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| | Local Precincts Report feu in Ohio Father Slays Victim | Extremely Light Vote Mershadows ° =" =" SF =~ © 1g " i Stassen Seeking Of Rape, Kills elf 23 GOP Delegates . a Ey RE Inside Brown SA TE ne County Cabin

Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday . t 4 p . .» In: te Sy United Press Four states held primary elec- 0 | tions today, but the fight between : {delegates to the GOP national] ' ; % ) a A {er battles. All three states and Indiana/ fon diy \ o 3 |

: : : pL A os ¢ held elections for congressional ; : IR : : i aad i . Fy ndminations. Florida and Ohlo| CC Ly : : Girl, 16, Assaulted en To 4 : yy _:| voters were to nominate guberna-| a aa : 5 0 : g LN Sunday by 4 Men " : Fao Bo i . {torial candidates and Alabama] 0% : vat »

« Times State Service Democrats alse choses a senator. |

. 3 Tr Mr. Taft and Mr, Stassen made| *NASHVILLE, Ind., May 4 final appeals to Ohio Republicans|

8 : |—A father's despair follow know : : Pope hs ou i T " — ; : Wh ing a criminal attack on his ’ Hi i Ed “hallenge to Taft | : ihe +2» is SL : . : Both candidates expressed con-| oN Se : daughter by four men i fidence in the outcome of today’s) : ; : [blamed for a murder an er ovieial; test: Me. Tadd, predicted . Se [suicide here today, the first -

shut out. the former ai RT A a rr 4 Sr ots « ‘ : “ord $i in Brown County's” histo. governotf of Minnesota Altogeth-' 1 he jes of Eisie Blume, pret

er. But “Mr. Stassen-said-he ex}: ty 18-year-old -Nashyilie high.

pected to win at least 12 of the|

23 delegates he has ‘entered in

ihe election. Both “presidential aspirants]

have stumped the staté from end to end the past month. Observers expected that approximately 1.2 million persons would vote in Ohio, 650,000 of them on the Republican ballot." According to political expertd, Mr, Taft had to make a good showing today to retain a chance for the presidential nomination. He has been defeated by. Mr.

{school sophomore, and her father, Raleigh Blume, 55, were found in their small cabin by a neighbor: this-moramg: «ome es Coroner Jack Bond said Mr. Blume apparently had killed his daughter and then turned the gun on himself, : ; Held in the Brown County jail is Oddie Swift, 24, farmer. of northeast of Nashville, charged with being one of four young men who raped the girl in the vicinity of the Brown County State Park

: ; Be g last Sunday night. ) » 4 {Stassen in Nebraska and in the Sh Expec rests : sii “Pennsylvania write-in primary. If # profs. a in 2 .

the - Minnesotan should make Red substantial inroads on the Ohio Snertif Mason Sick Said other

} ELECTION HEADACHE — Election board officials provided mobile voting |delegation’s commitment to its 3 E Ne arrests in connection with the as-

. . . . | sault are expected. service to Mr. and: Mrs. Richard Padgett, 6300 E. 21st St. (standing right}, only jrovorite son, Me. Taft would ses Mr. Blume, a carpenter and

two registered voters in the |4th precinct of the 18th ward, after they were finally | Antl-Truman viel maton, Saas Ssugnisr. located" at 21st St. and Arlington Ave. Serving on: the voting machine aboard a | In Florida, a full slate of 16 iy Jackson Valley community, three-

truck are Mrs.” Don Warrick, inspector (s eated), and Paul J. Shick, judge. Mr..and |candidates for Republican dele- quarters of a mile northwest of

Mrs. Padgett are residents of Windsor Village, recently annexed to the city. om 00 TR Pian wr be J A Rashvile. The sud moter 1 . 7

and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of Yesterday Mr. Blume had taken

Trend Favorable Light Hoosier Primary Vote New Yor wit Dusey supports R his daughter to Columbus, Ind.

