Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 September 1948 — Page 1
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DIZZY TALKS TO FRIEND—Not so very many yosis ago that little object in Dizzy (Fog 'Em) Dean's hand was his closest
and spends his time broadcasting the baseball games for the St. Louis Browns. Dizzy was here last night for the finale of the
or Dizzy Keeps Legion Greeters Just That Way Fog Em ‘Escapes’ Reception Group
In Visit to Junior World Series Here
Baseball players will come and go but it will be a long time tector test and before we were before another character like Dizzy (Fog 'Em) Dean pops up frou’ half through it he stopped the
Jerome Herman Dean, whose dangling participles have been the 8 statement,” Maj. O'Neal said.
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(Quiz Juvenile {Inmates in Sex Probe
Action Follows Crime
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1948
Thousands Of Dead Bi Rain Down On New Y
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Admission by Official
Employees and inmates of the, Juvenile Center detention home were being guestioned today for {additional evidence in connection ;with a series of sex crimes involvng teen-age girls and the super'intendent of the home. + }- Statements “on possible additional offenses were sought by Juvenile Court authorities and state police following a confession
B. Lowell, 39-year-old superintendent, that he had intimate relations with two inmates, a girl 15 and another 17. 3 . | Lowell, held in the Marion . {County jail today under $10,000 . {bond on a charge of rape, waived preliminary hearing when ar-
{Court last night. He was bound over to Criminal Court for trial by Judge J. E. McManamon. Arrest Follows Probe Lowell's arrest by state police yesterday followed two weeks’ investigation ordered by Gov. Ralph Gates after reports from the State Girls’ Sc¢hool at Clermont implicated the Juvenile Center superintendent. When placed under arrest by
Diz is all through pitching now
‘made late yestsrday by Edwin|$®
rainged in Speedway Magistrate|l
ADMITS SEX CRIME—Edwin B. Lowell, dismissed superintendent of the Juvenile Cen. ter, was held on a rape charge here today after he confessed that he had intimate relations with two girls who were inmates at the detention home.
Maj. Robert A. O'Neal of State ‘Police, Lowell at first denied stories. told by three teen-age girls after they had been transferred to the state school. “We then gave him a lie de-
{proceedings and offered to make
Orders Crackdown On Sex Offenders
Five Attack Reports
_ not tagged durin
target of school teachers’ criticism, was in town last night for 7
the final game of the American Legion Junior Baseball world series.
Signs Statement ‘ Lowell's signed sthtement said
He's still the same old Dizzy. 1 or They couldn't have tacked a bet-|sas it “Paul sealdme carry coy
ter name on him. . He arrived at glove.” Weir Cook airport 30 minutes ~ pay) ig a scout for the St. Louis ahead of his reception committea| Browns and like Dizzy, he “Just and turned up among the missiug|megses around in the off season,
for several hours to visit at the hunting and fishing” in Texas and home of a friend he had met on! Arkansas
the plane. - Murders the Tongu2> His converation was sprinkled with the “cain’ts,” “you alls” that have been his trademark since he came out of the Ozarks to hurl ™9 professional baseball for the| “Announcing is too routine for Houston team in the early 30s, |T% he Sats, but it's a job and guage he fans apparently are enjoying it. - His’ sponsor, a brewery, encourages such talk seen. : and his favorite expression on the air for the St. Louis Browns’ games are “slud” for “slide,” “re-| gam spectable” for “respective” bases and “lazy can of corn” for a “pop fly.” At 38 Dizzy is gray about the temples, but according to’ himself he's the greatest pitcher that ever toed the rubber. He has plenty of credit for his brother,
Washington Calling— U. S. Sees Victory in Berlin; "Won't Be Bullied,’ Reds Told
Believes Soviets Making Supreme Effort to Dislodge West by Stepping Up Offensive WASHINGTON, Sept. 11—Berlin picture may not be as black as it seems. State and Defense Departments don’t minimize it, but tell President Truman there's good chance we'll win if we hold on. So President and Marshall keep warning Russia we'll
Wants to Relax He admits he’s the, world's wors radio announcer and he sincerely hopes many times that the microphone in front of him would “drop dead.”
in profes-|
sidering any comeback. He just wants to relax, :
he had sexual relations with the 15-year-old girl once and with the 17-year-old girl four times since last February. He said that in both cases the girls offered to submit to relations “to avert trouble as the result of their emotional lems.” Both girls, however, in statements to state school authorities, denied that they made any “advances” to Lowell, but both said ‘they did not object to his
prob- [day
Spurs Drive Here
Reports of five attacks or attempted assaults on women and children within a few hours last night spurred Police Chief Rouls to open a “crack down” drive against suspected perverts to-
He ordered special squads of plainclothes officers, both
and other public places where scores of women and children have reported molestations by
and women, to patrol theatess.
