Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 April 1948 — Page 6
2. to civilian life. 1 years later to help the Chevrolet |
: + en. 69, Dies: ‘War Pro eduction Chief om for 18:Months =
Former GM President’ ‘Kept Affliction Secret; Services to Be Held Thursday in Detroit +
DETROIT, Apr. 27 (UP)—William 8. Knudsen, 60, retired auto~ motive production genius and former president of General Motors Corp, died in his home on-Grosse Ile today. Gen. Knudsen. wantime Army general, had been ill for about 18 months, 4 almost sifioe he returned
Dr. Thomas N. Horan, one of
the physicians who attended the division overcome Mr, Ford's lead
production chief as a lieutenant !
. said his
general during the long illness, tient died at 3:58 a. m., Indianapolis Daylight Time. Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Knudsen, his wife, and their four children— Semon E. Knudsen, Mrs. Hobert C. Vander Kloor, Mrs. John Stevenson and Mrs. Martha BE. McKenney—were at the bedside. They had been summoned at mid-
night. Funeral Thursday “Funeral services will be held Thursday '. afternoon at the Epiphany Lutheran Church, with the Rev. E. T. Bernthal officiating. Burial will be In Acacia Park Cemetery. : Danish-born Gen. Knudsen had fert his suburban home rarely. in the last few months, and then only for short drives in his chauffeured limousine. : | “Cause cof ‘death was not- an< pounced immediately but it was reported ‘the general. suffered from hypertension and artemal ailments, aggravated: by his un__stinting efforts to direct production of arms: for defeat of the Axis powers. He was under the constant care of physicians. : Mr. Knudsen’'s condition had been serious for some time, but the family, acting upon. his . wishes, had withheld any on~nouncement.,
Upon his return from Washington; Mr. Knudsen had accepted the presidency of the Hupp Motor ‘Co. but illness prevented him from directing the firm actively. William 8. Knudsen was born
tisty his ~tions and he came to the United «4 States at the age of 23.
‘the field.
{of GM in 1937 when Aifred P.
©lters
in sales of light cars. He overhauled Chevrolet's production methods and made geveral different models ‘in’ the competitive war with Mr. Ford. His genious chiefly was responsible for Chevrolet's late dominance in
"GM Head in 1937
Be aa
Mr. Knudsen became president
Sloan ‘moved up to chairmanship
President Roosevelt named) him Director of the Office of Production Management Jan. 7, 1941, bit the job lasted only 11!
critic Thé President rv Mr. Knudsen as a lieutenant general in charge of .war. production for the Army and he worked long hours and traveled more than 250,000 miles to break production bottlenecks. Mr. Knudsen left the Army in June, 1945, returning to Detroit: His war work had broken his health and he never was able to take over full direction of the Hupp Motor Co. One of his last public appear. ances was in 1946 when he was honored by the automotive jubilee. célebration as one of the
America on wheels. In his declining months, his wife, the former Clara Elizabeth “Euler of Buffalo, had watched his health carefully. They were married in 1911 and had a son and three daughters.
Burch Backers
To Give Banquet
Siwoo Marion County's candidates for the state GOP convention has| 3
beeh arranged by backers of State Auditor A.V, Burch for the Governor nomination. The Burch-for-Governor Committee, which opened - headquar-
““Reépublican precinct officials; | ward chairmen .and convention
the opening of the and Hobart
ob PF the: GO nomination and Gov. Gates.
Police Arrest 3 Men In ‘Suspicious’ Truck
“suspicious” looking truck.
~All three men have police records as safe crackers.
truck.
‘your hometown |
The men are John Hanrahan. § ER 31, of 2208 N. Illinois St.;
and Harold Weid. iman, 22, of 516 Buchanan St.
of the%board, and served four, years, |
maths. because of mounting!
pioneers responsible Tor putting!:
yesterday in the Claypool] Hotel, will give a banquet at the; — | Antlers Hotel Thursday night. %
candidates’ have been invited as|gosd—
ri Special gues: tal nesta among guests at head-
Burch iM quarters were Walter Helmke, Ft. 1 Wayne attorney,
Police “today are holding three men for questioning after they were arrested last night while riding. in" what officers called a
The truck was loaded with tools and a hand Ame
His | Beit R & is om vd - "brother. Dennis, 26, of 1905 W. of a — ndanupetie ” Massy, Mesh, Howard St.
Nid Bill Will Pass House.
“other victory for the
Victory Seen for “State C. of C.
