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Th% El Reno Daily Tribune
Single Copy, Five Cents
VP) MEAN8 ASSOCIATE
Here's What Has Become of Jap Air Power in Solomons
El Reno, Oklahoma, Thursday, October 14, 1943
City Officials
Expect Return
Of Soft Water t
W.PJ MEANS UNITED PRESS
Volume 52, No. 194
Roberson Reports
Decision To Repair
Chemical Mixer
Remember iho.se Japs planes that used to roar over U. S marines in the early days of Guadalcanal?
Well, heirs where a lot of them wound up—destroyed on the ground in the battle for Munda airfield
on New Georgia island. These Zeros and bombers were rounded up in the "boneyard" after U. 8. forces
won the central Solomons stronghold. < U. S. marine corps photo from NEA.)
Stolen Car
Is Wrecked
Soldier Captured
By Patrolmen
Less than an hour after Mrs.
Ruben D Huggins of Oklahoma
City reported her 1941 model coupe
had been stolen, highway patrol-
men at El Reno were able to re-
cover the vehicle—somewliat the
worse for wear.
At 8:50 p. in Wednesday. Ver-
non Slsncy and Garland E. Ether-
idge, patrolmen, were notified of
the theft and headed east on
U. S highway 66 in an attempt
to intercept the car.
At a point about four miles
east of the Junction of U S.
highways 66 and 81 they met the
car traveling west at a speed of
about 60 miles an hour, Slsney
said.
Emerges Emin Wreckage
The patrolmen started in pur-
suit, whereupon the driver of the
stolen car "really took off," Sls-
ney reported ThE lleelng car had
reached a speed of 95 miles an
hour as It approached Witt's cor-
ner at the Jmictlon of the high-
ways, Slsney related, and In at-
tempting to negotiate the curve
the vehicle overturned twice.
Tiie driver of the car emerged
from the wreckage and started
running west Into a pasture With
Etheridge playing a spotlight upon
the runner. 8isney gave chase. The
traveler, however, ran A distance
of a half-mile before Slsney fired
Two shots over his head, which
brought him to a halt.
Driver Enruute t« Camp
Slsney said the driver was Wil-
liam G Marsh. 19. of Dayton.
N. J.. and that he claimed he was
enroute to McLean. Tex., where he
is stationed with army forceR. The
soldier lokt officers he had been
freed from a New Jersey prison
to Join the army, adding that he
had been back to New Jersey to
visit his mother and was enroute
to McLean and stole the car ill
order to reach McLean in time
to avoid an A W O L status
Tlie soldier, who received only
a few scratches in the crash, was
turned over to deputy sheriffs
from Oklahoma county at Yukon.1
Tlie stolen car was damaged an
estimated $950 In the wreck. Sls-
ney said
Highschool Boy Freed
Of Burglary Charges
OK1.AHOMA CITY, Oct 14—«u.Rl
—A 15-year-old Capitol Hill htgh-
school boy was freed of burglary
charged In district court yesterday
to the accompaniment of ringing
cheers from 50 of his classmates.
The dismissal was on motion of
County Attorney George Misknv-
sky
The youth allegedly took 90
cents from a fellow student last
July and fled to Chicago. '
Armed Forces Assured
Ample Holiday Turkey
OKLAHOMA CITY.. Oct. 14—
(U P)—Chefs in the armed services
arc the only ones who can plan
the Thanksgiving menu this far
ahead.
If tlie men and women in the
armed services get their 12.000.-
000 pounds of turkey early, re-
strictions will be released and
civilians will be allowed to buy
Thanksgiving birds early in
November.
Leo W. Smith, food distribu-
tion administrator, said today
that government agents would
buy the turkey stock for braneh-
es Of the armed services over-
seas immediately and that pros-
pects for civilian, turkey dinners
were dismal.
