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i-Esfljfe El Reno Daily Tribune
?le Copy Five Cents
UR) MEANS UNITED PREB8
El Reno, Oklahoma, Monday, May 1, 1950
tfl MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volume 59, No. 53
Little Town In
Michigan Has
'Soviet Rule'
)
‘Red Guerrillas*
Seise Mayor In
f Mock Demonstration
MOSIiNEE, Wls.. May 1—(U.R)—
“Communist guerrillas" seized con-
trol ol this little town's city hall
and hustled Mayoj Ralph E Kron-
enwetter off to a "concentration
camp" today as 2,000 residents be-
gan living under “Soviet rule" to
learn how rugged life is behind the
iron cut tain.
• , A squad of five "Red raiders”
armed with rifles and led by a
commlsar broke into the mayor's
home at 6:13 a. m. in a mock
saizure. They dragged him out of
*d and placed him under arrest.
Edward Davis, a former army
commando, whipped a pistol from
his shoulder holster as he pressed
Into the house behind the “com-
misar,” Joseph Kornfeder, who act-
ually once was a high leader in the
American Communist party.
Hauled Into Street
The raiders forced their way into
a kitchen of Kronenwetter’s home.
They lost their way for a few min-
utes but finally got upstairs and
dragged Kronenwetter out of bed.
The SO-year-old mayor was
hauled Into the street still dressed
j|n his polka-dot pajamas.
jk It was the first move of “Com-
{ Jhiunists” who took over the town
■■for one day in a dramatic demons-
' tration to the western world that
” life under the Communists is no
bed of roses.
Newsreel cameraman and news
photographers stood Outside the
mayor's house and recorded the
■cene. Some of them failed to get
elear shots however, so the make'
believe Communists pushed the
mayor in and out of the house
three times until all were satisfied
Kronenwetter said he was “sur-
prised” that the raiders had struck
so early.
Red Banner Flies
“I thought it would be around
8 o'clock." he said. “I resent this
Idea of getting up so early."
But he said he was heartily in
favor of the demonstration of life
under Communist rule.
< The time of the attack had been
■ge secret from most local citi-
The total "striking force" of the
imitation Communists consisted of
75 American Leglonalres from Mosl-
nee and several surrounding towns.
The “Red guerrilla squads”
moved into position as dawn broke
over the sleeping town so they
would be ready to set up the first
| Communist police force state west
of the real Iron curtain.
Within two hours the Red ban-
ner flew over city hall and the new
"United Soviet State of America”
was proclaimed.
REDS TAKE OVER* U. S. TOWN—Frederick Rau, of Mosl-
nee, Wls., places a sign in front of his home announcing sale In
Russian rubles as the town gets into the spirit of being Communist-
dominated for a day. The American Legion is sponsoring the idea
to show citizens what they would be in for should the Reds ever
take over Mosinee. (NEA Telephoto.)
Charges Filed
In Police Court
Seveuty-flve dollars was paid in
tines or forfeited in bonds today by
six persons charged with disturb-
ing the peace over Die week-end,
records of Lee Harvey, chief of po-
lice. disclosed today,
i Four persons were booked at 2:20
a. m. Sunday on charges of dis-
turbing the peace in the 200 block
on South Bickford avenue. Charles
Merrell, 32. Redder hotel, was
fined $11 after pleading guilty to
the charge. Juanita Ahlefekl. 34. of
209 South Grand avenue, and Al-
bert Thomas. 27, of 1107 North Ad-
, mire avenue, forfeited bonds of $11
each.
Carl Grulkey. 21, of 217 North
Barker avenue, forfeited a bond of
$20.
Earl F. Phillips. 22. Calumet
route 3, and Grulkey. were booked
at 13:30 a. m. today on charges of
disturbing the peace in the 300
block on South Bickford avenue.
\ Phillips forfeited a bond of 811
and Grulkey paid • fine of $11 in
municipal court today.
