Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1947 — Page 2

+ "=""NO ADMITTANCE—The gafage arco at the Speedway frack, with fs smell of -| high-powered fuels, fascinates race fans. Here a group hangs on one of the gates to catch fleeting glimpses of the race cars.

Hotels Filled Up |Loot Valued at $500 Found At ‘Boom’ Rates |' Hit-Run Suspects Car

Discovery Follows Arrest by Deput Race Fans Take It On Financial Chin

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

For-A-Quarter

PIT BULL—Maybe this pit make a pun shout

bulldog realized someone would

im being tied up by the pit and showed his’

teeth a little more than usual. He watched pre-race activities yesterday from a vantage spot below the grandstand, just in beck of

Speedway pits.

Adopt New System War Dead Will Be Honored

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THURSDAY, MAY 2,107

Streetcar Fare

SPEED MERCHANTS—Both of theso men found fame in

traveling at a mighty fast clip. Col. Roscoe Turner, well-known pilot,

and Pete DePaolo, former Spee

dway great (left to right), found

much to take their interest at the track yesterday.

Scout Honor Court

Saddle club, the wagon, ob Just as the several cars p the sub-deb ¢ school and the ning ride and “Look-rea) called, / Speak in THERE F which only a The office direction of B “The Amec With some they meant that expressio “No—that's

Approximately $500 in stolen clothing was found in the automobile hens teeth and as costly as gold] ‘The driver, James Wreith, 1239 Eugene st, was charged with Indianapolis eitizens will gather the monument. The police will be | ones in Indianapolis today, one day|vagrancy and questioned concerning the theft of clothing from Jack Scott and Jates Lockridge, both of Lansing, Mich.

Woman Fleeced of $130 by Hoary 460) Gf & 3-year-cd alleged bit-run driver who was arrested early today (yg Jf + gs At Circle Memorial Services 3 Ee ae Bote Heit 0f Listing Voters | : Set for Sunday Change Is Design od ound 1 ne Inoue: ia he Leirle followed by the Marion’ County ow

To Eliminate Error of the city stands as a perpetual reA new system designed to reduce {minder of Hoosier soldiers and the chances of error in: balloting [sailors who gave their Hves in war. here was adopted today by the Each year at this time, the monu-

council, V. F. W. Drum and Bugle

Eagle Ranks

rector: Otis Logan, grand marshall, To Be Awarded : and Don Martinie, chief of staff.| The semi-annual Boy. Scout court . Five divisions of marchers will fol- of honor for awards of Eagle rank low. will be held Sunday at the World

accident in the 1500 block of E guests take the room for three n., « The damaged an

mishap nights. automobile belonging to Virginia Price increases also prevailed ati gmith 1215 E. Vermont st.

In Spelling Bee hotels commonly rated as second Detective Robbed g

class. Some of these were asking| , ... oie detective, James G. Ad-| (Continued From Page One) $15 for & double with bath or $1250, & PEUR CSET IE TERE ld line sightseeing tours. Tonight the without bath with a two-day regis-| 1... 1. 10st his automatic pistol national winner and all the local tration requirement. and cash and personal property champions will be entertained at a Desplie high rates, almost every|yoiued at $147 to three men who banquet at the Willard hotel, -where hotel in town was filled up. pounced on him early today st 29th [awards will be presented. Clerks ‘Making Hay’ and Udell sts. First prise is $500 and a trip to AS rooms became scarcer, some! Crede Owens, 7012 Ralston ave. New York City. Emilie will get $40 ote were re-|told deputy sheriffs a man slugged {OF Staying in the contest as long as

3 oun she did. Tomorrow they will go to him last nig Tist . ported to be demanding a Malet ston Jient_# Bad Mt. Vernon by bus and retwrn on a

“palm greasing” before giving out $2 - | Potomac river steamer.

rooms. One visitor lipped a clerk| Ruth Biggums 420 N. West st,| 11s Week's stay here will wind up

“tin® i i with a visit to the national Episcoa $15 “tip” for a double room. The|was fleeced out of $130 yesterday pal cathedral, of the i

room, incidentally, cost $15 a night/afternoon in ‘a downtown variety : and was rented with the two-day store by two women who “worked |1ate Conception and the Franciscan stipulation. : the age-old “pigeon - dropping ' One irate visitor who' checked in|83me” on her, she told police. a hotel early this week to be surg of She posted cash and personal!

