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The El Reno Daily Tribune
Single Copy, Five Cents
(U.B MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Sunday, June 18, 1944
(JP> MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volume 53, No. 94
A Letter To
Dear Joe
Items About El Reno
Incidents and Persons
Are Summarized Here
For Men in Service
June 17, 1944. j
TV EAR JOE: Several more Cana- !
” dtan county resident? are be- [
In* provided with room and board
—and khaki colored clothing—by
Uncle Sam these days. Seven se-
lective service registrants went
through the mill at Port 8111. and
several others changed their status
from reserve to active In various
branches of the armed forces
The latest group of selective ser-
vice registrants Inducted at Port Sill
Includes Henry Edward 8chroeder.
Frank Calvin Palmer. George Hen-
ry Holland. Buddy Norvel Clifton. I
Oerald Francis Helnen. David Spen-
eer Leeper and Isaiah Patterson.
Dellamae Nunn enlisted In the
women's army corps as an air WAC |
Private Melvin Stroud, who was j
In the arms- air forces reserve, was
ealled to active service and assign-
ed to Sheppard Field. Tex., while
Glenn E Harris went to San Diego.
Calif. for his naval basic training.
Private Olenn P Webber drew the
army service forces training center
at Camp Plauche. New Orleans, for
his basic military training, and Pri-
vate Edward A Farrie went to Camp
Wolters, Tex., for training In an In-
fantry battalion
Americans Blast Through German Defense
To Inclose Pressure on Port of Cherbourg
J here's No Better Equipped Soldier than the American Infantryman
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AVIATION CADET TOMMY L.
Peterman has started the last |
lap of his military pilot training. :
entering the final 10-week period I
ef advanced flight training at the .
Alt us school. .
Private Robert J Evans has been j
assigned to the armv air forces
training command radio school at I
Sioux Falls, 8 D. for training as
a radio operator-mechanic, after
which he will be qualified to take
his place as a member of a bomber
trew.
Alreadv qualified for duty as a
radio operator and mechanic with !
the armv air forces Is Private First |
Class Willard E. Riggs, who recently
was graduated from the AAP radio i
school at Scott Pleld. Ill
Private Blllv Joe Morris, who has j
two brothers In the services. Is re-
ceiving training In a mechanics
school at the Amarillo. Tex . armv
Air force school. Privatq First Class
M. Msx Morris Is stationed with an
armored engineers unit based In
England and Apprentice Seaman
John R Morris Is getting his basic
navy training at 8an Diego. Calif
Weapons of a U. 8. army Infantry division are as diversified
as they are hard-hitting The modern doughboy has mobility,
fire power and means of communication, enabling him to fight
under any conditions, on any kind of terrain, with maximum ef-
fectiveness Sketched above are typical weapons and equipment
in use by the Infantry divisions, showing how American dough-
boys are armed for their march to Berlin 1—The flame-thrower
tapldly is becoming a major weapon In the U. 8 doughboy s arsenal.
