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FORECAST: Fair and a little warmer today, tonight and tomorrow,

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Auto Prices Under Probe By OPA Here

Indictments Will Be Sought by Grand Jury as U. S. Cracks Down on Black Market.

First local inkling of an intensive government crackdéwn on the automobile black market leaked out today.

Indictments against an undisclosed number of Hoosier |

used car dealers, including several from Indianapolis, will be! sought from the September federal grand jury. Another phase of the government's fight against over-

the-ceiling car prices is as- > : offering trade-in prices far under|

signment of 11 new investi-|;." ceiling. Then they resell the gators to the state OPA en- trade-in gar at ceiling without imforcement division. | proving it in any way, thus realizing,

: I and hundreds’ of dollars on the deal. Some used car dealers here, ahd pp; however, 4s not in violation | in the state, are alleged to have| . op,

virtually ignored the OPA since its] . # revival earlier this month. Authori-| EXpansion of black market activi-

ties, aware of flagrant ‘price viola-|'1€S is reflected in secrecy surround-

tions in the automotive field. have 8 many automobile transactions,

been unable to cope with the trend | 2uthorities say. In some Yespects, because of meager sleuthing staffs, | Ne Point out, buying a new car is The traffic in “used 1946” models | FeMiniscent of buying a. case of

is especially notorious, they say. By liquor during prohibition days.

© some individuals and in some used| OPA is receiving complaints that | car lots, new autos are resold at more and more used car dealers,| The alcoholic beverage commis-| double their original price. This is and even individual sellers, are re-|sion today told Governor Gates it | in direct violation of a new OPA fusing to talk prices over the tele- had renewed the license of a local

regulation, effective Aug. 21, placing | Phone. There have been some receilings on used 1946 :automobiles, |Ports of persons accepting bids on Prices Are Quoted their cars, then selling them for|

Some of the ceilings i

popular brand 1946 models resold ceed the OPA ceiling.

More than a year after V-J Day .

ABC EXPLAINS TAVERN LICENSE

No Longer Trouble Spot So Board Renews Permit.

“trouble tavern” because it's longer a trouble tavern. At the same time, the commission

now on the highest offer, regardless of said it refused to renew the license | whether that offer happens to ex- of another trouble tavern because |

it's still considered a trouble

with a “used car” label are (all | quoted are for top-price four-door | Flareup Nation-Wide [tavern. sedan types): The black market flareup Is na-| Governor Gates had asked for a

Ford (super-deluxe), $1022; tion-wide. Investigation of a 100 Chevrolet, $950: Plymouth, $1034; million dollar car black market in Dodge, $1162; Buick, $1615; Chrys- Leesville, 8. C., which has already ler, $1612, Pontiac, $1152. Individual resulted in six arrests, has turned sales at prices exceeding these are to the nation's automobile dis-

compiete report on the two cases, after the Marion county liquor board cast split votes on the renewal applications. In both stances, Liquor Board Chairman Robert 8. Smith

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fllegal. Dealers are allowed a 15 per cent, mark-up. Prices well above $2000 are still standing on these models in some used car lots. Another practice flourishing among unscrupulous car dealers is the “trade in” racket. In this scheme, new car seekers are sold used autos pending delivery of their 1946 models. For éxample, the buyer pays, say, $600 for his “interim” used car. A month later, he is informed his

new car is ready for delivery. But] when he reports to pick it up he| is offered only $300 for his “inter-| im” car on the trade-in. Thus the| dealer nets an extra $300. on the transaction. In cases where a prospective pur-

tributors. C. C. Moseley, special OPA agent who led yesterday's “Operations Circus” in Leesville, which uncovered illegal car sales operations of a l4-state scope, indicated that the ring may have tentacles extending into top levels of the automotive trade

He said no efforts would” be}

spared in attempt to learn how the black market operators could obtain new cars for resale at double price. The OPA described its action as the “first lap in operations to wipe out a mammoth black market” in which only dealers are participating.” After purchasing five cars at il-

legal prices with marked money|334 Blake st, which also has ap- bedrooms and $4250 for three bed-

in the gigantic open air market

ehaser already has a used car to! near Leesville yesterday, the agents

voted against renewal. Belongs to New Owner The A. B. C. said it had decided to go ahead and renew the permit of the Ritz tavern, 444 W. Washington st. because it now belongs to a new owner whose background is

a long record of police calls,’ livan Jr. a veteran. any trouble at the Ritz since last April anyhow,

