Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 May 1943 — Page 2

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DORTMUND HIT

IN RECORD RAID

RAF Drops 33 Tons of Bombs a Minute on Big Ruhr City.

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the next step—probahly a thrust at Europe's southern coast. Heavy Industry Center

Dortmund is the headquarters for the Central electricity works and is the site of steel works, foundries, coal mines and many other important war industries, Four-engined Lancaster, Stirling and Halifax bombers in “very great strength” rained thousands of demolition bombs ranging up to fourton super-blockbusters, as well as tens of thousands of fire bombs, on the war factories supplying Hitler's armies. Good weather enabled the first raiders over the Ruhr to pin-point their targets and kindle vast fires that served as beacons for naining raiders. The previous heaviest raid on Germany was carried out the night of May 12, when more than 1500 tons of bombs were dropped on Duisburg and 34 aircraft were lost

26th Raid on Dortmund

Dortmund had been raided times previously, the last time the night of May 4 when he largest force of four-engined sent over Germany up to that date bombard-

ed the city. German planes struck back atj Britain with damaging attacks on] 1 towns last night and yes-|

7, but their efforts were puny I with the weight of the sustained Anglo-American assault A the continent.

German bombs demolished houses

in residential areas of a Northeastern England town last night, causing many Damage was said to be fairly widespread. Antigircraft guns and night fHghters drove off German planes before they could bomb a neighboring own British Towns Suffer One German plane was shot down during the : Yesterday's German raids were the heaviest in recent weeks. A communique said at least three

places on the South coast as well

as others on the Southeast ‘coast were attacked with a number of persons being killed. Three enemy planes were shot down, two by anti-aircraft gunners and ‘one by figh S Two towns well-known to Woli-day-makers underwent their heavfest raids of the war. At one, a

a crowded saloon, afire, and it was feared sie perished. Two hotels of other saloons also

omb crashed on setting it A that all i and a number

were hit At another town, several hotels and many iarge stores were \destroved. A Focke-Wulf Tehtertomber crasned on a house at na two persons in a tel were kitted when

Channel Shipping Hit

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Ie Anrerican-built mbed the coke ovens a Belginm, many seen on ihe target Other planes attacked shipping tie English channel, hitting a tank-

were

er and damaging at Teast three other vege] Beaufighters det fire to railroad

targets In morthern France.

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Here is the wreckage of the Pennsylvania's curve. Fourteen persons were Killed and 91 others injured.

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— By CPL. MICHAEL RYCCY

Driver Escapes Death a8 U S. Army Air Force Training Command CAMDEN, N. J, May 248 — I Truck Makes 215- | was a passeiger in one of the Foot Plunge. | York express when it jumped the | tracks in New Jersey and I never ¢ «Mrs. Taft Dies

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the same side, turned over four five times, then landed ir a field. The two young women and Dennis were hurled ‘out of the but Gross was still in it when it came to a stop. | He died while being placed in an! ambulance. The only other deaths reported ™ week-end state traffic were those of Mrs. Eva Vickery, 62, Merom, Ind.. and Walter Henninger, 28, of 3721 E. 21st st. | Mrs. Vickery was killed on Road 41 two miles north of Sullivan when | a car driven by her husband, Grov-| er, and a truck collided. Henninger was injured fatally! when a motorcycle he was riding! went out of control ‘on Road 52 and | crashed into two road signs. | Four vouths were hurt when their car hit a chuckiiole on the Thomp- | son rd. west of Valley Mills, swerved off the road, hit a pole, then a fericde, turmed over and then ‘came te Yest in a ditch on the radiator. The injured were David A. Fields, 90. of 2540 Guilford ave.: Orville Squires. 21, and James Squires, 20, both of 923 Ch-rleston st, and | Francis Wallace, 23. of 627 Russell! ave. Fields and Orville Squires are | in City Hospital. |

LOFTUS SENTENCED TO DIE NEXT OCT. 1

SOUTH BEND, md... Mav 24 (U PP.) —Robert J. Loftus, 44, ‘ex-convict

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Mrs. William Howard Taft WASHINGTON, May 24 (U. PB) Funeral geivices will be held to-

morrow for Mrs. Taft, widow of the late president and Chief justice. Burial will be

William Howard |

ORONANGE,

of Rockford. IN., was sentenced by St. Joseph County Circuit Judge Dan Pyle today to die in the Imdiana electric chair at Michigan City penitentiary next Cct. 1. Loftus was convicted last Tuesday of first degree murder for the slaying of William Tennell, cashier of tite LaCrosse, id. state bank, during a robbery on June 26, 1933. Conviction carried the first mandatory death Sentence ever assessed in St. Joseph ‘county.

