Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1943 — Page 5

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. Eastern Front; Ground

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"Moscow; April 29 (U. P.).—Red ‘@ir force planes set six large fires on an airdrome and with Soviet gunners destroyed 43 enemy planes

. In the last 24 hours in an intensi-

-fled offensive to wear down Nazi air power, the Russian high com‘mand announced today. Russian bombers fired hangars and other installations at an airdrome south of Balakleya in the Ukraine in a night raid, the Soviet

mid-day communique said. Stormo-|.

vik assault planes in a daylight attack on an airdrome in the sams

area yesterday destroyed 15 planes

\ With scattering and annihilating

on the ground and shot down two others in combat. .

Fierce dogfights raged over the|

northwest Caucasus, where ground fighting has gone into a lull following an abortive German attempt

to ‘enlarge the bridgehead in|

preparation for summer operations. Fifteen German planes. were shot down in dogfights yesterday and another eight were brought down by anti-aircraft gunners. ee German aircraft were shot down in air combats over the area west of Rostov. along the Sea of Azov, the mid-day communique said. On the ground Russian artillery in this sector was credited

part of nearly 1000 enemy troops.

POLICY COMMITTEES |

» ON RENT PROPOSED

A three-point program to increase co-operation between the Indianapolis Real Estate board and the

* local rent control office was recom-

mended today by Leonard Downie, business mariager of the Chicago

Real Estate board.

Mr. Downie spoke at the board’s noon luncheon in the Hotel Washington. He suggested that local policy committees be set up to discuss rent control problems and to co-operate

with the rent control board. i

“Just because a regulation is issued,” he said, “is no reason it's law. Question it. If a. regulation is unfair, it should be remedied. The Chicago board will waive rules under exceptional or hardship cases.” Mr. Downie pointed out that use of interim orders to cut down time needed to increase rents would aid the local situation. The third point of his program dealt with adjusting rent costs on an equality basis with the increase in the cost of living.

WASHINGTON, April 29 (U. P.).

\ —Undersecrstary of Treasury Dan-

fel W. Bell today announced that the $13,000,000,000 second war loan drive will be ‘oversubscribed by at least $2,500,000,000. Bell said Secretary of Treasury ' Henry Morgenthau Jr., will make the treasury’s official announcement on the success of the drive after his return to Washington from the West coast tomorrow or Saturday.

Marion county’s war bond investments total today reached $42,626,218, more than eight millions beyond the original $34,060,000 goal. With record buying continuing, drive leaders have set a new goal of 44 million before the second war loan campaign ends Saturday. Co-chairmen William C. Griffith and Robert A. Adams are confident that the final tabulation will show that volume of purchases and thus set a national record for counties

of comparable size.

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DEATH NEAR, KILLER WAITS LOVE LETTER

‘OSSINING, N. Y. April 29 (U. P.) —Eli Shonbrun, a man without religion, dies in the electric chair tonight, barring 11th-hour intervention by Governor Thomas E. Dewey, but in his last few moments he will be permitted to read the final love letter from his sweetheart, Madeline Webb. The execution and the-letter are contingent on each other, and Shonbrun will receive the letter only if

- his death is not stayed by the gov-

ernor. If a stay is granted, the letter will remain ‘in the hands of Warden Robert J. Kirby. Shonbrun will pay the final penalty together with John Cullen for their part in the slaying of Mrs.

Susie F, Reich, wealthy Polish refu-| gee, in her New York hotel apart-

ment a year ago.

