The Cushing Daily Citizen (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 146, Ed. 1 Monday, April 27, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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CYRUS S EATON
QUITS AS HEAD
OF HUGE FIRM
One of America's Leading Fin-
ancial Figures Steps Into The
Background
RETAINS HOLDINGS
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Action Believed Adviseable
Was Man Who Bucked The
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CLEVELAND O Apr 27---40—
Cyrus S Eaton who made a spec-
tacular rise from a divinity student
to one of America's leading financial
figures has resigned as the guiding
hand and director of Continental
Shares Inc which was organized as
$115000000 holding company by
the Eaton-Otis interests for his en-
terprises Eaton presented his resignation as
chairman and director along with
those of W R Burwell as director
and president and M J Mandelbaum
and Philip Wick as directors They
have been supplanted by an entire
new board representing four of the
largest Cleveland banks
Bucked Wall Street
Although Eaton severed all rela-
tions with the Con"sleptsl he is re-
taining his vast holdings Eaton in-
terested in mapy utilities and steel
organizations is noted as one of
the few men ever to oppose the for-
ces of Wall Street through his block-
ade of the billion-dollar merger of
Youngstown Sheet and Tube with the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation a Year"
ago
Otis and Company of which Eaton
Is the junior partner has turned its
Frokerage accounts over to the E A
Pierce and Company and hereafter
will confine its activities to a gen-
eral investment trust
Announcements Sunday
Announcement of these two de-
velopments was made yesterday al-
most simultaneously but associates
of Eaton denied they were related:
George T Bishop of Cleveland and
New York utility magnate and a
close friend of Eaton was elected
president He has been associated
with railroads public utilities and
manufacturing throughout the coun-
try for nearly 40 years Burwell
was named vice president
W M Baldwin president of the
Union Trust Company liarris R
Creech president of tha Cleveland
Trust Company J Arthur house
president of the Guardian Trust
Company and C E Sullivan chair-
man of the board sf the Central Uni-
ted National Bank were elected to
the directorships made vacant by the
resignation of the Eaton group
Stock Market Losses
Announcement of Eaton's resigna-
tion followed closely reports that he
had met with severe financial losses
as a result of the collapse in stock
market values which affected iati71
of his companies
Continental during the past week
reached new lows in the history of
the company
It is believed this may have led the
banking interests to accept the offer
made previously by Eaton to assume
direction of the Continent& The of-
ficial statement said:
"Even at the lowest quotations on
the New York stock exchange as to
Continental's holdings listed tivre
and our judgment as to holdings not
so listed Continental has more than
100 per cent equity over all its pay-
able obligations and liabilities"
Bishop said Eaton's retirement re-
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PALACE CLOTHIERS
OPENING IN CITY
"Ace" Parr and "Doc" Land-
rum Formerly of Drumright
To Operate Store
"Ace" Parr and "Doe Landrum
today announce the opening of the
Palace Clothiers an exclusive men's
and boys' apparel store in the loca-
tion formely occupied by McCoy's
Clothiers at 114 East Broadway The
fixtures and lease of McCoy's has
been purchased by the new firm
For four years Parr and Landrum
operated the Palace Clothiers of
Drumright which they closed out three
months ago Both of the proprietors
are moving their homes to Cushing
Mr and Mrs "Ace" Parr and small
daughter have already moved into a
Vcsidence at 1032 East Fourth street
and Mr and Mrs Landrum will move
as soon as possible Mrs Landrum
is the sister of Mrs James Doak of
this city The Landrums also have a
small daughter
Both of the proprietois of the Pal-
ace were in the clothing business for
a number of years even preceding
their oaiership of the Drumright
st( re They state that they are in-
stalling entirely new stock in the
store here and expect to show a very
good line of merchandise They plan
to hold a formal opening on Friday
May Ld
