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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 19 INDIANAPOLIS STAR. Mrs. William Botcers Charles Christie Jacob R. Thompson T. J.

McMahon, Retired Police Sergeant, Dies PAGE 22 Rev. Phillip Sims Dies In Hospital The Rev. Phillip W. Sims, 22 years old, 231 North Oxford Street, pastor of the Church of Christ at Bainbridge, six months, died Thursday in the United States Veterans' Administration The Rev. Mr.

Sims, a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School and Cincinnati (O.) Bible Seminary, served as an aviation machinist's mate third class in the Navy and was stationed at Great. Lakes, and the Navy Pier at Chicago and Hollywood, before he was discharged because of illness. He was a member of Engle-wodd Christian Church here and of Cincinnati Chapter No. 1, Disabled American Veterans. Funeral services will be con- employed several years as agent for the Peoria and Eastern Division of the Big Four Railroad at Wilkinson.

He was a clerk in the Indianapolis post office from December, 1907, until June, 1920, when he became owner of the Master Bakery, 310 Massachusetts Avenue. He had retired from business several years ago. He and his wife, Daisy, had lived With a daughter, Mrs. Vernon Gipson, at. Chicago and another daughter, Mrs.

J. F. Cain, at East Aurora. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Wilkinson. Survivors besides the widow and two daughters are two brothers, Nathan E.

Thompson of Indianapolis and Murn R. Thompson of Kansas City, three sisters, Mrs. Margaret. Townsend of Riv-erdale, Mrs. Christina DeBra Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs.

Elizabeth Miller of Pleasant Hill, Ohio, and five grandchildren. I Funeral Today For Eugene Short Funeral services for Eugene W. Short, vice-president of the Bank- ers Trust company and a resi-1 dent of Indian apolif many years, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Flanner Buchanan Mortuary. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery at Muncie. Mr.

Short, who re sided at 3228 Broadway, died Thursday night Methodist Hospital after a Ion illness. Holger M. Nielsen Funeral services for Holger M. Nielsen, 72 years old, who died of a self-inflicted bullet wound Thursday in his home, 3831 West Washington Street, will be held at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon 'm the Leap Funeral Home, 1739 West Washington Street. Burial will be in Floral Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Martha Jane Bowers, 86 years old, a resident of Indianapolis 35 years, died Thursday In her home, 1029 North Tecumseh Street. She was a member of East 10th Street Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon in Moore Mortuaries Peace Chapel and burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors include the husband, William Bowers; two sisters, Mrs.

Mary Harley of Washington Courthouse, and Mrs. Anna Gray of Glendale, a brother, J. W. Dunbar of Darlington, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs.

Jennie Reterrer Mrs. Jennie Reterrer, 83 years old, 1422 Park Avenue, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, died yesterday. Survivors are two grandsons, Raymond W. Reterrer Jr. of Cleveland, and Richard E.

Reterrer of Indianapolis, and a great-grandson. Private funeral services will be conducted at. 10 o'clock Mondav morning in Flanner Buchanan Mortuary by the Rev. A. C.

Brooks, pastor of Third Christian Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. -j ii I III III K.HEV BK- OKA mf.tr -X 1 FOUNTAIN PENS THE i Esterbrook Renew-Point Timothy J. McMahon, 56 years old, 1340 East Raymond Street, a retired detective sergeant of the Indianapolis Police Department, died yesterday in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness.

MR. "McMAHON had been with the police department Z1 years, serving several years in school traffic safety and lecturing before pupils in various public schools. He helped organize the accident prevention bureau of the police force and served two and a half years with the bureau. He also had been a traffic and motorcycle policeman and foot patrolman and served as detective ser geant seven years, retiring a year and a half ago. A lifelong resident of Indianap olis, he was a member of St.

Catherine's Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus and was past recording secretary of the Fraternal Order of Police. FUNERAL services will be held at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning in the Blackwell Funeral Home and at 10 o'clock in St. Catherine's Church. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Survivors are the widow, Mrs.

Frances Dill eh ay McMahon; three sons, Chief Electrician's Mate Lawrence E. McMahon, serving; in Corona, and Timothy L. McMahon and Francis B. McMahon, both of Indianapolis; a daughter, Mrs. Marie Obergfeil; four- brothers, John McMahon, Mrs.

Louella Mitchell Mrs. Louelle Mitchell, 82 years old, 645 East 13th Street, a resident of Indianapolis since 1913, died yesterday in City Hospital. Mrs. Mitchell, a native Jefferson County, was a member of the Methodist Church at Morgan-town and was the widow ot Arthur Mitchell. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Royster Askin Mortuary, 1902 North.

