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ED RENO (OKLA.) DAILY TRIBUNE
PRTDaY, JUNE 17, 1988
The El Reno Daily Tribune FINN? Tfl MARK
A Bine Ribbon Newspaper Serving A Blue Ribbon Community * I'vlvt/ IU If 1/11111
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Issued dally except Saturday from 207 South Rock Island avenue,
and entered as second-class mall matter" under the act of March 3, 1879
RAY J. DYER
Editor and I'ubliidirr
BUDGE II.YRLE
News Editor
DEAN WARD
Advertising Manager
Dedication Of Monument
Scheduled June* 29
The ASSOCIATED PRESS Is exclusively entitled to the use for re-
publication of all the news dispatches credited to it or not credited by
this paper, and also to all the local news therein.
WASHINOTON. June 17—(U.fi)—
Forty thousand Amerlcan-Finns
All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. a|)d Lj1(,lr friends are expected to
participate in dedication festivities
New York
Inside Out
BY DON O’M ALL! r
Woman, 90, Celebrate*
With First Plane Ride
CLEVELAND. June 17—(U.RV-Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Wells, of Chicago,
celebrated her 90th birthday by
DAILY LESSON
in English
SPEEDING FOR WIFE
SAN JOSE. Calif. tU.Ra— Michael
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do
not say, "He brought three men,
taking her first airplane ride—a neither of whom had . been there
trip to Cleveland and back. previously.” "Say, "He brought
T think I’ll make this an annual three men. none lor, not one) of
JEW YORK, June 17—The pub-
i licity boys keep whooping it
MEMBER OE TIIE NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
and
THE OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION
National Advertising Representatives
FROST LANDIS COMPANY
New York, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Dallas,
Atlanta, San Francisco
DAILY SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL IN CANADIAN AND
By Carrier ADJOINING COI’NTIES
One Week $ .15 Three Months____________$150
Three Months................$1.75 Six Months-----------------$3 00
One Year_________________ $7.00 One Year--------------------$5 00
Including Salas Tax
FRIDAY’, JUNE 17. 1938
FORGIVE YOUR ENEMIES: And be ye kind one to another, tender-
hearted. forgiving one another, evin as God for Christ's sake hath
forgiven you.—Ephesians 4:32.
June 29 at Chester. Pa., for a
monument that will mark the first
Finnish settlement In North Amer-
ica.
President Roosevelt will be rep-
resented by a government official,
and the government of Finland
will be represented by Foreign
Minister Rudolf Holsti, and other
notables.
The ceremonies will be in cele-
bration of the settlement of the
Delaware valley 300 yearn ago by
Swedes and Finns The main cere-
monies will begin at Wilmington,
Del.. June 27 when the Crown
Prince and Princess of Sweden and
the Finnish delegation arrive.
Flnnlsh-Amertcans are expected
to go to Chester from several
nearby states, according to Emil
Hurja, nationally-known American
ol Finnish ancestry of this city
who is helping urrange the cere-
monies.
Ten Bands To Play
Ten bands, numerous choral or-
ganizations and other Finnish soci-
eties will provide entertainment
throughout the day.
Holsti will present the monu-
ment to the American nation in
behalf of ills country und three
Americans will accept It with ap-
propriate speeches
Robert H Jnckson, assistant at-
torney general, will nerept it In
behalf of President Roosevelt and
the federal government. Governor
George Earle of Pennsylvania will
accept in behalf of that state und
Major William A Wait! in behalf
i ii ■ ., , ... .. . , ■ of Chester. The city of Chester oc-
LJoiib club and Km fiart.v will attend the convention at llh tlml Wll wUI(d
DOWN MEMORY LANE
June 17. l»2.i
John W. Priftmore of Oklhoma City completed the audit
of the books of the city Saturday evening and will make
hi« final rejiort the latter part of the week. It was indicat-
ed that the auditor found condition at the city hall in ex-
cellent condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Hai ry Morris, Mr. and Mrs. VV. K. Buck-
ner, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd P. Wilson, Clyde Dowell and A. M.
