Resignation report denied by Southern Indiana Tel Co head
L Griffitts denied resigning as president of the Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Company. News dispatches had claimed his resignation announced during a hearing on rate increases in Indianapolis. Griffitts said he remains head of the company and associated firms, with further statements expected in coming days. The rate hearing was postponed to January 17 after the PSC refused higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Company
Indianapolis
Master of Chancery
Griffitts
Associated Companies
Indiana Public Service Commission
Cast For Club Play Announced
The Dramatic Club at Shields High School names cast for Laff That Off a three act comedy. Kenneth Warbritton announces cast including Elbert Lasher John Gould William Hancock Margaret Rogers Emmie Catherine Vehstage Hortense Griffitts Buddy Charles with Peggy becoming a movie star in the finale.
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Shields High School
Kenneth Warbritton
Peggy
Art
Remorse
Leo
Elbert Lasher
John Gould
William Hancock
DeMolay Leader Eugene Lappin Dies in Kokomo
Seymour Chapter officers report the death of Eugene Lappin of Kokomo a DeMolay Legion of Honor Dad of the J McLean Moulder Chapter. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 PM at the Masonic Temple Kokomo. Lappin chaired the 1929 Indiana State DeMolay Conclave.
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Seymour
Order of DeMolay
Eugene Lappin
Kokomo
DeMolay Legion
J. McLean Moulder
Masonic Temple
Lapping
Indiana
Eleven More Shopping Days Until Christmas
Stores are crowded as shoppers prepare for the holiday rush with eleven shopping days left. Retailers report stocks ample and expect demand to accelerate, focusing on utilitarian gifts and apparel accessories while many shoppers still look rather than buy. December adds one extra shopping day this year, aiding overall sales.
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Seyimour
Leonard Brooks Rites Set For Friday
Funeral services for Leonard Brooks age thirty one former Seymour resident who died in Indianapolis will be at Nazarene church Friday at 1 PM. Rev Selweek leads with Rev A L Emmert and Rev L O Green assisting. Burial in Riverview Cemetery. Pneumonia caused death. Survived by parents Alamander and Rose Brooks a widow a young daughter six brothers and one sister.
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Leonard Brooks
Seymour
Robert Long
Indianapolis
Nazarene Church
A. L. Emmert
Fort Wayne
L. 0. Green
Riverview
Mr. Brooks
Alamander
Rose Brooks
Brooks
Shelbyville
John and
Everett Brooks
R. C. Brooks
Stinesville
Tud
Clarence Brooks
Claude Brooks
Muncie
Elmer Brooks
Roy Davis
Police Chiefs Sponsor Bills For Legislature
Rollie H Benson of Kokomo a past president of the Indiana Association of Police Chiefs visited Wednesday afternoon to promote a slate of bills to the state legislature. Local chief Homer Phillips joined as a new member and the group seeks civil service appointments and statewide police radios to curb crime. The association holds two conventions yearly with Hunting ton hosting the spring event and Columbus Gary bidding for the 1931 fall gathering.
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Rollie H. Benson
Kokomo
Indiana Association of Police
Llomer Phillips
Indiana
Association
Huntington
Columbus
Gary
Style Show Again Tonight at Majestic Theater
The Majestic theater and the Newton store present a style show and frolic tonight after the motion picture. New acts are promised and the frolic will be staged at 8 30 following the film, after last night’s audience approval.
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Majestic Theater
Newton Store
Change Sought to Change Jonesville Station Agency Status
Hearing on the petition of the Pennsylvania railroad to convert Jonesville station from agency to non agency for freight and passenger service was held at Columbus yesterday. W. P. Tholmes, examiner for the Public Service Commission, said a decision would likely come in two to three weeks. Edwin Wright opposed the abandonment, noting local shipment difficulties. Wright also indicated better business may come next year. Railroad attorneys were Lambert McAllister of Pittsburgh and J. C. Shollenberger of Indianapolis.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jonesville
Court House
Columbus
W. P. Tholmes
Public Service Commission
Holmes
Edwin Wright
Wright
Mgr. Wright
Corm
Ission
Lambert McAllister
Pittsburgh
J. C. Shollenberger
Indianapolis
Dewey Young's Car Is Stolen Again
Authorities have found no trace of the Oldsmobile couch belonging to Dewey Young of North Chestnut street stolen from a Medora parking place about 5 o'clock Wednesday evening. Local police were notified promptly but the car and thieves remain at large. Young’s car had been stolen in this city recently and recovered days later by authorities in Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Dewey Young
North
Chestnut Street
Medora
Young
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Court fight over Indiana county district lines heard
Oral arguments were heard by the Indiana supreme court on a temporary writ restraining James A. Cox from presiding in a Lawrence county case. The dispute centers on a 1929 bill altering Jackson and Johnson counties into separate districts, amid recent elections and related judicial changes.