attentions. Both were quoted as SURES el ha to Sake ‘arrangements for a saying that Lowell made the ad- ager ve beenimail train to lea Berlin ne - asked to flash on their screens in-iday.” It was ve to Ao. cr Sieuetinnt, eging patrons to '7e-|the ue Mer near Helms 3 first|P : during hows. © |
that she Sara gE Police records show more. than “1 called her in for an inter- Fp view and after first 250 cases of women and réport she later admitted by in-
ference that it was true and that|y =, O. 2nother in public places
here since Jan. 1.
scream and run to the nearest “She said she was upset to the residence in the event of any impoint of running away and asked! proper behavior.
the being attacked or molested one|”
she would do something about Chief Rouls said the cam it.” he said. will be extended’, to The statement said it was at thro the co-operation of this time that his relations with Pan. Associations. rt 8 her occurred. 0 He said parents and t hers a ine : In the case of the 17-year-old outlining instructions for -chil- loaded with mail a girl, hel for sex -offenses and!dren in the event they are ap- frontier. No train had run prostitution, Lowell's statement proached by strangers, direct to Berlin : said she approached him about! Children will be instructed to rl r Fete Bo Lac ens The arrival of the Russian mail
British Defy Soviets, Order Train to Berlin
: . ; } New Unrest Reported In Russian Zone BULLETIN LONDON, Sept. 11 (UIP) = The Western powers have devided to call off all further as gotiations with the Russians on the Berlin crisis’ unleas the So. viet Union agrees at on to fift the blockade, it was learned today. BERLIN, Sept. 11 (UP) =A chink in the Soviet blockade of Berlin appeared today when t
across the zonal border the capital : If the mail train makes the
scheduled run from Hannover to
to
it will be the first rail direct to Berlin sinde. Ri sealed off the city nearly three months ago. 3 The Russians ran a mail train from Berlin to the British sone yesterday. Taking their cue from the Soviet, British authorities ordered a like run in the other di
rection. . No one was willing to guess What woud happen, of whether the token border crossing was a Soviet signal presaging an easing of the blockade. After the Moscow and Berlin
four-power conferences, rumors persisted that the would be lifted. Confirm Report ,
Raflway headquarters in Hannover confirmed that the military government had issued an order
British military government ol dered a mail train dispatched!
Berlin and enters the Soviet zone,] |
BIRDS FLIGHT PUZZ) State building. Here Thomas Ba
contains dazed birds Owvr Fair City—
train took British rallway officers by surprise. No notification of its arrival had been re-
that I have relations with her to avert trouble,” Lowell said. Lured Into Balcony He told Maj. O'Neal that he __ 1 "° Birls seven and six years had relations with her four times. POTted yesterday they had been Investigation of additional evi- x olested In a downtown movie dence centered around reports|>”,2 Man who lured them into a that five other girls formerly balcony with popcorn and candy. held at the detention home were| A 19-year-old girl = reported involved with Lowel. that while walking in the 1100 Admits Relations block, N. Emerson Ave, about 1 “I may have another. state- a.jm. today a man came up bement to make later if I remember|Dind her and grabbed her by the
ceived in advance.
Gloria De Haven Seeks
Divorce From Payne HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 11 (UP) ~—Movie Star Gloria De Haven, 23, charged cruelty in a divorce suit filed yesterday against Actor John Payne. Miss De Haven, requested cus-
a certain girl's name but I don't legs. 8he said she screamed. now.” he told police, jerked loose and ran home.
not ‘be bullied. They've said it before, but don’t want Soviets to forget.
Identify "Mr. Blandings’ And Win Choice Prizes
Contest Opens Downtown Next Wednesday;
Here's How You Can Win
“MR. BLANDINGS” will be in Indianapolis starting Wednesday of next week and he will have some choice prizes for the person who finds him. Of course he will not be Cary Grant, star of the motion picture, “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.” What he will be, however, is a typical Hoosier, like the Man of The Times who was the
|he had relations with the 15Truman feels better after this week’s meeting with Nationalyear-old girl. The state law proSecurity Council. Council includes Secretaries Marshall, Forrestal, (vides for a charge of rape in Royall, Sullivan, Symington and Arthur Hill, Security Resources connection with any sexual rela-
The formal charge of rape was A 17-year-old girl said a man based upon his confession that|/in & car followed her home last night’ and attempted to molest her. , Report Similar A similar report was made by tion with a girl under 16 years a 37-year-old woman who said a! of age even If she consents to man tried to grab her as she was! attentions. {walking through Ellenberger! He will not face trial on a rape Park last night. { charge in connection with his re-
Sa t $ | (Continued on Page 2—Col. 3) oday on reports that he tried
Asks for Jury In Two Slot Cases
After three hours of ‘legal batties over seizure of 20 slot ma-
Union Station and at School 66, ! 38th and Broadway, a man was
as they left school yesterday. It'll Be Fair Over Week-End
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
object of a frenzied search during the Indiana State Fair, When the downtown manhunt gets under way Wednesday, the reward for identifying “Mr. Blandings” will be a General Electric double-bed size, automatic eleetric blanket, valued at 95.
architect, is part of a project con: ceived by the General Electric Co. and Selznick Releasing Organization: of building a Blandings
the United States. : | To bé offered ‘for sale soon for {about $43,000, the two-story, {three-bedroom home has {furnished throughout for exhibition purposes by the Rainier
un
» IF THE fictional Rometialéer is
on the city strfets, additional Inc. Indianapolis distributor of awards. will be made on subse- major CB appliances, selected the ‘quent days. .
