Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 June 1948 — Page 14

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: +-20.per cent drop. in the number of families in the home market, | |

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“given uw. ; One-third of the over families ex buy

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20 Per Cent of U. S. Ungble to Buy Homes

WASHINGTON, June 1 (UP) «One out of every four American families is spending money

faster than-it can earn. it, .a gov-,

Xe : ~3rg % J mos

ernment-sponsored Sostoal-living) survey showed today. | In 1046, the report sald, this “was true especially of families; earning $3000 or less. “But now, | it added, an increasing number! making up to $7500 find themselves in a similar fix,

The report was prepared by the

center for the Federal Reserve Board. The university used pub & lic opinion poll techniques to get a cross - section of 48,400,000 families. { Weakened in 1947 “The general financial status

__of_consumers showed the first

signs of weakening in 1047," ‘the

report sald in concluding that |

high prices are squeezing low fn: | come families out of the market for such things as homes and automobiles.

The only way about a quarter

up with prices is to dip into savings or buy on the installment plan, it said. This trend, it ‘added, was reflécted by the drop in family savings and checking accounts and the “substantial increase in total indebtedness.”

mess Cr bie 61 " a Miller, Fi A e r e contractor: But spending for durable goods gies A Cresbie O rn oa. “dss “in and houses will continue to ex- Walla Curis © urt, educator and former sta gisla

pand, the economists predicted.

Otto, 82.

Walter 8. Boroth

farmer

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+ aN PARTLY CLOUDY AND CLOUDY AREAS

“icartine SHOW

THUNDER STORMS

Today s Weather ol Fund Dipping Ito Saves

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

AFFECTED i AREA

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AIR fFLow

TONIGHT AND TOMORROW—A mild flow of northerly winds will set in through most places

east-of -+he-Mississippi_by.. daybreak Wednesday. Temperatures in the 50s are expected for Michi- 1005 N. Temple Ave. will be at|Bo

gan and lowa through the Dakotas. the map symbols.

Scattered rainy sections throughout the nafion are indicated by

The air flow arrow indicates a stormy area on the east side of the Rockies.

Weather Bureau is calling for minimum femperafures in the 60s i the Central Plains States:

STATE DEATHS

of the nation’s families can keep

ALEXANDRIA ~~ Mrs. Nettle Kramer)

ANDERSON—Mrs, Ads Isanogle, 66;

M. Greer, 64; Me ne p Jo Ann ow in i. Mrs, Ann Drounberger, : Mrs, yy Sheridan, | % Earls. ui L Voght, 19, retired

BICKNELL~Clyde Buck.

BOONYV ILLE~Mrs. Amerilia C. Roth, 73. PORYDON.. Walter Cotner, Mark

retired farm NEW ALBANY—william MH, Miller, boiler maker; Cl Ph

GALVESTON-~James W. Holman, 83, re ed mailman.

‘Moser, Ann Phillips,

Ivester Mestach, CE

GOSHEN-George W. Smith, 43. HUNTINGTON--Grant Jester, tired farmer.

Nellie Ellis, 68 LIGON

Jone a A nian NIER—Miss Salins Jane ‘Her ald, 75.

. Mi Barra JMghswander, 41;

O.-Henty Brandt, 5.

OROCC Oey

E. Roadruck, #2,

Businessmen can expect to ring| cof 8; n2ihlaNn 0 ¥-Op ar L. McReynalds, up record sales: in spite of rising” SavFon clifford A. True, 36, farmer.| OMIO. CITY Jess Smith. 88, former, prices because of “very sizable aA T--Robert Suge ene Scifabaugh, mitcader. wie Bisworth Harr rel “| shifts” in spending to the “middle! "ENGLISH—Mrs, Mary Jeffries, #6. and upper income levels,” “the alll ers. Sophis Et Gl Repu said "EAE Saini SUR ET Be, Out of Home Market "¥ i ND Wi am M Garringer. ol. Smith, 69 "eo. . ' FOR LLE~W o,

~The report said thers was a

most of it concentrated among

families earning less than $2000 a year.

$5600 brasitst who hoped do

proportion is only fifth, and goes down to one-tenth in the $1000 bracket.

The report said that prospects are for more credit and

buying, particularly by World War II veterans.

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The ‘volunteer department of here for 25 years. the Council of Social Agencies ‘graduate will “Salute the Volunteers” at a School

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Thursday in the Indiana World, Allen Criswell, Rome City, and a War Memorial. ‘ ;

Deaths—

Miss Mae Whisner Rites in Anderson Practical Nurse Dies Here at 70

{tnday in- Anderson for Miss Mae Whisner, 548 East Drive, Woodruff Place. Burial also will be in Anderson. She was 70. x Miss Whisner died Saturday in the Methodist Hospital here. A practical nurse, she lived in Anderson until nine years ago when “she came hers to live with -her sister, Mrs. R. F. Norris. She was born in Brookville, Ky. Miss Whisner was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Anderson, Church of Christ Scientist, International Travel-Study Club, Alamo Chapter, and the White Cross Guild of the German Protestant Orphans’ Home Auxiiary. ; | Survivors besides Mrs. Norris |are two other sisters, Mrs. H. H. |{Harris, Anderson, Mrs. Walter |Rueckheim, Santiago, Cal., and

"Rites were to be held at 2 p. mm.

