Crowmer Burns CIO Cards in Michigan City Labor Row
Amalgamated Workers leader Crowmer burned 432 CIO union membership cards obtained from Reliance Manufacturing plant workers in Michigan City. He claimed the C IO promised workers a two week paid vacation and fostered communism. Union officials denied his charges and labeled him a labor spy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.lo
KR. L. Crowmer
Columbus
Crowmer
Michigan City
Frank Rosenblum
Amalgamated Garment Workers Union
Indianapolis
Rosenblum
U.L0
Newman Jeffrey
Southern Indiana Reliance Plants
Michigan City Evening Dispatch
John L. Lewis
CIO
Reliance
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
U.so
Indiana
Evening Dispatch
Garment
Chicago
Indiana Traffic Takes 7 Lives Over Weekend
Seven people were killed and many injured across Indiana in weekend crashes. Notable deaths include Hanna Hicksell 36 of Muskegon died in a Rochester head on collision with Cecilia Hicksell 20 injured. Gary residents Lydell Montgomery and Fred Holt injured. Miss Hicksell’s sister among the injured. A Fort Wayne attendant Orville Ranner 24 died in a crash at a filling station. Other fatalities occurred near Terre Haute New Castle and Stockwell with multiple injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna Hicksell
Muskegon
Mich
Rochester
Cecilia Hicksell
Lydell Montgomery
Jefferson Street
Fred Holt
Washington Street
Gary
Indianapolis
Hicksell Sisters
Louisville
Kvy
Dean Stinson
Montgomery
Orville Ranner
Fort Wayne
Ranner
New Castle
Genevieve Walker
Richard Frazier
Caroline Bohde
Robert Shirk
Portland
Standish Rites Held Today At Bedford
Funeral services for Miles Standish twenty six of Bedford were held at 2 30 this afternoon from his mother 1401 Thirteenth street Bedford with pastors Joel Lee Jones and W James Niven officiating Burial followed at Green Hill Cemetery An inquest into his death remains incomplete pending questions for Claude Green in critical condition from the same auto truck collision near Brownstown Deputy Coroner Tower Sheriff Barkman and Prosecuting Attorney Long led testimony during the Saturday inquest at Bedford city hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Standish
Brownstown
Mr. Standish
Thirteenth Street
Bedford
Joel Lee Jones
Bedford Christian Church
W. James Niven
First Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Claude Green
Dunn Memorial Hospital
F. Tower
Jackson County
Tower
William Barkman
David F. Long
Mrs Ruth Tharpe 1886 County Native Dies at 51
Mrs Ruth Tharpe aged fifty one died at 600 East Third Street at 5 05 Sunday afternoon after a three year illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 30 from Voss Mortuary with Rev Fred Bouse in charge. Burial in Riverview Cemetery. She was born January 4 1886 in Jackson County daughter of Jess and Nancy Jane Durham. Survived by husband James Tharpe a son Ellis two brothers James and Emil Durham a sister Letha Goens and another sister Pearl Robbins plus four grandchildren. Friends may call at Voss Mortuary after 7 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Tharpe
East Third Street
Voss Mortuary
Fred Bouse
Church of the Nazarene
Riverview Cemetery
Tharpe
Jackson County
Jess and
Nancy Jane Butler Durham
James Tharpe
Ellis
James Durham
Emil Durham
Redding Township
Letha Goens
Levymour
Pearl Robbins
Seymour
Joint inquiry set for Tuesday on B&O blast near Osgood
The Interstate Commerce Commission and Indiana Public Service Commission will hold a joint inquiry in Cincinnati Tuesday over the June 22 Baltimore and Ohio freight engine explosion near Osgood. Brakeman Charles Dickason and fireman Roy Carr were killed. engineer George Gottberg fatally injured. Ray Gilbert will represent Indiana. Inspectors have reviewed the wreck and repair records to determine the blast cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana Public Service Commission
Cincinnati
Baltimore & Ohio Freght
Osgood
Charles Dickason
Roy Carr
Mitchell
George Gottberg
Louisville
Ray Gilbert
Indiana Publi Service Commission
Baltimore & Ohio
Middle West
Germany seeks share of world trade and colonies
Adolf Hitler applauded as Germany demanded a share of world raw materials and trade at the International Chamber of Commerce session in Berlin. Col. General Goering and Dr. Hjalmar Schacht urged self sufficiency and the return of colonies, insisting Germany must rely only on its own strength to defend independence and prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
International Chamber of Commerce
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Hijalmar Schacht
Wurzburg
Hitler
Reich
Spain
Goering
Charlottenburg Opera House
Gen. Goering
Jerrell Rites This Afternoon
