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3 Prizes at Old

+ John Haverstick, 88-year-old re- Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Wadsworth,

tired Marion county farmer, hoped

i today to attend many more re-|longest—59 years.

unions of the Marion county Old Settlerw® association. “ The oldest man in attendance at 62d reunion held yesterday in

~~ Broad Ripple park, Mr. Haverstick | conditions. The. government, Dr.|

had been present at 40 previous

ones. * Oldest woman in attendance was Eunice Campbell, also 88. 300 persons saw oldsters

| vie with youngsters for a number of

prizes. Judged prettiest baby boy was 1-year-old Larry Hahn, 929 Riviera dr. In other contests, Patty Jo Hin- _ 2, of Broad Ripple, was named prettiest baby girl; Diane Hamble, 24 N. Kealing ave.; prettiest girl between 12 and 16; Lennes Leavitt,

May Shellburne, 6413 College ave; prettiest girl between 16 and 20, and

dsfers Vie With Youths for

{ chairman. 3460 N. Keystone ave, and Olive |

United Brethren Conference Here

21 NORE ALLIED PON'S RESCUED

18 Americans in Group Now Waiting Repatriation.

CHUNGKING, Aug. 27 (U. P.).— | 8 Twenty-one more American and | British war prisoners, some of the|: veterans of Wake island and Bataan, were back in allied hands today

Settler's Picnic

| Larry Brandon will speak at the rural church rally at 7:30 tonight {preceding the formal opening to-| morrow of the 100th session of the | i wmmt White River United Brethren | conference at the! il d enomination’s| | church in Univer- | sity Heights. i Mr. Brandon, secretary - treas-| i urer of the Indiana Farm Bureau will be introduced by thie Rev. Rus-

{6160 Broadway, couple married the

Dr. M. O. Ross, president of Butler university, spoke. | He urged greater government leffort to provide better business

| Ross declared, should cultivate more {world trade markets, revise tax awaiting repatriation.

| schedules and provide full employ-| U. S. army headquarters an- | ment nounced that the former prison- | : : jers—18 American army enlisted | A memorial service for association |p. two marine enlisted men and (members who digd In service Wasi, pgritish sergeant—were flown to held with Mrs, Dorothy Bosson In| Chungking Friday * and Saturday sell Youngblood of | jchasge. , {from a camp at Mukden, Man- Bishop Dennis 1 051nville, Ind.,| | The group re-elected [Emsley W.| churia. Their names were not dis- who will preside at the rally, | { Johnson, president; Mrs. Martha | ced immediately. A number of laymen and 208 | Howe, vice president; Mrs. Saman- Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wain- | pastors representing 158 churches |tha King, secretary; Charles Wright, right, hero American commander at with 30,000 members will assemble treasurer, and Mrs. Besson, publicity | gasaan and Corregidor, presumably | today and tomorrow for the conferto a 3 i still was at Sian, 100 miles north of [ence meeting. Dr. Virgil G. Hunt, Music was provided by chotrs from \y kden, with other high-ranking conference’ super- Ta the Castleton Methodist and Broad jie d prisoners. litendent, will

|Ripple Christian churches. | The Sian camp, like that at give the call to

Mukden, was liberated by Ameri- worship. Bishop can paratroopers and Red army | Fred L. Dennis of forces, but removal of the inmates Indianapolis, ; to Mukden for the air trip to China episcopal head of awaited repair of the railway. the Northwest | Supplies Flown In |area, Will open An American Liberator bomber the conference ad land C-54 transport flew to Mukden | Presiding bishop. Saturday - to await Wainwright's | ‘Bishop Definis ‘arrival. It brought with it 5500 will sound the

fe Rev. Hunt pounds of supplies for prisoners too keynote of the : weak to travel at present. {meeting with a sermon at this ses-

Wainwright's wife radioed her sion. He will preach again at the

{closing session Friday. Dr. R. H.| {latest photograph to Chungking for : | her husband. On it, she had writ- | Turley, pastor of the host congrega- |

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES 5

To Open Tonight ON PRICE POLICY

es: Sailor, 3

CONNER TO TALK Hoosier Hero

The purple heart, for wounds re-

.... ceived on Okinawa, has been given Governor and Mayor Will + an Indianapolis navy man and

Meet With Grocers. three local servicemen have been ® {honored with the bronze star medal, Willis B, Conner Jr., general man-| ww.

