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EL RENO (OKLA.) DAILY TRIBUNE
SERIAL STORY
FOR THE LOVE OF PETE!
BV BURTON BENJAMIN
COPYRIGHT. 1041*
NEA SERVICE. INC.
New Filling Stations Are
Appearing In Europe
Dugan, "you know how much this | the ball down and trotted back
season meant to me at the begin- j to meet his teammates.
Well, It means even morei Close observers might have no-
Argentina Acts
To Aid Defense
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4,194 jTUE<
liflP?
WOODSGAL, SPARE THAT TREE
nlng.
BUENOS AIRES. Nov. 4—(U.R)— j
The Argentine army has taken I
steps for the possible mobilization
of all motor vehicles in the coun-
try In the event of war.
General Juan Tonazzi, minister
of war, has sent a questionnaire to
VIENNA, Nov. 4 —(U.R)— Center i
of interest of tens of thousands
of visitors to the Vienna trade fair
this fall was a wood chopper,
which within the next few months
may be a common sight in many
parts of Europe.
The wood chopper, one of sev-
eral types exhibited at the fair, Is
the chief part of the equipment of
right now. Never mind why. Itjtlced that no state player rushed U , “ ", “ gw* uunaire ro
| just does up to him and slapped him on the! aW °Wners 0f aUU“les' trucks'
“Your business Is running a foot-! back; There was n0 enthusiasm,1 ^yd^^asidn^^r'infonmtto^11 and
THE STORY: Team captain
Getrge I.anders, State roach Din-
ty Dugan and Anne Humphreys
wonder at star footballer Pete
! Laird’s strange behavior. For the
second lime in a few days he
stands up Anne, his college sweet- ( bal! team,” he continued.” “That'sI »° show sPirlt- Just a perfectly ! stattotiJ on their vehicle A,i I
heart, and seems to be infatual- . a„ y0U're Interested In. You can;calnl football team doing a work-j forel n reslderUs LI^™ !
ed with Hollywood star Stephanie Lve lhat rah.rah state Money manlike job icalf Britoh and o™ i
Stevens, whom he met after the j t0 tbe sophomores. I've been j Ancl " the fans could have; in h vehicles received th
big game with California. Pete . around too long for that. If you1 listened In on the State huddle j iUeSlionnalres Ce,ved thel
drops out of sight for 24 hours, .leave mo alone, I'll play better! when the men lined up before the I The Aritpntlnp nrm„ . __
missing practice, and George, ac- (football for you than I ever did.1 exfra Point. they would have heard ! activP t * _nfi ,t ' “ , ,
curately guessing that he is with i'll be helping myself and helping iPete Laird sneer: "Lucky thing i ^ * 5 000^ v
*»■ BU. If v.» try .. mak, mmm mm.-lSTJgS, “ks
j a Boy Scout troop, you’ll be cut- and fhen look
! ting your own throat. Suit your-
i self.”
Stephanie, finally declares to
gas-wood filling stations for trucks j Anne the love he has had for
and tractors now being construct- [ bn* during the years he has been
ed along many of the Old World’s j jvte’s best friend. Both feel
highways. j pr(P bas |P( (hem—and the team n . . .
With the assistance and under j —down. Pete, his head turned by | ‘ ‘ v 01. * 1““
the supervision of the German' Stephanie's attention and com- ‘ ,,, ‘1‘?. U,'! ' f"' j .'otl PCIUAXT rt vadci
government, 700 such stations | pliments, does not realize she ^ Was thLs the boyish, modest, SALESMAN FAVORS
have been established and plans. has conspired with her manager,
mates and laugh'loud*. Too tout j nUmb°r is a ml!‘
(To Be Continued| ! p,,™f information solicited in-
cludes type of vehicle, name of1
approved for 1.500 others.
Under ideal conditions this wood ;
chopper hacks almost 300 cubic |
feet of cord wood an hour Into I
small chunks and blocks which 1
wood-gas generators require as j
fuel.
Inefficient For Autos
kid who used to come out of a| MORE DAYDREAMSI manufa<:turpd’ type
Larry Winship, to attach her-
. game and ask nervously, ‘Was j
self to him purely for his pub- I
licit,v value.
