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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1945

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8. Sgt. George H. Stockman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Stockman, 721 N. Grant ave, was killed in Germany March 6 while fighting with the infantry of the 3d army. A graduate. of Technical high school, he attended Indiana university extension and was employed by the P. R. Mallory Co. before entering the army. He went overseas last August and had been awarded the combat infantryman badge and the good conduct medal. He’ also served in England and France. A brother, Sgt. Charles Stockman, stationed in France, also survives The brothers hadn't seen each other in 26 months. ~ » ” ” Sgt. Virgil Nacy Collett, husband of Mrs, Jewell Collett, 3101 Collier st., was killed during’ an advance near Roth, Germany, March 1. The 29-year-old infantryman entered the army June 10, 1942, and went overseas Dec. 28, 1944. He formerly was employed by the Evans Milling Co. He was with an.

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8. Sgt. George H. Stockman + « +» killed in Germany.

Pfc. Layne A. Shumaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Worth Shumaker, 3560 Forest Manor ave, Was wounded in France March 8 while serving with the 70th infantry division of the Tth army. : Now in a hos-

anti-aircraft unit before being|pital in France, transferred to the infantry lastine is 19 and en- 4 July. tered the army in

Survivors besides his wife are a daughter, Connie Jane, 2; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Col- . lett, Bowling Green, Ky.; four brothers, Julian, Indianapolis, and Robert, LeRoy’ and Herbert, all of Bowling Green, and three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Kimbrow, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Edna Jones and Mrs. Lena Lowery, both Mu Bowing Green. »

July, 1944. He arrived overseas early last month. » ” Pvt. James D. Sindw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Linder, 2507 Jackson st, was wounded in Germany Feb. 26 and now is in a hospita] in France. Formerly employed by the U. 8S. Rubber Co., he is 19 and entered

Pvt. Shumaker

Pvt. Donald C. Sparks . + « prisoner of Germany.

he is 23, and was employed by the Bemis Bros. Bag Co. before entering the army two years ago. He attended school in Zionsyille and has been overseas a year. His brother, Cpl. Ted J. Adams, is serving in Europe. » = » Pfe. John F. (Jack) Whitehead, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Whitehead, 1145 W. 17th st, was slightly wounded in action in France Feb. 17. He is now back in action in} Germany. The 20-year-old infantryman entered the army July 12, 1943, and went overseas June 1, 1944, He first was based in Africa, Italy and then France. A graduate of Manual . high he attended Buller university one year. »

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of Mrs. Evelyn Dininger, 1187 Vine-

Ayer and-Collett Are. Killed; 24 Loca

Sgt. Virgil Nacy Collett "on killed In Germany.

Bennett attended Warren Central high school,

Pvt. Slavko Mattes, and Mrs. Samuel" S. Mattes, 1850 N, Livingston st, France Feb, 13 and now is in a hospital there, The 24-year-old infantryman has been overseas 29 months. tered the army Nov. 9, 1940, while a student at Technical high school, »

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| Men Are Wounded, Six Reporled as Pri Fvoels Inside ©

son of Mr.

was wounded

"Marine Pfc. Edward J. Hogan, son of Mr. and Mrs, Charles J. Hogan, 548 N, Beville ave., was shot in both legs by a Jap sniper on Iwo Jima. He previously had been with the Guam invasion forces and now is in a hospital at Pearl Harbor. graduate of Washington high school, he entered the marine corps Jan, 11, -11943 and went overseas in March,

Pvi. Walter R. Dininger, husband [194 . . y 3 Ringer, His brother, Signalman 3-¢ Robert

He en-

Prisoner Honored

in England following wounds re

overseas in September,

in Los Angeles.

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the Americans were liberated. The 25-year-old . infantryma

canal, He entered the army Oct. 9, 194 and taught gunnery at Wheeler, Ga., before going oversea

A ployed by the Trees Bottling Co.

two years.

