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MEANS UNITED
El Reno, Oklahoma, Friday, February 9, 1945
W You Hear
pmllli
noted to
|Mli aimy . "®
Italy. Lieutena.
Ijrator bomber pilot,.
SMITH. 23. non of
Mrs. Horace J.
'« been pro-
it in the
"ed in
* 24b-
moet
pectic mission the du. .ter he
received his silver bar. Tile Lib-
erator formation ran into bad
Feather soon after the take-off
pd used precious fuel in cllmb-
nit through the overcast to high
Altitude long before the usual
lime. The target was deep In
lustrla and strongly defended by
jlak that became Increasingly ac-
curate as the Liberators went
|own tlie bomb run. Smith's
amber received enough flak
nage to cause him to straggle
ehlnd the formation and. when
Hey hit the heavy weather corn-
back. fell completely behind,
ae fuel supply was going fast
8mith made for a tiny, frlend-
t'-heid island. The island.
iged by mountains, has a
Hort runway and Smith waa
■lely able to drop hts Liberator
vet the tops and onto the run-
vmy. The bomber rolled to a halt
rid the uninjured crew climbed
at to find that the gasoline sup-
My was about enough to start a
nail fire.
(*) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
tend Grips
lew England
Thousands of Persons
Marooned by Snow
Peb. 9—<U.R>—One ol
blizzards in recent
up 12 lo 14 lilt'll
New England today
3N,
worst
(its piled
snow in
Iralyzed virtually nil transporta-
|n and cost a. least eight lives
Housands of prisons were ma-
nned. Work shipped at many
Bpyaids and war plants. Enor
pas snowdrifts, piled tip bv
ging northeast wind, prevented
feht shift workers from reaching
eir homes and dayshift workers
Jim reaching their Jobs.
|lTie Boston mid Maine rallrooc
nled to the army- for troop*
clear its tracks.
Power and light wires wcri
wn over a wide area. Tlx
ovidence. R. I., weather station
d been able to communicate only
casioually during the night with
iston headquai ter*. It was re
rted that traffic in Provldenct
Is severely hampered.
■Portsmouth. N. H., had no trans-
it tation. Workers were unable t<
ach the navy yard. Even the
ain highways were snow-dogged
Storm Rages Elsewhere
|Therc was neither bus nor iaxi
rvlce in Portland. Me., and feu
Indy woikers dared the 10-toot
HR* in tlie street! to teach thi
1st New England Shipbuilding
rporation plant In South Port-
lid.
The storm was roaring noilli-
ustward with its center some 20t
lies from Ba.- Harbor. Me., at
30 a. m. but coastal areas wert
'ing bulleted by gales tiiat at
ines reached 6(J miles an hour,
A special forecast from thi
bather bureau said that the storn
obably would move out ol
Jirthem New England late today
Inking at the heart of the marl-
ine province of Novia Scotia by
|ghtfall.
Fuel Supplies Limited
|Boston itad an official snowfall
14 Inches- two incites tnori
tun in the fit. Valentine's day
izzard of 1940 that crippled the
•ea for nearly a week
The total snow now on th<
'omul In Boston proper was IS
ches and officials leared that
lldespread suffering might result
lorn an Inability to move fuel
|ipplies that were In a dangerous
ate prior to the storm.
A weather bureau official said
te principal areas affected were
istern Connecticut. Rhode Island,
isteni Massachusetts, southeastern
few Hampshire and eastern Maine,
this entire section, at least one
ut of snow fell.
|8chools were ordered closed In
st cities and towns and sub-
»n residents were warned to
ay home if possible to ease the |
’ltlcal transportation problem. 1
Indians Double
Score Against
Lawton Cagers
El Reno’s Starters
Have Opportunity
To Enjoy ‘Breather’
El Reno hlghschool Indians had
no trouble in doubling the score
against Lawton Wolvertnes Thurs-
day afternoon in the first of h
two-game series in Boomer con-
ference basketball competition at
Lawton, winning the argument
32-It.
The Tribe will make a second
appearance against the Wolverines
at Lawton tonight, the game start-
ing at • p. ni.
