Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1944 — Page 15

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Dne) , of leadership by elt, with a re-

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cy. n by President Churchill's conthat the Presivare of the Pol-

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Mr. Roosevelt's ces. ’ early as possible ent, Mr. Churchcommon under= tries before dised States, where capitalize upon

nt too long, it is the outcry from aly and Greece. olicy of non-in= nents in Europe, al situation, and As exploded with

Hes tributed to the mportant because or post-war Eu in the senate, in iropean develop= the uneasiness

over the basie nt Roosevelt has riat -— that is, ulgs acquiesce in ingly now being pe bold in push- , even Secretary e.” Pepper (D. Fla.) demanded that

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one of the ape iether such are he projected ine t ‘up. The reply yartment, is that the principles of t changes could did not approve.

ny rate; a feel feeling that our nd without any n ask the Amer«

to the house of Ais country would of all these matthe three great mage hopes for yvernment, Ss. The war, as liberation; that ted now, in the lems in a numome months ago they could not they could be

resident Rooseituation, explain nd depend ‘upon judgments. He ic nature of the ften encouraged, rds the future.

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local man formerly reported missing has returned to duty. + KILLED Lt. Thomas A. Maguire, 903 N Oxford st., in Germany. Sgt. Robert W. Ryan, 854 N. New Jersey st., in France, -

MISSING Sgt. Eugene N. Krachenfels, 1028 W. 35th st., over Germany. Pfc. Carl F. Teal, 4909 E. 11th st., in Germany. ! ~~ WOUNDED ;, Pfc. Ira E. Chappell, 2212 Bethel ave., in Germany. SAFE Pfc. Edward Dirk, 1013 S. New Jersey st., returned to duty. ’ 8 # 8 According to the. telegram received by his parents, 1st Lt. Thomas A. Maguire was killed Dec. § during action in Germany. He was killed while serving as a tank platoon’ commander with the 5th armored division. The lieutenant was sent overseas

last February and landed in Eng-{S

land on the 22d, the same day his brother, John E. Jr., was shot down over Denmark. John, also a lieutenant, and holder of the air medal and one oak leaf cluster, has been listed as missing since then. The other brother, Pfc, James C. Maguire, was seriously injured in a plane crash in March, 1943. He crashed at Turner field, Ga., a few weeks before” he was to get his pilot's wings. After recovering he was assigned to the medical corps at Turner fleld. Lt. Maguire held the purple heart, awarded for slight wounds received Aug. 16 in France, and the bronze star for heroic action against the enemy, A graduate of Technical high

+ school he was 29 and had been in

the service four years. He formerly worked for the rural electrification administration at Washington, D.C. Lt. Maquire ‘was the brother of Mrs. Robert E. Schneider, 1105 N. Bosart ave, and the grandson of Mrs. Anna B, Maguire, who lives at 903 N. Oxford st. John's wife, Mrs. Dorothy Ma-

.guire, also resides at the N. Oxford

st, address, » o

” s Sgt. Robert W. Ryan was killed In action Nov. 9 in France while his brother, Pvt. Donald F. (Jimmy) Ryan, was in a hospital recovering from wounds received at Peleliu. On Thanksgiving day the sergeant’s parents were informed that he had been missing in action. The report of his death came Sunday. Sgt. Ryan was 23 and had been in service since shortly after Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to the air corps and was sent to the Mediterranean theater as a B-25 gunner. After completing 50 missions in that theater, he was given a furlough. The sergeant came home in June and returned overseas last fall. He then was sent to the European area, Sgt. Ryan is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Ryan, 854 N. New Jersey st. He formerly was employed at Chevrolet. His brother Jimmy still is in the hospital in the South Pacific. Another brother, Thomas, received a medical discharge after serving a year overseas. Other survivors:include a sister, Mrs. Doris Wood, Indianapolis, and two other brothers, Patrick and Wayne, at home,

Sgt. Eugene N. Krachenfels, a former member of the Indianapolis police department, has been missing in action in Germany since Nov. 25. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Krachenfeles, 1028 W. 35th st.,, was notified yesterday. Sgt. Krachenfels was serving with the army air forces as a B-17 radiooperator and gunner and was beHeved to have been on his first mission. He left the police force to enter the service April 10, 1943, and had been overseas since October, The 30-year-old sergeant is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Krachenfels, 124 W. 27th st., and has a 3-months-old daughter, Paula Jean. brother, Richard Paul, has just completed boot training at Great Lakes, Ill, and now is stationed in Oklahoma.

