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today search continued for two escaped German prisoners of war after a pair who escaped earlier last
{week from Pt. Breckinridge, Ky.
were apprehended near Paducah; {| Ky., yesterday.
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Erich Wulf, 30, a pilot, and Karl
Zigann, a paratrooper, were Aarrested by Kentucky state police and bridge guards as they attempted to cross a Tennessee river bridge there. They previously had ‘escaped while working at a canning factory at Madison and were caught within 24 hours at Brownstown. Hans Spitzer, 38, and Rudolf Norgenstern, 28, -also interned at Camp . were still at large, and Hoestetter doubted if they had entered Indiana or Ohio since all river bridges were being checked carefully. 4 “Wulf and Zigann stole a car ot Marion, Ky., and abandoned it near . {the place of their capture When it ran out of gas.
FORT PILOT, HERE ON LEAVE, TO WED
Thrice-decorated 1st Lt. Earl P. Miller; & flying fortress. pilot with
“128 missions behind him, was in In-|
great graft-
dianapolis this week, to decorate Miss Georgianna Smith, un 8
nl get srted Arlington ave., with a Wedding ring.
the nation. a thing happens and Dewey is nominated,
Boven h Alezander sees the possibility vice presidential nomina- {day leave and Sunday
either Governor or
attending Butler university.
After spending three ‘months and
10 days in diction over Europe and|
North Africa, Lt. Miller has a 24will marry
{the girl he met while both were
- Recalling many rough raids, Lt. Miller thinks the toughest was over Stuttgart when his right waist gunner. was killed and the left waist whunded seriously. Another Nazi fighters attacked his “the Ruhr valley. Ag the ‘to escape ‘the gun-
as many as five raids over German targets in six days, and from the air has seen destruction fall on Norway, Hamburg, Bremen and
After his 235th raid over Muenster, Germany, he received. the distinguished flying cross, the air medal and the oak leaf cluster.
| Marine Officer Wil Address!
Luncheon at Claypool.
Brig. Gen, Robert L. Denig, who is sald to run the public relations for the U. 8. marine corps with the smallest staff in Washington, will be in Indianapolis next Wednesday to help cllebrate the corps’ 168th anniVersary.
civic luncheon sponsored Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Claypool hotel. The luncheon will honor Marion county marine families. Gen. Denig originated the marine
ended with a deadlocked fury which to retiifn a verdict on charges of reckless homicide and man. slaughter, As the second trial opened today, Prosecutor Sherwood Blue dismissed the reckless. homicide charge and elected to go to trial only on the manslaughter charge. Fainting Spell Blamed Lee is said to have fainted at the wheel of his car while driving on Washington st., and it careened over the sidewalk - into a crowd of pedestrians. "The state will attempt to prove that Lee had knowledge that he was subject to fainting seizures and knew that he ‘should not be driving |® a car. Defense attorneys contend that Lee could not have been guilty of any criminal offense, since. he was] unconscious at the wheel of the car when it plunged into a sidewalk |. crowd.
corps combat correspondents, the|
“fightin'-writin’ * leathernecks stationed with each combat unit.
The general wears 13 médals and} decorations,
including the navy cross, the distinguished service cross and purple heart. Gen. Denig has two marine sons. Lt. Col. Robert L. Denig Jr. is sta- | tioned at Camp Elliott, Cal, and Capt. James L. Denig, is with the tank battalion, fourth Marine Ale vision, tui
POSTRONE SELECTION, OF BALL PRESIDENT
The boaard of trustees of Ball State Teachers’ college yesterday postponed selection of a new college president until the regular meeting
ram
~} Nov. §-at-the Columbia club.
The board discussed candidates for several hours but ho vote was taken, Jéhn H. Heller, Decatur, | board chairman, said. W. E. Wagoner, business man-
president of the college since the
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County Teachers
To Attend Mixer
Marion county - teachers and their families will attend the _teachers’ federation mixer at 8 p. m. Saturday . in the Decatur Central h ig h.
gains of Davis junior high school is program chair
Mrs. Fields
‘While her the Japs in Yap (right),
hat for size.
THREE AT BILLINGS
countrymen battle | China, Miss Winona a native of China, will be training to free an Ameri‘can marine “to aid In the fight. Miss Yap enlisted in the marine corps women’s reserve today and Sgt. Dorothy M. Wolski (left), of the local recruiting office tries the
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Miss Yap is ‘the first Chintse v woman to be enlisted by the local recruiting headquarters. Her home “is in Hilo, Hawaii. She attended Butler university until last June when she entered the employ of the Indiana’ Audit bureau. She is awaiting call to active duty at \ Camp Lejeune, N, C.
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Carrying Cases ~Buy War Bonds Joseph 8. Gadzinski, Chicago, and{
Pvt. Thad P. Bragg of Ward, Okla. An army- man since 1940, Pvt.
“BET PURPLE Ur ART | Schwert ‘suffered ~shrapnel wounds - lon July 27 during fierce combat with
For wounds received in action the Japs in Munda on New Georgia
with the enemy, three patients at|
island. He has been at Ft. Harrison
Billings geperal hospital, including since September, Two brothers here
one. frpm Indianapolis. are. BOW { wearing the purple heart award. The presentation was made Saturday by Col. Harry L. Dale, hospital} ‘commanding officer, to Pvt. Joseph duct fnedals to M. Sgt. Ercel B. Schwert, husband of Mrs. Marie ‘| Schwert, 514 8. Alabama st.; Pfc. Ipte. Charles W. Henderson.
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