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4 William H. Neely Hubert J. Ginder

ceived on the Western front. Entering service one year ago,” he went

His wife, Mrs. Georgia Ross, formerly of 603 N, Tacoma’ ave,, is now

8. Sgt. Eugene E. Cribelar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cribelar, 1140 N. Alton st., was wounded on Luzon

last month, In a letter to his family he told of being in Manila when

went overseas in May, 1943. He has served’ on New Caledonia, GuadalNew Zealand and Australia. Camp

He is a graduate of Washington high school and formerly was em-

His brother, S. Sgt. Paul Cribelar, has been a prisoner of Germany

Pvt, David A. Wilson, son of Mrs,

Feb. 11 and now is in a hospital in the: Fatiipines: A member of the ‘artillery hots 25 and wrote his mother that he is in line to receive the ‘purple heart, © Since going overseas two years ago, he has served in Australia, New Guinea and the Admiralty islands, Pvt. Wilson attended Ben Davis high school, and was employed by the Allison division of General Motors Corp. before entering the army in November, 1941, . » » n .| T. 5th Gr. LeRoy C. Hodge, husband of Mrs. Mary C. Hodge, 210 Wisconsin st., has received the purple heart for wounds received Feb. 3 on Luzon. He was serving with the 38th division, Before entering service in October 1940, he was employed by the Crown Products Co. and had attended Moral Township Consolidated high school in Shelby county, He holds the combat infantryman’s badge, i addition to the purple heart. A brother, Charles, is a corporal in the army air corps. ” » » Pfe. David H. Shoptaw was wounded in the European theater, according to a war department an1,| nouncement released yesterday. His wife, Mrs. Betty Shoptaw, lives at 5.1728 N. Noble st,

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» » . 8. Sgt. Gaylord Jean, husband of Mrs. Maurine E. Jean, 1209 Spruce st., was wounded a second time Feb. 23 in Germany. He received the

Nov. 18.

served overseas with the infantry|mans,

2301 Jackson st.

army Dec. 21, 1943.

PRISONERS— - Pvt. William. H. (Tom) Neely,

husband of Mrs. Jean Neely, 2939 McPherson ‘st. formerly missing in Luxembourg since Jan, 22, now is a prisoner in Germany. In the infantry of the 3d army, he is 25 and went overseas last He is a graduate of Broad Ripple high school and was employed by the Curtiss-Wright Corp. before entering the army July

December.

1, 1944. He has two children, Sharon and Charles. » = "

Previously listed as missing, Pvt. Ronald C. Sparks, with the 106th division, has written his wife, Hershell ‘E. Sparks, nl ave, from Stalag 9-B near Frank-

furt, Germany.

The 19-year-old serviceman was with the 423d regiment and had been listed as missing since Dec. 21. Before entering the army 13 months ago, he was graduated from high school in Easton, Md. n Pvt. Frederick L. missing in Luxembourg since Dec. 20, has written his mother, Mrs, Marian A, Smith, 1516 College ave., is a prisoner of Germany. He entered the army 11 months

purple heart for wounds he received |

On March 20 he became thej

ago, going across in October with an | infantry regiment. » Cpl George H, Imhof, son of Mrs.

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of Ae Ik: BTmMY- SIX onthe, son of Mr, and Mrs. Cletis Jean,

he entered the

IS. 1758 Madison

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that he

Pvt. Smith is 23. »

Mrs, Pearl L.

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fans.

Ragsdale, 50

has completed A graduate

school,

went overseas

the air forces.

bronze star. Lt. Ginder

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Box, 704, is listed by the war depart« ment as a prisoner of the Gere

” ! a S. Sgt. John W. Morse, husband of Mrs, Miriam A. Morse, 165 BK Palmer st., is a prisoner of the Gere

HONORED— Flight Officer Robert Ragsdale, son of Capt. and Mrs. John Paul

been awarded the air medal for. meritorious service in action. Based in Corsica with the 12th air force, Flight Officer Ragsdale:

pilot of a B-25 bomber.

he entered the air forces the day after his 18th birthday and won his wings last May 23. He

His two brothers, 2d Lt. John P, Ragsdale and Sgt. Edward M. Rags« dale, lost their lives in service witls

. = Awarded a battlefield commission recently, 2d Lt. Hubert J. Ginder, brother of Mrs. Robert Orvin, 5380 Winthrop -ave.,

Patton's 3d army in Germany and has been overseas two and onee half years. He is a former employee of the U, 8: Rubber Co.

