The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 41, No. 297, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1933 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: El Reno Daily Tribune and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
The Heart of the Rich
Canadian Valley
The El Reno Daily Tribune
VOLUME 41, NO. 297.
_
Canadian County: The Blue Ribbon Community of Oklahoma Served by a Blue Ribbon Daily Newspaper.
You Can Buy It For
Less in El Reno
(IP) ML/.. yCIATED PRESS
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933.
(U.R) MEANS UNITED PRESS
SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS
Says Deal Stopped When
He Found he Was Be-
ing “Taken for Ride”
Oklahoma City, Jan. 27 (^—Fi-
nancial affairs of John McKeel,
son of J, F. McKeel, state high-
way ■'mmissioner, came under
the scrutiny of the Oklahoma
senate oil investigating committee
today.
Appearing before the committee
young McKeel testified he be-
came a broker dealing in oil
wells and leases after working
as a rough neck in the Oklahoma
City field from January to May
1931.
He was questioned at length
concerning allegations in previous
testimony about an attempted deal
to purchase an oil well here and
flow it at a rate of 150,000 barrels
a month.
Harris To Aid
The deal in question, he said,
was to be consumated with the
aid of W. O. Harris, Oklahoma
City independent operator who
testified two days ago about the
same affair. Harris said at the
time the oil was to be sold at a
price of 23 cents under the mar-
ket, part of the money to be used
to defray pipe line and other
costs.
Young McKeel testified his total
income in 1931 amounted to $3,-
658.65 of which about $562 came
from his employment as an oil
field worker.
His business consisted, he said,
of locating drilling wells of com-
panies that were financially di-
stressed and selling the proper-
ties or refinancing them on com-
mission.
Another Murray
The testimony, developed by
Sen. Rizley of Guymon brought
the statement that young McKeel
"never mentioned my father's
name” in the course of the deal
with Harris and that he did not
even know Col. Cicero I. Mur-
ray.
He said the proposed deal with
Harris failed to go through, "be-
cause I found out those fellows
were trying to take me for a
ride."
The name of another member of
the Murray family was brought
into the investigation by I. R.
Haun. father-in-luw of a brother
of Col. Murray.
Haun testified that his son-in-
law, Frank Murray, brought an-
other brother, R. C. Murray, to his
home. He did not know that R.
C. Murray had been on payroll
at any time, but thought that he
had been living in Oklahoma City.
We Saw Today
pATSY RUTH and John
* Frederick, adorable twin
children of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
L. Hardison, down-town shop-
ping for their dollies—Patsy had
a "teeny-weeny” bottle — she
said, "I’m going to take it to
tlie drug store and get a pre-
scription refilled for Little Pat-
sy" (meaning her doll)—You see
Big Patsy and her brother are
convalescing from attacks of
influenza and they are taking
every precaution to keep their
toy-babies well.
E. B. Rush, student of E. H.
S., who seems to have a lot
of followers these days—E. B.
was going down the avenue
with a make believe Santa
Claus under his arm and there
were at least a dozen young-
sters “trapesing" at his heels.
I). S. BUREAU PUTS
TAX ACT OF 1932
A SMILE FOR OLD MAN DEPRESSION
Li
Information Aimed To
Aid Millions in Filing
Annual Reports
Witnesses Given Jail Term
For Contempt
Oklahoma City, Jan. 27 OP)—Two
witnesses in the preliminary
hearing for James H. Mathers
and his son, James C. Mathers,
prominent attorneys, charged with
receiving stolen property, were ar-
rested today.
One of the witnesses scheduled
to testify for the state was ar-
rested before the hearing got un-
derway in justice court. The oth-
er was sentenced to 30 days in
jail for contempt after he refused
to testify.
Washington, Jan. 27 (U.R)—The
Internal Revenue bureau today
interpreted the Revenue Act of
1932 in simple language and il-
lustrated it with clear examples
in an effort to help millions of
persons required to file Income
tax returns for last year.
income tax levies, which af-
fect the pocketbooks of many
Americans, were explained along
with exemptions, deductions, and
valuable information pertaining to
business and professional expenses,
taxes paid, and depreciations.
