Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1952 — Page 2

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Three ‘Auto Hits Semitrailer, Catches Fire

Lightning-like death claimed four more victims today in two accidents during the pre-summer thunderstorm

last night. Three other persons were injured, two critically, Three were killed in a fiery head-on collision near New Bethel when a car with five young peo‘ple crashed into a semitrailer truck,

A 67-year-old pedestrian was fatally injured at Illinois and South Sts. The dead: Miss Thelma Chubs, 17, of 951 Dorman St. Sherman Theodore Hall, 30, of 921 E. Washington St. Arlie Watson, 58, Shelbyville, Paris Riddle Sexson, 67, of 746 Union St. The injured: Miss Lillian Lundy, 17, of 1332 College Ave. in critical condition in Long Hospital with compound fractures of one leg and internal injuries. Miss Anna Frances Creech, 19, of 1113 Carrollton Ave. in serious condition in General Hospital with héad injuries,

Two branches of the "Oreech family in Indiana were hit by traffic crashes in last night's thunderstorm. Miss Anna Creech was serlously injured in the crash which claimed three lives near New Bethel, TERE Joseph mond, was killed when his car skidded on wei pavement into the path of a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train near that city. Members of Miss OCreech’s family sald they and the Richmond family are related.

Eugene Gentry, 22, of 3461 N. Illinois St. ‘in critical condition in General.

Lightning Flashed

At the east edge of New Bethel, the large truck was traveling h southeast on Ind. 421 about 10:30 ©rash. p,m. The car containing the three teen-aged girls and the two young men was traveling northwest at about 70 mph, state police said. Both vehicles came to the sharp curve in the road. “There was a bright flash of lightning, followed by a loud clap of thunder,” said Noble Winton, RR * . “Then just like an echo came a completely different sort of crash, followed by billowing flames in the rain. “It was the most tremendous crash I ever saw.”

Swept by Flames

Mr. Winton, plumbing inspector for the Marion County Plan Commission, and other nearby resi. dents dashed to the rescue. The truck was swept by flames immediately. The men rushed to the. car and dragged out the crumpled occupants. One—two— three—four—flames were within

THELMA CLUBS—Died in

ULLIAN - LUNDY—Critically

injured.

ically hurt,

stantly.

LIKE AN EGGSHELL—Front of car was crushed by terrific impact of semitrailer.

EUGENE G EN TR Y—Crit-

A a SHERMAN HALL—Killed in-

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Times Photos by Raymond Bright

ANNA F. CREECH—Condi-

tion serious.

Canada Lifts Curbs

On Consumer Credit

| OTTAWA, May 6 (UP)-—Fi-[nance Minster D. C. Abbott an-| {nounced yesterday that all con-! {sumer credit regulations will be {suspended in Canada effective today. Mr. Abbott told the House of! {Commons that all regulations! iunder the Consumer Credit Act {had been suspended by an order {in Council. “The situation with Teéspect to, {consumer credits is now such that I believe we can safely suspend) the operation of these regula-| tions,” he said. But the finance minister warned that “if conditions made it neces-! {sary, I would have no hesitation in recommending the reintroduc-! tion of consumer credit controls.”!

six inches .as they dragged out the young driver of the car,

one of the rescuers, said, “It was s0 hot we just couldn't get to it.”

by Ina Mae May. She was) standing in the bathroom of her| NEw home when she heard the crash,|wouk,

to the phone state police,

killed instantly. Mr. Watson died in his burning truck.’ The others, Miss Lundy, Miss {way hit,

Long Hospital,

ois St, "He died in General Hospital of | £ fractured skull, Police said he was struck by a car driven by| Richard Witt, 19, of 704 E. Georgla St. : Four other ‘pedestrians were in-! jured in Indianapolis traffic yes-| terday; but all were released after! treatment. Eleven-year-old James Whittaker, 516 N. Beville Ave, ran between parked cars in front of his house into the side of a passing car, Wve-year-old Ronald Barnett, 732 W. 11th 8t., was bruised when struck by a car at 10th and Paca Sts. Emma Pitts, 960 Udell St., holding a paper over her head to ward, off driving rain as she crossed Indiana Ave. at Vermont St. last night was struck by a cab, Wil-| . liam Finnant, 1562 Carrollton Ave, was struck as he crossed Ohlo and Illinois Sts.

Ed Sovela, Indianapolis most widely-known columnist, appears Sunday torough Friday in The Times. !

