Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1944 — Page 2

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‘Rowland was fiying iri a plane pi-

. in his plane during the 1943 world

~ had lived in Indianapolis 18 years. , He was formerly employed at the

_ 8 hospital in England.

réported bailed out of a blazing Flying Fortress over Holland, was killed on that day, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Rowland, 3300 N.- Emerson sve, have been notified by the American Red Cross. ; An aerial engineer-gunner, Sgt.

Joted by Lt. Jack W. “Buzzer” Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Watson, 4538 Carrgliton ave, ‘when two’ of thé plane's engines went dead and one caught fire. Lt. Watson ordered the Crew to bail out, remained with his crippled plane and b ught it to its base in England. ore going overseas, Lt. Watson attained nation-wide fame by “buzzing” Yankee stadium

series. Sgt. Rowland, who was 23, attended Technical high school and

entered service the latter part of | =

1042. He had been overseas since | Oct. 11, 1943. - i A brother, Pvt. ‘Elmer Rowland, is stationed with the army at Camp Rucker, Ala. i ss =n = . PFC. MANSON MOORE, husband of Mrs. Leanna Hyde Moore, 2424 Highland pl, died of a skull fracture peceived June 13 in a truck accident in Dudlef, England, his wife has been informed. He was 34. nine months 8go he had been overseas sinee May. He was a native of Tennessee but

Allison division of General Motors. ss 8 = . SGT. CHARLES R. CAMPBELL, gon of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Camp-

bell, 630 Laverock rd. has been|

mising since a raid over Germany on June 20. n » 8 PVT. RAYMOND L. WENZ, husband of Mrs. Hazel Wenz, 3611 N.

Tilinois st. received a shrapnel | §

wound in the left shoulder during action in France June 26 and is in

_ Entering the service October, 1943, he- was assigned to. the infantry at Camp Blanding, Fla., and later was

transferred to Ft. Meade, Md. Heine ridge line to occupy the pillboxes was sent to England in April apd neld by the enemy these men were

arrived in France June 17. at the Indiana National bank, He

. has a 16-month-old daughter, Lou- c "ellen Kay, and a sister, Mrs. Wil- heavy casualties these men, with liam Weise, resides at 51 N. Key-|o. s004 for three days, stubbornly “7 lheld their ground. . .. Their serv- : SITES ices were exceptionally meritorious PIRST LT. ROBERT E. PRATER, land they were brave, skillful, and ‘son of Mr, snd Mrs. Clarence E.\worthy soldiers of the highest type.

stone ave. CLAN i

Prater, 5252 E. 11th st, is in a hos pital * Ia" Italy recuperating from wounds febéived in action and has received: the purple heart. He is & ter ; Ben opie. graduate of Technical high school and has a brother, WilGeorgia. :

FIRST LT. RAYMOND D. CAUBLE, son of Mr, and Mrs. Ray- - mond R. Cauble, 1434 Somerset

ave. and husband of Mrs. "Garnet auble, of the same address, has been wounded in action and is in ‘a hospital in Italy. | A pilot of a B-2¢ Liberator, he

= . was injured May 29 while on a mis-

sion over Austria and according to the last letter received by his family is showing normal improvement. He is a graduate of Washington high school, where he was on the basketball and track teams, and for six years was employed by E. C. Atkins & Co. Inducted as an air cadet in March, 1942, he was called to active service in May, 1942. He received his pri--training

where he won his wings.

He also was stationed at McDill field, Fla.; Smyrna, Tenn.; Tucson, Ariz. and McCook field, Neb. He tr E ' . ’ ess, he has completed 12 missions. was sent to Italy in February, 1944. ge i; a graduate of Butler univer-

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- SGT. ROBERT L. RANDALL, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Randall, 320 N. Irvington ave. Was wounded May 31 on Biak island. Entering the service in June, 1941, he had

been overseas since March, 1942.

