Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 199, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1933 — Page 9

DEC. 29, 1933

WORLD FIGURES 'FILL SCHEDULE OF TOWN HALL Upton Close to Open Series Jan. 5; Sigmund Spaeth Will Be Next. The 1934 season of Indianapolis Town Hail series promises one of the most brilliant programs of speakers ever assembled on an Indianapolis platform. Town Hall speakers are all world personalities who have made names In the particular fields about which jthey lecture. They are brought here by the Town Hall management. Mrs. E. H. Bingham, director. Indianapolis Town Hall lecture series, which is not endowed and depends on local support for its continuance. Lectures are held during the noon hour, beginning at 11:30 at English’s theater and are of an hour’s duration. They are followed by discussion luncheons conducted informally at the Columbia Club with the speaker of the day as honor guest. Upton Close will appear Jan. 5 with Asia as his topic. This lecture will concern the crisis in China and the probability of war. He will discuss America’s position in relation to this great development since the Renaissance in Europe, the Renaissance in Asia. Sigmund Spaeth, the “Tune Detective," will speak Jan. 12. Mr. Spaeth plays the piano while he traces tunes to their origin and the scales. Art Leader to Speak Rockwell Kent is another speaker whose coming is creating great interest. Famed as a painter and Illustrator, he is known equally as an author, adventurer and explorer. He is hailed by many as one of the greatest living figures in the field of art. Jeffery Farnol, master of romantic fiction, will have as his lecture subject, "The Simplicity of Greatness." Mr. Farnol is the author of “The Broad Highway," “Amateur Gentlemen” and other novels that have been read widely in America as well as in England, his home. Colonel Raymond Robins, who was in Russia with the American Red Cross during the revolution, and who just has returned from his visit since, will discuss the changes and remarkable progress that have taken place during the Soviet regime. During this trip, Colonel Robins had an interview with Stalin and was greatly impressed with him.

Zoo Curator on Program Curator of New York Zoological park, Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars, will speak on his adventures with animals. Dr. Ditmars is the author of ‘‘Wild Animals I Have Known.” During his lecture he will show his unique motion picture records of animal life. Clyde Fisher, curator of astronomy and visual instruction at the American Museum of Natural History, also will have an illustrated talk, with slides, on “Earth and Neighbor Worlds.” His lecture is a fascinating picture of the dome of heaven. “Miracles in Nature” will be Dr. Arthur C. Pillsbury's subject. Dr. Pillsbury, naturalist and author, will show on the screen the entire life struggle of plants and flowers that have taken months. He will discuss these steps and explain germination and sex attraction. The North End Garden Club will sponsor this lecture. E. Burton Holmes' first appearance in Indianapolis in many years will be made under the auspices of Indianapolis Town Hall. Mr. Holmes, world traveler and lecturer, will be assisted by Andre La Varre and will show a brilliant screen panorama of the world today, photographed in color and motion in the course of a recent globe girding Journey. The entire course of the lectures is available or single tickets may be purchased at the theater or at the Town hall office in the Columbia Club. MAYTAG MANAGERS OF DISTRICT AT MEETING Forty-One Men Leave City for Trip to Newton, la. A two-day sales convention of the Maytag Washing Machine Company in Newton, la., will be attended by forty-one regional managers who left Indianapolis yesterday on special cars. The regional managers are from Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee, and are making the trip under the direction of L. M. Green. Indianapolis branch manager, and his assistant, Earl R. Foster. The Indianapolis branch has a higher percentage of sales increase in 1933 than any other branch, according to Mr. Green.

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FRIDAY P M 4 30—-Slngir.z Ladv (NBCi WJZ. Adventures of Tom Mix (NBC) WEAF 4 43—Cowbov Tom (CBS' WABC Wizard of Oz" 'NBCi WEAF s:oo—Cuga* s orchestra iNBCt WEAF. H v. Kaltenborn 'CBS' WABC. s:ls—Boflbv Bcncon and Sunny Jim • CBS' WABC. A. and Pete <CBS WBBM. 5 30—X Sisters NBCi WJZ Tito Gutzar. tenor 'CBS WABC. Irene Beasiev <NBC' V.’EAF 5 45—Lowell Thomas iSBCi WJZ. Piano duo (NBCi WEAF. Parenteau s orchestra 'CBS' WABC. 5 00—Mvrt and Maree (CBS' WABC. Moiie Show (NBC) WEAF 515—Three Musketeers (NBCi WJZ. Just Plain BUI (CBSi WABC. Sketch .NBCi WEAF. 6:3o—Circus Days <NBC’ WEAF Music on the Air 'CBSi WABC. Potash and Perlmutter SBC! WJZ. 6 45—Boake Car’er 'CBS WABC Tenor and orchestra NBCI WJZ. V.'KNP. 7:oo—Concert <NBCi WEAF. Happy Bakers (CBSi WABC. B"ror’8 orchestra, Ethel Shutta, Waiter O'Keefe <NBC| WJZ. 7:ls—Edwin C. Hill (CBS' WABC. 7 30—March of Time (CBSi WABC Dauperous Paradise 'NBCi WJZ. 7 45-Red Davis (NBCi WJZ. WLS. B.oo—F'rank Munn and Abe Lvman's orchestra 'NBC: WEAF. Stokowski and Philadelphia orchestra (CBSi WABC. Phil Harris' orchestra; Leach Ray 'NBC' WJZ. B:ls—Alex Wooilcott, “Town Crier” (CBS' WABC. 8 30—Lee Wiley and Victor Young's orchestra 'NBC' WEAF. Shield's orchestra and Phil Baker i NBCi WJZ Feature (CBS) WABC WBBM. 9:oo—Olsen and John revue (CBS) WABC. First Niehter (NBCI WEAF. Ironmaster orchestra 'NBCi WJZ. 9:3o—News Service 'CBS' WABC'. Lum and Abner (NBCi WEAF. Mario Cozzle, baritone and orchestra (NBC) WJZ 9:4s—Mvrt and Marge (CB3( WBBM. 10.00—Gladys Rice and concert orchestra (CBSi WABC. Talk by John Erskine (NBC) WEAF. Three Scamps (NBCi W’JZ. 10.15—Winter Stars 'NBCi WJZ. Boswell Sisters 'CBSi WABC. 10:30—Denny's orchestra (NBC> WRAP. Martin's orchestra (NBC') WJZ. Isham Jones' orchestra (CBS) WABC. 11:00—Little Jack Little and orchestra (CBS) WABC. Cab Calloway's orchestra (NBC)