Although the Indians were not
crowded Into perlormlng at their
top speed Thursday afternoon,
they maintained a comfortable
margin all the way. The El Reno-
ltes were coasting at 13-1 at the
halftime Intermission.
Shifty Richard Dill again point-
ed the way for the India ns in the
scoring column, sinking six shots
in scrimmage and adding one fret
toss for a total of 13 points.
Me was followed in the total
tabulations by Captain Jesse Ur-
ton. who gathered 9, while the
evcr-dependable Orval Pickens
added S.
The Wolverines never were able
ut threaten the vastly more potent
Indians, and none of the Lawton
oasketeerx was able to register
nore than 4 points.
Understudies Go Te It
The Thursday afternoon game
proved somewhat of a ‘'breather"
or El Rcno'B overworked starters,
ind the top quintet spent much
>f the time on the bench watch-
ng their understudies hold the
Wolverines in tow.
The No. 1 quintet no doubt wel-
-omcd the oppoitunity to take it
asy. as El Reno's starting cagers
tave had almost unbearable heavy
■bores to perform the pest month.
\gainst Central on Jan. Id. when
he Indians won 34-29. Coach i
'enks Simmons used only
Freedom from Japanese Rule
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°J“l!nt.u01Un8 mcn who had be!n strappln* soldiers when the war started, officers with deep lines
carved in heir emaciated faces, men hobbling with canes, men ragged and almost ttTlll to walk enter
an evacuation hospital after the daring rescue by American Rangers and Filipino guerrillas from Caba-
natuan prison camp on Luzon Island in the Philippines. iNEA Telephoto.)
School Men Tof*
Confer Again
i
Financing Program
Is Object of Group
»
Giant. Basketball Stars
Will Meet in Chicago
CHICAGO. Feb. 9— <U.R>—'The Dc say continual Jumping at the bas-
Panl-Oklahoma A and M. basket- ket used to tire the two stars quick-
ball game lure Saturday night will ly Now. their coaches explain, the
OKLAHOMA CITY. Peb. 9-UR1- , JS ** ***' ^ concentrate on offense and
School men and tlie special com- One is 7-foot Bob Kurland of Ok- aiTenUre'game. fUU SPCed thr°U8h
mittecs named to attempt to work lahoma A. and M. The other is Mtkan has led Dc Paul to 16 vtc-
out a financing program for com- 8'foot °'lnch Oeorge Mtkan of De lories in 17 starts. He has DoDDed
inon schools of Oklahoma plan a Bau,‘. Both are ccntcrs' ami both in 360 points for a
second meeting Monday morning "'e. typc who Inspired the rule average His points
. ' ” 111/0 inc4 "anal 41mm »•
against "goal tending.’
_ .. ,, Tiiat regulation was Intended to
One suggestion which appeared curb the
legislative leaders said today.
21-per-gatne
were made
Last Japanese
Being Squeezed
Out of Manila
Finishing Touches Are
Applied to Campaign
On Central Luzon
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
American divisions today are
squeezing the last Japanese out of
Maniln and putting the finishing
touches to their campaign on the
central Luzon plain.
Tlie 37th division ferried across
tlie Pasig river in the center of the
smoldering Philippines cupltul near
tlie Malacanan palace, which, To-
kyo reported was in flames.
Oenetal Douglas MacArthur said
the 37th was "assisting the llth
airborne division in clearing south
Manila" where Tokyo admitted
only suicide squads remained.
Seventy-five miles to the north,
the sixth and 25th divisions captured
three villages in heavy fighting, vir-
tually completing conquest of the
central Luzon plains.
Remnants Driven into Hills
Remnants of the disorganized
Japanese second armored corps,
which MacArthur said had lost
more than two-third of its tanks,
were driven into tlie Nucva Eclja
lulls, long a favorite hunting ground
nl Filipino guerrillas.
Solitary B-29s carrying tlie war to
Japan disturbed the sleep of Kobe
residents at 2 h. m. in the sixth
consecutive day of raids while a
"snooperfort" reconnoitered the To-
kyo-Yokohanta area for more than
an hour.
