Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1937 — Page 32

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Ben Devore and his 200-to-1 shot.

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Gas Station Attendant Prizes Coin Minted Year of His Birth

Ben. Devore, filling station attendant at 1602 N. Alabama St., plans

to rent a safety. deposit box in a Sowntown bank .

dollar.

It’s not just an ordinary dollar,®

however, Mr. Devore will have you

|; know, because it bears the date of

588 -with the Jetter “S” minted on it. - He decided on the extra precautionary measures against theft when he heard a commentator on the radio say coins of that description were worth -200 times their face value, he said, = Several months ago, Mr. Devore said he was given the dollar by John Keller, a neighbor.

Made in Birth Year

“I just kept it because it was made the same year (1885) that I was born. - I gave it to my mother in Logansport and told her to keep it for a keepsake,” Mr. Devore explained. : Then in July, Mr. Devore heard that an 1885 silver dollar with the “S” mint mark on it was worth $50. “I told mother about it, but decided not to investigate because I Vajied the coin as a keepsake,” he said. When he heard that it was worth $200. he lost no time in writing a coin collector to make a deal. He hasn't ‘received a reply yet, however. Only 10 Like It

=. Mr. Devore said that according to an old coin catalog there were only 10 silver dollars “struck off” in 1885 with the “S” on them and that only four are in circulation. "Mr. Devore and some friends at the statics” said Mr. Keller was plainly “put. ou ” about “passing up” the coin. .- “Are you. going to split with him,” Mr. Devore was asked. : “Hardly,” he | answered. “If he hadn’t given it to me, he would have given’ it to someone else.”

BURGLARS GET GUNS AND GARAGE TOOLS

A thief who entered the home of Lawrence. Lamping, 1717 S. Delaware St. and stole two guns valued at $12, was hunted by police today. Mr. Lamping said the thief opened a front window with a tire tool taken from his garage. Ben Van Horn, 2142 S. New Jersey St., reported to police that someone stole tools valued at $25 from his garage yesterday. "A thief stole a $35 suitcase from “the room of Miss Edith Howell, 30 Ww. Zit St., yesterday, police were to Articles valued at $20; were taken from. her apartment, Mrs. Ruth Faulbey, 615 Madison Ave., reported.

. to keep one silver

GAS STATION LOOTED 3 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS

Willis Adams is in the market for a burglar alarm. Thieves, for the third time in six weeks, entered his filling station, Epler and State Road 37, yesterday, and took stock valued at 320, he told police. Mr. Adams said the thieves gained entrance through a window and cut their way into the stock room.

$8277 GRANTED FOR POLICE BARRACKS

The State Budget Committee to-

day allotted $8277 to the State |

Police Board to complete construction of barracks at Pendleton, Putnamville and Jasper.

A $6000 allotment also was made

to the trustees of the Newcastle Village for Epileptics. This is to be used to complete the new administration building.

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- TEMPLE POTENTATE

Amu Election Scheduled

WB At January Meeting.

The unexpired term of Edwin E.

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C. E. Cox, past potentate, it was an- | nounced today. Mr. Temperley was killed in an auto accident recently. Dr. Cox, who held the office of illustrious potentate for two years, ‘lis to serve in that capacity until | the election at the annual Meeting in January. © Murat Temple is to hold its ‘cere-

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MURDER TRIAL HERE

| Witnesses Testify Against ~ Herbert : Smith.

The fu today was expected to

complete its evidence im the trial of The

Herbert Smith, charged with first’

degree murder ir on conpéction with |

the fatal shooting of his estranged

wife, Dora, June 3. | Seven witnesses testified in Crim-

inal Court yesterday. They were

| Patrolman James Graham; Detective Sergt. Elbert Romeril; Dr. po. |

man. Booher, deputy coroner; Rod-

: . | erick Rae, police scientific investigator; Sergt. Charles Hodges and

| Mrs. Gladys Sailor, former neighbor

of Mrs. Smith. e alleged shooting occurred in

Mrs. ‘Smith’s home, 906 Warren Ave.

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