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The El Reno Daily Tribune
Single Copy, Five Centa
VP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Tuesday, February 8, 1944
0J.R) MEANS UNITED PRESS
Scouts Mark 34th Anniversary
More than 1.600.000 Boy Scouts. Cu-'is and their adult volunteer
leaders are observing Boy Scout week Feb. 8 to 14. marking the 34th
anniversary of the founding of Scouting in the United States. Since
1910. more than 11 400 000 American boy* and men have agreed that
—"It’s Great To Be a Scout!"
Service Ballot
Plan Unsettled
Senate Tacks On
Federal Proposal
Clark Contest
Is Dismissed
Sligler Republican To
Seek Congress Seat
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8—(A»i—'The WASHINGTON. Feb. 8 —<AV-
ladminintiation won a major victory A house election* committee voted
for its federal war ballot plan to- unanimously today to dismiss the
day as the senate lacked the pro- conUsh( of E Q clark, 8tlgler,
posal on a house-passed states
rights’ bill lor voting by the arm- 0“Ia Republican, against Ju k
ed forces Nichols. Muskogee Democrat, for
The roll call vote was 48 to 40 in Oklahoma's second district con*
°J AlSRi&)»6 .JfiL..iuasuou*!. seal.
Green Lt as lederal ballot bill to
the state!
would have left to the states the
. . Representative Pbterson iDemo-
m!RSU!e..W .‘^ crat. Georgiai .said the committee
failed to find any evidence of
job of handling all armed service fr#ud Qr ,rregularmea or ■ Hm.
to warrant upseUmg the
Japs at Home
Hear Nothing
Of Kwajalein
Tokyo Radio Reports
Fighting Continues
Along 60-Mile Atoll
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Japanese homeland remain-
ed in the dark today on the stun-
ning Nipponese defeat in the swift
American capture of Kwajalein in
the Marshall islands.
Just how complete was the U. 8.
victory was Indicated in casualty
figures given out at Pearl Harbor
by Admiral Chester W. Ntmltz.
They showed:
Japanese dead 8.122.
American dead 286.
The Tokyo radio in a domestic
broadcast today told its listeners
that "bitter fighting" continued
in the Marshalls' although the 60-
mile-long Kwajalein atoll has been
in American hands for several
days. There has been no word of
any further landings on other
islands.
"Most Perfectly Executed"
Commander Anthony Kimmins of
the British Royal navy, the first
military observer to return from
the Marshalls, declared at Pearl
Harbor that the Kwajalein cain-
j paign was the mo6t perfectly ex-
ecuted action he had seen.
Why Japanese casualties ran so
high was suggested by an As-
sociated Press war correspondent.
William L. Worden, in a descrip-
tion of the pulverizing American
bombardment of the coral target
Under Blanket of Steel
’'American guns destroyed, as
nearly as It Is possible to destroy
land itself, the northwest end of
the Kwajalein island.” he wrote.
"Nothing that was there when this
blanket of hot steel fell is alive.
No men. no trees, not even min-
ute devil fish which lived In holes
In the reef "
Navy Sea bees expected to have
the Roi airstrip in condition for
American planes within a few days
and army engineers were reported
rapidly repairing the Kwajalein
island strip.
Other reports told of shattering
attacks by American naval and
air forces from the Japanese home-
land to the southwest Pacific. In-
cluding a naval bombardment of
Paramushiro. 1.280 miles from
Tokyo.
Did You Hear
-0-
¥N graduation exercises Feb. 5
* at the army air forces navi-
gation school at San Marcos.
Tex., Second Lieutenant Clar-
ence F. Blanton, 22. son of Mr.
and Mi's. C. S. Blanton of El
Reno route 2. was awarded the
silver wings of the aerial navi-
gator.
-o-
Private Jack Burmeier. son of
Mrs. Nell Burmeier. 209 South
Barker avenue, has been trans-
ferred from Keesler Field. Bil-
oxi. Miss., to the pre-radar
school at Madison. Wis.
-o-
James Cherry, serving with
the army in England, has been
promoted from corporal to ser-
geant. His wife and 8-month-
old daughter. Roma Lynn, are
residing with Mrs. Cherry's par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. U. Ream.
