Big Four Tourney to Be Held in Washington Friday
Plans completed for a Big Four basketball tournament in Washington on Friday December 30 with teams Jasper Huntingburg Washington and four Indiana rivals. The schedule includes two games Friday afternoon, semifinals Friday evening and a championship final. Officials estimate 56 cents per single session and 75 cents for season tickets with expenses covered by the tourney.
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Jasper
Huntingburg
Ashi Ton
Indiana
Yes
Wil
Ners
Harry Wampler
Som
Okehed
Dmington
Wampler
Totten
Ed Paul Lastutter
Bedford
Miller
Woody Weir
Hasler
Marion Crawley
Ington
Vincennes
Yoon
Vine
Hillcrest Reopens After Major Fire At 300 East John
Hillcrest Greenhouse finishes repairs after fire at 300 East John Street. Workers completed remodeling and redecorating. Reopening includes a new Christmas selection of potted plants and ongoing improvements following the two week ago blaze.
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Hillcrest Greenhouse
Woneres
East John Street
Belle Buchanan Will Put On File Probate Document
The will of the late Belle Buchanan of Odon has been filed in Daviess circuit court for probate. Dated September 9, 1987, and witnessed by E J Laughlin and Elva P Laughlin, it leaves real and personal property to granddaughter Evelyn B Echt and names Elgie Gullett as executrix with Elva P Laughlin as custodian.
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Belle Buchanan
Odon
Daviess Circuit Court
E. J. Laughlin
Elva P. Laughlin
Buchanan
Evelyn B.echt
Elgie Gullett
Earl Ray Baker Funeral Service Held
Services for Earl Ray Baker were held this afternoon at 2 o clock at the Finpt Methodist Church with Rev J Edw Murr officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove bearing the bearers listed as Denver Heath Charles Roy and Baker.
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Earl Ray
Finpt Methodist Church
J. Edw. Murr
Oak Grove
Denver
Heath
Charles
Roy
Baker
Grass Fire Reported Late Thursday Afternoon
A grass fire was reported late Thursday afternoon, with responders at the scene to contain spread. No injuries or exact location details available, and cause remains under investigation.
Joe Louis versus Lewis bout set for January 27
New York boxing fans learned that champion Joe Louis, the light heavyweight holder, will meet Lewis in a 15 round title bout. The match is slated for Madison Square Garden with formal announcements expected in coming days.
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Louis-Lewis
New York
Joe Ry Lewis
New York Boxing Tt
Ian
Screaas
Madison
Syre Garden
Mussolini presses Sicily demand in Tunis action
Mussolini via Popolo d'Italia declares the hour has arrived to redeem Sicily, the Italian section of Tunis, long exploited by the French, in a bold demand reported from Milan.
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Rome
Mussolini
Popolig D'italig
Milan
Sicily
Tunis
Ti Duce
U S Bills Capone As Release Nears
Washington December 16 The United States may crack down on Nazi Germany unless backed by performance. Berlin signals indicate Americans will not be touched by Nazi anti religious and anti racial decrees and that action may be taken promptly.
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Washington
INS
United States
Nazi Germany
Berlin
Hospital Notes Highlight Major Surgeries
W. J. Hayes of Wheatland RFD 1 underwent a major operation this morning. Miss Imogene Canary of Shoals RFD 2 submitted to four major operations yesterday. Mrs. Fred Young of Loogootee was treated yesterday. Jane Beadle of 1513 North ret submitted to a major procedure.
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W. J. Hayes
Wheatland Rfd
Imogene Canary
Shoals
Fred Young
Loogootee
Spockns Jane Beadle
North Ret
Vesper Hour Service at Community Gym
A Sunday vesper hour program at the community gym features Mr. and Mrs. McCool and Mr. Marion Ross with solos and a piano duet. Students from local schools perform, followed by a display of art from grade ensembles supervised by LymiaFoust. Spectators are invited to stay and view the exhibition after the program.
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ES Gam Goa
McCool
Marion Ross
Duthey McCool
M McCool
Alba Graham
Thig
Ington High School
Indiana State Teacers College
Clinton
Mabel ‘Cunningham
Roses
Shoals
Ross
Ludience
Merry Linfe
Ral Ora Grekem
the Bees
Lymiaz Foust
Capone Faces Additional Jail Time and Fines
A San Francisco inquiry reports Chicago mob boss Al Capone being tied to a December 16 sentence year to serve in the county jail with a new 57 692 29 dollar fine and 7 692 29 dollars in costs. Warden J A Johnson notes the prison prepares for a possible release but federal law requires payment or an extra 30 days in lieu.
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E Capom
Chiago Alate
Chris Gunther
J. A. Johnson
Alcaira Island
San Francisbey
Fay
Capone
Chicago
Gourt
Johnson
Milk Fund to Profit From Jasper Game
Charity plans a Wednesday night basketball game in Jasper to raise funds for a milk fund. Tickets cost 10 cents in advance and 25 cents at the door. Contact sorority members or the high school for details.
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Jasper
Abe
Jay Obin
Amiaei
Joer
Asinto
Eight-Team Southwestern Indiana High School Conference Formed
Shoals hosts Plainville as the new league opens with eight schools including Loogootee Oolitic Plainville Montgomery West Baden Ellettsville and Bloomfield. An executive committee will vote on leadership by mail and determine officials. Basketball begins this season with limited games and a trophy for the champion based on conference results. The pact aims to boost interest in high school basketball and outlines cross‑league play while preserving championship eligibility.