2—OI Joe Is carrying the old reliable '03 and a portable radio
which keeps him constantly in touch with his unit. 3—Infantry
crew of the deadly 81-mm mortar Is protected by a rifleman with
the famous M-l rifle. 4—This Is the doughboy himself, s basic
fighting man who Is ready to prove he Is the best soldier on earth
to
5—Ski-troopers are Infantrymen too HU weapon U the light,
accurate. 30-caliber carbine. 6—This infantry paratrooper demon-
strates the proper position for going Into action with a hand
grenade 7—The Thompson sub machine gun Is s weapon of op-
portunity which, with its rapid rate of fire and satisfying accuracy,
is a favorite of many doughboys The Tommy gun U fired from
a kneeling position. 8—The Infantry motorcyclist, serving as a
courier, wears a dust mask and in the holster carries hU Tommy-
gun ready for Instant use. 8—The Infantry paratrooper, ready to
take off on a mission. Is certain he will have aU the tools he needs
when he descends on his object His weapon U the Thompson
sub-machine gun. 10—This Is the Browning heavy machine gun,
30-caliber, water-cooled, with Its crew of three doughboys 11—
The Infantry made the "walkie-talkie" famous. Here U demon-
strated the use of the portable radio. 13—Some Infantrymen are
equipped with the weapon that every one will recognize In the
sketch above, the "45." With this ugly automatic, the doughboy
troves cautiously but with confidence 13—A skilled crew from the
Infantry handles the 37-mm anti-tank gun. 14—One of the most
useful and most deadly weapons of the infantry Is the Browning
automatic rifle This Browning rifleman fires from a concealed
position 15—A closeup of the 37-mm anti-tank gun It fre-
quently Is hauled by doughboy-power Into positions inaccessible
for vehicles. 16—The ubiquitous. Indispensable "peep" carries a
crew of Infantrymen with a .50-caliber machine gun on an anti-
aircraft fnount
Car Overturns
After Blowout
Lease Rentals
Are Mounting
Lad's Thoughtless Act
Causes Alarm at Pool
Two Hurt Slightly,
Others Uninjured
County Landowners
To Receive $248,000
j^EONARD JAMES ELLI8. JR.
serving with the armv medical
corps st the 98th Oeneral hospital
In England, has been promoted to
the rank of captain, and on the
other side of the world In the Mar-
shall islands. Charles E House, who | celved bruises and abrasions and
!- Jenks Simmons, hlghaehool ath-
letic director who Is spending hla
"vacation" supervising the summer
_ „ I nark program and municipal swlm-
Two women suffered minor In- , The oil Industry will pay Cana- mlng poo,. has aversgln8 about
Juries in an automobile accident dlan county landowners and royalty „ne large bottle of aspirin a day
which occurred two miles south of owhers In excess of 8248.000 In slncf (hf dimming pool opened
Okarche shortly after noon Sstur- . oU and gas lease rent.ls this year. Thursday, observers revealed Satur-
day. while two other occupants of a survey revealed Saturday day
**L ™ Unt\Url' •t,"\a»nts At *“■ tlmr He still was Jittery Saturday
■t the El Reno sanitarium said acres of land under lease, all carry- the thoughtless act of a still
Mrs Robert McCrary of Dallas >"« the usual 81 per acre rental unidentified youngster who evldent-
Tex. driver of the car. and Mrs P« re»r: most of the leases are ,v went homa rrldav nlght ln hfcl
M K Corry. also of Dallas, re- written for 10-year terms bathing suit
This figure will be exceeded In'
for the pool, when
almost 500 swimmers taxed the
county, particularly across the weat [ capacity 0f the pool snd the re-
sources of the employes
has been overseas two years with were brought to the hospital here of the fact that there still Is opening day
the marine corps, has been pro- for first aid treatment, but were I scattered buying throughout the1
moted to staff sergeant released later in the afternoon
Corporal Elmer E Schwab, who Mrs William O. Nunn of Fort and north tier of townships Own-
put in a year with the 45th division Worth. Tex. snd Mrs Corry's 5- are filling ln present blocks
ln 81dly and Italy, called home this vear-old son. Marvin Ray. escaped | clearing titles and thus Increasing
week from the Woodrow Wilson uninjured the aggregate.
Oeneral hospital at 8launton. Va . Ferd Ellsworth and Hugh Hen- Major Companies Operating
where he had Just arrived drlx, deputies from the Canadian Virtually every major company
Estte lies, storekeeper second class county sheriff's office, who ln- I ln the mid-continent is represent -
ln the Seabees. has arrived ln the vestlgsted the crash, said that ed ln the county, several of them
Admlraltv Islands after 32 days on the car overturned on It* top after holding large blocks Independent’
the water and Lieutenant James L the right rear tire blew out The i who took the lead In early buy-
Otlbert. with the 35th division, sent automobile, traveling north on U. | Ing last autumn have turned their
word home that he has arrived s highway 81 careenad for a dls-I holdings to the larger operators
With this amount of leased acre-
age. Canadian rank high among the
counties. of western and north-
western Oklahoma In the major
lease play of the last seven months
Holdings Are Shown
It Is estimated thst 3.009 000
It was bad enough Thursday.
