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she was asked what the other children had for breakfast. She got the meal in their three-room house

to cook. When Patrolman Rist arrived at the house, the children started to cry but he lured Elizabeth into gathering her brothers and sisters into the police car by giving her a nickel for an dce cream cone,

“Came From Louisville

According to the little 10-year-old “mother,” she and Leroy attended School 28 for two terms. Her father makes $7 a day on his ice route and her parents are supposed to come back tonight. The family came from Louisville to Indianapolis and had planned to go back to Louisville. A thorough cleaning up was given the children when they were brought to the juvenile aid division and Capt. Clifford Richter of the police department bought each of them a pint of milk. Mrs. Jeannette Gann and Mrs. Caroline Juneman of the juvenile aid division took care of the Short

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HAMMOND PLANT SHIFTS, TO SHELLS

HAMMOND, Ind, July 14 (U. P.).—Wallace N. Barker, vice president of the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co., announced today that the company's plant here is converting its shell-making facili-

ties to the manufacture of navy

shells. Barker said the Hammond plant did not add to its equipment or step up production when the army recently authorized expansion of ol making facilities, He explained that the plant was denied extra facilities because it happened! to be in a class 1 manpower area. |

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and a cookie,” was the answer given by Elizabeth when

which has a “little room” in which]

couple of semi-windups

J and massacres” of Jews in Hungary,

Inflicted When He Was Held Captive. (Continued From Page One)

came to.

forces, He didn’t answer them.

lated. “I knew what was coming.

gotten the same thing.”

Japs’ favorite torture methods is the insertion of bamboo sticks into open gashes nicked into the soft flesh between their victim's knuckle bones. the twigs afire.

started to stick in the first twig,” he related. He learned the rest of the story when he regained consciousness July 18 in a base hospital on Guadalcanal.

Lapse of Five Days

The only incident of which he has even a remote inkling during that five-day period of oblivion was when a medical corpsman administered blood plasma somewhere along the way from the site of his inquisition to the base hospital. In calculating the chronological sequence Of - his “nightmarish experience, Mike believes he: was & captive for about 18 hours. Then the American forces swept through ‘the area and stumbled across his limp form where it apparently had been left for dead by the fleeing Imperial marines. Mike has no remembrance of receiving one of his worst wounds, a deep bayonet slash in the back, and his foot had been creased with a blast from a .25 caliber ‘pistol. Mike still carries scars from these misadventures. McKissick, who lives at 526 W. Drive, Woodruff Place. took up boxing again after doctors at Billings hospital told him it ‘might relax his nerves. So far this summer, he's traded punches in a at the Sports Arena, gaining draws in both bouts. He was champ of the welterweight division in the Terre Haute Golden Gloves tournament of 1940, and reached the finals in 1941. In the army, he worked out at Camp Butner with Petey Scalzo and Jackie Conn.

MILLION JEWS FACE EXTERMINATION: HULL

WASHINGTON, July 14 (U. P.) — Secretary of State Cordell Hull, denouncing the “cold-blooded tortures

said today that the Nazis were threatening extermination of tha nearly 1,000,000 Jews in’ that country. He also reelased a statement at his press conference regarding the “cold blooded murder” of the population of the Greek village of Bistomo, saying it demonstrated that the Nazis were becoming “more savage as they become more desper-| ate. ’ “This government will not slacken its efforts to rescue as many of these unfortunate people as can be saved from persecution and death,” he said.

VICTIM OF JAP

TORTURE SAVED!

Local Boxer Reveals Scars

they weren't in sight when Mike

The 21-year-old ex-soldier, now employed in the record department at R, C. A, recalls that the Japs, speaking in English, were quizzing him about the American invasion

“They grabbed my hands, and one of the Nips had a knife,” Mike re-

It made me weak and sick all over. . . . I had talked to guys who had

Mike explained that one of the

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10th st, Pvt. Harold Oakes, 1232 Perry ave.

Jersey st. ® » ”

PFC. WILL ED DICKEN died in France June 11 of wounds received two days before. He enlisted in the army in April, 1942, and was in England 10 months before going to France with the invasion troops. . His parents,” Mr, and Mrs. Herschel Groce, reside at 435 W. Abbot st. 5 » = » 8. SGT. ROBERT E. SMITH, mechanic on a B-20 bomber, has

many since June 21. He is the son of Mrs. Fletcher, Toledo,

THE INDIANAPOLIS

. Pfe, Wayne D. Otto, 2811 N. New | !

been missing in action over Ger-|:]

Boyd | Iowa, but has lived with his grandparents, Mr. |

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Sgt. Willlam FP. Jester, 1323 E.