{Pvig Rhoades, : 01, County ofive, Dies

Times Slate Service "MOORELAND, June 1-—Sery-fces will be held here Thursday for David Rhoades. He was 101 —one of the oldest residents of Henry County. Burial will be also here. . Mr. Rhoades, Who died "yes:

terday ih Henry County Hospital,|92

suffered a broken hip in a fall a week ago. He was born in Pennsylvania. Blind for the past 18 years, . Rhoades used a cane and a system of wires to move about the yard of his home here. “Lions Club Member He was a member of the Lions Club of Henry County and the last surviving charter member of Buck Creek Brethren Church. Until his 100th year he was active in church affairs. He was an early Hoosier farmer and later became an operator

Official Weather UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU June 1, 1948. Sunrise. ..... 5:19 |. Sunset ..

of ‘a grist mill, opsraiat a ng. In 1910 he moved here where he ran a carpentry and cement business. Poor vision forced him to retire. Mr. Rhoades’ wife, Susan, died in-October;-1040,~at-the- age of

For 11 years he ri

Survivors are his son, Charles of Dayton, O., and his daughter, Mrs. Albert G. Rahn, Indianapolis,

Mrs. Mary Hedges Betvices will be held at 1:30

_m, Thursday for Mrs, Mary don Hedges, 1929 N. Talbot

St, if Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary. Burial will be in Crown Hill,

day in General Hospital,” was born in Madison but lived here 75 years, She was a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church, The Woman's Department Club, The Monday Club, The Altenheim Auxiliary, Maennerchor Ladies’ Society Daughters of the Union and John Herron Art Institute.

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m, 16.52

{several hitoes and nepHews.

Mrs. John G. Apple

Rites for Mrs. Hazel C. Apple,

13:30 p.m. today -in-Shirley Broth-ic} The ers’ Central Chapel.

Burial will ibe in Crown Hill. | "Mrs. Apple, who was 41, died, v Saturday ‘in Methodist Hospital.| {She was born in Marion and lived

of Gas “City High

Survivors are her husband,

John G., Indianapolis; a brother, “| sister, Mrs. ‘Earl “Vance, “Upland.

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Total precipitation since Jan. 1.... tency since . Jan. 1

Te at ——————— The following table shows the tempera-| {ture in- other cities: High Low

SxserrterARIt EL snus s aN ts o 54 48

Atlanta ston ghicago.

Cleveland. . Denver .... Evansville =. mn Pt. Worth . are 1! Indianapolis (city) .. Kansas City [Los Angeles ..

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mi. ' . | Minneapolis-St. Paul . New Orleans |New York |Oklahoma._ City {Omaha Pittsburgh |8an Antonio ... (San £ancisco .

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Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. |Dar A. Robinson and a sister, |Mrs. Ralph K. Smith, both of In|dianapolis; a granddaughter, Mrs, |John E. Craig, and a great(grandson, John Robinson Craig, thoth-of Manila, P..L.

Five Warren Central High School seniors have received |scholaréhips. Ray Alexander was igiven a. $1000 scholarship to In|diana Central College; Betty |Eytchison and Jesslyn Ball, But{ler University; Mark Gale, Indiana University, and Barbara Hoy,

Mrs. Hedges, who died yester-

— TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1048 a

Harry Hicks Dies; | | Ex-Salesman

Services to Take

Place Tomorrow Services for Harry Hicks, 443 Centennial St., a lifelong resident of Indianapols; will"be at 2p, wm tomorrow . in Royster & Askin

Burial will be in Floral Park, Hp was 75. oe Hicks, who died yesterday in St. Vincent's Hospital, was 3 retired clothing salesman. Hy was a member of the IOOF Masonic Lodge, Red Men and the Methodist Church in Jefferson.

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Survivors are his son, Buford; three grandsons, Arthur, Kenneth and Robert Hicks, all of Indian. apolis; his sister,’ Mrs. Nor Reible, Louisville, Ky., and three ‘brothers, Cam and George Hicks, Westport, Ky., and John Hick, Lawrence.

Hamilton County Church Group Marks 42d Year

Members of the Gray Friends Church (Hamilton County) Sun. day school class, taught for the last 42 years by Sam Van Hart, held-a-pitch-in-dinner- od at the church Sunday, Dr, Gertrude Hinshaw, 8325 Guilford Ave., served as secretary of the group and read letters on a number of former class mem. bers absent from the celebration, One member of the class, Hak" ford Hoskins, is helping to or. \ganize the School.of Advanced International Studies in Wash.

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