Neumann, RB, R. &

N. Bolton ave. has =

30 missions. Heiss of Shortridge high

in November, 1044.

has also earned the

is serving with Gen,

“EX-PREMIER ARRESTED BUCHAREST, March 28 (Delayed) (U. P.).—Civil guards have arrested Alexander Vaida-Voevod, Rumanian prime minister in 1933, it was learned today. There were Poth Paine Booher, al M indications general trials of war Howard Det eriminals would start’ soon. v Sue

° j Hogan, also is serving in the Pacific, (Lt Donald Homan, Aer, forme went overseas ape, oid. H oo st, was wounded Feb. 20 In ; » > = Christina Meadows, 1621 S. High father of twin girls, Margaret Helen Imhof, 2413 N. Illinois st., has His parents, Mr. and Mrs, George Inc., was killed in action while fight- An infantryman, he now is re- Pvt. Beeler D. Ross is hospitalized |School rd., was wounded in Manila |Louise and Carole Marie. He has|been taken prisoner by the Ger-|Ginder, lives at Loogootes. ing with the Canadian army pre-| 8. Sgt. Charles. R. " sareett, hus-| covering in a hospital in Italy. He - paring to cross the Rhine. band of Mrs. Mary M. Jarrett, 1401 entered the army in April, 1944, and Formerly ‘of 946 N. Meridian st, English ave, and son “of Mrs.|was sent overseas last January. Lt. Ayer worked here from October, Georgia Juels, on Wheeler ta Before going into sevice he 1937, until June, 1940, when he en-|Was wounde n Germany worked at the Washington National ro. ea ‘ listed in Canada. He was sent to {and now is in a hospital in France.| insurance Co. and was graduated s TRAUSS SAYS: I T * ONE DAY NEARER VICTORY ] England in September, 1941, as a| 4A member of the infantry of the from Moral Township high school sergeant In the Duke of ‘York Royal 3d army, he is 31 and went overseas|i, ghelpy county. . Canadian Hussars, and later gradu-| last October. He holds the combat| py, has a six-year-old son, Wal- . ated as a lieutenant from the Royal |infantryman badge and was em-|io; jr, Military academy. ployed by the J. C. Hirschman Mat- an He was wounded soon after D-day | 'FéSS Co. before entering the army| gg¢ Harry H. Ott, son of Mr. and at Caen and was awarded the mili-|APril 15, 1944. He has a daughter, | prs. Harry L. Ott, 1446 Charles st., tary cross. He was a graduate of Patricia Ann, + was injured in action Feb, 20 in AlChoate School, Wallingford, Conn, ..8 sace-Lorraine. and the United States naval] Pv Donald R. Smith, husband| sgt, Ott, who is 26, was on tank academy. of Mrs. Jane E. Smith, 4614 Young | guard duty. He saw snipers near Surviving are his mother, Mrs; N.| ave. is recovering in a hospital in|pjs position and went to get his C. Ayer, Kittery Point, Me, and a| france from wounds received Feb.| rifle when he fell and injured. his brother + Nathan C. Ayer, Phila- 24 in Germany. - back. He is in a hospital in France. delphia. Wearer of the purple heart, Pvt.] A member of the army four years, i yn 8 Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs.| Sgt Ott went overseas in October, ‘WOUNDED— Charles Smith, 2815 Jackson st. He 1944, He attended Manual high is 27, school and worked at Real Silk Pvt. Cleatus R. Nelms, husband of| A city fireman in civilian life, he | hosiery mills. Mrs. Vivian Nelms, 1123 Spann ave., | entered the army infantry in Sep- x = x : was wounded in Germany March 5 tember, 1944, and went overseas| §$. Sgt. Arthur V. Hammond, : but now is back on duty. He was| jan. 28, 1945. He was graduated | whose wife, Gertrude, lives at 2351 awarded the purple heart. | from Washington high school. N. Alabama st., was wounded in ac- - Overseas since December, he was | Bon tion in Germany in February. He = employed by the McQuay-Norris| Pvt. Earl 8. Ridgley, husband of |is recovering: in a hospital in EuCo. before entering the army, July | Mrs. Eva 1. Ridgley and son of Mr. ! rope, 1, 1944. He is 23. and Mrs. Arthur E. Ridgley, 2417| In_ the army four years, Sgt. su =n Carrollton ave., was injured in Bel- Hammond went’ overseas Sept. 1, Pvt. Marion I Jones, son of Mrs.