a oONe choice : : Photo by Victor Peterson, Times Staff Photographer. UE Syrtnat madiogt SEamingtion . C 4 D hh \'' 4 Di The Florida delegation to the FRAMED IN FIRE — Flames make a weird pattern around a tank car filled with |sauit. sherier ple, criminal the To Or nizations 1 ih eeper y o # ay kioctatie SONVeNHON (38 Ale 12,000 gallons of Ucoline, a tractor fuel, as the Shelby County Farm Bureau girl had | identified Swift as one of certain anti . 4 or : . ; Y “ga o . g AHL |. © Slimymest Turnout in Years Forecast; bd In Alabama the delegation aso} Co-operative Association bulk oil plant burns. The car is on a railroad siding near |" herad tn Cabin i“ J | ec ol 4 was certain to be anti-Truman. ; 1 At 10 o'clock t . ‘General ' Publig* «wu += +30 U:§: Congressmen Seek Renomination .”.. "**: ro the plant... | FA : poten ot Faber sad. mgt | Nt Turing Out | ne ne oo flat Misses One Killed as $60,000 Fire House Group OK's:mcs sitet BY NOBLE RE:D ideis ne nn IVY believed they had beeh dead about Political ofganization voters That was the cryptic report today from widely scattered In-| FR . I o ’ thee hours. chee dominated the. primary election Jana cities as Hoosier Republicans and Democrats went to the 'Razes Shelb ille Oil Plant i . RSG HOES. 100A. found Saar ballots Bere today, with below POIs in what may be the lightest primary election in many years.| y Nc Td y ¥ CI | S | the bodies, believed to be in Mr. allefing v: { Major party nominations for Congress, Stale Legislature and, | : ~~ | Blume’s handwriting; read as fol-

Truck Driver Hurt as Blaze Rips

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fo ; . | > lows: : seme 2 many county Sces were at sake in the primary. _Repors trom Deputy Sheriffs Seek! Farm BureauCo-op; Blast Rocks City Ponalizes Press "Mir, suse (smerit season Less than 50 of Marion Coun- Bend and Ft. Wayne bore out|dates in moBt counties as v Phantom Rifleman” | By VICTOR PETERSON, Times Staff Writer That Prints “foci [Reddicc la aL, a Co rs 3s precincts rpaiod an carr ght Vol Toasts, 1 bp gent cous Grn gr. and on. Tod D. Baker SHELIEVILR Say 4 e Gani othe iy County] a cauinoroN, ar a 07) am SPE 10 24 AL oget © Way near normal balloting a fe, 10: Sesh Bsnomination =~ {for another two years. {3820 Cresten Dr., breathed a deep AT rig Inanapous trucker ns injured seriously in age Fuse Rus Commie ww gene Blume, South Haines, Allis noon, with most of the poling! Ten of the state's 11 Congress-| .!sigh of relief today. : 1 ) t | da) "lance, 0. He will be my only heir. places reporting far below usual men were at the post seeking re- Congressmen seeking renomi- sig y |spectacular fire which destroyed the plant. last night,

: lock “the secret files of govern- is checkbook, bonds and nation may be comforted by the! Their seven-month-old baby, James W. Ross’ 37, of Middletown, died when he was trapped | s.1oF. any Congres Here ‘is chec . voting activity. . .. -... \nomination, all but three of them |... ,jjection that not since 1942 piohard el. was alive and ir the gas and oil inferno. lo moti eammetm——— - ment agencies § y BTS" |,ash of about $20. Also I have a This light voting trend was facing opposition. The lone ex-i,. . pocsier voters denied an Michael, + Marvin Rhoades. 23. of 3151/0f the fire came from the seared | ' lot and set of logs on it worth interpreted by observers as every ception was Rep. Louls Ludlow; ..mbent either renomination Wei : | Northwestern Ave. Indianapotis, | 1PS of Mr, ‘Rhoades before. he Ts author nl ER —— $700, all paid for. except one indication that most of the or-|(D. 11th Dist.) who will retire atio. yo ajection. | A reminder of how close 10/survered severe burns, laserations||aPsed into unconsciousness. also cou year's taxes. I am as ever, your

: he w ./newspapermen or others who wd anization slate of candidates the end of his present term after; pronably the toughest opposi- h eporte in| He told police -he was unload- newspa brother. Will be somewhere near. would be nominated. There was 20 years in Congress,' g PRosi- death he had been stood in theiand shock. He was reported ling when he saw gas leaking. publish confidential information Addressed as “Brother”

; {tion faced by an incumbent is in fair condition at Major Hospital| 1 ~one litle. evidence that the general] Approximately 500 candidatesthe eighth district where one-icC ner Of the living room of the jor H Mr. Ross is believed to have been that has been delivered to Con-| no. .pvijle residents said Mr, for : \ Blume apparently addressed the