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY WASHINGTON, Apr, 27—AnIndiana
ty Leader Charles A. Halleck
Return toa
lyille off-the map. Today, after 30 days of cleanup and
work, ‘the townspeople said they us on the map.”
of $60,000 which =r has helped start ori Yebuilding | DAS sand for the ‘sympathy |= demonstrated by thousands of {about
fe
Citizens Grateful for Tornado Aid, Now Long. To Pick Up Old Threads’ in Rural Scene
thin They are eternally grateful for Because. ‘of this, the cleanup work contributions “completed; the rubble
(cleared off Wreels a Tebullding | ceeded their quotas.
jort (R. Ind.) indicated that the House
~ |College president and state cham-
HONEYMOONERS-—So excited. was. she the fourth time she "bacame a bride, Lana Turner swayed dizzily yesterday when she took her marriage vows as the wife of Bob Topping, tinplate heir, But the minister reached out and steadied her.
Hoosiers. But they would like to get out of the’ limelight and get back to
the normal work-a-day world the
will'not pass the $300 million Federal Aid for Education bill this session, . Clarence A. Jackson, executive vice. president of the state chamber, said that they are publishing | a pamphlet setting out reasons why they think Federal aid for education wrong. Indiana Senators and -Congressmen were guests of the state {chamber at a dinner last night at the Mayflower Hotel, The state chamber leaders are here attending the “annual meeting. of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
fore the storm. Visitors by Hundreds Curious motorists by the h dreds continue to flock through the town, especially on Sundays, peering at the remains of homes and buildings. : “There was a constant stream of cars by my house Sunday,” said C. D, Knight, the town banker and chairman of the rehabilitation committee. , “The folks here are getting just Sparks Is Speaker a little bit tired of people looking Dr. Frank H. Sparks; Wabash at our misery,” he said. “1 wouldn't want to re-live the “It seems!
ber director, was the principal|last 30 days,’ he said. speaker at the dinner. He con- more like 30 years.” 'demned what he called 4 “Federal
50 cents.
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Local Issues
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Cattle Active and Steady: Hogs Lose in Slow Trade
Cattle trade ruled active, fully] steady in the Indianapolis Stock- [Good yards today, but vealers sagged. one” and mediiim or .¥ wo mall (AI Weights... hogs — (all weights) vo. hans
Cows (All Weights)
wrivereersl- 38.00930,00
“leo-author of the Taft-Hartley La- Bedfor
can educational traditions and 2 Sta K f P. The bill, which was
subsidy for general education” as|with cash, volunteer labor, clothbeing contrary to the best Ameri-|ing, , building mat: materials and anyangerous step toward control of the schools from N_—_— the Senate and now is “on passed, yar the House Education and Labor ets Toni Committee, provides for Labs! federal funds to the schools and
Ta 23.50 25.00 gLEtesns ire Sota so retention of local control of their rs He Felention oF veg Expect 500 Delegates . Indiana’s share of the $300 mil- For 3-Day Session
Tioh Woild be $3,645,000. Robert!
unchanged rates, while [email protected]| yr . | Wyatt, secretary of the I a moved 50 cents to $1 lower in a| An tf - i S500 rather slow trade with mid-day Medtum rT 2% 50024 00 State Teachers Association, Jas of Indiana, begins tonight in the clearance still uncertain. utter and common . 19.00%22.50 | Spent considerable time Jere ob-| Claypool Hotel. More than 500 CALVES (550) | bying for its passage. / . delegates are expected to attend apr [Goode home ooo MOGI) Both Sens. Homer J: Capehart| the three-day session. GOOD TO CHOICE HOGS (10.300) |Culls (16 POUnds up) +. ess. 1300@iz0| (R. Ind.) and Williglm E. Jenner; A state public speaking con$13 30020 3 Steers (R. Ind.) voted for/the bill when test is being sponsored by the naa arsed and Stocker Oaitle and Calves it passed the Sepate two weeks Zouth Foundation SI the Su22.30 ivi ce ~ . , reme Lodge. 1 eld in BY hoa, 800 pounds .iciveesiss [email protected] ws pf conjunction with the banquet iSong indium. POUDGS sasvsisecess F109) A gubcomyfittee in the House Which will be held in thy Riley © 172891835) 500-1000 pounds ............ [email protected] unanimously recommended pass- Room. tomorrow, The reme . [email protected] Common nds [email protected]| 8¢ last - Vice Chancellor, Fred Ratliff, [email protected] Calves (Steers) ’ But ay/the close of Dr. Sparks’ Grant County superintendent of
addre Sen. Capehart took the schools, is state chairman.