Divorce Granted
In Court Hearing
Kathryn Fen we If was granted a
decree of divorce from Homer J.
Penwell in Canadian county dis-
trict court Saturday by Judge
Baker H. Malone.
The petition alleged extreme cru-
elty as grounds.
Th' couple was married Sept 4,
1937. in Kingfisher. Custody and
support of two minor children.
Homer Nell. 10. and Michael Hames.
8, was granted to Mrs. P*nws!\ A
property settlement was made.
■ . ■ ' ■
Inquiry Proposed On
Communist Charges
WASHINGTON, May 1—<ff>—
tepreeentatlve Frank Karsten
Democrat. Missouri i suggested to-
j Jay that an inquiry be made to de-
termine whether the Communist
ges of Senator Ooesph Mc-
Carthy (Republican, Wisconsin!
r constitute "a hoax, a deceit, or a
|fraud'' upon tin Amerioan peopk
Damage High In
Traffic Accident
Three Persons Have
Slight Injuries
Damage was estimated at a total
of $600 when two automobiles col-
lided Sunday at the intersection of
Evans and London.
Three persons were injured only
slightly In the accident. The Im-
pact of the collision knocked both
cars from the center of the street
to the curb about 15 feet away.
Keith Slover, 18, Minco, was
driving east on London street when
he collided with a 1936 coupe trav-
eling south on Evans avenue driv-
en by W. E Summers, 34, of 213
West Cheyenne street.
Damage to the front of Stover's
1848 two-door sedan was 8400,
while Summers' vehicle received
8100 damage to the right side.
Cats, Emm Received »
Summers. Slover and Betty Aus-
tin. 18. Calumet route 3. who was
riding with 81over, were taken to
the El Reno sanitarium for treat-
ment of minor cuts and bruises.
Both Summers and Slover were
charged with reckless driving and
forfeited bonds of $10 each today
In municipal court.
A mishap Sunday afternoon
caused 815 damage to a 1939 two-
door sedan driven by Velma Gladys
Johnson, 1602 South Jensen ave-
nue.
She was driving in the 1500
block on South Jensen avenue
when she collided with a 1949
coupe leaving a parking spot, driv-
en by Nell Burmeier, 209 South
Barker avenue. Damage to the
coupe was estimated at 815.
Third Mishap Reported
A third accident occurring at
11:40 a. m Saturday resulted In
$150 damage to the front of a
1942 sedan of Neil E. Niles. 22, El
Reno route 2.
Niles ran into the rear of a 1941
two-door sedan driven by W. E.
Simpson, 48, SaUna. Kan., when
Simpson could not make a left
hand turn because of approaching
traffic.
Damage to the rear end of the
Simpson car was estimated at $20.
A charge of reckless driving was
made against Niles who forfeited
a $10 bond today hi police court.
Goodwill Tour
Set May 16-17
Chartered Bus
To Be Available
The chamber of commerce good-
will tour of several Oklahoma cities
has been set for May 16 and 17,
Roy Stafford, secretary-manager,
announced today.
The tour will include cities south
and east of El Reno.
James E. Bass and H. M. Hen-
sley, co-chairman of the project,
have asked that all chamber mem-
bers interested in making the tour
notify them before 5 p. m.
Six Persons Are
Killed as Plane
Crashes in CHy
Two Residents Of
Neighborhood Hurt
By Flaming Wreckage
LEBANON, HI., May 1—<UP>—8tX
persons were killed and two injured
when a B-25 bomber crashed in a
heavily populated residential sec-
tion, setting two houses on fire and
showering seven others with flam-
ing debris.
The plane, on a training mission
from Perrin air base at Sherman,
Tex., hit a tree and exploded as
it apparently attempted a forced
landing on a field near here yes-
terday afternoon.
All the dead were aboard the
plane.
Two residents of the neighbor-
hood were Injured when flaming
wreckage and gasoline spewed over
a wide area.
