Indiana Legislature Debates State Highway Commission Reform
Indianapolis March 2 The state legislature pressed bills dissolving the state highway commission and reorganizing highway oversight with a governor appointed four member bipartisan panel. The oil inspection budget was cut from 200000 to 10000 for two years while lawmakers debated the biennial appropriation. Old age pension bill for 65 plus with low assets was defeated. A measure to consolidate the state library law library historical commission and legislative reference bureau advanced to the governor.
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Indianapolis
Mar
State Highway Commission
State Oil Inspection Department
House
Kissinger
Highway Department
Senate
Oil Inspection Department
Chambers
Newcastle
Saunders
Batt
O’rourcke
Holmes Senate
State Library
Law Library, Historical Commission
Legislative Reference Bureau
Duree Will Case Opens in Boone Circuit Court
Claude Duree sues Catherine Duree to set aside his father Thomas Duree's will. Special Judge Jere West presides as a jury of twelve from Frank Lawler to Fred Waddle sits for a trial expected to last about three days. Estate valued at $15,000 with widow's life trust and main bequest to Damon, plaintiff's son.
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Claude Duree
Catherine Duree
Boone Circuit
Frank Lawler
Clifford Reed
Ernest Sample
Daniel Booker
Richard Beasley
Clinton Perkins
Philip Thrine
Lonnie Neese
I. T. Huckleberry
Larkin Sandlin
Fred Waddle
Jere West
Crawfordsville
Thomas Duree
Daymon
Cold Wave Arrives With March Snow Storm
A severe cold wave follows a March snow storm marking the first day of the month. The air is expected to stay frigid through the day and part of tonight before a rapid warming. March entered like a lion and may end with gentler weather as predicted.
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Carly Vodey
Bill for memorial to poet to be withdrawn
Indianapolis March 2 Representative Cooper of Terre Haute announced withdrawal of the bill to appropriate 150000 for a memorial to Hoosier poet Paul Dresser at Terre Haute. The action follows the economy program of the Jackson administration.
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Indianapolis
Cooper
Terre Haute
Paul Dresser
Jackson
Confidence men warned to businessmen around Chicago
Chicago March 2 American Bankers Association warned business men across Chicago area about several confidence men who have swindled about 100000 in recent months. The fraudsters pose as employees or via financial agencies and obtain signatures on cards showing financial ratings and on business stationery. Checks are forged and cashed using notes on the stationery bearing the victim's signature to pass for legitimacy.
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Chicago
American Bankers Association
Tipton First Presbyterian Church Destroyed by Fire
The First Presbyterian church at West and Jefferson streets Tipton Ind was burned today with losses estimated at 65 000 The fire started in the basement and was blamed on an overheated furnace Firemen faced near zero weather as water froze before reaching the flames They sought help from Noblesville Kokomo and Elwood to protect nearby homes The 1906 brick and stone structure housed a 9000 pipe organ and was noted as a fine local church The Rev H G Wilkinson pastor stated the building was among the finest in the region.
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Tipton
Ind
First Presbyterian Church
West
Jefferson Streets
Noblesville
Kokomo
Elwood
Glen J. Gifford
H. G. Wilkinson
Pirates of Penzance sung by Lebanon high school clubs
The Lebanon high school glee clubs will present The Pirates of Penzance tonight and Tuesday in the high school auditorium under Miss Stevens. The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta in two acts drew strong advance ticket sales, and a matinee for grade school children drew about 270 attendees who enjoyed the music and costumes.
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Lebanon
State road bids set for 78.5 miles of surfacing
Indianapolis March 2 Bids to open for 78.5 miles of hard surfacing on key state trunk lines by the state highway commission Tuesday morning marking the start of the 1925 building season. Projects include state road 87 from the county line to near Muncie and multiple stretches near Cambridge City Connersville Elkhart and Middlebury.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Ates County
Muncie
Cambridge City
Carrera
Connersville
Elkhart
Middlebury
Jamestown H S Fastest Netters In 1924 25 Tourney
Jamestown High School basketball, led by Coach John R Moore in his first year, carries a 22 win 2 loss record into the sectional. The squad won Boone county title and Pittsboro invitational, avenging losses to Lizton and Brownsburg, and will face Goldsmith then Lebanon or Perry Central in the tourney.