But it was worse Frtdsy, end
especially when the pool opera-
tors began closing Friday night,
only to find one basket of clothes
still on hand What had happen-
Softball League Furious Battles
Schedule Drawn Rage on Saipan
Card Provides For
Eight Games Weekly
Guam Bombarded By
Big U. S. Warships
Bradley Directs
Swiff Thrust By
Ground Troops
Dispatches Disclose
Nazis in Flight To
Escape Entrapment
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS.
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE. Sunday. June 18—(Ab—The
| U 8. ninth dlvtalon which shattered
the Germans at Btzerte ln Tunisia
teamed up yesterday with the 82nd
airborne division ln a powerful
break-through of German line*
which put the Americana on high
ground only four mllea from the
west coast and virtually cut ln two
the Cherbourg peninsula.
Thousands of Oerman troopa
were on the verge of being trapped
Inside Cherbourg port, said a front
j dispatch from Don Whitehead. As-
1 sociated Press correspondent.
Lieutenant Oeneral Omar Brad-
ley, ground commander who led the
Americans to their triumph of Bl-
zerte In May 1943. was directing the
• swift break-through which had roll-
, ed to within a mile of 8t. O-D'Our-
vllle. on the west coast road—last
possible Oerman escape route out
1 of Cherbourg
Harbor Is Vital
Some front dispatches said the
Germans were fleeing southward ta
escape the American trap, but Gen-
eral Bradley earlier had predicted
a last ditch German stand ln Cher-
bourg. whose harbor Is vital to tha
allies In order to hasten supplies
j and reinforcements
Oerman broadcasts last night,
however, began minimising Cher-
, bouig's import**^ whl^h .00^4 _ „
mean Nasi resignation to Its even-
tual Isolation and capture. Civil-
ian refuges said the Oermana al-
ready were forcing civilians to evac-
uate the city. •
Fierce Battles Raging
American troops were flghtmg
fierce hand-to-hand battles in the
streets of Montebourg. 14 miles
southeast of Cherbourg
Whitehead's dispatch disclosed
safely overseas tance of about 250 feet after the
Staff Sergeant Robert W Abies blowout before It left the road and
has been transferred from Fort Reno crashed Into a fence snd a tree,
to Camp Claiborne, near Alexan- coming to rest on Its top
drla. La., and Major Thomas W The vehicle, a 1940 model sedan.
Brown has been assigned to duty was damaged extensively,
as supply officer general at the The women were enroute to Alva
Lubbock. Tex., army air field 1 to visit their husbands, all of
At Fort Reno. Lieutenant Colonel whom are army air cadets In
Crist C. Jones is acting command-1 training at the Alva field.
Ing officer ln the absence of Colonel
Paul H Morris, who la In the Wal- RECKLESS DRIVING
ter Reed Oeneral hospital at Wash-
ington D C.
1TOR meritorious achievement
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CHARGED IN CRASH
Calvena Roof. 16, El Reno route
2. received minor Injuries snd
WlllDm F Plumlee. 31. of Okla-
I while participating In numerous hom* c‘tv *•* charged with
bombing attacks on military and In-1 r*ckle*s driving In a collision be-
' tween the two vehicles they were
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dustrtal targets ln Germany and
Nail-occupied countries of Europe,
a third oak leaf cluster to the air
medal has been awarded Lieutenant
Karl K DIttmer. pilot of a Flying
Fortress based In England
Lieutenant Ernest Childers. In-
dian youth from Broken Arrow who
has been awarded the Congression-
al Medal of Honor for heroic exploits
ln Italy, called Rev and Mrs. A. C I All qualified resident* of the f!
Dubberateln here to tell them he Reno school district are entitled
knew their son. Lieutenant Robert | to vote ln the special election
Dubberstrln. that he recently visited called Tuesday for balloting on a
Schedule for the El Reno soft- IT 8 PACIFIC FLEET HEAD-
ed to the boy who wore them there? | ball league through the remainder QUARTERS. PEARL HARBOR.
