Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1939 — Page 16

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‘By TIM TIPPETT

3 The year 1938 bids goodby to Inanapolis. Before passing, it pers the City to take a last glimpse iol the major:local news occurrences &eiore the curtain drops. were: JANUARY 1—New Year's ushered in with two . | dead, dozen injured in County : i accidents; first 1938 baby horn . 4B seconds after midnight to _ Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frank- : " house, R. R. 10. 3-u. S. Supreme. Court affirms .# | Seventh Circuit Court of Ap- ' peals order for further proceed . ingsin Water Co. appeal against rates ordered by Indiana’ Pubfu? lic Service Commission. 5—Four hurt as coal truck crashes | into fire truck ‘at 13th and | Yandes Sts. a T—Senator VanNuys announces he will run for re-election. i -8—Lockefleld Gardens : ordered | open for tenants by govern“ment; Public. Service Commis-

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sion rules Water Co. is respon-| sible for repair of service lines| "| bei*7een mains and property|

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912—One man dead, two boys and]

mother burned badly in fire at 35 S. Summit St. : 18-$100,000 gift for Kathryn Cones | Patrick cancer clinic at City Hospital ‘accepted by City. Two-alarm fire at 100 block, S. Illinois St., routs 40. & { 24 Windstorm hits city, levels util- ; ity poles and trees.

25—First severe cold wave hits city, | :

- temperature drops-to-near zero.

26—Mercury at 6 above; fire sweeps| :

7P. J. Bulger grocery, 650. N. Maple Road; fire routs six fam-

; i ilies at 14th St. and. Carrollton “Ave. FEBRUARY

: # 2—Governor Townsend asks 'spe- :

cial study committee to recom‘mend marriage law changes tq 1939 Legislature. * 5 Indianapolis Bar Association ©" urges lighter penalties for persons convicted of involuntary a manslaughter in traffic deaths. .-10—~Two police officers suspended on charge of taking money; Tax Board rejects test case of ne Marion County’ Council on «i» | spending over budget. #14—White River rises, covers Rav#4 enswood lowlands.

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‘16—Dr. Edmund D. Clark, noted |]

.,. - surgeon, dies of pneumonia at ©". 68; Dr. William B. Craig, veterinary surgeon, dies of pneumonia at 69; Senator VanNuys opens direct mail drive by sending 100,000 pledge cards. -i8—Ward chairmen indorse move to draft Sullivan for Mayor. 19—McNutt returns to city for short + visit on way to Washington.

MARCH

J—Trucker is first motorist held on ‘ Gadget law; gradual enforce- - ment of titleholder act begins. * 3 Purther Indianapolis electric “: rate reduction suggested by ~ Public Counselor Ralph Hanna. J—>Suilivan announces he will run for mayor; burglar slain by grocer on North Side. 8—Safety Board -orders 30 un- . ~~ guarded safety zones removed; s+ = Michigan fails to reply on pro- - posal submitted by Indiana in : "beer embargo war.” 10—Water Co. announces $1,500,000 improvement program. .~ 11—0ity Epproyes paving plans for = 8S. East S 0 Butea of Air Com- . | merce is to erect $800,000 air- +. craft radio experimental station 27. here. . 14~~Works Board approves $225,000 BIE , North Side sewer plans; bond «= © issue of $70,000 asked for Fed2" eral experimental station at air- " port. 15 Heavy rains increase danger of © floods in Indiana river valleys; German-American bund meeting is broken up by unknown persons. - 16—Lowland rivers continue to rise; £ City may buy: 58 acres for experimental radio station at Airport. : 47—High Commissioner | Paul. V. * McNutt to fly to wife's sick bed *..- in Manila. . 18—More rain is forecast as rivers z=. continue to rise; flood control plan for Happy Hollow reported approved by President; jury to hear first case on Gadget law. : 22—Senator VanNuys describes Governor Townsend’s regime as

“dictatorship worse than Hitler’s| or Stalin's and outlines cam-|

*_paign for re-election. “24 Dr. Paul Leland Haworth, But- . =, ler University history department head, dies; two are killed : in truck-auto collision. {24—Machine Busters, Inc. with : Sheriff Otto Ray as chief in- : corporator, announces opening i . of headquarters at 127 129 E, Washington St.

i 26—Fifteen thousand fans erowd .

