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SATURDAY, ‘FEB. 10,

1S DEAD AT 68

Batesville Banker Sérved Ninth District-3 Terms. As Congressman.

Harry c. Canfield, a former Democratic representative in congress from ‘the ninth district, died last night in Batesville, He was 68, A furniture manufacturer and an official in the Batesville State bank, he served three terms in the house until defeated in the primary by Eugene Crowe of Bedford in 1832. Mr. Canfield, who has been in failing health for months, made his last appearance at. the Democratic Editorial association’ meet- ' ing at French Lick last fall, He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

CAREY 8. FRYE Services for Carey 8. Frye who died yesterday in his home, 2630 N. Alabama st, will be held at 10

a. m. Monday in the J. C. Wilson | Chapel of the Chimes, Burial will

‘be in Glen Cove Cemetery, Knights. |

town. : A patent attorney in Washington, D, C, several years, he was 74 and was a member of the Big Run Baptist church near New Bethel, and the Masonjc 'lodge, Scottish | Rite and Shrine in Washnigton. Survivors are his wife, Leonore, Indianapolis; a son, Carroll F, in the U. 8. army; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Kerr, Beech Grove, and Mrs. Belle Pitzgerald, California, and two grandchildren. TE

MRS. IDA MAY WHARTON

Services will’ be conducted: at 2 p. m. Monday in the First Baptist church in Shelbyville for Mrs. Ida May Wharton, who died yesterday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geraldine .Means, 823 N. Denny st. Burial will be in Shelbyville. She was 65. Survviors besides Mrs. Means are another daughter, Mts. Nellie Badgley, Bellingham, Wash.; a son, Earl, Shelbyville; two brothers, Raymond Means, Indianapolis, and ' Frank Means, Shelbyville, and one sister, Mrs. Meda Powers, Shelbyville.

JOHN A. SCHOLLER

~ Services for Signalman 2-C John —H-—8echoller,—a-former In resident who died Feb. 5 in New " York, will be held Tuesday in Los Angeles, Cal. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scholler, Beverley Hills, Cal, and. Miss Scholler, a sister.

ISABEL L. DAVIS

Rites will be held at 1:30 p. ‘'m. Monday at Moore & Kirk Colonial chaple for Mrs. Isabel L. Davis, 6503 Ferguson st, who died: this morning at the home ‘of her son, Verlie L. Davis, 2510 N.: New Jersey. A resident of Marion county 44 years, Mrs. Davis was 79 and was a member of the Friends church at! Amo, Ind. She is survived by ler! son and her. husband, George.

RS. AMELIA L. STRATMAN |

“Rites for Mrs. ‘Amelia L. ‘Wemp- | ner Stratman, who died yesterday | in her home, 337 N. De Quincy st,

Monday in Shirley Brothers’ Irving | Hill chapel by the Rev. W. Franklin | Lahr, pastor of the Second Evangelical and Reformed church. Burial will be in Crown Hill. A member of the Second Evangelical church and ‘the Woman's guild of the church, she was 178 and formerly was t efiployed at Lewis Meier & Co. : She is survived by two daugnters, Miss Florence Stratman and Mrs. Walter M. English, both of In-| dianapolis.

OFFICERS RENAMED BY COLUMBIA CLUB

Officers of the Columbia club were re-eelcted by the directors at the annual meeting yesterday. They are Benjamin N. Bogue, president; John OC. Ruckelshaus, vice president; Irving W. Lemaux, treasurer, and E. Park Akin, secretary and manager. ' Members of the board of directors are Mr, Bogue, Mr. Ruckelshaus, Mr. Lemaux, Joseph E. Cain, Ernest D. Snider; Columbus; Harry Reid, Albert E.. Uhl, William H. Trimble and Russell L. White,

HARRY CANFELD

.| Carty st., in France,

- {Illinois st, of Germany,

Katherine J

‘LODGE COUNCIL VOTES $100 FOR POLIO PACK!

