Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1934 — Page 22

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MINTON HONOR STUDENT, WAR HEROJTHLETE Democratic Senate Hope, 42, Father of 3; ‘Big Shot’ to Youngest. BY WIVTHROP LYMAN Times Special Writer A career typical of countless Indiana political figures carried Sherman Minton, New Albany, to the Democratic nomination for United States senator. Bom on a farm near Georgetown, Floyd county, Sherman Minton grew up in the same county, where his three children have been reared. To his friends he is known as “Shay.” To his .8-year-old son Johnny he is “Big Shot.” The other children are Sherman Jr., 14, and Mary Anne, 10. The three children and their mother are Mr. Minton's greatest boosters. The Democratic nominee is a World war veteran and former college athlete and honor student. He enlisted at Ft. Harrison, rose to the rank of captain, and was commanding troops at Verdun when the armistice was signed. “Shay” Minton helped support himself while attending New Albany high school where he starred in football, baseball and track and graduated with scholastic honors in 1910. Honor Student at I. U. His next goal was Indiana university. Arriving in Bloomington with only a few dollars, he obtained odd jobs to pay his expenses. Possessed with a willing spirit and pleasing personality, he quickly became an important figure on the campus. He played football and baseball, engaged in debating and maintained a high scholastic average. He climaxed his collegiate career as president of the Indiana Union. He was graduated from the Indiana university law school in 1915, standing at the head of his class. He was awarded a scholarship to the Yale university school of law and won the William Jennings Bryan prize awarded annually to the graduate showing the greatest proficiency in public speaking. He was graduated from the Yale law school in 1916, again with scholastic honors which brought him the Wayland prize. After the war Mr. Minton opened a law office in New Albany and organized a local post of the American Legion. Active in Legion Work Mr. Minton has been active in state Legion circles ever since the war, holding the post of state judge advocate one year. His political career includes two unsuccessful attempts to be elected to congress. Shortly after taking office, Gov-1 ernor Paul V. McNutt appointed Mr. I Minton public counselor of the pub- j lie service commission with instruc- I tions to reduce the rates of Indiana utilities. The nominee is 42, dark, handsome. and erect. He is an incurable story teller and often sets down his thoughts in verse. He is one of the most able speakers among the younger members of the party.

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Sherman Minton Choice of his party to oppose Senator Arthur R. Robinson, power trust-fighting Sherman Minton rested today after his victory in the race for United States senate nomination at yesterday’s Democratic state convention.

BEER SALES BOOSTED BY MAY HEAT WAVE Consumption Sets Record, State Figures Show. A May heat wave sent beer consumption to the highest point it has been in Indiana since the beverage became legal. Excise tax collections for the last fifteen days in May were $65,777.33 and amounted to $125,582.69 for the entire njpnth.

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JOHNMINTA IS NAMED TO HEAD STATEK. OF C, City Man Elected Here at Annual Session of Indiana Council. John J. Minta, Indianapolis, today headed the Indiana council No. 437, Knights of Columbus, following election of officers. Other officers named are John F. McCann, deputy grand knight; Raymond McManus, chancellor; John Rocap, recording secretary; Francis Konstanzer, treasurer; Clarence J. Beidelman, warden: George Putts, inside guard; Louis Cochran and Oswald Litzelman, outside guards; Frank Noll Jr., advocate, and Albert Lamb, trustee. Indianapolis Fourth Degree assembly elected the following officers: Humbert P. Pagani, faithful navigator; Harry E. Calland, faithful

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12 Transport Schedules on List at City Airport

Operations at municipal airport now are at anew peak with twelve transport schedules, two of them entirely new to Indianapolis, operating regularly from the field. The new schedules are those of Eastern Air lines between Jacksonville, Fla., and Chicago. To aid in handling increased captain; James F. Lynch, faithful comptroller; George A. Bischoff, faithful admiral; John J. Bulger, faithful pilot; Joseph Courtney, faithful inner sentinel; William H. Wechsler, faithful outer sentinel, and Thomas Gillespie, faithful marshal.

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traffic, port officials recently installed 1,000-watt red and green traffic lights on the control tower to signal arriving and departing planes. The following schedule of outward mail service has been announced by Postmaster Adolph Seidensticker: > TWA to New York, 12:05 p. m. and 2:30 a. m.; TWA to Las Angeles, 3 p. m. and 2:30 a. m.; Eastern Air lines to Jacksonville, Fla., 9:40 p. m.; American Airw'ays to Washington, 12:05 p m.; American to Chicago, 2:10 p. m. Times in each case are those when mails are closed at the main postofflee.

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