The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 139, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 1945 Page: 1 of 6
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: El Reno Daily Tribune and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
I
Single Copy, Five Cents
The El Reno Daily Tribune
(U.B MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Friday, August 10, 1945
Volume 54, No. 139
Jopon Ready (^Surrender Und©r Potsdam Terms
To Retain His Sovereign Rule
But Want Hirohi
El Reno Plans
For Observing
V-J Day Drawn
Uniform Action
Recommended For
Surrender News
Japan's reported wilingness I
surrender led to a meeting of bus
lues men today at the El Reno
chamber of commerce to make
plans for VJ day. The session be
(?an at 1 p. m., and from It came
a suggested program which the
retail merchants' association urges
local bustnes firms to follow.
Members of the El Reno Minis-
terial alliance also joined in with
the program arrangements and
stated that all churches will con-
duct services one hour after the
surrender announcement signal, re-
gardles of the time of day or
night.
Siren Is Signal
The surrender signal, as it was
for VE day, will be a prolonged
blast of the El Reno fire siren.
Other whistles at industrial plants
arc expected to Join the fire siren
in heralding the ending of hos
tllltles.
The VJ day observance plan as
outlined at today's meeting and
recommended for all firms to fol-
low, is patterned exactly upon the
plan arranged for Oklahoma City
and a number of other larger
communities In the state.
Details of Plan
The observance ss set up. is:
1. All stores will close Imme-
diately upon the verified announce-
ment of the surrender of Japan.
2. If such announcement comes
before 12 noon of a regular busi-
ness day stores will clone for the
rest of that day and re-open the
following day at the regular hour.
3. If announcement comes at or
alter 12 noon, the stores will close
Immediately and remain closed
during that day and the following
day. If the following day Is a
Sunday or a legal holiday, the
stores will open as usual on the
next business day.
4. If announcement comes at
night when the stores are closed,
they will remain dosed the follow-
ing day. If teh following day Is
a legal holiday or Sunday they
will open as usual on the next
business day.
5. If the aiuiouncement Is made
on SundRy or a legal holiday, the
stores will remain closed the fol-
lowing day.
Hit By Soviet Planes
SEWN
Jm*
V**'f
FT
m
0*
— • — — -a _ ffv V.-. V, , .vv . e ---1
■J ’ssz sa "pir- —> - *-
Train Crash
Deaths Grow
Most Of Casualties
Are Service Men
MICHIOAN. N. D.. Aug 10— UP)
Hie death list In last night's col-
lision of two west-bound sections of
the Oreat Northern railway's “Em-
pire Builder" rose to 33 today Ap-
proximately 50 were Injured. 10
seriously.
Twenty-nine bodies had been
taken from the wreckage shortly be-
fore noon. Workmen digging into
the debris said they could see at
least four others, trapped In the
tangle of steel.
At least 15 of the recovered bodies
were those of service men, eight |
those of women, including a nurse, j
the porter, two male civilians and
three children.
Army officers from Port Snelling.
Troops Wild!
OKINAWA, Aug. 10—lA»)—Tills
American held Isl; nd. only 325
miles from the Japanese home-
land. kicked over the traces of
war in a wild fireworks celebra-
tion as first unofficial word
spread that the Japanese are
ready to quit.
Soldiers who only three nights
ago shot flak alrward against
enemy raiders let loose their
guns in celebration. The Island
and naval anchorage rocked with
MuckermanBuys
St. Louis Club
Deal For Browns
dosed Today
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10 - (U.B—Hie
St. Louis Browns. American league
champions last year, were sold
_ ________ today to Richard C. Muckerman.
gun fire, cheers and the roar of j*008* sportsman and businessman.
rockets. The air raid sirens wall-
ed a prolonged all-clear signal.
Car Collides
With Truck
Occupants Escape
Injury In Crash
Navy Ensign Orin
IVmaM L. Bamrs, retiring pres-
ident. announced the sale. He re-
fused to disclose the amount In-
volved in the tiansaction. but it
war reported that Barnes held
Hpproxtmately 50.000 shares of
Brownie stock—the equivalent of
about $200 000.
