Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1938 — Page 9

MO Tony Tells How Oswald

Came About

Mr. Labriola, at Lyric, Also Speaks of Some Other Things.

By JAMES THRASHER Darwinian, no.less, is the complexity of a comedian’s evolution. A case in point is that of Tony Labriola; wherein one finds natural accommodations to external influences which leave one fairly awestruck.

“A nail in his foot changed Mr.

Labriola from an electrical engineer

to a vaudevillian. Boredom and a small audience gave birth to the famous “Oh Yeah” that is his trademark. His manner of speaking changed stage name from Tony to. Sassafras. One-half of a Texas hill-billy team also bore the name of that aromatic tree, so Sassafras became Oswald.

.Oswald took Mr. Labriola to radio. There, after three years of success, he and Ken Murray differed in the matter of tactical procedure. So this last change: has brought Mr. Labriola to the Lyric where, for a nominal sum, you may see him this week as headliner of the current stage show.

Here : Are the Details

The above outline of . flux and change is mere text book stuff, how- : ever, devoid of the warmer human aspects. It deserves amplification. ‘Here, then, are the complete detaiis, set down substantially as Mr, Labriola told them, between shows and intermittent puffs on a trusty riar.

. Mr. Labriola’s father was a contractor in the Bronx. His son, with a yen for electrical engineering, was following in his footsteps. Not carefully enough, however, for one day the young man stepped on the nail referred to above. The nail went through his shoe and well beyond, and young Tony went on a fortnight’s furlough. Comes the evolution. A theatrical agent calls on an older brother, who is a violinist and orchestra leader. He wants an accordion player. Young Tony volunteers and is accepted. If the young accordion virtuoso hadn’t met Jack McClellan he still might be pushing a wheeze-box in comparative obscurity. But Mr, McClellan wanted a musician who could be funny. Apparently it's easier to be funny than musical, for Tony Labriola got the job.

‘Oh Yeah’

Maybe Tony didn’t like his work. Anyway, he drawled his lines, rather than firing them in familiar staccato patter. One evening, during a thinly populated “supper show,” Mr. Labriola drawled more than usual. He answered one question with a long and lugubrious “oh yeah!” There was a titter, which the performer was quick to notice. Next night at the supper show, he tried the “oh yeah” again—gave it a little more. It caught on. Soon he had stretched the impudent retort until it would reach clear across the proscenium arch. About that time it occurred to the team of McClellan and Tony that the latter’s drawl didn’t fit his Latin name. It had a definite flavor of the Deep South. So Tony became Sassafras. About that time the team went to London, that haven of American variety. “I was terrific,” says Mr. Labri-

ola. But, on his return, he found that a blackface twosome called Honeyboy and Sassafras had moved up from Texas in his absence. That's how he became Oswald. Meanwhile he had met Ken Murray. They got a good radio break and Oswald Oh Yeahed his way to fame. His catchword became a classic Yetort, happily supplanting the slushy witticisms of Joe Penner.

Ernie Stanton Assists

° Currently Mr. Labriola has the assistance of Ernie Stanton, a straight man who has played Indianapolis countless times with his prother Val. Mr. Stanton will go with Mr. Labriola to a new radio show which is in the offing for late autumn. When Mr. Labriola returns to the air, it will be as Oswald. Oswald is 10 years old now and should be good for as many more, thinks his creator. But besides being Oswald, Mr. Labriola hopes to make his radio debut as an accordion player. " What the new show is, he can’t tell at present, for plans are not complete. But Mr. Labriola is enthusiastic. “There will be three comedians . yes, I'm one of them. I can’t tell you who the others are, but what the three Marx Brothers are to the movies, we'll be to radio. we'll be terrific.” Terrific, in fact, is the word for Mr. Labriola.

IN HIS BLOOD

Robert Fiske, seen in the “Sunset Trail,” a Hopalong Cassidy picture, comes from a theatrical family of many generations. He made his stage debut as a child in the repetoire company owned by his father, Addison J. Fiske, and his mother, Aida Lawrence,

‘WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

«Letter of Introduction,” with Ta en. 8 ie Mecarthy 2d ergen ar a pr ! Murphy . at 12:34, 3:41, 6:48

anf 5s 8 is Party,’ with Victor a a ere dy Pian e a & | Jenks, at 11:29, 2:36, 5: 0) and 8:50.