Indiana in Brief Lively Spots in the State’s Happenings Put Together ‘Short and Sweet.’

Bit Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Dec. 29.—Hamilton county authorities believe that Ernest Cropper, awaiting trial on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill his father-in-law, John T. Ogle, contemplated suicide following an alleged attempt to shoot Ogle. In support of the theory, the authorities point to a will made by Cropper shortly before the shooting. A lead pencil was used in writing the document, which directed that Cropper be buried beside his wife, who is suing for divorce. In addition to the divorce suit, Mrs. Edith Cropper, the wife, has pending an action in replevin against her husband and his father, Clarence Cropper, in an effort to obtain some household goods and other personal effects.

a tt a More Violent Deaths Bp Times Special ANDERSON. Dec. 29.—Violent deaths in Madison county during 1933 reached a total of 120 as compared to I#7 in 1933, according to a report of Dr. S. J. Stottlemyer, county coroner. Automobile accidents caused most of the deaths. There was but one drowning in 1933, and none in 1932. Suffocation by bedclothing caused the death of four children this year. Five persons lost their lives in fires. One man died as a result of smashing a window pane while in a fit of anger. One person was electrocuted. tt V tt Officials to Change B'j Times Special SHELBYVILLE, Dec. 29.—G. W. Gray of Sugar Creek township will succeed W. G. Bush, Fairland, as a member of the Shelby county board of commissioners on Jan. 1. Other members who hold over are Russell Montgomery, who has a year to serve, and Henry McCarty, two years. tt tt tt Repeating Burglars Bu Times Special LOGANSPORT, Dec. 29.—A vending machine v.as the loot of burglars who paid three visits in six days to the Sheets drug store. Some money and stamps were taken from a postal substation in the store in the first burglary, while the second was lootless. tt tt a ♦ Teachers Unpaid Bp Times Special SHELBYVILLE. Dec. 29.—Hendricks township school teachers, who refused to surrender their twoyear contracts to John Scott, trustee

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Dream Slnaer: Weems’ orchestra (NBCi WEAF. 11:30 —Sosnick's orchestra 'NBCi WEAF. Beiasco's orchestra 'CBS WABC. Elkins orchestra (NBC'* WJZ. Busse s orchestra (CBSi WFBM. WFBM (1230) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Power and LJcht Company) FRIDAY P M. s:3o—Bohemians. s:4s—Joan Olson (CBS). 6:oo—Bohemians. 6:ls—Pirate Club. 6:3o—Melody Man. 6:4s—Cowboys. 7:oo—Happy Wonder Bakers (CBS). 7:15 Edwin C. Hill 'CBS'. 7:3o—March of Time (CBS). 8:00 —Philadelphia Symphony (CBS). B:ls—Alexander Wooilcott (CBS). 8 30—Melodic Strings from Canada <CBS’ 9:oo—Olsen and Johnson (CBS). 9:3o—Piano Twins. 9:4s—Mvrt and Marge (CBS). 10:00—Gladys Rice (CBSi. 10:15—Boswell Sisterr (CBS). 10 30—Louie Lowe orchestra. 10:45—Isham Jones orchestra (CBS). 11:00—Atop the Indiana roof. 11:30—Henry Busse orchestra (CBS). 12:00—Sign off. WKBF (1400) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Broadcasting. Inc.) FRIDAY P. M. 4.oo—Robert Garland interviewed by William Lundell (WJZ). 4:ls—Babes in Hollywood (WJZ). 4:3o—News flashes. 4:4s—Wizard of Oz (WEAF). 5 00—Henry King's orchestra (WJZ). s:3o—Tarzan of the Apes. s:4s—Little Orphan Annie (WJZ). 6:oo—Piano melodies. 6:15—T0 be announced. 6:3o—Circus Days (WEAF). 6:4s—Vaughn Cornish. 7:oo—Silent. B:oo—lndiana Sportsman. 8 15—Uncle Eph's Hillbillies. 8 30 —De Vore Sisters. B:4s—Piano Masters. 9:oo—Jerry Downer. 9:ls—Honolulu duo, 9:3o—Lum and Abner's Sociable (WEAF). 10:00—Harry Bason. 10:15—Winter Stars (WJZ). 10:30—Jack Wright’s orchestra. 11:00—Ted Weems orchestra (WEAF). 11:30—Harry Sosnick orchestra (WEAF). 12:00 Midnight—Sign off.

