Linton Plans Largest Fourth of July Parade in City History
Linton gears up for the nation’s birthday with a 10 am parade featuring many local business floats. Committees led by L. W. Warner, D. M. Puckett, and James Clayton press for a standout event with balloons, music, balloon ascent, parachute drop, fireworks, and a sham battle with Indians and World War veterans. An all day picnic at Haseman Grove, band performances, and ample shade promise a major celebration.
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Linton
L. W. Warner
D. M. Puckett
James Clayton
Haseman Grove
Marco To Have Child Health Examination
A health examination and consultations for children will be held in Marco on July 30 1929 at the Marco school building from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. All residents with babies from infancy to seven years are invited. Sponsored by the Ilene club Dr Arthur Crane will conduct the checkups.
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Marco
Infanta
Ilene Club
Arthur Will’ Crane
Lightning strikes tree and barn near Sandborn farm
SANDBORN June 27 During Monday afternoon storm a large pine on Elva Hastings farm near town was split by lightning. Five years earlier a nearby barn burned after a similar strike, and the bolt that ignited the barn knocked Miss Hastings unconscious for several hours.
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Sandborn
Elva Hasting
Miss Hastings
Gotham newspaper men on cross country air tour
A Ford airplane named The City of Wichita carrying eight New York newspapermen and T. A. T. officials landed in Indianapolis at 8 55 a m after departing Columbus Ohio. The party planned to fly to Lambert Field St Louis then continue to the west coast on a trans continental air route flight.
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Indianapolis
Wichita
New York
Columbus
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Stowaway Returns in Quiet Old Orchard
Arthur Schreiber known as Yellow Bird flew back to Old Orchard last night from New York in a plane piloted by Zeb Bouck. He was accompanied by his father Mortis R. Schreiber, a Portland furrier, who met him when the Leviathan docked. None of the family was at the beach to greet them.
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Old Orchard
Arthur Schreiber
Yellow Bird Stowaway
Mortis R. Schreiber
Portland
New York
Zeb Bouck
Chicago man offered farm board position
United Press Dispatch reports in Washington that President Hoover has offered Alexander Legg, Chicago, president of the International Harvester company, the post as chairman of the proposed federal farm board. Friends of Legg say he indicated he would be available, though no White House official word has been released.
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Washington
Hoover
Alexander Legg
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Federal Farm Board
White House
Friends of
Search extended for missing Spanish fliers
Madrid June 27 The Spanish government with aid from four European warships widened the search for Commander Ramon Franco and three companions missing nearly six days They probed westward and southward toward the Azores and beyond on remaining fuel Some reports claimed sighting wreckage but the British admiralty denied sending any message Officials held out hope of recovery today or tomorrow
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United
Madrid
Ramon Franco
Ministry of Marine
Azores
Admiralty
Japanese Emperor Signs Kellogg Pact
The Kellogg anti war treaty was signed today by the Japanese Emperor, completing Japan’s ratification as the last of 15 original signatories. The Emperor signed with a privy council interpretive provision stating the phrase in the name of their respective peoples does not apply to him as he signed in his own behalf.
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United Press
Tokio
Japan
Washington
Privy Council
Indiana Wheat Crop Estimated At 30 Million Dollars
Indiana Farm Bureau officials estimated the 1929 Indiana wheat crop at 26 to 30 million dollars with ample hay corn and oats. If wheat brings about one dollar a bushel farmers may sell or store if price falls short. The Indiana wheat pool with about 18 000 members will begin accepting 1929 crops soon.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
W. H. Settle
Midlands
Columbus
Lafayette
Settle
Central States Soft Wheat Growers’ Association
Herbert Hoover
Local farmer grows six acres of tall oats on his farm
Raymond Hale of Jefferson township Sullivan county brought a six acre oat field sample to the Daily Citizen. The stalks stand five feet three inches tall with healthy grain pods and no yellowing yet. Hale sourced seed from John Driscoll of Switz City but does not know the variety. The tall, well set field promises a record crop at harvest and is on display at the Daily Citizen office.
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Raymond Hale
Jefferson Township
Sullivan County
Daily Citizen
Mr. Hale
Hale
John Driscoll
Switz City
Miss Minneapolis Roaring Toward World Endurance Record
In severe weather Owen Haughland and Thorwald Thunder Johnson flew the red monoplane Miss Minneapolis through electrical storms and driving rain toward a hoped for new world endurance flight record. Ground observers feared landings as the two navigated a dangerous night to push past the halfway mark.
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Minneapolis
Mark Grafely
Owen Haughland
Thorwald
Johnson
Haughland
John Hancock suffers mangled hand on son’s farm
Sandborn June 27 John Hancock age about 50 suffered a badly mangled right hand Wednesday afternoon while removing weeds from a weed canvas on his son's farm two and a half miles south of Sandborn He reached into a power binder and his hand was caught Doctors at Good Samaritan hospital Vincennes report amputation of one or more fingers may be necessary.
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Speciat
Daily Citizen
Sandborn
John Hancock
Hancock
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Miners Entombed in Ocean Mine Off Matsushima Archipelago
Torio dispatches from Nagasaki report forty four miners buried in a coal mine beneath the Matsushima archipelago after ocean waves breached a gallery. Rescue hopes were largely abandoned as the disaster unfolded.
