Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 July 1938 — Page 6

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workers milled through the Claypool Hotel lobby after the big conassembled at the Fair Grounds Coliseum.

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Dick Heller, secretary to the Governor, exchanges a few ‘“lastminute” words with National Committeeman Frank McHale,

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came fhese three attractive vorng women to attend the Democratie

Fanchon Routt, Helen Thrasher and Maxine Keenan,

H. Nathan Swaim discusses his candidacy with County Chairman Ira Haymaker and Frank McKinney,

County Treasurer,

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John W. ville, who

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a mass of tangled wreckage. The door to Weeks’ cell was torn from its hinges. The front of the building had been pushed from its founda« tion Strong man Weeks was missing.

THIS STRONG MAN WAS REALLY STRONG

ADRIAN, Mich, July 12 (U, P)).— | Police arrested the eircus st rong . man, and it cost them their jail. (STATE AG Art Weeks, 56, former circus | “— strong man and trapeze artists, was | Times Special arrested for disorderly conduct and LOGANSPORT, July 12—B. H. locked in a cell by four officers after | Eversmeyer, of Indianapolis, will

a struggle speak at the Washington Township But when Deputy Sheriff Dudley | Farm Bureau meeting tonight. He Howland went to the jail today to|is a State agent for the Indiana take Weeks togpourt he found only ' Farm Bureau,

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Jeanne Helt and Martha White, who came from out-state to attend the convention, made the Democratic rooster crow.

Robert Wilhelm, Hammond, Lake County chairman (left) and Chester Foster, Gary, District chairman, during last night's heated first district caucus.

1938 Parley Runs Its Tumultuous Course

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Attorney General Omer Stokes Jackson gavels the state convens tion to order.

Governor Townsend watches the convention with Virgil Simmons, conservation director,

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It may have been politics they were talking about when tographer got this group at the Coliseum today. In the front Senatogy Minton and VanNuys. Behind them are Dan Tobin,

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City Controller who was nominated for the Supreme Court, talks

over the convention with Val McLeay, City Plan Commission secretary-engineer, and Dr. Frank Dowd.

Elizabeth Todd receives her convention credentials from J. C, Kuch and Mrs. Martha Murphy, She is a member of the 11th District contingent,

leader, and Frank McHale, National Committeeman and McNuts campaign manager and who was credited with the harmo movement,