Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 58, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 July 1931 — Page 3

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TRAFFIC TOLL IS DEPLORED BY CITIZENS' BODY Mammoth Safety Rally Is Arranged to Reduce Auto Deaths. Deploring the heavy increase in Indianapolis and Marion county traffic deaths, members of the citizens safety board committee today were studying means of reducing the heavy toll of lives taken by automobiles. In its efforts to reduce traffic fatalities, the committee Monday night at the Columbia Club entered with renewed vigor into plans for the city-wide safety rally to be held Aug. 29 and 30. The rally, which will be featured by a huge parade on the south aide containing floats emphasizing safety the night of Aug. 29, will be opened with a pushmobile race In the afternoon on Maple Road boulevard between Boulevard place and Northwestern avenue. On the second day a basket dinner and contests and games in Garfield park will comprise the program. The meeting was presided over by Lieutenant Frank Owen, police accident prevention bureau chief, who named committees for the rally. J. Edward Burk was named general chairman. Committees are: Parade—Gustave H. Mueller. Captain flewls Johnson. Ernest H. Pflumm. W J. Gasren. J. T. Hldaelv. E. R. MeCammel. Edward Roberts. C. P. Rvan. Grover Garrott. Dt W. A. Hemphill. L. A. Miller. A. J Kellv. O. V. Hastings. Fred E. Vehline. John Rowles. Sidney O Smock. Jack Carr. Peter Gagen. Fred Hitt. W. W. Raker. WilJlam Poole. Oscar F. Smith. Mrs. C. A. James. Mrs. J. B. Hoss Dennis. P. E. Skelfcon and E. C. Heller. Grounds—Hugh W. Middlesworth. Gagen. fl. F. Mullen. Joseph P. McNamara. Arthur Tledman. John F. White. Mrs. H. A. Bell. Edward Gagen. Howard Gagen. Albert N. Neuerberg. Lerov A. Portteus. Otto Burkhardt and William Roth. Decorations—A. *C. Sallee. James P. Tretton. Todd Stoops. William H. Book. Wallace O. Lee. L. Ert Slack. Paul S. Rathert. Gustave O. Schmidt and Fred Rehnert. Entertainment—J. J. Liddy. J. B. Rogers. Adolph Fritz. Middlesworth. William Sears. Earl Cunningham. A. J. Kolberger. John C. Rockstroh. W. F. Blasengym. E. O. Snethen. Bennet E. Sagalowsky, Louis C. Brandt and Vehllng. Basket Dinner—Edward H. Wishmeler. Clarence I. Wheatley. Robert R. Sloan. Jack O'Rourke. Frank Graham. Mrs. R. C. Huggins. John Sullivan, A. Stattler. W. D. Beanblossom. James Foster. Lawrence Wagner. Mrs. Rex Rudlcell. Mrs. George Yoke. Mrs. Oeorge Buscher. Mrs. Mildred Hayes and Mrs. Elsie M. Rottler. New members named at the meeting were: Coroner Fred W. Vehling, Grover C. Garrott, state police chief; H. A. Strange, assistant chief; Gus Mueller, state drivers’ license Judge; Municipal Judge William Shaffer and Harvey Barnard.

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Held at Bryan, 0., as the "mercy slayer” of his 85-ycar-old grandmother, Mrs. Abbie Douglas, Theodore Taylor, 27, above, admitted he gave her powder he believed contained poison after she told him she wished someone would enable her to die, police said. ' Taylor, who authorities believe wished to remove his grandmother in order to provide a home for himself and his prospective bride, later repudiated his confession and pleaded not guilty. C IGARETS ARE TAXED Ohio Governor Signs Bill Putting Levy on Smokes. By Scrippt-Howard VeKspaper Alliance COLUMBUS, 0., July 17.—Cigarets will cost Ohioans 2 cents more a package of twenty after Sept. 1. Governor White has just approved a state stamp tax law requiring a 1-cent stamp for every ten cigarets. It is estimated that the new law will produce $5,000,000 annually.

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ly hurt when the auto In which they were riding crashed into a Pennsylvania freight train three miles west of Newcastle early today. Miss Evelyn Gray, 17, Muncle,

was killed; Miss Grace Rush, 18, and Gerald Thornburg, 20. both of Muncie, were seriously injured, and Elmer Shannon, 20, of Selma, slightly hurt. The accident occcurred while the

party was returning to Muncie from a dance here. _ Road Crash Fatal ELKHART, Ind., July 17.—A col- ; lision of an automobile and a truck ;

near here today resulted In death of one person and Injury of two others. James Lamb, 19, Chicago, was killed. Mrs. Nellie Morrison, Chicago, was injured seriously and Miss Catherine Murphy and Mrs.

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