Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1944 — Page 15
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| in—and they r their group, | followers in appointments nts, as well as As his warm e in on moves » peace, which
is well known,
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Tanner, 1007 Wood st, and four
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Pvt. Robert J. Tanner, husband
of Mrs. Ruth C, Tanner, 1018 S. ~ Collier st, and father of four small
children, was killed Dec. 9 in Ger-
* many, He had been overseas since * Oct. 21 and wag with the infantry.
Pvt. Tanner was 27 and had been in the service since last April. He fought in Belgium before going to . France. He was graduated from Ben Davis high school and formerly was employed by the Bond Bakers. Survivors include his wife; his children, Carolyn, 4; Rita, 2; Phoeba Jane; 3 mo.,, and Richard, 3; his mother, Mrs, Bertha Finchuf, 1016 ‘S. Collier st.; his father, Charles
brothers, George a private in the Philippines, and Fred, Ernest and Albert, ali of Indianapolis, CL =o. os Pfc. Hobert W. Cox, husband of Mrs, Lois Appleby Cox, Cloverdale, formerly of Indianapolis, was killed
Nov. 10 near Metz, France. He was serving with Gen. Patton's 3d army. Pvt. Cox entered the army in August, 1942, and received training at Ft. Sam Houston, Téx.; Camp Polk, La., and Indiantown Gap, Pa. He arrived in France Sept. 16. » A native of Morgan county, he is survived by his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs, David Cox near Eminence; a sister, Mrs. Leo Grafton, Friendship; a brother, Maurice, near Eminence, and his uncle, Mr. Shumaker, ) » » » Pvt. Bernard Laswell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Laswell, 1214 Bates st., was seriously wounded Nov, 15 on Leyte and is in a hospital in the South Pacific. Pvt. Laswell is
ing basic training at Ft. McClellan, Ala, was sent Hawaii. He served there until the Leyte invasion. Pvt. Laswell formerly was employed by the Indianapolis Plating Co. A brother, Machinist's Ma® 3-c Earl R. Laswell, is stationed in Cali*fornia.
Pt. Laswell
” » » One son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick O. Kafader. 1214 Orange st. has been captured by the Germans and another has been wounded. Sgt. Frederick 0. Kafader Jr., who was reported missing in action June 8, is being held a prisoner. Pvt. James E. Kafader was wounded wapt. 27 in Holland. Pvt. Kafader was wounded while serving with the paratroopers, but is believed to be back on duty. He entered the army in November, 1942, and went overseas last January. He is 20 and formerly was em"ployed by the Beech Grove railroad shops
"FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1944
Pvt. Robert J. Tanner . . . killed in Germany.
Mrs. Mary E. Kafader- of tke Orange st.'address, entered France
{with the paratroopers and with the
same regiment as James. He also entered the service in November, 1042. Cpl. Kafader is 21 and formerly was employed by the SchwitzerCummins Co. Both brothers are graduates of Technical high school. » » . 8. Sgt. Frank (Joe) Rejko, whose brother, Steve, is in a hospital in Italy recovering from an operation, was wounded Nov. 30 in France ands in an overseas army hospital.
Sgt. Rejko has been in the service two and one-half years and has been overseas four months. He has been awarded the purple heart. Steve, a corporal in the army, has been in the service almost two years and has been overseas a year. A third brother, Michael, who has been in service two years and overseas two months, is in England. He is the husband of Mrs. Michael Rejko, Seymour, where he was living when he entered the service. The couple has a 7-month-old daughter, Thelma Joan. All three brothers attended Warren Central high school. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rejko, Warren township. o » o Pvt. William B. Daugherty, husband of Mrs. Bessie E. Daugherty, 1818 E. 11th st., was wounded Sept. 25 in Italy and fs in a Rospital there. He was awarded the purple heart, which he sent to his wife. Pvt. Daugherty entered the service in February, 1941, and went overseas last June. He is in the infantry. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Daugherty, Terre Haute, he is 23 and graduated from high school at Terre Haute. Two brothers also are with the army. Pfc. Clarence Daugherty Jr. is in France and Cpl. Charles Daugherty is with the same unit in which William was serving when wounded. 5" = Second Li. Richard W. Bacon, husband of Mrs. Nellie O. Bacon, 3834 Fletcher ave, was wounded Sept. 21 in Germany and is in a rehabilitation camp awaiting return te active duty. . A member of the armored forces
Cpl. Kafader, the husband of
of the 1st army, he has been in
Belgium. He entered the army Nov. 20, 1942, and went overseas June 29, 1944,
i Lt. Bacon is the son of Mr, and ¢ Mrs. William Bacon, 222 Bicking st., E and has two children, Carolyn, 6,
and Richard Jr, 3. Formerly employed by the. Phoe~ nix Mutual Life Insurance Co. he
is 32. He trained at Ft. Knox, Ky.,
and Camp Cook, Cal.
