Speedway Flyer, Volume 9, Number 33, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 July 1940 — Page 1

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St. Christopher's Catholic Church Rev. L. A. Lindemann Pastor Sunday Masses: 5:00 A. M. 7:30 A. M. 9:00 A. M. Weekday Masses 7:00 A. M. Daily The ladies of St. Christopher will receive Holy Communion in a body at the seven-thirty o’clock Mass Sunday. At the regular business meeting of the C.Y.O. of St. Christopher last week the following officers were elected—Mr. John Mann, President, Miss Rita Glass, Vice-President; Miss Verda Marie Kaufman, Secretary-Treasurer and Mr. Wilbur Kaufman, Athletic Director. On account of the Lawn Festival next week end at St. Christopher, there was no card party Thursday afternoon and evening of this week as announced in last Friday’s paper. The men, women, and young people are all working together with Father Lindemann toward a bigger and better Lawn Festival for this year which will be held next Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights on the grounds of St. Christopher. Miss Rose Marie Rosner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosner, is spending the summer with friends in Paonia, Colorado. —Nora Bray

ACCORDIAN ENSEMBLE TO PLAY FOR LAWN SOCIAL The Lawn Social to be sponsored by the Ways and Means Committee of the O. E. S., will feature George L. Stork’s Accordian Ensemble by courtesy of Pearson Piano Company. This Lawn Social will be held in the yard of Mrs. Ida Marvel’s home, 16th and Main Street on July 22nd. Everyone in the community is cordially invited to attend this affair. Refreshments, including ice cream and cake will be served, starting at 7:00 o’clock in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heuser are cochairmen fpr this event. The accordian ensemble is composed of ten accordianists and is recognized as one of the leading musical organizations of its kind in the city. You will enjoy the music; fellowship, and the food at the lawn social on July 22nd.

INDIANS CLOSE HOME SERIES WITH MILWAUKEE AT STADIUM MONDAY NITE After a successful homecoming, the Indianapolis Indians will leave next Monday evening for a road trip which will absent them from the Perry Stadium until August 2nd when the Tribe engages the Columbus Red Birds here. Tonight and tomorrow night the Kansas City Blues will finish their three game series, Sunday a twin bill with Milwaukee, and the final game Monday evening. The Stadium is a wonderful spot to cool off these hot summer evenings. Enjoy a good ball game in the finest ball park in the state.

ATTENTION PATRONS OF SPEEDWAY WATER WORKS The demands on our water supply have increased from 400,000 gallons per day during the month of May*to 1,401,000 gallons on July Bth. Demand for water between 4 p. m. and 8 p. m. exceeds our present pumping capacity. ..Therefore, we earnestly urge your co-operation by refraining from excessive sprinkling of lawns during this period of the day until we can secure and install a larger pumping unit. ..This will probably be done within ten days or two weeks. Speedway Water Works John Leonard A. V. Beeler R. D. Haase

Sale Dates Claimed Auction Sale of Lots, at the location, Eastbrook Park, 2 squares south of Scott’s Drug Store at Clermont, Friday and Saturday, August 2nd and 3rd. Highly restricted, beautiful wooded addition 94 lots, school, churches, stores, utilities, sidewalks, streets, two squares south Drug Store, Clermont will be sold singly to the highest bidder. These lots sold for onethird cash, balance 6, 12. 18 and 24 months. Meals served on the grounds. Brownsburg Concert Band will furnish the music. Thos. O. Gesaway, M. D., Owner.

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YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENJOY CLASS OUTING “Tack” Hammer, president of the Young People’s Class taught by Mr. H. O. Pritchard at Speedway Christian Church, has announced that the class members and their friends will enjoy a big outing on next Thursday evening, July 18th. The young people are to meet at Mr. Pritchard’s home, 4957 West 16th Street at 6:30 P. M. From there they will go to Westlake for a swim and a beach supper. This outing will be for all young people between the ages of 17 and 21. The affair will be on a “dutch” basis, so every fellow can bring two or three girls, if he wants to do so. An enjoyable'evening is planned for these young folk by Mr. Pritchard and Ganz Hammer.

