Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 July 1948 — Page 3
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Fight On 200-M
War Boils Up As UN Truce Runs Course
Mediator Flies To See Abdullah CAIRO, July 9 (UP)—The Palestine war flared up anew today (i in outbursts of violent fighting all along the 200-mile broken pattlefront when the United Na-
truce expired. tons Arab and Jewish armfes
south. Count Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator, flew on an urgent eleventh hour mission " trom Rhodes to Amman to confer with King Abdullah. But there was no sign that he had reversed his abandonment of hope that the fighting could be stopped. Pools Arab Forces King Abdullah was appointed | commander in chief of all the Arab amies fighting in Palestine, and at once pooled the forces for| an all-out offensive against: the Jews, an Amman dispatch reported.
The 28-day truce negotiated by Count Bernadotte ran out at 1] a. m., Indianapolis Times. The Arabs rejected urgent appeals by the mediator and the Security Council to prolong it, and the waiting armies went into action at the zero hour. Tel Aviv dispatches said the first Jewish communique issued after the truce expired ‘reported that Egyptian infantry supported, by tanks launched attacks against the village of Julis, near Gaza. It said the attackers suffered heavy losses. Arab cannon shelled Jewish traffic along the Rehovoth-Gaza highway, while far to the north Jewish traffic on the plain of Jezreel southeast of Haifa was at‘tacked, Tel Aviv reported. From the Amman headquarters
of Abdullah came word that
Times to Report
VALUABLE EVIDENCE — Trooper Alva Funk casts a protective eye on 20 slot machines ‘taken in a county raid by state police. The devices are valued at approximately $12,000, which includes the "working capital" in them. They being stored- at Stout Field until a hearin Grove Magistrate's Court
ile Holy Land Front J Yanks Die
In G-47 Crash On Berlin Run
First U. S. Accident | On Food Shuttle
" BERLIN, July 9 (UP)—A U. 8. C-47 transport on the Berlin sup-| ply run crashed and burned northwest of Frankfurt early today, killing all three persons aboard! in the first loss of American life! in the campaign against the Rus-| sian blockade of Berlin. i
U. 8. Air’ Force headquarters in Wiesbaden announced that the, night-flying transport “disir‘s-| grated” and burst into flames five miles north of Koenigstein a few minutes after taking off from Wiesbaden with a cargo of food, for Berlin.
The pilot, co-pilot and a civilian| employee of the War Department were killed instantly. Their bodies were recovered and taken! to the 317th Station Hospital at! Wiesbaden.
The identification of the victims was withheld, as usual, until kin had been notified. Officers! said that normally the twoengined C-47’s on the run carried only the pilot and co-pilot, but one “passenger” of unspecified category was allowed for each flight. : The crash was the first mishap
g scheduled for 2 p. m. today in
State Police Plan 'Slof"
Iraqui troops supported by heavy artillery and howitzers brought Haifa-Tel Aviv communications under fire near Natanya, bidding
On Democrats
Hearing at Beech Grove
State police went ahead with plans to be in Beech Grove
are eech
of consequence in the thousands of flights the American, British and French air forces have made to Berlin since the Russians sealed off the city by land in an effort to squeeze out the Western Powers. « It came at a crucial stage of the East-West struggle over Berlin, A protest by the three western powers against the blockade was awaiting a reply from MosCOW. Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky, Soviet military governor who imposed the blockade, was reported by the Dena news agency to nave left Berlin yesterday for Moscow. The agency, quoting the .northwest German radio, said official
. AS IN BIBLE TIMES —
The many worshipers seated on the ground for the
nightly novena devotions at the Carmelite Monastery on the Cold Spring Road recall the sermons given out of doors long ago by Jesus and the Disciples.
