Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1939 — Page 34

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PARTY RALLIES ARE SCHEDULED BY DEMOCRATS

First State-Wide Meeting Set at Seymour Tomorrow.

All branches of the Democratic Party will combine forces for a series of organization meetings throughout the state during the remainder of October, State Chairman Fred F. Bays announced today. . The first state-wide meeting will be held at Seymour all day tomorrow when Democratic women’s clubs will convene. On Tuesday, Mr. Bays

will conduct a rally at Bedford.|

Wednesday he will go to Bluffton |

for an organization meeting. Meet at South Bend

Northern Indiana Democratic leaders will meet at South Bend Thursday night to outline 1940 campaign strategy. On Oct. 21, Mr. Bays will conduct a rally at Clay City. An executive meeting will be held at the Claypool Hotel here the following day. An Eighth District meeting will be held at Evansville Oct. 25 when leaders of that area will discuss harmony plans for the primary elections next May. The speaking staff of State Headquarters will go to Princeton, Oct. 26, for a Gibson County rally.

Jackson to Be Honored

Party activities this month will be climaxed Oct. 30 with a dinnermeeting honoring Clarence A. Jackson, former Gross Income Tax director and now temporary assistant to Federal Security Administrator Paul V, McNutt. Party leaders said the banquet would be in the form of a farewell to Mr. Jackson who resigned his state post to become executive vice president of the State Chamber of Commerce.

BYRD SNOW CRUISER TO VISIT FT. WAYNE

Times Special FT. WAYNE, Oct. 13.—Rear Admiral Byrd's giant snow cruiser) which he will use on his Antarctic| expedition. is due here Oct. 21 on its journey to Boston. The vehicle is 19 feet, 8 inches wide; 55 feet, 8 inches long, and 12 feet, 6 inches high. It weighs 55,000 pounds. The cruiser will go

Although not related to his famous Van Meter, Ia, namesake, Bob Feller of Anderson, Ind., has something on the ball himself. Bob, who is 19, also plays basemall, perhaps not like the Cleveland Indians’ Bob, but well encugh for a youth with a physical handicap. Nine years ago, he fell from a tree and, as the result of complications, his left arm was amputated. But that hasn't prevented him from winning a Boy Scout life saving merit badge, or from riding, skating and playing football. ! Furthermore, Bob has achieyed considerable success in a business way. He began delivering papers in Terre Haute when he was 14. A little more than two years ago, when his family moved to Anderson, he began carrying The Indianapolis Times. He started out to build up a

new route and got 40 orders in his

first 24 hours on. the jcb. Last January, on Friday the 13th, to be exact, he was made branch

imanager. And when Friday the 13th

rolls around again at the end of the

through on ©. S. 30.

week, he will have built up circula-

Youth Who Lost an Has Plenty on the Ball

(of Anderson) -

—Times Photo.

Bob Feller of Anderson, . . . “I'll find a way.”

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tion by more than 50 per cent since he took the job. ; Bob, who graduated from high school last June, wants to work a year oy two, find out exactly what he wants to do, and then go to college. He's pretty sure, however, that his future work will be salesmanship. ov - His attitude goes far toward explaining his success: “I don’t feel sorry for myself. If I wans to do something, and want to do it badly enough, I'll find a way. It may be a little awkward at first, but I'll get it done.”

SCHRICKER TO SPEAK AFTER HUSKING MEET

Times Special .

Henry F. Schricker will be principal speaker at a banquet here tonight following a corn Wusking ‘contest being held today. The contest was started at noon today on the Harley A. Mummert farm, northeast of here. .

LIFT 5 DETOURS,

FLORA, Ind. Oct. 13.—Lieut. Gov.|-

LAY 4 NEW ONES

{State Highway Commission

“Announces That 25 Now Are in Effect.