Homes Damaged
A wing crashed into (be home
of Frank Wolf and started a fire
which destroyed it. WoK. his wife
and three children were away on
a fishing trip.
The home of Walter Bridges was
set afire, but firemen from OFs!
Ion, HI., and nearby Scott field put
out the blaze.
Bridges suffered shock and singed
hair, and Mrs. Henry Christ, who
was standing in her yard, was cut
by flying debris.
Wilbert Beck told authorities he
“heard an awful noise and saw the
plane hit a tree.”
Bodies Are Hurled
“There was a blue streak of flame
and then an explosion,” he said.
"I could see bodies and wreckage
flying through the air.”
Beck ducked behind a building
as flying debris showered on his,
lot. The victims' bodies were
strewn for 400 yards around the
wreckage.
Captain W. W. Coleman of Scott
field said the plane was on a train-
ing mission from Perrin field and
had stopped overnight at Scott. It
OHIO HOME LEVELED BY BLAST—Onlookers survey the damage after an explosion wrecked
a frame house in Cleveland, Ohio, injuring three people. One neighbor described the explosion as
“Just like a tornado." Police are investigating reports that a dry cleaning business had been carried
on in the house. (NEA Telephoto.)
Many In Races
Lack Opposition
Seven State Officials
Assured New Terms
Wednesday so reservation arrange- ^ off at 12:2o p.m. yesterday
ments can be made. and crashed about 20 minutes later.
Purpeees Explained | Names of the dead were withheld
The trip will be an eduoation&l
tour to acquaint El Reno chamber
members with problems, plans and
ptvjneu ef-eheeaMve-ef eomneree
in other state towns as well as in-
troduce others to El Reno.
The whole trip Will cost $20 per
person for bus fare, five meals and
hotel accommodations.
A chartered bus will leave El
Reno at 6 a. m. Tuesday, May 16,
with the first stop at Duncan to
breakfast with that town's cham-
ber. Lunch will be with the Ard-
more group.
To Visit Lodge
The bus will arrive at Lake Mur-
ray in the afternoon and the group
will stay overnight at the Lake
Murray lodge.
The Durant chamber will be host
to the group at. breakfast Wednes-
day morning. Lunch with the Mc-
Alester chamber and dinner with
the Shawnee group will complete
the second day.
The buses will return to El Reno
at 9 p. m.
In each town, the group will
make tours of various industrial
plants and outstanding agriculture
projects, Stafford said.
Softball Tilts
Are Starting
A game between BARE and
Deardoiff softball players will kick
off the I960 El Reno softball
league at 6:15 p. m. Tuesday In
Legion park. Frank Prevratll, presi-
dent of the league, said today.
During the first two weeks of
the season, only one game will be
played each night. Prevratil said
two games a night would be played
when the lights being removed
from the park for use during the
rodeo are re'umed.
Four games will be played this
week. Wednesday, the Christian
church team will face the Odd Fel-
lows lodge. Thursday. Jaycees and
Conoco will battle, and Friday the
Reformatory Qnployes and the
Peabody Dairy team will meet.
Sears Station
Is Burglarized
Scars service station, 220 North
Choctaw avenue, was burglarized
Sunday night alter the glass was
broken from the front door, Lee
Harvey, chief of police, reported
Although an inventory had not
been completed early today, a pre-
liminary check revealed that the
loot included the ctgaret vending
machine, an outboard motor, a
dozen new automobile tires, a box
of mechanics' tools. • dozen dash-
board compasses and 831 In cash
taken from a money box.
The building was checked by a
police patrol car at 10:35 p. m.
Sunday, at which time the place
had not been entered, and the bur-
glary was discovered at 10:40 p.m.
by an employe of the station who
happened to be passing. Harvey
said.
pending notification of next of kin.
