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ited the Ger t month and nemy lines in e it now was
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, no German on the newlyispatches said 1 armor had he salient as
ters revealed H. Simpson's ver the Roer nany as far four and a f Monschau, he Roer front the Monschau 1ans attacked
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nich troops of ed four pille and took a " Rollesbrich, [ Kesternich, 9th countered 1an infantry
found a prime nn of German noting to the 3t. Vith-Houf«
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om John Mee $8 war corres American 1st Ms apparently ntlet to Houf-
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- SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 1945
Put Lt. George William “Mohr | entered France on his birthday. He was released from the hospital exactly three months later for wounds received there Oct. 4 and was * wounded again on his wedding anniversary.
The local infantryman has been in France only five months. In that time he has won the purple heart, | the silver star-and the combat infantryman badge. He also holds the bronze star for action in Italy during the liberation of Rome and now is entitled to an oak leaf cluster to the purple heart.
‘The lieutenant is the husband of the former Joan Goldsmith, who lves at 120 E: lst st. and is attending Butler university. He was 25 on Aug. 185, the day he went; into France; and observed his second wedding anniversary on Dec. 26, .the day he received his second wounds, ;
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Veteran of Italy od France Wins Collection of Medals
Lt. George William Mohr
WALEXANDER'S FUNERAL IS SET
Veteran Physician. 77, Had
Practiced Here for Near Half Century.
WOUNDED Cpl. Wiérman ave, in Germany, Temple ave., in Belgium.
by st., in France, PRISONER
HE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Hoosier Heroes: Laswell Dies
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Thomas R. Riley, 9466 N. Cpl. Charles Leslie Poole, 339 S.
Pfc. Charles N. Pulliam, 439 Shel-
nt ge. rT
of Wands Received o on 1 Leyte
‘T, Sgt. Joseph ..E. Greskamp, radarman and gunner on a B-17 which crashed Aug. 22 over German territory, has been reported a prisoner of the German government. His parents, Mr, and Mrs. Clemens Greskamp, 3819 Boulevard pl., first were notified that their son was; missing but later received a war department telegram of his cKange in status.
WEINAR RITES IN SHELBYVILLE
nina Adjutant General's i Mother Died Yesterday At Her Home.
Rites for Dr, Robert Ora Mc- | Alexantler,. Indianapolis physician “land surgeon, who died yesterday in Methodist hospital, will be conducted at '2 p, m, Monday at Flan. ner & Buchanan mortuary. Masonic rites will be conducted and ‘burial will be in Crown Hill, Dr. McAlexander, who was 77, had practiced here for 47 years, He had offices at Room 740 Bankers’ Trust building and lived at 5027 Washington blvd. He was a member of the Indianapolis Medical society, the Indiana State Medical society, the Amer-
T. Sgt.
Mr.
Lt. Mohr was, serving as company: commander when. he was wounded seriously the second time. He expects to be sent to the United States in the near future. He was fighting with the 7th ‘army. On Thanksgiving day his platoon | captured 170 Germans with no American casualties. He was commended for his leadership during this action. Entering the service in December, 1042, soon after his graduation from Indiana university, Lt. Mohr went overseas Jast Aptil :and served in Africa and Itely before, entering France. He is the son of Mr, and Mrs: D, 8. Mohr, Kokomo, and graduated from high school at Kokomo, A brother, Flight-Officer Stanton Mohr, is stationed with the air corps at Gulfport, Miss.
JOHN
ALTAR SOCIETY SETS PARTY
The Altar sqciety of Holy Angels | Catholic church will give a euchre| party at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the! school hall, 28th and Northwestern ave. The January committee will be
Canton, IIL,
CHACRAN DEAD: SERVICES MONDAY
John Chacran, 42 N. Randolph st., died yesterday in City hospital. He was 54, Born in Turkey, a jeweler at the Platinum‘ Shop. Survivors are his wife, Justine; a son, Jay, and a brother, George of Boston, Mass. Services will be held at 10 a. m, Monday in the G. H. Herrmann funeral home, 1505 S. East st., with burial in Crown Hill
MRS. MARY JANE BERRY
Services will be held at 9 a. m. Monday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic church for Mrs. Mary Jane Berry, who died yesterday at her home, 3843 N. New Jersey st. be in Calvary. Mrs, Berry, who was, 43, was the wife of Claude Berry. A native of she had lived here 19 years and was a member of St. Joan of Arc church.
Mr. Chaciah is
Burial will
ican Medical association” the Central Avenue Methodist church and Oriental lodge No. 500, F, and A. M. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Diana VanGeyt and Roberta VanGeyt, Indianapolis, and - Linda Smith and Robert Smith, Norfolk.
MRS. CAROLINE REICHART fornia.
Services for Mrs. Caroline Reichart, a native of Liverpool, England, who died yesterday in the Graylynn hotel, will be held at 9 a. m. Monday in SS. Peter and Paul cathe-
dral. Burial will be in Crown Hill. She was 68. Survivors dre her husband, Joseph W., and a brother, William-J. Quigley, Bartlesville, Okla.
mother,
MRS. SUSAN SCHMIDT
Services for Mrs. Susan Schmidt, wife of John Schmidt, 1234 S. State
ave., will be held at 2 p. m. Mon- . ce.
