Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1939 — Page 13

THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1980

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City Council Grants 40-Foot Easement From Ground At Airport.

The State Highway Department today prepared to submit to the Federal Bureau of Roads plans for the improvement of High School Road. The City vesterday granted right-of-way for w idening the narrow thoroughfare,

City Council, meeting in session, approved the action

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$265 Jewelry Stolen—Jewelry val-

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the Works Board in granting a 40- |

foot easement to Municipal Airport ground. The proposed $300,000 improvement is scheduled to begin next spring.

Bridge Would Be Rebuilt

Plans call for the widening of the 18-foot roadway to a uniform 36 feet between Washington St. and the south boundary of the Airport, the replacement of the hazardous wooden bridge over the PennsylVania Railroad tracks by a modern two-lane overhead and a four-foot sidewalk alone the east side. The State Highway officials said that hasty action by the City was hecessary so that plans could be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Roads before Jan. 1. The Federal Government will finance the grade separation over the Pennsvlvania tracks and a part of the read reconstruction.

the State from

Approved by Six Teo F. Welch, Works Board vice president, urged councilmen to approve the grant, asserting that for the first time it would give the city 8 safe and quick highway to the airport, Six members of the Council who met at the City Hall terday approved the grant without comment,

FINN PREMIER SENDS THANKS 10 AMERICA

NEW YORK, Premier Risto

Dec. 28 (U. P).— Ryti of Finland cabled the “heartiest thanks” of his people today to Americans for their contributions to relieve civilian suffering in war-torn Finland. Premier Ryti's messages. sent to former President Herbert Hoover as chairman of the Finnish Relief Fund. Inc. was In response to the second £100.000 which My. Hoover zent to Finland last week The New York campaign for funds continued last night with a concert at Carnegie Hall in behalf of the Lotta Svaerd. Finnish women's organization, which was attended by thousands,

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head cook at ‘Tudor Hall, 3171 N. Meridian St., by a thief who entered her room at the school vesterdav, A sneak thief also entered the home of Mrs. Eugene Miller, 1152 Churchman Ave.. last night and stole five purses containing money and articles valued at $117. Mrs. Miller said she was entertaining her

| Apartment Owners Have Party— The Apartment Owners’ Association of Indianapolis held iis annual Christmas party at the Hoosier Athietic Club last night. About 73 attended. Entertainment included instrumental music by the Hoosier Athletic Club trio, dancing by Martin and Mariel and Ruth Lee and impersonations by Byron Taggart.

sorority and that the thief entered |

through an unlocked window.

Injured at Plant—Harry

at the was reported In fair condition at Methodist Hospital today. His leg was broken when a part of a machine he was setting up fell on him.

Pastor to Speak—The Indianapolis School of Maturates will meet at 2 p. m. Monday at the Y. W. C. A. Rev. Charles M. Fillmore will read an original poem and will speak on “Time ana Fternity.” W. S. Hiser will lecture on “Health Time.”

Democracy Pastor's Topic — The!

Rev. Logan Hall will discuss “The Foundations of Democracy” at the Exchange Club luncheon tomorrow | noon in the Hotel Severin. {

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Seeks Father—Miss Clarice M.| Gaskill, 18, of Milwaukee, has asked the Indianapolis police department to help her locate her father. Adrian J. Copier, 54, whom she said she has not seen since she was placed in an orphanage at the age of 18 months. The last trace she has of her father is that he served on the Grand Rapids, Mich., police force in 1919 and 1920.

Sentenced for Bad Check—Ralph Beaumont of the 900 block Stillwell St., was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to 120 days on the Indiana State Farm today by Municipal Judge Charles J. Karabell on =a charge of issuing a fraudulent check. The suspension of a lesser sentence on a similar charge imposed in 1933 was revoked. He was charged with passing a fraudulent $14 check on a downtown store in 1938.

Talks to Lilly Aids Jan. 5—George J. Smith, Indianapolis office manager of the Indiana State Employvment Service, will speak on “Current Unemployment. Problems” before division heads of El Lilly & Co. at the 740 S. Alabama St. plant at noon, Jan. 35,

Rev. Hazenfield on Air—The Rev. Harold Hazenfield. First Evangelical Church pastor, will broadcast on “Bible and Life” program at 9:30 o'clock tonight.

