The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-01
USE SUPERVISED
PLAYLOTS, CITY
PARENTS URGED
Campaign to Slash Traffic,
Drowning Fatalities
Is Launched.

Ten children under IS years Of age
have been killed bv autos in Marion
County since Jan. I Of this year.
Only one has been killed since
scnools let out for the summer and
children were left AZ their own
devices to smuse themselves.
The Park Board and School Board
have provided - supervised play
grounds for children where they VIII
be safe from traffic accidents
one Of them is nesT your home
and The indianapolis Times urges
that YOU encourage YOUR children to
use IT,
Park Locations Listed
The city parks are located At Ray
and wyoming Minnesota st and
Bethel-av. State-av and Z. Wash
ington-st. 10th and Ketcham-sts.
6lst-st and Broadway. Spring and
Walnut -sts. Riverside-dr and W
30th-st. River-av and w Drive White
River pkwy. BelmOnt-av and wiki
INSIST. Ringgold-av and Orange-st.
Pleasant-sts. Northwestern-av and
Fall Creek-blvd. Nickel and Wyom-
ing-sts. Earhart and PTOSpect-sts.
n. oxford and ( 22nd-sts. Traub
and Walnut-sts. Kansas and S. Ne
ridian-sts. W Westinghouse and
Elder-av. Lawrence-st and RoOse-
velt-av. 1906 COlumbia-av. Marlowe-
av and E New YOrk-st. Belle Vieu-
pl and ". Westinghouse. South
ern-av and Shelby-st.
South OF 38th-St and west OF
NorthweStern-av. Greer and Nc
Carty-StS. 49th-St and ArSenal-av.
Pail Creek blvd and College-av.
State-av and Fletcher-av. Z. Mich
igan-st and Pleasant Run-blvd. f.
25th-St and Martindale-av. z. 3Oth
and n DearbOrn-Sts. English-av and
Denny-st. ROosevelt-av and Olney-
81. TWO parks a. w New York and
n WeSt-stS. BclmOnt-av and Whit.
Rivcr-pkvy, and 10th and n. Dear
bOrn-sts-
school Fairgrounds Used
The following locations have been
designated for Fairgrounds by the
school board.
School No. 81 1902 y. Dearborn
st: School No. 81. 36l5 w. Walnut
st. School No. 3. 4Ol W. l3th-st:
School No. ,. 700 n. DelaWare-St. +
School No. 81. POO n. IIlinOis-st:
School No. 20. $40 F. l6th-St: School
No. 43. $50 W 4Oth-st. School No. .
7. 748 BateS-st. School No. q. Gals
English-av. School No. 3. % N
Rural-St. and School No. %. 2l0l
College-av.
Parents were asked today BY the
police department. the IndianapO-
lis Chapter Of the American Red
Cross and the city recreation de-
partment 10 see that their children
swim only IN safe places.
Public pools operated under the
supervision Of the recreation de
partment are in Garfield. Rhodius.
Ellenberger. Willard and Douglas
Parks. The 26th-st beach on White
River also is guarded.
folice JOIN Campaign
In addition there are several
commercially operated and private
pools in the city which are safe. As
in the past years. members of the
police department will watch TO see
that no swimming IS done in unpro-
tected places. Chief Mike MorriSsey
said today.
He warned that 1t was impossible
to keep a constant watch al all dan
gerous swimming places in and near
the city. and he asked parents to
demand that their youngsters be
careful
Large signs at dangerous swim
ming holes have been erected by the
Red Cross IN an ef lTt TO prevent
water fatalities. Mis-, Agnes Cruise.
secretary Of the Indianapolis Red
Cross chapter. said that no children
were drowned in unguarded SWIM
ming holes last summer.