” ager of the Indiana War Finance| HONORED —

committee, will speak at a meet- Three Indianapolis men have

ing of retail grocers and meat deal- heen awarded the bronze sar medal ers in Tomlinson hall at 8 p. m/f. meritorious service.

tonight. Marine Cpl. William A. Burton,

; Mere sun 10 puts ae eX- son of Mr. and Mrs. Hovey Burton, e eeting, direct- | ed against post-war inflation. Gov- |!" 5. hp Yau Beech a ; fo ernor Gates and Mayor Tyndall Ronored for bravery on Iwo a. : will take part in the program. Mrs.| Pfc. Richard B. Hendrickson, son Wi Sgt Joseph 1ambett, son of E. C. Atkins, general chairman ‘of |of Mrs. Edith M. Hendrickson, In| oA" Mrs: Joseph Lambert, 519

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!the USO canteen in Union station, yianapolis, won his medal for com-| \ "oR st. reported missing since

will discuss the benefits of price control for. service men. Frank C. Buddenbaum of Regal army front with the 88th division. Stores will talk of experiences with| Pfe. Paul K. Swift, son of Mrs. inflationary prices following world} jesse Swift, 4097 Weaver st. also war I. te was honored for combat irrItaly. A Wholesalers on Committee He is a member of the 34th diIndianapolis wholesale grocers Vision of the 5th army.

serving on the attendance commit- .5 9. = By. Aviation Machinist's Mate 1-c|

A Gi {Paul E. Gardner, husband of Mrs. lhe 2 Oisler, joe, Jes Thelma B. Gardner, 720 E. 13th st. O'Connor and Cox; Mr. Budden- has been given the purple heart. | baum; A. L. Sanford, Standard|3¢ Was wounded June 5 on Okin-| Grocery Co., Rex Haislip, Kroger awa and has now returned to duty. Grocery and Bakery Co.; Henry 5 8 5 Sakowitz, Bortz-Sakowits Co.; Da-b FPvi. William Roberts, husband of | vid Frankovitz, Jaggers Wholesale Mrs. Maxine Roberts, 1622 Mont-| Grocery Co.; Marvin Spahr, C. D. Kenny Grocery Co.; Dimter Meditch, National Wholesale Co.; Roland B. Rust, J. C. Perry and Co.; John I. Steinberger, Stein's Food Products

bat in Italy. He served on the 5th! Feb. 9, Is now listed as killed on | that date in Germany,

Cpl. Burton Honored.

Paul Gardner Decorated.

for nine days in combat in Italy, casualty list: has returned home. He wears the purple heart, the bronze star and| {the combat infantry badge.

NAVY DEAD M. Douglass,

Lt. Prancis

Other Servicemen Honored

calm st., who was missing in action ana servicemen appear on today's

Anderson; | Electrician's Mate 3-¢c Hyman A, Nowacki,

MONDAY, AUG. 27, 1945

LAST WAR FUND

Job of Helping Returned Soldiers ‘Remains.

President Clarence Goris of the Indiana War Fund, Inc. said today that Indiana's October drive for $2,854,000 for USO and war relief would be the organizations last campaign. Emphasizing the importance of “finishing the job” Mr. Goris said that war agencies still have a vital job to do aiding s°rvicemen until demobilization and helping warstricken areas. He stated that the loyalty and service of volunteer workers in In< diana since the first campaign flve years ago had placed Indiana amdng the leading states in this work. He added that the announcement that 1945 will end the war fund effort should signal all Hoosiers to put a victory punch in this last drive.

GERMANS REGISTER FOR LABOR SERVICE

BERLIN, Aug. 27 (U. P.).— | American occupation authorities to- | day ordered all adult German men and women to register for labor service and decreed that proof of registration would be required from all applying for food ration cards. Former Nazi party members and officials will be forced to work at such menial tasks as clearing rub« {ble, and preference in better jobs

DRIVE IN OFFING

ten? {tion, the University Heights United | : Brethren church, will report for the Co, and Harvey Hagelskamp, sec-| .

p will be given to those whose po“I was very happy today to learn |. neil of administration and the retary of the Indiana Retail Groc- STATE—

(litical ar religious beliefs caused {them to lose their jobs under the

Hammond: Fireman 1-¢ Carl J. Swanson, South Bend.

