Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1947 — Page 3

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laim headquarters » moved from Mt. n to the U. 8, e at New York Clifford Bluemel, ander, announced

will not affect filing claims. All irs who received 1 Indiana should ison as before, heck-up will be claims will then » New York office. fice in New York and equipment to Ss fast ‘as the Mt. | Nn. Bluemel said. to liquidate the claims at the fort said. A ——. >

| darkness last night.

out over the city at 10:06 p, m.

Women Lawyers To Meet Jan. 30

ft Gretchen Cole, ¢ president; Miss Bess Robbins, In- |

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Flash, Blast | Cut Off Lights For an Hour

Stopping of Clocks ‘Makes Many Tardy

Indiana public service commission engineers today worked to discover

the cause of a short circuit at the|

Lenbre substation, 4200 Bluff rd. which plunged Indianapolis into

Lights flickered, faded and went

when a 132,000-volt short eircuit threw a surge of power into the Harding st. plant of the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. Circuit breakers crashed open as a safety valve,

Load on Two Plants

Service to the entire city fell upon the Mill st, and Perry K plants which were unable to absorb the load immediately.

Everything electrical went dead, but service in all parts of the city was restéred within an hour. : An ofl circuit breaker at the Lenore station developed internal trouble causing the short which

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CANAL VICTIM — Policemen and reporters crowd around body pulled out of canal today. Left to right are Kenneth Hufford, Times reporter; Patrolman William Pearson, Deputy Coroner Leonard Cox and Cpl. Robert Wade.

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erupted into a flash of light and a powerful explosion. Residents, as ‘much as three miles distant, reported seeing and hearing the electrical display.

Dimout in State

The disturbance affected the entire - state although Indianapolis was the only area blacked out, PSC officials said today. The short caused lights all over

I Hoosierland to fade and return to

full power three times. i

i “Power lines of the PSC and the

Indianapolis utility are inter-con-| nected for emergencies. Each uses the other as standby service, The Lenore explosion jarred the| 10-foot-tall, steel oil circuit break- |

er six inches on its foundation. Oil

spouted from it but no fire result-| ed. Within minutes an extra unit! had been put into use, LH Many Late for Work Today, ‘many who follow the early-to-bed early-to-rise maxim were late for work. Sound asleep | before the power cut-off, they got | up when the electric alarm clocks! Jingled. They had overslept any- | where from 13 minutes t6 an hour. Curious residents flooded the light company, newspapers and police, sheriff and state police offices with phone calls. Late movie-goers remained calm as the screens went dark and | ushers guarded exits with flashlights.

Newly elected officers of the Indi-!

| ana Association of Women Lawyers |

including Miss Jessie Levy, presi- | dent, will take office at the first| meeting of the year Thursday night in the Canary Cottage. Other officers include Miss Vevay, first vice

dianapolis, second vice president: | Mrs. Vena Wilson Mohr, Indiantreasurer; Miss Dorothy Tucker, Indianapolis, recording sec- | retary, and Miss Lucille Pryor, In- | dianapolis, corresponding secretary. ! Members of the board of direc- |

t Sors are Mrs. Ila Kichler, Churu-

busco; Mrs. Mae Turner Anderson, of Logansport; Miss Esther M.

i Schmitt, Miss Clare Mehrlich and i Miss Leona Sherman Lehnert, Ini dianapolis,

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Rehearsals Begin Tomorrow fear Canal Victim |For The Times lce-O-Rama

Capacity Crowd Expected to See Amateurs Skate Feb. 3 for Benefit of Polio Fund

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Times Ice-O-Rama

Coliseum—One Night Only—Thursday, Feb. 20

Enclosed find §..... rene SOF Gul iiniias tickets to The Times Ice-O-Rama as follows: (List number of seats desired) Box Seats ....... .... Parquet Seats ...... Mezzanine Seats. .... $1, Incl. Tax $1, Incl. Tax 50c, Incl. Tax

Mail this order with remittance and self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Ice-O-Rama Tickets, Indianapolis Times, 214 W. Mary-

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, ‘ By ART WRIGHT Grade school and high school boys will report to the Coliseum at

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world war II veteran. The only other objects found on the body weré a comb, some cigarets and. 2 cents. Mr, Anderson's disappearance was reported to police Dec. 1 by his wife, Mrs. Fredonia Anderson, when she returned from a visit to Louisville, Ky. He had not heen seen at home or at work since Nov. 29. Just before his disappearance he sent a telegram to his brother in Tompkinsville, Ky., asking for $100 immediately, At the time his wife could explain neither his urgent request for money nor his disappearance. Mrs. Anderson, an expectant mother, said her husband had no financial difficulties and that she could ‘think of no reason for his disappearance.

