Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1948 — Page 1
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Big Snowstorm Kills 11: Scores Left Marooned
. Hundreds Work to
Free Trains, Busses By United Press At least 11 persons were dead and scores were marooned by
wake of a storm which swept! across the West and North Cen-, tral states and today was mov-| ing through the Great Lakes area. | Weathermen at Detroit said that the storm was losing force as it moved northeastward. Colder weather was forecast for the Midwest as the storm moved on. But New York «City had a balmy 71 degree temperature at noon, three degrees short of the all-time high record for the city on this date. New Storm Reported A new snow storm moved into the Rocky Mountain region of
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winds of the earlier storm. Hundreds of rescue crews worked to free trains and busses stuck in snowbanks while others fought through drifts to reach people trapped on the highways or in homes and schoolhouses. |! Temperatures hovered near Zero in the storm area. The coldest spot was Chadron, Neb., where the mercury was exactly zero. | Dickinson, N. D., and Sidney, Neb, reported six degrees zbove; Minot, N. D., seven above, and Akron, Colo., eight above. | List of Dead | The dead included an unidenti-|. filed man found frozen near Springfield, Colo.; a man and wife killed in a crash on a slick highway near Montrose, Colo.; three men who died in a snowstorm in
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State; two men killed instantly in a head-on automobile crash on an icy pavement near Willmar, Minn, and a farmer electrocuted in Louisidna when he touched a live wire blown down by strong winds set up in the South by the Midwestern storm, an elderly Omaha resident who died from a heart attack while shoveling snow, and an Jowan killed by a
Broad (Ripple) Smiles Herald Champs fyi ch to Repair
Service After $2 Million Blast
Fire Traps 40 Men;
16 Are Injured
By VICTOR PETERSON Times Sta? Writer REDDINGTON, Ind. Nov. 20— {Officials of Texas Eastern Trans(mission Corp. said today natural {gas service, interrupted by an earth-shaking explosion of the “Big Inch” pipeline yesterday, {would be restored by nightfall. Service to customers as far| least as New York City will be] {curtailed to some extent, however, | until pumping station 14 near| here can be rebuilt. The station was wrecked but underground {lines not seriously damaged when {a valve in the 24-inch line blew {out, halting transmission in both {the Big and Little Inch lines eastward. R. H. Hargrove, president of Texas Eastern, said all men working in the explosion area had| Ibeen “definitely accounted for} and though a number were in{jured, none was killed. | Mr. Hargreve estimated the] {cost of the destroyed compressor | station at $1,300,000, fully covered by insurance. Total losses, in{cluding loss of gas, were expected by unofficial sources to reach $2|
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Cause Still in Doubt i | Cause of the multi-million dol-| lar blast still was in some doubt but it was believed friction or parting metal may have ignited {the gas as the valve blew up. {Exact cause of the valve's failure had not been determined, Mr. |Farstoys said. “No damage was done to any [pro rty other than that of Texas |Eadtern,” Mr. Hargrove said, |“and we are striving now to {minimize the break in gas service tor customers in the East as [much as possible. It will be impossible to deliver a full capacity of gas, however, until the pumping relay has been rebuilt and we have no estimate yet on how
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Oh, life can be beautiful. The joy that is Broad Ripple’s today because of the high school football team’s undefeated season is reflected in the face of Ripple rooter Betty MacNabb, 6616 long that will take.” N. Pennsylvania St. She is a majoret in the Ripple band. Broad | About 40 men, trapped by a Ripple wound up its season yesterday by beating Howe High |350-foot wall of flame at the staSchool 20 to 0. (Story, pictures on Page 6.) tion frantically clawed their
bus whose driver was blinded by rain,
Thousands of head of livestock
sota southwest through Kansas Without power, light or communications. Pupils Reach Safety Kansas State Patrolman Ken-| neth Nelson said an unknown!