Returns are required of every
single person who for the calen-
dar year 1932 had a gross income
of $5,000 or more, or a net in-
come of $1,000 or more and of
every husband and wife living to-
gether, who had an aggregate
gross income of $5,000 or more, or
an aggregate net income of $2,500
or more.
Personal Exemptions
Personal exemptions include $1,-
000 for single persons and $2,-
500 for married persons living to-
gether and for heads of families.
In addition to personal exemp-
tions, a taxpayer is entitled to a
credit of $400 for each dependent,
defined by income-tax law and
regulations as ‘a person under 18
years of age or incapable of self-
support because mentally or phy-
Miss Virginia Sewell
Look out, Old Man Depression, j the prettiest and most effective
here comes a dimpled smile! It’s smile in Maryland. Miss Sewell
owned by Miss Virginia Sewell,' will now' represent her state in a
Baltimore girl, who has been ad- national contest to determine the
judged winner of a contest to find 1 owner of most attractive smile.
. ... , sically defective.
Joe Hinkle. grocer, was placed, Thc lerm ..menta„y or ,
m Jail as a material witness. Job, (.ally dcfc,ctlve- meana not only
Warden brought here from Pauls cnpples and Lhosc mentaUy de_
Valley where he had been held | {ccljve, bul M in m health
as a principal m the robbery ofjand [he d u(xordi lQ thc
the First National Bank of Lind-
say, loot from which the Mathers
are accused of receiving, was cited
for contempt.
The details of the robbery par-
ticipated in by four men who ob-
tained $20,000 in currency and
bonds was given in testimony of
John Costello, bank teller.
He was followed by Sheriff
Barnhill of Pauls Valley who told
of conversations between himself,
other officers and the Mathers.
None of the loot has been re-
covered. Tlie state alleges the
Mathers received $2,000 in cash
and $14,000 in registered non-
negotlable government bonds.
Rising Temperatures Are
Due Saturday
Near freezing temperatures were
general over most of Oklahoma
today as cold, north winds ended the
second longest January warm spell
in weather bureau records, ac-
cording to an United Press dis-
patch.
Temperu lures dropped to u low
of 28 here today, the first sub-
freezing mark since Jon. 13. Back
in 1923, temperatures staved above
freezing for 15 days. The high
here yesterday was 62.
8kics over Oklahoma will re-
main clear during the next 24
hours, the federal weather bureau
foreeast. Temperatures will turn
warmer tomorrow. Freezing weath-
er, however, will prevail over the
state, except in thc southast por-
tion, again tonight.
Jerry, small son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Scott, 1)7 West Hayes
street, is ill with an attack of
Influenza.
Engineer Dies of Burns
Received in Train Wreck
McAlcster, Jan. 27 OP)— O. E.
Thonian, engineer for the Katy
railroad, of Donnovan, Texas, who
was scalded in a wreck near Crow-
der Saturday night, died in a
hospital here today.
He w’a.s a veteran Katy em-
ployee.
ATTEND CONVENTION
Mr. and Mrs. Haydn J. Davis,
512 South Rock Island avenue, at-
tend the convention of the Ok-
lahoma Hardware Dealers associa-
tion in Oklahoma City Thursday
evening.
RETURNS FROM TEX.
Siun Timbeijake, 1203 South Bar-
ker avenue, and his brother-in-
law, George Puckett, or Oklaho-
ma City, have returned from a
week's sojourn near San Angelo,
Tex.
bureau.
The normal tax rate is four
per cent on the first $4,000 of
net income In excess of the per-
sonal exemption, credit for depen-
dents, etc.; and eight per cent on
the remainder of such excess
amounts. Surtax rates begin on
net incomes In excess of $6,000.
"Deductions for business ex-
penses form a large item in the
return of many taxpayers and
must have certain qualities to be
allowed." the bureau said.
Excuse for Deductions
"Such deduction must be for
an expenditure in connection with
the maintenance and operation
(SEE NO. 1. PAGE 7)
Local Superintendent Of
Schools Speaks For
Measure
ESSI!
El
Oklahoma City, Jan. 27 OP)—'The
public hearing on the administra-
tion luxury tax bill ended in the
house revenue and taxation com-
mittee today with a bitter clash
between Rep. Gray, Payne county,
author of the measure and Rep.
Kirkpatrick of Tulsa county.
