Tragedy in Lone Tree as 13 year old shoots brother
In Lone Tree near Lin ton at about 1130 on Saturday morning Delbert Sherrell 13 pointed a loaded shotgun at his older brother Donald 15 and fired killing him. The boys had taken the gun from their home to a straw stack without their mother knowing. The gun discharged from a distance of seven to eight feet and Donald died at the scene. Funeral services were held at the church near the Sherrell home conducted by Rev Croy.
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Lone Tree
Linton
Delbert Sherrell
Donald
Delbert
Worthington
Roy Sherrell
Earthquake death toll estimate rises in Chile
Santiago Chile December 4 unofficial death toll from Saturday quake reaches 226 as the Chilean government expands relief efforts. The Constitucion governor adds 177 deaths to the tally, while La Nacion cites about 226 dead and 600 injured amid fears of more fatalities.
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Santiago
Chile
Constitucion
la Nacion
Large Lame Duck List in Congress Feeds Partisan Talk
The final session opens with a large group of lame ducks led by Vice President Dawes who will leave in March. Among six Democratic senators and 41 representatives listed are Bayard Bruce Edwards Gerrs Mayfield Neely and others. Some winners and vacancies favor Republicans while two departing senators did not run for reelection.
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Washington
Congress
Herber Hoover
Dawes
Senate
Charles G. Curtis
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
Lamge
James A. Reed
Missouri
George P
King George at critical period as hope aroused
LunitisD Press Dispatch from London reports King George III slips toward recovery after lung infection. Queen Mary, Princess Mary, and the Prince of Wales await updates as four doctors treat the king through a tense night. Prime Minister Baldwin and Home Secretary Hicks monitor condition. bulletin signals slight improvement.
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George
London
England
Buckingham Palace
Stanley Baldwin
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Sir William Joynson Hicks
Constituional Club
William
Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Prince of Wales
Africa
Enterprise
Thornfzre
American Legion Auxiliary Conference Opens in Indianapolis
Indiana presidents and secretaries of the American Legion Auxiliary begin a two day conference in Indianapolis. The membership committee meets to plan activities for the coming year while national committee chairmen confer with Legion officials. National president Mrs Boyce Ficklin will preside and national commander Paul V McNutt of Bloomington is slated to address the meeting.
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Undeed Press
Indianapolis
Indiana
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Boyce Ficklin
Paul V. McNutt
Bloomington
The
Minor CVI Gases Case Docket At Bloomfield Term
Four civil complaints filed and several real estate transfers recorded in Bloomfield circuit court Saturday. Adoption of John Daniel Brodie renamed Jack Cardwell White. multiple debt cases including First National Bank actions. divorces granted for Ethel and William Hulett and for Earl Booher. marriage licenses issued for Glenn Flynn and Elizabeth Martin, Dwight Jones and Vlora Lucas, and Emmett Gilley and Audrey Thompson.
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Prymctal
Bloomfield
William Gd. Hamilton
Joel White
Lillian White
John Daniel Brodie
Jack Cardwell White
John J. Schulten
Court House
First National Bank
John G. Cravens
John Cravens
Lillian B. Wolford
Ethel Hulett
Willian Hulett
Marscel Hulett
Wm. Hulett
Earl Booher
Beatrice Booher
Martin County
Hiram Brewer
Baltimore
Ohio
Elmer W. Sherwood
Glenn Flynn
Iglizabeth Martin
Dwight Jones
East Oolitic
Vlora Lucas
Koleon
Ind
Hoover Sails To Callao On Good Will Tour
President elect Herbert Hoover travels aboard the U S S Maryland en route to Callao Peru for a South American tour. He exchanges embrazos with President Ayora of Ecuador, salutes with 21 guns, and plans to visit Lima after Callao.
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Luntpad
Maryland
Callao
Peru
Herbert Hoover
Gallao
Hoover
Lima
Ayora
Ecuador
Cleveland
Caayas
Guayaquil
United States
Municipal Plaza
Famous American Pioneer Meeker Dead at 97 in Seattle
Kara Meeker, last of the west’s great pioneers and emblem of the Oregon trail era, died at 4:00 a.m. in Seattle at age 97 after a stomach illness. He drove oxen to wagon trains and helped blaze the western emigration path, living through the Oregon frontier to settle Seattle and Puyallup before touring the trail once more in his later years.
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Seattle
Washington
Kara Meeker
West
Oregon
Og Meeker
Indianapolis
Meeker
Eliza Jane Sumner
Iowa
Missouri River
Meekers
Portland
Ore
Kaluma
Puyallup
Wash
Oregon Trail
Disbarment Petitions Filed Against Indianapolis Lawyers
Petitions for disbarment on felony convictions were filed in the state supreme court by Attorney Arthur J. Gilliam. Named defendants are W. Lee Smith former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan Robert F. McNay and Jesse D. Hamrick all Indianapolis attorneys. McNay and Smith began federal prison terms at Leavenworth Kansas last week for interstate automobile theft conspiracy, while Hamrick was recently released from Indiana state prison after an arson sentence.
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UNISD
Diswatchy
Indianapolis
State Supreme Court
Arthur J. Gilliam
W. Lee Smith
Ku Klux Klan
Robert F. McNay
Klan
Jesse D. Hamrick
McNey
Smith
Leavenworth
Kas
Hamrick
Indiana State Prison
Indiana Republicans to hold mid winter editors meeting
Indianapolis Dec 3 Plans for the annual mid winter meeting of the Indiana Republican Editorial association will be formulated by officers and committee members at 49 jywneon there Dec 9. Secretary Neil McCallum of the Batesville Tribune announced today.
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Mianapolis
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Jywneon
Neil McCallum
Batesville Tribune
Evansville Physician Under Arrest Again
Dr. Ezra H. Pleak a prominent Evansville physician already serving four to seven year terms for alleged illegal operation faced new charges in city court connected to the death of Lucille Cottingham a 19 year old telephone operator. Police say Cottingham died in Pleak office seven hours after an operation. Employees Fred Lutz 26 and Lloyd were arrested and later released under bonds. Pleak released on bail. prior sentence under appeal to the state supreme court.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Ezra H. Pleak
Lucille Cottingham
Fred Lutz
Sjee Lloyd
Ear
Pleak
Bend
Phrysician
Supreme Court
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