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The El Reno Daily Tribune
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El Reno, Oklahoma, Sunday, June 8, 1947
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Wheat Harvest
Makes Gains
In Past Week
Survey Shows Many
Counties Now Have
Sufficient Combines
STILLWATER, June 7 (Special)
— Report* to SI law nee Brown, di-
rector of extension at Oklahoma
A. and M. college, from county
agents In the southwest Oklahoma
wheat belt reveal the harvest had
made much progress during the
past week, with good harvest
weather prevailing.
Ted Krisher, Comanche county
agent at Lawton, reported 10 per-
cent of the total small grain crop
had been harvested in that coun-
ty. There are enough combines in
the county with a surplus of
trucks, pickups and workers.
Carl Newmann, Colton county
agent at Walters, reported 5 to
7 percent of small grain harvested
with yields running 10 to 12 bush-
els. Late grain was ripening fast.
At Frederick. S. E. Lewis, Till-
man county agent, reported 40 to
50 percent of the harvest completed
after good harvest weather had
prevailed throughout Uie past week
Plenty of combines were in the
county to complete the harvest and
there was a surplus of workers,
trucks and pickups.
Jackson Yield High
. D. R. Vaniman. Jackson county
agent, reported from Altus that the
harvest there was 8 percent com-
pleted with yields running around
18 bushels. All combines In the
county were working with addi-
tional combines arriving daily.
Vaniman said the peak of the
harvest of early varieties will be
reached by June 8 with later
varieties ripening rapidly. No work-
ers, trucks or pickups are needed
In Jackson county.
From Hollis, a report by Thomas
Cunningham. Harmon county
agent, stated the harvest would
get underway on early varieties
by June 9. Combines were arriving
for the harvest and no need for
trucks, pickups or workers existed.
Tom Morris, Kiowa county agent
at Hobart, expected the harvest
to start June 10 to June 12 with
a need existing for many addi-
tional combines.
In Grady county. M. G. Tucker,
Chickaslia. said it would be June
15 before the harvest gets under-
way there. There is no need for
additional combines, labor
trucks.
The harvest In Caddo county Is
expected to begin by June 15, Jim
Tomlinson, county agent at Ana-
darko. reported. There la a need
for additional combines in the |
north part of the county.
Other Areas Checked
Lee Phillips, Custer county agent
at Clinton, expects the harvest to
begin there June 10. Condition of
the crop was described as excellent,
and no crop damage reported
About 50 outside combines will be
needed by June 15. Phillips said,
but there will be no need for
workers or trucks.
The Kinkflsher county agent, L.
J. Cunningham, said the harvest
there should get underway June
11 or 12. with about enough com-
bines alieady on hand to start
the harvest. A surplus of workers
and trucks exists in Kingfisher
county
C. J. Hatcher, 'Texas county
agent at Ouymon, reported farmers
there would be cutting some wheat
by June 20 and will have a need
for about 300 combines In the
county at that time. Some hail
had been reported in one com-
munity but the extent of damage
from this had was unknown.
Roy Ward. Major county agent,
reported from Falrvlew that first
binders were In operation there
and that combine operations were
expected to gt underway June 15
to 20.
AH other areas of the state re-
ported wheat ripening rapidly.
Brown said, and with favorable
weather the wheat harvest through-
out the most of the state was ex-
pected to be underway within the
next 10 days.
Volume 56, No. 84
Shucks, No More Audience
These monkeys in Chicago's Lincoln Park zoo are Just as bewildered as they look. The newly de-
signed cage they're in is fitted with a special transparent mirror glass which allows the children in the
foreground to view monkey antics but does not permit the monkeys to see the children. They see only
themselves, as their side of the glass is a mirror.
Divorce Cases
Heard in Court
Decrees Granted In
Friday’s Session
Two divorces were granted and
a decree of separate maintenance
was issued after hearings were
conducted before Judge Baker H.
Molone in Canadian county district
court Friday, records In the office
of Frank Taylor, court clerk, re-
vealed Saturday.
