County Favors State Route Right of Way Purchase
A Seymour town hall meeting backed making a permanent Black Top road from Seymour to Freetown part of the state highway system. The plan requires the county to acquire the right of way before improvements and inclusion are completed, with local officials endorsing the project and a group planning a route trip pending due to illness.
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Seymour
Freetown
Evan B. Stotselburg
Edward P. Elsner
Ray Bower
W. Burkart
Elsner
Edward Mellencamp
Ezra Scott
County Board of Commissioners
J. R. Thompson
Indiana
Lions To Meet In Fort Wayne
Maj. Perry E. Greenwalt of Marion and Claude Rich of Bloomington elected district governors with Fort Wayne chosen as next year’s convention site. Walter Shirley of Indianapolis re elected treasurer as more than twenty clubs participated in the parade and new attendance records were set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry E. Greenwalt
Marion
Claude Rich
Bloomington
Fort Wayne
Crawfordsville
Indiana Lions Clubs
Walter Shirley
Indianapolis
Maj. Greenwalt
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Rich
Lions
Morgantown
Anderson
Connersville
Referendum on Wheat Underway Across County
The wheat referendum clears up that voting does not bind farmers to new contracts. George E. Farrell of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration explains the vote asks if raisers want to continue the program after the current term. Any eligible wheat farmer may vote secretly at the Browns Town court house office until 5 p.m. Saturday May 25.
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George E. Farrell
Division of Grains of the
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Lois Schepman
Wheat Association of
Jackson County
Farrell
Wheat Association
Court House
Brownstown
Corn-Hog Contracts Safe From Cancellation Says Official
L. E. Hoffman of the State Corn-Hog Committee states that farmers who signed the agricultural adjustment corn-hog contracts have no reason to fear cancellation by the AAA. He notes producers will receive payments if they comply with the contract, despite focus on the wheat referendum.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
L. E. Hoffman
State
Corn-Hog Committee
City Police Raid Pats In Jail
Police chief Julius Harlow raided a Mill Street gambling den and arrested nine men. Those jailed include Bob Broyles Robert Whitsett Leonard Boles Paul Patrick Frank Smith Harry Johnson Royal Hien and Joseph Russell. Five dollars and twenty five cents plus fifty one cards were seized along with the suspects. Pro proprietor John O Patrick was later arrested for operating a gambling den.
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Julius Harlow
Third
Mill Streets
Bob Broyles
Robert Whitsett
Leonard Boles
Paul Patrick
Frank Smith
Harry Johnson
Royal Hien
Joseph Russell
Chief Harlow
Mill Street
John O. Patrick
Chinch Bug Area To Get Help In Corn Belt
A map from the U S Department of Agriculture shows chinch bug infestation in the southern edge of the area spanning Indiana. A 2 5 million appropriation funds creosote trenches along corn fields to combat the anticipated heavy outbreak, weather permitting, according to Lee A Strong chief of the bureau of.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Corn
Lee A. Strong
Bureau of
Thirteen-Pound Daughter Born Near Seymour
Mr and Mrs George Combs northeast of Seymour welcomed a thirteen pound daughter Tuesday morning. Both mother and baby are doing nicely. Grandmother Mrs Will Comba returned to Rockford after visiting the family.
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George Combs
Seymour
Barracks 10 to be moved into Tipton area home
Indiana State Police barracks in southern Indiana are set to move into a house on the Stieglemeyer site near Tipton and O'Brien streets this Friday. Lieut. Chester Butler of Indianapolis is overseeing the reorganization and Serg. Walter Eckert from Os good will supervise the Seymour barracks. Windows are being cleaned as furniture from the Bedford barracks is moved to Seymour for occupancy.
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Indiana State Police
Indiana
Stieglemeyer
Tipton
O’brien
Chester Butler
Indianapolis
Walter Eckert
Osgood
al. G. Feeney
Seymour Barracks
Seymour
Lieut. Butler
Lieut
Butler
Bedford Barracks
Indiana face of consolidation debate maps tax burden
A state legislative committee led by Clarence A. Jackson seeks an answer on whether merging townships with low property values can cut government costs in Indiana. A June 3 meeting will discuss a map by Otto K. Jensen showing higher tax rates as township wealth falls.
