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EI Reno Daily Tribune
Single Copy, Five Cents
(U.PJ MEANS DNm
General Patton
To Be Buried
In Luxembourg
Commander To Lie
In Soil Over Which
Third Army Rushed
HEIDELBERG, Dec. 22—(U.fi)_
General Geoige s. Patton’s sor-
rowing old comrades in arms mus-
tered In thi*_ holiday-decked Oer-
lnan (own today to escort him on
Christmas eve to his last bivouac
--Luxembourg, the great burial
ground of ills beloved third army.
Patton’s body lay in state from
six until 10 p. m. tonight in the
picturesque Viile Reiner adjoining
U. S. army headquarters on a |
hilltop overlooking Heidelberg and
the Neckar river.
White-helmeted veterans of his
old outfit, the 15th cavalry, formed
a guard of honor around his cof-
im. and throughout the evening
a steady procession of oigli-rank-
ing officers and humble doughbov,,
tiled by l'or a final glimpse of the
fallen leader.
Military hmerul services will bo
field in Heidelberg's Episcopal
Cliurcn of Clirist tomoi-row ut 3
p. ni. After which two trains will
curry the body and the burial par-
ty across tiie frontier to the tiny I
Luxembourg village of Hamm, live
miles southwest of Luxembourg
city.
To Remain With Soldiers
Waiting at the border will be n
picked battalion of 000 soldiers
who fought under Patton in the
third army's blazing armored
sweep up from the Suur to turn
the tide of buttle in tire Ardennes
bulge almost a year ugo to the
day.
Mrs. Dalton herself selected
Hamm as his resting place, rather
than the traditional cemetery of
American heroes In Arlington, Va„
or e nearer burial ground on ene-
my German soil.
Many thousands of third army
men are buried in the U. 8. mil-
itary cemetery at Hamm, located
or a towering blufr looking out
over Hie beuutilul hills and val-
leys of southern Luxembourg and
his widow felt Patton would have
wanted to remain with the sol-
u.ers he led to v tetory.
Did You Hear
CtL RENO hlghschool's athletic
department shared, to the
extent of $70.55, In the $3,602.09
gate receipts at the Ardmore-
Duncan game in the semi-finals
of tiie state football playoff at
Duncan Dec. 7, a financial re-
port Issued by Duncan school
officials disclosed Saturday. A
net income of $3,174.91 was di-
vided among the two schools In
the semi-final game and other
schools included in the same
football conferences with Dun-
can and Ardmore. Thirty per-
cent, or $952.47, went to Ard-
more: 30 percent, $952.47. went
to Duncan: 20 percent, or $634.-
98. was received by the state
athletic association; and 20 per-
cent was divided equally among
the nine other class A schools
in the two conferences. The
other schools sharing In the
Duncan-Ardmore game, to the
extent of $70.55 each, were
Clilckasha. El Reno, Lawton,
Atoka. Durant, Hugo, Idabel,
Madill and Pauls Valley. Ex-
penses, deducted from the
$3,602.69 receipts, Included $566.-
84 in federal tax. $57.10 In
state tax. $95 for officials, and
$108.84 for the Ardmore team’s
traveling expenses.
II Discharged
At Navy Center
El Reno Men Are
(liven Releases
Court
Gives Ruling On
Special Fund
11 Appropriations
Are Held Illegal In
Far-Reaching Opinion
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 22—,7P)
—Tiie state supieme court, placing
the strictest interpretation on the
word "emergency," today struck
down 11 appropriations from the
governor's contingency fund and
declared them illegal because they
were not made for extraordinary
purposes.
Tiie 11 items totaled only $18.-
876, but the opinion was a far-
rcaching one which will sharply
restrict the use of 'he fund. Even
the legislature had made- direct
appropriations from the fund, and
work of some of the major boards
and commissions of the stale had
been wholly financed from it.
The court divided 5-4 on the
question. Only two months ago It
had upheld the validity of tiie
contingency fund by a 5-4 vote,
but conceded that what constitutes
a "contingency” might be open to
question.