Sect clary of War Henry L Stlm-
son said Japanese war industries
have not been "fundamentally weak-
Maybe Hitler
Saw Sample
| ONDON. Feb 9—t/l>)— A re-
2J port that Adolf Hitler him-
self was In Berlin during the
bombing of the capital by Amer-
ican Flying Fortresses last Sat-
urday was relayed to London to-
day from a neutral source near
. tlie German border.
This account, although not re-
garded as authoritative, said
Hitler took refuge in a deep
bomb shelter under the relchs-
chancellery, which tlie army
air force announced was lilt
several limes.
The fuehrer was reported to
have left tlie shelter Just before
the all-dear siren sounded and
to have sped out of Berlin
In an automobile.
Crable Ouster
To Be Debated
Wilful Neglect Of
Duty Is Charged
OKLAHOMA CITY, Fob. 9.—(U.R)
—Debate will be limited to 30
minutes for each member when the
house considers at 2 p. in. Tuesday
the recommendation of Its Inves-
tigating committee that state
Superintendent A. L. Crable lie im-
peached for what It charged was
"wilful neglect of duty and In-
competency in office.'
Both houses were In recess today
and during the week-end it was
assumed the representatives would
discuss merits of the report with
their constituents.
Crable's attorney. Charles E Mc-
Pherren, distributed to house mem-
bers a brief defending the school
„„s.
nI’OtVISA fn tiilrn ihn colot inv " rtwny
proposal to hike the sales tax from enemy shots. It was intended to
2 to 3 percent, with the additional makP 1h11 men less usefu, bul ac_
1 percent earmarked for schools. tuailv it lias improved both Kur-
The suggestion was made at >es- land and Mikan.
five | tarday’* clinic by George Hann. Ard _____________________
nen in the game. Agahiat North- j 'nore superintendent, who also said last—and their coaches thank "the each
-»st on Jan. IS. only six Indians he thought the state Income tax rule for the Improvement
revenue should be earmarked for
school*.
The Ardmore educator asked the
legislature to submit tlie four ini-
tiative measures sponsored by tlie
Oklahoma Education association to
tlie people. These measures were
designed to ic-organize the present
school program of the state. Pro-
tests against the petitions were filed
with the secretary of state, thereby
delaying any action on them for tlie
against nationally-ranked teams like
Notre Dame, Hamline and Illinois. ___
Kurland, the Aggie star, has a j Primary target has been the air-
16-pcint per game average. He has craft plant with an estimated ca-
Icd his team to 14 victories In 17 pacity of 1.500 a month
games. „
Fires Still Bum
pall of smoke and flame still
ened ’ despite raids by Superior- i official’s actions during the 1937-38
tresses flying out of India, the Ma-
riana islands and western China.
Both Mikan and Kurland
They re even better tills year than honor's" Their ^formance^ahwt £{*,,keled the Pntlre aouth«m half
;ot into the game, won by El
leno 24-21. Against Norman Jan.
15. when the Indians lost 33-25,
ilmmons used only six players.
Against Chickasha on Jan. 30. six
Indians were used to win 39-27.
'.gainst Shawnee FYb. 2. the five
tarters went the full route to
vtn 34-31. And against the Chicks
*eb 6, six lads performed for
1 Reno to win 25-44 in an over-
mc period.
Novelty Is Refreshing
So undoubtedly it was something
f a novelty for 81mmons' lop
'ands to do a bit of resting Thurs-
’ay afternoon. Victor Dubber-
teln, Richard Preno, Jack Fergu-
on and Bill Bayless spent much
ime on tlie floor, and all gave
atlsfactory accounts against the
ddlcd Wolvertnes.
Unless the unexpected should
rcur. tlie Tribe undoubtedly will
core another victory over Lawton
oniglit. If Lawton is brushed
side again tonight, it would be
T Reno's 12th victory in 15 starts
his season.
Tlie Indians are not scheduled
o perform In their home tepee
liitll Feb. 20. Simmons will ex-
llbil ills proteges in Duncan next
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other tomorrow night will
The}), hand tlie headlines to the winner.