* » : They turned to the truck, now Caine Mutiny a roaring pyre. No one could reach ® * : the driver. John May, R.R. 10, Wins Pulitzer ® . . Police were called to the scene Fiction Prize

and summoned fiction for his best-selling novel a special of life aboard a U, 8, Navy Miss Clubs and Mr, Hall were stroyer-minesweeper,

and disclosures

By a Press YORK,

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{Post Dispatch won its fifth Pulit- A zer prize when it was awarded a [#77 {gold medal “for meritorious Sub | ; {lic service” for its “investigation| of widespread, jcorruption in the Internal Reve-| (nue Bureau and other depart-| {ments of the government.” The! May 6— Herman newspaper had won previous Pu-| Caine litzer awards in 1937, 1941, 1948 and looked out to see the cari mutiny,” has been named the win-/and 1950. bouncing off the truck. She raced ner of the 1952 Pulitzer prize for! The Kansas City Star received citation for editorial de- planning, organization and execution of news coverage of the 1951 The drama award went to Jos- flood in Kansas and northwestern eph Kramm who wrote the Broad- Missouri, Other prizes, which carried an Creech and Mr. Gentry, were, lof a predatory wife who commit award of $500, went to: rushed to General Hospital, Miss/ted her husband to a hospital | Lundy later was transferred to! psychiatric ward. The 35th annual awards were! While ambulances rushed the announced yesterday by the board| Merlo J. Pusey's “Charles , Injured and the dead toward the lof trustees of Columbia Yniver-| ’ hospital, Mr. Sexson was struck|sity through Dr, GPayson Kirk, #8 he started across South St. at{vice president. and acting head |6f the university,

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Taft } Given Big Edge in Ohio Ballot |.

dential primaries in Ohio, Florida r and Alabama today gave Sen. lef Estes Kefauver a good chance to Marion County Grand Jury to recapture the lead in the contest back up her charges of “police for delegates to the Democratic pay-offs.” national convention. In

primary an additional 18 convention dele- the spree, gates — That ran his delegate total up to hours” 8815, but he still trailed Mutual Securit y

inominafion. ) bn "Ohio. whe voted today only

Koagn bloc of home-state dele-

tion gave Gen. Eisenhower |delegates and Mr. Taft 273. A mation to back up her {GOP candidate needs 604 votes to allegations. be’ nominated. Mrs.

| Eisenhower swelled his delegate 8ave her $60, {total as a result of the Maryland Payment on their home. primary, since GOP voters merely It was brought. out {picked unpledged delegates to a|that: |state convention which will elect {Maryland's 24 delegates to the her small son and left him in a {national nomination convention.

$n. Florida, Mr. {prospect for a substantial gain in a “bootleg” spot. 'delegate strength was which sends 54 delegates to ‘the'a cold sandwich for the boy. | national convention. |

Ohio GOP primary only py former registered as man and wife. Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota. Gen. Eisenhower support- neglect ers conceded Mr. Taft the 56 GOP |pleaded guilty and signed a state-| (delegates and admitted that he ment. She was on probation ‘roa | would regain the lead.

POLIS TINTS

42-year-old © mother splurged household money dragged her small son on a 10-

By Unjted Press

WASHINGTON, May 6--Presi-

Juvenile Court yesterday, Mr. Kefauver won his eighth Mrs. Irene Morgan, 2202 N, Sher-| victory-—and picked up man Dr. € taking her 6-yéar-old in Maryland yesterday. boy with her to a series of “after spots, | “Didn't any police ever come Administrator W. in these places in all this time?”

Averell Harriman, who has 942, 35ked Referee Mercer Mance, ostly from New York. It takes Mrs. Morgan replied: 616 convention votes to win the «y.c put nef to vaidithoy|

came in for payoffs.” Asked if she would repeat her| statement before the Grand Jury,! she replied she would. | Prosecutor Frank Fairchild

n Ohio, where Sen. Robert A. aft.was assured of winning a big

ates to regain the lead from

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in Said that a' deputy would questhe GOP delegate contest.

tion Mrs. Morgan and that she The latest United Press tabula- would be called before the Grand 288 Jury if it appears she has infor“payoff”

Morgan disappeared Apr 24 after her husband, Josepn, including a $50

Neither Mr. Taft nor Gen.

in court Instead of paying bills she took

downtown theater while she “tavAlthough his big test today was ern-hopped.” Later she picked Kefauver's best him. up.and.took--him-along to

in Ohio, That evening she sent out for

He wa - h Was entered. in _the Ohjo pri-, Similar “sandwiches were his]

court officials: said,

|of “after hours” spots and a tourMr. Taft was opposed in the ist cabin, where she and a man

Arrested Saturday on a child charge, Mrs. Morgan

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; TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1952

Crash; Pedestrian Killed Hore

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Tours to Start May 17

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She was fined A $25 and costs Hoosier ‘Historical

day spree in Indianapolis ‘boot- and sentenced to 60 days in In-'start at 1 p.m. May 17, at the * spots may be called before diana Women's Prison.

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