Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1942 — Page 1
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VOLUME 53—NUMBER
6500 ON Ostrom Leads In Early Count; SCHULTE BOWS |
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CLOSE BATTLE BEING WAGED IN GOP RAGE
Tyndall Trails by 517 in 50 Precincts; Organization Claims Victory.
BULLETIN Henry E. Ostrom incréased his lead over Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, 2867 to 2350, with 50 precincts tabulated this afternoon.
By VERN BOXELL An unexpectedly close battle for the Republican mayor nomination developed today, with Henry .E. Ostrom holding a 450-vote lead over Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall with 44 precincts out of 306
counted. : Although only a few of the North and East side precincts, where Gen. Tyndall's forces claimed their chief strength, were among the early returns, G. O. P. organization leaders predicted that Mr. Ostrom would win. by a 2000 or 3000 ma-
Jority. j sibs bE trend Shown. in. the. early tabulations continue, Mr, Ostrom’s final margin would be about 3100. On the G. OQ. P. county ballot, the so-called Tyndall slate was not faring so well. Candidates indorsed by County Chairman James Bradford were leading in all but four races with 17 of the 366 Precincis tabulated.
Wilson Leads Schlosser
On the Democratic side, the chief surprise was provided by Judge Herbert E. Wilson, who piled up a 507 to 193 lead over Chalmer Schlosser, who had been slated by the organization for superior court room 5. There was no contest in the Democratic: mayor nomination, Crimingl Court Judge Dewey E. Myers going in unopposed. ep. Louis Ludlow once again showed his power by piling up a 550-vote edge in the first eight precincts in ‘his race for congress with two opponents. Meanwhile, the ballot counting continued at a slow and tedious pace at Tomlinson hall, with little fireworks. County Clerk Charles Ettinger said there were only a few ballots being challenged, and fewer thrown out than two years ago, when the central counting bureau first was tested.
Coulter Is Trailing
Arnold J. Tilson and Howard Meyer were leading the anti-or-ganization G. O. P. ticket. Mr. Meyer was out in front of John G. Coulter in the congressional race, 534 to 459, while Mr. Tilson held a 551 to 467 edge on Dr. Walter Hemphill in the race for county clerk. Clyde Carter was another candidate holding the edge on ga slated
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Nominated
Unopposed in Tuesday’s primary balloting, Judge Dewey E. Myers is the Democratic candidate for mayor in the November election.
RECOUNT SEEN AT SOUTH BEND
Pavey’s Margin Only 125; Paul Lostutter Wins; Bangs Defeated.
By UNITED PRESS Possibility of ‘a recount in the Democratic mayorality race loomed today as Mayor ‘Jesse I. Pavey of
South Bend held a- slim, 125 unof-|'
cial vate lead ever George Schock, city judge. Paul Lostutter, former high school basketball coach, was numbered among the victors of mayoralty primaries in other Indiana cities. Clare H. Bangs, crusading news-
term as mayor in jail, was listed among the defeated. Mr. Lostutter, coach of several of the state’s finest basketball teams until he resigned several months ago to become sports editor of a Bedford newspaper, appeared certain of nomination over Orville Emmerson as Republican choice at
Bedford. Bangs Polls 821
Bangs was written out of the Republican picture at Huntington by Poster E. Cutshall, incumpeiit, who
become candidate for office the third time. In some cities, mayoralty races provided the primary picture with political spark lacking in congressional and other races. At Gary, Mayor E. L. Schaible edged out his opponent, Dr. Albert Watts, by a margin of about 1000 for the Republican nomination. Joseph Finnerty won the Democratic nod over a field of six. Mayor Harry W. Baals staged a (Continued on Page Seven)
NAMED AT ZERO HOUR
VICHY, May 6 (U. P.).—Gen. Alfred Guillemet, who is leading the resistance against the British occupation of Madagascar, was named commander-in-chief* of all = the island's land, sea and air forees only a few hours before the British
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attacked.
‘Step on It," Workers Told As Vote Count Start Lags
By FREMONT POWER
Outside Tomlinson hall, the tired ‘men and women stood in line a half-block long. Before them were the crude wooden boxes into which ballots are stuffed. In the street, traffic was snarled and it became worse as more and
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more polling place workers arrived to deliver their ballots. | That was at 6:50 o'clock fast night. At 8:45 o'clock up on the second floor of old Tomlinson hall, the dreary business of counting the primary election vote started. There was a low, steady buzz as the readers chanted the ballots to the tally keepers. And the buzz will continue until the long job is finished, possibly tomorrow night | or Friday. Such was the start of Marion county's’ second central eounting of votes.
