Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1941 — Page 14

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CHIEF. MAYOR Hoosiers, Whose ‘Shoe String’ Grew to 100 Come Home as No. 1 Store Gets New Dress

ARREST DRIVER

Nab Motorist After Picking Up Police Broadcast During Drive.

Police Chief Morrissey and Mayor |

Reginald Sullivan gave personal attention to the Indianapolis traffic problem early this morning the Chief arrested a driver charged drunken driving disorderly conduct the slot machine law, The Chief and the Mayor were driving in Keystone Ave. when a police broadcast asked that a car with an Ohio license be picked up. Soon after that. at 46th St. and Keystone Ave. the Chief sighted the car and the driver appeared to be trying vainly to signal some one inside a Peoples Motor Coach Bus. The Chief followed four city blocks and then crowded the Ohio car to the curb. and reported by radiophone that the man was under arrest. In the car Chief Morrissey found a slot machine.

and drunkenness, driving, and violation of

him with reckless

The man gave his name as Elmer |

of Omeinnau O

C Wheeler

GREEK AID AGENCIES GRATEFUL TO PUBLIC

Greek Indian gpolis today for the public's *Greek Relief Week.” Governor Schricker issued a proclamation reading, in part: “The independent people of Greece are making extreme sacri-

relief agencies mn expressed appreciation

co-operation 1n

fices in a valiant and undying faith | we who live and believe in the undying princi-|

to retain freedom . , .

ples of liberty, justice and equality should at this time show our true sympathy and understanding for all| such determined and brave a

STRAIN

The mozt common cause of optical defects is eyestrain

« + . strain from poor light.

when |

| Feltman

Richmond Began Firm 30 Years Ago.

coming to town tomorrow to spend |

the week-end. They'll be riding in on the Monon | from Chicago and you

and Curme of!

A couple of old-time Hoosiers are |

can bet |

Charles H. Feltman

thevll head straight for a certain shoe store at 38 E. Washington St By this time, some of the boys over at the Security Trust Co. and a [lot of other businessmen around Indianapolis will know this story is about Charlie Feltman and Art {Curme It's a story mainly for Hoosiers— because it's typically Indiana, and no one but a good old-fashioned Hoosier would appreciate how Charlie and Art started out on a

shoe string in Indianapolis 30 years| ©

|Curme approach their old store to-

{will be the same old building in which they sold their first ago.

ina, glare, too much reading and many other ele. ments of modern life. Prevent permanent damage to your vision by caring for | your eyes NOW. Use your

credit with Dr. Farbach to

fitted today.

NHC Fatback

Optometrist—Office at

have the correct glasses ‘

| figure without starvation dieting or | breaking exercises.

137 W. Washington St.

GLISSES ON CREDIT

coast-to-coast chain of Feltman and Curme know that the original store was at | No. 38 on our best known street, and | Mr.

‘that the founders came from Rich- every ago and wound up owning 100 shoe | mond. | Mr

Arthur A. Curme

stores at one stage of the game. |

For the matter of the record, the was working for

modeling (Charlie and Art will be here to at[tend {by Manager William ¥. Piers.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

BANDITS IN 30 |, 0c AL ORGANIZATIONS 3 GET JOBS ON DAYLIGHT RAID ik

Indianapolis’ successful in holdup in the business area within days

{men's store, [of $100.

, forced Mr. Kra employee, took rifled the cash talked with two who came in the store, not suspect{ing that a holdup was in progress. Both men volvers, police were told

Sava Maladenovich, 15'; S. St., died at City Hospital today. Mr. Maladenovich, vertently drank poison March 2%

The first store has a new dress.

|the chain of nationally known stores | eled throughout the West with his, [that was to come. | circuit-riding judges.

When Charlie Feltman and Art| Back to Indiana

Then he became a reporter in the Wayne County, Indiana, courts. | ington St. Later he acquired a shoe store in They've spent a lot of money re- Richmond and brother-in-law -— inside and out — and operated it for him. In 1902, Charlie Feltman cast an |admiring and speculative eve on {that store and wondered where he could find the money to buy it Naturally, his thoughts turned back to the town banker, that con-| tract he'd made so many vears be- | fore, and he put the matter up to that gentleman. His youth, pep and A lot of persons know about the twin sons who were born in 1902 combined to land the banking and them Curme’s store changed hands. The store went over with a bang Curme used to stop in nearly day and during those visits . Feltman told of his ambition to Before he was 20, Charlie Feltman {own a chain of stores around RichFred Lahrman’s mond. The discussion grew and

[morrow, they'll see a front that may |be the most modernistic on E. Wash-

his

the formal opening arranged

But vou can bet. evervthing else For it's the same

pair of button shoes 30 vears

Came From Richmond

stores. But few of

gentlemen are Charles H. Feltman shoe store at Richmond. He started | grew, and their close friendship sud- |

and Arthur A. Curme, and in she} Indianapolis store of Feltman and | Curme was laid the foundation for |

