Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 August 1939 — Page 7
Retin Women's Doubles .. Title in Eastern Tournament.
RYE, N. Y., Aug. Marble and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Wimbledon and national doubles - ‘champions, retained their title today in _ the Eastern Grass Courts Champ onshin by (lefeating Dorothy: ‘Bundy, San ca, Cal., pd Mary aa Los Angeles, Miss Marble and Mrs, Fabyan concentrated most of their fire on -Miss Bundy in the. first set, but scattered their shots in the second. Meanwhile the challengers sent most of their returns to Mrs.
Fabyan, giving her lenty of - court lobs. plenty Ses»
The challengers were trailing, 1-5, |
+ the first set before they found their game. Ve fow “Today's other feature battle was the semifinals match between Bobby Riggs of Chicago, Wimbledon and defending champion, and Ladislav Hecht of Czechoslovakia. It seemed a pushover for play-boy Bobby. Little Ladislav had ‘come through to the semi-final by virtue of a series ‘of “upsets.” - After Riggs wallops little Ladislav today, he will encounter Frankie Parker. of Pasadena tomorrow. in the final. Parker made the final yesterday by beating the season's sensation, young Welby van Horn of Los Angeles. In today’s third and last match the semi-finalists in men’s doubles fought for posts in tomorrow’s final. In the upper bracket, Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke engaged Bob Peacock, Lagunda Beach, Cal, and : ‘Douglas Imhoff, Long Beach, Cal. In the lower ‘bracket, Gene Mako, Angeles, and Gardnar Mulloy, Miami, Fla. faced David Freeman, Pasadena, and Ted Schroeder, Los Angeles. - —_—
Cyclists to Pedal = For State Titles
© Eight races to decide the state Junior and senior bicycle championships are to be staged tomorrow at Arden, north of Indianapolis. Senior cyclists will race in one, five, 10 and 25-mile events, while| i, juniors will pedal over one, two, five and 10-mile distances. The races will be run over a mile cement pavement blocked off for the affair. Indiana champions will compete Sept. 1, 2 and 3 at Franklin Park in Columbus, O., for the national championships. Among those already entered, are: Bob Ragsdale, Robert Reed, Charles (Bud) Avels, James F. Worden, Gene Von, Ted Barton, Eugene Bruggner, Carl R. Steadman, Robert Poulson, Robert G. Grady, Richdard Sauer, James Tolle; Felix T. McWhiiter, « Robert Keene, ‘Clarence Etigdeniann, “* “Lambert” Cochrum; Bruce Burgess, Kenneth M. Bayless, William Malott, Harold F. Heard, Bob Wiltsee, Marvin “Hilsmeyer, Victor J. Yantis, C. Wayne Free, Norman T. Eilert, William Bayless, Charles Northrup, Roy A. Barker and Robert Webb. ‘The races, sponsored by the Edgewood Wheelmen, Irvington Cycle Club and South Side Cycle Club, are sanctioned by the Amateur Bicycle League of America.
Three Teams Remain In Printers’ Tourney
Times Special BALTIMORE, Aug. 12. — Washinigton, New York and Detroit, in a three-way tie, were to battle today for the Union Printers’ international baseball championship. New York took its first deefat yesterday from Washington, 9-3, while Detroit ousted St. Louis from tourney play, 15-14. :
Athletics Purchase Southern Loop Star
“MEMPHIS, Aug. 12 (U.P.).—Herman Besse, leading hurler of the|Southern Association, was sold- toby the Memphis Chicks to the Philadelphia Athletics for an: undisclosed sum and three players. ‘Besse has won 16 games and lost \ five . this season and has compiled ' an earned run average of 1.88. He is a southpaw.
Link Hot on Links
FT. WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 12 (U. P.)¢ ~—Freddie Link, 17-year-old ‘high gchool junior, was crowned city amateur - golf champion when he ed in a card of 220 for 54 holes. is scores were 74, 72 and 74, four strokes ahead of his nearest rival. Link's three brothers finished close behind, Harry shooting 231 for fifth place, Bill with 232 for sixth and Bob carding a 243.