Pfc. Harold K. Green, Holmes ave., of Germany.
Broadway, of Germany,
Pvt. Bernard L. Laswell, and Mrs. Earl Laswell, Bates st. died Nov. 26 of wounds
vasion of Leyte and was serving with the Tth division. A brother, Machinists’ Mate 3-C Earl Laswell, ‘is stationed in Cali-
Pvt. Russell E. Kattman, a member of the 423d infantry of the 106th division, has been missing in action in Germany since Dec. 21. The war department telegram
was received yesterday by his sister, Mrs. Pearl Einhiple and his grand-
Hancock ave. id Pvt. Kattman, who is 30, was born in Albany and. is a graduate of Shortridge high school. ed Herron Art institute and was a civil service employee at Ft. Benning, Ga.,
1206 N.
Joseph E. Greskamp, 3819
Lt, Earl Highbaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Castleman, 540 Udell st, was killed Dec. 9 during a mission over Italy.
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son of 1214
was slightly wounded Dee. 19 in Belgium and is in a hospital in England. He was wounded while serving with a tank battalion of an armored division. A former employee of the William H. Block Co., Cpl. Poole is 24 and graduated from Southport high school. “He "entered the army Nov. 30, 1942,* and went overseas last September.
received 11 days before on Leyte. His parents . were notified ‘of his death last night. Pvt. Laswell was 19 and graduated .--£-1-0-m-—Technical{ high school. He worked for the Indianapolis
He is recuperating in a hospital in| England. | Pvt. Pulliam lived with a sister, | L o RJ before entering the service. He has two other sisters living here, Mrs.
ave. His parents, Mr.
| Ky. Pvt. Pulliam is 23 and entered the service Oct. 29, 1942. He has
Mrs. been overseas three months.
Pearl Lowery, 219
8 s ” . Pfc. Harold K. Green, listed as missing after action on D-day in France, has been reported a prisoner of the Germans. He was captured on D-day, according to the
He attend-
before entering the serv-
school,
On Monday they received a card their son had written Sept. 27. He
said they were having winter Boulevard pl, of Germany. ‘weather over there, but added that S. Sgt. Wendell O. Meenach, 3154 he was well.
A’ graduate of Cathedral high Sgt. Greskamp is 22 and formerly was employed by the Allison division of General Motors, He entered the service Dec. 9, 1942, and went overseas last April.
S. Sgt." Wendell 0. Meenach, husband of Mrs. Wilma "J. Meenach, 3154 Broadway, was captured while serving in “the . European theater. He is being held Prisoner ‘by the Germans.”
S. Sgt. Vergon Ray, son of Mr.
13. while fighting on French soil. | air force in England. Sgt.. Ray is a graduate of Washington high school and formerly was employed by the Lukas-Harold Mrs. Wilnia Carver, 439 Shelby st.,| Corp.
The war department today anH. A. Perkins, 964 English ave. and|nounced the, award of the bronze Mrs. Nell Harrison, 836 Lexington star to T. 5th Gr. Charles A. Roarty, and Mrs. 437 N. Walcott st. E. O. Pulliam, reside in Scottsburg, with the infantry.
First Lt. bombardier of a B-17 with the 8th air force in England, has been} awarded a fourth oak leaf cluster to the air medal, He is the husband of Mrs. Anna L. Huflman, 1235 River heights dr., and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Huffman, Dunkirk.
Lt. (j.g.) James W. Prather, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Prather, Wheatland, and nephew of Clinton C. Prather, 5435 Washington
blvd,, is missing in action. He Tormenly lived in Indianapolis, wmf remy flere fl Gy mo reg Four ndiaa fighting men, were included on today’s navy depart-
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! Plati c The soldier has a five-month-old|and Mrs. Hubert Flint, 1025 N.|ment list of wounded. They are: Atta A. McAlexander; a daughter, he In. gl daughter, Elizabeth Joan. Tibbs ave, has been awarded a| Fireman ic Dayton Wayne Bares, fon x pina ya Jove Pvt. Laswell tered the serv- Aa a second air medal for Hexceptionally | Marine sgt. obert BE Faltynski son, of ’ s e : ” i ¥ 71 » Mr, an rs. Frank Faltynski, New CarMiller, Pasadena, Cal, and five/ice in September, 1943. He was| Pfc. Charles N. Pulliam, who en- Oru SerHIeS. a 5 : sop lisle; Marine Pfc. Charles T. Stewart, son randchildren, Virginia VanGeyt | stationed in Hawaii before the in-|tered France with the infantry of | u g an gNU engineer|ot. Mr. and Mrs. Herman T. Stewart, g ’ ginia anGeyt, 3 the 12th division, was wounded Dec. fon a Flying Fortress with: the 8th Peru, and Seaman. 2-2 Gordon Prentice
Willis, husband of Mrs.. Thelma Francis Willis, Petersburg, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter 8S. Willis, also of Petersburg
COAL ORDER BLOCKS ICE PALACE LIGHTS
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as part of a city winter festival| melted away today. Abandonment of the ice palace idea was announced following a government request, that outdoor lights be darkened to save fuel. The coronation of the king and queen of the festival will be held in
the fairgrounds coliseum Jan. 30 instead of on the floodlighted Coffin golf course. A small-scale palace will be constructed, Paul V. Brown, park superintendent, said, but Hghes
He is serving
= = » Harold G. Hoffman,
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Plans for a flood-lighted ice palace
Rites will Be held at 2 p. m. Monday in Shelbyville for Mrs. Stella Rhoades Weimar, mother of Brig.