However, the board wasn't com{parably generous to “Mom's Place,”

| peared frequently on police records in the past. The board refused to

sold this month to Thomas J. Sul

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1046

City Starts Setting Up Second-Hand G. |. Homes

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Nearly completed . . su

Veterans Village Under Way

. a second-hand prefabricated house. -

More than a year after V-J day, the city of Indianapolis has started setting up 75 second-hand, prefabricated houses for veterans ion a wooded tract at .E. 30th st. and what will be Tacoma ave, as |soon as the city gets it graded. The houses will be sold to veterans who can prove a high priotity by a non-profit corporation created by Mayor Tyndall's emergency

Futered as Second-Olass Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis; Ind, Issued daily except Bunday !

t Business Building 20 To Aid Homes

+ PRICE

UTILITY RATES ARE ARTIFICIAL

Council Committee Issues | - Memorandum After |

8-Month Study. |

‘NEW TAX RATE SET'—PAGE 28 Financial “manipulation” by In- | dianapolis Rallways, Inc, to raise rates and maintenance of “artificially high rates” by the Citizens (as & Coke Utility were charged | today in a city council memoran- | dum to Mayor Tyndall. The memo was written by Her-

{man E. Bowers, chairman of coun|cil’s finance committee, as a report

jon the committee's eight-months’| drive to reduce the rates of Indian-

apolis utilities in accordance With ejected California Democratic chair- | Small said.

federal excess profits tax relief. It cited the council's partial vic{tory yesterday in raising gas utility | revenues to the city and schools from $160000 to $240.000 annually,

At 30th St. and Tacoma Ave. but urged that the city continue: t0| newspaper business in Phoenix after

|press for more revenue from the Lutdlity. Cites Electric Reduction

The memo also cited a $750,000 {reduction in electric rates annually | made by the Indianapolis Power &

Dr. Burrell E. Diefendorf, A. B.

| prices were set a long time ago.

J t4Y i . . Used About 1 Years | Capital Ships and Bombers Original prices were $3750 for a| C Id U : iti ou Se ractities.

one-bedroom prefab, $4000 for two)

rooms. Financing arrangements are | SECOND OF A SERIES

=: RUSSIA BUILDING

B ) Yc eter 2% ip about Wail BASE NEAR A [J eis the two-cent rate increase by C. chairman, said there hadn't been | '¢ Said. "Costs have gone up sin railways, charging that “Indianap- erable support from the party lead-

Light Co. but asserted that this amount is insufficient in comparison

relief of $1,630,000. The

|olis Railways has manipulated its tax saving of several hundred thousand dollars into a defiant demand {for a rate increase yielding more than $2,000,000 a year.”

pee In reporting the gas company’s

agreement to increase revenues to

TYNDALL TOLD [FOR Daughter [HOUSING GETS - BIGGER SHARE OF MATERIALS

Political Post

By RADFORD MOBLEY

Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. — Anna | Roosevelt Boettiger, who cared for her father, Frafklin Delano Roosevelt, during his, last days, is planning to get into national polities. Anna has put out her feelers to gain support as Democratic national | ' : committeewoman from Arison WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 where she now resides. | (U. P.).—Civilian Production In tossing her bonnet into the, Chief John D. Small said toring, Anna follows the traditional day he is ordering a further and practical Roosevelt urge to get’ 20 per cent cut in commercial a titular party position. ‘and industrial construction “I have never seen one of them] . who didn't want to take a plunge! Mr. Small also said the whole and swim around for at least a' program of limiting commercial while to try the water,” said a' construction and approving essenDemocratic national leader, con- tial projects will be shifted to

firming Anna's ambitions. | BT | Housing Expediter Wilson W, Wyatt

JAMES ROOSEVELT, the late 85 5000 as practical, ay President's oldest son, is the newly, “We've got to get houses,” Mr.