CIRCLE

sAlexander’s Ragtime Band,” with Tyrone Power. Alice Faye, Don Ameche Ethel Merman, Jac Sat Jean Hersholt and Helen Westley, 11. 1:10, 3:25. 7:50 0:0! “The arch ute ‘Time. pr Bid “Man at the Wheel” and “The Shreat to Gibrajiar. * at 12: 53, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35. and 9:4

LOEW'S

+ “Rich Mag, Poor gin» with Robe Lew Ayr Ruth Hussey, na Turner. Virginia ‘Grey and-Gu ba Kibbee. at 11:10, 1:55. 4:35, 7:25 an

The Chaser.” with Dennis O'Keefe, : Ann Morriss, Lewis Stone, Nat i‘en- | dleton, Hen 'Neitl and Jack Mulhall, at 12:30, 3:15. 6 and 8:40.

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“Keep Smiling,” with Jane Withors. or a Stuart, Henry Wilcoxon, festiey and Jed prouty, at 3 1: 136, 2:1 5:4 05, 8 and 10:34. Vaudeville with Oswald, Ernie Stan. ton, Ida Lind, Flo Holt. Doug Leavitt . and Ru Lockw Singing g Ambass

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Two pictures of equal prominence are at Loew’s this week. In “Rich Man, Poor Girl” (top) Gordon Jones, right, congratulates Ruth Hussey on her engagement to Robert Young, center, her millionaire Ruth’s cousin (Lew Ayres) is skeptical.

employer.

in love.

Below are the principals in “The Chaser,” a story of the ambulance-chasing racket. Lewis Stone, left, is the doctor who aids Dennis O’Keefe, right, in his schemes. Ann Morriss spies on him until they fall

Harry Langdon Regains ‘a Wiser Man’

Sta rdom

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 22 (U. P.).—Harry Langdon, the meek little guy who used to get $7500 a week for looking funny in the movies, only to lose his place because he thought he knew too much, went back to

work today a sadder, wiser man.

“I thought I was smart,” he said, for it with 10 solid years of staying on the ragged edge.

the big-time again. can help it.”

Now I'm in

I'm not going to make any more mistakes if I

Mr. Langdon’s story, as he told it at the Hal Roach Studios where he is costarring in a series of pictures, is amazing—and more amazing to Mr. Langdon than to' anyone else. Two months ago he was in domestic relations court telling the judge that he was down to his last $15 and couldn’t possibly continue his alimony payments to his second wife. He tried to get a job, any old job, and had no luck whatever.

Gets Stan Laurel's Job

“Then Stan Laurel talked Hal Roach into giving me a spot as a gag man on the Laurel and Hardy comedies,” Mr. Langdon said. “I

got the job only a month or so ago and my salary was peanuts, but I was mighty happy about it anyway. Then Stan got into his trouble, failed to show up at the studio when they wanted him, and thay gave me his job. I'm costarring with Oliver Hardy. I'm at the top and I give the credit, every bit of it, to Stan. - “I went to the.top myself years ago, made a mess of things and faded out of the business, I hope Stan isn’t following in my footsteps. I really mean that, but the irony of the situation is one that keeps me awake nights, wondering.”

Started in Vaudeville

Mr. Laurel has been in almost constant attendance in court during the last year, with wife trouble. He has married, separated from, and remarried his third wife, Illiana, so frequently that Hollywood has lost count. “I'd been in vaudeville for years,” Mr. Langdon said, “and in 1920 I took a film test. “By 1927 I was producing my own pictures and I was playing around with a stockbroker. He lived in swell style. I envied him.

Loses Stardom and Fortune

“I cut down on my budgets, played the stock market and in 1927 I turned out two of the lousiest pictures ever made. They were terrible. And they finished Harry l.angdon as a movie star.

“It wasn’t long before I lost all my |

money. My wife left me and there I was broke, after earning a literal fortune. “And I got married again to a girl who loved me for myself, ‘and not for my money. I knew she did, because I didn’t have any money. We have a little boy and we're happy. Best part of it is this: “I used to wish I could live my life all over again. Now it looks like I'm going to do that very thing. »

BARRYMORE CROONS

John Barrymore turns crooner, for the first time in his film career, in a scene of “Spawn of the North.” in which he’s featured with George

Raft, Henry Fonda and Dorothy

Lamour.

