Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 September 1949 — Page 8

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“THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

~ ‘Lovers Lane’ Bandits Hunted: In 25 Sorties

Pair Gets $5000 in Loot Over Period Of Ten Weeks

Marksmans

Two “lovers lane bandits” be-!| lieved responsible for at least 25) holdups during the past 10 weeks | today were the objects of a widespread search headed by Sheriff James Cunningham. In revealing the concentrated| hunt, the sfleriff said the investigation had been conducted “on the quiet” because of the reluc-| tance of many victims in c0- | operating with officers.

The sheriff said the bandits,

using the same tactics in each|

holdup, had been victimiizng| couples engaged In petting par-| ties while parked on lonely county roads. Many of the victims were mar-! ried, the sheriff said, and were hesitant about co- operating with police because of the fear of pub- | licity. Report $5000 in Loot [ The bandits, said to be young,|

and working always together, are}

said Alo have taken cash and jew-| elry “amounting to approximately |

$5000 during the past 10 weeks, |

It is their custom to locate a parked car and then, both armed| with’ 45-caliber automatic pistols! and flashlights, surprise the lovers by appearing on each side of the car and demanding money | and jewels.

Officers said the men almost al-| ways took the keys from the car of the victim and then drop them in the road about 100 feet away. Sheriff's officers, state police and Sheriff Cunningham himself have been patrolling the atea in an irregular triangle formed by Allison Road, 96th St. and Fall Creek secretly for many weeks." Some of the officers have, parked in the hope of luring the bandits but have failed.

Married Couple Robbed Sheriff's Investigator Elmer

ment.

“Charles Smith, Norman Carney and Robert Melvin.

Hog Prices Up 25-50 Cents

‘In Active Trading Mere

Hog prices rose 25 to 50 cents cluding ddiry-breds, sold at $17.50 a hundred pounds in active trade to $20. in the Indianapolis Stockyards Cow prices regained part of its

The Central YMCA Rifle Club opened its second season this week with a 1000-member enrollComposed of boys between the ages of 9 and 18, the club teaches marksmanship and gun safety procedures. Taking aim here from the prone position are (left to right) Richard Coates,

Speedway City OK

ip And Gun Safety Taught 1000 At YMCA School

Photos by Bill Oates, Times Staff Photographer

¢ They use .22 caliber rifles.

ice counselor, emphasized that all 15¢ Bus Fare Gets proposed fare increases must be approved by the PSC before servfce is started... The Speedway City town board approved the proposed 15-cent ex- | press rate at a town board meet-

Bob Waddy (standing) and Donald Travers examine a sharp- | shooters target after firing a practice round. Donald has the distinction of being the 1000th club member, while Bob was the 999th.

Z THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 1049

Keep Mm Driv Focer Vier On Gambling, | Rouls Orders |:

‘Harassing Raids’ To Continue Despite | © Denial of Affidavits |.

Orders have’ gone out to squad + [commanders to continue harass-| ing raids against all suspected | |gambling joints, Police Chief Ed{ward Rouls said today. Despite a blunt refusal yesterday by ‘the prosecutor's office to return affidavits against 13 of 14 persons taken in a series of raids, Chief Rouls said his sion] have received definite orders to|

continue their “hampering tae 3 Key Developments tics.” .

In an effort to prevent a re-| Harry E. Humphreys Jr. 48currence of yesterday's action, year-old president of the United the chief said he would ask States Rubber Co. mad his first Deputy Prosecutor Patrich Fisher tour of the vast innertube plant a known gambling ¢ of She * company in Indianapolis and bookie joints.” But the chief emphasized that he “bore no ill will” against the Iproseciitor’s office because of its laction yesterday. Mr. Fisher, the deputy prosecu-| Jtor_in_ charge of Municipal Court | cases, said he denied the affi-] davits because the police raids| had been conducted without search warrants.

ry E Humpheer

Head of U. S. Tire

Credit Officials With

Oday "credited the Indianapolis plant with three major develop ments in the tire industry, first |the butyl tube, second, the “salt” tread tire, and third, a new light weight bicycle tire. T1850" Jobs Provided These three developments were born in the Indianapolis plant

* “My men will continue to make |which last year provided 1650 raids whenever and wherever with a payroll of $5,620,750, they have knowledge or evidence processing 42 million pounds of of Jaming. the Shis? Qoearet. oo rubber materials during the © " process. lice wem jmto 20 Sotabusmen The Indianapolis plant, the (at 1412 E 52 of 1444 Martin. |ArSest tube factory in the world, [Glande Bos, 52, of J Finney, 38, has a rated Sapa oof S200 y auto tubes a day, . plus ) of 42 w North st. on Charges) pounds of recapping material. In 0 OE il policy Jar tip Addition to this, he said, the plant Burglars Toke “$250 books and pick and win tickets; 30 turn out 13,000 bicycle tires {a smoker at 1318 E. 25th St. In Two Restaurants {where they charged George ClasA total of $250 was reported by, 27, of 1729 Martindale Ave. ‘taken tr two restaurant cash-box with Keeping a-room-$or-pool.sells, burglaries early today. {ing and seized baseball, policy| Tilford Ayres, manager of and pick and win tickets, and a Tommy's Grill No. 2, 2107 W.|cigar store at 2461 Northwestern

y. The butyl tube (syntehtic) has a top capacity for holding afr, but it remained for U. 8. rubber

it into materials which would |stand wear, he said. Je

A Non-Skid Type

Visits Plant Here

[Scientists to find’ a way to work

BOILING BE BOLOGNA

Begins Sept. 26

ling Monday night after officials Washingont St. an all-night res-|Ave., where they arrested Clar-|