He was a graduate of Technical high school and attended John Herran Art institute. Before entering the service he operated an adver- Europe.

tising agency here. ” = 2

SECOND LT. EDWARD C. GIB-

fiving cross for his part in a series of heavy bomber attacks that began with the bombing of targets in Berlin and culminated in the destruction of .railroads and gun emrplacements in France a week. before

D-day. synthetic oil Czechoslovakia, and Nazi factorie missions against Berlin targets. N. Wallace st., Lt. Gibson is 22 an

school before enligting in the arm

Ho sier Heroes: Rowland ~~ Is Killed After Bailing Out

v always present in the most intense. Pvt, Wenz was formerly employed | scenes of the fighting. . «+

out sleep and with very little water

rated with the air medal for meri-

Europe. pe eae a eo ——" mp er A Flying Fortress radio operator,

at Visila, Cal, his basic training at Chico, Cal, and his advanced training at Stockton field,

Before flying against the invasion coast he participated in attacks on factories at Brux; at Magdeburg, and had been on six The son of George Gibson, 1521 was a student at Technical high air forces, July;"1940. He also holds the air medal and three oak leaf

PFO. JACK MONTGOMERY, son i . E. H. Montgomery,|

. Sgt. Charles Campbell . , . miss-

Honored ™

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son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor M. Salb, 1450 College ave., has been deco-

torious achievement on bombing attacks on installations in enemy

he has taken part in six combat missions. : He is a graduate of Shortridge high school and attended Butler university* before entering the service, April 14, 1942. He is 21. ” ” o : © 8. SGT. EUGENE L. GARRITY, 2405 Roosevelt ave, an assistant radio’ operator, has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to his air medal for his part in, bombing missions with the 13th army air forces from March 19 fo April 19. ’ . . n 8 = FIRST LT. HARVEY E. CURRAN; 645 N. Temple ave., has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to his air medal for his achievements as a co-pilot from Dec. 26, 1943, to Jan. 22, 1944. He is with the 13th army air force in the South Pacific.” [4 » ” 8. SGT. MORRIS I. BRYAN, son of Mr. and Mrs, Louis R. Bryan, 1310 Union st., has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to the air medal. A waist gunner on a Flying For-

sity. 2 2 J

YANKS SWARM Bitter Fight Rages Near

| coast completed a by-passing movement beyond La Haye. weet

mile below St. the village of La Butte. | ‘The 1st army was battering forward all along the zigzag 27-mile front from the west coast to -Carentan, and its several individual a% tacks were blossoming into an offensive of considerable scope.

ine battle for the La Haye rail sta-

and out of the rail yards three times

since yesterday afternoon, the report filed at 12:30 p. m. said, and YANKS CAPTURE 20

for the moment it was in German

. and counties, and the question of The same account said American OEMF OR the state government assisting them

oo — forces driving in against-La Haye from the southwest were within one mile of the town. . United Press Correspondent Henry | Weapon for operation in the West-|- : ern Pacific—solution of the problem of gupply. . “We will apply continuing and

: |T. Gorrell reported from “the vicinity of La Haye” that the battle for the Nazi-held bastion of the | West Normandy front raged violent-ly-sthroughout the night, and by mid-morning had notetaken a decisive turn.

been by-passed on both sides, and Gorrell's report that it was being

: “heads had turned in for a junction } below the town which would trap its Raymond Wentz Raymond Cauble German garrison. Wounded

early this‘morning, but were thrown} back with heavy casualties.

. he . “perfect,” Gorrell said. Dive bombs Robert Randall | Jack Montgomery |ers and fighters were swooping in to ' support the infantry, and the mud was drying up.

the big show.

PAST LA HAYE

Rail Station in By-< ~ Passed Town « (Continued From Page One)

Among: the gains was one. of a

Liberate 1313 Square Miles

on. The Americans had been in

ands.

