Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1949 — Page 2

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Gang Boss And Three Others Are Wounded Gangland Shooting At Hollywood Case Hollywood. July 20 (UP) Gang bos* Mickey Cohen. a state Investigator assigned to guard him In a vice investigation, and two other persons were shot by uniden tiffed gunmen early today as they left a restaurant of the swank Sunset strip The assailant* estapea. Two of the victim* were wounded critically, the others less seriously. Cohen's charge* of an attempted

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>hak"edown”>y squadders led to a current grand jury investigation and a widespread reorganisation ot the police department Only yesterday the attorney general revealed he had assigned ■ a state agent to accompany Cohen constantly as part of his own (secret vice investigation. i Diners In the exclusive Sherry's restaurant, a favorite film colony rendezvous, said the predawn quiet was shattered shortly before 1 a. m. by a burst of rapid gunfire that sounded like "a machine gun or a string of firecrackers.” Several bullets lodged in the front of the building. shattering a glass partition. Outside, lying in a pool of blood on the sidewalk, were Cohen, special agent Harry L'orp r of the stat'! attorney general's office, top Cohen henchman Edward (Neddie) Heri, bert. and a woman companion. Dee 1 Davis. They had Just left the restaurant 'and were waiting for their car to be delivered from the parking 10l when the shooting occured. Cohen, dapper little gambling czar who the attorney general's office said was the subject of a current top-secret investigation, wax the least seriously woundad. He was taken to Hollywood receivi in.- hospital, where he was pronounfeed In good condition with a shoulder wound Herbert and .Miss Davis were taken to Citizen's emergency hospital in critical condition Herbert, who barely escaped assassination Ey two gunmen last month was paral- | yzed from the waist down with a ! .45 slug in his spine, and also received other wounds. .Miss Davis got four slugs in her ; back. Cooper, also taken to Hollywood j receiving hospital, was In serious condition from two bullet wounds in the stomach Sheriffs lieutenant John Law said he had recovered six shells so far at the scene of the shooting. Thi‘ bullets apparently were fired from cover across Sunset Blvd, which was relatively quiet when the shooting took place at 3:50 a. in. Law said there apparently were no witnesses to the actual shoot lag. Harney Ruditsky, manage of the restaurant, said he had been wauled by friends to keep Cohen out of I the case Hut he said the gang boss

Knights Os Pythias To Hold Initation The Knights of Pythias lodge will hold initiation in the rank of esquire at the lodge meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, it was announced today by Ralph Kenworthy. chancellor-commander Refreshments will be served following the meeting. went freely into other restaurants on the strip and he saw no reason to bar him. Officers said the gunman apparently fled across a lot to a getaway car on the next street south of Suuset Hlvd. Cohen's wife Lavonne a beautiful former showgirl sped to his hospital bed in a Cadillac convertible She visited him briefly and then left again accompanied by several Cohen henchmen. Newspaper and magazine writer . Florabei Muir was standing on the ! sidewalk during the shooting and narrowly escaped injury. Two automatic shotguns were found in a lot across the street from the restaurant, where they apparently were thrown by the assailants as they fled. Dr C. D. Dickie said Cooper would have to undergo surgery soon. Shortly after Cohen’s arrival at the hospital, he was visited by his attorney, Sam Rummel. Dr. Dickie said Cohen himself was out of danger but he was given morphine and no one was allowed to talk with him.

ORDINANCE Short Title An ordinance prohibiting the dumping of offal, garbage, and/or other organic material! In the city dump I BE IT ORDAINED. by the Common C«un<|| of tiie City of Ite-atur. Indiana, that It la unlawful and a violation of thin ordinance for any person, peri* >n», firm or corporation to dump, throw and/or place, or cause to be dumped, thrown and/or plac.d in or upon that area north of Monroe Street and Eaet of the St. Mary's River. commonly designated .0 the "City Hump," any garbage. offal, and/or any other organic material. ■: iti: it fuiitheii ordained. thnt each separate act In contravention of thia ordinance shall constitute a separate offense. .1 UK IT PI’RTHWR ORDAINED, thnt any person, firm or corporation violating th* provisions of this ordiname shall on conviction be fin'd any sum not to exceed fifty dollars 11'.n on». t BH IT FURTHER fMIDAINED. that whereas an ••meremy exists tills ordinance sliall be In full force and eff.i-t on and after Its pa««ar.e by Hie Council, its approval by the Stay or and the publication In The lic'iitur Demmrat for two weeks. Passed by the Common Council this I9tli day of July. 1949 JOHN M DOAN. Presiding Officer Attest: II VWIINON AI’RAND. Clerk -Treasurer Submitted to the Honorable Mayor for his action thereon this 19tti day of July. 1919 II VERNON AI It AX D. rierk-Treasurer Approved by me thia l»th day of July, 1919. JOHN' M DOAN. Mayor Attest It VERNON AI’RAND, Clerk -Treasurer JULY 2«— r