815 West Wade street.
—-o-
Sergeant Herbert Albert Dub-
bersteln, son of Rev. and Mrs.
A. C. Dubberstetn, 603 Eest
Wade street, has been graduated
from the army air forces flex-
ible gunnery school at Laredo.
Tex., and now Is qualified to
take his place as a member of a
bomber combat crew.
Finns Given
New Warning
To Quit War
Allied Diplomatic
Pressure Indicated
In Hull’s Statement
Shoe on Other Foot
At Government Office
Rids lor $12 (OPA Ceiling) Washing Machines
Range l p to $107.25 in Kansas City Auction
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 8—(U.R) price to that category of purchasers
—The shoe went on the other foot U $12.
hers today as the government pre-
Otto faced the facts that the
WASHINGTON. Feb 8 —</P>—
Secretary Cordell Hull disclosed to-
J day that the United States recently most fervent hopes.
Michael Tells
Of Sinking Ship
Rombs Pay Dividends
In Thrt?e-Day Rattle
had renewed its warning to the gov-
I eminent of Finland to get out of
the war or accept the consequences
of continuing to fight on the side
of Germany.
The action was the first taken by
| this government with respect to
Finland for some time, and sug-
gested that the Finns might be
under an allied diplomatic as well
as military offensive to force them
I out of the war.
The secretary of state was asked
i at a press conference for informa -
I tion on Stockholm reports that there
recently had been an exchange of
communications between the U. S.
and Finland on the Finnish posi-
1 tion.
Responsibility Placed
The United States government,
| Hull replied, recently has taken oc-
] casion to say to the Finnish gov-
ernment. as it has In a number of
I occasions in the past, that the
I responsibility for consequences of
' Finland's collaboration with Oer-
| many and continuance in a state of
war with a number of this country’s
I allies, including the Soviet union and
1 the British commonwealth of na-
tions. must be borne solely by the
I Finnish government.
In Precarious Position
The changing military situation
! on the northern Russian front has
put new pressures upon Finland
. ,, . . machines weren't In top condition
pared to auctlon-strictly at OPA and appeared deflnltely ^ the class
ceilings a whole list of assorted u category. Once the property of
answers to the wartime citizen's | the now dead National Youth ad-
ministration. the machines reached
voting
The vote came a few minutes aft-
er Uie senate rejected 45 to 41 an
attempt by opponents of the ad-
ministration plan to nullify the
Gieen-Lucas proposal.
The senate's action presaged a
move to send the entire service
vote controversy Into a conference
thing
election returns."
Clark expressed surprise at the
committee's decision and told a
reporter that "the report fairly
reeks with fraud, and the report
i* all they should have considered."
He asserted that votes in Sequoy-
tlons.
Peterson said that while state
nh countv should have been thrown
of senate and house members in an ^ o( lm registra-
effort to work out a compromise
measure agreeable to both branches
of congress
The Oreen-Lucas bill would send rating to registration had
federal ballots oversea, and the not bwn *‘‘h ln n
military personnel in this country ‘ condition evidently
for votes on president, vice preal- Pr'v“‘led for "°me Un-
dent and members of congress. Th,‘ committee is not taking the
Earlier, the senate admtntstra- position of condoning such action
tion forces defeated the "passed he added, and Us report will fully
amendment'’ which would have explain the decision. The report
|mKM Um use of federal war *s to m*de public within sev-
Indians Playing
Enid Basketeers
State Champions
Here for Contest
MARINE CORPS AIR DEPOT.
