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by will be in I I I Shirley 14 THE INDIANAPOLIS THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1944. ISAAC S. MATKIN DIES IN HIS HOME Ran Dry Goods Store Until Retirement Four Years Ago. Isaac S. Matkin, 83 years old, former dry goods store merchant, died last night in his home, 120 North Bosart avenue, following an illness of several months.

He had lived in Indianapolis more than 50 years. He was born in Greencastle and, upon coming to Indianapolis, was employed by the William Laurie Dry Goods Company for more than 30 years. He later established his own dry goods store at 707 Shelby street which he operated until his retirement four years ago. Mr. Matkin was a member of the Grace Methodist Church and Knights of Pythias Lodge No.

56. Survivors are two sons, Fred P. Matkin and Leon C. Matkin, both of Indianapolis. Leon Matkin is employed in the circulation department of The Star.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Blocks DOWNSTAIRS STORE DANGER RED or KELLY! Make Your Choice In This JUNIOR DOT-TER In a Rayon Jersey Dace Daft 5.00 1 to 16 Dres Dept One Killed, 33 Hurt as Bus Hits Underpass Stanchion Continued From Page One. Bottom: The operator of the bus, John W. Bridges, injured, sat in the wreckage, refusing aid until all passengers were cared for. He driv- was slated on a charge of reckless ing.

VISA Albert Wehmeice, 26, 2109 North New Jersey street, eye injury, Finis Houston, 58, 3700 block Graceland avenue, shock. Lewis Bennett, 52, 634 West 13th street. Aaron Harper, 3010 East Meredith street. Wilbur King, 3108 Central avenue, back and neck injuries. Minnie Gardner, 51, 2242 Pierson street.

John York, 20, 121 East Vermont street. Mrs. Pearl Johnson, 48, 929 Chadwick street. Miss Mildred Johnson, 18, daughter of Mrs. Johnson, same address.

Miss Beulah Allen, 19, 2358 North Illinois street. Miss Malinda Neese, 16, Greencastle. Beverley Brown, 21, Greencastle. Mrs. Myrtle White, 43, 1816 Broadway.

Robert Armstrong, R.R. 1, Box 186. Miss Mildred Elliott, 17, 2358 North Illinois street. Top: When this Indianapolis (The following were treated in Railways bus crashed against the Methodist Hospital.) steel stanchion (left) of the railAnna Norton, 225 Spring street, road overpass at Kentucky avenue fractured left ankle. and Missouri street yesterday aftMrs.

Robert Sloan, 38, 1719 Col- ernoon one passenger was killed lege avenue. and 33 other persons, including the Eloise Meece of New Castle. driver, were injured, several critiClarence Brewer, 5319 Univer- cally. It was the second serious sity avenue. bus crash here this week.

(The following were treated by private physicians.) Capt. Frank Quinn, Indianapolis fire department, 54, 1737 South Talbott street. Charles Ramsey, 38, 1202 North Capitol avenue, teeth knocked out. Mrs. Gladys Johnson, 2232 Central avenue, body bruises.

Otis Young, 46, Unionville, mouth cut, hands lacerated. John W. Bridges, 32, 128 East St. Joseph street, operator of the bus, Blocks DOWNSTAIRS STORE COOL FOR WORK OR PLAY COTTON PRINT PINAFORE 3.50 Rose Sizes Aqua 12 to 20 Blue Daytime Dress Dept. PHONE RI.

8421 or MAIL YOUR ORDER (Please state, second color cheice) John Hendrix, Resident, Dies Former, Word has been received here Mrs. James A. Sutherland, 2636 Sutherland avenue, of the death of her brother, John Clifford Hendrix, in Columbus, following a brief! illness. He was 77 years old. olis, resident, George former, not IndianapWaller Hendrix and Sarah Hendrix, Indiana settlers.

He was a retired miller and lumber" man. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Lou Hughes Hendrix; four daughters, Mrs. Raymond Mendenhall of Pendleton, Mrs. Ralph Parent of Anderson, Mrs.

Reid Parent of Columbus, and Mrs. Max Money of Paris, three sons, Robert Hendrix of Moline, Hubert Hendrix of Columbus, 0., and Lieut. George Hendrix, serving in South America; four sisters, Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins of Syracuse, N.Y.; Mrs.

Thomas Rutherford of Columbus, 0., and Mrs. Harry Machledt of Waveland. Ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Friday in Columbus, O. ing the injured to hospitals and in directing traffic.