Pfe. Carl F. Teal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milo C. Teal, 4909 E, 11th st.,

action on Nov. 29.

and had been overseas

September,

1043, in England ; and was hospitalized three months. Pvt. Teal Pvt. Teal is 20 and entered the service Feb. 20, 1043. He Technical high schools. ” » ” Pfe. Ira E. Chappell, husband of Mrs. Irene Chappell, 2212 Bethel ave, and son of Mrs. Cordie Chap-

pell, 1832 Gdodlet ave., was wounded |,

» has been missing © in Germany since

He was serving with the infantry

since

. Pvt. Teal was wounded Oct. 26,

U Hoosier Heroes: Lt. Maguire and Sgt. Ryan Kitled; Two Listed Missing, One Wounded

Sgt. Robert W. Ryan . ... killed in France.

entered the army April 4, 1944, and went overseas with the infantry last September. + He has three childfen, Judith, David and Billy. » o o Pfc. Edward Dirk, reported missing Nov. 20 after infantry action in Germany, has returned to duty, according to a war department telegram received by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Dirk, 1013 8S. New Jersey

t. This is the second time Pvt. Dirk has escaped imprisonment by the enemy. In June he was captured, but he and two buddies escaped to rejoin their outfits. * o o s 8, Sgt. Charles P. Bukes, squad leader with an armored infantry battalion in France, has been awarded the silver star for gallantry in action. The citation accompanying the award said that Sgt. Bukes exposed himself to enemy fire on several occasions Sept. 30 near Arracourt, France: He was acting as platoon leader and moved from squad to squad until a highly effective firing line had -been built up. It proved an insurmountable barrier to the enemy. Sgt. Bukes is the husband of Mrs. Helen Maxine - Bukes, 213 E. St. Joseph st., and entered the army Jan. 23, 1942. He also holds the bronze star and the combat infantryman badge.

Cpl. Paul W. Gage, son of Mrs. Margot E. Gage, 2035 N., Meridian st., is a member of an 8th air force group which won a special citation after their plane crash-landed in Belgium. The bomber was returning from an attack against the Germans when it lost the use of its two right engines. While the pilot and copilot kept the plane aloft, Sgt. Gage and the other crewmen kept their eyes peeled for a dry patch of land and finally spotted an allied strip on which to land the bomber. Cpl. Gage entered the army in January, 1942. He is a former member of the editorial staff of the Alexander (W.Va. Gazette.

Cpl. Ray Woods, a veteran of two years overseas service and six major engagements, has been awarded the bronze star and the silver star. Cpl. Woods is the husband of Mrs. Georgia Woods and the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Krug, 1346 W. 23d. st. He has an 18-month-old daughter, Georgia Rae, whom he has never seen. The corporal is now serving with the headquarters company of the Tth army in France. ® 8 = 8S. Sgt. John F. Osborne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Osborne, Shelbyville, has been awarded the purple heart for wounds - received in a bombing mission over Germany in March, 1943. Sgt. Osborne ‘entered the service in March, 1941, and has 2500 hours in the air to his credit. ‘He now is stationed at Miami, Fla. » o » Capt. Jerry A. Bunnell, B-17 pilot, has been awarded the distinguished flying cross for outstanding performance of duty Oct. 7. On that

| Capt.

| and fire facilities.

attended Howe and

during action in Germany, but has|. returned to duty.” He has been

awarded the purple heart. Pvt. Chappell is 20 and attended school at Flackville. A former em-| ployee of P. R. Mallory & Co, he

Sgt. Eugene N. Krachenfels . . . missing over Germany.

day he served as commander of one of the formations that participated in the assault on the Nazi oil reserves at Politz, ‘Germany. The Nazis put up an intense antiaircraft barrage over the target; and obscured the objective with a smoke screen, Bunhell flew into the thick of the flak and held his go squadron in such [§ tight formation that the target suffered .extreme damage and probably was de- | stroyed. Despite the heavy opposition, Capt. Bun- Capt. Bunnell nell's formation suffered very small losses, A veteran of more than 25 missions, Capt. Bunnell also holds the air medal and three oak leaf clus« ters. He recently received his pre. motion to captain. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Fred F. Bunnell, Muncie, and formerly was employed by the federal bureau of investigation. The captain was graduated from Technical high school and Butler university. Roscoe Youngbloed Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Youngblood Sr., Chandler, was listed by the navy today as dead. He previously was reported wounded.

® x 8 ‘Three . Hoosiers were on today's navy list of wounded. They are:

Pfc. Walter L. Key, husband of Mrs. Walter L. Key and son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Key, Logansport; Seaman 1-¢ Ralph Frederick Myers, son of Ralph Waido Myers, Doans, and Pfc. Donald R. Thomas, son of Mr, and Mrs, Steve Thomas, Hammond. .

2 # & Lt. Col. John M. Williams, Red Key, has been awarded the legion of merit for setting up and maintaining vital military communications in the face of inadequate supplies, language barriers and lack of trained personnel.” He is serving with the 14th air force in China.