/ Five’ detours were lifted from In-

diana. roads this week and four were

established; the State Highway Commission reported today. -

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The 25 detours ata effect are:

nd. 3—From Ind 203 to Lexington, 13 miles over Roads 203. 56 and 3; from Westport north, 4 miles over stone road: from . 8. to Muncie. 23 miles over U. S. 36 and U. S. 35; from Markle to Zanesville, 9 miles over Roads 224 and 303.

over country road and Ind. 123; east of Michigan City, 20 miles over oil mat and roads 35 and 2; trucks follow Roads 43 and 2 to junction -Roads 20 and 2, east of Rolling" Prairie. as .:U.- 8." 24—From Huntington to Ft. Wayne, 30 miles: over ‘Roads 9 and 14. -Ind. 26—East of Fairmount, 3 miles over county gravel, : ’

Ind. 28—From Clarks Hill east, 5% miles

| over county grave :

U.-S. 35—From. north junction Ind. 18 to Logansport—passenger cars 15 miles over Ind. 18 “and Sounty pavement: trucks 36 miles over Roads. 18, of ‘Michigan City, 12 miles over oil mat, trucks. follow Roads. 43 and 2 to La Porte.

..U, 8. 40-=East_of Cloverland at. VigoClay County line, run-around about 1000 feet over gravel: east and west of Dunreith, 1 mile over Ind. 3 and County road.

. 8S. 52—Between Lebanon and Lafavette, passenger cars 37 miles over Roads 39 and 38. trucks. 71 miles over Roads 34 and 43, southbound trucks to Lebanon and northbound trucks out ot ‘Lebanon use Road 39 to detour at Lizton. Ind, 54—West of Bloomfield, 16 miles over Roads 57. 67 and 157. ’ Ind. 57—North of Newberry, 8 miles over county gravel.

Ind. 62—South of Charlestown. 5% over county road: west of Ind. 29, over Ind. 250 and: Ind. 129. - oe nd. 64—East of Huntingburg, 15 miles over Roads 45 and 162. Ind. 67 — From Paragon northwest, passenger. cars 13 miles over county treated gravel and Ind. 37, trucks from Spencer to Indianapolis over Roads 43 and 40, or Roads. 46 and 37: closed from south junction. 39 .near Martinsville to Brooklyn, through traffic 31 miles over Roads 39

nd 37. Ind. 120—From Orland to U. 8. 27, 21 miles over Roads 327, 20 and 27. Ind. 124—From U. 8. 27 to Ohio line, 14 miles over Roads 27 and 33. : Ind. 218—From Ind. 25 to Camden, 10 miles over Ind. 25, county oil mat and gravel. : Ind. 224—From Ind. 1 to Magley, 7 miles over Ind. 1 and county gravel.

ROAD SWALLOWED BY HUGE SINKHOLE

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Times Special - ‘ ELWOOD, Ind. Oct. 13.—Almost 70 feet of roadway on Road 26, two miles east of Fairmount, have been $¥aliowed up by a slide into a sinkhole. :

sinkhole say that the slide apparently is not over as crevices large enough for a horse to fall in adjoin the - sinkhole. mission has had considerable difficulty with roads in this area ‘which

was formerly a swamp.

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?U 1M. Better ' Indianapolis school pupils Who have forgotten some of the words of “The Star Spangled Banner” or “America” better start memorizing them. = =. For ‘American Education. Week, Nov. 5 to 11, is to. be celebrated in the scheols here with; among other

|things, the singing of American

songs. oa Among other. songs listed are “America, the Beautiful,” “Hail

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Republic,” “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,” and “God of Our Fathers.”

Theme of the week is “Education

for the American Way of Life.” Demonstration classes, conferences with parents, exhibits of school

work, display of posters and charts,

special programs and open houses are planned. To draft plans for the week Supt. DeWitt S. Morgan is to meet with principals, directors and supervisors Monday at = Cropsey Auditorium,

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2 PARTIES COMPETE FOR TOWN OFFICES

BROWNSTOWN, Ind. Oct. 13.— The Citizens’ and Peoples’. Parties have entered nominees in contests for town offices. wid Nominees on the Citizens’ Party

election as town clerk-treasurer, and

Henry L. Vahl, Ernest L. Kieffer and John Elstrod for ward trustees. Peoples’ Party nominees are Ishmael Beickman, Roy Clark, Harry Anderson and Joseph Kennedy for ward trustees. The election is Nov. 7.

ticket include Allen L. Lucas for re-|| Daniel L. Banks, Stanley Z. Owen,

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