Strinyer returned Saturday from a 16-da.v trip to the Shrine
convention held at Washington, I). C. Mrs. Dowell went to
Cleveland, Ohio, for two weeks' visit.
Miss Ayleen Morris leaves Wednesday with Mr. and
Mrs Kdyar S. Vuuyht and daughter, Klennor, of Oklahoma
City, for New York, Atlantic City, Detroit, Chicayo and
Tennessee. Mr. Vauyht is interenational president of the
up for swing music and swing
players, but cold figure* seem to
forecast an early demise for this
particular form of adolescent hys-
teria.
affair," she said as she stepped
from a /United (Airlines mainliner
plane.
Miss Wells was entertained at a deck, a as
birthday party by her Clevelard syllable.
relatives and her niece and \ OFTEN MISSPELLED: Shampoo
whom had been there previously.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED:
Decade. Pronounce dek-ad, e as In
in aid, accent first
J. McCarthy, salesman, arrested
on a charge of speeding 80 miles
an hour on a state highway, told
the court he was chasing his wife
who was running away. Fined $25,
he explained he could not pay the
fine as his wife had taken all his
money exoept $1.40. A note ex-
plained that she "was going home
to mama.”
up their lips one way or the other
, . . .Theatrical producer Gilbert
Miller always wears a derby hat ________
When he takes his morning shower. } nephew, Miss Cecilia Wells and shampooed shampooing
It’s not a gag—Miller simply likes Harvey H. Wells, who accom- I SYNONYMS Puzzled perplexed
to shave and brush his hair first, anied her on the flight. After1 nonpluswd bewildered disconcert-
Then the brim ol the derby pro- the party, fwhen she boarded a ^
That "swing festival” at Madison yidrs perfect protection against the plane for her returr flight to
Square Oarden the other night spray 0f water! . . Romance has Chicago, she said. “I wouldn't
was trumpeted beforehand as a hit hard backstage at the Radio have missed this experience for
sell-out event, with speculators city Music Hall. June weddii«s I the world."
grabbing $45 for a pair of $5! wm unite ballet aancer Frances
tickets. Actually, less than 6.000 Laurie and tenor soloist Robert
Irene Austin, one of
WORD STUDY:
“Jitterbugs" turned out to hear the Landrum; Irene Austin, one
bands of Benny Ooodman and the Rockettes, and Leif Jorgens
Count Basle—or about one-third: brog, an assistant director; and ] l
the Garden's seating capacity. ... . also Luclle Lawrence, the orches-
Total cash collected (it was a tin's harpist, and Paul Dahlstorm,
benefit, too) reached only $12,000. of the electrical department
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
•Use a word
three times and it is yours.” Let
us increase our vocabulary by mas- j
! terlng one word each day. Today's |
'word: VERIFY; to prove to be
true. "Have you verified these1
j statements?"
The Tribune is authorised to an-
nounce the candidacies of the fol-
lowing individuals, subject to the
primary election July 12:
Democratic Ticket
One example of the way interest Must be the Music hall's romantic
in swing is artificially pumped stage setting that gets 'em. . . .
up is the elaborate procedure tak- And I learn that Anthony Biddle. ___________
en to spread popular knowledge our ambassador to Poland and a For Commissioner. Dlst. 1:
of the so-called swing slang. The fellow noted for his sartorial JOHN W. PALMER
agent for a certain well-known elegance, wears nightshirts Instead For Commissioner, Diet. 2:
of pajamas. E. H. BORNKMANN
• • • For Commissioner, Dlst. S:
WARY- This is the time of year BEN BLUM
Public Records
band leader has just printed a
special booklet supposed to be a
"dictionary" of current swing terms.
