Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 82, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1923 — Page 12

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JOAROOFWORKS ASSIGNS DUTY OF CLEARING DEBRIS Department * Responsibility for Fallen Trees Fixed, Just city departments are responsible for fallen trees in streets has been settled by the board of *vorks, following questions of John F. Walker, superintendent of street cleaning. The board ruled Walker should take care of the trees and limbs down in improved streets. Martin Hyland was ordered to take care of trees down in unimproved streets, and the park department in parks and along the boulevards. The board late Wednesday refused to rescind action on an order for paving of Division St. from Oliver Ave. to Gillett St., when a delegation of property owners protested. These contracts were awarded: Springdale St. from Highland Ave. to Oriental St.. Columbia Conatruetion Cos.. 53.233.64; Tecumseh St. from Michigan to St. Clair Sts.. Union Asphalt Construction Cos., $9,038.74; Henry St. from Alabama to Hew Jersey St., Marion County Construction Cos., $4,082.24: first alley east of Carrollton Ave. from Thirty-Sixth St. to first alley north. W. C. Halstead, $1,031: first alley east of College Ave. from Thirty-Sixth St. to first alley north. W. C. Halstead. 51,038. sev£n BURNED IN UJTO Gasoline Explosion Destroys Car at Riverside Park. Seven persons were slightly burned when gasoline exploded In an automobile in which they were riding Wednesday night at Riverside Park. Firemen said a short circuit probably caused the explosion. The car was destroyed. The motorists were G. A. Gilbert, Miss Alice Aaron and Miss Mabellc Weldon, all of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. C. A. Proctor, Clarence Proctor Jr., Selden and Arline Proctor, all of Covington, Ky. Cadets at the United States naval reserve training camp assisted in fighting the flames. Persons burned were cared for at the camp’s first aid station.

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There are ten stars in the circle above. Start at any one of the stars, and count it as 1; the next (in either direction) as 2, and so on to 4. Start at any other star and repeat the process. Continue with the remaining stars. It is not permissible to start on any star which has been crossed, but each crossed star must be counted. It will be found easy to cross out six or seven of the stars, but the problem is not solved until nine have been crossed. (Example: Start at A, count to D and cross out D. No count can now be started on D.l Yesterday’s answer: The word "Imagination” may be formed into the sentence "I’m on It again,” by re casting the letters. No extra letters are used. GAS EXPLODES IN FLAT Electric Wires May Have Caused Combustion. Workmen today were repairing the damage caused by an explosion of gas in Apartment 1 at 909 Massachusetts Ave. late Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Weekly and family occupy the apartment. Electricians were making repairs af the flat and, it is said, turned off the gas. When the gas was turned on the apartment filled with gas, and firemen say electric wires may have caused a spark which resulted in an explosion. No person was injured. Firertlen from No. 8 fire engine house put out the flames. Perfection Better Makes Kiddies Grow.—Adv. For repairs on furnaces, gutters, downspouts, roofs, phone Gordon, Harrison 3283. —Adv.

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30TH AND ILLINOIS MERCK FROLIC Business Men Celebrate Popularity Contest in Festival, Thousands of north side residents witnessed a celebration of the end of the first lap of.the popularity contest being conducted by the Thirtieth and Illinois Sts. Business Men’s Association Wednesday night. Four boxing bouts in a specially constructed arena featured the evening’s'entertainment. “Yes, we have no soda boys today,” wailed Guy L. Dogget, druggist, and president of the association. Herbert Binninger and Jake Barth, his two soda boys, were the principals in the main bout. Binninger won by a knock-out. “I guess the gentle art of fisticuffs was too much for them.” said Doggett. Miss Helen Valodln, 3009 N. Illinois St., was awarded S2O In gold for leading at the end of the first three weeks nf a nine-week popularity contest. Similar entertainments will be given at the end of each three -weeks, according to an announcement by Mr. Doggett. GETS 300 SPARK PLUGS Detectives today were searching for the man who visited the Gibson Company, 439 N. Capitol Ave., Wednesday and said he was H. B. Barker, the man sent after the 300 spark plugs for the E. W. Stelnhart Company, ordered Aug. 11. Ralph Jones, the salesman, gave him the spark plugs, which were valued at $l6B. Pharos J. Overman, cashier of the Gibson Company, asked the police to search for the man who got the spark plugs. WeWmHelpYou to Save Safely feabfna* anb {Crust Cos.

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