Wants Alitng

Further Order to Reduce Use of Scarce Items For Repairs,

man. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. is) ’ a leader in the American Veterans | Steelman Decides | committee. | Mr. Small denied reports of a Anna and her husband, John rift between him and Mr. Wyatt. | Boettiger, recently entered

the But he made it plain that decisions ="

to the company's excess profits tax

memorandum bitterly as-

having been newspaper executives in Seattle for many years. Her ambition is likely to cause .a considerable fight, since Mrs. William P. Stewart, the present incumbent, is herself a wealthy newspaper

asking.

|the final choice.

publisher st: Prescott, Ariz, and is not likely to give up her job for the

But,~if the Arizona delegation to the 1048 convention cannot decide among its members as to their choice, Anna is going to get consid-

Cuts werg reached at a week-end

protested that this would reduce commercial construction to a “dangerously” low level. Small reportedly took the

Mr, ership when the convention makes fase to Dr. Steelman after he and

Wyatt disagreed over the desirabil.

ity of further cuts in non-housing | building.

Seek to Limit Repairs

on new non-residential construction’.

conference with Reconversion Director John R. Steelman. Dr. Steel.

to be made by the corporation. Mr. Graves said the houses would be painted, broken windows repaired The prefabs { were imported from the Kingsford

trade in, some dealers have been! arrested six men. fe MMs Ms oa Vusatal

voted to reissue it. | The state board tand roofs mended.

explained it! granted “Mom” a temporary permit!

By JIM LUCAS Scripps-Howard Staff Writer {| IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, Aug. 27.—The Russians have con-

Dizzy Prices Mark Booming Used Car Black Market Here

"By RICHARD BERRY

, teiling price for the cars they had!

Indianapolis is a boom town for the fly-by-night new car black required before a final investiga-|, . put in streets, curbs and side-

marketeers. | Here's how they operate: They buy a 1946 car—usually from an individual—at a neat profit, to the owner, $300-$500. They make their kill when they sell the car. Their profit often runs as high as $1000. { 1 visited eight used car dealers x x = ’ this morning with my 1946 Chevro-| HE HAD looked over my car. anlet. It cost $1062 new. Today I nounced: “I'll trade you for $1150.” could have sold it for $1700 , . .| “If you paid $3300 for the Pon|tiac, you'd be losing money,” I told

after 3100 miles. 7 4 him, mentioning the new price of ANOTHER dealer offered me a

my car. trade which made my car worth, «gut I have to trade to stay in $2150, according to His figures, | business.” :

You can buy a new car for $400| yon't your price above the OPA or $500 extra if you have a “trade-| ceiling?” I queried. : in.” Without the trade they won't | His reply: “I bought this when even talk to you unless you admit, Opa was off. I am allowed to sell youre willing to pay through the it for what I paid for it.” nose, . ~ ” = Visits to two long established] ggg LOCAL OPA says such is! used car dealers indicated they were',o; the case. Established ceilings not willing to pay above ceiling rye on all cars, regardless of the prices on 1946 model cars. {price paid by the dealer. ¥ 8 “I'm‘ charging just what the OPA | BOTH, however, asked more than!allows,” he said.

{to sell beer from Aug. 5 to Aug. 13 | (after her license had expired) because two members of the county | liquor board were on vacation, The

| presence of the two members was

tion and ruling could be made on

a permanent permit, the A. B. C.|

stated.

TOKEN WAR CASE DISMISSAL PLANNED

‘Prosecutor Blue Moves to 800 applicants now to assign the]

Cancel Oakley Appeal.

Prosecutor Sherwood Blue today moved for dismissal of a disorderly conduct case appealed to criminal court by Indianapolis Railways Supervisor Lynze Oakley. Mr. Oakley appealed the ruling of Municipal Judge John L. Niblack, who fined him $1 and costs for scuffling with Attorney James M. Dawson, Indianapolis Railways “token war” foe. Mr. Oakley and

“0. K., let's go to the OPA office.| Mr. Dawson fought last Monday | that regardless of his decision the

heights war plant near South Bend verted Petropaviovsk on the Kamand have been in use for about four chatka peninsula—490 miles from! years. | the last American outpost on Attu | No More Applicants {and within flying distance of Japan IR 5 —into a major air and naval base.| | “We're going to landscape them They have: | “This resolution stated in regard

ONE—Constructed an

walks,” Mr. Graves promised. So far, 65 houses have been committed to veterans through the Vet-

B-29s. | erans housing office on the fourth floor of city hall. This formerly! TWO--Thrown up acre after acre

| {of warehouses and barracks around | was Homes Registry. : Mrs. Denies Terrell, whe will the harbor, the airdrome and back

open the office officially next week, of the city. said that no more applicants for | the prefabs ‘could be taken. ! “We are going through lists of

