Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1945 — Page 10

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ers. Many

$100,000 was predicted by Red Cross ticipated.

leaders today as division chairmen

tions to the war fund drive,

The drive, they said, not only|with serious injuries as the result continued to report late contribu- ended on schedule but the overhead of automobile-pedestridn accidents cost of less than two per cent was| here yesterday. " At the final report meeting held among the lowest ever recorded for

bringing the total so far to $1,236,- WOMAN DIES : ‘| “wThe very A woe in i ’ to the thousands of warm-hearted citizens who were so generous and| also to the 3000 men and women , «+ {volunteers who did such a magnificent job,” Mr. Ryan asserted. Quota May Be Exceeded by, Workers were high in their praise $100,000. of Mr. Ryan and other fund leadsaid it was the best An oversubscription of perhaps|campaign in which they had par-

| 1 747. This is $166,247 more than the

last hight in the IPALCO' club, 300/a Red Cross drive.

workers heard Russell J. Ryan, general chairman, declare that the quota of $1,145,500 had already been | exceeded by $91,247,

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Two Children Injured in Traffic Accidents.

A Terre Haute woman is dead and [two children are in City hospital

Mrs. Sophia, Saracin, 56, Terre | Haute,- died at City hospital today! after being struck by an auto in the 400 block of W. Washington st. yesterday. Another motorist, Louis

the alleged driver of the car a few minutes later. The driver, Harry J. Perkins, 72 of 5925 Dewey ave. was charged by police with failure to stop after an accident. He told police he was unaware he had hit anyone.

BOYS HELD AS “TRUCK THIEVES

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Florida Their Goal to Get ‘Easy Money.’

Police today continued to question two 14-year-old youths and another 13 after they confessed to stealing tractor-trailor trucks and looting parked automobiles, ; They were returned here yesterday after their arrest at Brookville where they were found with a truck police said had been stolen .from W. M. Marpool, 2211 N. Rural st. The trio admitted to police robbing at least 30 automobiles here and several along the way to Brookville. Police found a bicycle belonging to one of the youths in a stolen tractor-trailer recovered here Tuesday. The youths told police they intended to go to Florida eventually

Two sailor sons of Mrs.. Macie Garrity, 910 Chadwick st. are with the navy in the Pacific. They are Seaman 1-c¢ Clifford Garrity (right) and Gunner's Mate 2-¢ Thomas Garrity, who were home on’ leave last January. Seaman Garrity celebrated his 19th birthday last week. The two had met in Panama shortly before coming home on leave.

A 5-year-old boy, Donald Critten, 319 Arnolda ave. was struck by a truck in the 3000 block of W. Michigan st. yesterday.. Driver of the

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bicycle in the 200 block of N. Ala-|: bama st. Operator of the trolley was Lawrence Shaw, 910 N. Drexel st.

ESCAPE ARMY DUTY

DETROIT, March 29 (U. P.).—

be returned to Michigan to face!

‘| charges that he deliberately put his |

foot under a moving freight car to! escape overseas service while he | was a soldier, the federal bureau Buell and Mrs. Gladys Riley, for- | mer resident of Ardmore, Okla. | were arrested at Phoenix, Ariz. | where they were working as fruit pickers. :

at Detroit, said that Buell’s foot was amputated at Percy Jones army hospital at Battle Creek, Mich. He said Buell and Mrs. Riley conspired to get disability compensation while the ex-soldier was recovering. Guerin said the pair had confessed. : According to the FBI, Mrs. Riley held Buell’s hand as he placed his left foot under the wheel of a slow freight at Neosho, Mo., on June 4, 1943. Her presence helped Buell stand the pain, Guerin explained.

DR. ESCH TO SPEAK Dr. I. Lynd Esch, president of In-| diana Central college, will speak on the Indianapolis Exchange club's Good Friday program at noon to-| morrow at the Claypool hotel. Dr.

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VI! the last United States quotation in|20th st. reported seeing three men William L. Reynolds, 16, of 126 W.|1941) are being paid for one British |pushing it along the street. 12th st., was struck by a trackless| pound ($4) in the German black | ert Bishoff, manager of a filling sta- | trolley yesterday as he rode hismarket, it was reported today.

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