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The El Reno Daily Tribune
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Tribe Playing
Putnam City
Here Tonight
El Reno Hoopstcrs
Hoping To Notch
11th Cage Victory
Putnam City Pirates will square
jft against EH Reno higlischool's
top-rolling Indians for a Boomer
ponference basketball engagement
J.t 8 p. m. tonight in the El Reno
gymnasium.
Tliere will be a p.eliminary game
|it 6:30 p. m. betweeii the B teams I
>t Putnam City and El Reno.
The Pirates are coming to El
Iteno primed to pull their best |
jtricks in an all-out effort to stop
the rampaging Tribesmen A vic-
tory over Couch Jenks Simmons’
■powerful proteges, undefeated in |
[their 10 games played "thus far,
would give the Putnam City club
Immeasurable prestige, since the In-
dians now are rated by most ob-
servers as the state's No 1, high-
pchool caging constellation.
Four Started l isted
El Reno's starting quintet to-
hiight will include Kendall Sheets
land LeRoy Baciier at forward, |
I Jerry Stockton at center, and Dale
[Crawford at guard. The other
(guard's assignment will fall to Ben-
(nlc Anderson. Charles Hahn or
■ Harold Kessler. A definite decision
pn the fifth member of the starting
[crew had not been announced by
I Simmons this morning.
| Tile Indians, hi their last out-
ling. dumped the mighty Capitol
I Hill Redskins by a 43-33 tally In a -j
Igame played In the Tribal tepee
1 Friday night, and the El Reno
IU.PJ MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Tuesday February 1, 1949
UP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volume 57, No. 286
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Settlement Of
Arab-lsraeli
Dispute Seen
Li’s Government In
China Angered By
Communist Demands
Private Plane Crashes Into Airliner
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Leaking water from a burst water storage tank in Austin, Tex.,
froze this 20-loot icicle. Austin, as most of central Texas, was
blanketed with six inches of snow and then was exposed to below-
zero temperatures. Tlii., was the coldest weather Austin hud ex-
perienced since before the turn of the century. • NE1A Telephoto.)
Ihoopslers are hopeful of extending
[their winning streak this week.
El Reno's second game of the
[current week will be played here
[Thursday night when Lawton Wol-
verines come to town
The Wolverines, who have drop-
|l>ed only a couple of ball games
[along the way, are ranked as per-
I hap, the slickest crew in the south-
[ western part of the state and they
are expected to furnish the Tribes-
men with some of the toughest
| comiietttion they have faced
Traveling Ncxl W'rrk
While both of E3 Reno's games
| tills week arc slated on the home
floor, it will be a different story
next week when the Indians are
Uue to travel for boUl conflicts.
El Reno Is ticketed for a return
mulch with Capitol Hill Tuesday
night, Feb. 8. and will go to Cliick-
aslia Friday night. Feb. 11, lor a
second set-to with the Chlekasliu
quint.
In the first meeting of the In-
dians and Chicks, staged here Jan.
21, the Tribesmen won a 30-21 de-
cision against Chlckusha’s ball
freezing tactics. The Chickasha
club stalled all the way from the
first whlsUc U> the final blast—and
the 36 points which the Tribesmen
scored against the Chicks Is the
smallest total El Reno has collected
hi any of Uic 10 games played.
Tratfic Deaths
Search Resumed
For Superfort
LONDON, ieb 1 —iff’)— Planes
and ships of four nations resumed
Llielr search today for an Americau
Superfortress missing since Thurs-
day with 15 aboard. U. S. third air
division headquarters expressed
doubt that wreckage discovered off
the Canary Islands came from the
B-29.
The Spanish admiralty reported a
radio message from a Belgian
steamship that it sighted floating
debits which appeared to be that
of an airplane. The ship reported
it saw life preservers but no sign
of victims or survivors.
» The Superfort took off Thursday
rrom Dakar, FYench West Africa,
oil u training mission, bound for
its base at Marham. England.
The U. S. spokesman said air
force life preservers are plainly
marked and that the report of the
Spanish admiralty did not indicate
there was any identification on
those discovered by the Belgian
ship. He added that the area de-
scribed, midway between the Can-
aries and Gibraltar, had been
searched by American and other
planes and no signs of wreckage
had been found.
The air tforcc previously had
dismissed as unfounded reports that
survivors had been picked up near
Lns Palmas.