NOT HIS TYPE

Patric Knowles ran away from a

Ji. as apprentice tvpesetiter to be-

Pick Letts Girl ‘Miss Indiana’

Nineteen-year-old Helen Emly of Letts returned to her home today as “Miss Indiana” after her victory in the state contest here yesterday. She prepared to represent the state in the national bathing beauty contest at Atlantic City Sept. 5 to 11. The green-eyed, brown-haired Indiana University coed received the title, a trophy and a new wardrobe which she is to wear at the national contest. Miss Emby is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 122 pounds: Second place winner was ‘Miss Indianapolis,” Rosemary White, 18, who also is to enter the Atlantic City contest. Blond, brown-eyed and olive-complexioned Miss White is 5 feet 1 and weighs 101. Runners-up were Maxine Hoover Hagerstown; Evelyn Edwards, Knox; Marguerite Flack, New: Castle, and Dolly Bowles, New Albany.

JACKIE COOPER WEARS Fi FIRST TUX

Times Spelt... HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 22.—For the first time in his life, Jackie Cooper is wearing a tuxedo. Clad in an immaculate dinner jacket, white shirt and black bow tie, Jackie: is christening the garment in scenes with Deanna Durbin in the singing star’s new picture, “That Certain Age.” : Jack insisted on purchasing the tuxedo for himself as. soon as he learned that he was to wear gne in the picture. “I've always wanted one of those,” he said.

C. AUBREY SMITH SIGNED FOR ROLE

Times Special ; HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 22, — C. Aubrey Smith has been signed by Alexander Korda to play the role of Gen. Burroughs in the technicolor production of “Four Feathers.” Mr. Smith was about to leave England, where he had beén honored by King George and named a commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, when Mr. Korda gave him a script of “Four Feathers” and offered him the role.

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Jordan Adds To Faculty

Frederick Overman to Teach Drama and Speech.

Frederick Overman of Indianapolis has been added to the drama and speech faculty at the Jordan Conservatory of Music, according to announcement from Miss Ada Bicking, director He is to assume his new duties at the opening of the new school year, Sept. 13. A graduate of Shortridge High School and Indiana University, Mr. Overman has been a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York for the past two years. During that time

p= was a member of the “March of |

Time” radio cast, and prepared in semiprofessional dramatic productions, 2 : Plans to Direct Plays

In addition to his work at the conservatory, Mr. Overman will teach a contemporary drama course at Butler University and direct plays for Thespis, university dramatic organization. At the conservatory he is to teach ‘classes in phonetics, the theater, acting technique and fundamentals of speech, as well as offering private instruction. - The first of the conservatory’s new faculty members to take up residence here is Ernest Friedlander, recently appointed artist teacher of cello. He and Mrs Friendlander moved here last week from Pittsburgh, where Mr.,Friendlander was a member of the symphony orchestra last season. Mr. Friendlander replaces Paulo Gruppe on the conservatory faculty,

and also will take Mr. Gruppe’s

place as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s first cellist for the 193839 series ‘of concerts. ©

LUKAS TO PLAY IN "TOPPER PICTURE

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 22.—Paul Lukas, Verree Teasdale and Alexander D’Arcy are the latest players to join the cast of Hal Roach’s “Topper Takes a Trip.” The oviginal quartet of players—Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke and Alan Mowbray—who appeared in “Topper,” will appear in the roles they originated. Norman Z. McLeod will direct “Topper Takes a Trip” from the scenario by Eddie Moran and Jack Jevne.

ACTOR IS AVIATOR

Leif Erickson, who gives. an exhibition of horsemanship in “Escape From Yesterday,” is also an enthusiastic airplane pilot and during the past two years has built up

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—IR. F. M. FITCH _ WILL BE BURIED

AT CROWN HILL %

Civic Leader Dies at 63; Flora E. Ellis, Retired Teacher, Stricken.