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that we soon shall be together again. | : We ate all well hete. Kitty” |Soance committee.

ers’ association. . ARMY WOUNDED—EUROPE

| A Kunming dispatch said some of ‘the arrivals from Mukden were so weak from malnutrition and lack of proper exercise that they had to be supported by military police as they walked up stairs to a Red Cross hostel. { ‘What Does G. 1. Mean?’ | Though most of the prisoners had ‘kept abreast of the latest develop‘ments by a radio they had made from an atabrine bottle, a canteen ‘and other odd parts, a few had lost {all touch with the world. . “What do you mean by G. 1?” before your picture |asked a veteran marine private who, atl {was captured on Wake, { truly characteristic | Another inquired: i | “Is it true that Roosevelt is | dead?”

LOCAL

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BRIEFS

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Lt, Col. David D. Donohoo, chaplain of Billings General hospital, will address Lions club members at the Claypool hotel Wednesday on “The Layman's Duty to Returning

Veterans,” Sop

- Hosiery,

Street Floor "* a fies ; | The seeond annual display of

The University Heights Kkindergarten will begin the fall semester Sept. 10 in the United Brethren church, Hanna and Otterbein aves. |

Indiana Central college will start a new course in handicraft therapy beginning with the fall semester Sept. 11.

The Red Cross National Aquatic School at Camp Letts, Edgewater, ! Md, has awarded a certificate to Knight Campbell as a Red Cross safety instructor. He returned from camp last Thursday. He is the son of Mr, and Mrs.| |C. Alfred Campbell, W. 59th st. Mr.| {Campbell is vice president of the {Marmon-Herrington Co. - Knight, inow a freshman pre-engineering {student at Butler university, is a {graduate of Shortridge high school {and attended the American high ischool in Mexico City. | E. L. Yeager, assistant professor (of psychology, Indiana university, Iwill address the Rotary club on | “Vocational Guidance — Post-War | Priority No. 1” tomorrow. at the {Claypool hotel. This will be’ the {third program sponsored by Youth Service of Indianapolis Rotary.

Tree kind

From Jan. 1 to Aug. 18 of this year, only 55 cases of infantile | paralysis have been reported to the | Indiana State Board of Health, L. |E. Burney, state health commis{sioner, said today. During the same {period of last year 153 cases were { reported. | The Sahara Grotto band, chorus {and drum corps will give a conert at Brookside park at 8 p. m. Wednesday. The concert was post{poned because of rain on Aug. 1. {The Vonnegut band and brass en{semble will play a concert at 8 p. m. {tomorrow at the Keystone com{munity center.

Two boys, one 8, the other 10, {were caught by police last night {burglarizing the J. C. Perry & Co, {wholesale grecers, 620 8. Capitgl ave, They had taken $7.60 from the {cash drawer after breaking a win{dow and unlocking a door to enter, ,

{ | Veterans of 10 years’ consecutive {membership in the Townsend moveiment will be honored tomorrow by the Fountain Square Townsend club when they celebrate “Pioneer's {Day.” The program will begin at 7:30 p. m. in _the club rooms ati Cottage and Olive sts, and will honor the former presidents of the club, George Beard, Charles Crosby, John Wheatley and Frank Graham. James McCaslin, incum{bent president, will also be honored.

the Indianapolis Obedience Train-| ing club will appear in a demon[stration at 7:30 p. m.' tomorrow at| (Fall Creek playground and at 7:30! p. m, Thursday -in Worthwestern |park. Clark Alexander, t{ainer, will | be in charge,

| Dogs belonging to: members of | { |

automobile crash photographs {opened today in the lobby of the ‘English theater and will continue {though Sept. 8. The exhibit of | ‘.. |more than 200 enlarged photos: is

Under - Gradabouts !

of choes and socks

you couldnt do without and

wouldnt want Yo &f you could.

Shoes, Second Floor

Hosiery, Street Floor

The names of the following Indi- | Sgt. Clarence W. Peckat, Michigan City

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