50 Fatalities Arc
Reported in January
HI UNITED PRESS
Oklahoma hud more traffic deaths
last month than in any January
sit hi* 1937. stale highway patrol of-
ficials said today. They also re-
ported Unit tlie 1918 loll hud mount-
ed lo 508.
A new vie tin. added to lust year's
I traffic fatality list was Bill Houston,
174. Stillwater He died ill a PaW-
I liuska hospital of injuries incurred
| when he whs lilt by a ear on a
| Pnwhuska street. Alt hough Houston
died thLs week, his death was count-
ed against 1048 because the accident
occurred last Dec. 4
25 Counties Included
The patrol said 50 persons lost
their lives in Oklahoma traffic lust
month compared with 51 in Janu-
I ary 1937.
The patrol's monthly summary
'showed 25 stale counties already
I have ruined I heir chances for a
dciiflileus I9t9
January s 50 totalities resulted
it rum 35 accidents. One accident
took five lives, two took tluee lives
each, seven look two lives each, and
1 tlie rest took one life each.
The breakdown showed 28 fatali-
ties resulted from daylight accidents
| and 22 resulted from mishaps Unit
occurred during darkness.
Hi and Are Deadly
Twenty-one resulted from occi-
j dents that occurred on Saturday.
I eight from Sunday accidents, seven
I on Monday, one on Tuesday, two on
Wednesday, six on Thursday, and
five on Friday.
U. S. >81 and U. S. 66 were the
most deadly highways. Eacli claimed
six fatalities during the month.
Pension Moves
Have Opposition
Administrator Cites
Truman’s Program
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1—OK)—'Die
Truman administration today threw
its influence, against moves in con-
gress ior pensions lor all veterans.
Veterans Administrator Carl B.
Gray. Jr., told tlie house veterans
committee that the proposal "could
not be considered in accord with the
program of the prcsidehl.''
'i lie committee is .studying legis-
lation. backed by several veterans
organizations, which would give all
veterans of World Wars I and II a
pension ot $60 a mouth at age 60
and $90 at age (15. There would be
additional payments in event the
veteran had any disability, whether
or not the disability was due to
service witli tlie armed forces.
The committee called Gray pri-
marily to get estimates of what the
plan would cost.
He said it would cost nearly $2,-
000.000.000 its first year and that
the cost, would rise annually tliere-
after.
Gray said lie was neither layer-
ing nor opposing the legislation in
his role of administrator.
But in a report presented to tlie
committee, he noted:
"The bureau of the budget has
advised that in view of tlie factual
data contained in tills report and
in the light of tlie president's policy
j ns expressed ill his recent budget
message, enactment <of the bill)
could not be considered ill accord
with tlie program of the president."
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
United States officials held out
liopc today that a settlement of
the Arab-Isrnel dispute may be
nearer now with full American
recognition of both Israel and
Trans-Jordan.
They also looked for the dual
recognition to increase Israel's
chances for early election to mem-
bership In the united nations.
Prime Minister David Ben Ou-
rion said In Tel Aviv last night
that Israel Intends to seek friend-
ship with both the United States
and Russia.
Governor Talks Back
In Nanking. Li Tsung-Jen's gov-
ernor talked back to the Reds to-
day, declaring it was still able to
fight. China's government warned
the Communists to lay off Irrele-
vant demands If they want peaoe.
Li's government was angered by
three recent demands of the Reds
These were for the re-arrest of
Lieutenant General Yasutsugu
Okamura. former Japanese com-
mander in China acquitted by a
Chinese military court last week;
the detention of all described by
the Communists as "war crimi-
nals” and complete recognition of
the local Peiping peace pact.
Sweden. Norway and Denmurk
remained deadlocked over what
they would do about tlie Nortli
Atlantic security pact.
Norway Favors Union
Norway, which has favored join-
ing tlie western powers despite
Russian pressure, may be the first
to make a decision. Sweden is
expected to stick to her policy of
neutrality. Denmark has wavered
between the (wo.
Hungary’s No. 1 Communist,
Deputy Premier Mathias Rakosl,
umiounced today that Hungary
had become a people's republic
and that a new constitution would
be written. It was the republic's
third anniversary.
In Berlin tlie American military
government's German newspaper
—Neue Zellung—«a id tlie Rus-
sians were plotting a putsch jo
unseat Yugoslavia's premier. Mar-
shal Tito, before March 15. Tlie
paper said its information came
from "Balkan experts."
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A Pan American World airways Constellation.
