The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 6 April 1949 — Page 2

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Important Raid By Chicago Police CHiSAGO. April 6 —(UP) — Police early today raided what they described as the “nerve center" cf Chicago’s prostitution syndicate, and seized a book containing the names of customers, including prominent businessnun, politicians and a Broadway actor. Police Capt. Thomas Harrison declined to disclose the names, but he said there vere "hundreds of them.” He said that the disclosures in the little black book were "fantastic.” Harrison said police arrested Mrs. Norma Wire, 24, attractive brunette switchboard operator in the dingy office the syndicate used as its vice h< adquarters. The office is in a building in the North Clark Street nightflub and tavern district, he said. Police said the syndicate operates through bartenders who Kive prospective customers the telephone number of the headquarters. The headquarters office puts the customers in contact with "call girls." police said. Harrison said that opposite each customer's na ue in the

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book was his preference in types of girls, and the price he was willing to pay. Prices ranged from $15 to $450, he said. Harrison said the names in eluded those of two prominen’ Chicago businessmen, an actor i: a broadway show ano ah Illinoi' State Senator. He said Mrs. Wire refused tr disclose the identity of her employers. and that she would b. questioned further. He said cus turners listed in the book als would be questioned for furthc information on the syndicate' 1 operations. ^ d- + + * •!• •1 , + •!••{• U ANNIVERSARIES + 4. j. + .t. ••• .t. ... 4. Birthdays Opal Benetta Bulk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burk Retdsville, 2 years today, April

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Mrs. Maude Colgate. 522 east Washington street, is a patient in the rutnam County hospital. Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Vermillion have returned from New Orleans and Natchez where they have spent the past two weeks. The Women's Auxiliary of S' Andrew's chinch will meet at th lome of Mrs. Charles Barnaby. HI East Seminary street Thors lay evening at 7:45 o’clock. The Presbyterian Women’s Aslociation will meat in the church lining room Thursday afternoon it 2:.'{0 o’clock. Rev. Harris of toaehdale will present the Spirtual Life program. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Owens of He.ggeisL wn spent Sunday night vith her parents. Mr. and Mrs Vilen Binkley. They left Monday Homing fur a vacation in Honda and will visit with Mr. ind Mrs. William Binkley at iacksonville. Fla. Captain Elsie Anderson is visting Miss Mabel Burton. She re•ently received the promotion 'rom lieutenant to captain in the Cursing Corps and has been ransferred from Battle Creek Michigan to Yokohama, Japan. She will leave the States about May 9th. A 1947 Nash coupe sustained a latnagcd light front fender and .fill when the driver, William ferbert Swyer, 54, Clayton toute 2, attempted to pass a ruck on the Zinc Mill road at 4:45 a. m. Wednesday. City poire reported the truck, a 1949 j-M 2-ton affair, was driven by Shot man McKee, 402 West Clinon street. Danville. IM'TNAM COURT NOTES

John F. Clayton is charged vdh escaping from the state farm on April 4 in an affidavi signed by Supt. Albert E. Virgil. Clayton was sent to the farm from Allen county.

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We have learned that v can always count on Biddy l.ane to he a strong contender for the erown of Chief Crappte Catcher In the tilg Fishing Contest. Running true to form Biddy brought in the first Crapp-ie to hr entered. The socelmen wnv 12*4 Inches long, and weighed If, ounces. He remarked that he would bring a hig one in later, hut that would do to get things started. Our secret agent No. S17 report': that Charlie (Nature Boy) Ewing, ami Jack (Bingo) Crosby, are . thinking about going into the Sardine packing business. We hear that they have caught en<sgh stock to o|>en up with. The Cowboy from Crowes Bridge, sometimes called Carl Stevens has been doing alright with Ms sucker fishing this spring. Only trouble Is that he can’t get his boat hack to hliy cabin, and Ik- Is forcer) to walk through the flckls te hb favorite fishing hole. I wonder, did you ever get lost In a hig muddy field on p dark night, with » pair of oars, a bucket of halt, a lantern that was out of fuel, and a string of wet fish.