'Horse-Trading'
Charges Hurled
House Committee Has
Tempestuous Session
Air Blows On
Nazis Mount
Oil Supplies And
Railways Hit
Manila us the Japanese con-
tinued their burning and wrecking,
it was feared that tlie port and a
vast area of the central city would
be burned to the ground before
the last Japanese was killed.
Tokyo reported tlie single B-29
Superfortress strike on Kobe early
today, the sixth straight day that
one or more of the big bombers
has attacked Japan’s main seaport.
The Japanese also said that an-
other B-29 made an hour-long rec-
onnaissance flight over the Kanto
district, which includes Tokvo and
Yokohama, without dropping bombs.
Army Liberators raided Iwo, In
tlie Volcanos. Tuesday and Wed-
nesday for the 62nd and 63rd con-
Among these attendhig and speak- u^aUoInGTdlji„edeb'to8 insure . L°ND°^ ^ Appm.x-
lng at tlie session yesterday was Hl,imately 1,300 Amirican heavy
Floor Leader Streeter Spcakman ' 8 ntes ronlllmHtio" bombers escorted bv more than
He said the proposed OEA program *®r 8 cablnet Job w s stymied in 650 fi,.htel,s 8ttatkpri German oil.
could not be carried out without llle hou,,e ru,es committee today supplies and i iiwav i h hi seeutive da>-'i of attacks on the stra
means of financing it. He said the after a noisy debate studded with h.,, . . . * ' ' ad' tcglc island. 750 miles south of To-
people of the state were willing to charges of "horse-traciinc " “ 8 r wc,'Bht to wlmt mav 1 ky°. Other bombers also hit Haha
.r. , „ . ' bc a record 24-hour assault. I in the Bonlns Wednesday and To-
toinini failed to reach The main force attacked the syn- kyo reportad that both Iwo and
““ “ "» mm „ Luta.naor, .
the house floor the senate-passed few miles northeast of Leipzig
George bill divorcing the RFC othcr KlylIlB Purtrc^s and Llb.
on the commerce department erjtors hlt nImament and niotor
county's war .bond nomination °" Wall‘‘te‘s tramport factories at Weimar in
quota for the month of February
pay for schools if a financial plan
could be agreed upon.
February’s Bond
Quota $147,000
Canadian
Section of Plate Glass
Is Shattered by Truck
IA section of the plate glass
unt of the Ash brook Insurance
pency. 111 North Bickford avenue.
shattered at 9:10 p. m. Thurs-
ky when a 1936 model truck op-
ated by 8. L. Ellis, negro, of
West Arapaho street, crashed
Ito the front of the building,
(officers said Ellis was attempt-
to park but that tlie brakes
the truck failed to hold. The
ole ran over the curbing and
the sidewalk into the bulld-
Truck and Cargo
Burn on Highway
CLAREMORE. Peb 9 — (U.R)—A
large transport (ruck and cargo,
including 80 new automobile tires,
were destroyed by fire on U. 8.
highway 66 eleven miles south of
Claremorc last night at a total
loss estimated ut 38.000.
Hod Alexandci, 39. Joplin. Mo.,
driver for the Breeding Motor
Transport company. Tulsa, told
Highway Patrolmen Boyd Patter-
-on and R. C. Arthur that the
{dsoUne tank beneath the truck
»eut caught tire. He pulled to
the side of the road and leaped
i safety.
Tlie patrolmen shot holes in an
auxiliary 120-gallon gasoline tank
avert an explosion. They re-
ported the heat cracked the pave-
ment and estimated 1300 repairs
would be necessary.
is 8147.CO?. John C. Kerin, rliair-
man of the Canadian county war
finance committee, slated today.
Only one other county in the
—TL;r:t r
Haha were raided again yesterday.
Stock Ranges
About Normal
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 9 _(U.Rl
| —Livestock ranges in Oklahoma
textbook adoptions. It said that
documentary evidence had been
submitted to the committee "which
shows conclusively that the charges
in the proposed articles of im-
ocachment are absolutely un-
founded in fact."
The brie! stressed further tiiat
‘no one lias ever said Crable got
any money'' or had criticized Ills
handling o( the 8309.000 approp-
riation under hts direct su|iervl.s-
'on for purchase of books for in-
1l;ent school children.
