Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1942 — Page 8

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“ RAILWAYS DIES

William Hugh Meehan Is

Stricken Fatally on Auto Trip.

Seized by a heart attack in his automobile near Brownsburg, William Hugh Meehan, supervisor for the Indianapolis railways, died yesterday. 45-year-old railway employee in his car southwest of Brownsburg short-

ly after the attack. He had been| |

en route to his farm nearby. “Mr. Meehan lived at 633 E. Maple road. An émployee of the, Indianapolis railways and Peoples Motor Coach Co. nearly 30 years, Mr. Meehan recently was supervisor at the station at Massachusetts ave. and Alabama . st. At one time he was superin~_tendent of drivers for the motor . coach company. He was a 32d degree Mason and was a sailor on a troop transport during World War I. 2 Born in Cicero, he spent most of his life in Indianapolis. . Surviving are the wife, Lillian Bold Meehan; his mother, Mrs. Chloe Mains, Noblesville; his father, Martin, of Santa Barbara, Cal, and a brother, Harry, of New Rochelle, N.Y.

SERVICES TODAY FOR GUY BUCKLEY

Rites for Guy Buckley, who was in the construction business in Indianapolis many years, were to be - held at 2 p. m. today at the McNeely & Sons mortuary. Burial was to be in Crown Hill

. = Mr. Buckley, who ‘died Priday at his home, 3239 Elmira st., had been affiliated with a brother-in-law, Curtis Q. Patton, in the construcHe was 62 and a veteran of the Spanish-American war. Born in Ohio, he lived | in Indianarolis 40 years. He formerly lived in New Castle. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ora Kent Buckley; a brother, Joseph, of Mooreland, now serving overseas with the armed forces: a stepbrother, Charles McDorman, In- © dianapolis, and a step-sister, Mrs. ~ Georgie Waller, New Castle.

Tick, Tick Wasn't That of a Bomb

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (U. P.).— When an employee in the PanAmerican airways receiving room at La Guardia field yesterday heard a ticking sound coming from a package he notified a guard, who notified police, who notified the bomb squad, which came with an emergency truck and a bucket of oil. The police doused the package and then opened it. It contained two watches and a chornometer which Pan-American had sent to a jeweler for repairs.

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Grotto Installs Roy Degischer

Roy E. Degischer is the newly installed commander of Sahara Grotto post No. 264, American Legion. He was among the new post officers installed last week in ceremonies at the post home, 13th st. and Park ave. Others who took office were E. B. Tillson, first vice commander; Loney ‘Archey, second vice commander; Charles : Beckham, third Sale - vice commandRoy Degischer er; Ralph Johns, adjutant; Edward Griebelbauer, finance officer; Oscar Buehler, service officer; George Fuller, chaplain; Robert Manker, historian; Irvin Meier, sergeant-at-arms; Fred Hite, sergeant of the guard, and John Suddarth, corporal of the guard. The executive committee includes Clarence Scott, Vearl G. Holland gnd Dr. F. L. Hosman. Convention delegates named were Mr. Degischer and Ralph: Johns, alternates, and Mr. Holland and Mr. Scott.

GUNS CAPTURED IN WAR FIGHT AXIS

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (U. P).— Cannon, big guns and tanks captured from the Germans in the first world war and set up in New

York’s parks and public squares

were being turned over to the army for scrap today. Mayor Fiorello H, LaGuardia, announcing that all such trophies had been consigned to blast furnaces, said-the war department had asked

him to urge mayors throughout the country to do likewise. “Thé war department has promised me and I announced to all mayors. . . . That they may advise their communities that the war department will replace at the end of this war each one of these trophies with another cannon or tank, captured from our present

enemies,” he said,

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And This Is How We Did It

Stage, screen and radio comedians Lou Costello, left, and Bud Abbott tell Gov. Schricker and Thomas D. Taggart, right, lost of the million dollar week-end war bond party at. French Lick, how they made their sales. The $2,203,000 in sales boosted the comedians 20state tour wha w 2 million dollars worth of Bonds old."

Franch Lick Bond Week-End Garners ‘Mere’ $2,203,000

The million dollar week-end war bond party at French Lick, which

Only $1,900,000 worth of bonds had been sold, a mere $900,000 over But officials, seeing the quota Regily doubled, wanted to

All auctioned products were gone when Lou Costello turned to Bud

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Abbott and said, “Well?” And Mr. Abbott said to Mr. Costello, “Well, why not?” So the two comedians “of stage and screen returned to the day of burlesque and auctioned off their clothes piece by piece. That is, down to undershirts and shorts.