Dorothea Joan Orove was di-
vorced from Robert L. Grove and
was given custody of three chil-
dren, Larry Robert, 7. Judith
Ann, 6. and Janet K„ 3, together
with $75 per moiltli as mainten-
ance for the children and an ad-
ditional $10 per month. The couple
was married June 1, 1937, at An
adarko.
On June 21, 1946, Mrs. Orove was
granted a decree of separate main-
tenance and custody of the chil-
dren in an action filed In the dis-
trict court here.
Elsie Fay Arthurs obtained a
decree of divorce from Z o r e n
Arthurs and was given custody of
three children, Glenda Mae. 2.
Larry Ronald, 1, and Darrel Ray,
2 months old, together with $35
or i per month as maintenance for the
' children. The couple was married
Aug. 17. 1943. in Caddo county.
t xtreme cruelty and gross neglect
of duty were alleged as grounds
fgr the court action.
Maurlne Seawright was given a
decree of separate maintenance in
her suit agair:st Robert Seawright,
and the plaintiff was awarded
custody of two children, Doyle. 13.
and Agatha. 11. A property settle-
ment was approved by the court.
The couple was married Jan. 26.
1929. at Tishomingo. Gloss neglect
of duty was alleged as grounds for
the decree.
I
Citizens Are New Test Seen
Having Fun For Liquor Law
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 7—<iP>
—Since local taxpayers started
booming the idea of a “National
Be Kind to Taxpayers Week,”
stunt-minded citizens have been
vielng with Hollywood in their
publicity campaign.
The latest addition to the list
of ventures is a gold-filled trophy
Which will be awarded to the first
baby born In Oklahoma City dur-
ing the week—June 8-14. The baby
will be named president of the
“Future Taxpayers of America."
Two Oklahoma City newspaper
editors will have Uie task of de-
termining which baby will be a
“llrst.” Andy Anderson, originator
of the week, will provide the
trophy.
Rails Are Being Removed
At Three Intersections
Ralls and ties formerly used by
the Oklahoma Railway company
for the lnterurban service between
El Reno and Oklahoma City are
being removed at three Intersec-
tions on Cavanaugh street.
Intersections at Barker. Hoff and
Macomb avenues are closed In or-
der that the tracks might be re-
moved by McConnell Construction
company of Oklahoma City which
was contracted for the work by
the Oklahoma Railway company.
The space wlU be filled with
dirt, a concrete base will be laid
and an asphalt top added to the
three intersections, according to
word received by C. A. Bentley.
El Reno city manager.
Special Spraying
Still Available
El Reno residents who are inter-
ested in having their yards, ga-
rages, basements and other build-
ings sprayed with DDT at a small
co6t as a part of the general clean-
up campaign still may obtain the
service by calling the chamber of
commerce office within the next
few days, according to Robert
Evans, president of the Junior
chamber of commerce, which is
sponsoring, the cleanup.
A call to the chamber office,
giving the address. wlU make it
possible for the spray truck to
schedule routes. Fair addition will
have the alleys sprayed Wednesday
afternoon of this week, and the
project will be completed as soon
as possible.
Two Killed In
State Shooting
Woman Is Wounded
By Stray Bullet
BARTLESVILLE. June 7 — I/P)—
John W. Gooisba.v, 24. Ochelata,
and Kenneth Ickelburry, 21. Bar-
tlesville, were killed and Mrs. Mar-
garet Osborn was wounded today
in a shooting at Ochelata, eight
miles south of here.
Deputy Sheriffs Jess McCreary
and Claude Smith said their in-
vestigation' indi ated Goolsbay used
a .22 caliber rifle to shoot Ickel-
burry twice through the head and
once through the body, then en-
tered his home and shot himself
In the head \iflth a pistol.
Ickelburry was shot in front of
Goolsbay.'s home, as was Mrs. Os-
born. who was struck by a stray
bullet when she Joined a crowd at
the scene of the shooting. Her con-
dition was not serious.
