The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 263, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1945 Page: 2 of 8
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Enjoy Supper
Girl Scouting; I*
Subject of DfociMakin
nufMr
i Friendly Otltchffrn rlub. Hostess,
Mrs. H. E. Merchant, 137 North El
Rran wmim.
L. L. L. Sunday BcIksiI cIum of
Pint Baptist rhurch. Mrs. R. L.
Dip FI Reno brnn h of tlto Am- Stevenson. 1164 Waal Wade MM.
mprirfin A<00710lion of University Ladle* Auxiliary I* Brotherhood
Women h id h regular meeting of Rnllw«.v trainmen. Meeting at
Wednesday evening In the home Frtlumen’s hall,
economic! department of the high- Order of Eastern Star. Installs -
school ot which time Miss Knther- tk*i banquet at 6>I0 p. m. In Ma-
ine Mlips anti Miss Rn.sa Pletee schlc temple Public installation
were hnstaOiM. of officers at t p. m
A pot-luck snppei was held and Alothtan Sjnday school class of
riurlny :i brief business ;e*<lnn. First Baptist church. Hostess. Mrs.
prealrird ever by the president. Miss H. B. Utile, 012 Smith Macomb
Hose Witcher, the local branch avenue.
voted to spon .tir the “coke" sal's Woman's Culture club. Hode.is,
ui the lied cross canteen, after l#n II. T. french, 1117 South
i* »' r> < f.inmer.daMon h- WSrnrrh nvenu p,e*lnn Of of.
M! Mm, A-.libro k <•> i.H t.idlf- iWu,
chulnnuii YfONIIAl
Ml *-'■ .. c an ac- Wesleyan Service sulld. Hostess,
count ol the Work of Olrl 8cout
troop 8 which I-, s|xiiisoreri by the
association an.1 Mrs. W. W Jones.
International relations chilrman,
announced the community meeting
for next Tucsdny evening and
North
Miss Flalnr McC'In, 403
Evans avenue.
Order ol Eastern Star Meeting
rtt Masonic temple.
West Way club. Hostess, Mrs. I„
A. McCullouvh, 523 Couth Hadden
Janet Schroeder
Is Party Honoree
asked cooperation and attend.!n r avenue
fiom the group.
The art commute, with Mr-, Al-
fred W Haun as chairman, an-
nounced thp opening meeting of
Hie winter season for the studio
oil work when they meet for a Mrs. Norman H. Schroeder, 1021
|sii luck upper und exhibit ol South Hadden avenue, entertained
members' work in thp highschool tuisduy afternoon with u birth-
•stutllo Wednesday evening. day party honoring her daughter,
Th • program for the evening Janet, on her third birthday un-
look llic form of a talk and round ttlversary.
tuhlr (Il lusion on scouting for The honoree received many gifU
plil . led by Miss Doris Rlehoidson, and refreshments were served from
national field adviser, region C, a table centered with the birthday
v ho w:. Ihe guesl for the evening. [cake which was topped with three
tic art commit tee will have lighted candles. Favors were given
charge of i lie program on Feb. 7. j m each guest
* * * ' Those attending were Jamcy Sue
f«.I.A. CLUB MEETS Palmer. Barbara Ann Schroeder
Willi MRS. FARI.EV Judy Rentl. Nancy Powell, Bur-
Mis W. E Parley, 802 8outh , bar a Jo Weaver, Miry Louise Bar-
narker . venue, was hostess to the ' ker, Marilyn 6haw, Dorothy Ann
H I A club which met Wednes-| Swingle. Jimmie Wright. Vernon
*lay- | Lee Vawter, Jerri Chumbers. Zetta
A brief business ses lon was held 18purr. Ellen Lamb and the hon-
snd the remainder of the after- oree.
11,11,1 sp'ml playing bildye und Mothers present were Mrs E M
'•hluese checkers, with Mrs. J. T. , Barker, Mrs. Fred Luinb, Mr;
Moi om ami Mrs. Julia Allen win- Loren Sputr and Mrs. Bcht,order
id»c the prises for high scores. ■ Two grandmothers, Mrs. W. E
M'"»•»' < Present were Mrs. H. C. Robertaon und Mrs. w H. 8 hroe-
Tligflil, Mis Allen, Mrs. Morgan. | tier, were present
MB .1 S Contiack, Mrs. J. If. I - - -
Fimler. Ml- ft E Merehunl, Mns.