Producers can only sell gobblers
to government agencies. The
regulation was issued in August
Company May I an a to
Headquarters Here
El Reno may become headquar-
ters for the crews and engineers
who soon will begin laying a 16-
Inch crude oil pipeline extending
from Hollis to Edmond
A representative of the Stanolind
Pipeline company, which is install-
ing tlie line, today visited El Reno
and conferred with city oftlcials
regarding the possibility of obtain-
Ing office space, a warehouse and
living quarters for workers on the
project.
It was indicated that tlie com-
pany is seriously considering tlie
use of El Reno as headquarters.
If any locul labor Is obtainable,
it will be used by the company.
The pipeline will lie constructed
to become part of a line leading
from Lubbock. Tex., to Drumrtght.
and from Druinright to St. Louts,1
Chicago and points in the cast.
It will run directly from Ed-
mond, crossing the southeast corn-
er of the county four or five miles
from El Reno, it was stated.
Wallace Views
Post-War Era
Broadened Industrial
Frontiers Sketched
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14— VP) —
Vice President Henry A. Wallace
sketched for senators today a post-
war world of helicopters, television,
light inetal, plastics and new foods,
but cautioned free private enter-
prise must be maintained if the
nation is to realize the full bene-
fits of broadened industrial fron-
I tiers.
"Out of our laboratories, both
government and private, are com-
ing a flood of discoveries." he said
"When the veil of secrecy im-
posed by war is lifted, our people
will stand amazed at the array of
inventions. A new world Is being
fashioned."
Then reverting to a theme he
stressed in recent speeches, the
vice president said free enterprise
necessary to the full employment
of labor and tlie nation's Industrial
resources will be “shackled" and
restrained If research Is dominated
by a number of large corporations
and cartels "
"This condition already ha*
barred small business men from
many of our industrial develop-
ments,” he said. Small business
cannot support the large and cost-
ly laboratories which are neces-
sary for modern industrial re-
search. To fill this need, govern-
ment must make available these
facilities. The application of mod-
ern science should not be the ex-
clusive domain of great corpora-
tions and cartels, who can. If they
desire, restrict and suppress new
Inventions and scientific Informa-
tion to suit their own interests.”
Tlie bumpy history of El Reno's
filtration plant and soft water sup-
ply may reach a smoother stretch j
at least temporarily, it was indi-
cated today.
J. N. Roberson, city manager, to-
day said that he believed a decision
to Install a replacement bearing at
tlie top of the shaft in the chemical
mixer had been made by engineers
in charge of tlie filtration plant.
No definite date for beginning
operation of the mixer can be an-
| noun cod. but city officials are con-
tinuing to hope that It will be
"soon."
Under terms of the city's contract
i with federal authorities, all ex-
penses of repairs and additional
| parts for the mixer now must be
j paid by the federal government.
No Objections Arise
Roberson asserted today that the
| city was meeting with no objection:,
I on the part of the federal author-
! ities to paying the additional ex-
pense of placing the filtration plant
In operation again. He explained
that the company which made tlie
specially designed parts for the
mixing chamber ^t the plant ap-
parently no longer was able to
manufacture them. This accounts
lor delay tn receiving the bearing,
which may have to be specially con-
structed to put the mixer back in-
to operation.
Frank M. Hromada. filtration
plant engineer employed by the El
Reno federal reformatory, has ex-
pressed an opinion that additional
pa its should be Installed In the
mixer. Obtaining and Installation
of these parts might be accomplish-
ed before the mixer Is placed In
operation again.
According to H. O. Harrell, super-
intendent of the city work works
Hromada believes that an areator
should be installed at the mixing
chamber. Harrell added that the
city desires the installation of a
Did You Hear
--o-
YjXJUR sons of Mr. and Mrs.