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Nn Arlington national cemetery. Nhs. Taffy, who would have been $2 ext week, died at her home here Satinday. She had been suffering from a circulatory aiiment for more than a yeav, Mrs. Taft's @eath leaves only Six former first ladies living—Mris. Benjamin Harricon, the former Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Nis. Theodore Roosevelt,

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—— Y Thi idee wire have wittian hie ad Tor yt B® \ Man ays ime pre 4) a\ Ww en < 8 e J N personne \ ning chown here ic @ hawks siory direct from WashingErm nts Are tom and is positive proof that your country neecs ition pla YOU. The need is not just for trained workers—it is a Mu i Labor. call for every able man ana woman to take his or her \ short ° o. 8 \ place on the home fighting front. No matter if you LON, oY wake are rot trained, vou will be taught if necessary. But ASKING . a SENS NR y TIME iis important. Our men can t wait for the weapons ~ i nied » » ks hk hy A iki id protected . ¥ governmer wor they need. The rere hour is Today—NOW. You are OY % A % 7 is ! . 4 & \ serary : de enon vA needed and jobs are waiting at many of the vital in- & Net Ayia % ay : hk i C A . z hs . \ ® § how to i age ductries in the Indianapolis ares.” There's & job here ov : ans x v A . \ hd } i nS oranance Pls miliary : at home that You cah do—a fob you OUGHT te ce. gor OOTY Le genial ver dax g " Was tht 8 ‘old yestel ”" y Jr. \ ceramitree A a? J ah Coction ¢ RRL 5 wh 13 ARTZ seul * | | . a. n wel <on J (ne 0 y i“ . 4 \ "he ANATCE Nave 10 PAV “Vickery MUST Begin at Home." The bravery 0 LLL Lae OF : = h ’ x Anak WA “ perhaps of ol flaht ng men must be matched by our aid * NY a sh y ole \ 4 Ys and WRT lr eft FL or he efloris back here in giving them the weapons “Ww eit ox the enactment \ with which to fight. Our boys are doing their ye testified i will woul “eB of- | Auty at the Fahting Firms We must not fail to national 0 his WA not a greet \ do our duty at home. Too Little and Too Late | CAWeRts nad YO Lo ting CORY: ic ho idie phrase. Let's not lose the good start + \ ate DAY wp iW ® : hat r i ; ~ Slilr, me ae | HES o spgen ity 4 scam and our force have made by being indifferent to {30 anes PR ed Yeon ep gars their needs. Why Not Do Something About | @eadiNT0 saul vere @ » ; | GOR nave TCL for SEVER oxed | It New? * |e cond peop® ponents La \ A pecsiona” = EON \ prot . oe C sit ey ® qed, sti no 8G | \ ry ipY pawever: ¥ pecient. A * Te eel Uncen iR fCl ow BY | As one of the several such industries ¢ (is BS 20 Lo we WEBEL emer | in Indianapolis, Bridgeport Brass hat hat RA pet any \ y | pent FU ent vo © Imperiant War Werk te be performed. vg (he OVE Apply at either Bridgeport Brass Em. Indianapolic genct: ployment Office or at the U. 8. Em Thwes, May 18, ployment Service, 148 E. Market Sh 1943)

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want to live through another experience as terrifying. I was on my way to New York for | a visit with friends and after a hard day at my post in Atlantic! City, T was tired. I was sound] asleep in my seat when the train] jumped the track and the first I! | kitew anything was wrong was when

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Atlantic Citv-New York express derailed near Pelair. N. J. last night while rounding a A company spokesman said the train rounded the curve at excessive speed.