300 STRIKE AT MISHAWAKA MISHAWAKA, Ind, April 29 (U. P.)—More than 300 employees in the fuel cell division of the Ball

. Band Rubber Co. a U. 8S. rubber

- subsidiary, struck today, protesting

~ an alleged change in company wage ; Standards,

runs along pretty smoothly. In fact, so much so that William-D. Beanblossom, the chairman, proudly as-

best board in the city.” Paul S. Dunn, the board’s chief clerk, is convinced by this time that most of the citizens in his area are trying hard to get along under the rationing setup. : Rules Must Govern He admits that some try to cheat, a few get provoked when their requests are refused, and maybe one or two are downrignt peiligerent. “But we don’t have any more trouble than anyone else,” he said. “Sometimes it’s hard to turn down their requests, but we always nave to remember that you can’t issue from your heart, but from the regulations.” The board is staffed from seven paid women workers, in addition to Mr. Dunn. Right now, they could use a couple of volunteer helpers. And Mr. Dunn hopes that after their office is remodeled and repainted, volunteers will be anxious to come to work.

~ Serves 60,000 People

Organized last August, the board was located at 550 S. Meridian st. until Feb. 22 when it was moved to its present quarters. The board covers the area south of the Union station to Raymond st.

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serts, “I'm thinking we’ve got the’

Paul S. Dunn, clerk of ration board 49-5, calls the state OPA office on a ‘ matter for Chairman W. D. Beanblossom (standing), .

Sturdy Males Stay on Job When Fuel Supply Runs Out

By HELEN RUEGAMER

Spring didn’t come too soon for the workers at ration board 49-5. During last week's wintry weather they got a dose of their own, medicine when the fuel oil supply for their office at 932 S. Meridian st. suddenly hit bottom. The women workers went home for the day, while ‘the men bundled themselves up in their overcoats and hats and caught up on some back work. But barring all such mishaps, life at board 49-5

This is the seventh of a series of articles on Marion county rationing boards.

and west of Meridian st. to the county line. This includes about 60,000 people living in the heavily populated area on S. Meridian st.; the farm communities of West Newton, Valley Mills and Bridgeport; trailer camps, and a few new suburban home additions. The $l-a-year members of the ration board include Chairman Beanblossom, a retired mortician; L. W. Parson, a farmer and utility executive; William P. Meyers, secretary of a wholesale grocery firm; O. W. Black, a retired farmer; Mrs. Ora Wineman, a housewife; E. H. Thompson, an auto dealer; the Rev, ‘Thomas Paino, a minister; N. Cock, a fireman, and Vernie L. Miller, a labor union official.

SENDS NEWSLETTER TO 100 IN SERVICE

Julian Miller of St. Louis, Mo., mimeographs a newsletter for distribution to about 100 of his {friends in the services. It contains news of interest to the entire group, who know each other, and reprints letters from individual

members

IRUSS-POLE |

UPSETS ALLIES

(Spread of Uneasiness to

Other Small Nations Is Feared.

LONDON, April 29 (U. P)~— Strenuous efforts by America and Birtain will be necessary, it appeared today, to prevent the SovietPolish dispute from opening issues

‘land controversies affecting’ nearly

all of the European united nations. Relations with neutral states such as Turkey and Sweden also may be affected by the Soviet stand on the political complexion of the Polish, government and insistence on ‘territorial demands. One thing appeared fairly certain. The Russians have shown no inclination to allow their bitterness against the Poles to affect the basic practical war agreements with Britain and the United States.

British Criticized

While the British government was criticized for allowing the Poles the paper with which to print anti-So-viet newspapers and funds for supporting what the Russians regard as an unfriendly government, purely military considerations- if nothing else gppeared to be preventing any widening of a breach between Russia and the Anglo-Americans. . However, an analysis of the Russian position with regard to Poland clearly forecast the difficulties of the post-war settlement, It is not hard to see that the Germans might revive the Red bogey fears in Turkey and Sweden by propaganda suggesting that Russia also may envisage joint control of the Dardanelles and a frontier on the Atlantic by slicing off northern Finland and northern Norway. Ambassadors Confer ‘The United States and British ambassadors to Moscow are intervening with the Soviets in an attempt to restore diplomatic relations betwen Russia and the Polish exile ‘government, reliable Polish sources said today. These informants reiterated yesterday's report that the Poles are dropping their request for an International Red Cross investigation of Nazi charges that the Russians murdered 10,000 Polish war prisoners near Smolensk. It was this request, coming on top of demands that territory occupied by Russia in eastern Poland in 1939 be restored after the war, that led the Soviets to suspend relations with the exile government Tuesday. Russia’s refusal to participate in any investigation of the German charge obviated any action by the International Red Cross and the Polish exile government will not press the issue, Polish informants said.

