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Violations of selective service | y regulations, the Mann act, the Dyer; “interstate auto theft law and OPA’

B. Raasch Cc. Danford

| 4 ration rules were charged in 26 fed- ROBERT C. RAASCH, shipfitter | . 4reral.grand jury indictments here to-| 3-¢,”is home with his mother, Mrs. |

‘ day. Grace Bruce, 1341 W. 32d st, on a | Athong 31 persons indicted was) 30-day leave. He has been in Aus- $ lia 20 months. . Miss Ida Mae Weberg, 25, of 2207 'r& L N. Pennsylvania st, charged with| PVT. CLAYTON DANFORD, son | attempting to extort $3000 from a | of Mrs. Ruth McLeaster, 1149 Med- |

ford ave. is stationed at Ft. Knox, | lant official here two weeks ar P Ky. with a tank unit.

> city market butcher, Howard #;Phillips of 807 N. Gray st, was sv alleged to have had 50000 phony .-meat stamps in his possession last #2: April 231, The government also accused him of illegally transferring 510 genuine meat coupons | é Mann Act Charges ': Charles (Chet) Fowler, former In-/ ¢ dianapolis bootlegger, was charged

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FULLER TO TAKE STAND IN DEFENSE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. June 22 { (U. P.).—William Fuller, 2, Bed- | ford, takes the witness. stand today in an attempt to clear himself In

| the manslaughter death of Mar- | garet Harbin, 26-year-old Pleasantville divorcee,

The piosecution rested its case

yesterday and the defense called

several witnesses, including Rob- | bert Borkenstein, chief laboratory technician at Indiana state police | headquarters. Borkenstein said that the paraf|fin test to determine if a person has fired a gun is not infallible in its accuracy. The test wos given Fuller after the girl's body

was found mm a Bedtord notei. reo: [11, 1044.

Previously, Borkenstein testified that powder marks were found on Fuller's hand but that similar burns did not show up in paraffin tests of the dead woman's hand. Defense attorneys ~ maintained

that the prosecution had failed to

prove that fingerprints on the gun were those ‘of the defendant.

. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES * Paris Peaceful Again After French American Brawls

By HENRY P. McNULTY United Press Staff Correspondent

the Pigalle district in Montmartre

patrolled the area to prevent any more French-American brawls, ~

At 4:30 a. m. this morning only and stripped.

a few late drunks roamed the, narrow Rue. Pigalle, where 50 or

one in which a French Senegalese soldier wearing a stolen American PARIS, June 22.—Peace came to uniform was wounded seriously. The Senegalese was shot by an|

policeman. who ‘tried to: intervene were beaten severely, according to the Express, The dispatch said French police restored order, and today, but military policemen still Aperiend M. P. when he resisted besides one Senegalese—the only He was said to have taken other casualties were black:eyes and the uniform and a wallet from an] bruises.) American soldier who was beaten [Last night, 400 military policemen—many more than ustml—pa(The London Daily Express quot- | trolled the dark, winding streets of Md 2 Parls police report that fights Montmartre. started early Wednesday -afternoon | usual foot patrols, armored cars| more night clubs are jammed into |, the place Pigalle Metro station. were sent out. three blocks.” The American provost- The station master and one French |

In addition to the

The WAC who was hurt Monday

marshal’s office said the situation was “under control.” Fighting broke out in Pigalle early this week after an American WAC was hit by a French gen-

Monday. (An NBC reporter said from

Paris last night that “some of our| killed in action in Germany on' April 16. The Rev. H. M. Zorn, D. D,, will conduct the service. F. Muss- | son, Donald; mann, chairman of trustees, will

boys didn't like what happened to their countrywoman ... and they started to—shall we say—correct the situation. They started all right but there was quite a fuss and the trouble hasn't even died down yet.) Several incidents were reported |

‘over the past three days, including

A memorial service will be held

darme on the Champs Elysee| at 10:30 a. m. Sunday at St. Paul's +| Evangelical Lutheran church for Pvt. Alvin T. Eggerding who was | sey st. He was a graduate of Manual high school and a member of St. Paul's church. Other survivors are a 2-year-old

present and letters from the Lutheran army and navy commission to { Ill; Fred Eggerding, the soldier's wife and mother. Mo.; Walter, Eggerding’s widow, Mar- | Pvt. Arnold, Ft. Sill,