Goolsbay recently was released
from the veterans hospital at Little
Rock, Ark.
No immediate reason was given
for the shooting, and an inquest
was set for ftlonday.
Attorneys Expected
To Raise Question
OKLAHOMA CITY. June 7—(A>>
Seizure of a truck loaded with
liquor in Garvin county may bring
another test of the validity of the
law passed by the 21st Oklahoma
legislature repealing a 1939 act pro-
hibiting the transportation of
liquor into legaUy dry Oklahoma.
Sam H. Lattimore, assistant state
attorney general, said he wanted
attorneys for the two men charged
to raise the question of the valid-
ity of the repeal of the anti-
shipment law.
The provision repealing the law
against liquor importation was con-
tained in the bill re-enacting the
beer tax law. Lattimore contends.
the repeal Is Invalid because more [ i)rudent fiscal policy,
than one subject was contained In
the measure.
Persons transporting __ taxpald
Truman Urges
Restoration Of
Budget Cuts
President Calls For
‘Careful Reflection’
On Appropriations
KANSAS CRY. Mo., June 7—
|U.P>— President Truman, “gravely
fomented" over the failure of the
Republican-controlled congress to
adopt any material portion of his
legislative program, tonight asked
the house and senate to reconsider
their cuts in appropriations for the
1948 fiscal year.
The president, over a nationwide
ilo hook-up. spoke at memorial
vices held in connection with
35th division reunion here. Mr.
Truman served with the 35th in
tlie first world war as an artilleiy
captain.
“For Better Life"
Speaking of cuts in the interior
fcnd agriculture department appro-
priations voted by the house, the
president told his war buddies:
“I sincerely hope that on careful
Reflection and consideration the
rongress wiU provide the appro-
priations necessary for these proj-
ects and services which are de-
signed to provide a better, fuller
.life for our people and a more
stable, productive economy for our
nation."
The president argued that fail-
ure to appropriate properly would
sap the strength of his country at
what he felt was a time when an
emergency might develop.
Unification Urged
He called a?ato for unification
of the armed forces, saying they
must be maintained "in effective
readiness for any emergency.”
"They should be organized In an
•fflcient single military establish-
ment and they should be supported
by reserves of well-trained citi-
zens" he said in support of his
universay military training pro-
gram.
His action on the $4,000,000,000
'ax reduction bill only a few days
away, the president called for a
New Mexico Is Weary
Of Rocket Experiments
Senator Hatch Supporting State’s Cattlemen
In Request Lodged with War Department
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M . June 7
—(U.R>—New Mexico cattlemen were
Joined by U. S. Senator Carl
Hatch (Democrat. New Mexico)
Here today In their request that
the army’s V-2 rocket experiment
firing range be moved from White
Sands near Alamogordo to a safer
location.
George A. Godfrey, president of
the New Mexico Cattle Growers
association, revealed that he had
asked for the moving of the rocket
range, and Senator Hatch, In Albu-
querque for the week-end, reported
that he had asked Secretary of
War Robert Patterson to attempt
to find another location for the
expe riments.
Godfrey said he was urging that
tin experiment site be moved to
some place "like Bikini." He said
that continuation of the rocket
firings In New Mexico eventually
would “lead to a disastrous crash
on civilian population."
Two rockets recently fired at
the White Sands proving ground
have landed near populated areas
—one near Alamogordo and the
other at Juarez. Mexico
"Neither the huge Alamorgordo
bombing range nor the entire state
ol New Mexico contains enough
land area to add safety to the
rocket firing," Godfrey said. “Soon-
er or later one of these bombs Is
certain to cause the death of
hundreds or perhaps thousands of
persons In the southwest,” he de-
clared.
ure that our economy stays In
igh gear," he said, "and that
liquor into Oklahoma today were ["** *1!*'re maxlinifm production,
freed of fear of prosecution bv | maxin,lun employment and maxi-
mum purchasing power. We must
Bank Is Robbed
At Kansas City
$1,500 Obtained
By Lone Bandit
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. June 7—
(U.R)—A lone bandit, staging Kan-
sas City’s first downtown bank
holdup in almost 20 years, entered
the crowded lobby of the Commerce
Trust company here today to hold
up a teller and escape with about
$1500 in cash.