number of school children ma-|1and’s most glamorous pigskin spectacle, when a football player NiDg out at the top to a width of rooned since Thursday morning actya
in a school bus 12 miles west ofp
Oakley, Kas., had made their way and Purdue tugged for touchdowns.
to a nearby farm house, | Twenty passengers marooned,
on a Denver-bound Greyhound! 2 bus near Colby, Kas., made their n 0 y 0 ; oy
way to homes at the town of! Grain Field, four miles
where the bus stalled.
from
Fifty high school students were
sheltered in a school and homes at Delmont, 8. D. because the storm in southeastern South Da-| kota made it impossible for them to reach their farm homes. | Delmont had no bread, but! otherwise townspeople and. stu-| dents were reportgd in good shapa. i Worthing, in southwestern Min- a tiesate. was isolated by a D-speh) snowfall, a local radro station re-|
‘ported [room at the American Hotel less, : match this -O1q | P1osions. » - : ithan half an hour after a couple, &. past could inate
Train 22 Hours Late registered from Bolivar, Mo., had The Santa Fe's crack Califor-|checked out of the room.
nia limited steamed into Cimar-| ron, Kas, 22 hours late. Winds,
Oaken Bucket Tilt to Draw. macy communis ton sume PEAK Crowd of 47,161 Fans jon sone. me: x
body of a 3-year-old boy Was| ri ols al Northwestern Michi- | fired two heavy explosions, Mr.| J a dr ager sn at Ohio State and Minne- | Williams said last night it was
as way over a 10-foot fence topped with barbed wire to escape death in the roaring inferno. Of 18 men treated for injury
three remained hospitalized today. They are not in serious condition though suffering from severe burns and shock. Towering flames spurted funinto the sky, "fan-
Traditional Tussle to Decide Where Prized Trophy Will Hang in 1949
By BILL EGGERT, Times Sports Writer on ROSS-ADE STADIUM, West Lafayette, Nov. 20.—Hoosier-|D¢el-shape
ves his all for dear 'ole alma mammy, was to be staged | eet. record-breaking crowd of 47,161 here today as Indian Damage Set at $2 Million + | H. M. Williams, safety engineer It was the 51st renewal of a series started in 1891 and offered of division 2, Norris City, II, = jan ‘opportunity for both state|Said the damage would exceed two |schools to hoist themselves in million dollars. At least a mil[the Big Nine race. A triumph lion dollars”in gas went up in {for Purdue would salvage the|flames as the escaping fumes | Boilermakers from last place hissed from the break. More than while Indiana could wind up its|a million dollars in property dam[conference schedule with a .500/28¢ was inflicted at the station {mark in six games. [nich was leveled. Fourteen au-| i | Finish Grid Season tomobiles also were destroyed. The game today was one of Despite the later weight of four Western Conference tilts|Other statements, including that that always finish the grid sea-| Of ‘the company president, that son with a bang. Others were it Was the larger pipe line that
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Dresser Drawe
‘Apparently Murder,’
St. Louis Police Say | ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20 (UP)—The,
Towa left | the “Little Inch” that let go. In play| the confusion, one or two other | observers had the impression that {both lines contributed to the ex-
ce said the body bore marks of| Sota. at Jyiseonem. severe beating. ‘ Conference aay. ses. 10 : on versity. . ; maid foand thé body in a| Few Indiana-Purdue games in
i During the night company men Oaken Bucket game for oddities. | | It all began at the tail end of [Searched the devastated five acres {the 1947 season when Purdue| (Continued on Page 2—Col. 7 Police Chief Jeremiah O'Con- followers began ° whispering ran )
ell said the child “apparently|apout the Rose Bowl.
. Lines driver, was hailed as a hero|
that hit 70 miles an hour had stalled the train in a mountainous drift | between Cimarron and Dodge City, 30 miles to the east.
tered Midwestern highways. About 50 cars were stuck between Sioux Falls and Mitchell, S. D.