~ Adver ‘tisement

Personal To Fat Girls |

Now

you may slim down your —— and | backJust eat sensibly and | take Marmola under the conditions and according to directions on the package. Marmola Tablets have been sold to the! public for more than thirty vears, More than twenty million boxes have been distributed during that period. Marmola is not a eure-all, Marmola is only for adult fat persons whose fatness is caused by a thyroid deficiency (hvpothyroidism) but who are otherwise normal and heal. thy. We do not make any diagnosis as that is the function of vour physician, who must be consulted for that purpose, Why not try to lose those ugly, uncomfortahle pounds the Marmola way? Get a box of Marmola today from your druggist.

made a swell contact while he ran — |store’ s money in between. ing Mr. Lahrman with the purchas- |

doing practically all the buying.

with to develop

each borrowing $15,000

out by doing the portering, and un cach became a partnership additional stores.

[to and from the bank with the] It wasn’t long before he was help- Open Here in 1911 On April 11, 1911, they opened the ing, and in a year or two, he was Indianapolis store. It cost a lot of {money. For many weeks it looked Art Curme, too, was born in Rich- |like ‘“back-to-Richmond” for the mond. His forte was shorthand and would-be shoe store kings. | | typing and at 15 he took off for the | Then the store took hold. Mr. West. He stopped at Dodge City,| Feltman always had an idea of sellKas., took an examination for clerk ing men’s and women’s sheos at al | of the Circuit Court and promptly | fixed low, price, so in 1916 they got the job. He slept in the Court (opened one of these specialty stores! House to save expenses and trav- lat 9 S. Illinois St., selling shoes at or {$3 and $4.

This type of operation was new PROGRESS LAUNDRY has startling, unheard of, and its success . | was instantaneous. Affectionately solved the problem of launder known as Branch 4. with ony 30 ing Chenille Bedspreads. MArket 2431.

seats, it took in $456.000 the first year. This was the inspiration for further expansion and a large store

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was opened in Cincinnati. The next stop was Chicago and this took all {the courage two country boys could | muster, | In Chicago in 1917 The first Chicago store was opened | in the fall of 1917 at 238 S. State St. (in the old Hub Building. | Its opening was momentous, because of the investment required {and because of the large rental that had to be guaranteed, but its suc{cess was prompt. | | The next year, a four-story store |was opened at 118 S. State St. directly across from the old Palmer (House. These stores, just a block lane a half apart, did a volume in |excess of 2 million dollars a year. | By 1921, there were 25 stores in |operation, and additional ones were ‘added until in 1929 a total of 100 | was reached. During the last 11 depression years, the number of units {were decreased until recently, when expansion was started again.

Proud of Stores

The boys—Charlie the contact man, and Art, the watchdog of the treasury, are proud of their stores, but secretely, there are people who believe they may be most proud of old No. 38 on E. Washington St. Incidentally, the lease has just 69 more years to go. | And there you have the story of la couple of Hoosier boys who made good. | KILLED ON HIGHWAY | PLYMOUTH, Ind. March 27 (U {P.).—Laura Belle Dean, 23, Etnal Green, was killed instantly last mid- | ‘night two miles east of here when | she was struck by an RUomob! le | 8 driven by Donald Shively, 22, of near | Inwood. Mr. Shively told BD en lhe was blinded by the lights of an |approaching truck and Coroner F. |G. Perry exonerated him. |

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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1941

i |

Take $100 at Men's Store On N. Pennsylvania;

Pair Armed. |

“downtown thei

bandits daylight vesterday when Harry W. Krause Co 24 N. Pennsylvania St.,

they the

shabbily ause and an Wilson Hoyt. to a rear their pocketbooks and register. One man | women customers |

two men, both

carried blue-steel re-|

DIES OF POISON

West

inadat his home

who was 58,

Castle Hall, Worthy ‘thigh priestess.

Mrs,

Mrs. Irene Faust

The Indianapolis Shrine 6, White Shrine of Jerusalem will hold a stated meeting and election of officers tomorrow night at Irene Faust is

- PRINTING BOARD ,

‘Democrats Topple as GOP Gradually Assumes

Exchange Club to Meet — J. Raney, superintendent of the Indi. {ans School for the Deaf, and. al { group of pupils will demonstrate the |

{work of the school to the Exchange | [Club tomorrow noon at the Hotel | Severin. Superintendent Raney will Full Control. | describe the objectives of the school land discuss plans for the future. | Republicans gradualy are chang- { ing the litical complexion of the Auxiliary Plans Party—Auxiliary {08 o i, Board. Be first State 110, Sons of Union Veterans, will hold | department over which (hey have a card party Saturday evening at] | gained control. | the home of Mrs. Besse Hermann, Three young women indorsed by [2151 N. Meridian St. On Tuesday [the G. O. P. State Committee have | the group will hold a covered dish | been hired to fill vacancies created | luncheon and business meeting atiby the resignations of Democratic | Ft. Friendly, 510 N. Illinois St. | workers since Clifton C. Cooper, a | Republican director, was named. | Naomi Auxiliary to Meet—Naomi This brings the number of Repub- | Chapter Auxiliary, Order of Eastern |jj.ang employed in the department Star, will meet at 2:30 p. m. ome lto six and reduces the number of row at 211 N. Delaware St. Mrs. | Democrats to six. | Bertha Meyer will be hostess and | The new secretaries are Miss