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Tdiana
Jackson
Hirown
Indiana Supreme Court
James A. Cox
Lawrence County
John ©. Branaman
Fortieth
Lawrence
Cox
Callen’ B. Barnes
Edward Massman
State of
Indiana
Kate Owens
Lawrence Circus Court
Frank B. Gilkerson
Jackson County
Brown County
Johnson County
Johnson and
Brown
Gilkerson
Grant County
Supreme Court
Coast Enshrouded By Dense Fog Across Channel
Heavy fog across the channel disrupts transport by water and land. The Belgian steamer Prince Leopold damaged entering Dover Harbor, Aquitania delayed at Southampton, Hull fogbound with trawlers at sea, eastern trains hours late, and buses colliding with vehicles in Leicester and Chatburn. Warmer weather expected to ease conditions soon.
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London
Channel
Prince Leopold
Dover
Southampton
Hull
England
Leicester
Chatburn
Lancashire
Rescued From Wilds But Companion Dies
Two men stranded for about two months in the Yukon wilderness were rescued by an Alaska pilot and an airplane crew. Burke died of exposure during the ordeal after their plane became disabled near Liard River. Marten and Kading survived with help from Wasson and Walsh who spotted their signal fire last Saturday and guided the rescue reaching White Horse, Y T.
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White Horse
Y. T
Dee
Yukon
Bob Marten
Wrangell
Alaska
Emil Kading
Wilds
Br. J. A. Burke
Everett Wasson
Joe Walsh
Burke
Liard
Atlin
Tbcl
Marten
Kading
Wolf Lake
Liard River
Wolfe Lake
Wasson
Walsh
Runaway girl tells police tale of unhappiness at home
A twelve year old runaway girl was in police custody here awaiting word from her Chicago step mother. She said her father Clinton Bulkley came home drunk and was cruel, prompting her to leave on her bicycle toward Tennessee. Police Chief Homer Phillips led the interview with hours of questioning.
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Chicago
Jane W. Bulkley
Homer Phillips
West Second Street
Tennessee
No Alimony Denied in Moonshine Case
Assured Press from Chicago December 11 reports Judge Trude refused temporary alimony to John Warren 32 in a divorce suit from Catherine Warren. Warren entered with his parents and claimed his wife ran a beer flat and his moonshine intoxication left him unable to work for three years.
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Assured Press
Chicago
John Warren
Catherine
Trude
Warren
DaYo PLAN FOR 13d0 CAMPAIGN
In Washington on December 11 a new alignment of city organizations general staff prepared to direct strategy for the 1932 presidential campaigns. The National Association of Prohibition Support Groups ended its session by naming a unified strategy committee of a dozen leaders from 35 groups, led by Mrs. Ella A. Boole of Wey. The group pledges a solid front on legislative political issues affecting prohibition and plans for the next national election, rejecting any national prohibition referendum. Prohibition director Woodcock urged cooperation to educate and curb non commercial violations, pledging his bureau will press prosecutions of commercial breaches.
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Washington
National Association of Organizations
Ella
A. Boole
The
Wey
Prohibition
Woodcock
Legislature Urges Common Action For Nation's Welfare
Washington dispatch reports inter party cooperation leaders press for relief legislation to aid the economy. Senate debates a 110 million public works bill as Democrats condemn politics during the emergency. Senator Robinson of Arkansas defends party leadership and calls for broader welfare measures possibly financed by bonds or tax raises. The world court issue also dominates talk with opposition from Senator Johnson of California.
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Tty
Prora
Washington
Ktegnante
Inter-Party
Cooperative Movement
Congress
Senate
Robinson
Arka
Democratic
Baw
House
Wah Ean
White House
Sore Sen
Sion
Borah
Johnson
Republican
California
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Demolay
Manning
Lindsey
By EY
Ben DR. Lindsey
New York City
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine Ceenter
Williaiamo Manning
Adhiy Garfield Hays
Dradee Lindsey
Evanston
John Welsh
Eureka
Texas
Welsh
Pennsylvania
Jackson Fsounty
Jackson and
Brown Farm District
Johnson Counties
Associated Press
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Arthur Brisbane
Catanding
Henry Pord
Try Associated Press
DaYo
Jal Goble
Seymour Water Co
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