Riley Writes Opinion
Tiie court, in an opinion written
by Justice Fletcher Riley, held
that money can lie spent from the
fund only when an occasion arises
which tiie legislature could not
iwsibly foresee, and that the
! emergency must be a drastic one
j requiring immediate action and
expenditure of money.
El Reno, Oklahoma, Sunday, December 23, 1945
Sacred Heart Students Contribute Bundles tor War-Torn Countries
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Willi the various sodalithK of Sacred Heart school participating,
a bundle procession was conJP'cled to aid in tlio relief of war-torn
countries. In keeping with the Christmas season, each pupil carried
ills bundle of either clothing oi1 food and, during the singing of
Christmas carols by the ehlirc d«clrnt body, placed it at the crib of
the Infant Jesus. Tiie central figures of the scene are represented
by the prefect of Our Lady's sodality, Marjorie Duffy, and the
president of the Junior Holy Name society, Clarence Dill. Tiie angels
are portrayed by Margaret Ann Harris. Rosalec Determon, Adelc
Kastncr and Billy Jean Zajlr. These contributions of food and
clothes are to be shipped to the war relief services of the National
Catholic Welfare conference.
Tip Luxembourg interment str-, , ,
vice tentatively has been »el foi-Uccond c niS- 101 West Wade street.
j "Debts may not be lawfully
Elewn E Reno men were bis- created nor expenditures made un-
charged from the navy during tho I tier allocations from the governor s
three-day period of Dec. 10-12 at contingency fund, where the leg-
the Norman navai personnel sep- isiature had an opportunity to act
a ration center, the navy announced ; or ha- failed to approve the pur-I
Saturday. Discharged were: Jpo.se ol the allocation, or facts I
Samuel Eugene Robbins, aviation ■ fail to show in, purpose or the I
radio technician third class, 150!
South Evans avenue, whose last
duty was at Okinawa. He served
15 months overseas in the Pacific
area.
Hugh Morgan Anthony, electri-
cian's mate third class, 1215 West
Wade street, chose lost duty sta-
tion was aboard the L8T 731 and
who served 19 months in the Par-
| iflc theater of operations.
John David Wilson water tender
92,000 Added To
Detroit's Idle
Yule Atmosphere Will
Prevail at Grandview
who served 19 months in the Pa-
cilic aica and whose last duty
station was at Midway island.
Stanley A. Watson, motor mach-
inist's mate third class, 908 South
Hadden avenue. He served 17
months in tiie Pacific. His last
the"first funeral"'train |d“ty *tallon was aU>u,d lhc PCE
<Ct 872.
Leon Davis, seaman first class, j
400 North Admire avenue, whose
last duty station was in tiie Phil-)
10 a. m„ willi rc]jresentativcs of |
Britain. France, Cxechslovukia. It-
aly and other states Joining tho
Americans at the graveside.
Mrs. Patton and her brother,
Frederich Ayer, who Hew here
from Bo-ton to join lier,' will ride
alone in
with the body. The mourners und
12 honorary pallbearers will follow
In a second train.
30,000 Laid Off
In Ford Plants
GRANDVIEW. Mo.. Dec. 22—(U.Pi | welcoming atmosphere lor 80 ser-1
Tiie YuleLide atmosphere will jvice men scheduled to pause at the
rprevail at the small Grandview ' terminal Clnistmas da.\.
The soldiers are part ol a group
allocution to be a contingency or
emergency," the ruling held.
Tiie suit was filed by J. K.
Wells. Oklahoma City oil miui to
enjoin State Auditor C. C. Chil-
ders and State Treasurer A S J.
Slmw from paying out money un-
der the 11 allocation-. laustry's labor trouble.