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TORIO
Sed
Matsushima
Nagasaki
Improvements Under Way at Water Plant East of City
City council approved upgrades at the municipal water plant east of the city. Pumps have been overhauled with automatic controls. A twelve inch main line will connect to the deep well field nine producing wells. Work, supervised by Grant Bredeweg and the water committee, aims for completion by mid July with seven to eight workers.
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Grant Bredeweg
Charles Morris Still In Critical Condition
Charles Morris, brother of Mrs. Chester Roger, remains in very critical condition after an automobile wreck in Los Angeles. He is conscious only briefly and unaware of his wife’s death in the same crash. Funeral services for Mrs. Morris were held Friday and the remains were interred in a receiving vault pending his condition change.
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Charles Morris
Chester Roger
Los Angeles
Cal
Band Concert Tonight At City Park At Three
The second band concert of the summer season will be presented at City park this evening at 3 o'clock. The initial appearance last Thursday drew a splendid audience of music lovers and an even larger crowd is expected tonight. The complete program is published on page 5 of today's issue.
Notice to News Subscribers Indicated for Address Updates
Indianapolis News subscribers are asked to phone the Citizen office with their names and addresses to ensure continued delivery.
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Indianapolis News
Citizen Office
Daily Citizen Accepting Subscriptions for The News
Subscriptions to The News begin Monday with circulation handled at The Citizen office. A six-man crew under division manager C C Saulsberry operates from Linton, establishing a new circulation system for both publications.
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Citizen
News
C. C. Saulsberry
Mannager
Linton
Lindberghs Train Centered Flight Tour Stops In Indianapolis
Col Charles A Lindbergh and wife Anne Morrow lingered in Indianapolis after arriving from Columbus on a trans continental air transport tour. He plans to depart for Lambert Field St Louis after inspecting the local airport and meeting Governor Leslie. A luncheon is planned and he will view the late James A Perry’s body, owner of the Indianapolis American Association base ball team and Curtiss Flying Service Indiana, killed when his aircraft crashed from 100 feet.
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Indianapolis
Charles. A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Columbus
Ohio
Lindbergh
Transport Company
Harry
G. Leslie
James A. Perry
Curtiss Flying Service
Indiana
Hawks Start Westward Nonstop Flight From Roosevelt Field
Captain Frank Hawks launched from Roosevelt Field at 4 12 51 a m in a bid to fly nonstop to Los Angeles and back to break his west east record of 18 hours 22 minutes. The Lockheed runs with 650 gallons of gasoline and 65 gallons dumped before takeoff. Weather officials advised a route via Columbus St Louis Kansas City and Denver.
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Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Frank Hawks
Los Angeles
Hawks
Lockheed Air Express
CG. B. D. Collyky
Harry Tucker
Atlantic
Pacific
Columbus
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Trotsky Denied Admission To England
Exiled Soviet leader Leon Trotsky, then in Constantinople, was denied entry to England. A Daily Mail report says Britain's cabinet discussed his application and decided it would be unwise to admit him before renewed Soviet relations talks gain traction.
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London
Leo Trotsky
Constantinople
Kingland
Daily Mail
Kotzky
England
Little Jimmie Priest In Detroit Hospital
Four year old Jimmie Priest, son of Mr and Mrs Nat Priest of Linton, is in a Detroit children's hospital with a serious spinal meningitis case. Relatives report Ward has been received and the Priests are staying in Detroit where Mr Priest is employed.
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Ward
Jimmie Priest
Nat Priest
Detroit
Man Seriously Burned In Cigarette Fire
Hammond Ind June 27 Thus Wilmont 8 last Chicago was seriously burned yesterday when he fell asleep with a lit cigarette in his hand. It set fire to his clothes and at St Catherines hospital today it was said he will not live.
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Hammond
Ind
Wilmont
Chicago
St. Catherines Hospital
AGAIN THE SAXOPHONE
A brief dialogue from The Pathfinder sketches a neighbor urging practical music practice as the saxophone topic emerges between two speakers. The exchange captures a humorously practical moment about learning and applying skills.
Funeral Services for James A Perry
Funeral services for James A Perry of the Indianapolis American Association baseball team will be held Friday. The fatal crash occurred as the team was returning from a trip to attend the funeral. Charles Lindbergh recalled flying with Perry and noted his loss. Perry’s wife is in Europe and Saul Page, a close friend, recalls plans for a summer California air trip.
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Janes A Perry
Lunitiod
Indianapolis
James
Indianapolis American Association
Donsloeks
Perry
Saul Page
Charles. Page
Mr. Perry
California
Catholic Churches Reopen Across Mexico City After Law Change
In Mexico City on January 27, 4 The Mercan government restored control of eleven Catholic churches and began reopening masses after three years of disputed laws. Archbishop Pasqual Diaz, newly appointed, assigned priests and planned hourly services as four more churches were to be transferred to the clergy under interior department orders. The churches had been confiscated under government supervision, including the Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Family.
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Unithd Pruss
Mexico City
Jané
Mercan
Pasqual Diaz
Mexico
Department of Interior
Corm
Basilige
Church of Our
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Poe & Johnson
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Roach Electric
Rosery
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Gotham
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United Press Dispatch
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Columbia
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University of Missouri
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University
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