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bound from New York City to London with 33 pas-
sengers aboard, made an emergency landing in New York after colliding witli a private plane over Long
Island, None of tlie passengers aboard tlie airliner was injured. The pilot and passenger in the lighter
plane were killed. Note the Jugged hole ripped in the top of tlie clipper. iNEA Telephoto.)
Penalty on License Tags
Deterred Until March t
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb 1—tU.P)
—Penalties for late buyers of au-
tomobile tags were supposed to
begin today, but tag agents have
been notified not to collect the
10-cents-a-day fine.
Because of bad weather last
month, the state senate passed a
resolution extending the period
for buying tags without a penalty
until March 1.
M. C. Conners, tax commission
secretary', said he notified tag
agents yesterday to hold up the
scheduled penalties.
Cooking Series
Is Opened Today
First or a series of cooking dem-
| on.xtraUon.s opened today at Earl's
| refrigeration and appliance store,
114 South Rock Island avenue, it
was announced by Earl O'Neal, pro-
prietor.
The demonstrations were sched-
uled last month but were postponed
due to the bad weather.
Demonstrations will lie held at
2:30 p. m. eacli alternoon this tveek,
including Saturday, and on Mon-
days. Wednesdays and Fridays for
the iiext several weeks.
Miss Sue Roofe is conducting the
demonstrations and is being assisted
by Miss Marguerite Borelli. Miss
Irmalee Moore and Miss Kay Hud-
son. Oklahoma Gas and Electric
company home service consultants.
Weather
State Forecast
Partly cloudy with little change
in temperature tonight and Wed-
nesday. Lows tonight 12 to 18.
El Reno Weather
For the 24-hour period ending
at 8 a.m. today: High. 35; low,
10; at 8 a. m., 12.
State of weather: Clear, warm-
ing.
Precipitation: None.
Peanut Growers
Having Troubles
The present siege of bad weather
is giving A. M. Graham. Canadian
j county PMA supervisor, and coun-
ty peanut growers a bad time.
Graham Is attempting to find
out how many acres of peanuts
growers plan on planting this year
but tlie weather lias prevented
the growers from attending his
scheduled meetings.
Under terms of tlie federal pea-
nut marketing program. Canadian
county tills year will be able to
plant only 422 acres to ix-anuts
for marketing. Farmers who grow
peanuts solely for stock feed do not
come under the program
Tlie acreage allotment for this
coiuity was cut approximately 40
percent this year. Graham said.
Tliere were about 60 farmers In
the county last year who grew
peanuts for the market..
Graham plans to hold a meet-
ing of peanut growers in the
Walnut townships and Mustang
areas early next week. Dates of
the meetings have not been set
definitely.
January Collections
Shown at $260,112
January collections of the 1948
taxes In Canadian county totaled
$260,412.03 or slightly more than
34.1 percent, it was reported to-
day by Miss Helen March, county
treasurer.
Tax collections started Jan. 17
and the deadline for payment
of first half taxes will be Feb 17,
Deadline for payment of last half
taxes will be April 1.
Damage Action
Is Lodged Here
$4,322 Sought In
Highway Accident
In a damage suit, filed in Ca-
nadian county district court, by
Bruce Miller, Calumet route 3.
against Elmer Delbert Tliyr.
Orange. Calif., tlie plaintiff Is
seeking judgments totaling $4,322,
| records in the office of Frank
I Taylor, court clerk, disclosed to-
j day.
Tlie plaintiff's petition relates
that at about 8:30 a.m. last Sept.
13 ho was the owner of a 1941
model pickup truck driven by his
son. Gene Miller, who was travel-
ing cast on U.S. highway 66. and
that at a point eight miles wre»t
of El Reno tlie vehicle was struck
I from the rear by an automobile
I operated by Tliyr
Miller's petition stales tlie pick-
up was knocked a distance of 110
I feet and overturned three times
into a bar ditch, causing his wife,
riding as a passenger in the pick-
up. to receive serious and perma-
nent Injuries.
Miller is asking $1,122 for hos-
pital and medical expenses ne-
I cessitated by his wife's Injuries,
J $2,500 for loss of his wife's services
mid $700 as damages to Ills pickup
1 truck.
Mine CaveJn Causes
City Block lo Settle
CARBON DALE, Pa.. Feb. 1— IU.PJ—
A mine cave-in caused a surface
subsidence in Carbondalc today and
first reports said that about 12
homes were damaged.
Police said tlie cave-in occurred
in a Hudson Coal company mine
below the surface of Kane street.
Three persons were said to have
been injured.
