Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1949 — Page 4

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il Drilling - ctivity Perks pin Indiana

‘1949 May .Be Best In Past Years,’ Asserts A. C. Colby aay arternoon.

Barring a break in the price “We didn’t know anything of crude oil, Indiana oil drilling about it until his grandmother activity in 1949 may be “the best heard it on the radio,” Mrs. in years,” an expert said today, |White said. Neither Melvin nor A. C. Colby, director of the oil his 68-year-old brother, Gary, menand gas division of the Indiana tioned anything about it when Conservation Department, an-|/they returned from the tricycle nounced today that 118 new wells ride that almost ended in tragedy. were drilled in the state since! AS little boys will, the broth‘Jan. 1. ers wandered down the street on He also revealed that new their tricycle yesterday. } leases of some 300,000 acres of Saw Boy on Tracks land have been taken in seven| It was a few minutes later at dow a yet Co counties in anticipation of with New York Central crossing fo Ath : b 2 Fan Sway, betore activity in areas Which now have {on E. New York St. near High- was ide ntified later when ‘pasno production. {land Park that bus driver Brooks sengers reported the bus. drivers Floods .Ourb Drilling Baker saw a small boy on the heroism and neighbors identified Mr. Colby said the number of tracks just as the fast Cleveland- the boy. The story was broadcast new walls including 43 in pe: Bt. Louis flyer sped around a jast night and Melvin's grandguition, would have n grea @ curve, “Imother, Mrs, Ruth Foster, heard had it not been for floods and| The driver leaped from his bus it. That's how the family learned bad weather that practically|qng snatched the boy and his tri- of the tor's narrow A

tivit he first 60 slopped aq Yilies t cycle. He had barely cleared the, “we'd sure lke to thank that

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For Heroism

«How many ‘close shaves’ do r-old boys have that their EI never find out about? That's what Mr, and Mrs, Robert White, 313 N. Pine 8t., won(dered today as they learned that their 4-year-old son, Melvin, was {whisked from the path of an on{rushing passenger train by a fastthinking bus driver late yester-

Bus Driver Brooks Baker . ted “I've got kids of my own.’

) track when the train sped by, 50 pus driver,’ the White family DHiling wii very Sutive last close that gusts of wind whipped said today year and the first quarter o ® his clothing. Informed of this, bus driver

year,” sald Mr. Colby, “There are indications the activity of last! . year will continue through this| year and if there is no price break Bluffton Kidnaping in crude, 1049 may be the best Case Briefs Prepared in years.” Oil production was down the BLUFFTON, Ind, Mar first quarter of 1949, when little (UP)—The trial of two Bluffton more than 1.5 million barrels were youths accused of kidnaping a pumped and sold in Indiana. ¢But|we)is County farmer was adthe weather was responsible, Mr. journed until tomorrow morning

Colby said, Counties Listed to allow time for preparation of

But AS ROOD As he was set Baker sald

Family Hears of Boy's Escape

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Melvin White .". . A hairbreadth's escape from death.

“I'm just glad I was there, I've

got kias and grandchildren. of

my own,’ Everything happened so fast I didn't have .time to think about it until later. I was on a rushhour run, the bus loaded, when I got to thinking about, it and I got half-way sick.” Later last evening on the same run, Driver Brooks said, a black cat ran in his path, ‘It didn’t worry me too much, though,” he added. "I didn’t think anything else could happen.”

Amateur Hour to Present » Hoosier Talent Wednesday

Bid for National Recognition to Be Made

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He announced that 23 of the briefs on a defense motion for & 4... over to appear on the Old Gold Original Amateur Hour next

new wells were drilled in Posey directed verdict of acquittal, County and 11 in Gibson County; Attorney for Kenneth Bennett Rating Thé others were spread over 19) and Joe H. Compton filed burgh, Crawford, Pike, Daviess, yy gence did not support the ¢onMartin, Knox, Greene, Bullivan, |i. tion that farmer Jess EastVigo, Owen, Fountain, Wabash, sriey was kidnaped from his Miami, Jay, Randolph, Elkhart, |). Jackson, Clay and Hamilton, , The new leasing activity con, The defense claims he let t his centrated in Parke County, Mr, Colby said, where more than 4 , 160,000 acres are reported under) 1 DROWNED, 2 SAVED two

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Flays Truman On Bed Crisis At Billings

Capehart Quotes From Gray in Fight To Get More Supplies

INDIANA WEATHER > The low pressure center that headed over southern Kansas yes- | terday morning had moved northeast to the vicinity of southern Lake | Michigan by this morning and was continuing to move northeast or | east- northeast, The rain which preceded this storm center was largely ended in Indiana by this morning. except in the northeast part of the state. During the day drier. air was pushing in behind this center to bring partly cloudy weather over Letter most of the state, The air mass spreading over the Toicers—8 Speedway Masonic state was cooler and temperatures Prospect Auxiliary, OES—Meeting, 2 p. m., tonight were expected to fall to I hn P Cnapter. DeMolay—InstallaTimes Special about 38 degrees in central Indi-| tion of officers, chapter house, WASHINGTON, Mar, 31 ana. Temperatures in Indianapo- Blut Avenue School PTA. Card Party—8 Sen. Homer E, Capehart (R. Ind.) lis one year ago today: High 62, Nyon Ch 131, OES—Btated meeting. |today blamed President Truman low 48. See Weather Map on m. 1

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G r ture in other cities Francis G. Howard, 20, 1140 N. Fayette Iray wrote Station High Lb Jennie V. Miller. 17, 4048 Rockwood “The possibility of opening ad- foot 58 3 [Php Rover Wiliam Carter, 32, Shelbyville, - ® ee " Si C 2 Wy . ditional beds at Billings Hox- Chicago AT 42 Tenn pital has been fully explored, Cleveland. 3 i ‘Roger Jackson _Abousamra, 38. Myrae i eens Margie Jean Port 23, 1213 W 3 |especially as to required changes Denver ie i adddiatiddod a i Frank Leonard Whitten, 27. 428 N. ir vi q Co rs x Joyce Ann Jackson. 21, 842 N. Oxford In existing buildings and -addi- Pt Wayne . 82 19 Robert 1 Samuelson, 3. 114) Fairfield tional personnel. er. Wortn i . a 4H Dorothy A. Kramer 3 ‘er ndianapolis (city) 3

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Rep. Andrew Jacobs, Indianap- Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle Conven- At Mome—Blackstone, June Miller. 404 N

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