^ Chris Schweitzer of Vlnita,
who formerly resided northwest
of Okarrche, are In the armed
services. Private First Class
Ervin Schweitzer, who has been
In the army more than a year,
is stationed at Fort Knox. Ky,
where he is in officers training
school. Private Lester Schweit-
zer. who has been In the marine
corps three months. Is stationed
at San Diego. Calif. Private
Frank Schweitzer, who has been
employed In Wichita. Kan., left
the first of the month for
Idaho where he Is stationed
with the navy. His wife and
daughter will continue to reside
in Wichita. The youngest son,
Chris Schweitzer. Jr., 18, who
was inducted in the army last
August, Is stationed at Camp
Wolters, Tex.
Tlie Schweitzers have four
other sons who are fanners/*
They are Edmond Schweitzer
of Okarche, Joseph Schweitzer
of Calumet, Lawrence and Her-
man Schweitzer of Kingfisher.
Their only daughter Is employed
in Vlnita
Mr. and Mrs Schweitzer are
farming near Vlnita
-o-
Paul E. Weaver, a second
class petty officer in the navy’s
Seabees, has notified his fa-
ther, Ed Weaver. 1009 South
Hadden avenue, that he has ar-
rived safely in tlie British Isles.
A brother of Petty Officer
Weaver, Private Pat Weaver,
recently was transferred from
the field artillery to the army
air forces and now Is stationed
at Santa Ana. Calif., for cadet
training in a specialized branch
of the air forces.
star and stamps j Nazi Defenses
Are Pierced In
Southern Italy
.lap Air Strength
Pulverized by U. S.
Raids on Rabaul
Two Destroyers
Reported Lost
Details Concerning
Casualties Lacking
Weather
Slate I nmost
Conlrt Innight.
El Re»m Weather
PV>r 24-hour period ending at 8
a m. lodav: High, 78; low, 50; at
8 a. ill., 52
Stale of weather: Fair.
Frectpltntton: None
Vehicle Damaged
In Collision
A 1941 model coach driven south
on Bickford avenue by Mrs. Otis
Waldren of Lawton was damaged
In a collision which occurred In
the 100 block at 9:45 p. m. Wed-
nesday. according to a report filed
In the office of Lee Ha.vey, chief
of police.
Mrs. Waldren told officers that
after ahe backed her car from a
parking place she started south on
Bickford and Uiat a car on tlie
other side of the street backed out
from the curb and struck her rear
fender. The other vehicle failed
to atop, Mrs. Waldren said, and
she reported the license number
of the car was 29 -4323.
ON FURLOUGH
Sergeant Elam Snodgrass is
i spending a seven-day leave here
with lii« mother. Mrs Sadie Stiod-
gtass, 804 South Mitchell avenue
He waa graduated from the army
air forces gunnery school at King-
man. Ailz.. Oct. 4. Upon his de-
parture from El Reno he will re-
port to the Salt Lake City, Utah,
army air base for further training.
Two 4-11 Clubs
Select Officers
Staffs of officers for two Cana-
dian county 4-H clubs were an-
nounced today by Miss Doreen
FlCkcl. home demonstration agent.
At a meeting of the Peppy Trio
4-H club Monday In the Frisco
school Glen Robinson was elected
president. Other officers are Karl
Hurst, vice president; Betty Hen-
rlckson, secretary and pianist; Nor-
ma Jean Hurst, song leader; Ruby
Wooldridge, game leader.
Meeting in the West Point school
Tuesday members of the Big
Three 4-H club named the fol-
lowing officers: Johnny Dobbs,
president; Tony Kouba. vice presi-
dent; Norma Joyce Taborek, sec-
retary: Marjorie Bull, song leader;
Charles 8,’lenient, game leader;
Jeun Claire Fry. pianist; and Mrs.
Oertrude fjranson. club coach
Hitler Says^ Portugal
Renounces Neutrality
LONDON Oct 14 —UP)—In the
strongest German comment to date
on the Portuguese cession of
Azores anti-submarine bases to
Great Brltuln, Adolf Hitler's news-
paper Voelklscher Brobachter com-
mented today upon "surrender of
Portugal's neutrality and renuncia-
tion of Its toverignly In an essen-
tial part of Its terrtty."