DARRACH HEIRS

Survivor of Jersey Tragedy USE GENEALOGY

Plaintiffs Attempt Proof Of Legal Status by Bible Records.

The first of several books In-|

tended to trace the history of the

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Congressman Barred From Food Parley Decides To ‘Stay a While.

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centered on a statement of Russian | views toward post-war problems. | The statement from the Soviet | delegation, scheduled for later in the day, was attracting attention pecause of the possibility that it | might contain some reflection of a new attitude resulting from dis- | solution of the Communist Inter- | national. | Reporters covering the confer|énce took advantage of their new|ly won privileges last night to have dinner at the Homestead hotel! and to circulate among the delegates in the public rooms. They also were invited to attend the first public showing in the United States of the Russian documentary film, “Stalingrad.” Rep. Frederick C. Smith (R. 0), one of the Republic congressmen who is demanding a congressional {investigation of the conference, remained in Hot Springs over the week-end. The other, Rep. Fred Bradley (R. Mich), was in Washington, preparing to make a statement in the house tures here. But relaxation of the press restrictions, even though reporters still do not enjoy the same privileges extended to them at previous (international gatherings, appeared {to ease the general tenseness,

Film Supplies Setting

has devoted most of its time to

I was awakened by a trerible roar- hundred years to William the Con- | asking questions and clarifying the

ng sound. | I was being bounced around in my seat like a pea in a paper bag. The car was hopping and jumping and seemed to be trying to twist itself nside out. a <ereeching armed over on its side with a thud.

Piled on Top of Me

Four or five passengers who had sat across the aisle from me were now piled on top of me. I had one

guéror in England was introduced agenda. Word has slipped out that |

in a probate court trial today. The hearing ‘on the suit to break a will in the $1.200000 estate of the late Mrs. Maude Huntington

Then there was Darrach, widow of the late Eugene terest in sound and the car H Darrach, wealthy mMmdianapolis supplies for the Russian army. | The showing of the “Stalingrad” Contesting the will are six nieces Alm provided an excellent advance

industrialist.

and nephews of Mrs. Darrach, whe were completely disinherited by the will. The book introduced today showed

it favors a world organization to supervise agricultural affairs and it also has become known that the delegation has shown a great ininsuring adequate food

setting for statement. United States less than a fortnight ego and previously it was shown

the expected Russian

hand twisted behind me and I felt records in the family Bibles back only to a small group at the Soviet

the coldness of the window glass. I | squirmed and wiggled my way out

more than 100 years. A genealogical book which Mrs.

embassy in Washington. It is a moving narrative of the heroic de-

and pulled myself up and stood on Darrach purchased for $8600 before rense of Stalingrad.

the side of a seat. | I didnt realize at first what had | happened and I ‘can

her @eath two years ago will be introduced tomorrow,

intending vo iic over remember | show that Mrs Darrach had traced nine-point progiam to provide a

| The British delegation made pubthe week-end a detailed

| shaking my head to get a noise out her ancestors back to early kings ‘secure, adequate and suitable” food

| of it.

[and realized thet the noise was the)

| rode in the same car.

| I remember seeing them trying to struggle to the ends of the seats. Another soldier, Peter Nfartino of the air force, picked his way from seat to eat and came to me. “What should we do, Corporal.” he

Teft out of the will. The contend that Mrs. Darrach was unduly influenced and of unsound mind when che made her will at the age of 73, a few months before her death.