MIRAMAR Call!Peb. 8-(Spe-
cial)—Ollle Michael. 28. of 211
North Donald avenue. El Reno, a
master technical seigeant in the i y^thin the past week. These reach
marine corps who received the ' ed a peak over the week-end when
Distinguished Flying Cross for his Russians bombers raided Helsinki,
assistance in sinking a Jap battle- , reportedly doing extensive damage
... . . . , . ' With German forces falling back
ship, has returned here from aerial , .. _ . . .
| and the Russians showing Increas-
action as a dive bomber pUot in ^ f,(,rpngth, Finland is in a posi-
tive south Pacific. ! tion unlike any In which she had
"This was the last Jap attempt! found herself previously in this war.
to retake Guadalcanal.” he said, j As an ally of Germany, she can
recalling the three-day battle of j expect no further German support
sea and air just north of the island j of Importance and as an enemy of
“The battle lasted more than three ! Russia and Britain she can only
days. During that time we made | look forward to the time when over-
so many trips to and from Hen- whelming military power Is thrown
derson Field'reloading and refuel-*'against her
ing that I lost count. -
“On that first day my bombs '
Among ruins „n me olock were m,l"us1.sfJveral unporlant, Parts-
three used washing machines. OPA He st le d a measule oI 10,,e'
class B two typewriters an an- hnwever M,dw«y ln “ lengLhy OPA
cie.vt vintage and uncertain state I tUe °n l‘le tub*clt he *?und
of repair, and an assortment of | toformation machines with an
sewing equipment. automatic water drainboard might
.. . . be listed in the higher-price class
Also to be disposed of shortly c Otto said he had no
were a consignment of ex-army idea what was an automatlc W(Ker
horses, some automobiles and drainboard but pkanned t0 have a
trucks At the lighter end of the
bidding range was more than a
quarter of a ton of extra light
horseshoes for lame horses.
look at the washers today in hope
1 of finding something that might
i be so defined. -
He Indicated that when he fin-
Tlie matter was being handled ally determines the highest prices
by A. J Otto, head of the sales he can charge without facing the
section of the treasury department danger of "having my cigarets
procurement office here. delivered at the Leavenworth prl-
paid off big dividends Two of
them made direct hits on the
battleship. One struck on the
bridge and the other on the fan
i tall. I pulled out of the dive so
J close I could see the Japs running
j on the deck and same jumping into
the water,
"That was one battle that had
no performers. The entire squad-
ron of dive bombers along with
our escort fighter planes had .. provements at the city water plant
El Reno htghschool Indians once 1 field day We really cleaned house j an(j consideration of a petition for
more will try thetr hands against' "My bombs with the help of, establishment of a curfew hour here
Action Deferred
On Water Plant
Commissioners Study
Electrification Costs
Final decision on suggested lm-
He appeared most concerned
about the washing machines. Bids
reaching his desk from dealers
ranged as high as $107.25. The OPA
'Jinx' Back In 1
Piedmont Area
Pipe Collapses Near
Rottom of Well
The "Jinx" moved back into the
son." he would put the names of
those offering that amount or
more in a hat for selection of the
new owners.
Williams Heard
By Rotary Club
Present and Post-War
Problems Discussed
Volume 52, No. 293
Germans Open
Heavy Barrage
Below Rome
Artillery and Planes
Assaulting Allies In
Reachhead Positions
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
German artillery and planes laid
down an intense barrage today in
the 100 square miles of beach-
head below Rome where allied
troops further “consolidated their
positions" against heavier attacks
to come.
Violent fighting continued Inside
Cassino but the Americans still were
unable to break the enemy’s grip
on that city, of which the Ger-
mans held three-fourths and the
corridor leading to the rear.
No major action was reported
in the Rome area where the Ger-
mans continued to mass reinforce-
ments for a major attempt to
drive the allies into the sea The
Nazis dive-bombed an American
hospital a mile behind the lines,
killing two nurses and 24 others.
Allied fighters destroyed 24 Ger-
man planes tn breaking up the
attacks, and lost five.
The campaign below Rome,
which had started as a brilliant
success, had deteriorated into a
serious defense action. It was the
one theatre ln all the world where
the enemy held at least a measure
of the initiative.
Frankfurt Bombed Again
Flying Fortresses bombed the
German city of Frankfurt again
today and Liberators attacked
(northern France after night stabs
in west-
A discussion of problems of war-
Ptcdmont area of northeastern time and post-war democracy fea-
Canadian county and rebuilt its tured the address by Jeff H. Wtl- by R. A. F. Mosquitos
perch on the crownblock of the Hants of Chickasha. delivered at i ern Germany and northern France.
