Bell identified by two more in a bank hold up case
Deputy Sheriff Barkman found a rusted empty Springfield army rifle 100 yards from the bank robbers scene near Leesville while investigating the Freetown Farmers Bank hold up. Austin Bell of Bedford denied involvement as two more witnesses—Harry Winklepleck and Jack Davis—identified him as one of the bandits, with bank cashier Ralph Lucas and mail carrier George McKain also naming him.
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William Barkman
Freetown
Leesville
Barkman
Farmers’ Bank
Austin Bell
Bedford
Bell
Brownstown
Harry Winklepleck
Jack Davis
Meredith K. Stewart
Jackson County
Mancil Glover
Grady Sherrill
Stewart
Forest Huntington
Indianapolis
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Reformatory
U. S. Road 50
Medora
Sherif Stewart
Glover
Sherrill
Ralph Lucas
George McKain
Ernest Rittman Hurt In Automobile Crash
Ernest Rittman living northeast of the city suffered chest injuries and other bruises after his car struck a telephone pole at the northeast corner of Fourth and Ewing streets Sunday afternoon. He said strong west winds may have whipped the car into the pole after he became dizzy while driving north. The pole was splintered and the car badly damaged.
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Ernest Rittman
Fourth
Ewing
Two More Hold Ups In The City
A youthful armed bandit robbed a Seymour service station and the L C Bacon grocery on Ewing streets within about fifteen minutes. Waggoner watched the robber threaten with a revolver and the thief fled after taking roughly 15 to 20 dollars.
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Seymour
Lincoln Oil Refining
Ewing
Ninth Streets
Glenn Waggoner
Ewing Street
L. C. Bacon
Fifth
Ewing Streets
Standard Oil Company
Second
Diamond
Fourth
Buhner
Mary Orman
Resolution to Repeal the Eighteenth Amendment Text
The draft joint resolution to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment is set for vote in the House. It proposes a constitutional amendment to revoke Prohibition, with ratification by three-fourths of states within seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Owls Suffer 33 17 Defeat At Shortridge In Indy
Seymour Owls could not score against Shortridge High School at Indianapolis, falling 33 to 17. Free throws kept them marginally competitive with 9 of 17 points from lines, while field shooting failed completely.
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Seymour
Owls
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
Blue Devils
Lyons
Dr. Arnica
Shortridge
Chris Moritz
Gerkensmeyer
Reese
Hunter
Lynch
Tribune
Goat Dust
Sage
Plea by Welfare Group Seeks 3000 Dollar Campaign Goal
Seymour Welfare Association officials issued an appeal for public support as the drive for finances seeks a 3000 dollar goal. Last year 2000 dollars was raised but this year 1000 more is needed due to greater responsibilities. House to house canvassing opens as firms are asked to maintain last year’s support to reach the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Welfare Association Financial Campaign
Michigan Man Held for Robbery at Home
A man calling himself Louis Winnicki twenty seven of Manistee Michigan was held by police after being found attempting to break into a downtown office. Michigan authorities say he is wanted on robbery with firearms charges and may be linked to highway kidnappings of Carl Gustafson and M L Rollins near Elkhart and Three Rivers Michigan.
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South Bend
Ind
Louis Winnicki
Manistee
Mich
Michigan
Winnicki
Elkhart
Carl Gustafson
M. L. Rollins
Gustafson
Rollins
Three Rivers
J. L. Bullock
Melvin Bell Injured In Ditch Crash Near Brownstown
Melvin Hank Bell son of Mr and Mrs J E Bell of 625 North Pine Street fractured knee cap after open touring car went into a ditch two miles east of Brownstown on the Brownstown Crothersville road. An operation was performed for a broken knee cap and open wound Sunday at Sehneck Memorial Hospital. Bell and four companions were thrown from the car when it crashed. He was resting easier today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin “Hank” Bell
J. E. Bell
North Pine Street
Sehneck Memorial Hospital
Brownstown
Brownstown- Crothersville
Mr. Bell
Willard “Boots” Fox
Demonstrators Turn Back At Capital Limits
Several hundred demonstrators corralled by police marched toward guarding forces in Washington but quickly turned back. The morning saw a concerted movement amid grumbling over late breakfast and sleeping on trucks. Police stayed alert as the red bannered column neared, then veered and jeered. About 2,500 demonstrators endured a cold night in vehicles.
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Washington, Dee
Pairings for Tourney Made
Eight teams enter the county basketball tournament in Brownstown with three sessions from 8 a.m. to noon and 2:30 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. Southern Indiana officials Porter and Baker handle games with J. R. Mitchell as timer and Paul R. McGuire as scorer. Drawings were set in Brownstown Thursday. Funeral services for Peter Reagen were held at St. Ambrose Church with burial at Riverview Cemetery.
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Brownstown Gymnasium
Indiana
Porter
Franklin
Baker
Bargersville
J. R. Mitchell
Shields High School
Peter Reagen
Middle West
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Riverview Cemetery
Reagen
Cincinnatti
National Limited
Seymour Police Probe Bicycle Theft from Trueblood
Seymour police investigated a bicycle theft reported from Charles Trueblood in the city. The incident was logged at 4 o clock Sunday afternoon.
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Seymour
Charles Trueblood
Warbritton Missed State Debate Conference
Kenneth N. Warbritton public speaking instructor and debating coach at Shields High School was unable to attend the state debate at Purdue University on Saturday due to illness. He has recovered and resumed teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth N. Warbritton
Shields High School
Purdue University
Hodapp family improving at West Fourth street home
Mrs. S S F Hodapp and two children ill with severe colds on West Fourth street are reported to be improving at home as their condition shows progress.