OMAHA, Neb., Jon. 4—0IJD—It's
ptobably Just another 100 percent
American family backing the war!
effort to Ita utmost, bat It'* a re-1
markable family at that.
The sons of O. A. Melcher, an'
employer of the Union Pacific Mil-
fond, Include a major, three cap-
inins. and a corporal with the state
guard. The seventh member of Ihe
family. Mrs. Melcher. is a war
Worker, loo—she works at the Red
Cross and keeps house.
All the men in the family have
Worked for the Union Pacific sothe
•Ime during their lives. The father _____
I* emploted In the office Of the
ehlef engineer. The youngest son, Wn Melcher. He was taken to an
Robert. 19. who Is In the state guard. English hospital where he recu-
works In (he freight traffic de- P«ratrd. The men In the Captain’s
pari meat. company have respected him os "the
Mujor John F Melcher, 31 It. In k,ml of •" "Ulcer we'd follow any-
Ttnlv He took part in the Ihva- wh^r** wanted to go."
H"ii o'f Afili i nnfl foii'-hf through -——- -
me Tunisian campaign with a tank AllilHII
Higher Salaries i figd MeMry Raorts
Will Be Sought I Rent* 1944 Production
NORMAN. J.n . YORK 7-T_
Thursday, January 4, 1941
German Looting Stays
Reopening of Markets
Woman Superior
In Woods Ijore
group. The he whs transferred to
UK «« p#rceg
!■' A In 'c, Mrs. C. O Schultz and
Mr.', l< alley.
The club Will meet *J n. 17 111
Etiquetfo
Mh *•*' M’cnue M,S H,8htl 524 8,uthl«'lSgSSoned
„ j sentment or make Ihe best of It
mrs fiiuiv iveiwa io when a man persists in annoying
iXwr™"™ n ,™
A. It is not necessary to
Hie Bear and Lyons club con-
vtmed Tuesday In the home of
Mrs Edwin Lyons, 001 West Rog-
ers street.
following a covered dish luncheon
me* noon, u business seslon wus
held und (he remainder of ihe
lift-moon whs -pent sewing.
Mi tubers iiresmt were Mrs. M
i ii, aa.. • n , , _. n. r.iiiaii iors<
^ Mrs:-p «« the tea-table
either. If he asks questions she
cun unswei them briefly, but show
a disinterested manner, and he
will soon stop annoying her.
Q. If tlte oike al un afternoon
ten Is very soft, or filled with
cream, what should be furnished
with It?
A. Small forks should be laid
TFHoofgrd, Mrs. C. L. Bear. Mrs
l-rtiik Madison and Mrs. Lyons.
'Ihe dub will meet Jin. 16 In
tlie home of Mrs. C. L. Bear. 831
East Forman read.
* a *
vill-i. LI! A V ENTERTAINS
STITC H-IN-TIME CLUB
The Stitch-In-Time dub imt
Wednesday In Ihe home of Mrs.
H. D Gray. 616 South Ellison
e venue. j
f-. win: was the main diversion i
11 ■ iiliern.mn. Refre-hements were I
' cue.I to M'S t.'i'k M“lh2W;, Mr .
11 'vi Mi VU:I Thom'
Ml Meat V.iwter. Min. j-.- KefMi |
E I .Mi i’r 'it V N -rtisn
Echrneder end ...is, orny.
Th - lub will meet Jan. 17 In
the home of Mrs. Ralph Costln.
1012 South Mil" avenue.
9 I* a person required to make
n dinner call, If an Invitation to
u dinner has not been accepted?
A. Yes.
How Can I?
OHth A YEAR O.UYf
SPECIAL
DKY-SKIM
MIXTURE
Q. How cun J remove spots from
enamelwire?
A. Stains can be removed by rub-
bing with sailt moistened with
vinegar.
Q How can I make French
dressing?
A Mix In a glass Jar 2 table-
spoons of vinegar. 4 tablespoons
sulud oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and a
du h of paprika. Shake until well
emulsified This may be mixed sev-
eral days In advance, but it Is
i.eeessury to shake It well each
time before using.
Q. How can 1 remove scorched
♦pots from clothing?
A. Onion Juice will often remove
■scorched marks from garments, If
applied Immediately.
dr. How 'an I get chl kens, or
other fowl, rerfcctly clean when
drawing them?
A Rub them thoroughly with
baking soda and then wash off
with lukewarm water.