* * *
DUGAN HOLDS HIS TEMPER
I Even Laird was surprised at the
: ease with which he had accom-
plished the whole thing. He looked
For pleasure cars it is not likely j jolted the serenity of Univer- j ^“Td ^ wIlLT »!Sgh‘a
that either wood or coal gas will | sity Town at noon Wednesday.: wol (|
ever prove a satisfactory substi- j Metropolitan papers hit the streets i T)lat evenjnu
tute for gasoline. For utility | and shrieked the flamboyant story boltP‘| jn|0 t))p
vehicles and stationary motors. | of his exodus
CHAPTER VII
Pete Laird’s flight to the west
of
sat quietly for a full j
! owner, address, garage, national-1
1 lty of owner, make of vehicle, year j
of motor. |
horsepower, type of body, seating
CHICAGO. Nov. 4 (U.R)—The next! capa®Uy’ nun,ber of wheels, size
. time the boss gives you a searing I ° t.fes' welRht and carrying \
"O. K. Pete." ho said, standing; glance because vou are reclined with i c“paclty 'lf, truck- of fue‘!
up. "let’s shake on it." your feet on the desk, Just tell him |fWl’ 1 * \ Whether fuel oil or gaso- j
that you arc doing what this nation for whlch vphlJ
I cle is used by the owner.
that all right. Mr. Dugan?’ Dugan:
didn't blink an evelash.
needs more of—plain, everday day-!
dreaming. “ “ j
According to one qualified spokes- Ulltie-in-Slot RujClsters
man, creative selling must be mo- Roll Call of Glee Clllb
tivated by more than the dollar sign.
George Landers The spokesman is Louis S. Larsonge
»• /iWAlllrln/i r\.,U
ever-crowded Delt,autbor 0f tbe hoog “Creative Sell
however, a new adapted type motor
with its own wood, coal or peat
gas-generator appears to have a
bright future.
To this potential market nearly
40 German firms exhibited at the
Vienna fair one or more machines
or spare parts which have passed
the efficiency tests required by the j
government before any motor
vehicle can be offered to the
public.
in close embrace front and cen-. > „want-
. _ , . .. . . . „ world. You’re mine now, darling,"
er. Pose—admirable, her feet off; Lanflers sald huaklly. she clo*J
the ground, both arms clasped . h(,,. and ^ hpr h with the necessity of hustling to
around his neck. Details - terse flgalnst hls aorortky heads flew to- make “ llvlnK’ Laron«e says an >"-
BROTH?.! nnrs STATE ' a‘',her as "’ey walked out arm in j f ‘cle^y ^ d»y-dreamlng exists
I.ROrilKIt, DDEs MATE •_ |m the United Static
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.—(U.R)—
The University Glee club presents:
The "slot machine’’ method for
i calling the roll. And a somewhat
club.
Because most persons are faced of^ome^'Ihe m^mt^who were j
' bored with the job of checking j
attendance. It has lots in which!
each of the club’s 84 members
j drops dimes opposite his name, |
s'. 10,#ip'Lu,iuv^r, *2s! jsrarrvrsr ssrsi sr** ar**i"s w' i *'■
Furniture Plant t
Has Good Stai
WILBURTON, Nov. 4—(Speciiai
—A type of training coming fr<ut
the adult education division ve
Work Piojects administration tlpo
it is hoped will eventually cre:|
a self-supporting industry is beiih t'vPF
watched with great interest in tl0
community, hit hard by the loss)r
its once prosperous coal mining
dustry.
s
It is a woodworking shop, liou.'je
jin a 18 by 36-foot building, p/e
1 vided by the sponsors, where
, class of six men, two former ci
i miners and four common labor!
tire being taught the art of mak
chairs, tables, bedsteads, cabin]
and other types of furniture
(John W. Ellis, WPA adult edit
I tion teacher.
The I
busine
1 the 1
D14 Sui
awkins
ssistanl
Plans
nnual
hange
when
Dr. J. M. Harris, one of the
! thusiastic sponsors, has order
j power machinery and tools such1
lathes, shaper, jointer, drill pri
j and bench saw, some of which
I being delayed in delivery by
! tional defense demands.