Earlier advices said Ia Haye had

neircled indicateds that the spear-

Advance Resumed

The Germans counter-attacked

The Normandy weather now is

elements may have penetrated allied . positions, f

Reveals Nazi Trick

rowed from the Japanese in the

mans came forward with their arms raised, as though in surrender, but suddenly fell flat’ and hidden ma-

them.

tleneck points between the flooded terrain. )

mained quiet.

son of Mr, and Mrs. A. P. Lindahl,

W. Martin, Valparaiso.

medal and the other crew members received their second oak leaf clusters,

SIX HOOSIER AIRMEN, all

Flying Fortress group commanded by Col. William B. David, Calhoun,

members of the 8th army air force|

Ga., have been decorated for participation in pre-invasion and invasion suppdrt bombing attacks in

Arnold, son of Mrs. Josephine H. Arnold, 4321 College ave. Indianapolis; T. Sgt. Alvin A. Miller, son SON, co-pilot of the 8th army air of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Miller force Flying Fortress “Silver Lady,” ) has been awarded the distinguished

8 ” 2 THE WAR DEPARTMENT has

lowing Indianapolis men were killed of Mrs. Nora G. Rairdon, 620 8 Foltz st.: Pvt. Norman T. LindenGr. Chris H. Stickan, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Stickan, R. R. 20.

I CONFIRMATION

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government priorities. d

English. .

Lee Montgomery, War-| in the will of Capt. English, who has bee nawarded the| left the property and the family for meritorious re homestead, Englishtown Park, in i

tion.

site be used to build a

struction of a new hotel would have to await the relaxation of

The property, which houses a hotel, legitimate theater and a ¥v| number of ‘shops, covers all the northwestern quarter of the. Circle. The major portion was built. in 1880 by William H. English and the southern section was added in 1897 by his son, Capt. William E.

One of the legal questions arises rvice x Scott county, to the use of. the New Caledorila snd| Indianapolis Foundation, a charity has rice| organization. 0 : The will specified that the hotel

s, | & charity uilding did, where would” they get the.|

English's, Famous Indianapolis Landmark,

May Be Replaced by Big Hotel After War

* and Scott counties and be named the “Rosalind English Home,” in memory of his daughter.

© Neither proyision has been car- . ried out yet, Foundation officials explain, because there was not enough money left after debts and “taxes. on Capt. "English’s estate had been paid. - However, the mortgage on the English block, which was once around - $500,000, has been- re--duced to $160,000 at present and informed . persons expect the property to be in the clear by, the end of 1946. Thus, trustees of the English estate see the time drawing close when they will be ‘able to. carry out at least some of the wills charity provisions. - | et 4 But should they use a valuable location like the English-block for ‘building? If they

____ THE INDIANAPOLIS - * Three Horses Die “In $5000 Blaze (Continued From Page One) the milk company had to revert to horse-drawn wagons because |yiping out that part that had gone of the tire shortage, Kitty covered |into the general fund, we still find} 1" the route on. Central, Broadway |the general fund balance mounting and Park ave. from 10th to 22d st. steadily,” Mr, James said. 2 u She knew the route better than e her drivers, who frequently |the state legislature and their lead- \ changed as they were called into |ers “for their successful efforts in| the armed: forces. - But ‘Kitty |conserving the balance in the state : knew just where to stop, where [general fund and for defeating "27" to turn, and where she could ex- [many bills that would have caused pect friendly pats: from the chil- |a drain of many dollars from the Jores which netted} dren, and .oftentimes apples and |state treasury.” ¢ fruit for her mid-morning snack. - Kate and Beauty also died in last night's fire. Kate served on : the Irvington route, and Beauty [stantial balance in the state genhad the territory close to the plant eral fund at. this time,” the auditor hom 15 st. te Tall Creek 8. |;9, +1; will be neatied In the event DE HE. WW lve run into an economic decline Firemen and two company em. [after the war. Headquareers announced that in| ployees, Norman Marsh and Tom the first 30 days of the. Normandy |campaign the allies had liberated 11313 square miles of France. - A field dispatch reported & sway-| was slighily injured as he helped |for useful and necessary post-war fight the fire. The cause of the |projects and the state government fire was undetermined.