Medium — rost. at last night's dinner and - 16maese 500 pounds down “tera [email protected] said’ he “could find very little Sedlor | of Wolt Lae, and Reuben Fo 1 aid ose 1a oii” siege] (0 Quarrel” with Dr. Sparke'|cs ESTE CUNT SUTRA Punta *" gu 2300 bounds down is. du. : stand. : o al Apols are ln Sharge Ai “400+ 450 pounds o 15! 500 pounds down 5. ....... [email protected])/ Rep. Gerald W. Landis (R. . The in I 450- 800 pounds ~iessassvess 14.502 15.50 SHEEP a2) /|Ind.), ranking majority member be assisted by Joseph W,. Van —— 250- 550 pounds .....iiciiin 13.0091435 hans tional ied aka of of the House Committee which Briggle, Grand Prealte, and Siaughise Pigs aa o To Ghely go sor fvrenedc BU 0 has the bill bottled up, issued a George Sundling, Past Grand 90- 120 po a in 14, Meahum to good 3100423 7 | statement today saying he wholly Chancellor. Both are of IndianTTLE na {COMMON vouioh tress 18.00G30.50 | gigagrees and wants to see the other
|meagure passed now. He.is a former school teacher from Linton. Rep. Fred A. Hartley (R. N. J),
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Hasina Tox, Ap. ./31 (UP
Se Ye ne mittee, Speaker Martin.(R. Mass.)
rough Apr. 23 com-iis ‘said to
bor Law, is chairman of the com-
oppose on the grounds that eh Federal
IND ANAPOLIS s CLEARING HOUSE
= Tr Docs TSG RDS ae “irr wif SiC Ist but money now 1s: needed for d Plainfield, and Elton L. Mar- . Sain Surpa” / A 0a 173 2008 113 498 expenditures. rf in Grand Outer. Guard, Ft. 96] Publi Balance /. 4443, 4,510,428 812 Petition Possible ayne 10 povads pe Ba ® Reierye Bet 205 nan If the committee does not act,
however, a petition may be filed to bring Federal aid to the House
? [pass as the National Education "Association : lobby rates even’
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2 1600 to Attend " ‘Phone’ Parley
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May 5-6 in the Claypool hotel.
* Speakers will include Lawrence a member of ‘the
E. Carlson,
and over, Ie; 8 Leghorns, 19s; Ne. 3 poulia 54 ibe ss case | Lobbyists swarm in Washing: grade fy large 39¢; grade A. medium,
telephone! ¢ h I welcome their ide is Er will attend the 28th an- hous re
nual convention of the Indiana
stronger than the Chamber of Commerce. In his dinner Sen. Capehart said he favored ‘lobbyists and found them very helpful. change in wage rates.
‘ton by the hundreds,” Sen. Capehart said. “For my part 1 think | demands for a “substantial” that lobbyists are a good thing. wage increase because “
lyze all the bills and they are| living costs costs.” very helpful at times. But they
never have influenced me, al- Driver er Held in “Death ‘Of Michgian City Boy"
“L.-hope you keep up the good
day. ”
of its old characteristics. But things probably will never be the same.
tiny agricultural fown knew bev ol 0 Cola Sunday services in the school building. The Mis- ahead of its accomplishment at mgh{SIOBREY Baptists meet in a tent | the corresponding time last year, - behind their wrecked: building.
iN | "| Generous ~ Hoosters pitched % |
Ab Regional -Meeting
“The SO0tH ~~ CONVeRtion of the ident; Wallace 0: Lee;—€. Otto} Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias Janus and Henry F. Schricker,|
“Harvey T. Ott, Grand Chan-
Steel Firm to Continue ~% Swot oor Once there, it likely would CIO Pact Until 1949 5
CLEVELAND, Apr. 27 (UP)—| Republic Steel Corp., the nation’s’ third largest steel prodiicer, an-' {nounced today that it would continue its present -contract with the CIO United Steelworkers until Apr. 30, 1949, without .
The company sald it refused)
wages We wouldn't have time to-ana- have advanced more rapidly than
work. —Give us-hell, we can take! MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Apr. But remember us on ‘election 27 (UP)-—Funeral services were | planned today -for Marvin Fisher, C. Harvey Bradley, Indidnaps| 3-year-old ‘son 6f Mr. and Mrs. |
Public Bérvicé Commission of InTIANA] FF, Marston, vice presi dent, Indiana Bell Telephone Co.; :
olis, vice president ‘of the state winf chamber presided. He Introduced Witforg Fuh alt-the aeional
and their secretarial staffs,
J. F. MgDiarmid, vice presid National Life Insurance Co. Ft. Wayne; Clyde 8. Bailey, execu-
9%] tive vice president, U. 8.” mde-"Used in Bikinl- Test
| pendent Telephone Association, | { Robertson, Indiana Tax Board. A banquet will be held May 5] *| featuring several vaudeville sieits |
. Jfrom the-Indlana- University;
(Theater.
J Kentucky Forotal Set .
