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Hberateg from the Nazis,

‘KILLED "Pfer Cafl C. Claunch, 2546 N. Delaware st, in’ Germany. °

ave, in. Germany. &

> Sgt. Charles Tyler; 1118 N. Caps itol ave; on New Guinea.

PRISONER

ave, of Germany. SAFE Pvt. William Manning, 2057 Hous-

Pyt. John M. Griffin, 317 N. Ox-

Pvt. Adolph M. Madley, 2710 W.

Overseas less than one month, Pvt. Oscar C. Harris, husband of Mrs. Oneita Harris, 1701 Walker ave, was killed April 12, in Germany while serving with the in-

He was. the son of Mrs. Beulah 1503 Spruce - st, and Walter Harris, ‘Beech Grove, and the father of two sons, Walter R.

Pvt. Harris, who was 24, had attended Clark high school in Johnson county, and had been employed by the Harris Motor Transportation Co. before entering service last August. He was a member of Bethany Christian church. Other survivors are two sisters,

‘Mrs. Irene Kolthoff, Rocklane, and |

Mrs, Catherine Dunn, Bargersville; and a stepbrother, Robert Wemmer. * 8.8 Sgt. Charles Tyler, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Jane Tyler’¥116 N. Capitol ave., was killed in action on New

Pvt. Oscar C. Harris, 1701 Walker “iy

“Put. Robert E. Waltz, 1232 College |

Pvt. Robert E. Waltz , . . reported prisoner of Germany. = °

Mary Tyler, and son of Jack Tyler, both of Paris. "The 29-year-old infantryman had. been overseas two years. ; ir : Surviving besides: the wife and parents, are two sisters, Mrs: Rosalie Thompson, Indianapolis, and Mrs, Katherine Brooks, Paris, and a brother, Wayne Tyler, Paris. ~ " o o Pfc. ‘Carl C. Claunch, who on Wednesday was reported missing since April 10, in Germany, is now listed as killed in action on that date according to word received yesterday by his wife, Mrs. Zita Claunch, 2546 N. Delaware st. Overseas since last December, the 25-year-old soldier had been awarded the combat infantryman's badge two months ago. Surviving besides the wife, are two children, John, 4, and Nancy, 2; his mother, Mrs. Blanche Claunch, of the Delaware address; two sisters, Lt. Norma Claunch, an farmy nurse stationed in England; and Joy Claunch, Indianapolis, and

Guinea April 9, according i to a war

a * brother, Robert Claunch, Los Angeles, ” ” n PRISONERS— : Previously reported missing in

| Larsenboure since Dec. 18, Pvt. . Waltz wrote his mother,

Sr BRA He NA

GAS BEAT Us"

Rundstedt Nes A Admits He ‘Was Outsmarted. (Continued From Page One)

American air power, and of our speed of movement on lahd.

“We did not have enough of al navy to protect boats ferrying an,

army across the channel,” he said, “but’you protected your supply lines| across the Atlantic.

Reserves Pinned Down * “In Nortnandy, your bombers and long-range naval guns pinned down my reserves so completely I could not move them. Otherwise, the al-|

lied D-Day landings would have |

failed.

“Last winter, bur Ardennes attack surprised your, armies, but the dif-| “ference was that -we then. had no

air power to stop your movement on land and your armies swiftly.” Perhaps the tip-off to Germany's losses to the Americans was ex-|

plained in Von Rundstedt’s summa-

tion of our military leaders. “In the first world war. your generals were green, and. lost men| heavily,” he said. “But in this war we were amazed at their ability to move with speed, as we moved in 19040. They hit at our weakness, and we-had lost this mobility.” Always, this reference to defeat! being of insufficient supplies, ‘Our Last Chance’

I asked about the terrific Ardennes winter push. The drive was aimed at Liege and the east bank of the Meuse river, he said. It was launched to relieve our heavy

pressure on thé& Ruhr to the north, | |

“Hitler gave the order, but. the general staff studied the situation and agreed that it was our last | chanee,” he said. “We had felt the power and seen ‘the sizé of Gen. Patton's armored strength. We got five kilometers (three mi¥»s) from the Meuse, then had no gasoline and had to move on fecot. At the same time, Patton's counterstlow came.”

