Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1948 — Page 1

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Silver Specks From Tower Cause Fletcher Ave. Neighbors to Fume

By JACK

. INDIGNATION runs high among Indianapolis people living or working within a radius of ‘several blocks of a huge water tower at 2100 Fletcher Ave. : _ + A crew working for a free lance painter, E. A. Austin, 2307 Reformers Ave., has been in the process of painting the big tank for more than a week. - 31

ment of financial institutions met , “hy st the statshouse today to re- For Flackville view ‘complaints against used car |{finance ‘companies and to decide s SOUS 3 Muon,

Members of ‘the: state depart-

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hood. . Today's meeting by members he needs the names of 1500. perspray guns has settled Not only do cafs in the area, [of the department who decide its|sons who would avail themselves over the section, causing | JiREing brand new Cad- [policy in regulating lending in-iof the postal service. At presfllacs to junkers, present a [stitutions followed a series of dis- ent he has 300 sighers. much distress, speckled appearance, but porch [closures in The Times Which de- RR tower furniture, houses, es, [scribed . numerous comp. SINCE THE district was placed a Soe 18 DrOPerty, Of | iréets’ and . kindréd items |against finance companies &5d|on mounted serticer-comparable “Dorsey Manufac-" sparkle mystically in the sun- |used car dealers. -. . 10. dOOF tb turing Co. operated by Max | light. Under the law the department io facilities. Dave}

Bear Brunt of ‘Aluminum Plague’

SOME 30 automobiles in the parking lot of the: Service Spring Co., 735 St. Paul St, ap“bore the brunt of the : a Dlasue, which swept through the district withOliver

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‘You've Got Paint All Over Car’

WHAT Has been done about

Luke Koenig, 2324 Hoyt Ave., and George Cunningham, 2319

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And don’t think Mr. Smock’s wife, Catherine, 717 8. Randolph St, didn’t fume yesterday

when she returned to work at ne

Elsner-Roberts Floral Co., 622 Keystone Ave, from lunch

painters to stop painting. Then, they went away and it wasn't very long before the painting had started again. “Som: else’ called ‘the police Sunday but it didn’t do any good. The painting went on—Sunday,

right , Monday and Tuesday until it rained.” : Said Mr. g's 13-year-old. son, Dale, whose bicycle

againat the painter. who. ae. |foresd him to strip Gast night, ito

cording to experts, should have used a brush in-

Six Marines, Civilian Held

In Downtown

"- Charged: With Battling Police After Attempt To Restore Order; Officer Treated af Hospital 1 Six Marines and a civilian were charged riotous, free-swinging brawl late last night at Holland's were seized in Municipal Court this morning

when they appeared as witnesses for the other four. they had vanished in the general’ commotion last night.

The officers also announced they had sworn out a warrant accusing Charles Paxton, tavern manager, of selling liquor to Three of the Marines

hloody, bruising midnight melee. Five leathernecks pummeled two officers and weren't subdued until ‘14 reinforcements arrived in cars, - patrol wagons and

squad ¢; . the police émergency truck.

When the : air ‘cleared, Marine Pyt. . Anthony Capocciani and Patrolnian John Lund were sent to General: Hospital for treatment. Officer Lund had been slygiged with his’ own ' mace. Four Marines and a civilian were arrested last night and early to-

stead of a spray gun.

