Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1945 — Page 5

* RITES SET FOR

JAMES MILLER

Wasson Executive, 80, Had ‘Lived Here 55 Years. James Miller, merchandise man-| ager for H. P. Wasson & Co., died

yesterday in his home at 236 N. New Jersey st.

The 80-year-old Wasson executive Ww

had been a resident here for 5 years, 49 of which had been spent as an employee of Wasson & Co. A native of Scotland, Mr, Miller was & member of the First Presbyterian church, the Scottish Rite and the Columbia club. Services will be held at 11 a. m. Wednesday in the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary. Crepiation will?

follow, Survivors: His wife, Mrs. Binnie Miller; two daughters, Mrs. J. D. Norman Jr. Birmingham, Ala. and Mrs. William Reynolds, Indianaplois; two sisters, Mrs. Oscar A. Jose and Mrs. J. T. Shimer, Indianapolis, and four grandchildren.

GRACE HOLT DUNN Mrs, Grace Holt Dunn, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, died Saturday. Bervices were to be held today in Planner & Buchanan mortuary. Mrs. Dunn, who resided at 2838 Central ave., was a member of St.

Pail's Episcopal church and a char-|

ter member of St. Margaret's hos-. . pital guild. Burial will be in Crown HI ceme-| tery. Survivors are her husband, Harry K. Durnin; mother, Mrs. William A. Holt, and a sister, Mrs. Wilbur Shook, all of Indianapolis. -

CLIFTON N. FIELDS

Clifton N. Fields, former Indianapolis resident, died Saturday in St. Joseph hospital in Louisvillé, Ky. Services will be held at 11 a. m. Wednesday in Pearson's Funeral Home at Louisville. Burial will be at Portland, Ore. Before going to Louisville six years

. ago as & bank employee, Mr. Fields

- a resident here since 1913.

C. W. Abraham and Ralph M. Abra-

had lived here about 40 years. He was a veteran of world war I. His wife, Lillian, of Louisville, and a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy FP. Brown, 3802 E. 38th st, of Indianapolis, survive.

MRS. ROSE JURAN

Services for Mrs. Rose Jura College ave. were to be held at 11 a. m. today at Aaron-Ruben funeral home. Burial was in Beth-El cemetery. Mrs. Juran was 58. She died yesterday. A native of -Poland, she lived in Indianapolis six years. Survivors: A son, Phillip Juran; three daughters, Mrs. Ida Muschel, Mrs. Jacob Adelsmam and Mrs. Isador Greenhut, and one grandchild, all of Indianapolis.

ELISHA E. LESLEY Elisha E. Lesley died Saturday

_ in his home 2128! N. Talbot ave.

He was 87. Born in Winchester, Mr. Lesley lived here $0 years. He formerly was an employee of the Union Traction Co. Survivors include’ a son, Leonard Lesley of Indianapolis, and a grandson. -

DANIEL J, ABRAHAM

Daniel J. Abraham, Metropolitan life insurance agent for 27 years, died yesterday in his home, 857 N. Rural st. He was 68. He had been

Services will be held at-1:30 p. __ Wednesday in the Shirley Brothers’ Irving Hill chapel. Burial will be in Washington Park cemetery. Survivors: His wife, Mrs. Hester -Ann Abraham; a daughter, Mrs.

B. Adams; three Dr.

ham, Indianapolis, and J. Rollo Abraham, Birch Tree, Mo.; four sisters, Mrs. Code Montgomery, Los Angeles, Mrs. Nora Crooks, War-

—-saw, Miss Mabel Abraham and Mrs.

Ca m. Wednesday at St.

ham, Vestal Abraham and Norval Abraham, Indianapolis,

a. "ELLEN MARIA DONAHUE Miss. . Ellen Maris “Vonshue, s resident here for the last 60 years, died Saturday is her home at 808 N. Rural st. She was * -and_-a native of Kentucky. Services “will be’ conducted at™e

Neri ‘church. Burial will be in Holy Cross. Sor Survivors: Three = nieces, Mrs.

