Lions Pick Muncie For 1939 Convention
Gary, Ind. June 8 Muncie chosen to host the 1939 Indiana Lions Club convention with officers elected Dr Roy P Smith of Gary named governor of A Northern district Prof Jesse H Leforge of Purdue governor of B Central district and Frederick L Batt of Salem governor of B Southern district Frank Southern of Bloomington re elected secretary treasurer of the state organization.
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Gary
Ind
Muncie
Indiana’ Lions’ Club
Roy P. Smith
Jesse H. Lefforge
Purdue University
Frederick L. Batt
Salem
Frank Southern
Bloomington
Nations eye large peacetime budget in 1930s plan
Washington June 7 The Peace time spending program to be launched by the 7th session of Congress aims at 12 to 15 billion dollars in appropriations. Roosevelt administration will operate the budget while Democratic and Republican leaders debate deficits and debt projections. Key remaining bills include defense, agriculture, and deficiency appropriations with totals around 13.4 billion dollars, subject to official tabulation and disputes within the appropriations committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
7Sth Cor
Roosevelt
Rep
Taber
York Lublican
Taylor
Olorado
Senate probes relief fund charges in USL inquiry
Washington action in the Senate before Congress focused on the Tydings bill and a probe of relief funds used to influence elections. A special committee with $10,000 empowered to subpoena and audit was named, with Tydings as chairman, to report recommendations to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
Audit Control Committee
Tydings
Hugelief
Politica
York
Hatch
New Mexico
Gerry
Rhode Island
Four masked bandits robs Minden bank. Floyd Hamilton linked
Minden Louisiana June 8 armed state police join in pursuit of a band of four masked robbers who held up the Minden and Trust Company today. One bandit is believed to be Floyd Hamilton brother of the Texas desperado Raymond Hamilton Floyd escaped from Texas jail weeks ago. Washington June 8 House approves 500000 deficit bill plan for Jefferson memorial. Kansas City stockyards case involves 586093 in excess commissions being contested in federal court. Roosevelt nominates Patterson for Thorntown postmaster.
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Minden
Minden and Trust Company
Floyd Hamilton
Texas
Raymond Hamilton
Floyd
Kansas City
Department of Agriculture
Manion Outlines Recession Views in Chicago
Clarence Manion, Indianacdi rector of the National Emergency Council, outlined contrasts between the current recession and the Hoover depression at a Democratic meeting. He argued banks are safe under federal protection, deflation is absent, and the Roosevelt administration is providing employment and aid to affected individuals. Manion is a possible Democratic senatorial candidate.
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Chicago
Ind
Clarence Manion
National Emergency Council
Indiana
Manion
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fderal
Roosevelt
Governor Townsend to skip Bass Lake rally in Indiana
Reports said Lieutenant Governor Schricker would seek the governor’s blessing as a senatorial candidate at the Democrat rally, but the governor’s office announced he would not attend. An attaché cited the governor building a barn near Marion and staying away from Bass Lake as the reason.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Scricker
M. Clifford Townsend
Bass Lake
Marion
Schricker
Senate
Halt Lake
Townsend
Virgil
Court Grants Stay of Dalhover Execution
Fort Wayne Ind June 8 An appeal court stayed the execution of James Ulhover scheduled for Friday The last survivor of the Brady gang he received a federal sentence while the case goes to the U S Supreme Court The defense argues admissibility of evidence after a guilty plea and seeks more time to prepare while awaiting the high court review
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Ander
United States Circit Court of Appeals
James Ulhover
Unite States
James
Ro Eleming
Ue Ag
Brady Gang
Paul Minneman
Terre Haute Man Elected Indiana Elks Leader
Richmond Indiana June Raymond Thomas of Terre Haute was elected president of the Indiana Elks Association at the organization’s annual convention in Richmond. He succeeds Milo Mitchell.
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Richmond
Ind
Raymond Thomas
Terre Haute
Indiana Elks’ Association
Milo Mitchell
Linton
Engineering Progress Dooms Oakland Frisco Ferry Boats
Engineering progress will discard the Oakland San Francisco ferry boats within a year as auto carriers take over lanes. The 170 million bay bridge will carry Bay Area trains from Alameda Berkeley and Oakland to downtown San Francisco with 15 minute average savings and high capacity service.
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Oakland-Frisco
Sacramento
Cal
Oakland-San Francisco
San Francisco
Oakland Bay Bridge
Alameda
Berkeley
Oxtland
Key System
Southern Pacific
Bay Bridge
Repeal Push for Windshield Gadget Law Gains Steam
Indianapolis June 8 A move to repeal the state windshield gadget law gains momentum as the General Assembly prepares for next session following the state Supreme Court ruling upholding constitutionality. The decision notes the court cannot judge legislative wisdom and suggests remedy if the act is ill advised. Local cases in St Joseph and Federal court in Indianapolis had challenged the act's delegation of power.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Irenera Assembly
Curt
Tw Cane
St. Joseph County
South Bendery
Charles I. Kryder
Indianapolix
Krryder
Frank Finney
Supreme Court
Roosevelt advisers push to end party favoritism in polls
Washington strategists review how to handle administration support for candidates after Iowa results. Roosevelt is urged by trusted aides to take a personal hand or clearly label favored Democrats to make the issue clear cut. They cite Senator Guy M. Gillette's strong renomination as evidence.