Avancha bay to permit entry of capital ships. FOUR—Improved the road from | Eoishereisk, on Kamchatkhais west | coast, to Petropaviovsk ym jake it (an all-weather military” Righway,

remaining 10 houses,” she said.

| —————— - - ILLINOIS BONUS LAW {with a secondary road from HELD CONSTITUTIONAL sheretsk to Cape Lopatka, at the

| southern end of the peninsula. | CHICAGO, Aug. 2T (U. P).—| simultaneously, Russian patrol | Circuit Judge Cornelius J. Har- gctivity over American bases in the {rington ruled today that the Illinois | pAjeutians has reached a new high. veterans bonus act is constitu-| On Attu, 1200 miles from the tional. | Alaskan mainland, where army and | Judge Harrington said he was navy bases are maintained, Russian planes are detected in the air four

upholding the act's validity because {he had been informed by counsel and five days a week. First contact usually is made around 6 a. m,

to sell. Their figures, checked with If they say you can charge me|when the latter refused to exit from case would be appealed to the state soon after Soviet planes are pre-

OPA, showed they asked $300 more| that much, I'll trade,” I told him. a trolley after he paid over an old Supreme court.

in one case and $450 in another, He backed down, but offered me At one of the “recent” used car|$1500 for the “old Chevvy.” lots, a Pontiac station wagon was| Another dealer told me he want- | for sale, a 1946 model with a dis-|ed $300 in addition to the contract] connected speedometer cable ‘and price for a new car. 2450 miles showing. . 2. . un WITH OPA back in business, 1 APPROACHED the dealer as a|'many dealers look at you twice beeustomer: “How much for the Pon- fore they'll talk to you. Their life tiac?” | Lies in getting more cars for sale. “I paid $3300 for it" he an-| They are anxious to buy your car, “Look it over, then we'll] especially a new one, but won't > bargain unless you have a ‘“tradein» . New car dealers, trying to break the black market, are becoming more particular to whom they sell new Cars. Charles C. Babcock, Indianapolis Automobile Trade association president, says the dealers know the black market is there. “We can't do much about it,” he

nounced. talk business.” I looked. It had a few scratches, a broken dome light, scuffed interior. New price of the auto was

$2135. “What's your deal?” I asked him,

TIMES INDEX

four-for-a-quarter metal token. Disorderly conduct and assault and battery charges against Mr, Dawson were dismissed” by Judge Niblack. Mr. Blue said he wouldn't prosecute Mr. Oakley because he felt both he and Mr, Dawson were “equally responsible under the law” for whatever transpired on the streetcar, Therefore, he sald, he felt that if Attorney Dawson was acquitted, the railway supervisor should have been acquitted also. “Equal justice requires the discharge of both,” he concluded.

COOL WEEK-END | WEATHER FORECAST

Indianapolis and the state in general can look to cool days over the

Amusements... 12/LaMoore ...,, 13

says. “Curb operators are getting

week-end, according to the weatherman.

[sumed to take off from Petropavlovsk or the Komandorskie islands. At noon, the Russian signal is so WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (U. P.) strong radio contact cannot be es- { et ’ . © *+' tablished with Adak—principal | —Secretary of Interior J. A. KIUR ava] base in the Aleutians, or Ko-

| today urged that Hawaii and Alaska! qi0p headquarters for the Alaskan be granted statehood by congress; :

next January. | (Continued on Page 15—Column 4)

FAVORS 2 NEW STATES

By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON United Press Hollywood Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 27.—Screen Star Virginia Bruce and Ali Ipar, her Turkish fiance, will be married at 5 p

to do things,” right way and the wrong way and the army way. Well, they did this the army way." , m, today —with the red[faced blessing of [the U. 8. army, which admitted

of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Burden, then were taking a tour-

the city in lieu of taxes, the memo

said: g | | “Our committee made no demands. We merely asked how much

we could expect under the resolution of gas trustees of April 12, 1935, ] when they were issuing $8,000,000 Grave Empty New Dupont

» bonds. . In Fevenys bon Tests Indicated.

f y | As another move to channel extra {materials into the thousands of

!G. I. houses, Mr. Small said an |order would be issued this week |reducing use of scarce items in maintenance and repair work and {making this material available to new home construction. Mr. Small said one big leak in the use of scarce building materials has been a $400 exemption in the