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Extension Dates
For Tax Payment
Announced Today
An extension of time payment of
first and last half Ad Valored taxes
for 1930 has been announced from
the office of George W Taber coun-
ty treasurer
The following resolution has been
received:
"A Resolution authorizing an ex-
tension of time of payment of the
first half of the 1930 Ad Valorem
Taxes in Oklahoma until June 15
1931 and
Authorizing an extension of time
Lot the payment of the last half of
the 1930 Ad Valorem taxes until
September 1 1931
And relieving the taxpayer of all
penalty of such taxes if the first
half of the same is paid on or before
June 15 1931 and declaring an em-
ergency" Notice to this effect has been re-
ceived by R G Boatdght and Leo
Pringey They will receive the tax
rolls immediately
LEGUS BROWN IS
REPORTED DYING
Creek Indian Many Times
Charged With Murder Is
Critically Wounded
BIXBY Okla Apr 27—(IP)----Two
witnesses of a gun battle at the home
of Legus Brown a Creek Indian told
Tulsa county officers today that
Brown killed one man and wounded
his companion in self defense -
The witnesses George Brown 19-
year-old son of the Indian and Ben
Barnett an Indian neighbor said that
Henry Bond wealthy Okmulgee land
owner and Vernon Tichenor 28were
shot after they had wounded Brown
Brown to Recover
Bond died of wounds before reach
log a hospital Tichenor a laborer
on one of Bond's farms was recover-
ing from three buckshot wounds in a
Tulsa hospital Brown suffering from
a pistol wound in the chest was in
a Sapulpa hospital
Officers were inclined to discard
the assumption that the shooting re-
sulted over a quarrel regarding a
$50000 appeal bond that Bond had
signed for the Indian Brown was
at liberty on the bond postkl when
he was sentenced to life Imprison-
ment last year He was convicted on
a murder charge in the ax slaying
of Alva Shanks a farmer
Barnett told officers that Bond and
Tichenor drove up to Brown's front
gate last night and called to the In-
dian who was standing on the porch
Started Shooting
Brown went to the car ' Barnett
paid A Imogt immediately the wit-
ness said Bond drew a pistol and
shot the Indian through the chest
Tichenor then drew a nistol and
started firing Barnett said
Seriously wounded Brown turned
ran into the house and obtained a
shotgun As the two men attempted
to drive away Brown fired several
vollev9 into the car
Officers counted 19 shotgun slugs
n the auto When they searched the
Brown home today they found six
shotguns and rifles
Brown has figured in several mur-
der eases In 1927 he was acnuitted
on a murder charge in the slaying
ef Joe Filkom Brown pleaded self
defense The slaying was alleged to
have resulted from a grudge over
land during the settlement of the
Cher( k ce Strip
Brown previously had been acquit-
ted on two murder charges In each
inqtance he had been charged with
killing a twaro He was acquitted on
pleas of self defense
Charges Are Filed
Against Sam Casey
For Petty Larceny
Emnloyees of a local store SUS
nectcd Sam Casey negro of shonlift-
ing on Saturday and had him follow-
ed after he left the store He ap-
parently became suspicious because
he secreted some merchandise pear a
tree and shortly afterward was ar-
rested according to accounts of the
-ffair given by Chief of Police O C
Newby Ile is being held in the city
jail and it is expected that tharges
of petty larceny will be filed against
him
Burns Substitutes
For Governor Today
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OKLAHOMA CITY Apr 27—(1P)
--Lieutenant Governor Robert Burns
served as governor of the state to-
day in the absence of Governor W H
Murray who left Sunday night for
Kansas City
Gov Murray will deliver an ad-
dress at joint meeting of the Kansas
City chamber of commerce and busi-
ness clubs tonight
Revival Services
To Continue Week
Revival services at the Assembly of
God church at 401 North Luella will
continue for another week it was an
nouneed today
Successful services yesterday were
reported today
Thu public is cordially invited
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HOOVERS BACK
FROM EXCITING
RIVER VOYAGE
President and Mrs Hoover Not
Soon To Forget Furious
Storm
ROUTS CELEBRATION
Most Thrilling and Trying Ex-
perience of Their White
House Days Reported
By PAUL R MALLON
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON Apr 27—(LP)—A
choppy overnight return voyage in a