Buy w Hollingsworth
NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (U. P)— The Brooklyn Dodgers today an-
nounced the purchase of Pitcher Alf
Hollingsworth from ‘the Newark
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fin, who is a Legion member, also
Forty and Eight of the American Legion is going to stage a party Tuesday at the ball park for the members of the Indianapolis Indians who got their start in Legion Junior baseball. Manager Wes Grif-
extra tribute. on “Pack the Park Night” when the
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picture are, left
will come in for
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; Minneapolis Millers invade Perry Stadium. In the
to right: Griffin and player Red
Barrett, Jimmy Sharp, Myron McCormick and Bob Latshaw. Dee Moore and Mike Balas also are graduates of Legion Junior baseball and will share in the Tuesday festivities. :
gent on the firing line this morn-
Ig voral contestants started earlier this week to run out their qualifying string, with Lou Bola turning in laudable rounds of 7275—147. Henry L. Simons had an -75—155, and Ralph Burdich, 8086—166.
Among those who have fired 18 holes and still have that many to play are Joe Stout, with a 76; Dr. Harry leer, 74; Dr. E. W. Gant, 77; Steve Davis, 80; Roy Hartz, 86; Dr. C. H. McCaskey, 86; Dr. M. E. Clark, 88; W. R. Tuttle, 89; Paul Ragen, 94, and J. H. Taylor, 98. : Starting positions in the 16-pldy-er flights will be determined on the basis of the qualifing scores, and the first round match play is to be run off during’ the week of Aug. 20 to 26. . The second round will be played Aug: 27 to Sept. 2, the: third round, Sept. 3 to 9; and the ‘event will -be wound up ‘Sept. 10 to 16. Al matches but the final one will be for 18 holes while the title struggle will be for 36. First-round play in the junior championship is to begin tomorrow. This is a scratch event with membership in the eight-player flights determined by handicap scores. Francis Truitt, who usually posts something between 75 to 78, is a favorite to take the junior crown. Other top-shooters are Bob Tiernan, Frank Weiland, Homer Lathrop Jr., Vic Kingdon and Bill Olsen, juniors’ chairman. ; The women’s club championship is to begin next Wednesday. There will be no qualifying round for this, either, with pairings based on handicap scores.
They’re Off at Lake Shore
LAY. in the men’s club championship of the Lake Shore Country Club started today. The qualifying requirement. is. over 18 holes and those failing to post a score this evening will be given all next week to shoot their round and get in the tournament. Match play is to begin Aug. 20. Among the favorites to take the
crown are Forrest Beeson, State po-
liceman; Leonard Oliver and Bernard Burtch. Bob Durham also is highly regarded. He shot a 71 in a match against the Terre Haute Country. Club last week-end to win low honors for the men and his wife had a 50 for nine holes to fop the ladies. ; ” ® 2 HE entry record of 112 for week-|n ; ‘ly pro-amateur tournaments is expected to be broken Monday at Highland if the weather is favorable. This event, sponsored by the Indiana Professional Golfers Association, is to start at 1 p. m. Highland is a popular course among players in this region and
Bears -of the International’ League. The: price was not’ revealed.
its present fine condition should bring out a lot of Shooters ;
TOM OCHIL REE
ITH the issue of their. club championships coming to a boil, Highland Country Club players, men, women and juniors, today had acquired an almost tremendous indifference to the international situation, the Cincinnati Reds and Vice President Garner's private life. A Members entered in the men’s event must have their 36-hole qualifying scores’posted by tomorrow evening, and there was quite a contin-
Amateurs Tuned to Go
VERYTHING is ready at Pleasant Run for the 18-hole qualifying round of the Indianapolis Amateur Golf championship to be run. off at that course tomorrow. There were 123 entries when the early list closed, and Indianapolis| Public Links Association officials sald they expected quite a few more to be submitted today.
® 8 = ROOKS SECRIST and - Paul}:
Gentry remain in the running’ for the 'South Grove club cham=-
<{pionship and will fight it out over
36 holes Aug. 20 for the title now held by Clayton Nichols. Secrist defeated Erval®Hilligoss, 3 and 1, with a 75 to gain the finals, while Gentry deefated Pete Grant, 4 and 3. His medal score was Tl.
