Committees Named for Fourth of July Celebration in Lebanon
Committees appointed under Emmett Brown Post American Legion oversee the Lebanon Memorial Park event with a full day of contests foot races tennis matches and a grand fireworks display. Boy Scouts manage parking and will camp at the park with a prize for the best troop camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Emmett Brown
American Legion
Memorial Park
R. D. Chambers
L. C. Slagle
Elmer Clark
Charles Wheeler
Ben Scifres
Dale Shafer
J. E. Wilcox
Elvin Perkins
W.W. Henderson
Frank B. Hill
Noble Shelby
Sam Wilcox
Bennett Li Raper
John Peper
Jack Heifner
Charles Schulemire
Leon Chumlea
Ross Dale
Burial of Helen Virginia Leads to Illness Across Family
Funeral services were held yesterday for Helen Virginia a spinal meningitis victim. Two younger children of Clyde Linton of Clermont and former Lebanon residents have fallen seriously ill with the same disease. Water from the Linton home is being tested by the state board of health chemists for possible germ source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Virginia
Clyde Linton
Clermont
Lebanon
Linton
State Board of Health
Rushton La Follette Buys Crawfordsville Hardware Store
Crawfordsville Indiana June 6 Rushton La Follette proprietor of the Shoe Hospital has purchased the W I Fell hardware store at 124 East Main Street. A close-out sale will begin soon as stock and fixtures are listed and prepared. The store has been in receivership and under Crawfordsville Just Company control since last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
W. I. Fell
East Main Street
Rushton la Follette
Shoe Hospital
Crawfordsville Just Company
LaFollette
Gale
Pasible
Owever
Fell
Farm properties' values on upgrade
Washington reports farm real estate values rise offsetting earlier mood. Eugene Meyer, head of the Farm Loan Board, says buyers now realize attractive prices for farms as the board reorganizes and increases loan activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Eugene Meyer
War Finance Corporation
Farm Loan Board
Eyer
Lindbergh Surprise Visit to Indianapolis
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh left Indianapolis at 8 a.m. for an unannounced destination after spending the night in the city. He toured Indianapolis as a potential stop for Transcontinental Airways Line but said no route had been selected yet. He noted the present trip is a survey of available stops and urged readers to draw their own conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Transcontinental Airways
Friendship Crew Awaits Favorable Crosswind in Newfoundland
St Johns June 6. Spurred by Miss Mabel Bell trans Atlantic flight race rumors the mono plane Friendship crew led by Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon waits for a crosswind to depart Trepassy Bay for England The pilots acknowledge secret plans to deter rivals and claim the Friendship could win any resulting race despite competition from Bell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
N. F
Mabel Bell
England
Trepassy Bay
Amelia Warhart
Wilmer Stultz
Lou Gordon
Friendship
Atlantic
Stultz
Boston
Contests Near Completion As Hoover Widening Lead
Kansas City June 6 national committee hearings on four states for delegates ended and new contests in South Carolina Tennessee and Texas were to be heard today. Florida Kentucky Louisiana and Mississippi already heard Georgia partly settled with no presidential dispute. Hoover favored. of 35 delegates in four complete contests he won all but two Walter Cohen and J H Lowry of Louisiana. Remaining Louisiana delegates seated. Contests to finish by Thursday evening as Hoover camp grows ahead of anti Hoover coalition.
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Kansas City
Republican National Committee
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Walter Cohen
J. H. Lowry
Hoover Group
anti-Hoover Coalition
New nationalist leaders plan for regional system in China
Shanghai June 6 reports say nationalists plan a regional government system for China with six districts under a government council. Manchuria may join if Chang Tso Lin retires. Foreign legations in Peking receive protection assurances as occupation begins. violence and rail disruption reported near Tungshaw and West Peking. Public safety committee takes city police control.
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Shanghai
Peking
Nanking
North
China
N. Tuan Yung
Chuan
Manchuria
Chang Tso Lin
Chang
Tungshaw
West Peking
Pekin
Tientsin
United States
Wellington Koo
Muden
Felstead Wins Historic Derby at Epsom Downs
At Epsom Downs on June 6 the Felstead horse from Sir Hugo Cunliffe Owen’s stable won the 148th Derby in the presence of King George and Queen Mary, with Flamingo second and Black Watch third among nineteen runners. Odds favored Felstead at 33-1, Flamingo at 9-2, and Black Watch at 83-1. Felstead won by a length and a half, Black Watch six lengths back, as the track softened by drizzle earlier.
