Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1937 — Page 4

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child died while being removed to , a hospital. Five-year-old

Donald

| « morning of skull fracture suffered |

! ah 3 + When an automobile struck him near | » his home. Three in Hospitals

Three other children, the oldest "13, remain in crifical condition in local hospitals. Several others have «-been treated by physicians during ..the last week.

«. Mrs. Florence Simmons Davis, 36, ..0f 1416 S. Keystone Ave. was arrested as the driver of the automo+bile which killed Barbara Condit, seriously injured her parents and .. Miss Ruby Minnix. 18, of 741 N. East :St., who was holding the baby, and +cut and bruised her sister "brother, Betty Lou. .8, and Ralph, 6. Mrs. Davis’ case was continued ~+until June 18 by Municipal Judge | +Charles Karabell on request of the | “ State today pending completition of | the “investigation. | Judge 'Karabell | ~-set Mrs. Davis’ bands at $2500 on a .. manslaughter charge; $1500 on a “charge of| failure to stop after an| accident; | $1000. (on. a charge of .operating a vehici® while under the “influence of liquoi; $100 for driving through a safety zone, and $1 -for drunkenness, a tofal of $5101. © Mrs. Davis, mother, Mrs. Margaret Bewley;~1417 St. Feter St., held on a vagrancy charge, was released on i $500 bond. * According to police record, Mrs. Simmons is alleged to have shot her husband, Jimes Simmons, a ‘city fireman, on Dec. 28, 1921. She ‘pleaded self-defeiise and was acquitted July 20, 192%, "“s Witnesses told . police that the ‘Condit family ard Miss Minnix were + standing in the safety zone at Vir-. ginia Ave. and Noble St. when a ' car going southeast on Virginia Ave. : drove into the zone and “hurled the - people in all dirgctions.”

Mother, Father Injured

| © Mrs. Sally Sinker, 1527 S. Alabama .| «St. said she picked up the baby | from the middie of the street and | “carried it to a physician's office. | | «The child died before Mrs. Sinker | «reached her destination, it was re- * ported. Harold Condit, 33, of 1204 Finley .. Ave. the childs father, was taken ! to-City Hospital with a double fracture of the léit leg and a broken | left elbow. " Mrs. Sarah Condit, 26, her mother, | "received a possible brain concussion, | + according to City Hospital physi- | cians. : i Miss Minnix was taken to the hos- | ... pital with a fractured left leg. cuts | .,and bruises. { i; Betty Lou 2nd Ralph were treated | » for severe lacerations and released.

Police later arrested Mrs. Davis, + who they ¢harged was the car driver. - They said she was under | “the influence of liquor. Dr. R. N.| “Harger, toxigologist, made two tests to determing the degree of intoxi- .. cation. Resiilts of the tests were not . revealed. * The Bills/child was injured fatally ! ~an hour e&rlier when struck by an | « automobile driven by Ernest Mills, "28, of 2102 Gent Ave. He was taken to City Haspital by Mr. Mills and «died of a fractured skull and com..pound fra‘tures of both legs. * Witnesses told police that the + accident vas unavoidable. Mr. Mills .. was ordered held under $500 bond “pending a coroner's investigation.

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2 Francis I ,. Conlin. 816 Coffey St.. died Tsay

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Struck by an automobile when he toddled into the street in front of his home, James Bills, 3 (shown on the lap of his brother, George), received fatal injuries. The car driver, Ernest Mills, who took the child to City Hospital, was held under $500 bond pending a coroner's in-

vestigation.

His case was continued today by | LIFE IS SERENE AT

Judge Karabell until June 17. Funeral arrangements for ycung Bills were being completed by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bills today. James Bills, who was born in Indianapolis. is survived by the parents, a brother, George Jr., 20 and a 15-year-old sister, Bertha Bills.

Schoolboy Policeman

‘Aids Injured Woman

A high school pupil traffic officer today apparently saved an elderly woman from serious injury when she was struck by an automobile. Mrs. Mayme Ivory, 57, of 1853 N. Delaware St., was knocked down by a bakery truck backing into a parking place at 14th and Pennsylvania Sts. Billy Arvin, 13, of 2821 N, Illirais St., Cathedral High .School @upil, a member of the Safety Patrol, was standing on the corner. Seeing Mrs. Ivory fall, he shouted to the driver, Harold B. Armitage, 38, of 1140 Evison St.. who stopped his truck inches from where Mrs. Ivory lay.