INDIANA UNAFFECTED BY EAST'S GAS CRISIS

Although a severe shortage of gasoline has struck Washington, D C,, it will have -to get a great deal worse before Indiana is affected. This was apparent today from information local OPA officials have received. Steve A. Conn, district mileage rationing officer, said the petroleum administration for war has allocated to Indiana approximately the same amount of gasoline for the first quarter in 1945 as for the last quarter in 1044. He revealed that Indiana OPA officials had expected a cut, since gallonage sold has been exceeding the state’s allocation by a considerable margin. This situation has existed since Oct. 1, Mr. Conn added. It was disclosed that with first quarter allocations remaining the same for Indiana, coupons also have been held at the same values: Four gallons fog an A coupon and five for a B or C coupon. Current A coupons expire Dec. 21. Washington filling stations have closed for lack of supplies. An attempt was béing made to maintain medical services, as well as police

IT’S SQUARE DANCE VS. LINDY TONIGHT

A contest’ between the old-fash-ioned, square dance and the new jitterbug routines will feature the “Hayloft Party” at Boogie Bucket, 13th and Bellefontaine sts., tonight. Chuck’s Rhythm Ramblers will play and Reed Chapman will be master of ceremonies. - Members of the committee in charge at Patricia Shirley, John Stikeleather, Ray Hill, Henry Storm, Richard Green, Mrs. O. K. Shirley and Mrs, Kathryn Drummond,

COL. TURNER TO GIVE CHARTER TO SCOUTS

Col. Roecoe Turner will speak at | the annual meeting in Frankfort to- | morrow of the Clinton district, Cen~ tral Indiana Council, Boy Scouts of America. Air Scout Squadron No. 17, the first senior units to be organized in the district, will be given a charter by Col. Turner. t

Five hundred persons are expected {to attend the meeting and dinner at {the Methodist Community hall, Frank Longfellow, chairman of the

of the $92500 goal for Marion

|$56,000 Goes to Flanner

-| president,~warned that further ap-

«THE INDIANAPOLIS INES

HOLIAY SEAL | :

PURCHASES LAG

Drive Closes es Saturday i County $37,500 Behind . Its Quota.

Christmas seal sales have amounted to $55,000, mbre than half

county. Miss. Mary A. Meyers, executive secretary of the Marion County Tuberculosis association, in announcing the sales to date warned that the drive closes Saturday and urged Hoosiers to increase their purchases. A volunteer committee of civic, labor ‘and business leaders, directed by. Eli Lilly as chairman, is sponsoring the sale. Seals can be purchased at all post offices in Indianapolis and, at the L. 8S. Ayres department store.

COUNCIL 0. K.'S $119,300 FUND

House, $63,300 to Police

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“Wot's funny about horizontal foxholes?”

ister Winston Churchill admitted to

_ DEBATE AVOIDED , BY CHURCHILL

admits ‘Very ery Serious Con- | cern’ Exists in Britain . Over His Policies. "By PHILAULT

United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Dec. 19.—~Prime Min-

| the “house of commons that his policies in Greece and other Euro- | pean countries have caused “very § concern” within England. e flatly refused, however, to de- | bate them at this time because of |the “great battle” raging on the Western front, - | Churchill told the querulous house | that he recognized he faced sharp | division of public opinion on his program toward the liberated nations ‘of Europe, which had produced “heart searchings and sharp | criticism.” | Despite sharp questions, particu[larly from Laborite members, | Churchill declined to be drawn into extended debate. He postponed full dress discussion of these matters at |least until mid-January. Parlia- | ment will reconvene then after the | Christmas recess.

There remained a possibility that Churchill might make a world radio broadcast on the subjects before

And Fire Depts.

last night as the city's share of a $130,000 building at Flantier House. This appropriation and another $63,300 to provide a $60 uniform allowance to policemen and firemen were both from 1944 unexpended funds. Lowering of the city’s working cash balance was opposed by C. Roger Benjamin, executive secretary of the Indianapolis Taxpayers association, and Robert L. Keiser, governmental research director of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. It was contended that 1946 working funds were being used for the measure.