Tavern Brawl

Police said

know all were Marines. They ordered the debaters to “quiet down.” The patrolmen said they told one of the men, who was drunk, to “go out and get some air.” “You can’t make me leave,” he replied, “I'm a Marine.” Officer ‘Lund grabbed his arm to escort him ‘out and the resultant uprising shook the tavern to its foundation. Fists . Were Flying Fists flying, the Marines and three civilians attacked them, the policemen charged. Through the din, they shouted, “You're under| arrest,” but .the Marines roared back, “We're Marines and no policeman can arrest us.” a Patrolman Gillum rushed

a Marines were members of a guard detachment at the Naval Ordnance plant. Only one was in uniform. It later developed he was a Marine MP, -

Trouble began. when Patrolmen Lund and Roy Gillum Jr. were sent to the tavern to quell a disturbance. There. they «found men in. a booth: arguing heatedly 'with others at a table. The officers explained ‘they didn’t

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the telephone to summon assistjagce while Officer Lund fended

{off blows; verbal and otherwise.|} { Order was finally restoredi}

{when police reinforcements sped ito the scene, sirens screeching. {Three of the Marines lost them-

crowds. One of them, his uni form blood splattered, later was brought to police headquarters by a Marine lleutenant.

kosko, 25; Joseph Moncilovich, 19; Ronald D. 'Cole,

charged with disorderly conduct] and resisting or interfering with an officer. es

men. All cases were continued in

CONTINUE UNION SHOP

The AFL Screen Actors voted 3828 to 29 to continue its

has the power to revoke the Iicense of a finance company which violates the act. =

the only commission member un- 48 able to attend. ? The finance company investi- sweated out his fate today right gation report was presented to the commission by Joseph MeCord, department Thomas H.

.Cougill : small loans and consumer credit,

an as he entered the taxi at North the two sleuths, armed with a

with found her and she readily reJoday battling membered the incident, leading

iselves. in thé surging sidewalk’

Municipal Court today to Aug. 26. y

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 18 (UP)-~| 8 Guild has

Lee Whitehall of Attica, was

director, and

Le » 3 o » of MR. McCLAIN recalled only

and Ogden Sts. This morning

description of the woman, canvassed the neighborhood. They

them to Garnett.

While Garnett was waiting for| the court the Arkansas questioning at headquarters, de-lone of them warden of the Artectives noticed a gleaming ob-| kansas state prison,

away. It was a ring taken from) take him to Indianapolis for Mr. McClain’s finger in the hold-| extradition proceedings. He was in Indianap-~

up. Garnett said he didn't know olis: under bond, however, imm

anything about it.

producers, the National Labor ReBoard announced today.

baseball hero's body

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Petition Seeks Postal Substation

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MUNCIE, Aug. 18-John Ware,

where he wanted to be—in the Delaware He , supervisor of day so he'd be safe from Arkan-

not leave the state, but shortly after the war, he came to Muncle and went to work for the Muncie Malleable Co.

FINAL LOOK—A little girl is h

Negro's Hearing Set In Muncie Tomorrow

Times State Servies

~year - old. Arkansas Negro.

ty jail to be put there Mon-

Hold 3 Boys In Attempt to

Minister's ‘Son, 7, Reported Tortured

: Times State Service

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. SHACKLED-—This |7-yesrold General Hospital hind. hin back, they. looped the baer cilod Jo 1s yas 22 dap been fire fr water {4 around his neck, tossed iatri ients are full up.” hospital ¢ stated. othe end La a sapling, on br of the girl has been blacked out inthe picture so. that, she drew him up until his toes 1 rae oe

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Fair Weather

Forecast Here LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Sam... 8 1Wam..0 Tam..61 11am ..72 Sam ..07 12 (Noom) 15 fam .. 1p m..7

Indianapolis tonight and tomorrow, with ‘tomorrow's temperatures about the same as today. Weather Bureau authorities that local Hoosiers

predicted could expect comfortable sleeping

lay in state in the r8tunda

eld up fo: get a £ impse of ‘Babs: Ruth, as the

tonight in 60 to 62 degree temThe mercury is due to tomorrow.

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tap-dancer. “I never thought 1 would ever see him like that” he said.

There will be 57 honorary pall

Wholesale Prices

Decline 11 Cents

By United Press Price-conscious housewives

of Yankee Stadium.

ended

Heaven Cemetery at nearby Valhails. tuall

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Skipper Skips His Usual Patter