SPEEDWAY MASONS TO BE ENTERTAINED BY ROBBINS FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Claude Robbins have invited the members of the Speedway Masonic Lodge and their families to a picnic at their farm south of Mooresville next Sunday. The picnic will begin at 11:00 o’clock and last through the afternoon following the fried chicken dinner. The members of the Lodge enjoyed a similar affair last summer and from all reports the membership will be out ir full force to take advantage of the Robbins’ invitation. Claude says the road will be carefully marked so that no one need become lost. Horseback riding, horseshoe pitching, and other rural sports will be on the program for the afternoon.

FURTHER PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR LOS AMIGOS PICNIC The committee in charge of the picnic for Los Amigos Class of the Speedway Christian Church has some further news for you concerning. this event. As you all know, the outing will be held at Northern Beach, Sunday, July 28; cars will leave the church immediately after morning services. Swimming, tennis, baseball and other outdoor sports will be on the program in addition to a “whopping big picnic djnner.” Each family is asked to bring its own lunch (including drinks) and table service. The committee wants everyone to know that swimming will be possible for all who care to “take a dip.” The management of the park has set the prices for swimming: 20c for adults and 10c for children. All Los Amigans and the entire family are invited to this picnic. Remember the date: July 28th, 10:30 o’clock. Longest North-Flowing River The New river in Ashe county, North Carolina, said to cover 475 miles, is the longest north-flowing 'iver in the U. ?.

FRIDAY, JULY 12,1940

Personal Mention

MRS. ROBERT RAMSAY News Editor 5036 W. 14th St William J. Backemeyer, husband of Minnie M. Backemeyer, father of Freida and Bertha, died at his residence, 5408 Crawfordsville Road. Funeral was held at the Blackwell Funeral home, 1503 N. Meridian Street, Monday, July Bth. Mr. Blackemeyer was well known to several of this city. He was the owner of a community grocery on Crawfordsville Road.

Mrs. Judd Kelley, mother of Mrs. Mildred Thompson, 5051 West 14th Street, died Saturday at her home, 1323 Wright Street. Funeral was held Tuesday A. M. at the Wilson Funeral Home. We are glad to welcome into our city as new residents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Meyers and daughter, Beverly Ann. Their new residence is 4932 West 16th Street; their former residence being in Arcadia, Ind. Mr. Meyers is an employee of Allison Engineering Company. Mr. Dewey Shappell of Chicago, Illinois, visited his aunt, Mrs. Charles D. Shockley, Wednesday. Mr. Shappell also visited his cousin Mr. C. W. Shockley and wife, of Jamestown.

Mr. “Tony” Collier, 6500 West Rockville Road, well known to the younger set, is reported improving after his operation at the Methodist Hopsital last week. Miss Betty McConnell of Galveston, Indiana, is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. N. D. Cory and family. Mrs. Ed Ferrie is home from the hospital. She is reported showing improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Parke spent a few days of their vacation in Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. William Drexler of 5056 West 14th Street who has been in the Methodist Hospital for several days is reported improving. Mrs. Drexler who has been in poor health for several months, developed pneumonia and was taken to the hospital.

Mrs. Wyatte Linebrink of Defiance, Ohio visited Sunday with ner aunt, Mrs. C. D. Shockley and other relatives of Indianapolis. Mrs. Harry Skidmore and son, Richard, have returned from their vacation at Chicago. ' Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Workman had as Sunday dinner guests, Mrs. Workman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Workman of Sullivan and Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Lemen of Terre Haute, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hamke spent several days vacationing in the Ozark Mountains in Missouri on their return trip from St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Pritchard entertained Tuesday evening with a birthday dinner in honor of Mrs. Pritchard’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Chamness and daughter, Edythe Ann spent the week-end in Cleveland as guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Grimes.