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~ MONDAY, DEC. 31, "i945 .

i Talbott Sr., died Saturday in his home

ment 15 years ago. A former member of St. Paul's Episcopal church

war L Survivors: Two sons, Murray Henry Talbott Jr. of Indianapolis and William Letts Talbott of Dayton, o - :

LAURA BELL OSBON Mrs. Laura Bell Asbon, Indianapolis resident for 30 years, died Saturday at the Hotel Linden. Services were to be held at 10 a. m.

chapel. Burial was to be at Bloom- | fleld.

{Funeral Is Set Today for Founder of foo Laundry,

Private skirvices - for Murray H founder of the Best Grand laundry in Indianapolis, who Chir 5000, Wik be Meld ony ut p.m. in Planner & Buchanan mortuary. The Rev. George Arthur Frantz,

here, he was a veteran of world

today at Shirley Brothers’ Central,

Mrs. Osbon, who was_53, was.an employe of the H. & H. restaurant. She was senativé of Fréedom, Ind. Survivors: ~ A son, Harold Hubbard, Spericer; five sisters, Mrs. Ina McBurnie, Ocean Beach, Cal.; Mrs. Mary Bell, Chicago: Mrs. Elizabeth | Griffith, Bedford: Mrs. Jennie Cur-

: mw. 2 Zionsville, and Mrs. Josephine Martinsville; five brothers, |

— Hubbard, Bradford, O: Harry Hubbard, Seymour: Lt. Col. Edward Hubbard, Spencer; Galvin Hubbard and Jack Hubbard, both of San Diego, Cal; two halfbrothers, John Auton. Indianapolis, and Ben Auton, San Francisco, and three: grandchildren.

MABEL C. BOWEN | Mrs. Mabel C. Bowen, employe in the county auditor's office, died yesterday. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Robert W Stirling funeral home. Burial will {be in Crown Hill. Mrs, Bowen resided at 1535 Prospect st. all of her life. Survivors: A son, Robert Bowen, | Indianapolis, and her brother, 'Leonard Roney of Los Angeles.

Lodge to Seat New Officers

Miss EUGENIA SCHOEN, 4733 Young ave, will be installed as . honored queen of — Daughters, Bethel 18 at 8 p. m, Saturday in the Irvington Masonic temple. Eighteen other candidates also taking office include Marjorie Gilmore, senior princess; Jenny Lou Fox, princess i$ Bs

Jacobs, chap - lain; Norma Gibson, recorder, and Ellen Barnes, treasurer. Others are Betty Marshall, librarian; Norma Ziegler, musician; Jackie Allen, Mary Pitls, Joanne Crawfords, Joy Wilson -and Josephine Barrett, messengers; Carol Newcomer and Joanne Gottberg custodians, and Mary Jane Gard and ‘Rosanne Williamson, guards. Assisting Miss Margaret Rennoe, retiring ‘queen and installing officer, will be Ruth Ann Robinson, Katy Van Kirk, Barbara Myers; Jean Ann Fleener and Mrs. William Boyd. A formal dance will conclude the program.

MOST OF HOLY LAND IS BACK TO NORMAL

JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (U. P).— All Palestine except Jerusalem returned to normal today and there were indications the 4 p. m. to 8 a. m. curfew in the capital would be lifted soon. “Telephone service was resumed to a few Jerusalem subscribers but | maternity hospitals and one of the |, city’s largest hotels still were without service. Electric clocks throughout Jerusalem still showed 7:17—the time of) the terrorist. attack on the-Jerusa-lem electric substation last Thurs‘day night. Barbed wire still blocked part of the .hely::city near Ten men were killed in the bombing of the Jerusalem and Jaffa police 8 stations. } At- 8 a. m. today thousands poured into the streets of. Jerusalem to enjoy the first sunny day since the curfew was lifted during daylight hours. ‘Long queues formed at Bus-stops to’ go to the old city where shops offered choice’ foods. Highest authorities. in the Jewish