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Emilie Hesitates First down in the first round was

the Better Business bureau when {after the two women wid the vic. | the management assed aim dor au Hip JE] would shang; $3009, found n'y : ate round. But she finally made up her

extra $25 to keep the room over Girl Reports Assault mind that “roommate” is spelled Although almost every hotel in| A 15-year-old girl told police she with two m's. From then on unsown gave out a “Sorry, filled up” Was raped last night at 10th and til she ran. into “granary” she was to requests for rooms tonight, many | Missouri sts. by a middle-aged man the sharpest speller in the lot. | clerks told callers that rooms might| Who approached her in an automo- | Darrell Flavelle of the Washingdied | De “available tomorrow. Customers |ton Daily News went down in the who had paid for two to three days Burglaries overnight were re- first round also. to get a room for pre-race night ported by Harry Oliver, owner of land three went by without anyone would be checking out, clerks fig-|the Oliver grocery, 502 S. Keystone missing a word. ancl the ecm ould be re. [3vE. Which was entered after the | Emilie, her mother, Mrs. Coy closing hours by thieves who stole (Gray, and her official escort, Mrs. $30; John Bauder, 3120 -N. Illinois | Norma Koster, will return to IndiSome Outwit Scalpers st, whose residence was robbed of |anapolis by plane Saturday night. Some veteran race-goers out-{$19, and Floyd Gerry of 3352 N. ; Shier. Sie witted room scalpers by stopping in| Pennsylvania st, where $61 was| Youth Draws $10 Fine i ojaken. For Selling Fireworks

: | Indianapolis early tomorrow. As far Mrs Carrie M Eccles Frank K. Teskey, 20, of 1243 W.

| away as Pt. Wayne and Marion, ’ h Henry Freeman, New| hotels put out “no vacancy” signs 24th st., was convicted in Municipal

and two brothers, Syl-|; : it | Freeman, Princeton, and oii eg a ii Detroit} ege ave, died yesterday in an InFreeman, Indianapolis. Ry dianapolis nursing home. She was y 1 Race goers were offered another g

: 82. out by the Indianapolis Convention| , native of Marseilles, IIL, she Moore, who & Visitors bureau. The bureau al- had lived here the last 38 years. ome, 309 W.|ready has placed 1500 persons In|p .yin;cly she lived 20 years at 8 : PB Seeing rooms in private homes. |i. andria and was a member of acle. Bur-| Another 2000 sleeping rooms areithe Mirst Congregational church |available.: A housing bureau set up| there, ' sold the fireworks which caused was 63, lived in the mezzanine of the Claypool] Mrs. Eccles was a graduate of the the injury. was ‘employed (will steer roomless visitors to pri-| wisconsin State Normal college. . . | Mrs. Emily Kindel Mrs. Emily Kindel, an Indian-

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lawful sale of fireworks. He fined $10 and costs by Judge Joseph Howard. Teskey's arrest followed the injury last week of a Technical high school girl who was cut when a toy

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the Fannie May vate oe here they can get| gyurvivors are two sons, Roy R. % rooms for rates ranging from $3 to) .,,4 Harry, both of Indianapolis, are his wife, Mrs.($5 per night per person. The bu-|,n4 six grandchildren. Moore; a son, Sylvester; reau will be open far into tonight, geryices will be at 1:30 p. m. ters, Mrs. Beatrice Jaw: to accommodate late arrivals, Saturday in the Shirley Brothers’ Miss Ruth Moore, A Eh EL Ye central chapel with burial in Crown , William Moore, all of In- K, C. Unit Picks Turner |mm . Lawrence E. Turner, 209 N. Gray A» 2 st., was elected grand knight of {DUTCH NAME U. 8. ENVOY Mrs. . Marcia | Branham Notre Dame council 1477, Knights| THE HAGUE, May 29 (U. P)~ of Columbus, at a meeting Tuesday | Dr, Eelco N. Van Kleffens, former

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She was 95.

Survivors are a daughter,

grandchildren.

, |Mary Conley, the champion from get » room complained bitterly to{property to.show her “good faith |the Charlestown Daily Mail. She spelled “desperately” with two a's.

Then rounds two

Mrs. Carrie M. Eccles, 2116 Col- court 3 today on & charge of unWas

bomb exploded. Police said Teskey

apolis resident 63 years, died today in her home at 530 E. 52d st.