3d Bishop Elected By Methodists
Dr. Northcott Named On 15th Ballot
(Continued From Page One) On the 12th, Dr. Northecutt polled 181 votes and Dr. Werner, 161. However, the Rev. Harold F. Carr of Lakewood, O., seemed to be advancing toward success with 131 votes on the 12th ballot and 130 on the 15th, Dr. W. H. Bransford of Anderson, Ind. received 84 votes on that ballot, the most given him on any ballot. Bishop-elect Northcott has been pastor of the First Methodist Church in Champaign since 1928. He was a chaplain in World War I and was eduacted at Northwestern University and Garrett Biblical Institute. Northcutt have one daughter.
Vital Reports Given
Brunet Baby-Sitter, 22, Disclaims Multiple Mates
BLOOMINGTON, July 9—A pretty brown-eyed brunet babysitter who is alleged to have been married more frequently than she was divorced sat in a Bloomington jail cell today, charged with bigamously marrying three men, one an Indianapolis war veteran, Petite 22-year-old Juanita Kent Souders Henderson Abrams Robertson pleaded innocent as she was arraigned on the bigamy charge in Monroe Circuit Court
He and Mrs, |[/ud8
yesterday. Monroe County Prosecutor Robert F. McCrea brought tears to her eyes as he told Judge Austin Q. East that he had evidence
to prove she had married four times and was divorced only
once, Drawls Her Innocent
“I'm innocent, judge,” the al-
leged bigamist said in a soft southern drawl. “And if you don’t mind, I'd like to talk to you
alone.” “Take her to jail,” barked the
e. “I'll talk to her later if I have
to do so to unravel this strange
case,” he added.
The delegates are sandwiching
Back in her cell she penned
methods under the GI Bill of Rights. He said his wife’s only occupation was baby-sitting and that she worked “only part time at that.” In court yesterday Prosecutor McCrea charged that Mrs. Robertson, whose maiien name was Juanita Kent, firs* married Robert Souders, Bloomington, from whom she was later divorced. He said she later tripped to the altar with George Hendersol. Bloomington, December, 1944; Mr. Abrams, in A 1945, and Mr. Robertson on May 28, without bothering to stop off in divorce court in between.
Soviet quarters declined to con-' important reports between balfirm or deny the report. {loting, hymn-singing, prayers and
Stop Reparations {other scheduled features of the
a letter to her latest husband, Ernest Robertson, Indianapolis, saying that she still loved him and wanted to see him. Mr. Robertson,
‘Freak Squeak’
Observers speculated Marshal Program. Sokolovsky war called ‘home for| The Rev. E. R. Garrison of Ft. an up-to-the-minute report to the Wayne, Ind., today read the reKremlin, presumably in connec- port of the Board of Education, tion with Soviet government reac-| division of the local
Magistrate's Court at 2 p. m. today, when three alleged slot machine violators are to be arraigned. Prosecutor Judson L. Stark has “directed” his deputies to file the cases in one of the Municipal Courts. He said he has a reason
who works and resides at Thomas Stables, U. 8, 52 and Davis Road, where he is studying to be a horse trainer, said he had filed
Ends 1st Week
Times Contest
to cut the coast highway.
Experts to Cover U. S. May Review
National Convention
Palestine Policy
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UP) —Arab failure to extend the Palestine truce seemed certain today #6 prompt a thorough review to American policy in the Middle East, including the embargo on shipment of arms. Diplomatic sources here placed full responsibility for resumption hostilities at the door of the bs in view of Jewish willing ness to extend the 28-day truce for another 30 days. Secretary of State George C. Marshall may indicate this government’s official reaction at his news conference today.
Services Tomorrow
For Ex-Rail Conductor
Frank J. Woodbeck, a retired railroad conductor, died Wednesday in his home, 2600 W. Howard St. He was 70. A native of Andrews, he lived here 50 years. Survivors are his wife, Maude; two sons, Theodore and Cary; one brother, Bert Woodbeck, and four
olis.
