The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 104, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1943 Page: 2 of 6
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El Reno (Okla.) Daily Tribune
Sheriff Follows
‘Hot Clue’ In
Youth’s Slaying
(Continued Prom Page One)
to improve in the Wichita Palls
hocpilal from head injuries sim-
ilar to those received by the
Termer boy. McDonald was found
unconscious on the same highway
11 miles south of where the
Randlett youth was discovered.
Clues Mumbled
State Investigators reported young
McDonald mumbled something
about "Model A—beer Joint—big
intersection." Officers revealed also
they had got information from him
that he was walking on the high-
way when a car stopped, some-
one asked where the army camp
was. and that was the last he
remembered.
A possible connection still was
sought between the Turner and
McDonald beatings and the deaths
of Agnes Joule Davis, found un-
conscious with her husband, Oeor-
ge. on a highway two miles east
• of Sasakwa June 20. and Jack
Bottoms, found dead on a high- |
way two and one-half miles west
of Ada. the same day.
Mu. Hilburn Is Injured
Seriously by Bomber
Mrs. Mary Sue Hilburn. 307 North
Choctaw avenue, was reported in a
serious condition today in the Mc -
Bride hospital. Oklahoma City, as
the result of injuries received Mon-
day I *
About 9:30 a. m Monday'morning
Mrs. Hilburn was struck by a four-
motored bomber which was being
taken down a runaway at the Ok-
lahoma City air depot, where she
is employed She suffered a serious
injury to her back and was taken to
the hospital for treatment.
Tuesday, June 29, 1943
Chinese Soldiers Guard Majestic Salween Gorge
Potato Crop Is
Up 35 Percent
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 29-
UP)—New potatoes should have a
ready-market because of the recent I
scarcity and this year’s crop shows !
a 35 percent Increase ‘over last <
year, Joe C. Scott, president of
the state board of agriculture, said ;
Monday. 1 _
9oott urged victory gardeners not GIRL--Mr. and Mrs Jams Carel,
to harvest their potatoes until 313 West Wade street, are the par- j
IT'S
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Detroit Near Normal
After Race Rioting n
DETROIT. June 29— </Pi— This
great war production center, scene
n week ago of savage conflict be-
tween white and negro residents,
BOY—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ander- I Wns baek aImost to a normal basis
son, 900 South Donald avenue, are I Monday night with the lifting of
the parents of a son born June 26. i remaining emergency restrictions
i on civilian activities.
But United States army troops,
Public Records
they are fully mature so they will ents of a daughter, weighing seven sem llUo the area under a presi-
be able to cure and remain usable pounds and four ounces, born this , dential proclamation, remained
without loss by spoilage. He de- morning in the El Reno sanitar- ' within the city. They will not be
dared it is >a good time for the lum j withdrawn, according to Brigadier
consuming public to take advant- -- General William E. Gunther, in
age of the seasonal abundance and TWINS—Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Car- command, until all threat of re-
to use as many as possible. ro11- North Choctaw avenue, arejnewal of last week's violence has
The food distribution admin- the Parents of a son and daughter. been dispelled.
infra t Ion has started purchasing horn Monday nit ht in the Catto ----------
potatoes in order to support the hospital. Tire boy weighed six “OLDEST POLICEWOMAN"
°u"ees ar'd th,‘ LA MESA. Calif. (UP)—Mrs. Arvil-
ghl five pounds and two ounces. la Becktnan Bged 80 5elieved to
1 be the oldest policewoman in Cali-
fornia, recently celebrated her 22nd
market." said Scott. Such a pro-
gram is now In effect In Okla-
homa as well as fbur other mid-
western states. Potatoes purchased
under the support program at 12.25
per 100 pounds will be used in the
most effective way possible to con-
serve them, possibly through can-
ning and dehydration
State Man Sentenced
For Slaying of Wife
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 29—
UP)—Tony L. Simon, 51 years old,
formerly of Davis, Okla., was sen-
tenced Monday to serve from one
to 10 years in San Quentin prison
after pleading guilty to a man-
slaughter charge in connection with
year hi that capacity, city officials
participating. (Previously she had
been u school teacher and was the
widow of a railway engineer.
Marriage License
J. V. Brown, 52, and Bertha
Brown. 46. both of Kingfisher.
Warranty Deeds
Paul J. and Hasel Preman to
William E. and Icie J Brown. Lots
8 and 9. block 53, El Reno.
Dorothy B. and Clarence E. Doke
to Arnim and Besse L. Mnliinax
Lo(,s 11 and'12. block 4 Lake Park
addition to El Reno.
J. W. and Lula Cahill to Edward
W. and Louise Hlx. Lots 3. 4. 5, 16,
17 and 18. block 110, El Reno.