Pvt. Eggerding Memorial Is Set

garet, lives at 1418 Terrace ave. and his:mother, Mrs. Helene Eggerding, lives at 715 S. New Jer-

Selma Wellner and Mrs. Norma “In ‘Memorium” scrolls | Redington, both of Indianapolis, and four brothers, Erwin, Sparta,

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1945 NEW ASTORIA GETS

before the French victory parade still was in the American hospital at Neuilly today. She was Pfc.| WASHINGTON, June 22 (U. P.. Helen Potter, supervisor of the| ppg Hght cruiser Astoria—third army’s communications zone switch- U.S naval 110 that .

board. She told reporters that she tried|—is busy paying off.a debt to the

to cross the Champs Elysee before| Japanese for the loss of her namethe parade but was turned back by! sake. French police. She said that several|. ww. third Astor . one of the

G. 1's came to her aid and asked the police jf she could cross, ex- Cleveland-class light cruisers built

plaining she had to go to work. “Next thing I remember one po-| Philadelphia, = Pa, .and commise liceman hit me on the arm. I 8aW| gjoned in May, 1044, joined the Pae American boys who were trying to| cific fleet last November. help me down on the ground strug-| since that time the Astoria has gling. They were being kicked.|shot down or helped destroy 15 Some French police had awn Japanese aircraft. The vessel scored pistols. her first “kill” when she blasted

G. L's on the ground. Then some-| gg it wasdiving on a nearby aire thing hit me on the top of the|craft carrier: head.” Skippered hy Capt. George OC, A French liaison officer from|Dyer of La Porte, Ind. the Astoria communications, zone headquartersi has been operating with a fast called yesterday with a bouquet to|carrier task force led by Adm. Raye see Pfc. Potter, She refused to see mond A. Spruance. him. The second vessel of that name, “I don't like to be rude,” she|a heavy cruiser, was sunk by Jape said. “But I guess I'm still pretty|anese planes in, the first battle of mad.” | Savo island Aug. 8-9, 1042.

with disposing of counterfeit gas #stamps from his East side filling

# station.

¢ ' Mann act charges were levied against Everett ‘E. Steele, Green=

castle restaurateur, for allegedly! of Mrs. Thomas White, 2810 Locktransporting a 17-year-old girl from pyrn st, is in ¢he South Pacific Indianapolis to Nashville, Tenn.! with the army air forces. He has «:Chester Johnson of Newark, O. completed radio mechanics and * alleged to have transported another | radio operators ' school at Scott 17-year-old girl from Newark to| field, 1. # Austin, Ind., and Craig Ferguson of “Anderson, for allegedly taking his cadet, is in training asa pilot at 20-year-old wife from Kansas City | Perrin field, Tex. He is the son to Anderson for immoral purposes. of Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hurrie, R. R Those accused of selective service 6 Box 264, and husband of Mrs violations are Robert F. Winning | patricia. Hurrie, who. is living in f¢ of Cleveland, charged with failing Texas.

to veport for induction to an In-

dianapolis draft “board and four | conscientious objectors who neg-| lected to report to Work in camps

in Colorado and Nev They are James a ns of Mar- | tinsville, Donald Fay Dixon of Indianapolis, Aaron, Woodward of Sullivan and John H. Addison of Richmond. = Auto Thefts Charged Six were cited on interstate auto theft charges. Among them were] William J. Mathews and George W.

Lismon of Indianapolis, acc of | Raney, for 10 years superintendent

driving from here to Chicago in a stolen car. Others indicted included Ernest | Shaffer of 720 W. Vermont st., on! charges ‘of forging an indorsement+ on a $141 government tax refund) check; Richard L. Kinney of 438% W. Washington st., charged with obtaining free room and board in a| lodging house by impersonating a deputy U. S. marshal, and William | Madison Wilson of Bedford, accused of stealing federal property| from the Crane Ammunition depot.

~ BAPTISTS T0 HOLD | ANNUAL CONGRESS

Pastors and congregations of the| Union Baptist association will con-| duct their fifth annual Christian

education congress Monday through | Friday In the Mt. Zion Baptist church. The choirs of the Union District association will give a concert tomorrow at 8 p. m. as a pre-congress event. The choirs of the association have combined as a massed choir to sing at all the night ses-| sions of the congress. Miss Dolthea Rhim will accompany the chorus and George M. Robinson will be rector. On Youth night, Tuesday, there will be a panel discussion on the subject, “The Peculiar Responsibility of Our Churches to the Youth of These Times.”