Meridian Street. Burial will be at Morgantown. Two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Wright and Mrs. Ksther Fray, both of Indianapolis, survive.

Noons 10:30 1a 2:15 Evening'. 4:30 1o 7:30. Caiec Sundays Saturday Wit Qrtit Day In "Thi Pay NimtUt" everybody downtown-stores doing 70 of the week's business on Saturday afternoon and evening sometimesand the sidewalks jammed. Nowadays you can find room to turn around maybe even a place to park your ca r. Maybe that, explains why so many people now corn to Russet, for Saturday evening dinner.

The Unusual CAFETERIA Q7 BOOTH I MUKIUUR Dies In Home Charles Lee Christie, 54 years old, formerly of Indianapolis, died Thursday in his home at Lafayette, where he had lived since July, 1939. Mr. Christie, a native of Scott County, joined the Western and Southern Life Insurance Com pany in 1917 and was superintendent of this district until he went to Lafayette. He re- tired July 1, 1945. He was a member of Lafayette Baptist Church, Benevolent.

Pro tective Order of Elks, Indianap olis Lodge No. 669, F. and A.M., and the Odd Fellows at Austin. He served 12 months in France in World War I. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Hippensteel Funeral Home at Lafayette, followed by burial there.

Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Hazel Christie; a son, Charles Lee Christie of Lafayette; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Myers of Lafayette and Mrs. Maxine Pavey of Indianapolis; a granddaughter, Sharon Pavey; his father, Elvin Christie of Austin, and three sisters, Mrs. Hazel Wright of Croth-ersville, Mrs.

Avis Downer of In dianapolis and Mrs. JBernice er of Winchester. Miss Pauline Bailies Miss Pauline L. Battles, 63 yeaxs old, 1710 Boulevard Place, a primary teacher 24 years in Public School 4, died last night in City. Hospital after an illness of three weeks.

Miss Batties had taught in Indianapolis public schools 35 years, serving previously at Schools 23 and 24. She attended elementary school at Madison, her birthplace, later attended Indiana State Teachers' College and received the B.S. degree from Butler University. She was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and was a USO captain for the Y.W.C.A.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Survivors are a niece, Mrs. Hor-tense Dixon of Indianapolis, and two nephews, Mark D. Batties II of Detroit, and Dr. Paul A.

Batties of Indianapolis. i Abraham Aziz Abriham Aziz, 65 years old, 3701 Massachusetts Avenue, who operated a grocery store at that address, died yesterday in his home. Mr. Aziz was a native of Syria, a resident of Indianapolis 35 years and a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, The widow, Mrs.

Mary Aziz( survives. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning in Moore Mortuaries Northeast Chapel and at 9:30 o'clock in St. Francis da Sales Church. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. PRESCRIPTIONS Our moat aompliitel? (toeked Pr-criptlon Department HAAG'S ALL-NIGHT DRUG STORE 22nd and Meridian ni 'i TIMOTHY J.

McMAHON lAwrence McMahon, Charles McMahon and Patrick McMahon, and three sisters, Miss Mary McMahon, Mrs. Ann Adams and Mrs. Theresa Laffey, all of Indianapolis. Roy A. Payne Pvoy A.

Payne, 65 years old, formerly a switchman for the Big Four Railroad, died yesterday in his home, 1806 Koehne Street. Mr. Payne was employed 32 years by the Big Four until his retirement in 1941. He was a native of Morgantown, had been a resident of Indianapolis more than 40 years and was a member of the Seventh Christian Church and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in Flanner Buohanan Mortuary by the Rev.

Robert Lewis, pastor ot Seventh Church. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Payne; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Wegehoft, and three sons, Abner C.

Payne, George W. Payne and Joseph W. Payne, all of Indianapolis; a brother, WH liam C. Payne of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. R.

R. Purviance of Indianapolis and Mrs. Raymond Smith of Morgantown, and five grandchildren. Ira G. Bell Ira G.

Bell, formerly of Indianapolis, a retired New York Central Railroad employe, died Feb. 20 at Denison, according to word received here yesterday. Mr. Bell lived here from 1920 to 1943 and then, moved to Denison. He was married in 1910 to the former Winnie W.

Whitlockr who died in 1936. In 194S he was married to Mrs. Jessie Vick-erx of Cincinnati, who is among the survivors. Other survivors include a son, Frank A. Bell; his mother, Mrs.