Dr. Frank M. Fitch, a member of the staffs of Methodist and City Hospitals for many years, will be buried at Crown Hill tomorrow following funeral services at 3:30 p. m. at the Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary. He was 63.

Dr. Fitch, who died yesterday at

| his home, 3360 Guilford Ave., ‘was

a practicing ‘physician here for 30 years and was active in civic afIairs. He was a member of Phi Rho Sigma, medical fraternity, the indiana Medical Society, and the American Medical Association and was a fellow of the American College of Physicians. At one time he served as Shortridge High School physician. He was Police and Fire Department

surgeon in the Slack Administra--

tion. He was graduated from the old Indana Medical College and maintained his office at 1048 FFairfield Ave.

Dr Fitch served as chairman of |R

the Optimist Club civic affairs committee, which aided in having the Cruiser Indianapolis named after this city. He was a former vice president of the Mercator Club.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann Bosley Fitch; two daughters, Mrs. C. Kenneth Wertz and Mrs. John Robert Hood; a son, Frank Fitch Jr., and two brothers; Robert V. Fitch and Charles G. Fitch, all of Indianapolis.

MISS FLORA E. ELLIS, retired Indianapolis school teacher, Who died yesterday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lafayette McKee, 62 Whittier Place, will be buried at Crown Hill following funeral services at 3 p. m. at the Ragsdale & Price Funeral Home. Miss Ellis, who lived in Indianapolis 50 years, taught at Sehool 41. She retired 12 years ago. A graduate df Oxford University for Women, she was an active member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church. : She is survived by Mrs. McKee and another sister, Miss Mary Ellis of Colorado Springs.

HARRY B. LEVY, vice president of the Aeolian Co. St. Louis, died in that city yesterday following a heart attack, according to word received here. He was 49. A former resident of Indianapolis, Mr. Levy was a graduate of Manual High School and the University of Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Levy, and a daughter, Miss Mary Jeanne Levy. Funeral services will be held today at St. Louis. -

EDMUND W. HOLCOMB, retired railroad man, will be buried at Holy Cross Cemetery tomorrow following funeral services at 8:30 a. m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William H. Walke, 5051 E. Michigan St., and at 9 a. m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. He was 78. . Mr Holcomb died yesterday at the home of Mrs. Walke after a nine weeks’ illness. He served 44 years as car inspector for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Terre Haute. He was retired 10 years ago and came to Indianapolis to live. Besides Mrs. Walke, he is survived by a son, Clyde A. Holcomb of Los Angeles; six grandchildren and one great-granchild.

MRS. ANNA MADDEN, who died yesterday at her home, 950 Parker Ave. will be buried at Loogootee Wednesday following funeral services at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow at the residence and at 9 a. m. Wednesday at St. Martin’s Catholic Church, Loogootee. She was 64. A resident of Indianapolis 13 years, Mrs. Madden is survived ‘by three sons, George, Joseph and John Madden, all of Indianapolis; five daughters, Miss Mary Madden, Mrs.

Frank Gootee, Mrs. Edward Bech-

told and Mrs. Thomas Sheridan, all of Indianapolis, and Mrs. William Mullen of Washington, Ind.; three brothers, William, Charles and Parmer Borders, all of Indianapolis; five sisters, Mrs. Walter Doyle and Mrs. Charles Summers, both of Washington, Ind.; Mrs. Mary Gootee of Indianapolis, Mrs. William Patterson of Loogootee and Mrs. Ollie Hughes of St. Louis.

MICHAEL MAHOLM, resident of Indianapolis 57 years, will be buried at Oaklandon this afternoon following funeral services at 2 p. m. at the Arlington Place Methodist Church. He was 81. Mr, Maholm, who died Saturday at City Hospital, was the father of T. Ernest Maholm, Indianapolis attorney. He lived on E. 34th St. near the Pendleton Pike. He was a member of the Arlington Place Methodist Church and the Red Men's

-| Lodge. He also is survived by a brother, William Maholm of Shelbyville, and

a granddaughter, Miss Joan Maholm of Indianapolis. ;

EDWARD OLSEN, resident of Indifanapolis for 19 years, who died Saturday at his home, 101 N. Bosart Ave, will be buried at Memorial Park tomorrow following funeral services at 1:30 p. m. at the residence and at 2:30 p. m. at the Danish Lutheran Church. He was 84. A native of Denmark, Mr. Olsen was employed many years in the Indianapolis Gas Co. distribution department. He was a member of the Danish Lutheran Church, He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

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ener: liam * brothers, Foe, A Volney Frank B. Loyd, 2 Survivors: Wife,

Lena. “da armen Cr Eiodith and Frances Lloyd:

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COLUMBUS—Miss Ida Wetz. * Survivors: Bite ‘Miss Lois Wetz; brother, ‘Will Wetz.