Here the marshal shrugged his |

shoulders and lighted a cigaret. He wis shrugging off the greatest battle of the war between the Americans and Germans, our Fi at Bastogne. ‘To Be or Not to Be’ “If you felt that Germany was beaten whtn you were beaten back from the Ardennes, and couldn't stop the Russians, why did you fight on?” he was, asked, “It's the question: To be or not. to be,” he replied quickly. : “We can't’ stop. It is a fight until we die.” This Mast terse statement recalled his opening statement, delivered forcefully before he would answer questions: “I was not taken prisoner willing ly. I have been in the hospital. Could I have done so, I would have fought on, It is ‘most shameful for an officer to be taken if he can carfy arms.” The marshal arose. He bowed. stiffly to the center, left and right, turned” and walked from the room—the old order, we pray God, vanishing into the tumultuous and bloody past.

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EMILIE SCHOLL DEAD

HERE AT AGE OF 83

1411 Shelby "st, died today at her home. She

Mrs. Emilie Scholl,

was 83, A native of Germany, ‘Mrs. Schoi

had lived in Indianapqlis 73 years and was a member of the Second

Evangelical and Reformed church,

and the Ladies Guild of the church. «She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ida, A.

" Louise M. Pellett and Mrs, Fels, both of Rustanapelie,

PLANES, 0 0 o

shifted i

{actually -put on a demonstration

WW eave, 1232 wlollege: ;

John M. Carroll Alan H. Wheasler Honored

Honored

Pt. Oscar C. Harris . . . killed in Germany.

manager of the Slovenian National Home, and had attended Washing ton high school. s ”n ” Pvt. John M. Griffin, a prisoner of the Germans since Dec. 1, written his wife, Mrs. Agnes GHEE | 317 N. Oxford st., that he has been! freed from Stalag 3-A. vt. Griffin is she son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. OAgn, 3 N. Ewing st.

Cecil F. Yates T. Kiernan Jr, Honored Honored

prisoner in Stalag 4-B. The letter| 5 captive of th Nizis since ‘Feb. | was received April 12. 117, 1943, Pvt. William Manning has The camp was liberated April 26, | | written his parents, Mr. and Mrs. but as yet no official word has been | Lyric Manning, 2057 Houston ave., heard from him. Pvt. Waltz was that he was freed by the Yanks| with a tank unit when captured | o April 13, while “on the march. and is a graduate of Technical high |The letter was received Monday. school. Taken prisoner during the invaSAFE— | sion of North Africa, Pvt, Manning | ? {was confined in Stalag 3-B until] , A captive of the Germans 26| | January,’ when he was moved to an months, Pvt. Adolph M. Madley | unknown destination in Germany. has written “his parents, Mr. and Tt was while the Germans were Ms Frank Madley, 2710 W. loth{moving their prisoners again that , that he was freed by the allies the American armies caught up Be April 13, while on the With them. march from Stalag 2-B to an’ ‘un-| The 27-year-old infantryman has known destination.” The letter written by Pvt. Mad- and is a former student of Ben ley was dated April 19, and ated Davis high Seton. that he was in France for a rest} but was feeling fine. An infantry- 'WOUNDED—, man, the 29-year-old soldier was| An wnfarlrymars “with Pfc.. Clarence. E. -Alexander,

#2»

+Carl. H. Wesling, 328 N. Hamilton

| been overseas since the fall of 1942, .

the 'Tth| Pershing ave.

TIME:

Kokomo, was slightly wounded April 15 in Germany.

is 21, was employed at the Love Machine aid Tool Co. before entering service in“January, 1943. He has been overseas since this February. » 8-8 8. Sgt. Edward S. Wesling, son of

ave., was wounded April 15, n Germany. A paratrooper, the 'g9-gear-old serviceman is a graduate of Technical high school. "His cousin, 1st

T. Sgt. Donald H. * Ratlift, hus- | band of Mrs. Barbara A. Ratliff, | os 3328 Station st., isymow improving | {in a hospital in* France. from | voinds received April 10 in Germany. Overseas six months, Sgt. Ratliff WAS. fighting! in the field artillerv,| | of the 87th division with the 3d| | army. Before entering service inl April, 1841, he was president .of {the Don-Lee Electric and Stoker | Co. Sgt. Ratliff is 32, a graduate of Technical high school and former student at Indiana university. | ‘His parents,” Mr. and Mrs. Lee { Ratliff, Jive at 2909 Stewart ave. ” n 8 Fighting with the -3d armored | division ofthe 1st army, Pfc. Forest { L. McMillan, husband of Mrs. Rose M. McMillan, 2811 S. Collier st., iwas wounded April 10 in Germany.