Angered by a statement of Gray
that “we have to have money to
pay off school warrants if we
have to bankrupt every business
in thc state," Kirkpatrick charged
Gray had "Insulted those ap-
pearing before the committee."
"We have to raise the money,"
Gray said, "If we must bankrupt
every business in the state. They'll
be bankrupt individually if they
are not collectively."
"I’m getting tired of this com-
mittee insulting citizens.” Kirk-
patrick reported. "To tell them
they will be bankrupted to get
the money and that they should
cheat on drinks shows Dr. Gray’s
attitude.”
When Clyde M. Howell, secre-
tary of the education association,
told the committee it was neces-
sary to raise the money for more
than a three months' term next
year, Kirkpatrick told Howell the
"school people should come here
with clean hands before asking us
to raise more money. They should
cut their own expenses."
Druggists said the tax would
I force them out of business.
H. E. Wrinkle, superintendent
| of schools at El Reno, spoke in
[ favor of the bill.
Did You Hear
’"T B. CONNELLEY was re-
* ported to have blushed
considerably Thursday when one
of the Deep River Plantation
Singers appearing at the high-
school dedicated a song to him.
Charlie Brill, superintendent
of the Darlington quail hatch-
ery, today was lauding the local
state legislators for their splen-
did work in speeding the bill
through the legislature to turn
the Darlington properties over
to the game department.
A local legionnaire who failed
to attend the meeting here last
night seemed to be plenty dis-
appointed today when he learn-
ed that a “free feed" was given
and he had missed it.
MID-STATE RACE
Work al Cemetery to Be- Canadian Marshall Leaves
gin Next Week * To Serve Papers
The United Charities association
made-work program is progressing
this week with between 15 and
20 El Reno unemployed being used
daily, officials reported Friday.
Those called have been used in
street sweeping and repair and at
the water and sewage disposal
plants, it was announced.
Next week a few men will be
called to work on cemetery im-
provements.
Bill Patterson, student of the
A. and M. College in Stillwater,
will spend thc week-end in the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Patterson, 1115 South
Hoff avenue.
Was Scheduled to Go To
Gallows Feb. 17
WEATHER
i
Forecast
Fair, warmer In northwestern
portion tonight, Suturdny, fair,
warmer.
El Itnm Weather
For 24 hours ending at 4 p, m.
Thursday, high 39, low 37, at 4
o'clock 53.
Stale of weather, dear.
Sun rises tomorrow at 7:13,
Sun sets today at 6:12.
Phoenix, Jan. 27 (/lb—1Tlie Arizo-
na board of pardons and paroles
today granted u 58-day Vcprlcvo
to Winnie Ruth Judd, sentenced
to hung at the slBtc prison Feb-
ruary 17 for the murder of Agnes
Ann Lerol and Hcdvig Samuelson.
< OND11 Ion 1 MMI’UOVI.R
The condition of little Miss
Carolyn Love, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. W. C. Elliott, 700 South
Rock Islund avenue, who has
been 111 for thc pust few days, is
reported us unimproved.
WKEK-ENI) GUEST
Miss Luellc Glover, lOlu West
Woiwlson avenue, will lie a guest
over the week-end or Miss Thel-
ma Walker In Oklahoma City,
Saturday evening they will attend
the concert given by Rachmaninoff
at the Shrine uudltorlum.
Local Post Discusses
School Awards
The local post of the American
Legion voted to take over thc
| sponsorship of tile Jay Cee Boy
Scout troop at thc regular meeting
Thursday night at Legion hall.
George M. Bell was appointed
Scooutmasler of the Legion troop,
It was announced.
Plans for awurdiug the annual
Legion medals and diplomas to the
outstanding boy students In thc
eighth grade of thc Independent
schools in the county were out-
lined by H. E. Wrinkle. Awards will
be made to youths in the Mustang.
Sacred Heart, El Reno. Yukon,
Piedmont, Union City and Con-
cho schools.
Thc Legion voted to re-copy
resolutions passed In 1928 oppos-
ing the soliciting In El Reno by
leglonnulres who huve not been
approved by thc local post.
The legionnaires ulso adopted a
resolution favoring any proposed
legislation before thc legislature
aiding thc state educational pro-
gram.