small boat brought President Hoov-
er to the dose today of a somewhat
exciting week-end experience with the
elements up and down the Potomac
From the time he left Washington
Saturday in a stiff breeze the chief
executive found himself his party
and his 100-foot inspection boat of
the Commerce department fighting
wind rain lightning and—for the
Potomac river—heavy seas
Furious Storm Breaks
Half the time there was bright
warm sunshine like there was Sun-
day afternoon when he disembarked
from the Sequoia to celebrate the
324th anniversary of the landing of
the cavaliers on the Sand Dune des-
ert of Cape Henry Va 22 miles from
Norfolk But the otii:er half was
worse than had been considered pos-
sible like the climax of the trip when
a thunderstorm broke up the cele-
bration as a clergyman was reciting
the Lord's Prayer
Neither the president nor MrsHoo-
ver will soon forget the experience
It was possibly the most thrilling
moment and trying time since they
have been in the White House
8000 Persons Gather
Eighteen hours they had journeyed
down the Potomac in the cramped
quarters of the Sequoia to help the
Tidewater Association of Virginia
women commemorate the landing of
the first permanent American colon-
ists About 8000 persons were
crowded into the sandy well of a
natural sand dune amphitheatre at
the tin of the cape Mr fjooVer-mr
his silk hat and Mrs Hoover a pretty
new lilac colored bonnet Both were
ruined in the downpour which began
five minutes after the ceremonies
started
While girl scouts ran screaming for
the cover of the stands the president
and first lady stood with the rain
beating upon them not moving an
inch Even Bishop Thomson of the
Episcopal church the radio microp-
hones in front of him was forced to
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CUSHING PLACES IN
DISTRICT MEETINGS
Winners to Enter Sate Meets
Soon at O U and A and M
College
At the district interscholastic meet
ileid in Tulsa this past week-end the
Cushing Highschool placed first in
trombone second in band cornet so-
lo and girl's nuartette and third in
girl's glee club
The local band was first iudged
fourth but due to the ineligibility of
richer and Noweta they were given
second place Bristow placid first
in band P C Conn director stated
today that the band was fined 10
points out of an approximate 100
'mints on instrumentation This was
due to number of pieces of the
band for the Cushing band does not
have the instruments oboe timpani
(kettledrums) and bassoon
The first and second place winners
will enter the meets at Norman and
Stillwater
Miss Elizabeth Burke director of
the girl's ouartette and glee chit)
accomnanied the grouns to Tulsa Ho-
race Thronburg Placed first in trom-
bone solo and Tommy Lewis second
in cornet solo
Miss MarrYaret Felk typing stu-
dent entered the district meet in
Tonkawa on Friday and placed fourth
Postponed Hearing
Set For Tomorrow
Hearing on the election petitions
a bking that an election be called to
vote on granting a franchise to the
Interstate Power Company for twenty-five
years is set for tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock at the city
hell before the Board of City Com-
missioners The petition filed by
Georg' Ilarlow protesting the grant-
'TIT of the election is to be consider-
ed The hearing was set for Thursday
morning April 23rd but was post-
mined by mutual consent of the at-
torneys for the Interstate and the
city
L L Smith who was indicted by
the grand jury recently on a chargc
of making a false certificate in con-
tiection with the petitions calling the
election for the Interstate was ex-
pected to be arraigned in district
totirt Jtiie morning
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CUSHING OKLAHOMA MONDAY APRIL 27
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President Hoover rJeives the lust "buddy poppy" made by the dis-
abled veterans from little Hazel Viola Markinson of Easton Rapids
Michigan The sevea-year-old girl was raised up by Paul C Wolman
Comtnander-in-Chief of the V F W as she pinned the poppy to the
coat of the Chief Executive
IMO N0 AP 1MMIMili
Proposed Plan
Oil Industry
GUILTY PLEA IS
MADE BY BURKE
"Most Dangerous Man Alive"
Probably Will Be given Life
Sentence
ST JOSEPH Mich Aor 27—U
A career of crime and murder cane
to an end this aftettoon when
Fred R Burke professioBal machine
