Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 December 1944 — Page 3

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Only Surviving Soldier Son to Be Sent Home

8S. Sgt. Kenneth E. Howard... he’ll be home soon.

Pfc. Charles Howard . ... ‘the second battle casualty in his family, ;

MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM E. HOWARD, 1414 N, King ave, who already have had two sons killed on the battlefront, soon will have their only surviving soldier son

- home again. That was the news which came from the war department yesterday. Sgt. Kenneth E. Howard, who 1s attached to an infantry unit overseas, will be given permanent duty in this country. 8: 88 ( ONLY LAST Thursday the war department notified the Howards that Pfc. Charles-S. Howard, who has been missing in action since July 7, 1944, in the European ares, had been killed. The other som, Pfc. Ronald L. Howard, died Jan. 30 in Italy. The war department's action is in accordance with the policy recently ‘adopted by the army whereby the sole surviving son of a family which has lost two or more sons in defense of their country shall be retained in ‘or returned ‘to the .United States for permanent assignment. » » s

SGT. HOWARD was battling. {n the Philippines on Leyte island when his parents last héard from him. He also has seen action in the Aleutians and the Marshalls * and has been cited for heroic achievement. He was wounded in the Marshalls, So that their son would be re- . turned to this country the Howards had asked Representative Louis Ludlow to intercede for him before the war department order was issued. “It’s wonderful if it's true,” Mrs. Howard said when she heard her son was coming home, “put I don’t suppose we will be convinced until Kenneth walks up the front steps.”

Wins Her Wings ‘As Stewardess

MISS BETTY FREEMAN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Freeman, 8105 Allisonville rd., has earned her wings as an Ameri- ; can Airlines i stewardess after graduating from training school in New York. She is now based in Chicago, making the run to New York via Ine dianapolis, wh After he r Min graduation from Shortridge high school, Miss Freeman attended Butler university and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority,

GI BROTHERS MISS REUNION AT DOCKS

KANSAS CITY, Kas, Dec. 6 (U. P.).—~Samuel McLean, machinist's mate stood leaning over the rail of his ship in a British Isles harbor watching American soldiers disembark from another vessel and thinking how nice it was to be going home after 22 months overseas duty. ® » On arrival at his home here, he learned that among. the disembarking soldiers was his broth-

er, Sgt. Howard Milburn McLean, |’

- whom he had not seen in almost two years,

COMPETITION GROWS IN CITRUS INDUSTRY

- WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (U, P.)The California~-Arizona citrus industry is facing rapidly increasing competition from Florida and Texas. In 1920 the two Western states

FIRE TRUCKS BURN " DRYDEN, N. Y., Dec. 6 (U, P). ~Piremén stood by helplessly early

Began as Switchman and

retired after 38 years with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, the fam-|&. ily name will stay on the com-|§ pany’s payroll.

the army in India.

son started with the B. & O. as a switchman in 1906. He became a fireman a year later and an engineer Jan. 20, 1911.

O. trains between here and Hamilton, O. Lately, however, he was assigned to the local yards.

now a captain in ‘the army in India; Eugene and -Edward, both engineers on the Indianapolis division, and Harlye and Herbert Jr., workers in local war plants.

COMMUNITY BAKING

A reader of Successful Farming suggests that mothers get together on the goodies they send their sons in the service. In her community five or six meet for an afternoon of cooky-baking and candymaking.

and there's a fine assortment of tidbits.

Became "Engineer In 1911.

Although Herbert E. Benson has

Mr, Benson, 69, 44 N. ShefTield

road while a third is on leave with Born in Rush county, Mr. Ben-

For many years he took B. &

His sons are Lotus, an engineer,

Herbert E. Benson , . , farewell to railroading.

while

a date for that evening.

Monaco.

time at all”

burg address for Kaporis.

FOR GI’S PROPOSED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (U. P.).—

It's lots of fun; the cost is low,

STRAUSS

Judge Lectures Mop 'Shakers'

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (U. P.)— Magistrate William Klapp lectured nine Bronx housewives arraigned for shaking mops out of

windows. x The act not only was against the law, Klapp told them, but also was “in no sense refined.”

army units.

alive,

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woogie to recite Lincoln's

YANK IN MONACO DATES PRINCESS

He Teaches Her Boogie the third time “Washington Cail- [said correctly. Woogie; She Recites Gettysburg Address.

WITH 6TH ARMY GROUP, harp look at its record in: calling|as the likely place for a break-up France, Dec. § (U, P) Staff Sgt. shots and spotting trends. James J. Kaporis, Chicago, struck

wiper in Monaco recently and made

She took time out from the boogie lin three months, that Secretary

WASHINGTON CALLING— _

‘By RUTH FINNEY Scripps-Howard Staft Writer WASHINGTON, Dec.

ing,” the weekly column written by the Washington staff of Scripps-Howard newspapers, brates a birthday and does it, ac-| Finland. cording to custom, by taking a

This year, by way of contrast

fession that it has often been

wrong. Jon. 1,

{formula would be liberalized with-

Qettys- | Wickard would quit, that John L.| ments.”