One for History

The sale plus a purchase of $13,627 worth of bonds by employees: of the hotel boosted the total sales to $2,203,000. And state bond officials predicted the spectacle would go down in history as one of the largest bond sales in a single night. Highest price paid for any prize was $103,750 by William B. Stephenson, Marion, state chairman of the industrial division of the war savings staff. He purchased the cartoon “Injun Summer” . personally autographed by John T. McCutcheon, Hoosier-born artist,

Dog Gets $103,000

A dog donated by Irene Dunne, movie actress and former Hoosier, was sold to Charles Buesching, Ft. Wayne, for $103,000. Another dog, once owned by Jane Froman, star of radio and screen, brought $25,000 and a ‘“Corsican” donkey donated by Thomas D. Taggart, host of the party, went for $20,000. Aiding in making the . party ‘a finaneial success was a total purchase of $354,000 in bonds by Hoo-

absentee purchase ‘was -by Daniel Tobin, president of the Teamsters and Chauffeurs’ union, who bought $100,000 worth.

Persons who bought prizes: received war bonds as- well as the auctioned article.

State Deaths

ANDERSON Edward Quinn, 54. Survivors: Sister, Mrs. Raymond Kelly; broth-

ers, Charles, John, Russell Quinn. Mrs. William Momak, 44. Survivors: Husband, William; daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Dee, Mrs. B. Isaacs, Martha; sisters, Mrs. Clarence Haygood, Mrs. Wilfred Durant, Mrs. Grant Durant, Mrs. Ada Kline; brother, Herman Hendricks.

BICKNELL—Mrs. Grace Thompson, 81. Survivors: Sons, William, Charles; daugh-

son, Mrs. Vivian Light. BOONVILLE—George Roberts, 69. vivors: Wife, Anna; daughter, Tallie; son, Frederick; brothers, John, Kenneth, Wesley, ‘Frank; sisters, Mrs. Gertha Hull, Miss Ida Roberts; Mrs. Hazel Rudolph. ELKHART—Walter Lehman, 54. - Survivors: Wife, Blanche; daughters, Mrs. Clarence Culp, Mrs. George Stump; son, William; sister, Mrs. Wade Huston. ELWOOD—Mrs. Emma Snook, 63, Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Harriett Silcott; brothers, Everett, Claude, Charles, Herbert Waymire. i HEMLOCK —Gerald Johnson, 33. 8Survivoss: Wife, Gwendolyn; daughters; Misses Geraldine Johnson; . parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Johnson; sisters, Mrs. Carl Gand, Mrs. Oral Porter, Mrs. Herman Crain. ; JASPER—Mrs. ‘Anthony Wagner, °68. Survivors: Husband, Paul; daughter, Mrs. Matilda Wibbles. KOKOMO—William Shaffer, 81. vivors: Wife, Beulah; brothers, George; sister, Mrs. Lucy DeMarr —John Fenwick, 36. . Bur- : Son, Leroy Fenwick; daughters, Mrs. Martin Oeffinger, Mrs. Otto Andres; brothers, Albert, Crawford; sister, Mrs. oN 7 B S e Breese, -59.. Survivors: Husband, Rola; brother, Garfield Kron; sisters, Mrs. Emma Best, Mrs. Alice Prell. PENDLETON—Mrs. Ella Perry, 67. Burvivors: Daughter, Mrs. Robert Hatays sisters, Mrs. Dora Snedeker, Mrs. Bergherm; brother, William Park. VR LT Alen Saston, 86. Survors: ug TS. a Bogarth; sons, James, Robert, Chrisney Gaston. RUSHVILLE—MTrs. Ralph . Prickett, ‘36. Survivors: Son, Robert Prickett; Walter Dickinson. brother,

WALDRON—MTrs. Ben Louden.

FASCISTS PURGE RANKS BERN, Aug. 17 (U. P.) —Evidence that a large section of the Fascist party shares the apathy of the Italian public toward the war was contained in the announcement today that more than 6000 members had

SurGrant,

party.

SEES PLANE SPEEDUP

CLEVELAND, O., Aug 17 (U. P). —American airplane production will be nearly three times that of the combined’ axis powers by next year, Rep. Martin F. Smith (D. Wash.) told the 44th national encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans today. -

siers unable to attend. The largest]

ters, Mrs. Maud Wilson, Mrs. Stella Tol-

recently been thrown out of the

RALPH JONES

: Heart ‘Attack Is Fatal to

Graham Asbestos Co. - Vice President. Ralph R. Jones, vice president of the Graham Asbestos Co., died of a heart attack yesterday at his summer cottage on Lake Shafer. He resided at 4317 E. Washington st. and was 49. He was head of the sheet ‘metal department of the Graham company. A native of Indianapolis, he was educated in the local schools and ‘was a member of Center lodge

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Surviving are. his wife and a

daughter, Mrs. Fred C. Scott, of Indianapolis. - dianapolis; two: brothers, Harry R.,, of Indianapolis, and Ward E,. of Butler, Pa., and a sister, Mrs. Ralph Lynch, Indianapolis. 3

Lamont L. Meek

Lamont L. Meek, 57, a former resident of Indianapolis, will be buried today at Cicero following funeral services at 2:30 p. m. in the Harry W. Moore Peace chapel. Mr. Meek died Friday at his home in Vincennes. Mr. Meek had been a salesman for the Mooney-Mueller-Ward Co.,

| wholesale drug firm, for 25 years.

