Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1941 — Page 4

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PLAN SERIES OF "FOUR LECTURES

Flanner House Speakers to Discuss Community Problems.

Community problems will be discussed at a series of four meetings|. 5 Denning at 8 p. m. Thursday in World War Memorial auditorium under the sponsership of the Flanner House advisory committee. Problems to be considered are health, recreation, vocational educg-| tion and child welfare, ‘Miss Lillie M. Peck, executive sec-| retary. of the National Federation of | Settlements, New York, will speak en child welfare Thursday night. |. Miss Grace L. Brown is in charge hi committee sponsoring the

Recreation will be discussed by V. K. Brown, Chicago commissioner of récreation, at the second. meeting Feb. 27. ‘Miss Gertrude V. Brown is chairman of the sponsoring commit-

Tom J. Davis, Butte, Mont,, attorney, has been chosen by the , nominating committee of Rotary

International as its nominee for \™

president of Rotary. The election will be at the organization’s next June convention in Denver.

Dr. Kendall Emerson, managing _ director of the National Tuberculosis Association, New York, will talk - 2bout . health . preblems March 4. Chairman of the committee in eharge is Murray A. Auerbach. Mrs. Harold B. West will head the group that will sponsor DeWitt 8. Mergan March 10, when the superintendent of the Indianapolis schools will speak on vocational education. © The Flanner House building camPpaign will begin next month. Harry

15 COUNTY YOUTHS

DRAFTED FOR ARMY

Fifteen Marion County youths

have been ordered to report for induction into the Army today by the Selective Service Board. They are:

Burl Delbert Flint, 1520 Milburn

‘St., John William Adams, 3539 Ken-

V. Wade is general chairman.

wood Ave. Vern Edwin Jones, 1214

W. 19th St., Henry F. Gaines, 138 N. Highland St., Leo McHugh, 1126 DeLoss St., Paul P. Gudgel, 214 N. Pershing Ave. Robert LeRoy Hull, 235 N. Richland Ave. Leon Warren Campbell, 531 8. LaClede St. Isaac Qtto Boston, 234 S. Holmes Ave, John William Ratliff, 1333 Silver Ave. Peter Salvador Vinci,

ARMY PILOT'S BODY T0 BE SENT TO STATE

WINAMAC, Ind., Feb. 11 (U. P.). —The body of Capt. Richard Freeman, who died in the crash of an Army bomber at Lovelock, Nev., Thursday, will be sent today to the home of his father, Abe Freeman, 942 Fletcher Ave. James C. Lewis, Jecal real estate dealer. - [1727 Blaine Ave., Harry Urban SandCapt. Freeman, who was 33 years|ers, 1016 Leonard St. H. Merrill old, died with eight companions| Underwood, 1215 Markwood Ave. when the flying fortress crashed| August Walter Rolley, 29 E. Minneinto Ragged Top Mountain. Funeral sota St. - Wiley . Lee Gibson, 937 ararngements have not been com-| Sanders St., and Harry Elmer Weise .- pleted. haar, R.‘R. 8, Box 733.

SURPRISE PARTY

HONORS HUEBER

Began Business Career 50 Years Ago as Office, Errand Boy.

Fifty yeurs ago yesterday, A. J. Hueber answered an ad which read: Wanted—An office boy and errand |} boy; polite and not lazy; able to write an(l speak good English.” Mr. Hueber got the job at $2 per week. This began a lifelong association vith Felix T. McWhirter Sr., founder of the Peoples State

' | Bank. It was Mr. McWhirter whe

‘hired hin. The association with Mr. MecWhirter, which began a career in bank-

'|ing, insureénce and’ fingncial fields,

was celebrated at a dinner for Mr. Hueber last night at the Naval Armory. Given Surprise Party Mr. Hueber, who today is a member of tiie board of directors of the People’s State Bank and a board

‘member of the Indianapolis Cham-

ber of Cernmerce, was given a surprise party by friends and businds associates. Felix M. McWhirter, son of the founder ard present president of the bank, paid tribute to Mr. Hueber as did Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter, widow of the founder. : Mr. Hucber received a score of tokens of friendship including a “Golden Anniversary Book” containing the evening's program, and

signatures of those present.