Now improving in a general hos-|:

pital in France, the 32:year-qld|

soldier was employed at the Rich-|""

ardson Co, before entering service in Decembér, 1943. He is a former | student at Washington high school, and ‘went - overseas last June. Pvt. McMillan’s parents are Mr. \and° Mrs. . M. McMillan, 1043 S. His two children, | SS

‘Ruth, .3:% years, and Thomas, ANE al. thE RE

_ Guesses Nearest

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went into one envelope and the currency in another.

| |

BY THE time I resco France in March I had a quiet little con-

| ference with myself and decided to abandon my naive idea of paying off the winner in dollars. | I served notice on ‘all future participants that the winner would simply receive intact whatever anybody gave me, and as | for making American dollars out | of dracmas or whatnot, the winner would be strictly on his own. | This switch in terms occurred just in time. f { s 2 o {IN BRUSSELS, I encountered | Belgian money from Field Marshal, Bernard 'L. Montgomery, in Holland, Dutch bills from Air Marshal Sir Arthur Conningham. ! In Luxemburg, Gen. George Patton - paid for his guess mn | Luxemburg francs. ] Air Ghief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder delivered me some English money. Gens. Hodges, Spaatz, Doolittle, | Vanderburg, Gay, Walker and Patch paid their money and took | their choice. :

(Continued From Page One) |

i handclapping With a bow. and a smile. To some extent this prestige is due to the heroism and brilliance of the Red armies fighting in" Germany. Public” attention has been focues on -Berlin so long that it is natural for the man on the street to give a representative of Russia an extra cheer as he passes.

Unquestionably Molotov has been the most photographed of any delei'gation leader and the subject. of more editorial notice.

If hé were playing to the. galleries of this country or deliberately seeking a build-up with the Russian people, he could hardly have «lone & hetter job.’ But he gives the | impression of being indifferent to the press except insofar as he can use it ior is own purposes.

d With Mexican |

free at the recent plenary | sessions as his turn came Molotav | has shown real expertness in the handling of large groups and has smiled, shaken hands and applauded just as warmly as Secretary of State Stettinius. "People in the audience this week

hy prolonged applause when Molo tov entered the hall to take his seat or walked onto the platform to preside. On the surface and so far as the public is concerned, Russia has taken the leading party here, .

Behind the ' scenes, HOY, things change. Molotov is not so popular with the other heads of delegations as he is with the general public. *

In the initial controversy over the chairmanship, . Molotov used some pretty sharp words in ad- | dressing Mexico's foreign minister, Ezequiel Padila. That was a blunder which may prove costly in years to come because all of the Latin- | Americans , immediately rallied around Padilla who is extremely pular and can, if he wishes, sway v of/ the Latin-American votes in the assembly. During the meetings of = the steering committee and the executive" committee, ‘Molotov's -refusal to follow ordinary rules of - pro- ! cedure irritated his colleagues. Interrupts Speakers, An interpreter sits at Molotov's elbow and regardless of who is speaking, will spring to his feet after: listening to Molotov rattle off A long sentence in explosive’ Russian. “Mr. Molotov says,” is the phrase imrastably used hy the interpreter.

| ander Patch, commanding the 7th

Molotov Warms to Applause But Still Vexes Delegates :

| deal.

oy 17 ie BETHEL | PENNSY AUDITOR KILLED]

Jrenéh "1st army front near the Swiss border Gen. De Tassigny, Gen. Bethouart, and Air Chiefs

| Valin and Bouscat seemed to be |

long on Swiss francs and they backed up their predictions with these. 5 In the Rhineland, Gens. Jacob | Devers and Leonard Gerout com- | pounded the-confusion by tossing | in Deutschland invasion currency. By this time I had so much | money I stopped carting it around | pennsylvania railroad auditor. the fronts and salted it away in | Gen. Eisenhower’s name in a safe | at a hotel in Paris. ” 2 = ” BUT NOW my worries are over |

—and the winner's worries begin. la passenger car. I have opened each guess. | Mr. The earliest date any of our | leaders bet on was March 20,

The latest date any general chose was Aug. 1. | The guess that was closest to May 3 was made by Lt. Gen. Alex-*

Auto; Driver Held.

jan Indianapolis

{and charged with reckless driving.

after visiting a daughter, Mrs.

ave.

, crossed the army. Before - we er q ner & Buchanan mortuary.

Rhine he chose May 4. { The runnerup was Gen. Patton, who guessed May 10.

(Copyright, 1945, by Scripps-Howard Newspapers)

{ wife, Mary," a son, George, | other daughter, Wilma; a brother, | Roscoe, of Chicago; five sisters, Mrs. Madge Weedon, Clevelana; Mrs. Bessie Sarchet, Cambridge, O.;

Sewickley, Pa. and

aughter.