Muckerman said he planned no
major changes in Brown personnel,
either In the office or on the field.
Manager Luke Sewell, he said,
would be offered a contract for
1046.
In gaining controlling interest
Peace Reports
Fail To Half
Soviet Drive
Red Columns Roll
Up Sensational
Cains In Manchuria
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
V The Pacific war had gathered
noinentum on every front before
apan broadcast her surrender oi-
ler. which, according to the White
Rouse, will not interfere with prose-
cution of the conflict until some of-
ficial action is taken.
Soviet Russian armies extended
their two-day old war to Korea and
the Japanese half of Sakhalin te-
up sensational gains In Manchuria
land., while powerful columns rolled
Planes Hammer Away
Nearly 1.500 American and British
planes. Superforts and presumably
Okinawa-based bombers and fight-
ers kept up their incessant hammer-
ing of the sacred Islands which only
five days ago felt the first terror of
the atom bomb.
In an ironic note as peace ap-
peared around the comer the navy
announced the submarine Lagarto
and her crew of 90 was lost on pa-
trol of Japanese waters. It was the
47th sub lost.
Red Fleet In Action
Moscow dispatches reported the
8ovlet fleet had gone into action.
Tokyo told of the new invasion of
Korea and Sakhalin. Russians re-
ported Red army infantrymen, sup-
ported by tanks and cavalry, crack-
ed open “numerous gates" Into Man-
churia.
Columns already driving down
fill !'l
routes
churia were reported within 90 miles
of Hulen (Hailar, Nipponese for-
ward base on the Chinese eastern
railway and 400 miles from Harbin,
rail center of Nippon's mainland
arsenal >
Envoys Submit'Messages'
vi •?-RNu> SWITZERLiAND, Aug. 10—(AP),—Japanese
Minister Humishi Rase submitted an “important mes-
sage to the Swiss political department today and the
department said it was destined for the governments of
the United States and China.
The Swedish foreign office announced it had trans-
mitted the Japanese note to Britain and Soviet Russia,
the Stockholm radio said.
,, .^itzerland is the neutral intermediary for the
lilted States and China with Japan. Sweden represents
Britain and Russia in negotiations with Japan.
(An NBC broadcast from Stockholm said the Amer-
ican, Russian and British Ministers were immediately
summoned to the foreign office, where the document
was transmitted to them.)
Allies Confer
On Jap Offer
Truman In Contact
With Other leaders
Congress Ready
To Half Draft
Action Expected
If Japs Quit
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10—<A>i- WASHINGTON. Aug. 10 —OP)—
B .BU-!.S °f the Browns' Muckerman said he
now holds 56 percent of the stock
Pioneer Railroad
Builder Is Dead
SANTA MONICA, Oallf . Aug 10
—<4*>—Amos C. Ridgeway, $5. one
of tlie builders of Colorado's rail
transportaUon system 'died last
night.
Former vice president of the
Rock Island railroad. Ridgeway be-
gan his railroad career as a water
' boy. He was with the Denver and
Rto Grande Western railroad from
1881 to 1910.
He served as Rock Island vice
president from 1910 to 1920.
Rlogeway helped build the Cripple
Creek railroad from Colorado
Springs to Cripple Creek and was
associated with David Moffat, Den-
ver builder.
