Coroner weighs evidence in liquor raid killing
In Brownstown an inquest into the shooting of Lee Mullins by Homer Phillips during a Crothersville Tampico liquor raid continued as coroner William A. Dickemeyer weighed the evidence. Mullins, 33, a WWI veteran and father of three, died from a heart shot during a confrontation after failing to halt. No charges were filed against Phillips as the investigation proceeds to Saturday.
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Homer Phillips
Lee Mullins
Crothersville
Tampico
William A. Dickmeyer
Brownstown
Dickemeyer
Mullins
Nullins
Tennessee
Hubbard Spring
Chief Phillips
Meredith Stewart
John Russell
Brownstown Marshall
John Russell, Jr
Frank Scifres
Phillips
Stewart
Scifres
Russell
Seifres
J. Otis Hays
William A. Dickemeyer
Grassyfork Township
Twin Bridges
Muscatatuck
Crothersviile
Homecoming Opens With Ten Free Acts At Brownstown
Brownstown prepares for the Soldiers Reunion and Homecoming with ten daily free acts. The Jug Band from WHAS Louisville broadcasts on site as crowds gather from 2 pm to midnight. Veterans Day features Forest Harpess and state officers speaking, followed by a bean dinner.
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Brownstown
Amerian Legion
Howard Snyder
WHAS
Louisville
Forest Harpess
American Legion
Verne Disney
Cliff Thomas
Salem
Golding
Grotte
Court House
Governor Leslie Hosts Orphans Outing To McCormick Creek
Indiana Governor Harry G. Leslie plans a two week trip for fifty girls aged 8 to 12 from the Indianapolis Orphans Home to McCormick's Creek Canyon State Park near Spencer starting August 5. Upon return, fifty boys from the same home will take a similar outing. Brecher's Dept Store ads offer 200 wash dresses at 1.87 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Harry G. Leslie
Indiana
McCormick’s Creek Canyon
Spencer
Brecher
Two Mission Festivals Set for Sunday at Borcher and Sayers
Two annual mission festivals attract large crowds and are scheduled for Sunday. Borcher’s church five miles northwest of Cortland will host morning worship in English followed by Sunday School, with an afternoon grove service in English led by Rev. L. C. E. Fackler of Indianapolis. The afternoon program features a Beethoven Minuet in G and the hymn From Greenland's Icy Mountains.
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Borcher’s Church
Cortland
Sayers
Borcher’s
L. C. E. Fackler
Indianapolis
Beethoven
F. Dringenburg
Greenland
Icy Mountains
Delores Del Rio Plans New Hollywood Wedding
Hollywood reports Delores Del Rio will marry Cedric Wilbens, a motion picture art director, with a wedding set for August 6. The star had earlier declared she would never remarry after a 1929 divorce from Jaime Del Rio.
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Hollywood
Cal
Auge
Delores del Rio
Cedric Wilbens
Ralph Lewis Granted Two-Year Extension in Service
Ralph Lewis, veteran mail carrier, received a two year extension of time to continue service in the local post office. Postmaster TL Lett announced the extension today noting Lewis has served twenty eight years and will retire at the end of the extension period.
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Ralph Lewis
Stop to Passenger Train Service on Bedford Line
The C. M. St. Paul and Pacific Railroad will discontinue regular passenger trains between here and Bedford on August 10. Local freight trains between Seymour and Bedford will carry passengers and express. The schedule runs Bedford 8:20 a.m. to Seymour 11:15 a.m. and Seymour 12:01 p.m. to Bedford 3:15 p.m.
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C. M. St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Here
Bedford
Seymour
St. Louis Still Up
The Greater St. Louis mono plane extended its endurance flight to 264 hours at 7:11 a m marking the twelfth day aloft. Pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine, former record holders, reported that all was well as the refueling endurance attempt continued from St Louis.
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St. Louis
Greater St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Welk
Mine Blast Traps Men at Red Bird Mine
A powder explosion at the Red Bird Mine in Tiltonville injures ten men seriously and threatens others. officials fear up to many trapped. Pit boss Seth Williams says a carload of powder detonated near the No 8 entry, with smoke hindering rescue efforts. Injured include Alvin McLaughlin, 35, and all victims are Tiltonville or Yorkville residents.