A brother, Lt. Roger Bacon has’
been in Newfoundland two years. Both are graduates of Shortridge high school.
» ” » . Pvt. Edwin F. Klueh; husband of Mrs. Eileen L, Klueh, 652 N. Oakland ave., and son-of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klueh, 25 N. Tacoma ave, was wounded Oct. 5 in Southern France. He is hospitalized in France but expects to return to duty soon. Pvt. Klueh entered the army Nov. 15, 1043, and went overseas July 15. A graduate of Technical high school, he is 23 and attended Indiana university extension. At the time he entered the service, he was employed at Sandusky, O., but formerly worked for the Beveridge Paper Co. » on EJ Pfc, Melvin H. Taylor, who entered southern France with the cavalry, was wounded Oct. 8. He was hospitalized in Italy but has returned to duty and again is fighting in France. Pvt. Taylor is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Taylor, 1237 S. Chester st., and the brother of Mrs. Thelma Henthorn, 2926 English ave. He has been in service two years and overseas nine months, A farmer before he entered the service, Pvt. Taylor is 33 and attended Shortridge high school. He was awarded the purple heart, which he sent his parents. ® = =
Cpl. Clifford A. Peters Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Peters Sr, 1617 Union st.,, has been awarded the bronze star for heroic achievement in action in the vicinity of Cuviolo, Italy. A gunner in a medium tank, Cpl
Peters was resting with other crew |choff, son of Mrs. Mary Genchott. 8outh
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_ in France.
navigator with a B-17 operating from ‘a base in Italy. The lieutenant. is the son of Mrs. Inith M. Moore, Shelbyville. He attended high school at Shelbyville and entered the service Oct. 21, 1942. . n » Aviation Cadet Morris E. Rivers, Russellville, was killed Tuesday in the mid-air collision of’ two twinengined planes near Elkhart, Tex.
» » . The following Indiana sailors and marines have been wounded in action and their next of kin notified: Seaman 1-¢ Donald Delph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lee Delph, ‘Clinton; Beaman 1-¢ Ralph Dale Hovermale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kiah C., Hovermale, Russellville; T. Sgt. Harvey W. Laughrey, husband of Mrs. Harvey W. Laughrey, Decatur, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess J. Laughrey, Monroe; Radioman 3-¢ Irwin George Mellenthin, son of Mr. and. Mrs. | Earl J. Schwallie, husband of Mrs. Earl J. Schwallie, S8harpsville.
The following Indiana soldiers have been wounded in action in the Mediterranean and European areas. In all cases, next of kin have been notified and kept informed by the war department directly of any change in status.
EUROPE 8. Sgt. Lindsey Baker, son of Mrs. Dora Baker, Holton; Pfc. Steve Barich, son of Mrs. Julia Barich, Gary; Pvt. Raymond H. Brawner, husband of Mrs. Dorothy Brawner, Gary; Pvt. Paul J. Deom, husband of Mrs. Margaret Deom, Tell Oity Pvt, Richard J. Dirrim, husband of Mrs. Marian R. Dirrim, Ft, Way: ne; Pvt. Claude I Bixins, son of Charles M Elkins, Bedfor
Cpl. Charles R. Forgey, sop Cecil C. Forgey, Freetown; Pfc. Sta A. Gen-
Point; Pfc.
King. . Peleribure: J Pfc. Ral
George H.. Mellenthin, La Porte; and Sgt. |
' THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _:
ee Hoosier Heroes: J. E. Kafader Injured, Brother a Prisoner; 2 Killed
# band of Mrs. Anna Rea Glidewell, Crown : Gail G. Gordon, ‘son of Gerry Py Gdrgon Columbia oo.
son of Mrs, Addie
20° Lt. TE C. Lowe,
we, orn-
gh Be Madar, son of Mrs,
: ore, Jide ochester; Sgt Herscndl v EB son, husb band of Mra. “Boror San Ass Sgt. Ww Mis,
, son of Mrs. Mable Mills, Dad ie: Pfc.