: - Butler Field House to watch . South Side of Ft. Wayne cap- - . ture state basketball crown. 28—Herman Wolff enters GG. O. P. Mayor's ‘race;Indiana Legislative Reference Bureau Director Charles Kettleborough and boy - cyclist die in traffic. 29—Holger Johnson, local attorney, found dead in Fall Creek; police =~ probe murder theory. fpo—Tnree-judge Federal Court up“holds Windshield Titleholder

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‘R1—Three areas flooded in city following downpour of rain.

APRIL

*1—City cleans up as water recedes;

4—Church plea brings ban oh Easter circus; husband dies under train after allegedly. slaying former wife. $6—Two die as car strikes’ W. ~ Washington St. “death trap” | Seas, Snow predicted for ty. '9—Sun shines on city for first time in four days, ending sleet d snow storm,

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Indianapolis’ best 1938 news picture—Douglas. “Wrong Way” Corrigan does it the wrong way again. The New York to California

11—George V. Coffin, former G. O. P. leader, dies. 15—Indianapolis Smoke Abatement League prepares amendment for smoke ordinance. . 16—Indianapolis Bar Association’s primary preferential poll votes down Frank P, Baker, L. Ert Slack and John F. Geckler. 19—PWA approval of proposed $2,000,000 | auditorium revives two-year-old controversy,

20—Junior Chamber of Commerce favors auditorium; schools to be ‘without police patrol during primary. 21—Police Chief Morrissey -changes plans to shift school guards on Primary day; revision of state’s marriage laws expected to be indorsed by the May Wright Sewall Indiana Council of Women. 22~Utility “inflation” scored by Herman Wolff; Charles E. Ettinger, Cotmnty election supervisor,’ to ignore Sheriff Otto Ray's demand that he resign. 23—All Mayoralty candidates pledge effort to curb City’s smoke nuisance. 25—Pastors hint politics ile gaming raids. 27—P.-T. A urged to request gambling drive in State. 30—Twenty-one in Council race back plan to reduce smoke; Arch N. Bobbitt, Republican State chairman, says he will charge U. S. Senator Minton with attempting to supress the freedom of the press.

MAY

2—Heavy balloting throughout the City.

reported

and Wollt win in mayoralty race, 6—Charles Lutz declared _ winner over Al Feeney by 1617 votes. arden Louis BE. Kunkel of the Indiana Prison at Michigan City resigns post and Alfred F. Dowd is named to succeed him. 12—Elimination of about 5000 elective local offices through abolition of townships and re- _ organization of County government suggested by William P. Cosgrove, State, Accounts Board chief examiner. : 14—Dry spell ruins $250,000 oat crop in County, Horace Abbott, County Agricultural Agent, claims. : ; 18—Indianapolis = Water | Co. asks ‘permission to launch $1,270,000 improvement program.

3—Pour judges defeated; Sullivan|

19—Two-year-old Constance Marie Cowan survives six-story plunge from downtown hotel. 20—Special session of Legislature considered to enable : State to take advantage of Federal building grants. 21—Rex Mays narrowly escapes death as car skids in qualifying attempt on Speedway track. 24—Indiana Federation of Clubs urges revision of State's mar rriage laws. 26—About 3700 houses in city called

health menace by Walter 2. Stanton, Indiana Housing Au-

thority executive secretary. 30—Everett Spence, 33, of North Te:'- - re Haute, spectator, killed when Emil Andres wrecks his car in fastest race in Speedway history. Floyd Roberts drives to victory with Wilbur Shaw setond.