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Denny, former editor of The Times, and Charles T. Lucey. The woman's slant on the convention will be ably reported hy at least two outstanding women in politics — Mrs. Claire Booth Luce and Miss Ruth Finney. Swift Service Assured Lightning-swift service again will be provided to The Times via direct wire from Philadelphia's convertion headquarters. As fast as developments progress, the wires will hum with any up-to-the-minute changes of the nominating picture. The reports from Philadelphia will be received in the editorial offices of The Times to speed up the handling of news for every edition of The Times. A baitery of photographers — always alert to each new development and convention sidelight — will speed their pictures to The Times over the Acme Telephoto wires, Pictures will be dispatched from Philadelphia to The Times office within seven minutes. Providing the same wide coverage The Times provided for the
urt, Pulitzer prize-winning car-
for this move, but is “not expres:
sing it.”
However, he said the deputy prosecutor regularly assigned to the Beech Grove court would be] present. This is his son, Richard Stark. Prosecutor Stark added that the state is ready to try the case. “We don't need any preparation.” Conflict Follows Seizure A conflict arose between State Police and the county prosecutor after two county raids by State Police Tuesday night netted 20 slot machines valued at $12,000 and the trio of defendants. The defendants were taken to the Magistrate's Court, a practice State Police have followed for a long time. But, the prosecutor objected in this case. Held were Roll Hoss, co-owner
of the Liberal View League, 2927 Bluff Rd.; George Leskeur, coowner, and John W. Garrison, an employee, both of Stenger’'s
tion to the protest by the western powers and with the Russian decision on the Berlin crisis. (A London Foreign spokesman reported late yester-
Oasis. 5555 Madison Ave. Edwin McClure was expected to represent Mr. Hoss, with Thurl Rhodes acting as attorney for the other two. Find One Machine Meanwhile, city police looked for slot machines and found one last night at the Mayfair Tavern, 2032 E. 10th St. In addition, a poker table and “26” game were confiscated. Max Sher, 50, of 1351 S. Meridian St. was charged with violating the 1935 slot machine act and keeping a room for pool selling. The liquor license is held by Simon Brody.
Those Rumors Are False—
The latest race track rumor
Mays, Horn, Rose Are Alive
is false.
day that all reparations deliveries to Russia from the three western zones of Germany had been suspended. That was one of the main recourses of the western
with the Soviets.
tween the eastern and western zones.) U. 8S. planes flying out of the Rhein - Main airport outside Frankfurt and from Wiesbaden took in 791 tons of supplies in the 24 hours up to last midnight. The cargo included coal.
Glider Soars 222 Miles; Pilot Hopes for Record
CLEVELAND, July 9 (UP)—
{Paul MacCready, 22-year-old quring this {glider pilot, believed today that
Rex Mays, Ted Horn and Mauri Rose, stars of the 500-Mile pis 222-mile flight here from Elgrandchildren, all of Indianap- Republican convention, Hal Tal-'y5ce are alive and well today.
A prankster with a distorted
sense of humor last night called
mira, N. Y., would win him top honors in the 15th National Soar-
Services will be held at 3:30 toonist will sketch the conven- Gene Kelly, WIBC sportscaster, at midnight purporting to be a ing Races,
p.m. tomorrow in Shirley Broth-|
ers’ Central Chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. S. Frank Broady
Services will be held at 1:30 Pp. m. tomorrow for Mrs. Ida Gray Broady in Moore Mprtuaries’ Irvington Chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mrs. Broady, who was 79, died yesterday in her home, 2050 Boyd Ave. She was born in Washington County, but lived here 35 years and was a member of the New Liberty Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband, S. Frank Broady; a daughter, Mrs. Esther Staples, Indianapolis; three sons, Ray, Leroy and Robert, all of Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Bartle, Scottsburg, and a grandson.
{tion scene for Times ‘readers. | Advance Guard on Hand | In addition to The Times’ own coverage, the United Press will serve The Times with its expert staff of 40. The advance guard of that staff already has arrived in Philadelphia to report the preconvention highlights. It is headed by Lyle C." Wilson, Washington Bureau manager for the United Press and political writer since 1924. This all-star coverage — as thorough as The Times reported of the Republican convention— will be found ONLY in The Times. If you are not receiving The Times at your home, telephone RI-5551 NOW and ask the Circulation Department for the special convention subscription service.
voice said. came the noise of typewriters.