Wreckage of the bus was removed one and one-half hours after the Charles Ramsey, crashin suffered loss of several teeth, went to the Curtiss- Corporation for aid treatment. Edward Sanders, 34, 1311 North Denny street, who was under the underpass and saw the bus veer, told police, "It was going awful Asked to explain, he estimated the probable speed at ter than 30 miles an hour." The bus's fare register showed 39 fares had been rung up, and the operator said no passengers had alighted since he left Illinois and Washington streets. Company to Probe. Company officials said their claim department will investigate "until we have a clear picture what happened and why." The last previous street railways passenger fatality was Aug. 11, 1926.

John Hale, one of those injured seriously, had been victim of bus accident with injured 28 persons in the 7200 bloock West Washington street Sunday night. He suffered chest injuries in that accident and was released from the City Hospital Monday. Yesterday he suffered a severe scalp laceration. Mrs. Cook reported her husband's injury late last night.

She told police he arrived home cOvered with blood and in a condition shortly after 3:30 o'clock, telling her that he did not know what had happened to him. She said he had one eye closed, and there were numerous lacerations and bruises of the head shoulders. He went to bed and slept for several hours before awakened and remembered the cident. He told police he had to run catch the bus at Illinois street and Kentucky avenue and was last board it before it pulled away. said the bus was crowded and had to stand on the step.

He said he remembers the bus approaching the overpass, then "everything went blank." He said he does not know how he arrived at home from the scene of the cident. He was treated by a private physician. Women Lose Pocketbooks. Two women passengers on the bus who were uninjured, told police later they lost their purses and contents. They were Mrs.

Ruth Dupie and Mrs. Erlene Hasher, both of 1116 Kentucky avenue. Mr. Henderson, who was injured fatally, was born in Somerville and came to Indianapolis nine years ago. He was graduated from Oakland City High School and attended business college in Evansville before coming to Indianapolis.

He was employed at the Indiana News Company before becoming employed at the Inland Container Corporation one year ago. He attended the Berean Baptist Church. His only surviving daughter, Sandra Sharee Henderson, celebrated her sixth birthday anniveryesterday and was entertainsary ing neighborhood children with birthday party when police notified Mrs. Henderson of the tragedy that took Mr. Henderson's life.

There are no other survivors besides the wife and' child. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Atterbury Bus Hurdles Curb, No One Injured Brakes failed on an inbound Greyhound Lines, bus from Camp Atterbury last night. It grazed an automobile, hurtled the curb at Illinois and Maryland streets, crushed a city, trash container and struck steel trolley pole. None of the six passengers was injured.

driver, William D. Long of Greenwood, told police he tried to stop the bus behind the car of Frank Wilton, 1445 Hoyt avenue, who was waiting for the traffic signal, and found the brakes inoperative. He said he swerved toward the curb deliberately to avoid collision with Wilton's car. Optimist Club to Hear Talk On Penicillin Discussion and explanation of the properties of the new wonderdrug, penicillin, will be given by Dr. Mark Mothersill of Eli Lilly guest speaker at the Indianapolis Optimist luncheon tomorrow at the Columbia Club.

Clarence D. Irish, president of the club, will preside. Indianapolis Today Indiana Gas Association, meeting and luncheon, Lincoln Hotel, 10 a.m. Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, luncheon, Lincoln Hotel, noon. Indiana Life Insurance Companies, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon.

Indiana League of Women Voters, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon. Private Truck Owners of Indiana, dinner, Columbia Club, 6:30 p.m. Advertising Club of Indianapolis, luncheon, Indianapolis Athletic Club, 12:15 p.m. Indianapolis Hotel Association, luncheon, Indianapolis Athletic Club, noon. Indianapolis Camera Club, meeting, 110 East 9th street, 8 p.m.

Sigma Nu, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon. Caraven Club, luncheon, Murat Temple, noon. Mrs. H. C.

Gilbert, Clubwoman, Dies Mrs. Harry C. Gilbert, mother of Mrs. Garvin M. Brown, West 96th street, died here yesterday following a brief illness.

A resident of Indianapolis and New York, Mrs. Gilbert resided at the Columbia Club here and at 14 60th street when in New York. She was a member of the Dramatic Club, the Columbia Club and the Propylaeum. The only other survivor is a granddaughter, Miss the Nina American Brown, with Red Cross in England. nati, and, except a few Mrs.

Gilbert was born, in Cincinyears' residence in St. Louis, spent most of her adult life in Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held in the chapel at Crown Hill cemetery at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Burial will be in Crown Hill. LOUIS J.

MANGOLD. Louis J. Mangold, 72 years old, 1545. South New Jersey street, resident of Indianapolis the last 50 years, died Tuesday night following a nine-year illness. Mr.

Mangold, a furniture company worker until he retired 25 years ago, was born in vania. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Rose Mangold, and a daughter, Miss Loretta Mangold of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow morning in the G.

