Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 246, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1935 — Page 4

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COPS KEPTBUSY IN PRE-HOLIDAY CRIME ACTIVITY Young Woman Beaten and Thrown From Car: Purse Thieves Hunted. Ml' <s Genevieve Groddy, 25, who Rave* her address 1111 Madison-av, is recovering today from injuries she teceived when she says she was pushed out of an auto on Road 31 near White River bridge early y.;s-

arrived. Special values Extra clerks for l 11 I | 1 ***“wi^^j v<^/ '^' ‘ .„!^ss^^37 *• I I Ss9 n6W sty le strap Every essential piece. $ JP,/5 H L AST w " ril in 4* /fl l| 9 f modern watch with woven leather bracelet. Reliable Genuine leather flj *-Vegu7ated J/ ?l> Hj Vr>in™ P ami "' || 137 W. Washington St. 'eeru. Jj me weekly: [ toe weekly; Wmm Opposite Indiana Theatre

' terdav by a casual male acquaintance she met in a W. Washingtonst case. Mis: Edith Speer. 20. of 2332 Guil-ford-av. was beaten by a Negro thug Saturday night near her hom~. and robbed of her purse containing some change and a pay check for SlO. The check was in a Christmas greeting envelope. Yesterday a Negro woman returned the purse, which she said she found in her yard, and the check vas in it. The change was gone. Mrs. Ada Lonkin. 1427 Park-av. foiled a Negro thug last night who pointed a gun at her at 16th-st and Park-av and demanded her purse. Beaten Cp by Stranger Ralph Ellis. 28. .of 126 E. Vermontst. is in City Hospital recovering from injuries he said a stranger inflicted in a fight at 128 E. Vermont-

st. He was found by police wandering and dazed. Fifteen geese James Golding was offering for Christmas sale were stolen early today from a shed at 1040 S Meridian-st. George Morris, 467 Arnolda-av, reported that five hens, one goose, a rooster and nine other fowl were stolen. Mi.ss Gertrude Mattox. 23. of 823 E. 21st-st, reported that she foiled a * purse snatcher who struck her at 21st-st and College-av Saturday night, cutting her lip. Purse Snatcher Is Balked A Negro halted Miss Bessie Beaver. 2051 Park-av. stenographer with the Governor’s Commission on Unemployment Relief, at Broadway and 20th-st, and demanded her purse. She didn't have one. William Sheets, 27. Negro. 416 Rankin-st, was slugged and robbed of S2O Saturday night at 19th-st

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and the canal. A Negro entered the Rothschild Cut Rate Store. 505 W. Washington-st. Saturday nifht. selected seme gifts and ordered them wrapped. Then he snatched the bundle and ran without paying for them. Yeggs battered the combination off a safe at the E. M. Pcet Manufacturing Cos.. 307 N. Missouri-st. early yesterday and took SSO in cash and $27 in stamps. Physician's Home Robbed Dr. Warren M. Royal, Veterans' Administration Hospital physician, reported that burglars entered his apartment at. 3335 N. Meridian-st. and stole a watch valued at SIOO and $25 in cash. A Negro gunman held up Charles Solomon in his grocery at 1601 Cor-nell-av Saturday night and escaped with S3O. * . Pickpockets robbed five persons

Saturday afternoon in the downtown shopping district. Robbed of the following amounts were: Henry Smith. 68 N. Fifth-st. B’ech Grove. $25; Henry Eielbaber, Warren Township. $25; Charles j Sheets. Lebanon. Ind., $110; Pete Wertenberger. 1438 S Harding-st, $15.88, and Charles McGinnis, 1960 ■ N. Dearborn-st. S2B. Girl Holdup Victim Dead May Griffin, Negro bar maid, died 1 of stab wounds in City Hospital inflicted Friday night by an assailant who stole $7 from the cash register at 517 Indlana-av. Harold Garrett. Negro. 30. of 515 Indiana-av is held as her assailant. James Medsker, 20. of 655 N. Bej ville-av, is under arrest on charges of assult and battery with intent to kill in connection with a stabbing I early Sunday in the Liberty Res--1 taurant, 455 E. Washington-st.

T. B. PATIENTS TO BE GIVEN DINNERS, TOYS Flower Mission to Deliver Gifts to Homes of Needy Sufferers. Indianapolis Flower Mission Is to deliver 228 Christmas dinners to homes of needy tuberculosis sufferers this year. Toys are to be included for children. Mrs. Fred Noerr. Mrs. C. M. Turner, Mrs. W.

C. Smith and Mrs. Lloyd Bowers are the committee in charge. A number of persons and organizations have assisted in preparations. Twenty-eight dolls for girls and 21 toys for boys have been given by the Indianapolis branch. State Assembly Women's Club. Drivers for the Polk Milk Cos. are buying complete clothing outfits for children of three widowed mothers. The Dorcas Society of Friends Evangelical Church also is providing wearing apparel for children. Contributions to the Christmas fund have been made by Mrs. Robert Elliott, the 1908 Club. Culture Club and the Tri-Mu Club at Valley Mills. Mission children and parents were guests of the Indiana Theater today and are to be entertained at the Zaring Friday. Sahara Grotto has contributed SSO. part of the proceeds from the

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Thanksgiving ball, toward the equipment fund of the new Flower Mission Tuberculosis Hospital now nearing completion. G. O. P. Women to Organize A women's auxiliary to the Marion County Republican Veterans, Ine.. is to be organized im-/ mediately, according to Harrv Bason, chairman. The auxiliary committee is comprised of Mesdames Frank Coleman. Arthur Gresham, Frank Livengcod. Harry Bason, Ernest Lane, Robert Evans and George Morgan. for Baby's Cold J "‘roved best by two generations of mothers. Vicks V A ro Rub