Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 November 1951 — Page 3
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sT - i . 3 es : “ $ * es, ——— . : x e y ods . m= Cook Loses Murder Case Fu tm FH Lee en can ee ERB a Lb | EL CENTRO, .Cal, Nov. 28|leniency which will determiné if toask Con. : ' . ° .. | (UP)—Superior Judge Luray J./the 23-year-old desperado gets a year to raise | = ' | Mouser ruled yesterday badman death sentence. Ry Seal 10 wae 3 | . tq: | Under California law” firgt-de-000,000, Billy Cook’ was guilty of first-de-|o,..0 1 rder cafries'a mandatory rer | gree murdex, but delayed decision death penalty in the state's lethal y figures, for . jon a possible recommendation of |, per unless the judge or fury
vernment has » the red so nt 1952 fiscal y' tax collec Snyder estit the deficit
£. Stolen Clothing Found; £ Three Men Arrested
‘| Stolen clothing valued at $1157 salesman Robert Dewey on the | was recovered and three men -ar-
{recommends leniency, the sen‘tence then becomes life imprigon« ment. Cook was ruled sane atithe time he- killed Seattle, Wash,
California desert.
mb to about ’ 3 Yesterday's court hearing was June 50. E rested on preliminary charges of held to determine the degree of
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PRIMITIVE LIVING—Christo
pher Witte is forced to use base-
ment tap for only water in his house that was moved out of the
path of new double-lane highway
on Shadeland Ave.
HOUSE OF MUD—Here is
planted the Witte's home from side of highway onto pile of mud. The Wittes can't get in or out without wading through mud.
Lafayette Strike May Close IHC Plant Here
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Mayors’ ‘School’ Opens Tomorrow |
where Ross Co. movers trans-
FINISHED ?2—Mr. Witte looks
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under his kitchen at supporting
cement blocks which already have started to sink.
More than 100 newly elected go . Republican mayors, city clerks ; and councilmen from 72 Indiana International Harvester work-'I-H plants at Ft. Wayne and cities will meet here tomorrow S er ers, their ranks dwindling in re- Springfield had to close because for “schooling on their jobs of cent months, kept worried eves " ;
today on a Lafavette strike which
they couldn't complete assembly of trucks.
running municipal business. The school for mayors is spon-
{of 926% 24, of 202 Eastern Ave., and Walter Steiner, 56, of 1317 Hoyt Ave,
Detectives
Police also recovered' 74 packages of cigarets and a small poway and shot him to death, amount ” from Linder Bros. Ice Cream Co.,
of
STRAUSS SAYS:
said |been hauled away from the Er- not received a
Union
cash
the
3 {mine Cleaners, 6122 E. Washing- bation report. . |ton St.
Arrested were Robert Cosat, 25, : St.: Glen Cosat, catraz for the kidnap-slaying of
believed
stolen
burglary yesterday_at 926'2 Cook's guilt but Judge Mouser Union St.
said he would not decide the ques-
loot "had tion of leniency because he had
pre-sentence -pro-
The young desperado previously was sentenced to 300 years in Al-
five members of the Carl Mosser family of Atwood, Ill. It was while “he was a fugitive in the Mosser case that Cook kidnaped Mr,
A WHALE OF A SALE is going
6109 E. Washington St. Both the on daily in The Times Classified cleaning and ice cream firms wers advertising section. For whatever burglarized early yesterday.
you need—shop the Want-Ads.
threatens to shut down their The Indianapolis plant, which ... ; i 3 plant here. makes ng filled warehouses Sores ny DE ae th N | f d reminder: Closing of the huge plant here at Ft. Wayne and Springfield, and against too many mistakes at n e d ure 0 . probably will be forced if the is now storing the surplus at the city halls over the state, . Ross Gear & Tool Co. strike in State Fair Grounds. The state GOP organization PAYMENTS on Lafayette continues much longer, has called in some experts on
company officials said. The 49-
Surplus of Engines
municipal business to lead forum
CHARGE ACCOUNTS—for your
day-old walkout already has idled Even if the strike is settled discussions on every phase of A ( d In Plants > Ft. Wayne and soon. the Indianapolis factory city management. . .99 down springheld ©. may have to slow its engine out- The idea is an all-out Repub- ' { S | Meanwhile, Harvester officials put until the assembly plants lican build up for a “good gov- convenience—a d pecia
er month
over. ..when ly automatic y!| The ABC ith the exclu. | and inward is load it. ., e rest! ABC
