The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 55, No. 260, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 31, 1946 Page: 3 of 6
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Elections Top
Oklahoma News
Opposition to ‘Ins’
Marked During Year
(Continued rrom Page One)
he failed of nomination by uoout
ij.OOO votes.
Gilmer’s campaign was based on
alleged textboox scandals of the
past, and he promised to rid the
government of all who participated
in the alleged textbooa deals.
Democrats Retain Margin
Turner, who won the general
election support of Gilmer, placed
before the people a program of
modest revision in government, in-
cluding changes in highway ad-
ministration.
The general election campaign,
fought almost entirely on a party
basis, resulted in most of northern
Oklahoma going Republican, but
the heavy Democratic vote in
‘ Little Dixie" gave the Democrats
a safe margin.
The election produced one
phenomenon in that both Tulsa
ana Oklahoma counties went Re-
publican but the state remained
Democratic. By the same token,
Demo cratlc Representative Mike
Monroney won re-election in the
fifth district, despite Oklahoma
county's going Republican.
Bank robberies were rated sec-
ond and fourth and a tornado
third. Two Tulsa stories rated
Fifth and sixth—slaying of two
detectives and a garbage strike.
The Oklahoma Aggies' slump in
football made N. 7 and the first
slaying in Oklahoma Involving a
blind man was eighth. No. 9 was a
combination of related factors—
the housing shorgage, real estate
boom and return of veterans. And
No. 10 was the record college en-
rollment, with ex-servicemen swell-
ing the ranks.
On a hot August day — the
eighth—two men held up the First
National bank of Walters in Cot-
ton county near the Texas border
and escaped with $33,000. It was
one of the largest amounts ever
taken in a bank raid in Oklahoma.
The robbers stole or commande-
ered several automobiles in their
flight. The third day after the
robbery the search suddenly shift-
ed from southwestern Oklahoma
to the Kiamichi mountain area in
the southeast and after several
days hunt there the trail was lost
and the organized posse hunt end-
ed.
Both Plead Guilty
Several weeks later Joseph L.
Hixon was arrested in Electra,
Tex., when he returned to visit
his wife. On Nov. 1 his brother.
James A. Hixon. was captured near
Anllers. On Nov. 19 both unexpect-
edly pleaded guilty in Oklahoma
City federal court to a grand Jury
indictment of robbery and on Dec.
2—the day their trial had been
set before the guilty plea—each
was sentenced to serve 25 years
in federal penitentiary, the maxi-
mum penalty. Two days later they
were in Leavenworth (Kansas'
federal prison. Only about one
fifth of the $33.000—which the
Hixons reportedly carried in gun-
nysacks during the early stages of
their flight—was recovered. Both
declared in reply to questions by
United Slates District Judge Edgar
S. Vaught they did not know
■ where the remainder of the loot
, was
Unlike 1945, destructive torna-
does were few in Oklahoma. The
* worst one of 1946 hit Ardmore
1 Feb. 13, followed by sleet, snow
, and rain. Two persons were fatally
injured. 15 were hospitalized and
‘ more than 100 others needed med-
‘ ical attention.
* Fifty dwellings were demolished,
, 49 were damaged so much they
had to be razed before repair work
* began and 904 other houses and
* buildings were damaged, 504
t severely. Estimated damage was
, $1,000,000 The storm struck one
end of the business district.
Robber Caught Quickly
* Ten minutes after a young man
< robbed the City National bank,
i Oklahoma City, of more than $38.-
, 000 Sept. 9, he was captured by
a policeman and all the money re-
‘ covered. Two bank tellers, LeRoy
* Devine and Ray Tucker, chased
him down an alley and shared in
, the reward. Police and the FBI
announced the pistol the man—
Loy T. 8hields—used was harmless
* as Shields had removed the powder
, from four shells because he feared
, he might "become Jittery and kill
someone."
* Two Tulsa .detectives were slain
1 and two were wounded within a
* I.wo-week period In August and
i September.
, On August 30. Detective Jerry 9t.
Clair. 35, was slain and Traffic Of-
1 ilcer Harold Harding wounded dur-
1 ing a 30 minute running gun fight
i with a bandit suspect who terror-
, ized a large part of the city’s east
t side.
’ About two weeks later Detective
' 8. R. (Vessi Cormack was slain
' and Detective Ben Johnson soft-
, ousiy wounded in a gun fight tiiat
, occurred when they attempted to
question two youths parked in u
' car in a fashionable Tulsa resl-
' dentlal district.