She was treated at home, suffering only from bruises of the left hip and side. ‘MARION COUNTY TRAFFIC TOLL TO DATE

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By Uniled Press MOSCOW, June 4.—Russian explorers encamped at the North Pole report by radio that life is proceeding pleasantly in their tent city with the temperature hovering in

the neighborhood of freezing. The messages describe the comfortable if tiny settlement estabJished on the shifting ice floes of the Arctic. Twelve pink, white and green tents have been set yp with a black one in the center. Narrow “streets” separate the tents. each of which has a 10% ice fence around it to serve as a windbreak. For relaxation the men play chess ard zcribble in their diaries. The messages reported a shortage of books. News from the outside world comes in frequently by radio. As a concession to civilization, the men shave daily. ) -KICK INJURIES FATAL B: United Press } WINAMAC, June 4.—Injuries suffered when kicked by a mule Mon day were fatal last night to Ora: Nelson ‘Tuckett, 41, living near here.

After her car was alleged to have plunged through a safety zone and brought death to a 14-months-old child and injury to five. others, Mrs. Florence Simmons Davis (above), was charged with manslaughter and placed under $5000 bond. The child's name was Barbara Marline Condit.

COLUMBIA CITY WINS ELKS' BAND CONTEST

Lodge Closes State Parley Held at Logansport.

Times Special LOGANSPORT, June 4.—Columbia City won the band contest, Terre Haute's float was acclaimed =z beautiful, and Alexandria took |

first place in the drum corps contest at the Indiana Elks Association state convention which ended here yesterday Elks, - association prizes were (awarded to Lafayette, $25 for largl est delegation of marching Elks and Richmond, $15, “snappiest” marching delegation. Other .awards were: Band—Columbia City, $75; blesville, $50; Frankfort, $25.

Float—Terre Haute, $50; Southern district comprising flood area, $23; Logansport ‘Independent Grocerymen’s Association, $15; Richmond, Peru and Palumbo Distributing Co., honorary mention. : Drum Corps—Alexandria, $50; East Chicago, $25; Sullivan, honorable mention.

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VETERAN CLERK TO RETIRE Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind., June 4.— Formal announcement of the retirement of Miss Etha Massena, Loogansport Postoffice clerk for 30 years,

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STATE REJECTS SALARY RAISES “AT POOR FARM

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Other Fund Requests Of County.

The State Tax Boarfd today approved all but $180.49 of additional apropriations amounting to $29,474 in a hearing on requests from county officials. . In denying the $180.49, which was itemized as salary increases for personnell at the Marion County. Poor Farm, Board members explained that this amount exceeded the 1937 budget. hi William Book, Chamber of Commerce executive vice president and County officials discussed the additional appropriations. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday protested $7979 of the appropriations on the ground that it would “wreck budgef procedures.” County Commissioners. said $1500 of the appropriation, approved recently by the Marion County Council, was to meet higher livestock feed costs at Julietta Hospital farm.

Repair Cost Is Cited

More than $3000, Commissigners explained, is to buy materials for repairing plumbing systems in the Courthouse and for other repairs being done by WPA workers. An item of $190 in the appropriation is to pay wages of an extra bookkeeper in | the treasurer's office. Treasurer Frank McKinney explained the extra bookkeeper was necessary to handle work incident to the new Tax Moratorium Law passed by the 1937 Legislature.

OPEN MARION MAN'S TRIAL FOR SWINDLE

By Uniled Press MARION, Ind. June 4.—A jury of six women and six men was accepted ‘in Grant, Superior Court today to hear the trial of Curtis Strange, Marion resident, accused of complicity in fradulent stock operations of Warren T. Marr, former Detroit millionaire. Ray E. Norman, Marion City Clerk, also is under indictment on a similar charge and is to ‘ be tried - June 7. = :

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