Immediately behind him In a line
at the window were half a dozen
persons who were unaware that a
robbery was In progress.
Lee Williams, 50, the teller, told
officers that a nattily dressed man
in a Panama hat and light sum-
mer suit approached the window
with a canvas bag In hand. He
shoved into the cage a universal
check blank on the back of which
was written: “This is a stick up.
Give it .to me in fives, tens, and
twenties."
Through the canvas bag Wil-
We must work earnestly to to- Hams could distinguish the out-
prosecution by |
federal agents under a ruling by
Federal District Judge Stephen have an economic system that pro-
Child's Arm Is Broken
tn Fall While Skating
Carolyn Kay Wintermute, 5.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Wintermute of Mustang field, was
taken to McBride Bone and Joint
hospital Saturday for treatment of
a broken arm she suffered while
skating at her home.
The child was brought to,. an
El Reno hospital Saturday morning
by Trooper Paul O. Scott, Mustang
field, in an Oklahoma highway
patrol car and received emergency
treatment before being sent, to
Oklahoma City.
Two Forfeit Bonds
For Overparkinj?
Two persons booked at the police
station Friday for overparking for-
feited bonds of $1 each In muni-
cipal court Saturday, records of Lee
Harvey, chief of police, revealed.
Bonds were forfeited by Bob Free-
man, 146 North O avenue, and Ger-
tie Satterwhlte, 315 East Wade
street.
School Districts
Granted Requests
Four rural school districts of Ca-
nadian county which applied for
isolation status from the Oklahoma
department of education in order
to hold school in their buildings
for the 1947-48 school year were
granted their requests. Miss Glen
Evelyn McCarty, county superin-
tendent, said Saturday.
The four districts qualified for
Isolation because educational facili-
ties in a larger district were not
available within seven miles. Each
district had less than
daily attendant.
The districts qualifying
Chandler.
Judge Chandler's ruling was on
a federal government"petition ask-
ing condemnation of an airplane
used to import liquor into Okla-
homa last spring. The federal
judge held that an act passed by
the 21st Oklahoma legislature Apr.
24 repealing an old state law
acainst Importing of liquor into
this dry state barred federal agents
from moving against Importers.
U. S. District Attorney Robert
E. Shelton said he would recom-
mend to Attorney General Tom
Clark that the government appeal
the decision.
Survivors May
Get Insurance
Survivors to a family where the
wage earner has died recently may
be entitled to benefits under the
federal old age and survivors in-
surance plan, it was pointed out
Saturday by representatives of the
social security administration.
A representative will be to El
Reno at 1 p. ni. Wednesday. June
11. and may be contacted at the
postoffice building. Survivors unable
to confer with the representative at
that time may write to the social
security administration office at 501
Mercantile building, Oklahoma iCty.
vides opportunity for aU men will-
ing and able to work."
Three Youths Are Held
For Theft of Automobile
Three youths arrested to EH Reno
Friday morning to connection with
an automobile theft at Sapulpa were
released to deputy sheriffs from
13 average | Creek county Saturday, Lee Harvey,
j chief of police, reported.
The youths, booked as Oscar B
Eunnyside. Center 'Vlrove, Midland | 18U1.^obert„ J1". ^ott'.
and Moss Grove. Classwork will
be carried on to their schools dur-
ing the coming year under provi-
sions of the recently adopted
school reorganization bill for Okla-
homa which caused a number of
small districts to be annexed to
larger districts. ,
Charles MacSwain Is
Reported Seriously III
Charles S. MacSwain, 902 South
Barker avenue, was taken to a
local hospital Friday after he suf-
fered an attack at his home abont
noon Friday.
Shamrock. Okla., and Admiral V.