Funeral services for Arthur K Beatty Jerrell former Seymour city councilman were held in Jeffersonville after his death at his Tunnelton home. Jerrell aged sixty four born Seymour November 1873 spent his life in the area entering politics restaurant work and state reformatory service later becoming dining room superintendent. He belonged to Knights of Pythias Woodmen Masonic lodges and First Baptist Church Jeffersonville. Survived by widow two sons Everett and Allan a daughter Lucille Mikel and three brothers Melvin George Louis Jerrell all of Seymour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Arthur K. “Beatty
Jerrell
Seymour
Tunnelton
Combs-Scott
Indianapolis Avenue
Indiana State Reformatory
Pendleton
Knights of Pythias and
Woodmen
Masonic Lodge
First Baptist Church
Everett Jerrell
Allan Jerrel
New Albany
Lucille Mikel
Paducah
Melvin Jerrell
George Jerrell
Louis Jerrell
Missionary Honored at Farewell Service in Immanuel Church
Large crowd attends farewell service for Rev. Clarence Kittmann Lutheran missionary to India and his family at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Pastor Rev. E. H. Eggers led, sermon by Rev. H. M. Zorn. Kittmann thanks supporters as he and family prepare July 4 departure for a seven-year return to India. Attendees from Columbus and county Lutheran churches join a social hour on the school playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kittmann
India
Immanuel Lutheran Church
E. H. Eggers
H. M. Zorn
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Indianapolis
Foreign Missionary Board
Mr. Rittmann
Seymonor
Columbus
Walther League
Seining Arrest Results in Fine for Homer Green
Homer Green of this city was arrested Sunday at Rockford by Game Warden Philip Crecelius with his son Jesse for taking fish by illegal seine. He was fined 23.50 in Justice of the Peace Oliver Burrell’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Green
Rockford
Philip Crecelius
Jesse
Green
Court of Justice of the Peace
Oliver Burrell
First Delivery of Local Wheat in Jackson County
The county quarters saw Theodore Hackman deliver the first 1937 wheat crop to Blsh Milling Company using a combine. He brought 550 bushels graded No 2 with excess moisture as buyers offered 1.04 dollars per bushel. Threshing begins nationwide this week with expectations of large receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Hackman
Blsh Milling Company
Hackman
Jackson County
License Issued for Collection Agency in Indianapolis
Secretary of State August G. Mueller announced the first license issued to a collection agency under the 1937 General Assembly law. The statute requires any person firm or corporation that solicits or collects accounts to be licensed by the Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
August G. Mueller
General Assembly
Work Begins on Litt Bros New Store Front
Work is in progress on installing a new front at Litt Bros store on West Second Street. During construction the North Chestnut Street entrance will be used exclusively. The plan includes a modern front to improve appearance and attract customers, with interior remodeling planned after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litt Bros
West Second Street
North Chestnut Street
Fred Able
Homecoming at Liberty Congregational Church
Liberty Congregational Christian Church held its annual home coming with an all day observance. Local members attended the afternoon service including Mrs Eva Pottschmidt Mrs Henry Mass man and Rev J Willard Yoder from St Pauls Congregational Church. Rev Yoder sang a solo The Prayer Perfect. Rev Ivan Gwaltney of Edinburg is the pastor and his student pastor brother preached at the night service. Visiting pastors including former pastors spoke during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Congregational Christian Church
Liberty
Norman
St. Paul’s Congregational Church
Eva Pottschmidt
Henry Massman
J. Willard Yoder
Yoder
Ivan Gwaltney
Edinburg
Franklin College
H. Vernon Winter
Columbus
Electric Chair Looms For Triple Murderer Irwin
Rob ert Irwin, a 29 year old alleged killer and former inmate, faces potential first degree murder indictments for the Easter Sunday Beekman Hill slayings. Police plan grand jury action after his Chicago surrender and New York transfer. He claims insanity and cites time in a nut house to avoid the death penalty. Three officers guard him to prevent self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Moody
Robert Irwin
Beekman Hill
Lewis J. Valentine
William €. Dodge
Veronica Gedeon
Valentine
Dodge
Irwin
Herald and Examiner
Chicago
Acci
Gedeon
Ronnie
Ethel Rudner
J N Williams Obituary Notice For Cincinnati Engineer
