Speedway Flyer, Volume 16, Number 49, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 July 1948 — Page 1

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St. Christopher’s Catholic Church Rev. L. A- I lijidliirnftTiii.. —JP>&tor Sunday Masses: 6:00 o’clock Weekday Masses -7:00 o’clock The Mass this morning was at six o’clock ... a High Mass for the Cullen-McCoy families, offered by Charles E. Cullen. The young people of St. Christopher Parish will receive Holy Communion at the 8:30 o’clock Mass Sunday morning. Sunday, our prayers were requested for William Kaufman who was on the critical list at the Methodist Hospital. At the time this paper goes to press, he is a little better . . . being allowed to sit up a little bit in the morning and a little bit in the evening. We are all certainly happy to know that. Next Wednesday evening is a very important evening to the ladies of St. Christopher ... in fact, a very important evening to St. Christopher. Oh this evening not only will be held the regular monthly meeting of the Altar Society, but the last meeting before the LAWN FESTIVAL, which is, let us repeat, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 29, 30 and 31. Every lady of St. Christopher should make a special effort to attend this meeting ... 8 o’clock ... in the Parish Hall. Put aside all other things. If you have never attended a meeting before, Madame President, Mrs. Verdi Marie Denton, kindly urges you to attend this one. Wether you are an active member of the Altar Society or not, remember Father Lindemann considers every lady who is a member of St Christopher a member of the Altar Society, and every non-Catholic wife, too. At this meeting all the details for the women’s activities at the LAWN FESTIVAL will be ironed out Help is needed badly. Do attend. The hostesses for the meeting will be Chairman, Mrs. Rosemary Thompson: Co-Chairman, Mrs. Mary Endres: assisted by Mesdames Agnes Althoff, Ruth Aharen, Zada Grannan, Florence Williams, Dorothy Unnewehr, Wilhemena Wiseman, Catherine Kinsey, Georgia Hendricks, Clara Gales, Katherine Fogarty, Mary Virginia Clark, Rose Chard, Lorena Schenck, Mary Jane Hirth, Margaret Adam and Cecelia Ledwith. If you haven’t attended the Novena services to Our Lady of Carmel at the Carmelite Monastery on the Cold Springs Road, you have missed a rare opportunity to receive a wonderful grace. Tonight this Novena will close on the Feast Day of Our Blessed Lady ... it will be a beautiful sight with the hundreds of people kneeling below the out-door Altar, all holding a lighted candle, which they procure as they enter the grounds. \ Were you as fortunate as some of us last Sunday afternoon at thrwstbirtg-. „. hnm> and Trfin* If not, it was too bad. The Catholic Daughters of America were celebrating their 45 anniversary in a convention at Pasadena, California and they dedicated the program to the memory of Father Flannagan, founder of Boys Town.. Pahl Kelly read the lines of Father Flannagan. It was a beautiful story, touchingly told. In Father Flannagan’s own words, “There is hope, wherever there is Youth.” t The week of August 14th to 20th is to be known as Fatima Week at St. Meinrad’s Abbey, located in the southern part of Indiana. It is estimated that more than 50,000 persons from the Midwest . . . Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois . . . will gather there to pray for peace of the world and to hear the message of Our Lady of Fatima . . . the message, a heavenly inspired peace plan dating back to 1917 in which year according to church records, the Blessed Virgin appeared six times to the three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. During the third appearance, she predicted World War II and the rise of Russia. She has warned “the scourge of communism would fall upon every continent of the world” if the religious practices she urged were not observed.” Next week the Feasts of St. Vincent de Paul, C and St. Mary Magdalen are celebrated on July 19 and July 22 respectively. “And Godliness with contentment is indeed great gain” ... 1 Timothy 6:6.

