Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1941 — Page 18

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BLAME SPARK IN

2 Others at Harco, III, Hurt as ‘Marsh Gas’ Is Ignited.

HARCO, II, Dee. 28 (U.P).—An| electric spark from a power switchboard was believed today to have caused an explosion which Killed) eight men and injured two as they

were leaving an abandoned shaft of |

the Peabody Coal Co. Mine 37. |

“Marsh gas,” common to coal) miners, was believed to have been | ignited, resulting in the explosion. The crew of 18 had worked through Saturday night removing machinery from the shaft 400 feet below the surface. They had left!

8 MINE DEATHS

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the shaft and were en route to the J

main shaft when the blast caught them at 3:15 a. m. yesterday. | Frank Dietz and C. M. Phelps, who were in another part of the mine, escaped with injuries described as not serious. Harold Holden, 30, a mine inspector employed by the company, was among those killed. Four state mine rescue squads aided in bringing the bodies to the surface. Seven of the dead were taken from the mine yesterday afternoon and Mr. Holden's body was recovered last night. Coroner Ear! Thornton said an inquest would be heid Wednesday | at Harrisburg.

18 DRIVERS PAY $228 Eighteen motorists charged with

speeding today paid fines and costs beans, wheat flour and enriched |

Clarence E. Gunckel (left) and Alfred Laurimore.

LIST STAMP PLAN | FOOD FOR JANUARY

With the exception of raisins, th list of commodities made available

for blue food stamps for January

remains the same as this month.

Charles W. Heuss, division main-

Roy F. Hendrickson, administra-|tenance supervisor of the C. C. C. & tor of the Agricultural Marketing St. L. Railroad here, must retire

{glass containers), fresh grapefruit, oranges and fresh

pears, apples, vegetables (corn)

hominy grits,

(including * corn meal, shell eggs, dried prunes,

| Administration, said that the com-| Wednesday and three of his fore- | plete list available for January in-|men have decided they will retire to |cludes butter, fresh pork {that cooked or packed in metal or

(except | “keep him company.” Mr. Heuss is 70, the maximum retirement age, while the other men— Clarence E. Gunckel, Alfred Laurimore and H. C. Beach—are just over 65, the minimum retirement age. They represent a total of more than 158 years of service to the railroad.

potatoes),

dry edible |

totaling $228 after they appeared wheat flour, self-rising flour and | As Wednesday nears the men before Judge John N. McNelis in enriched self-rising flour and whole| wonder just how they will act

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wheat (Graham) flour.

Thursday morning when they do not have to report to work. Mr.

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did and

Heuss said: “I guess we'll all just take a little

j rest. We don’t have any definite 1 [plans for the future.”

§| Mr. Heuss, who lives at 1840 Lex-

ington Ave. is division supervisor.

[ He began work on the Cleveland- { Indianapolis division nearly 47 years =%. lago and served as bridge and build- : [ing foreman until 1804. He was then | | transferred to the Chicago division

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Charles W. Heass (left) and H. C. Beach.

Supervisor and Foremen Have Had 158 Years Service

here as supervisor and has served in that capacity since. Mr. Laurimore has served more than 40 years on the Chicago Division. His home is at 328 S. Randolph St. He served as a bridge and building carpenter for a short time before transferring to the motor car shop in Indianapoiis. He has worked as a shop carpenter. Mr. Beach has been with the railroad 43 years. He has served as a carpenter, fence foreman and in his present position he is bridge and building foreman. He lives at 902 N. Riley St. Mr. Gunckel, of 1627 Pleasant St., has served the railroad as carpenter, paint foreman and bridge and building foreman in his 28 years in the division. A supper will be held tonight and more than 50 employees of the railroad who have been working under the men’s supervision plan to attend. The supper will be held on the second floor of the South Side Market.