Then I came to with a rush and queens of England and France. wupply for all nations after the war. Attorneys for the disinherited ji recommended post-war subsidies, | creaming of the 20 women who nieces and nephews were introdue- | puffer stocks on the ever-normal There were ing family history records to prove granary idea, price stabilization ma= | about six other men in the car and the legal status of heirs who Were jyinery and a kind of international

on his adven-

It was brought to the

SMITH SUARDS Masons Will Ope

DAY, MAY 2 n Two-Day

Convention Here Tomorrow

| The 126th annual two-day egal

ing of the grand lodge, F. & A. M,,

will open tomorrow in the Masonic | temple with delegates from the 540 lodges in the state in attendance. | | The sessions will be opened by) {Clarence R. Martin. grand master | | of Masons in Indiana. | The presiding officers of all gov=| lerning bodies of York Rite and | Scottish Rite Masonry, the Order of | | the Eastern Star and military guests will be received and introduced at| 9 a. m. A patriotic musical pro: | gram will be presented. | The formal opening of the grand | lodge is scheduled for 10 a. m. at which time Grand Master Karl J. | Mohr of Illinois, Grand Master William Zelma Carter of Kentucky land distinguished Masonic guests from other states will be introduced. | The business session will continue throughout the day and the annual dinner will be held at the Masonic temple at 6:30 p. m. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected and | appointed tomorrow afternoon. | Wednesday morning the annual pilgrimage of the lodge representa= [tives will be made to the Indiana | Masonic home at Franklin, the outstanding benevolence of the grand lodge. The concluding session will be held Wednesday afternoon. The officers and members of the principal committees of the grand lodge were in session today. With the conclusion of this grand Jodge session Mr. Martin, a former judge of the Indiana supreme court, will complete his 25th year as an | officer of various Masonic bodies of this city and state. He holds a number of honorary memberships, including the 33d degree of the {Scottish Rite, and is knowa

The Russian group here thus far throughout the United States as a

Mesonie historian, writer and speaker. Committees chairmen are Oswald

Clarence R. Martin

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A. Tislow, general arrangements; Othniel Hitech, reception: Edgar O, Burgan, registration and informas tion: William HH. Morrison, diss tinguished guests: Judge Bums Douglass, Ft. Wayne, jurisprudence; James C. Gipe, grievances and ap+ peals; John R. Hunter, Terre Haute, George Washington memos rial: Rev. C. A. McPheeters, necrology; Otto W. Cox, Masonie education and research; William C, Geake, Ft. Wayne, charters and dispensations; Ira A. Church, Elke hart, supervisory board; William W, Suckow, Franklin, Indiana Masonie home; R. H. Schweitzer, Knights town, war service and relief; Miles W. Hoekett, accounts; John A. Kens dall, Danville, miscellaneous busi= ness: Charles Van Meter, assistant grand deacons; Theddore F, Vonnes= gut, tellers.

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to 40-year record peaks with definite erest in sight. The crest of the Illinois river

yeached Peoria, 111, Saturday sending the waters to an all-time high

of 288 feet, 11 feet avove flood level. |

Governor Dwight H. Green sent four additional companies of militia to aid 10000 war plant empioyees sandbagging the levees, protecting 14 riverside factories. Officials said 1,000,000 sandbags would be used to bolster the levees. If the river breaks through, they said, the giant caterpillar tractor

‘surpliis commodities corporation” plant at Peoria will be under five

for free distribution to the needy.”

SWITCH ENGINE HITS

and the only thing 1 could Co of JUDGE GIVES j DONAY | AUTO AT CROSSING

was getting those screaming women out of the car.

Broke Windows

We started breaking the windows over our hegds—they were egcross the iste a few moments before— and telling the people to keep thelr heads ihe Falling glass. After we out. Nrartime and I climbed through one and stood on the side of the car. We pulled severai women out and then some of the men joined us and got the rést of them. |

the track, and we saw a man i the crushed cab. We climbed up and tried to pull him out, but it was mo use. I never saw meval so twisted and jammed together. Tt looked as if a huge shell had amneashed into the engine Nrartine was cut and bleeding and I told him to have his wounds dressed. There seemed to be a lot of people around by now and I was afraid he might be more seriously injured than he looked an@ acied. Hell make a good soldier. I suffered only a Few braits: and deratehes, but I've got some terrible memories.