For Carmel Resident Services for Mrs. Myrtie Wil} ford, RR 2, Carmel, will be held Burial-wil-also be
held Roger D. Anderson, 20, th
Navy Guns Sink Ship
filing charges against him,
~ 5 PLAN FILES ~
Ww. C. BRASS wus and- Associates 21 8 Meridian St. St. po BIST
HONOLULU, Apr. 27 (UP)
sunk by gunfire from four de- | stroyers near Kwajalein last] | Saturday, Pacific... fleet . head-, quitters announced today. The Stack was one of the. ships | “Iised fA the “BIKE atomiv Bomb tests, but the Navy did not ex-| | plain why it was sunk. Several other target ships have been de-| stroyed- because they were aan~ gerously radioactive. -
How Dr Edwards Helps
+ Mrs. Wilford, who was 27, died! Sunday in General Hospital. She! was born in Cadiz, but had lived] here nexrly two years. Survivors are her husband, Na|poleon: two sons, John and-Aus-{tin Wilford, all of Carmel; her father, Henry Wharton; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Watkins and Miss Dorothy Wharton; all of Cadiz.
| DIES OF INJURIES
erett Armstrong, 67, Gaston, died at, the Ball Memorial Hospital| {here today of injuries .received | Saturday when his car was I' struck by a semi-trailer truck six miles north of Munefe:
MUNCIE, Apr. 27 (UP)—Ev-|
Advertisement Iv ‘Constipated Fi Folkst "the Star Store and the same courteous tréatStomach Gas Made x re Nothared Ey onsprion ment will be extended to all. Their Lives Horrible ¥ih hi famous Dr. Edwaris” Oliv
any people in this vicinity Olive, Tablets are mild, ze | finding life unbearable due, Oh—so (to gas pains in the stomach
that “can't work" feeling due to) Mente No - constipation. faction, | Now they say they are ping Quick, GENTLE RELIEF from PA-KONA, the natural raed icine made of scientifically blended (ard Jens,
you have gas trouble or amaipaton try PA-KONA. At drug store. Take as directed.
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|driver of the car which hit the! (hoy, for investigation without
Tablets—now sold by all drugstores. genile but thorough! Olive Tablets act and | ‘on BOTH upper and lower bowels to balk. Others had headaches and produce more Jlaturcl-ike . nov
| FRANK H. "FAIRCHILD
VoR | REPUBLICAN. FOR : PROSECUTOR ~ VOTE MAY aH
‘Simple LifeTops’
In Marion County
COATESVILLE, Apr. 27 (UR)—The residents of Coatesville! rn.’ state unit announced 1oetoday longed for the simple ' Hodder home life’ they enjoyed 4,y that it has passed the $100, before a tornade ripped through the village just a“mo at 2 ago. 900 ‘mark toward its goal of On Good Friday night, Mar. 26, a twister nearly $381,800 in: the Cancer:
Nags drive, which ‘ends Friday, Ut! drive began Apr, 1. ' Marion County has reached 30
per ‘cent of its goal of $66,000, -
‘the tornado "Te “reall the stricken » village ne
The others are Carroll, Martin
Same wil Never be and Pike Coutios:
Life has begun to take on some
The io of 3100000 raised by the represents an in-
The Methodists and. the The State: report, although it is
+ Money raised in‘ the cancer One of the town's two grocery- drive is used to educate the pub.
men has moved his stock into his! lic in the cancer menace, for home and:has a sign out front: service and research. The county “Tornado Grocery.” supply company is in business in an old skating rink. The bank and the post office are open be-|40 per cent to the American Cans. hind boarded-up windows. N
The ‘farm! units Keep 40 per cent’ of the total sum raised and turn over 20 per cent to the state unit ahd
cer Society.
Anton Hulman Jr, Terre
Still standing as stark re-|
minders of - the ‘tornado, are .the Haute, state cancer campaign.
twisted and mutilated franks. of | chairman; Feporigd the above
what once were big shade trees figures,
lining the village streets. Many\~ have been cut down. , Mt I gm EASY ;
Eventually, new trees will be anted. - But it will be.years. be-| ore Coatesville again is a shady, country town.
Local Scout Leaders
_ Local Boy Scout leaders are attending the annual meeting today f Region 7 of the organization in Chicago. ’ Members of the delegation are Wilson Mothershead, council prea-
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regional executive board members; Harry T. Ice, organization
and extension committee —chair- A sound plant to protect
the homes of our community from obsolescence. No mortgage Is necescsary . . , a simple note provides the funds . . . speedily and economically. Convenient repayments may be made monthly, Write or call to receive our Series of Mod- , ernization folders.
man; Delmer H. Wilson, scout executive, and Montford A. Mead, assistant scout executive. Other Indiana scout officers attending include Lloyd Bryne, Paul Towsley, and Clif Meier, all of Indianapolis; Walter Spencer and Murat Wiley, Frankfort; Tom Burrin, Lebanon, and Chester Parker, Pittsboro.
en MOTHERS’ DAY MAY 9
Gov. Gates today proclaimed Sunday, May 9, as Mothers’ Day, ndiana.
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