Mr. Kelly went on the air with the flash moments after another phone call was received.
Myers, vice president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway). Rex Mays’ wife just called me and it is true.”
Henning, Mr. Horn’s master mechanic ,and Albert W. 3loemker, Speedway public relations official, scotched the rumor.
{member of a nation-wide newsgathering service.
“Here it is. Not much time, for I have to check it out. Mays, and Horn have just been killed in a wreck at Atlanta,” the In tHe background
While placing checks himself,
The second voice said:
“This is Pop Myers (T. E.
checks with Cotton
Spot
Mr. Kelly went on the air with
Today’s Weather Fotocast
PARTLY CLOUDY AND CLOUDY AREAS
7.00 R06. MATS PEND. COPE. 1048 EDW. LA. WAGNER. ALL NIGHTS RESERVED. TONIGHT AND TOMORROW—Cool weather will continue in the northeast tonight and early tomorrow, actording to the Weather Bureau. The cool arrow at the top right of the fotocast shows the path of winds which will bring cool air over this section. Forecasters say the mercury will drop into the 60s by dawn from Maine to Virginia, in the Ohio Valley and along the Great Lakes. Winds streaming in from the Pacific will furnish the moisture for rain along the north-
west coast. Hot, sultry weathe
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SCATTERED SHOWERS
THUNDER: STORMS
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{Bend that he is in fine shape.
la fiddle,” the pipe-smoking driver
a retraction at 12:25 a. m. but it was too late. The word had been flashed.
Calls Flood Newspapers
Race fans immediately presumed two of their favorite stars had been killed. Like a snowball, the rumor grew. Soon included in the toll was the name of Rose, three-time winner of the race classic here. ’
Newspapers and radio stations began to receive a flood of calls. Others called the Bowes Seal Fast Corp., for whom Rex drives. Corwin Geyer, vice president and general manager of Bowes, said: “Rex is at his home in Los Angeles. He should have been there for a week now.” Meanwhile, both the car Rex drove in this year’s 500 and his midget racer are housed in garages at the local track. Speedway officials said that Ted, AAA national champion, is at his home in Paterson, N. J. This morning Mauri told The Times from his desk at the Studebaker Corporation at South
“I'm very much alive and fit as
said. “I don’t race in anything but the 500. I have confined myself to the big classic for the past 12 years. Anytime you want me during the year, just ask for extension 570.” Mauri also said there are no big car races in progréss currently which would attract three top stars. Speedway officials said that no big car races were scheduled last night and that Ted couldn’t be involved for he doesn't race in the midgets. Meanwhile, Mr. Kelly discounted the possibility that the crank who called in the false news flash was drunk. “He very definitely was sober. I think it was some person who wanted to do the Speedway and
said.
CULTIVATOR KILLS FARMER
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some of its drivers’ harm,’ hemo
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. July 9 (UP) — Funeral rites were arranged today for Charles Mar-| shall, 60-year-old farmer, who, was killed yesterday when struck on the head by the guide rods of | a cultivator. Medical authorities, said Mr. Marshall died of a cere-
.
bral hemorrhage.
The former naval pilot trainee landed his motorless craft last
|the conference, reported that the night in a wheat ffeld on the] } farm of night club owner Her. church now has 27,000 women's
man Pirchner near Burton, O., east of here after riding the updrafts for more than seven hours in the flight from Elmira. He brought the glider down .to a perfect landing after the atmospheric thermals (updrafts) failed him over Burton. longest previous flight in the| meet also was made by him—, 166 miles from Elmira to Tren-| ton,
LOTS OF POTATO COBBLER Seventy-four per cent of Minnesota’s potato crop are of the cobbler variety.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
ET — 4 |v. Charles Stout Jr.; Aungelene vs. Rich- SUMMER 2:30 a. o> Par BIRTHS
EVENTS TODAY Address of Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam— 5 p. m. session of the Methodist Zarisd)ctiona) Conference, Roberts Park urch.
