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Senate Agrees
To Vote Tuesday
On Labor Law
Administration Is
Strongly Opposed
To Entire Measure
WASHINGTON, May
Thc senate agreed,, today to vote
tomoiruw on passage of tlie general
labor disputes bill.
Under an agreement engineered
by Acting Republican leader Ken-
Jietli Wlierry of Nebraska and Sen-
ator Robert Taft (Republican,
Ohio), the senate at 10:30 am.
(Oklahoma time* tomorrow will
cease debate and begin voting on
all pending amendments to the
bill and then on the measure itself
Wlierry assured Democratic
leader Alben W. Barkley of Ken-
lu:ky lie would be allowed timr
tomorrow for a final speech on the
hill, strongly opposed by the ad-
ministration.
A group of Democrats are offer-
ing an entire substitute for the
GOP hill. A roll call will be taken
on it during tine series of votes
tomorrow.
Arguing for the substitute. Sen-
ator Pepper of Morida told the
senate Hie GOP measure will start
tlie country on the way to a de-
pression if it becomes law.
Confidence Expressed
Senate Republicans, meanwhile,
were confident they could override
a presidential veto of the pending
labor-control bill if they could
“freeze” support from about 15
Democrats.
Tlie senate neared the end of
debate on the measure with Demo-
cratic leaders predicting privately
tiiat President Truman would veto
anything approaching tlie present
measure In “toughness.”
Chairman Taft of the labor com-
mittee forecast the bill's passage
by the two-thirds vote required to
override a veto.
Supporters of tlie bill believed
t liey could override a veto provided
about 15 of the Democrats expect-
ed to vote for it do not switch
sides on the veto test.
Senator Richard B Russell
(Democrat, Georgia!, who favors
(lie present bill, said he for one
would vote to override Mr. Truman
U be vetoed anything like the
present version
"I never vote for a bill and tlien
turn around and vote against It
because of a veto,” Russell said.
Compromise Urged
Two Democrats. Senators Lister
Hill and John Sparkman, both of
Alabama, urged Taft and other
Republican lenders to discuss labor
legislation with the president In
an attempt to reach a compromise
in advance. But Taft, who has
held that tlie president mast make
the first move, was doubtful such
a meeting would result in agree-
ment.
Before tlie final vote the senate
was expected to defeat a Wider
substitute offered by 15' Democrats.
It contained nothing similar to the
'Republican bill's provisions to out-
law the closed shop, restrict tlie
union shop or authorize use of In-
junctions in dealing witli strikes
tiireatening tlie public safety.
Meanwhile. Taft defended tlie
pending measure against a new
outburst of criticism from \FL
President William Green. Tlie AFL
leader denounced both the senate
and house union-control bills as
“slave labor" measures that would
mean wage cuts for all workers.
1hft said the senate bill was de-
signed merely to get "free bargain-
ing in which neither side has an
advantage.” At present, he said,
“tliousands of small businessmen
are at the merry of labor leaders
trying to organize their employes
or interfering hi tlie conduct of
their businesses"
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The El Ren© Daily Tribune
<UJ* MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Monday, May 12, 1947
UP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volume 56, No. 62
Handicap Overcome
Faith Domergue. newest motion
picture star discovered by Howard
Hughes, overcame a speech, impedi-
ment by reading lines witli a tooth-
pick placed behind hpr eye-teeth.
She has tli» leading role in Hughes'
new production, “Vendetla," a
movie witli no love scenes.
Clue Is Sought
In Fifth Slaying
Woman’s Body Is
Found in Oil Field
LOS ANGELES, May 12
A fifth sex slaying left officers to
day without even a clue to the
victim's identity.
A strip from a pair of blue and
whit? men's shorts knotted around
her neck, tlie body of petite,
brown-haired woman was discover-
ed today in an oil field near Long
Beach. She hud been strangled and,
police said, apparently raped. But,
unltlte other victims hi a wave of
homicides which began in January
with the “Black Dahlia" bisection,
she had not been mutilated.