(Continued From Page One) Pfe.. Virgil Collins, 2403 W, Mc-

First Lt, Arthar L. Sherbondy, R. R.'2, Box 440, oh Saipan, S. Sgt. V. M. Perdew, 2283 N. Ilinois st., in Belgium, Pfc. "Albert L. Weiscopf, Cleveland, O., formerly of 914 N. Butler ave, in Germany. Pfe. Forrest (Dick) Darnell, 5245 W, Caven st., in Belgium,

PRISONER Pfe. Dennis G. Raymer, 652 8.

2, 8 = Lt. Myles O'Toole, former assistant pastor of the Sacred Heart Catholic church, was killed Jan. 19|: while serving in the Pacific as a chaplain. He is believed to have been killed in the Philippines. A Franciscan priest, Lt. O'Toole received seminary training at Teutopolis, Ill, and Hinsdale, Ill, studied philosophy at Our Lady of the, Angels seminary in Cleveland. He received his appointment here in 1038 and was with the local church until he was commisisoned in March, 1943. The chaplain was 34 and was a native of Merrill, Mich. His family now lives in Michigan. »n " a

Pfc. John Purky, son of Mrs. J. G. Purky, 2806 N. Talbot st., was killed Jan. 16 on Luzon. He was serving with the 6th infantry division and had been overseas since July, 1943. Pvt. Purky entered the army in August, 1942, and served in Hawaii

pating in the Luzon invasion. A graduate of Shortridge high school,

surance Co, A brother, Lt. Thomas E. Purky, is stationed at Camp Lee, Va. Pvt. Purky also is survived by a grandmother, Mrs. Martha - Broadhurst, Indianapolis.

Pvt. Myron D. Pickens, son of Mrs. Florence. Pickens, 512 N, Chester ave. died Dec. 7 of a chest wound ' received during attion on Leyte. ' Hé was serving as a paratrooper with the 511th parachute infantry of the 11th airborne division, Pvt. Pickens was 20 and entered the service Jan. 27, 1943. - He served in New Guinea before going te Leyte. The soldier attended Howe high school and was a member of the Christian Science Sunday school.

Capt. Donald O. Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Thomas, 49 Hendricks pl, and husband of Mrs. Virginia Thomas, Shelbyville, has been missing over France since an, 16. He was serving as a bom-

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and New Guinea before partici-|”"

he was 24 and attended’, Butler university. He formerly was employed by the Standard Life In- :

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Pvt, Robert €. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore, 2518 Delaware st., was killed Dec. “® sin Belgium.

rauder, A veteran of 53 missions,

unit citation and a’ French medal. He is a graduate of Technical high

Times. He went overseas last April. Capt. Thomas. 1s 28 and eniisted in May, 1942, He formerly was employed by the Internatior.al Harvester. Co. at Amara, Ill. The captain “has a daughter, Donna Louise, : His brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Raymond E. Thomas, live in Racine, Wis.

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S. Sgt. William E. Studebaker, d

1 tail gunner on a B-17 Flying For-

tress, has been missing in action Lear OVEr Italy since Jan, 20, Entering|

! November, 1942" : he has completed , 45 missions and : holds the air

the husband of Mrs. Geneva M. Studebaker, and the "son of Mr.

Sgt. Studebaker

and, Mrs, George S. Studebaker, 820 E. Raymond st. 8 » a ; Pfc. George T.- Turner, whose

brother, 8. Sgt. Everett Turner, is missing over Italy; has been reported missing in action in France, George was serving with the infantry of the 7th army and has been missing since Jan. 21. He previously was wounded while fighting in France. The soldiers’ parents, Mr: and Mrs. George Turner, 212 N. Fulton st., received the telegram . that George is missing Tuesday, less than a month after they were notified that Everett was missing.

army in April, 1943. He went over-|

SUBS SINK 7 SHIPS: OFF NOVA SCOTIA

HALIFAX, Feb. 10 (U. P.).— Long range German submarines, boldly. attacking in daylight within sight of the Nova Scotia shore,

{have sunk seven allied ships ‘off jis Six of them,

| that northern coast. were sunk within one 22-day period, it was announced otday.