John E. Nestleroand, son of ‘Mrs. Mary Nestleroad, Montpelier,
Tech. 4th Gr. William J, Peter, son of Me Anna M. Peter, Terry; Sgt. Thomas husband of Mrs. 8. Sgt. William' L.. Spa brother of Sars. Clesta 8. Fuller,’ 8 Lewis Summers,
Bn SP Baoli:
ville; Pfe,
Margaret J.
husband
Mrs, Betty L. Summers, Terre Haute; Pvt,
Luther E.
band of Mrs, Pvt. Charles E. Ruth M.
ind 8. Sgt. Eugene
Taffe, husband of Mrs, F. Taffe, Milan; Pfc. Jagk L. Taylor, hus Jack L. Taylor, % Tinkle, T a Tnkle, Baden rings; = ; Jusep 'ofte, son o I's earl Tofte, Pfc. Hobert W. Cox ,., . killed LE ao a eo brother of Mrs Grace Terry, Zielinski, son of
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J.
Elkhart; Beard of Mrs, Sgt,
Vernon Williams, Wanatah,
Mrs. Alta Zielinski, South Bend,
8. Jackson Jr. Jackson, Johnson, Johnson, Ft.
ter, Ft. son of Mrs,
Wayne;
bert O. Small, son East Chicago;
ware; Mrs, Ethel
July 23, 1043. fantry.
» First Lt.
in Italy, air medal.
theater, 8
Park ave. medal.
in England. ”
Bend; 2d. Lt, James B. Glidewell, hus
members when a heavy artillery |
Greensburg; husband of Mrs, Wayne; Koester, husband of Mrs, Pvt. Charles R. Mather, Ruth Mather, Lafayette; Pvt, Morris D. McMahan, Freda McMahan, Terre Haute;
of
more, brother of Mrs.
T. Sgt. Robert E, Mr, and Mrs. Lawrence May, 4232 has been awarded a fourth oak leaf cluster to the air He is an engineer and top turrent gunner on a B-17 based
Sgt. Harold T, Losh, and Mrs. Ida M. Losh, R. R. 7, has been awarded the combat infantryman badge with Gen. Mark W. Clark's 5th army in Italy.
MEDITERRANEAN
Pvt. Edward H. Devol Flossie B. Devol, Arcadia; 2d Lt. Burney son of Mrs.
Jr, son of Mrs.
Pvt. Donald
Pvt, Anita OC.
husband of Mrs
Second Lt. William T. Dillon ‘of Colfax has been awarded the silver star for gallantry in action in Sicily He is with the in-
Grace H. Stakeman, Terre Haute, chief flight nurse of a medical air evacuation squadron has been awarded .the She is one of 46 flight nurses. who were cited for evacu-|gate ave, branch of the Service Men's ating wounded by air combat zones in the Medilerranean
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Zélpha L. Bernice M.
Pvt. AlMrs. Anna Small, Pvt. *Clarence E. Spoon- . Lois Yates, Dela and Sgt. Delone C. Stiner, son of V. Stiner, Elwood.
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son of Mr.
80 ARE LAID OFF N STREET DEF,
Workers to to Be F Rehired as Soon as More Money
Is Available.
Seventy employees at: the city asphalt plant and 10 street inspectors received. lay-off slips today. Arthur Henry, city engineer, explained the layoffs would be rescindéd as soon as more street maintenance money is a vailable. Attributing the cutback in jobs to a $50,000 decrease in the city engineering department budget, Mr. Henry said that when the money was appropriated, salary ingreases were called for. Fewer Men Assigned He declared that this permitted fewer men to be assigned to street maintenance, “We don't intend to let the streets get into bad shape,” he promised, adding that all repairs of an “emergency character” would be made with the reduced amount of money available.
SCHOOL GROUP AIDS
The Junior Red Cross at Crispus Attucks high school sent its Christmas cheer to the men and women in the armed services this week, A large Christmas tree and cookies {and candy were sent to the Sen-
Centers, Inc. Letters were written to men and women in service by pupils in the English department and favors for the Christmas trays f|of servicemen confined in hospitals were made by the art department pupils. The Red Cross sold Christmas seals.