The committee recommended sl>
irtlcles of Impeachment to the
house. Should the house approve
the report, it will be up to the sen-
ate to try the school superinten-
dent.
A separate report by the com-
mittee is expected to be made later
on Dr. Henry G. Bennett, president
f Oklahoma A and M. college ant!
the target of some criticism by
members of tae inquiry group.
S' SSSZL' S2X “'S —z **“ “r""‘te •** «
had been a "horse trade'' between About 1.003 British bombers last
district has a higher quota than the senaU? nnd White House where- Ulustcd » synthetic oil re-
of Canadian county, Com-
that __ _________ ____
anche county having been assLn- . t<mf,rmation ol
. .. n"ULir4(.i,! ....
ed a figuie of $233,520.
Other counties in district No. l
and their assigned quotas for
February include Grady county.
3113,400; Stephens, *93.240; Caddo,
887,360: Jakson, 875.600; Kiowa,
871,400; Tillman. *62.160: Jeffer-
son. *35.280; nnd Cotton, *23.520.
Total quota for the district Is i
year although recent rains
have provided too much moisture,
(he U. S. department of agriculture
reported today.
president until Mar. 1. ol Soviet troops. British Mos- ,^‘11 ”” dfscrlbed
Chairman Brent Spence (Demo- nU‘toP'S StrUCk fi,,arply at Be,“n ! with the 20-vealn’awrkge’"oT' 78
crat. Kentucky) of the house b.nk- llM? RAf ,lpck the Poiltz oil | percent for this time of the year
ing committee, demanding that ,worlt's in tw" rtta^ *P»:vd two i R-inv, dmnp wralhPr was sald to
the rules group give the lcgisla- hours apart- The refinery Is one have tau-eri some cattle
the senate would not pass on Rncry nt Politz. 10 miles north of
the lo:mer vice Utettin, in an srea lying ahead
of Soviet troops. British Mos-
Taylor Re-Elected
As Superintendent
Paul R. Taylor, superintendent of
El Reno's public schools, has been
re-elected to serve another year ns
head of the school system. It was
announced today by J M Burge,
president of the board of education.
Taylor, now completing ills 10th
year as superintendent here, will
begin hts llth year as head of El
Reno schools in September.
Members of the faculties for the
city schools have not been elected
for the 1945-46 term. Principals
and teachers will be elected at a
meeting of the board of education
early hi the spring. Burge said.
tion clearance, bluntly asked the j01 th.c two largest In Oermuny
rules members: Are you going to'and specialized in aviation fuel,
scuttle the orderly procedures nl British and American tactical eir
! the house?" forces based on the continent used
*942.480. with encli county's quota 1 TWllpers flared as Spence asked improvpd f,yinJ weather to ham-
including E. F and G bond «a’es 1 U,p rules committee members if mer Nhz' troops from one end of
Grand total for the state in U,cy werc "questioning (lie integ- u,e flont to the other. The U. S.
rtt.v" of his committee which had | ni,,th
Februao' Is *8,400.000.
Weafher
records of Lee Harvey, chief of
police.
Booked on Uic charge were C. B.
Allen. 27. of 719 West Watts street;
O. 8. Longslde. 63. of 900 Nortli
Evans avenue; and Oliver Leeds,
31. El Reno route 3.
State Forecast
Warmer along east border to- rrw_ n iss
night; partly cloudy with light
showers In northwest portion; Are Lxtlllg'tllshcd
somewhat warmer in east portion.Firemen answered two alarms
Saturday light showers in east. Thursday afternoon to extinguish
P»rUy cloudy in west; colder. ! grass fires. First call was to the
El Reno Weather 1000 block of South Barker avenue.
For a 24-hour period ending at and the second run was to the 800
8:30 a. m. today: High 81. low. 31; block of West Woodson street,
at 8:30 A. m.. 38. No damage occurred In either in-
state of weather: Clear. istance. LeRoy Searcy, fire chief, re-
Ralnfall: None. 1 ported.
t approved the Oeorge measure.
"You can slaughter Wallace if
I you wsiit to." 8pence said, "but
that is not the Issue here."
