Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 February 1947 — Page 1
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ave., sponsors of tonight's show see for fighting the crippling.disease. All the proceeds from the juvenile drama on ice will go to the Infantile Paralysis Fund to help other stricken children, Nancy's story goes back to a hot night in August, 1938, when she was only 3. There was excitement in her home because her mother had just returned from the hospital with a new baby brother,
Rushed to Hospital
But Nancy wasn't interested like a -3-year-old should be. With a sharp headache and pains in her back she tossed on her bed, pressing her pillow over her face to relieve ‘the ache, Her father rushed her to Methodist hospital, where the trouble was diagnosed as infantile paralysis. Returned home in a few days she went under loving care that soon
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lce-O-Rama Facts
STARTING TIME—$§ p. m.. preceded by concert by Cathedral and Howe high school bands at Tp. m PLACE—Falrgrounds Coliseum. DOORS OPEN--6:30 p, m. BOX-OFFICE OPEN=$:15 p: m. TICKETS-Some 3000 mezzanine seats available at 50 cents each at Coliseum box-office tonight. The reserved box and parquet seats are sold out, PEREQRMERS~—More than 400 local ‘amateur skaters in twohour show, BENEFIT]
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Stricken at 3 With Polio, Nancy Is Ice-O-Rama Star
Tonight's Coliseum Audience Will See Girl, 11, Who Licked Disease by Skating
By EARL HOFF When 11-year-old Nancy Woods glides out into the spotlight at tonight's Times Ice-O-Rama, the hushed audience won't be able to tell the graceful diminutive star once was a victim of infantile paralysis. | pected, the Coliseum box office will The dread disease left no. mark on her, Thus, in the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William V. Woods, 4826 Park! ‘erystalized all the hopes they have
CONQUERED. POLIO—In early childhood Nancy Woods was a paralytic. To-
night, victorious over her illness, she is a featured skater in The Times Ice-O-Rama.
Boy, 14, Admits 5 Purse Grabs
A 14-year-old boy who began life of crime a month ago because “I needed money,” admitted to police today five purse snatchings and the holdup last night. of a liquor store at 901 Virginia ave. He also admitted he attempted to attack two women whose purses he
snached, but was thwarted by
pasersby. . The youth is being held for juvenile court. He told police he lived with his mother and two brothers on Hosbrook st. His father is in the army. After Christmas the boy said he stopped a womard at 10th st. and Martindale ave. He “drew a knife,” grabbed her purse containing $5 and fled. Five days ldter, at 25th st. near Martindale. ave, he again drew-a knife on a woman, grabbed her purse containing $25 and fled. Around Feb, 1, the youth said he stopped a girl and asked for a dime for carfare. - As she started to comply he said he pulled a knife and grabbed her purse... He said he “tried to force her into an alley but she screamed and I ran.”
stopping another girl and asking for a “dime.” When "she refused he “said he “pulled a- knife and attempted to force her down an
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LOCAL TEMPERATURES Sam... 17 10a min. 2 Tam ...17. 11s m.... 27 $a.m..... 17 12 (Noon), 30
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3000 Seats Left. For Skating Show
Last-minute ticket buyers for The Times. Ice-O-Rama tonight in the Fairgrounds Coliseum are assured of some 3000 mezzanine seats at 50 cents. Because of the record crowd ex-
[6:15 p. m. To accommodate the “early birds” who want to hear the pre-show concert by Cathedral and Howe high school bands, the Coliseum doors will open at 6:30 p. m. Ticket sales at downtown box offices were to close at 4 p. m. 8Success of tonight's show was assured in the heavy advance sale at L. 8S.
H. P. Wasson, L. Strauss & Co., The Indianapolis Water Co., The Indiana National Bank and The Times. Tickets were being sold today at all these locations except the Indiana National Bank.
Seats for Everyone
Although the 50 cent unreserved mezzanine seats were all that remained, everyone purchasing a ticket was assured of a seat. The entire show can be seen from every seat, The gala benefit show will start promptly at 8 p. m. with more than 400 local amateur skaters in the cast. Solo numbers, . pairs, teams and huge production numbers have been blended into what is predicted to be the outstanding show in the three-year history of the Ice-O-Rama. A colorful stage setting has been erécted on the west end of the Coliseum, A professional show orchestra, under the direction of Walter Reuleaux, will play for all the numbers. No expense has been
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No White House
Parties During Lent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (U: P.. ~—There will be no White House entertaining during Lent. Mrs. Edith Helm, White House social secretary, said that enter-
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taining was being discontinued
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1947
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13 Killed In Los Angeles
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Blame Fixes For Traffic
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Downtown District Badly Shaken
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (U. P.).—An explosion today demolished a downtown plating works, shattered buildings throughout the block, and killed and injured many persons. At least 13 persons were killed and more than 200 injured. One body was so badly burned it was impossible to determine the sex. Fire Chief John Alderson said persons inside the building were almost cooked alive by the tremendous: heat of the explosion. The entire one-sfory brick build-
ing housing the O'Connor plating works at Pico and Stanford sts, collapsed in the explosion at 11:45] a. m. (Indianapolis time). | Windows two miles away were broken. The explosion was heard 15 miles away. The explosion was reported to have occurred in an acid tank at
Newspapers
NEW YORK, Peb. 20 (U. P).— U. 8. newspapers were warned today that sharp cuts in size were imminent for many as a result of the Canadian rail transportation crisis. Canadian government orders this week shifted so many railroad cars into emergency transport of grain that seven Canadian newsprint mills were forced to close. Others which have no storage space for completed newsprint may follow. The boxcar shortage was blamed
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Watch for Cage Pairings Tomorrow
eIn less than a week that annual Indiana whirligig to find a ' state champion among 781 high school basketball teams will begin.
eComplete pairings for the 64 sectional, 16 regional, four semi-final and final tournament will be published in all editions of The Times tomorrow.
others one in the last war.
