Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 59, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1923 — Page 2

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COLLISIONS SEND LIST OF INJURED FOR YEAR TO 331 Man Struck by Automobile in Crash —Truck Driver Has Narrow Escape. William C. Brandon, 709 N. Noble St., today was recovering from injuries received when he was struck by an automobile driven by Henry Zimmerman, R. R. E, Box 380, late Thursday. Zimmerman’s automobile collided with a car driven by. Dr. Arthur

L. Walters, 613 Hume Mansur building at Delaware and St. Joseph Sts. The fender of Zimmerman’s car struck Brandon. Both automobiles were damaged. H cs m e r H. Dunn, 23, R. R. C, Box 307, was under arrest today on a charge of parking without a tail light. George Geones,

AA Person* / m have been /|| killed In w a u tomoblle accidents In Marlon County thft year. AA j Have been II <1 1 nJired alia I in traffic VW I a evident*. It is yonr dnty to make the streets sofa

907 Goodlet Ave., said he swerved his car to avoid hitting Dunn’s car, parked In front of 265 N. Holmes Ave., Thursday night. Driver Unknown.

Jones’ automobile crashed Into an automobile driven by Robert Hunsucker, 1925 Howard St. Joe Catanzaro, 1306 Sturm Ave., today was suffering from bruises received when he was knocked from his bicycle by an automobile at Tenth St. and Capitol Ave., Thursday. The name of the automobile driver was not learned. He took the injured man home and told him he would see him today. Wayne Clevenger, 134 W. Pratt St., escaped injury when an automobile truck he was driving turned over Thursday In front of 2130 Ashland Ave.

City Truck in Crash

The truck was owned by Henry K. Ruckelshaus, 674 E. St. Clair St- A king bolt in the car broke. Harry Frazee, 745 Spruce St-, was cut by glass when a crossing gate at State Ave. and the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks was lowered onto the hood of his truck. Mrs. Florence Watson, 23, of 1038 W. Thirty-First St., was injured about the hands and wrists when an automobile she was driving and a city truck collided at Capitol Ave. and Eighteenth St. An automobile belonging to W. A. Beam, 1007 N. Meridian St., was struck by a car driven by a Mrs. Gosman. address unknown, in front of his residence today. Mrs. Gosman’s car was struck by another car which crowded her against Beam’s machine. Mrs. Gosman got the license number and filed a warrant for the arrest of the owner.

BRIEF BITS IN CITY’S NEWS

Detectives investigated anew kind of a burglar today. The London and Lancashire Indemnity Company, 302 303 City Trust Bldgt, told police a cash box in the offices was opened with a can opener and $5 taken. • • • Fire Chief John J. O’Brien today addressed letters to all of the railroad companies in the city warning them not to burn ties on the railroad properties and ground adjoining within the city limits after downtown appatatus extinguished a blazing pile of tifc at Kentucky Ave. and Missouri St. • • • a fctn over a 450-foot embankment in a coupe brought nothing but a smile from the 13-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs C. EL Hovious, 1116 Atwood St. Mrs Hovius was en route to Indianapolis with her child when her car stalled on Hindustan hill, six miles north of Bloomington. The brakes of the dar gave way and it rolled over the steep side of the hill with the child. • • The Slate board of tax commissioner.:. to y disapproved an $13,000 bond issue for construction of a school building in Henry Township, Henry County. • • • R. D. Ross. 3934 Park Ave., told police today that fifty feet of garden hose, valued at $6, was stolen from . his yard. • • • Joe Galbo, 345 6. Sherman drive, tojd police that the cushions and a tire valued at S2O was stolen from •is car, parked at Market and Delaware Sts., today. • • • E. W. Hall, 1012 W. Walnut St., told police today that a medicinal sample ease valued at S2O was taken from his machine parked at Meridian and Ohio Sts. • • • The annual two-day outing of the Indianapolis Branch of the Indiana Firemen’s Association ended Thursday evening, with the entertainment of about 400 firemen and their families. The outing was held at Northern Beach, north of the city on White River. • • • Reappointment of John A. Hlllenbrand of Batesvl lie and James W. Noel of Indianapolis as trustees of Purdue University has been announced by Governor McCray. Appointments are for three years, beginning July 1. • • • J. N. McKinstry, 6*7 N. Capitol Ave., told police his purse was either tort or stolen while he was walking frvn 320 N, Meridian St. to Delaware Washington Sts. The purse contained $3 and some lodge receipt*.