Mailed to the press. It contains Wf.en Incidents like the one Verne I*or Commissioner. Dlst 3:
several hundred terms like "fruit- 8nilth had a coupie of wpeks R q COURTNEY
mn "kiiiuivnlin " **1uv vmiP ixirlfpl" « ,. , .. .4
. . I . , —, _ . . , i o n«i iut« us in i/ w art mtticu
Atlantic City. Miss Morris will rcniiiin in Icnncssiv for the originally by Finnish farmers and
IWMiMbr Of the Sommer. ulm-h was marked "Finland" on
early mups of America. Finland at
ing," "kopasetlc,” "lay your racket" hu 1)()lne ^ rad|o actor ^ For County Attorney:
and twister to the slammer," In a vacation trip by automobile. 8AM T. ROBERSON
addition to the more lamlllar one n)ght landed in a small County Attorney:
"Jive" and "cat." town In Tennessee There he asked BAKER H MELONK
Virtually no swing fan or must- 14 aa40lln« station attendant If he Pt>r County Treasurer:
clan, however, really uses ihese |could direct him to the best hotel
Marriage License
Cliftord Olln Palmer. 20. of
El Reno, and Mary Bales. 25, of
Calumet.
Oil and Gas Releases
Oulf Oil corporation to Cable
Sherman. Lots 3 and 4 and 8 1-2
NW 1-4 5-14-5.
Oulf Oil corporation to Alden L.
and Ida J. Castle 8W 1-4 2-11-7.
Oulf Oil corporation to Nancy
Jane May et al. NW X-4 9-11-5.
terms or even knows what they j jn town
mean. The publicity boys sit up “j ••
nights figuring out new ones *i,ut j hate to do It.”
which may sound pluu.sible—and
two days later have themselves
forgotten their significance.
W J. B MILLER
For County 8heriff:
8AM FREEMAN
■een it, that I'm a liar!”
Yes—ah me. alack, and alas— j • , ,
I'm afraid It's Just another New gNicKS- Commissioner of Mark-
York racket.
Mrs. B. B. Rnv entertained Saturday evening with n Uk> u,ne of Um“ **tUemept 300 >'«"■»
shower in honor of Mrs. J. W. Ozmun. Garden flowers in ‘T wn* “ pwt of, a"d'
crystal baskets were used in decoratinjr. Eijrhteen ladies
were present for a pleasant evening Miss Florence Stroup o.Ztion
of Oklahoma City was an out-of-town puest.
Judge and Mrs. If. I,. Fopp and familv had as dinner
puests yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Fryberper, Mr and
I*™; H: L' and son- Harry Mac, Dr. and Mrs. T. F.
t ill lord and son, Tommy.
The monument depicts the early
settlers and contains the inscrip-
tions:
the attendant replied; '
For County Sheriff:
Why?” asked Smith ! L. D. <Les) LINK
Because you’ll think, after you've F01- OouMy Sheriff:
JOHN HARRISON
Eor County Sheriff: #
J M. (Jlm> KENNEDY
eta Morgan is starting a drive to ^ County Assessor:
GEOROE M. LOVELL
__ For County Assessor:
he drives downtown to his Wall place for the world's fair anrTkeep 8AM HU13ERT
street office, uses an old Packard the streets open for traffic For State Representative:
limousine that was specially built Well on theory Commissioner Mor- CLAUDE W. CHERRY
I*n's plan is sensible, efficient and h* 8ut” Representative:
all that. But I should think New WILLIAM DOLEZAL
York might be allowed to retain For stat* Representative:
at least some of its old-fashioned _A. FRANCIS PORTA
Margrstt Lakin. who has been
ill with pneumonia the past sev- j
J cral days, is reported to be im-
proving at her home. 212 East
Foreman street.
eliminate all pushcart peddlers in
N’YAWKER*— J P Morgnn, when Manhattan Wants to clean up the
with a high top. . . Not all society
matrons spend their time in Man-
hattan night clubs. Mrs. Stuyves-
ant LeRoy French—who is re-
AUCTION SALE
Sooth of Southern Hotel 1:39 p.
m. June U.
Ford car. China closet. Radios,
shotgun, beds, cabinets, tables,
rocking chairs dining chain,
dishes, cooking utensils and all
kinds of small tools.
