Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1947 — Page 3

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On Week-End

in traffic accidents Saturday night

~ was fatally injured vesterday when! : . his car collided headon with one|

* Mr. Steel was not hurt.

MONDAY, AUG. 11, 1047

1 Hoosiers Die In Accidents

2 Burned to Death And 1 Electrocuted

Seven more Hoosiers were killed

and yesterday. Pvt. Clarence Sudborough, 18, Butler, Ind, was killed yesterday when the motorcycle he was riding, struck a House trailer on Highway 24 near Roanoke. David Ormann, 21, Brazil, was crushed to death. when his truck overturned at a gravel pit near Terre Haute Saturday. 2 Killed in Wreck Nicholas Wissell, 25, Morris, “Ind. was fatally injured yesterday when

the car he was driving was struck| by a train at a crossing near his| i

home. Three children injured were Jewel Schomber, 12; James Wissel, | 10, and Cletus Walsman, 10. Ivan Stout, 33, Bloomington, was! killed yesterday when the car he was driving collided with one driven by Russell Kaiser. .on Highway 37 near Martinsville. Mrs. Charles Gibson, 32, Hunting- | ton, and Miss Jenoise Babcoke, 21, Pt. Wayne, were killed in a two-car collision five miles west of Bluffton yesterday. ! Charles Gibson, husband of orie of the victims and driver of one car, was reported in a critical coddition in a Bluffton hospital. Rob-g, ert Trader, Ft. Wayne, was driving the car in which Miss Bab-| coke was killed. i Wilmer A. Cline, “89, Thorntow

driven by Lloyd Steel, 1029 Churca st., Indianapolis, on Highway 52 six miles west of Lebanon vi} Electrocuted at Mine Mr. Cline apparently suffered a! heart attack causing his car to swerve out of the lane of traffic. |

Earl Bradfield, 43, Algiers, was killed in the Enos mine at Peters-! burg when he came in contact with anselectric Wire, Mrs. Louise Lindsey, 2-year-old son were burned to death Saturday when kerosene thiown on

a stove fire exploded and ignited»

their clothing. Two other children were rescued from the burning home. | . 4-Car Accident Two persons were injured and four automobiles were wrecked in| a collision at High School rd. and Highway 40 yesterday. A car driven by Claude E. Parker, \ 40, Plainfield, collided with a car driven by Lawrence McMurier, 28, of 2851 8. Meridian st. The Parker car careened off the overturned Mc- ! Murier automobile into a nearby parking lot and crashed into two other parked cars. The Parker car then burst into flames. Two passengers riding with McMurier were injured. They were Robert Traugett, 902 E. Palmer st. and Dorothy Stutle, 2736 Brill. rd Both were treated at hospitals and released.

5 Delegates Totter, To G. A. R; Session _

‘* CLEVELAND: Aug. 11 (U. P.).— Five old men in blue uniforms and | brass buttons and a combined age of 510 years today opened the first business session of the 81st encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. They were the only ones of the 49 living G. A. R. vets able to make the trip The oldest of the veterans here for the convention was William H. Osburn, 104, of Joplin, Mo. The youngest was, 99-year-old John C. Adams of Jonesboro, Ind. In between were John R. Bennett, 102, of Waynesboro, O. and Robert M.! Round, 103, of Ripley. N. Y.

Report Paraguay Seat Shifted in Rebel Drive |

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 11 (U. P.). —Diplomatic reports from Asuncion said today that President Higinio| Morinigo has removed his Paraguayan government from Asuncion under | heavy pressure from rebel troops

i which have driven into the suburbs

of the capital. President Morinigo was reported to have transferred his headquarters to Pilar, a small town on the Paraguay river opposite the Argentine cities of Bermejo and Formosa. The government's decision to re- | move its offices was communicated to the diplomatic corps and diplomats were said to be leaving Asun- | cion. |

2 Boone. County ‘Navy Men in Mediterranean

* Times State Service LEBANON, Ind. Aug. 11, — Two| navy men from Boone county are serving on ships which are touring

‘the Mediterranean area.

Harry A. Davis Jr. fireman first |

COUNTY FAIR AT NEW _BETHEL—Lois Ann (left) and Nancy Sue Hollingsworth of New Augusta arrived for the opening of the Marion county fair at New

Bethel today with their prized Holstein entries.