Thousands. of head of ®attle Badalamenti, told officers he had|that the Boilermakers never reand ” sheep died in the storm. |Seen the blond-haire@ boy carried|covered from the Irish loss after
Stockmen estimated that 1000" sheep were lost in the area|l around Oakley, Kas., alone. d SIim Hensley, Continental Bus
for battling through the blizzard to a farm home to get help for his| 21 passengers when the bus stalled. |
Ft. Wayne Girl Killed |
FT. WAYNE, Nov. 20 (UP)— Nell Rose Hamilton, 9, was killed last night when her bicycle ran | into the side of a big truck as she] delivered newspapers.
{was murdered.” The dead boy
the lips and nose were swollen, opener
\The Boilermakers looked tne| List of Injured
was dressed in a blue snow suit,|part, losing by one point in the!
this season to Notre
In Gas Blast
and there was dried blood at one ® Thousands of automobiles lit-|corner of the mouth. Dame:
Frigid Football Fans Foreseen
Then the roof fell in and) yy... 1.000 in the explosion
Ooath By lun lean bap) Of the Big and Little Inch natural wo of the next seven ball, "ine near Reddington inThe best reasoning was! de:
| Schneck Memorial Hospital,
p in his'elevator last Wednedday|a terrific pre-game buildup. Seymour: ight in the arms of a man. Indiana, thin with reserves, Jack D. Walters, 30, MiddlePolice said the ‘boy had been|won its first two games and town, O., fair. ead from 12 to 24 hours. scored only five TD's while los-| ‘Marvin Dixon, 43, West Baden, ing the next seven contests. {Ind., good. Injuries accounted for a prom-| Charles Beineke, 39, Seymour, inent share of both team’s mis- R. R. 2, good. eries during the season, but they| James Frank, Seymour. came up to today’s game at good Jack Clark, Columbus.
strength. Treated but not admitted: In the past 50 games, Pur-
Sees Boy Carried An elevator operator, Vicent games.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Santa Claus, forsaking his traditional reindeer in this modern age, arrived here today—twice. The L. S. Ayres & Co. St. Nick dropped from the skies at the State Fairgrounds via helicopter. Among the more than 1000 little and big “kids” alike on hand for the arrival were (left to right) Judy Davis, 8, of 1581 Rosslyn Ave., and Reggie Pearce, 2, of 3610 Balsam Ave.
Three Persons Slain In Kokomo Hotel
The Kiddies Join the Clauses in the Act
Two Women Man Found Shot to Death
Union_ Hotel Scene Of Triple Killing
Times State Service
KOKOMO, Nov. 20—Two
iwomen and a man were shot 'to death in a downtown hotel {room shortly before noon today in what police said ap{peared to be a double mur{der and suicide. Police said the man apparently killed the two women—one of them his mother and the other [believed to be his second wife— and then turned the gun on himself. ; Both women were dead when police arrived. The man died a few moments later. The victims were identified as:
Harold Fouse, about 35, parttime cab driver. Mary Fouse, identified as his wife, a waitress in a lunchroom, about 28 years old. Mrs. Nellle Jackson, Mr. Fouse’s mother, about 55. Coroner E. H. Showalter said Foues apparently did the shooting during a short argument. No motive was learned immediately. Five shots were fired from a 38 caliber pistol. Police were summoned by Union Hotel em-« ployees who heard the shots.
In Court Twice ’
Mr. Fouse had no regular job, police said. He drove a taxi “off and on” here since his divorce from his first wife, Anna Beth, in February, 1047. He had been haled into court twice since the divorce for nonsupport of his former wife and their two children who were in her custody. Police records showed the man had served a term on the Indiana State Farm for petit larceny. Only clue to what went on in the room prior to the shooting was a statement by another resident that she heard Mr. Fouse say “you know I didn’t mean to do it” and then slam a door.