L. EVERETT
AUCTIONEER
EL CARO
THE FAMILY THEATRE
PHONE 648
Last Day
“PENROD & SAM’
Selected Short Subjects
And News
Saturday
You have read about it—Now
see lor yourself.
ALCATRAZ!
•THE LAST MILE’ FOR THE RATS
WHO THINK THEY’RE BIGGER
THAN THE LAW!
Men that gangland’s bul-
lets couldn't touch...men
that could beat the tough-
•at rap...you’ll find them
all, forgotten numbers,
on the dreaded ‘Rock’l
Warner Bros,
hot-off-the-headlines hit!
I COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTION
A First kitkHUI Retire
Specials Added
"RHYTHM WRANGLER*”
and CARTOON
Matinee Uk^-Nite 20
Delightfully Cool
laled to tlie Vanderbilt* and Aston flcvor. A hospital Is probably the
-has invented and patented a cleanest and most efficient place
mu- frame gadget for drying clill- > ihe world-but who wants
dren's woolen clothes Originally
devised for her own little son. It
has a good chance of being a com-
mercial success. . . .Morton Downey
n, I
Woman’ <S2, To Grade School Closed
Vole First Time Af"'r m w llHt'
Near this spot stood a settle- ha* Just shaved oil his moustache,
ment named Finland so railed by Wish these radio heroes—and that
the first Finnish settlers on this goes for the Frank Parkers. Don
oontlmnt to bmm tt their AlMMi and such—would make
homelHiid. This memorial erected.......
Il\- there? . . , .Grace Moore
kl ed Andre Kostelanetz right |
belore the first number on their I
radio program last week, and the
conductor, with the studio audi-
ence watching, turned right around
With Ihe compliment. And he mar-
ried to Lily Pons only a week!
Free
Delivery
BROWNIE'S
Phones
625-624
GROCERY
MARKET
in 1938 by the Finnish nation and | and a Ucr of Admlra, Ktaujl and >,nntoh ^ a
file Finns In America in com mem- |n({ „ prjme mover in the settle- Hurja
orutloii of the Finnish pioneers of j ment. An Uiscrlptiou on the medal Later the Finnish delegation «...
CINCINNATI. Ohio. June 17- <ht‘ Delaware river valley in 1638" j ,ayK - Commemoration of Dela- visit the Mulllca Hill J'tUe.^nt m
Tlie monument Ls made of New ware Tercentenary.'' New Jersey, to unveil a marker to
CLINTON. June 17 -u.P) — lfcn. *2^?* of ««■*•
Marvaret Franklin .-.aid (mlay tlint sch""' 1,1 th<* wrt>h- finis" England granite for a base and During tlie visit to Chester, the Erie Mulllca. a prominent rariv
mill rat her first imliot in the ** ,‘l'ur*^onjl* history here when Finnish Kranite for the main struc- FinnLsh and Swedksli delegations Finnish .settler.
SUGAR
Pure
Granulated
15-lbs.
79c
July prini-tries thU yw. 8olf,1Cf Hn" s‘“00' wa*
^ , . after opernllng 132 ytars.
Tlie 82-yrar-old Caddc county
pioneer mother of 13 clilldr n 10 1 hr lnal *™duntlng class eon-
of them living, explained that she of two '"’V11- James Cmtrtt
"never did have Unit" U> vote be- ""d Jo,,n 8terwerf
fore Tlie one room school building
"But now that I've deckled to wl11 be maintained as a historical
start " she said. "I'm going ta do It* yard turned Into a
the Job up brown Why. I've al- playground
ready picked my candidates”---—
Mrs Franklin active despite her GETS NICKEL'S YVORTII
age. said ahe has lived in Blaine MARY8VILLE. Calif.. — (liF> —
and Caddo counties for 45 years When Warren 8hingle. to make the
Bho is visiting relatives here public peach-conscious, advertised
She has smoked a pipe since that he would sell all the pearlies
Bhe was seven years old. she said each customer could eat for S
and has "a yen lor travel In auto- cents, tie did not know of the ex-
mobiles" Istence of Bob Blue. 15-year-old
...... — — hoy The latter got away with six
WASP* VLAGUC BRITAIN pounds of penrlies for his nickel.
