Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 August 1945 — Page 5

. Soaking wet celebrants didn’t let a little puddle stop them.

This G.

Bedraggled. Happy Humanity

, collected a h Jegular Hollywood kiss, = kiss.

Jams Downtown Indianapolis

By KENNETH HUFFORD Need of a‘post-war plan for "n= dianapolis has been brought or

share of the citizenry. Last - night's ‘V-J celebration was a struggle for the city’s 500 policemen on extra duty, even with several hundred M. P.'s and ayxiliary police assisting. Traffic congestion on our “small town” streets suggested one-way lanes and point

to - point

thoroughfares. Squad cars answering a record number of calls

| last night often found their red

| lights and sirens of no benefit. bly to the attention of a large

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“up”

and unattractive appearance. » ” ”

Shoes became *an impediment |

to travel as they gathered water. Many threw

CELEBRATING THE END OF

their shoes aWay,

3 { evening. Hair-dos that left home in an | condition were bedraggled ! by early evening.. A good natured | { crowd laughed at its discomfort |

You might think this was the Riviera pool instead of the Circle.

others carried them over their

shoulders. Still others couldn't remember what happened to them as they in the flowng gutters,- » n ” INDIANAPOLIS was wet last night—but the spiritous part didn’t come until later in the A number of taverns that either misunderstood or hoped: to pass inspection in the furmoil tried to stay open. The booming voice of Lt. Leo Troutman came over the police radio: “Close 'em all ‘up. Show favor to none.” ” »

A bicycle stand at Eagt and New

World War Il and Capitulation of the Japanese forces to the Allies of the United Nations

Store will be closed ‘Wednesday and Thursday August 15 and 16

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sat on curbstones and | Yrikied their toes

|, possible, to see, cityites®of all tvpes and |

| their

- down Illinois st. holding

"by medical students. ated soldier looked up as

The umbrella was a mere formality, for V-J paraders.

York sts. was getting no business. Perhaps everyone preferred to walk and laugh with his neighbor. Or, perhaps the owner of the stand envisioned what can happen to a bicycle in a crowd of milling humanity.

2. ’ What happened to a police car |

was an indication, Several teeh-' agers—for the most part the

gressive . celebrants—grabbed the

| car's aerial and tore it off,

8 n o AFTER an inconceivable number of automobiles had jammed the downtown area and pedes« trians were more numerous than pigeons in University park, a break was bound to come. By 9:30 p. m, the rain and fatigue had joined to start .the traffic toward the outskirts.

, lille . Out-of.towners were seen in large numbers, trying to move their automobiles in as close as All saw what they came

appearances reducing themselves to a common level, #

n » ” A silent reminder that a milestone in civilization had been reached was an inverted navy recruiting sign in the center of the intersection at Pennsylvania and Washington sts. o on ” SOLDIERS and sailors no longer felt the necessity of maintaining military dignity. Not so many were seen during the day, but ‘last ‘evening large numbers were barefoot and disheveled, One at New York and Illinois sts. &ven wore Western boots with his uniform.

» ” Ld While traffic accidents were being reported every few minutes, it is surprising more did not occur. Motorists and pedestriansg alike generally violated every safety rule in the book.

on ” on The usual lost children and

fainting women kept police frantic |

for a time. A climax came when an ambulance returning to City hospital was in collision with an automobile at New York st. and Indiana ave.

o 8. “8 WITHIN a block of police headquarters, two drunks were re. ported being “rolled.” The duo wa srescued before ihe scavengers were successful. .. One of the drunks after being lifted up indicated his familiarity with the lock-up by walking down an alley and into the back door at police | headquarters.

a ” ” ” 1 ONE FUN - SEEKER walked oft a skull that resembled those used bp inebris

ag- |

| slightly

“proved

These funsters became punsterswith this taped-on V-J cheer.

Wet shoes were just a Huisanee—hyt hare feet got cut, too.

Let ‘Er Rain,

By HARVEY HARRIS OVERHEARD on the Circle last night— “Marry me, honey,” an airforce sergeant kept repeating to his uninhibited lady com“and I'll make you a civilian husband.” ” o o

panion, good

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Dozens of cars crawled up and |

down the streets lit up. in

“freakish fashions with red flares

and brightly “Get yaur

colored stregmers. covers, get ‘your covers!” a newsie was hawking to the myriads of 'people who. dashed for protection at each, new downpour,

” TWO DAMSELS who had put on their Sunday best in the form of slinky lack = spun-rayon dresses saw their outerwear slowly absorb the initial cloudburst of the evening. Then they proceeded to race the gaze of jocular bystanders as the dresses started shrinking, 3 » ” ” Ayres’ employses had the choice observation spots for the evening's celebration. They gathered in the shop windows to watch the parade 8 'n ” “Are they real?’ a puzzled youngster of 7 queried his parents as he passed by the human window display,

o o 5 ' THE ILLINOIS STREET marquee of the Claypool hotel proved to be ‘a comfortable reposing place for a couple of G.L's. 8houfing down to the hundreds of people who passed, the overJoyed soldiers waved their friends a victory greeting. Later, two of Uncle S8am’s women soldiers took over the vantage point. » ” ” “This Is sure cool an. my hot feet,” a footsore citizen yellled to his companion who had paused while he doused the tarsals in a gulley of water in front of the Roosevelt building. His nonplussed lady friend, though mindful of the sanitary value of such an activity as foot dousing, replied that she “hoped” the water would do the trick

{ that a fragrant taleum powder

had failed to accomplish that evening on the gent's tootsies. o ” ” A -MULE-DRAWN hay-wagon to be one of the most’ popular means of celebration during the night's entertainment. As ‘the wagon. made a Jousaes deep-~ |

Let ‘Er Por, Joy-Mad Mob Didn't Care

seekers, set hopped aboard for a ride over the rain-swept streets. 4 ”n on ONE OF the noisier, but more attractive sights of the evening was the appearance of a car bearing girls who wore captured Gers man helmets and beat out what

members of the younger |

| his | Kinnally, | dren,

A Claypool hotel marquee became a WAC cheering stand.

they hoped was a swing version of the Horst Wessel song with Nazi mess kits. » » ” AFTER MONTHS of exhorting everyone to save everything possible for the war effort, one man saw the tide turn and didn't much care. Frank G. Thompson, head of the Indiana war production board's salvage division, was seeing the sights with daughter, Mrs. William J. her husband and chilor once,” said dis daugh-

ter, e can see _ people throw

’ things away, break them up and do what they please with them without cringing.” n s » An elderly gent, who was struge gling to weather the excitement of the end of the war through fumes of alcohol, sat dowh on the edge of a curb after “leading” the Shrine pdqrade. Evidently curious to determine if thé water passing down the gutter beneath his fees was really as wet as it looked, the aged prober scooped his hat full of the liquid and then placed it

on his head,

AYRES’

will be closed

all day today

and tomorrow

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