Saying Portugal acted under
"t h o extortionist pressure of
Churchill and Roosevelt," the news-
paper added "this does not change
the undeniable fact that Portn- j
gal a altitude beats every mark ,
Of a flagrant bleach ol neutrality." 1
pump in the lower part of the tark j “
so that the tank, which is 4b
wide, can be more easily emptied
for repairs and cleansing.
City .spends 8500
Roberson reported today that the
city had already spent *500 this
year on repairs to the plant. Ac-
cording to the terms of the contract
between El Reno and the federal
bureau of prisons, repairs and parts
above that amount now must be
paid for by tlie federal government.
The El Reno filtration plant was
built in 1940 under an agreement
between the city and the El Reno
federal reformatory. This agree-
ment provided that the reformatory
and federal government were to
pay for construction of the plant,
which was designed by Thomas F.
Butterworth. chief engineer for the
United States bureau of prisons.
Congressional appropriations for
the plant, amounting to 186.000
were made. Another 830,000 was
expended by the reformatory, and
prison labor was used tn Its con-
struction.
When it was completed, estimates
placed its total cost at about *150 -
ooo.
Water Rates Revised
WASHINGTON Oct 14 —i/Pt—
Loss of two American destroyers
the Mediterranean was report-
ed today by the navy In a com-
munique which also told of an un-
successful Japanese bombing raid
on Attu island In the Aleutians.
The destroyers, the Buck and
Bristol, both sank as a result of
underwater explosions, the navy
said.
Tlie Buck, a 11.500-ton ship,
went down off Salerno Oct. 9.
and the Bristol, a 1.700-ton ves-
sel. was sunk yesterday.
The navy said details of casual-
ties hud not been received and
that next of kin of all casual-
ties will be notified Immediately
upon receipt of Information
The bombing raid on Attu,
taken from the Japanese late in
May. was the first carried out
since American occupation of that
little Island on the Up of the
Aleutians chain Ten Japanese
bombers flew* high over Massacre
bay at a great height, the navy
reported Their bombs were dropped
without causing damage
Set for First
Conference Try
Football Squad
To Visit Chickasha
Tomorrow Nij(ht
El Reno highschool Indians will
open their Boomer football con-
ference schedule Friday night when
they visit Chickasha.
Although the Indians have play-
ed three games this season, losing
to Clinton while drubbing King-
fisher and Concho, they have not
been tested tn the Boomer circuit
and tomorrow night's contest is
the first which will be counted
In the conference standing.
Coach Jcnks Simmons said he
would select a squad of 25 boys
late this afternoon to make the
trip to Chickasha, where the game
will be called at 8 p. m. Friday
at Grand Boulevard field.
Starters Announced
Starters for the Tribe, Siininons
said, will be James Palmer and
Orville Pickens, ends; Von Wil-
liams and Wilbur Stine, tackles;
Victor Dubberstein and Calvin
Bleigli. guards; Hershel Powell,
center; Bill Bayless, quarterback;
Dwight Rukcs and Jack Ferguson,
halfbacks; and Dale Fuller, full-
back.
Mark Hodgson, who is hi his
second season as head coach of
the Chicks, today described his
team as "extremely light,” stating
his starting eleven will average no
more than 140 pounds. He has
tour lettermen in the starting
crew, two on the line and two
in the backfield.
Scores Compared
Thus far the Chicks have play-
ed three games, losing to Pauls
Valley 6-0 and falling behind Ard-
more 25-0. while beating Anadarko.
a Boomer conference rival, by
the handsome margin of 39-0.
In their three non-loop starts,
the Indians were whitewashed by
Clinton 21-0 In the opener, then
banished Kingfisher by a 27-0
margin and stopped Concho 26-0.
Chickasha, however, has been able
to make it hot for the Indians
year after year, and Friday night's
tussle probably will be no excep-
tion, Simmons believes.