At 8 o'clock this merning, 400 counters went on duty to relieve those who had worked last night. In eight-hour shifts, they'll work until the job is finished. About 1200 in all are employed to do the work. There are 366 precincts in the county and each has a polling place. There are 31 offices in the county with at least two sasdidates—ahe more in most cases—io each offi In the city there are eight. o
9ibeing contested.
T0 MADDEN IN INDIANA UPSET
Democrats = Develop Close Races in 5th and 7th Districts. By UNITED PRESS With 1st district Representative William T. Schulte victim of the
state’s biggest congressional upset,
primary attention today turned to heated races in the 5th and 7th districts between Democratic candidates. : Late reports from 291 of 430
paper editor who spent most of one}.
polled 1520 votes to Bangs’ 821 to].
precincts in the 7th district placed Judge Donald Rogers of Bloomington in the lead in the seven-man battle, but only slightly in front of Dr. O. A. Noland, Bloomington, with 6694 votes and Floyd F. Cook of Bloomington with 629¢ votes. J. Frank Culbertson, one of the pre-primary favorites, trailed with 6013 on tabulations in his strongest precincts. Holt Shows Strength
In the 5th district, Edward C. Hays of Marion gained strength hourly in his bid for the Democratic congressional nomination but Olin D. Holt, former Kokomo mayor, maintained a hot pace to keep the outcome of the race far from certain. ; About half of 428 district precincts reported 6896 votes for Hays and 5706 for Holt.. However, many precincts in Holt’s ‘home county of Howard were yet to be heard from. The upset of Rep. Schulte in Lake «county by Ray J. Madden provided the state with its first and probably only defeat of an incumbent congressman, ‘In the 11th district Rep. Louis Ludlow, Indianapolis, apparently was an easy winner on the basis of early returns.
Earl Wilson Renamed
Roy Huckleberry of Salem, who édonducted an appealing campaign from a defense construction camp in South America lost the lead in the 9th district Democratic primary to J. Ralph Thompson of Seymour, after spurting to the fore in the early counts. The vote so far —Thompson, the party choice, 7665; Huckleberry, 6947. Republican Congressman Earl Wilson of Huron was another on the unopposed list. Only slightly more than 100 votes separated D. Emmett Ferguson of Lafayette and James O. Cox of Valparaiso, competing - for the 2d district Democratic nomination, this (Continued on Page Seven)
STRICKLAND DIRECTS| PRIGE, RENT GONTRO
State Ration CI Chief Gets Added War Duties.
The huge task of administering the government's price and rent control program in Indiana has been assigned to James D. Strickland, state rationing administrator. His appointment as Indiana director of the office of price administration was announced late yesterday by Burkett Williams, Cleveland, regional director.
The assignment simply increases Mr. Strickland’s duties and powers. He still will retain charge of all war rationing. Mr. Strickland said that henceforth his office will have charge of all rationing, price control, rent control, investigation: of violations, surveys and similar activities in the state. An undetermined number of district OPA offices are to be set up in the state. These offices will direct OPA activities in a number of counties and will supervise local rationing boards which will actually conduct the rationing, price control and rent control programs.
‘WE MUST FIGHT, NOT ‘TALK’—WALLGREN
WASHINGTON, May 6 (U. P.).— Senator Mon C. Wallgren (D. Wash.) said today that the fall of Corregidor should awaken the American poeple further to the fact that “while we might talk a good war, we've got to fight one.” ° [Songtessional .reaction indicated
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1942
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Republican (50 Out of 306 Precincts) : . MAYOR 12—Henry A. Goebel... ove, 13-=Henry E. Ostrom........ 14—Robert H. Tyndall...... CLERK 15—PFrank J. Noll Jr... CITY COUNCIL : First District 16—R. B. McArthur......... 17—Albert F. Meurer........ 18—Jesse E. Miller.......... 19—J. A. Schumacher....... 20—Chas. O, Studevent......
CITY COUNCIL Second District
21—L. B. Meriwether
Ne 114. 2 867| 2,350 |
3,451
740 344 786 1,492 577
Third. District 22—Frank R. Beckwith. .,...: 23—Edward R. Kealing...... CITY COUNCIL Fourth District . 24—Hermarf E. Bowers. $5 25—Joe Hankins. ...... Ski us 26—Duke E. Hanna CITY COUNCIL: Fifth District 27—E. A. Appleget.. sevens 28—Roy F. Jackson... Cress {| 20—Ross Manly.......... wie CITY COUNCIL Sixth District 1,667 1,728
How City Races Are Running
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Entered as Second-Class Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.