JUNE

3—Bid rejected on North Sice sewer project when tunneling method is suggested. :

4—Survey of correctional institu- :

tions in State reveals need fcr wide reforms, according to John H. Klinger, State Carrectionrs . Director, 6—Recount bares heavy changes ia Sheriff vote, ' T—School - Board adopts tentative - budget slashing tax levy 3 cents. 9—Lieut. Gov. Henry ¥. Schricker presents self for nomination for

U. S. Senate seat held by Sen-

ator VanNuys. 10—Two die as train hits auto,

15—Senator VanNuys says he will give complaints of WPA in- ~ fluerice against his campaign to State Administrator John Jennings. 20—City to ask for PWA funds to aid in construction at Airport. 21—Police Chief Morrissey asks fireworks ban as safety move; civic leaders to ask Park Boarcl to abolish 10-cent swimming pool fee. 22—A. C. Sallee says he will sugges’; Grand Jury investigation “o: charges that only 2 of the 10 cents charged for park poo! swimming ever reaches the City Treasury. 23—Park Board reduces free swim- ~ ming pool time by five hours weekly, . 24—Failure of City Council to act: ~ lost millions in Pederal slum clearance funds, Walter E - Stanton, State Housing Board executive secretary, charges.

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25—Real Estate executivés believe] U. 8S. Housing funds still’ possible. 27—Conflitting claims puzzle delegates to G. O. P. parley.

28—Associated Retailers of Indiana propose cut in State tax; G. O. P. platform draft may support City Manager. 20—G. O. P. nominates Raymond Willis; Rep. Bruce Barton (R. N. Y) urges “cleansing” of party. 30—Governor Townsend to call special session of the Legislature to appropriate State funds to match Federal grants for Institutions Building program. ¢

JULY

1—Ten-cent swimming pool fees are properly accounted for, Grand Jury reports. 2—Indiana Supreme Court grants restraining order prohibiting Criminal Court:Judge Frank P.

Baker from carrying out pro-|

posed probe of alleged irregus " larities in the May primary election; police warn residents of White River lowlands to evacuate homes as river continues to risey : 4—County farms suffer losses from high water estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. 5—Grand Jury investigation of the May primary begins. 6—Carl Vandivier announces shakoup in Marion County Republican ward chairmen personnel. 7—T. M. Overley, Better Business

Bureau manager, charges that]

lotteries operated by charitable and benevolent institutions as well as professional gamblers are taking more than $20,000 a week from the “suckers.” 8—Air cooling in City is probed. 9—Two more deaths bring toll in county to 62. 11—Legislature may modify Gadget law.

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12—Senator VanNuys is renom-- * inated as Democratic state : convention gives McNutt tu_multuous ovation.

13--Acceptance of renomination by Senator VanNuys assailed by Republicans.

14—Indianapolis Real Estdte Board urges private slum clearance for city.

15—Governor Townsend repeats declaration that he will not recommend changes in the State Liquor Control Law to the special session of the Legislature,

18—Extra session to discuss matching Federal grants, the Gadget law and funds to aid courties ‘pay welfare costs.

19—Governor asks Legislature to] appropriate $7,300,000 for building program and treasury balance; City Council again balks vote on housing plan.

20—State decline in employment and pay noted; administration . asks repeal of Gadget law. *

administration asks for recodification of State auto laws. 22—Gadget repealer sent to Senate; . Building welfare bills advanced. 25—-City building contracts up 188 per cent. 27—W. C. Fairbanks, Indianapolis News publisher, dies. %|28—Charges of Indiana WPA “politics” investigated. 29—Business fights Senate yevision of jobless aid law.