LONDON - The worst drouth —— --
Omit Britain has kmwn for 451 BURGLAR BRINK* MII.K
years U bringing In Its wake what, MANSFIELD, Ohio (UP)—A burg-
ture It was prepared In Finland also will visit the monument to
bv the W Vauio Aaltonen. John Morton, signer of the United Joe Friar. Marlow, was admitted I
Medal For KooM-velt States Declaration of Inilepend- Thursday night to the El Krm>
As part of tlie Chester eere- rnce. who descended from Swedish sanitarium for medical treatment
Hoi ti will present a gold " 1 “ '
medal which Ills country struck
lor President Roosevelt. It shows |
on one side a log church In the
enrly settlement and on the other
fares of a typical settlers family
Criterion
Preview Sat. Night
8unday. Monday. Tuesday
ROYAL
Today and Saturday
threatens to be a plague of wasps lar who looted two cash registers
Tlie past* are appearing by millions of $15 In change in a grocery here
In all parts of the country where | paused fur n drink of milk from a
there ha* been a lark of rain. Pint bottle before he left.
steti"*
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Criterion
Today and Saturday
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Plus— Technicolor Novelty
(Unusual Occupations)
Comedy—Latest News
EMPRESS
Today and Saturday
Jack Randall
‘Where The We*t
Rejfin*”
"Fln«h Oordon's
Gallon Fruit
FANCY FRUIT—Golden Ripe
BANANAS ..................lb. Sc
THEIR BEST SUMNER FOOD!
I*
“That Famous
PURE GRADE A MILK
JOAN MUVtK
BLONDELL-DOUGLAS
PASTEURIZED!
• MORE ECONOMICAL
• MORE HEALTHFUL
I'or Sale at Your Groeera
PURE ICE CREAM CO.
200 North Rock Island
MAR? I • JMOMI
ASTOR'DRAKf'COWAN
fie*' 'he |«ui>w-<M A'-ei-m- Vug
fGEODGE
^O'BRIEN
figs- 'he |i«pv-ut A-ei-ie- Vi,g
t'O* V bv W-lt )’" O-I-MP
$»'«)» b* * f 'ft*
by Aiemndei Hu'' • $io$deg
jisiSv'JSi
>dV) C A4 r
PEACHES .. 45c
PEARS________43c
PRUNES .. 29c
Seedless Grapes 39c
CHERRIES 65c
Gooseberries 6.3c
APRICOTS 49c
.-tao sizf: scnkist
LEMONS..................Dm. 25c
FRESH TOMATOES......2 lbs. 15c
JCMBO
CANTALOUPE............Each 10c
FRESH CRISP
CELERY Each 10c
HUMRENO
FLOUR $1.45
Blackeyed Peas
No. 2 Can
2 for 15c
APPLE
VINEGAR
Gallon......25c
Monarch Orange IVfcn
TEA
M lb. H lb.
23c 37c
Kellofg’s
PORK & BEANS
SALMON
Cm Flakes
3 Pkgs. 25c
2vTCan
m
•l Tall Cww
25c
ICE CREAM
SALT
10 lbs. 10c
Thompsons
MALTED MILK
Playground Ball Free
45c
SALAD
DRESSING
Quart.......25c
MONARCH
PAL'L’L11** v"a,um lib. Con..27c
VUrffCiL Park 5 lb. Can .79c
a ro t u m 1
Ami Hi" 'u'lii-g
i 0 M | , A f‘ '
Box
BACON
lb. 31c
No. 1 Full
('ream
CHEESE
lb. 16c
Peanut
Butter
21b. 23c
Frenh
Channel
CAT-
FISH
Mr*.
Tucker*
Shortening
4m. 53c
unl aw
LEAN PORK SHOULDER
ROAST
18c
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