2 8 =» HN HIP SHOTS — A gentleman identified only as Cock (his first name has been lost to posterity) has an excuse to be bitter about Fate if he wants to get that way. On the No. 12 water hole at South Grove recently he drove his first tee shot in the water, teed up again and holed out the second ome. . . James Shaw, South Groves assistant pro, is pretty proud of an eagle 3 he got on the seventh hole of that course the other day... . In a bestball match Bob Crouch and Jesse Leach teamed up at South Grove the other day to score a 67, two better than Russell Stonehouse, course pro, and Larry Loughlin were able to do. Stonehouse had the best individual score, a 70. . . . The Meridian Hills Country Club six-man team will be out for revenge when it meets the Country Club squad this afternoon at Meridian Hills. In a previous meeting of these
‘teams at the Country Club, the
home-lotters walked off with the victory.
Vitt Will Manage Cleveland in 1940
CLEVELAND, Aug. 12 (U, P.).— Oscar Vitt was under contract today to manage the Cleveland Indians again in 1640. Alva Bradley, club president, an-
nounced he was “more than pleased with the results Oscar has obtained in the last two seasons, and I hope
he will be with us for a long time.” |. The contract was for one year, at 1
no increase in salary.
‘Firemen on Road
The Indianapolis Firemen will|
travel to Richmond tomorrow to open their Indiana-Ohio League playoff series against the Richmond Kautskys. Twigg, Stanisha and Adler will be available for mound duty for the Firemen.
Automatic Plate-Duster Goes Haywire - As Big Semipro Show Gets Under Way
HITA, Aug. 12 (U. P). oa s, Kas, tore his pants ' and patched them before 10,000 horrified spectators, a new-fangled home plate swoosher went haywire and nearly undressed another batter, the Mayor of Wichita was called . and the leadoff man was a girl; howeyes She Na-emi-Pro Base ongre fone gt its championship tournament inaugural early today on a
high B ore ential data necessary to the. tournament Pecords read: First . - Shells, Los Angeles.... 9—15—2 Wichita Civies, - Wichita...ooviees .8— 9—3
Second. ‘game.
Silverton, Ore. cosssnenes .5—10—2 Jeo oily Golden, C010. seovsees B= 9—1
etmmed the entry lis to 30 This lies &
came from city and hamlet to play. Last night's fun started with the first ceremonial, when the mayor and a comely Alabama miss from Demopolis. strode. to the pitcher's mound. The mayor failed to toss “the first ball” within two yards of the plate, but his “relief” pitcher breezed one down the middle like a Feller. or a Donald, and big Jake Costa, of Wichita, fanned the air ignobly. The crowd ‘gave “Miss Demopolis” an ovation. A few minutes later Dick Stamper, Los Angeles slugger, swung mightly at a sharp breaking curve and the seams of his pants ripped.
,| The game was halted while repairs
were made at the plate. Before the game was. 30 minutes older it was stopped again by Uipite © Collyer, who wore a prison-striped. suit: with
pneumatic home plate duster causing trouble. A mechanism failed and the air pressure could not be cut off for several minutes. The air blew dust into a half dozen official faces and the blouse almost off a slow-footed batter. Games on tonight's program include: Buford, Ga., Bona Allens vs. Fairmount, N. D., Collegians; Chicago Palmer House (colored) vs. Chanute, Kas.
Wins Tossing Title John Murray won the Marion County WPA Recreation Department’s junior horseshoe tournament
yesterday with a 2-1 victory over Albert ; Lawson. Murray scored a 27-18 triumph the first game and a
who] dignity. This ma 3 was fhe $250 second
Horses No Match For Cincy’s Reds
—The Cincinnati Reds’ showing in the National League pennant race had repercussions in horse racing today when Edward P. Strong, gen-
eral manager of the River Downs race track announced here that the fall meeting at the Cincinnati track had been canceled. “For: the first time in.20 years,” Strong -said, “the Cincinnati baseball club appears to be a pennant winner. In that event the World Series will be held in Cincinnati and I think, in all fairness to the sporting public, River Downs should be closed.” The meeting was scheduled for Sept. 2 to. Oct. 14. ;
Firestone Victor In Feature Fight
: Harry Firestone of .the North East Community Center outpointed Dutch: Kuntz of Beech Grove to win the feature fight on last night's free amateur boxing program at Willard Park. In other bouts Tommy Marker defeated Willard Troutman in the 145-pound class; Gene Macy won from Sammy Allen and Danny Shea edged Junior Nester in the 126-pound class; William Clapper lost to Rusty Patterson in the 112pound class, and Paul Nugget outpointed Floyd Bowers in the 105pound class.
