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Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1929

Page

4

Senate Finance Panel Eyes Tariff Change Wave

Washington June 22 The Senate Finance Committee debates a new tariff bill as insurgent Republicans and Democrats push for higher duties to shield domestic industries. President Hoover alignment with reformists shapes a clash with old guard Republicans and cautious Democrats as August hearings loom.

Washington Congress Senate Finance Committee House Ways and Means Suth Hoover Senate Finance Committee Ways and Means Committee

Too Many Signals Prompt 93 Year Old Man To Quit Driving

Evansville Ind June 22 Maj. Bryan Pargong 99 has given up driving after twenty years of use citing excessive traffic signals and honking. A founder of the Parson Scoville Wholesale Grocery Co he remains active in the firm while stepping away from the road.

Evansville Ind Maj Bryan Pargong Parson-Scoville Wholesale Grocery. Company

Los Angeles to New York and Return Flight Attempt

Lee Schoenhair launched the Silvertown from Los Angeles at 3 41 a m aiming for a New York round trip in forty eight hours. The aircraft carried four hundred eighty five gallons of fuel for the journey.

United Press Dispatch Los Angeles Lee Schoenhair Silvertown New York

Record Cigarette Tax Revenue and Production in May

Washington reports a May record with 11,169,358,287 cigarettes produced and taxed. May tax receipts totaled 33,012,902 dollars, up from April, while year to date cigarette taxes reached 309,505,054 dollars, up 26,757,105 from the prior eleven months.

Washington Internal Revenue Bureau

Spanish fliers head to United States from Azores

Unconfirmed reports say Commander Ramon Franco and three companions arrived at the Azores aboard the hydroplane Dornier 16 at 8 a.m. They plan to fly to New York at 6 p.m. nonstop unless weather forces a halt at Halifax. The group intends to visit Washington en route back to Spain within eight days of departure.

Madrid Horta Azores Islands Ramon Franco Franco New York Halifax Nova Scotia Washington Spain

Local Youth Leon C Figley Dies After Yearlong Illness

Leon C Figley aged 25 or 26 died this morning at 4 30 at his mother's home 120 Fast Vincennes Street after a yearlong illness. He was employed by the Chevrolet Sales company. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 o'clock at the residence with burial in Newberry Cemetery.

Leon C. Figley Earl Moss Vincennes Street Chevrolet Sales Company Newberry

Three youths die in sewer ditch cave in

In Anderson Indiana three boys aged 7 8 and 11 were buried alive when one side of an open sewer ditch caved in. George Haney 10 tried to help and the three bodies were recovered after about half an hour efforts to resuscitate failed.

Haney Charles Baker

Pearl Worth 50000 Found In Wabash Waters

Vincennes Ind June 22 A veteran pearl buyer paid from a Wabash River mussel digger a possible region's most valuable pearl valued at up to 50000. James B Figg of Muscatine Iowa purchased the 4 ball type gem weighing 120 grains this week.

Vincennes Ind James Muscatine Towa

Rum Runners Spark Detroit Anti-Smuggling Drive

Assistant Treasury Secretary Seymour Lowman says the crackdown in Detroit stems from defiance of the government, not liquor quantity. He notes the extra 7.7 million dollar appropriation funds more agents nationwide.

Unitud Washington United States Detroit Treasury Seymour Lowman

Cassler Son Indicted for First Degree Murder in Soutar Slaying

Edward Gillan Cassler aged 19 and his mother Mrs. Catherine Cassler were indicted for first degree murder in Porter county Indiana over the death of 23 year old Cameola Soutar whose body with a bullet wound was found May 30 in a Hebron swamp. The indictments followed a two day grand jury session led by Judge Grant Crumpacker, with Chester Johnson and Truman Cassler noted among witnesses.

Chicago Edward Gillan Cassler Catherine Cassler Cameola’ Soutar Hebron Ind Valparaiso Porter County Grant Crumpacker Circuit Court Cassler Soutar Cook County Illinois Supreme Court Young Cassler Truman Cassler Chester Johnson Johnson

Inquest Evidence and Grand Jury Action Stir Case

A 40 year old mother reacts to inquest testimony and possible new indictments as the grand jury acts. Truman Cassler remains held as a material witness while Johnson is released. Sheriff Maxwell in Chicago with Gladys Shaw relation to the slain girl and says he has new information.

Truman Cassler Johnson Barney Maxwell Chicago Gladys ‘Shaw Miss Shaw

Veteran of Pulpit Dies Sudden at 85 in Brazil

Rev William Harrison Williams 85 a Civil War veteran and longtime clergyman died suddenly at his home 16 West Park Brazil Ind His wife said he expired before a physician arrived after a chat with a neighbor.

Brazil Ind William Harrison Williams Park Mr. Williams

STAFE TAKES ANOTHER STEP IN PARK INN FIGHT

The Indiana department of conservation filed an affidavit in Owen circuit court supplementing its possession suit against Mrs. Walter Richards manager of Canyon Inn at McCormick's Creek Canyon State Park near Spencer. Five days after notice is served she must post bond to preserve the property or be kept in possession until ruling. failing to bond the sheriff is to transfer the inn to the state.

Spencer, Ind Indiana Department of Conservation Walter Richards Canyon Inn Owen County

Secretary Jas Davis Considers Pennsylvania Governor Bid

Secretary Jas Davis plans a fall formal announcement while weighing a run in Pennsylvania. Reports say he will decide on entering the gubernatorial race as the field remains unsettled and wide open.

Jas. Davis Pennsylvania Se Osapers Davis

Henry Ford Burned as Flash Powder Explodes on Pier

Henry Ford stood about ten feet away when a can of flashlight powder exploded on a West 14th Street pier. Two men and a woman were burned while watching photographers. They were treated aboard the ship Berengaria where Ship's Surgeon J. B. Doherty attended them. Ford had gone to meet the Berengaria, carrying news of his son and daughter in law and grandchildren returning from Europe.

New York Henry Ford West 14Th Street J. B. Doherty Ford Europe

Husband Wife Shot Over Meal Leads to Murder Charge

Emer Scott, 46, remained with little chance of recovery after a shooting by his wife during a dispute over dinner in Bedford Indiana. Deputy Prosecutor Chester Davis said murder charges would be filed if Scott dies. Mrs Scott told investigators I am sorry I shot him and hoped to cripple him to prevent a beating. The couple had been divorced and remarried three times.

Bedford Ind Emer Scott Chester Davis Scott

Man Ends Life In Jail At Rochester

Samuel R. Sands 70 years old died in Fulton County jail hospital ward after stuffing a blanket end down his throat. Sands from Akron had been brought to the jail for observation following insanity signs.

Rochester Ind Samuel R. Sands Fulton County Sands Akron

Mexican President Announces Catholic Church Peace Pact

President Emilio Portes Gil and Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz Flores announce a peace accord ending a three year religious conflict. The pact defines church state separation, bars religious teaching in all schools, allows instruction in non school buildings, and limits government registration of ministers to those named by church authorities.

Mexico” City Emilio Portes Gill Leopoldo Ruizy Flores Michoacan Passiaz Tobasco Pius Clearlp Pileste Senor Tejeda Vera Cruz Portes Gill

Exercise and Growth Thin Diet Suggestion

A reader asks about weight gain from a heavy wife and seeks medical guidance. The doctor recommends regular exercise and avoiding overeating, advising push away from the table three times daily.

Tawney Kat

Daily Citizen Press Schedule Changes

Notice announces today's shift for the Daily Citizen with noon press start on Saturdays. It states employees will take a half holiday and the paper will issue at 2.

Citizen

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