jutant general of Indiana, who died yesterday at her home in Shelby= ville. , Burial will be in Shelbyville, Mrs. Weimar, who was 74, was a life resident of Shelbyville. ; She is survived by three sons, Ernest Weimar, Shelbyville; Lt. Col. Earl Weimar, patient at Billings Hospital after ' service in New Guinea, and Gen. Weimar; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Jones, Shelbyville, and a brother, Estes Rhodes, Shelbyville.
‘MISS MARY NAYLOR ee
Services will be held at 10 a. m. Monday at the Walter T. Blasengym funeral home for Miss Mary Naylor, who died yesterday morning... Burial will be in Crown Hill. Miss Naylor resided at 130 E St, Joseph st. and was a member of the First Baptist church. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth N. Shepherd and Mrs. | Anna Lohmah, both of Indianapolis,
WILLIAM H. GRAHAM
Rites for William H. Graham, who ' died Thursday at City hospital, will be held at 1 p. m. Monday at the Jacob Brothers” westside funeral
home. Burial will be in Floral Park. Mr. ‘Graham {is survived by ‘a
daughter, Rosa L. Graham and a son, Joseph H. Graham.
FRANK M. HOLLIDAY
Rites for Frank M. Holliday, 1918 E. Minnesota st, who died yester= day in St. Francis hospital, will be held at 2 p,m. Monday in the Vic- - tory Memorial Methodist church.
Gen. William FP. Weimar, acting ad= -
Bigs
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| .per cent of weekly wages.
“postponement,
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"Morris, D., 8alem)
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. the 1047 regular session and for every
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State Deaths
i BLOOMINGTON Isaac Peter Burch, 66. Survivors: Wife, Mamie; sons, Everett, John, William and Morris. DUGGER—Mrs. Amanda Carpenter, 73. Survivors: ‘Daughters, Mrs. Cecil Wright, Mrs. Ethel Poole, Mrs. Alza Ooley and Mrs. Litlimm Linton; sons. Lloyd, Lowell and Loren; sister, Mrs. Bertha Harper; brother, Noe. HUNTINGTON—Mrs, Dora Haflich, 67 Survivors: 8on, Lt. Col. Bertrand Handwork, sister, Mrs. Lucy Hite. JASPER—Mrs. Carrie Shannon Buys, 78 Surviyors: Son, yan; brother, .J. P. 8hannon. OAKLAND CITY—Ronald Griffith, Burvivors: ife, Mary; daughtets, Lawrence Luff, Mys. Gilbert Burnett, Mrs, Orville Skinner, Mrs. Ed Toole and Mrs. Lida Wigg PERU—John $iller, 88. Survivors: Wife, Lesta, brother, Howard
80.
RILEY—Levi Petty, 79. Burvivors: Sister, Mrs. Margaret Hendershot; brother, 8olomon ROCKPORT—MPs. Mamie Doyle, 86.
Survivors: Mason and SOUTH BEND-—-Louis Davidson, 72. Survivors: Daughgers, Mrs. Donald Baker and Mrs, Kenneth’ Abele; sons, Glen and Paul.
30 Walter; brothers, John, ory.
Mrs.
daughters, Mary Jane and Patricia Berry, both at home; a sister, Mrs. Harlan Hunt, Wilmette, Ill, and a brother, Lewis L. Van Dyke, with the armed forces in Belgium.