CLAIMS HITLER BODY

for a few days it worked. Now, the one who is speaking goes right | on. This picture of the Russian] | was given by one of the delegates more in amusement than otherwise. | Molotov’s tactical fight to get the Lublin provisional. government of |

t Poland seated at this conference (Continued From Page One)

also has injured Russia's standing allies, was captured Wednesday at! It-was! his Bavarian country estate by pure was 82 and had resided in Indianobviously his purpose to force a {luck, a dispatch from the 6th army apolis 41 years.

with the other delegations.

partial recognition of the provi- | group revealed. sional government here in the hope, Lt Col that it would put the exile govern-| Long Beach, Cal; ment in London completely out of group press camp the running. Both Eden and Stettinius' used a location for a press ¢ Ip withou forceful words in pointing out to realizing the . identity A re minMolotov that he was not living up| ister, to the agreement made at Yalta in|

had gone

that Poland was to get a square ceived the celonel.

Stress Human Rights

As a result of the doubts raised |

| them,” Hutchi as to Russia's willingness to stick| ison said.

: Sunsberger | Hs:

‘George H. Yoilio Struck by at his home, 3419 N. Pennsylvania

The county's 1945 traffic fatality | native of Germany and had resided [stood at 35 today with the death | in Indianapolis 50 years. last night of a 74-year-old retired | | superintendent of the Charmood

George H. Young, 4134 Park ave. | of St. George and St. Joan of Arc| resident - for 40 church. | years, was killed when he became] | confused in traffic in the 4400 block | son, Robert, Atlanta; Cal; {on Madison ave. and was struck by | er,

Mr. Young was en route home ary at Zionsville for Mrs.

Others surviving him are his | sta- lived near Zionsville for 27 years| | tioned at Camp Perry, Virginia; an- {and was .a member of Seventh

| Nellie, Pittsburgh and Mrs. Pauline and Carl, Merrill and Mrs. Joan Ritchey of | Miss Leora Striebeck, Zionsville, and grand- a brother, Albert Black, Jackson,

IS WELL CONCEALED

| Frick's luxurious home in search of

Both Frick, dressed as a Bavarian which Stalin promised Roosevelt! country squire, and his wife re-

“They made no fuss when I told them I was seeking billets and were very calm all the time I talked with

to the rules, all of the western nations are laying great stress on| the~injection of human rights into the world charter. Realization of the chasm that separates the ideologies of Russia and the United States is growing, but always there is a desire to accommodate one to the-otHer. Molotov has gone along with the British and American delegations on a number of proposed changes in the Dumbarton Oaks proposals while we have modified somewhat our own proposals in deference to Russia’s views. Another trend that has grown as a result of Russia's new part in international affairs is the acceptance of the regional bloc as a useful adjunct of the United Nations. Australians ‘openly’ assume that China, India and Russia will some

American nations. Dislikes Regional Idea®" Australia, and Holland would form another bloc with common interests in their portion of the Pacific, Molotov is said to dislike the re-

Deciding that the house would not | be ‘suitable, Hutchison left in the |company of a local hotel keeper. | The hotel keeper, puzzled by Hutchison's failure to arrest Frick, asked him if he knew the identity of his

“Lac! Penths |

Rites are scheduled at 8:30 a. m. Monday at the Aaron-Ruben fu- | neral home and at 9 a. m. at St. | Joan of Arc Catholic church for John Langer, who died” yesterday lst. Burial will be in St. Joseph cemetery. Mr. Langer, who was 69, was a

He was

| Apartment building and a member of St. Francis: society, the Knights

Surviving are his wife, Mary; a

a brothCharles, Indianapolis; a sister, { Mrs. Nick Steinmetz, Cleveland, O,,

Young, awaiting to hail- a) and a grandson. | city-bound bus, was hit by the car| . | |driven by Willard Stinson, 32, of EMMA STRIEBECK . 1511 E.’ Sumner st., who was arrested

Rites will be conducted at 10: 30 (a. m. Monday at the Philippi MortuElma | Striebeck, former Indianapolis resi-|

Noble B. Watson, 4402 Madison | | dent who died yesterday in St. Vin- | His body was taken to. Flan- cent’s hospital.

Burial will be in| | Crown Hill. Mrs. Striebeck, who was 64, had

Christian church here. | She is survived by her husband, | Otto; four sons, Herbert, Walter E.| land Elmer V., all of Indianapolis, | Zionsville; a daughter,

Miss.