State Board Split Over Right to Dispose of Stored Stock. (Continued From Page One)

which was made: under a search warrant,

Ownership Traced

Since that time, interested parties have unfolded the following story to A. B. C. officials and attaches of the attorney general's office copcerning the whisky: It was purchased in October, 1943, from the Biscayne Distributing Co.

Sgt. Robert E. Smith . . . missing over Germany. :

Sioux City, Neb, farmer, who was planning to’ go into business as a liquor dealer. Purchase price was around $5500, © « The Biscayne Distributing Co. sent the whisky in barrels to thé W. P. Squibb Distributing Oo. of

Turner's Airway. |

of Chicago by John Sohn, South!

They then set the end of

“I passed out cold when they

and Mrs. George D. Elery, 1634 N.| New Jersey st. since infancy. He, has been overseas three and onehalf months.

William Jester Harold Oakes

yr Wounded

Martin Masariu' E. Earl Cromley

Wounded Honored

Vincennes for bottiing, Federal Permit Denied”

In the meantime, Mr. Sohn's application for a federal permit had

LT. MARSHALL N. SAMMS, navigater on a B-24 Liberator, was reported missing in action after completing more than 35 missions. The son of Maj. and Mrs. Virgil W. Samms, formerly of 8001 Spring Mill rd, he enlisted in the army air forces in October, 1942, while attending Indiana university, and

1943, He received his training at San Antonio and Ellington field, Tex., and won his wings in San Marcos, Tex. He arrived in Italy March 19 and was honored with the air medal for service there. A graduate of Shortridge high school, he was a member of the school orchestra and band and played in a campus band during his two years at Indiana. Lt. Samms’ father has been in the army two years and was formerly based at Santa Ana, Cal. ‘Before entering the service he was district manager of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J. with offices here. ‘ A brother, Sgt. Virgil W. Samms Jr, is an instructor at the 563d air base at Homestead, Fla. . His mother and a sister, Mrs. William C. Abdon, live at Newport Beach, Cal. » - » LT. COL. ALBERT ROY TYRRELL, a former Indianapolis resident, was reported missing in action over Germany last week, according to word received here. ! He entered the army air forces three years ago and has been overseas almost two years. » » ” SGT. WILLIAM P. JESTER, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Jester, 1323 E. 10th st, was seriously wounded in action June 18 in Prance

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has been credited with shooting down one enemy aircraft. : The 26-year-old airman has been in the army two years and overseas two months. He is based in England with the 8th army air force. Before entering service, he worked (for Paul H. Miller, cabinet maker, Southport, and was graduated from Southport high school. . o ” ‘. FIRST LT. STANLEY R. REED, {husband of Mrs. Annalea Givens | Reed, Indianapolis, has been award'ed an oak leaf cluster to the air medal for exceptionally meritorious achievements while participating in sustained combat operations over enemy occupied Eurdpe. He is a pilot of a B-17 bomber, , ® 88 = TWO INDIANA MARINES today were listed as dead by the navy. They are Pfe. John P. Kisela, brother of Mrs. Madelin Cuzbik, Gary, and Pfc. Herbert E. Lee, son of Mrs. Carrie Lee, Plymouth,

been denied and thus he could not

THE WAR DEPARTMENT today |l€82lly receive the liquor and it

IDAY, JULY 14, 1944

Plan Is lllegal, . C.&S. Asserts

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get the flights under way next Wednesday, : “We're planning to stop at towns a major airline won't stop at,” Mr, Turner explained, saying that stops wotld be made at Toledo, Ft. Wayne, Muncie, Indianapolis, Terre Halite, Evansville, Paducah and Jackson on the way from Detroit to Memphis. x “We'll have one plane going each way every day.” = . ‘This latter statement brought the rejoinder from George Bounds, public relations representative for Chi. cago & Southern, who is in Meme phis, that “it is illegal to furnish dally service with his Stinsons bécause CAB regulations require a two-motor, two-pilot plane on dally operations.”