| gium while serving with the field|1944. He attended school and Clara B. Cunningham, 1658 Medford | artillery. He is now improving in worked in Noblesville before his inst, was injured slightly in Ger- a hospital in France, duction. many Feb. 21. Pvt. Ridgley, who is a former em- | --His- mother, . Mrs. Frances rE. An infantryman, he is 18 and ployee of the Allison plant, at-|Smith, lives in Huntington. Sgt. went overseas in January. He at-itended schools in Sullivan. He en-| Hammond is 2: tended Ben Davis high school and!tered the army in March, 1944, and was employed by Electronic ‘"Labor- | went overseas last November. First Lt. Richard c Zimmer, son ; atories, Inc. before entering the s = = of Mr. and Mrs. Peter W#Zimmer, army Aug. 21, 1944. | Sgt. William A. Adams, grandson [6106 Central ave, wag..wounded in : ‘His two brothers in service are of Mrs, Rosie Rodgers, 2035 Linden |# leg and elbow about March 10 , T. Sgt. George R. Jones, in Ger-|st., was wounded on Luzon, Feb. 9, while serving in Germany with the 2 many, and Cpl. Daniel 8. Jones, and is in a general hospital in the | 3d cavalry reconnaissance squadron, ‘who has been a prisoner of the | South Pacific. Now in a hospital in England, hej. Dag Germans two years. | "_A member of the MSth #iflantry,|is 22 and participated in the D-day ha - invasion of France. He is a gradu- 3 é : . . ate of the New Mexico Military : A Charitable Question— {sais hue siege wll - yp received his commission—im-the re—f«———me : . 2 . ~~. x : 2 | serve. corps In 1si2 JE . . Was This Strip Necessary? re vi v. sis. wn o ss | = . : Renia F. Blythe, 3537 Rockville . - : (Continued From Page One) | MISS MILLER did the same, |Rd., was wounded Feb. 9, on Luzon, .. pldi after serving two years in Hawaii, turns at losing a hand, the re- buk.she Kon hone ae yeh Linch mip or, porters didn't seem lo Dokice; Pe hue oloid, | A. former employee of Kingan Birdwell explained the party, | shed everything but a black chif- |and Co, gd iy oo entered the staged Iii the garden of his-awan-— fon undersip. ——— - army in pr * ky home, was to help raise 150 Miss De Marco Sized ‘the show T. Sgt. Harold "Ww. "Dillman, husmillion pounds of old clothes. of the day. After shedding a de- [band of Mrs. Sarah Lois Dillman, mn 3 8» mure, high-necked dress, she |56 S. Colorado ave, has received HE SAID he thought “Take oft | stood revealed in a pair of green [the purple heart for wounds re- g step-ins with flimsy lace. ceived Feb. 11, on Luzon. . your Clothes fos te oi Sofas One photographer dropped his Sgt. Dilliman went overseas 14 drive” was a catchy slogan, camera in the scramble for pic- {months ago, one month before the : : his clients would be happy to fol- | tyres and had to ask her to take [birth of his son, Harold Dillman . ) 3 low to the letter and donate what | off her clothes all over again. She |Jr. He entered the army with the MEN WHO ARE IN THE ARMED SERVICES LAND SEA AIR they took off to the drive. did. . ; fiational guard, His Jone Ma — ——— —— — : 8 Lillian Lively, lives a - . : Miss Seven 5 i ne WO eh FINALLY Gravel called 5 Talt Toon sr E Fach time she ine a : ro» » . : straight, she lost another layer. lo the game. _Ssid Pls clients | p, Granville L. Bennett, son of 1iry : Finally she sat shivering in her had given all they could for |g Eisle Bennett, 308 Gibson st., ( It S [Ie Da Nearer Victor rg I unmentionables. { publicity’s sake—and the clothing was wounded Feb. 25 in Germany | Miss Foch peeled down to a pair | drive, of course. | while serving with the infantry. of white lace panties. She kept The starlets still wore their | The 21-year-oid serviceman is a her blouse on, she explained, be- hats. | former employee of the Pennsylcause there wasn’t anything un- “Heavens, we couldn't take those |vania railroad shops and entered