Police Sergeant Howard H Sweet
said today's victim was expensively
dressed Sweet described her as
about 37. weighing about 105. five
feet and four inches tall.
Tire tracks near where the body
was found indicated. Sweet report-
ed. that she might have been kill-
ed elsewhere. Officers concentrat-
ed their efforts on identifying her.
Thp woman's head and face were
brutally beaten and most of her
clothing ripped off. The body was
found in an open field near tlie
center of the Long Beach resident-
ial district.
A motorist noticed the body,
lying about 20 feet off the high-
way, shortly after dawn.
Police said the woman had been
dead "just a few minutes.”
Efforts Hade To
End Deadlocks
In Phone Strike
Workers Returning
To Jobe Today Iii
Five More States
WASHINGTON. May 12 -<U.R>—
More tiiini 22,000 telephone woikers
in five western states streamed
back to their jobs today and the
govenunent stepped up its efforts
to break, the remaining deadlocks
in tlie 36-day telephone strike.
The west coast back-to-work
movement involved 0,000 women
operators hi southern California
and more than 13.000 CIO sym-
pathy strikers in northern Cali-
fornia, Nevada, Washington. Ore-
gon and Idaho.
Thousands of other west coast
workers affiliated with National
Federation of Telehone Workers
unions continued to hold out. how-
ever. but the back of the strike
there appeared to be broken.
Increases Accepted
The Southern California Women
Operators accepted wage increases
of from El to $4 weekly and were
authorized to return to work over
existing picket lines. Tlie CIO
union said the NFTW’s strike front
had "broken down" and that its
sympathy strike was being called
off to “maintaii) the security” of
its own members.
In Washington, officials of West-
ern Electric company and two*
striking unions agreed to resume
discussions at 10 a. m. after failing
to reach agreement in two Sunday
sessions.
Picketing Effective
Picketing by Western Electric
workers was blocking resumption
of normal telephone service in the
nine southern states, five north-
western states and in Illinois, Mich-
igan. Pennsylvania. Maryland and
New York. Virtually all other dis-
putes in those areas have been
settled.
Negotiations also continued in
St. Louis between Southwestern
Bell Telephone company and
spokesmen for its 42.000 striking
employes in six, stales. Tlie union
last night scaled its wage demand
down to about $6 a week and aban-
doned all but 20 of its 89 original
demands
Talks also were in progress in
Denver to settle wage demands of
6,000 workers in the Rocky moun-
! tain states.
Fund Gains
Another $50
Another $50 to be added to tlie
Woodward tornado relief fund was
received at Tlie Tribune office to-
day. bringing to *2,320.52 the to-
tal amount received at the news-
paper office since collections were
started Apr. 24.
Contributors who left donations
at Tlie Tribune office today in-
cluded:
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Schumacher.
*10.
A friend. *25.
Brotherhood class of the First
Baptist church, *15.
Newspapers and radio stations
throught the state still are accept-
ing contributions which are being
turned to the Woodward relief
committee. Woodward has appealed
for a total of *500.000 to be used
in rehabiltation work.
Checks brought or mailed to The
Tribune office should be made pay-
able to the Woodward Relief Com-
mittee.
Governor Vetoes
Act on Pensions
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 12 —OP)
—Governor Roy J. Turner said to-
day he has vetoed a legislative act
which would have permitted old
age pension resipients to earn in-
come yet continue to draw full
pensions.
The governor said that he. rely-
ing upon an opinion of Attorney
General Mae Q Williamson feared
such a provision in state law
would conflict with federal law
And might result in a reduction of
the federal grant to the state.
Tlie federal law. Turner noted,
permits pensioners to earn “in-
cidental income," but the legisla-
ture's bill did not so limit their
earnings.
"I was afraid such a law might
result in a penalty rather than a
help to the aged.” Turner said.