Lioness Club News The Lioness Club will meet in the home of Lioness Pinkerton, 1840 Norfolk, Monday, July 19 at

Speedway Methodist Church TEMPORARY MEETING PLACE: SPEEDWAY THEATRE SUmriay School 9:45 AjJ. Church and Worship Service 10:45 AM. Some folk of the Methodist congregation were fortunate to attend the meeting for the election of Bishops held last week at Roberts Park Church. Rev. and Mrs. Walton and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stevenson attended the Sunday afternoon session for the consecration of the newly-elected Bishops at the Murat Theatre. The interest is growing in both the Sunday School and worship service. Mr. Campbell will be the teacher for the adult class Sunday morning and Mrs. Brown will continue with the children’s department. I ' Approximately 3% acres of ground has been purchased on W. 16th St. for the establishment of the Speedway Methodist Church. Until the time when a church can be erected, the congregation will continue to meet in the air-conditioned Speedway Theatre. The trustees named at a recent business meeting include: Floyd Farley, Charles Meo, J. R. Stevenson, C. F. Bohne, N. W. Beck, and A. C. Oliver. Other names will be added later. If you Would like to become a charter member of the Speedway Methodist Church, the pastor may be contacted at Belmont 2042-ring 2. You are cordially invited to worship with the Methodist Congregation every Sunday morning if you aren’t attending

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8 p. m. This meeting will be installation of officers. Those assisting Mrs. Pinkerton will be Lionesses Scruby, Thorne, Ramsay and Wright

Old Timers Dinner

Sixty-six old timers, having service in excess of twenty-five years, attended a dinner party Tuesday evening, July 13, in the cafeteria of the Prest-O-Lite Factory, The Linde Air Products Company. Fifty-six of this group were of the Speedway Factory, three of the Acetylene Research Division, three of the Acetylene Charging Plant and four were retired old timers having service in excess of twentyfive years. The average service of this group amounted to twentyeight and three-quarter years. The two employees having the longest service were Mary B. Clements, forty-one years service and Miss Emma J. Braun, 41 years service. Gold watches and certificates of service were previously distributed to those on the active pay roll.

Following is a list of the names of those honored: Mary B. Clements, Emma J. Braun, F. W. Stadtlander, T. F. Pfisterer, Joseph Sawrey, C. M. Duffin, William Wilds, Joe Kaesel, James Wilson, John H. Welling, R. A. Huckleberry, H. R. Coughlin, I. E. Brower, Grover C. Beasley, Elmer Gaston, Ora D. Bostic, Oran E. Summers, E. M. Farrell, James R. Earle, Charles S. Tiemann, O. E. Zelnar, F. L. Iske, Howard Carmichael, Eugene O. Stiles, Albert F. Adams, R. J. Freese, A. F. White, T. S. Buck, R. H. Stewart, F. E. Meyers, C. A. Wilson, Leo F. Steffen, Ivan. N. Chambers, Charles V. Becker, Charles F. Berdfich, John S. Bowman, Henry W. Van Meter, Herbert L. Herron, M. C. Lonberger, Emmery J. Burcham Charles A. Henderson, James Schaitker, William Tanselle, R. F. O’Brien, Doris L. Tharp, Earl C. Reed, Wm. J. Thomas, Mary S. Kimmel, L. F. Lines, E. P. Saltmarsh, Thomas H. Hayden, Russell R. Inman, fctroy F. Walker, NTV. Jennings, Roy S. Lonberger, A. H. Hussung, Harry J. Baker, Maurice P. DeMotte, Charles Ness, Oliver F. Lee, Lee Roy DeWitt, A. W. Pear, Herman Stadtlander, Charlie Coller, A. V. Beeler, George Rogers.

TOWNTOPICS To the many people wondering what and why all the digging and noise on Lyndhurst Dr., West 16th street and points west we can only tell you that it has to do with the new exchange and extension program of the Telephone Co. Comes now the time of year to start working on the budget for 1949. Your town board must anticipate the amount of money needed to operate the various departments of the town during the next year so if you observe the Doctor entering or leaving the Town Hall during lhe next few weeks he probably will have some headache pills or a strait-jacket. Your voluntary cooperation on water conservation during the next few weeks will be a great help and he greatly appreciated. 33 permits for residential building purposes have been issued since January 1. By resolutely resisting the temptation to have a little fun now and then, we establish the habit of systematic saving so that, in 25 years or so, we can have a little fun now and theta.

Danville Boy Engaged To Local Girl Mr. and Mrs. C. Hugh Williams, Sr., 5214 W. 15th St, announce the engagement of their daughter, Joyce Ann to Mr. Andrew M. McHaffie, son of Mrs. Amy Haffie of Danville, Ind. August 28th has been set as the wedding day. The young couple are students in Indiana University. Mr. McHaffie is now in Camp Campbell, Ky., for a six weeks* training period with the Indiana University R.O.T.C. He was in the army and served in Europe during the last war. Women’s Council News The Women’s Council .invites all the women of the church to a tea given in honor of Mrs. N. D. Cory, Sunday, July 18. If will be held in the social room of the church from 4 to sp. m.

