Governor McNutt Defends Indiana HS Program at Convention
Indiana Governor Paul V. McNutt issued a forceful keynote at the Democratic state convention, praising administration gains and attacking Republican platform plans. He outlined reforms from budget cuts to tax changes, noted the consolidation of state offices, and stressed relief for the needy while urging a clear choice between chaos and order in the upcoming election.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Paul V. McNutt
Democratic Party
D. €. Stephenson
Arthur Robinson
Senate
Indiana
General Assembly
Armstrong Graduate Honored At DePauw Commencement
Miss Mary Ellen Armstrong daughter of Ethan Armstrong of a city earned high distinction as one of fourteen graduates at DePauw University on Monday. She was one of only two women to receive the honor and has been active in Alpha Chi Omega Phi Beta Kappa and the Latin Club. Commencement in Bowman Memorial included orchestra music degrees conferred by President G Bromley Oxnam and a talk by Ernest Fremont Tittle. Armstrong attended with her father Clyde Armstrong.
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Mary Ellen Armstrong
Rughter
Ethan Armstrong
de Pauw University
Miss Armstrong
DePauw
Alpha Chi Omega
Phi Beta Kappa
Bowman Memorial Building
G. Bromley Oxnam
Ernest Fremont Tittle
Armstrong
Greencastle
Clyde Armstrong
Roosevelt weighs last minute move to avert steel strike
Washington June 12 President Roosevelt considers extra legislation to accompany the Wagner labor bill to head off the threatened steel strike. Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson said Roosevelt and Richberg planned to return to the White House today and hinted a Pittsburgh New York visit might be unnecessary. Workers had not offered proposals despite invitations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Donald Richberg
Johnson
Richberg
White House
Pittsburgh
New York
Iron and Steel Institute
Miss Mary Alice Tyre Receives Degree at Illinois Wesleyan
Miss Mary Alice Tyre daughter of James E Tyre received her B M E degree from Illinois Wesleyan College at Bloomington Illinois during the commencement exercises on Thursday She returned home east of Lebanon after visiting friends in Champaign Prior to Illinois Wesleyan she attended DePauw University and was a member of Delta Zeta sorority
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Mary Alice Tyre
Illinois Wesleyan College
Bloomington
Til
Miss Tyre
Lebanon
Champaign
Ill
Illinois Wesleyan
DePauw University
Delta Zeta Sorority
Jones Reelected to Lebanon School Board
The Lebanon City Council re elected Stanley Jones to a three year term on the Lebanon School Board. His term expires August 1 and he remains board president. After reorganization August 1 Elmer T. Stark becomes president W H Parr Sr secretary and Jones treasurer. Permits granted to A S Bush to build residence and garage at the northeast corner of Washington and
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Stanley Jones
Lebanon
Jones
Elmer T. Stark
W. H. Parr, Sr
Mr. Jones
A. S. Bush
Washington
Nellie Wilson Rites Planned At United Brethren Church
Miss Nellie Wilson aged 29 who died Monday at her parents home 803 Oak street will be laid to rest Thursday afternoon at two o'clock in the United Brethren church on South Lebanon street Rev James A Brenneman of Muncie will officiate Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery
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Nellie Wilson
Ollie Wilson
Oak Street
United Brethren Church
South Lebanon Street
James A. Brenneman
Muncie
Oak Hill Cemetery
Van Nuys Praises Nation's Record Benefiting Indiana
Indiana remarks by Senator Van Nuys extol the Democratic administration for reviving banking, credit and employment through massive federal funds. He cites figures totaling over 185 million dollars funneled into Indiana, including farm credit loans, home owner aid, public works, and CCC and CWA allotments, to lift farmers and workers toward prosperity. The speech emphasizes federal and state efforts to restore industry and living standards, with continued coverage forthcoming.
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Public Works Administration
Decatur
Ind
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civil Works Administration
Indiana
van Nuys
Attend Last Rites for N. Ratchford in Dayton
Mr and Mrs Frank Robison and their children returned from Dayton Ohio where they attended the last rites for Nichols Ratchford who died at his home there Friday Services were held in Dayton on Sunday
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Frank Robison
Charles
Betty
Dayton
Ohio
Lebanon adjusts residence electric rates effective June 27
Rates for Lebanon residents shift to 6 4 2 percent tiers from 8 5 3. The first 30 kilowatt hours will be charged 6 cents per kilowatt hour, the next 30 at 4 cents, and all usage over 60 at 2 cents. The change yields about a 15 percent reduction on the first 30 kilowatt hours per month.
