Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 37, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1932 — Page 3

JUNE 23, 1932.

FARMER YOUTH HELD FOR NIGHT CRIME CAREER Admits Six Holdups in Central Indiana, Say City Police. A farmer boy who turned bandit by night after tending crops all day on his farm home near Martinsville, has confessed to six holdups here and in central Indiana towns, police said today. He is Floyd Dunn, 20, living nine miles east of Martinsville, who was captured early Wednesday by police and later was identified as the bandit who “lost his nerve" while robbing a restaurant at 139 South Illinois street. Got Trousers, Cash In an alleged confession to police, Dunn is said to have admitted robbing three stores in Indianapolis, a pharmacy and a restaurant in Franklin and a restaurant in Bloomington. According to the confession he robbed a dry goods store in the 300 block West Washington street last week, escaping through a quicklylaid police net with a pair of trousers and $3 in cash. On one occasion, he is said to have confessed, he slept at police headquarters after his car was stolen, leaving in the morning to stage a robbery on South Meridian street. On his last robbery, young Dunn threatened the clerk in the South Illinois street restaurant with a revolver, “giving up" the robbery attempt when the clerk revealed there was only a small amount of money in the cash register. Supporting Family, Claim “Just let it go," the clerk quoted Dunn as saying. A few minutes later, a night watchman took the license number of a car parked near the restaurant, and summoned police. A squad

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Egg Scramble By l nitrd Pm i* CHICAGO, June 23.—The celebrated penguin egg case may be carried to "the highest court in the land," to prevent Customs Collector Anthony Czarnecki from “seizing and destroying" the twenty dozen eggs, originally destined for visiting Democrats’ delectation. An opinion of the treasury department held that the eggs were wild, although laid on a South African farm, and, therefore, were prohibited from importation under tariff laws. Ernest Byfleld of the Hotel Sherman, which imported the eggs, said if his appeal to federal Judge James H. Wilkerson failed, he would carry the egg case to the supreme court.

later forced the car and Dunn to the curb on the south side. Dunn told police he is supporting a family of six with whom he lives on the farm. He said he tended the crops for his board and one-third of the produce. DEDICATE SPAN FRIDAY Leslie to Take Part in Joint Ceremonies at ML Carmel. Governor Harry G. Leslie, members of the state highway commission and state highway department heads will take part in the formal bridge dedication at Mt. Carmel, 111., Friday. The program has been arranged by the Illinois highway commission and Governor Louis Emmerson of Illinois will attend. The new bridge spans the Wa- | bash river and was jointly financed iby the two states. It was constructed by the Vincennes Bridge Company, Vincennes, Ind., at a cost of $399,413.96. Gone, but Not Forgotten j Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Amel Shedrow, 1321 North Meridian street, Ford coupe, 105-144, from parking space at Riverside park.

RACER CRASHES; TWO ME HURT Speedway Hoodoo Strikes Again at Northeast Turn. The hoodoo struck again at the nrotheast turn of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wednesday afternoon as Peter Kreis, Knoxville tTenn.) race driver, crashed over the retaining wall while making an experimental run. Kreis and Aaron Vance, 3752 Rockville road, incurred broken

ribs, cuts and bruises, but were reported in “fair” condition today at city hospital. That the racing car had crashed was not known by spectators until attaches of the track had toured the brick oval twice in a search for the missing car. It was found Kreis’ car, a Studebaker Special, which he drove in the 500 mile race May 30, had skidded and

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hopped over the retaining wall at the spot where Billy Arnold crashed in the race. It was reported a tire blowout caused the crash. Kreis was forced out of the race at the 450-mile mark when his car “kissed" a retaining wall, after he had climbed to tenth place at the 350-mile post. THE ITCH (scabies) "his contagious torment will continue for life if not. treated. EXSORA kills the parasite (itch-mite) almost instantly. Three days ends it. Get complete EXSORA treatment at once. £l.l. Hook's DRUG STORES —Advertisement.

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Severe injuries which he received in the crash of his airplane haven’t made Lieutenant Commander Frank Hawks leary of flying. In fact, the famous speed ace was starting on his way—by airplane—to have those injuries treated in Boston when this picture was taken of him at Floyd Bennett field, New York.

Civil War Veteran, 97, Dead By United Prcss WARSAW, Ind., June 23.—Jacob Elginfritz, 97, Civil war veteran, died

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at his home here today after two weeks’ illness. His death reduces the number of veterans in Kosciusko county to fourteen.

HIGHWAY BIDS DUEJULY 12 46 Miles of Paving Listed by Road Chiefs, Bids on forty-six miles of pavement and sixteen miles of grading will be received by the slate highway department July 12, the sixth letting of the season, it was announced today by Director John J. Brown. So far the state highway commission has contracted ior 526 miles of high type pavement and sixtyeight miles of grading. Following are projects in the new letting: PAVING State R*>ad 57, Plainville to Elnora, 7,4 miles in Daviess county. State Road 130. Hobart to Valparaiso. 11.2 miles in Lake and Porter counties. State Road 22. Burlington to Ridgeway. 5.3 miles in Carroll and Howard counties! State Road 22. Ridgeway to Kokomo, 7.5 miles in Howard county. , U. S. Highway 31. Crothersvllle relocation. 1.2 miles in Jackson county. State Road 5. from two miles south to four miles north of Warren, 6.1 miles in Huntington county. State Road 5. from four miles north of Warren to three miles south of Huntington. 6.1 miles in Huntington countv. State Road 163, Clinton west to Illinois

stat* line. 1-6 miles in Vermillion county All paving listed is to be 20-feet wide excepting the relocation project north of on Road SI, to remove a hazardous jog. to be eighteen feet, and the project on Road 163. also to be eighteen feet. ORADINO 11. S. Highway 40, between Terre

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Haute and West Terra Haute, one-half mile for relocation of road which will be thlrtv-feet wide at this point State Road 56. K'lso to Guilford, •• miles in Dearborn county. State Road 64. St. Anthony to Btrdaeye 6.2 miles In Dubois county. State Road 35. Trafalgar to 2'i mile* north. 2.6 miles in Johnson county.