MRS. BERTIE GRAVES
Services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at Blasengym funeral home for Mrs. Bertie Graves, who died Friday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Harry Clark, 1420 Gimber st. Burial will be in New Crown. Mrs. Graves who was 56, was a native of ‘Welch, W. Va., and with her husband, the late Eddie Graves, had been a concessionaire with Indiana fairs for 30 years. She is survived by her son, Raymond Jones, Milton, W. Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Henry Handstadt, Indianapolis; a brother, John Hager, Page, W. Va, and: a niece, Mrs. Eugene Pierson, Indianapolis,
Legislative Calendar
BILLS INTRODUCED Senate
8B 37—(Black, R., Logansport) quires employers to provide medical and surgical services not to exéeed 180 days | except upon order. of industrial. board. Employee given right to select own phy- | sic'an in surgical cases. Statement on physical condition must be given employee | who does not consult ‘own physician. Establishes maximum payment for injury at 810.500, computed on basis of $1820-34 Weekly wage range. (Labor.) 8B 38—(Coblentz, R., Liberty Mills; Van Ness, R., Valparaiso) Creates reciprocity commission composed of gover: nor, secretary of state, and state auditor to make agreements regarding motor vehicies. Expires 30 days after adjournment of next legislative session. (Interstate Co-operation) 8B 39—(Crook, D., B6uth; Fleming, D. Hammond) Provides that heirs of those | dying before full workmen's compensation | is paid: receive unpaid-balance not exceed-| ing 500 weeks. Bases payment upon 55 | Emergency. “ (Labor) 8B 40— (Sunderland, D., Muncie; Stemle,
D.. Jasper) Creates board to regulate | roduction and distribution of milk. mergency. (Agriculture) 8B -41— (Miller, R., Bloomington; Ver- | million, D., Anderson) Permits contest-|
inz valid! ty ot wills within six months after filing for probate. (Judiciary A) 8B 42— (Miller, R., Bloomington; Vermillien, D., Anderson) quired for trustees from 200 to 110 per | cent of appraisal value of real estate, (Judiciary A) 8B 43—(Johnson, R., Anderson; Van Ness, R., Valparaiso) Prohibits state officials and others of sub-divisions from withdrawing resignations without consent of official responsitle for appointing sue- |
cestors, Emergency. (Public Policy) 8B 44—(Miller, R., Bloomington; Ver-| million, D,, Anderson) Requires that
criminal appeal be heard within 90 days| from conviction, unless cause is shown for If neither plaintiff nor defendant asks for postponement, lower court decision, holds, (Judiciary A) 8B 45— (Miller, R, Bloomington; Vermillion, D, Anderson) Requires filing of adoption petitions in juvenile court for those under 21 and in circuit court for adults. (Judiciary A) 8B 46— (Eichhorn, D., Uniondale; Morris, D., Balem) Creates milk board of five members; each appointed by governor for four-year term. One from Indiana Dairy Producers, Inc, one from Indiana State Dairy association, one from Indiana Co-operative Milk Producers Federation, ' Inc, one from Mid-West Producers Creamery, Inc, and one from Indiana Farm Bureau, Ine, Appropriates $5000 annually to Purdue university for
inspection purposes. Emergency. (Agriculture) 8B 47— (Eichhorn, D., Uniondale) Low-
ers gross 4ncome ‘tax rate for bowling alley operators from one to one-half per (Finance) SB 48— (Makowski, D,, East Chicago: Authorizes cities and towns to levy annual tax not exceeding 5 cents a $100 for post-war construction. Prohibits funds from levy to be trans-
and towns to transfer unexpended bal-
ances in general fund or bond fund 10) PeCupational Qissate was paid.
fund for post-war construction, May appropriate and spend funds for unemployment. Emergency. (Cities and Towns) 8B 40-—(Lietz, D., Evansville; Aldridge, D., Terre Haute) Grants heirs of person dying fro occupational disease benefits from workmen's compensation fund approximating 55 per cent of weekly wage of a Sonaed, Eme/geney. {Lahor) B 50—(0'Grady, D., Terre Haute) Prohig use or operation of gasolinespropelled engines
inside underground coal mines. (Mines and Mining) Resolution BJR 3-(Crook, -D., South Ben: Lietz. D., Evansvillé) Apportions legislators at
sixth year thereafter according to total vote cast for secretary of state, including women voters. - (Constitutional Revision’, S———
HB EieHenticy Ra Slovisinglon; Maehling, D., oO Haute) Empowers vernor to: transfer civilian defense and duties to any other state department, te the balance of state de
ds to such a men or gency, Judiary B)
arf ‘Gives
Ré- |
Lowers bond re-|
Permits cities |
a department, divi’ te
gomery, R., Hemlock) Makes it unlawful to trap otter. (Natural Resources)