WAUMMB - FABTTI
,^AjMAg
NmsM
#2.24 SUB
94 00 SUE %2 “£!
Now—gave half on this
luxuriously lubricating night
cream for flaky-dry akin.
Helps make skin supple and
■oft . . . an arch-enemy of
rough spots and tiny linea
due to dryness. Get yeur sup-
ply new m the time is limited.
.through Biclly and Into Italy. ..... ........
Wiped Out Nail Nest ‘ NOBMAN, Jon. 4 -(Special!- ’,unurs lost wime lime
Captain Willis A. Melcher. 36. I*,A total of 8.D10 former studenta and | ‘ ^
n doctor who entered the armv In I , , . .. , l Pnliner of Unity plantation who
1039 and was stationed In Panama'r. °f thr Unlverslt>’ "f Okla- had to spend u night In the lienrl
two years He returned to the hom" now 11 rr M“rvln« ,n ,h,‘ armed 1 of the woods before she was found.
United States for several montha a survey conducted by the I When rescued. Mrs Palmer show-
but he Is again overseas. 0. U. alumni office reveals. Of ed no bint of panic, had built her-
rfcently visited the large hospital
to acquaint himself with Ita needs,
paid this high tribute to Its su-
perintendent:
"The people of Oklahoma will
never be able to repay Dr. Griffin
for the outstanding work he has
done here over a period of 43
years. He is -recognised through
the nation as one of the best In j
his field of medicine and his sue- *
cess 'here has the pattern for j
UNITY PI ANTA-rtnv '""ny .similar Institutions and pro-
A UNITY PLANTATION, Me., Jan. fl,,ms ntlW)r states. |
4 uP. ft s fast becoming a woman's The hospital staff Including in ,
Win Id i veii in he great north unnd:.. o.lffln numbers only three whereas I
l Tb!i U; I’,' ; r '•vn formerly were employed. Ad-
..f inland fisheries and game. ! dltlonal do tors are urgenUy need-'
arden Eupei visor Louis M. | f,d. the veteran institution head
Obute repoi le,| ih,it In- had two said ""
D W Oiitfhi, nation.nly known , *"■ * ~ «
superlntendsnt of tlie Central Amerlc»'» »feel industry In .M4
Etate hospital, said he would ask broke moat of ita previous output
the coining legislative session to records, but reported lower esmlnas
boost salaries of all thehoapltal becBiiu nrir.. .
employes except his own. uJL,. W n H °l ,93#
"On the present wage acale pro- w* “r •- Tower, president
vkted by th state,' said Dr. Orlf- -of th® American Iran and Steel in-
fin. "we cannot get enough help atltute. sold,
unle-s we can also provide the | The new records include-
added Inducement of living quaf- Production iam
ters. " He svtd he would ask for a j JT.. U’™:
new building for living quarters . I}??0"**90 eam-
for the hospital attendants. zj* ■* weekly pay average at
Oovenior Robert 8 Kerr, who! "T,., _ .
1 "et PNrfH* of all Meet companies
LONDON. Jan. 4— f0 R)—Oerma
looting of share certificates an
bond and commodity warrants I
postponing reopening of bourses I
liberated nations, financial expert
sHid here today.
Paris is functioning on a lim
I ted scale, but reopenings of Am
sterdam and Brussels markets ar
expected to bo delayed because n
difficulties In proving title to se
curl tics and commodity warrant!
It was pointed out.
P0MJ6 DANCE
(. EVERY
Satwtoy Night
AT
Eifln Nall
Ml
SHI
*CA
HE SHOPS
SHAND CARRY"
Without Painful Backacha
I . • ■" kkliiFyt nr*' Nmun 'i eliMf way of uk-
inm IM ftircM Iti ida UlitJ Bill)* uut of tllff
iiiOBt |X)Ople POM uboiii J
phfiB * day
VvImhi unottb r ol
_ -dur of ki liicy function permit!
(ifunnima imtu r to r^mcOn in vour Mood, it
>wcmt to rciiium in vour Mood, it
maf ruiim nayfnny Lackoclic, rlicuiiiatic puiiia,
"* •sum
\ (liiRiricgM I- riN|iM*nt or a
•rnliif wiiiic-
wrtiiije with
pAMaye* with •rnurtiiiK anil I,u
tlfnftt iliow* th«*r«? is •oinuthinu
your kitlucya or hluduav
IJon't wait! Ask your ilruffrlf
fS/tiF!.'.iQ1!* fix? ,luPf»v relief and will Mp
Ihe I j inilcB of hiifney kiihee fM*h om poiaori-
oim Hutfn from >nur Mood. Ci*;t UoanfB TiIIb.