AMATEURS
SOFTBALL Zion Evangelical remains undefeated in the Evangelical Reformed Church League following Earl Taylor’s no-hit no-run performance this week against Immanuel Reformed. Zion won, 12-0,
Johnny La Bar pitched a no-hit-ter and struck out 14 as the Goodwill Buddies clinched the South Side Sunday School League title by defeating Bethel Baptist, 7-0.
Goldsmith’s Secos will battle the South Side Merchants at 10 a. m. tomorrow at Willard 1.
Results in the Y. Y. M. C. A. Industrial League: Y. M. C. A, 12; Roberts Milk, 7. - Kiefer-Stewart, 13; Pitman-Mogpre, 8.
All State Tires, 7; Indianapolis Railways, 3.
BASEBALL Today’s schedules in the: Indian. |= apolis Amateur Baseball Association leagues: INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE City vs. Rockwood AManatacturing
Falls at Brookside Hosiery Union vs. Link Belt at Riverside
Polk’s Milk vs. Lilly Varnish at Rhodius
. MANUFACTURERS LEAGUE pled, Oa Cab 3, United Rubber Workers at yori vs Richardson at Riverside 4. x ra Mallory vs. Ft. Harrison at Yon: Yomorrow’ § pairings:
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE Union Printers vs. General Exterminating
at Brooksi Ajax Beer vs. Em re Life at Garfield 3. all Creek Athletics at
Beanblossom v. Rhodius 2. BIG SIX LEAGUE C. at Rive
Kroger vs. Cardinal ‘A. reide 3. Moose vs. Garfield A. C. at Riverside 7. Bowers vs. Baird's at at Riverside 1.
East Side Merchants will play at
chants dropped an 11-inning 5-4 Jeb sion to Glenns Valley last ‘Sunay. 1
- West Side Merchants will leave at 12:30 p. m. tomorrow for their game at Zionsville. Game time is 2:30.
The undefeated Plainfield Indians will entertain the Thorntown Tigers tomorrow.
The Indianapolis Cardinals are seeking a game for tomorrow. Call R. Day at RI-5353. :
Model Dairy will le leave 856 Massachusetts Ave. at 11:30 a. m. tomorrow for its game at Lebanon. Model has an open date next Sunday. State teams are asked to write Bill Rider, 856 Massachusetts Ave. or call LI-4201.
WASHER SPECIAL
REGULAR $49.95 EASY WASHERS, ONLY $39.95
$5 Down—$1.25 Weekly
26-23 in sean, after: losing the |g
UE POINT J5anises:
CLEVELAND, O;, Aug. 12 (U.P).
Morgantown tomorrow. The Mer-
FARMER KILLED, 3 HURT, ASCAR
| ROLLS OFF ROAD
Auto Struck From Rear Near Vincennes as Another Attempts to Pass.
VINCENNES, Ind, Lave. 12 (TU.
: P.).—John B. Goosens, 56, Knox
County farmer, was killed last night and three persons injured when the car in which they were riding was
{struck from the rear by: another |and ‘rolled end over end down an ‘embankment near here.
Injured were Joe: E. Brown, 46, of near Vincennes, the driver; “his wife Mrs. Lelia: Brown, and Mrs. Ruth” Goosens,: of John B.
‘| Mrs. Brown was. eo beneath the
-séveral minutes and suf-
| tered internal injuries, arm and leg ; fractures, and cuts and bruises.
William - H. Husman of Centralia,
|, driver of the other automobile,
said he turned out.to pass and that Mr. Brown suddenly turned left. Mr. Husman, who is president and general - er of the HusmanRoper freight lines with headquarters in Bt. Louis, ls, was uninjured.