Ace Gutowsky and associates No. the "ladles night" dinner of the I Spttl„ released six Italian mer-
1 Watson in SE 8E SW 23-14N- Rotary club Monday in the First | chant shlps ln mplropollla„ Spa.
5W' Christian church nlsh ports. Negotiation* were in
Williams, a past district gover-
drilling—or active—since early
July.
ballots only U states failed to pass
thetr own absentee voting laws by
June 1.
era! days.
Enid Plainsmen at 8 p. m. to-
night in the local basketball gym-
nasium.
There will be a preliminary
and El Reno "B" teams
The Plainsmen, winners
The Oswego formation was shot
with 60 quarts of nitroglycerin at nor for Oklahoma Rotary clubs and
6.790 to 6,815 leet and the pipe member of the board of directors
was collapsed near the bottom, j tor Rotary International, Is nat-
Crews were trying to swedge tonally known as a speaker. He was
through today after cleaning out \ Introduced Monday night by L«o-
for several davs and getting a I hard Bailey of Oklahoma City,
little oil. present district governor for Okla-
Trouble Peretet* 1,0")a .
.. . . J The well known RoUrian told
This wildcat has had some sort, in thr course of hlg addrpg6 of a
oi trouble ahnost continuously s nee recflU uuervlew wllh Jan Valtin.
ast October. Prior to that time. author ,f ..Qut of the Nl ht.. in
however. It had several fishing whlch Valria whpn quprled M to
haS.,b^!1 his opinion of Americans said he
had noted a "lack of responsibility
toward citizenship ln America."
Completion Ol the Di key Oil Questions Raised
company's No 1 Kate Young, in Continuing his address, Williams
the center of SE NE 25-14N-5W. stressed certain major problems
which gave the county its first confronting the United States at
commercial oil production, has present. He mentioned the prob-
stimulated interest ln the district, ipm of whether women would be
Gutowsky ha* staked location willing to surrender wartime jobs
for the No 1 Mary Belle Funk, and return to their homes after
ln the center of SE SW SW of the war and also raised the ques-
24-14N-5W, a mile due east of tion of whether our schools are
the jinxed Watson well, and a preparing children properly for
half-mile northwest of the Dickey future duties of citizenship
producer A third question raised by Wil-
Skelly Location Slaked liams was “Why are our churches
Skelly Otl company has staked half empty?” and his fourth ques-
the No 1 Spivey In the center tion. a definition of democracy's
Hospital Struck
By Dive Bomber
dldate for that seat'
prnachlng election
The seat now is vacant. Nichols
having resigned ln July to become
an aviation executive, and it will
WITH THE ALLIED INVASION remain vacant for the remainder
FORCES SOUTH OF ROME Feb of this session of congress unless
7 (U P’ A German airplane dive-1 Governor Robert S. Kerr calls
Ismibid an American evacuation |a special election,
hospital on this beachhead today,
killing 26 and ’ wounding 43 per-
aons Including a number of nrmy
nurses
Clark declared that my dU- ,bip for >943 holds the distinction
appointment by this decision will 10f taking more games from the
not keep me from being a can-
others sent the battlewagon to j were postponed until the next meet-
the bottom Witnessing It sink was ing at Monday night's session of the
an outstanding moment of mv city commission.
f. ^ 1J ^r.! "!.'! „ 1.. a 1" .JTtrirJliVnn I °* NW 8W °* 30-14N-4W. a diag- duties was answered by the state-
He narttclDated tn 30 bombine plant, which include electrification! , ' . „ ...... , . .
. , .. 1 . ... w winouw e - ,!onal southwest offset to the Dtck-' ment that doing ones duty as a
match at 6:45 between the Enid j and strafing raids centered around of the pumping system, are being . ... . _
the Guadalcanal. Munda. and R us - j weighed as to total cost by com-1 - p, „
„ , .1 ,j . j. Hugh Pierce, contractor at the ones duty a
sells area, in which he amassed I mlsuoners, with the aid of a de- _ . . . ... , _. .. , ■' . ,
..... 1 Gutowskv et al No. 1 Roy Wilson. United States and the world also
tailed engineers report submitted . __. , .