Sees $63.30 Fare

Mr. Bounds said that Memphis persons were informed that the fare Mr. Turner would charge would be $63.30, plus tax, for a one-way trip from Memphis to Detroit, whereas Chicago & Southern, if the CAB grants {its applications, plans te charge $35.74.

ended up in the Terre Haute public Mr. Bounds said his company

made public the names of 10 In- warehouse, where it was seized by diana soldiers killed in action. |the state of Indiana. Mr. Sohn had Those killed in the European, ioined a Nebraska permit, howarea were Sgt. Abert A. Nome, ever. stepson of Jesse O. er, shawaka, and 3d Lt. Richard J. Pear, | rn OOM: eputy Vimy pasand of Mrs, Richard J. Pear, vestigation of the matter shows that Killed in the Mediterranean area ‘"® NY Yu Ho. yack mais, were Cpl. Cecil W. Davis, son of Mrs. 2" al hound dels Lag oa Emma J. Davis, Greensburg; Pvt. S€Ver OUSAN at th "James. Davis, son of Mrs: Margaret SOlutely nothing ‘to do with the Wysong, Goshen; Pfc. Arthur W, illegal warehousing of the liquor, Kuhl, husband of Mrs. Ruth L.| The U. 8. treasury department, Kuhl, Ft. Wayne; Pvt. Otis H. concurring in this opinion, has adPhillips, son of Mrs, Cleo I. Lieber, vised that the whiskey be returned Gary; Pvt. Paul J. Reid, husband to the seller who in turn can reof Mrs. Phyllis M. Reid, Ft. Wayne; fund the money to the purchaser. Pvt. Vernis E. Scott, son of Mrs.| But the question arises as to Anna T. McCain, Linton; Pfc. Jessie whether under the state law the G. Stone, son of Mrs. Louisa Stone, state of Indiana can return the) Shoals. {whisky to help Mr. Sohn out of T. 5th Gr. George O. Hammack, his financial predicament, son of George D. Hammack, New Lenleney Ad ted

Salisbury, was killed in the SouthMost persons connected with the

500 BOMBERS BLAST HUNGARY REFINERIES

LONDON, July 14 (U. P.).—Five hundred American bombers from Italy smashed at four oil refineries in Hungary and railway yards in Budapest today while another big bomber formation crossed the Eng-

lish- channel in clearing weather to strike at targets on the continent that were not immediately identified. Three of the oil refineries were in the Budapest area, and the attacking force, which included Lib-

and is in a hospital in England. He previously participated in the North African and Sicilian campaigns. A graduate . of Technical high school, he attended Indiana university, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. A brother, Capt. Jack D. Jester, | is with the infantry in North Ire-| land. Hes served months,

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” ” » ‘PFC. WAYNE D. OTTO is in a naval hospital overseas recovering from wounds received on Saipan island. He entered the marine corps Jan. 7, 1943, and was sent to the South Pacific in October, 1943. { The son of Mr, and Mrs. Carl G. Otto, 2811 N. New Jersey st.

“The puppet. Hungarian government, by its violation of the most elementary human rights, and by, its servile adoption of the worst] features of the Nazi ‘racial policy,’ |

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he has a brother, Keith D. Otto, stationed with the army engineers at Camp Sutton, N., C. ” ” ” FIREMAN [-C MARTIN MASARIU, who was wounded on an LCI | boat which was blasted by Nazi shore batte ries while landing American troops on the French coast, is

and mined enemy waters without 1

erators and Flying Fortresses, reported good results. The fleet was accompanied by a strong force of fighter planes. The daylight raids followed a new strike into Germany last night by R. A. F. Mosquito bombers which scattered two-ton blockbusters over industrial objectives in the Ruhr

0S8. With. the weather somewhat improved both over the channel and Normandy, British and American air forces were expected to provide stronger support to the ground forces battling in France.

REPORT POLIO CASE AT NEW ALBANY

" NEW ALBANY, July 14 (U. P.) —

A case of infantile paralysis had been isolated in New Albany, city officials reported today, Neighboring Jeflersonville, Ind., and Louisville, Ky., had reported discovery of others, according to health department authorities. ‘

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POST, July 14 (U. P). — Gen.