LENA KLEIN ites will be held at 4 p. m. torow at Aaron-Ruben funeral i for Mrs. Lena Klein, who died Thursday at her home, 2922 | Ruckle st. Burial will be in Shara - | Tefilla. A native of Austria, Mrs. Klein

She was a member | of Shara Tefilla congregation and

John N. Hufchison of | Gmiles-Chesed. of the 6th army| to] Louis, Sol and Meyer; all of Indi-

Surviving are six sons, Max, Sam,

{anapolis, and Jack, Los fee t| Cal, and eight grandchildren.

ALBERT L. LODGE

Services for Albert L. Lodge, who died yesterday at his home, 4502 E. [21st st, will be held at 1 p. m. Monday at the home. The Rev. C. P. Martin, pastor of Otterbein United Brethren church, will officiate, with burial in Anderson cemetery. A resident of Indianapolis 40 years, Mr. Lodge was 71. He had been in the grocery business, oper- | ating his last store at 4502 E. 21st st. nearly 12 years ago.

erstwhile host.

“Don’t yoy know that was the Dr. keeper asked. ~ gathered Frick was a big shot who had better be looked the colonel said. ported him to a nearby military government detachment and..later IT heard they had picked up Frick.”

tormer.+, minister Frick?” the hotel “I then

after,”

of interior,

"1 ‘re-

He is survived by his wife, Sarah J.; two daughters, Mrs. Esther Wade and Mrs. Josephine Bannister, Indianapolis; a son, George, Detroit, Mich.; a stepson, Charles Hillyer, Toledo, O.; a sister, Mrs. ‘Talitha Dillman, Wilmington, Ded a brother, Rice, Wilmington, grandchildren and one great- ny child.

IN INDIANAPOLIS -

EVENTS TODAY

Annual Journalism field day, Butler uni-

* versit

y. Annual Indiana Artists show, 8 p.m, Jobn

Herron Art museum.

p.m, hh

American Legion, Indiana division, meetin Obedience meeting, 8:30 p.m. Hotel Washington,

MARRIAGE LICENSES

{ane dianapolis | |

day be grouped together as are the! indians conference ‘of higher education, 9.30 a. m., Columbia club.

“1 | EVENTS TOMORROW

‘New Zealand, France Anmval city high schpol orchestra festival, Technical high school

Training

audi«

gional bloc idea but must now ,.. accept it as a natural outgrowth of | group interests. The regional blocs |

anger Jr, Dearborn hospital; Elle Elizabeth Long, R. R-3, Kokomo. Roy C. Jarrett Jr, U.

Louise Andrews, 226 8. Holmes

their own security, entirely aside |p; iach 2138 N. Olney:

garet T. Clark’ 220 N. Walcott. Thomas Maurice. Tovault, 39

sufficient number of satellite gov- E Evelyn L. Button, 5278. Southeastern.

ernments to’ preside over its own

mba shane on Se Bn on, the .

8. army; Dorothy will have = their. common plans for|Robert Lee Jones, 2206 N. Gale; Margaret 2068 yPéllefontaine;

Adler; |

mary Grossman; James, Wanna MeGuire; George, Lenora Rohrman. Robert, Betty atson.

At St. Vincent's—Robert, Margaret Carmichael; William, Rose Cole; Hollins, Blanche Cotton; Glen, Margaret Hunt Silas, Evelyn Rector; Frank, Frances Wonders. Boys At St. Francis,-George, Elsie Wolf. At City—~Robert, Betty Hatcher, Gerakl

Thelma Smalley At Coleman Job. Marian Calvin; Frank, Maybelle McMillin. At Methodist—Vernal, Evelyn Stacie Gipson; James, Louella Kelso; Paul, Helen Wetherell. :

———— DEATHS Rose BE. hayes, 70, at City, bronchoppneumon George W, a italy; 76, .at 2454 N, Ala- | Bama, chr a myocarditis. Charles F. Sweany, 67, at Long, an nemia. | Monroe Kisner, 74, af 535 King, ar-

from the protection offered by the adlnaths Sweeney, 102 Ca teriosclerasis. United Nations. Ralph Nr yhierce. 1 N. Cor Eileen L. a 2 Meftord, 62, at Veterans, . hepaashington. ‘Russia eventually could have a Edwin Paul. Werner. 201 Walcott; Mar« Virta. Newbold 36, at Long, ulmonary

Elva Annette Morris, arteriosclerosis.