Miss Schoen

|| witharsw recognition. of the Jewish

agency position”in_ Palestine. —

MORTON GAVIN, 85,

his room at the Delaware hotel yesterday merning by John and Elxie

hip| Henninger, operators of the hotel |

He was 85. -

Fog 0

Mortuary. have not been completed. include two nieces, Miss Hunt and Miss Marie Hunt of and a broth-

“DIES IN-HOTEL ROOM, |

Morton Gavin was found dead-iniThe Academy of Motion Picture The body wai sént to the| Kirby | Plineral arrangements

er, Thomas Gavin, of Madison, Ind.! directory

STATE DEATHS _

VETERAN OF FIRST WORLD WAR DIES

Services will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at Moore Mortuaries Peace Chapel for Thomas Edward Gleason, veteran of world war I who died Saturday at his home, 648 Arch st, A resident of Indianapolis since 1933, Mr. Gleason formerly was a coal miner. He was 48 and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

+. He is survived by his wife, Susan;

a stepson, Frank Patrick, Detroit, Mich., and two brothers, Pred, Gary and Clifford, Clinton.

MORE INDIANAPOLIS NEN LAND IN U.S.

The following city veterans are {reported arriving in the United States for processing at Camp Atterbury. . rived in Newport News Dec. 27 aboard the Cristobal Pfc. Paul Keith, T. 5th Gr Bond. Littreil, Pfc. Raymond L. Medvesek, Sgt. John H. Weaver, Pfc. James E Earmouth, Pfc. Robert V. Hirt, T.

Sg Gerand A. Bullivan and T. 5th Gr, Dorsal A. Parr. Arrived oe. 20 aboard the Bardstown Victory: Harold K. Carmack, 2d Lt Alex Jaros Jr. and T. Sgt. Walter J is Jr.

Arriving today aboard the Thmoas Cresap: Cpl. Joseph Goldstein and Pic. Walter M. Johnson.

arriving in a Boston port Dee. 27 hoard the Lincoln Victory: Pfe. Will H. Kirk, T. 5th Gr. Chana E. Butler, Sgt. James a, "Johnson and T. Sth Or. Glenn J. Summers

Arrived Dec. 27 aboard the Joseph Robinson: T. 5th Gr. Warre Arrived Dec. 28 abo: Lew is~

ard ton Victory: T. Sth or. Richard A. Unversaw, Pfc... Charles R. Lammert, Pfc. Francis J. Slayman, 8. Sgt. Lowell O. W. Monroe, T. Sth Gr. Frank B. Hewitt, T. 5th Gr. John R. Inds mood, oa 4th Gr. Walter 8. Chambers, Helms and T. Sth Or. "Gr. Loyal V:

Following are Indianapolis returnees who landed at Newport News Jur powieng u Camp aierbu

on Dec. 20 aboard the Norway fe. Chester LL West. Pfc. Murle et puta: oy Charles L: ua i, T Or. Leroy H. MeCullough,

L. man.

Robert O. Brecht, Lino Ps Sgt. Earl P. ooo pte. Wile Aboard the ol Milledge, which landed

rrr Hints, ‘Plc. Howard A a es:

50,000 STILL WAIT “iN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (U. P.) ~The backlog of army and navy veterans stranded at the San Prancisco .port of embarkation stood “at more than 50,000 today. . . Troop -ships yesterday brought an additional -10,618 servicemen. Military officials said it might be many days before all of the new arrivals would be on their way home, It was believed, however, that it would be unnecessary.to again use “hotel ships” to house -the servicemen over the New Year's ‘holiday. a—————————— iii iti

-|FILM - ACADEMY WiLL MOVE INTO NEW HOME|

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 31 (U. P.).—|

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[TRUCK GARDEN OPERATOR DIES

| WILLARD MARION BRYAN -

;|will be in Calvary cemetery. : Mr. Ryan was employed at the | 2%!

"| Vaught, Franklin, also survives her.