Changes Rejected In
(ireek-Turkish Bill
WASHINGTON, May 12 —UP)—
Tlie senate refused today to accept
bouse changes In the *400.000.000
Greek-Turktsh aid bill and sent it
to a senate-house committee to
work out a compromise.
New Note Sent
On Korean Talks
WASHINGTON. May 12 —(AV—
Secretary of Slate George C. Mar-
shall sent a new note today to
Russia on the proposal to reopen
direct Sovlet-Ainerlcan negotiations
May 20 on a provisional govern-
ment for Korea.
A state department announce-
ment of tlie action was accompanied
by a hint that preparations for the
meeting might be held up until a
reply is re reived from Soviet For-
eign Minister V. M. Molotov.
Tlie text was not made public
but. officials said it might be given
out tomorrow.
Wound Suffered
In Altercation
John Dominguez. 34, of 1010 East
Jenkins street, suffered a flesh
wound in the upper part of his
left shoulder late Saturday when
he was struck by a bullet during
an altercation whicli took place in
the alley behind the 100 olock of
South Choctaw avenue. Lee Harvey,
chief of police, reported.
Dominguez and Robert Calvert,
30. of El Reno, were booked at the
police station at 4:15 p. m. Satur-
day on a charge of fighting in the
alley and -were released after post-
ing bonds of *11 each.
Later a Mexican, whose name
had not been learned by the police
department this morning, started
to shoot at Burton Roach, 20, of
306 West Hayes street, during an
argument which occurred in the
same alley. While grabbing at the
man’s pistol in an effort to pre-
vent the shooting, Dominguez re-
ceived a wound when the gun was
discharged during the struggle.
Kidnap Slayer
Object of Hunt
Child’s Body Is
Dumped in Cistern
NORRISTOWN. Pa., May 12.—
(UPj—A special squad of 20 state
police combed Montgomery county
today hi search of a blond, curly-
lialred youth wanted for tlie kid-
naping, raping and slaying of 5-
year-old Carol Thompson.
Police said someone thoroughly
familiar with tlie territory euticed
the little, blye-eyed girl into his
automobile, and less Ilian an hour
later, dumped her battered and
ravished body into a cistern in a
secluded section of Norristown.
Carol and her 6-year-old broth-
er, William, were playing in front
of their home at nearby Upper
Gv/yneded township Satrrday eve-
ning when a youth driving a “big
black automobile" drove up and
asked tlie little girl if she wanted
to go for a ride.
She accepted, leaving her broth-
er who ran to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Thompson, and
reported what happened. The par-
ents immediately notified police.
An hour later, 13-year-old Mar-
vin Brooks found the child's body
and tattered bits of her clothing
floating in the rain-filled well,
seven miles from her home.
Dr. John C. Simpson, coroner's
physician, said tlie child was killed
by a blow across the right temple
witli a blunt instrument. The cords
of her cotton playsult were knotted
tightly about her neck before she
was raped, he said.
Six Fafalities
Are Recorded
Numerous Traffic
Mishaps Occur
Oklahuma today counted six
deallis as tlie result of misliaps
involving airplanes, automobiles and
motorcycles Sunday.
The victims included:
James Raymond Kizei, 3-year-
old sou of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Ku^r of Tulsa, who died of brain
concussion suffered In a fall lroui
a car.
William Fields, Huddleston, 32,
Lawton, who was burned beyond
recognition when Ills light plane
crashed and burned In a wheat
field near Hydro.
Jesse Odom Breutlenger, 71, Ok-
lahoma City, fatally injured when
struck by a Tulsa funeral home
ambulance on a highway near his
home.
Another Child Killed
Gerald Chaney, 5, soil of Mr.
and Mrs. B K. Chaney of near
Midwest City, killed almost in-
stantly when struck by a car one
mile west of that town.