Minn., took charge of the service n“777 “u‘"ra
men's bodies and said identlflc- ^ ** f°“r WMS “r'
lions, once made, would not be an- t.harge, ^k, 1"lvln7a,b‘* "l arrangPd ‘»>l* deal." Mucker-
nounced until the next of kin had result of an “ ,n£m conUnu«l, "because I have
been notified ° , aoclde,»t thu always wanted to gain control of
-MTM ss ££=?!sr-wris s
Most of the loss badly hurt remained Driving i 194! thc franchlsc was owned by my
aboard the trains, which were com- Mrs Soh S , fdend' PhiI Ball -
blned and proceeded on westward, owner ofPthe car »„rt ( The ,ransactlan w«* approved at
several hours after the collision, children as passengers' Ruder * mee**n* of club’s bond of
They were treated by doctors who attemptin' to pass „ gasoline d,rectors in Barnes' office at 130
had been placed on board “ ' p “ , “ P*** * gasoline m today,
i imtci on ooara I transport truck when the approach |
of another truck from the south
Cause of Woman’s 5^‘S,0"10 lBe Weather Cools As
Death Is Probed ZSZ War (Jets Hotter
Tlie White House disclosed today A Japanese surrender will find con-
that the United States Is In com-j«ress ready to put an Immediate
municaUon with its allies on the jcnd lo the draft-
Japanese surrender offer ! Cong"“lonal leader* dealing with
Thi« 'military policy disclosed today that
PrJTs m by «x>n as the current recess ends
at 3 T M R°“ they wl11 begln a drlve to'1*11 «*■
*7 n 1. '" 'n war tlme lectlve service inductions
SryrJ? wltr^e«hTrTrhadi Barring an carllfr cal1 ^e law-
conferred with his cabinet for an makers are due to return to Capital
T. , , , , Hill Oct. 8.
statement Issued by Ross The present draft act. renewed last
•rw ____ . May 9, remains effective until next
iegular dloloZu . T* , May 15 “or the “ate of the termtna-
■" “ - ““sn; ^ jrSE
f?UWlu lnto may continue drafting until
office after the cabinet had de- next May 15.
par|^d' ! Major Oeneral Louis B. Hershty,
Tlie cabinet session was held In selective service director, Indicated
the wake of Japan's broadcast of- recently that Inductions would con-
fer to quit the war on condition “nue perhaps at the rate of 100.000
that EStiperor Hlrohlto continue his men monthly even after Japan ca-
soyerelgnty. pitulates. It was Hershey's sUte-
wlien the meeting broke up ment that spurred the drive for con-
'liortly after 2 p. m. central war gressional Intervention,
time there was no disclosure of | Most congressmen are dead set
Immediate plans nor was there against permitting InducUons to
yet any confirmation here that continue beyond the surrender of
Nippon's proposition had been of- Japan, regardless of how much lona-
flclally transmitted to this govern- er hostilities continue technically
ment. I___
One by one the cabinet officers
left the White House, brushing1
aside all questions but doing It1
with pleased smiles
Navy Secretary James Forrestal I
sugested that any Inquiries be _
directed to Secretary of War j°f the 43 Infantile par-
Stlmson and Secretary of 8tate “Dsls patients in Oklahoma Crip-
War Continues
As No Official
Offer Received
United Nations To
Await Word Through
Diplomatic Channels
billetin
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug.
—Charles g. Ron. the
White House pres* secretary,
late today said there would be
no further statements today or
tonight on the Japanese sur-
render proposal, u was appar-
ent from Ross's statement that
consummation ef an agreement
to end hostilties was not ex-
pected to be a speedy affair.
PAULS VALLEY, Aug io_<*v !
is no connection.
HERE IS THE ENEMY1
Read what he has to say
f about himself—and you
in
THROUGH JAPANESE
EYES
By
Otto 0. ToLcUs
Read
The First Installment
On Page 1, Today
! As Butler
I his car to tlie road, the velUcle
collided with the southbound truck ! Maybe ttiere
A coroner's Inquest was uiiBble to ?r.lven h? D*lbert O. Toornsn. Ok- but a recent tendency of Okla-
delennlne today the uau.se of the 1"h°|na, da,,li'«ln« l*“'‘ hon»'» ***th*r to cool off as the
death of Mrs Nola o/lngr M-year 11™", °f, car al'd ‘he war news gets hotter continued
old railroad telegraph operator 1^"! °/. "1 l™*- today, the United Preas observed
found dead last night at her room- I I,,VMtl*aUn«' H. O. Starkey, de- Showera fell ever a wide area
Ing house shortly after »n unlden- ,P,U V Prlff' "““nated damage to of central, northern aixj western
tilled man reiwrtedlv had taken1,, PaMe',Ber car at *I0° a“d to Oklahoma today, and more
her 11,ere.