Police said the subsidence covered
a whole city block. Some parts of
tlie uffected area dropped more than
20 feet, they said.
Junior Farm Bureau
Meeting Is Cancelled
Tlie regular meeting of the Ca-
nadian county Junior Farm bu-
reau has been canceled because of
the condition of the roads, it was
announced today.
The meeting was scheduled for
Thursday night at the West Point
school south of Yukon. No date
for the meeting has been set.
Turner and Foe
Exchange Barbs
Clash Occurs During
Commission Hearing
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 1— (IP)
—Governor Roy J. Turner and his
No. 1 political foe in the legisla-
ture. Representative J. D. Mc-
Carty, clashed face to face i today
In a school land commission hear-
ing over dismissal of E. B. Mc-
Carty, the Oklahoma City legis-
lator's father.
The elder McCarty, superintend-
ent of building and repairs for
tlie commission, was fired last
night. Secretary Johnston Murray
told the commission, because of
natural decline in the need for
employes.
McCarty appeared before the
commission lo protest his father's
discharge as purely political, say-
ing : ,
"I want this commission to
know that this action Is purely
political. He's financially secure.
Governor Interrupts
"But I do want you to know,
and everybody to know that old
gray haired father of mine Is a
capable, hard working Oklahoman.
' It Won't hurt him like it will
the three widows over 55 years of
age fired yesterday—"
The governor, who sits us chair-
man of the commission, inter-
rupted McCarty:
"Let's keep other matters out of
tills and stick to business before
the commission.
"I'd like to ask one question,"
the governor said. “Is this man
needed? Was his position pro-
vided for in the budget request
presented some time ago?"
"No sir,” replied Murray.
Trouble ,Shooter Drafted
Tills fresh outburst, of tlie feud
between Turner and the young
Oklahoma Cl tv representative
came as the governor announced
lie has drafted State Democratic,
Chairman Jim Arrington as trou-
ble shooter between ills office and
and the legislature
Eight persons on tlie state pay-,
roll through McCarty's influence
tost their jobs last night in com-
pliance with the governor's direc-
tive last Friday—tile morning
after lie was the target of an at-
tack by tlie Okluhoma City legis-
lator on the house floor.
Turner mollified his order to
this extent: the case of each Mc-
Carty appointee fired will be re-
viewed on a basts of "ability and,
past record of service" to deter-
mine if tlie appointee merits an-
other chance.
(’hiId Is Shot In
‘Middle of Head’
TULSA. Feb. 1—(U.R)—A tousle-
lieaded kid shuffled Into the doc-
tor's office and announced with a
grin that was short a few teeth:
"I been shot right square in the
middle of the head."
Seven-year-old David Rollins
wasn't, kidding. Probing through a
small hole in the center of his fore-
head. Dr. G. M. Richardson, Tulsa
osteopath, found a .22 caliber bullet
flattened against the skull.
X-rays showed tlie bullet was
pressing against the skull but hadn't
dented it. although the end of
tlie metal was frayed into several
fragments.
“He came within a hair's breadth
of being killed." said Dora Cress,
nurse for the doctor.
Later it was learned tlie shot was
fired by a 15-year-old boy near a
dump yard southeast of tlie city.
He was shooting at a bird, but
the bullet struck David about, a
quarter of a mile uivay.
Did You Hear
FTALVIN STRATE. son of Mi.
and Mis. Paul E. Strate, 1101
South Hoff avenue, is one of 55
students in Southwestern Tech
at Weatherford who earned grades
of B or better in all courses in
which they were enroled to gain
distinction us members of tlie
college dean’s honor roll for the
first semester of the current term.
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Receipts at the El Rono post-
office for January 1949 showed
an Increase of $179.11, or 2.93 per-
cent, over the same period a
year ago. It was reported loduy
by James Moorman, acting post-
master. The receipts for the
month just ended were $6,294.62
and for January 1948 were $6,-
115.51. Cancellations of mall for
the month also increased as com-
pared with a year ago, Moorman
said. Cancellations for last month
were 179.350 while 173.018 pieces
of mail were canceled in January
1948. Tlie percent of increase on
cancellations was 3.65 percent.
LIQUOR RILL ADVANCED
TOPEKA. Kan.. Feb. 1—(JP)—A
Kansas liquor control bill was
passed by the qenate today and
sent to the house. Tlie senate vote
on the measure which would end
the state's 69-year-old ban on In-
toxicating liquors was 27 to 10.
