Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 April 1940 — Page 10

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Boston Communist Also Held " Summarily in Contempt Of Committee.

WASHINGTON, April 4 (U. P)— Phil Frankfeld, executive secretary of New England communists, today was held summarily in contempt of the Dies Committee and ejected from the committee room as spectators shouted “throw him out.” The action was taken when he tried to read a resolution denounc-

ing the committee before he would|

listen to any questions. “Wait a second,” Mr. Frankfeld told Committee attorneys, his eyes snapping. “I'll not answer & single question until I read this.” | | “You are held in contempt of this committee,” Chairman Martin Dies (D. Tex.) shouted. “Stand aside!” | “You are holding yourself in contempt of the Arerican people,” Mr. Fuaubiel retot “I'll answer no questions until ve Committee hears the Yoices of 10, 000 Massachusetts

His remarks were cut hhc by the sledge hammer blows of Mr. Dies’ gavel and by shouts from spectators of “throw him out . |. . the dirty rat.” * As| an officer led Mr. Frankfeld outside the committeeroom, he leaned over to the press table and threw newspapermen a copy of the resolution. Adopted last Sunday at Bostord by Communists, it assailed

Ann Burlak, known among New England Communists as “The Red Flame,” was called’ next. iss Burlak soon became emMs with Committee Investigator J. B., Matthews over the Communist “party program” and “stoolpigeons.” Without pressing Miss Burlak for party records, evidence which other esses have refused to give, the mittee excused her later and recessed until tomorrow.

OTIS MOODY, 57, DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Otis Moody, 57, died today at his ho 1254 King Ave., after a long illness. Mr. Moody, a furnace installer, had lived in Indianapolis 27 years. He was a member of the Eighth Christian Church. He is survived by his wife, Goldie; a daughter, Mrs. Doris Prilman, and a son, Donald Moody, all of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a. m. Saturday at the Royster & Askin Funeral Home, 2310 W. Washington St. Burial will be at Paris, Ill.

LOTTIE M. GREEN IS DEAD AT 69

Mrs. Lottie M. Green died today at her home, 2342 N. Dearborn St. Mrs. Green, who was 69, had been ill for several months. She moved here from Glasgow, Ky. in 1912 She is survived by her husband, Frank C. Green; four daughters, Mrs. Loyce Call, Peoria, Ill.; Mrs. Lila Duncan, Oakland, Cal; Mrs. Pearl Stepp and Mrs. Bessie Richter, and three sons, Clyde, Ben and Earl Green, all of Indianapolis, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Conkle Funeral Home, with burial in Floral Park.

W. G. ROBERTSON DIES

Funeral services were held today at the Royster & Askin Funeral Home for William G. Robertson, 73, of 3728 Northwestern Ave. Burial was in New Crown Cemetery. Mr. Robertson died Tuesday at City Hospital. He is survived by a SE . Mrs. Velma Bowles of

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Mrs. Mary F. Dewey

| Mrs. Mary F. Dewey, daughter of Mrs. J. Burdette Little of Indianapolis, died yesterday at her home in Cicero, Ind., after an illness of four months. She was 83. | Mrs. Dewey was [the widow | of Nathaniel B. Dewey, a Civil War veteran. She was the member of a prominent Hamilton| County. family and the Methodist |.Church. | She was active in civic affairs in Cicero. Born in Boxleytown, Ind., Mrs. Dewey moved to Lebanon where she was married to Mr. Dewey. The couple later lived in Cicero. She is survived by five children, Mrs. Little, Mrs. John B. Thomas, Roy R. Dewey, Anhon W. Dewey all of Cicero; a brother, Morris Ritchie, and a sister, Miss Rose A. Sims, both of Lebangn, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchil-dren. ] Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. tomorrow at the Cicero Methodist Church. Burial win be in the Cicero Cemetery.