8 a. m. tomorrow for their first rehearsal for The Times Ice-O-Rama.

All boys who registered last Sunday during tryouts not yet registered are urged to report for the rehearsal.

and boy skaters Their parts

in the mammoth production of more than 300 amateur skaters will be assigned. Adults and persons qualified to do individual or team mem-

bers in specialty acts are to report

to the Coliseum Sunday at 5 p. m. dicating the quantity and desired Adults will go into their first re- {locations of seats. Orders, accom-

hearsal and the specialty acts will

be auditioned. Grade school girls will rehearse next week, unless otherwise notified by mail or telephone, Amateur skaters of all ages who would like to take part in the show and who have not yet registered may place their names on the list by telephoning Ice-O-Rama, Indianapolis Times, RIley 5551 or Mrs. Norma Koster, park and recreation department, WAbash 4576. The heavy response to the call for mail orders for tickets indicates a capacity crowd will see the extravaganza the night of Feb. 20 at the Coliseum. The proceeds will go to the Infantile Paralysis fund. Only two admission prices wjll be charged —$1 foroparquet and box seats and 50 cents for mezzanine seats. Prices include tax. Tickets may be ordered by filling in the coupon which appears in

The Times or writing a letter, in-

STRAUSS SAYS: .

CLEARANCE PIGSKIN BAGS

- imported English pigskin—supple, long

Fine—Genuine

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* L STRAUSS & CO, i. THE MAN'S STORE SHOP—SIXTH FLOOR

wearing—natural’ finish— Were 25,00—Priced to travel at

(Prices do not include tax)

At St. Franecis—Leo, .Helen Kuntz; Joseph,

| panied by check or money order and

addressed, stamped envelope, must be mailed to Ice-O-Rama Tickets, Indianapolis Times, 215 W. Maryland st. Orders will be filled in the order received. Tickets will be mailed about Feb. 1. Teen groups selecting candidates for the king and queen of the Ice-O-Rama have until Monday to get the names of the candidates to the Times. The candidates will meet Feb. 3 to select the king and queen from their group.

Slaying of Matteotti

Called an ‘Accident’

ROME, Jan. 24 (U. P.J.—Amerigo Dumini, bull-necked one-time St. Louis mobster, testified today that the 1924 slaying of Giacomo Matteotti “was an accident—we never meant to kill him.” Dumini, who became vice commander of the Fascist secret police, admitted that he drove the automobile in which Matteotti was kidnaped because of his opposition to Benito Mussolini. Matteotti was found dead several days later with a rusty file driven into his chest. Dumini testified in “his own defense. after one of his co-defend-! ants accused him of the actual! killing.

Misfortune Takes

t . Extra Jabs at Him GOSHEN, Ind., Jan. 24 (U. P.).— Charles Romig has had his share of | misfortunes this week. On Monday his" wife, Lilly, died of a heart. attack. Wednesday night his house burned and Thursday he suffered a severe heart attack,

Three men walking near the canal sighted the body, floating dbout 200 feet north of Roache st. They were Sandy Cook, 1009 Edge‘mont st. Arthur Buckner, 1031 | Edgemont st. and John Theaman, {732 Park ave. | The body is believed to have been in the water for several weeks.

Deserving’ to Sip Tea With Trumans

By Scripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—President apd Mrs. Truman have sent out invitations to a reception and tea for “deserving Democrats” at the White House Saturday afternoon. The White House and the Democratic national committee headquarters made clear that the invi{tations did not go to all committeemen and women, The list: includes those who took .a most active part in the 1946 campaign. Democratic governors, including the newly inaugaurated Governor James Folsom of Alabama, were invited, The White House declined to say what decision had been made about the two claimants to Georgia’s governership. The guest list

invitations still were going out, the White House said.

