Incorporation Papers for Airport are Filed

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, April 20, 1926:  Articles of incorporation for the Indianapolis Airport Corporation were filed today with the secretary of state by the Chamber of Commerce airport board.  The nonprofit organization was offered free use of the northeast quarter of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a commercial airport which will be controlled and managed by the 113^th observation squadron of the Indiana National Guard.  Hangars in Kokomo currently used by the squadron will be removed and set up at the speedway for the airport   The speedway makes an ideal landing field for commercial aviation, experts say.  Under the supervision of the national guard, the cost of operation will not exceed revenues, and the property will be well protected.  The immediate establishment of the airport is to place Indianapolis on the new commercial air map of North America.      

“Incorporation Papers for Airport are Filed,” The Indianapolis News, 20 April 1926, p. 14:7

Corner Stone of Church Will Be Blessed at Rite

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, April 11, 1926:  The cornerstone of Little Flower Church will be laid this afternoon with the blessing of Bishop Joseph Chartrand, assisted by the church pastor Rev. Charles Duffy and several priests from various Indianapolis churches.  The new building, which is half completed, will be used as a combination church and school.  Six classrooms and a 700-seat church auditorium will occupy the first floor, and the second floor will be the living quarters for the nuns.  The basement will contain club rooms for men and women.  A copper box will be placed in the cornerstone, containing a roster of present members of the new parish, the names of the men employed in the building’s construction, the program of the ceremonies, a history of the foundation and beginning of the parish, and copies of local newspapers. 

“Corner Stone of Church Will Be Blessed at Rite ,” The Indianapolis Star, 11 April 1926, p. 43:1

Prom Poster is Censored

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, April 6, 1926:  The censor’s iron hand reached into the halls of classic Butler University yesterday and snatched a poster with a sketch of a young lady attired in a smile and abbreviated dancing costume, who was advertising the upcoming junior prom.  In its place, the censor substituted a poster with an illustration of a prim and demure puritanical maiden, coyly asking the “boys and girls come to the prom, please.”  The junior class prom publicity committee hung the first poster designed by Julia Bretzman in the administration building and within an hour it was replaced by one, according to university president Dr. Robert Aley, that was more in keeping with the tenets of the school.  “It was just a little internal matter which needs no publicity.  There was no disturbance or trouble,” Aley said.   

“Prom Poster is Censored,” The Indianapolis Star, 6 April 1926, p. 13:2