TnmmrMapr
Stumping Tour
Republicans Getting
Ready for Replies
WASHINGTON, May 1 — ()P)
President Truman is depending on
eight prepared speeches and any
number cl homey “trackslde chats"
this month to strengthen his “lair
deal."
To meet this expected barrage,
the Republicans laid plans lor
calling up their own big guns
whenever Mr. Truman speaks out.
He starts for the west next Sun-
day on a 6,400-mile stumping tour
carrying him Into 16 states.
Such Republicans as Senator
Robert Taft of Ohio. Representa-
tive Joseph Martin ‘of Massachus-
etts, Senator Kenneth Wherry of
Nebraska and National Chairman
Guy Gabrielson are expected to be
ready to reply on any Issues Mr.
Truman raises along the route.
The presidential tour is the first
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 1—(ffi
—Seven state officials, 16 district
judges, one state senator and 10
state house of representatives mem-
bers are virtually re-elected, stale
election board filing lists showed
today.
They were candidates for office
•who drew neither Democratic or
Republican opposition.
State officials who are assured
of another four-year term are
Oliver Hodge. Edmond, state su-
perintendent of public Instruction;
John F. Malloy, Oklahoma City,
chief mine inspector; Sam C. Wells,
Coalgate, assistant mine inspector,
district 1; Joe Johnson, Henryelta.
assistant mine inspector, district 2;
Earl Welch, Antlers, and John E
Luttrell. Norman, supreme court
Justices, and Dick Jones, Okemah,
judge oi the criminal court of
hppeals. All are Democrats.
■—judges without ofuwtUtoa
Include Baker H. Melone, £3 Reno.
Democrat.
Two congressmen. Carl Albert.
McAlester, third district, and George
Howard Wilson, Enid, eighth dis-
trict, got by without primary op-
position. Both are Democrats.
Will Rogers, Muskogee Democrat,
was the only state senator to be
assured re-election.
TWO CANDIDATES
WITHDRAW NAMES
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 1—Iff)
—Two candidates for office with-
drew today and one additional
name was added to the official list
by the state election board sec-
retary.
Jeff McHenry. Rcdbird Negro,
withdrew from the Democratic race
for governor. He announced Sat-
urday at Wagoner that he was
withdrawing in favor of William , •stai«s.
Did You Hear
TJEGGY SCHAEFFER, daugh-
A ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
O. Schaeffer of Glendale. Arlz.,
reigned as queen of the Glendale
Roundup week and Lions club
world championship rodeo. Hie
granddaughter of Eugene
Schaeffer, 000 South Bickford
avenue. Miss Schaeffer was se-
lected on the basis of appearance
and horsemanship. Her award,
a saddle for her horse, "Honey,”
was presented by Dan E. Garvey,
governor of Arizona.
Phil Thomas of El Reno was
included In a group of 12 cadets
from Oklahoma Military acad-
emy at Claremore who partici-
pated as members of a geological
study group examining rock
formations in the Ozarks. The
group, ail geology students at
the academy, visited various
caves in the Ozark region to
obtain practical implementation
of theory.
Concert Band
Here Tonight
Franklin Williams
Featured Soloist
.Strike Mire
Still Clouded
Break in Telephone
Service Averted
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Immediately threatened na-
tionwide tleup of telephone service
was averted early today by agree-
ment of the striking maintenance
and installation men to resume
negotiations.
The action ended at least tempo-
rarily the week-long strike of 10,000
members of division 6 of the CIO
Communications Workers of Amer-
ica only four hours before they
were scheduled to set up picket
lines at telephone exchanges In 43
O. Coe, but the official notice was
not received here until today.
Stale Representative Lonnie W.
Brown. McAlester. withdrew as a
Another Segment Strikes
But another segment of commu-
nications was hit by a nationwide
I strike of teletype operators and
Democratic candidate for the state other traffic workers against the
senate from district 25. i United Press association, a news
The name of James H. Ronald, | service. They walked off their jobs
Democratic candidate lor assistant about the time the telephone work-
of a series of cross-country trips mlne in!pector, district No. 1, was
Mr. Truman will make before the
voting In November. It will be
built around the eight prepared
speeches — one a day — starting
Monday, May 8 at Lincoln. Neb.
