Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1939 — Page 20

NOTHING TO SAY. MILLER GOES To ELECTRIC CHAIR

Former Student Eats Big

Meal, ‘Pays’ for Killing Girl.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Aug. 16 (U.P.).—Adrian Miller, 31, former engineering student from Racine, Wis, died in the electric chair early today for the assault and murder last October of Alice May Girton,

18-year-old lame Winchester farm|

girl. He was pronounced dead at 12:11 a. m. Miller walked from the death cell to the electric chamber without as-

Out of Game

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2 SERVING FIVE- IY HITCH- HIKING TERMS

LA PORTE, Ind, Aug. 16 (U. P.). —Two 18-year-old Hoosier youths were serving five-day sentences in County Jail here today for hitchhiking. They were Alvin Detterline of East Chicago and John Klouck of Whiting, first offenders to be arrested in La Porte County under a new state law. The two were arrested by State Policeman Howard Winters in Rolling Prairie yesterday as they tried to get a “lift” from a truck Justice of the Peace W. R. Hawley fined them each $1 and costs which they were unable to pay.

WINS SCHOOL POST

“IN 2-DAY BALLOTING

BEDFORD, Ind. Aug. 16 (U. P.).

Boy, 1 1 Drowns While on 2 on. Outing

'BLOOMINGDALE, Ind, Aug. 16 (U..P.).—Larry Fagan, 11, of Terre Haute, drowned yesterday in Sugar Creek three miles north of here. > The accident occurred while the boy was swimming with 15 youthful companions during an outing.

1 DIES, 1 HURT IN CRASH

PLYMOUTH, Ind.,, Aug. 16 (U. P.).—Gene Earnst, Knoxville, Ill, was in serious condition today after a truck accident which killed the driver, Roy Augland, 25, of Paxton, Ill, yesterday. The truck crashed into a tree - on Highway 30 near Inwood.

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that she had a letter fr marked Jackson, Miss., did not give any reason for his leaving or for his a auto in Indianapolis. N He left Marion Aug. 7 for Anerson, purportedly to collect on a postdated check which he had taken at his garage. When police found the car in Indianapolis with the

keys still in the ignition switch, they feared foul play. This was discount-

ed by State Police.

[Two INDIANA BOYS

DEAD IN. ACCIDENT ROLLING PRAIRIE, Ind, Aug. 16 (U. P) ~—Two youths were dead

truck collision 4 ar here yesterday

injured.

Prairie. Paul Lewallen Jr., *18, cof Rolling Prairie; Delores Borshel, 15, and Olga Siriama, 20, both of Chicago, were injured.

Elkhart, was unhurt.

W. H. GREGORY, 65, KILLED

died, yesterday, victim of an autotruck collision ‘on’ Highway 41 near 'Rockv ile.

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The truck driver, Charles Hull, ;

CLINTON, Ind., Aug. 16 (U. P.) — |} H. Gregory, 65, of Montezuma, ||

SEEK MOSQUITO TIPS MONCTON, N.B, Aug.16 (U. P.). —Residents of. this city.are looking forward to the day when they can| sit on their front verandas without hearing the drone of a mosquito.

| TTC STORY 8 | PHILADELPHIA, Aug.'16 (U. —Following their presentation of “Joseph and His B Mary Binney ‘Montgomery group will begin rehearsing a new halle,

The city will seek information from | the theme of which was taken from

its extermination.

in which three other persons ‘were [IN

Dead were Chester Oster, 16, and Ewell Hunt, 17, both of Rolling

ult of an auto-| Winnipeg concerning the pest and|an ancient Aztec story, acearding to ge yyerners Tosten, a

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sistance and had nothing to say. Eats Last Meal

He ate his last meal at 7 p. m. ‘and finished out the evening with an after dinner cigar and a pack

—O. O. Hall, former Lawrence |g County superintendent of schools, |f was back in that position today |g after trustees had voted two days. [EHH He was named to succeed G. Clyde | Ingle, who' resigned, after a record

Warren (Lefty) Freshour, a pitcher for the Golden ‘Coors of Denver in- the national semi-pro tourney at Wichita, Kas., was called from: the game by police who wanted him as an Indiana

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of cigarets. He had made no effort to onan leniency through legal channles told a priest yesterday Hed that he realized he had taken a human life and was ready to pay with his own. The priest was his only visitor.

Studies in Cell

Miller last night ordered shrimp cocktail, Roquefort cheese, filet of mignon, fried potatoes, corn and peas, bread, butter, celery hearts with thousand island dressing, butterscotch pie, ice cream and coffee. Prison officials said Miller was less agitated about facing his death than were his executioners. He spent most of his time in death * row, of which he was the last occupant, studying books on chemistry, engineering and philosophy.

FOUR HOOSIERS GET MICHIGAN FAIR BIDS

Times Special DETROIT, Aug.- 16—Four Indiana residents are among a select list of Michigan natives who have received - personal invitations to a mammoth home-coming to be held in connection with the 90th Michigan State Fair, Sept. 1-10. They are Ruthven H. Byrum of Anderson, an artist; Royal S. Fisher of Arcadia, physician; Charles B. Jordan, Lafayette, educator, and Alvin Strickler, Evansville, educator. A countrywide invitation has been

extended to all native Michiganders|

through the newspapers. Special invitations have been reserved for those who have achieved distinction in various fields.:

NEW GUINEA FORTLESS CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 16 (U. P).—In these days of treaty repudiation, Australia has announced that it will abide by the terms of the League of Nations — mandate over New Guinea and will not establish fortifications or military bases there.

parole violator.

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