Wives Granted Decrees and New Petitions Filed
Judge Albert R. Owens grants Lula Jarvis a divorce from John Jarvis with custody of two minors and $10 weekly support. Hazel Wenzel becomes Ambler after divorce from George Wenzel. Two new divorces and two limited separation petitions filed in county courts. Bettie Bayles seeks divorce from John Bayles for cruel treatment with custody of two children. Helen Strange seeks three year separation from Charles Strange. Ethel May Oxford files for two year separation from Edwin R. Oxford with $2000 alimony and restraining orders. Anna Jane Baffett seeks divorce from George Raffett for cruel treatment with custody of three children and judgment on real estate purchase at 2306 Elm Street.
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Albert R. Owens
Vigo Superior Court No. 2
Lula Jarvis
John Jarvis
Hazel P. Wenzel
George R. Wenzel
Owens
Ambler
Bettie Bayles
John Bayles
Helen Strange
Charles Strange
Superior
Ethel May Oxford
Edwin R. Oxford
Anna Jane Baffett
George B. Raffett
Elm Street
Watered gas traps teen-age pilferers in Noblesville
In Noblesville Indiana two teen-agers Donald Martin and Glenn Randall fed from a farmer's storage tank only to see their thefts backfire. The farmer mixed one part gasoline to three parts water and used the sputtering car to nab the pair. Martin paid a $15 fine and a suspended six month jail term on larceny charges while Randall awaits trial.
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Noblesville
Ind
Hamilton County
Donald Martin
Glenn Randall
Roland Guilkey
Martin
Randall
Power firm wins approval to buy Mooresville Public Service
The Public Service Commission approved Indianapolis Power and Light Company purchase of Mooresville Public Service Company for 125000 dollars in cash. The deal announced in Indianapolis on June 28 moves to finalize the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
The
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Mooresville Public Service Company
Chicago police officers tied to $5,000 extortion plot
FBI arrested two Chicago patrolmen Peter Mortimer Foley 29 and Thomas Moloney 30 at a stated payoff point in a $5,000 extortion scheme aimed at hoodlum Paul Panczko 29. Foley admitted writing two letters proposing the payoff. Moloney gave no clear reply. Panczko and two accomplices face bonds in a Nashville jewel robbery case. An unrelated Boston excavation uncovers an old Indian fish trap with 65 000 stakes across two acres.
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Chicago
FBI
Peter Mortimer Foley
Thomas Moloney
George R. McSwain
Paul “Peanuts
Panszko
McSwain
Panczko
Mead and
Newport Streets
Foley
Moloney
Nashville
Tenn
Boston
Public Service Company Approved to Buy Madison Light and Power
Indianapolis June 28. The Public Service Company of Indiana won PSC authorization to purchase the Madison Light and Power Company valued at 1,257,566 dollars. The move consolidates regional electric utilities and expands service capacity in Madison.
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Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
The
Public Service Company of Indiana
Madison Light and Power Company
P.S.C
Public Service Company
Madison Company
Boy Hit by Auto in Paris Details Incident
A 3 year old boy, son of Robert Johnson of 517 East Union street Paris, was struck by an automobile driven by Truman Akers of Terre Haute. The child was released today from Paris Hospital after Akers stated the youngster darted from behind a parked car into the vehicle.
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Paris
Ill
Robert
Robert Johnson
East Union Street
Truman Akers
Terre Haute
Akers
Bond Revoked for Jas. Morgan in Vigo Court
James E. Morgan, 39, released on his own recognizance after a hearing before Judge Herbert Criss in Vigo Circuit Court. Bond of 1000 dollars revoked. charges of assault and battery with intent continued to Sept. 10. Morgan shot Wallace Fuller at 3042 South Fourth Street where they lived.
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James E. Morgan
Wallace Fuller
South -Fourth Street
Herbert Criss
Vigo
Morgan
Eaton Dudley
Samuel B. Davis
Fuller
South Fourth Street
Charles S. Johnson
Elm Street
Herbert R. Criss
Johnson
James F. Harper
Jay Spaulding
Indiana Penal Farm
Criss Spaulding
Spaulding
Ida Mae Whitley
Heber Baby Born in Clinton at Vermillion County Hospital
Clinton Indiana June 28 A son weighing seven pounds ten ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Ray Heber Jr of R R 3 Clinton at Vermillion County Hospital The infant has not yet been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, Ind
Ray Heber, Jr
R.R
Clinton
Vermillion County Hospital
Four Communist Leaders Arrested in National Roundup
FBI warrants target 21 individuals accused of conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. The roundup follows the conviction of 11 others on similar charges whose ruling was recently upheld.
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FBI
U.S
New
Red Roundup
International
Screech Owls Rescued After Storm Destroys Tree
Four screech owls were found Thursday morning in a tree toppled by a storm near the Rose Old Ladies Home at Sixth street and First avenue. Neighbors called humane society officer Luther Compton, and the birds were taken to the humane shelter across the river. Each owl weighs about two pounds and is gray and white. they made much noise before rescue.
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Rose Old Ladies Home
Sixth Street
First Avenue
Luther Compton
Humane Society
Humane Shelter
Compton
Auto Makers and Navy First to Use Nickel
Brooklyn reports a historical note that the navy and the automotive industry pioneered large scale use of nickel, a metal whose prominence rose as late as the early 20th century.
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AUTO
NAVY
Brooklyn
Automotive
Early 20th Century Copper Alloy Gains Industrial Use
The metal became valuable during World War I as the navy used it for armor plate and auto makers adopted it for tougher engine parts and gears and shafts, marking its rise from a nuisance to a strategic material.
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United States Army
Korea
Army
International Soundphoto
NAB
ENIM
Meis
Meis Sportswear
Jas. Morgan
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Communist Women’s Division
Simon Gerson
N.Y
Daily Worker
Alexander Trachtenberg
Alexander Bittelman
Tive
Russia
Mexico
Cuba
Stockton
Meis Junior Petite Shop
And
Terre
Goodie Shop
Ohio Street
Imess
Aluminum
Cambridge
Goodyear
Meis Housewares
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