German flying bombs which fell in the Normandy beachhead area were not directed there but probably had

anism had taken them off their deeds become known, they will rank course toward England,

ted announcement that the missiles | fell in the beachhead area, it may be disclosed that the allied supreme lute and the U. S. flag draped over

on the incidents and that he dis-|ied the liberated portion of France

cussed them at his most recent press conference.

bombs had fallen inside allied posi- | tions in France was made yesterday men she lost in the first world war, when censorship released a dispatch a flag, sent by John L.‘ Donovan, datelined July 1 from James C. Mc- Brooklyn, to Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-

with American forces.)

west Pacific theater. matter agree that under the strict

DAUGHTER OF SILENT |lstter of the law the state is now

the owner of, the whisky since it STAR GETS CONTRACT was seized in’ violation of the law . jand that it can go ahead, if it wants HOLLYWOOD, July 14 (U. P.).— | to. and sell the whiskey to the highHazel Dawn, daughter of a bidder and pocket the money. Dawn, star of the silent film era,| Bernard Doyle, chairman of the has been given a seven-year con- A. B.C, says he is inclined to be tract with 20th Century-Fox, which | “generous” in the matter since the grants her $100 weekly, Rising Whisky wap seized “only heoatise Se eventually to $2000 a week. was illegally warehoused The mother of the 15-year-old Sohn had nothing to do with’ the lyric soprano and dancer was oe a has the . r. same view, original Famous Players Co. of the but at least one member of the A. silent screen. The others were B. C. is known to feel that the strict | Mary Pickford, Marguerite Clark | letter of the law must be followed and the late Pauline Frederick, or the commissi will be liable |

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would not object if Mr. Turner “wants to have his planes out at the airport with a sign on the fence saying they are available for charter trips—that is what charter service really means. It does not mean furnishing * daily service leaving about 7 o'clock in the morning and reaching the destination in six and

one-half hours, as the Turner peo~

ple are saying here in Memphis, That is really a scheduled Tun. “We think Turner is trying te Jump the gun on the rest of the boys,” Mr. Bounds said. “Either that, or we wonder if some other airline is behind him.” Chicago & Southern declared it protested to the CAB. Mr. Turner, saying CAB permission isn't necessary to operate such a charter

_| service, took off for New York.

MEXICO ASKS OWN RAIL HELP

NEW YORK, July 13 (U. P).— The Mexican coffee industry needs the co-operation of the Mexican railroads to deliver to the U. 8. market the remaining 98,000 sacks of coffee of {ts augmented quota of 626,155 sacks before the deadline of Sept. 30, Manuel Proto, Mexican delegate to the Pan American Coffee bureau, told the United Press today. 3

that if a definite decision is made to turn the whisky back, the entire transaction will be submitted to the Vigo circuit court for approval. P. 8. Regardless of the outcome, Mr. Sohn will be out the price of at least one case of whisky since he purchased 300 cases and one case has disappeared somewhere along the line.

SEEN AS NAZI FLUKE

Mr. Coughlin and Mr. Doyle say! ALLIED ADVANCE COMMAND

Millions of Sab

Dwight D. Eisenhower believes that (Continued From Page One) were confident ‘that when today's

fallen there because of faulty mech- |

iin importance to French liberty Now that censorship has permit- with those of July 14, 1789, With American guns firing a sa-

commander has received full reports | ne city's war memorial, Cherbourg

today in the first free celebration |of Bastille day in five years, reports (First disclosure that the buzz from that city said.

Glincy, United Press correspondent hower, was hung: The flag bore'a note on a white

Eisenhower said no important stripe saying it was unfurled at

recuperating in a survivor's camp in southern England. He is the! son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Masariu, | 17 N. Addison st. He is a member of the U. S. coast guard, | ” o o PVT. HAROLD OAKES was seriously wounded in action June 16 in' France, the war department has notified his father, Eugene Oakes, 1232 Perry st. i Pvt. Oakes entered the service Aug. 29, 1942, went overseas in March, 1943, and was stationed in England before the invasion. | A former employee of the Indiana | Bowling alleys, he lived with his' sister, Mrs, Noble Stuart, of the Perry st. address. He is 33. | ® = = | S. SGT. EDWARD EARL CROM-| LEY, a tail gunner on a B-24, has been awarded the air medal for ex- | ceptionally meritorious service over Europe. 4 Son of Mrs. Ruth Mertz and husband of Mrs. Juanita Cromley, both of 1451 Lexington ave., Sgt. Cromley

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1918, to honor the American 34th brigade in the first world war. * At midday, solemn high mass was held at Notre Dame du Voeu, ate fended by ranking allied officers and local leaders. The day's ceremonies were marked

by a parade of allied forces, including 72 French sailors from ships which aided in the beachhead land« ings.

In the rest of liberated Normandy,

smaller celebrations were held.

Gen. Charles de Gaulle, who res

On Cherbourg's memorial to the turned from Washington yesterday, led the observance at Algiers today,

He was scheduled to deliver an

address in the main square, review a parade and pin decorations on. heroes of the French resistance forces and of the expeditionary forces in, Italy.

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