Rites for Fred Wellman To Be Tomorrow.

Services for Fred Wellman, who managed a truck garden business | at 2909 Bluff road, will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the Friedens Evangelical and Reformed churth. The Rev. Robert ©. Kuebler, pastor of the church, wil] officiate. Burial will be in Crown’ Hill. Mr. Wellman, who was

71, was here the past 60 years. He died |

ter, Mrs. Henrietta Buenaman, N. Tuxedo st.

Mrs. Lucy Reynolds; five stepsons,|

anapolis, Mrs. Helen Hickey and Mrs, Olivine Williams.

TRIPLETT O. WHITE

room at the Collier hotel, 224': Illinois st. He was 71. Wr. White, born in Olaton, Ky. had lived in Indianapolis since 1916 Survivors are a brother, Josent N. White of Livermore, Ky.; sister, Mrs. W. P. Toland of i Antonio, Tex., and two nieces, Mrs. : Cecil M., Stone and Mrs. Pauline Lambird, both of Indianapolis.

MRS. FLORENCE FARRELL Rites. for Mrs. Florence Farrell were held today at 8 a. m. in St Anthony's Catholic church. Burial was in Holy Cross cemetery. | Mrs. Farrell, who was 69, died yesterday in her home, 1135 Groff lave. A native of Lanesville, she had lived here 35 years and was a member of St. Anthony's church. Survivors: a son, Albert Hurley, and a brother, Louis Mousty, both of Indianapolis.

MRS. RUTH AVERY * Mrs. Ruth Johnson Avery, former Indianapolis resident, died Friday at Austin, Tex. Services were held today in Austin. She] had lived'in Texas several years. A native of Bedford and one-time resident of Bloomington, Mrs. Avery had spent most of her adult years in Indianapolis. She was the wife

tin and the former widow of Harry B. Millikan, who died here in 1935. Survivors: Her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Jane Millikan Underwood, and two sons, Dr. William J. and Frank M. Millikan, all of Indianapolis; a brother, Harry Johnson, former Bloomington resi. dent now living in Austin, and eight grandchildren.

ANNA 8. HAFNER

Services for Mrs. Anna 8. Hafner, Indianapolis residént for 75 years, will be held at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Woodruff Place church. She died Baturday:.at age 93. Burial | will be in Crown Hill. =~ A native of Jeffersonville, Mrs. Hafner belonged to the Woodruff Place Baptist church.

Sacramento, Cal; a daughter, Mrs. Rose Blount, Atlanta.

CHARLES J. FURMAN

st., row tuary. Burial will be at Port Royal, Ky. He was 85. - Born at Battle Ground, Tippecanoe county, Mr. Furman had lived

will be held at 10 a. m. tomorin

spector—for the American Bearing Corp. where he worked for five years. ’ Survivors: His wife, Carrie; a stepson, Everett Lindsey of Indianspolis, and two stepdaughters, Mrs, Mamie Capitg of Turner. Station,

Carroilfon. Ky. —————-

WALTER L. BRATTON. Walter L, Bratton died ‘Saturday! at Morgantown, Ind. He was 51, Services will be held at 11 a m,| Tuesday in Flanner. & Buchanan mortuary. Burial will be-ia- Crown

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES —— Mrs. Griggs to Be Buried Tomorrow|

Albert Brehob, living ‘n Knox: Ed- at 522 N. Pine st. ward Brehob, Frank Brehob, Oscar | tive of Louisville, Ky., Brehob and Arthur Brehob, Indi- ber ef-8t. Joseph church and the and two graddaughters,| Altar society.

of Charles Needham Avery of Aus-| :

_ Survivors; A son, John E. Hafner, |

Christian Science services: for | ’ Charles J. Furman, who died .Satur- | | day in his home; 2054 N. Delaware|

Flanner & Buchanan mor-|'

“there for 30 years. He was chief in-|:’

Ky., and Mrs. Virgie Sanders of | sz.