Rule.', Set forth Ford Motor company laid
Tho court set forth seven spec- j uo.OCtl employes at Highland
ific rules regarding use of the; River Rouge and Lincoln ..... .........w#
controversial monies which had , because of .-4milage of **-'i ehttf pasgongar agent for TWA, Turner said. The
been described by ,X)lltical oopon- I strike-bound suppliers. Company n»W t«iay. 'receive gifts from Jack Frye. TWA
tuts of the ^ administration as. spokesmen said the Rouge and Turner said "the Christmas spirit I president, also, Turner said
"slush funds." Highland Park worker.- would be "ou,ci serve a double purpose—a j man will be given
Motorists Told
To Drive Slowly
State’s Highways
Arc Treacherous
Dec. 22 (U.R) Another *|ttli°ri when President Truman |lransportetl by TW* Ior thc urmy
f2AOO workers were added tqjtoe- "lights Horn Ins plane here Christ- ln Uielr redeployment schedule
troll's strike Idle today dttut. mtus day. The C-47s tn which the service'developed
pressure to end the automobile m- A laiy.e "Merry Christmas and are rt turnin ' home
Happy New Year" sign
BY UNITED PRESS
1 reacherous driving conditions
on many Oklahoma
, , «*■ highway* Saturday and officers
, *,1‘ 00 viced here und loot! is placed reported manv nersnns intoml
oil Maced ovei the station entrance, ,aboard tiie ships foi them. several seriously In resulting accl
r* alld «■»»«* will blink on a Christ- The Christmas day bill of lure ,unt 1,1 ***
No deaths had been reported in
pin nWutj- "5® *n l,lc window. Hal Tur- ti lls for turkey with trlmnilncs,
p.issengcr agent for TWA . Turner said. The service men will'Oklahoma up to noon in accidents
Heidelberg Muurns
Immediately after the funeral. „
Eldon Evert Boo ram a
muchin-
Mis. Patton was scheduled to go,.
to Paris to board a plane for thelH' 3 ,lul.le .tw^ class, who served
United States.
13 months in the Facilic and whose
Heidelberg was in official mlli- I duty stutlon was hi Uie Phlllp-
lary mouniing laced with black- 1,1 ... ,
Cecil Wesley Baker, gumier's
mate second class, 513 West Owens
street, who served 19 months In
tipped American battle flags and
incongruously gay Christmas dec-
orations put up by GIs and Ger-
man civilians just before Patton's
death yesterday.
Throughout the day and curly
evening, the mourning ranks were
being swelled constantly by the
arrival of generals nnd staff offi-
cers .summoned hurriedly from all
purls of the American occupation
■one.
Among them were most ot the Igt Jo)xin.
top American field comumndcrs'
who fought with or under Patton
in the war, Including General
Joseph T. M.'Nurne.v. now com-
mander of all American forces
in this theater.
the Pa:ific. His last duty station
was aboard the LET 992.
James Arthur Slaton, muentnists
mate first class. 246 North Foster
avenue, who served 20 months in j
Four Injured
Property Damage Is
Estimated at $1,400
Four persons suffered injuries
, caused by weather conditions, al-
, i C | 11 pedestrian was killed In
recalled the day after Christmas, welcome for Mr. Truman, and a'eigarets as he board- (he plane. Clly Pur'y Saturday
but that 2.0C0 Lincoln employes
which occurred in the 400 block I
of South Rock Island avenue at |
1:20 a. m. Saturday, according to
a report filed with
chief of police.
A taxicab owned by Bill’s Publix
Taxi company, driven south on
Rock Island by Gene Miller. 20,
of 1521 East Cavanaugh street, and
... » 1938 sedan driven north on
“dmrnt :^ckfrslund by D McCray,
29. of 1200 West Oak street, eol-
vvould be idle until J;ui. 1.
| A progressive layoff of 10.00
Detroit workers in Packard Motor
‘Car company plants, also due to
| a shortage of pails, was to con-
I tinuc through the week-end.
Others Given “Holiday"
Tiie Meldrum avenue plant of
Briggs Manufacturing company was
shut down for an indefinite per-
in n head-on automobile collision , ‘od und 2'°°'J workers .sent home
because ol thc prolonged glass
industry strike.