In exchange for the plant itself. 0 ,
the city of El Reno was to provide' St 11(1 V ( 011(1114*1l‘(l
the reformatory with a minimum V; 7. , C
water rate and pay coats of opera- | |{y |< ( lul)S
tlon, including repairs up to *500
In November 1940 city commis-
sioners luted increased water rales
to pay for chemicals und operation
of the plant. Tlie Increased rates
•mounted to a total of approxi-
mately *14.700 annually.
Tlie plant has been In operation
only one day since It first broke
down last February. In May. parts
were installed to replace those brok-
en l‘i February, but within 24 hours
ol their Installation the bearing at
the top of tlie steel shaft of tlie mix-
ing chamber had broken and has
not yet been replaced
Wedding Planned For
Another of Quadruplets
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct 14-<U.R)
—The third of the famous four
sisters, tlie Keys quads, will be
married here tomorrow.
Miss Loots Keys, the only blond
among the quadruplet daughters of
Mr and Mrs Flake M Keys, will
niary Master Sergeant Bob Hall
of Dothan. Ala. In the Tlrst Bap-
tist church.
Theirs was truly a wartime
courtship. They met last March
at Camp Hood. Tex , where Miss
Keys Is an army hostess and Hal’.
Is Well, he's a master sergeant, j BOND miki ki i kii
Mlm Mary Keys, the fourth and | Conrad Fox, northeast of El Reno,
cnly single quad after tomorrow, i forfeited a *5 bond In municipal
will be maid of honor The other | court today after being charged
quads. Mis. Bob Pbwler of Okla- with speeding Wednesday*, accord-
honia City and Mrs Roland Torn ^ lug to records of Lee Harvey, chief
of Los Angeles, will be bridesmaids. | of police
"Oettlng the Most From Canned
Fruits and Vegetables" wax the
title of a program presented at
the meeting of the East Walnut
home demonstration club Wed-
nesday In the home of Mrs. J D
Arnold.
Appearing on the program were
Mrs. C. E. 8111, Mrs. Henry Mar-
vel, Mrs. L, L. Walling. Mrs. Ida
Tyson and Mrs. Arnold. A demon-
stration on use of left-over veg-
etable Juices was given by Miss
Doreen Flckel. home demonstration
agent.
I A program on the same topic
was presented at a meeting of the
Frisco home demonstration club
Monday In the home of Mrs Alta
Summers, Yukon. Mrs. C. E. Weller
was In charge of the program.
Main Koufi into Fort
Reopened to Traffic
The main road into Fort Reno
now Is open, First Lieutenant Nich-
olas J. Meagher, public nflfclona
officer, reported today.
Tlie road has been closed at
Intervals to permit repairs and
grading. A certain amount of work
lx still being done on the road,
but It has been opened for traffic,
the public relations officer added
Cadet's Widow
Asks Damages
Mrs. Halhach Seeks
$50,000 Judgment
In a damage action filed In Ca-
nadian county district court today
against the operators of Mustang
Field. Mrs. Mary M. Hnlbach, widow
of cadet killed In a plane crash last
May 20. is seeking a Judgment of
*50.000
Named as defendants In the peti-
tion are Clarence E Page, Ted Col-
bert, Jerry B Sass. Billy Parker
and Phillips Petroleum company.
Individually and as Midwest Air
school. Inc., operators of the fly-
ing field.
The petition, on file In the of-
fice of Frank Taylor, court clerks,
relates that the plaintiffs husband.
Edward R. Halbach. 25. was a cap-
tain in the United States army and
had been assigned as an air cadet
at Mustang Field where he was In
training to become a pilot.
Water in Gai-ollne Alleged
He was receiving Instruction un-
der John F Harrison, an employe
of the defendants, the petition
continues, adding that on the day
of the crash the gasoline in the
airplane In which he wax train-
ing contained a quantity of water
sufficient to cause the motor to
function Improperly.