tlie truck at $200. Butler and forecast for
Hie north and west
Officers pressed a search for the !*,?, r8,,'"y PM* !<UUOrrow T,lr P«vipiUUon fol-
inan. who was quoted by Mrs.
M Inge's landlady. Mrs. Byron
Vaughn, as saying she was til as
he brought her home and placed
her on the bed In her room short-
ly before 10 p. last night.
< nnlonls ot Mrs Mlllge's stom-
ach were taken to
City for examination.
, route to Amarillo. Tex.
I was Injured.
No one lowed downpours In the same gen-
;eral are, yesterday that ranged
■- i'nR heavy as 1.50 Incites at Clinton
Phil Hi* Will Land Sg
In New York Saturday „ „„h
Oklahoma Oklo,,0,,w veterans'day's maximum temperature read-
(Of the European war due to arrive Ing of 98 Tlie low was 61 degrees
____I*" P°rt a‘ New York Saturday Is last night at Poteau on the oppo-
1 n n n n Corporal Phil Mrs Mr. and site .side of Oklahoma
J. I . I Dwell Returns Mrs r vv Hlx. 4(W South Hoff The rainfall was giving fall gar-
Fl'om West Coast Trill “7MUf ^ 0,‘1“ho,", a^up U.dms an excellent sendoff but In
1. P. pow#n. W> w« w.d,lS2rSi»tu,''" ,r,"“ **cU°n‘ **■» ~ ~««I«
street, returned ruesday after Corporal Hlx has spent tlie past
spending the past monUi visiting 14 months with the U 8 Army
with his daughter, Mrs. Jimmie. finance department In England
Dean. Mr. Dean, and eon. Bobble. I Also listed In the group u
Sesttl-. Wash, with hi* son. Corporal John” E Brooks
Lovell L. Powell and wife at San- , whose home addrou was give.. „„ .
ta Marla. Calif., and his sister, 815 South Miles avenue. El Reno 17 T’1ur«,ay records
Mrs Elsie Whiteman, whom he Corooral Hr,w.ir» 1. .............lof Po,,c<‘ Chl?f lee Harvey dls-
Public Invited To
Polo (lame, Races
Colonel Frank L. Carr, com-
manding officer at Fort Renu. to-
day extended an invitation to the
public to attend the polo game
and races which will be staged at
the fort Sunday afternoon.
Two teams from the Ftart Reno
IJersonnel will ptay in the polo
game, on the grounds east of the
officers club. Colonel Carr stated
Three running races also will be
matched between fort riders on
fort mounts, The first event will
bv at 3 p. m.
The program will be open to the
public. No purses or trophies are
being offered in any of the events,
and no wagers are to be permitted
on the running races.
As Colonel Carr stated today.
"We Just planning a bit of Army
fun for the afternoon and would
be glad to have Ihe residents of
thc community Join with us In
enjoying It."
Four State Polio
Patients Released
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 10
Two Drivers Forfeit
Bonds For Speeding
Eugene Lacy Discharged
After 8 Years In Army
Eugene L. Lacy has returned to
his home after receiving an hon-
orable discharge troll, the army
In which lie has served since 1937
H* received his discharge at Camp
Chaffee, Ark, under the point
system,
J-acy was a member of a field
brtlllery observation bittilton
James Byrnes.
Pendergast Will
Fight For Job
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug 10—
<U.R)— Harry E Pendegast said to-
day he would continue his court
fight—“to the Supreme Court If
necessary"—against dismissal as
director of the Oklahoma employ-
ment security commission,
pled Children's hospital here were
etpected to be released today.