One of them was the Canadian | Minesweeper, Clayoquot, whose sink- |

fine was announced oh Jan 3t. An: other was a Canadian merchant-| | man,

will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. 1 Capt. E. H. “Bob” Robinson of | Halifax went down on the bridge

fof his freighter as he directed abandon ship operations, survivors said. ; The 37-year-old master was making his second voyage aboard the first ship he had commanded, Seventy-three lives were lost in the sinkings, it was said. Eight were naval] personnel of the Clayoquot. More than 200 survivors, many of thém requiring hospital treatment for wounds and exposure, have been landed at Atlantic ports.”

Ray Brock, Kokomo, president of the State Council of Fraternal and Social societies, addressed the Marion county council last night: J. E. ‘McManamon, new president, was in charge of the meeting. The council appropriated $100 to purchase a pack used in the treatment of Infantile paralysis. Following the meeting Mr. Brock and Mark Gray, secretary of the state council, were honored at a reception and buffet supper.

Legislative

Calendar

BILLS PASSED

Senate Feb. 9 HB 114—Raises state forestyy tax levy from two mills to five mills a' $100 propert svaluation. (42-0) 37—Provides payment of $350 Mh salary to fleld examiners in department of inspection and supervision o public office, instead of $10 a day for 25 days. a month, Provides for payment from st general fund. (38-2) 19—Authorizes minors to enter contracts under the G. I. Bill of Rights.

lies rules of discontinued new agency taking over

142—Amends Tiw concerning fire.

Wew's ension fund for cities having less HB 246—Removes limitations on tone) Tring Musicale, Murat theater, § Ha p.m. Bb am jie "ip hoa a) Plescribes rules| made y . - EVENTS T or ig Sp boar fully or partially secured by federal or 8 TOMORRO Permits Indianapoiis - school other agencies; gives department of finan-| ANDERSON—Mrs. Martha L. Glass, 70. ROW board to ant $15,000 in school funds each cial- institutions power to regulate char-|Survivors: Sons, Albert and Jess. Lincoln birthday observance, 0. year for efit of the Indianapolis chil-| tered institutions. (80-0) DECATUR Katherine L Fuelling, 1 World war Or auditort dren's puseutn, we Br rigs oll pipelines under the onth. ‘Survivors: Parents, and Mrs, Mortgase burning ceremony, Zion. EvanSB (J0—-Amends legal nollday Jaw oi0| public utility law a :"Srothers Fran in, George, | ' ¥elical and Reformed church, Post rd. provide. that for the du onl oll | | JIB 318-Appro printed 126.000 for erad- | Paul Fuel ' ‘and: Troy ave. Ai days falling on Sunday shall be observed | ication and control of bangs disease in| Clinton an the followin , ‘Aso hrovides tor for So. cattle. io” pr D.. Power, 173. Thankoivine ri Shristias, Fe Ee - ang : B 12%. ¥ ovides that unex nded mus Survivors: Wile, Tela: daughters. Mrs, .MARRIAGE LICENSES nicipa unas at end ol udge ear sha aul an, Mrs wrence on Jegni Doliday citer tie are Tor) tha fevert hack to Seneral “find, xcept in| Mrs. Xx "Barnett; = sons, William and Ter M. oy U. 8. army; Sarah M. oced uit or 3 oh doned automobiles ‘with Win oF in (70 8-0) hen pow din Davids wether. Kay 0.2 nites due, 76. pari Marin » Mien, )238 English; Mary M. 162—Permits the purchase « of land ur aaah ee wid in" Bahing Survivors: Sister, Mrs. Mary B, Bainily ©, Taylor, -U. 8. army; Thelma Mae for school purposes by fifth ¢ cities. | through the | (82-1) brother, David. SL Cox, . ¥ 1" HB 3216—Creates sium clearance 6om- a nN Albert Jonatn, 5 8, Keystone; Bette Lou 3 en ai : division of Procure. | mission to promote redevelopment of resi-| MONBICELLO—Albnze . W. ss, | Green, 945 ®, Tux ye headed a tor | dential blighted areas in Indianapolis; Survivors: Wife Matilda: i. on ‘George. 102 Kessler bive.; Mary o “aovemor. Ata a vides city tax rate of 10 cenls top. Wilbur, SX Metro Oe.

t Accountants composed beis Sppoil

ovata vp 28 central | pore urchating uge dha 5 hy of

HB circuit court. (80-0 HB

port Dom fe sratiting Jive divorce decrees. (87-0

(44-0) Iabotatory for study: of animal diseases.