Mrs. Halbach further alleges tlie
plane was improperly maintained In
that It had a wing surface which
was not fastened securely.
Wing Purfarr "Insecure"
Tlie unsecured wing surface came
entirely loosened from the wing,
the petition states, and with the
motor falling to function properly
because of water tn the gasoline,
the plane became uncontrollable
and was caused to crash a short
distance from Mustang Field, caus-
ing the death of Halbach.
He) bach. whose home was In
Ardmore, was a nephew of J. M.
Burge. 421 South Hoff avenue.
Mrs. Halbach, the former Miss
Mary Bates, ts the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Randolph Bates of Ard-
more. formerly of El Reno
Harrison. 22-year-old civilian In-
structor who died tn the crash with
Halbach, was a resident of Medi-
cine Lodge. Kan.
HERE ON LEAVE
I leutenant Eugene MeOlnty of |
the United Stales marine air corps,
stationed at San Diego, Calif.. Is
here spending a 20-day leave with
friends. He was commissioned Aug. !
7 and reported Aug. 14 lot two
months operational flight training
at Miami, Fla.
Ever-alluring Ann Sheridan, Hol-
lywood screen star, wears a patrio-
tic corsage of war stamps as she
arrives in New York for a vacation
in the east.
Club Studying
Current Topics
Mrs. P. F. Herod
Directing Activities
Mrs. P F. Herod, an active
member of the El Reno Business
and Professional Women's dub,
was In charge of planning this
year's club program, which em-
phasizes study of current topics
and participation in war work.
One of the group of local mem-
bers selected for recognition in
connection with celebration of Na-
tional Business and Professional
Womens week, she has been a
member of the club since 1937
She is serving as production
chairman of the Canadian county
chapter of the American Red
Cross and successfully combines
club. Red Cross and house work.
When asked how she managed all
this, she admitted "the home work
does suffer, but house work is not
the Important thing now We arc
at war."
Many Hours Are Given
Mrs Herod is well qualified
for her work In Red Cross, having
been an active member since the
beginning of the first World war
Since Dec. 7. 1941. Mrs. Herod has
given :t(KX) hours to Red Cross
war work.
Since she has been a member
of the Business and Proiesslonal
Women's elub she has held the
offices of president, fifth district
director, program coordination
chairman and state vice president
The year Mrs. Herod served as
president the El Reno club won
the state achievement reward and
the state health trophy
Committees Assigned
Under her direction standing
committees of the El Reno Bus-
' PLEASE TURN 'IX) PAGE 8)
Munitions Haul
To Boost Output
PRYOR, Oct. 14— fAb—Lieu tenant
Colonel C. A Miller, commanding
officer of tlie Oklahoma ordnance
works, said today production from
the big munitions plant would be
Increased 20 percent by the end
of the year.
The announcement was made In
a statement which Colonel Miller
xald was Issued "to minimize cur-
rent rumors that ordnance pro-
duction at O. O. W. soon would be
curtailed sharply and that the
plant would be placed In a stand-
by condition."
Ardmore Fire
IjOss Extensive
ARDMORE. Oct. 14 — VP>_ Fire
menacing adjacent buildings In the
heart of downtown Ardmore was
controlled at 10 a. m. today after
a battle of un hour and a half,
leaving In ruins a half-block long
one-story business building hous-
ing five establishments.
Fire Chief Jim Ozmeiu estimated
damage at between *25.000 and
•45.000 after the stubborn fire, In
the structure opposite the post-
office and owned by Hoxle Ander-
son. was extinguished. Almost all
tlie contents of the business places
wus lost, they Included a ser-
vice station uud storage garage,
a tire repair shop, an auto salvage
shop, a rudlulor repair shop and
a small cafe in which tlie lice
originated. Its cause was not de-
termined.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
A fresh offensive by the Ameri-
can fifth army had forced several
bridgeheads today across the Vol-
turno river less than 100 miles
south of Rome, piercing the main
German defenses in southern Italy,
The British eighth army on the
Adriatic moved ahead slightly and
allied bombers blasted the Alba-
nian capital of Tirana. German
resistance was fierce on both
fronts.