JURY ACQUITS DRIVER FT. WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 22 (U. P.) —Homer Kronmiller, 32, was acquitted last night by a circuit court jury of hit-and-run charges in connection with the death of Guy Misner Jr, 11, killed on a state
$174.76 in
comedian who skyrocketed to
SERVICE CENTER YULE|
highway last fall.
barrage caused several casualties. | Although knocked down by falling debris, the corporal ran through the | barrage to obtain medical help. He | | returned and gave first aid to the | wounded until stretcher bearers arrived. The -tank was continually under fire. » » »
T. Sgt. Christian F. Schlensker, engineer-top turret gunner of a B-17, has been awarded the ait | medal. He is based in England. Sgt. Schlensker is the son of Mr. | and Mrs. Henry H. Schlensker, R. R. 4, and formerly was employed by! Eli Lilly & Co. He entered the] service in November, 1942. ss =» =» |
Second Lt. Edward D. Dickman, a former employee of the Allison division of General Motors, has been awarded the air medal. He is a |
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Will Indiana Leaders Spark Midwestern G. O. P. Revolt?
By SHERLEY UHL Whether Indiana would be the first battle-ground for a Midwestern Republican revolt was the No, 1 speculation topic in local G. O. P. circles today. State Republicans were eyeing . each other and wondering whether to be brash enough to start something when the G. O. P. national committee meets here Jan, 22. Some of Midwest plains politicians are slightly nettled over the party's Eastern command. They believe the corn-belt should be rewarded for its favorable Republican showing with a predominant role in the G. O. P. show.
Rumors Fly
B. There were rumors that Second
District Congressman Charles Halleck might be bold enough to press the Midwest vs. Eastern issue at the local confab. It was hinted that Mr. Halleck was one of those especially interested in cutting Indiana a bigger slice of the G. O. P. pie. But these rumors weren't substantiated. If reports that Republican National Chairman Herbert Brownell
will step down materialize, some fireworks are a dead certainty. For the record, Governor-elect Gates said yesterday that the session would be a “business meeting.” There was a G. O. P. contingent which supposed Indiana had been chosen for the national committee's first post-election conclave simply because Indianapolis was one of the very few large cities to give the Republicans a majority.
Regional Shakeup
These analysts thought January would be a bit to premature for anything like the beginning of a regional party shake-up. At yesterday's state committee get-together, Governor-elect Gates pledged no sweeping dismissal of state employees in any department when the Republicans take over. Mr. Gates assured state employees that “ample notice” would be given before anyone was released. With growing indications that the Republican occupation of state jobs would be very gradual, some observers were predicting that it would be more than a year before the statehouse would really be G. 0. P., lock, stock and, barrel.
GIFT-BEARING SHIP, ALL HANDS, LOST
23, and his crew of eight kept a tense vigil at the isolated fishing ‘village of Carmanville, 250 miles Roriheast of here The ship, laden with supplies and gifts for the settlement’s 100 fam{lies waited five days for a break in
emtions in Italidn wre. tory” and that fierce fighting was in|
‘It's a Matter of Life or Didies’
ST. ALBANS, Vt, Dec. 22 (U, P.).~The St. Albans Mothers” club telegraphed a pjece of its mind to U. 8. Senator James M. Mead (D. N. Y.). The club asked him to forget the cigaret shortage and put his special senate investigating committee to work finding
oyt why Vermonters can’t buy underwear for their shivering youngsters, “After all,” said one indignant mother, “this isn't a luxury-—it's a matter of life or death.” -
KILLED BY GERMANS
By UNITED PRESS An overseas dispatch repo “by the FCG today said Nazi 8. 8. troops massacred 55 men, women and chil. | dren out of the 200- inhabitants of the small Italian village of Madonna Dell Albero, five miles south
REPORT 55 CIVILIANS
REPAIRMEN SAVE YANK UNDER KNIFE
BOSTON, Dec. 22 (U. P).—An| American soldier’s life was saved on | the European front by two ingen=- | ious ordnance men who in 15 min- | utes fashioned a new part for a] surgical instrument that oroke down | during a delicate brain operation, | it was revealed today. The feat was revealed by Col. H. B. Sheets of the Boston ordnance district who said that two staff ser- | geants attached to the 24th ord-| nance battalion made the intricate | part of a Bovie electrical surgical instrument while doctors waited to complete the operation.
