Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1939 — Page 3

' MONDAY, DEC. 25, 1939

10 PERSONS DIE IN YOLE WRECKS THROUGH STATE

Three Drown as Car Plunges In Pond at Austin; 23 Hurt Here.

(Continued from Page One)

see Cunico walking along the highway.

Young Cyclist Killed

Two boys returning home on a bicycle from a Christmas party at Frankfort were struck by an automobile near .there Saturday. One

of the boys, Robert Cain, 14, was | His brother, ‘Billy, |

killed instantly. 12, was injured seriously. Mrs. George Dietz, 50, Bloomington, was killed when the car in which she was riding crashed into a State-owned truck on U. S. Highway 50 four miles east of Huron. Three other occupants of the machine were injured. They were Mrs. Dietz's daughter, Mary Martha Dietz, 9; Miss Martha Lee Smith, 29, Bloomington, and Miss Thelma T. Smith, 34, Indianapolis. A 65-year-old Muncie carpenter, Jack Dalton, was killed Saturday at a downtown Muncie intersection when he was struck by a car driven by Otto Davis, Muncie.

Killed at South Bend

At South Bend, Michael Santa, factory worker, was Xilled in a traffic accident while he was returning home from taking a Christmas gift to his mother. He was 44. Arthur Lafoe, of Amo, Ind. was killed Saturday night when a truck he was driving was struck by a Big Four passenger train at a grade crossing in Jamestown, Ind. Indiana residents killed in accidents outside the state were Mrs. Robert W. Gunnell of Hammond, who received fatal injuries in a traffic accident in Chicago; Mrs. Charles Stommel and Mrs. John Gartner, also of Hammond, who were killed in Hutchinson, Kas. Indianapolis police took four persons to City Hospital yesterday after an automobile-taxicab crash at 30th and Ruckle Sts.

Three Cars Involved

Police said the cab, driven south on Ruckle St. by Roy Lawhorn, 42, of 3435 Kenwood Ave. struck a car driven by Melvin O. Brown, 25, of 716 E. 27th St., which in turn careened into a parked car. The injured were Opal Brown, 21, of 716 E. 27th St., internal injuries; Bonita Johnston, 20, of 830 W. 30th St., cut face; Otis Mattingly, 46, R. R. 4, Box 237, sprained back, and Vera Mattingly, R. R. 4, Box 237, shock. Falling to the street when a door on the car she was riding came open, Mrs. Grace Carr, 37, of 631 E. McCarty St. suffered a_ possible fractured skull. The accident occurred at 54th St. and Keystone Ave.

MUSICAL YULE TREE THRILLS CAROLERS

The novelty of Arch "VV. Grossman’s musical Christmas tree hadn't worn off today yet for Golden Hill residents. They still gathered round to hear it broadcast carols and sacred songs. The gift to the community was Mr. Grossman's surprise last night as residents gathered around the 30foot pine at Totem Lane and Pickwick Drive for the annual program of carols by neighborhood children. After the singing had stopped and a Santa Claus appeared to distribue: candy canes, the light bedecked tree suddenly burst out into “Silent Night” and then “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” Probing among the branches the audience discovered a loudspeaker with wires leading to Mr. Grossman's house, 3766 Totem Lane. The loudspeaker arrangement, an interoffice communication, radio and phonograph hook-up, was arranged by Charles Docherty, 5525 Broadway, assisted by Mr. Grossman and T. Baxter Rogers, 3637 Totem Lane.

PENN STATE OFFERS COURSE IN MARRIAGE

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Dec. 25 (U. P.)) .—Ignoring the old saw to th eeffect that the chief cause of divorce is marriage, Pennsylvania State College has instituted a course in “courtship and marriage” aimed at preparing students for happy married lives. Professors of psychology, economics, sociology and physical education take turns conducting the course, which is open only to juniors and seniors. Three hundred students now are enrolled.

FARMERS IN FILMS POMEROY, O., Dec. 25 (U. P.).— Meigs County farmers and their cows are in the “movies.” They are featured in a collection of films, some in color, which are to be shown at grange meetings and to other farm groups.

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Fair in north and central portion, some cloudiness in eXtreme south portion tonight and tomorrow; little change in temperature. Mlinois—Fair in north and central portion: some cloudiness in extreme south toni he weat wer Michigan—Fair tonight and tomorrow; somewhat colder in north and central portions tonight. Ohio—Fair and continued cold tonight; increased cloudiness tomorrow Kentucky—Fair and continued cold tonight; cloudy tomorrow with slightly higher temperature followed by rain in south and snow or rain in north portion.

and tomorrow; little change in

2'Sub-Zero Weather

Attack by

Grips Entire Front as Yule Spirit Fades.

