Disappearance of 16-Year-Old Miss Blanch Baird Jolts Indiana County
Miss Blanch Baird, 16, vanished Monday noon from the Spray home near Pleasant Grove four miles northwest of Brownstown. Indianapolis brother joins in search after a morning quarrel over her going to a tomato field for money. Ward of Jackson County Board of Children's Guardians, she had lived with the Sprays about five years. Authorities and volunteers comb Pleasant Grove as theories cite possible death by self harm, kidnapping, or voluntary run away.
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Blanch Baird
Dallas Spray
Pleasant Gircve
Brownstown
Henry Lucas
Board of Children’s Guardians
Jackson County
Pleasant Grove
Miss Baird
Spray
Spray Home
Indianapolis
Gallimore School
Ed. Allman
Surprise
Baird
Freight Train Wrecks at Indian Springs
Three C M and St P freight cars on eastbound No 61 piled up on a hillside at Indian Springs sixty miles west of here. No injuries reported and a string of cars is believed to have broke loose and rammed others. The eastbound passenger train was delayed about an hour and forty five minutes as passengers were moved to a special train from this city to the scene.
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Indian Springs
Here
Dental Office Reopens After Vacation
Dentist L Mains announces the reopening of the office with plans to return from vacation on Tuesday September 8 and to resume care for all patients and new cases. The note emphasizes readiness to provide dental services to the community.
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L. M. Mains
Masons Called Meeting Friday at 7 PM
Masons announce a called meeting Friday at 7:00 p m with M M degree. Travis E Carter serves as W M. summary reflects local lodge schedule and leadership note.
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Masons
Travis E. Carter
W. M
Heat record broken as temperature hits 99
The summer heat record was broken as the temperature rose to 99 degrees at 2:30 this afternoon. The previous high was 98 reached during last June’s heat wave.
Ordinances Slated for Third Reading on Stop Traffic and Fireworks
The city council plans final passage of two ordinances at the first September meeting. A boulevard stop plan on Ewing Walnut Chestnut Second and Tipton streets may be approved. A fireworks ban with confiscation and a $25 fine is also proposed along with curb and gutter and paving projects on Fourth Street and the Tipton Street segments.
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Fourth Street
Ewing
Blish
Tipton Street
Blish Street
Columbus
Walnut
Chestnut
Second
Tipton
Township Schools Delay Openings to September 21
Several township districts delay start dates to allow workers time for canning harvests while city schools open as scheduled. No child under six admitted. boundaries keep students at Shields and other borders. Opening times hinge on weather and crop progress. Brownstown may delay if packing plant tomato rush continues.
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Norman J. Lasher
Lasher
Tipton
Ewing Street
Shields
Brownstown
Owen
Salt Creek
Vernon
Pershing
Jackson
Driftwood
Washington
Grassy Fork
Carr
Hamilton
Morgan Packing Company
Redding Township
Mother dies after operation. infant son survives
Lydia Marie Wilde aged 23 wife of Arthur Wilde of 318 West Brown street died at Sehneck Memorial hospital after Caesarian delivery of a son, Norman Robert. She was born October 9 1901 near Waymansville and married May 4 1924. Survived by husband, infant, four brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements set for Saturday at the Wilde home and Evangelical Lutheran church with burial in Lutheran cemetery.
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Lydia Marie Wilde
Arthur Wilde
West Brown Street
Sehneck Memorial Hospital
Waymansville
Herman Bergman
Wilde
Norman Robert
Shenandoah souvenir piece displayed at Tribune office
A fragment of the Shenandoah covers the hangar at Lakehurst New Jersey was photographed by Robert Blair during a trip east. The airship measures 608 feet long and 8 feet in diameter. The cotton fabric cover is painted to give a glistening exterior during flight.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Robert Blair
Tribune
Blair
DePauw Professor to Speak Sunday at Union Service
Dr W W Sweet head of the history department DePauw University Greencastle will give the Sunday night address closing the union series at Shelter House Shields Park The Rev J D Martin president of the Seymour Ministerial Association says the subject lands Plus Wings ties to Labor Day and a larger crowd is expected Leland Bridges will lead the choir music and several local pastors have spoken at prior services
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W. W. Sweet
DePauw University
Greencastle
Methodist Episcopal Church
Shields Park
Seymour
Martin
Leland Bridges
Presbyterian Church Choir
Mr. Martin
A. A. Cohn
First Baptist Church
Golden A. Smith
First Methodist Church
W. T. Mullins
Charles J. Moeller
Trinity Methodist Church
Ry. O. G. Milamore
Congregational Church
Vogel pleads not guilty to burglary in city court
Ira Moser known as Ira Vogel pleaded not guilty to second degree burglary in city court and waived preliminary hearing. Mayor Kesslen set bond at 5000 dollars. he remained jailed in default. He will likely be moved to county jail Friday to await trial in October term of the Jackson Lawrence circuit court after an arrest in the Kamman jewelry store basement.