Greenlee Is Invited But He Won't Attend

State Democratic Chairman Pleas Greenlee was on President Truman's list of “deserving Democrats.” Chairman and Mrs. Greenlee received an invitation to attend the presidential tea while they were in Washington earlier this week. Because of the pressure of duties here, Mr. Greenlee said, he would be unable to return to Washington for the event.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Herman Albert Burkhardt, 317 8. Butler; Dorothy M. Uhl, Spencer hotel. Marvin Hamner, 1207 N. LaSalle; Hilda Charlotte Malone, 815 N. Gray. Charles L. Hayes, 118 N. Miley; Virginia Fox, 3226 W, Washington, Charles Joseph Hessian, 1238 Union; Ruth Catharine Polston, 620 BE. Georgia. Alan R. Hoadley, Bellevue, Wash.; Althalyne Courtney, 267 N. Richland. bert James Hufford, 3317 E. 13th; Crystal Ann Berger, T N. Webster, No. 1. Edward Daniel Jackson, R. R. 10, Box 1; Ruth A, York, R. R. 10, Box 503. Richard William Laker, 125 E. Palmer; Rose Marie Zappia, 841 Fletcher. William A. Mastenik, 238 8» Oakland; Hazel Phillips, 120 W, 12th

Laguna R.

Landis Padgett, Boone county, Indiana; Agnes Morton, 6029 English. : Charles W. Page, 546 N. LaSalle; Ida Bertha Dotts, 1424 W. Ray. Carlton G. Bowles, Box 321, Beach, Cal; Hannah G, DeHart, R. 16, Box 518-H. Forrest Jennings Weber, 3920 Hoyt; Eva A. Pugn, 437 N. Alabama. Roy H. Wright, 1405 N. Illinols, No. 1; Edna Kagel, 1254 Nordyke. Jesse R. Parnell, Ft. Benjamin Harrison Dorothy I. McGuire, 908 River. ‘Howard Wayne Shaffer, Arcadia; Ind.; Patricia Hall, 2317 Carrollton.

aryl. Warbritton, Crawfordsville, Ind.; pal Monroe, Sioux City, Iowa,

BIRTHS i Girls

Mary Driml; Lowell, LaVerne Nibarger;

Roxey, Joann Gioscio, and Norman, Mildred Key. y At _Qoleman—Dr.. Benton, Mary Hensler: 1 Prank, Virginia Lou Bruner, and Clyde, AL Method A ionard, J wrence st—Ric 3 Richard, Virginia Canter; John, Judith Davis; Vance, Betty Cu: ; Joseph, Jan Hiom, ada; Wi Wanda Btreety, nd Che i

IN INDIANAPOLIS

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At St. Vincent's—Robert, Lowell, Betty’ Smith; Gordon, Ernia Juanita Siephens; William, Edith Wainscott, and Shirley, Rosemary David. Home—William, Pearl Westmoreland, 1612 N., Arsenal; Ralph, Wilma Luke, 215 4 Walnut; Henry, Margaret Schneider, 233 N. Davidson, and Harvey, Bettle Pipes, 633 Ogden, . Boys At St, Francis—Charles, Louise Baumheckel.

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Farm Group Hears Safety Study Results

Results of a safety study in the

“guinea pig county of the nation”

was to be made at a luntheon meeting of the Indiana Farm Safety committee in the Severin hotel at noon today, : Site for the -suryey is Wayne county, where a study of farm accidents has been made for the last year, Speakers Include Dr. Thurman Rice of Indiana «university Medical

‘center, County Agent 8. W. Milligan

of Richmond, V. 8. Peterson of E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co., Indiana’ Farm bureau, Vice President Larry Brandon and L. E, Hoffman, associate director, Extension division, Purdue university,

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Four Gunmen

today and fled with payroll.

‘The holdup was executed with

miles east of here less than 24 hours earlier, : Police Chief John PF. Sullivan. of Westford said he believed the, same gang was responsible for both robberies, No shots were fired as the mill office staff lay on the floor of a basement room while robbers seized the cash that was being counted on

Flier Crashes; Unhurt NORTH JUDSON, Ind. Jan. 24 (U; P.).—John Harvey, 33, North Judson, recovered today from shock caused when his plane crashed yesterday after. hitting a high-tension power line. Harvey climbed out uninjured.

CAR KILLS PEDESTRIAN OAKLAND CITY, Ind, Jan. 24 (U. « P.).—Lawrence Stucky, 59, Mackey, was killed yesterday when he stepped in front of an automobile driven by James A. Keith, Washington, Ind.

