Wily forger hits four cities with identical checks
Police trace a suave forger to Seymour North Vernon Paoli and Mitchell after three or more $25 checks are cashed. Chief Misch confirms handwriting on a Paoli check matches two local copies. The suspect dates back to November 28 1928 with later fittings in North Vernon and Seymour.
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Seymour
North Vernon
W. A. Misch
J. M. Hon
Paoli
Chief Misch
Sheriff Hon
Misch
Paoli State Bank
William Duncan
C. H. Blankshaw
Mitchell
Reliance and Columbus Teams Meet at Baptist Gym
Reliance of Seymour faces Reliance of Columbus on Tuesday December 18 at 8 p m in Baptist gym. Admission 25 cents. Also advertised are Brunswick and Radiola 9 tube Superheterodyne radios from Este HL Hancock Music and Radio Co next to the First National Bank.
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Reliance
Seymour
Columbus
Baptist Gym
Brunswick
Este
HL Hancock Music and Radio Co
First National Bank
Beautiful swing frames for Kodak pictures
Platter's deals offer swing frames for Kodak pictures at 25 cents. Item appears in a decorative sale listing with minimal details.
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Kodak Pictures
Platter
Bandits With Machine Guns Rob Gamblers
Nine men armed with machine guns and automatic revolvers robbed a gambling resort in Evansville Indiana, taking nearly $3000. They also beat a drug store proprietor, inflicting severe head injuries, and took $160 a diamond ring and a $400 stud. No trace of the bandits has been found.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Hoe Factory to Open Up Production Full Capacity
Sam B. Wolf Sons Company shoe plant on South Chestnut Street will return to full operation by year end with capacity employment of 350 workers. The plant, idle due to stock surplus, will resume normal output and produce a new model shoe, according to Superintendent John Keits.
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Sam B. Wolf Sons Company
South Chestnut Street
John Keits
Shoplifters Reported Active in Seymour
Police reveal rising shoplifting activity as Christmas rush nears. A man at a Seymour furniture store allegedly yanked a bed lamp, hid it under his overcoat, and fled in a car. Chief Misch says one suspect may be identified and an arrest could follow soon. Police note multiple stores reported thefts recently.
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F. L. Summers
Rockford, Ill
W. A. Misch
Seymour
Summers
Misch
Baby 10 Escape Asylum Future
A fragment notes a baby ten escaping an asylum toward an uncertain future. The readable text emphasizes escape and a looming unknown fate. The item resembles a serialized or fragmented note rather than a full report.
Betty Ann Dal is Held From State Hospital Custody
Betty Ann Dal, two months old, will not be sent to the state hospital with her mother who murdered another child. The Elgin Hospital superintendent says the judge’s ruling to keep them together stands, but Betty’s future remains in doubt as legal action continues.
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Chicago
Betty Aandalis
State Asylum For
R. T. Hinton
Elgin Hospital
Betty Ann
State Hospital
Thomas Lynch
King Winter to Ride in on Norther Tonight
Indianapolis dispatch reports a weather forecast predicting a sharp cold snap tonight with strong northwest winds bringing snow. Armington of the weather bureau forecasts a drop to near 20 degrees, ending a mild spell.
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King Winter
Northwester
Indianapolis
Det
J. H. Armington
Weather Bureau
Armington
Professors Recall Moscow Praise and School Days
A reflective line recalls college professors returning from Moscow praising the Soviet government and evokes past ease of fooling the teacher during school days.
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Moscow
Kris Kingle Opens His Final Drive in Seymour
Santa Claus opened his final drive in Seymour today as merchants extended hours and decorated storefronts for Christmas. Rain did not deter shoppers, but the gift search grows tighter with only six days left until Christmas.
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Kris Kingle
Seymour
Santa Claus
Lewis as Labor Secretary Candidate in Hoover Cabinet
Rumor from Springfield on December 17 reports John L. Lewis international president of the United Mine Workers of America may be offered Secretary of Labor in President elect Hoover's cabinet. State leaders back Lewis and union officers reportedly support him. Lewis was recently re elected head of the union.
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Springfield
Lewis
The
Mine Workers’ Union
Edinburg Stirred by Glass Witness Question
Johnson county officials debate holding James Glass 23 night marshal of Edinburg as a grand jury witness while he serves a manslaughter sentence for Earl Jackson's slaying. He was to be sent to Pendleton Reformatory to begin a 2 to 21 year term after pleading guilty. Continued on page 7 column 3.
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Johnson County
James Glass
Edinburg
Earl Jackson
Gilass
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Fremont Miller
Johnson
Franklin
Jackson
Tragic Kokomo Family Die In Train Crash
A family of six from Kokomo perished near Windfall Indiana when their car collided with a passenger train. Mrs Mary Hines 60 Mrs Frank Carlisle 33 and her daughter Mrs Lloyd Richey 30 Eugene Richey 3 and Frederick Elliott 3 died. Driver Frank Carlisle 34 and Virgil Elliott 13 sustained serious injuries. The Elliott child died en route to hospital.