Five Hurt at Cro Crossing
Near Bloomingport
GARY, Ind, Aug. 12 (U. P).— ‘Five persons were injured yesterday, two seriously, in a highway Icrossing - accident four miles south of 'Bloomingport. Albert Schmitt, Decatur, suffered a possible skull fracture and Michael Massello, Cincinnati, a broken collar bone. Mr. Massello’s wife and child, and Eltan Archer, Deca, reeeived minor injuries.
Richmond Youth Dies After Auto Hits Tree
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 12 (U. P.).—John Foulke, 16, died yesterday of injuries received when the automobile in which he was riding crashed into a tree near here Thursday. - William Chenoweth, 17, driver of the car, suffered a crushed arm and possible brain - concussion.
Clinton Youth Held After Boy, 6, Is Killed
CLINTON, Ind., Aug. 12 (U. P.).— Howard Crum, 16, was held by police today. pending investigation into the death of 6-year-old Richard Dunn who died yesterday. of injuries received when a car driven by Crum. struck him Tuesday. The child was the son.of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Dunn of St. Bernice.
Road Worker Dies Of Truck Injuries
ANGOLA, Ind. Aug. 12 (U. P).—| Funeral . ‘arrangements were - being
made today for Albert Haverstock,
26, of near Butler, who died two].
hours after being struck by a truck. Mr. Haverstock,,who was working on a road cons tion project néar Pioneer, O., was attempting to Juihip onto the moving truck when he fell under the rear wheels.
FRANKLIN AWARDS 3
SCHOLARSHIPS HERE|
Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind, Aug. 12. Three Indianapolis girls have been awarded $250 honor scholarships to Franklin® College, President William Gear Spencer, announced today. They are Miss Rachel Bland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bland, 2380 Holt Road; Miss Mary Frances Laue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Laue of 1413 N. Mount St., and Miss Betty Fiedler, daughter of Mrs. Mildred V. Fiedler, 1234 N. Sharon. Ave. Honor scholarships are awarded to students. with a four-year high school average of 90 or better and who have been leaders in their schools.
SHAW TRIAL AUG. 18; WORRIES OVER DOGS
"CHICAGO, Aug. 12 (U. P)— Howard L. Shaw, 34, romantic Indiana plasterer held in jail on four confidence game charges and one bigamy count, turned his thoughts from his four wives to his two dogs today while awaiting trial, set for Aug. 18. - “Don’t sell those two Great Dane puppies I gave you,” he told his fourth wife, Janina La Boda, 27, a night club singer who claims Howard mulcted her and her mother of a “borrowed” $2300. “I'll be out of here soon—and as
soon as I'm released, I'll pay my
debts. I'd like to have the dogs back.” * When arraigned yesterday, he said nothing of his four wives or the $17,000 his flancee, Miss Janet Middleton, 26, Lafayette, Ind., claims he took from her to finance his last lavish ‘honeymoon with "Miss ba oda
JASPER FARMER 1S SUICIDE JASPER, Ind., Aug. 12 (U. P.). Peter Burger, 59-year-old farmer, took his own life yesterday by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. Members. of Burgel’s fam"lily said he had suftered from nervous troubles. . .
GIRL DROWNS IN PIT
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 12 (U. P.).—A family swimming party here yesterday afternoen turned into a tragedy when Hazel Marie Hunt, 15, stepped into a deep hole in a gravel pit and drowned.
Pay as You Play GREEN FEES. A
; $1.00 Sat Te d Is. ee aturdays, Sunday Effes he au Y 20TH
TY a ia Thursday . Telephone Doron: 3570 9
CIRCLING
Old Settlers Meet Aug. 24—The 56th annual Old Settlers meeting of Marion and adjoining counties js to be held at Broad Ripple Park Aug. 24. Emsley W.-Johnson, president, announced that Alvah J. Rucker will be the main speakef. Prizes will
lived: in Marion County 25 years-or more are eligible to membership.