Mrs. Hugh Williams and children Bob and Joyce Ann are spending the week at Hollybrook Lake. The Speedway Branch of the Needlework Guild of America, Section No. 1, will meet at the home of Mrs. Ida Kuhn, Georgetown Road, Wednesday, July 17th. This will be an all day meeting. Mrs. Sam Cromwell, Secretary. Mrs. John Irish and her two children, Barbara and John are enjoying a vacation with relatives in New York.

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It’s really too hot to sit here at this typewriter knocking out this nonsense, but our reading public demands that we keep going (voice from aside—oh. yeah?), and so here goes for another week. “The saddest words of tongue or pen. the saddest are. here we go again." (With apologies to somebody or other.)

Here And There in Speedway Following a clue handed out by one Floyd Farley, we wandered over to the intersection of State Road 34 and West 16 th Street last Monday to view the new sign erected there to the memory of the Speedway Lions Club (h-m-m, that sounds like an epitaph, maybe we should have said “to the honor of.”) There gleaming in the sunlight was a brand new road sign telling one and all that a Lions Club meets in Speedway regularly. At we think we have said before in this Column—“ Just another sign of progress.” THE THRILL OF THE WEEK—We ate dinner the other evening in the close proximity to Ben Bernie of stage and screen fame. Yes, sir, folks, while eating in a downtown restaurant last week who should come in and sit at the table right next to us but the ol’ maestro himself yowsah and yowsah, Ben Bernie. We sat with our mouth open (except when chewing our food) and watched him masticate a steak and we weren’t disappointed in him, for after the meal, he pulled out one of those big black cigars and lighted up in the Bernie fashion (This is one scoop about Bernie which beat Winchell.)

LIGHTS OF SPEEDWAY: While driving into Speedway the other evening, we were astonished to notice how many lights there are along the main stem of this town. Coming dpwn 16 th Street, we were, first impressed by the array of electric bulbs calling attention to roller rink, barbecue stands and drive-ins. It sure looked like the big “White Way” to us. However, when we struck Main Street, the color scheme changed, although still brilliant. Here the reds, greens, blues of the neon signs, light-

Rev. and Mrs. Anderson were guests at a wedding supper given at the Highland Golf and Country Club on last Sunday evening in honor of the approaching marriage of Mr. Edward Tharpe and Miss Mary Hites. Other guests included Dr. and Mrs. Ray Tharpe and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tharpe. Homer Haase and Harold Huber spent last Sunday at Bethany Park visiting friends of former conferences and enjoying the closing ceremonies of the Youth Conference which was held there last week. Mrs. Ramsay, who edits this column, will be away next week on a vacation trip. In her absence Mrs. W. Wood, 5032 West 14th St. will receive your news items for publication, Please leave them at her home or call her, Bel. 4995, by nine o’clock Wednesday morning.

Speedway Christian Church Rev. Howard Anderson Minister Services for Next Sunday • * ' Church School and Morning Worship 9:00 A. M. The summer services started last Sunday and a fine congregation numbering 232 attended the first combined service. May we call your attention once more to the fact that this service, combining features of the church school and the morning worship hour in one service, begins at 9:00 o’clock each Sunday morning, dismissing at 10:15 o’clock. During this time the nursery, primary, beginners’ and junior departments meet in their regular rooms for worship and instruction. The intermediate, senior, young people and adult groups meet in the sanctuary at 9:00 o’clock. The service for these people is as follows: 9:00 A. M. Hymn Service _■ 9:15 A. M. Announcements 9:20 A. M. Special Music 9:25 A. M. Holy Communion 9:40 A. M. Offerings (At this point in the service the Intermediates will go to their classes.) 9:45 A. M. Lesson-Sermon 10:15 A. M. Dismissal. At the service on next Sunday morning, July 14th, the minister will continue his summer series of lesson-sermons on “Poets of the Bible.” The second study in this series will be “Death and God.” Special music for the service will be provided by Homer Haase and Harold Huber, assisted by our chorus choir which is composed of members of both the Youth Choir and Chancel Choir. Mr. R. D. Haase will direct the singing and Mrs. G. G. Hammer will be ip charge of the church school portion of the service. ► This summer program enables the entire family to come to church and leave church together. Inasmuch as the service is dismissed at 10:15 o’clock, it is possible for all to come to churck and still enjoy picnics, family reunions, and other such Sunday gatherings. Everybody is welcome at the Community’s Church.