HELD IN LABOR SHOOTING NEW YORK, April 29 (U. P.).— New York police took Charles Kain, 41, into custody early today at the request of Chicago police, who said Kain was wanted there in connection with the shooting of

John White, a C. I. O. organizer, in October, 1937.

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By EDWARD V. ROBERTS United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 29— The master of the capital's mysterious “house on R street” — allegedly a rendezvous for war brokers and high government officials —today charged that a congressional investigation of his activities was a “smear campaign.” One Democratic congressman said

it was “a nasty New Deal plot.” John Monroe, who with Mrs.Eula

before a house military affairs subcommittee investigating war contracts, accused Committee Counsel Ralph Burton of employing “gestapo tactics.” “Burton intended to smear me on behalf of officials of a department for reasons which will come out later,” Monroe told the United Press. “No one who is being smeared is going to take it lying down.” Officers Were Guests

Monroe said he was not permitted to bring an attorney with him to the capitol, and charged that he was “held in restraint” in a separate room from the time the hearing opened until he was called. The fashionable, red brick town house on R st. became involved in the investigation when A. Bennett Fey, East Orange, N. J.,, war contract broker, admitted giving Mrs. Smith $3300 in a two-month period during which he was a guest several times at the R st. house. Army and navy officers also were guests there, he said. Old-timers in Washington immediately tagged the house: “The big red house on R st”"—a cutback to “the little green house on K st” which figured prominently in investigation of the oil scandals of the Harding administration.

Was Surgeon’s Home The Monroe house is located just

midst of the embassy section. It originally was the home of the late Dr. Holland Wilmer; noted Johns Hopkins eye surgeon who treated

MINISTER IS FREED OF RAPE CHARGES

JONESBORO, Ark. April 29 (U. P.).—The Rev. Joe Ellis, itinerant evangelist, today was free of charges of rape preferred by Mrs. Bonnie May Samples, 20-year-old wife of a Lake City minister. Ellis, who said he represented the ‘Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, a Pentecostal church of Indiana, was acquitted by a Craighead county circuit court jury after 75 minutes deliberation.

FOREST REESE DEAD

Forest Reese, 62, died today in his home, 1402; S. East st. Surviving are his wife, Minnie; brother, Guido Reese, Buffalo, N. Y.; niece, Mrs. Margaret Elliot, and nephew, Glen Reese, Buffalo. Services will be at 1:30 p. m. Sunday in the Robert W. Stirling funeral home, with burial in Anderson, Ind.

BUY MORE

WAR BONDS

Witness Charges ‘rameup In 'R Street House’ Mystery

presidents, the former King of Siam and Charles A. Lindberg, and is listed in the latest city directory under the name of ‘Dr. Wilmer’s widow. A real estate agent told the

to a Mrs. Smith—*“a charming lady

United Press that it had been rented

later identified himself to this re-

porter as a “research analyst speclalizing in legislation affecting business.” He said he lived in the R st. house with “my family and associates,” but added that the fourstory mansion “is not now .and never has been used for obtaining contracts, for myself or anyone else.” He admitted he entertained lavishly but insisted it was not for

THOMPSON'S

Grocery & Gen. Mohdse.

Smith, refused to testify yesterday

off Connecticut ave. and in the}

HERE AT AGE OF 62

R. ER. 8, Box 870, Indpls,

VALLEY MILLS

Phone West Newton 7002

from “the South.” Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr, lived there during the early days of the New Deal. Monroe, who declined even to tell

business purposes. ' Monroe charged that his telephone wires were tapped and said that ugh New Dealers tell aue'1 am bee

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