Treasure Hunt in Boks Planned for Young Readers
A summer reading incentive for children announced by librarian Mrs. Cora By num invites grades three through six to a two-division treasure hunt. Sixty new books will be shelved for discovery with clues printed on a bulletin board. Participants report found treasures to the librarian to earn an Honor Roll spot. twenty treasures unlock a vacation reading award as grades three and four, five and six list titles from American Hero Stories to Winnie the Pooh and more.
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Cora 0. Bynum
Youn Library
Bynum
Public
Voris Demaree
Flyeman
Johnny T. Bear
McElroy
Ann Perky
Hebith
Betty
Opp
Dandie
Hungerford
Hawkes
Honey
Phillips
Bak
Hope Revived for Italia by faint radio signals
Kings Bay Spitzbergen June 8 The supply ship Citta Di Milano today picked up repeated incomplete signals believed to be from the Italia. The operator thought he recognized the Italia radio man and the signals may come from Franz Josef land. Seventeen days out the Italia has one month's food for sixteen crew members. They are prepared for risk and equipped with skis rifles and camping gear. If found on Franz Josef land Russian icebreakers or planes are expected to reach first. Continues on page six.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Citta di Milano
Italia
Franz Josef Land
Farm Alliance Budgets Bid Against Hoover Nomination
A Kansas City report states a farm alliance formed by supporters of four presidential candidates moves to block Secretary of Commerce Hoover from being the Republican nominee. An executive committee drawn from Frank D. and other orators leads the coalition aiming to influence the nomination process.
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Kansas City
Hoover
Frank D
James
Rio
Baseball season opens later next year due to weather
New York June 8 Unfavorable weather postponements and a sickness among ball players unprecedented in baseball history have caused National League owners to postpone the opening day next season to April 16 five days after this year’s. The meeting rejected a May 1 postponement while American League owners are expected to adopt April 16 at their summer meeting.
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New York
Trans Atlantic Air Race Halted Over Defective Friendship
In St. John’s Newfoundland the Friendship, flown by Amelia Earhart and crew, shows leaks and damage to oil tanks and a pontoon, ending hopes of a trans Atlantic crossing today. Competitor Mabel Bell’s Columbia remains at Curtiss Field, with repairs ongoing.
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St. John’s N. F
Amelia Earhart
Mabel Bell
Curtiss Field
L. I
Trepassy Bay
Roosevelt Field
Lebanon High School Teachers Chosen for State Committee
Three Lebanon high school faculty members Miss Lydia Bell Miss Grace Etchison and Thomas L Christian were selected to join a 125 member state committee to develop research based courses of study for the Indiana Department of Education. Miss Bliss Maple could not participate due to summer teaching duties at Terre Haute Normal. Paul Van Riper superintendent noted the four selections.
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Lebanon High School
Indiana Department of Education
Lebanon
Lydia Bell
Grace Etchison
Thomas L. Christian
Bliss Maple
Terre Haute
Reverend Cowley to Review The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Rev A E Cowley will review Thornton Wilder’s The Bridge of San Luis Rey at 7:30 p m Sunday evening at First Baptist Church. Set in 18th century Colonial Peru the novel asks if there is a purpose for individual lives. It creates an atmosphere of faith, appealing to lovers of literature.
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San Luis Rey
Arthur E. Cowley
First Baptist Church
Thornton Wilder
Peru
Bandits steal $550 from Nathan Wolf store
Indianapolis bulletins report two bandits robbed the Nathan Wolf general store, escaping with $550 while Wolf kept $3,000 in currency. In St Joseph, Marguerite Bumbaugh and her brothers faced manslaughter case end. prosecutors moved to drop murder charges tied to Walter H. Cook’s killing.
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Indianapolis
Nathan Wolf
Wolf
St. Joseph
Mich
Marguerite Bumbaugh
George H. Bookwalter
Walter H. Cook
Niles, Mich
Rogers to Address Junior Republicans in Indianapolis
Elza C. Rogers Republican state chairman will speak at the Junior Republican convention in the Severin Hotel Indianapolis July 13 and 14 opening the meeting. Planned entertainment for 500 members. Speakers include Andrew J. Hickey representative from Indiana Thirteenth district and Lemuel A. Pittenger Ball Teachers College president. Discussion of forming a national organization.
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Elza C. Rogers
Severin
Indianapolis
Rogers
Andrew J. Hickey
Congress
Indiana
Lemuel A. Pittenger
Muncie
Six Die as Mine Sweeper Explodes Off Schleimurde
Berlin reports six sailors killed and six seriously injured when a mine exploded aboard a mine sweeper during naval maneuvers off Schleimurde in the Baltic region. Several others sustained minor injuries. explosion happened at 7 p.m. yesterday, official says.
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Berlin
Schleimurde
Naval Staff
United Press
Keil
Baltic Sea
Baptist Missionary Dies in Holy Land Near Jerusalem
Shelbyville Indiana June 8 Relatives of the Rev John Newcomb 70 Baptist missionary in India learned of his death in the Holy Land while en route to Shelby county home He died from a contagious disease and was buried in Jerusalem where the death occurred June 1 Scholarly officials said.
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Shelbyville
Ind
John Newcomb
India
Holy Land
Shelby County
Newcomb
Jerusalem
Cupid Cuffed By Ruling In Ohio Village
Newcomerstown Ohio June 8 Buffeted by school board rulings the town taas bans student teacher marriages dating of teachers and pupils and marriage of women teachers under threat of immediate resignation for involved staff. Teachers may choose wedlock or lose jobs and weekly salaries while students face limited coupling.
