Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 September 1939 — Page 28

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10 ARE INJURED IN-18 ACCIDENTS

Two Drivers Removed to Hospital After Crash | Sets Auto Afire.

While City, County and State authorities increased their vigilance on | Streets and highways to handle] heavy traffic to the State Fair, 10 persons were hurt, five seriously, in 18 overnight traffic accidents in the City and County A Lebanon youth en route to the Fair Grounds was among those in-| jured. Meanwhile, Indianapolis’ 1939 raffic toll was increased to 38 with the death at City Hospital last night of Mrs. Georgia Gardner, 27, of 2332 Columbia Ave. | Car Catches Fire

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She was injured Aug. 15 when a car driven by Horace Rodford, 2021. Massachusetts Ave, was struck by another on Shelby St, 3600 block, and crashed into a pole The injured lebanon youth is Robert Berry, 23. Buren Crane, 22, also of Iiebanon, was riding with him when their car and another driven by Gene Hastings 30. R. R. 1,| Box 334 collided at 71st St. and the | Zionsville Road | Mr. Berry's car caught fire after] the crash and both vouths leaped from it. Mr. Berry suffered lacera-| tions, but his companion was unhurt. Mr. Hastings, whose car mowed down a fence and overturned in a field, and Mr. Berry were taken tol

Methodist Hospital. | y Citv Councilmen virtually were FHF BY. HicRah Dive | agreed today on a 1940 Civil City William Devine, 17. of 1651 Roose-| tax rate of 8129 one cent less velt Ave, and George Howell, 12, of | than the &1.30 1825 Carrollton Ave, who was rid-| the Administration ing on the handle bars of the De-| vine youths bicycle, were injurea seriously when it struck a hole on Kevstone Ave, 3400 block, and threw them to the street They were taken to City Hospital. E. F. Best, 84 of 121 W. Wash-| tract, & budget cut of $11.067 would ington St, was hurt when struck by effect a net saving of $51.087—the a hit-run driver at Alabama and equivalent of a 1l-cent rate cut New VYork Sts, ' Works Board members, mean-

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A farewell luncheon was given yesterday for Leo L. Milter, who has resigned his post as head of the Treasury State Account office to work for the Federal Security Agency in Washington. Among the 15 attending the affair at Hotel Lincoln were (left to ht) LL. F. Lundmark, director of Farm Security Administration finances; Raymond Hoover, who will take over Mr. Miller's work; Mr. Miller; and Keller Madden, state director of WPA finance division,

Pamphlet Library Grows — Sev: | Collins Plan Reunion—The Indieral new travel pamphlets have been ana-Iilinois Collins family is to hold added to Central Library Pamphlet its annual reunion at Forest Park, room's extensive collection of travel Rockville, Sept. 10. All relatives information for those who like to and friends are invited tq attend. read before they ramble. “Art Guide to Indiana,” is a com-| Maturates Postpone Meeting — plete guide to Indiana historic and The scheduled meeting Monday of beauty spots. A guide to Hoosier the School of Maturates has been lakes arranged by counties is con-| postponed until Monday, Sept. 11, tained in “Where to Go in Indiana.” | Charles Fillmore, superintendent, Other new additions are “Canadian announced today.

Holiday,” “Old Santa Fe,” “Notes| for the Motorist,” and “State His-| Transport Outing Tomorrow — torical Markers of Virginia.” Plans were completed today for the (annual family outing of the IndiRabbi Spivak to Speak — Rabbi | anapolis Motor Transportation Club Samuel Spivak, newly elected spirit- to be held at Kernel Lake, tomorsual director and cantor of the row afternoon and Sunday. Mem= United Hebrew Congregation, will bers, guests and families have been ron and Masih Sts. atl invited o participate in al Qitions [P § 8. at{chicken dinner, e program is | 7:30 o'clock sonigh and Bb Bao "I include athletic CONtentS. | tomorrow, e will speak on e

portion of The Law for this week. a . (Hamlin, 402 E. 47th St, retired to‘State Fair Day’ Set-—Rotarians qay after 42 years of continuous | will hold “Indiana State Fair Day” service with the Bell Telephone Sys‘at their weekly meeting in the tem, After serving the company in Claypool Hotel Tuesday. The meet: various capacities at exchanges in ing is to be featured by presenta- many Indiana towns, he had been tion of achievement winners, to be central district commercial superin« followed by vocal and instrumental tendent for the last 15 years. He is entertainment. {to be succeeded by Fred C. Schultz.