AT, at 2209 Park,

‘The following ‘men havq been |

A graduate of Technical high | decorated with the purple heart for school ‘in 1942,” Pfc. Alexander, who wounds received in combat: ‘ i Marine Pfc.”

S. “Pershing st., and son of Mrs. | {Connie Flora, 1358 S. Harding st., “|wounded ‘at Guam; Lt. (j.g.) Frank E H. Mossman, husband of Mrs. Ruth | Mossman, 3707 N. Meridian st., apt. 5, wounded in landings in the Phil-| ippines; S. Sgt. Eugene F. Cribelar, | | Batssn; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles tives 'lar,--1140 N. Alton ave. John O. Rader, 2 W. 26th st. both

|terhage, 5321 N. CapMol ave, have been awarded the distinguished flying cross ‘for action with the air transport command in India.

* # ; ; An oak leaf cluster to the bronze

star

bert L. Sicking, husband of Mrs. i Virginia Sicking, 6101 He is with the 80th division in Germany.

8 >= » : Sgt. Gordan L. Bair, fighting with

ave.

st.,

“Formosa areq. smi en

1013 8S. Meridian

the platoon

confidence |non-swimmers and others when he

I bat infantryman'’s, bad

William T. Flora, IMarton st.;

ssersmith,

| st.,

and -

Lt. Howard Wesling, son of Mr. and | on Luzon. | { Mrs. Howard A. Wesling, .2952 N. oN Capitol ave., is a Dghter Pilot. S. Sgt. Waitman P. Ellis, 5681 | Arbor ave. Broadway, and Cpl. -Robert Y. "08- tion.

u u

force based in Englan

has been awarded S. Sgt¥ El-

Euclid ave.

{Alan H. Wheasler,

the 91st division} in Europe, has been awarded the legion of merit for meritorious! service between April 1, 1944, and

ert Ale Aley,

Mrs. Lyle C. Bair Sgt. Bair o

» »

foie Heroes: Soldier i in Combat Only a Month Is Among Fe Killed: One Reported Missing Is Prisoner:

918 Cones ave, ang’ Theodore HONORED—

; The following Indianapelis sol-(1719 N. Lyndnumst dr. all serving | Alexander,

diers have been awarded the com-{with the 8th alr force based in Eng-

ge:

Pfc. Forest: Handlon Jr, son of Mrs. Edith G. Handlon, “2110 W. Melville E. Croucher, husband of Mrs. Marion Flora, 2009| {husband of Mrs, Marion L. Crouch-| wtioR s ler, 308 S. Temple ave. and son of | {many ‘and in the Balkans with the Me and Mrs, John Croucher, 2821 15th air force. He is based, in . Clayton st. and Pfc. Arnold W.|Italy. husband” Dorothy Messersmith, 1206 Reisner | (was made to Lt. Hugh L. Murrell, all with the 38th division on husband of Mrs. Betty Murrell, 615 Pvt. ‘Donald PF. Duncan, N. Tibbs ave., and Cpl. George N. husband of Mrs. Marjorie M. Dun-|Childers, husband of Mrs. Naomi {can, 1508 Linden st., for combat in M. Childers, C.| France; Pvt. Emerson L, Ferguson, lave. both with the 10th air force. husband of Mrs. Aletha PF. Fergu-| |son, 33 S. Neal ave, for combat in| {aerial engineer, 2716 N. Olney st, | Germany; Sgt. Omer L. Arvin, 625!won the air medal for service with-* = - for. Western front ac-{the air- transport command in

Oak leaf eloster to re air medal | have been awarded the following | have airmen. fighting with the 8th air {bronze star medal for meritorious

Five oak leaf clusters to the alr Sgt. Marsee O. Fuehrer, soh of medal were presented to 1st Lt.!Mr§s, Gladys -Fuehrer, 833 N. Haw« William A. Kruge; husband of Mrs. |thorne Lane; Pfc. Robert O. Wile Ruth Kruge, 3306 N. Keystone ave., | hoite, husband of Mrs. Virginia and son of Mr. and Mrs. August W. Wilhoite, 206 N. Jefferson ave.: | Kruge, 940 Bazil ave,

tian F. Schlensker, son of Mr. and | | Arlington ave.: Mrs. Henry H. Schlensker, Indian- | | Brown, husband of ‘Mrs. Helen S. Sept. 9, 1044, He apolis; S. Sgt. John A. Kafader, son | Brown, 3501 N. Euclid ave. has seen -action|!of Mrs. Marie G. Kafader, 131 N. in Africa and|Noble st, and 2d Lt. Willlam W.| 060m on the Western front ree Italy and is the Silvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray [sulted inthe! bronze far decoration ,son of Mr. and | Stafford, Graylynn apts. The air medal with three oak leaf | apolis. 1433 Churchman | clusters .was. pinned on | Thomas Kiernan Jr., son of Thomas yi. Ethel McClain, 56 S. Denny {Kiernan Sr., 537 N. Tibbs ave, and | 'st., was decorated with the bronze The navy has awarded the air husband of Mrs. |medal to Aviation Radioman 2-c|4325 Carroliton ave. | Boland Oliver Eades, 3845 N, Drexel

