Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1941 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1941!

ACQUITTED OF | Gets New Term JUVENILE COURT | LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS MURDER CHARGE nN

Frank Van Cleave Freed Fatal Shooting of Brother.

A Marion County Criminal Court Jury has acquitted Frank Van Cleave 26, Indianapolis machinist. degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of his brother, Milton. last Oct. 12, The verdict was reached bv a jury of five women and seven men after more than five deliberation last night Van Cleave shooting, which front porch a accidental. He said the family quarrel that | ended in the shooting started wasn he and his brother. who was were drinking in Soutl tavern Van

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his a lottery ticket and that tinued to “pick on him” He told the jurv that scuffle with his brother ter's car and that he in a taxi He testified his brother came to his home broke in the front door and he got his shotgun and warned Milton to go away because want any trouble He said he didn’t remembe Ing the trigger and that “apparently went off brother grabbed at me Testimony disclosed that Cleave rushed his brother to the hospital immediately after the shooting and that the dving brother said "it's just an accident.” Police officers verified the deathbed statement.

KETCHAM APPOINTED TO DRAFT BOARD 4

Henry C. Ketcham. 5139 Kenwood Ave... an industrial engineer, has been elected chairman of Marion County Draft Board 4. succeeding the late Albert D. Hockensmith Mr. Ketcham is a World War veteran and a member of the Service Club here Mr. Hockensmith, who died recently, was the second of the three original members of the Board appointed last fall who has died Homer Wilson, a labor union official. died several months ago and was succeeded bv Earl Moomaw, 3736 N. Meridian St. R. Boner. 734 Congress Ave., is the other Boa rd member, i

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‘Restraining Plea to Come Up in Superior Court 5 | Tomorrow. A hearing in Superior Court 5 tomorrow is expected to pave the way for a final decision on

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- Morgan, Good, Dickerson And Bailey Retained: Wakeland Out.

Four administrative public school

to four-year terms, while a fifth, the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, was dismissed. Those reappointed by the School Board were: DeWitt S. Morgan, superintendent; A. B. Good. business director; L. L. Dickerson, librarian, and Maxwell Bailey, secretary. Ray Wakeland, buildings and grounds superintendent, was not reappointed. | Board President Evans Woollen Jr. said the dismissal of Mr. Wakeland was in no way “a criticism of the way ment,” and that the Board would do all in its power to see that he secured another position, A 1932 salary cut was restored to Mr. Dickerson, effective in June, that would raise his annual income to $7000, In financial matters, the approved purchase of $2000 worth of rental books: an auto for $624: $450 worth of concrete for improvements at Broad Ripple High School; $495 for a loud speaker system at Tech High School; $1200 for damper regulators at Shortridge High Schoo] and $684 for structural steel for the School 8 gymnasium. The Board alo gave its consent 4 for the expenditure of $3000 for electrical transformers at Tech: $250 for landscaping at Washington High School; $5000 for erection of an auditorium at School 8; $375 for repairs and painting at the Irvington Branch Library,

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filed by the court to restrain County Commissioners from moving the court

and its various departments to the |

Children's Guardian Home to Uni- | versity Ave. in Irvington. | County Commissioners first | posed the move last year, | then opposition to location of the {court in Irvington has developed from many grou | Judge Wilfred ada of Juvenile Court, who first favored the | move, later proposed renting a building on Washington St. across from the Court House, so as to keep the court in the center of town. This move is opposed by at least one Commissioner because of the rental expense. Others have suggested remodeling the Court House with a base- | ment on the north records, moved to the fourth floor. Judge Bradshaw said operation of the court in its present cramped

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“I don't! officials last night were reappointed | quarters will be impossible after

the new 1941 law becomes effective next June, The new law widens the court's jurisdiction in cases involving children and extends the age limit for | boys’ cases from 16 to 18, increas- | ing the number of cases to be | handled.

COTTON SUPPLY ADEQUATE WASHINGTON, April 9 (U, P.). | —Consumer Commissioner Harriet i Elliott reported today that cotton textile supplies are adequate to meet military and civilian demands without further price increases which might be “disastrous.”

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Irvington residents asking ,

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Show Mexican Movies—A motion picture in color, “Romantic Mexlico,” will be shown at the meeting lof the Illinois Central Employees’

New Officers Direct Golden Rule | first stated meeting of Golden Rule Chapter 413, O. E. S,, under the direction of new officers, 'will be held at 8 p. m. Friday in Service Club at 7:30 o'clock today the Masonic Temple, North and !at the Spencer Hotel. W. H. RineIllinois Sts. A program in observ- |hart is president of the club and and Easter R. C. Schroeder is secretary. Mrs. Grace M. matron and Mar-| Team to Hold Party—The Indiis worthy patron {Fhapoiis Zouave Drill Team will | hold a public card party at the Hold Stated Meeting—A stated |Citizens’ Gas & Coke Utility at] meeting of the Nettie Ransford 7:30 p. m. tomorrow. Mrs. Cora | Chapter 464, O. E. S., will be held | Brown and Mrs. Mayme Roder are at 8o'clock today. Edith Creighton !chairman of arrangements, is worthy matron and Thurman | Sovtlic OR | Set Pillowcase Party—A pillowLong is worthy patron, case card party will be given by White Shrine Gathers—Indianap- members of the Myrtle Rebekah olis White Shrine Patrol 6 will Degree Staff of Rebekah Lodge 326 | meet at 7 p. m. tomorrow in Castle lat 8 p. m. Saturday in the Odd | Hall, 230 E. Ohio St. |Rellows Hall, 2541 W. Washington |

Daylight Chapter Observes Good iF Friday=—Dt, Arthur E. Denison and > Emil V, Schaad will be in Sparge view 15, the Women's Benefit Asof Good Friday services at 30 sociation, will hold a business meetp. m. by Daylight Chapter 13 O. E. S, in the Masonic Temple,

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Vocal selections will be given by Mrs. Nellie Schultz and Mrs. Agnes L. Singer, accompanied by Mrs. Mamie Passmore, organist. Mrs. Ruth R. Denison is worthy matron and Dr. Denison is worthy patron.

Shrine Six to Rehearse—Indianapolis Shrine Six, White Shrine of Jerusalem, will hold a rehearsal of officers at 8 p. m. tomorrow at | Castle Hall, 230 E. Ohio St. Mrs. Irene Faust is retiring worthy high | priestess and Heze Clark is retir- | ing watchman of the shepherds. |

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‘Toxemia’ Is Subject—Dr. Thomas | H. Cochrane will speak on “Toxemia” at the semi-monthly meeting of the Central Zone, Thuiana {Association of Optometrists, at 7:30 {Zeon today at the Severin Hotel. . Raymond Sawyer of Columbus, De president, will preside at the meeting, which will follow a Se The woman's auxiliary of th asso- | ciation will meet BY the same time | with Mrs. Robert G. Ledig presid- | Ing.

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Library, New teachers appointed Mary Alyce Staneld, art,

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CATHEDRAL PUPILS TO CLOSE RETREAT

Cathearal High School pupils this afternoon will close a three-dav Holy Week retreat at the school Most Rev. Joseph E. Ritbishop of the diocese of Indianapolis, will officiate. At a chapel set up in the auditorium, pupils have been worshipMonday, yesterday and today. nave been attending a daily and three half-hour confer-

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