of the township, have not received salary payments for eleven weeks. Claude R. Henry, counsel for the trustee, said nonpayment of salaries resulted partly from financial conditions and partly from refusal to surrender the contracts. Mr. Scott asserted the contracts, which bore the signature of his predecessor, Homer Compton, were illegal because they were not signed until October, although bearing a July date. Compton is serving a prison term for embezzling township funds.

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WLW (700) Cincinnati FRIDAY P. M. z 00—Johnny Muidowney. 4:ls—Don Hart. 4 30—Singing Lady (NBC'. 4 45—Little Orphan Annie (NBC). 5 00—Jack Armstrong. s:ls—Joe Emerson. Bachelor of Song. 5:30—80b Newhall. 5 45—Lowell Thomas (NBC'. 6:oo—Amos - n’ Andy (NBCi. 6 15—De/'ctives B.ack & Blue. 6:3o—Circus Days—Scott's Emulsion program (NBC) 6:4s—Red Davis 7:00—Bo-Peep frolic. 7:15 Smilin' Ed McConnell. 7:3o—Dangerous Paradise (NBC). 7:4s—Keynoters. B:oo—Great Composers B:3o—Unsolved Mysteries. 9:oo—lronmaster with Frank Simon and concert band 'NBC'. 9:3o—Lum <fc Abner 'NBC'. 10:00—Crosley Presents. 10:30—Stan Stanlev dance orchestra. 10:45—Greystone. Paul Lowry dance orchestra. 11:00—Castle Farm orchestra 11:30—Sign off.

Fishing the Air

The Happy Wonder Bakers will put on an all-Jerome Kern show over WFBM and the Columbia network, Friday, from 7 to 7:15 p. m. Outstanding events of 1933 will be dramatized during the “March of Time’’ over WFBM and the Columbia network Friday from 7:30 to 8 p. m. The Philadelphia orchestra, with Leopold Stokowski conducting, will present the interesting composition of Vaughan Williams. Variations on a Theme by Thomas Tallys, during the broadcast to be heard over WFBM and the Columbia network from 8 to 8:15 p m., Friday. Anew march, “Purple Pageant,” written by Karl King, noted American bandmaster and composer, will open the Ironmaster concert under the direction of Frank Simon over WLW and an NBC network Friday at 9 p. m. Dr. Robert H. Baker, famous authority on astronomy, will speak on “When Venus Appears” during his program on Winter Stars over WKBF and an NBC network Friday at 10:15 p. m. Edna Odell, the Hoosier Songbird, and Robert Geddes. baritone, will sing a prelude to 1934. “We're Gonna Have a Hapgy New Year.” during the Galaxy of tars program over WLW and an NBC network Saturday at 10 a. m.

HIGH SPOTS OF FRIDAY NIGHT’S PROGRAMS. 7:OO—NBC (WEAF) —Concert. 7:3O—COLUMBIA—The March of Time. B:oo—COLUMßlA—Philadelphia orchestra; director Stokowski. B:3O—NBC (WJZ) Shield's orchestra and Phil Baker. 9:OO—COLUMBIA—OIsen and Johnson. NBC (WEAF)—First Nlghter drama “The Play’s the Thing.” 9:3O—NBC (WEAF)—Lum and Abner's Friday Night Sociable. 10:15—COLUMBIA—Boswell Sisters.

JAPAN’S PRINCE NAMED Emperor Hirohito’s Son Is Called Akihito Tsugu-No-Miya. By United Press TOKIO, Dec. 29.—The infant son of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako, born a week ago, today was given the name of Akihito Tsugu-No-Miya, which freely translated means “bright and magnanimous prince of the realm.”

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AIDS CHOSEN TO PLAN EDITORS’ WINTER SESSION

Democratic Group Will Meet in City on Feb. 17.

Wray Fleming. Indiana Democratic Editorial Association president, today announced committees which will meet tomorrrow to arrange plans for the annual midwinter meeting here Feb. 17. Committees named are: Program—Frank Finney, Martinsville, chairman; Ira McDwain, Rushville; George Purcell, Bloom-

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FIREMEN BUSY AS OVERHEATED HOMESJGNITE Department Makes 21 Runs; Warn Against Torches to Thaw Pipes. Overheated furnaces and stoves, i and flues burning out caused a ! series of fires in the twenty-four hours ending this morning, twentyj one runs being made by the fire ! department in the period. Fire officials warned against the I use of blow torches or burning rags lor paper to thaw out frozen pipes.

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