United Christian Missionary society, the Rev. John Hall, the Rev. W. R. Jewell, Dr. Joseph E. Carroll and | Mrs. R. N. Marshburn. Miss Betty | .Jean Davis will give an address on “The Youth and the Church.” : Dr. O. M. Locust of Owensboro, Ky. will lead the congress devotions and the pastors’ conference Other speakers are the Rev. D. B Dudley, the Rev. J. B. Carter, the Rev. A. M. Hughes, the Rev. W. R Hughley, the Rev. R.. T Andrews, Dr. Russell Lane, Mrs. Ethel Washington and and Mrs. Eloise Eloise Pruitt.

| In reply to Governor Gates, Mr. |

Panel - speakess | inciude Dr. James A. Crain of the]

E. Wilson W. Hurrie PVT EMERSON WILSON, son

WILLIAM T. HURRIE, aviation

“RANEY IN POST

Salary Boost to Be Offered Deaf School Head.

Official status of Jackson A.

of the Indiana deaf school, was in doubt today despite his announced

intentions to resign. . Mr. Raney has said he would : lleave his post Aug. 15 to become / president of the Ripley County 4 2 | State bank at Osgood. / Governor Gates, however, said the state wouldn't accept Mr, | Raney’s resignation and that hence the superintendent had not ip officially. The governor said Mr. Haney will | be offered a substantial salary in-| {crease before his resignation will {be considered. ’ “It would not be fair tog a man . Wy has done a good job for 10 years to permit him to resign with- | | out letting him accept or decline a higher salary,” the governor declared.

Raney said: } “The governor has been most fair! and gracious in dealing with this matter. He had assured me that I might remain at the institution 1 have grown to love. . . . Howaver, this opportunity to return to {my home county and accept the] | position offered me there is something I cannot refuse. The govlernor’s attitude of the subject of salafy readjustment is one for which I am most grateful and reflects his great sense of justice.”

Couple to Mark | 55th Anniversary

MR. AND MRS. HENRY KEL-~ LER, 528 N. Chester ave., will observe their 55th wedding arfiversary with an open house from 3 until 6 p. m. Sunday at the home . of their daughter, Mrs George C. Joslin, 525 N. Colorado ave. Besides Mrs. Joslin, Mr. and Mrs. Keller have a son, Homer; four grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Three grandsons are in the service.

IN N INDIANAPOLIS

EVENTS TODAY

Women's Western Open golf tournament, Highland country clu

Indiana Qonference of Methodist churches, g

Central Avenue Methodist churci Indians Order of the Rainbow for girls meeting Claypool hotel Fraternal Order of Eagles, convention Eagles home.

Lambda Sih mtg sorority, convention N. Tobias 74 N. Addison iebie | Homer Lawrence Fancher U 3 army; Ann Optimist elub, luncheon, noon, Columbia) = gn Re 14 N. Pennsylva GE. ub, } luncheon, no Athletic club. |® lar Rict ard Mason 1518 N. Senate ! RELIC Gf Vesta B. Giln 108 Cora State Chambei of b aaere luncheon, | yames Edwar d Th yrnton. 433% BE. Wash-

noon, Athletic club

EVENTS TOMORROW 4 navy Helen Women's Western Open golf tournament, § Denison, Ft. Harrison finals, RWighland country club 7634. Kenwood Indiana Association: of Clinical Payehelo. i nett Ames, Ft Harrison; Alice gists, meeting, Indiana Ur « \ 1519 Lexington tension am iy S. army; Vena Roush Indians Order of the Rainbow for girls, s, 2410 Roosevelt meetl Claypool! hotel V am Mitchell Fox, 617 Fletcher Jessie Fraternal Order of Eagles, conventlor rie Jones, 1517 Lawton

Eagles home Lambds Chi Omega sorority, conven Hote! Lincoln,

MARRIAGE LICENSES Gitrly At City- Alvin, Mary Lou Jackson: Louls Max Herry Dahl 3434 N. Illinois, apt, 2 Dot Morse Martha Ann Leatherman, 4937 Bouleva At Methodist Ollie, Wilma Bell. Carl place I ist Edward, Ethel Ellisor Harry Ray Btephenson, 1015 Congress; Ruth| Kenneth, Roma Hittle; Ralph, Helen “atherine Balley, 1572 E 52d. Martin: Edward Helen Rhodes; William bert Henry Wilkins, R. R. 8, Box 203 Marie Schroeder. William, .Zella Sponsel Dorothy M “Woodruff, 2005 N. Ill int 018 At St. Vincent's—Lee ®Ruth Busch. * Henry Jonas Lundquist, U. 8, N At Home--John, Alma 8t. John, 402 N Peru: Marion Lorraine Cihlar w AVE East st.