Along the Volturno, 20 miles
north of Naples, the allied com-
munique said "the enemy is fight-
ing fiercely to retain his hold on
his positions covering the river."
The troops of the fifth army un-
leashed the mighty new Italian
offensive Tuesday night. They
had the support of a thundering
artillery barrage and the aid of
powerful air armadas
Held motiqnless by several days
of rains which had swollen tlie
100 to 200-yard wide Volturno to
a torrent and bogged down his
vehicles, General Mark W Clark
took advantage of subsiding floods
and drying ground to send his
warriors into battle with the words
"Hit them hard."
Reinforced by Tanks
. Plunging across the stream in
tlie face of a lashing hurricane of
steel from German machine guns,
mortars, rifles and concentrations of
artillery, Clark's troops swam and
crossed the barrier in assault boats
and amphibious trucks and speed-
ily established their bridgeheads.
They were quickly reinforced by
American tanks which rolled across
bridges hastily constructed by com-
bat engineers under fire.
A tremendous victory In tlie
southwest Pacific and a quadruple
triumph shaping up in Russia com-
pleted a picture of uniform allied
progress in the whole world war
The major Japanese base of Ra-
baul was a smouldering graveyard
of 177 smashed planes and 123
wrecked ships with "Its back bro-
j ken" as the result of the heaviest
I air raid ever mounted In the
southwest Pacific.
| "The raid marks the turning
i point of the war In the south Pa-
j ciftc” Lieutenant General George
j C. Kenney, air force commander,
said of the demolishing blow at
the pivotal naval and air bastion
on New Britain.
Air Strength Pulverized
"I think we have broken Its
j back," General Douglas MacArthur
j said of the attack Tuesday, esti-
i mating that 60 percent of Rabaul*
I air squadron had been pulverized.
Cost to the United States was
1 five planes.
The Russian army was fighting
i In Melitopol. Just 65 miles from
1 the Crimea. Other Soviet armies
were fighting In the outskirts of
\ burning Kiev. Ukrainan capital,
i Zaporozhe, another key to the
Crimea, and Gomel, strategic rail
, center of White Russia. The Nazis
I lushed fresh divisions to Kiev
The whole German defense line
| was swaying and the fall of tlie
four great fortress cities might
j rout all of Hitler’s 200 or more di-
I visions back to a winter line along
the Bug and Dvina rivers.
Softened for Invasion
MacArthur's spectacular blow at
Rabaul appeared to have softened
tt for Invasion. Rabaul feeds the
Japanese bases north of Australia
and its capture would flank the
whole Japanese bastion tn the
Dutch East Indies. Tt Is the most
Important base south of Truk, In
the mandated Islands Just north.
Coming as it did after successive
blows at Wewak, on New Guinea,
had destroyed 500 Japanese planes,
the victory at Rabaul put a seri-
ous crimp In Japanese air power
In the south. MacArthur said live
i win blows established allied air
supremacy In the south Pacific.
In Argentina, three cabinet offi-
cers favoring a break with the
axis resigned and President Ram-
irez faced another crisis.
Mrs. Trotter’s Kin
Is Victim or (’rash
Johnston Rees Dews, half-bro-
ther of Mrs. A. C TYotter, 410
North Bickford avenvue. died Mon-
day In the naval hospital at Pen-
sacola. Fla. of Injuries received
the same day In a plane craah
at the Pensacola naval air base
A second class photographer In
the Sealless, lie hod served eight
months In Guadalcanal and waa
| - 'hilinnet at Pensacola at the time
of the fatal craah
He Is survived by hts wtfe. two
Miner*, lour hail-brother* and two
. I mil-sister* HI* home was in <
I ash*
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 194, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1943, newspaper, October 14, 1943; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc920957/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.