Tm. WFORDSY yard on, ors: - 0% Clarence MY RL or: Mrs. ks and Mrs. John A. Kelly. a illiam H. Bree 82. Survivors: gw Kittie; Ladin, 2 Hes and Tillie: son, Claude; sister; Mrs.

well, 51. Survivors: wife, sons. Pa ERAT Ee and Ollie; daugh-

- ELWOOD Mss: Mary Josesting Mack. Wite, Cl Clara;. ; daughters Mrs. George

‘Mrs. Ra: Anirup ant. Mrs, Kenneth Ranier: sons, William and Richard. !

JOL. Mrs. Delena Lore, Survivors: Bons. Oscar, Anson; OT hs:

Mrs. Ira Clester VILLE—Warren Sprankle, 64. odie: Wayne; - caughter, es.

son, LAGRANGE—Melvin _A. Peterson, ‘69. Survivors: Wife: son Dena LA PORTE—Mrs. Eva hala 72. Survivors: Husband, John: da ter, Mrs, Nina Beckhardt; stepson. Orville; Drother, Harry Phillips; sistes, Ms Minnie Marsh. LINTON—Mrs. M. ‘Bobbitt, 172. Survivors: "Daughters, Mrs. pS hirude ‘Clay-

fon hr Ro Son Herbert; A as. ohn. ama and Peank: sister, Mrs. Ellen Webster. LOGANSPORT—Mrs. Anna Edwards, 75. Survivors: Sons, VW. and H. S. Edwards; daughters, Mrs. Verne Bebee and

Mrs. Harriett Fidler. Ha E. 74. Survivors: Wife; son, ley: daughter. Esther; brothers, Emmett and James M.: sisters, Mrs. Florence Brown, M . Ella Stephens and Mrs. Edna Grov LUCERNE Harry E. Win Survivors: Wife; Wiley; a. Miss Esther Winn; ‘ prothers, mett, James M.; sisters, Mrs. Ella Stephens, Mrs. Florence Brown, Mrs. Edna Grove. MARTINSVILLE — Mrs. Alice Lewis her. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs on ond xX: son, Carl Lewis; FrOtRerS. 5 . D. M. Riggan.

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‘Is Delayed; Mayor Backs Project.

LA PORTE, Aug. 22 (U. P)— The first session of La Porte’s juvenile traffic court, scheduled for this afternoon, was postponed today because “Prosecutor” Freddie Dunham, 12, was slightly ill. “Judge” Joseph Dailey, 14, announced that the opening .session will be held tomorrow. The youths, backed by authority of Mayor Alban Smith, will carry out regular traffic court procedure. Fred will announce the charge, the victim will have his say, and then young Daley, a slim, brown-haired boy, will impose the fine or restriction. They expect to have nearly 40 traffic violators at the opening session of the court which Mayor Smith decided last week was the only method of controlling youths on Frio who break city regulations. “Boys are more conversant with juvenile traffic problems than adults,” said the Mayor. He then made a new branch of the municipal court, appointed a “judge” and “prosecutor” and backed the legality of its proceedings with his own authority. The youths may fine violators or restrict them from using their bicycles for any length of \time. The court’s orders will be e breed by the La Porte police. An interesting legal fight may develop if one of the cases backfires— appeals a decision to a her court. Although State Deputy ney General Pat Smith said the boys are “without any legal standing,” the Mayor said he would nof worry about ‘the technicality “until we come to it.” : ;

Helena Olsen, and two daughters, Miss Ena Olsen and Miss Elva Olsen.

MRS. RIPPE HALL of Lewisville, mother of M. L. Hall, Indianapolis businessman, | died yestreday at Methodist Hospital. She was 76. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Lewisville and burial will take place there.