Mabel Kiernan

A second oak leaf cluster to the Germany. for meritorious acts while Hal medal went to Flight Officer |

and 1st Lt. son of Mrs. Mrs. Mary E: Zook, 3660 N. Adams Florence Wheasler, 2205 Winter ave. st, al] with the 5th army in Italy, The third oak leaf cluster to the! air meda] was won by S. Sgt. Rob- medal husband of” Mrs. Joanne Theodore B. Greaves, 5027 College anapolis; T. Sgt. Chris- | ave. Sgt. William E. Mahan, 29 N,

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land. Cpl. John M. Carroll, ‘husband of es Mary Ellen:Carroll, 639 N, Gray st. won ‘the air medal for {fights over. northern . Italy, Ger=

Mrs.| In Burma,-award of the air medal

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Pfc. Frederick O. Bartholomew,

India. = ” s 3 The following Indianapolis men been - decorated with the

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ist Lt. Lawrence R. Zook, husband of

For- combat in Germany the was presented to .2d Lt

Maj. Robert B,

Combat with the 84th infantry

for Lt. Kenneth Lammers, Indian

1st Lt.| S. Sgt. Robert H, McClain, son of

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'star for meritorious service in | France; Belgium, Luxembourg and:

Marine, Pfc. Cecil F. Yates, son‘of

T. Sgt Gis: Seviamacioy;-jss= son of ‘Mr. and. Mrs. po Sat band of Mrs. Dorothy Gritzmacher, [1326 _E. LaGrafige ave., and 2d Lt. country and. is at the U. S. naval has been Marvin W. Arthur, husband of Mrs. | ‘hospital at Great Lakes. awarded the silver “star for gal-| | Elmonda Arthur, 1563 Dudley st. lantry in action on Sept. 10, 1944, land son of Mr. and Mrs. Minor Arnear Dornot, France.

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| thur, 1334 W, 234 st. platoon “sérgeant, he assisted : »

leader in efficiently |

among panic-stricken | |

ordered them to their foxholes to Reidy, 1002 Elm: st.;

await boats.

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” » Seven Indianapoli§ soldiers have controlling the evacuation when our been awarded the. air medal for | forces had to withdraw from a meritorious service in aerial action. bridgehead across the Moselle river | They are: due to intense enemy fire. Flight Officer Harold Blair, son Despite violent shelling and an{of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blair Sr. insufficient number of boats, Sgt. 1011 Harlan st.; Gritzmacher instilled a measure of | Thomas, husband of Mrs. Cora B. Harvey, 2615 E. St. Clair st.; S. Sgt. | Joseph P. Reidy, son of Thomas)

2d Lt. Darrell H.

2d Lt. Paul L.| won the bronze star for service in Webster, son of Byron Webster,'the Philippines.

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Lt. Cmdr. Byron Ellis Goetz, hus. _ band of Mrs. Dorothy C. Goetz, 4639 College ave., won the bronze star for meritorious service as officer in cliarge of the flag plot section. He made valuable suggestions which greatly facilitated the planning and execution of many successfuj come bat Bpérations, the citation said. With the 38th division, T. Sgt. Cecil Hall, husband of Mrs. Agnes L. Hall, 4617 Kingsley dr, and T, Sgt. James R. Hindsley, son of Mrs, June Meeker, 2333'% N. Station st.,

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Vol. 3—No. 43 Dear Fellows— 3