In tin; overall automobile picture,
Lee Harvey 2(1000 °,ller pord workers else- Eaturday os
I where in the nation also were giv- j portions of soonerland would .se-
ct- a payless Christmas "holiday." ., , „ .
that Yulclide novelty.
Stale Forecast
Calls tor Snow
\\ hite Christinas
Due in Soonerland
Toy Library
Being Revived
Committee Engaged
In Making Survey
Volume 54, No. 250
Travel Jam Is
Most Acute In
U. S. History
Facilities Strained
Beyond Capacity
In Holiday Season
BY UNITED PRESS
The greatest travel Jam ln Uie
nation’s history lias occurred as
“home for Christmas” betaine the
post-war battle cry of millions,
straining transportation facilities
far beyond capacity.
Every available train, bus and
plane was pressed into use to meet
thc emergency, more acute tliun
ever this year because efforts to *
give discharged or vacationing OI.s
a holiday—for many ihe first
Christmas at home in ycurs.
War-born transportation equip-
ment shortages, the weakened con-
dition of overworked pre-war au-
tomobiles and heavy snowfalls
over the country promised unpre-
cedented delays for holiday week-
enders. ' -
Most serious conditions cxisied
on the west and east coasts, where
service men and women iloured
Irom troop tralisiioru and swarm-
ed over ticket offices. similar
situations prevailed near most, mil. • 4
ltary camps and separation centers.
Thousands Stranded
In the San Francisco port area,
50.000 service men were stranded,
with no hope of moving out before
Christmas. In Seattle. Portland.
Las Angeles and othci major
docking points nearly 50,000 others
laced another holiday away from
home.
Crowds januned depots in the
hope of a travel "break," what one
official said would be "only u mir-
acle.”
Tiie Southern Pacific railroad
reported that 94 percent of Its
eastbound passengers were military
and that it had been forced to
cancel thc safe of coach s;xu c to
all civilians except service men's
families.
At New York, all airline (lights
were sold solid through Jan. 3.
with thousands hopefully uwuitlng t
possible trip cancellations, which
American airlines said might pro- ‘
vide a few seats on Christmas day ;
and New Years'.
Standing Room Only
Standing room only was tiie fate
of many railroad travelers out of
New York until at least Jan. 3.
Trains were running one to four
hours late because of inclement
weather and Tunneling of much
equipment into troop movement
channels.
A strike of Pennsylvania
BY UNITED PRESS
Freezing rain—turning to
--now
v.as in tiie Aumirality islands.
Donald Dale Jennings, seaman
first class, whose last dutv station I _ ,
was aboard Uie U. S. S. Proteu J,. W‘n,H Powk'r' 17' °f 921
He served 35 months I'C,rcsl'um ««««• alld
in the PacifiM theater of opera- V"Ufe'lin' 15' of 1020 Sauth Miles j board told the disputants to settle
tions. He wears the submarine !iwnue',?Mscn««rs ln the ***»■>• «>“• "'ilk'' i»' I>c. 28. oi lei. the
botii suffered head cuts and were board members come in and lay
taken to the El Reno sanitarium | the facts befoie the public o far
for first aid treatment, officers j ignored by both sides—nnd deter-
said. Both girls were on the way to | mine a fair solution,
their homes after attending a
Christmas party for theater em-
ployes.
Miller suffered it head injury
Puttie
Vehicles Damaged
At Intersection
Two vehicles were damaged in
a collision which occurred at the
intersection of Barker avenue und
Oak street at 10:30 a. ni. Saturday,
Lee Harvey, chief of police, re-
ported.
A 1945 model pickup truck driven
east on Oak street by Oscar BIs-
well, 41, of Union City, and u
1935 model sedan operated north
on Barker by Glen Ramsey, 21,
of 806 East Elm street, collided in
the intersection.
Damage to tiie right rear of the
Biswell vehicle was estimated at
$50. while damage to the left front
of Ramsey's car was approximately
$50. officers said.
combat pin with three stars for
four successful war patrols.
Floyd Leslie Wells, pharmacist's
mate first class. 31C North Evans
avenue, who spent 16 months in
the Pacific area. His last duty
station was at Bulikpa]ieii, Borneo.