Winners in Times Baby Peggy Contest Were Filmed by Moving Picture Company at University Square

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The three winners of The Indianapolis Times Baby Peggy contest are here pictured being filmed by A. R. Chouinard of the Rhodes-Chouinard Film Company, 511 Merchants Bank Bldg. Chouinard at the movie camera is directing the smile son the faces of the three little Baby Peggy winners turns the crank of his movie

FOUR TRAINMEN KILLEDjN WRECK Crew Buried Beneath Debris Near Crawfordsville, By Times Special • CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind., July 26.—J. P. York, Crawfordsville, owing his life to a miraculous escape, was | today the only living member of the j crew of a Vandalia switch train ! which Thursday left the tracks and buried four other trainmen beneath several tons of coal and debris, three miles north of the city. The dead: Harry Tracy, conductor, Crawfordsville. J. C. Denby, engineer, Logansport. j Morris J. Courtney, fireman, | Logansport. J. C. Denby, engineer, Logansport. W. C. Lennon, fireman, Logansport. York, a brakeman, was riding on the rear of the string of cars. Leaving the track, the engine turned completely around. The coal cars were

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camera in University Park. The little girl on the left is Margaret Roberta Duvall, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. %J. L. Duvall, 6276 College Ave., who won second prize. I** the center is Leone Louise Meyer, 6%, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meyer, 434 Gladstone Ave., attired in her butterfiy ballet costume. Little Miss Meyer was awarded the third

dragged on top of the engine. Farmers, who saw the wreck, began a frantic effort to rescue the buried men. Bursting of a steam pipe in the engine cab made work harder for the rescuers. All hope of finding the men alive was soon given up. BOY SCOUTS TO RECEIVE HONOR MEDALS TONIGHT Awards Will Bo Made on Reservation Near Fort, Miss Stella M. Doeppers. Boy Scout secretary, announced today that awards in cam percraft, a local honor award, will be made tonight at the Boy Scout reservation near Ft. Harrison by the court of honor. Among Scouts who will receive the award are: Dwight Muir, Troop 26; Von Goodwin, Troop 26; Billy Miller, Troop 26; Robert Winstead. Troop 21, and Edward Taggart, Troop 75. William Sweet of Troop 75 and Von Goodwin of Troop 28 were made eagle Scouts by the court of honor at the Scout reservation Thursday night. Both boys qualified for twenty merit badges. Life and star honors were conferred on Clay Geinmill, Troop 7, of Houston, Texas, and Ernest Reno, Troop 74. Forty merit badges were awarded by the court of honor.

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prize. The other little girl is Lois Annette Wolfanger, 4. daughter of Mr. find Mrs. Maurice Wolfanger, 1420 S. East St., who is the winner of the Baby Peggy contest. The movies of the winners will he presented at the Lyric theater. Efforts are being made to have the films developed so they can be. shown Sunday at the Lyric.

MEETING TO FORM COUNCIUSCALLED Welfare Organizations and; Public Departments Included. - A meeting at which dqjegates from j i 100 welfare organizations and -tiublle j i departments will form a Council of j I Social Agencies has been called for I Monday noon, Aug. 8, at the SplnkArms by Earl R. Condor, chairman j of the organization committee. Serving with Condor are Dr. Herman G. Morgan, Fred Cline, the Rev. Maurice F. O’Connor, Robert E. Neff, Sol Kiser and Mrs. Joseph B. Keallng, ; William H. Insley and Bert Oadd. Each of the thirty-six owanlzatlons j sharing In the community fund• is \ the council. The same rule applies! to all other groups Invited to particl- j j pate, except that subdivisions of pub- j lie departments are allotted one delegate each. Provision is made for an initial

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