HB 65— (Miser, R., Garrett; Hughes, R,, Ft. Wayne) Removes licensing power on maternity homes and nurseries from] county welfare boards, delegating it to state health board. (Social Security) 66—(Darneal, D., New . Albany; Meagher, D., Evansville) —~Amends, cor- { rupt practices act to prohibit campaign { expenditures of more than $100,000 by state committees and personal contribu- | tions of more than $1000. (Election) | HB 67—(Hardin, R., Marion) Provides that penalties due on tax judgments shall jon begin to accrue until satisfaction of | judgment (Ways and Means) | HB 68—(Utterback, D., Kokomo; Sims, {D., Sullivan) Empowers governor to ‘appoint five members for four-year terms {to the milk examining boatd. One each | {named by Indiana Dairy Producers, Inc, Indiana State Dairy association, Mid- | West Producers Cream, Inc, and Indiana | Parm Bureau. Grants Purdue university | $5600. (Agriculture) HB 69— (Callahan, D., East Chicago) Authorizes cities and towns to levey “five | cent tax rate for post-war public im- | provements. (Cities and .Towns) HB 70—(Buuth, R., Lawrence) Au- | thorizes election of treasurers of county | hospitals by . hospital boards. (County and Township Business) HB 71—(Kreft, { hibits cancellation of chauffeur licenses {on physical grounds, ff applicant has | been certified by ‘licensed Dhysicial Js #ub-
| physically able to operate vehicle | lie Safety) HB 72—(Grant, R., Indianapolis; Powell, IR. Indianapolis) Raises “salaries -of | municipal court judges to $7500 a year. (City of Indianapolis) 73— (Downey, R., | Teckemeyer, R., Indianapolis) {Joint four-members non-partisan health
Indianapolis; Creates
| and hospital board for Indianapolis, | abolishing present separate bi-partisan bealth and hospital boards. (City of In-
dianapolis) : i | HB 174—(Fortune, R., Indianapolis; | Burnett, R., Indianapolis) Raises maxi- | mum salaries of municipal court bailiffs from $2000 to $2400 a year. (City of In-
dianapolis) B 75—(Lee, R.. Indianapolis; Edick, R.. Plainfield) Vests in state finance board privilege o6f determining how
money distributed. to local school units in excess of minimum shall be spent. (Education) 16— (Richards, R., Patricksburg) Forbids sale of hypnotic preparation derived from barbituric acid or salt and makes sale by pharmacist without prescription a misdemeanor punishable by
fine, imprisonment or revokation of license, (Medicine and Public Health) H 71 —-(Morgan, R., Knightstown)
Makes it mandatory for recipient of old age, blind, and aid togdependent children assistance to furnish affidavit that person legally responsible for assistance recipient is unable to support. (Social Be-
curity) HB 178—(Balddni, D.,' South Bend; Wright, D., Evansville) Provides payment to dependents of person whose death was caused by occupational disease, equaling 55 per cent of average weekly wage of deceased for 500 weeks, minus the numer of weeks where compensation for (Labor) HB 79 ~(Dickinson, D, South Bend: Korpal, South Bend) Provides unpaid balance of compensation ayy paid injured workmen be continu for 500 weeks If workman dies from other causes than injuries within weeks after injuries received. The number of weeks “in which injury compensation were received would be subtracted from 500 weeks. (Labor) : . HB 80--(Hey, D., Shelbyville; Warrum, D., Greenfield) Provides for methods of cor:trolling and eradicating Brucillosis in domestic animals. - {Ways and Means) HB 81- (Henley, R., Bloomington; Andrew, R, West Point) Describes methods for voluntary dissolution of ¢orporations. (Corporations) HB 82— (Montgomery, R., Hemlock; Colbert, R.," Washington) Prohibits hunting on Sunday. (Natural Resources) HB 83—~(Meagher, D., Evansville) Permits persons over €0 to hunt without license. (Natural Resources HB B84— (Lynch, D., Evansville: May, D., Terre Haute) Repeals mining provision allowing use of gasoline engines in tunnel mines employing fewer, than “10 ines)
Surviving are her husband; two
" [Samuel Zukerman and Sam Zuker-
R., Michigan city) Pro- |
day in the J, C. Wilson funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hil. Mrs, Schmidt was 74 dnd was a
member of the Pleasant Run Evangelical and Reformed church, Druids Circle, Women of the Moose, |‘ Cosmos Sisters and the Resenda club. of A native of Canada, she lived|w nere 60 years, Survivors besides her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Mamie Gillan, Detroit, and Mrs. George Bailey, . Indianapolis; - three - sons, Fred and Clifford Hindman, Detroit, and Walter Schmidt, Kokomo, and a brother, Isaac Bunker, Louisville, Ky.
2 Cpl. Mrs.
in Prance.
MRS. CLARA BENJAMIN
Services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the Aaron-Ruben funeral home for Mrs. Clara Benjamin, “who died yesterday at her a home, 834 S. Capitol ave. Burial will be in Azias Achaim cemetery. Mrs. Benjamin, who was 80, had lived in Indianapolis 50 years. Surviving her are two
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sons,
man, both of ‘Indianapolis: five daughters, Mrs, Charles Feldman, Mrs. Leo Weissenberg and Mrs. Wil- | lam Shupinsky, all of Indianapolis; Mrs. Louis Goodman, Flint, Mich, iland Mrs. Harry Emas, San Fran- | cisco, Cal.; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. ?
cemetery”
RAYBURN JESSE STRYDER
Rites were to be held this after- 8 noon at the Harry W. Moore peace| Washington chapel for Rayburn Jesse Stryder, church. formerly of 320 E. Maple rd., who
|home in Los Angeles. to be in Crown Hill. - Mr. Stryder, who was 49, was a| veteran of world war I and formerly was assistant sales manager of the Republic Creosoting Co. ’ He is survived by.two sons, Meredith Stryder and Pvt. Raylurn Stryder Jr., both of Galesburg, Ill. his mother, Mrs. Cora M. Poe, and a half- brother, Carlton Poe, both of | San’ Diego, Cal.
Russell;- his Layton, Mrs.
apolis.