Martha Bell, both, of Denison; two brothers, Clarence Bell ot Denison and Flvin Bell of Waco, two sisters, Mrs. Mae Henderson of Denison and Mrs. Jewel Foster of Sherman, and three grandchildren. Funeral and burial were held at Denison. All Ester-brook Foun tain Pens hava the Renaw Point feature.

Renew- Paints allow the purchaser to select the poii exactly to his liking or pressly to his purpose wh i AW- $1.50 Eh Accurately graded points. nstantly eplaceable user. Matching Pencils $1.50 factory for student gift. by the Nv WW tn pen is bought or the point renewed. They eliminate return the fountain pen to the repair should accident damage the point.

Renew-Points are easily and quickly renewable by the user. Relatives here have learned of the death of Jacob R. Thompson, 69 years old, former Indianapolis bakeryman, Tuesday in East Aurora, N. Y. Burial was Thursday there.

A native of Ludlow Falls, Ohio, Mr. Thompson came to Indianapolis in 1907 after he had been ducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in Englewood Christian Church by the pastor, the Rev. O. A. Trmkle.

Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Sims of the Oxford Street address; two brothers, Pfc. Willard W.

Sims, who has been assigned to Camp Pickett, Virginia, and John L. Sims of Indianapolis, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mollie Won-ner of Covington, O. that it's integral pari of i i neer. Provides Bollom: Mahogany or walnut Double glass doors in carved frames.

Affords convenient shelf space A grand buy for and ideal for MAIL ORDERS CAREFULLY FtutiW Charles Mayer Company 29 West Washington Street 'wA 89 smartly designed easy to make them an your interior planning. i 9 leet of L7 veneer. gracefully 12 feet of 7 .50 31 South Meridian TODAY'S PICTURES 4Good Will" Tourisls Back In Indiana i Eli Lilly Firm Buys War Factory Capeliart Eats Chow With Trainees New Building For Legion Offices -av-r Xsilll ir, rw 1 I Hi rl ltm i I 1 RETURNING YESTERDAY FROM A 40-DAY, "GOOD 1U.n TOt'R of South and Central Americas, members of the Indianapolis Chamber ot Commerce sponsoied air trip received a tumultuous Hoosier welcome from members of their families, city and stale officials and friends at Weir Cook Municipal Airport. The last lap of the journey, from New Orleans, to Indianapolis, was made in a Chicago and Southern Airlines transport plane at an average speed ot 258 miles an hour. i.

SHOWN AT A TABLE AT TID5 UNITED STATES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER at San Diego, are Senator Homer E. Capehart and three youthful bluejackets, all from Indiana. The trainees are (left to right) Howard T. Snow, New Albany; John Sweeney, Griffith, and Orville Austin, McCordsville, all seamen second class. MRS.

DOROTHY HERMANN (right) ot Cincinnati, being comforted by tier daughter-in-law. Mrs. Dorothy Marsh, after William Murphy, St. Bernard police chief, said she admitted critically wounding her war-veteran son, James Marsh, 24 years' old. She told police her son had been teiToruing her.

(Associated Press Wirephota io The Star.) .4 ILivCs iS 1 1.1 oi- i JS. A' Ml It I I i ir" 'r -ii1 i ft, inTilfiila 'ii fni, 'nafc ALLEGED POISONER OF HUSBAND Mrs. Rose Masuth (left), 38-year-old mother of four children, whom Elkhart police say has confessed the rat poison murder of her husband, Leo Masuth, pictured in police headquarters at Elkhart with her son, Clifford and his wife, Gretchen. The young couple was booked on open charges in connection with an earlier attempt on Masuth's life, but later, released. The grand jury will start an investigation of the death of Masuth Monday.

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION WILL BE HOUSED in this new structure to be built at the northeast corner of the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, shown in this architect's drawing, as a part of construction program for which $2,500,000 expenditure was authorized by the 1945 Indiana General Assembly. Plans for the new building and an addition to the present headquarters building at the Plaza's northwest corner were approved Thursday by Memorial trustees. Offices of the Indiana department of the Legion and other service and patriotic organizations will be housed in the present building and its addition. THESE ARE THE MAMMOTH STOKELY FOOD, INC. BUILDINGS which were sold yesterday to tha Eli Lilly at the price of $1,600,000.

The plant; formerly part of the Curtiss-Wrlght propeller factory, is located at 1231 West Morris Street, and will be used lor the manufacture of.