Band Concert—8 p. m., Ellenberger Park. Indiana Chapter, Producers’ Council, Inc. —Noon, Hotel Lincoln Indiana Society Hotel Lincoln. Exchange Club—Claypool Hotel. Optimist Club—Severin Hotel.
EVENTS TOMORROW . Stars Under the Stars, “Desert Song," sponsored by the Indianapelis Theater Association—8:30 p. m , Butler Bowl, Methodist "Hospital 3 p. m. Tea and Open se for Nerth utral Jurisdictional Conference Delegates. > sing Business Sessions of the Jurisdictional Conference fn the Roberts Park Methodist Church.
MARRIAGE LICENSES Robert G. Akin 25, of 3858 Carrollton Ave: Agnes M. Costello, 24, of 4123 N. Capitol Ave. Edward Custard, 21, of 325 N. California : Louise Robertson, 18, of 325 N. Shumaker, a Beadles,
California ene 33, elm.
of Brazil, Ind.; 33,
of Terre Haute,
Robert W. Weeks, 21, o IIL; Phyllis Anne Grams, 23, of 5643 Washington Blvd. : irgil C. Christian, 27, of 1008 Highland ce; Doris L. Roberts, 21, of 1908 Highland Place. Jake D. Ruch, 24, of Frankfert, Ind; Mary C. Vickery, 22, of Sheridan, Ind. Arthur Bensheimer, 24, of Franklin, Ind; Lucille Edna Hester, 19, of 1602 Temperance St. Omer G. Vernholt, 38, of Se yisour Ind; Janet 8. Owen, 40, of 1204 W. 30th Bt. bert Gene Dougherty, 22, of B30 W. 31st Bt; Josephine Norma Taylor, 28, of 712 E. 75th St. Vernon Doss, 49, of 2158 8. Delaware St; Muy Alice Pendleton, 36, of R. R. 6, x he . Thomas E. Curtis, 22, of 4435 Evanston Ave; Betty D. Wales, 21, of ey.
DIVORCE SUITS FILED i vs, Norman C. a e ne Collins; Louise vs. A Clark; Bertha vs. Frank Nard. Isabelle vs, Thomas A. izabeth vs. Luther Waugh; Clara el vs. Carl H. Overby: Betty J. vs. Prancis R. Cross; Bet'y Jo vs. Ra d Hartman; Mary K. ys. Lloyd J. ker; Ruthie Faye
| Lansing, Mich., chairman of the Office. committee on the state of the e church, presented the report on said he was “in a quandary” over the state of the church. It also “whether to try to protect her|y,
powers in the test of strengthi,¢ Christian Service. Mrs. Charles
He said the decision was taken as a result of the Soviet severance of all land transport be-/op Mission
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for Crippled Children— |
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ehureh, it to annul
June 30. Husband in “Quandary”
which was accepted. Dr. Ernest Fremont Tittle of |
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| was adopted. Woman's Night was marked
last night with the program in charge of the Woman's Society
or not.”
times. He said they exchange:
Mead of Omaha, Neb, a member of the Woman's Division of Christian’ ; of the Board Church Extension, spoke on “Christ and His Church.” Mrs. Jack DeLong, of Kokomo, Ind. presided. Mrs. Mead sketched, the achievements of the women of the church over the past quedriennium and pointed its aims for the coming four years. Tribute to Lowe She paid tribute to her longtime friend, Bishop Titus Lowe of ithe Indianapolis Area who retires conference, “He will be able to come out to
apolis.
had an “inkling” that her divore
bany might not be right. Plans Annulment
“I was going to file the sui and let her get cleared up and then get remar ried. Then all this came up.”
he added.
