Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 July 1945 — Page 6

wae, : eno | “RICHMOND OPENS Buddy Holds Little Hope for LARGE AIRPORT

ALLISON. BUILDS

A buddy of T. Sgt. David F. Pres‘sel, who was listed as missing over

Sen Wills Hails. Brien of. the North sea since Oct, 9, 1943,

{said there was little hope for, the » Peabe at Ceremony. survival of the Indianapolis man. ’ : ‘ T. Sgt. C..1. Sharp, .an engineer RICHMOND, Ind, July (U. P.)./in the same air fbrces crew with | ~Richmond's ney municipal airport Sat. Pressel, said. that surviving . \crewmen believe the local soldier was open for trafic today after a, was not rescued after hé bailed out

sendoff by 50,000 persons who! into the North sea. [Shooting Star, it was disclosed to- | thronged the grounds for an In-' Sgt. Pressel is the husband of To on % | day. dependence day dedication. jes Betty Pressel, 229 N. Holmes : | The first jet engine for the navy

a | lave. and son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray- 'has been delivered on schedule and A day-long air show featuring mond Pressel, 2408 S, Emerson ave |

exhibits and talks by leading avia- |" Sgt. Sharp was the last one to [is on its test ‘run. The navy jet tion. military and political figures, see. Sgt, Pressel alive. officially opened the. $1,000,000 air- The crew was on its way home ° RN {those for the army. . , Held, after completing its bombing mis: ° oy X It was not disclosed in what plane, Senator Raymond E. willis (R. sion over Anklum, Germany, when they will be used in, but Rear Adm. Ind.), agve the principal address and the plane was caught in rocket fire. f Ww js told the large Wayne county audi- Five of the 10 crewmen were cap. [DeWine ©. Busey, chief of she ence that the new airport was sym- [tured alive,’ three "of them went navy bureau of aeronautics, said the bolic of this country’s intention to ‘down with the flaming ship and 3 jet-propelled planes are “urgently build eonstructively for along and Sgt. Pressel and-another man have ’ . fruitful peace. - never been found. T. Sgt. David F. Pressel tant part in the ultimate defeat of Special tribute was paid to the! Sgt. Sharp sdid he saw the local, 'Sgt.- Pressel, who went into the«Japan.™ Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, [soldier's parachute open before Sgt.| army in July, 1942, went overseas| The contract is the first Allison who lived in Richmond during their | Pressel hit the water. Threeof the | the next year. He attended Short- has had’ with the navy, with the early youth and began their dreams crew were found by the Germans | ridge high school and worked as a exception of some experimental enthat led to the modern’ airplane. on a nearby- island but no trace maintenance man in Indianapolis gines for dirigibles about a decade Mayor John R. Britten accepted | was found of the two missing men. |in n civilian life. ago. All of its 70,000 liquid-cooled the airport trom H. E. Horner, air-{ —— - — | reciprocating engines, withthe ex-

ports supervisor ,of the civil aero- [ception of some early models for! nautics administration in the de- i LOCAL SERVICEMEN APPLICANTS RUSH |Great Britain and China, went to , t of . Officials s d the partment of commerce clals sai HOMES REGISTRY ihe army Sit en) ; Mics Yk}

it was the largest in the Midwest | A for a city the si the size of Richmond. Applications for houses and. been assigned navy bureau of aero-|

; i apartments are still pouring in at nautics representative at Allison, as17, 000 U. U. S. WORKERS Three Indianapolis servicemen tre cinee alec have SiStéd by Lt. (3g) Robert Straughn. are among the first 50,000 returnees 1omes Registry since rules have s——————————————

CUT OFF PAYROLL the air transport command is fiying been relaxéd which formerly made RICKENBACKER TO

WASHINGTON, July 5 (U. P).—|to the states. public war housing available to More than 17,000 civilians were, The men, who &rfived in Miami, Service men and their families. BE GIVEN DEGREE dropped from the government pay- Fla. recently, are: S. Sgt. George Besides the regular service men oor uMBUS 0. July 5 (U. P).— roll between April 30 and May 31,|W. Dyer, 1220 W. 35th st. who is list, new home seekers are many : EN 2 the civil service commission re- a veteran of three years in Italy; medical students who expect soon . ported today. Sgt. Loren R. LeMaster : 221 N.Ta- to move from Bloomington to the humanities will be awarded Capt. At the -end of May, the report! coma ave, who was with “the engi- Indiana university medical center Eddie Rickenbacker at Capital said, the number of civilians em- | neers for 26 months in the Persian! at Indianapolis. \university here July 31. ployed by the executive branch Gulf command and T. Sgt. Willie. Mrs. Carl J Manth ei, director of| The award will bé¢ made when he within the continental United |B: Matthews, 114 S.. Catherwood | Homes Registry, asked that all visits his’ home city, Columbus, in States was 2,897,077. That was a ave, who has just returned from 29 available rooms, houses, furnished connection with the premier of the decrease of 17,614 from the 2.914691 { months in the China-Burma-India or unfurnished rooms be listed with movie, “Captain Eddie.” the story at the end of April. | theater of combat the organization. lof his life. . :

First Engine Delivered and On Test Run.

Allison is building jet propulsion

The honorary degree of doctor of

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Sergeant Listed as Missing JETS FOR NAVY

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