gunner received a life smtence
Charged with the murder of Pa-
trolman Charles SkellelY Burke en-
tered a plea of guilty After a brief
bearing he was sentenced to the Mar-
quette brance of the state prison
Judge Charles E White who pass-
ed sentence held him guilty of sec-
ond degree murder
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ST JOSEPH Mich ' Apr 27—aP)
—Fred Burke "most dangerous man
alive" this afternoon pleaded guilty
to a murder charge
Taking of testimony was started
at once by Judge Charles E White
o fNiles sitting in circuit court
Burke captured a few weeks ago
in a Northwest Missouri farm house
without a fight was charged with the
murder of Patrolman Charles Skelley
in St Joseph in December 1929
Burke probably will he sentenced
late today and rushed to Marquette
prison branch at once Life impri-
sonment is the maximum sentence he
can receive in Michigan
Closely guarded by a squad of 15
state tropers Burke was taken from
the Berrien Countp jail this afternoon
to the court house across the street
He was handcuffed
Chicken Thieves
Visit Two Flocks
On West Moses
Chicken thieves were abroad again
last night and two flocks of chick-
en—those of Charles Jeffries 1001
West Moses and W L Hubbard 1019
West Moses were each minus ex-
actly nine fowls Police have a des-
cription of the chickens and are en-
deavoring to follow up on the case
Will Saus
NEW YORK N Y Apr 26--
Been down near Lakewood New
Jersey to spend the day with Mr
Arthur Brisbane at his beautiful
new home Bill Donovan the fel-
low we all thought was going to
he attorney-general was there
Nice fellow
With MrBrisliane and his wife
and his children took a long
horseback ride through the pine
forests of his 10000-acre estate
He raises fine horses Never
mind what he writes he told me
1937 would be our first prosper-
ous year (Only six more years
to hold out) Says Russia is all
working and we can't compete
with 'em by passing resolutions
against 'on
Says Hoover will be elected
by a bigger majority than be-
fore Says fewer hours and less
days per week is olio only labor
solution Says Smith will be
or nominate the next democratic
candidate Oh and a lot more
stuff he told me but I am to
use most of it as my own You
don't suppose I went clear down
there just for the horseback ride
do you? I got horses at home
but I can't learn anything riding
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Yours
W ILI ROOF RS
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Declared Sound
Northcutt Ely First Assistant
Secretary of Interior
Speaks to Oilmen
OKLAHOMA CITY Apr 27—(LP)
—Northcutt Ely first assistant sec-
retary of the interior told members
of the legal sub-committee of the
oil state advisory committee today
that the proposed plan to regulate
the oil industry was fundamentally
sound
The plan will be drafted at a three
day session of the legal sub-committee
here It provides for a board in
each oil producing state This board
will supervise drilling production
marketing' and other phases of sup-
Ply and demand In an attempt to sta-
bilize the depressed oil Industry
Members of each state board will
sit with representatives from other
tate boards to consider problems of
interstate nature Ely said
By this means an interstate nact
was expected to be formed
Delegates of three states and Ely
went into session shortly before noon
to draft recommendations The recom-
mendations Ely said will have as
their primary object the uniform im-
position of regulations on each state
A representative of the American
bar association was to arrive late to-
day to inspect the legal phases cl
the plan to insure its legality
The sub-committee session is an
outgrowth of the meetings started
by Gov V H Murray at Fort
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CUSHING RECEIVES
HONORS AT CONFAB
B and P W Clubs Attend
State Convention in Enid
Last Week-End '
Mrs C D (Lola) Cook was made
district director of the Fifth District
at the state convention of the Bus-
iness and Professional Women's Club
held in Enid Friday and Saturday
One of her duties will be to visit
the various clubs of the district
Among them are Oklahoma City
Norman Guthrie Chandler Seminole
Wewoka Guthrie Blackwell El Reno
Bristow and Cleveland
At the National Convention at
Richmond Virginia this summer Ok-
lahoma is allowed five deleagtes thE
Cushing club has been named as a
'state delegate