Wade Reify Lemon, 25. Alva war , . „ ,
veteran, who died almost instantly- le lll*?a?e
after being thrown from his motor-
cycle on U. S. highway 64 three
miles east of Nash. His bead hit
a concrete bridge railing.
Frank Theodore Yelton, 38. Ok-
lahoma City, fatally injured when
his motorcycle skidded off U. S. 66
and overturned four miles west of
Depew, in Creek county.
The fatal plane crash occurred
as Huddleston circled low over the
home of his mother-in-law to drop
a note telling her that Mother's
day flowers were waiting for her
in a Weatherford floral shop.
Falls From Back Seat
/ The Kizer child liad been stay-
ing with relatives at Jennings. In
Pawnee county, during his mother's
illness. An uncle. Albert Preston
Kizer. 36. Claremore, drove there
to take the child to Tulsa to be
with his mother on Mother's day.
Tlie boy fell from a rear seat to
the highway, but apparently was
not seriously hurt. The uncle took
liiin to a Cleveland, Okla.. physi-
cian, who said the child was all
right. Tlie driver then started back
to Claremore. Upon arrival home,
the child was dead.
Kenneth Earl Wade. 26, Tulsa,
driver of the ambulauce that
struck and killed Breutlenger. told
highway patrolmen he did not see
the pedestrian until too late to
avoid tire accident. Tlie ambulance
was enroute from Clinton to Tulsa
with a body,
The Chaney child dashed Into
the path of a car driven by Carl
E. Zimmerman, 34, Shawnee bakery
operator. He died in a hospital a
short time later.
Highway patrolmen reported
Lemon was returning to Alva from
Enid when his motorcycle began to
vibrate, presumably from some me-
chanical defect. Riding behind him
on another- motorcycle was Louis
Fisher, 24. also of Alva.
Ruth Judd Is
Captured After
Third Escape
Trunk Murderess
Being Returned To
Hospital for Insane
PHOENIX, Arlz., May 12~</Pt
Wiiuiie Ruth Judd, mad trunk
murderesC was captured today
about 12 hours after she escaped
from tlie state hospital for the
insane.
Tlie sheriff's office said she was
sklzed near the exclusive Arizona
Rlltmore liotel, luxurious winter
resort on tlie edge of the desert
north of tlie city.
She was being brought to the
sheriff's office in a patrol car.
Tills was tlie third escape for
tlie woman who killed two women
friends in 1931 and shipped their
dismembered bodies to Los Angeles
. in a trunk
Key Apparently Used
Her escape from a second-floor
cell room was discovered by an
attendant at 12:30 a.m. She was
'.hst seen at 9 p. m. last night.
Dr. Larson used tlie word “con-
nivances" in explaining escape of
tlie 43-year-old murderess.
He said she was believed .to ha\ve
Used a key which opened two doors,
one on tlie second floor—which
allowed her to descend a stairway
--and another on the ground level.
A gate on the north side of tlie
hospital grounds was found open.
Sheriff's Captain Stanley Kimball
said it appeared likely that, the
mad murderess had help in getting
out of the building and had fled
in an automobile.
Investigation Underway
Kimball said Dr. Larson was
conducting an investigation at the
hospital in an effort to determine
where keys were obtained to un-
lock the doors.
Mrs. Judd in 1931 killed two
former roommates, hacked tlieir
bodies to pieces, packed them into
two trunks and a hat box and
shipped them to LoS Angeles.
Tlie victims were Agnes Ann Le-
Roi and Hedwig Samuelson, who
worked as nurses with their slayer.
Mrs. Judd was arrested in Los
.Angeles when she attempted to
Queen of Cotfon
At her trial, Mrs. Judd's sole de-
fense was insanity. No satisfactory
explanation was ever evolved as to
what prompted the murders.
Two Arrests Are Made
For Traffic Violations
Arthur Lee Coots, 21. of Okla-
homa City, booked at the police
station at 3 a. m. today on a
charge of speeding, forfeited a *5
bond in municipal court later In
the day. records of Lee Harvey,
chief of police, disclosed.