Bell Employee Retires—Ernest IL.

School Patrols End Training—The third annual training camp for 280 school patrol boys will close at the Boy Scout Reservation today with a parade and luncheon. More than 500 persons, including parents and friends of the trainees, attended an open house program at the camp last night. Speakers included DeWitt 8. Morgan, superintendent of public schools, and the Rev. Fr, Leonard Wernsing, superintendent of parochial schools in the Indianapolis diocese.

Retain ‘YY’ Evening Staff—The Y. M. ©. A. evening school will open Wednesday with the last term's same faculty. Classes are scheduled for each evening from 6:30 p. m. to 9:30 p. m.

Class to Hear Robinson—Dr. D. 8 Robinson, Butler University's new

president, will address the Christian |...

Men's Builders Class at the Third Christian Church at 9:30 a. m. Sunday.

Seientech Club to Hear Talk-—The | Scientech Club of Indianapolis will hear a talk Sept. 11 on the Ab Jen- | kins high speed tests on the Utah) salt flats,

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Dr. Busman to Quit Post — Dr, Herman Busman, 5428 Broadway, inspector in charge of tuberculosis eradication and other field activities in Indiana for the U. 8, Bureau of Animal Husbandry, will retire tomorrow, He has been in service more than 40 years, He entered the serve fee in Chicago and has been in Ine diana since 1932.

Nature Club to Hike-—The Nature Study Club of Indiana will take a nature hike Sept. 9 through Holliday Park starting at 3 p. m,

DIES OF BROKEN NECK KINGMAN, Ind, Sept. 1 (U, P). ~Robert Ratcliff, 21, was killed yese terday when a wire caught under his chin as he rode on a load of hay and threw him to the ground. His neck was broken,

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while, were expected to approve|ing asked “liberal” welfare allowthe light bid, submitted by the In-| ances. |B dianapolis Power & Light Co, at a| The Council is to meet in statutory meeting this morning. | session Monday and Tuesday to vote At a County meeting today, relief tentative budget slashes agreed Woah

welfare costs became the chief | during previous informal sessions. | Pe 9 » George H. Denny, chairman of the

The County Council which is ve-| United Tax Reduction Committee ported to have already unofficially said, “the staggering item of welfare cut the proposed 84-cent County tax costs will stand the searchlight. raté to 51 cents, heard representa- Pleads for Home Owners tives of citizens tax reduction groups : demand welfare appropriation! Mrs. C. A. Hilgenberg, Taxpayers Protest Committee head, said, “home

slashes. Labor leaders at the public meet- owners are losing homes because of -— _. — | increased taxes.” | William Abel, Indianapolis Industrial Council chairman, declared that “welfare reductions will be suicide for the many thousands of [unemployed and those who have | been paid off from WPA” | John Bartee, secretary of the State Industrial Union Council, | asked the Council “to be as liberal [as you can with the welfare budget.” Last night City Councilmen started to snip $4820 from general fund requests but decided to confer further before making cuts final. Di- | gressing occasionally to speculate on the European situation, they debat[ed the price of lead pencils and | typewriter ribbons at length, ad-| jeurning after going through six de=| partments—one 20th of the budget. | | The tentative cuts included the | elimination of the Mayor's $2500) | contingent fund, the rejection of a| Works Board request for a mechanic | | for 30 new trucks, who would re-| | ceive $1800, and a $500 cut from the $7000 maintenance request of the | Works Board administration,

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PIN REMOVED FROM WINDPIPE OF GIRL, 7 |y

Seven-year-old Wava Jean Heath was in “fairly good” condition at |}: Riley Hospital today after physi- | EF cians last night removed a straight | pu pin from her windpipe with forceps. | R The Marion, Ind, child was| |. brought to the hospital by airplane | fg Wednesday after the pin, which | Ff lodged in her throat more than a 1% week ago, slipped ddwn into the | windpipe. [E

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