The Billie George Program tronhy
was awarded to the Cushing club The
award was made on the following
points having the best balanced civic
Program and for its originality and
diversity
The Lola Cook Attendance trophy
was awarded to the Waurika club a
club of 23 members 17 of these had
an average of 100 per cent attend-
ance This silver loving cun 'war
elven to the club by Mrs Cook an('
the club presented it to the state
At the banquet Saturday eventnr
teh Hotel Younghlocd Wallace
Norman Davidson the son of Dr and
Mrs W N Davidson of this city ap-
peared on the program giving an ap-
propriate reading He WA received
with much enthusiasm by the 400 la-
flies attending
During the convention the mer-
chants of Enid conducted a treasure
bent two Cushitic members Mrs
Chas Seaton and Mrs E E Wheel-
er vere ewarded prizes
Some thirty members of the Cush--
'nfr club attended all or a part of
the convention In the state of Okla-
'honni there are 1090 member s in the
Gi) state iItib44
WO FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
Annual School
Tax Levy Will
Be Voted Upon
Poll To Open Tomorrow
Morning at 6 o'clock
Closes at 7 p m
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The annual election of School Dis-
trict No 67 or the City of Cushing
for the adoption of an extra 10-ntill
levy to maintain the regular nine-
months' term of school will be held
tomorrow April 28
The single voting place at the City
Hall will open at 6 a m and close
at I p
It is necessary that this levy be
voted It has never been defeated ir
the past The vote has been light
and an effort is being made to obtain
an encrmous polling tomorrow
Weather promises to be ideal
C OF C TO CHECK
ON MEMBERS' IDEAS
Committee Named To See
That All Members Are Con-
sulted For Suggestions
Plans to keep in closer touch with
the business men of the city and
make a check on just what they think
about chamber of commerce problems
and what it should be doing were in-
itiated today at a board of Directors
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
through a suggestion made by W H
Dellis
The plan is to have the Secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce pre-
pare a questionnaire regarding the
activities of the Chamber of Com-
merce and ask at least two members
of the Chamber of Commerce each
day to reply to the questions it con-
tains all of which will concern the
work and problems of the organiza-
tion By doing this it is hoped that
many valuable suggestions will be ob-
tined as well aA constructive criti-
cisms en what is being done
W H Beilis was named chairman
of the committee with Loren Crook
and Allen Gould as members and the
duty assigned them of checking the
q uestionnalirae and Ikeepetring teports
on this
Discussion of the Chamber of Com-
merce drive resulted in a decision to
carry on the drive for one week long-
er and to name a permanent mem-
bership committee to act throughout
the year
Renort was made that a concession
has been sold to the Cushing Coca
Cola Bottling Company to put up a
soft drink stand at the airport
Haitian Minister
To Be Questioned
In Butler Affair
WASHINGTON April 27 — (UP)
—Haitian Minister Dantes Bellegrade
is expected to be questioned by the
State Department today regarding
charges he aspersed the military re-
cord of Major Geneeral Smedley D
Butler
A thorough investigation has been
ordered of a complaint by Butler
made through the Secretary of the
Navy that Bellegrade in a newspap-
er interview intimated Butler receiv-
ed his second medal of honor for cap-
turing a fort which did not exist
Bellegrade the story asserted said no
one in Haiti knew of Fort Riviere
the fIrt Butler is credited with hav-
ing captured
Saturday BellegTade told newspap-
ermen he did not mean to say there
was no such fort but that he was not
aware of it He said he would tell
the State Department investigator the
same thing
Virgil Kirkland To
Stand Trial Again
l'ALPARAISO Ind Apr 27—(IP)
—Virgil Kirkland convicted of the
murder of his high school sweet-
heart Arlene Draves and sentenced
to life imp:isonment will face trial
Wednesday f or a second time
This time the former Gary high
school athlete definitely will place
his life at stake for he will be tried
prosecutors say only on charges of
murder by attack and murder by
attempt to attack Conviction of
either carries a mandatory death sen-
fence in Indiana