Ostrom
Democrat 43 Precincts Out of 306 MAYOR 12—-Dewey E ‘Myers. ROL CLERK 13—Paiil D. Cave....cavenes. CITY COUNCIL First District 15—~Chas. L. Barry Jr... 16—Wmn. C. McCarthy....... CITY COUNCIL Second District 17—S. Meriwether 18—Willie B. Sullivan CITY COUNCIL Third District
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19—Adam R. Heck.... | 20—Carson Jordan....
CITY COUNCIL Fourth District 21—Otto H. Worley CITY COUNCIL Fifth District 22—John D. Gray........... 23—Arthur C. Paetz... CITY COUNCIL Sixth District 24—Roy W. Parham........ 1073 25—Car] Vestal.. 2,654 (County Tabulations, Page Three)
LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am ...52 10am ...56 7am ...52 11am ...58 8a. m ... 54 12 (Noon).. 60 9am ...5
1,847
Credit Buying Restricted
To Control
Cost of Living
WASHINGTON, May 6 (U.P.).—The day has gone ‘when you could get a new summer wardrobe, put it on your charge’ account, and ‘pay
for it next winter.
The government, in another move to keep the cost of living from spiraling upward, clamped down on delinquent charge accounts . today
and placed greater time limit and
U. S. BOMBS SMASH AIRDROME IN BURMA
65 Jap Planes Knocked Out By Fliers From India.
By UNITED PRESS American heavy bombers, based in India, destroyed 40 Japanese planes and damaged 25 others in a crushing attack on an enemy airdrome north of Rangoon, Burma, the war department announced today. But the Japanese were driving on into virtually isolated China and moving closer to India. Advancing along the Burma road despite furious Chinese resistance, a gtrong Japanese mechanized force was headed in the direction of Paoshan, southern China base of the American volunteer group. The Japanese are expected to attempt to wipe out the Hunnan province base of the “Flying Tigers” from which the American fliers have harassed them in their Burma
down-payment restrictions on installment buying. Hereafter, charge accounts must bg paid within 46 to 70 days tor a specific list of items ranging from bicycles to bedding, electric appliances to jewelry, and sports equipment to non-military clothing. The time limit on installment buying was reduced from 15 to 12 months. The . revised rules on consumer credit were announced by the federal reserve board. The action was prompted ,by President Roosevelt's recent appeal to discourage credit and installment buying and encourage the payment of debts. It was the first time charge ac counts had been included in the consumer credit regulations adopted
August. Installment purchases have been limited since then—first to 18 months and later to 15 months. The federal reserve board ruled that persons must pay their accounts by the 10th of ‘the second month following the purchase date. If it is not paid within that time, (Continued on Page Four) CLAIMS SUBMARINE SUNK NEW YORK, May 6 (U. P.).~A ; officer said
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under an executive order issued last 1]
0UT OF HELL PLOWED THE MARBLEHEAD
U. S. Cruiser Limps Home
3 Months After Being ‘Sunk’ by Japs.
WASHINGTON, May 6 (U. P.).— The American light cruiser Marblehead which in the navy’s words was “bombed to hell” in the battle of the Dutch East Indies, has limped into an east coast port for repairs after a thrée-month journey home that covered, 13,000 miles, it was announced today.
The Marblehead, the navy department said, steamed halfway around the world to return home after sustaining tremendous damage in Japanese air attacks Feb. 4 in the vicinity of Balikpapan, Borneo. ‘Her epic trip back to the United States refuted repeated enemy claims of her sinking and testified to the courage and skill of the captain and crew that kept their ship going, “event though water at times poured like a torrent through her sides. >
Hit Directly Twice
At the time of the attack the 555-foot. cruiser was operating with four American destroyers; the American cruiser Houston, which
. {later was lost; three Dutch light
cruisers and three Dutch destroyThey were attacked by a flight of at least 54 Japanese planes, operating in formations of nine. The Marblehead received two direct hits and was badly damaged under water by a near miss. She was rocked by explosions, swept by fire and nearly flooded. Her steering gear was completely disabled. The bombing caused the death of 15 men and the wounding of 20 more, and forced the Marblehead and her escort destroyers to return to the south coast of Java, with the cruiser steering by her engines. Water poured into her in such volume that her pumping equipment had to be supplemented by a bucket brigade, which managed to avert a swamping while emergency repairs were made.