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Epsom Downs
England
Hugo Cunliffe
Owen
Felstead
King George
Queen Mary
Laurence Philip
Flamingo
L. Newman
Black Watch
Amingo
Fairway
Sunny Trace
Dynamite Box Falls From Truck In New York Streets
A 50 pound dynamite box toppled from a truck in New York today. The crate failed to detonate and lay in the street for hours as traffic rode around it. Matthew Wengert delivered the unexploded charge to a police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Matthew Wengert
Millions at Stake as Derby Draws Sweeps Worldwide
London readers look to Epsom for the Derby with vast betting via many sweeps. The piece notes the Stock Exchange Sweep and the Calcutta Sweep as major organizers, and mentions a renamed Stock Exchange Mutual Subscription Fund to dodge legal issues. Continued on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Caddys Broadmoor Boasting Sparks Suspect Arrest tale
Indianapolis June 6 A 19 year old Broadmoor Country Club caddy who boasted of money from last Wednesdays Broadmoor holdup was questioned by detectives. His 22 year old companion was also detained on vagrancy charges. The girl who heard the boasting said the pair claimed others in the gang and that gunmen planned a big job in Kansas. Investigators planned further interviews to identify additional participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Broadmoor Country Club
Broadmoor
Caidy
Irl
Kansas
Patrick O'Connor
Quad
Ohio Street
Marren and Tooley
Othrs
Blackberry Winter Signals Cold Rain Legend
The article notes continued rainfall and cold weather prompting old timers to claim Blackberry Winter brings a three to five day cold spell after blackberry bushes bloom. A following observer cites a June rainfall sign foretelling rain on twenty days this month and predominantly cool conditions.
Detroit News Payroll Robbery by Six Bandits
Six bandits robbed the Detroit Daily News payroll today after holding up the cashiers force and forcing employees to stay in place. They fled in an automobile with several thousand dollars, after shooting two policemen outside the building as they escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit Daily News Today
Heavy rains trigger Indiana flood damage across towns
Heavy rains in the past four days caused flood conditions in two Indiana regions. Madison saw twenty families evacuated as Crooked Creek overflowed and damaged a state bridge and fill under construction. At Anderson, basements flooded from White River Fall and Kilbuck Creeks overflowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Madison
Crooked Creek
Anderson
White River
Fall
Kilbuck
Thaw Denied Permit to Land in England
Southampton England June 6 Harry K Thaw was refused permission to land in England when he arrived after a voyage from the United States via Cherbourg. Thaw remained aboard the liner talking to newspaper men before the decision was announced by custom men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
England
Harry K. Thaw
United States
Cherbourg
Thaw
Senate Primary Quiz Is Halted Temporarily
Washington June 6 The Senate campaign investigation will be closed until after the Republican and Democratic national conventions Chairman Steiner announced today The committee would not need to go to Ohio Indiana or West Virginia A brief final hearing was planned today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Steiner
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Hoover Gains Delegates In Republican National Committee Contests
The campaign log notes Herbert Hoover earned 33 delegates through committee contests. Democrats in Indiana's tenth district instructed two delegates to back Al Smith with Evans Woollen of Indianapolis as second choice, unopposed among pledged delegates at Florida convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Republican National Committee
Indiana
al E. Smith
Evans Woollen
Indianapolis
Florida
Platform Delivers Democratic Pledges On Farm Relief
Indianapolis June 6 The Democracts platform from the state convention pledges farm relief via MeAry-Haugen principles. It endorses economical administration, better schools, an improved highway system, limiting state tax board power, and advancing water ways from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. It also supports bona fide law enforcement and opposes government by injunctions in labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricul
Ftre
State Tax Board
Great Lakes
Gulf
Anderson Man Fined On Fraudulent Check Charge
George Oswell of Anderson pleaded guilty to issuing a fraudulent check for 8.86 at Service Garage on May 1. Mayor Tauer fined Oswell $1 plus costs in city court after the arrest in Anderson.
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George Oswell
Anderson
Tauer
Oswell
Irm
Prairie fires rage across California region
Grass and brush fires in Yolo County Sacramento Valley remained out of control early today. Towns nearby were reported safe as volunteers and state officers battled for hours to save Dunnigan. About 20,000 acres burned with damages around 1 million dollars.
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Sacramento
Cal
Yolo County
Sacramento Valley
Dunnigan
Platform fights shake GOP and Dem conventions
Senator William E. Borah plans two dry platform planks for the Republican National Convention and may push them to the floor. Democratic leaders fear a hard line on enforcement and a harmony platform, while southern states push for a dry presidential candidate and a bone dry plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinngton
William E. Borah
Idaho
Kansas City
United States
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Harry Sinclair
Teapot
Borah
Resolutions Committee
Young People Attend Congress Rally in Indiana
The fourth annual rally of the Young People's Congress of the Western Indiana Christian Conference was held Tuesday at Brown's Wonder Church. One hundred fifty six attended from eighteen churches. Mellott Church won the banner for largest attendance, missionary quota payment, and six registrations for the Merom and Defiance Colleges summer school. Manson Church was a close runner up. Speakers included Rev. J. E. Fry, Miss Beryl McReynolds, Miss Flora Zeigler, and Miss Ada Duncan. An afternoon history by Miss Helen Kern preceded an open forum on building for greater service. Continued on Page Five.