ed up the thoroughfare. (Editor’s note: “This isn’t interesting news.” T. L.: “I know Ed, but you said to write something light for summer, didn’t you’”) Well, it’s about time for-the Indians’ ball game, so we’U just close up the typewriter, shuffle on out to Perry Stadium and watch the local boys bean the ball around the lot. By the way, the Indians have been doing better recently—and its about time, too. SEE YOU NEXT • WEEK, MANAGER OF NEW GUARANTEE TIRE & RUBBER CO. IN SPEEDWAY CITY Mr. Elbert F. Davis, well-known resident of Speedway and a man who has been connected with the firm for some time, has recently been appointed manager of the Speedway branch of the Guarantee Tire and Rubber Company. Mr. Davis was born and reared approximately four miles west of Speedway on West 10th Street, and has spent the past few years of his life in Speedway proper. Be-

ELBERT F. DAVIS fore the recent opening of the Speedway branch, Mr. Davis served as the assistant manager of the Belmont and Washington Street store. Mr. Davis wishes to thank everyone for their kind acceptance and patronage of the new Guarantee store and cordially invites his friends to call Belmont 1235 for any information in regard to merchandise or the prices of merchandise. We wish to congratulate Mr. Davis on the success of his new enterprise, and wish him all the good luck of which he is justly deserving.

LADIES AID SOCIETY TO MEET JULY 17th The Ladies Aid Society of Speedway Christian Church will meet at the home of Mrs. Hattie Ferguson, 4946 West 15th Street on Wednesday afternoon, July 17, at 2:00 o’clock. AU members please come to this meeting.

BECK’S DRUG STORE INSTALLS COOLING SYSTEM Mr. Beck announced today that he is installing a cooling system in his drug store, so that everyone may shop in comfort. An “Air Control” air conditioner will insure the patrons of the store 100% fresh, cool air at all times. The machinery will bring in fresh air, screen it and cool it with water from a deep-driven well, and then distribute it through the store. After the air has been circulated throughout the store, it will be ‘ pushed out” so that the new air may be circulated. This system of air conditioning will give the store a cool even temperature at all times. “Now folks can cryne in, shop in comfort, perhaps enjoy a cooling drink from our soda fountain, and know no discomfort from the heat,” said Mr. Beck in a conversation with one of our reporters. We congratulate Mr. Beck on this new advancement he has made.

LAWN FESTIVAL AT ST. CHRISTOPHER The annual Lawn Festival at St. Christopher will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, July 18th, 19th and 20th. Messrs. Schenck, Sheets, Zore, Keating, Stamm, Martich, Theis, Rolles, Gordon, Herman Medenwald and Sam Jenkins are in charge of all sort of booths, electricity and committees to see to it that everyone who comes down has a good time. As usual the ladies are in charge of the food. Mrs. Herbert Grande i s General Chairman, assisted by Mesdames Frank Medenwald for salads, Joseph Rosner, dining room George Zink and Francis Stamm, pastry; Louie Carlsen, fish; Wm. Kaufman, coffee; Joseph Ettter, hamburgers; J. Heriter, dishes; Marcel Underwehr and Philip Cleveland, cashiers; and Al Aulbach and Myrtle Grande, flowers. Thursday and Friday nights Fish will be specialized, but there will be hamburgers, baked ham, salads baked beans, homemade cakes and pies “galore” for those who want something else besides fish. Saturday night a chicken plate dinner will be served from five until eight o’clock, as an added attraction. The chicken dinner menu is fried chicken, French fried potatoes, green beans, slaw, rolls, dessert, and coffee. iced tea or milk. The C.Y.O. and young peqple of St. Christopher are in charge of the ice cream and cold drinks, as well as the fish pond and other attractions; ( —Nora Bray. THE SPEBDWAY" FLYER M SPEEDWAY’S OWN. SEND IN YOUR NEWS ITEMS ,

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