Harvey said Coots was arrested
while operating a truck, loaded
with 50 cases of dynamite, at an
excessive rate of speed through El
Reno.
Milton Howard Kenney, 23. of
308 South Foster avenue, booked
at the police station at 11:10 p.
m. Saturday on a charge of reck-
less driving, forfeited a *10 bond
today.
13 Bonds Forfeited On
Overparking Charges
Thirteen persons booked at the
police station for overparking Sat-
urday forfeited bonds of *1 each
in municipal court today, records
of Le? Harvey, chief of police, dis-
closed.
Bonds were forfeited by Mrs.
Ed Harrison, El Reno: M. A. Test-
erman, Watonga; W. D. Harris,
512 West Oobb street: Charles
Worthington, El Reno route 2;
Alvin Chappell, El Reno route 1;
Harlan Hobgood, Concho; Albert
McGUbra, Fort Reno; William Lor-
enzen, El Reno route 3; Aubrey
Robey. Mustang field; J. J. Dillon,
1018 South Barker avenue; W. W
Parker, Geary; F. A. Watson. 10814
West Woodson street; and A. J.
Smith, 121 South Shepard avenue.
Loveft Named To
Achesons Posf
Duties Are Resigned
By Undersecretary
WASHINGTON. May 12—(/Pi-
Dean Acheson resigned today as
undersecretary of state and Presi-
dent Truman appointed Robert A
Lovett to replace him June 30.
Lovett, a New York banker. Is
a former assistant secretary of war.
In disclosing the changes tlie
White House made publio a letter
in which Mr. Truman wrote Ache-
son of his "great regret" that “I
cannot again ask you to put aside
your desire to return to private
life.”
Acheson has long sought to re-
sign and return to private law
practice.
Mr. Truman paid trbute to
Acheson in a letter accepting his
resignation. He recalled that Ache-
son expressed a desire to resign in
April 1946, and also in 1945.
"In response to my urging bi
both instances, you held In abe-
yance your plans to retire.” the
president wrote Acheson. "Again,
when you renewed last December
your wish to relinquish your post
we agreed tentatively that you
should leave office on Jan. 10, 1947.
"Realizing tiiat all these defer-
rals have meant great financial
sacrifice. I appreciate all the more
your magnanimous action in stand-
ing at your post for another six
months.”
Thus the president said, he had
no choice except to accept the
resignation with "great regret”
Lovett, since leaving tlie war de-
partment where he served as as-
sistant secretary of war for air.
has been in the New York bank-
ing business. He is expected to re-
turn here to work for a time with
Acheson before the pretent under-
secretary leaves the government.
Acheson will return to the prac-
tice of law here.
Search Is Conducted
For Meeker Resident
MEEKER, May 12—UP—Seventy-
five men were searching this area
today for John F. Scheer, 78, who
left his home here around 5 p. m.
Saturday.
Despite a weck-et,\ search, no
trace had been found of the man,
a longtime resident of this area.
Bess Myerson, "Miss America” of 1945. displays the crown awarded
her as "Queen of Cotton" for the international exposition of textiles,
which will be held in New York City hi June. (NEA Telephoto.)
Cleanup Work
Starting Today
DDT Spraying Of
Premises Provided
El Reno residents who plan to
have their yards and buildings
sprayed with DDT in the spray
program scheduled for this month
must register at the chamber of
commerce office, cleanup officials
announced today.
Cleaning of yards, garages, and
alleys has been set for this week
in the cleanup campaign, trash
will be collected next week, and
the spraying work will begin Mav
20
All expense of spraying the al-
leys, garbage cans, and city parks
will be paid by the junior chamber
with assistance from the city of
El Reno
A small fee. based on $2.50 for
the average yard and garage, will
be charged residents who wins
the DDT sprav truck to cover their
yards and buildings.