A native of Rockford, she was a member of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Joseph Stine, Indianapolis; a son, James, Pasadena, Cal, and four

Marion county election board. The board ruled that all poll books for each of the 380 voting precincts shall bear the typewritten names of all registered voters. The ruling further provides that the voters must sign their names opposite the printed name and ad dress. This is designed to eliminate chances of mistaken identity. In the past only the voters signatures appeared on the poll books | and many of those were illegible, leading to confusion over the identity of the voter. The election board also. {nounced that it will dismantle voting machines used in the May primary next Monday unless there is a court order in the meantime ordering the totals preserved for some legal matter. The deadline for filing suits to

that if there is no court order to impound the machines by Monday they will be dismantled in preparation for the November election,

Local Briefs

I E— Edwin Geis, owner of the TwoWay tavern, 350 Massachusetts ave., reported to police today that burIglars broke into his establishment | last night and stole 35 bottles of whisky valued at $100. More than 100 persons represent- | ing co-operating agencies yesterday attended the 10th anniversary party | of the cerebral palsy clinic in Riley hospital, In charge were Mrs. Doris Wheeler Toumey, theraphy supervisor, and Mrs. Winifred Kahmann, physical and occupational therapy director. The clinic is: maintained by the state department of public welfare and the Indiana university medical center.

Washington st., was in fair condition today at City hospital after he was struck by an automobile in the 1300 block of W. Washington st. Cecil Brakett, 36, of R. R. 3, Box 505, driver of the vehicle, was not held.

ed president of the Fathers’ association of Broad Ripple high school. He succeeds C. E. (Pete) Clift. Other officers named at last night's

day at Planner & Buchanan mor-

in South Bend. Other officers from | Netherlands foreign minister and| Services will be held at 10:30|annual spring dinner-meeting in

the school are C. O. Gooding, vice president; Edgar Stahl, secretary,

for Mrs. Marcia Ruth Bran- Indianapolis are William H. Mc- | representative to the United Na-

former Indianapo a. m. Saturday in Shirley Brothers’ In lis: resident Shay, chancellor, and Peter Trixler,| tions, has been appointed ambassa-

central chapel. Burial will be in

died Tuesday after an auto 8c- | roroding secretary. dor to Washington, Riverview cemetery at~Seymour.

. She and her hus-

and T. B. Graves, treasurer,

Harold W, Sturgis, 43, of 1548 W. E «Ng

ment comes into renewed glory, Tomorrow, women's auxiliaries to veterans’ groups will decorate with flowers the sculptured likenesses of Gen. George Rogers Clark, Gen. william Henry Harrison, Civil War Governor Oliver P.” Morton and other Indiana heroes.

General Memorial association at 9:30 a. m. will conduct a parade over downtown streets to the north steps of the monument. There, the Marion County council, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Ladies auxilthe

iary will sponsor

a0 ~haplain R. Stanley Hendricks of | Mrs. Bessie

Billings hospital will give the address and invocation.

ciation,

Auspices Alvin P. Hovey Women's c the Rev. R. M.

The tall ‘stone shaft in the center{corps with Frank Delatore as di- |

8. services. | corps: Mrs. De

Other memorial services for Fri-

day follow:

CROWN HILL CEMETERY 2:80 P. M. Address, James M. Tucker; James C.

Ahern, president General Memorial asso-|

presiding: 1400 flages will be on family lots by Boy Scouts; the nited Spanish War Veterans and the

auxiliary will hold services at the graves of Maj. "Harold Megrew and Harry Keys. gram starts at 2:30 p.m

- 1PM Monument to the Unknown Dead, west

ind soldiers’ plot, special ritualistic servces.

MT. JACKSON CEMETERY 10:30 A. M. Relief orps; address, Dodrill, astor of the Broadway Baptist church; T! Cora Bernhardt, - president of the ma Monson, chairman, and Hart presiding. GARFIELD PARK $:3 A.M. At Gen. Henry W. Lawton's statue; nsored by John W. Love and Sons of

A police escort will lead the pa- | Spanish War veterans.

rade along S. Pennsylvania st. to Washington, west on Washington to

Meridian and north on Meridian to | Fy" githara Langen.

Butler university will offer “on the i spot” counselor trainipg this summer with students to train at Camp Kosciusko, Winona Lake. The course will include class study, observation and training in camp activities and |

administration. The course offers three hours’) academic credit and is designed for |

BILLINGS HOSPITAL

Address, Al s Stump; invocation, the

ediction, the Rev.

atey 31. Bourd members mia|Butler to Offer Course | WORD-A-DAY In Camp Counseling

By BACH

J} | thur Plumley,

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women who desire experience in}

camp counseling. The course will begin June 21 and continue through

Aug. 18. Enrollment limit is 12 |

women. | ee ——————————— LIONS BAND TO PLAY ’ | Times State Service ! NOBLESVILLE, Ind. May 20.— The Indiana State Lions Band will give a concert at a two-zone Lions picnic scheduled at Forest Park here | next Sunday, June 1.