Fire Sweeps
Through Hotel
Some of Occupants
Believed Dead
IvIPON, Wts., Feb. 1—(AV-Fire
raged through tlie Onmd View ho-
tel here early today, trapping an
undetermined number of persons in
the flames.
Witnesses said that "most of tlie
48 guests had escuped but Police
Chief Ira Dunham said as the blaze
wats brought under control, "There
arc some still in tliere.”
At least two persons -and possibly
as many as six—were unaccounted
for at 7 o'clock this morning as
firemen from Rlpon and four near-
by cities continued to ixiur water on
ruins of tlie three-story hotel, still
lighted fitfully by flames.
Police said it would be at least
afternoon before searchers would be
able to get into the embers.
Tlie alarm as the entire Ripon
lire department turned out electri-
fied this college town of some 4,000
residents and most of them hurried
lo the scene.
Ripon firemen were aided by Osh-
kosh, Fond Du Lac, Berlin and
Princeton departments.
Witnesses said tlie fire broke out
in the maid's quarters on the top
floor, apparently because of a de-
fective fuse box. It flashed through
the entire hotel within a matter of
minutes.
Tlie building burned virtually to
the ground. Many of the guests were
rescued by students from Ripon col-
lege who climbed ladders and groped
through the smoke-and-flame filled
corridors.
Ouests clung to the windowsills
and begged for the firemen below
to spread nets they could leap into.
Building Activity
Cut in January
Tlie year 1949 got off to a bad
start Insofar as building activities
were concerned, it was reported to-
day by Miss Ethel Dowell, city clerk,
in maklgg her monthly building
permit report to C. A. Bentley,
city manager.
'Only four permits were issued
during January. Tlie four permits
called for a total construction val-
ued at only $1,450. That figure com-
pared witli $21,100 on 12 permits in
January 1948 and $40,600 on 10
permits in January 1947.
The unusually severe weather
during January was blamed by Miss
Dowell for the slowdown in build-
ing in El Reno.
Two of the permits called for
addition to residences, one for en-
larging a garage and tlie fourth for
the construction of a porch on a
residence.
Ice and Snow
Starts Melting
New Cold Wave
Predicted for State
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tlie sun today began melting a
ivcek-old coating of ice and snow
in Oklahoma.
All highways were open but Icy
and dangerous in spots. Some roads
were open only to one-way travel.
Most of them were in the north-
western part of the state.
Dawn found northeastern Okla-
homa enveloped in a fog, which
was expected to clear under the
sun.
While Oklahoma was plodding
back to normal, the weatherman
came up with an extended fore-
cast of more snow and strong cold
winds for the week-end. The cold
wave was predicted for Friday.
Durant Still Crippled
Durant—which was cut off from
water and electric power a week
ago—was still being Inconvenienced
with 40 percent of the city without
electricity.
The weatherman's forecast lor
the next 24 hours was for little
change in temperatures with over-
night lows of 12 to 18 degrees after
daytime highs of above freezing.
Dixieland suffered its second hard
freeze today as tile western range
states launched a coordinated effort
to smash away tlie big snowdrifts
und carry Iced to tlie west’s 5,-
500.000 starving livestock.
Tlie freezing cold struck again
at tlie citrus and vegetable gardens
of southern Texas, the Louisiana
strawberry beds, and the Georgia
peach orchards.
Highways Dangerous
Highways were dungerous from
yesterday's blanket of sleet and
snow throught upper Mississippi
and Louisiana, northern Alabama
and Georgia. Tennessee and Nortli
Carolina.
Four hundied men worked emer-
gency shifts to restore electrical
power to outlying sections of At-
lanta which suffered a complete
blackout for a time yesterday.
Gainesville and Athens. Oa„ also
were cut off from power and one
newspaper published a mimeo-
graphed "Ice-bound edition."
Now York City war spared tlie
"heavy accumulation" ol' snow that
was forecast but parts of New Eng-
land. including Boston, were lilt
hard.
Drawings For
New School
Being Finished
Bronson Structure
Will Be Ready
By Next Term
Working drawings of tlie new
elementary school to be built in
Bronson park will be completed
within a few days and will be sub-
mitted to contractors for bids, It
was announced today by Paul R.
Taylor, superintendent of the El
Reno schools.
Tlie school will cost approximate-
ly $120,000. including the architect’s
fees and the cost of tlie site. Taylor
said. Funds for the school were
voted by the city about a year ago.
Tlie Bronson school, Taylor said,
will be ready for use next Septem-
ber. It will care for elementary
school children in tlie present Cen-
tral school district who Uve east
of Rock Island avenue.