Orevier. 21, Wichita. Kan., were tak-
en into custody early Friday by
Tyler Southard and Harold Estep,
police officers, while driving a
1935 model sedan reported stolen
from Ed Nelson at Sapulpa late
Thursday night. Harvey said the
three youths admitted taking the
car at Sapulpa
Arrest Is Made Here
For Jefferson Officers
I*onard James Stine, 24, of the
200 block North Rock Island ave-
nue, was arrested at F3 Reno Fri-
day night for the Jefferson county
Mac8waln, an employe of the j sheriff's office at Waurika on a
rape charge. Lee Harvey, chief of
police, reported Saturday.
Stine was released to the sheriff
and county attorney from Jefferson
county at 1:40 a. m. Saturday to be
■etumed to Waurika.
El Reno postoffice, remained home
from work Friday because he felt
111 and was stricken about noon.
He was reported tn serious condi-
tion late Saturday.
Parade Opens
Reliet Rodeo
Autry Is Acclaimed
By Bubble-Gum Set
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 7—(tfi
—Gene Autry made the parade.
The teen-agers and adults came
to see the parade of all the stars,
Including Wild Bill Elliott, Connie
Haines. Jennifer Holt. Kirby Grant,
Adele Mara. Nancy Gates, Eddie
Dean. Nan LesUe, Allen Massey.
Rod Cameron, Kay Christopher
and Buff Brady. Jr., all first rate
performers to their fields.
But the bubble-gum set came to
see Gene.
The youngsters Couldn't be fooled,
either. The other dignitaries and
stars had their names plastered
on their cars, but Gene didn't
need anything like that.
A mother holding her 7-year-old
daughter by the hand, said, “I
wonder where Gene Autry Is?"
The little girl ran forward the
length of her own arm and her
mother's and with the other hand
pointed, “There he is—there’s Gene
right there!”
And sure enough—there he was.
perched on the back seat of a
convertible between two girls who
otherwise would have attracted a
lot of attention in their own right.
A little boy shouted, “HI. Oenel"
Gene waved to him and on down
the parade lane the youngsters took
up the cry.
The parade was to ballyhoo the
Woodward and Leedey toniado re-
lied rodeo Saturday night at Taft
stadium. Additional perlormances
will be held at 2:30 p. m. and 8
p. m. Sunday. The Hollywood stars
—and
donating their services and even
are paying to get to.
Tickets still are available for
Sunday matinee and night per-
formances. ‘ (
The parade was led by W. E. Van
Vector, marshal.
Following Van Vactor, who rode
horseback, came the color guard.
Behind the color guard rode Gov-
ernor Roy J. Turner and Wild BUI
Elliott In an open car. The parade
stretched out behind the leaders
more than a mile.
lines of a gun. He shoved curren-
cy. which Assistant Vice President
Burl Morris estimated totaled fl ,600,
beneath the wicket. The bandit
pa.ked the money up casually and
turned to walk out. Not a word
had been spoken.
Williams then began to shout
“ICs a holdup, stop him,” and the
bandit ended his trip through the
lobby on the run.
Witnesses on the street outside
said they saw a man answering his
discription enter a taxi.
The bandit appeared to be be-
tween 30 and 35 years old.
His venture was the first down-
town bank holdup to Kansas City
since the 1928 holdup of the Home
Trust company and the murder of
Patrolman "Happy” Smith, although
several outlying banks have been
held up or robbed in the inter-
vening years.
Detective Chief FYank Collins
termed today's holdup "admirably
timed." It occurred shortly after
a parade of 35th division army
veterans led by President Truman
and General Dwight D. Eisenhower
had passed through the downtown
district and at a time when the
area was abnormaUy crowded.
Camp Arranged
For Girl Scouts
Activities Planned
At Legion Park
Day camp for Brownies and In-
termediate Girl Scouts of El Reno
will be held June 16-20 at Legion
park, Lon C. Booth, camp' chair-
man, announced Saturday.
Mrs. Garland Etheridge, who re-
cently returned from Lake Murray
where she completed a director’s
course, will direct the camp which
will be to session from 9 a. m. until
1 p. m. each day.