WHO 4 AVE UST COME E R 4 derneath it but Miss Foch. off!” They gasped. “We'd feel | the army in October, 1943. He has naked!” | been overseas nine months. Pvt. a bo IN. INDIANAPOLIS DISTRIBUTION CENTER with an “Honorable 80 OUT ON STRIKE! svexas xooar . ’ Nand Bagiah'a Week. serviess, . Keltre| Oe es. ning an ancl, (Continued From Page ORS | rental of Fasenr i harry at Fits. : con ws ried oe fi 8 ld SEE, TE BR ER : no ; a : secret meetings with both LeWis|, ;i.nupolis Real Estate beard, luncheon, |sichard, Betty ‘Thompson, at Cotman) ISC drge iN { Hl Wd et di Civies on { ell and Charles O'Neill, operators’| Washington hotel, 12:15 p.m Jame ame Martha Callaway, st Methodift spokesmen, in an effort to break the Tr mrrat Henry, Donna Powell, at Methodist. ; deadlock over the miners’ new con- EVENTS TOMORROW Prank, Freda Provost, at Methodist. Way of the Cross, World War Memorial{ Joseph, Rosemary Hodge, at St. Vincent's.” g tract demands. Plaza, 2:30. | Hw Hurold, Gladys Kiewitt, at Emhardt, " . v * ® Noonday Holy Week services, Keith's and | Everet!, Frances Stoneburner, at Emhardt, minds are reminded that right here n 1 3 English’s. AS — Indiana Miners Vote Feutival of Farsover DEATHS | For Strike Ynsanasals Fotegiion of Communes Cte Et bE By UNITED PRESS Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Columbia €lub, ofa Stephenson, 2, at City, cardio vas-| Hoosier coal miners, fighting for ———— Fanule Keppel, 79, a! at 2419 N. New Jersey, wage increases, today favored a MARRIAGE LICENSES Leora Stephenson, 1 72, at City, broncho- I janapo S—IS one 0 g Lt y orea strike by a 37 per cent greater stanley J. Holbrook, 4923 W. 12th; Evelyn, preunonia : margin than that of the 400,000| Rebeccs Mover, 4624 Ford. = ~~ Braent E Marker, 61. at Methodist, pu other United Mine Workers of the | 'i3: tani R. Rumpel 3330-3. Meridian: |= itor mapnrisis. © 10 30 M.* Lynn, nation. Raph R. on Illinois; Waulene Rosa A. Smith 96, ‘at 234 8. Walcott, coroC. Edward Knapp iv the Rutionis] Arthur Louis Freith, 3) N. Davidson; Helen Edin Carles, 1, 77, at 2402 Lockburn, chronle oul tting ecia ty ops (Givi an and Nery labor relations boar ay an- : myocarditis nounced complete and official tabu- Re OI. hess, DY (Wve Pear Maholl 54, at $02 N. Drexel, lations of the Hoosier vote yester- | Yam By Hee Cd, | Ce Ber octrditis, ro Frospect, BATTLE day, ‘showing 6005 Indiasians bal= Milton frwis GATbratt, F108 N-—Hotmes: prxnk W- “Sheri, 3 at-2908 N. Ada, JACKETS a loting for a strike and 563 against. Morgan Gillen, Td Rg Jean ae Mitchum, 3, at St. Vincent’ All Wool in “America. The Man’ S Store=to- b ~Fregt The 11-1 margin in Indiana com- | a hoy SY rive’: Wood “bronchopneumoniy » Ban, i Wp g Sur 3 pared to an 8-1 over the entire na- ff Piac.; G. L. Douglas, 1307 E. 11th. Fheifia B. Spark 5. 38, at Methodist, coro- Green Elastique : tion as the 7.2 membership threat- Oscar PF." Barnhart, #141 Kentucky; Opal | Jason, Huffman, 77, at Methodist, cellufitts, finely tailored . : . ened a work stoppage uriless wage sysel Rains, 3155 Collier. Charles Goger, 59, at 421 Caven, chronic \ "ee il % . gra 4 demands were met by midnight ‘BIRTHS . Mary Stewart, 30, at 910 8. Kenwood, pul- + Extraordinary at . . . ’ * : Saturday. Twins Dollie. SEY uverotiinis 43, at 3461 Bond, $35 ing IS on g Ir oor " y . T J pe nd EY

Syrius. Delores $ Alvey, boy and sil,

PA Methodist.

Alton, Juanita Plelds, at St. Praneis, ear, ai ¢ at St. Francis, r, &

Frederick,

oward, Katheleen ‘Norwood, and girl, |” wo “boy . a Isaac Newton Worth, T3, at 1933 N. Dela-

Coleman. 3 Anti, at Methodist.

septicemia.

John W. Peak, 64, at 1428 Marlowe, myocarditis

ware, COronar occlusion. Anastasia Lenahan, 48, at St. Vincent's, lobar pneumonia. Bart Jones, 34 at Veterans’, tl

n Lasley, 33,

om ' Anna Lee, 63, at 34 Parkview, carcinoma, at Methodist, pulmonary

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