Hil An implement dealer, he had lived’ ‘at Morgantown for 18 years. —Burvivors: His wife, Charlotte; two daughtérs,’ Mes. ©. A. Nielsen |

ton of Morgantown, and two sons, | 8 | Bratton, both of Morgantown. - Willard Marion

Indianapolis | . |carpenter, di

Bryan, retired nion Railways bridge

Services will be held at § a, } mn at Assumption Catholie church. Burial

Indianapolis Union Railways years. He retired eight years ago

church.

and six

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MRS. EDNA OWENS a

daughter, Mrs. Prank T. Allen, 5252! ve. She had beer .a resident here for 25 years and was 8 native of Kentucky.

Another daughter, Mrs. Guy OC.

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of Indianapolis, and Miss Joan Brat. : Walter L. Bratton Jr.-and Sherman

Saturday at his’ home, 1744 W. Mofia ‘st. He was) 7.

Be was member the Asowpiion| he was a memberof the Assumption | Survivors: His wife, Katherine; a| = son, Prank J., kia 98 Iniapapoiia, Vids grandchildren.

Mrs Edna Florence Owens died yesterday in the home of her.

Services will be held at 10:30 a. m. : {tomorrow in the Vandivert mortuAry at Franklin. Burial will be in|’ i 4

RITES FOR Mrs. Evangeline Griggs, 234 8. Dearborn st., will be held at 10 a. m. tomorrow in the Shirley Brothers’ Irving Hill chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery: Mrs. Griggs, who was 40, died yesterday in St. Vincent's hospital. A native of Chicago, Mrs. Griggs had resided here for more

than 30 years where she was em- |Saturday at West Park

PLANT ENPLOYE

45 YEARS DIES|

Hiram Allen Johns to Be Buried Today.

| the

pb Hiram Allen Johns, employee of National Malleable and Steel Castings Co. for 45 years, died Nursing

ployed by the El Lilly Co. for 23 home. He was 84,

years.

Services were to be held at 2:30

Survivors include a daughter, |p. m. today at Conkle Funeral home.

Mrs. Emma Kay Deer, Indianapolis, and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Schumacher, Columbus.

born in Germany. He had lived MARY NOONE

| West

The, Rev. Amos Bastin, pastor of Michigan Street Methodist church, was to officiate with burial in Crown Hill. Mr. Johns was an inspector at|

Rites for Mrs. Mary Noone, life- the National Malleable before his

will |

Saturday in the home of his daugh- long Indianapolis resident who died | | retirement 10 years ago. 846 Friday at Methodist hospital, {be held at 9 a. m. at St. Joseph igan Street church, "Puritan lodge Survivors: His daughter, two step- | |Catholic church. uBrial will be in 678, 1 O. O. F., and Arion lodge daughters, Mrs. Helda Tracy and Holy Cross.

He was a member of West Mich-

| 254, Knights of Pythias.

Mrs. Noone, who was 50, resided] He is survived by his wife, Effie;

Survivors:

Her husband, Charles. the Kirby mortuary. Burial will be | two sons, Joseph, Indianapolis, and Pvt. John Noone, serving in Japan, three daughters, “Triplett. O. White, an employee Noone, Miss Helen Noone and Miss lot Indianapolis Wire-Bound Box Theresa Noone, and a sister, Mrs. Co. 30 years, died yesterday in his Catherine Finnerty, S. apolis.

| MISS MARY CONNER

She was a na-| and a mem- | yvyNELLE HWUTSELL

all of Indian-|

Burial was in Holy Cross ceme-

tery today following

today in St. church.

services for Miss Mary Conner were at 9 a. m. Anthony's Catholic| cemetery at New Palestine.

Survivors besides Mrs. Naney are another daughter, Mrs. Mary Eliza-

Miss Conner, of 553 Goodlet ave,

died Thursday night.