Khong ation include service to the utilies 8B He Relieves municipal utilities from liability for payments made to city officlals. (31-5) 38 133—Provides for property redemption by creditors of defaulting owners of Teal estate. (38-0)

House 2S-—-Chalpes term of White county

Stee court to provide supardianship for mentally and andicapped adult children in. ~0) Appropriates $100,000 to construct and maintain Purdue university

|p. m. Monday over WFBM, featur-

bardier-navigator on a B-26 Ma-

the captain holds the air medal and 11 oak leaf clusters, the presidential

school and formerly carried the

medal with two’

seas in June and had fought hand-| to-hand battles with the Sm California, and Sgt. Leon Dug-

Pfc, Raymond E. Vaught, husband of Mrs. Helen Vaught, 1043

since: Jan, 11,

a German trap in the Siegfried lin town of Bundenthal on Dec. 25.

high school.

France,

merly was employed by the Erte Machine Co.

| lins,

| Bloomington, and Cpl Collins, in, the Dutch East Indies,

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Sgt. Fletcher L. Gainey,

leg and received

a broken arm@ Jan. 10 during action at Bas|togne. He is in a hospital In Maine,

The son of Mr and Mrs. Norman Gainey, 820 Woodlawn ave. Sgt. 'Gdiney is 23 and attended Manual high school. by the Illinois Central railroad.

Sgt. Gainey

| combat infantryman’ badge.

in France since D-day, June 6.

{law also are in service, T. Cpl

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _

Had Heroes: 0 Toole, Todi A Pickens and Wright Are Killed: 3 Lost, 7 Wounded >

W. 29th st, and son_of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vaught, 2863 Rader st.,, has been missing in Belgium

He was among 80 men treed from

Both soldiers attended Technical

Pfc. Virgil Collins, son of Mr, and Mrs. William T. Collins, 2403 W.| 38 McCarty st, was wounded Jan. 14. in France, just after recuperating from wounds received Dec. 7 in

He is in a hospital there. Pvt. Collins is 22 and entered the

Washington high school and for-

Two brothers also are in service, They arg Marine Pfc, Samuel Colwho was wounded at Bours | the air corps in| (gainville and now is stationed in Robert T.

who holds the purple heart for wounds

The sergeant is | received in Normandy, lost his left

He formerly was employed

A paratrooper, he also holds the presidential unit citation and the

The sergeant received. his first words off June=12-—He—had—beertof-Mrs—Williatn—I Sears; 5245-W.

His brother, Bearl, will enter the George is 19 and entered the army Feb. 24 and two brothers-in-They are Ralph Thacker, stationed

Pfc. John Purky . . . killed on ‘Luzon,

Denzil Collins Honored

Paul Breedlove Honored

ger, in the East Indies. Another brother, T. Cpl. William Gainey, is stationed in North Carolina.

army Dec. 8, 1942, He has heen eS overseas fn the infantry four Lm months, The soldier attended| First Lt. Arthur L. Sherbondy

was wounded July 4 on Saipan, but 1/his mother, Mrs. Ida Sherbondy, R.'R. 2, Box 440, was not notified until several months later She also has been notified that her son has been awarded the purple heart and the bronze star for heroic action in the Marianas last summer when he destroyed two enemy gun emplacements and made possible the evacuation of wounded who could not have been reached. n 8 o Pvt. John R. Guthrie, whose sister and brother-in-law, Capt. and Mrs. Burton Holling, formerly were with the Fountain Square Salvation Army center, was wounded Jan. 12 in Germany,

Mrs. Esther Lenord Guthrie, Mitchell, and the son of Mr. and {Mrs. Harvey Guthrie, Mitchell., Fe is 36 and has been in service since 1943, overseas since last May. Capt. and Mrs. Holling served with the Salvation Army here for several years and have been in Michigan the last few months. Pvt. Guthrie also has ‘several cousins residing in Indianapolis. & 8 n