Cox asked: "Aren’t you saying
Three persons charged with dou- 1,1 •■hat Wallace is not
ble-parking of automobiles Thurs- bl* enough for the (commerce
day forfeited bonds of 81 each In; Plas RFO) Job?"
municipal court today, according to j £ pence shot back: "That's irrclc-
Three Bonds Forfeited
For Double-Parking
nlr force's fighters and
fighter bombers flew more than
1.500 sorties while the British
topped 1,000 sorties for the first
time in daylight.
to lose
flesh but good feed supplies and
better than normal range condi-
tions have Increased the quantity
of marketable cattle.
Receipts of eattle and i a Ives In
the Oklahoma Natlonul stockyards
here during Januaiy totaled 69.051
head, conuiared with only 40.911
head received in the same month
a year ago.
vant and I object."
Decision was postponed
next Wednesday.
until
Germans Taking
Drastic Action
LONDON, Feb. 9 — (U.R)—The
Beilin radio reported today that
tlie mayor of Koenig.berg, 45 miles
nurthei st of Berlin in the Oder
bend, was hanged for leaving his
post without authorization.
A home service broadcast identi-
fied the
Records Toppled
By Skating Star
NEW YORK. Feb. 9—(U.R)—An-
other golden chapter hi the saga of
Sonja Henie was completed today
with the establishment of a world-
record “run average” of more than
15.000 spectators at each of the 18
performances of her ice show at
Madison Square Oarden. Just con-
cluded.
Lillian Jenkins, director of Garden
publicity, said. "This Is tlie great-
est run average In tlie history of
i entertainment. Including all forms
| Spring weather prevailed hi Ok- 1 of amusement and sports, witli the
lalionia today, but light showers J lone cxcePtion of horse-racing —
1 werc forecast for the northwest to- wh,ch we do not consider In our
night and for the east portion Sat j comparison because of the gambling
imday, llie United Press reported, j angle.
The federal weatherman at Ok- A total of more than 275.000 per-
lalioma Cltv said Saturday would be j soils attended the 18 New York
Spring Weather Prevails
Over Oklahoma Today
Canadian Army
Scores Gains
Inside Germany
Offensive Flames
Along North Hliif*
Of Western Front
BY ASSOCIATED PEESS
Field Marshal Sir BemaRl L.
Montgomerys Canadian rint army
offensive smashed four and om-
half miles into Oermsny today 00
an assault front widened to nevm
miles, storming into weakened
forest defenses in the relchawald
and posing an imminent menaae
to Kleve, northern terminus of
the Siegfried line.
Tlie entire northern hinge of
tlie western front flamed with of-
fensive action as General Dwight
D. Eisenhower's armlei colled for
the spring on the Rhineland.
While the Canadian* and Brit-
ish forged a northern claw for an
allied pincers on the Ruhr, the
U. 8. first army, 85 miles to the
south, drove within a mile of the
great Schwammenauel dam con-
trolling Roer river flood waters and
barring the way to the Oolofnm
plain
The li. s. third army advanedd
within a mile of Preum, key Slag
fried supply base, and reached tha
Pruem river eight miles tnalde
Ocrmaiiy.
French Forces Advance
In the south, the Prenah tint
ut my shattered last Ocrman reeist-
nnee south of Strasbourg and drew
up to the Rhine on a 90-mile
front.
Cue London report said allied
parachute troops had i«n«t+d ^
the retch forest ahead of the
Canadian drive.
On the eastern front, Marshal
Ivan Konev opened a fresh of-
fensive which toppled Pareliwlta,
30 miles west northwest of Brae*
lau. and carried almost to LiefnJts,
rail center about eight
southeast of Parchwltz, the Germ-
an high command said.
Russian forces were within 4$
miles of closing the escape gap
from Breslau, besieged capital of
Blleslii.
Nasi Indaatriea anased
The drive on Llegnitz menaced
u network of Oerman industries In
Saxony and the Sudeten land, and
Berlin said the fighting in the
area “has risen to the pitch of a
truly gigantic battle."
Red army raids along 80 miles
of the middle Oder unleased one
of the most powerful artillery bar-
rages of the war on Nasi concen-
trations moving up to the west
bank of the rlvei. Meanwhile', ac-
cording to the Oermm radio.