A. 8B, Peru

8. Meridian, apt. 2

James RR Alexander, Bloomington; Mil-

‘dred Lueas, 1725 Laurel Teodere Walter Bowers 8r., 1651 Col i Predrica L. Cull,

438 WwW. Market; Emma | mond, Mary Wagoner

oth. Charles Elmo Arnold, U 8. army; Ulabess | | At Mom st.; Wiillam, Mary Gude, 713 W

Walker, Da Elaine Anderson, Williams hotel

Claude Raymond Bunch, U. 8. marine:

Wilma J. "Bell 1401 Ringgold, Herbert Lock wobd, 2 nha; Martha

Ma anaes, 803 Broadway,

U. 8 Charles Frances Kappus, 923'z 8S. Merid- q . fan. apt. 4; Lula Rowena Smith, 923% At St. Franeis—Berfard, Betty Brown

806 N. Dels-| Geneva Lowe,

yton, O. Luther Martin Warner, Stout Fier: Ruth - a |

Bitivon, Plain Roy Lee fan lrg x v Olney; Emma G. | thrombosis

53 N. Rural pater a. 1119 Collegé; Mis | acute dilatation of hear! | Georg

Webster. Campbell McDonald Jr, Detroit Mict Betty Jeanne Whetstine, 518 N Centennia Charles J. Blagburn, 1443 8. Illinois; Lucllie Schafer, 20 E. LaGrande Darren Cobb, R. R. 4 Box 404

Michael Troyan, U. 8. army Lucille Carlson, 3066 N. Delaware an Poore, Muttoon, Ill. Margaret th Green, 2178 N. Talbott Raym ond L. Maples, 2210 Madison; Alga

fngton Frances Ro Russell 2124

925 N. Miley; Ruth Moore

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| At: 8t, Vingent's-——John, Mary Lewis; Ray-Home--Robert, Dorothy Gill, at 659, Di 13th. st

. DEATHS Prank L Hartsock, 64, at 603 E Merril), L. | moute mydearditis {Norman Hugh Deal 70, at City, coronaiy'

|Derothy Lee Btaley, 40, at Bt. Vincent's,

¢ Boocika, 50, at 2040 ‘N., Sherman |

or Ra Bench Nad dr. “coronary. geelusion, . ® jers. nw Grace B. Nichals. 5, at 1915 ‘Bellefon i SA taine, acute myocarditis /

ag Kirk Brewer, 68, ut 112 Blue R Kiar ai or, 78. nga 111 Gril | : rger, LAL rice} ne rdio Vascular renal, Lins 5 y

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“Maybe there were eight or “nine an enemy Zero out of the skies

FRIDAY Hoosi DEAD—

First Lt. Joh reported missis sion over Sa: July 19, 1044, 1 He is the hu Copeland Little Mrs. H. A. L Pennsylvania A pilot of | ceived the pres the air medal clusters. Entering ser:

- received his

1943, at Ellin Tex. He was apolis, attende was graduated school.” Before his en ployed at the Besides his w vivors are thre Schmunk Jr., Miss Josephine of Indianapolis Lt. Warren H. Ga.

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into the service in) Ft. Pt. Jackson

CITY IS FOR BO

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Volunteer wi for a last ditch tide in Marion war loan drive deadline June With only on county and Ind 69 per cent of | quota for indiv of the drive. William H. 1 the Marion c committee, tods the first time i city and count faltered in thei

Work

He said vol prepared to wy the quota, but buyers” are ni drive a success. Sales in M stood at $22,7¢ $1,600,000 alloc: , purchases of li "women scatter world. The $300,000 premiere of “F flict” next Tue theater will h week of the di 1000 § Bond purch: taken nearly 1( for the stage : Tickets still m: war bom purc town booths an cording to the bond are avail box office. Written and ed patients of “Hi Yank,” wi and four girl e pital. The screen stars Humphre, Smith,

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