Ten new polio patients have
ibewi admitted lo the hospital this
! 'veek—five from Oklahoma county,
two from Caddo county-, and one
each from Kay, Pottawatomie and
: Osage counties.
Returned Sergeant, Wile
Visit With Gustafsons
saying It had no "factual" evidence weeks viaitin. the u,
ugalnst Peiidergnst. late Thursday Mr and Mrs a n t '’*"7^!.'
upheld action of the employment We.t Hay^ st^t T
security commission in discharging i,,* for R^Hd,Ilk. Ph drpart'
was atven 7.' ’ T*° n,or* drivers were ticketed
was given as for apeedlng
™r" wnivenian. wnom ne corporal Brooks Is not known at I , L, •' * ‘ ni*,vrv
h.d not seen for It year,, at Long the South Miles address, however, mi b*‘ng
Beadi. Cullf - ^ . t 0,1 Rock Ulmul avenur
While In Seattle. Powell and Ills ^ «/S a: t\r t R H Stas. 29. Caluinet, route
daughter took a boat trip to Vic- ' Kingfisher |*' w*s arrested for speeding be-
toria, b c. P-38 Crash Idpntifiorl ,,we*u 800 *Dd 200 bimk* south
— - | OKLAHOMA CITY A Pork Island avenue.
Jsrasys: a
Mrs Earl L. Clark, ol Kingfisher, killed In a crash Thursday of a betwaan Uir
fornierty of El Rem,, has been ac , p-3* near Kingfisher. Will Rogers Mnnd avemie^^ °n 8°Ulh ROfk
sr ^ ——
Manhattan Beach. N. Y.. wliere he | L«gg, Richmond, was . SJS I SS? JSJZVISZ
| today.
a Ul ivealva hi* training
I '-wteran.
— ---- where they
' j will make their home.
A district court hearing is sche- Sergeant Mungicardo recently
duled next Wednesday on Pender- returned to the United States af-
gust's petition for a permanent ter spending two years In the
restraining order to block his dig- North African and European thea-
mlssal. Tlie suit charged the ous- Ires of war. He served with the
ter action was In violation of merit Held artillery of the 5th Armv
system regulation*. [under Oeneral Murk Clark, and
i with the 7th Army division under
Two Oklahomans Given ,°t”eral Zander p»uh
Pacific flight Awards
58TH BOMBARDMENT WINO, ol Blrdsboro, Pa . is the holder of
which went overseas In Aug 1944 j T‘NIAN, Aug. 10—<U.6)—Two Okla- ‘E T. O ribbon, with alx
He was captured In the Ardennes jho,,la sergeants hj the Hellblrd bH,“e stars. Puiple Heart, the
break-through on Dec 17, 1944 and ■ Pioneer group of the Mth Breuse 3tar. American Defense
April 13. 1945. was liberated He | bombardment wing, hive been pre- r,bbon a,»d Oood Conduct medal
sen ted
holds Uie tuiopeun-African-Mld-
dle Eastern campaign ribbon with
three battle stars tlie Oood Con-
duct ribbon and the National De-
fense ribbon
Mr. .ind Mr*. Lscy. and son. Eu-
gene Lloyd. Jr., reside northeast
of El Reno
STATE HORSE WINNER
COFFEYVILLE, Kan , Aug. 10-
<4*>—Mike, an entry of Todd and
son. Nowata, was named reserve
champion quarterhorse stallion of
the Coffeyvtlle Charity horae »how
here laat night. |
medals for flights over
enemy territory. They are:
Sergeant Robert E. Terrtll. Jr., i
Outhrle. a gunner, Bronze oik
leaf cluster to the Air Medal and
the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Technical Sergeant Arthur L
Smith, MrCurtaln, a gunner, the
Distinguished Flying Cross. .
Weather
BY AKSOCIATED PRESS
Japan announced today she Is
ready to surrender under the
Potsdam declaration If Emperor
Hlrohlto can retain his power, but
the White House made it clear that
thc offer had not been received
officially and that the war was
going on.