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Indiana
Paul V. McNutt
Clarence A. Jackson
Gross Income Tax
State House
Otto K. Jensen
State Board of Accounts
Jane Addams Dies After Major Operation
Jane Addams renowned social reformer dies in Chicago after a major operation. Her work with settlement houses and advocacy for peace, women, and immigrant communities marked a lasting legacy in American social reform.
Jane Addams Dies After Long Social Work Career
Jane Addams, founder of Hull House in Chicago, died at Passavant Hospital at age seventy four after a major operation for intestinal adhesions. Physicians disclosed she had internal cancer known since 1932, ending a lifetime of peace and social work acclaimed worldwide.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jane Addams
Passavant Hospital
Hull House
Strawberries On The Market Here
Jackson county reports its first strawberry crop on the market with early fruit already visible. The season’s crop is valued around 10 000 to growers and yields about 150 crates per acre, with prices likely to fall as supply expands. Many growers plan to ship berries to out of town markets.
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Jackson County
Dionne Quintuplets Near First Birthday Milestone
The Dionne quintuplets reach fifty second week of life as Canada and the world watch. The five girls Earn more money than the U S president while gaining unprecedented public notice. They have become wards of the King through extraordinary legislation and set a life-record for quintuplets.
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Callander
Ont
Dionne
United States
Hitler Address Is Given Study Large Army Is Possible
Berlin May 22 1935 diplomats viewed Hitler Reichstag address with skepticism noting the speech promised peace while unveiling conscription to build the largest peacetime army yet. Observers see no tangible international peace gains and suspect time to push armament plans.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Three Deaths at Motor Speedway
At Indianapolis on May 22, a fatal wall breach and fence failure killed veteran driver W H H Stubblefield, his mechanic Leo Whittaker, and driver Johnny Hannon during attempts to qualify for the 500 mile race. The trio died after their cars overturned and left the course, as the event's grim pattern of speed and danger continued at the speedway.
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Indianapolis
W. HH
Stubby) Stubblefield
Motor Speedway
Leo Whit Taker
Johnny Hannon
Speedway
Dave Evans
Stubblefield
Los Angeles
Whittaker
Roosevelt veto looms as Patman bonus bill faces override
President Roosevelt warned Congress the Patman bonus bill would unleash uncontrollable prices and destroy savings. He said it favors able bodied veterans over the disabled and would inject new currency, costing about 1.6 billion dollars above the present value of certificates. The House vote stood 328 to 98 to override, sending the issue to the Senate for a two thirds margin.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
House
Mr. Roosevelt
Patman bonus bill details for World War veterans
Washington outlines the Patman plan to cash 3,500,000 adjusted service certificates at once totaling 2.2 billion dollars. New currency would be issued as payments are needed, raising inflation concerns. Average veterans would receive about 497 dollars per certificate plus the $500 loan. the 15 percent not borrowing could obtain around 1,000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Washington Bonus Fight of 1924 War Law and Certificates
The 1924 bonus law gave soldiers extra pay for days served at home and overseas, creating compensation certificates. Issued in 1925 with maturity in 1926, these certificates averaged about $1,000. The Patman bill aimed to redeem them immediately with new currency.
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Associated Press
Washington
Patman
1000 Landings For U S Ships
1 000 landings planned for U S ships as the Pacific fleet trains west of Hawaii in May. The U S battleships and cruisers prepare with catapults ready on flight operations near San Diego. The manned buoys and flags signal readiness as Admiral orders movement.
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U. S
Hawaii
San Diego
Pacific
Paulting
Ms Battle Line
Pennsylvania
Eal
Weather Records Stage of River
River level stands 2 feet above the low water mark as observed by observers.
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Pats
Bedford
Dionnes
By Dale C. Harrison
Stubby” Stubblefield
Riley Goble
The
Seymour Water Co
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