Clifford Marion Qolden, gunner's
A United Press correspondent
driving from Okemah to Oklahoma
Plans are belli a made to revive City Saturday morning counted 12
tiie toy library project which wus wrecks alongside tiie highway. He
was falling in central Oklahoma lnstltuled in El Reno several st'ld the highwav between Okla-
indications were that months “k° under auspices of local City and Shawnee was a
Girl Scout troops and their spoil- ribbon of lea.
soring organizations, It was an- I Snow flurries were perdictcd! re-
Gencrul Motors, with 175.000 ......“ white nounced Saturday by Mrs. George blaring thc mist which was freez-
v. orkers on strike for a 30 pci rent C,lrlstmas- R- Angell, a member of thc steer- inB UK 1( t ell at Lawton, Clinton,
increase in pay, was to resume A fol't‘(-'a^t >f snow lot most ot in« Committee. Kni<:l- Bartlesville. Oklahoma 'City,
negotiations with the CTO Auto- llle 3U,le Sunday lent emphasis Persons urc being requested Ui Miami. Clureinorc and Tulsa,
mobile Worker.- union Wednesday to roP°,t-s Horn central and south- save toys for tlle library—purlieu- Thfce X)lduhomuns-a nian, Ills
under government pressure to 1,11 Oklahoma iioints ol overcast larl-v (he toys which otherwise vv‘(o and the|r young son—were
reach an agreement. -kies, log and heavy mists. In might be discarded by children killed Friday night when their
northern Oklahoma, a cold wave uPon receiving new ones at Christ- automobile collided with a truck
was lushing in with the sun shin- mag. two miles west of Sherman. Tex.
lug. Damaged toys and dolls will be Dv;,d were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Travel conditions during the hoi- “ccePtetl f°r the library, inasmuch R Chandler and their 9-year-old
I when struck by a car carrying
seven ltoliday celebrants. The
driver was hold for investigation.
Highways over a wide section
of the state were dry except for
bridge floors. Motorists were
warned to drive slowly even on
dry roads because of the hazard-1 A stme of Pennsylvania mid
ous conditions at bridges und other Centrul Greyhoimd bus lines em-
sliort sections of road where icing ployes adde0 to the transportation
conditions prevailed. j snarl. All bus compunies planned
to turn out "everything on wheels."
within bounds of safety. Even
then, thousands would have to
stand.
With most motorists still oper-
Boaril in Readiness
President Truman’s fact-finding
Way rush iHTlod were not good. as a reP“*r project is being dc-
son. of Tulsa.
No traffic fatalities had been re- 'eloped, Mrs. Angell said. ,bl' track driver. L. C. Black.
Ported by the slate highway patrol A survey now is being conducted wa'v ‘I11011"0 :L" saying the uccldent
up to a late hour, but three Till- '• determine the needs of the toy "hen he swerved his ve-
sunk were ‘ " *“ ~ ~ ' """
! male second class, 819 North Choc- “l,(* hijuries to bot h legs, officers
taw uvenue, who spent 16 months suid- Hp wu* taken to the sani-
Iii the Pacific theater of ojiera- (urlum (or first aid.
tions. His last duty stutlon was ( McCray, who wus alone ln the
aboard the U. S. S. Algol.
II. W. Brock Receives
Discharge from Navy
H. W. Brock, radarniun third
clusa ln the navy, now is at home
with his wife and son. Preston.
021 South Ruck Island avenue,
alter receiving his discharge Dec.
16 at Nashville, Tenn.
Brock, who spent 23 months ln
the navy, served 13 months in the
Pacific theater of war. He was
awarded the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon
with one battle star and the Phil-
ippines Liberation ribbon.
John Marvin Yerby Is
Discharged from Service
Private First Class John Marvin
Yerby has arrived in El Reno af-
ter receiving his discharge from
tho marine corps at Klamath Fltils.
Ore. Private Yerby served in the
murine corps for two years, taking
part in the invasion of Okinawa.