Everyone except Times em-| TICKET “SALES are being ployees and their. families and pandied by the Christamore Aid those connected with either the gociety, which will use the proChristamore Aid Society or the ceeds—all but five cents governBlandings Dream Home projectiment tax of the 25-cent levy— here is eligible to enter the con-|jn the operation and maintenance test. {of its summer eamp for underTo participate all you need isprivileged children near Traders an mission ticket or ticket Point, ‘ stub fo Mr. Blandings Dream| “Mr. Blandings” will be in the House here in Indianapolis at heart of the downtown district— 6416 Dean Rd. Tickets are oniin the vicinity of E. and W. sale at all Hook and Haag drug- Washington St., on ‘the Circle and stores in the city and at thelin the general area bounded by ‘Dream House. . {Illinois and Pennsylvania Sts.—
8 8 2 ‘between the hours of 11 a. m. THE INDIANAPOLIS DREAM ,,q 2 p.m. .
HOUSE, completed recently loca All you have to do to win the
L. Bridges & Sons, Idec. . — ; builders, and Oscar J. Pool, local! (Continued on Page 2-—Col. 3) [4
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Dream House in key cities over| {Bluff Rd. whose Hquor license
is first day Furniture Co. Electric Appliances! “ove roruest fora ry auto: "nge- from a low
The LVL Club, Troy Ave. and
Indianapolis will have fair skies
hinges on. the outcome of the znd Shodsrate {emperatures will
slot machine case, asked for al jury trial after fis’ motion. to Syeather Buredu said this morn-
supress evidence was verruled|
by Judge J. E. McManamon. Temperatures are expected to
fosmiold oo sen
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to a high tomorrow of 85. Today's matically transferred the case to! ' Circuit Court for trial, a igh or 5 will ‘probably reach
Blocks Trial a nigh of 52.
The same | maneuver, eo blocked trial last might of the JTUMGan on Cruise,
Stenger Oasis, 565056 Madison Ave. Loafing and Working
Both cases will be tried before a jury in Circuit Court. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UP; | Operators of the LVL Club,|—President Truman today enRoll Hoss and L. 8. Pratt, were|joyed what may be his last weekcharged with violating the statelend cruise aboard the presidenslot machine law after state police raided the club last July 6 and seized 11 slot machines, the Oasis club was raided the same night and nine machines were seized. Edwin McClure, attorney for the two clubs, argued a motion to supress evidence on the ground
the November elections. The President = boarded the
two days of sailing, loafing and Working. His aids said that he may try to put in a few licks on notes for speeches he will make during his coming western polit-
that police entered the clubslical tour. fllegally because they didn't have] Mr. Truman will return to search warrants. Washington Sunday. ¥ ¥
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A suspect was held by police &
to molest several women at the'
reporting trying to stop children!
chines’ at the Liberal View League Club and the Stenger| 3 a ma’ . oy 10% ee 14 | Oasis, * trial of the gambling] go im" go 12 (Noon) 78 Cases were blocked in the Speed-| 9 4 poy. . 64 1 way Magistrate Court last night. per Pe Ms 38
through tomorrow, the
tial yacht Williamsburg bhefnve|
yacht yesterday afternoon for
tody of their two children, Kathleen, 2,'and Thomas, six months. She also asked support until a court distribution of community property. The couple married Dec. 28, 1944, and separated nine days ago. Mr. Payne formerly was married to Actress’ Ann Shirley. It was Miss De Haven's first mar-
Hean battle gnd three court inJunction suits, And his party
PUZZLING—H iit m town New York streets today Baffling city and American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty fo’ Animals officials. Police ‘the flight of migratory birds crashed into the tower of
Patrolman William Mason pick up dead ontain dazed birds collechad rom oe shouts
or As
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undreds of birds littered mid-
rnshaw of the ASPCA (left birds. The crate at ri
Indiana's Political One-Two), Puts Dixiecrat on Ropes
“I was. m. (
got| |
Kicked off the balloc just when| YOU
success seemed within his grasp. But all is forgiven, he says, including the two cabbies whose
loose Idéas of Indiana electing! laws got him into the jam ‘n the
first place, “I haven't about the Hoosiers,” he said in parting. “Personally they have treated me pretty well, But they sure do play their politics rough.” Another repercussion of the Dixiecrats’ short-lived political foray into Indiana was the expulsion of one of their uled presidential electors from Henry Wallace's Progressive Party here. Progressive Party leaders here announced they had expelled from the organization Edgar Burton, 124 W. 14th St, who was listed as a Dixiecrat
riage.
[abova), has become a riving in Indianapolis.
Mason's position at center, Wa its 21-6 defeat yesterday. .
LUCK OF THE IRISH—The helmet wom by John Mason
elector. ' Said William B. Ransom,
any complaints =
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