Charles M. Newcomb to Speak— Charles Milton Newcomb, humorist and former. magazine editor, will speak on “What Is It to Be an American?”- at the 12:15 p. m. Rotary Club luncheon at .,he Claypool Hotel Tuesday. This will be the eighth appearance of Mr. Newcomb before the local club.
Prize Prints to Be Shown—An exhibition of photographic prints by Misonne, which were awarded first place by the American Annual of Photography 1937-38, will be shown under the auspices of the Indianapolis Camera Club Aug. 26 and 27. The prints will be shown at 108 E.] 9th St. from 2 p. m. until 6 p. m: Aug. 26 and from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.. Aug. 27.
Scouts’ Parents to Meet—Parents of members of Boy Scout Troop 49 will meet at St. Catherine’s school hall at 8:30 p. m. Monday to hear a member of the State Police talk on safety and inspect new safety playground slides, Leo M. Riley announced today.
Library Attache to Speak—Thomas E. Hutchison, Indianapolis Public Lib: public relations ‘director, will address the Fourth Degree Assembly of the Knights of Columbus at the monthly dinner meeting Monday in the Clubhouse, He will speak on “Book Borrowers’ Behavior.” A homecoming celebration will be held Aug. 21.
- “Socialists to Honor Two—James Oneal of New York City and Theodore Debs of Terre Haute, brother of the late Eugene V. Debs, Socialist leader, will be honored at a dinner at 1 p. m. tomorrow at the Hotel English given by the Socialist Party of Indiana. Following the dinner, a round table discussion will be held by Mr. Oneal on the Socialist and labor movements. Mr. Oneal was born in Indiana and has been a Socialist for more than 40 years. He was one of the founders of the Indiana movement and served as State Secretary in 1900.
“Hunts Purse With $200 in Rings— Mrs. Alva . McCarty of 1005 N. Pennsylvania St., today asked police to look for her purse which contained two diamond rings valued at $200. ‘Mrs. McCarty said the purse was hanging on the car door handle and that she believed it may have fallen out when her husband got out of the car to go into a drugstore at 13th and Pennsylvania Sts. last night. She did not ‘iss the purse until later. :
Gushing oil Not a
AMESTOWN, Ind. Aug. 12 (U. P) ~Jamestown residents re-. covered today. from the shock of . seeing what appeared to be a fresh’ oil ‘gusher near here yesterday. An oil line burst and spouted 20 feet in the air before workers at ‘a pumping station could shut off the flow.
STATE DEATHS
,BLOOMINGTON—Sherman
CANNELTON~Mrs. Catherine Fuchs, 717. Survivors: . Husband, Fred; son, Elmer; daughter, Mrs. Florence Powers; sister, Miss Lena Hieronymus; brother, John.
SoLuMpS "Wiss Amanda Carter, 86. WAYNE—Fred h 5 Deal, 64. SurvivMh, Tonite Mary; son, Pau 71. Survivors: Wife,
John H. Henline, Sophia; sons, Harry, John; daughters, Miss Lucinda Henuhe, Mrs. E. W. Steele; brothers, Ada: George, Christ; “sister, Mrs. Catherine a Blessing,
MARION—Fred L. McCoy, 82. Survivors: Wife, daughters, Mrs. Orvel Holder, Mrs. Walter. Dri enthal, Mrs. Ruth Pearson; son, al
MIDDLETOWN—Edward C. Minnick, 56. Surviyors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles nnic
MOUNT VERNON-—Geor; i Fuhrer, Survivors: Wife, Sophia; aughiers, are James Sluss; sister, Mrs. Mary Thomas
QUESTION 2 IN GARY IN ILLINOIS HOLDUP
GARY, Yok aud Aug. 12 (U. P)—~ Gary police yesterday held two suspects for questioning by Rockford, 111, police in connection with a holdup attempt at Rockford in which Frank Mauser, a bandit, was slain. Harry Fircke, 25, cousin of Mauser, and Norman Krabehoeft, 21, denied any knowledge of the attempted robbery. A chauffeur fired the fatal shot when he heard intruders in his employer’s home.