Others who will assist in camp
activities are Mrs. Robert Kendall.
Mrs. Earl .Janssen. Miss Helen
Knight and Miss Maurice Ether-
idge. Additional counselors will be
announced later.
A registered first aid person will
be on the site at all times as a
representative of the El Reno chap-
ter of , the Red Gross. The swimming
pool wiU be supervised according
to Red Cross swimming standards.
Activities for the camp will In-
clude swimming, crafts, sketching,
singing, folk dancing, nature study,
cook-outs, sports, dramatics, and
other 'recreation for ‘ the'Brownies
and Scouts.
A fee of 75 cents Is being charged
each girl attending the day camp
to pay expenses for swims, camp
materials, milk to be served with
lunches brought by each girl, and
other camp expenses.
Brownies and Scouts must regis-
ter with Mrs. Lon C. Booth before
Saturday, June 14, to order that
plans mav be completed for the
camp. Activities have been planned
,to suit girls of all ages qualified to
attend, Mrs. Etheridge pointed out.
Announcement also has been
made of the established camp for
EH Reno Girl Scouts to be held at
Boiling Springs state park at Wood-
ward. The ramp will be June 22-29,
and Miss Edith Steanson, recently
trained at Lake Murray camp. wUl
be to charge of the established
camp. Further plans for the camp
will be announced.
Pelfrey Is Named
Penney Manager
James W. feifrey, 35, who has
been employed as assistant man-
ager of the J. C. Penney com-
pany's store at Fdrt Smith, Ark.,
has been named manager of the
company’s El Reno store, it was
announced Saturday night. Pelfrey
will succeed John S. Domke, 1017
South Ellison avenue, who recently
resigned his position, effective
July) 1, because ol ill health.
Domke has been local manager
since 1941.
Pelfrey, a native of Ranger,
Tex., has been with the Penney
company since November 1931. He
first was employed at the Fayette-
ville, Ark., store and was trans-
ferred to Springfield, Mo., in July
1938. remaining at Springfield un-
til July 1940 when he became as-
sistant manager for the company
at Lawton. Pelfrey entered mili-
tary service to January 1941 and
after receiving his discharge to
all other entertainers, are September 1945 he returned to the
Lawton store, remaining there
three months before taking the
Fort Smith position in December
1945.
Permits Issued
For Construction
Permits for two new residences to
be constructed In Benson’s addition
and a permit for addition to an-
other residence were Issued Friday
to the office of Miss Ethel Dowell,
city clerk.
Russell H. Them was granted a
permit to buUd a residence at 909
South WUson avenue at a cost of
approximately $5,300. The frame
building will be 32 by 29 feet, with
concrete foundation and composi-
tion roof.
Also to Benson's addition will be
a residence at 918 South Gresham
avenue. The one-story residence wUl
be 32 by 26 feet, constructed of
lumber with a concrete foundation
and composition roof. Cost was esti-
mated at $5,500 by Jones and PhU-
llps, contractors.
The addition to a residence will
be at 903 North Choctaw avenue by
A. M. Heuser. A one-story addition
20 by 12 feet will b« built of con-
crete with a concrete foundation
and composition roof. Cost has been
set at $200.
Tornadoes Hit
Eastern States
In Sudden Fury
Five Persons Killed
As Storms Strike
Ohio, Pennsylvania
SHARON, Pa., June 1—(>Pj—Tor-
nadoes struck with sudden fury at
towns to Ohio and northwestern
Pennsylvania today, killing an esti-
mated five persons, injuring at
least a hundred, and causing dam-
age running Into uncounted thou-
sands.
Striking first at Youngstown,
Ohio, the twister Injured 35 per-
sons there and leveled several
barns and houses. The tornado
then moved 15 miles eastward to
Sharon, Just over the Ohio-Penn-
sylvania state Une, where it struck
with greater force.
Two bodies were removed from
a collapsed garage and several
other bodies were reported still In
the wreckage.
