Motorcycle Patrolman Alvie C. Emmelman, 40, was thrown from his motorcycle after hitting a chuckhole near the Belt Railroad at Kentucky Avenue and Morris Street on Friday,May 27, 1938.  Suffering from a fractured skull, he was taken to City Hospital where he died from his injuries on the 29th.

A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Patrolman Emmelman had been a member of the police force since February 3, 1931.  Funeral services were held at his home on Pleasant Street. He was survived by his wife, Ellen; two daughters, Mary and Dorothy; and three sons, Alvie C., Jr., Raymond, and Edward.

Source:  Indianapolis Star, May 30, 1938