The offer was transmitted by
the official Domel agency at 6:30
a m. central war time and picked
up In the United States by The
Associated Press and government
monitors. But It had not come
through official diplomatic chan-
nels and the White House said at
9 40 a. m. that the United States
Was continuing to fight.
Troops Celebrate
Despite this, wild celebrations
have been set off on Okinawa
and at other points throughout
the alllied world. W
Number 10 Downing street sa^d
Britain was consulting with the
United States, Russia and China
about the broadcast.
Japan, through her official news
agency, said the offer was being
transmitted via Sweden and Switz-
erland, and the Moscow radio said
Russia's ambasador in Tokyo had
been officially Informed by the
Japanese foreign minister.
Once the offer is transmitted
through official channels, the con-
ditions Imposed by Japan—that
Hirohlto remain in power— may
prove a stumbling block to Imme-
diate acceptance by all the Potsdam
signatories—the United States.
Britain, Russia and China.
Hiirohlta Not Mentioned
Tlie Potsdam declaration Itself
did not mention the emperor's
status, but broadcasts of the U. 8.
ofticc of war information have
tefralned from attacking Hirohlto
Captain E. M. ZucharUs, In an
official U. 8. broadcast last month,
told the Japanese they would be
able to form their own govern-
ment imder the Atlantic Charter,
oii 'e the alllies' terms of uncondi-
tional surrender were met.
The Domel agency broadcast that
the offer had been communicated
t» the sillies through neutral In-
termediaries and expressed hope
that an answer will be "speedily
forthcoming." thus ending the si-
lled wrath which has unloosed up-
on Japan the atomic bomb and the
combined forces of the Big Four
nations. ,
President Truman conferred hur-
riedly with part of his cabinet af-
ter the original Domel broadcast.
Japanese acceptance of the
Potsdam ultimatum would mean
that the nation would surrender
unconditionally, disarm, and give
up her conquests, returning Man-
churia and Formosa to China and
paving the way to an Independent
Korea. She would withdraw from
Milan, the Netherlands East In-
dies and Chins.
SURRENDER PLANS MAY
TAKE SEVERAL DAYS
WAtiHINOTON. Aug 10-<UJb—
Indications were that several days
might be required for direct con-
tact and surrender arrangements if
the United States and her allies
decide to accept the conditional
Japanese peace offer broadcast to-
d«y by Tokyo radio.
Assuming that the offer U au-
thentir, it was believed here that
a considerable period of time
would be neceasary during which
airangements for formal signing
Stale Forerest
Partly 'doudv to cloudy; scat-
tered showers and thunderstorms
ivert central and extreme north. , _ . ——-
tonight und north and weal Sat- T * .M*™,der document eould be
urday; little change In tempera- <0!77. , .. ^
turn. ™e Japanese. If they want to
Ft Rena Weather ' *ar' undoubtedly wtU be
u . , ^ .. J rw*ulr*d 10 *‘$n a formal jurren-
24-hour period ending atider document presented to them
m today High, 89; low. ty Ure allied nation*. As In the
The grand chain- irepresent the chief executive at th» 1 i , .. °* **** °*rma'“ at R«im*.
Pion to Yellow Dog. owned by I annual American Indian exposition dv ™i * ‘T Wl“ ,n M l"‘,Uhood * »•
Char'es £ *uak. Wichita. | in AnaUarko Aug 14 to i« i iamtaii st*n ,hat u P«unt*d u»
j rwuuau. aj. j (him without negotiuUoa*.
TO ATTEND EXPOSITION
OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 10—<U.P>
—Actlny Oovernor James E Berry por „
and Ben Dwight, one of Oovernor g;3o a
Robert ■. Kerr's secretaries, will n.l; at
I
* *
Z
. , $V;. 4
■v--. w
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 139, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 1945, newspaper, August 10, 1945; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc922857/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.