However, he will make dozens of
other talks from the rear platform
of his bulletproof private car.
These chatty, neighborly appeals
to the voters featured his 31500-
mtle campaign for the presidency
in 1948.
Weather
State Forecast
Mostly cloudy tonight and Tues-
day. Scattered showers in south
and east. Warmer in the northwest
tonight. Low tonight 46.
B Rene Weather
For the 34-hour period ending at
Itm. today: High, 74; low. 47;
at 6 a. m., 48.
State of weather: Oool and part-
ly cloudy.
Precipitation: None.
Program Planned
By 'Coffee-Timers'
The "coffee-timers," members ol
| the Everett Poole Sunday school
| class of the First Presbyterian
church, have scheduled a “ladles
night' program for 7 p. m. Tues-
day at the church, it was an-
nounced today by Rev. Otto Berg-
ner. pastor.
A dinner will precede the pro-
gram described by Earl O'Neal,
chairman, as ''thirty minutes of
unusual entertainment." Other,
members of his committee Include
E R. Slocum and Paul flebmann.
Baker H. Melone, class president,
will serve as master of ceremonies
and Floyd Leldy has been appoint-
ed chief chef for the evening.
Class Opened
For Employes
A four-week training course
the El Reno federal reformatory
was begun today by 10 new em-
ployes prior to their assignment to
duties as correctional officers.
William H. Hardwick, warden, an-
nounced.
Included among the class are six
El Reno residents, Victor M. Helm.
Lee R. Sparks. Billy H. Casstevens,
Robert A. Schwab. Samuel R. Davis,
Jr., and Lloyd E Lorenzen.
Others beginning the course are
Stanley Frosch of Oklahoma City,
a former El Reno resident; John
L. Hall, Reydon; Murl S. Slaton,
also of Oklahoma City; and Paul
E Bradbury. Leavenworth. Kan.
added. Cordell had withheld the
actual filing last week until his
certificate of employment in mine
work was received.
ers agreed to go back to work.
There were indications that the
end of the 97-day-old strike ot
89.000 United Auto Workers against
the Chrysler corporation was in
the maxing at Detroit. And in New
York, 12,000 service employes called
off their four-day strike at 1.000
buildings. More than 200.000 apart-
ment house dwellers had been de-
prived of elevator service, telephone
NEW YORK, May 1—(ffi—Stu- switchboard, heat, hot water, gar-
denis trooped peacefully back to ’ »age disposal and other services by
classrooms today, folowtng a week
In which thousands of them had
Students Back
In Classrooms
Franklin Williams, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Williams. El Reno
reformatory circle, will be the fea-
tured soloist on tonight's concert
by the 85-picce University of Okla-
homa concert band. The program
will begin at 8 p. m. In the El Reno
hlghschool auditorium with Leon-
ard Haug, director, and Robert
Ross, assistant director, conducting.
Williams will be heard In “Night
Sollloqy" for flute and orchestra,
with the orchestral score tran-
scribed for band by Ross.
Williams, one of El Reno hlgh-
school's outstanding graduates, now
a senior at the university, has
served as drum major for OlTs
famed 125-piece marching band for
lour years.
Prominent at University
He has held the offices of presi-
dent of the concert band and
nrjwiHent of the University of Ok to*
noma symphony orchestra. A mem-
ber of three fraternities. Delta Tau
Delta, Phi Mu Alpha and Kappa
Kappa Psl. Williams has served as
president of the latter. He has
attended the renowned Interlochen
music camp In Michigan.
Williams has been a member of
the NROTC for three years, having
participated In several naval cruises.