J. D Murphy, W. P, Burns and
F. L. Brown, all of the Kingfisher
post, were guests at thc meeting.
Following tlie business session
coffee and doughnuts were served.
G. C. Davis, of Oklahoma City,
was a business visitor here Fri-
day.
Toronto, Jan. 27 (/P)—'The arrest
of Martin J. Insull was ordered
here today.
The warrant was issued by
Justice Kingstone at the request
of the deputy attorney general of
Ontario. A marshall left imme-
diately to serve the order at Oril-
lia where Mr. Insull lives.
Meanwhile Samuei Insull, Mar-
tin's brother, remains in Greece.
WILL SUSPEND RULES TO
PASS BANKRUPTCY BILL
Washington, Jan. 27 (Hy—Plans
to pass thc McKeown-Laguardia
bankruptcy law revision bill by
suspending thc house rules Mon-
day were formulated today by
Democratic leaders.
DIES EARLY TODAY
Long Illness Fatal to Miss
Marguerite Meegan
CLOSE FOR MEET
State Teachers Parley To
Be Feb. 2-4
El Reno public schools will not
dismiss during the state teachers
convention at Tulsa Feb. 2-4, H.
E. Wrinkle, superintendent, an-
nounced Friday.
Decision to keep the schools in
session was made at a special
meeting of the board of education,
when it was decided to send a lo-
cal committee to the meeting
instead of permitting the entire
staff of teachers to attend the
conclave.
Among the delegation of local in-
structors who are planning to at-
tend the parley in addition to Mr.
Wrinkle are C. L. McGill, R. L.
Albers, Miss Mary Edwards and
Miss Rachel Hayen.
Miss Edwards will leave Wed-
nesday with the all-state chorus
which will sing at the convention
Friday night. El Reno will send
14 students to sing in the chorus
which will be composed of nearly
1,000 pupils from schools over the
entire state.
IGHT
Undefeated El Reno,
Shawnee Teams to Bat-
tle for Loop Lead
HOW THEY START
EL RENO POS. SHAWNEE
Rentfro------- F Adkinson <C)
Connelley _ „F _ j. Morrison
A. Ellsworth C . G. Morrison
Slade ----------G--------- Gorman
Little -----------G---- Carmichael
Miss Marguerite Meegan, age 59,
Idled Friday morning at the home
of her niece, Mrs. John Green,
701 North Rock Island avenue,
following a two months’ illness.
Miss Meegan, who has been a
resident of Canadian county for
| the past 32 years, is survived by
three brothers, Mike Meegan of
El Reno, Edward Meegan of Kan-
sas City, Mo., and James Meegan
of Tulsa; and a sister, Mrs. Mary
McNeal of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later from the Benson
Funeral home.
‘ALL BOOKED UP FOR THE COMING SEASON!”
TO ATTEND CONCERT
Mrs. W. J. Aycoek, Mrs. George
W. Flanigan, daughter, Miss Hel-
en. and Miss Alice von Mcrvcldt
will attend tlie concert given by
Rachmaninoff at thc 8hrlnc audi-
torium in Oklahoma City Saturday
evening.
ATTEND DINNEIt-HKIDGE
Mr. and Mrs. Fieri L. Hardison.
865 South Hoff avenue, will at-
tend a seven o'clock dinner-bridge
given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Corwin at their home In Oklaho-
ma city JDridiC'. turning.
Bill to Tax Lodges Is
Defeated in Committee
Oklahoma City, Jan. 27 (/Pi—Af-
ter three minutes consideration,
a bill which would place proper-
ties of fraternities and lodges on
tax rolls was turned down today
by the senate revenue and taxa-
tion committee which recommend-
ed it do not pass.
T!
MAKE HEAVY CUTS
Appropriations Slashed
To Balance Budget
BULLETIN
Washington. Jan. 27 (/Pi—The
house today refused to reduce the
expenditure for federal prohibi-
tion enforcement next year from
$9,120,000 to $7,199,986. the vote
was 128 to 113.
With the Mid-State cage race
virtually hinging on the outcome
of the El Reno-Shawnee games,
the two rival undefeated quintets
were ready to battle for supre-
macy In the first of two encoun-
ters between the two teams here
tonight.