No estimates were Immediately
available as to th*» number In-
jured In Sharon but police said
property damage will run into the
hundreds of thousands. PoUce said
at least 100 homes were either de-
molished or badly damaged.
DES MOINES RIVER
FLOODS LARGE AREA
OTTUMWA, Iowa, June 7—(JP—
The muddy, swirling Des Moines
river claimed at least seven lives
In this flood-crippled southeastern
Iowa city today and drove more
that 16,000 persons from their
homes In the rich farm land valley.
As the river rose to a record
high and dirty water boUed
through second story windows of
some homes, Joe Griffin, Red
Cross disaster chairman here, esti-
mated that one-third of the resi-
dents of this city of 32,000 persons
were homeless.
With the power off. part ol the
business section was under water
and such big plants as the John
Deere farm equipment and MorreU
meat packing plant flooded, busi-
ness to this Industrial city vir-
tually was at a standstill.
There were other stricken areas,
too. and forecast of more flood-
ing to come:' - -
A major flood on the Mississippi
river, bordering Iowa on the east,
was predicted for Monday by the
weather bureau in Des Moines.
The expected danger spot was the
stretch from Keokuk. Iowa to
Quincey, 111., and Hannibal, Mo.
Already the Mississippi had
flooded a third of Canton, Mo.,
and driven at least 600 persons
from their homes, the Red Cross
reported.
“TORNADO WATCHING”
IS LATEST SERVICE
OKEENE. June 7—(U.R)—Western
Oklahoma communities are becom-
ing tornado-conscious, and the
latest service for patrons of the
local theater Is a “tornado watch-
ing" aid to calm the fears of movie
fans.
Patrons were advised that if
storm clouds gather during show
hours, ushers wUl give the audi-
ence ample warning so that the
theater can be evacuated and
patrons can get to storm cellars.
Meeting Is Scheduled
For Pigeon Breeders
Pigeon breeders in EH Reno and
vicinity are being Invited to attend
a club meeting to be conducted at
2:30 p. m. June 29 at 304 Southwest
25th street in Oklahoma City, it
was announced Saturday by Dr. C.
Leslie Dawson. Oklahoma City,
president of the Oklahoma Pigeon
Breeders association.
Doubleheader In
Softball Is Split
Deardorff Oil company's softbaU
team split a doubleheader Friday
night when they met Pennsylvania
Avenue Baptist church team of Ok-
lahoma City at Legion park.
Score in the first game was 13-8
for El Reno and In the second the
church team defeated the local club
15-8. During the second game Arm-
strong and Lane of Oklahoma City
hit homeruns as did Barnes and
Drake from the Deardorff team.
Drake was the Deardorff pitcher for
the first game and Jack Roblyer for
the second game.
Games scheduled Monday are for
Rock Island Car Shops and National
Guard at 6:15 p m., and Deardorff
OH and Rock Island Roundhouse
B't 8 p. m.
’ Tuesday games are Deardorff and
National Guard, and Car Shops
versus Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Games are at Legion park.
Weather
State Forecast
Partly cloudy and continued
warm Sunday and Monday;
thundershowers likely In northeast
area Sunday afternoon or evening;
high temperature Sunday in lower
90s.
El Reno Weather
For 24-hour period ending at
8:30 a. m Saturday High, 90:
low. 67; at 8:30 a m., 69
State of weather: Cloudy, un-
settled. warm.
RainfaU: None.
New Appointments For
Junior Chamber Made
Two appointments to the Junior
chamber of commerce were made
Friday noon by Robert Evans,
president, at the first meeting of
the new term.
Robert A. Mallonee was made
temporary chairman of the enter-
tainment committee to arrange
programs for the weekly luncheon
meetings each Friday at the Ox-
ford cafe.
T. J. Harris was appointed chair-
man of the publicity committee tor
the year.
Twenty-five members attended
the meeting.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 56, No. 84, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 8, 1947, newspaper, June 8, 1947; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc923221/m1/1/: accessed July 2, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.