Soviet units had expanded six
bridgeheads across the Oder, 30 to
45 miles from Berlin, ferrying
many heavy tanks across.
The American first and third
armies attacked on a 70-mile front,
the former on the verge of spring-
ing into the Rhineland plain below
the Roer dam network which still
poses the threat of a drowning
flood over allied forces In the
Aachen area.
Convict Eludes
Guard on Street
McALESTER. Feb. 9 —(U.R)— A
search was underway in eastern
Oklahoma today for J. C. Mitchell.
Tulsa county convict, who escaped
vesterday from a guard on a down-
town McAlester street. Tlie guard
had taken Mitchell to town for
medical treatment.
He was serving a 15-year sen-
tence for larceny of an automobile.
He was described as being 37 yean
old. 5 feet 8 inches In height and
weighed about 165 pounds. He has
brown hair and blue eyes.
| colder also.
Temperatures today werc expect-
performances which concluded Son-
Ja’s tour of four cities. Tlie New
Eldorado Youth Ik
Killed in Car ^rash ___________________ _______r„. __________________
ALTUS. Fell. 9 —(U.R)— William ri,r r"' mayi'r nfL Kl‘rt Loesfier- j ed to reach the 70s again. Tlie mer- I Yorkers paid more than 8760.003,
. 17. Eldorado, was i_one,ls vc . in t!lc ! «"V touched 72 at Ouy.non in the I biinging tlie total take for Jhe tour
yes- I to more than *2.163.710. Other cl-
terday. Minimum* early today I tics on the lour were Indianapolis,
ranged from 31 at El Reno to 48 at Detroit and Chicago.
Stolen Automobile Is
Found in 23 Minutes
LAWTON, Peb. 9-tUJB—It took
the highway patrol only 23 minutes
last night to recover a stolen auto-
mobile. and as a result a 33-year-
old Wichita Falls. Tex. cook was
In the county Jail here today.
Sergeant Jay Osboru. stationed et
Fort Sill, reported theft of hi* eer
from Its parking space in front of
a Lawton cafe. The patrol radio
broadcast the report.
Exactly 23 minutes later. Patrol-
man Jack Craig, stationed at Sny-
der. halted the fleeing thief and
recovered the car on a highway, St
miles from Lawton.
Aiinur Caldwell. 17. Eldorado, was ‘J””. ....... u,c |cury touched 72 at Ouy.non in the | biinging
nl«,u wbe“ •* °ea rSoSzSi" !p.u.l,a,Klle,.a,itL70.at Ardrre
McAlester in the southeast.
car in which lie and two other!
youths were enroute to a movie at1 rh s WRS tlle set'01ld major de-
Quanah, Tex., overturned in loose fett,on 1,1 the Nazl ranks reported
gravel by the Germans within a week.
vw Heim If” S.Zp.r'VSrS Thr-e Building* At
17 suffe Jd lJ J* EU!e,le ”arris h®111 Bydgoszcz. Poland, had been exe- TalHlilia Destroyed
ged In the era vet f"?"1,18 dra8‘ ruted and several others dlsctplUi- TALIHINA. Feb. 9— (U.R)-Three
riouslv hurt6hiahw«vl fr*i n0t SP'KPVCle‘v ,or dls?raceful con-1 business buildings here were de-
rlousty hurt, highway patrolmen re- duct during the Russian sweep | stroyed by fire last night. Damage
1 through western Poland. 1 was estimated at t29,000.
ported.
WOULD BUY DODGERH
NEW YORK, Peb. 9 —<U.R>— The
Brooklyn Ameiican Legion wanta
to buy the Dockers. National league
baseball club, and will close tlie deal
whenever satisfactory arrangements
can be worked out. Commander
Lawrence E. Wiseman wM today.
Baptist Men’s Class
Will Hear Chaplain
Captain Leonard W.
F it P-no. who has sai
seas as an army cha*
speak at th* ir»«4.|n* of
neaa men’s Sunday eatm
the Pint BspUet church
a. m. Sunday. It was am
today.
Chaplain Oonln
stltutlng to
Rinehart,
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