Residents Since Nov. 8
Mr. and Mrs. Fouse had been residents of the hotel since Nov. 8. A hotel employee, told police Mr. Fouse came downstairs about 11:30 a. m. where he met his mother. After a brief conversation, she said, Mr. Fouse and his mother went upstairs to the room. Shots were heard about five minutes later, the employee said. _Hotel ‘personnel called police and did not attempt to enter the room until authorities arrived. . “Capt. Francis Fidher, head of detectives and assistant chief of police, was placed in charge of the investigation along with the coroner,
Strike Ties Up Biggest Liner
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 20 (UP)—Four hundred
Truman, Marshall To Confer Monday
KEY WEST, Fla., Nov. 20 (UP) —President Truman will meet
ie Lm... > C. R. Lovelace, 42, Circleville, $ a x 1 a: i > due has won 25, Indiana 20 and|Qhio. {With Secretary of State George C. Sam 3. 13 (Noon). 40 [five have ended in deadlocks. prank Miller, 26, Decatur, mi. [Marshall at 12:30 p. m. Monday ? Indiana has won four straight! orville Garrison, 22, Washing- in Washington for important talks| 9a m... 39 1pm... 40 ) » “hy B= —— * {but still trails in the Bucket ton, Ind. on the world peace situation. The Weather Bureau predicted series started in 1925. Since Leroy Olson, 28, Seymour, Ind.,
Driver ofiuncomfortable weather for foot-/then the Boilermakers have a/R, R. i
the truck was Don Miller, 27, Toledo, O.
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ball fans in Lafayette for the (Indiana-Purdue game today, with a few snowflakes or sprinkles of | rain expected to accompany tem-| [peratures of 38-40 degrees. | Indianapolis and Marion Coun-|
ty were due for the same treat- 30th St., a night watchman at
ment, except that the thermom{eter probably would not go below '42 here, according to Paul Miller, [chief weatherman. However, a drop to 25-20 deigrees is expected tonight. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and a continued cold, with a high of 38-42 predicted.
Bond Transactions
Lowest in 34 Years
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UP)— Trading in bonds listed on the New York Stock Excharige dwindled today to the lowest vel in almost’ 34 years with transactions aggregating $590,-| 000. This was the smallest total since Jan. 2, 1915 when it $569,000, Exchange records showed.
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11-10 edge.
Night Watchman
Found Dead in Plant Howard E. Smith, 46, of 730 Ww. Schwitzer-Cummins Co., 1145. E.| 22d St., was found dead early this morning after he failed to make his 2 a. m. report. After investigators of the ADT burglar alarm system failed to
find the night watchmah, police Hl
joined in the search. Mr. Smith was found on the third floor of the plant. Dr. Paul G. Dintaman, &puty cororer, said Mr. Smith died of a heart attack. He had worked there two years.
Sen. Taylor ‘Yields’ WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UP)
H. M. Williams, 50, Norris City, nu. Walter Barrett, 60, Marysville,
Ky. Ollie Cleveland, 34, Beaumont, Tex. Hugo Fahrenthold, 27, Houston, Tex. Ray Tropp, 59, Seymour, Ind. William C. Brady, 26, Shreveport, La. Donald Burke, 33, Seymour, Ind. Thomas Gillespie, 45, Vienna,
John Test, 38, Vienna, IL
Columbus Hunter Dies
COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 20 (UP)—Archie E. Lazzell, 69, was found dead yesterday on a country road. Authorities believed he collapsed of a heart seizure while hunting.