Junior chamber members who
are sponsoring tlie drive li a v e
urged residents to leave addresses
and names at the chamber of
commerce office before the drive
begins in order that spray routes
cap be planned along with the
work in alleys.
A second spraying later In the
summer will be planned for those
who want the service. Junior
chamber membbers will man the
spray truck, owned by the El Reno
chapter of Future Fanners of
America, since school will be closed
when the project begins.
Requests for using a solution of
2-4-D for killing weeds will be
taken by the spraying unit when
DDT work is being completed, and
the weed killer will be used later.
It Is not possible to spray both the
DDT and weed killer solution at
the same trip with present equip-
ment.
Boy Scouts troops in El Reno
will be enlisted in a part of the
work connected with the cleanup
drive.
Courf Rules On
Freighf Rales
ICC Order Is
Upheld Today
WASHINGTON. May 12—UP)—
The supreme court today upheld
an interstate commerce commission
order raising railroad freight rates
10 percent Jn the north and east
and lowering them 10 percent in
the south and as far west as the
Rockies.
The commission ordered the
changes after officials of southern
states complained that higher rates
In their region gave northern
manufacturers competitive advant-
ages.
Affected are so-called class rates.
These apply principally to manu-
factured articles.
Justice William O. Douglas wrote
the court's 7-2 decision. Justices
Robert H. Jackson and Felix
Frankfurter wrote dissents.
The commission, in May 1945
found the freight rate structure
discriminated against the south on
almost • all manufactured articles
and ordered the changes as the
first step toward equalizing rates
The commission planned as a
second step to work out "national
uniformity in the classlficaton of
freight, and a greater degree of
national uniformity In the class
freight rate structure." Class rates
apply to about 4 percent of all
rail freight traffic and yield about
6 percent of freight revenue.
Southern officials hailed the
ICC order as one which would
permit southern industry to
“breathe freely for the flist time
In history.”
Nine northern states, governors
of the six New England states, and
33 railroads, however, challenged
the ICC action as arbitrary.
Judgment Sought
In Court Action
Trial of the civil action of Mrs.
Hallie McCartney against Mrs.
Bertha Hodgkinson, in which tlie
plaintiff was seeking a judgment
of *450 for commission on the sale
of real estate, was being tried In
Canadian county district court to-
day with Judge Baker H. Melone
presiding.
Serving as jurors were C R
Messenger. Thompson Gilbert. B. R.
Kimbell, Frank Bomhoff, Guy
Pruett, Dick Jensen, Gordon Ben-
nett, Harvey O Dozier. Ralph
Treece, Vernon Funck, Ora Beyer
and C. F. Layman.
While Your Phone
Is Out of Service
Please
Mail or Bring Your
WANT-ADS
To Tbe
Tribune Office
Bicknell Becomes
Publisher at Alva
ALVA, May 12—IUR)—Brooks H.
Blcknell today became editor and
publisher of the Alva Review-
Courier with announcement of the
purchase of the interest of Bob
Lee Kidd, jr.
The new publisher becomes a
joint owner with James C. Nance,
Purcell publisher and state senator,
and Joe W. McBride, Anadarko
publisher.
Bicknell, former news editor of
the Review-Courier, was associated
with the Alva Daily Record and
the Review-Courier for 12 years
before Joining the United Press
bureau at Oklahoma City in Sep-
tember 1942.
He resigned from United Press
recently to enter the publishing
field.
Bicknell is married add has a
daughter. Kay. 2 years old. Mrs.
Bicknell is the former Miss Mary
Margaret Phelps, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. J. T. Phelps, El Reno.
Weather
State Forecast
Showers and thunderstorms In
the extreme southeast tonight,
otherwise partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; cooler in north and ex-
treme west tonight, low tempera-
tures 45 to 50 in the panhandle
to 65 in southeast; little temper-
ature change Tuesday.