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31—Mayor hopeful of track eleva-

: 12—City officials act to speed Belt ‘114=County urged to drop Truancy

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™ AUGUST 1—Mayor Boetcher seeks railroads aid in track elevation. 3—Chamber of Commerce. and other groups scan budget to avoid jump in. 1939 tax rate.. 4—Mayor Boetcher hints that 1939 Civil City budget will call for 5-cent increase in municipal * tax rate; tavern keeper jumps from car and escapes heavily armed bandits. 5—Increase of water in underground stream below 58th St. causes: pavement cave-in. - 6—County seeks $425,000: more. for ‘1939 ‘budget. 8—City Controller H. Nathan Swaim predicts 5-cent increase in City’s 1939 tax rate; City goes 22 days without a traffic death. 9—Survey reveals tax rate may jump 40 cents in Center Township in 1939; City swelters in fourth day of hegt wave. 11—Driver bound over to Grand Jury.in auto death. 13—City has first auto death in "nearly a month, 15—Further indications seen for in- * 5 creased tax rate. 17—City prepares to welcome “Wrong Way” Corrigan. 19—Corrigan follows compass and arrives in Indianapolis. 20—More than 25,000 Legionnaires to convene here. 22—Legion. demands ban on Com- " munists and Nazis and asks purge of its own membership. 23—National Commander Daniel J. Doherty tells Legion that public apathy is peril to the. ‘United States. 25—Council begins study of budget. 26—Irate citizens threaten council’ " ‘with sitdown strike if tax rates ‘are not reduced; Republican Nai © tional Chairman John D.-Ham- * “ilton predicts G. 0. P. gains . Indiana. 30—Two men slain in fight with deputies on East Side.

tion success following parley.

SEPTEMBER

1—City Council cuts $158,000 from City’s. budget.

Belt Railroad tracks. 3—State fair draws 22,000 on open- . ing day.’ > 7—County’ s fax levy of 52 cents + tops 1938 by 3 cents.

Belt. Railway elevation.

Board - by - Indiana Taxpayers’ Association.

on Primary election charges by

ciftes self-as ‘trial judge in primary indictments.

dianapolis Water Co. suggested. 23~Two, thousand persons protest “tax. rates before Tax adjust. ment. Board.

_ . death of pedestrian. “| 28—Tax Board cuts County levy 4 ~. cents. 29—Marion County Grand Jury “indicts 70 more in final primary report.

2—Works Board orders elevation of :

the Marion County Grand Jury, 17—Judge Frank P. Baker disqual-|1

recovers bonds stolen 10 a ths previously. 12—Tax Aljustment Board postpones hearings on consideration of budget. requests. 13—Indianapolis Community Fund opens ‘drive with $711,633 as goal; State studies Indiana Securities Law with eye to further protection to investors. -. 14—Auto exhaust seen as new menace as first smog of the your settles on downtown In-

polis. ys nana] gain is best since 1935, »Chamber of, Commerce reports,

fixing called arch oe of safety * by Franklin M. Kreml, director of the Northwestern University. Traffic Safety Institute. 21—City prepares to launch “first scientific” fight on smog; City

* $30,000 for track elevation. 24—State prepares to assist .in Wage-Hour Law assistance. 26-—Sixteen thousa school . teachers expected here for annual Indiana. State Teachers Association convention; Mrs. Walter Durbin rescues 4-year-old daughter from blazing home, 27—Carl Vonnegut dies at Method- - dist Hospital. ; 31—Probecutor Herbert M. Spencer investigates reports of false voters’ registrations.

NOVEMBER

1—Democratic: workers report 460 apparently false registrations in check of two precincts; Importer System may remain for another. year, Hugh A. Barnhart, State Excise Director; states.

2—Check reveals names of several ‘Republicans missing from voters’ lists, G. O. P. probers claim.

- likely, Indianapolis Times: sur- . vey reveals.