Pfc. Forrest (Dick) Darnell, son

Caven st, was wounded in January during action in Belgium and is in the hospital in England. Formerly employed at Bloomington, Pvt. Darnell is 21 and has been in service since July, 1943. He

THE HIGHEST AWARD -in scouting, that of Eagle Scout, will te awarded to David Hurst,

son of Mr. an# Mrs. Wilfred Hurst, 137 S. 13th ave. Beech Grove, at ceremonies Sunday. .. 10. be held at 2: 30 Pp. Th. in the Beech Grove Methodist * church, the communitywide Eagle Scout court of “honor will be one of the features of the Boy Scout week. The Rev. W. D. Boone, of the Traub Memorial Presbyterian’ church, will give the Eagle address. He recently, returned from China on . the - exchange ship, Gripsholm.

NEGRO HISTORY WEEK PROGRAM ARRANGED

“National Negro ‘History Week” | will be observed here by churches, schools, civic and welfare groups next week under the sponsorship of the Federation of Associated clubs. A service at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow at Simpson M. B.-ehurch will open the observance. Mrs. Lucy Harth Smith, principal of the Lexington, Ky., Booker T. Washington school and president of the Kentucky Association of Colored Women and Kentucky Negro Education association will speak. - Crispus Attucks -high school students will’ broadcast at 2:45 p. m. | Monday over WIBC. The federation will sponsor a program at 4:15

David Hurst

ing the Rev. David Venerable, pas tor of Corinthian Baptist church, as speaker and the John Hope school choir,

BELGIAN BREACH WIDENS

BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (U, P).—A refusal by Belgian Catholics to serve in any government with communists deepened the cabinet crisis today,

State Deaths

ance work of commission: (73-12) : 1 Requires Sinimante of real esles rty . mot

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Award Scheduled FOUR WOMEN REPORT ‘SPIRIT" IS THE TOPIC | For Eagle Scout ATTACKS BY RAPISTS

OF SCIENCE SERMON

All Christian Science ‘churches |

Three residences were invaded !omorrow will study the lesson-

last night and early today by rapist-

sermon subject, “Spirit.” The golden text is “God is a

sieves as four women reported spirit: and they that worship him attacks in various sections of the/must worship him in spirit and in

Jetty. % Shortly after midnight a man {knocked at the door of a home in lthe 1000 block on Berwick st. and |Geenanded that the 33-year-old JWoman. occupant...open. the. door,

he was a policeman. Threatening to kill her, he tied her hands, blindfolded and gagged her, then ransacked the house. He forced her to accompany him to a private .garage in the vicinity of 11th and Berwick sts. the threat of killing her with a 16-inch club he carried,” forced her into an automobile and criminally attacked her, she reported. He removed her blindfold ahd walked west. - She stumbled into a neighbor’s home and called police. Alone in her home in the 600 Block on Livingston st, a 52-year-lold woman was awakened at 4:30 a. m, by a masked man who was choking her. She twisted loose, screamed and he fled after stealing a purse. A 27-year-old Baltimore, Md. woman guest at the Linden “hotel, N. Illinois st, was awakened at 5:30 a. m. when a man climbed into her bed. She reported to police she had been criminally assalted. A 20-year-old youth was held on:$5000 bond on a vagrancy charge, *A 45-year-old man was charged with assault and battery with intent to rape after a 45-year-old

woman charged he criminally as-| saulted her in her home in the 600

block on N, East st.

MILLIS TAKES OATH AS STATE TREASURER

Frank T, Mills of Campbellsburg | was sworn in as state treasurer in deremonies at the statehouse today. He succeeds James M. Givens. The oath of office was administered by Judge Paul Dowell of Madison before a large créwd of Republican leaders.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

EVENTS TODAY )

‘She said she complied when he said |

then under

truth.” John 4:24. The lesson-sermon also. includes the following passages from the Christian Science textbpok, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures’ by Mary Baker Eddy: “If one Believes that he cannot be an orator without study or a superinduced condition, the body responds to this belief, and the tongue grows mute which before was eloquent. ; . . We are all capable of more than we do. The influence or action of soul confers a freedom, which explains the phenomena of improvisation and the fervor of untutored lips” (p. 89).