THE GOOD NEWS from the Furopean front this week was joyfully received by the home folks. . . . Now we hardly can wait until- the same sort of news is forthcoming from Japan. Last Saturday night's false peace report caused much excitement, but there was very little whooping it up, citizens for the ftfiost part heeding the no-celebration pleas of public officials... . . The weather has continued damp

and cool. . . , The weather bureau reports dry, warm weather is needed for

planting spring crops and for bringing along the vegetables already planted. . The city has been collecting waste paper this week from residential sections. . The results of the drive were disappointing; largely because of recent cleanups by Boy Scouts and various . schools. +. ThE inclement weather gave Cole Brothers circus a chilly reception ‘when. it opened here Thursday for four days. . . . The statehouse dome has been the center df attraction this week as steeplejack painters gave ‘it a coat of aluminum and bronze. . .. The department of labor reports the meat shortage here is worse than anywhere else in the country. One miscreant attempted to solve the shortage in an unusual way. . . . Fred Yates found one of his cows dead in the barnlot, with about 40 pounds _ of meat removed from the cow's hindquarter. . Goverhor Gates Says he ‘will ask for dissolution of the state civiliah. defense council, inasmuch as there doesn't seem to be much need for it now.

r * fr fr MPs Direct Traffic—

OUR HOME TOWN pedestrians again are getting some' military training in how to cross the street... . Four companies of military police from Camp -Atterbury are handling traffic as part of their military training. - ..

Jewelry store at 115 N. Illis nois Wednesday noon and got .away with rings and watches valued at $2000. . The previous night, a yeggman tapped the safe in the Red Gables Night club for a reported loss ‘of $5000. , Someone broke into the office of James F. Cunningham, Center tow nship assessor, over the week-end and rifled one drawer, of his desk. . . . Papers were scattered over. the desk. .! Nothing “else was bothered,

Saturday

A bandit held lip the Klor °

Dewey E. Myers was advanced to ~~’

Albert Phi ipp Bell, 64, at ‘Long, fobar regional bloc and, if possible, use it BIRTHS pneumonia o thrice potent master of Adoniram Lodge of: in the meetings of the assembly. Rosa ta Tyson, oy at 3546 N. - Capitol, Perfection, governing of the ttish 8: ' body Sco This week has - witnessed the( == i" Mabajia Cody, 91, at 103%, N. Dearborn, | Rite. Prank V. Hawkins was appointed cleatance of a mass of necessary Miu Lanise Davier Cnrse Gores | , carcinoma. I. sob 4 + STAWIINS Was 2DDPO ‘preliminary wofk, Next. week will| Enfars, willm. hay: [Arthur LBacon, 8, at City; bowel ob) |... captain of the guard. io “| Amy Booty, 60, at Methoaist, £arcmoma. - Le imn

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May 5, 1945

Annexation Opposed—

THE SUGGESTION of Paul Brown, parks superintendent, that the city annex a 1500-acre area northeast of the city limits =in the. Broad Ripple vicinity—has stirred up a lot of discussion, some of it unfavorable. . + It would mean higher taxes on

the annexed land. . Henry L. Dithmer, Polar Ige president ‘and civia leader, died at Methodist hospital. . . .

Deputy sheriffs investigated two instances of alleged abuse of children. id 10-year-old girl was found. chained by the neck in the fork of an apple tree in the rear of her home northeast of the city. Had she fallen, she would have..hanged.. . Her grandparents, with whom she lived, were arrested. - . And deputies also arrested a father alleged to have taped his 5-year-old son's hands and feet together as punishment.

TTR City’s Future Bright

INDIANAPOLIS HAS a rosy future, says Bill Book of the C. of C. . . Industrial employment now is down 20,000 under the 130,000 peak of November, 1943, but the

city has absorbed the slack well, and, says Mr. Book, we can afford another 10,000 reduction and still be at higher employment

"couldn't get together on a compromise,. ihe

pitch than we were in 1940, . He recalled that a survey revealed local manufacturers expect to employ 103,000 workers after the war, . . . That's twice as many as -were employed in 1929. Mr. Book says the city ne longer is an “overgrown country town.” , , It's"a big city, now. . . . The. zoning board has okayed the site for a new Manual high school. It's at Madison ave. and Pleasant Run pkwy. . . Mayor Tyndall's post-war planning committee is distributing a booklet containing the city's post-war plans. . . . The DéMolay chapter celebrated fts 24th birthday with a mortgage-burning ceremony at the chapter house, 1017 Broadway.

: * Fr ® What's Cookin’ in Sports— THE. INDIANS, after being in a tie for first place in the American association, slid on down to fourth place this week, then back to third. . They lost a series opener to Louisville, 9-5, after breaking even in a series with. the Toledo Mud Hens. . . . The "Indianapolis Amateur Baseball association and the Indianapolis Umpires’ association got. in a row this week over money. . . . The umps wanted to up their fee from..$8 “to $10°a game. . When the two groups

1 A B. A decided. to use servicemen from nearby posts as umpires. . . Clarence T Bruness, 37. Manual's athletic director and head football suaeh, died ast Saturday ately