Upon being graduated from the
university, Williams will enter the
navy for two years, after which
he plans to continue his musical
training.
Brothers Are Musicians
Williams has three brothers who
also possess a remarkable degree
of musical ability. Raymond, the
oldest of the four, is an excellent
violinist, having served as dean of
men at Interlochen. He now Is di-
rector of the Wesleyan university
symphony orchestra, Sallna, Kan.
Bennie, an El Reno hlghschool
sophomore, is following In the foot-
steps of Franklin. First chair flut-
ist In the 1950 all-state band and
all-state orchestra In Norman, after
competing against the best flutists
ol Oklahoma.
There’s an oboe player in the
family, too—Eddie. He is a seventh
grader and plays oooe In the Junior
high band.
There will be no admission charge
for this evening's concert.
German Police
Prevent Riots
In Berlin Today
Threats of Trouble
Mark Celebrations
In Divided Capital
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Threats of trouble marked east-
west May day celebrations in di-
vided Berlin today, but cool-headed
German police from both sides
prevented any outbreak of rioting.
In the western sector of the city
an estimated 750,000 Germane
cheered speakers who attacked
Russia and Communism. Their
demonstration centered around
Potsdam platz. A few blocks away,
at the Lustgarteh, thousands ot
East BerUners took part in an or-
ganized demonstration where speak-
ers assailed the west and marchers
carried pictures of Prime Minister
Joseph Stalin during a six-hour
parade.
Celebrations marking the inter-
national labor day were held in
Mosoow and all over the world, but
attention centered on Berlin—a
powder keg in the east-west cold
war.
Troops Give Sappart
In the western sector some 11,000
West Oermen police, supported by
8,000 alerted western allied troops,
were on hand to maintain order.
Soviet sector people’s police kept
similar watch in the east.
Trouble threatened when anti-
communist demonstrators at Pots-
dam plats began surging toward
the Soviet sector. They shouted
Black 8.8." and "Communist
pigs" at the East German police
stationed at the Brandenburg gate.
The West BerUners began hurling
stones at the Bast German police,
who made no effort to retaliate.
Officials said the stone throwers
appeared to be led by young rough-
house elements who may have been
drinking.
West Berlin demonstrators also
seised two east sector civilians and
beat them severely.
Blallii Reviews Parade
Prime Minister Stalin reviewed
thousands of cheering Russians—
soldiers and civilians—In a mam-
moth May day parade In Mosoow.
An armada of Jet planes, In-
what may be a new Itas-
cluding whs
start nWdtt. 'i
Giant tanks and other ground
weapons rolled before Stalin as ha
stood with his closest aide* on
Lenin’s tomb. Stalin looked vigor-
ous and healthy. After the troopa
marched past there was a demon-
stration of about 2,000,000 civilians.
The premier's son. Lieutenant
General Vassill Stalin, piloted the
lead plane, a four-motored bomber.
The low-flying armada, consisting
of scores of combers and Jet fight-
ers, flashed by so fast no foreign
observer could get a good view.
Joined in riotous demonstrations.
Today was the first school day
that no disorders were reported
#t since last Tuesday, when student
Judge Is Named
For 4-H Contest
Miss Maudie Thompson. Blaine
county home demonstration agent,
will be one of the judges in the
finale of the Canadian county 4-H
club model meeting contest to be
held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the
Knights ot Columbus halt
the strike.
Rail TQfu Resuming
Negotiators were scheduled to
resume talks in Chicago today in
an effort to avert the scheduled
May 10 strike of Locomotive Fire-
men and Englnemen against four
revolts broke out in a demand for 0f the nation's major railroads,
higher teacher pay and restoration ^ d „ ^ Eton's de.
of extra-curricular activities |mand (or a Itreman on
More than 100 mounted and multiple unit diesel locomotives,
foot patrolmen guarded the city
hall area—center of last week's
demonstrations—but no gatherings
of students were reported there.