! ln the center of SE NW of 36- was performed.
Reno meant that
a citizen of the
in the ap-
......_____.__.__, I 250 combat flight hours.
• *• - 6 8 P " I Michael enlisted ln October 1940 the first of January.
I He is the son of Mr and Mrs Paul ■ Charles S Forbes, president of
' „„„ .. t Michael, of Lone Grove. Okla His the El Reno juvenile council, was
— - - - - - >isj:£urs
R. M Brown. 211 North Donald 1 Ing commissioners to institute a
I GOVERNOR AWAITING
ACTION BY HOUSE
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb 8—UP)
The dead Included two women I Governor Robert S. Kerr said
nurses, four doctors, four wound- i today he was not yet prepared to
ed doughboys who Just had been 'tot* what hr would do relative
HUM in ....... the trait, and 18 to a special election in the ahicc tlu-n. and
enlisted men attached to the ho*
pltal uni
similar period of time, having won
15 of the 18 games played by El
Reno and Enid during the past
seven and one-half vears.
Lark Might Change
Although the Tribe has been
kicked around by Enid with alarm-
ing regularity during these yeara.
Coach Jenks Simmons is of the
opinion that It may be different
tonight. The Plainsmen managed
to a in a
avenue. El Reno
14N-5W. has given up trying to “Combination of El Renos"
recover tools stuck at 6.529 feet, “What is the world." he asked,
has plugged back and is drilling "except a combination of nations?
by in a crooked hole This same And what ts the United States
thing happened at Gutowsky's No. but a combination of El Renos?”
I Watson.
Program Planned
At Union City
A “food for freedom" program
In charge of Miss Bess Reynolds.
ChlckashA. will be presented at
25-18 verdict at Enki I ^ p " h* 0n,un
last Jan 18. but the El Renoltes ?"v hlghschool home economics
have shown marked Improvement ! ^pnrtment. It was announced to-
ton day **,ss Blal,rl'e Dempsey, tea-
p'cher*at the school.
curfew hour for youths under 17
years of age as a means of curbing
juvenile delinquency.
No action was taken on the peti-
tion Monday night.
Other business conducted at the ,
Monday night session. Including ap- WASHINGTON. Feb. 8
proval of claims, was of a routine ] The ■«“ "f "*"» *■•'»»•)«.
nature
Two ordinances bringing munici-
pal building regulations up to date
greater participation
such civic clubs as
Fwo Submarines
Reported U)st
of two American sub-
He urged
In work of
Rotary.
George R. Angell. president of
the El Reno club, presided at the
Monday night session. Guests In
addition to Williams and Bailey
were their wives. Mr and Mrs.
iw W Mathews. Mr and Mrs M
en women nurses, one of whom 11 ™ act«l on the committee's
may be dying. Two others were In *erommendation. said Kerr,
grave condition.
Tlie German dive bomber, which
»•' ewitnesacK said came as low as
500 feel, dropped eight small per-
sonnel bombs, which sent shrapnel
whistling through the hospital
Lincoln School Responds
In War Loan Campaign
Last week pupils at the Lincoln
lent*. Including two receiving tents, elementary school responded to the
one evaruullon tent, two ward fourth war loan drive with pur-
tents, one X-ray tent and one chases of stamps and bonds total-
operating tent in which several mg more than all previous purchases
operations were underway at the during Uie current school year
will be in
second congressional district. | form to better their record. 1
"I do not care to make any | Starting for El Reno tonight will i wu‘>
Southwestern Light and Power com-
pany. will give a demonstration
on new ways to prepare vegetables
and show a movie. "This Is Sabo-
ML>s Reynolds, who Is with the
The 43 wounded included a doz- teinent until the house as a j be Orval Pickens and Junior Loy-1 ,,ome *ervice department of the
marines, the Cisco and the 8-44. , . , .. _
A. Jeffrey. Mr and Mrs. Ferd
Merveldt and Lieutenant William
| J Schulte, a former president
aC c I of the local club now serving In
the navy.
was announced today by the navy.