1 James Neely, 17. of Dayton,
Bag Limit
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(-“suaiiy, Toronto goalie Turk B.oda leans on goal in first
ffl New York Ran0rdS ?°n Metz of and Tony
______^Vurtors won fourth sraraight, 3-1.
Ohio, one of the youths in the car,!America back. Bobbv Fcnimorc
hi? coZ"d„:l ^ ««al mr of compc*
his companion, Victor Lloyd Ever-
hart, 23, escaped but was captured
later in Idaho.
Neely, on the basis of a signed
statement to the county attorney,
was charged with the murder of
Cormack and implicated his part-
ner in the earlier slaying of a
nightwatchman at Seneca, Mo.,
and of crimes in Indiana.
For a time police attempted to
link Everhart with the St. Clair
shooting, but the murder charge
was dropped after Indiana police
furnished evidence that Everhart
tition along with team veterans
from 1944 and 1945 and many
World War II veterans. Denver
was easily defeated in the season
opener. In the second gumc Arkan-
sas unexpectedly rallied to tie the
Aggies and Fcnimore was Injured.
The Aggies never recovered from
this, winning only two more games
all season while losing seven. Feni-
more tried to play on hLs injuifed
leg but in late season games he
sat on the bench.
Orbie T. Guthrie. 42-year-old
Calumet Home.
Scene of Party
Group Entertained
At Turkey Dinner
BV TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT
CALUMET, Dec. 31 — Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Leek and daughter,
Betty, entertained at a turkey
dinner Wednesday. Members of
the family present were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Tash and son, all of
McAlester, Master Sergeant and
Mrs. John Freeman and sons and
Miss Eunice Leek of Enid. Mr.
and Mrs. Ber, Quigley and family
of G?ary, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Leek. Afternoon callers were Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Lcck of Geary, Mr.
and Mrs. Buster Armstrong and
daughters of Perkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Leek and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wintermute
and daughter, Carolyn, have
moved to Mustang Field to make
their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Crump of
El Reno entertained at a turkey
dinner Wednesday when their
guests Included Mr. ai d Mrs. Clar-
ence Wintermute and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry wintermuTc.
son, Everett, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Hill and family, Buddy and Tan-
dall Crump and Miss Frances
Julian.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Leek en-1
joyed a dinner in the Clyde
Haynes home near Heaston Wed-
nesday.
The A. T. O. club members and
their families met Saturday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Stas
| mkI daughter for a party. Pitch
was the diversion of the evening
| with John Laughling scoring high
iiuid Mrs. Charles Andersen scoring
low.
Refreshments were served to Mr.
and Mrs. John Lnughlin and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Wintermute and daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Wintermute and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Leek and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. |
(Charles Andersen and son and the
• hosts.
Next meeting will be with Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Wintermute at
Mustang Field on Jan; 11.
The Calumet home demonstra-
tion club recently gave a party
for families of the members In the
home of Mr and Mrs. James
Stults. After a covered dish sup-
per the evening was spent play-
ing cards and dominoes.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Sttkes and family. Mr. and Mrs. I
Charles Andersen and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Gordon ard ramiiy.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nitzcl and chil-
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lowd-
er and son. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
Gragg and family. Norma Justice.
Miss Josephine Oakes. Miss Mar-
garet Edsel, Ed Hyde and the
hosts.
Mrs. Bill Jordan entertained the
women's guild at a party in her
home recently. A brief business
jessitm was conducted. Refresh-
ments were served to Mrs. Max
Shaw, Mrs. G. C. Cory, Mrs. Elmer
Gambel, Mrs. Orla Reese, Mrs
Tom Hurst, Mrs. Walter Brown,
Mrs. J. E. Weller. Mrs. Ed Crabb,
Mrs. M. E. Thompson, Mrs. Eu-
gene Balentl, Mrs. John Crabb,
Mrs. Leslie Thompson, Mrs Ed
Spear, Mrs. J. L. Marye, Jr.. Mrs.
Bill Penwright, Mrs. Nelson Eckel-
berry, Mrs. Jack Evans. Mrs. Karl
Leek. Mrs. B G. Crump. Mrs.
Charles Andersen, Mrs. Taul Holl-
rah, Mis. Loun Andersen and Mrs.
Milton O’Bleness. An additional
guest was Mrs. D. H. Jackson of
El Reno.
MIGHTY WHALE HUNTER
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -(U.fiV
Cap'n Jesse Holbrook, an old-time
whaling skipper, perhaps holds the
record for the largest number of
whales taken during a single voy-
age—54.
ATTENTION SALVADOR DALI
NORTH BEND. Ore. - <u.R> -
Paintings displayed by Mrs. Ed-
ward Fourier, artist-housewife, re-
vealed an unusual technique.