Dr. J. Alfred Ellis"

Funeral services for Dr. J. Alfred Ellis, of Abilene, Tex. former Indianapolis resident, will be held Saturday afternoon at the Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary. The time has not yet been decided.: Burial will be in Crown Hill. Dr. Ellis, who was 35, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ellis, 4951 E. Raymond St. He was a graduate of Manual High Schapl and the Indiana University School of Dentistry ere. He. had practiced dentistry in Texas for about 10 years and died Tuesday at Abilene. He was a member of the Thirty-First Street Baptist Church here. Survivors, besides the parents, are the wife, the former Miss Ethyl Estelle of Ft. Worth, and two brothers, F. O. and D. 0. Ellis, both of Indianapolis.

Berkiey Wilson Duck

Services for Berkley Wilson Duck, prominent, Indianapolis, business man who died Tuesday, were to be held at 2:30 p. m. today 4at the residence, 5111 N. Meridian St. Burial was to be in Crown Hill, Mr. Duck was president of the Spann Co., treasurer of the Benevolent Fund of the Second Presby-

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Samuel T. Johnson

Samuel T. Johnson died last night at his home, Second Ave. East and Seerley Road, Mars Hill, after a long illness. He was born in Mooresville, Ind. Nov. 12, 1876. Survivors include a son, Roy M. Johnson, R. R. 20, Box

706; two brothers, W. A. and James|

L. Johnson, and a sister, Mrs. Elda Matheny. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p. m. Saturday at the Mars

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Burial will be in Crown Hill.

And that’s how it’ went today When Margaret McAvoy, census enumeraM. Clifford Townsend and his family at the Governor's mansion. Left to right eAvoy, 3. year-old Rex Marshall on Grandfather Townsend’s lap, and Mrs. Townsend. Standing in the rear is B. C. Harris, a census supervisor.

LOCAL DEATHS

Charles C. Gibson:

Charles C. Gibson, contractor and builder; died of a paralytic stroke last night at his home, 5131 E. Ninth St.

Mr. Gibson, who was 68, had lived in Indianapolis more than 50 years. He was born in Mercer County, Kentucky, and as a child moved to Columbus, Ind., with his parents. While engaged in the building business here, he worked on/ the Beech Grove railroad shops, several theaters and many of the large North Side homes. He retired! four years ago. He was a member of the Fourth Christian Church. He is survived by two| sons, Cecil C. and Glenn J. Gibson, and two daughters, Mrs. Leona Fansler, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Elsie Norton, of Chicago, five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the Moore & Kirk Irvington Mortuary, with burial in Crown Hill.

Mrs. Sarah A. Tyner

Services were to be held today at Greenfield, Ind. for Mrs. Sarah A. Tyner, former resident of Marion

County, who died Monday at the home of her daughter, Miss Amy Tyner in Greenfield. | Mrs. Tyner, who had lived in this county for 80 years, was 87. She was a native of Lawrence. Her husband, James, died in 1919. She was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church. Survivors include Miss Tyner; another daughter, Mrs. Mary DeBoer, Pasadena, Cal.; a son Charles, Cumberland; a brother, C. E. Hardesty, Indianapolis; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Edward Schmidt |

Edward Schmidt, native of Indianapolis who moved to Los Angeles, Cal, 25 years ago, will be buried in Crown Hill Cemetery. He died Sunday at his Les Angeles home. Mr. Schmidt, who was 52, was a graduate of public schools here, and

‘the Culver Military Academy. While

here he was -affiliated with the American Life Insurance Co. and the Aetna company. He was engaged in the real estate business in Los, ‘Angeles. Survivors include his) wife, Hazel, Los Angeles; his mother, Mrs. Lillie E. Schmidt, and a brother, C. F. Schmidt, both of Indianapolis; and a sister, Mrs. Marguerite Gorski, Washington, Conn.

James F. Linder -

James F. Linder died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nina Brownfield, 2130 Avondale Place. He was 59> Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Saturday at the Moore & Kirk Northeast. Funeral Home, 2530 Station St. He is survived, besides his daughter, by two sons, Oran and Harold Young. |

STATE DEA THS

ALEXAN DRIA — Mrs. Mary Elizabeth udy, Survivors: Daughters, ' Mrs. Sherr ® Runs and Mrs. Ollie Hughes; sons, Samuel and Albert.