Modern Structure Planned
There are approximately 200
children in that part of the district
who will attend the Bronson
school next fall instead of Central
Central district children living
west of Rock Island will continue
to attend the present Central school
until funds are provided for a new
structure, Taylor said.
The Bronson building will be of
modern design and arrant ement
and will feature the "one-room-on-
corrldor” plan. Each of the six
classrooms will have a ttirc t exit
onto the playground.
In addition to the classrooms the
building will liave auxiliary rooms,
nurses room. P.-T. A. kitchen fa-
cilities, and combination gym-
nasium-auditorium.
( rosslighting Arranged
Crosslighting without glare lias
been arranged for the classrooms
The auditorium will have a mini
mum of exterior lighting. Taylor
said, in order to facilitate adjust-
ment of the room for visual aids
and stage use.
Contract for construction of the
new building probably will be let
late In February or early March
Tlie architect has estimated It will
take four months for completion,
Taylor said.
'Die superintendent stated that
In dividing the present Central dis-
trict. crowded conditions In the
present school will be eased. Re-
modeling of the present school also
will make available room needed lor
extra functions.
The Central remodeling plans
call for construction of better as-
sembly space and Improved P.-T.
A. kitchen facilities.
Plans for replacing the present
Central school with a modern school
structure already are in tlie embryo
stage, Taylor said.
Negro Patient
Becomes I^ost
Warren Edwards, Negro patient
at Will Rogers hospital, started
out to attend the show at the
field's recreation center Monday
night and got lost.
He still was lost about noon
today when Jess Parker, Okla-(
lioma City, found him walking
down the road at Mustang, clad
only hi Iris hospital pajamas.
Parker brought Edwards to El
Reno, stopping first at tlie Turpin
service station and then at the
police station.
Police Sergeant J. D. Roland
called on the Red Cross for aid.
Hospital office attendants had not
learned Edwards wras missing from
the institution.
Edwards told Roland he got lost
in the recreation cetner and that
he just kept walking around try-,
big to find his way back. He told
police he was 22 years of age but
he appeared to be at least 52.
I'auls Valley Firemen
Receive Contribution
PAULS VALLEY. Feb. 1—(U.PJ—
The city of Pauls Valley has re-
ceived $400 and a note of appre-
ciation from officials of tlie
Stanolind Pipeline company for
tlie services of the local volunteer
fire department. When the com-
pany’s pump station here was
badly burned tliree weeks ago,
the city fire department helped
put out the fire.
Three Vehicles
Figure in Mishap
Tliree velUcles were involved In
u traffic mishap which occurred,
hi the 700 block of Sunset drive
at 5:45 p. m. Monday, Lee Harvey,
chief of police, reported today.
A 1937 model coupe driven west
by Skipper King, 16, of 1035 South
Ellison avenue, was forced to 6top
because of traffic conditions, and
a 1941 model sedan operated west,
by Mrs. Leorg Ricliardson, 25, Elk
City, slid into Uie rear of the
King car. The Richardson auto-
mobile then was struck from tlie
rear by a 1948 model sedan driven
west by Cecil Lloyd Ledbetter. 36.
of 918 South Gresham avenue,
•who could not stop on the Ice.
Officers estimated damage to
the rear of the King automobile
at $5, damage to the front and
rear of the Richardson automo-
bile at $50 and damage to the
lront of the Ledbetter vehicle at
$30.
20-Month-Old Boy Dies
After Eating Capsules
COMANCHE. Feb 1—<U.R>—-To a.
20-month-old baby, .phenobarbital
capsules look pretty—so Frank
Douglas Murray ate 18 of them.
Tlie child died in a doctor's offices
last night.
The victim’s grandmother, Nora
Murray, had been taking the cap-
sules under a doctor’s prescription
Frank was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Murray, who Uve on a
ranch six miles east of here. His,
father is a rodeo pertonuer.
Tlie baby reached the capsules,
kept in a jar in another room,
while the rest of the family sat
around the supper table.
Security Conference
Scheduied at Enid
ENID. Feb. 1—(U.P)—A statewide
National Security conference is
scheduled here Saturday and Sun-
day by the Oklahoma department
of the American Legion and the
American Legion auxiliary.
Major General Thomas J. Han-
ley. chief of procurement and
military personnel, will appear on
the Sunday program.
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Harle, Budge. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 57, No. 286, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 1949, newspaper, February 1, 1949; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc924120/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.