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE OPENING

The Indianapolis District Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold a midwinter institute Friday night, all day Saturday and Sunday afternoon at the Central Avenue rMethodist church. . Among the courses offered is one on “Preparation for Marriage” by Dr. Thurman B. Rice, on “Human Needs in Our City” by Mrs. Howard G. Lytle, and “Planning a Recreation Program” by the Rev. Emery Parks. Other courses will deal with the Bible, worship, missions and the like. Dr. Dallas L. Browning is institute "dean and Raymond P. Brown, Youth Fellowship president.

WOMAN IS BURNED IN APARTMENT FIRE

Fire of unknown cause completely gutted one room of an apartment occupied by Mrs. Bess Dufendach at | 2459 N. New Jersey st. today. Mrs. Dufendach, who was using "an electric sweeper when the fire started, had her hair singed, but was otherwise unharmed. The apartment above, occupied | by Mr. and Mrs. John E, Davis was filled with smoke but Mrs. Davis escaped with the help of firemen.

David Alexander Baerscopt: West. Palm Beach, yia.; Gloria M. Strashun, 4501 N. Meridia: John A. Moidtham, 320 BE. 26th; Rita Royse, 4073 ‘Par

BIRTHS Twins Robert, Evelyn Terhune, at St. Franti,

Girls Harold, Ruth McCarty, at St. Francis. Ralph, Velma Tully, at St. Francis. Don, Martha Fisher, at 8t. Vincent's. Charles, Mary Spragg, at St. Vincent's, Walter, Katherine Todd, at St. Vincent's. Leo, Mildred Zike, at Bt, Vincent's. George, fe Boocika, at Coleman, Paul, Jane Peralta, at Coleman. Pasarge. ret Brown, at Methodist. Char} e Watson, at t Muttadin, J ei SL Bey, &he erman, ‘Stella Clark, Mod oo Francis. Alonzo, Hazel t St. Francis.

gel Nicodemus, ¥illlam, Avis Gray, at City, Jams, Mary ¥ Ellen Crosley, at St. Vin“Greens, at St, Vincent's. at St, t's,

Pvt. Guthrie is the husband of

rst—has—been— awarded the distin

Pvt. Myron D. Pickens «oo died pv;

on Leyte,

has been overseas’ a year and is with the 38th infantry,

8. Sgt. Vernon M. Perdew, a former employee of the Citizens Gas & Coke Co, was wounded Jan. 7 in] Belgium. He was serving with the glider infantry and has been overseas six months. Sgt. Perdew is the husband of Mrs. Evelyn Perdew, 2283 N. Illinois st., and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perdew, 5448 Carrollton ave. - He has a two-year-old daughter, Mad¥gie. A graduate of Shortridge high school; the sergeant is 27 ‘and attended Purdue university two years. He has been in the army two years.

combat.

| force.

the air meda

Mrs.

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Pfc. Albert L. Weiscopf, a former resident of 914 N. Butler ave. was wounded Dec. 19: in Germany and’ is in the hospital in England. He was serving with the 3d army and has been overseas since last September. Pvt. Weiscopf is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Weiscopf, who now live in Cleveland, O. He is a graduate of Howe high school. 8 o 8

Sgt. Robert E. Dearmin, 5424 Col lege ave, has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to the air medal. He is a radio operator with the air transport command in India. iE 8-4 nn 2 8S. Sgt. Robert M. Baer, waist gunner on .a B-17 Flying Fortress, has been awarded a second oak leaf cluster to the air medal. Sgt. Baer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Baer, 1410 N. Bosart ave. : 2 = 8 Sgt. Charles R. Gilbert, 3133 College ave., is with an ordnance unit of supply forces in Southern France which has been awarded the meri-

action.

Cpl. Jim Rector, 222 N. Fulton

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2 Radioman 3-¢ Loney, Gary, today was listed by the navy department as missing .in

wounded. torious service unit plaque. Marine Pfc 2% Noblesville;

George T, Turner . . . missing in France.