; : | Bakers’ neat little home, It wag here today. lin the storage shed. Suddenly| gress. public or so-called -independent sought nomination for 100 seats termer Edward Mitchell is in the | i { g 1 voters were, going to the polls in|in the State House of Represen-|midst of an intra-GOP squabble. |® Daby carriage. Lodged in the Estimate $60,000 Loss fire broke out and Mr. Rhoades The a w "ousored by. og sheriff as “brother because of any decisive numbers. Polls will tatives and 25 seats in the State Mr. Mitchell has two opponents, | Wheel os 4 A et. i TE re Lil tesa fan for satety. The Sxplosion C are B. Hot! man (B.) ich. wive|lodge afiliations. = . m., light Se : 8 : a or Ride JH ! + hurile m eet from his © The girl's body, with two bule Te 7p. m., Day Eht Senate. a rg eh Hifel pe The incident occurred while 000: truck: {Congress the power to have ai, qe was found on a bed. Interest at the-polling places, Important in local pr a we-iposition.. ee - ~“V{Mrs. Baker had the baby“out for| Mr. Ross’ body, almost entire-| The wind swirled south and 100k at any executive departmentip "0. iors body was nearby on: appeared 10 be developing MOSHI i for. pencinct committoemen Faces SHEE Battle [48 “WfteFnbon Eirig ~ yesterany: ty: d-by- the Hames. wasimenaced several blocks of houses. (Wt... inn ithe: floors He had. been. killed. DY... 8 p I The sun was shining brightly and found at 6:30 a. m. today undgrithe nearest only 50 feet from the . : a single shot. A 38-caliber re

around the race for congressionali yng ror delegates to the June ral : Rules-Committee that the measand prosecutor nominations In gi.ta conventions. Even if he is renominated; Rep. x soft breeze fanned Mrs. Baker's one of the main tanks of the sta: flames.: A scarce 150 yards away yolver was beside his body.

Mitchell Is expected to face Win-|face ‘as she strolled along, push-(tion. The search had been tem- were several storage tanks of the) Ure could result in penalties for" oo WLC ™ a= Sie oy both parties. Outcome of the precinct con-| field K. Denton, Evansville|ing the carriage. "EP |porarily abandoned last night|Standard Ofl Co. ard the Ash NéWspapermen who publish con-|. " “och ne tha ne ga Center of Interest tests will settle several county Democrat, in the fall. election.| She stopped to chat with a cou- because of the heat. Grain Elevator, fidential “leaks. and got into the car with the four

~ “Also, the high point of interest{organization fights, particularly.Nomination of Mr. Denton over|pie of the neighbors, Mrs. Frank| Shortly before 10 p. m. Shelby- Felt 8 Miles Away Year in Prison men to go for a drive. She said OH ) 3

i “yoters-at-the 40. Marion. and Lake counties.|q lone opponent has been called! McGinnis, 3810 Creston Drive, |vilie- was rocked by a. gigantic] _ mune force of the explosion was| 1 h¢ Dill would give congres-|,,, was ariven to the vicinity of polls was centered on the two|Which in turn are expected” 67a" foregone conclusion by: | Eh Mrs CET MREXTEH, Whi explosion as: the. bulk plant Durst reported to have been felt eight! Loi 1 —oiitees authority 16]/y, state. DAXK, Where. she

contests for GOP county commis-{have an important bearing on the cratic observers. | lives on the corner. | into flames. miles from Shelbyville. One man | |pdue Sp aw give overpowered and was I mn sioner nominations. {party nominations for Governor ‘A six-way race in Lake County, | Hear Rifle Shot | Likened to Atom Blast told police he saw. the fire in the = oy oma on on “leach of the four. She was then In the Republican congressional, fn June. which makes up. the entire first| mpg three women heard a rifle] «1t looked exactly fike pic-|Sky 21 miles away. [by a majority vote aich: rar [returned to Nashville. race organization rivalry was cen- Committeemen Meet {congressional district, is closely shor in the direction of Eagle tyres of the atom bomb going The loss of the plant was not o¢ ae information pan The tragic climax of the case

tered between George L. Denny | Precinct committeemen anditied on. the Republican side 10 Greek. The baby carriage lurched ” |nearly the blow to Mr. and Mrs. | and State Senator Hoyt Moore. | women of both parties meet Sat- another intra-GOP fight. | slightly. ay farsiag grabbed off. aid Maver Harold Fickett.| pollock as was the death of Mu[CRL seat member. emis ‘In the GOP. prosecutor. contest, urday in their home counties to, Wasson Wilson of Hammond is Richard into her arms to see if the scene. His father, Fred, was Ross. The Pollock's had taken .10vee vor any other reson.” Prosecutor Judson L. Stark was elect county Chairmen and vice- the organization choice there for. woe all right. The others ex- thrown to the floor from his Mr. Ross into their home as their who then disclosed on dential the telephone exchange, the hardwaging an uphill fight against the chairmen. - (the Republican nomination and iieqly {inspected the buggy. chair. ol |own son before he was 10. Information would be mulity of ware store and the Court House organization-backed Frank H.| Approximately half the candi- two Gary men, Theodore Sendak There they found the: bullet in Metal “roofing, and lumber of | - Mr. Ross is survived by his wite guilty Bquare.

