule.
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Washington
Cedar Island Lodge
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
Superior
Brule River
Henry Clay Pierce
Pierce
Northampton
Brule
Wis
du L’hut
Mississippi
St. Croix River
Duluth
Lake Superior
Interstate Commerce
B. H. Meyer
White House
West Point graduates include two Lebanon youths
Two Lebanon boys, George Beinfang and Ralph Nelson, will graduate from West Point Military Academy at West Point New York on Saturday June 9. They will take a three month furlough before assignments in the United States Army. Beinfang serves in Company I and is now a sergeant. Nelson is a sergeant who has roles with the Howitzer publication and the rod and gun club. Both will be commissioned lieutenants.
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Lebanon
George Beinyfang
Ralph Nelson
West Point Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
United States Army
Beinfang
Copany I
Nelle Bienfar
Beinfangs
Academy
Nelson
Howitger
Rod and Gun Club
Ear i
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State Convention OF Democrats
F. C. Daily
Ammon
Education Board
Mississppi
G. O. P. Committee
Nobile
G. O. P. Plan
BOY Scout Mother Club
Chang
Nippon Dempo
iNote
County Board
W. H. Beaver Estate
AL Smith
Southern Cross Flyers
Fisherman’s Paradise
Coolidge
Nelson-Beinfang
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