Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 176, Ed. 1 Monday, December 14, 1942 Page: 2 of 18
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Oklahoma City Times
TWO—MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1M2.
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to have approved federal control onr ,
the production and marketing of cot- <
ton for the sixth sueceaaive year. *
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A native of Klshenev Russia. Tail*!
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Welsh Trial Set
KANSAS CITY. Dec 14 —-4^—The
trial of George W Welsh yr on a
charge of first degree murder in con-
nection with the March ». 1941. slay-
ing of his sister. Leila Adele Welsh,
was set Monday for January 11. Welsh
pleaded innocent and »u released on
a *5.000 bond.
jority of the returns tabulated.
Specifically, the growers were asked
they favored 1
quotas on the 1943 cotton crop. Ap-
i proval by at least two-thirds of those
voting was required.
. —Mail This Coupon or Phone 3-2421
Kerr’s Personal Shopper:
Please mail Princess Peggy Success Story dresses:
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more appreciated, than it is today. Thus, men will-
ingly pay the difference that buys them a Hickey-
Freeman suit or coat...because they know that in
DALLAS. Dec 14 —Sam V
Ta Hal. 5S years old. Texas independ-
ent oil operator and philanthropist.
,died here Sunday after a long illness.
*’ih800K[RS
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EXPERT WATCH •• HIGH GRADE
CHIME CLOCK REPAIR
dial 8-3161
Tom Miller. 44, and his son. Clint.
23. wvre slain.
Neither 80-year-old Latraase nor
Downs. 39. were represented by coun-
sel. They had pleaded guilty to first
degree murder charges November 2.
Controls Indorsed
By Cotton Crowers
‘ WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. — (JR) —
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craftsmanship that makes for
longer wear. Here is the fa-
patented nailess
struction that yields complete
freedom as it builds up mus-
Quality that conserves
your shoes ... a construction
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for soldo’ coughing. ■«*£
on pots, as me b«- mnpioyees of Class I railroads in me achaa gat tk* aahe wi^ th* bans *
Chrtsunaa bell-ringing for United StatM number about 1.400.030 faAnnod rnuUoa suet Qranama uaeo, |
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acter loomed and hand-sewn into each Hickey*
Wavrll Rack From Ceylon
COLOMBO Ceylon. Dec 14—'F>—
Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell.
commander-in-chief of the Indian
army, has just concluded a flying visit
to Ceylon, where he conferred with
senior officers of the Ceylon com-
mand. It ias disclosed Monday..
Citing a loss of 14.111 *» evidence
of his good faith in oil promotions
that brought him a five-year mail
fraud sentence here. Hiram R Ed-
wards. Fort Worth. Texas, oil oper-
ator. Monday filed a supplemental
petition asking Judge Edgar 8 Vaught
to suspend the sentence.
Edwards says he is conducting a
legitimate oil. farm and ranch busi-
ness in Texas.
without really making the stubborn
fight which had been expected since
i he pulled up tn El Agheila s natural
defenses. after retreating more than
700 miles across north Africa from
El Alamem in Egypt i
The official announcement that the
Africa corps was retreating westward
toward Tripoli. 1U main Libyan base.
was interpreted as clearly indicating I
the Eighth anny had gone through
- Rommel s mam fortified positions be-
^xpauaes plus taxes hsve increased
faster than its revenues, thus chang-
ing materially the rate picture that
existed when the commission made its
first order for the reduction
The company appealed to the state
supreme court from the commission s
decision two years ago requiring the
company to adjust and equalize its
rates throughout the state Last sum-
mer. the commission joined the com-
pany in a request for the supreme
court to send the case hack to the
commission for a rehearing
After the hearing adjourned com-
missioners indiacted that if the com-
pany will make the concession in rev-
enue reductions recommended by
Reed it mav be permitted m main-
tain present toll rates, which prob-
ably would result in failure to pro-
duce the retroactive refunds
Gifts on U ny
To Yule 'Babes
In the Serviee
Christmas packages are on their
way to the Times Christmas babv No.