WILLIS E. NEWSOM
The Rev.” H B. McClanahan, Grace Baptist church pastor, conducted services at10"a. m. today in the Tolin funeral home for Willis Elda Newsom, who died Wednesday in his home in Edgewood. Burial
Helen Turner,
Survivors are three sons, Harry E., Indianapolis; Ralph, Edgewood, and Charles M, Dayton, O.; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Critser, Bargersville, and Mrs. Mary Burnett, - Mrs. Edith Butsch and Mrs. Opal Parsons, all of Edgewood; a
MRS. RELLA M. HAISE
3. p. m. tomorrow in the Flanner|qSo
Pritchett, and two brothers, Edward and Walter Monroe, all three o" Princeton,
MRS. MARY PORTER
Rites will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at Wald funeral home for Mrs. Mary E. Alford Potter, 710 Murray st., who died Thursday at Long hos-
Brown, 11 Fobert Paul Hunt, J. an Jones, 135 Charles Walters, Elkhart.
Street
Survivors are four sons,
946
Cpl.
A member of Evergreen lodge 713, F. and A. M,, he was 47 and was employed at the Ace Washer Co. He also was.a member of the West Presbyterian
Mrs,
MRS. ADDIE E. KIRK
Rites will be conducted at 10 a. m. Monday at Dorsey funeral home and at 2 p. m. at Greensburg Methodist church for Mrs, Addie E. Kirk, a resident of Greensburg, who died} while visiting her daughter, Mrs. 2020 Langley ave. Burial will be in Versailles, Ind. Mrs. Kirk, who was 66, was a na-
coln nd “na Shee Travelers, luncheon meeting noon, Hote: Lincoln,
Catherine Dingiey, 6500 County Line rd. 8
Rowland C. Rhodes, U. 8. marines; Jeanne
Donal Edward 11090 E. Michigan; Ethel ‘Michigan, Betty | Gd mont Clair Kiase, Willis Claud Ward, 3 R. 9, Box 624; Irma Lame, Pe h 3rov Raiph Morris, 320 Beauty a Thorn« J
28 Station; :
S. Sgt.
He entered the army in May, 1943, and went overseas last Octo‘ber. His family recived. their latest letter from him on Christmas_eve. It was written in France.
Thomas. R. Riley, husband Ursula Riley, Warman ave., was wounded Dec. 18 in Germany and is in a hospital
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A former employee of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co., 30 and entered the service in May, 1943. He went overseas last March.
Riley is
Cpl. Charles Leslie Poole, husband of Mrs. Margaret List Poole, 339 S. Temple ave., and son of Mr. and
war department message sent his mother, Mrs. Harry E. Smith, 1206 N. Holmes ave. Mrs. Smith first learned. {hat her son is a prisoner through a letter from a. family in England. They received the report through underground sources. A former Manual high school student, Pvt. Green is 21 and enlisted in the army in October, 1942. He went overseas last January and was serving with the paratroopers when he was .captured. The soldier's mother temporarily is residing in Phoenix, Ariz, where her husband is serving as a first lieutenant in the army. Pvt. Green has two sisters living on R. R. 3.
Mrs. Eldo Poole, 4019 S. East st.,
They dre Mrs. Marie .Vance. and Mrs. Kathleen Tirey.
William W. Pyatt Services Set for Monday Afternoon |
The Rev. Charles M. Armentrout,| Mrs. Myra Shockley, Madison, and | pastor of the West Washington | Mrs. Street Presbyterian church, will | three sons, conduct services at 1:30 p. m. Mon- | day in the Conkle funeral home for William W. Pyatt, who died Thursday in his home, 238 N, Belle Vieu place. Burial will be in Floral Park
‘Lucie . Foster, Greensburg; | Charles and" George Kirk, Indianapolis, and Stanton | Kirk, Adams; a sister, Mrs. Louisia | Thomas, North Madison; a brother. | Harry Dannecker, New Case; and 20 grandchildren.
yonN LA FARA
John LaFara, a. former employee | of Bemis Bag Co: 20 years; died | yesterday in City ‘hospital. He! was 80.
Effie
Manwaring, both of Indianapolis; | Indianapolis.
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Indiana State Bar association, mid-winter
sister, Mrs. Phillips Schobert, Sey- Pid a Cont nesting 3a, /m.[SdWara, Catherme sutton, at St. Vinmour; 18 an Hotel Lincoln cent's, : rst achiidren and 13 Legislative commities, State Teachers Willian, Bona West, CE a nerat 8. s : federation, meeting, 10 a. m., Hotel Lin- Donovan, Adele “dadison, at Emhardt. |
Elizabeth Snyder, 5416 E. 10th. ridian, Protuan Bifkpatick Jr. Jr.. U, 8; navy; Ruth . —— i yan ‘ | Gere E gor ya Bellefontaine: Emma DEATHS : ones 136 W. 27th, I» wie - Lewis, 38, at St. Vincent 5.57 5¢p- |
{Southern ave., was Born in George- | dled Jan..4 in the National Military | Walter W. Pyatt, in Germany; Ma- town, O.-and came to Indianapolis Burial was rine Cpl. William J. Pyatt, in the|in 1913 from Tipton. | South Pacific; Cpl. Harry J. Pyatt, in England, and Charles R. Pyatt, {a son, Ezra; three daughters, Mrs. Indianapolis; a daughter; Mrs. Mary | Eliza Elnora Hanéock, Mrs. Nettie mother, Pyatt, and three sisters, Mrs. Clara Blanche Lentz and Mrs. Esther Wilkes, all of Indian- |"
Charles, Nancy Horn, at St. Vincent's. J
John, Florence Roll,
Alfred, Eibert
ard Robert and Linda Walker, at Yias 8. Me-
Gula EB ‘Spar rks,
Miunie Hall Ph at 1127 W, 31st, cerebral
Mr. LaFara, who lived at 40 W
Survivors are his wife, Minnie M.;
Ellis and Mrs. Esther Sedam; 21 grandchildren ‘and 11 great-grand- | children, all of Indianapolis. Services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Monday. in the home. Burial will be in Washington Park cemetery,
JOHN LEROY GOLDSBY
Burned while playing with matches in his home Jan. 4, John Leroy Goldsby, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Goldsby, 1424 8. Richland st. died last night in| City hospital. Survivors, besides his parents, are two brothers, Donald and Thomhs: |
Alvin, June Dorr, at St. Vincent's. !