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Washington
Iowa
Roosevelt
White House
Cone
Guy M. Gillette
Garage Owner at Big Springs Dies
Charles Edwin Clark, 60, garage owner at Big Springs, died suddenly Tuesday night at his home after a heart attack. He left a widow Della Scott, two infants dead, a brother William Clark of Cleveland, Ohio, and sister Mrs. Fannie Waggoner of Missouri. Funeral at Big Springs Methodist Church Friday 10 a.m. Burial Crown View near Sheridan.
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Charles Edwin Chirk
Big Springs
Mr. Clark
Thomas
Mollie (Hyleman) Clark
Della Scott
Sheridan
William Clark
Cleveland, O
Fannie Waggoner
Missouri
Methodist Church
Crown View Cemetery
Need of new jail momentum in Boone County
Boone County board weighing a proposal to replace the 60 year old jail with a modern structure. The regular session closed without action pending public reaction. Some citizens urge immediate steps, noting a possible 45 percent federal grant, while the 1937 grand jury condemned the old building as inadequate and called for repairs or a new facility.
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Boone County
Witham Hospital
Grand Jury
Two Sent to Jail to Lay Out Fines for Fishing Violations
Malcolm Beck, 20, of South Meridian Street, pleaded guilty to fishing without a permit. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs, totaling 24 dollars, and jailed at one dollar per day for nonpayment. Beck was caught fishing with live minnows in the city’s Conservation Park pit during the closed season.
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Ane
Lebanon
Montgomery
Ang
H Anderson
Boone ‘County
Squire Edmund Connor
Malcolm Beck
South Meridian Street
Beck
Conservation Park
Wage hour bill approval likely in Washington report
Washington June 8 conferees predicted approval of a wage hour bill by Saturday. The plan would set a 25 cent minimum in year one, 30 cents in year two, and after a two year period create boards to push a 40 cent minimum and a 40 hour work week where economically possible. The proposal, backed by Pepper and Ellender, faced a southern bloc push and possible filibuster but moved toward final passage amid competing elastic and rigid universal standards.
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Washington
Senate
House
Semace Conference
NRA
Thomas
Utah
Trail Riders to retrace Sir George Simpson route in 1841
Banff Alberta will host an annual ride by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies tracing Simpson route from Edmonton south to Lake Minnewanka and Ghost River. Led by R H Palanske the cavalcade visits Mount Peechee Black Rock Mountain Alymer Pass and Lake Minnewanka before a Banff Pow Wow with a 1200 member group including noted figures from arts exploration and journalism.
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George Simpson
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Sir George Simpson
Edmonton
Deer River
Ghost River
Trail Riders
Canadian Rockies
Sir George
Hudson's Bay Company
Devil's Gap
Black Rock Mountain
Devil's Head
Mt. Alymer
Alymer Pass
Minnewanka
Banff-Lake Louise
New York
George Bertrand Mitchell
Rutherford
N. J
George Vaux
Bryn Mawr
Anne
Helen D. Harbison
Philadelphia
Reginald Townsend
Carl Rungius
Bantt
Canton Areas Bring Casualties Close to 10000
Washington protest to Japan after bombing Canton China. Japanese planes hit Lingnan University on Honan Island with three bombs, one failing to explode, killing a Chinese woman and shocking foreign staff. Second attack on city with incendiaries hit west bands and government offices. Rail lines Canton Hankow and Canton Kowloon attacked. total casualties approaching 10,000 in the southern Chinese metropolis.
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Washington
Japan
Canton
China
South China
Lingnan University
Lingnam University
Honan Island
Saighuen
Wongsha Station
University
Henan Island
Saichuen
Girl Scouts Aid Salvation Army Drive in Lebanon
Mrs Louis Sterling leads twenty five Girl Scouts in distributing fifteen hundred envelopes for a Salvation Army drive in Lebanon The goal is two hundred dollars with fifty percent of proceeds to Girl Scouts of Lebanon The campaign continues through Friday evening urging households to donate twenty five cents to each envelope.
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Louis Sterling
Will Cooper
Salvation Army
Girl Scouts of
Lebanon
Girl Scouts
Sterling
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LIONS
Sire Probe OF Relief Fund Usl
Bulletins
Thomas Jefferson
Harry E. Patterson
Thorntown
Founders OF American Constitutional Liberties
New Jersey
Dalhover
Terre Hauste
Indiana Elks
Eater Railway
Charles Edwin Clark
Girl Scouts Aid Salvation Army
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