the marriage
He said he met his wife when she resided with relatives in Mars Hill and that they dated several
letters when she took a trip to Hopewell, Va. and were married after she returned to Indian-
He said, however, he filed the suit-to protect his wife when he
from Melvin Abrams of New Al-
everything
‘I'm going ahead and have mine annulled now and let the others take care of themselves,”
Asked if he still planned to
Closes July 30
| The second week of The-Times’
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Entries postmarked or brought The Times after midnight tonight will compete for the second week division, which ends at midnight next Friday. There will be four weekly contests, All you have to do to enter is to write a brief letter recounting an accident that could have resulted in serious accident or death , . . but didn’t. The aceident must have happened to yourself or a member of your immediate family, Complete your letter with a statement in 25 words or less, “My Freak Squeak taught me this safety lesson.” i Cash Prize Weekly Each week the judges will -laward a $5 cash prize to the writer of the best letter. At the end of the contest, midnight, July 30, there will be a Grand Prize award of $25 for the best . letter of the four weeks. All entries become the prop-
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Omaha oftener and see the many remarry her, he said, “that’s ac- erty of The Indianapolis Times
people there who so deeply love him.” py {out and the way she feéls.”
{cording "to the way this comes and
the Indianapolis Safety {Council and the decision of the
The speaker. the only woman| MT. Robertson, a veteran of judges is final.
seven battles,
World War studying
major
to give an evening address during ia
societies of Christian service with a total membership of 1,377,000. She wged among all the Methodist women, increased glv{ing, building and praying for a {Christian community — and the {Sending of 1000 new missionaries to the home and foreign fields. The total gifts of the women to appropriations amounted to $15,533,651 over the past four years and their Week of Prayer con- | tributions were $1,016,060. | | In spurring the women forward, Mrs. Mead exclaimed: “The church is not a rest home but a battle line!”
STRAUSS SAYS:
Boys At Methodist—John, Helen Routte; Boiney, | Irene Morse: Harold, Iris Cline At St. Franels — Willlam, Ruth Ann Walker At General—Robert, Viola
Lovell: ence, Mary Starks;
James,
Clar-| Charlene
Drake. At St. Vincent's—Lawrence, Mary Haggerty: Rich, Victoria Brown; Eugene, | Peggy Harold; Claude, Thelma Privett: Doyal, Thelma Winfield; Bruce, Ruth | Simmons. i Girls
At Methodist — Donald, Betty Hibbert; | Robert, Jenny Lull; John, Lorraine | McGhee: J. C. Gladys Grubb. ja at. Praneis-Homel, Alma Hofer. { eneral—Dr, . B., Lingeman; Oscar, Asie_Prance. y t Coleman—Robert, Jane Maurer; Albert, Lillian Sweet; Arthur, Doro t St. neent’s — Leonard,
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Robert Bowens, 64, at 2520 Winthrop, carcinoma. Cella B. Ecton, 67, at 829 Payette, cerebral hemorrhdge. onroe Jones, 54, at 150 Douglass, cerebral hemorrhage. { Michael J. Ackerman, 66, at 942 Ohadwick, arteriosclerotic heart. | Leanna Arruegton, 73, at 804 N. Tuxedo, cardio vascular renal.
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coronary occlusion. Harriett P. Ehle, 72, at 81 W. Fall Creek, Gertrude Ellis, 60, at Methodist, glomerulonephritis, 52, at 817 Church, cardiac decompen Mildred Lemon, Ennis Morris, 67, at General, Carcinoma. Gladys L. Wilson, 43, st St. Vincent's, a ! coronary occlusion. - , 62, at 3707 N. Meridian, sm, Margaret E. Newsom, 87, at 2346 N, Dearborn, hypertensive heart r ’
THE MAN
1 Mary May Bryce, 78, at 3642 Hemlock, arteriosclerotic heart. Albert Q. Gause, 44, at Bt Vincent's, carcinoma. carcinoma, Arthur L. Wyrick, 50, at 1303 N. Ewing, coronary emboli ost_Spurry, 56, at 505 N. Dela= | Mahlon Henry Essig. 65, at 1834 Broadway, SeTonATS Atom sis. , at 2021 N. Meridian, carcinoma. James Wm. throm
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