ack, Prances. Killen, at 8t. Vincent's,
at Embhardt. Rudolph, Rachel! Owens, at 2120 Parker.
Bernd, at Methodist,
ticem 7, at 1445 Broadway cerebrs)” hemorrhage Andrew'A. Drake, 89, at a1 Station, in- - [iuenza. Alna Cordelia Barrow, 8, at 4317 College, arteriosclerosis.
hemorrh ag ohn Wallace; 99, at 2254 Central, hyper-
‘er to the air medal.
Flight Officer Gene P. Hackney, | Wil be dimmed.
son of Mrs. Doris L. Simons, 533 Ogden st., has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to the air medal. He is a navigator of a B-17 with the 8th air force. 5 ” 2 First Lt. Wilford D. Drake, husband of Mrs. Joy Ann Drake, Adams, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Drake, Rushville, has been awarded the fourth oak. leaf clust-
this morning.
Mrs.
Lt. Drake is a former employee of the Allison division of General Motors. He entered the air forces
in November, 1042, Rite,
| STRAUSS | SAYS:
Vol.. 3—No. 27
. GAS COUPONS STOLEN
Coupons for 2000 gallons of gasoline and $160 were taken from a gasoline station at 16th and Alabama sts., last night, Albert Soughhard, 1706 N, Alabama st., discovered when he opened the station
LUNCHEQN FOR WIVES Waiter 'Reinacker will entertain past“ “masters’ wives of Centre lodge F% ahd A. M. at lunch{eon Tuesday noon in the Scottish
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Saturday
Burial will be in Memorial” Park cemetery. At one time, assistant superintendent of the local office. of the Prudential Insurance Co. of America, he was‘employed there 25 years until his retirement 17 years ago. A member of the Victory Methodist church and the Odd Fellow lodge of Clay county, he was 87. Survivors are his wife, Mary C.; a son, Elmer, and two daughters, Mrs. Bernice Saunders and Mrs, Myrtle Marie Wilkins, all of Indi anapolis; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One grandson, Sgt. J. Gerald Wilkins, is in Italy.
Jan. 13, 1945
| Dear Fellows—
KING WINTER. still has. been making. things interesting for us around here. . . . " We've had. several days of near Zero temperatures. And the “White 3 Christmas” song is pretty unpopular at the moment. We've had snow and ice on the ground ever since Christmas day. There was a light snow Monday, and threeinches ~ early Wednesday. The street railway had to get ils snow sweepers on the job to clear the tracks. . . But while ‘the weather, has been at its worst, - the mailmen have been busy delivering ‘seed catalogs. . And many a prospective gardener has been spending: his evenings planning next suipmer’s garden. The sale of 1945 auto license tags and drivers’. licenses has been started at the statehouse and at various branch offices, . , . Motorists had better have their licenses by midnight Feb 28--or
was in Elizabethtown. : tive of Madison and a member | of |a sister, Linda Lou;- his maternal else. . . , That's the deadline tor the oid Last employed by the former|Greensburg church.. gandmother, Mrs. Sallie Day, Green- plates. . . . Long lines ot income taxpayers Gansbert-8hirk Lumber Co., he was! She is survived by rfour daugh- castle, and his. paternal grandpar- have. been on hand at the Federal ouilding, 75 ters, Mrs. Turner and Mrs. ‘Alice, ents, Mr. and Mrs, Pete Goldshy
. Monday is the deadline tor thuse who are required to file estimates ot 1945 incume.