STRAUSS SAYS:

At Methodist—Max, Betty Caldwell; Noble, Marilyn 'Trent, and Isaac, Bonnie Schenck. At St. Vineceni's-—Harold, Mary Copeland; John, Vera McCain; Roy, Mary Leeds; Rosswell, Elizabeth Stowers; Leo, Rosemary Stahle, and Carl, Loyola Sheets, At Home—Harold, Marjorie Shorts, - 1211 N. Missouri; Alvin, Marjorie Ford, 649 8. Alabama; Homer, Thelma Walters, 917 Stillwell; Daniel, Margie Gray, 424 W. 14th, and Dewey, Kathryn ‘Charles, 920 8, Delaware, wil

DEATHS . Lenna L. Atkinson, 77, at 3344 N, Capital, myocarditis, ' George F. Fellows, 65, at 1138 Southeast ern, myocarditis, Deborah M. Allison, 86, at 1427 N. Dela“ware, carlio vascular renal, Martha Conrad, ‘71, at 3635 Carrollton, cardio vascular renal, Willis White Jr, 41, at 2808 Sangster, pneumonia, rl Milton Wright, 35, at 939 E. 58th, pneumonia, ) Ruth Elizabeth Asche, 26, at Coleman, peritonitis, j Carol Sue Duvall, 3 months, at St. Vin cent's, respiratory failure. Evan D. Edwards, 78, at 1407 N. Delaware, cancer, m, B. Lane, 83, at our, pneumonia. Oliver Osmyn Laughlin, 64, at 625 BE, 32d, coronary occlusion, Marcella “Lovell, 88, coronary thrombosis, Anthony S8chumacker, 65, at Veteran's, carcinoma,

George 8t, John, 67, at 3247 Kenwood, coronary thrombos :

rom is ; Daniel F. Warren, 74, at St. Vincent's, coronary sclerosis. ea :

at 1264 Roosevelt, |’

A few Glove and Muffler Sets HALF-PRICE— Were 7.50 Now 3.75

a table by Miss Gertrude Fletcher, the cashier.

Brooklyn Newspaper Loses $20,000 Payroll

| NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (U. P.).Two masked mean held up the cashier of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle today and escaped with a $20,000 payroll, ¢ The holdup took place in the cashier's office on the main floor of the Eagle building in downtown Brooklyn. | Ome of the bandits stood outside |the’ cashier's cage, warning her to

Gunmen Get $31,000

WESTFORD, Mass, Jan. 24 (U. P).~Four masked up. eight employees of the Abbot Worsted Co. mill in’ Forge

holdup which occurred at a Lynn,

ginmen held

About $31,000 in small bills and silver—the weekly

the same precision as the $11,200 Mass., Railway Express: office 20

keep quiet while the other jumped

containing the money. Both men ran to a waiting automobile, Officials of the newspaper said police have the license number of the automobile.

Vandals Break Into 2 Schools:

tions against Indianapolis public schools overnight. One group of them broke into School 52, 551 King ave., by kicking in a basement window. They ransacked the principal's office, wrecked several classrooms and a shoproom and broke a wall clock which stopped at 9:54 p. m. Another group broke into School

over a counter and grabbed a bag|

Vandals contnued their depreda- ?

the principals office and bres

of the damage was made.

school vandalism reported to

55, 1675 Sheldon st., also ransacking

DEAR SIR:—

THERE IS STILL A CHOICE SELECTION OF

- NECKTIES AT

HALF PRICE

These are great days to come in—and be tied in— but good!. There are ties as bold as the eye can take—

and there are quieter tones

“the saving is !/; and it's real.

Many 1.00 ties at 50¢ Many 1.50 ties at T5¢ Many 2.50 ties at 1.25

and in all the degrees in

between, of course. They are all fine—in good taste—

Many 3.50 ties at (.76

in a month. ;

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+ Many 5.00 ties at 2.50

And so on—At Half!

Here and there in the Men's Furnishing Shops are groups of seasonable items—priced to clear at HALF PRICE!

MEN'S FINE WOOL ROBES—AII Sizes—HALF PRICE WEATHER-TREATED JACKETS—Were 8.50. -NOW, 3.00 LEATHER GLOVES—Lined and Unlined—HALF PRICE MEN'S SWEATERS—AIl Wool—Cleared at 2,48—4.50

Sleaveless, Button Fronts, Slipovers, Were 4.95 to 9.00. Now 248 ~~ =

to 4.50

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furniture. No estimate of the eo

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