. Official Weather UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU] Sunrise. ......5: Precipitation 24 hrs. snding 7:30 a.m.

The following table shows the tempera-

ture in other cities:

Atlants ... Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland .

Low

Denver ... Evansville

M. Carlton Smith has been elect- {It

fami ..... Minneapolis-St New Orleans . New York .. Oklahoma Ci Om

ana Pittsburgh .. San Antonio San Francisc

spacdenins

. uis .. Washington,

: —_— Se SARTORIAL (sar-to’ riPERTAINING TO A TAILOR,

Under 40 Hours in April

WASHINGTON, May 29 (U, P.). —The labor department reported today that production cutbacks had reduced the average manufacturing work week to less than 40 hours in April for the first time since 1942. B. L. S. said average hourly earnings in industry continued to rise in April. They were $1.186 an hour for all manufacturing, a new peak.

War Memorial auditorium, Merle H. Miller, chairman of the advancement committee, announced today.

The Rev. Theo O, Fisher, pastor of Northwood Christian church, will (speak. Dr. Chester Wharton, pastor of Prentice Presbyterian church, will give the invocation as the pro-

Members of the court will consist of selected representatives of luncheon clubs of the eight Boy Scout districts of Central Indiana Couneil,

Thirty-nine scouts will receive their Eagle badges in a presentation ceremony in charge of Eagle scouts of Troop 90.

Recipients of Eagle badges are: Bruce Pearson troop 6; William Welch, troop 28; G. J. Druley, post 28; Hetman Murray, ship 32; Jack Riser, Larry Hol- | land, troop 38 William Kern, troop 66; { Richard Julley. troop . 72; Richard Mor« | gan, Robert Leonard, troop 75; George densticker, troop 78; Lynne Hull, troop 79: Edward Gallagher, fom Lugar, John Roberts, troop 80. Leo Mahoney, troop 83; James Ray, James Fyfle, troop 83. Richard Williams, troop 88; Keith Bundy, Kenneth Cross, Patrick BEvard, Tom Heidenreich, Ronald Ricé, Dan Wake« | fleid, Joep 90; Charles Van Buskirk, {troop 91; Iph Feldhake, troop 130; Ar troop 133; Donald Shaw, k Glenn Clayinehart, troop p 303; George : Ramajeth Grice, John an orrow Jr., troop | 349; James Ten Eyck, air squad 352 Don Bowers, troop 387. - 394

Policeman, Ex-Flier, Awarded Air Medals

An Indianapolis policeman, Robert Guy Miller, received the air imedal with two gold stars and the | distinguished flying cross in a ceremony at the naval ordnance plant | yesterday. Mr. Miller, who lives at 1218 Calhoun st., was cited for heroism and extraordinary achievement as a crew member of a torpedo bomber during operations against Japanese

forces near Nansei Shoto, Nanpo ~

Shoto and the Japanese homeland from Feb. 10 tg’ May 10, 1945. SPY GLASSES, $1.25 TELESCOPES, $1.58

FIELD GLASSES

$3.50, $4.25, $5.00, $19, $20, $22, and up te $85

THERMOS Juas

2 Gallen Size, $7.95 | Qalion Size, $5.29 & $5.95

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Branham, were I have 8 visit her parents, GAS TURNED OFF younger sta . Roy P. Wisehart, Sold Exclusively in Marion names to b when they were involved in the| County at them. The because the Born in Union City, Mrs. Bran- 208 N. D laware Frankly, ham lived here from 1927 until 1932 O00 to theaters and moved back in 1940. She was row like a f bo of Sho high oy. Ae... fildge bg Ingrid’s "Surviving are her husband and THEY a standard

_ parents, and two brothers, James A. Wisehart, Atlanta, Ga., and Paul |®. Wisehart, in the army at Ft.

, & former employee of the 7-Up pttling Co. died yesterday in

UP—Mrs. Lassie Buchanan, 143 5 Bel efonfaine st; smiled following the capbandit who beld her up today. D the bandit down an alla.

Harold Bridges, 2542 N. Alabama st. (right),

a CAPTURED—Virgil Ross, (third from rig jail following his capture by these officers.

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Capt. Jack Alkire, Lt. Roy

ht). dejectedly awaits transportation to (Left to right) Detective Fred Starks,

eeves, Ross, Lloyd Wholrey, and Patrolman: Robert Stie-

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