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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
5
Provincetown Mass December 22 divers pump air into the S-4 torpedo room where six men were believed imprisoned since the collision with the destroyer Paulding. A survey follows to prepare chains and a crane lift as hopes waver for survivors.
Unsettled weather with a chance of snow flurries within 36 hours was predicted by C. A. Donnell of the U S Weather Bureau. A disturbance over the southwest suggested snow, but conditions remain uncertain. Today marks the shortest day and the official start of winter.
Indiana Anti-Saloon League outlines plans for January 16 observances marking eight years of prohibition. Ministers are urged to preach on benefits of the dry era and bells will ring in Indianapolis for eight minutes at noon to celebrate.
Mrs. Lindbergh planned a Tampico takeoff between 1 and 1:30 PM for the final leg of her flight to Mexico City. Heavy fog delayed the capital, but it began lifting as she neared Tampico and Col. Lindbergh awaited news to fly his Spirit of St. Louis to meet her and escort her to Valbuena airfield.
United Press dispatch reports Colonel Charles Lindbergh will depart Mexico City in the Spirit of St. Louis on December 27 for Guatemala on a goodwill tour of Central America. He is expected to leave around 9 a.m. and reach Guatemala City near 4 p.m.
San Jose reports Lindbergh accepted an invitation to include Costa Rica in his Central American tour. Government notes tremendous popular enthusiasm as the announcement was received today.
Vice President Dawes wore the Santa role for Senate employees in Washington. He extended the holiday dinner beyond pages to include all senate workers, while the pages remain the guests of honor. The gathering humorously lampoons the senators and their formal style.
New York December 22 Twenty three thousand persons will be killed and 700 000 injured in automobile accidents in this country next year unless the accident rate improves the Travelers Insurance company predicted today. Records show someone is killed or injured every 14 seconds with 100 injuries per fatality.
President Coolidge plans to depart to Havana next month and stay in the Cuban president's home. The move signals rare direct residence outside embassies and reflects the sealed friendship between Cuba and the United States.
United Press dispatch from Indianapolis reports a likely subpoena for U. S. Senator James F. Watson to appear before the Marion county grand jury in a probe of political corruption. Prosecutor Remy would not confirm issuance but indicates Watson’s testimony is sought. Watson, in Washington, said he knew of no reason for the call and was surprised by the development.
Bedford Indiana December 22 two men Brook Collins 28 and Ben Pierce 45 were found dead on the Colling farm northwest of Fayettesville five miles west of Bedford lying 45 feet apart with a 32 caliber automatic pistol between them Mrs Collins who found the bodies said one man was shot through the heart and the other through the brain both entering from the front Coroner C D Emerson will hold an inquest Collins Kentucky born resident survived by wife and two children Pierce survived by wife and elderly mother and long time neighbor term remains unresolved
Washington December 22 President Coolidge signed the deficiency bill carrying an emergency appropriation of 203000000 dollars for various government activities.
A farmer near Pittsboro, acting as Santa in an Indianapolis store, recalls a boy eight or four years old asking for Christmas after delivering a blunt reply to his stock question. The child said, Didn’t you get my letter, and vanished with his mother dressed like a million.
Emmett Henderson 60, homeless and ill, admitted stealing over $100 in goods from several stores in Indianapolis. In municipal court Judge Paul C. Wetter sentenced him to 30 days on a penal farm, saying the man could spend a warm Christmas there. Henderson thanked the judge for the sentence.
United Press dispatch from Chicago reports Frank Neonan 58 proprietor of the Subway Inn shot to death late last night in what police fear is another outbreak in Chicago's beer war. It notes a second killing in 24 hours on the city's west side.
Henry County reports a decline in marriages with officials noting delayed ceremonies. Court records show fewer nuptials as observers cite lingering effects from sensational divorce proceedings and public sentiment.
George Remus former bootlegger acquitted of wife Imogene Remus murder may be required to rely on co counsel Charles holston at a sanity commission before Probate Judge William Lenders. Remus and the state hold divergent stances on his mental state as the hearing opens with Remus seeking to prove sanity and avoid commitment.
Catherine Cassler, a Chicago murderer condemned to death for the William Jindstrom cabinet maker slaying, won a stay of execution via a Supreme Court appeal for conviction review. Accomplices Loren Patrick and Mrs Lillian Fraser pleaded guilty and serve life terms with Fraser revealing a plot to collect a $1000 life insurance.
Los Angeles dispatch reports investigators widening the search for suspects seen in multiple locations. Belief grows that Hickman may have been arrested and hidden, but this theory loses ground today as new details emerge from LAPD files.
Police mobilize across the city to locate Hickman after a ransom case linked to Perry Parke. Detectives, led by Captain Ralph, check every garage and parked car, with hundreds of vehicles seized and inspected through the night as officers rush to trace the suspect.
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