Park Playground Opening Set For Saturday June 16
National Children's Day events mark the official opening of Memorial Park playground on Saturday with athletic events for boys aged 8 to 18 led by Athletic Director Jack Heifner. A band concert follows Sunday by the 139th Field Artillery Band.
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Memorial Park
139Th’ Field Artillery
Jack Heifner
Hopewell
Stanley Sutphin
Oe ‘Graham
Clarence Good
Wayne Allen
Calvin Gullion
Orville Gullion
Robert Curry
Robert Davis
John Merriott
Paul Collins
Don Erp
Noble Williams
Elmer Edens
Merrim Bryant
Hooton-Davis Hardware Store
Scout to Join Byrd Antarctic Flight in August
The Lebanon Boy Scouts report a communication from Commander Richard E. Byrd outlining plans to take one Scout on the Antarctic expedition departing August 15 for up to 18 months. Applications close July 15 and selection will consider any Scout with a continuous record.
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Lebanon
Richard E. Byrd
Klinck Sentenced to Prison Term in Indiana Case
Indianapolis June 13 Earl Klinck once a political ally of D C Stephenson was sentenced to one to three years in Indiana state prison and fined 100 dollars plus costs by Special Judge Thomas E Garvin in criminal court today Motions to arrest of judgment and for new trial denied defense lawyers said the case will be appealed to the Court of Last Resort.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Earl Klinck
D. C. Stephenson Ide
Indiana State Prison
Thomas E. Garvin
Lutte Ourt
Deaths Outnumber Births In May Report
May figures from the Boone County health board show 31 deaths and 20 births. Lebanon records 10 deaths to 4 births, and the rest of the county 21 deaths to 16 births. Births were evenly split between girls and boys, with Lebanon recording four births, three boys and one girl, and the remaining areas reporting nine girls and seven boys.
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Board of Health
H. L. Baker
Boyne County
Baker
Lebanon
Boone County
Road Hog Crash Wrecks Near Lebanon Injures Three Women
Three women riding from Lafayette to Indianapolis were injured when another car forced their vehicle off State Road No 52 about 13 miles north of Lebanon. The injured were Mrs. Robert Lingle and Miss Jeraldine Dickey with Mrs. Carl Switzer driving. The road hog car fled, its top down and red wheels described. The Switzer car, owned by Mrs. Switzer, burned to a complete loss. The victims were taken to Witham hospital.
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Lebanon
Witham Hospital
Carl Switzer
North Talbott Street
Indianapolis
Robert Lingle
Washington Boulevard
Jeraldine Dickey
Elwood
Switzer
Lingle
Miss Dickey
Lafayet
Four Children Perish In Home Fire In Cleveland
Four children were burned to death when their second floor bedroom home was destroyed by fire in Cleveland. Two firefighters were injured during rescue attempts. The victims were Augustus Benson Jr., 11, Lennie, 6, Ophelia, 8, and Ida May, 2.
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Cleveland
Augustus Benson, Jr
Lennie
Ophelia
Ida May
Quake Expert Sees World Forecasts For Tremors
Raffaele Bendandi, an Italian cabinet-maker and self styled quake expert, claims to infallibly forecast earthquakes worldwide though only regional timings to date. He studied physics and astronomy, built seismographs at home, and says he has studied 20 000 earthquakes and foreseen hundreds of tremors, with extensive correspondence from many nations.
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Faenza
Raffaele Bendandi
United Press
Bendandi
Messina
Ignor Bendandi
Seneca
Epon
Teachers Constitute Half of June Brides in Boone County
Fifty percent of June brides in Boone county are teachers based on license applications filed with the county clerk. Three of six women listed teaching as their occupation. The average age of brides is 25, while grooms average ten years older.
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Boone County
Looting Follows Tientsin Capture in Shanghai Dispatch
Shanghai reports June 18 that Tientsin, recently seized by the National army, faced sporadic looting as efforts to restore order began under General Fu Tso Yi and Nan Kuei Ssing. Nationalists took control Tuesday and promised protection for foreigners amidst chaos.
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Shanghai
Tientsin
Fu Tso-Yi
Nan Kuei-Ssing
I U Student Dies in Auto Accident
Bloomington Ind June 13 Miss Margaret Yoho 19 Indiana University sophomore and registrar’s office employee was killed instantly near Solsberry her hometown when the car she drove skidded on gravel and overturned twice Her skull was c id She was enroute back to the university after a visit at her home.
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Bloomington
Ind
Margaret Yoho
Indiana University
Solsberry
Adler and Company Honor Phil Adler Sr
Adler and Company marks Founders Day with store wide sales and a feature on founder Phil Adler Sr. The article notes the 43 year history, a photo of the original 1885 Adler building, and a current image illustrating Boone County’s growth since the store began.
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Adler
Honor Phil Adler SR
Adler and Company
Pay
Phil Adler
Boone County
Adler Company
Philip Adler
Returns Alleged Autobandit Here
Boone County Sheriff Clinton Saunders traveled to Indianapolis to bring Harry Faber back to Lebanon to face Boone Circuit Court charges of robbery tied to a hold up on State Road No 52. Butts’ automobile was seized and later found at an undesignated location after being commandeered by three armed men. Faber was detained on a vagrancy charge. Saunders made a second trip when officials requested a certified affidavit before releasing him for trial.