Hinshaw, rescued 14 horses: ~~ Clarence Weathers, a former (hy the states. A large part of the | ‘employee who was passing bY, |generdl fund should be conserved

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Spruance’s 5th fleet to strike hard| cedar Lake, 12 miles south of Hamweek after week is an outstanding! mond. ; feature of the Marianas campaign,| — Nimitz said. ‘ American infantrymen, meeting only slight opposition, seized Kor- _ nasoren airdrome Tuesday while Royal Australian air force crews prepared nearby ..Kamiri alestrip _ | which fell Sunday, for operations, ~.Gorrell reported that the advance|8 communique reported. southwestward from the Carentan -|area was resumed, and the little town of Culot, near the CarentanPeriers highway about four miles southwest of Carentan, was captured. i

Engineers Land Quickly The Australian engineers landed shortly after the first assault troops and immediately began repairing the fleld which had been damaged in previous American bomber raids. The communique said Far Eastern air force fliers carried out widespread operation Tuesday, striking in the Carolines to hit Yap, "Ngulu and . Sorel islands. and Woleai. : The bombers struck Timor in the "The battle for La Haye still wasjDutch East Indies with 22 tons of’ bombs and damaged two cargo ships An almost equally bifter battle|mear Kai and Ceram island. . was raging at the opposite end of Although, their platoon suffered| yp. ont around Carpiquet, three miles west of Caen on the invasion road to Paris, 120 miles farther east. .

1000 BOMBERS LASH 5 an some were ional ROBOT COAST, REICH

still in possession of Carpiquet itself, but German attacks were continuing and a spokesman acknowl-

S. SGT. RICHARD M. SALB,|dged that some enemy forward

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than 300 of. its Marauder medium and Havoc light bombers to hammer German rail lines behind the Normandy front and to smash at two bridges within the city of Caen. Made in perfect weather, the raids A trick that may have been bor-{on the Pas de Calais robot installations probably - were the severest| dealt. to_the launching platforms tor, Gorrell said. A number of Ger- a ¥ Was. un

Get Platforms in Sights

both British and chinegunners mowed down the|American heavy and medium bombAmericans who sought fo approach|ers hitherto have been largely hin- : dered by clouds, but today Ameri-|. German suicide squads armed|can crews said they saw their bombs with machineguns and snipers|splattering on the targets for miles posted in trees and clumps of|along the coast as group after group bushes also were -taking a toll of |of bombers found the tiny camouAmerican lives. ~~German. mortais|flaged launching sites squarely in laid down a heavy barrage on bot-|their sights. ’ ‘“1"don’t think you could walk 100 . yards anywhere within 100 miles of The other British sectors, includ-| Calais without falling into a crater,” ing that of the wedge across the T, Sgt. John H. Crouch of 1937 E. Odon river southwest of Caen, re-| Vermont st. Indianapolis, radio op- : erator, “There were - bomb holes everywhere.” The bomber crews watched some Marion: 1st Lt. William M. Elliott;| flying bombs pass under them on son of Mr. and Mrs, Elston H. El-|the way to England, Flying Officer [lott, Lynn, and T. Bgt. Jack B.|Mitchell Boumkana of Omaha, Neb, Martin, ‘son of Mr. and Mrs, Glenn | Fortress bombardier, reported.

