Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1944 — Page 8

‘Benninghoff to Discuss " Years Spent Among Japanese.

The 26th annual Indiana History conference will open here tomorrow with a breakfast for college and high school teachers at 8:15 a. m. at the Indianapolis Athletic club, Harry B. Benninghoff of Franklin college, who was engaged In educational and religious work in Japan for more

Indianap- | Monday for

4-day

of scout camps’ in the Central

Indiana cll. .

Mr. Klusmann has planned,

| Scout Official Will Visit Here

WES H. KLUSMANN, national director or camping and activities

study

coun-

Mr. Klusmann

[MAL BONG GETS

Wis, No. 1 U. 8. air ace in. this

gressional medal of honor, the war department announced yesterday.

although. serving as a gunnery in-

nese planes, “Though assigned to duty as a

structor, engaged voluntarily in ajassembly authorizing state sponsor-| A series of combat missions in the ship of the project, financially and|8Polis president of the Music Club Pacific and shot down eight Japa- otherwise, will be sought by the| federation, is the chief sponsor. Music Club federation. Purpose of the structure, de-

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TOP Us S. MEDAL) isis, cman. ze, ho » an ' ’ 4000 names were to be presented 0 professional operas and com - WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (. PJ) questing post-war construction of panies, : : ’ Maj, Richard I. Bong of Poplar,a large civic and music center in| -

: the mile-square. war with a total bag of 36 enemy |: The petitions,

It likewise ‘would contain ‘a smaller a um in which mati-

which the mayor Bees. and smaller’ offerings would -| planes, has been awarded the con-|will refer to his post-war planning|be presented. The petitions emphaWar! committee, were circulated by the Sized that ‘such a project “would Indianapolis * district of the . In-| make possible lower prices for much The award was made after Bong, diana Federation of Music Clubs. Legislation in the 1945 generdl|izens cannot now ‘afford.”

fine entertainment which many citMrs, Prederic H. Sterling, Indian-

MEET IN CASTLE HALL '.

. [CHRISTMAS SEALS 60! Mos? Decorated

ON SALE TOMORROW Gl in Pyle Movie

Ch > will go HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 8 w. P.

for one week at booths ind on ie Cpl. James D. Slaton, 33, who stores and banks tomorrow, wiped out three German ,msEli Lilly heads the community| chine-gun nests near Oliveto, committee sponsoring the local seal! Italy, one busy afternoon, arrived drive for the’ benefit of the Tu-| here yesterday to face the camberculosis association, 3 The hoaths to open tomorrow will] umnist Ernie Pyle's “G. I. Joe.” cate ! Slaton, dubbed the most decoCo, ‘Wm. H. Block and Co, Indi-' rated Yank of world war II, will ana National bank and American play himself in the pcture and National bank. ‘The 8 and 40 of, also will serve as technical adthe auxiliary to the American| viser for the film. Legion in district 11, headed by!

“SHORTRIDGE CHOOSES {NOMINEES FOR OFFICE

Junior class officer candidates at

‘Shortridge high school have been

chosen, .

They are: President: Robert Camp, Donald Goelger, Donald BE ames ordue William ean, Toner Overly, Raymond Schaal and Glen i Spesimal. Vice pres : Ma Ann on, Doro= they Friedland, Mar bbe.

Deeda Hensley, Marin a Pat Pearson, Norma Perry, ertrude Rappaport, Mari lyn Jeanne Stott and Betty W aaelary Barabura Maly Virgina Foltz, Mary Ann Rowland and Jo Aun Treasurer; John Bain, Warren

Beamast, Fred Feibelman, Gordon Hoff-

man, Cameron Johnston, John Kroetz and Ed Schmi " oe

Vaudeviilé chairman: Julla Brake, Robert Green, Barbdara Hughes, Betty June

developed, and

administered camps since 1921, quired nor expected to perform

and has held his present office |combat duty,”

for three years.

According to the petitions it also|230

He will visit Lafayette Tues- own urgent request engaged in re-|/would accommodate the Indianap-|will

day and Anderson Thursday.

than a quarter of a century, will speak on . “Ori- . ental Imponderables.” Preceding the

opening of the ; conference tomorrow will pe Chalmers Hadley { the annual meeting of the Indiana Association of the History of Med-| eine at the Hotel Lincoln at 8 p. m. today. Dr. James O. Ritchey | of Indianapolis will speak on “Doc- | tor Books.” Regular sessions of the conference will begin at 10 a. m. to-| morrow, with the Indiana Historical society, Indiana History Teachers association and the genealogy ses-| gions all meeting simultaneously at the Hotel Lincoln,

Lilly te Preside

Eli Lilly of Indianapolis, president, will preside at the meeting of the historical society. Cedric A. Cummins of Indiana university extension will give a paper on “Some Factors Making for | War and Peace in Indiana, 1915-| 16” at the history teachers’ meetfng. Following his talk a panel discussion will be held.on “The Pro"posed Courses for the Social Studies in Indiana Secondary Schools.” Chalmers Hadley, director of the Cincinnati public library and a na-| tive Hoosier, will speak on the Quaker movement at the meeting of the genealogy session, Discuss Future Plans

Pliture activities will be discussed by the Indiana Junior Historical society at its meeting at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow at the Hotel Lincoln, Emsley W. Johnson of Indianapolis will preside at the noon lunch-

eon of the Society of Indiana Plo-| neers at the Empire room of the Claypool hotel. A luncheon, open to members of | all organizations participating in the history conference, also will be held at 12:15 p. m. tomorrow in| the Travertime room of the Hotel Lincoln, with Mr, Lilly presiding.

Tribute to Be Paid.

A tribute will be paid .at the luncheon to Christopher B. Cole- | man, director of the historical bureau; James A. Woodburn, presi. dent emeritus of the Indiana Hostorical society, and Mrs. Julia M. Gaar, president of the Wayne County Historical soclety, whose deaths occurred during the past

year. The conference will close with the annual dinner of the Society of Indiana Pioneers at 6:30 p. m. tomarrow at the Claypool hotel. Dr. Walter H. Judd, congressman from! Minnesota and a one-time medical missionary to China, will be the

principal speaker.

SCHOOL, P.-T. A. BUY 6 IN WAR BONDS

Pargnts, teachers and pupils of public school 3 have bought sufficient. bonds to cover the price of seven jeeps since September and are well on the way toward the cost of an eighth. » Bo far, since the beginning of the fall semester, the P.-T. A, and the school have invested about $8436 in war bonds. Mrs. Edith Forrest is} school “principal; Mrs, Porter Pate; P.-T. A. president; and Mrs. Chester | Hutson, war - service chairman of | the P.-T. A.

GOP CLUB ELECTOIN

SCHEDULED MONDAY

The Washington Township Re- | publican club will elect and install | officers at 8 p. m. Monday at 6lst | st. and College ave. Scheduled to be elected are James | L. Murray, president; Harry O. Chamberlin, first vice president; Benator Arcada Bal. second vice | president; Stanley Myers, third, vice | president; © Prosecutor . Sherwood | Blue, legal counsel; Neill McKin- | stray, treasurer, and Mrs. Margaret L. Wyatt, secretary. Mrs. Balz will | speak.

IU. ‘STUDENTS ELECT | OFFICERS OF COUNCIL

Times Specisl

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 8.—| ~ Officers ¥f the new Student Squncil at Indiana university are: Virginia Dill of Plainfield, pris. dent; Joe Tenta of Gary, vice presi- | dent; Kay Nolan of Bloomington, corresponding secretary; Ellen-Anne! Bmith of Bloomington, recording! secretary, and Leon Kaminski of La! Porte, treasurer.

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