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Clinton Saunders
Boone County
Indianapolis
Harry Faber
Lebanon
Boone Circuit
Joe Butts
State Road No. 52
Butts
Faber
Saunders
Veterans to Plan Encampment Attendance in Greensburg
Local delegation of Veterans of Foreign Wars prepares for the seventh annual encampment in Greensburg starting tomorrow. Tonight’s meeting includes the Ladies Auxiliary joining the veterans. Officials from Green County and statewide VFW members organize extensive plans. Indiana speakers are slated to address attendees.
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Greensburg
Ladies Auxiliary
Nesitors
Sod. Cartes of
Indianapolis
Will. Apeak
Laleteaiet
Woodcraft Camp Opens for Local Scouts
Two paid scouts from Hamilton Hoone county are eligible for a week at Culver Summer School Lake Maxinkuckee. One scout will represent Boone county and the other Hamilton at the school. Applications for visiting scouts have been received through F.
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Hamilton- Hoone County
Woodcraft
Culver
Lake Maxinkuckee
B. L. Raper
Boone County
Hamilton County
Boeth
Cuban executioner granted discharge
Havana June 13 Cuba's minister of executions Francisco de Paula Romero who presided over garrote deaths for two years has been discharged from the national penitentiary as a reward for faithful service. He is serving a twenty year murder sentence and will return to eastern Cuba to farm. Convict Enrique Pineda will take over as new minister of executions.
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Havana
Cuba
Francisco de Paula Romero
National
Romero
Isle of Pines
Enrique Pineda
Door Knob Shocker Provokes Troubles at Trial
At a morning trial before Justice Edmund Connor Peter Tripp was found guilty of assault and battery against George Isenhour after wiring a door knob to deliver an electric shock in a garage. The fight began with an argument over a tobacco chew and ended with minor cuts to Isenhour and a $10 fine plus costs.
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Edmund Connor
Peter Tripp
George Isenhour
Tripp
Isenhour
Senhour
Nobile Party Stranded as Italia Reaches Ice Floes
Amid Arctic drift near Kings Bay Spitzbergen General Nobile and five comrades are within sight of the coast of Northeastland. Frostbitten hands and limited rations plague the group in a single silk tent as ten others drift on separate floes. Relief vessels hasten, with Svalbard under gasoline and provisions and Braganza returning to Kings Bay to salvage the stranded crew.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Universo Novile
Northeastland
Nobile
Seven
Dirigible
Italia
North Pole
Great Bay
Svalbart
Green Harbor
Bragandra
Spanish War Vets End State Meeting in Terre Haute
Spanish-American war veterans of Indiana closed their annual three day meeting in Terre Haute with officers elected. Joe Morris of Gary was named commander, Herbert Spencer of Huntington senior vice commander, Fred Loetzerich of Evansville junior vice commander, Bert Hall of Gary adjutant, and H. M. Nichols of Gary quartermaster. Muncie was chosen as the 1929 convention city.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Joe Morris
Gary
Herbert Spencer
Huntington
Fred Loetzer
Ich
Evansville
Bert Hall
H. M. Nichols
Farm relief plank delays Republican platform report
Kansas City June 13 the platform drafting sub committee of the Republican convention broke up in a row over the farm relief plank after an all night session It planned to resume at 10 am and hoped for agreement by 7 30 pm The Borah tariff plan for farm products was a mild victory but the fight over a McNary Haugen plank continued with the farm bloc aiming to press it to the end The continuation noted on Page Seven Airport
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Kansas City
Farm Bloc
McNary-Haugen
Inch In Its Time Plays Many Parts Says Scientist Proving Einstein Theory
Chicago June 13 Charles E St John of Mount Wilson Observatory declares the Einstein theory of relativity correct and says he has proved it Yet he notes the measurements supporting the theory are so
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Chicago
Charles E. St. John
Mount Wilson Observatory
St. John
May Astrophysical Journal
Edwin B. Frost
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
Frost
Einstein
Trost
Earth
St. John’s
Protest barred from Convention Hall during Kansas City protest
At Kansas City's Convention Hall on June 13 a farmers protest was refused entry by Sgt at Arms Lee Nixon who said no tickets, prompting Edgar D. Bush to seek parade access. Bush declared the marchers peaceful as gate troubles were eased and some delegates remained disorderly.
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Kansas City
Lee Nixon
Edgar D. Bush
Indiana
Nixon
Bush
Fess
T. F. Lillis
Mreyes
Battle Cry Roars At GOP Convention Address
The Reapatlin' party led by Senator Moses of New Hampshire, permanent convention chair, challenged the Democrats and Tammany Hall in a fiery speech. He warned of a bloody grave for the Democrats and urged accommodation within the Republican camp while pledging responsibility on farm issues and graft exposures in New York City. The convention approved officers and debated the credentials report, with Moses’ speech fueling strong applause as the convention continued.
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Kansas City
Repaatlin
Moses
New Hampshire
Democratic Party
Tammany Hall
Alfred E. Smith
Brown
Jones
Robinson
Smith
United States
New York City
Earhart Bell Race Hopes Dim Amid Aircraft Delays
In St Johns Newfoundland on June 18 prospects for an Atlantic race between Amelia Earhart and Mabel Bell dim. The Columbia with Bell and pilots Leboutillier and Arglesy reached Harbor Grace after a record Long Island flight but cannot depart immediately. Bell says she will not leave today. Earhart’s party and the Friendship remained unable to lift from Trepassey Bay despite repeated attempts.
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St. Johns
N. F
Amelia Earhart
Mabel Bell
Columbia
Miss Bell
Oliver C. Leboutillier
Arthur Arglesy
Harbor Grace
Long Island
Wilmer Stultz
Lou Gordon
Trepassey Bay
Germany
Claten
Chamberlin
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