AWOL Charge 'Mistake,' Virginia Bruce Will Marry Today With Army's Blessing wrinun Spine

he shrugged, “the

airfield to taxes that ‘the utility district! which eventually will be able to/ obligates itself to pay to-the city] ntake heavy bombers as big as our from gas revenues a sum equal to nell, center of the Dupont poisoning

‘Obligates Itself’ DUPONT, Ind., Aug. 27 (U, P.).— The body of Mrs. Minnie McCon-

building ban. The exemption has

been allowed for maintenance and repair,

“If people would stop building

, the amount of taxes the Citizens | mystery, was reported missing from | under that exemption,” Small satd,

|Gas Co. paid as a privately owned, opty grave in the small ceme- (“the flow of materials would be

| corporation. | “Our committee does not believe | {that gas rate should be kept high

THREE—Dredged the entrance of | to subsidize tax budgets. However, declined to comment, State Police

it appears to be the policy of the | Detective Robert O'Neal said in In- | management of the gas utility to|

keep gas rates high so as to con- | tinue its $1,000,000 annual profit. | “If this abnormal profit con[tinues to be spent for uneconom-

Bol- | ical, high-cost coke production, we versity school of medicine toxicolo- | will continue to question it on the | gist who performed the original ex-

| basis of to gas users,

Indianapolis

simple fairness

taxpayers and the city of | “I do not know whether the body

amazing.” $35 Million Weekly Mr. Small said that under a dou ble cut already in effect, non-hous«

ing construction i . : | n is presumabl - | dianapolis that the body apparently ing authorized at the rate of Ai

| was re-exhumed for additional ex- $45 million a week. aninations. He said he is “getting out word Dr. R. N. Harger, Indiana uni- today” that the goal must now be reduced to $35 million a week. Mr. Small told a news conference that the most deligent effort would be needed to put his cut into effect without harming essential coms

tery here today. Although Coroner Sidney Haigh

amination of Mrs. McConnell, said:

| has been re-exhumed or not. There

| “Our conference with the directors had been some talk about it on the Mercial and industrial operations,

of the utility was the outgrowth of | part of the state police.

letters sent to all local utilities last winter after repeal of the excess profits tax.”

Important News On Inside Pages

Page Tito's Promise Unconfirmed.,.., 2 Honor G. A. R. Staff Tonight.... 3 Hunt Confidence Man...... wines 4 Await State Fair Opening....... 5

City Seeks New Revenue........ 25| told me they would not exhume

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{dapper Turk had protested. legitimate, I tell you! day pass to get married!” | The policemen fished out their

Miss Bruce and Pvt. Ipar sched- handcuffs and said he could ex- | much, The officials said they were aled a quiet ceremony at the home plain all that to the brass hats at going to make some more tests.”

Ft. MacArthur. Pvt. Ipar said he'd

| . “But I'm not A. W. O. L.” the day: “It's | 1 got a nine-

If the | Denies He'll Quit story is true, I probably will make! He scoffed at reports he would additional tests. |Tesign as a result of the alleged rift

“However, I can say nothing | ver, the limitation of non-housing about what the tests will be for {0 fusiion, He sag CPA is move I have agreed with authorities in| g along toward" an “orderly

Madison and the state police that | Huidation that must be completed certain matters should not be di-| ocr the law by March 31. | vulged.” Transfer of building controls to Attorney Doesn't Know Nr we Ri is one necessary step in Meanwhile, Joseph M. Cooper, at- process, he said.

tomey for Mrs. Lottie Lockman, | AKE STRIKE ENDS “I know absolutely nothing about ON Y MORE SHIPS

it. T do know that the authorities DETROIT, Aug. 27 (U. P)

Three more Great Lakes shipping firms settled their dispute with the National Maritime union (C. I. 0.) today, releasing seven strike-bound tankers and 300 seamen for immediate return to work. The agreement with the Cleve land Tankers, Inc. Great Lakes Transport of Detroit and the Lake Tankers of New York calls for a 48-hour week at sea and 44 hours in port, plus slightly increased overtime rates. At least 30 ships still are tied up by the strike.

another body without my knowledge.” Mrs. Lockman is charged with murder and is free on $15,000 bond.

