From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, December 26: The heavy demand for candy this Christmas has exceeded any preceding holiday season in Indiana. Because of this desire to satisfy the sweet tooth, some Indianapolis candy makers were unable to supply retailers with all the stock they requested, and some manufacturers were out of their inventory before Christmas eve. Craig’s, 6 E. Washington St, closed Tuesday afternoon because it was entirely out of stock. The confectione

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, December 19: Special efforts are being made by law enforcement to address the “light-fingered” activities of shoplifters, purse openers, and pickpockets who frequent the stores and public places in the downtown district at the height of the Christmas shopping season. A squad of detectives and women police have been detailed to the stores, while police officers and patrolmen have been assigned to handle crowds in the downtown business ar

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, December 25: Christmas Day dawned cold and gray in Indianapolis. Many home circles were happy with family members returning to the scenes of their youth to once again greet Santa Claus. Prominent among those who came back were the boys in khaki on furlough from the many military camps. But other home circles were incomplete with loved ones serving on the battlefields of France. The Christmas mail rush continued as postal carriers on t