Evans Woollen Special Heads to Houston for Convention
Indiana boosters ride the Evans Woollen special from Indianapolis to Houston for the Democratic presidential nominating convention. Mrs Woollen joins the party as banners and flags welcome the train. The train carries more than sixty Hoosier delegates and supporters, with some prominent Democrats traveling separately to Houston.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Democratic Club
Evans Woollen
Houston
Tex
Union Station
Indiana
Southland
Woollen
Classy Auto Racing At Sullivan Tomorrow
Sullivan June 23 The field of dirt track auto drivers signed for Sundays speed carnival at the new Sullivan speedway 3 12 miles north of Sullivan on state road 4 is the greatest ever and the race program should prove most sensational R Hal Richart today announced a classy array of pilots Bill McCoy Sullivan Ind Al Romans Gordon Willis and R H Hecker Louisville Ky Dempsey Chaney and Artie Knecht Rushville Ind Frank Sweigert Indianapolis Guy Orr Indianapolis Lowell Carr Sullivan Lawrence Grimmer Griffith Ind Bill Smith Indianapolis Fay DeBaum Walter Ax Marl Rue and other lesser lights The first event will be started at 2 30 with qualifications to be completed by 2 p m The track has been made dustless and is in fine shape There will be four entrances with plenty of free parking space Always a fast oval the Sullivan speedway record is held to be in danger with so much hot iron as competition.
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Sullivan
New Sullivan Speedway
State Road 4
R. Hal Richart
Bill McCoy
Ind
al Romans
Gordon Willis
R. H. Hecker
Louisville
Dempsey Chaney
Artie Knecht
Rushville
Frank Sweigert
Wife who believed husband dead to share estate
Vaylerville Oklahoma paper reports Mrs. Thomas Hendricks 68 will receive part of her late husband’s $10,000 estate after years of presumed death. Hendricks deserted his wife and four children thirty-one years ago. Last heard from him twenty years ago. he later died in Oklahoma City. Public administrator ruled the deserted wife the legal heir.
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Vaylorville
Thomas Hendricks
Mendricks
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Hendricks
Lindbergh forced to land by fog near Wilkes-Barre
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was compelled to land at Duryea near Coxton yards about 7:30 pm due to fog. He became an unexpected guest at the Lehigh Valley Railroad Y M C A building in Coxton and said he would resume his flight to New York early this morning.
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Wilkes-Barre
Charles A. Lindbergh
Duryea
Coxton
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Coxton Yards
Pittston
New York
Nebraska's first woman aviator dies in plane tail spin
Mrs. Charles Tullesten, Nebraska's first woman aviator, was killed near Norfolk last night when the plane she piloted went into a tail spin over the Norfolk flying field.
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Norfolk, Neb
Charles Tullesten
Nebraska
Norfolk Flying Field
Statute of limitations applies to bigamy case
Columbus Ind June 23 The statute of limitations applies to bigamy as well as bribery Judge Julian Sharpnack sustained a motion to quash an affidavit charging bigamy against J M Hart The motion argued more than two years had passed since Hart second marriage when filed The prosecutor said bigamy is a continuous offense Hart says second marriage did not occur until then and prosecution barred two years from that date The affidavits were filed last February by Hart first wife Edith V Hart of Los Angeles Hart married his present wife in July 1925.
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Columbus
Ind
Julian Sharpnack
Bartholomew County Circuit Court
J. M. Hart
Hart
Ralph H. Spaugh
William N. Dobbins
Edith V. Hart
Los Angeles
California
City Hospital Report on Cornett Daughters Surgery
Marjorie Cornett daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Cornett had her tonsils removed this morning at City Hospital.
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Marjorie Cornett
Floyd Cornett
City Hall Interiors Undergoing Repaint and Redecoration
The City hall interior is being repainted and redecorated. The fire department has not had a call for two weeks.
Drowns in White River claims youth in Indianapolis
Indianapolis June 23 The swollen White river claimed 18 year old Herman Swenke when he was swept under while wading Playmates tried to rescue him but were unable to save him The tragedy underscores dangerous river conditions in the city today
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Indianapolis
White River
Herman Swenke
Mrs. Coolidge Mailing Letters In Brule Wisconsin
Mrs Coolidge electrified Brule Wisconsin yesterday by driving to the local post office from Cedar Island lodge to mail letters. Two hundred villagers gathered at the general store and post office before she waved and drove away.
Veda Deaver Is Back Home After Abduction
Noblesville Indiana June 22 Veda Deaver seventeen is back home today after being returned by her father Jesse Deaver following her abduction by Clifford Grisby Anderson recently. Police at Akron detained the girl when they found her seated in an automobile where her abductor had abandoned her.
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Noblesville
Ind
Veda Deaver
Jesse Deaver
Clifford Grisby
Anderson
Akron
Smallpox Epidemic Threat in Jackson County
In Seymour Indiana on June 23 health officials ordered fumigation of pool rooms restaurants and fireplaces after five new smallpox cases were reported at Freetown. County health officer Dr L R McCormick expects a potential epidemic and acts to prevent spread.
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Ind
L. R. McCormick
Woman Asphyxiated After Gas Stove Incident
Evansville Ind June 23 Mrs William Pennington 58 was found dead shortly after turning on a gas stove burner. Authorities believe she fainted and was asphyxiated while unconscious. She had undergone recent surgery and not regained strength.
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Evansville
Ind
William ‘d. Pennington
Holt Freed By Court In Clay County Case
Brazil Ind June 238 After liberating both a short time a jury in the Clay circuit court late Thursday returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of the state against Frank Holt Lewis township farmer who was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Brazil
Ind
Clay
Frank Holt
Lewis Township
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