| : { misdemeanor. H ~ Fairchild. dates for delegate to the Republi: land Arthur Travers, are regarded (po wheel. a plant -shed shin ‘were raining | and two children, Sue Ellen, 6. ished by ne Ne 1000 ould. be Pu

a —————— ————osine. Republican organization work-;can state convention June 11 have as his most serious opposition. | wen Mr. Baker, who is a cir- learthward when = Mr. Rhoades and Phillip Lynn, nine months, |year imprisonment. Hotel Thief Leaves $3 ers were pushing George Kincaid opposition. Outcome of these dele-| The winner's job after the pri-| culation divisional supervisor for|lurched into the arms of ‘police | === SE ————— == Rep. Clarence J. Brown (R Chan ° Victi ’ P and Charles Koehler against the gate contests in the G.O.P, along mary is over will be to battle my Times, arrived home from Lt. Norman Mellis and Patrol- pi [0.) later told reporters he will ge. icims Fants incumbent Commissioner William with the precinct contests today; Congressman Ray Madden for the yory ast night, his wife re- man Kenneth Junken. They! ano Mover |offer an amendment to exempt Theodore Daniels, 45, of CoyT. Ayers. are expected to furnish the key congressional seat next fall. | ,,nteq the experience to him. [rushed him to the hospital. newspapermen. Snigtom, Tad; 318 Yolien Hin Xoxs one . m, e

| . Even Split to the outcome of the hot four- Mr. Madden is seen as a certain Calls Sheriffs Office | A foot-long shaft of wood was Bumps Gas Pipe,

stirred the entire county today. Residents gathered in groups to talk about it in the bus station,

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way contest for the Republican winner in the contested Demo-| no time in callin ven through Mr. Rhoades’ . Hotel and found his trousers ra the other HOP commissioner | gubernatorial nomination at the cratic primary. | panes Bo and an Invests nose and and trom both Di@s in Blast Plow 230 Acres gone. They contained « bilifold spilt agan za on vor oy rs coming convention. | Incumbent Republicans in the cation was started, nostrils. A — F N . hb : .|with $16. : W. Gr W Sven¥ rio Ween ent Estimates generally placed the rest of the districts either were "Mrs, McGinnis' dog was shot Get Outside Ald | NEw —— w or elg or With the aid of an hotel emRay Tach an e incumbent. anticipated vote over the state at unopposed or had opposition ang flied under similar circum-| Shelbyville'’s entire fire fighting! » May 4 (UP)—A Taos Bate Servion ployee, the trousers and bilifold i

Most interest in the Democratic, *Pout 25 per cent of the total which was conceded little €hANCE stances not much over a year ago. squad of 13 men with six volun- piano mover was killed today HILLSBORO, May 4— Friends were found: in a bathroom. Three