T. Sgt. Denzil L Collins, son of | Mr. and Mrs. William T. Collins, 3245 Roosevelt ave, has been presented silver and bronze oak leaf clusters to the air medal for shooting down an enemy plane in aerial

Now stationed at the Pueblo army air base, Pueblo, Colo., Sgt. Collins served overseas with 15th army air

.; S. Sgt. Robert L. Lund, radio operator and gunner on the B-17,!

‘Darling Lee,” Kas: been awarded | Indianapolis, and a brother, James, -

WEST SERVIC SET FOR MONDA

Retired Contractor Dies att His Home Here at 75; 2

Born in Scotland. The ‘Rev.

Sidney Blair Harry,

Presbyterian church, will conduct

4 services for Alexander .West Sr. at

Buchanan mortuary. Entombment . will be in Washington Park mausos | leum. A retired building contractor, Mr, West died yesterday in his home, 6325 N. Keystone ave. He was 75, . He was born in Ferryden, Scote land, and was a member of Broad: Ripple lodge No. 643, F. & A. M.; Broad Ripple chapter-N: 146, R. A, M.; Broad Ripple chapter No. 313, O. E. 8, and Meridian Heights church. ,, Survivors are his wife, Anna; a son and two daughters, Alexander West Jr, Mrs. Roland Armentrout and Miss Josephine L. West, all of

He is with the 8th| Zionsville.

army air force in England. . Sgt. Lund is the son of Mr. and | MISS EMMA YOUNGERMAN

Charles Lund,™ 225 ‘N.sRan-|

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The navy department has released the names of the following Indiana men who

Dewey Warren

The Rev. E. C. Shake, Irvington Methodist church pastor, will cone | duct rites at 1:30 p. m. Monday in

T. Sgt. Francis E. Doan, husband the Harry W. Moore ‘Peace chapel of Mrs. Betty Doan, 3141 Ruckle for Miss Emma Youngerman, who

st.,, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl}

E. Doan, Fishers, has been awarded | Washington st. the second oak leaf cluster to the air medal. He is a top turret gunner on a B-17 based in England.

Lt. Paul L. Breedlove Jr. son of | “IMr. and Mrs. P, L. Breedlove, 1108 | N. Dearborn st., has been awarded the first oak leaf cluster to the air medal. He also holds the distinguished flying cross. , Lt. Breedlove has been in the In-dia-Burma theater for seven months and is credited with 43 missions and 383 hours of combat flying.

| died yesterday in the home of her | niece, -Mrs. Gertrude Wicks, 5831 E, Burial .will be in Crown Hill. Miss Youngerman, who would have beeri 86 on Feb. 23, was a member of Myrtle Rebekah lodge No. 326 and Monitor temple No. 244, Pythain Sisters. Survivors ‘besides Mrs. Wicks are a brother, Arthur Youngerman, Ine dianapelis; four other nieces, Mrs, Beatrice Carlisle, Mrs. Nellie Beas= ley and Miss Bessie Loomis, all of Indianapolis, and Mrs, Eugene : Berry, Chicago, and a nephew, George P. Coverdill Indianapolis.

BERTA' LEE WARD

Rites will be held at 11 a. m, Monday at Antioch Baptist church for Mrs. Berta Lee Ward, widow of the late Rev. G. W. Ward, fore mer pastor of Mt. Zion and Antioch churches, who died Thursday at

have -been|her home, 2165 N. Capitol ave, L Burial will be in Crown Hill Richard IL. Benge,| Mrs, Ward was president of the Seaman _ 2-¢ Paul Women’s = Christian Temperance

Eugene Crane, Terre Haute; Marine

society of Indianapolis Negro Bapte

guished unit badge. His group re- |ville, and ‘Gunner's Mate 1-¢|offices in the National Negro Bapte ceived the war department citation |Robert Lee McLaughlin, Winches-|ist convention. She formerly was for outstanding service in Italy. ter. a matron at the Alpha home here. ~, "STRAUSS : 3 | Ss4vs: :