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Ira Moser
Ira Vogel
C. L. Kesslen
Jackson-Lawrence
Moser
Kamman Jewelry
Fire at Peerless Foundry Co Damages Plant
Fire at the Peerless Foundry Company plant in Indianapolis causes about 50 000 dollars in damage. A section of the plant is destroyed before flames are controlled. Origin of the blaze remains undetermined.
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Peerless Foundry CO
Indianapolis
International News Service
Ind
Peerless Foundry Company
Labor Day Closing Plans Issued by Seymour Stores
The Seymour Business Mews Association directors meet to request all dry goods shoe and hardware stores to close all day on Labor Day September 7. Grocery stores stay open until noon. Daily Tribune to publish near noon and advertisers to place copy by Saturday noon.
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Seymour Business Mews Association
Daily Tribune
Tribune
C. E. S. Chapter Meets Thursday at 7 30
Eltha Carter serves as Worthy Matron as the C E S chapter holds its meeting on Thursday at 7 30 with work to be conducted.
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Eltha Carter
Seymour Business College Opening Dates Announced
Seymour Business College lists day school starting Monday September 7 and night school starting Tuesday September 8 at 6 45. The notice outlines the schedule for both divisions and invites enrollment.
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Sid
Wilde's Grocery Closing For Funeral Notice
Wilde's Grocery will close Saturday until 1 p.m. for the funeral of Mrs Arthur Wilde. It will reopen after 6 p.m. points unclear, but the notice indicates adjusted hours around the funeral.
American Legion And Auxiliary Joint Social Meeting
The American Legion and Auxiliary announce a joint social meeting this Friday September 4. All members urged to attend. W. N. Everhart is noted as the organizer or point of contact.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
W. N. Everhart
Shenandoah Disaster Leaves Thirteen Dead Near Ava
Eyewitness accounts describe the Shenandoah dirigible breaking apart near Ava in Noble County. The wreck killed thirteen and injured about twenty as the ship descended after dawn, with reports noting a cigar shaped monster and a lingering crash site two miles east of Ava.
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Belle Valley
United States Navy
C. L. Arthur
Artha
International News Service
Ava
Noble County
Earth
Ship Rescues Crew Amid Ocean Emergency
A naval vessel engines into peril to aid a stranded crew at sea. Rescue efforts involve lifeboats and coordinated maneuvers as weather hampers outreach. Officials confirm no casualties and ongoing ferrying of sailors to safety.
Red Cross Rushes Aid as Navy and Army Unite
The Red Cross moves to assist both services after Secretary Wilbur reports the Navy encountered a severe storm while enroute. A joint relief effort aims to support sailors and soldiers affected by the weather event.
Plaza Scandal 13 Again in Limelight
Indianapolis Sept 3 The controversy over Indiana's World War Memorial grows as taxpayer Clarence B. Joseph files a complaint with the Registration Board of Engineers to revoke Walker & Weeks Cleveland architects certificates. The board cites plan irregularities and steel supplier ties. The engineers meet Saturday at the State House to act. Final decision rests with memorial trustees.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Clarence Bb. Joseph
State Board of Registration For Professional Engineers
Walker & Weeks
Cleveland
State Board of Accounts
Registration Board of Engineers
Statehouse
Joseph
Stranger Slashed Throat in Mine Digout
An unidentified man calling himself John Schwartz of Chelsea Indiana was found in a coal mine dugout with his throat slashed from ear to ear. He was believed dying at a local hospital after a possible suicide attempt or assault, as officials parsed his few spoken words.