Jesse N Williams formerly of this city died Sunday at his Cincinnati home after illness. He was an engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for about thirty years. Survived by widow Tillie Deitz and others. funeral in Seymour with services at 2 p.m. burial Riverview Cemetery. He was born in Ripley county to Eli and Jennie Williams. He moved to Cincinnati about twelve years ago. Many friends here mourn his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse N. Williams
J. H. Williams
West Eidith Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Seymour
Voss Mortuary
Riverview Cemetery
William
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ripley County
Eli
Jennie Williams
Tillie Deitz
Scouts Head to Washington for Jambo Ree trip
Four Seymour Scouts Tom Voss Tom Graessle Clifford Starr Jr and Richard Montgomery depart this afternoon for North Vernon then board a train to Washington D C for the Boy Scout Jambooree held this week. They join Hoosier Hills Area Council peers at North Vernon and travel to the capital together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
North Vernon
Washington, D. C
Tom Voss
Toms Graessle
Clifford Starr, Jr
Richard Montgomery
Hoosier Hills
Washington
Heavy congressional program may keep lawmakers busy into fall
Democratic leaders in Congress push a packed agenda including court reform government reorganization and wave and hour measures. Senator Robinson says court debate may wait until after July 4 while President Roosevelt may address farm legislation today. Rayburn predicts a long adjournment with August 15 or September 1 as target dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Jefferson Island
Chesapeake Bay
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
House
Wallace
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Rayburn
Texas
Wheeler
Montana
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
King
Utah
Lamneck
Ohio
Man Serving Term for Slaying Is To Be Freed
Denver June 28 Ernest Mattice who has two life terms for a crime officials say others confessed to awaits release. District Attorney John Carroll said he hopes to free the 33 year old former candy salesman on the strength of confessions by Frank Neill Earl Arthur Parker who admitted his part in the assault on Mrs Margaret Cykosz. Detective Captain James E Childers said Neill and three other men confessed to beating five women and raping a 17 year old during a purse snatching spree three months ago. Mattice had served six months in state prison for assaulting Mrs Cykosz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ernest Mattice
John A. Carroll
Frank Neill
Exconvict
Earl Arthur Parker
Neill and Parker
James FE. Childers
Margaret Cykosz
Mattice
S O“T
Childers
Neill
Neil
Robert
Louis
G George Rapue
Mattive
Cykosz
Fresh fears of violence spread to Indiana strike front
Fresh fears of violence swept the strike line as guardsmen were requested in East Chicago Indiana where two steel plants hoped to reopen. In Ohio towns including Youngstown troops keep order amid tense labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Youngstown
Indiana
East Chicago
Governor Townsend Predicts Steel Strike Peace In Indiana
Indianapolis Governor M Clifford Townsend said a peaceful settlement of the 22 000 steel workers strike in the Calumet area should come within 24 hours. CTO leaders warned they would resist any move to reopen Inland Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube plants. Townsend said he would not deploy national guard or declare martial law unless the situation worsens in East Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Calumet
M. Clifford Townsend
Indiana
CTO
Inland Steel
Youngstown
National Guard
Chicago
Governors weigh use of troops as steel strike drags on
Gov M Clifford Townsend says no martial law in East Chicago and no troops now amid a 33 day strike for signed contracts. Ohio and Michigan National Guardsmen sustain order while CIO leaders claim the strike remains unbroken and work resumption reports are exaggerated. Bethlehem Steel’s Cambria works operate after martial law ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahonine Valley
Martin Ll. Davey
John Ll. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Gus Hall
CIO
Weather Record Shows Shower Outlook and Warm Week
Weather notes report downtown temperature readings and river level data from Seymour Water Co pumping station. Forecast calls for showers early week and again Thursday, with moderate warmth mid and late week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Water Co
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Amalgamated
Mobile
Terre Haute
Samuel H. Walker, Jr
Russell Lowell Sipple
Henry Sipple
Stockwell
Tippecanoe County
Mrs. Tharpe
Onies
der Guehrer
F. H. Fentener von Vlissingen
Netherlands
United States
der Fuehrer
Ers
Liberty Church
J. N. Williams
Legislation
Townsend
Cambria
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
America
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