Release of Oil and Gas Lease
M. L. Rabun to Jesse W. Haydon.
NW 17-11-5
TO CHECK
On a hilltop position overlooking the graat canyon of the Salween river, Chinese soldiers with camou-
flage In their caps man a macnine-gun position. Across the river are Japs who have been knocking
at the “back door” of southwestern Chin;« for more than a year but have been unable to advance far-
ther north along the Burma Road to Chungking. (Photo by Frank Cancellare of Acme for War Pic-
htra Pnnt Y
Markets
Texan Says Food Chief
Is Lacking in Power
WASHINGTON. June 29 —UP)—
Senator W. Lee O'Daniel i Demo-
crat, Texas) commenting on the
appointment of Judge Marvin Jones
as war food administrator to suc-
ceed Chester Davis, said he doubt-
ed the new WFA head would be
successful unless given more au-
thority than Davis had.
O’Daniel said he was glad to
see a fellow Texan named, but
added he thought no one could
do a good Job as liead of the
agency unless he had sufficient
power to carry out the policies
he considered wise
EL KKNO MARKETS
iCorrected to 2 p. in. June 29)
Wheat *122
Oats _________ .70
Barley .90
Kaffir corn, No. 2 100 lbs. _ 2 25
Com, No. 2 shelled-------1.15
Butterfat _________________ -48
Eggs .33
Broilers ... __________________ .25
Heavy hens_____________ -22
Roosters 14
NEW YORK STOCK
NEW YORK. June 29 —UP)—
Stocks generally stumbled over
light profit-selling today but little
in the way of real weakness was
dlscernable in
LIVESTOCK
OKLAHOMA CTTY. June 29—
OPj-'CalUe 1(900, calves 400; slow
and weak; light yearlings to $13.50;
venlers to $13.
Hogs 3.200; butcher top $13.50.
Sheep BOO; steady; lamb top $14
KANSAS CITY, June 29 —UP)—
Hogs 5,000; lower; top $13.55.
Cattle 3,200, calves 350; slow:
steady; vealers steady to strong;
top $14. Steers to $16.15.
Sheep 8.000; lambs lower; top
$13.40
VICTORY GARDEN TIP
Earnings and Payrolls
Reach Peak in April
NEW YORK. June 29 —4/P)—
Earnings and payrolls rose to
new peak levels in April, average
number of hours worked weekly
Increased and employment declined
slightly, the national industrial
conference board reported Monday*.
Tile board’s monthly survey of
labor statistics in 25 manufactur-
ing Indus flies showed hourly earn-
ings of workers averaged $.097 and
were 1.0 percent higher than in
March. They were $.896 In April.
1942.
Congress Agrees On
Rehabilitation Setup
WASHINGTON. June 30 —i/P)— the death of his wife, Cora, at an 1
i Senate and houae conferees Mon- Escondido ranch Sunday.
1 day agreed on legislation broad- Deputy Sheriff C. W McIntyre
ening the federal-state program said Simon stated he struck his
for vocational rehabilitation of the wife because she had not pre-
nation’s disabled. pared breakfast. Mrs. Simon died
Under it, the federal security 0f a broken neck,
administrator, would have author-
ity to advance funds for admin-
istration of the program to any
state unable to appropriate match-
ing funds up to July 1, 1945, be-
cause of the adjournment of its
legislature.
Legislator’s Father
Gets State Position
Fuse-Testing Device
Perfected by Willys
TOLEDO, Ohio. June 29 —I/P)—
Wlllys-Overiand Motors. Inc., an-
nounced Monday development of a
device so effective for testing fuses ; Mariote, Ralph Pierce and Charles
anti-aircraft shells that rejec- "Cherrynose" Gioe. asked that the
Lawyers Ask Dismissal
Of Extortion Charges
NEW YORK, June 29 —(VP)—
Counsel for six Chicago men
charged with conspiracy to extort
large sums of money from the
motion picture industry filed mot- ■
ions in federal court Monday ask-
ing dismissal of the indictments.
James D. C. Murray, attorney
for Louis Compagna. Paul De
Lucia, Paul D'Andrea, Francis
MEN WANTED!
Steady employment, good wages, good hours and
satisfactory working conditions. Applv in person;
Mill Office.
CANADIAN MILL & ELEVATOR
11102 South Bickford
an-v ! Vic.nryTI‘gn,d°!;Irf who have Tat-
Brokers referred to "Washing-1 U{,d
Local Briefs
Mrs May H Kerrick. Amarillo.
Tex . arrived Friday nlghl for a
visit of several weeks with her
brother-in-law, J. B Kerrick, 100
North Barker avenue
Shirley Ann OillilHn. 209 North
Evans avenue, returned Friday eve-
ning after a 10-day visit with
relatives In Fort Worth, Tex.
Mrs. J. H Buckley, 524 South El-
lison avenue, who was injured sev-
eral weeks ago in a fall from a
horse, is reported as greatly im-
proved Sergeant Buckley, who
spent ’the past few weeks here, re-
turned Friday to his post at Chat-
tanooga. Tenn.
ton confusion" ns tempering the
bullish urge to some extent. De-
clines of fractions were in the
majority near the close.
