The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-22
THE CITY
IN BRIEF
T1rrsDAY EVENTS


Mercator Club luncheon. spink-Arms.,
Purchasing Agents Association lunch
Universal Club luncheon. Columbia Club
University Of Michigan Alumni lunch
Phi Gamma Delta luncheon. Chamber
Of Commerce.
One hundred Indianapolis Master
Plumbers, their wives and families
attended Q chicken dinner picnic
Saturday at Pages, National Rd
east. Baseball, contests for women
games for children and dancing ir
the evening were features.
Mrs. Claude Holiday, 1906 E
Tenth ST., today reported theft OF
jewelry she said might have been
taken a week ago and ask the Of
hcerS to search for suspect. The
loot consisted of a ring and watch
valued at $50.
Funeral services will be held to-
day at 8 p. n. for William A. Nc
Gregor, IA, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Mundelle, 304l
Park Ave. Mr.. McGregor formerly
was active in Republican politics at
Mt. Vernon. He has lived with his
daughter for the last ten years
Burial will be in Mt. Vernon.
Superintendent r. w. HimeIick,
Terre Haute, is preparing a new
bulletin on physical education for
the State Department of Public In.
struction. The book will replace tie
earlier health bulletin, now out IF
print, which proved to be the most
sought after publication in the de-
partment.
ID. E. Ferguson, formerly employed
by the Big Four Railroad ticket Of
flee here, has been appointed gen.
eral passenger agent of the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois Railroad at Jack
sonville. Fla. Ferguson left Indian
apolls three years ago to enter the
employ OF the G. 81 E. I. at Chicago
He has been in Florida two years
An automobile stolen fvvo
months ago in Parkersburg, w. Va.
was recovered in an Indianapolis
garage Saturday by H. w. HARVEY
OF Parkersburg, national detective
agency district manager. The car
mad been left in the garage here for
repairs.
Talley Pruitt, As, of $40 w. wal
nut St, dropped dead Sunday after
noon at the home of John Bovd
1906 Broadway, where she was en-
ployed. Coroner Keever pronounced
death due to heart disease.
Parents Of Earl Strate. FOG N
Mount ST., today asked police to
search for him. The youth is de-
Scribed as being 16 and wearing a
light coat. light cap, blue trousers
N-AS SeAAA oAlOCS.
WOrkmen today were erectine
Scnffolding in the sanitary board
office at city hall preparatory h
painting and redecorating the in
terror.
George Flage, Guaranty Tire and
Battery Company, manager. 414T
College Ave, reported to police to-
day, that $500 was stolen from a
secret hiding place in the store Sun
day night. Thieves gained entrance
through side window.
Elsie Gwyn, 5, Negro, 1929 N. SEN
ate Ave. suffered a fractured left
wrist when she fell from swing
at Douglass Park, Sunday afternoon
Inc girl was taken to city hospital
Four Negroes were held TODAY nv
Feoeral prohibition officers after
weekend raids. The men gave Their
names as Deward Baker, 429 Black
lord St; Clarence Shrews, 7191h
ogden ST.; John Price. 424 w. Four
tenth ST., and William Howard
sOS1s Indiana Ave. Howard was al
legged to operate at 401 w. North st
They were being questioned further
as 1t is believed that they may be
part of a local liquor conspiracy.
County commissioners TODAY
awarded James L. Mahoney, low
bidder, the contract to build the
two-mile James Patterson Rd. in
Wayne Township.