Meriwether Reluctant

Lucian B. Meriwether, Negro councilman, reluctantly gave his support to the Flanner House clinic appropriation ordinance although other Negro leaders backed the venture. Mr. Meriwether expresed fear that segregation of Negroes would result from reference in the ordinance to the Flanner House clinic. «He sponsored an amendment specifying construction at 15th and Missouri sts., site of Flanner House. A. Ross Manly, another councilman, recorded the lone opposing vote. "He said that the health clinic would serve its purpose better if located in the northeast section of the city. )

‘Emergencies Only’

John A. Schumacher, council propriation ordinances would be allowed “only for emergencies.” It appeared city: purse-strings would be tightened considerably as the cash balance dwindled. The ahnual public*safety contract with Woodruff Place was renewed. It provides for police and fire protection at a cost of $7500 to the township, an increase of $500 over last year, The parking meter ordinance was held for further consideration. So was the $15,000 sewer survey ordinance,

PHARMACY COLLEGE T0 HOLD EXERCISE

The 44th commencement exercises of the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at 802 E. Market st. The address of welcome will be given by Prof. L. F. Jones. Scholar‘ship prizes will be awarded by Dean E. H. Niles and diplomas will be presented by Dr. F. E. Bibbins, president of the board of trustees. The principal address will be given by Dr. Ralph L. Holland, general secretary of the Indiana Council of Churches. The valedictory will be delivered by M. Jeanne Bundy. Bachelor of Science degrees will be conferred upon Miss Jeanne Bundy, Indianapolis; Gertrude R. Dawson, Indianapolis; Edward W. Diggs, Winchester; Adah Jane Gray, Indianapolis; Israel, Horwitz, Cincinnati, and Joseph C. Lill Jr., Fort Wayne.

ROSS TO SPEAK AT BUTLER CONVOCATION

President M, O. Ross and Dr, O. L. Shelton, dean of the Butler uni versity school of religion, will speak at 11 a. m. tomorrow at a convocation in Sweeney chapel. Dr. E. Robert Andry, head of the undergraduate religion department, is in charge of the assembly. It marks the last day of classes before Christmas vacation, Also taking part will be the philharmonic choir, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Lautner; Dr, A. E. Cory, head of the department of missions, who will lead prayer, and J. R. Johnson, religious student, who

district, said. .

will tell the story of the nativity, *

THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS—

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By Laurene Rose Diehl

£0 LONG KIDS AND THANKS FOR : THE Sor

OPA EXONERATES HUNTER DETROIT, Dec. 19 (U. P.).— City council appropriated $56,000 Betty Petrowski’s deer-hunting husband was free today of charges of violating gas ration laws on a 750mile automobile trip to the game-|pect outing.

lands. She talked him out

of | Churchill appeared weary. His 's.| trouble by telling OPA authorities mumbled ‘replies to a Laborite barthat he walked to work for days, | rage of questions regarding Greece tuned his motor to conserve fuel and | hoarded ration coupons for the sus-

{the house recofivenes Jan. 16.

at times were hardly audible in the crowded house. The usual oratorical

‘Sot. Whiz Bang’ - Breaks Up Kiss— And He's Broken

. THAT “LONG KISS” in which a married couple indulged recent« ly on a crowded bus had developed today into one of those long unending arguments, Referred to Mayor Tyndall today ‘by the safety board, the problem developed when Police Sgt Forrest W. Allison boarded a bus to go home, When a seat beside a young woman became vacant, a man. sat down and soon the couple presented an affectionate picture. 2 8 . SGT. ALLISON was among those who watched the progress of events. Then, someone made a remark about a police officer permitting “this sort of thing” In stepped the sergeant, who ordered the ‘love making broken up. To his chagrin, “he learned too late that the couple was married, Mayor Tyndall yesterday ordered Sgt. Allison demoted to patrolman. It was said, however, that the mayor's action was prompted by reasons other than the “love-making” incident.

SGT. ALLISON, known to many pedestrians as “Whiz Bang” Allison;” formerly directed traffic at Meridian and Washington sts. It looks as though he'll be back on traffic detail again. Meanwhile, a nimber of persons, chiefly women, have called police to take sides in the issue.

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(Seeond Floor) Makes Christmas Shopping Easier

It's a good Western habit to wear riding togs as casual as the ( yr great outdodrs, yet neat as a pin. To take with you on your winter vacation, or wear them here, bringing a touch of far : 4 (ff Western color to the great Mid-West. Just a few from a range« | ridin’ collection that will make distinctive gifts.

Center: Western style riding habit expertly tailored of fine cavalry twill. Slick frontier pants topped with a snug-fitting, zipper-fastening jacket. Tan or blue. Sizes 12, 14, 16. 39.95 A 2

Above Left: Crisp suede front vest 4 back of checked or plaid wool. Tan or brown, in small, medium, large sizes. 10,95

Lover Left: Breezy frontier shirt in rayon gabardine pointed up with neat binding. in bright contrasting colors. Blue, beige; maize, Sizes 10 to 16. 7.95 :

Lower Left: Vivid frontier shirt embroidered with colorful flowers. “Chartreuse “or turquoise with brown, cherry or fuchsia with navy. Tailored in rayon gabardine, . Sizes 10 to 16. - 7,95

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