’ives, p
Hurt's V
1,
1,
The building is wired with el,
tricity permitting night work.
i Wilburton is situated near
large supply of native black w
nut, cedar, ash, hackberry
j cherry for furniture purposes
more than 2,000 board feet
been sawed and planed to be tu
ed into finished products. A the
sand feet of cedar and pine
held in the log.
hul
FENCE STANDS 70 YF.ARslJ
WARREN, Me.—(U.R)—Joseph
Vinal celebrated his 91st birthd
by re-painting a 165-foot piejj
fence of pumpkin pine which
first painted when it was ererj
around his home 70 years ago.
j S “e|,:a11^ i f°°!ba!* [ payers shunned him at practice | ^'ves an opportunity to conceive
In Greater Germany and those pra® ce , ™!> e. 8 ate a°T11 but he was impervious to hos-' new ideas. In these times of rapid
parts of Eirope now occupied byj''‘'s/ _’P 1 w 1 ' s'u ’ *"i tility. He seemed to relish the!change, each invention or improve-
the German army, according to an! jf !'. , HeIe,i e La'IT ’ enforced solitude. His football was | blent, every alteration in merchan-
offlcial announcement, approxi-j ~ta e8 .. *' ,er ran m'lst'°rcer beyond reproach; if anything it was 'Using methods, all changes in the
generator - gas 'n errupt ng a hectic week with ajbptter thfln pver -
brief Chicago sojourn. He arrived # #
Tuesday night. Sharing tin clinch: Thirty-seven squad boys moved opportunities for creative selling'
Is Stephanie Stevens. Hollywood L, B hlntei.,and^country dub m. Hn*-
WOW
' day to get away from University I
At a glance. Conductor H. Alex-
ander Matthews can see who’s ab-
sent.
a ai izuiiu iiuinr yea
1 COLDS
mately 150.000
trucks are In service. Through
their use Oermanv saves each
month more than 11.000,000 gal-
lons of gasoline for military pur-
poses. In some of these trucks
coal or peat is the generator's
fuel, in other it ts wood.
New Vrhlcles Streamlined
Of the 150.000, a large number
carry their gas generators as a
sort of hanger-on which gives the
vehicle an unsightly make-shift
appearance. In the new trucks
and tractors, however, the genera-
tor Is fitted neatly Into the ma-
chine’s general lines.
Of the trucks with Diesel mo-
tors now onerating In Germany Jynu?
12,000 to 16.000 will hnve been I No >uch
arts, every governmental act of
broad scope provides a myriad of'
Gail Dawley of women’s team at Middlebury College, Vt., takes turn
chopping away branches as students hasten to cut eight-and-a-hali
mile ski trail on Bread Loaf Mountain before snowstorms make task
The dimes? They go to bolster j increasingly difficult. Best college skiers will race there during
the club's treasury. Intercollegiate Ski Union meet, Feb. 20-22.
. 1—4 l
Relieve misery, as most mothers
do. Rub thel
throat, chest'
and back with
time - tested
, as most moiners
VICKI
1 V VapoRi
Sororitv row was
.... , Town's pre-game bustle. Alumni1 •
„ . ... 11 a c' . u',r poured into the town for the
.School patriots grew positively J Northwestern game.
oratorical. Innuendoes were jug- erowd was predlcted Prpss reser.
MT. ZION
gled like Indian clubs. State was
in a state of siege.
"What’s that guy doing?” com-
plained the freshman with the
handlebar bow tie. ’’Selling the
team short?”
"Quiet, small change," laughed
the tweedy senior puffing hls pipe
A capacity \
Meeting of the Woman’s Mis-
vations carried an Imposing cor-1 s'onary society which was sched-
ncr on the sports writing fraternity.,uled ,ast Thursday for the annual
And the magnet that drew them |aues* c'ay- was postponed because
was the magic name of Laird. ra'n lln'" Thursday, Nov.. 6.
Pete roomed alone at the club. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hunt made I
that night, the first time in three a business trip to St. Louis, Mo.,
years he had been separated from latter part of the week.
"Where would you be lf an Item I"an(,#rs of a" "'c players. Ggorge L. R. Shultz had the misfortune
like that Stevens took a shine to l,atl avo'c',>c' hlm mofit studiously, of being involved In a car accident
They hadn’t talked for days. at an intersection in El Reno
Game time Saturday brought Thursday afternoon. Neola Maxine
banter Invaded the;
converted Into generator Ra81 sanctum of Lawrence "Dinty"; “,e sar!'r,..U_,!h,enlnK °f ,the. craw.,Shultz was thrown from the car
vehicles In the near future. Eighty | Du®an
Diesel railway locomotives are In
operation.
On Germany’s farms 6.500 unso-
llne and Diesel tractors will be
adapted to generator gas, and 20 -
000 new generator-gas tractors put
Into service during the next 12 to
15 months, according to present
|)lnns.