She was a native of Johnson coun-|gle Hittle of Tipton;

| four nieces and a nephew,

Services for Mrs. Ivinelle Hutsell were to be held at 2 p. m. today at

in New Palestine cemetery. Mrs. Hutsell, who was 176, died

Miss Margaret |gq(yrday at the home of her daugh- | ter, Mrs. Robert Naney, 622 E. 16th

| st. A lifelong resident of Mariop county, Mrs. Hutsell' attended Third Christian church. She was employed 20 years by the SchwitzerCummins Co. Burial will be in New Palestine

She was 70. beth Burchette; a sister, Mrs. Mag-

two brothers,

ty and resided here nearly 53 years.|Frank Stewart of Los Angeles, Cal, Survivors: Three brothers, Thomas and Alonzo Stewart of Ft. Morgan,

Indianapolis.

H., Andrew W. and James, all of |Col.;

a granddaughter and two grandsons.

Daniel r McMillen r Dies : " Here on Christmas Leas

Services for Seaman 3-¢ Daniel L. McMillen Jr, sailor home on Christmas leave who died Saturday

tt Billings General hospital, wil} 'F”

be at 7:30 p. m. today at Moore Mortuaries: Peace chapel. Burial will be at Bellefontaine, O. Seaman McMillen, who was 18, resided at 2631 Central ave. He was stationed at Great Lakes, Ill He became {ll five days ago. A former student at Shortridge high school and public school 60, he enlisted in the navy in July. He was a member of Broadway Methodist. church, where hé was active in the young people’s group. Survivors: His father, Daniel L. McMillen 8r.; his mother, Mrs, Frances Hipple McMillen; a sister, Jo Ann McMillen; a grandmother, Mrs. Nora Hipple, all of Indianapolis, and grandfather, Grant McMillen, Bellefontaine, O. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul

O'Bryan, Joe Palmer, George Fletcher, Paul’ Stone, Maurice Ramage, William Davis, Ned Hehner, Jack Kelley, John Ooley

and Ralph Wooden, all former high | school friends, and Seaman 2-c¢; Raymond Spurlock and Radio Ma-!

chinist 2-c Willlam Gloeb, friends!

from the Great Lakes base.

JAMES LESLIE MACLEAN

Services for James Leslie MaecLean, employee of the city engineering department, were to be held at 3 p. m. today at Shirley Brothers Central chapel. Burial will be in Washington Park cemetery, He was 63. Mr, MacLean, 319 E. 13th st. died Tuesday in City hospital. Survivors: his brother, Col. Donald MacLean of Brooklyn, N. Y.: four nieces, Mrs. Jackson Mortan, Mrs. Wayland Howard, Mrs. Mary

Mary M. Settles at 2 p. m. tomors row in the G. H. Herrmann funeral home. Mrs, Settles, who was 78, died yesterday in her bome, 408 S. Meridian st. Mrs. Settles,. born in Nashville, resided here 20 years. Survivors: Four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Hardin, Indianapolis; Mi Myrtle Knight, Morgantown; Mrs. Stella Pritz, Columbus, O., and Mrs.” Thelma Shine, Indianapolis; five sons, Clarence Bettles, Akron, O.; Glen Settles, Pranklin; Lemme. ard Settles, Ira Settles and Roy Settles, all of Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. Eva Leffler, Nashville,

CELENA VIVIAN STEVENS

Services for Mrs. Celena Vivian Stevens, 1706 N. Rural st, will be held at 3. m. Wednesday in the | Flanner & Buchanan mortuary, {Burial will be in Crown Hill, Mrs. Stevens died Saturday; - in her home. She was the wife of Archie Stevens. They would have observed their 42d wedding annie versary yesterday. Born at New Albany, Mrs. ‘Ste. vens was married there Dec. 30, 1902. She had lived in Indianapolis since 1911 and was a member of the Asbury Memorial Methodist church. She was 58. Eo Survivors: Her husband; a daughs ter, Mrs. Howard Bishop of Indiane : apolis; a sister, Mrs.-Eva Elliott; a brother, James Duvall, and—two grandchildren and a niece, all of New Albany, ~