Democrats Firmly Contest Indiana Senate Nomination
Indianapolis June 8 The Democrat state convention four days away. Rt E Peters Fort Wayne former state chairman leads the initial poll for the senatorial race but opponents doubt he will be nominated. Minton and Manion expected to run second and third on the first ballot. If no candidate gains momentum Peters may be slain by Ludlow or Sullivan. Others like Cole Rauch White Proctor and McCulloch compete for delegates.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Rt E Peters
Fort Wayne
Peters
Ehind
Sherman Minton
New Albany
Public Service
Commission
Clarence E
Pat) Manion
Notre Dame
McNutt
Democrat Party
Minton
Manion
Louis Ludlow
Albert Harvey Cole
Peru
George W. Rauch
Marion
William N. White
Covington
Robert E. Proctor
Elkhart
D. Frank
Culbertson
Vincennes
Lee McCulloch
Marion County
Hein
Lawrence
F. Sullivan
Princeton
Fred Pickett
Richmond
Supreme and Appellate Courts
Pickett
Earl Peters
Death penalty asked for three youth terrorists in Indiana
Jeffersonville Ind June 8 Death in the electric chair will be the penalty prepared for the three youthful terrorists slated for trial today for slaying two southern Indiana peace officers. The youths Robert Neal Laceyl Long and Edward Coffin, ages 20 21 and 23, face first degree murder charges after a week of flaming crime culminating in the deputy sheriff and patrolman killings. If Clark county fails to impose the maximum penalty Jackson county would press for custody for the same crime. A large guard detail surrounds the New Albany jail as the case moves toward trial with Judge George C Kopp presiding.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Indiana
Robert Neal
Bloomington
Laceyl Long
Helmsburg
Edward Coffin
Greenfield
Clark County
George C. Kopp
Earl Dunlevy
Clyde E. Crooks
Harold Amich
Underwood
Jackson County
M. C. Stewart
Grand Jury
John Pfaffenberger
Seymour
Amick
Stewart
New Albany
Matt Leach
Indiana State Police
Scott and Clark
Rainbow Veterans Hold Annual State Reunion in Indianapolis
Rainbow veterans will meet at the Washington hotel in Indianapolis for their annual state reunion. The Rainbow division roster includes several Boone county men. A business meeting is scheduled for 3 p m and a banquet at 6 30 p m.
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Rainbow
Washington Hotel
Indianapolis
Rainbow Division
Boone County
Candidates file itemized expense statements yesterday
Deadline passed for candidates to file itemized expenses in the primary election. Only those for offices with $100 or more annual salary must file. County records list several names with small expenses, including Akers, Peper, Adair, Kiner, Beaman, Clemens and others with minimal figures.
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Harry D. Akers
John H. Peper
Edward ‘Adair
A. L. Kiner
Frank *L. Beaman
Harold Clemens
Russell Chambers
Ernest Stoops
Wiliam Bramblett
John W
Asbury
2PWA Projects Under Way Here
A dozen men labored on the city disposal plant and twenty-five on Indianapolis avenue improvement, both Public Works Administration projects. Wages are paid by the federal government, with labor selected from local CWA registrants. The disposal plant work will peak at about 40 laborers, and a 37 ton excavating machine arrives Monday. The street work on curbs and gutters began two weeks ago, with concrete resurfacing planned from the Big Four railroad to the south corporation line and rock asphalt for the rest of Indianapolis avenue and Main Street. The John Miller Construction Company of Lafayette holds the contract.
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Public Works Administration
Indianapolis
CWA
R. McCallus, Inc
Danville, Ill
J. D. McIntyre
Big Four Railroad
South Corporation
Main Street
Central Christian Church
John Miller Construction Company of
Lafayette
Baer Carnera Heavyweight Title Fight Approved
New York June 8 the New York State Boxing Commission voted to permit the world heavyweight championship bout between Max Baer and Primo Carnera after three of its doctors reported both fighters in good physical condition. The contest is set for June 14 in California.
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New York
New York State Boxing Commission
Max Baer
Calif
Butler student Albert McCord gains journalism honors
Albert McCord of Lebanon is named a key member of Butler University’s journalism department. He is pledged to Sigma Delta Chi for his work on the Butler Collegian and elected historian of the Butler Sigma Chi chapter. The Butler Sigma Delta Chi chapter placed tenth in a national efficiency contest.