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Cupid
Ohio Village
Newcomerstown
Ohio
Little Dan Cupid
Satan Inh Se
Northern China Confusion After Chang Tso-Lin Retirement
Tokio reports a nationalists victory over Chang Tso-Lin left North China in confusion as diplomats watch closely. Chinese irregulars attacked Japanese telegraph men at Tengezh-Pu prompting a Japanese relief force with infantry and a machine gun to rush to aid.
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Tokio
China
Chang Tso-Lin
Peking
Tsingtao
Tengezh-Pu
Doctor attends regional medical meeting in Covington
Dr. W. H. Williams attended a joint meeting of the Fountain and Warren county medical societies in Covington. A banquet preceded a scientific program with physicians from two counties and nearby areas. Mrs. Williams accompanied him and was entertained in the city.
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W. H. Williams
Fountain and
Arren County Medical Societies
Covington
Dr. Williams
Williams
Children’s Day Observances In Lebannon Churches
Children’s Day on June 10 will be observed across Lebannon churches with varied programs. First Baptist in Lebannon hosts a 10:30 a.m. service featuring Cradle Roll through Junior sections, including dedicated baby awards and multiple musical selections by children and soloists. The First Christian choir also participates with Praise The Creator.
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Eileen Simmons
Helen Burgess
Martha Himes
Ruth Perkins
Mendelssohn
Jessie Gaynor
Helen Werts
Oscar de Priest Aide Looks Set To Become Chicago Congressman
Oscar de Priest, son of former slaves, a Chicago alderman and Republican nominee to fill the Madden vacancy in Illinois first district, is viewed as having a strong chance to become the first Black member of the National House in 27 years. Born in Florence Alabama, he rose from a Quaker tutor and humble origins to business success, with a district majority of Black voters boosting his prospects.
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Chicago
Oscar de Priest
House of Representatives
de Priest
Martin B. Madden
Illinois
Florence
Ala
Oscar Warren
Celeste de Priest
Sidney C. Posey
Judge Posey
Oscar
Enal
Rd Weehbago
Federal Reserve Bankers Hit Over Stock Trading
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia demands removal of Fed officials who abet stock trading. The former secretary of the treasury bluntly criticizes the Federal Reserve Board for permitting broker rate abuses and a surge in reserve counts, signaling a push for reform.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Carter Glass
Virginia
Secretary of Treasury
United States Banker
Glass
Federal Reserve Board
Valparaiso Mayor William Spooner Dies at 80
William F. Spooner, 80, longtime Valparaiso mayor, dies during his fourth term. The Democratic figure credited his electoral success to supporters who once received candy and smiles from him as children. He was the first Democrat elected mayor in Porter County in 45 years.
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Porter County
Second place on the Hoover ticket faces split support
Washington reports that Senator Walter E Edge of New Jersey is favored by Hoover allies for vice president if Hoover is nominated. Indiana banker Evans Woollen is mentioned as a potential presidential candidate. Edge's rival backers include Senator George Moses of New Hampshire and Senate Republican leader Charles Curtis. Curtis supporters want him for second place regardless of the presidential nominee.
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Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Kansas City
Alfred E. Smith
Evans Woollen
Indianapolis
Indiana
Edge
George Moses
Rep
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Charles E. Curtis
Senate
Moses
Curtis
Muscle Shoals Bill Still Pending after Veto Threat
Washington June 8 The Muscle Shoals bill remained in doubt as President Coolidge did not sign by midnight. officials say a pocket veto may have killed it while Senator Norris insists it became law and plans to test by including appropriations in a future session, risking a court challenge.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Norris
Nebraska
Mid-Western State Organization Formed Against Hoover Nomination
In Kansas City Republicans formed the Mid-Western State Organization to oppose Herbert Hoover. Louis L. Emmerson heads the group, following his Illinois gubernatorial nomination. Editorials by William Randolph Hearst praised Hoover as the party’s strongest candidate, while Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler warned against ignoring farmers’ interests in the Mississippi valley states. Senator Borah indicated Hoover agreed on a prominent plank in the platform, and Everett Sanders reportedly would deliver a message to the city.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Louis L. Emmerson
Illinois
William Randolph Hearst
Republican Party
Mississippi Valley
Nicholas Murray Butler
New York
William E. Borah
Jon
Washington
Everett Saunders
Coole
Southern Cross reaches Australia in Pacific flight update
The Southern Cross reported progress from Suva toward Brisbane with Capt. Kingsford-Smith and three crew aboard. It said storms slowed arrival, with about 600 to 800 miles covered of the 1,795-mile leg, as radio messages described favorable takeoff but adverse weather later.
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Sydney
the Southern Cross
Brisbane
Australia
Southern Cross
Fiji Islands
Suva
Charles Kingsford-Smith
thetrans-Pacific
Maselai Beach
Kingsford-Smith
Charles T. P. Ulm
Harry Lyon
James E. Warner
Warner
San Francisco
Calif
Oakland
Navy
Page Siz
Sign of Coolidge Draft Refusal Keeps Washington Guessing
Washington June 8 The question of whether President Coolidge will consent to be drafted for the 1928 Republican nomination remains a riddle in Washington as observers await a decision. The outcome hinges on the president’s stance and party expectations amid ongoing speculation.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Kangas
Washinton
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