HELSINKI, Dec. 25 (U. P).— Bitter cold instead of a warm

Christmas spirit today appeared to have brought a near stalemate to fighting in the Russo-Finnish war, after renewed aerial attacks were reported by the Finnish High Command. A communique said that 18 or 19 Russian planes were believed to have been shot down by Finnish planes and anti-aircraft guns in several bitter battles. The Christmas Eve communique said Russian planes had machine-gunned civilians in bombing raids on the Finnish cities and town of Aabo, Kotka and Tammersalmi,

About 55 Russian planes have been shot down during the last four days, the Finns said. Major Victory Reported Meanwhile, a Finnish officer reported the Soviet Russia's Kronstadt naval base at the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland had been swept by a raging fire for four days after being shelled by Finnish coastal batteries on the Karelian Isthmus. Kronstadt lies just west of Leningrad. The officer said damage to the naval base had been “confirmed” after the Finnish bombardment in the early days of the war. The High Command's communique asserted that Finnish forces “continued to advance” against retreating Red Armies in the Aglajaervi sector north of Lake Ladoga, where a major Finnish victory Saturday had been reported.

13 Below Zero in North

Another Finnish force just above the Actic Circle reportedly moved closer to Salla while Finnish troops on the Karelian Isthmus were said to have engaged in reconnaissance attacks and have beaten off two night-time Russian raids. “Real winter has come at last,” a military official said in commenting on the 13-degree below zero weather which prevailed on the Circle and northward to the Arctic Ocean. coast. He expressed the belief that the Russians, unable to stand the bitter weather, would be forced to retreat again as they had to do in the Salmajaervi region last week.

Drifts Halt Tanks

Huge snow drifts in many places made it impossible for the Russians to move their heavy tanks and other mechanized equipment. On the other hand the snow aided Finnish guerrilla tactics materially. ‘Our troops are rather ‘inactive this Christmas Eve,” the Finnish radio said in a Christmas Eve broadcast.

“According to the latest reports which we are receiving, the Russians are retreating from several fronts owing to the weather conditions from which we have taken new heart.” No casualties were reported immediately after yesterday's Russian air raids.

971 Finnish Soldiers

Killed, Moscow Claims

MOSCOW, Dec. 25 (U. P). — A communique from the Leningrad military district today said: “Nothing of importance took place on the front Dec. 24 excepting serious clashes of reconnoitering units on the Karelian Isthmus as a result of which Finnish troops left on the field 971 killed while Soviet troops took 35 prisoners, including four officers.”

PRISON GARDENS RAIDED

HALIFAX, Dec. 25 (U. P)— Crooks are making things pretty tough for prisoners in the city jail. Prison gardens, worked by the convicts, outside the walls of the institution, have been raided so consistently that an armed guard has been posted nightly.

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MEETINGS TOMORROW Rotary Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel,

| Gyro Club, luncheon, 8pink-Arms Hotel, noon, Mercator Club, luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, noon.

DHiversl Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, no nichts of Columbus, luncheon, X. of C. elubhouse, noon Indianapolis Hotne Bui dinner, Hoosier Athletic

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Soviet Army

Yule Tree Hangs in Tent But Defenders Dare Not Light Candles.

By WEBB MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent

WITH FINNISH FORCES NEAR VIBORG, Dec. 25.—About 300 of an attacking Russian force of 900 Russians soldiers were reported today to be lying dead, frozen in 10-below zero weather in this sector of the Finnish Mannerheim Line. The invaders rained shells at the rate of 300 per minute on Finnish defense positions here yesterday. But at the end of the attack the Finnish commander of the sector, which is less than two miles long, said: “There now are 300 less Russians.” I find it difficult to convey in words to you people sitting in your warm, bright, comfortable homes the suffering and fortitude of these men out here. The front lines are experiencing the bitterest cold yet on the Isthmus.

It’s Tense Christmas

The piercing cold struck through every layer of clothing and even cigarets froze between puffs. Four inches of snow clung to the dense forest of firs.

It wasn't much of a Christmas for the Finnish soldiers and officers who were on the alert for another Russian attack. They fully expected the Russians would choose this holiday for a renewed drive. Solid bean soup with bits of pork in it, porridge, bread and butter and four hams to each 100 men comprised the Christmas dinner for these soldiers. But they couldn't eat it until nightfall owing to the danger of air observation this bright sunny day. Bread, cheese and sausage was their fare until the field kitchens on sledges could go out to bring warm food. There was no liquor because of Army regulations.