Reached Ceylon Base
Three days later, the Marblehead made Pjilatjat, on the south coast of Java, The dock was so small only the bow and portion of the amidships section could be worked on. Sufficient repairs were made, however, to enable the Marblehead to’ reach a British base at Ceylon, although she still could not use her rudder. Further repairs were made there. Then “the ship that was bombed to hell and brought right out of it again by a crew that doesn’t know the meaning ‘of the word ‘abandon,” undertook a 4400-mile trip to the southern coast of Africa, the navy account continued. From Africa she proceeded to an east coast American port. In the bombing off Borneo the Marblehead sustained a hit in her forward section and one aft and was left: “a shambles of wreckage.” Underwater sections of her huil near the bow were badly Semaged by a near niss.
MADAGASCAR FIGHT | TAKES HEAVY TOLL
British Report Casualties as
Resistance Stiffens.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Voreign Editor
Matter at Postoflice,
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27-DAY
Wainwright Asks For
army nurses.
tinued in northern Luzon, islands.
Indianapolis time). 3 Gen.
nights in: which the little
and guerilla bands, was over.
planes, and effected a landing. It was just 27 days after
the fall of Bataan, and one day short of 44 years after Admiral George Dewey, following his historic victory in Manila bay over the Spanish fleet, sent the message home: “1 control bay completely, sind can take city (Manila) at any time, but I have not sufficient men to hold.” No details were immediately available, for with the fall of Corregidor formal communication ended and the little knots of brave men, Americans and Filipinos, who still fought for freedom in many (Continued on Page Four) ” » ”
On the War Fronts
(May 6, 1942)
PHILIPPINES: Corregidor fortress and three other islands dominate ing Manila bay fall to Japanese after 27-day assault; guerrilla resistance continues in Philippines, BURMA: Japanese strike to Akyab on route fo India, links tening to
A. V. G. pilots down eight of 54
Japanese bombers in Yunnan.
MADAGASCAR: British advance 20 miles in sweltering heat and fight
Jonathan M. Wainwright red Corregidor and the other fortified islands in Manila harbor. There had been a blazing climax of 27 days and
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Terms: Firing Ceases |
at Other Islet Bastions After Japs Storm Across Channel,
By FRANK HEWLETT United Press Staff Correspondent
MacARTHUR HEADQUARTERS, Australia, May om Corregidor and its three sister fortresses, America’s islet bastions in Manila bay, surrendered today with a garrison of upwards of 6500 American troops, sailors, marines, and
The regular garrisons, numbering more than 3000, had been increased by 3500 naval men and marines who had been evacuated to Corregidor from Bataan. This total had been reduced by an unknown number of i but there were some civilians on the. island. Firing ceased on Corregidor and the islands of Caballo, El Fraile and Carabao. this morning after Japanese shock * troops stormed the north beach of Corregidor, crossing th Boca Chico channel from Bataan in invasion. barges,
At End of Resources The little garrison, tired and at the end of its resources, could net withstand the attack which was backed up by a terrific bombardment from dive bombing plasidse | heavy guns, and Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright
the Japanese terms of capitulation. An army spokesman emphasized that resistance cone
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Mindanao, Cebu, and Othes |
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced the end in & special communique at 4:15 p. tm. today (1:15 a. mo
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has surve
garrison of American and
Philippines defenders, including army nurses, stood up unflinchingly to an unceasing attack by Japanese dive bombing planes and big guns. 44 Years After Dewey The Japanese now control Manila bay and vesistanes in the Philippines, except for isolated units on small islands ‘
The end came when Japanese shock troops stormed the north shore of the island under cover of big guns and
J. S. AID INSPIRES SOVIET CONFIDENCE
Russ Claim Nazis Are Using Untrained Troops.
MOSCOW, May 6 (U. P).—A strong red army offensive, by a steadily increasing flow : United States and British aid, is taking a heavy toll of hastily= mobilized German reinforce all along the 1801-mile front, official Soviet accounts : today. German workers are being | from factories and thrown into fighting without military ti the official Tass news agenoy The government newspaper lzvess tia said thai the offensive mow um der way will steadily be stronger, with increasing A United States ald as the factor assuring viwny.” hi LONDON," May 6 (0. P.)man spring reserves were rep threwn into the Fussian fighting by Nazi Gen. Ewald Kleist today in an eXort to | ; | stand steadily . increasing offe operations by the Red army,