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Lebanon
Public Service Co of Indiana cut electric rates statewide
Indianapolis June 12 The public service commission order lowers electric rates for the Public Service Company of Indiana effective June 27 across 299 Indiana communities. President John N Shannahan says the cut will save consumers about 800000 annually and the company will push greater electricity use to recover lost revenue. The firm could have appealed but chose to accept and test the new rates in court if needed.
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Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Public Service Company of Indiana
John N. Shannahan
Sherman Minton
Commission
Shannahan
Birthday Party For Ulens At Ulen Country Club
Nearly 200 members gathered at the Ulen Country Club Monday night to honor Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Ulen with a surprise birthday party. The event featured cards, bingo, bridge rules, a ballet number, and two large birthday cakes wheeled in by Misses Donna Seiss and Madeline Higbie.
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Ulen
G. E. Hines
John Baumeister
Mary Herr Shelby
Terpsichore
Clem Shirley
Donna Seiss
Madeline Higbie
Fred Siess
J. W. Shumate
Democratic Platform Calls for Tax Reforms and School Support
The Democratic platform endorses retaining the gross income tax and repealing the primary law, creating a nonpartisan liquor board, free school text books, and various tax reforms. It criticizes the Republican platform’s tax cuts, pledges repeal of emergency clauses, and supports indirect taxes for property tax relief, highway funding from gasoline revenue, and merit-based state employment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Liquor Control Board
State Tax Board
Selec
Ballots at Democratic Senate Nomination Convention in Indiana
At Indianapolis on June 12, the Democratic convention balloting showed Peters supported by 73 counties and Minton by 76. Boone county split its first ballot with Peters five, Minton five, Manion one, Sullivan four, and Ludlow two, as 1,076 votes were needed to nominate.
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Ind
Peters
Minton
Boone County
Manion
Sullivan
Ludlow
Manion Seem Fietesee
Cele
Ye Rauch
le Ludlow
Culbertson
Minton Eve
le Peters Sullivan
Manion Ce
Cole
Minion
Min
Ton
Rene
Sullivan Een
Manion Cole
Ems
Boone
Little Miss Helen Isenhour Injured by Dog and Mower
Two year old Helen Isenhour, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Isenhour, was admitted to Witham hospital after a lawn mower accident. Her left hand third finger was amputated when she was thrown in the mower’s path by a dog and she was later able to return home.
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Helen Isenhour
John Isenhour
Witham Hospital
Church Forum prompts talk on laymen role
Four Lebanon ministers skipped the formal evening service to hold a forum on how to make society more Christian. They propose a sequel on what laymen must do to sustain the church as a Christian institution amid shifting old orders and rising crime.
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Lebanon
Accident Addicts Among Drivers Alarmingly Common
A federal report shows 13 percent of American motorists have been in serious accidents while 87 percent report none. The text calls this group accident addicts and a constant danger to others, arguing that frequent carelessness is hard to cure and not easily jailed.
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America
Federal Accident Commission
Dogs and the Lebanon woman who loves dogs
A Lebanon woman shelters stray dogs in her home turning it into a canine refuge. Dogs wander back to their pack after failed adoptions, despite help from police and public appeals. The piece ends noting dogs love whom they please, a reason many humans secretly envy.
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Lebanon
Indiana crop killers halted by seventh inning rally Weather
Indiana crop killers were poised for a mournful celebration but a seventh inning rally by the Weather knocked them off balance, turning the outcome in a surprising turn of events.
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Indiana
Indiana Democrats Nominate Minton for U S Senate on Ballot Acclamation
In a Democratic convention at Cable Tabernacle Indiana, Sherman Minton was backed after Clarence E. Manion withdrew his bid. A fourth ballot produced 96 votes for Minton from St Joseph county while Manion strength shifted, leading to Minton's acclamation. The event featured Townsend as substitute permanent chairman and notes on Van Nuys absence.
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St. Joseph County
Minton
Clarence E. Manion
New Albany
van Nuys
McNutt
Townsend
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Ethan A. Arnold
Elkhart
Democratic Party
Resolutions Committee
Perry McCart
Paoli
Robert Batton
Marion
James E. Deery
Indianapolis
Notre Dame University
Chester R. Montgomery
South Bend
Manion
Sherman Minton Nominated for U S Senate at Indiana Dem Convention
Sherman Minton of New Albany a public counselor before the Indiana Public Service Commission won the Democratic nomination for United States Senate at the state convention today.
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Sherman Minton
New Albany
Indiana Public Service Commission
United States Senate
Prospects for a Fine Corn Crop in Indiana
The report notes favorable expectations for a good corn crop and springlike conditions for pastures across Indiana. It mentions crop killing being a dismal, implying adverse effects or recent poor outcomes in some areas.
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Indiana
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