Mrs. Ruby Maehler, president, will | M abel Pumphrey, Greensburg; Miss preside. The Auxiliary will sponsor | Lucille y-riny Portland, and Miss

an all-day bake sale Saturday at Sears, Roebuck & Co. Mrs. Mary [LE0uS Ridgle, 2212 Bethel Ave, Indi-

Roberis, chairman, will be ‘assisted The two other Republican workers

by other oficers. who were given jobs on the day the Sponsor Card Party—The Alvin | control of the department changed P. Hovey Women's Relief Corps will hands are Mrs. Ellen C. Curtis, ‘have a public card party at 512 N. Greenwood, assistant director, and Illinois St. at 2 p. m. tomorrow. | Al Snyder, Indianapolis, clerk.

COATS and SUITS 5)

Not-to-Be-Missed Style Values!

JUNIOR COATS in fitted, Shetlands, tweeds, cavalry blue, plaids. Sizes 9 to 15. SPORTS SUITS in herringbones and glen plaids. tailored styles, club models and mannish models in pastels, rose and grey. to 18.

Smartly

reefer and cape styles. twills. Navy, A. F,

Misses’ sizes 10

1-2 Price Sale Infant's Wear

Hand Made Gertrude Dress Sets. 7% Hand Made Broadcloth Creepers Tot's Hand Made Bobbie Suits... 79¢ Infant's Hand Emb'd Dresses .... 79% Emb'd and Ruffled Pillow Covers 59¢ Hand Made Madeira Bobby Suits 5%¢

Child's 85.95 Spring COATS . . . . se)

this clearance of broken colors in children’s better Spring! Sizes from

Just 25 in sizes and quality coats for 1 te 12.

Clearance! Child's HOSIERY . . . Be

A clearance in broken sizes and stvles of quality hosiery for children and women! Anklets, 3; and full length styles!

Full-Fashioned

HOSE . . .. B39

Women's perfect quality, full-fash-ioned, ringless hosiery from our regular lines! Broken colors and sizes in chiffons and semi-service weights!

Famous "Loomeraft’

Uniforms . . <4)

A clearance of hroken sizes and styles in this famous garment! Guaranteed pre-shrunk and well made! White only!

250 Women's Cotton

PRESSES ‘3D

All colorfast! All smart patterns and styles! From our hetter lines of cotton wash dresses . . . broken sizes and colors only!

I8x36 “Cannon™

TOWELS . . 19°

All made to sell for much more! All very absorbent double thread turkish hand-towels in plaids or whites with colored borders!

White Cotton Sheet

BLANKETS 5 9

Made to sell for 79¢c each, these popular white blankets, so light they are used as a summer sheet! Whipped edges! Double bed size!

Woven Homespun Prape Nets >

Made to sell for much move | . . inches wide (the pair) and 2'; va long! Pinch pleated tops; hooks and tie-backs, ready to hang! Choice of four colors!

39%

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Women’s $1.25. $2 Spring HATS sjoo

Bretons, Berets, Brims, Halos, Turbans. Casuals the-Face styles trimmed with feathers, flowers, ribbons glamorous veils. Headsizes 21! to 23

* FAILLES * FELTS

* STRAWS * BRAIDS

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New BLOUSES

ayon crepes in white and Flowered Rayons, Rayons, Cottons and White Batistes! Long or short sleeves! Sizes

32 to 40.

Former $1.98 Navy Skirts

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All-wool flannel styles with two pockets and embossed emblem buttons down the front and on ‘the pockets! Sizes 24 to 30.

£2.99. $3.98 Street Presses

2 for SJ)

* RAYON PRINTS! * RAYON CREPES!

Splendid values and fine quality! Important money savings in this sale of dresses! Spring colors, light or dark ground prints,

] | FB navy and black! Sizes ° : A for misses 12 to 20, oT : women 38 to 44, and stouts 46 to 52.

Striped

soles!

Regularly $2 Pair! Women's “Loafers”

] EL

Special One-Day Selling of these popular shoes at this low price! of famous Saddle Tan or Antique Tan ELK Leather with Sizes 4 to 8.

$2.39 Wafifle Weave Chenille SPREADS

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Made

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Clearance of Drapes! Yard Goods! Domestics!

Quantity |

| 160 Yards

316 Yards

~ 50-inch Drapery Damask

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60 Sets 2-Piece, Heavily Tufted Cleric 3 Bath sets “Oil Silk Drape sets

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