AMBOY liver 2 3tewart, ‘64. Survivors: n, Eugene; arvery Prather Mrs. Raymond Kiger ‘and Mrs. Ruby S

ANDERSON — Mrs. Mary Margaret Survivors: Sons, Charles and | Walter; sister, Mrs. Eli Delawter; brothers, Grant, and Elmer Wigner. BOONVILLE—Mrs. Sarah C. Bass, Survivors: Husband, Charles;: sons, John, Raymond and Charles Jr.; daughters, Mrs. Clophia Osborne and Miss Lu-

cille Bass; brothers, Joseph and William

wdell. CRAWFORDSVILLE—Miss Evelyn Louise { Thompson Survivors: Mother, Mrs. Louella Thompson; brothers, Edwin, Carl land John: sisters, Mrs. Ben Rankin, Mrs. Joe Stites. Mrs. Luther Smith and Mrs. Bruce Miller.

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PRINCETON—MTrs. Laura Lindsay. 76. Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Gres and Mrs. L. E. Miley:

sa Rirs. Carrie Alcorn. 5. | band, Will Arthur; daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Stormont. 74. Rosamond; son, Howard; Lem Gwalithey ana Mrs brothers, Charles. Robert, ‘and J. Morto

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YEGGS PRY SAFE OPEN

Yeggmen broke into the office of the Floyd Gatewood Co. Inc., at 750 Virginia Ave. last night, and forced open the safe, obtaining an undetermined sum of money, police

reported, The burglary was discovered ly the night watchman, Louis Scheerer. Company officials

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LEAGUE FORMED AT BEECH GROVE

72 at Organization Rally Hear eWtter Advise: ‘Forget Politics.’

* Seventy-two residents of Beech Grove met last night and organized the Beech Grove Civic League. Paul C. Wetter, president of the

‘| Indianapolis Federation of - Com-

, advised: “When you organize this civic league leave your politics at home. Forget them or you'll split wide open.”

Roy Swartz of Beech Grove explained the club will seek improvements in the new areas of their

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“If you organize you will get what you want,” Mr. Wetter told the members, “but I) hope that after your club is well organized and has gained much of its aim, that. attendance at your meetings will not decrease.” The new group will meet again April 17 at the Beech Grove City Hall to elect officers for 1940. Those nominated for offices last night are: President, U. I. Merl Sr., Jay Miller ‘and Herman. Hagast; vice president, Mrs. Carl Hunter, Mrs. William Edmonds, and: Mrs. Carl Dunlap; secretary, U. I. Merl Jr., and Clarence Rode; for treasurer, Mrs. Ed Cantwell, Morry Dux and Otto Waterman.

HOOSIER GUILTY IN ‘ONE-CENT’ MURDER

LAS VEGAS, Nev. April 4 (U.

late yesterday and found Robert Emanuel, 23, of Evansville, Ind, guilty of first degree murder in the “one~cent” slaying Feb.' 5 of Floyd Brumbaugh, 42, Goshen, Ind., tourist.

P.).—A jury deliberated 15 minutes.

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The 1940 Kodak Exhibit, including more than 200 photo-: graphic prints and displays,

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nd, Hotel. Twenty-four prints by Indian-. apolis and Indiana photographers, selected from several hundred

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“Honor Panel.” Included - are “Winter Lace” by John H. Brouhard, 1132 N. Warman Ave. and “Nancy—Just Past Two” by Ir] L. N. Gladstone Ave. ibit will be open from 11 10 p. m, daily through Lectures, discussions and den onstrations will illustrate recent advances in photography. There will be special lectures at 4 p. m. tomorrow and Saturday on garden and child photography. The exhibit is open without “charge.

7 HURT WHEN CAR CRASHES SCHOOL BUS

ROCHESTER, Ind. April 4 (U. P.).—Seven persons, five of them children, were injured near Argos, 10 miles north of here, yesterday when a car driven by Arthur Horowitz, 25, of Brooklyn, N. Y., crashed into a parked school bus driven by Howard McGowen of Argos. -The car was owned by Dr. George Leventhal, on the staff of the U. S. Veterans’ Hospital at Marion. Mrs. Leventhal, riding with Mr. Horowitz, was most. seriously injured. Mr. McGowen and the school children suffered slight cuts and bruises.

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