SOCIETY .'ua: hjaie Chapter 1 nt.-.-t.dns At Silver Ten T.icta Lambda chapter of Delta Theta Tau was hostess at j program and silver tea Friday aft moon at the Presbyterian church. A to at eighty-five guests were present tc enjoy the musical pro■rern given by a group of girls. V clarinet solo was given by Sandra Cnsby, a clarinet trio by !’at.,y Di wn. Sarah, Janet My;\s and a saxophone solo by Jane Irwin. 1. je:t Hutchins from Wabash eg sang, I hear a Forest ’raying, accompanied by Mrs. lerbert Jeffries. Uo.oihy Benson from the In- • Decorating Department of . S. Ayrr.; store in Indianapolis .. ar pr. sorted by Mrs. Mabei Irwin. She gave a most interesting talk on Fabrics for the Home, illustrating and displaying 'ian\ b autiful materials Ar. open consulation followed the talk at which many receivoc' guidance on personal problems. A color scheme of green anc white was carried out at the beautiful appointed tea table. Mrs. Elinor Harris and MrBetty Sutherlin poured while th, other members assisted in th.erving. Daffodils were given as favors Preceding the opening ant luring the serving music wa 1 played by Mrs. Dorothy Croshv 4. 4. 4. 4. .’iisv Bee Club To Meet With Mrs. Jones Mrs. LoRoy Jones will bo host■ss to the Busy Bee Club Thurslay. April 14. All members ar urged to be present. 4. 4. 4. 4. VV. S. C. S. To Meet ■Villi Mrs. Sandy Th ■ Circle of Women's Society >f Christian service of Gobin Memorial church* will meei Thursday afternoon at 2:.1 f j’cloek at the home of Mrs. R E. Sandy, 425 east Frankli -treet. Mrs. Jome will be th, insisting hostess. ■k T + + Woman’s Study Club To Meet Friday The Woman’s Study .Club wil' meet Friday afternoon at 2:-'lC at the home of Mrs. H. T. Ross Mrs. R R. Neal will have charge f the program. 4. 4. 4. 4. . 'ouples Club To Meet Thursday The Christian church Couples tllub will meet Thursday ev«n ug, April 1. at 7:30 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rubgrt Moore. 4. 4.* 4. 4. St. Paul’s Study Club To Meet With Mrs. Justus St. Paul’s Study Club wil! meet Ftiday afternoon at 2:(K j’clock at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Justus. 4. 4. 4. 4. Thursday Reading Club To Meet The Thursday Reading Club vlll meet Thursday evening at 8 Vclock at the home of MrS. Harry Barrick, Arlington road. 4. 4. 4. 4. Club Federation Will Meet In Hainhridge The convention of the Putnam bounty Federation of Clubs wil* be held Tuesday. April 12. at tji.Bainbridge Methodist Church Twenty-five clubs are in the county federation with a total’of 700 women. Mrs. Ferd Lucas county president wili preside at the convention. The program is as follows: Registration 9:15 a. m. opening 3:45, Mrs. D. O. Tate, Welcome; .Mrs. Herrold Ross, response. After the opening, county chairmen will report 2 minutes followed by the club presidents, 1 minute; address by district president, Mrs. Frank Miller. Senatoi Bruce Lane will give comments on Legislature at 11:30. After Die 12:15 luncheon and fellow-

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■ mnsic, Miss Daga Myberg. Irange student from Sweden, .11 tell of Sweden. At 2 o’clock tev. Vernon Bigler will speak on Torto Rico. Rev. Bigler spent, -or.e time in Porto Rico. Mm. Eugene Hutchins is chairman of Resolutions. A number of women from Greencastle are expected to attend. Reservations for the luncheon must be in by Saturday. 4. 4. 4. 4. tones I’. T. A. To Meet Friday The Jones P. T. A. will meet 'riday. April 8tli at 2:15 p. m. the school auditorium. Tire necting will open with the singng of the P. T. A. choral Prayer. Mrs. Walter Feld will have devoons and Mrs. William Porter vill road the national P. T. A. iresident's message. The proiram will be given by grade I nd grade II under the direction >f Miss Michael and Miss Suth'Hin. Miss Smith , our health nirse. will be the speaker. The ire-school mothers will be pecia) guests. The new officers vill be installed. Steel Rails Drop $6 On The Ton PITTSBURGH, April 6.— (UP) —The nation’s No. 1 price ndex the cost of steel—dipped oday. Inland Steele Co., big indeaendent producer, dropped its mice on steel rails $6 a ton. And ndustry observers predicted nice breaks will surge through iteel catalogs. The impending negotiations between the steel company operitors and Phil Murray’s CIO United Steelworkers may delay general price cuts in the industry. But cascading costs and dropling demand are spotting the steel price structure^last of th-r war-torn “sellers’ ’’ markets. Prices for both coal and sera)) steel—main ingredients of the industrial cocktail which is the backbone of the nation—have ebbed with the tide of “disinflation.”

FIRE TOLL MOUNTS The chancery office compiled Its estimate of the dead through the process of elimination. It accounted for 126 patients In the hospital at the time of the fire. The number included 103 patients. two visitors, seven employes, four nurses, four special nurs>s, four nuns, the chaplain and the building superintendent. The chancery said 51 patients escaped with their lives, as did 11 other persons. But one of hese. Miss Shirley Clemmetts, a nirse, died later at a hospital in Jranite City, 111. She suffered a broken back when she leaped rom the burning building. Chancery officials said this would leave 65 dead, but they were uncertain about one. who •njght he dead or alive. Either 26 or 27 bodies were presumed buried In the charred shell of the hospital. The chancery is the office In which the business of the diocest is conducted. Chancery officials said they undertook to make s careful estimate of the dead as part of their duties, and to eltm-

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inate ue confusion of conflicting reports. 4 'DIF IN FIKK CHICAGO. April 6—(UP) — Four persons died late last night when fire swept a fashionable home In suburban Northbrook. Authorities identified the victims as Ward Clay, 43-year-old sales manager of the CrowellCollier publishing Oo.; his wife, Floss, 40, and two infants, Bobby and tommy*-McCracken, 2 and 1 Officials said the Clays and McCrackens shared the twostory brick home, but that the McCracken parents were ollt cf town when the fire broke out hortly before midnight. Clay carried his nine-year-old laughter, Ann, from the burning aome. but died when he returned to save his wife, officials said. Tokyo Records Earth Tremor TOKYO. April 6 (UP)— An An earthquake believed centered at sea about .'(00 miles south of Valdivostok. was recorded yesterday by the government’s central meteorological observatory here. Authorities said today that the quake originated about 250 miles beneath the earth's surface. It was the first recorded tremor in 1 the Vladivostok area since 1939.

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