—=Sen. Glen H. Taylor, who deserted the Democrats for Henry Wallace's third party, said today
was he'll back President Truman in meet here
the next Congress—but on domestic affairs only. . 4
GAS DEALERS TO MEET | FT. WAYNE, Nov. 20 (UP)— {Indiana gasoline dealers will tomorrow afternoon I organize a statewide associaon, *
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The President enjoyed his last day of vacation relaxation before {returning to the Capital tomor-| {row and plunging into the serious {discussion. | The President has said he and Mr. Marshall will review problems the secretary . has encountered during his Paris talks on the Ber-|
permanent peace. W. Averell Harriman, {ambassador for the European Re-| {covery Program, also is to see! the President Monday. But presi-
Mr. Harriman would accompany Mr. Marshall to the White House | or have a separate appointment. |
Lake Freighter Beached |
DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 20 (UP) — Thirty-six crewmen were
‘stranded today aboard.an 11,900-
ton ore freighter which went aground near the mouth of Du-| luth harbor and was battered by heavy seas. Coast Guardsmen!
attempting a rescue,
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In the gigantic double-header appearance Santa arrived at Municipal Airport by Eastern Airlines. He was greeted by Freddie Sheppard, 5, of 1437 E. 11th St. (left), and David Cox, 4, of 1514 E. 12th St. You can tell him what you want for Christmas at Wm. H. Block Co.
» . . Tojo Ticks Time TOKYO, Nov. 20 (UP)— Condemned Japanese leader Hideki Tojo said today there was no danger he will attempt suicide to escape the gallows and added that he hoped his execution will be “very prompt.” : “I will do my best to remain in good health until then,” he declared.
Berlin Elections Mean
Split, Russians Warn BERLIN, Nov. 20 Soviet
of municipal
Realtors Ask End 0f Rent Controls
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UP)— {The National Association of Real Estate Boards proposed today to seek lifting: of rent controls by the next Congress and recommended that the, federal govern{ment abandon its public housing program. | The - Association; closing its {41st annual convention here, in a |statement of policy outlined the
(UP)—The legislation it will seek from the army organ Taegliche 81st Congress. ; Rundschau said today the holding
In addition to committing the
elections in West organizatien’s 43,000 members to
Berlin Dec. 5 will mean the final policies on rent control, public
splitting of the city.
The Western Powers have an- subjects, lin crisis and the outlook for nounced their intentions of going mented on “government lobbying” ahead with the elections, while and praised the “historic and roving the Russians ruled against them constructive services” of its own
in their sector.
housing slum clearance and allied the statement com-
|realtors’ Washington committee.
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U. 8. supports principles of Bernadotte plan to end Palestine fighting.........covirvirnvevide so Page 3
Pioneer literary. clubs still flourish here . . . other WOES NEWS s+ vv-eevins ifs sis svinnvs savaveeres Page 8
French forces retake harbor of Dunkerque........Page 11 Other Features on Inside Pages i
Amusements 7-9 Crossword .. 8 Editorials... 10 Mrs. Manners 11 Sports ...... 6 waited for winds to abate before Childs ...... 10 Forum ...... 10 Movies ..... 7-9 Summersby.. 5
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5 Lucas ...... 10 Society ..... 3
TIRadio ceseee
crew members walked off the Queen Elizabeth here today and prevented the world’s greatest liner from sailing on a transAtlantic run. The walk-out came an hour before the 83,000-ton Cunard Line vessel had been scheduled to sail for Halifax or New York, where striking longshoremen had tied up the port. Hold Protest Meeting Crewmen who walked off the vessel held a protest meeting on the dockside, appointed a strike committee, posted pickets, and gent a delegation back aboard the
liner in an effort to persuade the
remainder of her crew of 1500
|men to walk off, too.
Then they sent a cablegram to Joseph P. Ryan, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (AFL) in New York, whose strike has tied up ports along the American Atlantic Coast, saying: “Crew of Queen Elizabeth refuse sail to Halifax until strike situation is clear in New York. Is our effort helpful?” There had been reports here that the seamen had received a message from the striking American Longshoremen threatening them with reprisals if they sailed aboard the Elizabeth to Halifax, but Mr. Ryan denied this in a statement made in New York. The Cunard Line had delayed sailing of the great vessel for
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DuPont Heir to Wed
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UP)~— Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Barton
{of New York and Waco, Tex.
and - Alfred. Victor DuPont, of Wilmington, Del., will be married today in the Park Ave. apart-
|ment of the bride's mother.
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