He was wounded In this landing
and was flown back to a Pearl
Harbor lioxpitul and luter was
transferred to a hospital at Kla-
math Fulls.
His wife. Uie former Miss Itutli
Duff, has made her home in El
Reno with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Duff. 515 West Ovens
stieet, while Privute Yerby lias
been In tile service. She now is
employed as u deputy in Uie Can-
adian county flerk's office.
LIBRARY TO CLOSE
El Reno Carnegie library will be
closed all day Monday and Tues-
day, Dec. 24 and 25, it was an-
nounced Saturday.
other vehicle, was taken to the
| sanitarium for first aid treatment
| of a head injury and a leg injury.
The taxicab was demolished, of-
j fleers said, estimating damage to
j the vehicle at $800.
Damage to the other car, owned
by tiie driver's father. W. O.
McCray, of
estimated by officers at $600
£3Irr ‘«SSHHHH
a • e mu and union in Wash- Ehennan, Tex. includes Miss Helen Knight, cliair-
Temperaturcs were expected to man' Mrs Elmor Schwab. Mrs
range as low as 15 degrees in the
Gu.vmon reported
minimum of 11 degrees Friday
J night, while El lid had 15 iniil
ington last night that the board
"is firmly of the view Hub t lu-
st like can and should uc settled
l* agreement ol the parties and s 1,U>t imlav'
that collective bargaining in this
cus« lias not yet proved adequate
to its proper task."
Charles Voorhecs and Mrs. C. L.
til le to miss a parked truck.
( urtis Douglas
(tiven Discharge
McGill.
Toys which have been collected
[ for Uie toy library during the
Divorce Decree Granted
In Friday Court Hearing
Pharmacist. Mute First Class
Curtis Douglas urrlvt-d in EI Reno
Friday after receiving his dis-
charge from the navy ut Norfolk,
church Vl' He L visiting his parents,
I Ardmore a comparatively mild 35. 1JU,st ycur an' 1,1 u,c husement of
| Traces of rain were reported at ......*
the First Presbyterian
Albert Houle Spending
Army Leave in El Reno
to the United States recently after
night culled for increasing cioudl- llslu‘d il wlu lx‘ lV,‘ 011 Saturday*, 'pLi's'^wire 'I'lu- 'lonm r vif^Mur
lass Sunday, with snow in the w|th Girl Scouts in charge. Am L ‘ m.. . a ^ ,
1200 West Oak, was I, Ka,bpri»ei Avans was divorced. northwest in thc late afternoon, child in El Reno will be permitted, ^ and ^
------- .. .Xw.' Was| lr°ni Paul Lester Avans in a hear-1 Snpw is due in the north part check out toys from the li- w i.er .J^n
,ing conducH-d oefore Judge Lu-1 of the state Sunday nriht. with brary- i ^K,n'
|eius Babcock in Canadian county rain or snow in the south portion.1
c i.strlct court Friday, records in | Colder te;»|K.,rutures were predi ••
the office of# Frank Taylor, court | ted for the southeast and extreme
clerk, disclosed Saturday. I south Sunday, with not so cold
The plaintiff wns given custody I re adings in tlu- west und north
«4 two of the couple's five cliil- Sunday night.
tiren. together with $30 per month------
tor their maintenance. Children lam|M.r| \....
"Hose custody was a warned the 1,. ... " VU.Mb
plaintiff are Wallace. 6, and Don- ’ ISIlllljr With I’lil'Ullts
na Fay. 1. Tiie delendant was Mr. and Mrs, Ininbert Duff have 528 South Hadden avenue. He I Salt Luke cltv Utah are re-
Fd^i r'ind nix ^ 9‘ ; niVr(l Washington. D. c. will report ul the end of hk leave nniinUig in El Reno with Ins par-
rd-el. 8. and Beverly Ann. .). to spend the holidays with their | to Sail Antonio. Tex , lor
The couple was nuuried Feb. 28.' parents. Mr. giel Mrs. W. A Duff, j tlgnnieiil.