MRS. ELLA CRUM, 64, of 1105 Locust St. was dead today of injuries she received yesterday when she fell through a trap door leading to the basement of the home of her sister, Mrs. Leslie Means, 18 N. State Ave. Mrs. Crum was iting at the Means home at the time of the accident. She received a fractured skull in the fall. Survivers, in addition to her sister, Mrs. Means, are a son and a daughter who live in. Anderson.

MRS. BESSIE RUTH CLOE, who died yuvsterday at her home at 18 N. Greeley St. will be buried at Floral Park Wednesday, following services at the residence at 10 a. m. She was 40. Mrs. Cloe leaves her husband, George F. Cloe; a son, Edward R cloe, and two ‘aunts, Blanch DeMoss and Fay Cunningham.

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STA TE DEATHS

MILLERSBURC ROMs. Eva A. Garber, 70. Supvivo Ada Murr ay prs. Roy SET

iy Muti Husband; + ey Mar-

Bra hur mother, Yrs, TS, Samuel,

Cora Ho oils: i es Martin. Harry, “willis, Glen and Clarence

Chars Sitzapein Hinke-

bein, 62. Survivors bert: daughter, ME Sleds Sa a Hu NEW ALB ¥ Nelle 8 May Tel Telock, 56. - Survivors:

and, John Jr., David; pi Paul Coons, Mrs. GC. C. Walts; sisters, Mrs. David B. Williams, Mrs. Edward Joy; seven grandchildren.

PARKERS SBURG— Mrs, Lillie Luella Hester, 66. Survivors: Husband, William Hester; brother, Fred Fink.

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‘RICHLAND—John H. Senour, SurTyo: Wife, Eva; son, Clifford; To eorge. RICHMOND—Vern Reid, 59. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Rhea Cummins; brothers, Clarence, Ernest, John and George; sister, Ss. Charles. Baker. Fred ‘N. Bennor, "61. Suryivors: Wite, Marie; - sister, Mrs. Clara Ballou RUSHVILLE-—John hn H. Senour, 70. Survivors: : Wife, Mrs. Eva Brooks Senour; son, Clifford; brother, George; two grand-

gs Cecilia Oster, 84. Survivors: Husband, Phillip; sons, John, Ben, Cornelius, Albert: sisters, Mrs. Anna Wolters, Mrs. Lena Boss, Mrs. Sophia Wolters; brother, Pete Demmer.

SEYMOUR—William Hamilton, 72.

SOUTH BEND—The Rev. Elmer Ward Cole, 64. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. ‘Alice West gole; Jaughter, Miss Inathe Cole; son,

SOUTH

BEND—Mrs. Jennile C. Ullery, 87.: Survivors:

Daug hte Miss Edith Ullery -and Mrs. Amy Kizer:" foster son, Raymond Finch; sister. Mrs. Charles

ar Ignatius Wiatrolik, 70. Survivors: Sons, Frank and Casimir; daughter, Mrs. Anna Brouilette: Nh Alfred. Mrs. Woodrow Johnson, 23. Survivors: Husband, Woodrow; father, Teen Brice; brothers, - Alex, Mitchell, Willie and Andrew Brice; sisters, Misses Camilla and Frances Brice. TON—George L. Potter, 70. Survivors: Wife, Savil e foster daughter, Miss Ruth Samuels; brother, Jesse.

VALPARAISO—Mrs. Daisy Clouse, 44. Survivors: Husband. Benjamin; brothers, Allan Massom; sisters, Mrs. Rampke. Mrs. Clarence Sanderson, Mrs. Philip Rasche, Mrs. Lily John1, Mrs. Anna Schroeder and Mrs. Albert

WAVELAND—Mrs. Hannah C. Rhoten, 50. Survivors: Daughters. Mrs. Ben Johnson, Mrs. Jesse Maness, Mrs. Eugene Folford, Mrs. Archie Martin, Mrs. Jesse Craig; sons James, Oscar, Elijah; sister: brother: 27 grandchildren; three great-grandchil=

{9 ARRESTED HERE IN DRIVE ON CRIME

Campaign Begun on Peepers, Bandits and Prowlers.