The student demonstrations—
which at the peak included some
23,000 participants—stemmed from
the failure of teachers to get a
requested $650 annual pay raise
and their subsequent refusal to
supervise after-school functions.
This resulted in a shutdown of
many extra-curricular student ac-
tivities, such as dances, clubs, and
some sports.
The new budget raises their
salaries $250 a year.
Two presidential fact-finding boards
have held an additional crewman Is
not necessary.
HERB FOR WEEK-END
Mrs. D. H. Foster and family of
Tutaa were week-end gueets ot Mrs.
Foster's parents, lfr. and Mrs. J. A.
Shuck. Ml South Macmznb avenue.
City Council Is
Meeting Tonight
The El Reno city council will
open bids on two items at regular
monthly meeting at the council
room in the city hall tonight.
Bids on painting of the two
houses owned by the city at the Q
Reno pump station and bids on a
12-month supply of quick lime and
chlorine used in water treatment
and purification will be opened.
The amendments to the city
zoning ordinances passed by the Et
Reno sorting board will a.~> be
presented to the council members,
C. A. Bentley, city manager, said.
Stolen Car
Is Wrecked
An automobile which was stolen
In Oklahoma City Saturday night
was wrecked and demolished at
11:15 p. m. Saturday when the
driver failed to make the curve
after going through the railroad
underpass south of Okarche, Ver-
non Butler, state highway patrol-
man. reported today.
Failing to negotiate the curve
in the highway, the driver went
into a fence Une and the car over-
turned two and one-half times,
Butler said. He said the car. a 1837
model sedan, was a total loss.
The driver, apparently unhurt,
crawled out of the wreckage
through the trunk when he was
unable to open either door. He
caught a ride with a passing
motorist and has not been located.
The automobile was owned by
Ed BoLsmier. Oklahoma City.
Pair on Trial
For Robbery
Trial of James D. Teeters, 20.
Oklahoma City, and Scott Junior
Due. 25, El Reno, on charges of
robbery with a dangerous weapon,
opened In Canadian county dis-
trict court today with Judge Baker
H. Melone presiding.
Information filed In the case by
Bobby Lee Morrison, county attor-
ney. alleged that on Feb. 36 the
pair made an assault against
George A. McRae with an iron
pipe, taking 850 in cash and a car-
ton of clgarets.
Teeters and Due were booked at
the police station at 3 a. m. Feb.
26 after allegedly assaulting Mc-
Rae. 65, at his apartment at 408
North Macomb avenue at about
12:30 a. m.
Selected to serve as Jurors in the
trial today were Albert Mueggen-
borg. Gear Hamilton, R. A. Lewis,
John H. Irvine, Victor 6chwab. J.
C. Bryant, Eugene Ernest, Dallas
Lindsey, Clarence Brooks, BUI
Mach, Carl Heckes and Ray Freed.
Permit Is Obtained
For Frame Garage
Otan Tate has secured a building
permit for the construction of a
8350 frame garage at 108 South M
avenue, records of Miss Ethel Dow-
ell, city clerk, showed today. The
garage will be at the rear ot the
residence and will be M feet by
34 feet.
Locker Plant At
Covington Burns
COV1NOTON. May 1—(ffi—Fire
today destroyed a frozen food lock-
er plant at Covington and for a
time threatened several other
buildings on the town’s main street.
However, no other buildings were
damaged by the blaze.
John Edmundson. owner of the
locker plant, said damage to hie
building may total $50600.
Several other buildings, includ-
ing the Covington Weekly Record,
were threatened by the btaae. The
newspaper owner, R. F. Kirkpat-
rick. said there was same wmtar
damage to his plant and stock.
London Harbor Hama
With Fufl Life Today
LONDON, May 1-tffV-Tfce hi
London harder hummed with I
life today for the that time
nearly two waakB as H|R d
workers- streamed bock to i
crushed ky U>e
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