The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-16


A large barn, two hog houses and
a chicken house at the farm home
OF B. L. Thompson, one mile north
Of New Augusta, were destroyed by
fire with damage of $4,000 Sunday
morning. SjXty-five rabbits, six tons
OF hay, and truck and an auto
mobile were destroyed.
Struck on the head with a base
ball bat while at play at Willard
park Sunday, Robert Andrews. 6, of
l1O4 Bates street, was injured seri-
ously. He was taken home after
treatment at city hospital.
Charles Shilling Kendall, s South
Warman avenue, son of the Rev.
L. H Kendall and Mrs. Kendall.
was graduated today with the de-
gree of bachelor of sacred theology
from Boston university.
Leroy G. Gordner, representative
of the Travellers Insurance Com
pany, Hartford, Conn, in Indian
apolis, will att nd the company's
annual convention June "a to rs at
Swampscott, Mass.
Members of the indianapolis
Building Congress will hold their
annual picnic and outing at New
Bethel Thursday afternoon.
Considerate thieves looted the safe
Of the Hood Rubber Company, GAS
West New York street, of $24 Sun
day night. After working the COM
i>;ration on the safe and taking the
funds, the thieves carefully locked
the safe again.
Plans have been completed for
the sixteenth annual meeting of the
Indiana Commercial Secretaries As
ISOLATION at Bedford, July Hip.
Arrangements are under the direc-
ton of Russell Thompson, William
Bose and Robert Littrell.
Betty WeaveI, S, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Weavel, 2413 Dali
sey street, was improving today at
city hospital from burns on her face
and legs suffered Saturday night
when she fell into a sub-surface
fire at dump near her home.
Ground on which she was standing
caved in and threw her into the
fire, burning in rubbish below the
surface of the ground.
Transportation and It's Influence
on Indiana" will be discussed by Tom
Snyder, president and general man
ager of the Warehouse Distributing
Corporation, at Wednesday Moons
meeting of the Kiwanis Club in the
Riley room of the Claypool.
Judge Thomas E. Garvin of the
municipal court will speak at the
weekly luncheon Of the Indianapolis
Real Estate Board at the Lincoln
Thursday.
The indianapolis Building Con-
greSs will hold a picnic and out
ing Thursday afternoon at New
Bethel, Ind, at the farm home of
John Mann.
Civil service examinations for
positions of senior medical techni-
clan, timber expert, assistant timber
expert, assistant radio operator,
chief engineering craftsman and
cotton grade and staple estimator
have been announced by the United
States civil service board of ex-
aminers at the Federal building
here.
Fourteenth ward Democratic Club
will meet at the home of Edward
Cornell, 1705 West Morris street, at
7:30 tonight
Celebrating the tenth anniversary
of its founding, the congregation of
the Northwood Christian church
Sunday called DR.. T. w. Grafton,
for the last year supply pastor, as
permanent minister. The church is
located at Central avenue and
Forty-sixth street.
Ralph FL. Alderman, department
of commerce attache at Santiago,
Chill, was the principal speaker at
noon luncheon of the Indiana
World Trade Club in the Chamber
Of Commerce today. ETe viii confer
with local and state exporters in
the Office of Kenneth H. Dame,
manager of the departments local
bureau of foreign and domestic