. ’ Entire contents soPveghited, 1945, L. Strauss & Co., Ine. | Vol. 3—No. 31 Saturday Feb, 10, i Dear Fellows— Batesville, were elevated to the rank of THE. Cc ; of Manila by. Gen. Knights of St. Gregory the Great. . . .

some families,

those freed. . good news nouncement that exchange

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brownout as a matter of course.

been almost’ 100 per ; v % & Didn't Like Teacher—

teacher or the principal” -, caused $4000 damage and * resulted in injury toa fireman. . ... Out in Mars Hill, a dog named Brownie is . pretty much of a Hero. . When his master, David Taylor, 10, stepped in front of an auto at Tibbs and Morris, Brownie shoved his master to safety, but suffered minor injuries himself.

priests and Indianapolis

four lay people Catholic archdiocese.

Albert H. Busald. . . .

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"MacArthur's troops and the liberation. of several Americans held prisoner by the Japanese came as mighty good news to Indianapolis While they . hadn't received definite news yet, most of them felt sure their loved ones were among . « Also was an-

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ship Gripsholm is carrying two home towners, . . . One is Wayne A. Dooley, merchant seaman who drifted 20 days in a liféboat before being . The other is 8. Sgt._. Robert C. Sponsel, who was shot down over Germany and eaptured Nov. . The weather has moderated a bit in the last week, but you still can tell it's . Most of the snow and ice melted away over the week-end but mote snow came Wednesday to glaze streets and make drive +. Folks -driving out WwW. New York st. were startled to see some boys rushing the season by shooting marbles on the sidewalk, just west of military park. . They didn’t seem to mind the cold. « + « Most everyone seems to be taking the . Co operation on the part of business firms has

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy admitted ‘that he broke into school 12 on Jan. 29 and set fire to the building because he didn't “like the « The fire

Papal honors have been granted to seven in the

Elevated to the’ dignity of Domestic Prelate with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor: + The Very Rev. Henry F. Dugan, the Rev, Fr. James M. Downey and the Rev. Pr, Elevated to the dignity of Papal Chamberlain, with the title of Very Reverend Monsignor: The Rev. Fr.

Miss Agnes: ‘Mahoney; Scheol 9 principal; was granted the medal, “Pro Ecclesia ef * Pontificie.” wo % Butler Celebrates— THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY of the founding of Butler university was observed - this week with an all-school convocation and with an informal dinner at the Hotel Lincoln, « + . Folks at Manual are getting ready for the school's 50th birthday which will be celebrated Feb, 16 and 17. . . , Manual has more than 1100 alumni in the armed forces, including three generals. . . . They are Lt. Gen, Walter Bedell Smith,” 'l1, - Chief of staff to Gen. Eisenhower; Brig. ‘Gen. John M. Weir, ‘09, head of the war crimes section in the judge‘atvocate general's office, and Brig. Gen. Kenneth Buchanan, ‘ll,

Nw 30 New Cars for State—

POLICE: ‘ARE continuing their war on taxi drivers who overcharge passengers or who refuse to accept passengers, . . . Two drivers who were a little too particular about which passengers they'd take were sens tenced to 10 days in jail and fined $10 and costs each in Thunicipal court. . The new car situation really is drastic here in Indiana. . The OPA reveals that only 30 new automobiles will be avail. able in February for the entire state, excepting only Lake county. . , . City Councilman Herman E. Bowers has been named assistant state purchasing agent. . fn He'll remain on the gouncil,

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Hospitals to Expand—

THE ARMY has announced plans for expansion at both the U. 8. Veterans vai here, on Cold Spring rd.,, and at Wakeman General and Convalescent hospital, Camp Atterbury, . . . Plans call for doubling the . present 346-bed capacity at the hospital here, at a cost of more than $1,400,000. . . . At Wakeman another 3600 beds are planned, raising the hospital's capacity to 8800 beds: + + » The army ordnance department is going to reopen its four million dollar Fall -Creek ordnance plant here ‘to make heavy artillery shells, . . . The plant, used only

2 pm Monday in Flanner and _ :

pastor of the Meridian Heights * =

Pfc. Donald K--Nelson;- Crawfords<}ist -churchies and had held several ao