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FISH DRY Th£ Ben Davis Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual Fish Fry on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 29, 30 and 31. They are located at 1237 South High School Road and are well equipped to take care of a large crowd. There will be loads of prizes, good food, and lots of fun for everyone. Why not plan to attend?

Cornerstone Laying Service A highlight in the history of the Speedway Christian Church, will be observed next Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, when the corner stone will be laid for the first unit of the new building. The service will be held on the front lawn, weather permitting. For several years,-dreams and plans have been in the making for amore adequate place of worship, and in recent years the building committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Winfield Wood, worked with various architects and builders to bring the new building program into reality. The construction committee, headed' by Mr. Edgar G. Davis, is doing a splendid job in supervising the erection of the present structure, which is to be the first phase of the two-fold building program. This first unit, costing $160,000, will consist of the Sanctuary, and adjoining section at the rear for Primary and Junior Departments, offices, kitchen,heating plant, etc. Dedication Day is being planned for Sunday, February 6, 1949. The second phase of the program will be a modern educational building to replace the present frame structure, which it is hoped, will be commenced within the next two years. The speaker for next Sunday afternoon will be Mr. William T. Pearcy, executive secretary of the Board of Church Extension of the Disciples of Christ, who will speak on the subject, “Together We Build.” Special music will be provided under the direction of Mrs. Helen Thomas Robinson, minister of music. The corner stone laying ceremony proper, will be in charge of Mr. Lawrence Leonard, chairman of the Official Board. A vote of thanks and appreciation is extended to Mrs. Ida Marvel, who helped to organize the church back in 1917, who gave so generously of her time and effort to compile a history of the church, to be placed in the corner stone records.

International TravelStudy Club Castle Craig Chapter The Castle Craig Chapter, I.T. S.C., win have a pitch-in dinner at the home of Florence Nadolney at 6:30 p. m. Monday, July 19, in honor of Miss Martha Gardner, an exchange teacher going to England, and Miss Veda Bennion, who was an exchange teacher from England, who is returning to her home.

PHI GAMS The Phi Gams held their weekly meeting at Barbara Richards’. We are indeed sorry that we are losing our senior members. Those becoming inactive as of two meetings ago are Nancy Covell, Jaice Farley and Leanne Lesman. Plans for the lakes are being completed so l)e sure to attend every meeting. The next one is to be held at Norma Sauer’s, 1732 Christopher Lane, at 7 p. m.

Card of Thanks I wish to thank the many friends and neighbors for being so kind and helpful during the illness and passing of my mother, Mrs. Anna Razor. Your thoughtfulness, sympathy, and many cards and flowers were deeply appreciated. ' Virginia Sanders. Candle Tippers Class To Have Picnic The Candle Tippers Class of the Speedway Christian Church will leave the church at 12 noon Sunday,lfc for a picnic.

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AU Gershwin Program Concert To Be Conducted By Fabien Sevitzky,

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An all-Gershwin program featuring Sidney Foster, young American piano virtuoso, will be the first concert by the Indianapolis Summer Symphony orchestra, conducted by Fabien Sevitzky, on Sunday, July 18, at 8:30 p.m., in Butler Bowl. Lois Gentile, mezzosoprano, and George Tozzi, baritone, popular young singing team, will sing a group of favorite Gershwin show tunes. Mr. Foster literally leaped into the top ranks of the musical world. Starting in 1941, he played four Carnegie Hall concerts in four years, and has appeared as a recitalist and soloist with symphony orchestras from coast to coast. He will play “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Concerto in F major.” “The Man I Love” and “Somebody Loves Me” will be sung by Miss Gentile. Mr. Tozzi will sing “Of Thee I Sing,” and “Love Walked In.” Together they will smg one of the immortal Gershwin’s greatest hit tunes, “Embraceable You.” A mid-week concert, Wednesday night, will have glamorous Gladys Swarthout, leading mezzosoprano of the Metropolitan Opera company, as soloist with Dr. Sevitzky and the orchestra. She will sing familiar operatic arias and songs. Orchestral works will be Rossini’s “Barber of Seville Overture.” Strauss’ ‘Tales From the Vienna Woods” and music by Greig and Beethoven. » An all-Tchaikovsky program will be presented on Friday, July 23, with Carroll Glenn, violinist, and Eugene Lidl, pianist. Miss Glenn will play the “Concerto in D major,” and Mr. List will play the “Concerto in B-flat minor.” Other Tchaikovsky music will be played by the orchestra under the direction of Dr. Sevitzky. Friday night, July 16, is the final performance of “The Desert Song,” starring lovely Virginia Card and Robert Shafer. Alonzo Price is director of the operettas for the summer musical series. All performances start at 8:30 PM. <CJDATJ.