H. Herrmann funeral home and at 9 o'clock in Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. James R.

Phillippe Dies; City Resident 40 Years JAMES R. PHILLIPPE. James R. Phillippe, 68 years old, 123 West 27th street, husband of Pearl High Phillippe, died Tuesday night in the Methodist Hospital. He had been a resident of Indianapolis 40 years.

Born in Shelby county, Mr. Phillippe attended grade school and high school at Frankfort and was graduated in 1898. from the Valparaiso University school of pharmacy. He had owned a drugstore at 30th and Illinois streets for 23 years, but for the last five years he had been associated with Van's Pharmacy, 1656 Roosevelt avenue. Mr.

Phillippe was a member of the Broadway Methodist Church and of Marion Lodge No. 35, F. and A.M. The only survivor is the widow. Funeral services held the Kirby mortuary at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.

The Rev. John F. Edwards, pastor of the Broadway Methodist Church, will offi- ciate. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Rites to Be Held Today At Odon for Z.

M. Garten Funeral services will be held today at Odon for Zimri M. 84 years old, former Daviess county assessor, who died Monday night. He was the father of William Raymond Garten, 5434 North Pennsylvania street, president of the Sutton-Garten Company here. Also surviving are two daugh(term, including Indianapolis, Mrs.

four Clyde grandsons Frazier land Awo great-granddaughters. MRS. FLORENCE S. HORTON. Mrs.

Florence Sweeney Horton, 76 years old, widow of Elza A. Horton, died Tuesday night in her home, 143 South Randolph street, following illness of several months. She had lived in Indianapolis since childhood, and had resided at the street address the last She was Randolph, born in Liberty, Feb. 15, 1868. Mrs.

Horton was a member of the Woodside Methodist Church. Survivors are four children, Mrs. Harry L. Gladden and Miss Stella A. Horton, both of Indianapolis; Mrs.

J. Shields White of Covington, Lewis E. Horton, a major in land air corps, and five grandchildren, Ruth Ann Horton and Robert L. Horton of Indianapolis, Mrs. Carolyn Grace of New Ross and Mary White and Martha White of Covington.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon Brothers' Irving Hill chapel, 5377 East Washington street. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. JOSEPH W. SHERWOOD. Joseph W.

Sherwood, 57 years old, a lifetime, resident of Indianapolis, died yesterday at his home, 613 North Colorado avenue. He had been ill six years. Born in Indianapolis, he was ployed by the Bankers Trust Company, and was a member of the Little Flower Catholic Church. Lila Survivors Clements are the Sherwood, widow, a daugh- Mrs. ter, Mrs.

Charles Hoagland of dianapolis, and two grandchildren, Robert Hoagland and Mary Ann Hoagland. Funeral' services will be held in the Kirby mortuary at 7:45 o'clock Saturday morning, and at 8:30 o'clock in the Little Flower Church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Kroger Employes Reject Union as Bargain Agent Meat department employes of the Kroger Grocery and Baking Company in an election rejected the Amalgamated Meat Cutters land America, Butcher, No. Workmen 167, A.

of F. of North as bargaining agent, A. W. Metzger, Indianapolis district manager for the company, announced yesterday. The election, held by mail the week of July 3, was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.

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Of the injured taken to Methodist. Hospital, all but Mrs. Norton were released after treatment. Released from City Hospital after treatment were Mr. Wehmeier, Mr.

King, Mrs. Gardner, Miss Allen, Beverley Brown, Mrs. White, Mr. Bridges, Mr. Houston, Mr.

Bennett, Mr. Harper, Mr. York, Mrs. Johnson and her daughter, Miss Johnson. Although the driver, Mr.

Bridges, was injured seriously and refused to be taken to a hospital until all the passengers had been cared for, he was ordered slated by police on a charge of reckless driving. After treatment he was placed under $25 bond and ordered to appear in Municipal Court, Room 4, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The death of Mr. Henderson marred the company's 18-year record of no passenger fatalities. Street railway maintenance men today are completing a check of the wreckage to determine whether mechanical failure caused the bus to veer suddenly against the pillar.

Mechanics said they found the front axle broken, but were unable to determine whether the break was a cause or result of the accident. "Wheel Seemed Loose." Bridges told police he was approaching the underpass at moderate speed when the bus went out of control and veered. He said: "The wheel seemed to be loose in my hands." He had been a bus operator since April and company officials said his safety record is "good." When the impact rolled back the side of the bus like orange peel, many passengers were thrown out to the pavement. Broken glass was showered 50 feet. Passengers were stacked in the front of the vehicle.

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