1035, at Kingfislier. 515 West Gwens street, and Mr. Lieutenant Houie
--------- and Mrs. William Greer of Chick-
A It III YES ON WEST COAST nsha. formerly of El Reno. Mrs.
Mrs. Glenn Julian, jr.. 700 South Duff Is the former Miss Alvera
Rock Island avenue, has received Greer,
word that her husband. Corporal
Sacred Heart Redbirds
Trim St. Joseph Team
Sacred Heart Reubtrds met and
defeated, by a .core of 45-10. St.
Joseph's basketball team from Enid
at Elild Frldu.v night.
Clarence Dill was high point man
with 14 points, with Robeit Lord
coming dose behind with 13
points.
'Hiis triumph was the second
which the Redbirds have cliulkcd
up ln thc Western Catholic con-
ference. giving them victories In
both conference games played thus
far.
The next tilt will be with St.
Gregory’s of Shawnee, at a date
to be announced later.
First Lieutenant Allied
spending a 45-day l*"ivr
Houle
in K1
tJl Norfolk, Va.,
while Douglas served overseas. Mrs.
Douglas will join her husband in
El Reno next wnk.
Douglas' brother. Radarmuu Sec-
ond Class Thomas Douglas, de-
parted lor Norfolk Wednesday
after a two-week visit in El Reno
with his parents. He expects to
ating- old cars on thinning tires,
the national safety council warned
of death on thc highways. The
council predicted a total of 375
to 400 would die over the Christ-
mas week-end "unless motorists
and pedestrians are extra careful."
This toll, expected to be dupli-
cated over New Year's, embraced
all traffic fatalities, including
those who may die later of injuries.
Yukon Man Is
Hurt Seriously
O. D. Moore. 42, a mechanic at
Cimarron Field, was injured ser-
iously when the automobile he was
driving was struck by an interur-
biui car about one-fourth mile cast
of Yukon at 5:15 p. m. FYiday.
Moore, who wus alone in tiie au-
tomobile, was driving north on
tiie Piedmont road toward Ills
home, located at tlu- edge of Yu-
kon. Hie interurban was travel-
ing west rroni Oklahoma City to
El Reno.
Moore was taken to Oklahoma.
City Oeneral hospital for treat-
ment of a fractureo skull and in-
ternal injuries.
According to Eugene Buiupas,
slate highway patrolman stationed
in El Reno, the interurban was
operated by William C. Hurbolt,
29, ol Oklahoma City.
Ifenu with lit- wife, the foruu r, receive Ids • disci large from the
Miss Marcurel Ann hire, und his navy alter the first of the yeur.
1 parents, Mr. an.I Mrs. A. j. Houle. I His wife and son. Tomnde, of
re-as- cuts until lie returns.
returned re- HERE FOR HOLIDAYS
eenlly from the European theater Miss Margaret Dittmer, student
ol operations where he served the in Oklahoma A. and M. college
1-ost year with the 12th and ninth at Stillwater, and daughter of
,air forces- Mrs. Herman Dittmer, 1121 South
T.iii-r, uo i ^ .. | Eh'fl is empll,ved B foreman Lieutenant and Mrs. Houle are I Donald avenue, arrived in El Reno
Julian, hes arrived on the west in the navy depariment at Wash- now at home at 605 South Hoff Friday for th- Christinas holi-
const and will be in FI Reno soon Ington. D. C avenue.
! duv s.
Railroad Employe Is
Halted by Hijackers
Howard Savage. 517 Sunset drive,
reported to tiie police department,
at l a. ni. Saturday that lie had
been stopped by two hijackers at.
the bridge on East Foreman street
while he was walking home from
work at the Rock Island round-(
house.
Savage told police officers that
one of tiie men held a gun at
ilia back while the other searched
his pockets, but that he was car-
rying no money at the time. The
men complained because he had
no money, Savage said, and they,
then walked away toward the
ivorth on the railroad tracks.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 250, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 23, 1945, newspaper, December 23, 1945; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc920940/m1/1/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.