aR x Sticker Dodgers Stuck— POLICE HAVE started a war on motur= ists who ignore traffic stickers. . [hey compiled a- list of about 200 frequent. violators and started towing in their cars to the Plaza garage. . . . "An- attorney was tined
Roys $40 tor 41 stickers. he The Rev. R. M. Dodrill, pastor of MARRIAGE LICENSES Urb n, Helen Herbets, at St. Francis, nad lgnured. rhe the Broadway Baptist church, will Ray, Julin Wiltshire, at St. Francis. ’ Howard Woodruff Hoyt, 3465 Kenwood; |John, Glady Bibbs, at City. various banks have been conduct rites for Mrs. Rella M. 4 aurlel Srace or , 3465 Kenwood, Roland, Feelin Parker, at. City i‘ ” HR thelr i ohn atton, U. 8, army; Anna Marie Joseph, tty Conover, at Coleman, uite bus wit he Haise, who died yesterday in her Snydet,; 39 E. 0th Robert, ‘Lillian Snider, at Coleman, q y home, 2616 N. New Jersey st. at|Ralph A. Spesry, U. 8. army, Margaret|Herman, June Thacker. at Coleman. annual meetings of
& Buch ‘ Burial will| oe Mn, U. 8. army; Barbara |Leiand, Florence Jenable, at Methodist. stockholders and elec ucnanan mortuary. ur w e Bmit 1, Carmel. Mervin, Maxine Warnock, at Methodist. | be Ft. B h y... ! James W. Hutchinson, U. 8. army; Vir|Domfirie, Elizabeth Iozzo, at St, Vincent's. | tion of directors and in a an B d B rd ne Newell Ais Clisge. Tork v. Haskon, Evelyn Knudsen, at St. Vin- officers. . . . I'he indi ro e oadwa, - 5 tchel arshal tella Taylor,| cent's ’ A mery : r J Rap 1. Marshall. Guy, Helen Marshall, at St. Vincent's. ana National reported resources otf 279 tist church, she was 68. John W Mosley Denver, Colo.; Nola Wil-|Lotiis, Betty Schultz, at St. Vincent's dol i ¥ abo \ Survivors are her husband, Ed- Ogden n. ) hah, " William, Mary” Jane Wilson, at St. Vin- million dollars, a gain of about 23 millions Tn Bi ins, 1 t “ ward; a sister, Mrs. George M. cosa McDa ot x 1, men Mary Ciera Ella Cline. at Emha for the year, . hat makes It the 64th
largest bank in the United States. . . . An army pilot and his student ‘chuted to satety early Wednesday, thelr. plane crashing in a yard in the 5000 los on 8. Harding. . . . The plane. from Freeman field, . Seymour. . . . So) Walter 8, Drysdale, tha former commander at Ft: ‘Benjamin Harrison, [has been recalled to active duty and ordered to report to San Francisco. . . . He had
“situation,
“In his inaugural addcess, - - stressed the responsibility of the state in
. He announced, however, that he will oppose
pelled {sided here 50 years. She was a
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Mrs, Porter, who was 58, had re«
Robert, Alice Bills, at St, Franets. Buford, Allie Trot:
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Haynes, 65, at City, cardio vase Clarence i 32" at City, Intestinal
: BIRTHS obstru “ ) Cari Obs io 5, at 1525 Park, carcinoma. Girls » Elmer H. Rudiei, 53, at 2932" Baltimore, |
ioe vascular renal. : | Charles Marshall Sharp, 80, at 339 E North,
Leach, 1, at’ City, chronic |”
: HE Sill, re 74, at Si ig
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been placed on inactive status recently after returning from China.
: dele fo Just a Scarecrow— | WHEN PASSFRSBY saw a black dress
wine in the
Meridian, they hurriedly summoned police, . « . The police hunted up the janitor, who explained the dress was merely a “scarecrow™ to frighten away the starlings that roost on the building each night. . . . Carl F, Brandt has been elected president of the Indianapolis school board. . Clarence Farrington is i vice president. . . . The new state treasurer, Frank T. Millis, has reappointed Wallace 3 Weatherholt as deputy treasurer, ..Two new appointees ot Governor Gates will take office as soon as they receive their releases from the armed forces, probably within a couple of weeks. . . One, Maj. Elmer E. Sherwood, becomes state adjutapt general, . The other, Capt. Ola F. Heslar, USNR., will be state purchasing agent.
ow Two Die in Fire— IT'S BEEN a bad week for fires. .-.
Two persons were burned fatally, and several others seriously, when flames swept a rooming house at 631 N. New Jersey st: early
Sunday. . . The victims were John Eblin, 32, and Mrs.
, Anna Keclseh; 68. . . . Heroine of the . fire was 10-year-old Aude rey Lee Long, who ran from door to door “awakening the other occupants of the puilding. . . , She collapsed . later, . , . Another fire caused at least $50,000 damage to merchandise and trucking eduipment in a warehouse and garage at 313 8. Alabam a. Fireman Veruas H. Brunson was uvergume by stioke. . . Because of the manpower Paul Roubertsun, satety board vice president, has recommended accepting men who are only b feet- { inches tail tor the police department, . , . Nuw they nave to be two inches taller than that. . . . Fire Chief Harry Fullmer sald ne's taking men as short as 5 feet*s for firemen,
fr FF A Gates Takes Office—
A CROWD ESTIMATED at 6500 jammed the statehouse Monday Lo wiltiess the inauguration of Ralph F. Gates as guvernor, .. . He is the first Republican to hold the office since the late Haury G. Leslie. , , « Governor Gates
channeling ‘aur boys and girls in the anmed forces back to peace-time occupations. ase
a state bonus for war veterans, . . . “Ihe bonus and the pension are the