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THE CITY
John O'Brien is chairman of the student committees arranging a dance Aug. 25 at the Woodstock Country Club given by the Indianapolis Club of Notre Dame University and Notre Dame Alumni Association of Indianapolis. Leroy Keach Jr. is student club president and J. Albert Smith is head of local alumni.
Airport Sign Dedicated—An electric sign pointing to the Municipal Airport' from the National Road was dedicated yesterday by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan. - The sign which will be lighted 24 hours a day and can be seen for several hundred feet was erected by the Exchange Club and presented to the City. The club elected Z. W. Leach and Col. Robinson Hitchcock - as delegates and Harold E. Wells and Evert A. Johnson as alternates to the national convention at Atlantic City next month. Committees named to conduct the annual campaign for new officers were O. A. Hershberger, chairman; E. R. Bertsch, Mr. Johnson, Harry E. Morton and Walter C. Bruce, and Earl C. Wayland, chairman; Ira C. Strohm, Thomas B. Heustis, C. E. Ehlers and Philip K. McDowell. :
26th St. Beach Closed—The 26th St. swimming beach at White River will be closed until the river water level rises, A. C. Sallee, City Parks superintendent, - said today. The beach was ordered closed yesterday when Park and Health inspectors found that the water level had dropped so low that the water has become stagnant.
Evangelistic Services’ to Open— Paul Stewart, pastor and evangelist, will open" services at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, 3903 E. Washington St, at 7:30 p. m. Monday. :
ROOSEVELT RAPPED
IN BOBBITT SPEECH
Times Special MADISON, Ind. Aug.:12.—“President Roosevelt has served notice to the Democratic Party that he will - either - rule or:ruin,” Arch" N.
"| Bobbitt, Republican State chair-
man, said here last night. ‘Speaking before the Ninth District Republican Editorial meeting, he predicted that the Republicans are “on the march to a 1940 victory.” “Mr. Roosevelt has served notice that if he can not be both manager and pitcher at the ball game, he will do the thing for which he so bitterly condemned that genuine, old-fashioned Democrat, Al Smith—he will walk out on the Democratic Party,” Mr. Bobbitt said. ‘“At last the ‘great humanitarjan’ has emerged in his true colors. He wants to dictate the policies and name the candidates. His action has vindicated the charge that he has fostered a secret ambition to be the dictator of America.”
FACES CHARGE AFTER AUTO CRASHES TRAIN
MITCHELL, Ind. Aug. 12 (U. P.). —Clyde Burgess, 30, was held today on a charge of reckless homicide in connection with the death of Herschel Edwards, 40, who was killed when their ¢ar crashed into the side of a train Sunday. Burgess, who was recently paroled from the Indiana State Prison, was driving at the time of the fatal crash. It was the first case of its kind filed in Lawrence Circuit Court under the new’ state traffic code.
EARLHAM MAY SET
FRESHMAN RECORD;
ham College has prospects for a record . freshman officials announced today. They said 101 men and 94 women already have made application for admission. The 93d academic year
* RICHMOND, at; Aug. 12. —Earl-
opens Sept. : Borie,
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DETOURS LIFTED ON 18 SECTIONS OF STATE ROADS
‘Indication. of: Progress ih Improvement Program,” .- Dicus Declares.-
' Detours were lifted from 18 sections of State “highways during the past week, an “indication of speedy progress: of the State's 1939 road improvement program,” T. A. Dicus, Highway - .. Commission chairman, said today. . . A total of 11 new construction
| projects were started during the
week necessitating run. arounds, he
reported: The. following detoiss are now. in effect, the ‘report stated:
Ind. 1—From Ind. 48 to Ind. 46 about 7 mites, over Road 48 and county. road; north of St. Joe, 7% miles over county road and d. 8; from south junction Ind. 42 Cedarville, ‘about 0 miles over .Ind. ar county gavel and oil mat. TOR Charlestown 2’ near. Blocher, 33 ro es over Roads 62 and 56; south 9 a2nesville, 17 miles i. Roads
124 “a; . In a -5—From Ind. 168 to Ind, 114, 15 miles. over foads 1 16, 105 and 1 h 1 a ag , miles
oy Argos to Ind. 19; - 25% miles er Roads 31, 30 and 19. 1 and south of’ Wabash, 5 miles over Roads 124 and -18. 17—From near Burr Oak to near Plymouth, 9 miles over county oavement. d. Ai From: Illinois-Indiana ‘line to U. 8. 1% miles over county gravel; from 10d, east, 10 miles over county gravel and a mat. U. 0—West edge South :Bend. 3 miles over County avement and Ind. 123. om Grovertown 3 near Walkerton, 7 7% miles over county gravel U. 8. 2¢—From Juniington jo Wayne, 30_miles over Rosds 9. an U. 8S. 27—From Wonshester to Deer Creek, 18- miles over Ind. 32, county ~oncrete and Ind. 28. (Plan tp open today. eo : U. S. 31—Closed from Henryville" , Scottsburg—detour from Jeffersonville 2 miles over Roads | and .56.. Ind. 32— Dover at Lebanon; ° i6 miles over Roads 75, 47 U. S. 33—Southeast or ROSE, 3 miles ‘road; from Ligonier north and. wast, 1 miles over Ind. 5 and coun-
ty grav os 5—From Ind. 18 to Logansport, 15 ly ae Ind. 18 and. county. pavement. Ind. 38—From Hagerstown east, 2Y2 miles oler. Founty bituminous road. Ind. From U. S. 40 to. Clayton,: 3% miles ap county oil mat. 1 le 0—Ea ast Pe, west Fi Dunreith, a e ‘over Ind. county road. 41—-No orth i of Terre Paute 55 oes a Ss y gravel and pavemen of Ind. 34, 26 miles over Roads 34 and 63. Ind. 45—From Rockport, to- Dale, 36 miles over Roads 68 and 245. . 46—From Bloomington ‘to Nashville, 26_miles over Roads. 45 and 47—From Boone-Hamilton County line to Sheri dah, . +2 _ miles over county
ravel hd, Roa 8 U. 8: thn Lebanon and Lafayette. passenter cars 40 mile r Rds. 39 and 38; trucks 71 miles over. Rds, *34 and 43; southbound trucks “Lebanon and Road 3: to. trucks - out Lebanon, use to detour at Lizton. ‘55—East of Newtown, about 5 miles ALL “county gravel ‘and. bit nous: Ind. 57—Between Erskine and. Ind. 64, 5 miles over county gravel road; Roads 58 gud Worthington, - 2¢ miles: over ads d. Samat ‘of’ ‘Ind. 617, x miles over
2 West of Ind.’ 120, 7 miles aver Ind: 250 and In 8 129; south of Dale, 19 miles over Roads 68 and 161. d.-67—From near Martinsville to Indianapolis, 31 miles over Rds. 39 and (Open from Indianapolis fo ‘Mooresville ) Ind. 78—From Griffith to 1 mile notfth, 22 miles over bituminous and stone roads. Ind. From Orland to U. S. 27, 21 min over Roads 327.20 and 27; east of nd. 3 2 miles’ over ‘Roads and county
Ind. 124—Fro m Ind. 13. to. Ind. 15-5 miles over Ind. 15, county gravel and Ind. 13. From U. 8. 27 to Ohio line, 14 miles over Roads 27 and 35 Ind. 135—From Bargersville south, 13 miles over -Roads 144. Ind. 156—Southwest of Patriot, about 32 miles over oiléd county road. Ind. 218—East of U 5 35) ‘3 miles over countv Savement ang ar el Ind. 2 1 to 0 Megley. 1 miles
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4-—From I ‘Ind: 1:and county g DSt Between McGordsyille and New- ] 0% 35 miles over Roads 67. and 38. Ind. '367—In and northeast of Indianapolis iy. about 5 infles over city streets ang
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PURDUE FIELD DAY IS SET FOR AUG. 24
Times Special: LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 12 The 19th annual Southeastern Picnic and Field Day will held Aug. 24 on the Purdue University Experimental Field, four miles north of North Vernon on Road 3. Harry J. Reed, new School of Agriculture director, and Floyd J. Hemmer, Indiana State Farm superintendent, will be the principal speakers. The program will begin at 10 a. m. and at noon there will be a picnic. Several hundred families are expected.
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