City Lifts "Flu" Ban Today; Normal Conditions to Prevail

• The Star: “Banless, but not quite fluless, Indianapolis goes back today to customary business hours;” the ban, in place since Oct. 7, was lifted at midnight• Morgan requests continued cooperation in preventing the spread of infection, noting that the simple rules of hygiene should still be followed• Morgan said that sporadic cases should still be expected in coming weeks, but, as seen in death rates, the virulence of the epidemic is waning• Of the 190 new cases reported, 60 were received by mail and cover a number of days• Morgan will call a meeting with school doctors and nurses to discuss hygienic and precautionary measure for schools• At the meeting where the decision to lift the ban was made, the health board granted Morgan permission to hire an additional clerk to aid after the regular office staff leaves; the office will be open now until midnight on weekdays and 9 pm on Sunday; the action was taken to relieve the strain on Morgan who had been receiving calls at his home after the offices closed• Charles E. Rush, city librarian, announced that the Central Library Building and branch libraries will be open Friday at 9 am; the branches dependent on public school buildings will not open until the schools open; Rush emphasized that for the first 3 days after reopening no fines will be charged on overdue books• Downtown stores will go back to normal hours, opening at 8 or 8:30 am and closing at 5:30 or 6 pm, according to each store’s schedule• Republican party managers announced local meetings for the last 3 days of the campaign, starting tonightNewspaper article