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S&s F. Hodapp
West Fourth Street
Miss Susie J Johnson Improves After Illness
Miss Susie Jeanette Johnson of Fourth Street and Indianapolis Avenue has been ill for two weeks but is reported to be improved.
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Susie Jeanette Johnson
Fourth Street
Indianapolis Avenue
Public euchre at Woodman Hall Tuesday night
Euchre games planned at Woodman Hall with Brecher's Tuesday night event. Social gathering invites players and neighbors to join the card play session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman Hall
Brecher
Glass eater Henry Brown ordered out after glass display
Seymour police kept to passersby only when Henry Brown drank liquor and grew intoxicated. Brown who claimed Bridgeport Conn as his address entertained crowds by eating glass on the streets Saturday night. He was arrested early Sunday and ordered out of Seymour and told not to return.
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Henry Brown
Seymour
Brown
Bridgeport
Conn
Big Five and U S Sit Down On Disarmament Talks
Geneva reports the four European powers and the United States begin talks aimed at a concrete arms reduction before Christmas with Washington warning against mere window dressing. Japan observes as Tsuneo Matsudaira and Norman Davis meet to discuss divergent naval disarmament ideas while key diplomats assemble for first conversations.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Europe
United States
Germany
France
Japan
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Norman Davis
Augusto Rosso
Italy
Baron von Neurath
Berlin
Indiana Teachers Aim to Campaign for Education Access
Committees named by Robert B. Gougham of Franklin, president elect of the Indiana State Teachers Association, will push legislation to secure continued educational opportunities for Indiana youths. J. R. Mitchell of Indianapolis, head of the state high school principals association, serves on a committee drafting legislative plans and publicity for the movement.
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Robert B. Gougham
Franklin
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indiana
Indianapolis
J. R. Mitchell
Eit
Move to Kill Eighteenth Amendment Is Lost in House
The House of Representatives rejected a motion to derail the eighteenth amendment by a narrow margin. Lawmakers debated strategy as supporters argued against stalling the proposed measure.
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House of Representatives
Lame Duck Term 9 Opens Amid National Crises
The dying seventy second Congress opens with Hoover era issues including prohibition farm relief finance and war debts. Democrats face a split with Republicans as Speaker Garner prepares an opening day test for repeal of nationwide prohibition while crowds fill Capitol Hill and police guard street demonstrations. Roosevelt’s impending inauguration looms over a tense capital.
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Hoover
Capitol Hill
Garner
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Final papers arrive in Insull extradition case
Athens reports warrants and final extradition papers have arrived from the United States for Samuel Insull former operator of the Middlewest Utilities Company now in receivership. Translation and foreign office approval will lead to transmission to the minister of justice who will order the court of appeals to act immediately.
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Associated Press
Athens
Legation
United States
Samuel Insull
Middlewest Utilities Company
Foreign Office
Minister of Justice
Court of Appeals
Peanut Removed From Lung Aids Girl’s Recovery
Indianapolis December 5 Attendants at James Whitcomb Riley Hospital report 2% year old Phyllis Jean Paduano of Elkhart Ind is improving after a peanut removal operation. The girl was brought to the hospital November 29 and after surgery Thursday was placed in an oxygen chamber until Saturday when her condition improved enough for removal.
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Indianapolis
Phyllis Jean Paduano
Elkhart
Ind
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital
Charles W. Paduano
Fire damages Morgan County Memorial Hospital in Martinsville
A basement origin blaze at Morgan County Memorial Hospital Martinsville Indiana caused about 8000 dollars in damage. The fire raced through a linen chute to the upper floors, destroying the entire upper section while the only patient Eugene Cramer a local high school basketball player with a leg injury evacuated before discovery.
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Associated Press
Martinsville
Ind
Morgan County Memorial Hospital
Eugene Cramer
Two-Thirds Vote Missed in Prohibition Repeal Clash
In Washington on December 5 the House rejected Garner's constitutional amendment for repeal by 271 to 144, missing the required two-thirds. Cheers greeted the outcome from supporters of prohibition while opponents faced disappointment. Leaders plan to push beer legalization for taxation in the next Congress. Congressmen Crowe and Canfield supported repeal.
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Garner
Drys
House
Congress
Druys
Crowe
Canfield
Mrs Trula Emison Critical After Indiana Crash
Mrs Trula Emison wife of Ewing R Emison Republican chairman remained in critical condition at Vincennes hospital with a basal skull fracture after an automobile accident Sunday near the Lincoln bridge. Emison also hospitalized. Aline Robinson and Quam Stevens, the driver, suffered minor injuries.
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Vincennes
Ind
Trula
Ewing R. Emison
Emison
Emisons
Lincoln Bridge
Aline Robinson
Quam Stevens
Weather Records Show Official Report On Local Water Pumping
A weather record note cites an AYScal official report about Hep jmour Water Co pumping issues. The fragment mentions an error in the weather record and relates to municipal water operations.
Weather Outlook Signals Rain Tuesday and Friday
A week ahead forecasts rain on Tuesday and again on Friday with moderate temperatures. Cooler conditions expected Wednesday with daytime highs dropping.
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Washington
Senate
United States of America
Drive
Melvin
Hank” Bell
City
U.S
America
Seventy-Second Congress
Insull
Child
Riley Hospital
Washington, Dec
House of Presentatives
Mrs. Emison
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