his previous conviction was on the
count of murder b7 a blow a charge
the nrozecutors said they would drop
in the new trial
Mother-Daughter
Banquet Will Be
Friday - This Week
The Mother-Daughter banquet of
the First Presbyterian church will be
held Friday night of this week at
6:30 o'clock
This is an annual affair and the
outstanding social event of the church
year The banquet la prepared and
served by the men who are always
decked in unusual and original cos-
tumes Community singing and a special
program xvill precede an addre3
NUMBER 146
MURRAY FACING
THREATS AFTER
BUDGET SLICES
Mrs Mable Bassett and Harry
B Cordell May Cause Him
Trouble
MAY ASK DONATIONS
Mrs Bassett Asks Opinion on
Legality of Receiving Con-
tributions OKLAHOMA CITY Apr 27—(LP)
—Political retaliation against Gov
W H Murray was threatened today
by two state officials who have suf-
fered large losses of appropriations
for their departments from the gov
erncr's vetoes
Mrs Mabel Bassett commissioner
of charities and corrections threat-
ened to carry her fight with the gov-
ernor to the people She asked the
attorney general for an opinion on
whether she could accept private sub-
scriptions for her work
Voice of the People
When the legislature refused to
pass part of his program Murray
threatened to take his case to the
people and ring the fire bells His
challenge was matched today by the
attractive commissioner
"My maiority in the last election
was 151377 and you will find Gov-
ernor Murray's about 93000 I think
you will find this a clear voice of
the people" she said
Harry B Cordell president of the
state board of agriculture said to-
day he would support E B Howard's
candidacy for congressman at large
in 1933
Cordell to Oppose Murray
Thus Cordell will line up in oppo-
sition to the administration's candi-
date Claude Weaver former con-
gressman and secietary to Governor
Murray
Not only will Cordell support How
ard but he will engage actively in
the campaign
"Howard is the best man for the
place and I intend to take an active
part in his campaign" Cordell said
Oklahoma muqt elect a congreas-
reanatclarge he :wnae t e 13th legia-
Iature failed to redistrict the state
after being allowed an additional
congressman on the completion of the
19:10 census
With the election of a congressman
at large Oklahoma will have nine
men in the house of representatives
Weaver Backed by Murray
Weaver's candidacy has the back-
ing of Governor Murray He' ha
been active in the campaign
Meanwhile other office holding op-
ponents of Governor's Murray vent-
ed their disapproval of the govern-
or's actions esneciallv vetoing appro-
priations for their departments
The governor struck $18600 from
Mrs Bassett's appropriation for the
next biennium and she said the re-
maining amount was insufficient for
'he work of visiting the 619 schools
institutions and jails that are on her
records
In her letter to King Mrs Bassett
said:
"The governor has so wrecked the
department of charities and correc-
tions that it will be impossible for
the department to properly function
or to carry out the work made man-
datory by the statutes of Oklahoma
after July 1 ad I sincerely believe
that the peoele of this state will come
forward and supply the funds neceed
sary to keep up this important work
"I am writing you for an opinion
as to whether or not there will be
anything illegal in the acceptance of
nrivate funds for this work the funds
being expended under the director of
a board of trustess"
King said his office would render
an opinion late today
In the recent election the commis-
sioner of charities and correctione
polled the largest number of votes
of any of the successful departmen-
tal candidates
McCoy's Clothiers
To N Cleveland
Location Today
MeCcy's Clothiers have moved
from their former location at 114
Fast Broadway to 123 North Cleve
land which was once occupied by the
Paul's Clothing Store and will do
business there in the future it was
announeed today Moving hftft prac-
tically been completod and they are
new serving the pubic
Music Week Group
Will Meet Tuesday
The Music Week committee will
meet Tuesdav afternoon at 1 o'clock
aL the Hotel Cushing for a speclul
me( ting
All members are urged to be pres-
tnt as imper:Ant buidness is to be
transacted
WEATHER
Somewhat cloudy and warmer
tonight Tuesday cloudy with to- 41
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