Simmons and other employes hid of June snd July was announced Ji ne 17—<Ab—As American amphl-
vlsions of body resting on the bot- Saturday by officials of the lea- blous assault forces battled an es-
tom of the pool, at the deep end i gue. which opened Its regular sea- Unrated 30,000 furiously fighting
They Immediately began diving, son last week Japanese defenders on Saipan 1s-
searchlng every Inch of the pool. The league ha* arranged a sch- >®nt> *n the Marianas today. It was
and spent an anxious time before edule of two games a night, the disclosed officially that big war- the presence of the ninth division In
they satisfied themselves that the first starting at 6 30 and the sec- sh,Ps of U 8 fleet heavily action for the first time In Nor-
. .*CftU* L-T*5 empty °nd Bt * p m- Monday through bombarded nearbv Ouam mandv The ninth was the division
!.for m7*"re th*v went Thursday nights of each week All 'The naval shelling of Ouam was which took Port Lvautey ln the
' * *** , of. , «®mM will be played at Legion a possible prelude to a Yank land- French Morocco landing In Nov»m.
Urszmrzf rr I™ ■"« on that Island. first American ber .942 it participated In ftn.l
i m tlnrnrau tj J.1' The *ch«lule was listed as fol- territory lost to the Japanese a* encirclement of scores of thousands
_ TO*w TO PAOE "* low* they blitzed the western Pacific In of Oermana and Italians on Cape
June 19—Mustang Flight 2 vs the early stages of the war.! Bon
Mustang Flight 3, Mustang Mech- The Americans on Saipan Im- i North of 8t Saureur. Whitehead
antes vs Mustang Enlisted Men proved their positions said, the Yank Infantrymen broke
June 20—El Reno vs Reforms-1 Kurile* Attacked across the Douve river They rode
tory. POW Camp vs 252n-l Troop, Admiral Chester W Ntmltz's com- on tanks and fired machine gun* a*
B munique also reported a series of the armored units plunged through
June 21—Mustang Mechanic* vs ■h strikes against Japan * Kurile shallow waters In the historic drive
Mu'tang Flight 3, Quartermasters Islands In the north, during which to seal off Cherbourg
vs Concho. the Japanese sent up fighter Inter- l Retreating Line* Strafed
June 22—252nd Troop B vs Re- ceptors which accomplished little American airmen were straftng
formatory, POW Camp v*. Mu*- »*a*nst the American fliers the Oerman lines of retreat out of
tang Flight 2. Wednesday night. Japanese tor- the area
June 28—Mustang Mechanic* v« P*do planes a'tempted to attack 'he one front llne correspondent said
national convention delegates win I residents are getting off to a slow E! Reno Mustang Flight 3 vs Con- *‘rcr,ft rattier force supporting the an American column rolled through
be a major Item on the bu*ine« I *Urt ,n meeting their county quota cho Invasion but were driven off with- 8t Jacques-DeNehou. four miles
schedule for the Si.th .Uatrtct amer I of *> 414.009 in the nationwide i 27-Reformttom- v. Mus- I 0,l> damage to any American ships northwest of 8t 8auveur and seven
fifth war loan campaign. John C *®n* Flight 1, 252nd Troop B vs T**f heavy bombardment of mllea from the west coast
Ilcan Le*'on convention being held Kerin, county chairman, disclosed Concho . | Guam former American naval base _ .
Legion Groups
To Elect Heads
District Organizations
Comening Here Today
Bond Campaign
Has Slow Start
Sales Total Only
Fraction of Quota
Election of district officers snd E! Reno and Canadian county
Extra Levy Sought For
School Building Fund
with him and that the El Reno mln-
liter'* son is convalescing nicelv
from a recent illness
Something In the nature of a fam-
ily reunion was the meeting some-
where In England of Major Leo El-
well. with the loth armored Infan-
try. and Lieutenant Mary Frances
Elwall. an army nurse in the 34th
evacuation hospital The brother
and sister formerly lived at Calu-
met.