5 to 159.95, HEALTH HAZARD—County health officials won't allow Mr. Witte ¢o continue living in his FIRST FLOOR ENJOY BEAUTIFUL MIAMI BEACH Ne ry ight Back (Beneath — ; | Straight Back (Benea er ALL EXPENSES PAID-— Absenteeism Fabric Snob Loses Sioiim Hum, | 77anine Cab Driver | to Thugs Held or ers : A woman shoplifter ran away, ? Yeggs stole a safe and an esti- but police arfested a cab driver: v i | Pi Ci * JST 5500 from: Ihe Panik Shop, who took her to the Stop and MIN S SHOES and SLIPPERS 7 —— » agues ity 26 N. Pennsylvania St., early to- Shop Market of B 38th 2% near “. : day. i cover he empi¥isg on oo. Ir. am NN PE LA 5 Trouble in keeping Building Sey. Pajice fotovered Wp Sy N. Sherman Drive yesterday. Also LUGGAGE 0 ~~ Commission employees on the oo. a 8 FE as - The woman took two bottles of covered. wine from the store without payjob was reported to the Safety James Williams. 51. of 852 Dar- ing and fled after putting them in FIRST FLOOR Board today. nell St., found it in his yard this the waiting cab. maa Commissioner Charles Bacon morning. That Was several hours. priver Dennis C. Martin, 39. ANINE : said his secretary and other em- after his dog's barking awakened ot 223 w. 20th St., said he didn't ployees had not shown up for him and he saw several men With nsw anything about his passen-| work nor given any notice they flashlights near an unfamiliar ger Police said he was driving a ' were quitting. The Board author- 10Ng black car. : “bootleg” taxi and charged him Al § ized him to discharge such em- They Were Pounding On SOme- with vagrancy. improper license £ § ployees and get replacements Sind: De i detentives plates, no certificate of auto regi through the City Personnel Of- Were decucng the men PrObASY istration. no taxi meter and no f q d th h | fice Jad Desh crashing Shen Ih Saft on Neen are exienaeda inroug i Other offices in City Hall have panric Shop called. SOMEONE WANTS YOUR . reported some absences. He reported the safe had con- VACANCY! Tell renters about it the Holiday Season : Controller Patrick Barton said tained $450. The burglars also through a LOW-COST Want Ad i two women in his office had given got $30 from the cash register, in The Indianapolis Times. Dial 0-20 fill 5 . i notice they were leaving next he said. PL aza 5551 for an ad-writer. Aa I i week. ——— = — — / Soturd i Generally, however, City Hall STRAUSS except on oaturaays ; employees have staved on the job, A Me | —Store Hours are although part-day absences have SAYS | 9 till 6) : been on the increase since Alex | ’ § Clark was, elected mayor to re- | j place Phillip L. Bayt. Store Hours: S i The Safety Board approved a Daily . ma E ” > i t five-day suspension of Patrolman : | Complete the following f Eiri Sorta’s Secs 930 SERVICE fo SECOND FLOOR i i . years on the force. He was sus- 2 JER 0 I i i pended on: complaints of doctors | | senfence in 50 words.or less... [joernted on complamnte of doctors} 3B dew | (Men's and Youna Men's where he was on duty Nov. 17 in 9 till 6 i L aq the receiving ward. They report- (1 thinn . ed that Officer Doty was causing ‘oth A d f the THIRD | Coal heat is better heat because . . . |i nd send iow ‘a—Aand 10 i under the influence of alcohol or 10 ' § o drugs. ! TR t : omen % ? No evidence that the officer was : 7 Win a luxurious trip to Miami Beach via Eastern drunk was found by investigating i irl policemen. He entered a guilty 11. an Airlines for two. Six nights and seven days at plea to a charge of conduct uni 5 . an enchanting Miami Beach hotel with all ex- becoming to an officer. (UNE f ry d d : y Bids for Police Department uni- : 0 in maa h. in nw e penses paid plus a generous cash allowance for forms were received by the Safe- . “pocket money.” Contest open to all coal users ty Bold ava xen Avs comforf—Via ESCALATOR residing in Marion County, Indiana. en to an officer when he joins the force. Policemen receive a yearly ' : £100 allowance to maintain their WOMEN S DRESSES uniforms, 7 Rules require all entries to be made on SPORTSWEAR and ROBES are official entry blanks obtainable at Coal n fhe FOURTH FLOOR Heating Service Coal Dealers without BAL- 0 cost. Nothing to buy! 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here said 300 more workers in the foundry will be laid off next week. Their layoff is not caused by the Ross strike, but by a surplus of foundry castings, production manager Thomas White said.
Might Run Two Weeks
“We want to avoid a mass layoff. of course. but if the Ross strike continues it will affect our whole plant,” Mr. White said. “I don’t know if we can hold out for a couple more weeks." Ross supplies steering gears for Harvester trucks. Soon after the 690 .emplovees walked out Oct, 10
catch up, a company official said. The foundry layoff next week will trim Harvester's payroll here to 3100, a drop of 900 from the January level. A company official said there was no guarantee they would be called back soon. About 300 foundry workers laid off in July still are out, he said. Back of the layoffs is a government ceiling on civilian production. Foundry production has ‘cached the point where more than enough castings are on hand to meet the limited manufacture of engines
ernment” label that can be used during the 1952 President, Governor and U. 8S. Senator. The forum sessions will be held in the Lincoln Hotel, starting at 9:30 a. m.
Hurt in Lift Mishap A Kingan & Co. elevator operator was taken to Methodist Hospital with a mangled foot today. Police said Eugene White, 20, of 1022 W. 31st St.. caught his foot between the elevator and floor at the packing plant.
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