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old son,

Acme Telephoto

“HE WAS SPARED"—Walter Walters holds his four-month

Kenneth, who escaped injury when a low-flying airplane

killed the baby's mother, Mrs. Eula Walters, and crushed Kenneth's baby tuggy. The crash also brought death to the plane's pilot

and a 2- year. ol a baby.

Plane Falls Into Picnic,

Pilot Leaves Group Crash Hits Mother

INGLEWOOD, Cal.

to buzz over them in an airplane

A few minutes afterward the JPT-19 trainer crashed into the midst | Rumors

‘Three are Killed, Two Injured

to ‘Buzz’ Them, and Baby Carriage

Aug. 11 (U. P.).—A grief-stricken husband told ome . is | police today how one memebr of a picnic party left the group yesterday | [test pilot who was 5 3

of the party and killed three personsaincluding the pilot

The dead were George Porter, Eta Walters, 29, Los Angeles, and Myrna ®ynn Coffey, J: Two persons were + injured seri- + ously. One of them was Mr. Por-! ter's wife, Brownie Bell, 20, who was riding with her husband. The other was Mrs. Wanda Coffey, 29, Los Angeles.

The low-flying plane struck .a 40-foot tree. “1 saw the plane coming down

low and I knew it was going to crash,” Kenneth Walters told police “1 saw my wife and baby in its path and I knew they couldn't get out of its way. “I started to run to them just as the plane hit. It crashed near them and bounced across the walk and hit Eula and Mrs. Coffey. When I got to them I thought my baby | was dead. Then he started to cry. “I don’t know why, or how he was missed. The buggy was crushed, I thank God he was spared. “But my wife was dead.”

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the pilot; Mrs.

Tickets Named - At Jamestown

Times State Service

LEBANON, Ind, Aug. independent party tickets the field for the Nov. tion at Jamestown,

ale

The Citizens ticket comprises Tom when he lifted a heavy for first ward trustee, William Iverson, second ward trustee, third ward trustee | for

Weber,

James Helton, and ‘Maynod B. Hollingswoth,

clerk-treasurer.

The People's ticket

trustee,

for clerk-treasurer.

11.—Two._servation today,

Yank to Marry

Kurusu Daughter

Ex-lLieutenant Reveals Plans in Tokyo i!

TOKYO, Aug. 11 -(U. P.).—A for-| mer—Aduerican any officer, Frank | K. White, disclosed today that hé planned to marry Pia Kurusu, | daughter of Saburu Kurusu, the Japanese envoy who was at the! White House to talk peace when the Japanese hit Pearl Habor. Mr. White, a first lieutenant dur-| ing the war, is now a civilian attached to the reparations section of allied headqudrters. | He said he and the 21-year-old Pia would be married Thursday at the United States consulate in Yoko- | hama. “I ‘plan to take Pia to the United

States--but not just now,” Mr. White said. Mr. White said he had not informed his relatives in Somerset, Pa. He is 27

Mother Is American-born Pia’'s mother is an American-born white woman whom Kurusu wed | while he was Japanese consul-gen-| eral in Chicago. Pia was described | as having black, silken hair, a light! complexion® and vivacious charm,| but not ‘American-type beauty. She| speaks English and French as well | as Japanese, At various times, she has worked as secretary for her father, who always insisted he did | not know Pearl Harbor was planned.

He furnished information to Amer- | by two men as he pulled up in the | alley and started to get: out of the

fcan authorities prosecuting Japanese war criminals. Mr. White completed -his. army service in January of this year, In the grounds of- me Kurusu |

buried Pia's Hp A

air raid on Japan, | have persisted that he {Parachuteggto the ground and wa mobbed id Secause he Jooked loreign.

{an American

Works 7 Months, 1

Finds Neck Broken

PHOENIX, Ariz, Aug. 11 (U. P.). ~E C. Fox, 50, was back at work

{as Arizona's director of fur econ-| despite the know]- |

in edge that he has had a broken neck 4 city elec- for the past seven months,

Mr. Fox was injured in January boat from the Colorado river. He spent three weeks in the hospital and then returned to work. He suffered occasionally from | headaches and “blackouts.” And | friends persuaded- him to have a

comprises checkup. Warder Huckstep for third ward, trustee, Irl L. Neel for second ward |

X-rays revealed the broken neck,

| metal neck brace.