5-mill extra lew tor the aehpol
building fund. It w*s said Satur-
day.
Proceed* of the 5-mlll extra levy.
If voted, would be used to help
build a reserve fund for use In
new school construction if ter the
war
tn order to vote a person must
be a citizen, at lea«t 21 vest.* of
age. a resident of Oklahoma one
year, Canadian county six month’
development ln 20 counties. Eleven ' ** w** **ld 8aturd*y
counties have ln excess of 100,0001 A number of department offl-
acres leased oera. Including Fred Tillman of
Counties and their holdings, other Pawhuska. stAe commander, will
than Canadian are: Kingfisher,: attend the parley Tillman la sch-
♦30,000 acres: Orsdy, 327.000 seres;' eduled to address the afternoon
Orant 300.000 acres; Oarfleld. 238,- Legion meeting.
000 (exclusive of the Osrber- The sessions will open at 10 a m
Covington field'; Caddo. 228.000: and 1:30 p. m, the Legion con-
Wsshlta, 225.000; Ellis. 220.000: venlng ln the Legion hall and
Woods. 185 000: Blslne 1X5.000; and the auxiliary at Etta Dale Junior
Alfalfa 100.000 acres. highschool. A Joint luncheon will
be served at noon ln the I O O F
| hall
After Oeorge Sheets, commander
of the El Reno post, opens the
morning session of the Legion LT
D Walker, district commander, will
preside over the business pro-
gram Committees will be apponlt-
' ed st the morning meeting
At the afternoon parley a series
in order to I of reports will be given and the
j election will he conducted.
The auxiliary member* will hsar
Saturdiy. j June 28—POW Csmp vs Mustang >>* m»** »uth of Saipan, was car-
Through Thursday, fourth day | Fhllsted Men. Quartermasters v* rlK> ou> Thursday
of the drive, only 1187.892 50 In Mustsng Mechanics Murder-*j* Fire Overcome
bonds had been sold, he reported 1 Jun* »—Mustang Flight 3 vs | Thf Japanese on 8aip*n were fac-
Harvestlng actlvtlea have delayed '”2nd Troop B, Mustang Enlisted >ns " determined Invasion army of
the bond canvass In rural areas Men va. FI Reno ^ ® marines supported by element*
of the county, where the bulk of Game* Set ot an armv division The Yank* West Edmond oil field of Cana-
the bond sales are expected to be July 3—Mustang Enlisted Men WCT* driving toward Aslito airdrome dlsn and Oklahoma counties hat
made liter vs Mustang Flight 3. Mustang *,,er P*rt>J’ ^rooming murderous been mapped by a committee of
Road Building
Program Mapped
A road building program for the
oftlclales said. A resident who
otherwise la qualified dor? not
hive to be registered
vote Tuesdiy
Also. It was pointed out, a voter
ln this election does not hsve to their reports during the morning
be a property owner, as Is the *esslon. with their election the
case In bond elections. on,y major business scheduled dur-
The poll*, which will be located, ,ng the afternoon,
at the four grade schools, will
However, results have been die- Flight 2 vs El Reno
appointing ln El Reno, the county, July 4—Concho vs. Mustang
chairman added He and other vol- Mechanics, POW Camp va. Qusr-
unteer workers are urging all rest- termasters
dents to buy more and bigger July 5—Reformatory vs. Concho,
bonds than ever before The El POW Ctmc vs. Mustang Flight 3
Reno quota Is 1884.000 , ' Julv 6— 252nd Troop B v* Mu«-
At Fort Reno, where solicitation, t*ng Mechanics, FI Reno vs Quar-
opened on June 1, over 85.000 in , term safer*
Series E bonds already have been July 10—Concho vs Mustang
bought bv personnel of the armv j flight 3. pow ramp vs Reform*-
post, a total termed unusually high' torv
by the county chairman Julv 11—Quartermasters vs 252nd
At Mustang Field the volunteer j Trooo B. FI Reno va Concho
worker* have set up a goal of July 12—Mustang Fnllsted Men
MO,000 V*. Reformatory. Quartermasters
--— i va Mustang FUtht 2
Five Home Demonstration TZZZ
Japanese mortar fire.