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Litchfield
John Schwartz
Chelsea
Ind
Missing Naval Plane PN-9 No. 1 Off Hawaii
The Pacific trackless waters hide the fate of the PN-9 No. 1 missing more than 36 hours. A flotilla of naval vessels continues search 300 miles off the Hawaiian Islands near the San Francisco to Honolulu route. Commander John Rodgers and his four crew are feared lost as hopes shift from optimism to concern.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
San Franciseco
Honolulu
John Rodgers
Rio Grande Breaks From 115 Banks In El Paso
Rio Grande breaches banks in El Paso flooding seven blocks along the riverfront. About 300 families flee the lowlands to refuge camps at Washington park. Relief funds are being subscribed as Red Cross and Salvation Army workers rush aid.
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International News Service
el Passo
Tex
el Paso
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Ascarte
I. T. Jackson
Washington Park
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Tip's Yellow Taxi Ad and Dr Gillespie Office Move
Short classified notice lists Tip Richardson with phone and residence numbers. It notes Dr Gillespie's offices have moved from the Progressive Music Store to a ground floor, second door south of the Gold Mine, with a jyodte trailing fragment.
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Dr. Gillespie
Gold Mine
Jyodte
Air mail pilots logged over one million miles in six months
Postal service air mail pilots flew 1 285 550 miles in the last half of 1024 marking a high for the fleet. The figure reflects extensive routes and growing transcontinental mail operations during the period.
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Postal Service
Naval Officers Named From Across the Nation
A list of officers including Zach ary Landsdowne of Greenville Ohio Louis Klanceocek of Austin Texas J B Lawrence of St Paul Minnesota A R Houghton of Allston Massachusetts Everett P Allen of Omaha Nebraska Charles Broom of Toms River New Jersey James W Cullinan of Binghamton New Jersey Celestino Mazzuco of Murray Hill New Jersey James A Moore of Savannah Georgia Bartholomew O Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts George C Schnitzer of Tucketon New Jersey William H Spratley of Venice Ralph C Jeffray of St Louis Missouri.
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Zachary Landsdowne
Greenville
Louis Klanceocek
Austin
Tex
J. B. Lawrence
St. Paul
Minn
A. R. Houghton
Allston
Mass
Everett P. Allen
Omaha
Injured List Names McCarthy and Cole in Incident
The report lists two injured individuals: John McCarthy of Freehold New Jersey and Raymond Cole of Lima Ohio in connection with the incident.
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John McCarthy
Freehold
N. J
Raymond Cole
Lima
Ohio
Navy aircraft dispatched to scene of Ohio air crash
Lieut KE W Sheppard of Washington DC commands crews to Caldwell Ohio while Lieut Commander Homer C Wick and Lieut Garland Fulton fly to the crash site. The Cincinnati navy recruiting officer provides subsistence and handles transport for dead and survivors. Army air service facilities offered by Acting Secretary Davis.
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KE. W. Sheppard
Washington, D.C
Jaco Klein
Lakehurst
N. J
Caldwell
Ohio
Homer C. Wick
Navy Air Station
Bollingfield
Garland Fulton
Construction Corps
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Dirigible Disaster Kills Thirteen in Ohio
A fierce morning storm split the Shenandoah over Ava Ohio at 5 45 killing thirteen and injuring twenty. The craft listed at 35 degrees after circling Cambridge for 45 minutes and crashed amid Guernsey and Noble county towns. Helpers rushed victims to Ava Belle Valley and nearby farms as crews struggled to verify injured numbers.
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Shenandoah
Cambridge
Ava
Belle Valley
Guernsey
Noble County
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Depauw
Chosyn
Union
J. D. Martin
Vogel
Kamman Jewelry Store
Seymour Business College
Little
Scott Fiel
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Ally
Giant Air Ouip
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Army
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Walker
Weeks
Tion
State House
Litchfield, Il
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Tip Richardson
Ralph C. Jeffray
St. Louis
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