Wind and Rain
Strike Western
Half of State
Three Persons Are
Injured in Tornado
Near Eldorado
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wind and rain hit the western
half of Oklahoma Sunday night
injuring several persons, damaging
buildings and disrupting commun-
icator's lines.
A tornado near Eldorado, in the
southwestern corner. Injured, three
persons but none of them appar-
ently seriously.
A man was cut by flying glass,
the highway patrol reported, when
wind damaged a dozen building at
Hitchcock, north of Watonga.
Many communications lines still
were out of commission today. The
rain seemed to be moving into
eastern Oklahoma, -with the west-
ern section clearing.
Rainfall totaled 44 inches at
Clinton. Elk City had 2.57 inches.
Geary more than 3 Inches, Union
City more than 3, and Oklahoma
City had nearly 24 Inches.
Crop Damage Reported
Damage was reported to crops
but apparently rain in the wheat
belt, In general was of more aid
than harm to the grain, much of
which is beginning to head.
Some fields freshly planted for
spring planting washed badly.
In some sections hall was re-
ported.
Watonga reported torrential
rain, hail and a hard straight wind.
A near-cloudburst dumped three
or four Inches of rain on the town,
causing a. flash flood that sent
water streaming into business
buildings. The flood water quickly
subsided and damage to stores
was comparatively small.
Lightning set fire v« _* hangar
at the Clinton municipal airport,
and the building and five planes
were reported destroyed.
An electrical storm and down-
pour struck Elk City, Interrupting
electric service and throwing that
city into darkness.
A flash flood closed U. S. high-
way 66 to traffic between Elk City
and Clinton, but the waters reced-
ed before dawn so the road could
be reopened. CT S. 183 was still
closed by flood waters between
Bessie and Cordell In Washita
county.
House Blows Across Road
State Troopers Elwood Lee and
Bill Large reported a house had
been blown onto a highway five
miles northeast of Watonga. The
building had collapsed squarely
across the road. They could find
no persons in the wreckage and
could not learn whether anyone
had been In the house.
Telephone lines were down in
scattered areas of the western two-
thirds of Oklahoma. Among points
without telephone connections this
morning were Ardmore. Sayre. Ho-
bart and Anadarko. Hugo could
be reached only by out-of-the-way
connections through Texas. Phone
lines also were reported down in
the Stillwater area.
TORNADO HITS NEAR
McALESTER TODAY
M'ALESTER, May 12 —UP)— A
tornado was reported to have
struck the U. S. naval ammuniton
depot near McAlester this after-
noon but no one was hurt.
It also was reported to have hit
at the village of Haywood, near
the depot which Is southwest of
McAlester.
McAlester residents reported see-
ing a tornado cloud pass over the
city about 1:30 p. m. but it did not
strike the city.
Hugh German of the McAlester
News-Captial said many city resi-
dents sought refuge in storm cel-
lars when the tornado was seen
approaching.
It passed over the Oklahoma
state penitentiary.
Just before the cloud was seen,
clouds blew away and the sun
came out.
Extensive Damage Is
Caused in Aufo Mishap
Extensive damage was caused In
a collision which occurred tn the
Intersection of Sunset drive and
Choctaw avenue at 12:10 a. m.
Sunday, Lee Harvey, chief of po-
lice, reported today.
A 1939 model sedan driven west
on Sunset by George V. Frazier,
49, of 1115 West Pine street, and
a 1928 model sedan operated north
on Choctaw by W. O. Selby. 43.
of Springfield, Mo., collled in the
intersection.
Damage to the front of Frazier’s
car was estimated at *100 while
damage to the other vehicle was
approximately *200, Harvey sakl.
CHIEFS DEFEAT WATONGA
The E! Reno Chiefs defeated the
Watonga Independents with a score
of 6-3 In a baseball game played
Sunday afternoon at Watonga. The
Chiefs are a team composed of
Indians from Concho.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 56, No. 62, Ed. 1 Monday, May 12, 1947, newspaper, May 12, 1947; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc921109/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.