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Ind
Mary Hines
Frank Carlisle
Lloyd Richey
Eugene Richey
Frederick Elliott
Hines
Virgil Elliott
Elliott
Carlisle
Kokoro
Hobbs
Settlement Prospects in Bolivian Paraguayan Border Dispute
The Bolivian Paraguayan border tension could near settlement as Paraguay accepts two mediation offers from Argentina and the Pan American conference in Washington. Bolivia, steadier after Fort Vanguardia clashes and 24 dead on December 6, may also accept mediation, but war looms if talks fail.
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Chaco
Paraguay
Argentina
Washington
Bolivia
Fort Vanguardia
New Term Begins at Seymour Business College
J B Love of Chestnut Ridge visited on business as Seymour Business College announces term starts day school December 3 and night school January 1.
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Seymour Business College
J. B. Love
Chestnut Ridge
Treatment With Rays Gives King George III Little Hope
London reports that King George VI received ray therapy after two bulletins spoke of slight improvement. Doctors Wood and Howitt administered the treatment as the monarch’s condition remained precarious. The Prince of Wales was summoned and then left for York House, continuing care at Windsor.
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United Press
London
George
Robert Stanton Wood
Frank 7 Howitt
Wales
Ile
York House
Bolivia Moves Toward Mediation in Paraguay Dispute
From La Paz on December 17, Bolivia prepared to accept a mediation offer in the Paraguay dispute. News of Bolivian forces capturing Paraguayan forts in the Chaco area Friday seemed to ease wartime tensions after 34 Bolivians were killed at Fort.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chaco
Abducted Woman Found Unconscious After Bus Stop Incident
Frances Box, 21, reported abductors dragged her into a car as she left a city bus. She regained consciousness under a railroad bridge, described resisting the men when one passed an arm around her before losing awareness. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Indianapolis
Frances Box
Medora Schools Close Amid Flu Epidemic
Medora schools shut today due to a wave of illness in Jackson county. Shields high school reports 91 absentees, 50 more than Friday. officials say cases are generally mild. Classes to resume after Christmas vacation.
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Medora
Jackson County
Shields High School
New Rebel Peril Greets Hoover in Uruguay
President-Elect Herbert Hoover began the final stage of a Latin American goodwill tour arriving in Montevideo Uruguay aboard the Buenos Aires. The visit marks the first stop on a voyage northward and follows a demonstration supporting Nicaraguan rebels.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Herbert Hoover
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Gilda Gray in Divorce Battle With Manager Krepps
New York reports Gil Boag accuses Gilda Gray of frequent misconduct with her manager C I Krepps. Gray denies marrying Krepps and says she will divorce Boag and focus on her art. She heads to Chicago then Milwaukee to visit family and her 14 year old son.
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United Press
New York
New York Daily News
John Chapman
America
Boag
Miss Gray
French Line
Chicago
Michalski
Gray
Milwaukee
Mary Michalski
The
Daily News
Krepps
Port Wshing
Halts Es Victim Of Sick Epidemic Court May Convene Tuesday
In Crothersville the Jackson County circuit court did not open due to Judge Cox illness. Proceedings shift to Tuesday with jurists to start by reading civil docket. Howard Hostetter, 19, faces trial for robbery linked to the Union State Bank raid at Crothersville, with potential postponement.
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J. A. Cox
Crothersville
Jackson County
Schedal Court
Cox
Howard Hoste
Union State Bank
Crotheville
Howard Hostetter
New York
Southport
Tria
Congress Hears Cruiser Bill and Kellogg Pact Debate
In Washington on December 17 the new cruiser bill and the Kellogg pact renouncing war are center stage as Conan closes its pre Christmas session. Senator Gillett and Senator Bruce spoke on both issues linking them in the legislative program.
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Washington
Tu Dorous
Cotol Halls
Conan
Senate
Gillett
Bruce
League of Nations
Weather Summary From Sey mour Water Co Station
Weather record reported by Riley Goble at the local weather observatory in the Sey mour Water Co pumping station. Maximum temperature 53 degrees, minimum 48 degrees, rainfall 1 inch.
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Riley Goble
The
Seymour Water Co
Weather Outlook for Ohio Valley Showers and Cooling
The forecast calls for Monday showers across the Ohio Valley with cooler conditions on Tuesday. Temperatures rise again by Friday, with a warming trend expected over northern ports.
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Ohio Valley
North Ports
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Rockford
Chief of Police
Man
Hospital Head
Hoover
Prince
Kokomo Hospital
Ilere
Prince George
King George
Queen Mary
England
Berengana
Bermuda
H. M.S. Duyban
Duke of Gloucester
Capetown
South Africa
Shields
Gilda
Hubby
Shimmy Queen
James A. Cox
Havas Bill Team
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