2.-Corp Thoma* Loll Hea<j of the
fishting marines m Guadalcanal and
The
McGregor;
Scotch grain
brogue with
double sole.
The Norse;
straight tip
heavy calf
leather with
double sole.
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however, the people still must choose J
whether they will sacrifice the desire <
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the needs of the nation as a whole. *
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slarm and the entire building was In
darkness The radio announcer was
swept from his station, but his mic-
rophone remained open and the in-
visible audience heard shrieks and
screams and shouted ®curses and
prayers and: behind them the crack-
ling of flames, until, at last, some 10
minutes after the first shriek, the
microphone went dead and the pro-
gram waa over
Edwards Cites Losses
In New Leniency Plea
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ST JOHNS Newfoundland Dec 14
— <UP»—One hundred charred and
trampled bodies gave mute testimony
Monday to the feroci.y of the fire and
panic that s*ept the St Johns hoatel
for service men of the Knights of Co-
lumbus Saturday night.
Autbcrttiea feared aa many a* 10
bodies may be mingled in the ashes of
the two-story wooden building which
burned to it* foundation*, but 100 was
the official death toll until such time
as checks of messing military and na-
val personnel and civilians establishes
* higher one "
MO Were in Hotel
Though some 000 persons. Including
msny women, were in-ihe hotel, the
bodies of only seven »om*n »*r- tax - |
en to the morgue*
that despite the
which
KERltll
GLOBES
Fallow All rba*e« an
Every War Front
"Come In Brpwse Around”
OPKS FVXNINGS AMD R'-NDAYB
STEVENSON'S
11* W. Mila Mall Or4»rt FlUe*
service men who wiU have leave dur-
ing the holidays’*
Fornier-Convicts Get
Life for Slayings
PARSONS. Kan. Dec 14. — GF) —
William Latraase. notorious one-time
train robber, l
other former convict, were sentenced
to life imprisonment Monday for a
double slaying in an attempted tavern
holdup here last August.
District Judge L. E Goodrich sen-
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war. i '
season.’ the OWI urged ’ Our trans-
portation system is operating under a
tremendous load The extra cars
which were put on during peak sea-
son* m previou* year* are now »erv-
mg the country's wsr effort.
“War haa brought much regulation
of American life In this instance,
Burge Still Unconscious
A T Burge Oklahoma county
agent, who was injured critically
Saturday morning when struck by an
interurban car. had not regained con-
» ' sctousneM in Oklahoma City General
hospital Monday. Burge waa struck
bv the interurban aa he waited for a
street car at Northwest Twenty-first
street and Classen boulevard B’irge
lives at 915 Northwest T*enty-li£St
airaet.
and greater wearing-pleasure. And, as ever, tra-
ditional Hickey-Freeman smartness goes hand-in-
Satin, satin
lace and ba
Tearose in si»is 32-
44. Get sever il for
her, or for your-
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southwestern states appeared Monday J
fe* ***«.-* auMalaMkl ew*«*a»
the production and marketing of cot-
ton for the sixth sueceaaive year.
Pvt. James Moyer. Chnstmas baby turn* from an agriculture department ,
7 who is in the field artillery, j referendum held Saturday showed <
M2.234 fanners favoring federal con- ]
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tween the gulf of Spirte and the salt
sinks to the south.
The irregular axis line ran from
El Brega, on the coast east of El
Agheila. 20 miles southeast to Bellalal.
thence 40 miles southweu to a point
30 miles due south of El Agheila and
, then another 40 miles due! south to
Marada ■ I
Equal Rattle Ivolded
Military informants in London Mid
it was probable that Romjmel came
to the conclusion he was in for a
beating if he stayed at El Agheila. so
he just pulled out to head off certain
disaster
Thu is the first time m thu war
that a great German army ha* found
itself faced by equal force*, and what
happen*?’’ one military source com-
mented. ’The German •rmj' pull* out
without a fight.’’
Rommel quit the moat defensible
position left to him e**t of Tripoli,
it was pointed out, and lit u likely
that the Germans and Italtana will
fight strong rearguard action until
thev get to that port.