On Europe's rivers almost 1,000
boats are running pn self-gcner-
football
major-domo of
forces. Gone
State's' e k‘ddlness antl quickening of receiving cuts and bruises on her
bl,: the pulse Pete had experienced face and hln. Mr. Shultz and
perennial calm. Profane as a top- aa a sophomore. Trainei Aitie Nellie Maiie Shultz, who were the
sergeant at 6 In the morning, heiLewis blackened hls eyes with, other occupants of the car, were
paced up and down his office1 shad°w to protect them from the; uninjured
banging a fist Into his open hand.|sun- was trim, eager to get! Mr. and Mrs Ralnh Royse. jr.,
"Why didn't I go In the grocery started. Harold Scott and Billy Wallace,
business like I wanted to?" he Dugan scorned long locker room nil of Wichita, Kan., spent the
lamented. “You don’t have to ' Irncles. Open up enrlv," he dl- week-end with their parents, Mr
worry about any love-slek punks >'*cted. "Get these guys In a hole, j and Mrs. Ralph Royse. Mr. and
there.” Reverses and spinners, George, ! Mrs. E. B Brown, Mr and Mrs
He threw his clgaret on the’hp nodded to Landers. “All right Clyde Scott. Mr and Mrs W H
nled pas and another hundred are!,loor ftnd sworr d»n't know| your feet-go to work!
in process of adaptation Ultl- what t0 do wlth the RUy" Hp A ,n''0phony of sou,,fl ,oarpcl
„n, stopped and looked nt Pat Lester *n tllPlr paps a.s Uiey jogged out.
plaintively. "Sure, In thp books I “8tate! State! State!" chanted the
the coach says, ’You’re through, j frowd. Opening day at home,
Laird. Turn In your suit. Take and 'he crowd was for them.
process of adaptation,
mutely the total generator
fleet will number approximately
1 400.
Running lost |,nw
With self-generated gas. ordi-
nary; inotm trucks ard tractors
run itf7 70 to 80 percent of their
normal gasoline strength. The
running cost In countries with
plenty of wood or coni are said
to be much lower than when oper-
ating on gasoline.
As fuel for one popular tvpe of
generator, either ppat or brown
coni as well as wood enn be used.
Other types require coke or other
kinds of coal A practical gener-
ator which can transform nil com-
a powder Beat It.’ All very
pretty. But what does the roach
say If the guys the biggest star
In the country? We can end the
season right now without him."
’’You’re right, Conch." Lester
rubbed his bald spot and frowned
"Not only that, how that baby
Will pack ’em In the stands from
now on!"
"That smells of commercialism."
Dugnn said dryly. “Why football
Is the great American muscle build-
er. The only ones who rare about
bustlble materials Into gas has not j thp cro"'d are the stadium bond-
been developed In the third relch. \ holders—that's nil."
On this problem dozens of engl- j * * *
There wns n knock
neers still are working hopefully
and confidentially
The trade fair at which the
wood chopper and various types
of generator-gas trucks, tractors
and stationary engines were shown
to the public for the first time was
the fifth held In Vienna since the
war began Thirteen foreign states
were represented In special pavil-
ions. The fair Is held twice ench
year, spring and fall.
"Come in.’
snapped Dugan.
"Hello, Coach."
Laird, suitcase in
Wallace.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralnh Royse, son
Virdln, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Royse, |r„ of Wlrhitn, Knn., at-
tended the wedding of Miss Nora
Dean Bartholomew to Ray Greene
fore you go Into a song and dance,
Coach, I didn't come here to cry
on your shoulder I'm not sorrv
Soldier Is Remembered I f,60?1 whnl 1 rtld rd d011 n,ialn
I I i- i' If I had a chance That's my
in l/eiier 15 I’eet Long ! private business, and I don’t care
to argue about It."
Northwestern, brawny and eapn-1 wb(Ch was solemnized at the home
ble. came storming out on the 0f (be bride's parents. Mr. and
field Obviously the opposing Mrs. F. J. Hartlvolomew, in El
eleven wns hopped up lor this RPno Sunday afternoon.
game. Pitted nvalnst the top team___:_
of the notion. It aimed to pull the! prWate F-dmund Kehrpr „ spend-
upse o le season Ing a 15-day furlough with Ids par-
Landers won the toss and elected pnta Mr and Mrg. chart* Keh-
to receive The crowd was tense rer m ^ nWaon avpnup pri.
as they ItaedI up How good was, Kehrw u RtUched t0 the
this bunch? As good as the C»li-: medlcal corps statlonpd ttt Cnmp
forntn score would indicate? ! Joseph T. Robinson, Ark.