The soldier was in Monte Carlo] to arrange for the appearance of a would destroy Paris, Rome, Brusballet troupe before American Tth|sels and Bucharest

WOMAN, 83, HELPS

i House of Representatives to the ) PICK APPLE HARVEST Republicans. As late as July we tween Tito and King Peter of Yugo-|Roosevelt-Churchill

PRINCETON, Me, Dec. 6 (U. P.).|said Governor Dewey wouldn't try|slavia, as a result of British pres—Mrs. Clara Bailey wanted to help|to swing around-the circle during|sure.” the war effort, so she volunteered at|his campaign. And late in Septem'a neighborhood farm and picked 40| ber we were guilty of predicting approve permanent promotion of mission to China fits into all this.” V-E day by Nov. 'l1, and pointing | Gen. Patton, Bailey is 88 years old and the moth- [to that date as the end of fighting |TVA amendments will be check-|Philippine ler of 15 children— 12 of whom are|weather in Europe!

| bushels of apples in two days. Mrs.

| Lewis would take ‘his miners back

Colmer.” as they retreated.

March

N E D AY

Review of Year's Pre

Deo. 4, 1943. the | Roosevelt-Churchill effort to. per-cele-|suade Stalin to make peace with|to do a repeat as permanent chair-|crats are wearing rose-colored man of the Republican national glasses now—they think the tide has already turned in FDR'S dis Battle for the Philip- rection.” oy

Dee. 11.

Jan, 15.

Jan. 22.

with pride. Here, with chapter and 8. — For| verse, are some of the-things we

in the Balkans to start. Dee. 18.

before the

“She turned out to be a swell|en from him for the European in-|mact came true, didn't it? date,” Sgt. Kaporis said today. “We vasion! danced to Artie Shaw apd Glenn Miller records sneaked in from the year 1944 and predict that the Switzerland, The princess picked war in Europe would be over by up the American dance steps in no election day, that the Little Steel tract negotiation law, up for modi-| was confirmed 10 days later. fication in the Senate next week, will be retained with minor amend- |Dies committee will be allowed ‘to

though we're apt to tighten the|would favor delaying a merger with screws economically. . . . War con-|the army till after the war, and it

18. “Look for senate tolgood guess that the Nelson-Hurley

mated in the house. .

N E A R ER

dictions

and we shall now proceed to point under investigation by justice de- within 30 days.” . (It wasn't much partment, probably will face indict |longer than that.) ra :

We pointed to Bulgaria |convention.”

nominating | ticket.” - (At least he wasn't

“Likely choice for House |retirement of its ringmaster.” into the A. F. of L., that the Nazis | post-war fact finding body is Rep. He was appointed. “Opposition to Lea bill revising (at Saipan. civil aviation law is piling up. InBy March we were predicting dications are that it will not get|M. Mead is most likely to succeed the fall .of France in 1944. April out of the house rules committee.” | Truman as chairman of the war|. . saw us conceding control of the|And it hasn't. 11. “Look for a pact be-

+ + + McKellar's anti-

. Past-|with his- cabinet and staff, will That's the end of the humble pieispreading loan-shark business, long leave for MacArthur headquarters

ments soon, They're expected to

March 25. “Joe Martin is likely |*

April 1. pines may start as early as De-

will be scarcer next winter.” ,

April 29. publican member of the Indiana

“May 6. We predicted the navy

May 20. “Feed-box tip is that

die with the present congress and

July 15. We predicted moves into Guam, and Palau, following success

July 29. “Insiders think James

investigating committee.” Aug. 26. "Watch for a new meeting soon. (Quebec). Watch for reshuffling of the Far Eastern command. It's a

Aug. 26. “Osmena, president of

Commonwealth, along

come from San Antonio grand|Americans will storm through Gere “Odds favor aljury.”

Sept. 2. '“Betting here is that

“Don’t look for the

“Betting here is that|cember, we said, and added that|Dumbarton Oaks peace plan te

“ | Russia is pressuring Poland to con-|the Jap navy would wait till then state definitely whether the sens up an acquaintance with a blonde with the political pollsters, “Wash-| = eastern half to Russia into fight.

adjusting his windshield | ington Calling” begins with a con- exchange for East Prussia, the Polish Corridor, and Memel.” Roosevelt will bow to

ate shall or shall not decide April 15. “Coal for householders use of United States troops to quell aggression in the post-war April 22. Looks like Bricker’ for world.” x

For instance ib predicted, just|pemocratic ticians and banish When he sought the address he anout a year ago, that Mountbat-|gopking poll second place on the Republican

found it was the royal palace and |ten was ready to undertake naval|onyention. the guards were expecting him, His action on a large scale to recap-| there) date was Antoinette, Princess of ture Burma. Of course he did as-

“George Barnard, Re-|Mobilizer Brynes' job.” .

Sept. 23. “Further cut in the pros mo-

. Same day, we predicted a violent |Public Service Commission, has in- duction of premium grades of semble a fleet which was later tak-lenq for Hitler in 1944—and it al-|side track for the vacancy caused |tor gasoline is in the offing.” This by death of Joseph B. Eastman.” was confirmed just two days later, “Odds are‘ against a|He was nominated a month later. On Jan. 1 we made bold to scan break with Argentina and Bolivia,

Oct. 7. “Big developments are brewing in the Pacific—Watch for the Jap fleet to come out and fight before winter ends.” The big drive for the Philippines started nexd day. h

Director Paul Porter is rumored as White House choice to succeed Fly as chairman of the ICC.” This was confirmed two weeks later. Nov. 4. “You can discount pre dictions that the soldier vote will be a decisive factor in the election, . Don't bet your shirt on the House going Republican. - It's mos§ unlikely unless Dewey wins. . . , Official inspection of war in Europe may be voted by house military afe fairs committee when congress ree convenes,” (They left last week.) Nov. 26. .If Gordell Hull decides to retire “Undersecretary of State Stettinius would have the inside track” (for appointment as secree

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