Doctors Protest | ‘Regimentation’
A group of approximately 100 Indianapolis physicians were protesting today against “being treated like ‘a bunch of grade-school children” by Methodist hospital authorities. Their rebellious*moofl followed recent. receipt of an unsigned memorandum - from" the hospital, warning that dismissal from the staff would result if satisfactory attendance was not forthcoming at staff, meetings. The medicos quickly ‘organized into a group to appeal the hospital's “regimentation” move to the American College of Surgeons, at whose insistence the local institution was believed to have adopted the strict attendance policy. Among physicians who asserted they face dismissal from the Methodist medical staff is Dr. J. William Wright, president of the Indianapolis Medical society. Already grouped to fight the ac= tion, physicians also struck at overcrowded conditions at all Indianapolis hospitals, where many emergency cases including accident vic-
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THEY NEED HELP—William E. Schurer, a vatione] service officer for Disabled American Veterans, illustrates the difficulties imposed by the city's parking restrictions on disabled ex-servicemen. Standing (left to right) are: John J. Ade, Indiana Department, American Legion, field service officer; John H. Weiss, also a DAV sgrice officer, and Kenneth Bennett. 215 Koghne. st. |
veterans.
for them. None of the three-score wants: Weiss, DAV national service. officer | pointed out today in a letter to Safety Board President William H. Remy that present limited parking ordinances are unfair to them. He asked the city fo follow the lead of New York City which has 300 similarly disabled veterans:
He asked Mr. Remy to allow DAV to provide the men with: special cards for their cars which would allow them to park overtime ‘on downtown streets. They .do, not. ask permission. to park in “no parking” zones, he said. Illustrating the need for the concession to the men, the letter cited the following illustration: “Last week a veteran was called to appear at the Veterans Administration regional office in the Cen-
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panderer and permanent deportee from the United States? That seems to be a matter for Mr, Sinatra to thrash out with the millions of kids Who live by his every bleat. The warbler has been having a high old time in Havana. He was here for four days last week. During that time, his companion in public and private was Luciano, Luciano’s bodyguards, and a rich collection of gamblers and nigh~ binders. The friendship was - beautiful: They were seen together at the race track, the gambling casino, and at special parties, MO ” » YOU remember Luciano. Tom Dewey Sent him up on a charge of vice-traffic. That was about the only thing Mr. Dewey could nail Luciano with. He was sprung from the jug last spring, was deported to Italy. Luciano . has heen living quietly in the Miramar section of Havana for the last three month§ or so. He is said to be a very pleasant man
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If Man Is Known by Company He Keeps, Here's An Angle on Sinatra, Idol of Kids
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With Goons—But You Can't ‘Fix’ a Crooner
By ROBERT C. RUARK Scripps-Howard Staff Writer HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 20.—It is probably my wistful old worldliness But I am frankly puzzled. Sinatra chose to spend his vacation in the company of notorious, cone victed hoodlums from Miami's plush gutters? This is, of course, none of my personal business. What if Mr. Sinatra wants to mob up with the likes of Lucky Luciano, the chastened
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And it may even be allowed a mealy-mouthed celebrity—if he {8 smart enough to confine his social
BUT Mr. Sinatra is the self-cone fessed saviour of the country’s small
He lectures on clean living and He appears in movie shorts on tolerance. And he frequently dabbles into the do-
So, in his Havana antics, he seems to be setting a most péculiar example for his hordes of shrieking are alleged to regard Mr. Sinatra witn the same awe as a practicing Mo-
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Overtime Parking Privilege Asserts Only 30 Ampufees Affected; Parallel New York Ordinance Cited
The Disabled American Veterans today asked the éity to sei aside! its downtown ‘parking restrictions for a
All suffered leg amputations or injuries which make walking difficult |
to be a law breaker, but John H.
tury building. Because of the 15+
solve the housing problems.
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compelled to park seven: blocks from the building and then wheel himself there in a wheel chair.” Mr. Weiss pointed out that New York City has put the plan in effect for disabled veterans there.
Democrats Open Mayoralty Race
" By NOBLE REED An ‘urgent appeal for the’ people of Indianapolis to end “deplorable conditions” in city government was made last night by Walter Myers Jr., attorney, in the opening blast of the mayoralty campaign. Speaking at a 22d ward Demos cratic club meeting, Mr. Myers warned citizens that the whole future of Indianapolis as a great city hinges on the municipal elections this year. Mr. Myers, who was a Democratic candidate for judge court 3 in the 1946 election, has not been mentioned so far as a possible candidate for mayor. He is the son of Walter Myers Sr. who is fourth assistant postmaster general in Washington. Lists Abuses Here
Some of the conditions which he
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ONE: Graft in the police department, TWO: Bungling attempts to
THREE: The slaughter of’ citigens in the streets by trafic acefdents. ; UR: Dilapidated and cramped government buildings. FIVE: Increased crime and Juvenile delinquency. SIX: Traffic and parking conges-
SEVEN: Soaring property taxes “with very little benefits to show
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permitted thousands of drunken drivers to punishment, Lewis B. Smith, director of Indiana's division of public safety declared today. Mr. Smith's charges followed dis« closure that & New Washington, Ind., funeral director, driver of an automobile in which a mother and her twin daughters were seriously injured, ‘had been arrested four times on (drunken driving charges The. driver, John. M. Monroe, i»
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