“A sergeant from the medical corps rushed in one day with a Bovie surgical instrument and explained that it had to be repaired at once as an American soldier's life was at stake,” Sheets reported. “No parts were available, but these | two ordnance men manufactured them and the repaired instrument was on its way back to the operat- | ing room within 15 minutes. The! soldier completely recovered andy owes his life to the skill of these | two ordnance sergeants.” - |
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DAVIS BACKS OWI AID ON WAR NEWS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (U. PY: | —Director Elmer Davis of the office | of war information has backed up George Lyon, his personal representative at allied headquarters in Eu- | rope. Lyon publicly described as “stupid”~the. news blackout origi-| nally imposed on the German offen- | sive, | Davis said Lyon's return to the United States later this week was | in no way connected with his re- | mark. The OWI director said he regretted that such a strong state-| ment was made publicly but that | it seemed to him that “Mr. Lyon was right.” | “One indication of that is that | the ruling was subsequently modified,” Davis said, Another OWI official, Edward W. Barrett, head of the overseas branch, said American propaganda broadcasts to Europe are handling the current Western front setback “frankly and bluntly.” “We are showing that we tell the | truth, whether the news is favor-" able or unfavorable,” he said.
HOLLYWOOD PAYS TRIBUTE TO LUPE
. HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 22 (U. P.) ~~ The film colony paid final tribute today to Lupe Velez at services before the film star's body was sent to Mexico Oity for interment. . Four Wiousane friends {from Holly-
H arry Langdon, Comedian, Dies
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 22 (U. P). ~Harry Langdon, 60, deadpan
filmland fame in the old-pie-throwing days, died today in St. Vincent's hospital of ‘a cerebral hemorrhage. Langdon was taken to the hospital yesterday. In recent - years he starred in several short comedies for ¥, ; Columbia pic- * BRA tures, his last Harry Langdon being a burlesque western, “Out West.” Born in Council Bluffs, Ia., June 15, 1884, the comedian made his debut behind footlights at the age of 12 by singing and dancing in an amateur performance, His debut in films was in 1923, and a year later he went to work for Mack Sennett as the star of two-reel comedies,
Smokers Stand Just So Much
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (U. ‘P.).~The public will stand just so much. No more. An outraged lady smoker found the only cigarets in a drug store here. yesterday were in a gift box containing ‘a leather case and priced at $1.35. She grabbed the two packs from the box and plunked down the price of the two packs. Excited customers standing around backed her up. The salesgirl hastily withdrew the. other gift boxes from the counter, fearing others might follow the revolt. One of the larger alt boxes contained a carton of cigarets and was priced at $6. OPA officials said they would look into the matter promptly. They said they were “stunned by such overt violation of price ceil-
PAGE} RED CROSS GRANTS = LEAVES TO WORKERS
NEW YORK, Dec222 (U. Plo= « Mi%. 8. Sloan Colt, deputy commis~ sioner of the American Red Cross in the British isles, said yesterday.
that a 30-day leave in the United .
States had been arranged for every
Red Cross worker overseas for two years’ and the leaves would begin this month,
Recently returned from London to atténd the national Red Cross: conference in Washington, Mrs, Colt said that the Red Cross now had 80 clubmobiles—doughnut and coffee, dispensers — and 83 service clubs and rest homes on the Euro= pean continent. She said the club= mobiles, equipped with Youd speaks ers broadcasting “hot jazz” and staffed with four girls each, went as close to the front lines as possible. The girls, who have volunteered for the duration and six months, drive the two and a half ton trucks, make the doughnuts #nd coffee and,very often serve under fire. She described the Red Cross girls as “absolutely wonderful.” There are now 1700 serving in the Euro= pean theater, she said.
SNEAK BLOW SEEN KILLING RIVER BILL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (U.P) — Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes yesterday blamed what he called a “sneak” amendment for congress’ failure to pass the rivers and harbors bill. He referred to an amendment by Rep. - Alfred J. Elliott (D. Cal), which would have exempted the central valley project in California from the 160-acre reclamation lime itation law. “If congress wants to repeal the law,” Ickes told a news conference, “they should bring it out in the open and hold public hearings. The sneak amendment was totally repre« hensible and killed an otherwise good bill. “I hope this will teach a man without legislative scruples not to try to slip something over. It was probably a good thing that the
ing and tie-in sale regulations.”
bill was killed.” /
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