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Young People’s Congress
Western Indiana Christian Conference
Brown’s Wonder Church
Mellott Church
Merom
Defiance Colleges
Manson Church
J. E. Fry
Mellott
Beryl McReynolds
Sharpsville
Flora Zeigler
Ada Duncan
Mellett
Helen Kern
Lebanon
Trans Atlantic passenger early race spurs airship plans
London June 6 Aircraft designers in the United States Britain and Germany race to establish the first trans Atlantic passenger service. The US and Britain lean on dirigibles while Germany pursues both dirigible and flying boat routes. The R100 aims to fly mid August and cross to the United States in early September carrying 100 passengers on the return. Germany watches as work proceeds at Friedrichshafen on the airliner 17127. A long range flying boat is also being developed to carry 25 to 30 passengers at about 125 mph for 2,500 miles.
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London
United States
Britain
Germany
Howden
Yorkshire
Airship Guaranty Company
Friedrichshafen
Ireland
Atlantic
Burns Armed When He Left With Deputies
Lafayette Indiana June 6 state witnesses in Tippecanoe circuit court said John Burns was armed with a revolver when he left February 7 with deputy sheriffs Wallace McClure and John Grove for the state reformatory to which he had been sentenced. They testified Burns and Samuel Baxter planned to shoot their way to liberty and Burns vowed not to serve his sentence at the reformatory. Both were sentenced on banditry charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
John Burns
Wallace McClure
John Grove
Reformatory
Baxter
Southern Cross pilots plan flight from Suva to Brisbane
Capt Kingsford Smith and crew of three aim to take off from Suva in the Southern Cross for Brisbane tomorrow barring new difficulties. The main challenge is choosing a takeoff field for a 900 gallon fuel load. After a risky landing they are urged to move to Naselai Beach for momentum to lift the plane.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Brisbane
Australia
Hawaiian Islands
Kingsford-Smith
Naselai Beach
Kingsford - Smith
Harry Lyon
James Warner
Charles T. P. Ulm
Ulm
Lyon
Pacific
Warner
Hawaii
Soviet search for Nobile dirigible on Franz Josefland
Moscow reports Soviet and Italian relief teams prepare to locate General Umberto Nobile and his fifteen aides after a radio message claimed the Italia grounded on Franz Josefland. Airplanes Junkers and Dornier plus ice cutters will depart Leningrad and reach Franz Josef land via Nova..., with bases readied for Arctic flights.
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Moscow
Russia
Franz Josefland
Umberto Nobile
Thursay
Obdosk
Siberia
SOS
Nobile
Junker 18
Dorneval
Chuknovsky
Babushkin
Leningrad
Rchangel
Novamlya
Franz Oe Alaska
Oka Om
Daly Nominated For Governor On First Ballot
Indianapolis June 6 Frank C Daily was nominated for governor today by Indiana Democrats at the state convention. The nomination came on the first ballot with votes showing Daily well ahead of Fredrick Crawford Dale and others. Marion County’s 99 of 105 votes nearly clinched it. Miami County’s tally pushed him over. The roll call ended with Crawford moving for acclamation. Five candidates for Lieutenant Governor were voted. results favored Drake Feich and others. Convention officers and locals pressed ahead with party unity as they opened the session with strong anti Republican attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Frank C. Daily
Indiana
Crawford
Whitestown Man Held on Public Intoxication Charge
Pawnee Nance of Whitestown is in city court on a public intoxication charge. He was arrested at about noon today by Sheriff Clinton Saunders and Patrolman Kiser in Whites town based on officers information that he was intoxicated and on the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawnee Nance
Whitestown
Nance
Clinton Saunders
Kiser
Automobiles Damaged In Headon Collision
An automobile driven by Otis Mumsley of Indianapolis collided head on with J H Rush of Lafayette on the Indianapolis road near the county farm. Mumsley’s Willys Knight was badly damaged, Rush’s Auburn sedan veered off and a banked embankment was struck to avoid the crash. Rush’s car contained no family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Mumsley
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Automobile Company
J. H. Rush
Lafayette
Rush
Pase
Willys-Knight
Mumsley
Cemp
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Garage Seven
N. Y
Epsom
Caddy
Pal
Detroit News
California
Reese
Burns
Talia
Franz Josephland
Daly
Earl Crawford
Fred Feich
Robert Batton
Addison Drake
Robert Haugham
Charles A. Greathouse
James E. Riggs
Sullivan
William H. O’brien
Lawrenceburg
Walter Myers
R. Earl Peters
Headon
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