St. Aidrew’s Litheraa Church (Worshipping in Speedway Town Hall) Rev. Robert H. Heine, Pastor 1-703 Gerrard Drive Sunday School 9130 AM. Morning Worship AM. VISITORS AND NEW RESIDENTS of Speedway are cordially invited to worship with us in the Speedway Town Wall Sunday School, with classes for all age groups, meets at 9:30 AM The Morning Worship follows at 10:45. If you have no church home in Speedway, we invite you to make St. Andrew’s your church home. sermon SUBJECTS for Summer Sundays will be as follows: July 18, “Christ’s Cure For Worry.’’ July 25, “St James the Elder, Apostle” , . August 1, “The Holy Communion." August 8, "The Pharisee and the Publican.” August 15, "Written Code or Quickening Spirit” MARION COUNTY LUTHERAN MEN will meet Monday, July 19, at 8 Pit. at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Millersville Road. All of the men of the church are invited to attend. There will be games and recreational activities in the church yard beginning at 7:30. The meeting and program will begin at 8 PM. Let’s have a good delegation from St Andrew’s. ENROLLMENT AT THE LUTHERAN SUMMER SCHOOL at Lake Wawasee the week of July 4-11 was 344. Enrollment this year was down a bit from last year because of the difficulty in renting cottages and getting hotel reservations. The Indiana Synod of the United Lutheran Church has established a fund for the purchase of a camp site, and has taken an option on property on Twin Lakes, near Lagrange, Indiana. THERE’S NO QUESTION but that summer is here. When you’re away on vacation, attend a church near you. The pastor win be happy to give you the location of the nearest Lutheran church to your vacation destination.

Local Girl To Make Tour of East With Band Betty Nay, who is working toward a Masters degree at Phillips University, Enid, Okla., will leave tomorrow for Enid to rehearse with the Phillips band before it makes a ten-day tour of the East. The band has been chosen by the Lions dubs of Oklahoma to be their official musical representative at the Lions International Convention in New York City, July 26-29. The band will present various programs at the convention, appear on the Goldman Band program in Central Park, but most of all will give 'Support to the president of Phillips' University, Dr. Eugene S. Briggs, who will be installed as president of Lions International. In addition to the stay in New York City, the tour on the special Lions train will include visits at Washington, D. C., Albany, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls.

School News Miss Mary Lou Knetzer has been serving as one of the workshop leaders at the annual kinder-garten-elementary conference at Butler University this week. This conference is conducted as a workshop and graduate credit is given to the persons who enroll in the course. A bulletin was mailed from the school office last week bringing teachers up-to-date on the happenings of the summer.. Each teacher who makes a trip, attends a workshop, or enrolls in summer school sends word to the school office and this information is then sent out in the bulletin to the teachers. Robert L. Thomas, president of the Speedway school board, has been reappointed for another three-year term by the town board. Mr. Thomas has been a member of the school board for the past six years.

T. V. Keogh holds the record for the longest service on the school board. Mr. Keogh served from the time the school board was formed until July 31, 1942. He served more than 14 years and until recent months when his health has not been so good was a regular visitor at the school. H. F. Wilson who resigned May 31, 1942 was a close second to Mr. Keogh in point of service. These two men served from the time the school corporation was founded.

Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Cory spent the first three days of the current week at Rochester, Minn., checking their new home there. The Cory family plans to move to Rochester the last week in July. The faculty is planning a party at Northern Beach next Wednesday evening with the Cory fam(Continued on Page 4)

Speedway Christian Church ...z 14th Si. and Wtafcm Av* The Rev. Kenneth E. Thorne, Minister \ 4 SUMMER SCHEDULE Graded Church School Classes 9:30 A.M. Worship Service ./. 10:00 AM. The summer schedule continues next Sunday, with the one unified service, beginning at 9:30 o’clock, and rinsing at 11:00 o’clock. The summer choir will sing “Fierce Was the Wild Billow” by Noble. The Minister will preach the sermon on the subject, “A Message of Warning.” The Candle-Tippers will meet in the parsonage at 9:15 Sunday morning for their regular class period. All college and young business folks are invited to attend this class. The Young Settlers will meet in the school house for their class period at 9:30 Sunday morning. Young married couples are especially invited to attend this class. The Corner Stone Laying Service will be held on the church lawn at 2:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon. See the detailed notice elsewhere in the Flyer. All women of the church are cordially invited to a tea, to be given in honor of Mrs. N. D. Cory, Sunday afternoon from 4-5 o’clock, in the church social room. Mrs. Cory will be leaving for residence in Rochester, Minn., August Ist. CHOIR AND VOICE CLASSES Chapel Boys Wednesday, 1:00-2:00 Chapel Girls Friday, 1:00-2:00 Chorale Girls Tuesday, 1:00-2:00 The Church School is in need of a metal or wood chest or cabinet to use for storing supplies and equipment. If you have something along this line that you would like to put to a good use, please contact Mr. George Bender at Be. 4583. We are very happy to have Miss Betty Nay with us during her vacation season. She will teach the combined young people’s classes during the remainder of July and through August. The deepest sympathies of our church are extended to Harry and Virginia Sanders, vd the passing of her qiother, Mrs. Anna Rasor, at Sunnyside last week. We were happy to welcome into our membership and fellowship last week, Mrs- Emma EUlis, of 1839 Beeler St Don’t forget the Los Amigos Class picnic, oh Sunday, July 25, during the aftemon and evening, at the city park in Lebanon. We always have a good time at these annual affairs.

Personals Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Williams have returned from a weeks fishing at Cedar Lake, Lake Villa, Illinois. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hunter of Indianapolis, former residents of Speedway. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wilson returned after a 10-day fishing trip to Lake of the Woods and Kenora Canada,

'Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Workman, Jr. and Mrs. Workman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Little of Frankfort, Indiana have just returned from Minocqua, Wisconsin where they spent an enjoyable vacation fishing and swimming. Mr. Little and Floyd caught several large Northern Pike and bass. Mrs. O. F. Ferrin, of Tucson, Arizona and Aunt Mints Carter of Brownsburg, Indiana, visited with Mrs. Ida Marvel last Tuesday. Miss Judy Turner of Bedford, Indiana is visiting with the Aunt and Uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Chase

Speedway Chirch es the Nazaraae 3080 CRAWFORDSVILLE ROAD REV. DONALD KONKLE. Pastor Sunday School ....... 9:30 A.M. ' Morning Worship Young People fit Junior Meeting ...... 7.-00 P. M. Evening Evangelistic Servioe 7:30 P. M. Mid-Week Prayer Service, Wed. 7:30 P M. The missionary society meeting for the month of July will be held at the church Wednesday evening, July 21. Thia will be the last meeting of the church year. Election of officers for the coining year will be held at this meeting. The church is a building and loan association to help you . build a mansion in Heaven. Are you seeking to lay your ' treasures up there, where moth, and rust do not corrupt and thrives never break through and steal! 1 ' ' ■ UIM Our church aim is to help everyone, everywhere to know the Lord as their Saviour and to walk in the light of His word. Take lime to be holy. . We invite you to visit our Sunday School. Those who *** tWw

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Turner. Mrs. Glen Dickerson, 1850 Norfolk returned home Thursday from the hospital after undergoing a mastoid operation. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Shepard of Chicago visited the Glen C. Dickersons last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bergner and daughter Eva Mae of Olney, (Continued on page 3) ANDREW J. ROOK Services for Andrew J. Rook, 81, were held Wednesday at 10 a. m. in Shirley Brothers Chapel. - Graveside services were held at Danville. Mr. Rook died Sunday in his home, R.R. 18, Box 361. Born in Montgomery County, he spent his early life as a farmer in Hendricks County. He lived here 50 years. Employed at the Prest-O-Lite Co. for 1? years, he retired in 1930, the first employe retired by that firm. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Gossling, Morgantown; a son, Ronald Rook, Madison, Wis.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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