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Auto Drags Child Length of Block

PATRICIA HILLMAN, 3, was recovering today from leg injuries which she received when she was dragged by the rear bumper of an auto for a block. She and her brother, Jerry, 4, were perched on the bumper of the auto when it was parked in the alley in the rear of their

| home at 548 Chase St. The own-

er of the car, Charles Spence, Route 30, & friend of the Ronald E. Hillmman family, started to drive away, unaware of the children being on the bumper. Jerry jumped off when the auto stopped at an intersection. Patricia tried to jump, too, but she was dragged for a block before Mr. Spence stopped again, heard her crying. Physicians at City = Hospital listed her condition as fair.

2 NAMED TO DIRECT VOTER REGISTRATION

Harry Gasper, Democrat, and George K. Johnson, Republican, were sworn in today as co-directors of the Marion County Voters’ Registration under a 1941 statute providing for bi-partison direction of registration. The two directors will replace William Flanary, who was chief registration clerk under the old law, which gave county clerks complete control over the registration files. The new code directors were nominated by the chairman of the two major parties.

REPEATS AIR PROGRAM

The “Southland Echoes,” Negro choir, which is heard each Sunday over the Mutual network, will give a return “Defend America” concert at 8 p. m. today in the Cadle Tabernacle. Alexander Looby of Nashville Tenn, president of Omega Psi Phi, and James E. Scott, Washington, D. C., president of Kappa Alpha Psi, fraternities meeting in Indianapolis also will be on the program,

INJURIES ARE FATAL Complications following the fracture of a hip in a fall on. Thanksgiving Day resulted in the death of Mrs. Montra Marcum at City Hospital last night. Mrs. Marcum, 67, lived at 1429 Carrollton Ave.

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Enlistments at the Marine Corps recruiting office here are surpassing all previous records and there was no letup during Christmas holiday weekend. Capt. Ralph E. Boulton, officer in charge of the Indianapolis district, announced that five Indianapolis men had enlisted during the past week. They are: George M. Bright, son of Mrs. Mabel L. Bright, 1125 Knox St.; Robert F. Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Jacobs, 33 N. Temple Ave.; James A. Miller, son of

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR CANTEEN WORK

Church, fraternal and patriotic societies were called on today by Mrs. George L. Bradshaw, vice president of the National Woman's Service League to volunteer for helping the Navy and Marine Corps volunteers. The league, maintaining canteens at the Navy and Marine recruiting stations, hopes that various organizations will take turns running the canteen. Women of the Meridjan Heights Presbyterian Church “manned” the canteens today.

STRUCK BY AUTO

Thomas Chandler, 77, of 1123 W. New York St, received leg and

the side of a moving auto at W. Washington and Geisendorff Sts. today. The auto was driven by Harry Stuart, 26, of 4335 Spann Ave. Physicians ap City Hospital regarded his injuries as serious.

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hand injuries when he walked into

Andrew N. Miller, R. R. 17, Box 57; | George A. Jacks, son of Mr. and | Mrs. Donald Jacks, R. R. 2, Box 510, {and John 8S. Hildebrand, son of |Mrs. Della Hildebrand, R. R. 3, | Box 933-H tJ » ‘Corp. Wright Returns

Corp. Clyde C. Wright has re(turned to his regiment at Camp {Shelby after spending a nine-day

Christmas leave with his wife and

| parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde M. Wright, 146 S. Arsenal Ave.

Training Center. They are:

George R. Watkins, son of J. G. Watkins, 3322 N. Illinois St., a grad-

and Mrs. Raymond Weatherford, 1503 N. La Salle St., was graduated

Kelly Field, Tex. reports two more Indianapolis men are members of aviation cadet class newly enrolled at Aircrew, Air Corps Replacement

uate of Shortridge High School, and Jess Fasold, son of Mrs. J. L. Allen.

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The Fifty Club will hold ; annual New Year's eve ball Wednes« day in Hotel Severin. Frank W. Spooner, club president, announced the following committeemen who will have charge of arrangements: Courtland C. Cohee, Thomas J. Farrell, Wendell V. De= Witt, Joe A. Freihage, A. D. McCarrell, Edward W. Schneider, and Elmer Singer. There will be a dinner at 10:30 o'clock.

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