Camp Chank-Tun-Un-Gi Sounds Call to Scouts

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, June 15, 1924:  Few places in all Hoosierdom offer the joys awaiting the Boy Scouts of Indianapolis in old Camp Chank-Tun-Un-Gi (Camp Belzer).  Wedged between Ft. Harrison and Buzzards Roost (Woollens Gardens), amid beautiful shadows of trees along the south bank of Fall Creek, Camp Chank-Tun-Un-Gi’s call has been heard by Indianapolis Scouts and more than 125 of them are expected to show up when the first two-week camp of summer opens tomorrow morning.  From 6:25 a.m. reveille to 9:30 p.m. taps, the Scouts’ day will be filled with Scoutcraft classes, games, and swimming, concluding each evening with the campfire which opens in a dignified manner and closes with the Scout prayer.  Daily swimming instruction will be a feature of each camp thereby fulfilling this year’s camp slogan, “Every Scout a swimmer and life saver.”

“Camp Chank-Tun-Un-Gi Sounds Call to Scouts,” The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 1924, p. 14:4

Pupils Receiving Prizes Awarded for Results in the 'Safety First' Campaign

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 10, 1924:  Safety in school zones from the menace of the speeding motorist has been the theme of a campaign in the schools devised by the police department to throw arms of protection around the child compelled to cross the street on the way to and from school.  Yesterday afternoon marked the close of this ‘safety first” campaign for the school year with ceremonies in University Park.  Based on recommendations of the Police Accident Prevention Bureau, fifty-two American flags, given by the Automobile Trade Association, were presented to schools having no accidents during the past school year.  The Indianapolis News presented two silver loving cups, representing “The Spirit of Safety,” to Public School No. 9 and to St. John’s parochial school for displaying the most earnest spirit in accident prevention during the school year.

“Pupils Receiving Prizes Awarded for Results in the ‘Safety First’ Campaign,” The Indianapolis News, 10 June 1924, p. 4:1

Indianapolis-Made Car Wins Laurels in Motor Classic

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, May 31, 1924:  Joe Boyer flashed across the finishing tape yesterday driving Corum’s Deusenberg and smashing all Speedway records. The jinx of years was finally shaken off as an Indianapolis-made car once again won the laurels in the motor classic.  The tiny machine, designed and constructed by automotive masters Fred and August Deusenberg, was one of four fast Deusenberg cars carrying the hopes of Indianapolis for victory.  The pioneer automobile manufacturers have had a flair for turning out speedy racers, but their cars seemed pursued by an inexorable jinx which was not shaken off until the last quarter of yesterday’s race.  “These are the last racing cars I expect to build; I have achieved my greatest ambition in winning the Indianapolis 500-mile race and no one can hope for more than that,” said Fred Deusenberg.

“Indianapolis-Made Car Wins Laurels in Motor Classic,” The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 1924, p. 1:5