Mann, | 546 N. Tecumseh Place, injured yes- | terday while working on a machine Marmon-Herrington Co., |

Raymond F. Dailey will be installed as worshipful master of Prospect Lodge 714, F. & A. M,, in a public installation at 8 p. m. Saturday at State Ave. and Prospect St. Other officers to be installed. include Lester H. Hoppes, senior warden; John G. Johnston, junior warden; Frank B. Meyer, treasurer; Raymond F, Lane, secretary; Lawrence R. Fix, senior deacon; William W. Johnson, junior deacon; William H. Green, senior steward: Hobart Cook, junior steward: Dr. R. H. Benting, chaplain; John C. Hoover, tyler, and George J. Weishaar, trustee. Raymond F. Forbes will be the installing officer, and Clarence E. Gunckel, marshal. Harry E. Emmons is the retiring master,

Kiwanis Stage Funfest—The Kiwanis Club luncheon at the Columbia Club vesterdav was turned into a funfest with 10 past presidents featuring the program. They wore black caps and gowns and beards and conducted a quiz session during which humorous replies were made about club members. The Rev. S. Grundy Fisher, attired as Father Time. walked through the audience denoting the passing of the old year,

Use X-Ray to Hunt Pin—X-rayv pictures were to be taken today at City Hospital to determine whether 1-year-old James Hall swallowed a safety pin. Mrs. Velma Hall, 717 E. 11th St. told police yesterday that her son was playng on the floor and she believed he swallowed a pin. A private physician treated the boy and he was taken to the hospital.

Freshmen at Conference—A freshmen winter conference was held todav at the Bov Scout Reservation under snonsorship of the Butler University Y. M. C. A. Discussion leaders included Harold Howenstine, Max Willman, Kenneth Speicher, Edwin Allender. David Thompson and Bvron Beaslev. Dr. James H. Peeling, head of the Butler sociology department, and Linn A. Tripp, social service director of the Church Federation of Indianapolis, spoke. James Seller was chairman.

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in The SOUTH BEND, Ind. Dec. 28 (U.|turned home. he said. his wife was Filling Station —Police today questioned friends gone but he assumed she was] Ignores Pair’ § Orders for | tion to Raise Money for ns relatives of Mrs. Rex Smith, 26- spending the night with her sister. | y ‘Paper _ Money.’ =

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Klan serving a life prison term for murder, by the Liberty Foundation. committed suicide. portation companies were checked to disclose what method Mrs. Smith

Inc. organized by a group of Ham-| Authorities searched for twoauto- to isle Jneihed Mis Soi ilton County residents. ) might have used to travel to the Mark Wiles of Cicero, president of ‘mobiles, 8 margon Sedan and a black isolated spot on the railroad rightof the foundation, said it was or- COupe, which were seen traveling of-way where he body was found, ganized when members discovered slowly past the spot where Mrs. but nothing was revealed. that Stephenson had no “hidden pot gmith's body was found by officials athe Indiesting Bibi Ju hous of gold.” Other officers of the or- mig ave been aragge 0 e called to the scene. right of way were found, police said, The sedan was seen bv Chiefiand Deputy Coroner Bechtold sug-|

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Refusing to obey commands of two holdup men, Meyer H. Wild, attendant at a .filling station at 22d and Delaware Sts., was shot and slugged during an attempted hold up last night. He is in City Hospital with sealp wounds and a bullet wound in his left leg. When the gunmen demanded his money, Mr. Wild offered only change from his pocket. “We want the paper money.” the bandits insisted. : Mr. Wild refused their demand, told them police were hiding behind the station and shouted “Police!” One of the gunmen struck him gested that she might have been over the head and as they fled, one murdered. He pointed out that she fired the bullet which struck Mr. probably would not have gone so far | Wild. from town in inclement weather to| About an hour earlier. a bandit B5 poarist you commit, suicide. held up Merrill Walker, 1558 CarMrs. Smith had approximately $40 rollton Ave., in a filling station at in her purse at the tavern, Mrs. 1567 College Ave. Backgren told police. When her| He obtained $75 from a safe, a Stephenson. who was sentenced in body was found, however, no purse money changer containing $3 and was located but $30 was in a stock- Mr. Walker's billfold, and then p. m. Tuesday when he and Mr. ing. Police also sought her left shoe forced his victim into the wash

1925 for the slaying of Madge Oberholtzer, has made 12 attempts to ob- ; oo Backgren went out. When he re- which was missing. room,

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