The submersible* both presum-
with the 1943 fire prevention hand- • ably were operating In
book of the National Underwriters I waters where American submarines |
association were approved. ^ have been taking a heavy toll of
J Japanese shipping
all. forwards: LeRoy Metveldt,
center: James Palmer and Jesse |
Urton, guards.
. , | Their losses bring to 19 the
w>t IICIV ' Olid lined I number of American underseas
By 4-H Group
Offense Improves
Tlie dinner for the club mem-
bers and their guests was pre-
pared and served by women of the
First Christian church.
I tage."
In the Tribes latest appearances. The publl- has been Invited to ,v, „
It was evident they had become I attend the program. Miss Dempsey tlons and short talks
more familiar with effective offen- I said
rive tarries Simmons has l>een I
time.
schooling his charges on drive- 1
In shots which has Increased thetr !
hitting substantially.
Tonight's match will be El Reno's
! last home game until Feb 25. when
Weather
Stale Uorrrasi and stamp sales at Lincoln so far
Light rain tonight ln east half. Hi la school year 812.001. IB.
partly cloudy und colder tn west. '
Wednesday fall ami slightly colder.
El Nrno Weather
F01 24-1 lour period ending at I
U a. in. today: High. 59: low, 46,
nl 8 a. in., 47.
From Sept. 18 to Jail. 28. total the Indians conclude thetr regular
purchases were 85.360 18 During , schedule agnlnst Central Cardinals
last week alone, from Jan. 29 to j here The Tribe goes to Central
Feb. 4, total sales were $0.040J>8 Keb 11. will visit Duncan Demons
Tills makes the total war bond Feb IS and will pay their respect*
to Northeast Vikings at Oklahoma
City Feb 18.
Fewer Traffic Mishaps
Recorded During 1943
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. 8— (U.M
craft lost since Uie war started
AgHtnst those losses. U S. subs
have sunk, probably sunk, or dwin-
Membcrs of tlie Peppy Trio 4-H | aa(.(| 572 Japanese vessels. Includ-
club met Monday at the Riverside I |nR warships,
school for a program of demonstra- j Thr navy gave no details in an-
t noutiring the loss ol the 18-.vear-
Norma Jean Hurst and Dorothy | old S-44 and the big new Cisco | Rains county climbed past it*
Mathis gave a demonstration on which was commissioned only last fourth war loan quota today and
Bond Chairman Contacts
All Prospects in County
EMERY. Tex.. Feb 8
-iOR'-
progress over ownership of the
seven Italian warships ln the
Balearic Islands. The Italian ships
are on issue between the allies
and Spain.
The Russians drove into Nikopol,
rich manganese center on the
Dnieper, and fought without quar-
ter. Five Nazi divisions trapped
outside the city were being chop-
ped to pieces. The larger death
pocket of 10 divisions around
Cherkasy was reduced to 40 square
miles and the greatest German
disaster in Russia since Stalin-
grad wag near fruition. Already the
Germans had lost 22.000 men ln
the Cherkasy trap atone.
Finland Gets Warning
In northern Russia, the Ger-
man* said the Red army had
plunged Into Narva. Finland was
further Isolated and warned by
Moscow that “the hour of reckon-
ing Is approaching" and that the
double bombing of Helsinki Sun-
day was but a sample of things
to come.
In the center tn a drive nearing
Latvia. Red troop* were only 18
miles from Luga. a railroad center
London newspapers expressed
disappointment over the Italian
campaign, suggesting the allies
had been overcautious tn pushing
the Rome beachhead Inland to cut
the Applan and Castilna ways,
major Oerman communications to
the central battlefields.
Washington was reported uneasy
but not alarmed A British mili-
tary official there said the allies
appeared to be losing some of the
Initiative. He added that "there
has been some disappointment" in
our failure to cut the two main
roads below Rome.
Wetumka Doctor
And Wife Injured
HENRYETTA. Feb 8 —<U.»— A
driver who left his car ln the
middle of the highway was sought
by highway patrolmen today after
a Wetumka physician and his wife
were injured when thetr automobile
struck the abandoned vehicle.