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Albert. McCord
Lebanon
Butler University
Indianapolis
Sigma Delta Chi
Sigma Nu
McCord
Butler Collegian
Butler Journalism
Butler
Sigma Chi
Ministers to host Jury-Panel Forum at Baptist Church
Four local pastors from cooperating churches will stage a new format service Sunday night at 7 30 at the Baptist church. The jury panel forum features ministers seated in a semi circle discussing how the church can make society more Christian with questions, jokes, and disagreement to connect with the audience. Participants include Rev Carl Metz and Rev Robert Rose.
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Lebanon
Baptist Church
Carl Metz
Robert Rose
Alen Honor Day Golf Tournament Draws 86 Players
Eighty six golfers signed to play Sunday at the U C C links divided into two teams The Bulls led by Lee Taylor and The Bears led by Floyd King compete for the lowest gross score with the winning side paying the expense of the losers on June 22 The lowest net score earns the Honor Day Plaque Play starts at 1 pm with forenoon play allowed by prior arrangement Committee members are H W C Fosdick M V Adler E C Paliam and A B Veale Final lists of participants are circulating and some pairings may change Players should check the official list before starting plans.
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Floyd King
Taylor
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Bulls
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Bears
H. W. C. Fosdick
M. V. Adler
E. C. Paliam
A. B. Veale
Eight Escape Death In Crash Of Plane
Seattle June 8 Searching parties began at dawn to rescue six passengers and two crew members of a United Air Lines Spokane to Seattle flight that crashed into a tree in the Cascades amid fog. Co pilot Dwight Hansen, who reached Selleck, reports the others survived with injuries including a broken nose and arm for Pilot Ben Redfield and a possible broken leg for a passenger believed to be Mrs Q G Johannesen of Spokane.
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Seattle
Wash
United Air Lines
Spokane
Cascades
Dwight Hansen
Selleck
Ben Redfield
Q. G. Johnannesen
Hansen
Carrolls Death Sparks Dillinger Hunt in Iowa
Waterloo Iowa June 8 Police scour eastern Iowa for the public enemy after Carroll dies of four gunshot wounds and hints he hid Dillinger. Federal and local authorities pursue possible hideouts as a woman linked to Carroll is questioned and paroled for aiding Dillinger gang.
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Waterloo
Tommy Carroll
John Dillinger
Iowa
America
Carroll
Dillinger
H. A. Dewey
Department of Justice
Spider Lake
Wis
Modified French 75 mm gun on exhibition
One of the newly modified French 75 mm guns from Battery C will be displayed on the east walk of the courthouse lawn tomorrow afternoon Captain John W Edwards announced. Ser John Kellam will answer questions about the exhibit the guns were issued to the local unit and sent to Martin Parry Corporation York PA for modernization under an Indiana National Guard upgrade program. The French 75s are now on pneumatic tires with many other modernization changes. The public is invited to inspect the exhibit at the same location Saturday afternoon.
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Court House Lawn
John W. Edwards
Ser
John Kellam
Martin- Parry Corporation
York
Indiana National Guard
Million dollar rain lifts Central Indiana fields
A sweeping Central Indiana rain has revitalized pastures and crops, boosting farmer confidence countieswide except Whitestown where rainfall was sparse over two cloudy days. The piece also critiques Literary Digest Roosevelt poll results, notes public sentiment that Roosevelt policies benefit the country, and analyzes Democratic senatorial race tactics with Peters, McNutt forces, and Favorite Son strategy shaping convention hopes.
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Indiana
Whitestown
Roosevelt outlines new economic creed and social insurance aim
President Roosevelt declares a national program prioritizing the home and security as inalienable rights. He presses Congress to pass the housing bill now while delaying old age and unemployment insurance legislation until a mature plan is approved. He pledges a long term national plan for natural resources and waterways and urges funding to develop land and water resources for housing and productive work.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Indus
Passing of Governor Nutt Reverberates National Politics
A fragmented note hints at Governor Nutt's death shaping national politics, suggesting a looming convention fight. The writer debates whether Peters or McNutt will exit, and doubts Oakland figure Oetta plays a role.
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Mark
Nutt
Peters
McNutt
Oetta
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