In four
self a shelter, had a ruddy fire ko-
Ing and was .snn,". In warm rlolh-
Cuptaln Philip R. Melcher, 37. tbls total, 176 me women
hus been kept in the country be- branches of service
x"vrrrs“'ATr“ ,,r ............... - -................- ........... «i
~r « ■„ an. >1 R—,, «. '» ”1’” "» »W«. »»« |
la dl them hold ranks ranging from feun<l wnnclr-rlnrr around in u daze.
But the family is especially proud l*lvate to major general, the lec- ■‘*blvprl,lf! llnt| ficlglUened Uioueli
ni—n ______ .....,v wat 0,>*.v » mHe ami a half from
of Captain Richard D Melcher, who ords show. The rank claiming the
.ml“' ,n°St P#r*0n* '* thllt °r “eutenant, Idea how
mmp. He had u eompuss but. no
to use It.
for wiping out single-handed a ma-
chine-gun nest In a Normandy b°Lh f‘,St °nd Tw" lhoM*
church He also received the Pur- ™n'1 thr,,f h,lna,wl »"«• elshty-Mx
pie Heart after suffering wounds In former O. U. students hold that
his face and fool while leading his army rank.
company In battle In France. in the navy are 1.986 Sooners COUI.EE DAM. Wash., Jan 4-
fiinnert AAmI C0I^p8,lv bad been other branohes are murine.s, 202, (U Rl WnHl u 3.700-horsepower navy
p ed down by fire from the en- 4n{( ^ 6fi ’ Uigboot haulirit gasoline up the
emy nest and instead of sending ’ Columbia river to the Pasco naval
the r™ ^ Nation ran aground, he”!
Boat Runs Aground, So
River Level Is Raised
---- - j pun IV Wipe UUt
through a window He destroyed ,hal stvIcc
the nest and the company advanced.
Kmrlwd Dawn 5 Timm
But the men were halted again by
Orman fire from a hedgerow.
Acaln Captain Melcher led the at-
tack He fired his carbine until he
Music Library Started
To Honor Robert Leake
The war department, not stymied
for n minute, simply notified re-
clamation officials at Grand Cou-
lee dam 250 miles upstream to open
the floodgates and raise the river
level four feet. Three days Inter
— ;-------- -........ LAKE CHARLES. La., Jan. 4 — the additional flow reached the
whs out of ammunition, picked up tu.fi) A memorli. music libr ry hu tuonded litc, and lifted her gently
n Browning automatic rifle, emptied been started at John McNccsc fcU the rocks.
It, grabbed a machine gun without Junior college here to perpetual,
a tripod and sprayed the Nazi until the memory of Robert Leokr who
all were killed. The company ad- for many years preceding his d"alh
-anred once more In 1938 had been a leader in mu-
. ve .hues during the advance slcal performances In Lake Charles
against terrific Oerman artillery. The present nnclenv n .
Captain Melcher was knocked un- ert^Leake '“ , k R?b'
conscious by shell bursts. Once, he dudes old Knalish
r<[°bv an 88fenbut‘lhcWaS "TUi" CUtl°nS a,"n8 bnCk ,n01' tban'LSO
,s n , » W0Und *nr‘ yea,s' reproductions oi
! r L P “r‘ aWard ,nedleval flaaslcs. and wo.kv cot-
MoseBe Hver TPnermCr°SS'a ■M,nB “ Wld* of Instruction
,lvpr- 8 German mortar and reference matter
(rew discovered the captain on too , - , w
of a hill where lie hart Lite., is!, ,ljPaKe r,)1 Years had promoted . It's wonderful how n llttl,- Vu-tro-nol
taken the the formation of chornl and or- UP each nostril relieves stuffy transient
thestra groups and had been pres-
ident of the city's eon'ert associa-
tion.
Great Way
‘;........^
Tbntfhk
it nm fills up
.......‘"ii wiAni Ulc
position of an observer. Three mor-
tar shells blanketed the top of fhe
hill and fragments lodged In Cap-
congestion. Also relieves distress oi
head colds! Follow directions In folder
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 263, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1945, newspaper, January 4, 1945; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc923644/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.