A crowd larger than the one
which jammed the local gym-
nasium Tuesday night for the
Central tilt is expected to be on
hand tonight. The main clash will
be at 8 o’clock, with the curtain-
raiser between Sacred Heart and
St. Gregory of Shawnee carded
for 6:30 o’clock.
Determined to send in his rang-
iest combination to oppose the
giant quintet of the Wolves. Coach
Jenks Simmons today announced
that he would start Art Ellsworth,
six-foot two reserve center, to
jump against Gordon Morrison,
six-foot nine pivot man for Shaw-
nee.
Old Scoring Combination
With the revamped lineup, "Tee"
Connelley and Woodie Rentfro
will be back at their old positions,
teamed at forwards, the scoring
combination which swept the In-
dians to the Mid-State and stale
championships last year.
Last year the Indians nosed out
Shawnee 29-24 in a thriller on
the local harch^DOd. With the
exception of Ed Skelton, the Wol-
ves will present the same lineup
tonight that faced the El Reno
five last season.
Although the Indians arc gen-
erally conceded a slight edge over
Shawnee, the Wolves are rated as
the strongest team that the El
Reno basketeers will meet this
year in a conference tilt.
Both Undefeated
Thc fact that neither team
has suffered defeat this season,
adds to the setting for whirlwind
thrillers tonight and tomorrow
night.
Shawnee, by virtue of "Tiny"
Morrison's elongated stature, Is
conceded the tip, and Coach Sim-
mons has been pushing his for-
wards to charge In to battle the
opposition for the ball after the
tip-off.
The second encounter between
the two teams slated here Satur-
day night Is also carded to start
at 8 o'clock, Coach Simmons an-
nounced.
While thc Indians and Wolves
are tangling here tonight, Central
and Classen, rival cage fives at
Hie capital, will meet in a Mid-
State tilt of Importance in the
conference race. Capitol Hill will
also take on Guthrie on the lat-
ter’s court in another Mid-State
encounter.
Washington, Jan. 27 OP)—Senate
Democrats decided al a conference
today to work for a balanced
budget through drastic cuts In
all appropriation blUs, but without
attempting to reach their ftna’
role at this session.
The conference approved a res-
olution to this end as a substitute
for the proposal of Senator Tyd-
ings of Maryland which would
have sent the billion dollar treas-
ury-postofflce bill back to com-
mittee with instructions to cut It
and all others to follow to u level
of estimated revenue for thc next
fiscal year.
Instead, said Senator Robinson.
Ark., the party leader, amend-
ments will bn offered In thc sen-
ate looking to a slash of between
$35,000,000 and $50,000,000 below
thc bill's present total.
Both Republican and Democra-
tic leaders agreed yesterday that
if the original Tydlngs motion
carried, all of the vital appropria-
tion measures for carrying on the
government machine would have
been delayed until the extra ses-
sion of thc new congress due to
be called by President-elect Roose-
velt in mid-April,
Mrs. Torrence McLaren, 401
Barker avenue, and her house
guest. Mrs. Frank Meyer, of Shaw-
werc Oklahoma City visitors
Thursday afternoon.
El
Proceeds to E. H. S. Ath-
letic Sweater Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavus Funk,
405 South Williams avenue, were
guests Thursday evening of Mr.
and Mrs. Addison F. Williams In
I Oklahoma City.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. DeLaiiu,
800 South Hoff avenue, expect to
spend Sunday with their daughter.
Mrs. John Hlcktnan Turner, and
Mr. Turner in Norman.
The Deep River Plantation
singers, including five negro en-
tertainers, presented two splendid
programs at the El Reno high-
school auditorium Thursday.
Tlie matinee performance was
given at 2 o'clock for school stu-
dents, while the second program
was at 8 o'clock.
The varied progrnm was made
up of negro spirituals, semi-clas-
sics and ballads,'which were pre-
sented as solos, quartet numbers,
qultur and piano selections.
Proceeds derived from the two
presentations will be added to tlie
hlghschool athletic sweater fund.
Dr E. L. Kalbfletsch, who wax
en route from his home in New-
ton, Kans.. to Altus, was an over-
night guest Thursday of his broth-
er, E. L. Kalbfletsch, 1001 Suuset
Drive.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Vandivier, Davis O. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 41, No. 297, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1933, newspaper, January 27, 1933; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc918903/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.