County Assessor Annual Report for Taxation Purposes
Greene county assessor Lilburn Jackson presents the annual tax report to the state board of tax commissioners. The document notes the in session board of review closing July 3 and includes a township by township comparison of farm historic and other taxables for 1928 and 1928.
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Greene County
Lilburn
Jackson
State ‘Board of Tax
Board of Review
Dot
Jasonville
Mrs James H Snook Damages Witness in Spouse's Slaying Case
Mrs James H Snook stepped forward to accuse her husband professor in the slaying of co educational student Theora Hix. She challenged his alibi claiming he did not return home until 11 30 p m last Thursday and noted his affair with Miss Hix. Marian Myers of the university horticulture department is also under investigation in the case.
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Columbus
James H. Snook
Miss Hix
John Chester
Marian Myers
University Horticulture Department
Dr. Snook
Myers
Theora
Snook
Theora Hix
Bradentown
Fila
Ohio State University
James Howard Snook
University’ G Veterinary Department
Babe Ruth Returns to Yankees Ahead of Series With Athletics
Babe Ruth resumes duties for the New York Yankees after a two week layoff. He is set to lead the Yankees against the Philadelphia Athletics in a pivotal early season series.
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New York
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Heat Wave Keeps Midwest in a Burn for June
Abnormally high temperatures prevail across the middle west with New York at 94 and Yuma Arizona posting 104 as a heat wave persists. Chicago forecasts limited relief for 36 hours while western regions remain cooler than eastern areas.
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Chicago
Middle West
Chicago ‘District Weather Bureau
New York
City
Yuma
Ariz
Phoenix
el Paso
Texas
Northend
Washington
Rockies
Receiver Logsdon Seeks Injunction Against Mine Union
Edwin Logsdon receiver for Knox Consolidated Coal plans to present evidence for a temporary injunction preventing United Mine Workers officials and members from holding meetings near Bicknell and Vincennes amid allegations of union intimidation to hinder mining operations.
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Indianapolis
Edwin Logsdon
Knox Consolidated Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Bicknell
Vincennes
Body of Woman Identified After Fall From Train
The body of a 92 year old woman, Jeanette Richter, identified by Ott Richter as his wife, was found after she fell or jumped from a speeding passenger train near Lafayette Indiana. A friend identified the body and the couple took it to Detroit for burial. The husband said she was traveling to visit an ill nephew and offered no reason for the act.
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Phmss
Lafayette
Ind
Ott. Richter
Louis
Jeanette
Ritcher
Detroit
Mich
Second murder trial for Boshears in Spencer Court
Spencer Indiana June 19 second trial of Dewey Boshears Blooming ton alleged slayer of Ralph Pogue a special policeman during a prohibition raid on Boshears home in November 1928 was called in circuit court today At the first trial the jury disagreed after voting 11 to 1 for conviction on the final ballot The case was moved from Monroe county on a change of venue
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United Pass Dispatch
Spencer
Ind
Dewey
Boshears
Bloomington
Ralph Pogue
Boshear
Monroé
Dog credited with saving two lives in Indianapolis fire
Rex an eight year old dog barked at smoke from the Kuhlman home in Indianapolis waking Mr and Mrs Kuhlman and their family. The blaze spread quickly to the kitchen back porch and roof of a nearby warehouse causing damage over 1500 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Rex
Harry Kuhlman
Dilling &Company, Candy Manufacturers
Search Continues for Kidnapped Girl Om bra Wise
In Bunker Hill Indiana on June 19 authorities push on in the Om bra Wise case. The 20 year old girl was lured from her home by a stranger offering $18 weekly work. A man only known as Mason is said to have left town with her, and reports place her last seen with salesman William Poke near Huntington. Police say they will search for both suspects.
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Bunker Hill
Ind
Ombra Wise
Mason
William Poke
Huntington
Nearly Normal Wheat Crop in Hoosier State
Indiana will harvest a nearly normal wheat crop this year with above average yield per acre in the central region. B B Benner of the Central States Soft Wheat Growers predicts about 28 million bushels or 85 percent of a full crop, despite curtailed acreage and weak outlook due to world surplus. Harvesting starts in the south and spreads northward over the coming weeks.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Indiana
B. B. Benner
Central States Soft Wheat Growers’ Association
Benner
Hoover's Niece Holds Position as Typist
Mrs Hulda Hoover McLain, niece of President Hoover and daughter of Dean Theodore Hoover, works as a typist in a San Francisco department store. She lives on Russian Hill and hopes one day to see the President and the Stanford dean acknowledged as family. Her marriage to Charles Alexander McLain Jr followed her college years and self described wish to marry a rich man.
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San Francisco
United States
Stanford University
Hulda’ Hoover McLain
Russian Hill
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Hoover
Ogden ruling favors municipal utilities
Indiana Attorney General James M. Ogden ruled that municipality owned utilities retain the right to appeal PSC decisions blocking their rural service extensions. The opinion, issued in Indianapolis, answers a question from Public Service Commission Chairman John W. McCardle.
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Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
James M. Ogden
John W. McCardle
Senate and House move on unfinished business and debts
Senate clears lingering items including nominations as a Judiciary subcommittee continues hearings on Albert L. Ae for a federal judgeship in Pennsylvania. House considers a resolution to authorize Treasury to withhold demand for 400 million dollars from France on August 1 if the Mellon-Berenger debt pact is approved.
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Senate
Judiciary
Albert L. Ae
Pennsyt- House
Treasury
France
Four Die Of Sewer Gas In Lowell Manhole
Four city sewer department workers died from sewer gas in a Lowell Massachusetts manhole. Three perished attempting to rescue colleagues who had entered earlier and were overcome.
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Lowell
Mass
City
Loft
Thei
Captain of Sinking Ship Reconsiders and Sends White Flag
News from North Ha, Washington. On June 19 the steamer Laurel showed a white flag from its bridge signaling Captain Louis Johnson changed his mind about staying with the wreck. A 66 mph gale hampered rescue as six crewmen were taken from the stern and coast guards planned a late attempt to reach the captain aboard the split vessel near shore.
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North HA
Wash
Laurel
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Resero
Train Hits Boys Auto Near Swiss City
Three boys David Wampler Dale Noel and Jesse Noel escaped death when their car was struck by a freight train. Wampler the driver ignored a warning signal and the car was wrecked in Swiss City on June 19.
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Switz City
David Wampler
Dale
Jesse Noel
Wampler
Secret executive sessions shape long running policy change
Washington observers recall a century old policy shift debated in executive sessions. Five dissenters including Democrats and Republicans fought the final form, with figures from South Carolina Michigan Missouri and others opposing the new restrictions.
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Smith
South
Woman finds valuable stock paper in late husband’s effects
In Pittsburgh a widow discovers a paper worth 355 dollars after consulting a broker. The paper, a share certificate for radio stock, raises questions about its value and the widow’s destitution.
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Pittsburgh
Fittsburgh
Wall Street
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