The Wetumka man. Dr. David
Leslie Wenrlck. received a broken
noee and his wife a broken left leg
and lacerations tn the accident
early Monday. The doctor said tie
was blinded by the lights of an
approaching car and did not see
, the abandoned car.
"How to Wash Dishes" and Wei
born Pnikrr and Franklin Glllllan ‘
j demonstrated "Home Methods of!
| Testing Seed "
Timely topics were presented by 1
—State Safety Commissioner J M I Donnie Reece and Olen 8ehrln and '
Oentry today reported there were J Miss Doreen Flckel. home demon- | the 200 block of South Rock Island I to contact personally every pros-
24 percent leas traffic accidents on j stratlon agent, discussed the "Basic | avenue at 2 a. m today when a ! pectlve bond purchaaer tn the
set Its sights even higher.
There was a reason for this
sucres*, but It Isn’t likely to be
workable In many counties.
County Chairman W M. Rhodes,
Two vehicles were damaged tn I Emery banker, made It his duty
Taxicab Collides
With Harked Vehicle
FIREMEN CALLED
Firemen were called to a gar-
| age at 101 North Evans avenue
SAYRE. Feb. 8—<U.R»—Oovemot | „t 4 „ m Monday when gasoline
Hobart 8. Kerr will discuss what 1 m the carburetor of a tractor be-
/Xi* Im 1, „ 8 a ■llnala. ImL.. ' ■ . m. - . .
(tovernor To Address
Sayre Civic Leaders
Htate of Meithc Generally Oklahoma must do to supply job* came Ignited while the machine
cloudy wllh light shower ln
period
Precipitation: .97 Inch.
later' for service men when he speaks at
a banquet of city civic leaders here
at 8 p. m. Wednesday.
was being repaired. There was no
damage. LeRoy Searcy, fire chief,
reported
Oklahuma highways in 1943 than
during the preceding year.
Last year's accidents of all types
totalled 11,415 compared to 15.-
1)85 In 1942
The number of persons killed—
285 ln 1943 and 348 the previous
year—also decreased 24 percent.
Oentry reported
A 21 percent reduction ln num-
ber of persons injured ln acci-
dents was shown by safety depart-
ment records—from 4.419 In
to 3,512 last year
Seven In Meal Preparation '
| Cottey taxicab collided with a | county.
j panel truck owned by the El 1 That wasn't too hard. Rains
Reno theatres and which was I county Is the second smallest In
-with a population of 7.334. and 8 p. m, today.
Ilruft Hoard M«n i„ llle curb b[|T,„
lilight's rarm Agent imm i vey,
HOLDENVILLE. Feb. 8 —<U.»— 1 chief of police, reported IIEINEN TRANSFERRED
The Hughes county draft board | Tie cab was driven south on Sergeant and Mra. Charles J.
has ruled that Oeorge Freeman., Rock Island by John Magerua. 27.1 Helnen spent the week-end here
Lucas Appearing In
Okemah Howl Rallies
OK EM AH. Feb. 8—<U.6i—Lieuten-
ant Jtm Lucas, former Muskogee I
and Tulsa newspaper reporter
wrote the famous Tarawa bat
stories as a marine combat
respondent, was appearing
Lieutenant Colonel C. B.
Okemah's No. 1 war hero,
war bond rallies here at 2
told 1 with Rergeant Helnen'i sister. Miss
iVrry Baptist Chui
In Retiring Debts
PERRY Feb 8—flJPi—MPre
county farm agent, I* worth more of the Redder hotel. whoVHSK?' ______ . 3 ^ ppp| _„
to the food-for-victory program | officers he went to sleep. Agnes Helnen. 402 South Evans | 87.900 of the 610.400 1
than he would be carrying a rifle. 1 Right front fender of the cab1 avenue. Sergeant Helnen reported 1 oil the debts ol the
The board, accordingly, reclassl- J was damaged while the rear of the
1942 fled the agent from 1-A to a
deterred classification.
I panel truck was damaged Harvey
1 “uld
today at Tinker Field, Oklahoma
City, after being (ra nil erred from
Fort Jackson. 8 C.
church has been
church has set Mar.
retirement of Its
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 293, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 8, 1944, newspaper, February 8, 1944; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc922257/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.