number of voters registered. of “success. On the Democratic. A) of the residents in the area, /teers manned the city's four when he and a co-worker acci- and dollars remained in the bilifold. I Taces centered around Willlam C. Ci 2 Incident |side congressional races in other . lal | [and neighbors, during the last) tae 3 Erbackers fight to defeat city| ne ‘lignt amticipated vote districts offered little of interest a opt "ght gasoline Cally bumped a baby grand week. have plowed 230 acres for, LOCAL TEMPERATURES : Rall-backed George 8. Daily for|y,, expected to help nomi-/to attract voters to the primary ty y Kk many times in the past. fires, were rushed from Indian. 26aINst a gas pipe, disconnecting | ester Hershberger and ‘Dorsey 6 a. m... 53 10 a. m... 58 i the prosecutor nomination. nate organization slated candi- polls aaron Tal tania ao aren. we (it and causing a freak explosion MOreman, who are ill. Tam..5 11am. 54 1 A three-way fight for the Dem- - = J lid noticeadle on al members of the police force [that injured eight other persons. | ant Aveh truliors and eigers 8a m.. 55 12 (Noom) 54 ocratic - $ : l . dl The blast o A n reported at| 9 ee 58 1p nm... tween An acomctty hath | 3 of | ] [were Tealled or duty." Mayor family hm Wgy iby 2 the side the Hergiveegeg farm and plowed | — EA > backed candidate; Raymond Mur-| QJ [1] the Inside 5 Arrested Pickett estimated that more than Of an adjoining buding ane|\J0 BUR 0 Four Sours. At theiGet Horse Show loting highlight. ’ : “the hottest issue IN Gamin Raid 20.000 persons were attracted tof the neighborhood. plowed in an hour.and a half. ATi k 4 5 IPL The use of voting machines in| Veterans’ housing expected to be the hottest issue 9g re ely, the plant had | The dead man was identified as Mechanic, kept on hand to keep) ickets a all precincts for the first time in before. American Legion meeting here ....... Page 3 Police arrested five men today | paratively small. supply of Frank Lacini. {the machines running, handled Don’t wait for your rehistory for primary voting here . ww «v= |in a gaming raid on Isaac “Tully” |. 1.0 on hand. The tanks had] Police reported that Lacini|[OUf TePair jobs during the plow- served seat tickets to the ogee or no Seniusios at 48 U. 8S. firms listed in “billion dollar club” ... a |iticnelys Cleaning Shop, 248 In- |, "completely dry Saturday. |and a co-worker were moving a|IDE Dee. Legon TH REIL 8 despite the fact t : - {diana Ave, ; 5000 | ———————————— «15, there are more than. 150 candi-| Dational financial report ........... a. Page 10 Prog to headquarters on 8 1eonard Galicia oa Hand A nr ap amen when City-Wide Meeting u Rolhn Fargo es 1 h : oy ETN Jy cha of gaming were James | | { olise iu A weather bureau forecast of Public: gets “close-up” skyview . . . a picture-story | Tucker, 51, of 611% W. 11th St, EO He cu ISH: itasisd\s 834 Sipe Yas loontred Of Landlords Slated NOW at the special occasional showers today brought{ on a visit to the IU Link Observatory ........Page 11 and William Nunley, 60, of 1037 ,c0. "00 4 tank ear, how-| FUMES QUICKLY filled the| A city-wide meeting of land- booth on the ground ET predictions ram) wieetion officials nw ig» | Traub Ave. ever. loaded with. some 12,000/house. The two piano movers/lords will be held at 8. p. m. floor of the Indianapolis that the total would be the Torme's “Gone With the Wind" recording has un- | Bernard Netter, 22, of 2230 Car- coiions of Ucoline, tractor fuel, [rushed to the street and shouted Wednesday at the YWCA, spon- Power and Light Co. lightest in years. ; : roliton Ave., and Jack Meshulam, (}1000q furiously. to neighbors to clear their homes.|sored by the American Home headquarters on the Cir gerlection officials predicted the| o#nny quality . . . Off the Record . . . a regular 128, of 1008 Church St. Were Destroyed were the tank car, Mr. Gander was not at. home, Owner's Union in conjunction with cle. +: Fok sont om vote would not exceed 85-| Tuesday feature i........ccvevseveseensios Page 16 arrested on charges of keeping a (hres storage tanks and two tank but his wife, Sylvia, and year-ithe Office of Rent Control. rn dre: » ea ang cluding 40,000 Republicans. "ose Low ..|room for pool selling. operating a wagons stil hitched to their trac-|0ld daughter, Hedda, fled. Albert Lynch, director of rent 31 as Povo vagr 1 PRA ind 25,000 Democrats. - 1A Key to Other Features on Insi le Pages ; lottery and “gift Satsrysist and tors. The fire raged for four| One of ihe moving men called control, will discuss the 1948 law and seats are individuals - re-| Amuse. sees 8, 7, Editorials .. 12) Inside Indpls. 11; Records ... PW primis Jl na, "The plant had closed for on j : En wh Ee am. . ly reserved. REG Eddie Ashi; 8 Forum ..... 12|Ruth Millett 15 Ruark ..... 11] fitth man, Frank Fox, 61, of night when Mr. Rhoades pulled| As the gas men attempted to|relief, decontrol of rental housing| : ardening . 13 |Mrs. Manners 2| Side Glanices 12519 W. St. Clair 8t., was charged in with a load of gas from Auro- [shut off the leak, the explosion other provisions in an effort 4 Given, 15 Obituaries .. 5 Spoils ah with operating a lottery and gift ra, Ind. He called Mr. Ross.at ripped through the house. Work-|to facilitate a better un nd- , 20{ Hollywood .» 7 F.C. Othman S$ _.14-15 enterprise. and adv a his home, “> _ [ers and moving alike ‘of the rent control law 34 «+ J3/In, naga... “3 'Pattern. .... 48’ Weather Map: 10'ottery, . : °° The only inkling to the origin ‘covered with debris. a Kier Tn fT IR ne a : oo a 5 ; : ha : he Sit fie Din 3 J

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