Nineteen men were arrested today on vagrancy charges as police renewed their drive to rid the city of bandits, thieves and prowlers.

The arrests followed a series of week-end holdups, burglaries and other crimes. Police also arrested a man early

with the wounding of a grocer during an unsuccessful holdup atiempt Sdturday. The grocer, Dewey Despain, 38, of 146 N. Blackford St. was shot in the hip. The campaign against prowlers was begun by police last week following a series of complaints about window peepers and men annoying or molesting small children. Lester Phelps, trackless trolley operator, was robbed of about $5 in change and 25 tokens by a ‘“passenger” who boarded the trolley at Pettijohn and Blake Sts.

Alarm Foils Gas Theft A bandit who attempted to hold

a gasoline station at 750 W. Washington St., fled when Mr. Kikendall struck him on the head with his fist. - The attendand said he believed the bandit was carrying a toy pistol. - A homemade burglar alarm aided H. L. Walker, operator of a filling station at Washington St. and Lyndhurst Drive, to foil the attempt of an intruder to break the lock on one of his gasoline pumps yesterday. Hearing the burglar alarm, Mr, Walker obtained a shotgun and fired at the thief, who fled in an auto. Mr. Walker said. he believed the thief was wounded. Other robberies reported over the week-end included one at a downtown hotel in which a man lost $20, another in which a man was robbed of $12 at his home,

NOTED GEODETIST DIES LEESBURG, Va., Aug. 22 (U, P.) —Dr. Otto Hilgard Tittman, one of the nation’s outstanding geodetists and once National Geographic Society president, died at his home here yesterday. He celebrated his

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1500 EXPECTED AT NAZARENES DISTRICT MEET

Assembly to Open Today . With Missionary Convention.

About 350 delegates of southern Indiana Nazarene Churches met at the Roberts Park Methodist Church today for their Indianapolis District Assembly. Total attendance is exe pected to exceed 1500 before the . assembly ends Sunday, officials said, The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society convention was to open . the program at 1:30 p. m. Mrs, Jesse Towns of Indianapolis was to preside. The Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Esseltyn, missionaries to Africa, are to. speak tonight. The district Sunday School cone vention will be held simultaneously with the missionary sessions tomorrow. The Rev. W. C. Albea of the First Church of the Nazarenes, Ine dianapolis, will be in charge. Presie dent A. B. Mackey of Trevecca Col= lege, Nashville, Tenn., will speak at 11 a. m,, 3:15 p. m. and 6:30 p. m.

Missouri Man to Preach

At 7:30 p. m. tomorrow the gene eral assembly sessions will open with a sermon by Dr. J. G. Morrison, Kansas City, Mo., Nazarene general uperintendent and the Rev, Jesse Towns, district superintende ent, will preside at business sese sions beginning Wednesday morne ing. Assembly preacher for the rest of the week is to be the Rev. Holland London, Little Rock, Ark. district superintendent. He is to speak on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. The Olivet College anniversary service will be held Wednesday and the election of district superintendent, secretary, treasurer and ade visory board on Thursday. Dr. More rison will conduct the ordination service Friday. On Saturday, the district young people’s rally will be held at the First Church of the Nazarenes here, Mrs. Mildred Evans, Indianapolis, is chairman and the Rev. Mr. London will speak. Sunday services will also be held at the First Church of the Nazarenes, with Dr. Morrison speaking in the morning and afternoon and the Rev. Mr. London in the evening.

TOMATO GROWERS T0 HEAR TOWNSEND

‘Queen’ to Be Honor Guest At Banquet Wednesday.

Governor Townsend will be the principal speaker at the banquet Wednesday at the Claypool Hotel | climaxing the Indiana Tomato Tournament, it was announced today. Miss Peggy Walsh, Washington, Indiana’s “Tomato Queen,” will be guest of honor. She will be introduced by Sam B. Walker, general chairman of the contest, which will be conducted on the Omer Green farm near Southport. A tomato show will be held simultaneously in the Claypool lobby. Kenneth N. Rider, secretary-trease urer of the Indiana Canners Ase sociation, will speak at the banquet on “The Canners’ Viewpoint.” Ine diana tomatoes and tomato prod ucts will be feature on the banquet

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