Using meat-wrapping paper as a
canvas, her fingers as a brush, and
a solution of cornstarch, water and
calsomine, Mrs. Fourier demon-
strated the creation of some "mod-
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Oplvnietrisl—Visual Analysis
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Open Daily at 1 p. m.
Continuous Showings
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Continuous Showings
Monday thru Friday
Open at 8:30 p. m.
Saturday and Sunday
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Bex Office Uluses About
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was In that state at the time. b“"d 0pcral0r 01 " second hand
Everhart then was charged with
intent to commit murder of John-
ston.
Both cases are scheduled for
trial in January.
Tulsa Has Labor Crises
For one week in August, TuLsa
faced one of Its worst labor crises
and health menaces. One hundred
and thirty city garbage employes,
AH, union members, walked out
store in Oklahoma City, pleaded
self-defense when tried In Septem-
ber on a charge of murder In the
slaying of his former mother-in-
law, Mrs. Elizabeth Hinds. In
March. HLs former wife, Kather-
ine Hickman—also blind—was the
only other person present In the
Hinds home at the time and vva.-
th? state’s chief witness. A jury-
convicted him ol lirst decree man-
slaughter and the judge .sentenced
Hold this chart before
your eyes on payday-
bagmans in S "LSTJK *> >™s » — -
city brimming full In the hottc t ie*ecutlon. of 'e,,UcRce wa*> dclaved
□art of the summer and at the i*hen "°ullce1 of aP'*al was «'«>•
height of a polio outbreak. “ ,was 0,e 'lrsl Utne ln Oklahoma
The next day the garbage vorkers hi8t0V b ,nd man was lried 011
were Joined by 110 street depart- a m“,de[ char *'
ment woikers i AFL1 which left ,imislns fehorU*<‘ ,Vrsi!“*
not onlv the city's garba e palls ! A houslll~ sil0-,a;'e that Mlsted
untended but also its streets un- !m !ar'° tUU an(1 s,naI.1 towns
wep, tit ring the war grew worse as the
Workers walked off their jobs ' »Idim and s;lilo‘-s burned from
after citv officials had refused to ,he batiu‘ fro»ls Morc doubling
recognize' the unions as bargaining u«» brcame netc‘aar-'’ and manv
agents for city employes. Mavcr fam,lie remained divided because
Lee price and the citv commission lhe huetoands tould 1101 lind even
contended the city was prevented “ few room* in thc cities- Rcnlal
bv law from bargaining with a , agencies had little or nothing to
labor organization. lcK«‘r and a11 available houses up
Aug. 9 the citv was granted a fo1 •'*>'’ for Prices far in ex-
temporary reslaining order In <*** of !>re-war scales. And still
district court. The order forbade ! the People begged lor acconnnodu-
other unions from striking and tfcms. Election of new homes was
ordered a halt to picketing at
municipal buildings.
Meanwhile volunteer young busi-
held up by numerous restrictions
and shortage of building materials.
Returning service men and wo-
nessmen and University of Tulsa men swelled enrolment at all the
students started picking up pail < state's colleges to record figures
of thc uncollected garbsje down- a,ld here. too. housing facilities
town and at hospitals and on |wcre inadequate. Many of the
August 12 picketing was resumed. veterans were married and brought
Pickets were quickly withdrawn, their families. Emergency steps
however, alien District Judge Jess were taken to provide homes, tn-
I. Miracle of Okeinah, issued a re- crease the faculty, provide sut-
straining order against picketing
that also prevented the common
laborers from calling other city
union members off their Jobs.
ficlent laboratory facilities.
As an example, thc University
ol Oklahoma enrolment at Nor- I
man and at the medical and nurs- |
That night all labor unions voted j ing school in Oklahoma City j
to call a city'wide 'labor holiday" | totaled 10,211. That figure was 47
If the mayor did not relent by I
Aug. 15.
But the labor holiday never came
off. for the strike ended abruptly
on Aug. 14 111 Judge Miracle's I
courtroom. After the Judge over- )
ruled the unions' plea for dls-
missal of the previous restraining '
orders, attorneys for the unions |
announced acceptance of condl- I
lions laid down by the mayor for i
returning to work
Aggie Gridmrn Fizzle
Tills year ijbvp promise of being
the best ln the history of Ckla- ;
homa A. and M. football. The i
Sugar bowl winners over St. Mary's |
on Jan. 1 had a two-time All-
percent higher than the peak pre-
war fear of 1939-40
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 55, No. 260, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 31, 1946, newspaper, December 31, 1946; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc921542/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.