SALE CALENDAR JULY 22 -Paul Cummings, 1121 North Second street, corner of Second street and Central avenue, itecatur. 6 room two story frame house. Koy Johnson it Son. Auctx. JULY 22—Paul Cummings. 1121 North Second street corner of Second street and Central avenue, Decatur. 6 room two story frame house. Roy Johnson it Son. Aucts JULY 23 —McMillen Homes. 2 P. M. 2 modern homes: 803 N. 2nd st.. S rooms; 517 W. Adams st., 6 rooms. D. S. Blair and C. W. Kent, auctioneers. Sale conducted by the Kent Realty AAuction Co., Inc., Decatur, Ind. Phone 88. JULY 25 —Frieda Lehman. 258 North Seventh street. Decatur. Sale of household furniture Roy A Ned Johnson, aucts. JULY 28—Allied Soe. 272-271 South Broadway. Peru. Ind. 2 apt buildings. 14 modern furnished apartments. Midwest Realty Auction Co.. J F Sanmann. Auct. JULY 30 —Albert See. South Mud Lake. 8 mi. 8. of Rochester. Ind Five furnished cottages, lunch room. 20 boats. Midwest Realty Auction Co., J F Sanmann, Auct. ’ Bril /PT ' 11 fB BFX 1 1 * WTT , *•» r Iw Bfik Av — Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan Rep. Paul W. Shafer SUSPENSION OF WHITE HOUSE military aide Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan in Washington s “five percenter’* probe la demanded by Rep. Paul W. Shafer (R) of Micn.yan. Shafer said “Vaughan brags that he knows the inside situation. There’s as much, reason to suspend him aa the other generals ’* The others are Maj. Cen. Herman Feldman, quartermaster general, and Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waltt, chemical co*pa chief. Shafer said Vaughan has stated be Ik”ows “at least 300" persons who helped business men get government contracts. No graft evidence has been found, ff nfernat/onjJ)

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Baptismal Service Is Held At Quarry A union baptismal service was! held at the Willshire. 0., quarry Sunday afternoon, with more than ' 25 persons immersed or sprinkled. | The Rev. L T. Norris, of the Union Chapel E.L’.B. church, the Rev. Dale Osborne, ot the St. Paul and ; Winchester U. B. churches, the Rev Raymond Jewell. Bluffton V. B. church, and the Kev. L. A. Midilaugh. Rivarrle V. B circuit, were In charge of the service. James Fosnaugh had charge of the singing. Attends Workshop Os Future Homemakers Sally Ahr. Decatur, district treasurer of the Indiana branch of the Future Homemakers of America, will attend a workship for 20 state and district officers of the Indiana branch, to be held July 25-27 at Indiana University. This will be the third such workshop to be conducted, the 1847 and 1848 workshops having been held at Hall State Teachers College. The workshop, which will be under the direction of Miss Virginia Sloan 'of the I. U. school of education, is limited to the state and district officers. ’ | The annual production of fertilizer increased more than 8.500,000 tons from 1940 to 1947. compared to 1 a 5.500.0m> tons In the 40 years ' previous

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Gary Seeking More Police Protection Police Department Asks Added Force Gary. Ind . July 20—(UP)—The Gary board ol public works today studied a police department request for more fund* to permit adding 20 more policemen to the force. The request followed conference* on police department reorganization between Mayor Eugene Swartz, police chief Millard Matovina, and Donald Kooken. crim-

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sinology professor at Indiana University and form?r Indiana state police captain. Gary's police have been under. fire by a womens .tgUante com-i initlee since Miss Mary Cbeever. a high school teacher, was shot to death by a pursesnatcher in March. Gary women, aroused by the murder and other crimes, forced ■ closing of the town's once-thriving gambling and vice resorts. The women's citizens committee has charged that the police were bribed and informed the i underworld in advance of planned i raids. Matovina said the plans would 1 Increase the number nt captains I from two to five, sergeants from ' II to 15, and patrolmen from 134 j

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to 147- Seven patrolmen would be added to fill vacancies created by the promolions of men In ranks to captain and sergeant. A police department official estimated the annual cost at 185,000. and said that there 1* a "crying need for more men at the head of the department.'' The official said the board <>• public works probably will recommend passage of the plan to the city council, which meets in Aug-. uat. Enroll In Summer Comp For Purdue Richard D Knapp. 810 Marshall street, ana Monte G. Marbaugh. rural route five, have enrolled in I’qrdue University’s summer prac-,

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tlce camp. This year's 32nd, was divided into t»’ tions due to the large nu a L* students enrolled. Marbach is attending th. section of the camp, which e ■ an Instructional staff O s Knapp will attend the ser.'L* 1 tion which will run fro m , * to September 10. Camp fX* include a swimming p, w! and equipment room* and*, story building for housing Wl . large mess hall and study Knapp and Marbach, JUB £* mechanical engineering ai) d ’ i engineering respectively, I out highways, railroads, and J? er statistics in the earnyi* acres of river bottom i 4w! wooded ravines. The cam;, rated about 15 inlle* south oft Lafayette.

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