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK, June 23—I/P)—Cot-
ton futures declined today on tears
that a shukrup in the war food
administration might mean more
rigid price control and brought
about liquidation.
Late values were off 35 to 55
cents a bale, July 20.41, October
19.94, December 19.75.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. June 29—>/P)—Buy-
ing of July wheat by eastern
interests during the final hour to-
day helped prices to advance sub-
stantially from the day's low points.
Wheat closed unchanged to 1-2
cent under Monday’s final levels,
July 1.44 3-4 to 7-8, September 1.45
to 1.45 1-8; oats losl I-B to 3-4
early-season crisis of
planting nnd weeding may re-
pulse the commando raids of rab-
bits, gophers and grackles com-
mon about this time of year by
sprinkling powdered lime on plants
when damp, scattering moth balls
around the edge of the vegetable
plot or applying a mix of wood
ashes and red pepper on leaves.
Pennsylvania State college advlaes.
OKLAHOMA CITY. June 89—
<&)—E. V. McCarty, father of J.
B. McCarty. Oklahoma county leg-
islator, was named superintendent df duds reaching American gun-
of repairs and construction of the
tion of fuses bad dropped from an
original figure of 20 percent to
one-tenth of 1 percent.
President Joseph W. Frailer of
Willys said the machine, which by
a spinning process simulates the
actibn of a shell in flight, vfr-
I tually eliminated the possibility
Indictments be squashed on the
ground they were invalidated by
the statute of limitations.
state school land department to
succeed Sam Farmer. Ada. resign-
ed, by the state school land com-
mission Monday.
Governor Robert S. Kerr made
tlie motion to name McCarty and
it was approved by other mem-
bers. The position pays a salary
of $150 a month.
ners. It now is used as an as-
sembly-line method of inspecting
V " r»e production of fuses.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
All Pythians are invited to attend
■ferial meeting Wednesday, Jour
30, ft p. m„ Trainmen's Hall.
Thomas A. Harris
Chancellor Commander
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
June 28, 1943
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that American National Insurance
Co., Galveston, Texas, has according to sworn
statement complied with the laws of Oklahoma
as_ conditions precedent to its doing business in
this State, and I have issued to said Company
a Certificate of Authority from this Office en-
titling it to do business in this State for the year
ending February 28, 1944.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office at, Okla-
homa ( ity, Oklahoma, the date first above written.
Jess G. Read
(SEAL) Insurance Commissioner
GOOD SERVICE IS NOT RATIONEDI
GOOD Crease Jobs '
JACKSON CONOCO
12) West Wade -r
naz
Hospilal Notes
Mrs. Earl Rupert. Okarche. un-
derwent a minor operation this |
morning in the El Reno sanitarium.
iMps Lawrence Brockhaus. 502
West Oak street, and infant daugh-
ter. who was born June 20 in the
El Reno sanitarium, returned today
to their home.
JAWBREAKER WITH FINE
VANCOUVER. Wash. (U.R) — A
lO-dollar fine against Ora Hen-
non of Hudson House was ac-
companied by 10-dollar words when
Acting Sergeant Ed Mayo des-
cribed Hennon as incoherently,
staggeringly, obnoxiously inebriat-
ed."
SPECIAL
PRICES!
3- and 4-Week-Old
WHITE LEGHORN
PULLETS
—Also—
Started Reds, White
Rocks and Leg-Rocks
YUKON
NATCHERY
Yukon, Oklahoma
Rhone 260
SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT
of
ILLINOIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
137 WENT JACKSON KLVD., CHICAGO. ILLINOIS
December 31. 1942 As Made To Jess G. Head, Insurance Commissioner of Oklahoma.
ASSETS
Iteal Estate________________________ ' None
Mortgage and Other Loans _____ None
Bonds 1,246,923.95
Stocks ________ None
Cash in Office and in Banks 291,809.58
fM
ME
Total Ledger Assets ____________1,538,733.53
Non-Ledger Assets
Gross Assets
Less Assets Not Admitted____
Total Admitted Assets____
54,997.87
1,503,731.40
9,860.32
1,583,871.08
LIABILITIES
Unearned Premium Reserve___________ 267,634.66
Net Unpaid Losses and Claims_________ 25,297.97
All Other Liabilities___________________ 9,500.08i
Total Liabilities________________ 302,432.71
Capital ------------------ 250,000.00
Surplus -----------------1,031,438.37
1,281,438.37
Total Capital, Surplus and Other Liabilities 1,583,671.08
Mill*.
jVjOSLEM Africa, with its mingled scents of musk and sweat, of
rose-oil and garlic, is the tortured loom against which Achmed
Abdullah has woven his latest story of intrigue. Arab, dervish and
Afghan—desert, jungle and market-place—shadow the unfold-
ing of a monster conspiracy that threatens the cause of the Allies.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 104, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1943, newspaper, June 29, 1943; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc920022/m1/2/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.