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Tiltonville
Ang. l
Red Bird
Warner Collieries Company
Cleveland
Martins Ferry
Seth Williams
Williams
No. 8
Eithr
Alvin Mclaughlin
Yorkville
Rev Shake Speaker At Union Service At Shields Park
The Rev Clarence A Shake of the First Methodist church will speak at the weekly union service in Shields Park shelter house Sunday evening. His topic is The Margin of Life and the First Methodist quartet will provide special music. Also notice my office closes from July 31 to August 18. Dr. Guy Martin.
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Clarence A. Shake
First
Guy Martin
Americans in Riot Regions Face Uncertain Protections
Reports from Shanghai and Hankow warn that Americans risk harm as Communist forces sweep the Yangtze basin. Consular officials say Nationalists cannot safeguard lives in Changsha and Hankow’s safety fears grow. Barbed wire around Hankow and reinforced patrols signal rising danger along the river.
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Shanghai
Ang. le. T. Wang
Weiping
Changsha
Minan
Ilankow
Hankow
Yanetze
Wuchang
Hanyang
Yangtze Valley
Linkow
Kuling
Kiukiang
Yangtze
Nanchang
Red
Kinkiang
Return of Stifling Hot Weather Seen
Indianapolis reports advancing mercury signals a heat wave returning to Indiana by Sunday with temperatures near 85 degrees Monday and in the 90s Sunday. The U S Weather Bureau notes higher readings in the Dakotas and northwest plains but hopes something may ward off the hot spell.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Northwest Plains
Ambulance Drivers In Tulsa Ordered To Observe Lights
Tulsa ambulance drivers must follow traffic signals and a strict thirty mile per hour speed limit to improve safety and reduce on road incidents.
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Tulsa
Triplets Born Rarely in About One in Ten Thousand Births
In a medical note a team reports that triplets occur in roughly one out of ten thousand births. The record highlights the rarity of multiple birth sets and notes careful monitoring for maternal and infant health.
World’s Biggest Airship Completes Ocean Flight
Reports detail a series of incidents and deaths across Indiana and nearby areas on August 1. Notable items include Maude Prindle’s death in Indianapolis after setting fire to her oil soaked clothing, a drowning of Vir Hoeleomy in Vincennes, a fatal collision in Columbia City involving Dorsey White, a missing man feared dead with a letter found on a canal bank, and wheat growers meeting with federal officials in Indianapolis to discuss winter wheat acreage diversification.
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Indianapolis
Maude Prindle
Columbian City
Ind
Dorsey White
Columbia City
Pennsylvanian Limited
Ilia
O. PF. Lehmberg
City Canal
Chester Zoll
East Haught St
Springfield
Elizabeth
Agricultural Experiment Station
East Central States
Legge
Federal
Tarm Board
Washington
Indiana
Ohio
Illnois
Michigan
Missouri
Chicago
National
Local Resident Mary Abel Noted at 314 South Chestnut
Mary Abel of 314 South Chestnut Street is listed with a contact phone 167-W. The fragment mentions Mare celling and soft water sham pooing with finger waving, lacking coherent context.
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Mary Abel
South Chestnut Street
W. Fae
Northwestern to absorb workshop for disabled into medical school
A workshop aimed at restoring disabled persons to usefulness will become a clinical adjunct of Northwestern University medical school, integrating the program with university medical training and services.
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Northwestern University Medical School
British airship R-100 completes transatlantic crossing despite storm
The British dirigible R-100 finished its first transatlantic crossing from Cardington England to St. Hubert Quebec despite storm damage to a fin. Officials called the voyage a success noting 3364 miles flown and that the ship performed with calm handling and comfort, with further flights planned before its return.
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St. Trubert
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Dennistown
C. Scott
Aire Ship Development
R. S. Booth
Johnston
North Atlantic
Cardington
St. Hubert
Beacon Prepared to Announce Royal Birth
Glamis Scotland Aug 1 tenants at Glamis castle estate prepared a beacon to signal the royal birth. Hunters Hill stacks of faggots formed a mountain plan to light the beacon as a countryside signal with two telephone lines linked to Buckingham Palace for the King and Queen.
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Beacon
Glamis
Scotland
Glamis Castle
Duchess of York
Hunters Hill
Buckingham Palace
London
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Jaime del Rio
Mexico City
Eadwin Carewe
Gibbons Alee
Gwendolyn Miller
Direet
Miss del Rio
Gunther Lessing
Lessing
Ing
Dolores del Rlo
C. T. Wang
Yangttze River
Fly Associated Press
Vincennes
Russell Meborgs
Associatea Press
Riley Goble
The
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