Mayme McConnell, daughherself a poisoning victim, said to“I think they re-exhumed mother on Sunday. I know that was to

[have been the case, but I am not gure as I don’t get out of the house

Plan Exhumation

viation ..... 15/ Ruth Millett. . 15 $2000 to $2200 for lower priced cars hi day honeymoon at Las Vegas, Nev, A ASR. .;. 22 Movies Jaane 12 and as much as $4500 for big cars.” esate the Jeluperature vi, Ipar's five- Pvt, Ipar was due back at Camp Boots ..... «+. 26/Obituaries .,. 10 * 2» below normal througn Sunday “hour stretch in | Beale, Cal., Sept. 2. Business ..... 17 Dr. O'Brien.. 20| ONE NEW car dealer reported a| momorrow Hoosier skies are ox. tHE , guardhouse It looked yesterday as if there Carnival ..... 16 F. C. Othman. 15| used car' lot offered 15-minute de- pected to cloud up & big wit scat. | 1st night was all wouldn't be any ceremony at all Classified.. 24-26 Radio ...... ++ 27| livery service on 1046 cars. Most|iereq showers sprinkling the ex-|® mistake. after four burly policemen nabbed Comics ...... 27 Reflections ... 16 new car dealers tell you it takes at treme northwest portion of the “They thought I Pvt. Ipar at Miss Bruce's palatial! Crossword .... 24 Eldon Roark.. 15 least 8 or 9 months to get a new state in. the late afternoon was A. W..O. L., ’ Pacific Palisades mansion last ¥ditofials .i,, 18| Mie. Roosevelt 1, car. Technically, says the weather-|{'he dapper Pri- yu pues = |DiSNt. Two. were deputy sherifts Fashions ..... 18 Serial ........ 8 On asking price of new cars to-!, .. precipitation will be one-tenth | 2% explained. and two were military police. Forum .....:. 16 Sports .... 22-23 day, two dealers used the theme, , one-fourth inch. “But they say now my papers for| The policemen said they wanted

a nine-day pass are in order.”

1. Rights. .. 27 State Deaths. 11| “You aren't interested in price , . . G.1.Ris | P With ohe arm around his vo-

Meta Given... 19 Teen Talk. ... 19 quick delivery is what you want.” Don Hoover... 16) Weather Map 28| The slick tongued gents 1 met Indiana Saga. 16 Women's .. 18-19| today know how to put words in In Indpls. «ov. "3 World Affairs. 16! your mouth . , , In exchange for Labor ........ 18/Joe Williams. 32 money out of your pocket.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am ..5 am. 7

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[to question Pvt. Ipar on a little !matter of three three-day passes

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| Director J. Walter Rube, died, leav- " |ing her with a child by each,

go quietly if they'd put their bracelets away. The cops said okay.| of Mrs. McConnell, 75-year-old pa- | tient of Mrs. Lockman, led to the “They did this once before last| filing of murder charges against month.” she said. “I guess the army | Mrs. Lockman. just likes him so much they can’t; Since then, the body of “Uncle bear to let him go.” | Fred” Giddings has been exhumed THe actress and Pvt. Ipar met and mercury found in his stomach, several months ago in Mexico City | Indiana state ‘police planned to exwhen she signed to make a movie hume the bbdy of Mrs. Hattie Calfor his. Continental Films Co. But!houn in Burlington, Ia. Thursday. the army drafted him last July 8 She also was cared for ‘by Mrs. and the movie was postponed. | Lockman during her last illness. It will be the third marriage for| Detective O'Neal said he knew

Miss Bruce wept stormily.

luptubus bride-to-be, the Turkish he wrangled from Camp Beale. the beautiful blond. . Her other two that supplemental tests were sched- | journalist and movie-maker was Something the army just doesn't husbands, Actor John Gilbert and uled to be made on Mrs. McConinclined to let bygones be bygones. give out, the M. P.'s explained to “I guess there are different ways|the ruffled bride-to-be. °

nell's body and he assumed that accounted for the empty grave.

> . no -

wroubly

Mercury found in the vital organs,

Double House Near Shortridge, Tudor Hall and School Sixty

In one of the preferred neigh borhoods North with the city's Bogs Jus service just a few steps rom its front door, this property is in first class- condition . wwe

3046-48 N. Delaware. Very fine double.

o TOA classification 28, ° ments,” in today's Times Classified Ads

a 6 rooms side; hardwood floors down; °° th up. 2-car i

3 bedrooms, ba La garage; nieel ainted and r 2 ie $12,000. bo not disturb tenants PF

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