Clubs Meeting This Week
remain open from 6 a m until
7pm Tuesday Voters hsve been
asked to cast their ballots at the
grade school serving the area In
which they live.
The board of education ordered
the special election as a move
A memorial program by member* ,
| and the El Reno school district
llfE'RE nearing the end of rhe go riavs. the same requirement* a* l toward establishing a building fund
™ llne again, no here's wishing those for registration to vote In so that necessary construction of
—Your Hometown Reporter | any election | new schools esn be financed after
you the best of luck, and well be However, registration Is unnec- j the war without a bond issue and
back next week. | esaary for this election, school I Its resulting Interest payments.
Mechsnlcs v* POW Csmp
Other Date* Arranged
Five Canadian county home Julv 17—Reformetorv vs Mustang
of the FI Reno auxiliary will be I dtmonstratton clubs are scheduled Flight 3. Mustang Flight 2 v»
presented at the Joint Leglon-aux-1 >*0>d regular meetings this Mustang Enlisted Men
lllary luncheon. | week Miss Doreen Flckel, roun-j July 18- Mustang Mechanic* vs
_- | ty home demonstration agent, said Reformatory. Mustang Enlisted Men
Saturday v* Quartermasters
ft »ND FORFEITED | Triangle club will meat at 2 p. July 19—252nd Troop B v« Re-1
Tom B Kelly. 38. of 318 North: m Monday. Red Rock club at 2 formatory. POW Camp v* Concho
Barker avenue forfeited 62 bond p m Tuesday, Good Will dub at July 20 Quartermasters vs. Mus
Friday In municipal court on a | 3 p. m Wednesday, Jolly Work- ing Flight 3. S3 Reno va. POW
charge of running a stop line, | en club at 2 p m Thursday and Camp.
records of Follee Chief Tee Harvey | Reno Valley club at the same time Julv 34—Mustang Flight 3 v*
showed Saturday. j Friday, | (PLEASE TURN TO PAOE 61 i
Did You Hear
IJRTVATE WILLIAM F HAY-
® DIN of Calumet has been
presented the army's newest
award for Infantrymen, the com-
bat Infantryman badge. Award-
ed for exemplary condu-t In
combit or for combat action In
a major operation, the new
medal Is a silver rifle on a blue
field with t allver border. Im-
posed on an elipUcal allver
wreath. Hayden la the son of
Mr snd Mrs L. J. Hayden
ot Calumet, and now is with
the 37th' Infantry division on
Bougainville He hsa been over-
seas since last July 7. and ha*
been stationed on New Caledonia
snd Ouadelceml He Is a mem-
ber of Ihe Infantry regiment
which repelled the Japanese at-
tack on Hill Ton tn four dayi
of historically Intense fighting
which saw the annihilation of
more than l.Ton of Jgpin'a sixth
imperial division. Infamous for
the losg sacking ot Nanking
the Oklahoma City chamber of
commerce and t group of the
operators It will be submitted to
county commissioners immediately.
The program provides two north
and south main roads, one being
on Ihe Can’dlan-Oklahoma coun-
ty lire, and the other a mile
i east ot the county line* Lateral
road* would follow the section
line* on the Oklahoma county
aide to the county line
One of the laterals would extend
west to the town of Piedmont,
where It would connect with the
: Citudlsn county all-weather road,
system, and one will -onnect with
the state highway at the comtrun
romer* of Canadian Oklahoma,
Kingfisher end Logan counties.
It Is understood the oil open-
tors will beer part of the coats
of conrtrurtion and maintenance
of the roads.
POOR VISITING FAMILY
Private Paul Scott, stationed at
Camp Kohler, oaltf. ta spending a
furlough with Mr* Scott and aon,
1 Jen .. north ut El Renw. Mr* ouk,
and son plan to aowwnpeny
Itack lo California, leaving the
I ter part of this Week, for MB
tended vlalt.
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