Graves. sald one .couple robbed|today. Early receipts were estl- loss as native beef cows sold at

by the bandits proved to be mar- mated at 8000, ried and were from Lawrence-| Although several loads of burg, IIL, here to attend the State/steers remained unsold in early Fair and unable to find a hotel/trade, yearling and heifers room. brought steady prices. Cows and|

Bulls sold at steady prices as The couple had ked on 71st St. near A isavile Rd. in an pow. prices jumped 25 to 50 cents

Higher. effort to sleep in the car. The Vealer prices reached a top of

bandits took §2 of the $3 in the $32.50 for choice grades, the highe man’s wallet and gave him back|,.¢ ince February. Native spring the remaining dollar to “get home lambs sold at steady prices. on” the victim said. Good and choice 210- to’ 265-| If the young ' robbers had pound barrows and gilts sold at searched his wife's purse they|go; o ¢, $21.50, the top price. would have gotten $60 she car-|" pi oy from $21 to $2125 and ried, the victim revealed. When $21.50 were paid for 180- to 210Investigator Graves asked If he ., ors Lightwelghts from 160 would prosecute, if and when the|, ";q, pounds sold at $20.50 to bandits were caught, the victim $21.

said: “ |scarce. Weights from 100 to 160, ‘No. sir. Tll-never come back pounds sold at $15.50 to $17.

to Indiana.” Up to the ; Sows Bring $20 Top P present 30 viitim haa Most sows weighing 400 pounds

been injured but Sheriff C - ham ju that the HY unig: and less sold at $17.75 to $19. becoming more brazen and “trig-| Choice Jightweights brought ger happy” with every holdup.| {$19.50 and $19.75. A few reached He warned against “lovers lane” [$20. Weights from 400 to 550 parking in the area as well as Pounds moved at $15.50 to $17.75. any place else on lonely, dark/Stags remained scarce, salable at| roads. $11 to $13. Scattered sales of small lots and odd head of medium and good yearlings brought $25 to $29. Several lots of common to barely-| me Lo etiam. mixed- -color: . Steers, in- in-|

ii Lab Supervisor | #(To Address Group

Sidney W. Poole, laboratory , !supervisor in the Republic Steel ’ : 4 3 |C orp., Canton, O., will: speak on Comming ld vata 3 100 “Modern Heat Treatment—AusteConsolidated I { nite TransformaCelta Fee. con Ing tion” before the Indianapolis chapter of the American Society of Metals at 6:30 p. m Monday in MeClarney’'s Restaurant. Mr. Poole is a. : supervisor of Rejineom Nai Lils dees om. search and De-

Marmon- farrinelon com Mr. Pool .e 0 Fr. Yoole Canton Metallur-

astic Asph omes Ine ame nid 108% | gical Laboratory of the corporae tion. Tony Hinkle, Butler UniverPek Maligry com om sooo 18 i sity athletic director, will be coffee ’ tree ‘speaker. His subject will be “How

Pub Serv of Ind com b Serv of Ind 3% pfd ‘Ito Ww atch a Football Game.” m —— en ———

3 288 CIear.” Toot

om 3) Bo tnd ( vi m 3 n > nd G&E pla 106 Sloxier-yanideamy +0 aa 'Speaker Announced oxely an AMP enes Tanner & Ce ba % "bi td | Clarence A. Jackson of the InI oe uate Maile Mable 3: diana State Chamber of ComUnited Telephone 8% ta. .s TO 'e Carey i fawho » a : me rece will address members of Sigma Delta Kappa legal fraternity when thé organization holds slits first fall meeting at noon Mon:|day in the Claypool Hotel.