T—Heavy vote is forecast despite predicted cold; twelve week-end -crashes bring death to two here. 8—City balloting. heavy déspite cold wave. 9—Willis and . VanNuys race 1s - close;. Gillie, Grant, Springer and Harness ahead; New Castle

men and robbed of $30,000. 10—VanNuys ahead, but Willis reJains hopeful; Sullivan defeats olff 11—Petitions to be filed asking Fed-

. Senatorial race, Arch N. Bobbitt, Republican State Committee chairman, states; VanNuys lead estimated at 5621. ..O. P. opens drive to get recount funds, 16—Seven importers get renewed beer permits. 17—Tax study is due, Governor Townsend tells farmers. 18—Affidavits contesting the . election of 11 Marion County Democratic Legislator - elect and the. Marion - Johnson . County Joint Representative..elect filed with County Clerk by. Republican Party! leaders.

Diobosed by Hoosier Motor

30—School Board protests “unfair Exlticism> to Tax A

' OCTOBER’ //

1—Center Township tax rate set at $3.19 by Marion County Tax Adjustment Board. 3—Indiana State Medical Association to study fight on mass med-

icine. gn alization insurance plan .. discussed. by Medical Associa‘tion; Circuit Judge John W. Spencer of Evansville named ; Special judge in cases of 92 per-

tion charges. 6—Medical Association . makes .group hospitalization and voluntary sickness indemnity insurance part of general policy. 8-—Carl Vandivier, Marion County Republican chairman, . charges that City Hospital employees are fofced to aid Democrats. 10—Democrats assail what they term. “open alliance” . between Republicans and the Townsend Recovery Plan; 37-year-old In-

{sons indicted on Primary elec-|;

Club. 21—City may sue iwo railways in track -Boetcher warns.

22 Tndiana Supreme Court grants

VanNuys ban on recount; housing fight to continue in next council meeting. | 24—Flames ruin ‘$15,000 nit at Armour plant. 25—Inadequacies in State vote laws .. charged by Special Judge John WW. Spencer . Jr. of Evansville. 26—Sait for five million dollars filed ‘here by Van Sweringen rail buyer against George A. Ball of Muncie.

19—Cold wave is due in City; ticket |

controller instructed to earmark |

N 5—Democratic victory in county |

‘bank messenger held up by .two|“

- -eral authorities to impound vot-| - ing machines in’ six Indiana counties pending a contest in’

19—Drastic auto law changes are

elevation fight, Mayor

police in car heavily lad with dynamite; mother (aves 1

2 x en : 30—Twelve quali in | recount move; State cost up 100 per cent in 10 years, survey Ye: veals. ; i

DECEMBER

2~Unions charge new schools’ are not fireproof.

§—G. 0. P. drops all recount pleas . in county| cases as Republicans “point to “excessive” costs. |

6—Hope dims for track elevation as WPA rescinds grant; Governor Townsend promises support to any legislative action clarification of vote laws.

8—Thieves loot local arsenal: G-

anitary by Indianapo~ state Board's housing committee, 2 10—Police arrest 100 motorists in’ new safety drive; U. S. Prose cutor Val Nolan to act on evidence Kokomo probe of alleged. WPA irregularities. 13=Recount ban is made permanent < by Indiana Supreme Court. 15—WPA officials push $145,000 "traffic stud 16—Governor’s Special Election Law Study Commission differs widely on proposed Voting law changes. L7—Christmas s and streets. 19—Governor |

hoppers crowd stores

Townsend names w Study Commission igate licensing, en ~ forcement, and regulation fea« tures of | the State Alcohol Beverages Act,

21—Business up for sixth straight ath; . Washington Bank & _ Trust payment approved. 22—Governor ownsend asks liquor study group to report by Jan. 10; study reveals that City Hall building to/ cost City twice orig= inal price. 23—Auto license feeds is exmay be ch by Legislat Bi 26—1Iridianapolis Times’ Clothie-A-Child campaign clothes 1821 .. children, : Aq 27—Zero predict sweeps U. 28—State urge to abolish beer im= , borter system by alcoholic beve erage representatives; Police Chief Morrissey reappointed by Sullivan; five found guilty on Continetal mail fraud charges. 29—State Liquor Ownership recommended to -school drinking is cited.

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