Lt, Lindahl wes swwraed the ENNETY WEDDLE GIVEN STATE POST

Kenneth Weddle; Indianapolis attorney, today was appointed state

‘'securiti -l confirmed the reports that the fol-|tary Ties sommisglones w Secre

in action: Pfc. Carl L. Rairdon, son Noblesville who resigned last month to go to California on business. baum, son of Mrs. Mary Linden-|, NM" Weddle a Republican had baum, 4927 Broadway, and T. 5th cing Mari unty The airmen are 2d Lt. George S. Republican organization. He is the son of Sgt. Charles Weddle of the . ‘| Indianapolis police department’s dethat S. Set tective bureau. ‘He formerly served . ‘las clerk fo perior Court Jud 1319 N. Kealing ave, Indianapolis; | Jack F. Stock, son of Mrs. Sue) wqiter Bair Bi. a % and] S. Sgt. Omer D. Wildman; son of | Stock, 1803 Woodlawn ave, was Mrs. Madge Wildman, R. R. 3, Lo- wounded has been made by the war gootee; 1st Lt. Richard W. Lindahl, department.

lives at 45 W. 48th st. The securities commissionership pays $4200 annually.

to sell the English block and, with the proceeds, build a charity office. building on a site less valuable commercially? And possibly have not only enough money for that

such a course is to be pursued, it will be necessary to go to court, to be relieved of the will’s provisions in that respect. =~ Another court contest has some bearing on the matter. The hotel block has been free of property taxes but, under a bill passed several years ago by the state legis- i, lature, was placed on the tax | = duplicates last March, along with a owried by other charities

_money ‘to build it, and maintain

it? Woghdn't it serve just as-well

THURSDAY, JULY

INDIAN

He complimented the members of

_ «qt is well that Indiana has's sub-

«Mahy responsibilities in the postwar world will have #0 be assumed

and the local units of government will find it necessary to work to-

gether in cl o~operation. “Many pg problems can best be taken care of by cities

should certainly be considered by {the next session of the legislature.”

DROWNS IN HAMMOND . HAMMOND, July' 6 (U.»P)—A

day of Leo Gilbert, 61, Chicago,

May. Need Funds ;

verdict of accidental drowning was unremitting pressure at every pos- | returned today in the death yestersible point,” Nimitz said.

The ability of Adm. Raymond manager of a beachside hotel at

missing head lamps, Fox said. Earlier, the doomed men had answered the ° tappings of rescue workers on 8 water pipe running

was held then for their rescue. Rescue Workers Sob But the rescue crews, including some of the 150 men who were in the mine when the fire broke out and made their way to safety, could do nothing after the one fire which had been extinguished flared anew. Sealing of the mine will prevent air from getting into the shaft. Rescue crews

Warren Day of

(ool Ht

Get away from

but’ to utilize the Scott county lle in dre A ; place as a health center for chil- P d ean-cut lines dren, as was originally intended Here are smart CF : by Capt. English?. . half-sizes. Ny Sy 1 htfully This is the reasoning that some arg’ A delighttuily. - of the trustees have followed. If “in rayon and Bem ;

Sizes

organizations, The |= | AE contesting | A

pudet Shops

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Flattery

that hot ncomforteble

4 fir by weord

gold, melon and grey:

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through the mine, and some hope|"-

sobbed without|

SUMMER STORE “HOURS: . Monday: 12:15 to 8:45 P. M. Tuesday Thru Friday: 9:45 A. M. te 5:15 P. M,. © Saturday: 9:30 A. M. to 1:00 P. ML.

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chance of lone tion of Europe

“.- But it can be | * in. the sense ths is an uncertain power be used fo how? As the Russia into ‘Poland an immediate. The not only eastern , hature of the s Eu

. * There is as yet surance that St - ‘ship in that ares his military suce ‘somewhat more months ago. * Reports E ~~ American “cor . the Soviet army port little or no Jocal autonomy. Though the Pq pute is still Premier Mikola Washington ther that these Slavic tions are comin that their fut pends on mutual

and Russia to g be an invitatior man militarism, What is Stalin

Germany to fun ful part of a uf .. Or does he f

1JoB QUIZ 10 PoLC

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~ pnendations of mw Creases are exp ity ‘payroll by i cent, he pointe f westigations hay portunities” for as much as $200 ings and collec enue. “Some of . ti amounting in a 000 to $100,000 a d wi

the permanent

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