Local Issues |

Sept, 18

STOOKS SAmerican States prado... American States com , Ayreshire Col com 13'a lt Nre aik'y %_otd to 43. 101% ot RR & Le SE Yer Hy com ‘ errill ofd 4% | Soya . Theater com.... . *Com Loan 4% pid ..... . a8 “ar Var

BONDS Allen & Stew 8s mn American Loan 4's 80 ,... jmatican Loan 4's 85....... ay if bs 61 Rhoer wr vd bs 68. . ‘Ch of -Com he Ottinens Ina Pre aves . Columbia Club 3-3 ‘6) . familton Mfg Coro se O7.. Ind Limestone 7 ndois Bras nm Ss r J red wheat

r 8 No. 2 ndpls + Paint & & Soler Ss 64. Vo. 2 white corn, $1.27 na 05 0" ) Indpls Railways 5s 67 . Investors Telennone 3s sen uhne: Packing “aM... Langsenkamp §

“Local ‘Truck ‘Grain Prices

50 I yellow soybeans. $2.04

Paper . ublie Telephone He .... ublle Service 14s 78 raction erm inal 8s; '

U. Ss. Statement

3,029 Wholesalers in the United States and Canada have wsed our service. | Cucnoe S. Mav Company

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WASHINGTON, Sept, 14 uP) ~Clovernment expenses and receipts for the currens year through Sept, 13, compared with a “Year ago

Expenses ... Receipts ..... Deficit Cash balance Public debt . id reserve

Established 1925

24.84 849.332.807 "2, 811,343,060 INDIANAPOLIS CLEA CLEARING nora. Bea 000 eolts _28.387.000

{Canners sold at $11.50 to $12.50.

Heavy butchers remained]

FT, ETT.

velopment in the’

"ELEVATOR FOR SALE

4,000-Lb. capacity, freight elevator, now in use in The Times building, Is for sale and will be avallable for dis+ mantling between Sept. 15 and Oct. 1. Elevator is In good condition and is in dally use. Platform size T'6"x7T'0”. Motor 220-volt A.C. Can be seen on premises. Lwin sacrifice for quick sale.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

{$15 to $16.50. Good beef cows! were scarce. Cutters and com-|

| A trizl 15-cent express bus) mons moved at $12.50 to $14.75, Xp

Bulls Steady and downtown, Indianapolis will

Medium and good sausage bulls |sold steady at $17 to $19. Good beef bulls brought largely $17.50 the 4-cent fare increase. and less. Only occasional medium! PSO ficial,

weights reached $18, Indianapolis Railways Inc. Vealers brought prices $1 to questing three $1.50 ~ higher than yesterday's bus routes in the city. $1-$2 jump to reach $32.50. Good Paul J. Lindley, president of and choice sold at $30 to $32.50. the Speedway City town board, Commons and mediums brought said thé board has requested the [$22 to $30. Odd culls moved at|/express Hus service at the in$15 to $21. {creased rates. Good and choice native spring] The City of Indianapolis, howlambs sold steady at $24.50- to ever, will fight the fare hike _|$25. Medium and good. brought through the ‘legal

fwent to killers. at- $18.50 to $21. week. Feeder-men took the bulk of thin] The proposed Speedway City lightweight lambs at $17.50 to express bus will make a nonstop run between 16th St.

steady at $5 to $7. {good + and choice | weighing 140 pounds | reached $8 to $8.50,

Occasional Ohio 8ts., Passengers wi'l have less fare on regular busses or the 15|cent rate on express busses. Two loads of steers that. re-| Proposed 15-cent express bus mained unsold in early cattle routes for Indiahapolis are the trade later brought steady prices Meridian-Butler line, of $27.50. Golden Hill line and the Central

and

department, | 1821.50" to $24. A few commons Mayor Feeney said: RELY nd

and| “Slaughter ewe prices remained Bellevieu Place and Meridian and|

open Sept. 26 providing the Pub- _The number of lic Service Commission dpproves ployees on the government pay{roll meanwhile, are during July to a total of 2,098,645, studying proposals advanced by the Civil Service Commission rere- ported today. 15-cent express)

lightweights|a choicé of paying the ‘11-cent¥

Meridian- |

If Approved by PSC |said a number of persons peti-

tioned them fer the service.

service between Speedway City 11,000 LOSE U. S. JOBS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UP)

civilian em-

dropped by almost 11,000

taurant, reported a cash box con-|

[taining $180 and receipts disap- | peared between 1 and 6 a. m. to[day. Mrs. Henry Krug told police someone entered the Krug Cafe-| teria, 140 E. 22d St., early today!

by ripping a“ screen in the rear of the restaurant,

forcing the door open, and made off with $70 in change. roll of pennies in the cash box.

The thieves left a $2!

ence McClain,” 34, of 2017 Schriv-| The “salt” tread tire, recomer Ave. and Robert E. Trice, 38, mended for winter driving and of 436 N. California St, on recapping surfaces, he pointed charges of keeping ‘a room for out, has high non-skid proper pool selling. In the cigar store ties. {they seized 35 books of baseball | The new bicycle tire is of lighttickets. er weight, makes pedaling easier One other gaming arrest was lana allows cyclists to go faster made today when Capt. John Sul- with less effort. {livan said he saw a woman pur-| At noon he addressed the Ine chasing a policy ticket in a cigar dianapolis Foremens’ Club in the store at 867 Indiana Ave. {Claypool Hotel.

~Late estimates of-receipts were motor coach. line~ to -and.. from}...

hogs, 7350; cattle, 1100; calves, 675, and sheep, 900.

38th St. and Central Ave.

William Steckler, Public Serv-

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