Viborg Bombarded

Together with three other American correspondents, the only correspondents who spent the evening on the front lines, we walked a cou-

ple of miles over the creaking, glittering snow in the moonlight through narrow paths of dense forest. Since the attack in the morning, the firing had died down. Coming to the lines we heard only the occasional six-inchers, reverberating through the otherwise silent forest, But late last night as TI wrote this message Viborg underwent a bombardment, Neither the location of the explosions nor the damage could be determined immediately. Presently we reached a six-foot high tent of the captain commanding this battalion. He was just returning from the Russian lines. The floor of the tent was covered with half-reclining men. They had made a rather pathetic attempt to evidence their thoughts of Christmas.

Tree Candles Not Lighted

Hanging from a tent pole was a three-foot Christmas tree decorated with six little candles and a half dozen cheap celluloid ornaments. “We don't dare light the candles, because the light through the tent might draw a shower of shells,” the captain ruefully explained. The strain of six days of the

heaviest fighting showed plainly on the captain. His face was covered with a week’s growth of beard. His eyes were blood shot. His voice was hoarse, but his field telephone rang incessantly and he croakéd orders to the outposts.

Soldiers Grateful

We piled under the Christmas tree presents of cigarets and candy we had brought for the soldiers. The captain said they were the only visible evidence of ‘Christmas in the whole battalion. The soldiers and their commander gratefully wolfed down the chocolates and relaxed smoking the cigarets. But bursts of artillery could be heard plainly coming from the front lines. Another grim reminder the war observes no holidays was a boatlike sledge just outside the tent on which lay the body of a Finnish soldier killed in battle. A tall,

KIEFER PAPER CO. INCREASES BONUS

Times Special BROWNSTOWN, Tnd., Dec. 25— Kieffer Paper Mills paid a bonus of 4 per cent to ‘employees this year, it was announced today. The bonus approximates two weeks pay of each employee and compares to a 3 per cent bonus paid the 75 employees last year who had been with the company more than a year. J. E. Kieffer, treasurer, said the plant is operating full capacity and has many orders booked for next

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Practice ‘Grin and Bear It for Ice Fete

Times Photo.

Giving their faces a workout for tomorrow night's world premiere of the European Ice Show at the Coliseum, the “Three Bruises” try out a few practice grimaces. Off the ice, the trio of comics goes under the names of Jeoffrey Stevens, M. Stott and Sid Spa ulding.

Finns Expect Christmas

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VANDENBERG TAKES DRIVE TO FARM BELT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (U.P). —Backers of Michigan's Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg for the Republican Presidential nomination revealed today his campaign will be carried into the farm belt with a speech Feb. 10 at St. Paul, Minn. New York's District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey formally launched his Republican presidential nomination campaign at Minneapolis recently. Senator Vandenberg’'s speech will be followed two days later by an address at Grand Rapids, Mich., his

home town. Both speeches, to be h

devoted to “the state of the union,” will be made at Lincoln Day celebrations, the Republican Party's counterpart of the Democratic Jackson Day dinners. Two other potential Republican standardbearers — Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota and Governor Arthur James of Pennsylvania—will speak from the same platforms with Senator Vandenberg. Senator Vandenberg has not announced his candidacy formally. But he has told members of the Michigan congressional delegation (he would not decline the nomina"tion if chosen.

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Ray Allen Will Establish Offices at Firm’s Dearborn Plant.

Ray Allen, 4134 N. Pennsylvania St., manager of the Indianapolis branch of the Ford Motor Co. the last 20 months, has been appointed assistant general sales manager of the company and will leave next week to establish offices at Dearkorn, Mich.

Mr. Allen came. to Indianapolis from Jacksonville, Fla., where he been branch manager. He has been an employee of the Ford Motor Co. for about 23 years and succeeded Rex A. Hayes here. A former resident of southern Indiana, Mr. Allen had been assistant manager of the St. Louis branch of the firm. | Mr, Allen will return to Indianapolis the middle of January to install a new branch manager, who has not been named as yet.

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ARMY TO ESTABLISH J BOMBING RANGES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (U. P), —The Army plans to establish three huge bombing ranges in the Southeast and Far West to provide adequate training facilities for its rapidly expanding Air Corps and to improve accuracy of its pilots, it was disclosed today. The plans call for establishment of ranges for Hamilton Field, Cal,

McChord Field, Wash, and the southeast air base at Pensacola. The Army already has asked Congress for $300,000 to acquire approximately 200,000 acres of land either in the state of Washington or Idaho for the McChord range and $200,000 for 48,000 acres for the one near Mather Field. The requests were included in President Roosevelt's proposal for a $275,000,000 deficiency bill to meet added costs arising pom enforcement of the Neutrality c The Air Corps, it was learned, also is considering establishment of the third range near Mobile, Ala., for the southeastern area. Army bombing practice operations now are conducted at Murco Lake, Cal.; Barksdale Field, La.: Langley Field, Va., and over the ocean. In addition, the Army has gunnery ranges at Valparaiso, Fla. and Oscoda, Mich.

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