Pete Laird moved Ills legs, keep-1
ing loose. Whlslle—kickoff—and the; Mrs H Norvell, 710 South
ball snun out of bounds. North-■; HaddPn avenue, rPturnpd home
western was taking no chances of | Monday from Worth, Tpx„
a nmbnek Their scouts had warn-1 whfrp a,)p „„ Bt thp 1)P(lfilde
ed them abou that CaUfornla , Mrs Kathlrpn 8tPW#rt wh0 ta
game States ball on Uietr own 36 ',„ , ,tn, Mn
It was Pete | ""t play and Lander, called 8tPwart rp rtPd to ^ slightly
hand looking!'' trteky onr The ball came back; „ ^ b,|t aU„ u ,n „ SPrlolla
not at all apologetic. to Mike Tullto. fullback. Pete cut1
Dugan nodded to Lester and behind him, Tultlo shovel-passed
the assistant exited without a word the ball anti Pete set sal) around j
"Sit down, Laird," said Dugan jPnd JopV Anderson had pulled |
"111 stand. ■ They glared at earh I 'ro>» hls guard position to block. |
other belore Pete spoke again "Be- Dan Halloway. the wing back, and Due
Landers were also clearing
ahead
Pete
toward mid-field.
One of the Wildcats lunged at
him. but lutlrd shook him off.
, i condition
NOTICF.
PORT NIAGARA. N. Y„ Nov 4
-'U.R>-Private Oerald F Lawn ha.
a long letter from home The let-
ter, 15 feet In length. Is from for-
mer fellow employes.
Hls friends slipped a teletype
paper roll In a typewriter, Earh
wrote a full length letter to Lawn
Illustrating their missive with
cartoons and shorthand
Lawn climbed a stepladder,
pinned hU mall to the wall, ami
begun reading the 39 letters
PUKE WATER PLANT BUILT
DELAWARE 'Special i—This No-
wata county town la getting rid of
the trouble of relying on old fash-
ioned wells and the Vedrlgrla river
to provide water Work Projects
administration has started con-
structing a $23,000 treatment plant
and Improving (he distribution
system The community has long
uasd raw water from the Verdigris
except for cooking and drinking
purposes
Dugan gripped the arms of Ilia
Chair. He wanted to gel up and
kick this Insolent kid out of hls
offlre, but something warned him
to sit there and slay cool. Foot-
ball wns a precarious business at
best. They paid off on how many j
model young scholars you had on
your team. If he won he was the
'Wizard of Slate." A couple of
lean years and lie wns Just an-
other bum.
"Go ahead," he said, sitting
buck and folding his hands under
hls chin "Qo ahead and sav your
piece,"
"Coach," Laird lenned over the
desk ami pointed hia linger at
to higher price* on ears,
up i Hies gas and general upkeep of
Past the line of scrimmage our equipment, we the
tore, cutting buck sharply | ’ J)OKF TAXI
and the
COTTEY TAXI
Another crouched ahead, waiting I fpp, u nprrMary t„ rrt * HmaJl
lor him to feint. But he plowed „ur rab farM. Wp h. w
Ixiwled over him and kept bm, opmtlnf ,or „ frp of ,5 ,^,lCa
He was on the 30 now. for onp panpn(rr „uh 5 cents for
on
moving
one more white Jersey to get by.
Hr faked the Northwestern safety
each additional passenger. Our new
man nut of ixxdtlon, cut aharply
rate 1* 20 rents for one passenger
and He for earh additional pus-
Irav-
to the left and turned on the
steam He was away and over *
Fortv-flve aeronda had elapsed and passenger* entering or
Htnte had scored The crowd pah a‘ H»‘« will P»J
screamed til* name as ho touched 50 cent* each.
——— ■ — No special rale* will be given on
AS
IF YOU C AN’T
HER - NEE
OR. E. DORROUGH
OPTOMETRIST
Phone 1758 214 H. Rock Island
MONEY CAN BUY
None faster. None surer. None anfor.
Sf. Joseph Aspirin Is the world's
largest seller at 10c and there's a
big saving* In the big else*, 38 tab-
, IOO tor Sfte. Hold
lets, 20c,
I everywhere.
ST.JOSEPH
QKNUINh PUMfc
U-lWLIIkl
these fares.
Out of town fares as follows:
• Reformatory 50c
• Uhleken In the Rough 54e
• Fort Reno 81.00
• Concho $100
Other country drives In proportion,
Agreed and signed by
C. E. Doke
And
.loss Col toy
tl nris
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