Playlet Presented A |playlet, depicting the scene which fool place Feb. 10, 1891, when Mr. Hiuebar answered the ad and went to work, was staged. Included among the guests were Mrs. Hueber, Mrs, Felix T. MeWhirter Sr., Mr. and Mrs, Felix M. McWhirter, Mr..and Mrs. Henry E. Ostrom, Dr, and Mrs. Frank PF, Hutchins, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Grider, Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Zapf, Mr. and Mrs, Montgomery S. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Ralpa E. Hueber, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Fritz, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Thom); pson and Clarence Weaver.

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Extra warm, smartly styled winter coats in gleaming black. You'll adore the yoke and

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HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 11 (U.P) .— Bruz Fletcher, known only to Hollywood as a singer of ballads in night clubs, today was revealed in death to have been the scion of a once-wealthy Indianapolis family, author of several books, and a composer, The 34-year-old musician died Saturday from carbon monoxide poisoning and police closed the case as suicide. Today it was learned from friends that he acitally was Stoughton J. Fletcher, whose family at one time owned- a ,000,000 estate and headed two Indianapolis banks. His grandfather, Stoughton Fletcher I, was one.of Indiana's wealthiest men. His father, Stoughton Fletcher II, more than doubled the family fortune through the purchase of the Delco-Remy Co,; manufacturers of automebile lighting and ignition equipment, which he later sold. Fletcher II at ong time owned

THE. INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Revealed in Death as Son of Ex-Local Financier

some of the nation’s leading stock farms, and bred Peter the Great, 8 big money winner and sire of a great line of race horses, He was head of the Fletcher Savings and

Trust Co. of Indianapo polis and the)

American National Bank. His estate was said to total more than $2,000,000. A short while later Louise, sister of Bruz Fletcher, died of a lingering illness in Paris. As a schoolgirl she had shocked society by bobbing her hair, running away from home and joining a Broadway musical show. Bruz was educated at Howe Military Academy and the University of Virginia. He studied music and traveled extensively in Europe and came to Hollywood where he won the favor of the film colony for his He also was the auther ef two books, “Beginning with Laughter,” and “Only the Rich.” ' Among his musical compositions the best known

was “Dream girl” n

Recently he had been despondent because the night club in which he worked had- closed and he was out of a job. He attended a party over the . week-end at the home of a friend, Jack Sowden, a movie set esigner. Mr. Sowden noticed Saturday |’ that Mi. Fletcher was Not around and after a search found him in an automobile in the garage with

the doors closed and the motor of

the car running. His father, who moved to Tarzana, Cal, several years ago, and holds

a modest job, said the body would

be cremated today.

DENIES FERTILIZER MONOPOLY | - CHICAGO, Feb. 11 (U. P.).—Pres~ ident George A. Eastwood of Are mour & Co., one of 64 corporations indicted by a Winston-Salem, N. C., grand jury on charges of anti- trust violation, today denied that any unhis {lawful or monopolistic conditions existed in the $200,000,000 fertilizer industry. *

54 ON HOWE HIGH TOP HONOR LISTING

‘Fifty-four Howe High School pupils won places on the school’s high honor roll for the: first semester.

Ninety-one others made the honor

roll, Those on the ‘high honor roll in-

‘eluded:

Louise Ells, Glyde Johnson, Ellen Dorothy Ray, Robert nh Betty Lee Brooks,

Grace Theo Joe Cottom, Albus Righra Mary Donn;

ell. ell - ert, Jean Husten, Margaret oy 5 Boks Smith, Carol Wagnet, - thTTY Retior

h Smith Alexander arilyn per ok Marian. Senter Derothy al T 5 erriman, Mary Prine is Pat rson, ‘Ann “Pape, Phyllis Wear

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Ma Krofl. Stonebraker,

Boity "Harvey. Alice Detsmger,

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These are our ‘own brand. “Beauty Star” hose made to our rigid specifications so that they give long satis~ factory service. 3 and 4-thread weights in the. newest spring colors for gifts, Sizes 8%

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ALL WAREHOUSE STOCKS—

ALL STORE STOCKS— Everything ON ORDER or IN TRANSIT

This is our Big Warehouse,’ 440 to 480 South llinois Street. four huge floors and basement that are

literally "Loaded to the Guards" with new seasonable merchandise. This is the building we are vacating for, even larger quarters. Larger quarters made necessary by our ever increasing business. Everything i in this warehouse, Bverything i in our store, everything on order or in transit has been thrown

into this great sale.

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Never before have we uldertalon a Sales Event that compares with this WAREHOUSE REMOVAL SALE. EVERYTHING IS CUT with the exception of a few items on which the manufacturers control the retail price. - The price reductions will astonish you.. We're not mincing matters. We're GO-

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