He lived in Indianapolis from 1919 to 1922 when he went to Vincennes to represent the firm there. He was a member of the Vincennes Methodist church and the Travelers’ Protective association. . Survivors - include ‘the widow, Clara; two sons, James. W..and John Robert, both of Indianapolis; his father and stepmother, Anderson Meek and Mrs. Jennie Meek of Elwood; two sisters; Mrs. Roy Chance of Elwood and Mrs. Hazel Lewis of Mansfield, O., and a brother, Merle Meek, Ft. Wayne.

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DIES AT LAKE|

Rites Set for

Mrs. Drysdale

FUNERAL SERVICES for Mrs. Walter S. Drysdale, wife of ithe commanding officer at Ft. Harrison, will be held at 4 o’clock this afternoon in Irwin, O. Burial in Irwin will follow. Mrs. Drysdale died Saturday at ‘her home .in° Columbus, O. Survivors, beside Col. Drysdale include a son, Capt. W. S. Drysdale II, who is serving with the armed forces outside the United States, and three grandchildren, Susanne Drysdale, 9; Mary Anne Drysdale, 7, and Walter Scott Drysdale III, 3. The grandchildren live with their mother at Mechanicsburg, O.

CHURCH PIONEER

WILL BE BURIED

Mattie B.C Wallace

Mrs. - Lived in Southport Since a Child.

Rites for Mrs. Mattie B. Wallace, who was the oldest surviving woman member of the Southport Baptist church when she died Saturday, were to be. held at 2:30 p. m.

today at the J. C. Wilson funeral - :

home.. The Rev. Reuben H. Lind- :

strom, pastor of the church, was to | :

be in charge and burial was planned in Greenwood.

Her husband, Luther T. Wallace, | ¢

survives as the oldest. member of the church. Mrs. Wallace was 82.

A native of Johnson county, Mrs. * :

Wallace lived in Marion county since her marriage 62 years ago. Surviving, in addition to the husband, -are three daughters, Mrs. O. F. ‘Schilling, Sidney, O., and Mrs.

Mary E. McOuat and Mrs. Aria W. |

Long of Southport; two.sisters, Mrs. Leonia Smith, Acton, and Mrs. Ruby LeMaster, Greenwood; three brothers, Myers. of Tampa, Fla.,

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HENRY ANT, TRM HEAD, DIES

inded Pickle Processing Company; Funeral to Be Tomorrow,

Henry Amt, founder of the le processing. firm bearing .his

ie, will be buried tomorrow in qorial Park following rites at 2 1. in the Immanuel Evangelical Reformed ‘church. . failing health the last three 5, Mr. Amt died Saturday at home, 828 E. Raymond st. He 80. :

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neral services for Miss Junia

+, former resident of Bloom-

;n and graduate of Indiana"

srsity in 1925, will be held at m. today in the United Pres4an church at Bloomington. al will be in Bloomington. ss Blair died Thursday at the 3 of an aunt in Colorado 1gs, Colo. She went there in because of ill health after 1ing school in Kentucky and a Carolina. e was a member of the Bloom-

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the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority of the United Presbyterian

ch. ‘rviving are her mother, Mrs.

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Beech Grove Christian church. Mrs. Mills died yesterday at the home of hér daughter, Mrs. Bes-

sie Hamilton of Beech Grove,

after a long illness. She was 82.

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Joseph C. Mills who ‘died six

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Florence Cobler of Eagle Rock,

Cal.; two sons, Walter H. Mills

and the Rev. Arthur B. Mills, both of Indianapolis: a brother, Robert Hackley of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Dale of Columbus, Ind., and Mrs. Minnie F. Mayhew of Palo Alto, Cal.; 15 grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren.

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{ Presbyterian church, will be in charge and burial will be at Liberty. Mrs. Gregory, a native of Libe erty, resided here with a son, Hue bert. She was 85 and had veg, in Indianapolis 26 years. ‘Surviving, in addition to the son, are two granddaughters, Marilyn -and Janice Gregory.

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