STATE SERVICEMEN HONORED FOR VALOR

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| ford st. is one of five Indiana men in the Tth air force whe were decorated recently. Seu | [effew, Who received the air medal, was a participant in the raids on Japanese positions in the | northern Gilberts. Mis Deffew received a letter | from her son last week, in which he said he was one of 300 soldiers Qecorated. He did not tell what the Gecoration was or why he received it. He is 24 years oda and enlisted in the army air forces Jan. 26 1942. He wes previously awarded the oak leaf for raids in the Pacific. S. Sgt. Carlyle C. Eivod, an n= disnapolis resident before his ene try into the army air forces was | also decorated for the action, | Other Hoosiers named were Lb | Sam LL. Catensarite, Gary: | Sgt. Dennis P, Lodge, New Castle, | and S. Sgt. George W. Trice, | Plainfield.

“4 4 PFC. ALLEN 8 GUTHRIE 2620 N. Illinois st, has been awarded the air medal for more than 200 hours as a radio opera< tor with the army air forces. was last reported on anti-subdbe marine patrol off the Atlantic

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DETROIT, May 24 (U. P) —Federel Judge Frank A. Picard today sentenced Theodore Donay te six véars and six months imprisonment concealing Mom knowledge of Max Stephan's trea | sonous activities. | Tm addition, the former Detroit

importer and one-time corporal in. the German army received a $1000

fine. | Picard explained that he did not give Donay seven yvears—ithe maxi-

Nrartine and 1 ran to vhe 1000 mum under the law-because he wotive, half buried in the Qirt along aieady has been held almost a year

at the Milan, Mich, federal ¢orrecrional institute pending disposition of his case.

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ing on S. State ave. R. W. Roberts, driver of the car, had stopped for an outbound B.& O. train and failed to see the vard engine on farther track. The injured man was Charles White, 1031 S. Meridian st.

medical attention,

BETTER THAN NOTHING! WASHINGTON, May 24 (U, P). House and senate conferees, still stalemated on pay-as-you-go legis= lation, agreed today on only one thing-— to meet again at 10 a. Wm. | tomorow

One man was slightly injured this morning when a New York Central vard engine backed into an auto-| mobile at the B. & O. railroad cross

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feet of water, flooding V2 acres of machine tools for war production. Af Beardstown, Ill. further down the Illinois, officials awaited a 30= foot crest. About 4700 residents were removed when the river topped the 275 foot seawall protecting the town. On the Mississippi, gauges at St. Louis, whee the river was rising more rapidly than was expected, showed a 3898 level late yesterday, surpassing the all-time record set in the flood of 1903.

1000 Residents Isolated The raging Mississippi was rYe-

| dozen points between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau. An $8,000,000 | concrete levee collapsed in (wo [places at Claryvile, Mo, flooding 95.000 acres of Perry county, Mo, farmland and isolating 1000 resi= dents of Clarkville, Belgique, MeBride and Menfro. The river erest was not expected until late today.

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,000 Now Homeless as Midwest Rivers Near Crest

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The levees in the vicinity of Dupe were endangered but were holding, Two-thirds of the residents of the town have been removed and the remainder was considered safe as there is high ground in the vicinity, Relief officials set up a tent city at Marion, Ill, 30 miles inland, to

| furnish shelter for residents of the | area.

Others were received at Hanna, Murphysboro and Cairo, Ill,

| The crest of the Missouri, swol-

len by the waters of the flooded Osage and Gasconade, reached St, Charles, Mo. later yesterday. A record level of 366 feet was records

ed as the overflow waters flooded y

St. Charles and St. Louis counties.

In Kansas, food threats were diminishing Sunday. Officials said the water of the Arkansas had

backed up over thousands of acres of lowland, but that little damage | had been done. Meanwhile, Ft. Smith, Ark. snd Muskogee, Okla. on lower reaches of the Arkansas, were counting damslage in the wake of their second flood in two weeks, Ft. Smith was left with less than one day’s supply of drinking water after the waters snapped the city's principal water main, The 40,000 | inhabitants were undergoing mass

passenger in the car. He refused ported to have burst levees at a inoculation for typhoid.

' CANNING STAMPS VALID

| Stamps 15 and 16 in war ration book 1 became good today for five | pounds of sugar for home canning | purposes. The stamps will remain valid through Oct. 31, the OPA announced

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