THE WEATHER FOTOLAST ACME TELEPHOTO

PRIN W of U.S. WEATHER BUREAU. DEPT. of COMMERCE FORECAST

class, son of Harry Davis, route 6,!

"Lebanon, is aboard the light cruiser! U. 8. 8. Fargo. William J. Gwin, water tender | second class, son of Mr. and Mrs. | Lewis E. Gwin, route 6, Lebanon, is aboard the destroyer tender U. 8. 8. Shenandoah.

Bennet K. Mercer Rites

Take Place Tomorrow |

‘Bennet K. Mercer, 70, of 2441 E.| Washington st, who died in City hospital Saturday, will be buried tomorrow, . will be held at 1:30 p.m. in Moore . Mortuaries peace chapel and burial will be in Floral

NATIONAL 24-HOUR FORECAST BUMMARY: Cool weather will continue tonight and early tomorrow from New England to the Ohio valley and Virginia. Minimum temperatures will be in the 70's in New England as cool Jair flows in from the north Atlantic. © ‘Warm southerly winds from the Gulf will hold minimum Shades in the 70's from the Gulf

| states to $he Onie valley: and the - Lakes region.

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flows in’ behind the front from Wisconsin to New Mexico. Warm air flowing northward from the Gulf will pick up moisture and rise up Into towering thinderclouds over the Gulf states and the southeast. ° Scattered thunderstorms will occur in the affected areas during:the coming 24 hours. Rain will develop ahead of the front in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. 7 By tomorrow afternoon maximum temperatures will be in the 80's from New England to Virginia- and the Ohio valley, also in ‘most of the Backies and the

THUND Son" Te far west. Afternoon readings will

be in the 90's from the Gulf states to the upper Lakes region as warm southerly winds from the

Gulf flow around a high pressure cell off the Georgia coast. The southern and central . plains states will continue to “bake” with maximum’ temperatures of 100 degrees or higher. : Tomorrow morning's minimum temperature ~ forecasts include Boston, 65; New York, Philadelphia and Milwaukee, 70; Wash72; Memphis and Chicago, 5; Si Lou, 7% 884 Katses Cito

Robbed of $365

5 and $20. bills .xhich was his own

Mr. Fox _said he wouldn't go to| Grafton *Henry for third bed, but would not try any heavy| | ward trustee and William 8S. Porter work until technicians make him a

ington and Cleveland, 71; Détroit, |

HOME COOKING FOR FAIR VISITORS — Mrs. “for sale at the Acton Methodist church booth, one of

Acton prepares roast beef the numerous concessions a

D. H. McNaughton

. : Gets Promotion D. H. McNaughton, 2325 Nowland ave, has been appointed

assistant sales manager of the Insley Mfg. Corp., according to W. B. Elliott, president. Mr. McNaughKenneth Ackmann who will become service manager of the newly established Insley service depot In Seattle, 3 Wash, Recently Mr. McNaughton discharged from the army with the rank of lieutenant colonel, Mr, McNaughton served 4's years overseas.

Autoist Slugged,

An East side man told police he was slugged as he started to put his car in the garage at 1 a. m, today and recovered consciousness five hours later to find $365 and his wallet gone,

The victim is Bob O'Brien, 47, of {2418 E. 10th st. He lay unconscious under the steering wheel of Ris automobile all night, he said.

Mr. O'Brien sgpid he was slugged

| car to open the garage doors. | Mr. O'Brien also said his car keys, | drivers’ license and identification a were missing. He told police he was carrying [$195 which, he said, belonged to the Wayne Motor Sales Co. of 541 E..New York st. and $170.in $10

money, * gnes Police - said Mr. ‘O'Brien had bruised eyes and a laceration on his right cheek,

Big 4 4 to, Draw Lots For 32 Jap Warships

TOKYO, Aug. 11 (U, P.).—The United States, Russia, China and the United Kingdom will draw lots {tomorrow for 32 Japanese warships, including four Otsu class destroyers described as the largest in the Japanese navy. In addition to the destroyers, the {four allied powers will draw for four 1800-class transports said to be in first class condition. They are similar to American APD’'s. The {rest of the ships in the lot are destroyer escorts.