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Jamestown
Boone County
Pittsboro
John R. Moore
Goldsmith
Tipton County
Perry Central
Thorntown
Whitestown
Lizton
Pitts
Jackson Township
Litton
Brownsburg
Moore
Byron Porter
Marion Roberts
Darrel Steele
Othal Murphy
Howard Steele
Donald Emmert i
Leonard Proctor
Porter
Roberts
D. Steele
Murphy
Lebanon
New Ross
J. H.S
LJ. H. S
Ladoga
J. H
O J. HS
sLitton
North Salem
Danville
Darlington
Amo
Fifteen Dollar Hogs Predicted on Indianapolis Market
Hog prices jumped 50 cents to 13 dollars on the Indianapolis market amid unusually light receipts. Traders see 15 dollars by month end as heavy brood sow and pig marketing in fall reduces supplies. The 18 dollar price today is the highest since 1920.
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Indianapolis
Radio Robbers Strike Stevens Music Store
Early Sunday morning theft at Stevens Music Store on the east side of the square as radio parts valued at 100 to 150 dollars were stolen. Entry by breaking rear door glass, tracks in snow suggest two suspects. Loot included an expensive loud speaker. complete radio sets spared. Police investigating.
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Stevens Music
Beaman
Frank Jewelry Store
Perkins & Son Furniture Store
Oak Drug Store
Seventeen Latin Students Compete in Boone County Contest
Seventeen Latin students from five Boone County high schools competed to determine the county reps for the district Latin contest to be held in Frankfort on March 28. Five towns were represented with divisions for Caesar Cicero and One Grade, papers graded in Clinton County, with top two in each division advancing to the district contest.
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Boone County
Frankfort
Florence Kocher
Zionsville
Whitestown
Advance
Thorntown
Jamestown
Perry Central
Lebanon
Caesar
Cicero
Clinton County
Velmon Hall Event With East Elm Street Couple
Velmon Hall of Indianapolis hosts a social night with Mr and Mrs Will Hayden of East Elm Street attending.
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Velmon Hall
Indianapolis
Mrs
Will Hayden
East Elms Street
Congress considers bills amid committee sessions
Agriculture committee meets on calendar bills while Couzens continues executive sessions on the internal revenue investigation. A motion to take up the Crampton bill is considered. House moves to take up harbors and ports bill under suspension as aircraft investigation persists.
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Agriculture
Couzens
Internal Revenue
HOUSE
Hoosier Special Speeds Toward Washington for Inauguration
The Indiana Republican leaders’ train, nearly 100 strong, left Indianapolis Union Station last night bound for Washington. The Hoosier special will transfer in Cincinnati to the Baltimore and Ohio for the trip to the capital to attend President Coolidge’s inauguration. Governor Jackson canceled his own travel plans due to legislative week pressures.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Muncie Foundry Fire Causes Half Million Dollar Loss
Muncie Ind March 2 Officials of the Muncie Malleable Foundry company estimated a 500000 dollar loss from yesterday s fire that destroyed the main building. The fire department could not save the structure but prevented spread to adjacent buildings. General manager John Malneski said the blaze s cause is not yet determined and nearly 400 workers were left jobless. The plant will be rebuilt.
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Muncie
Ind
John Malneski
Fire at Armour Beef Plant Razes Chicago Station
A three story Armour and Company beef cutting plant at the Union Stock Yards burned in a blaze likely sparked by spontaneous combustion. The fire caused about 300000 dollars in damage and injured nine firefighters from grease and lard explosions as the building was razed.
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Chicago
Mar
Armour and Company
Union Stockyards
Motorist Fined for Using 1924 License
T J Murphy of Chipass ia was fined 11 dollars in city court for failing to equip his truck with the 1925 license. He was arrested by Chief Bud.
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T. J. Murphy
Chipass Ia
Bud
Appeals for bus driver fined for speeding in Lebanon
Wallace Erickson, driver for Red-White-Blue Coach Line, was fined one dollar and costs in Squire Rob ert's court for driving at an alleged forty miles per hour through Pikes Crossing. He appealed to the circuit court and posted bonds totaling 209 dollars. A Lebanon detective escorted the arrest after boarding the bus at Mechanicsburg and traveling to Lebanon. a female passenger testified the bus was not speeding.