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Shoals
Ind
D. E. Chambers
Theewly
Am*bers
Plainville
Loogootee
Montgomery
Shopping Days Till Christmas in 1930s Depressed Era
A fragment recalls a bleak Christmas seven years ago with depression stalking Hoover and RFC recommendations. Army air ventures and Navy airships are noted, including the Akron dirigible floating over New York.
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T Hoover
RFC
Army of
Navy
Akron
New York
Germany Charges U S G B Plotting
Berlin reports that Boersenzeitung, citing a London dispatch, accuses the United States and Great Britain of secretly hatching a conspiracy to partition the world. The piece, aligned with German foreign office views, is offered as a response to Cordell Hull’s bid for a united anti-Axis bloc.
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Berlin
Dec
U. S
Great Britain
Boersenzeitung Today
London
Foreign Office
Reich
Cordell Hull
Azis
Western Peace Accord Push at Pan American Conference
Lima delegates and the U S delegation led by Secretary Hull discuss a new constitution for the Americas aimed at consolidating peace in the western hemisphere. The draft calls for mixed bilateral dispute prevention committees, renunciation of war, mediation by neutral American nations, and arbitration if needed under the 1929 Washington treaty.
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Lima
Peru
INS
U. S
Hull
The
Americas
Argentina
December tax settlement distributed by auditor Clark
Auditor R Ernest Clark announced the December settlement totaling 26638045 with checks mailed to units for amounts due Receipts show current tax 24341853 delinquent 753263 moratorium 340857 bank 375260 building loan 172592 and total receipts 25983825 Disbursements list payments to towns townships schools counties and state funds totaling 26638045 Notes include a stray line about frogs depositing eggs in gelatinous masses as a misfit fragment.
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R. Ernest Clark
Tear Gas Pen Fails to Stop Bank Robbery Attempt
The incident reports a failed tear gas canister used during a robber attempt, leaving a badly gashed head. A suspect was restrained after shouting threats and ordering people to surrender, with two accomplices captured.
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Tobray
Rosa Gillick Dies After Brief Illness at Loogoothie Indiana
Rosa Agnes Gillick 55 wife of Everett E L Gillick died after a week long illness from double pneumonia. She was daughter of James and Mollie Par ng and married Aug 8 1903. Survived by husband two sons Leon and Hubert three brothers George Parsons Frank Parsons Owen Parsons and four grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 11 a m at Truelove church Rutherford township burial True love cemetery Emil Norris Sons in charge
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James and
Mollie (Gillon) Parng
Gillick Au
Leon
Hubert
Redwood
George’ Parsons
Cheyenne
Prone
Frank Parsons
Matthews
Missouri
Qwen Patdohs
Goote
Truelove Church
Rutherford Township
Truelove
Emil Norris & Sons
Musical Family Swindlers Discovered in New York Investigation
Washington reports a New York probe into a large hair and drug swindle led by Donald Coster alias Phillip Musica. The scandal tied to an $18,000,000 missing assets list and a prominent firm, with links to a perfume business and a multi million dollar drug company, as investigators pursue possible connections to the late racketeer Dutsch Schultz.
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New York
Washington
Die
Donald Coster
Phillip Musica
McKesse and Robbing
Connecticut
Tesson
Fairfi
Coster
Renala
Didape Sara
Phillip
Carr
Car
Brers
Almé
Mt. We
Cost
George
T E Huge
Philip
Pillip
Dutsch Schultz
Exking Alfonso May Return to Spain If Requested
London December 16 Former King Alfonso who fled Spain in 1981 says he is willing to return if formally invited. A Reuters interview cites a secretary close to Alfonso noting he has official confirmation to decree rights and would return if asked. The secretary adds Alfonso’s second son Don Jaime would accompany him.
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London
INS
Alfo
Spain
Reuters News Agency
Reuters
Alphonso
Alphonson
Donare
Woman Kills Son and Attacks Another in Indiana
Fort Wayne Ind Dec 16 The Associated Press reports Mrs Ru Reaser 30 wife of a laborer was held after police charged she killed her youngest son Charley age 3 with a knife and attacked another child in what authorities call a fatal stabbing and assault case.
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Ft. Wa
Ind
INS
Ru “‘Reaser
Reaser
Charley
25 Year Mystery Sealed by Death at Tippecancenty Farm
Lafayette Ind Dec 16 Doats sealed the mystery of a man who lived 25 years at the Tippecancenty Farm. Officials never learned his history and he was believed a foreigner, possibly a Turk. He suffered a severe fall in 1913 and required constant care to stay alive. He would say only the name Paul Miche county setbiat hat was given him.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tippecancenty Farm
Goa
Paul
Miche County
Knox Treasurer Contracts Fever From Tularemia
Vincenney County Treasurer Ban Ellis yesterday was treated by a physician for tularemia caused by an infection in a finger of his left hand. The treasurer was described as a known carrier of the dread rabbit disease and had retired from his duties.
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Vincenney
Ban U Ellis
Andes
Tularemia Ag
Quail
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