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BIRTHS ¢ Girls At St. Francis—Eldon, Rita Paulkner; Julus, Irene Larson Ab City—Buck, Betty Wolfe; Jewell, Amy Evans; William, Delores Burress

At Coleman-—Jack, Winifred Dolen; George, Barbara Rogers: Lionel, Eleanor Clem; Francis Susanah Mayberry, William, Nellie Herrin At Methodist—Lloyd. Edith Myers, Catherine James; Charles, Marilyn Pugh: Melvin, Helen Collis; Theodore, Bernice Gabe; Victory, Naomi Bennet! Vincent's— Robert, Anna Howeid: , Eileen Shoemaker. John. Ruth Wartman; Kenneth, Maly Grose; Donaid, Mildred Good. - Morton, Ruth Mitenell; Otis, Edith Dowden: Martin, Ellen Ginther; William, Agnes Allison, At Home-—lvy, Mildred Taylor, 407 E. Ohio st

Charles

Boys ~Earl, Elizabeth Dorothy Trefry ~Charles, Jacquiline Warren, WarBernice Harris. Iva, Margaret Roberts; Fred, Delores Pinger, Eldon, Viplet Ray, Leland, Helen Howard, Boyd, Ruby Browder At Coleman--John, Pauline Amt; John Olga Moore; Donald, Dorothy Lane; Robert, Abby Johnson. At Methodist—Leo, Nida Lucas: Samus, Carolyn West; Walter, Josephine Ken. dall, Richard, lene Edmondson, Kenneth, Elaine Huisman, Charles, Hene

Al St. Ruehrschneck

Francis Louls, City ren,

Tarter, At St. Vineent's—Robert, Wanda Wallman. Mary Harvey, Ermal, ; Maurice, June Strahl. Robert, Wright, Stanley, Georgianna Harold, Malinda Stevens; RobDine Wright Phd Wiliam, Betty Daugherty,

| DEATHS’ Jack Keibvirger, 52, pneumonia Bennie Wicker, 30, kemia william Baker, 75, at City, Hver:

George EB. Conrad, 73, at 430 N. Noble,

at 32456 N, at St,

Llinols, Vincent's, lets

cirrhosis of

Lucille

Warren, Eleanor

‘energy will describe the commissions poliey at: Crawfordsville Sept. 32 when is scheduled to speak at the W: college auditorium. % His appearance is sponsored by the Crawfordsville chamber of come merce and all other civic organizse tions in the community. His sube ject will be “The Future of Atomis | Energy.” .

Ticker Errs; Racketeers Argue:

The baseball pool ticket racked was in a dither today ovér an error ~ on the ticker tape reporting Sunday baseball scores. The ticker tape came through | the machines listing the Indianapo{lis Indians’ ‘victory over St. Paul aL 6- 04. Later, this was corrected to 5-to a operators were arguing : | with irate pool ticket customers | over pay-off, A one-run score | change would alter pay-offs, These are made on the basis of total runs in all three baseball leagues, team combination scores and individual scores

Elizabeth Shortridge of

t the annual fair: which lasts until Aug. 16.

CLASH WITH YUGOSLAVS | Army Sets Deadline TRIE E, Aug. 11 (U. P.).—The The deadline for application for,

allied-supervised Venezia CLUE oar SIy. tominissi on the] civil police and Yugoslav militia a ¥ —President Truman returned to the clashed today in a brief fight along|"'™Y Nurse corps and women's spe-| white House today after spending 8 the Morgan line south of Trieste, |cialist corps has been extended un-| quiet week-end at his Shangri-la but ho casualtise were reported. til Sept. 30, retreat in the Catoctin mountains,

Truman Returns

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (U. PJ,

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PR ———— go If you nod the Rtadestty say T : “yes” or “aye” or “si si” or “dah” (dah is ) Russian for ot it is used very !

sparsely)—-they usually. say “Het” which Is “ne” and pronounced neht (we just looked it up.)— will you please take note!

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