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Wallace Erickson
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Squire Robert
Erickson
John Terwilliger
Lebanon Horseshief Detective Association
Terwilliger
Mechanicsburg
Squire Roberts
Pikes Crossing
Charles A. Waitt Dies at 70 in Indianapolis Hospital
Charles A Waitt aged 70 prominent retired business man of the city died at an Indianapolis hospital Sunday at 6 am after an eight week illness with chronic myocarditis. Born December 14 1854 in Madison County he married Annie Stafford January 2 1877. Surviving are wife two brothers James and George Waitt of Boone County two sisters Mary E Stafford of Boone County and Katie Aughe of Frankfort. Funeral at Central Christian Church Wednesday at 11 with Rev Houston officiating. Burial in Jefferson Cemetery Jefferson Indiana.
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Charles A. Waitt
Indianapolis
Mr. Waitt
Madison County
Annie Stafford
Frankfort
Waitt & Brown Hardware
James
George Waitt
Boone County
Mary E. Stafford
Katie Aughe
Central Christian Church
Mr. Houston
Jefferson Cemetery
Jefferson
Indiana
Post Office Robbers Sought By Officers
Lorraine Ohio March 2 Three of the four bandits who robbed the Lorraine post office of 10000 in stamps and nearly 2000 in currency and jewelry were sought by police and federal authorities across northwestern Ohio. The fourth member was killed by a train near Helena as they fled in a stolen car. Two fled back to Ohio in another stolen auto while the third escaped on an interurban car. John Jack Peer died in a Tiffin hospital after a crash. One other member of the trio at large was known and expected to be arrested tonight.
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Lorraine
Ohio
Mar
Helena
John
Jack
Nighttime Fire Destroys Doty Home in Mechanicsburg
A family of five fled in nightclothes from a fast spreading fire that gutted the one story frame house in Mechanicsburg early Sunday. Smoke filled rooms as a defective chimney started the blaze. neighborly aid and a snow blanket saved nearby roofs while the telephone exchange faced threats. Insurance coverage totalled about $1,050 on household goods and dwelling. Mr Doty operates a local blacksmith shop.
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Samuel C. Doty
Mechanicsburg
Doty
Telephone Exchange
Niagara Fire Insurance Company
New York
Armstrong & Son
Lebanon
Continental Fire Insurance Company of
J. W. Jones
Mr. Doty
Mechanics Burg
Yelton Buys Big Four Grocery in Boone County
William F. Yelton former owner of the Lebanon Grocery Company on West Washington street has taken possession of the Big Four Grocery at 619 West Main Street from Harve Dale. No firm name change. Yelton and his wife will run the store and move into the apartments above after April. Dale has no announced plans.
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William FE. Yelton
The
Lebanon Grocery Company
West Washington Street
Big Four Grocery
West Main Street
Harve Dale
Yelton
Boone County
Dale
Tournament season tickets go on sale tomorrow at high school
Plans are set for seven visiting teams at the sectional tourney with 1000 season tickets printed. Quotas were assigned to Jamestown Advance Zionsville Thorntown Whitestown Goldsmith Perry Central and more tickets will be issued if sales exceed requests. Tickets sell for 1.50 for four sessions or 40 cents per single session at Lebson gym capacity about 1600.
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Jamestown
Advance
Zionsville
Thorntown
Whitestown
Goldsmith
Perry
Central
Star Drug Star
Smoke House
Indian High School Athletic Association
Lebson Gymnasium
Hotel Oliver 8 Sold to Knox Man Matt Bonner
Matt Bonner of Knox Indiana has purchased the Hotel Oliver on south Lebanon street from D C Power and assumed management today with his wife assisting. Bonner comes with high local regard and plans changes to improve guest comfort and new services while the retiring owner seeks other hotel ventures and potential relocation.
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Matt Bonner
Knox, Ind
Oliver
Lebanon Street
D. C.ower
Bonner
Lebanon
Knox
George Elliott Dies at Home in Newcastle
George Elliott, president of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association and publisher of the Newcastle Courier, died today in Newcastle Indiana from heart trouble. He was a prominent figure in state journalism and politics.
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George Elliott
Newcastle
Ind
The
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Newcastle Courier
American freighter West Cassion afire near Antwerp
London dispatch reports the American freighter West Cassion on fire near Antwerp. The grain carrier suffered heavy damage as flames spread, with details from Exchange Telegraph.
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Antwerp
London
Mar
West Cassion
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Presbyterian
Pirates of Penzance
Quintet
Oliver Twist
Boone
Congress
Hoosiers
Washington
Charles A. Wait
Blaze
S. C. Doty
WM. Yelton
West Side Store
Knox Man
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