Some quarters believed i the i
might make a stand at Mjsurata.
nasi* position protected T by
300 mile*} from
axU
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position protected by salt
marshes some 300 mile* from El
Agheila There Rommel woiild have a
shortened supply line to Tripoli but
on the other hand each nfiile he re-
treat* brings nearer a junction of the
Eighth army and allied forces m
Tunuia
City
‘Please inclfuds 2*. tax and lOe postaae
delivery Ko C O D.’a on mail order*, please >
Give Her a Practical Gift
Authorities felt
despite the hysterical panic
overwheimed the Saturday
night merrymaker* almost as quickly
as did the fire, the men Mved the
lives of thlr women, some at the cost |
of their own.
Tn hospitals are 102 men and worn- 1
en. many of them ao severely burned
they are expected to die. Of the dead,
bodies of 54 of the 93 men and four
of the seven women have been identi-
fied. Some 20 of the dead were said
to be United State* milltarv person-
nel and a large percentage of the re-
mainder were Canadian servicemen
No exact figures in thU regard were
made public and no casualty list will
be published until next of kin of all
victims have been notified.
Scream Givee Alarm
Th* tragedy waa a startling paral-
lel to that which took 4«8 live* in the
Cocoanut Orov* night club in Boston
November 28
Saturday night the auditorium «n
the ground floor was jammed with
som* «00 guest* mostly soldiers and |
tailor* and L.__ _ ‘ "
dance.
An entertainer was singing into the
microphone when he was interrupted
by a piercing, feminine shriek, then
by th* cry of fire. At that instant
flames bmke through the partition
separating the auditorium from the |
main publie hall. Instantly, the whole
audience stampeded in panic for the
exit into the outer hall which led to
th* street
Pushed Into Flame*
Shrieking and fighting men and
women had no sooner reached the
exit, when a wall of flames, sweeping
down the corridor blocked it. Those
in front were held by the flame*, but
st th* same time were being pushed
into them
The light* h*d failed with the first
auburn. N T, Dae. 14—4*1—
jUrt* Cook*. 71 ■enW
w. LTTwl M.tnr gin*er of th* Dtaael diviaion irf th*
Hal Into* said, “and w* arc (‘ American Locomotive Co, died Mon-
both with the amount and with th* day.
grand fellowship of that group of IM
girts who wtll help u* out until Christ-
> eve. It’s the finest thing of
which I’ve ever heard ’
The bell-ringers tn their blue and
gold Classen pep uniform* will be on
duty Monday night until • p. m.
Travel Jam
. Ring tn 913a for
Bl’iilJI* ilea Salvation Army ■
To Stay Home |
1 Railroad* and bus Bn« <* <Je
southwest are already facing the
worst transportation jam in years a* _
hundred* of civilian* and soldiers rush ci****tt*a. school pep group.
.to *et home for Christmas before an he<ni tinkle of »138 clink into
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"Trains leaving the station fully
loaded, while passengers still wait on
the platform, is not an unrommon
sight Harrington Wimberly, head of
the office of war information here,
said Monday
A transportation ban for civilians
after December 17 has been threat-
ened in the cast because of the serious
shortage of rail can and buse* there
he said,
no mor*
the Salvation Anny when tMe army
found St's lassie* all wwe doing war
work thia year.
“That’s M ovor th* amount taken
delighted American Locomotive Co,
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Fort Bill
Corporal Head wont get his package
by Christmas because U14 Times
couldn’t get his address ujntil two
week* ago. but whenever the jiackage whether
arrives it’s a etneh it will be [welcome. [
because it s two cartons of smokes.
Pvt. James Barnes, baby Nlo 4. who
enlisted Just a week ago. haij a pack-
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[ Sill for his induction period.
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Classen higb*chool bell-ringers were
back at their stations Monday by the I
rod Salvation anny pot* «
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an encouragin« flr,t "•‘u’’**?
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order is issued barring civilian travel the red lrpn pou
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