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The El Reno Daily Tribune
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(U.R) MEAN8 UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Wednesday, March 8, 1944
UP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Kerr’s Action Indicates Special Sosl
Of State Legislature Soon After Apr r
Ground Battles
!n Pacific Areas
Are Increased
Allied Land Drives
Coordinated With
Mounting Air Blows
BV UNITED PRESS
Increased allied around offensives I M“r- 24
were reported today from three The actio*1 indicates an intention
•scattered sections of the Pacific, i10 cad 8 special session of the leg-
with U. S. marines effecting a new' j islature soon after Apr. 4.
landing on New Britain while other ! An election in the sixth sena-
allied forces were gaining control lor*a* district is to fill the place
of Las Negros In the Admiralty* and mad<* vacant by the death of E. D.
exparding a new foothold on New WlUker ol Hobart.
Guinea. I The legislative vacancies to be
Tile land drives were coordinated Illllpd lnclude Canadia" rounly' t0
with an ever-growing aerial offen-,sutceed U,p Ute J L Trevathan;
*ive. focused on Japan's big base i Pol,aM'atoni,e coun,y No >• «*-
at Rabaul and the enemy's central Iceed the U,U' 80011 olcn: Ktu*
Parific holdings in the Carolines jbun{ COUnty No 2 10 succeed A. E.
Volume 53, No. 7
Canadian Count>%, action
Is Called By Gove.
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Stigler Named
By Democrats In
Second District
Italian Orphan Adopts American Rangers
OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar. 8—(>Pi
—Governor Robert S. Kerr today
j called special elections Apr. 4 in
| loun legislative districts and one
j state senatorial district.
The primary election will be held
Allen, resigned; and both districts
in Garvin county, to succeed Har-
old Freeman, house speaker, and
Russell Farmer, both resigned.
Proclamations were filed today.
ber may be increased \r' resigna-
tions are received in time from
other house members who cannot
be present.
The filing period for the respec-
tive offices will open with filing
of the proclamation and close March i —An old
14.
The governor attempted Tuesday
to get In touch with Cannon M.
McMahan. Okmulgee county No. 3.
who announced he was resigning
effective Apr. 1 to accept a position
with the U. S. attorney general’s
office to determine whether he
would submit his resignation Im-
mediately to permit election of his
successor in Okmulgee county.
When Kerr returned to the capi-
j tol Tuesday after a trip to New
Former Legion Head
Will Oppose Clark
In General Election
OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar. 8—t/P
line Democrat whose
and the Marshalls
The marines made a 100-mile
jump from their Cape Gloucester
base to land near Talasea on Wil-
laumez peninsula Monday morning,
establishing positions less than 170v
miles from Rabaul. On the south-j
ern coast of New Britain, other |
marine units pushed their lines to
Amgoring, .24 miles east of the \
original landing point at Arawc
Air Base in Operation
In New Guinea, allied troops op- j
crating from newly-won Y'alau !
plantation reached the villages of j
Bibl and Oanglau In the Rai coast-
al area.
American dismounted cavalrymen
won control of Los Negros In the '
Admiralty islands after securing
the bead) on the west coast at
Headier harbor and occupying Por-
laka west of Momotc airfield,
which alreadv was prepared for
flight operation
Air and naval units ulso joined
in the Admiralty lighting with
Aiiniican planet ranging as far as i night with rising temperatures
Ixuengau, while naval units bom- I during the night and fair and
balded Hauwei island, west of Los j warmer tomorrow.
Although the weather bureau did
not specify any definite loss of
fruit In the stale, last night's cold
Mexico. Randell S Cobb, attorney
general, bad prepared proclama-
tions calling the special elections
to fill the legislative vacancies.
Kerr has said each day that
opening the filing periods In the ’ passes makes It less likely that he
six races immediately and the num- I < PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 6)
Fruit Damage
Is Indicated
State Temperatures
Drop Into Low 20s
Choir To Give
Program Here
University Group
Presenting Concert
Negros
« Rabaul Rounded
Solomons-based planes continued
their assault on Rabaul. dropping
98 tons of bombs which destroyed
five parked enemy planes, wrecked
six halves and hit two small mer-
cham vessels
The Wewgk base oil New Guinea
Fruit hi Oklahoma was believed Under sponsorship of El Reno's
to have been severely damaged last three Methodist churches the Ok-
night when the mercury dipped In- lahoma City university a cappella
to the 20s In all sections, with the choir will present an evening con-
northern part of the state record- cert Sundae In the First Methodist
ir.g the lowest temperatures, the church. It was announced today.
United Press reported. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.
The weather bureau predicted m. Sunday and will last about an
continued cold for the state to- hour and a half, according to James
Neilson. director.
Local churches sponsoring the
appearance are the First Method-
ist Central Methodist and Ellison
Avenue Methodist.
Soloists Will Appear
The program will consist of two
sets of numbers—one religious and
was presumed to have done con-
siderable damage to early blooming
fruit trees.
campaign made no issue of the
new deal. William O. Stigler, of
Stigler. today held his party’s nom-
ination to oppose Republican E. '
O. Clark for congressman for Okla-
homa's second district In a Mar.
28 special election.
On the basks of unofficial re-
turns from 327 of 331 precints in
the eight-comity district. Stigler. |
once president pre-tern of the state
senate and former state command-
er of tlie American Legion, had
4.349 votes against 2.914 for his
nearest opponent, Fred P. Bran- |
son. former Jurist and legislator.
Others Trailing
Other leading contenders' total:
included:
James Nevins. Okmulgee county
school superintendent, 1.817.
Kirkaey Nix. Eufaula. Democratic
house floor leader In the last ses-
sion, 1.695.
Many Pltchford. Okmulgee law-
yer. 1,304
Frances Haskell. Muskogee, dau-
ghter of Oklahoma's first gover-
nor. the late C. N Haskell. 873
Stigler will go into the fir 11 ‘
election Mar. 28. opposing Clai k
also of Stigler. the lone Repuo- !
llcan candidate.
Serving on State Board
Tire Democratic nominee is a
member of Governor Robert S
Kerr's advisory pardon and parole years of age. formerly of El Reno,
board. . < has been reported as missing in
Stigler a member of the Chick- action over France on Jan. 27. ac-
asaw tribe, served as an attorney cording to notification received re-
for the federal Indian bureau for 1 cently from the war department by
many years. He represented the , his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harold
27th district In the state senate Beedle of Huntington Beach. Calif,
for eigiu years, and once was sen- | Beedle came to El Reno early In
ate president pro-tempere. 11939 as manager of the Firestone
Tiie town of Stigler was named store, lemahiing here until August
for the primary election winner’s 0f 194! when he enlisted in the
family. Royal Canadian air force. He re-
Proiest Rejected ceived his training at Tulsa and
Clark, unopposed in yesterday?- in Canada, and was sent to England
special primary election, was ^e- | [n fcjarcli 1942. Later he was trans-
Frankie. a little Italian boy who has adopted the fightuig Rangers, is shown in remodeled G. I.
clothing while visiting Naples with two Red Cross workers. Gordon Jackson of Fort Thomas. Ky„ and
Jane Wynook of Philadelphia. Pa. Since Frankie became the Rangers' mascot, the whole unit has had
to improve its language and manners in order to set the little orphan an example. iRcd Cross photo
from NEA Telephoto. 1
Harold Beedle
Listed Missing
Spitfire Pilot Is
Lost Over France
Lieutenant Harold Beedle. Jr.. 30
was hit again by allied airmen who minim urns Included 34 degrees at
El Reno. Tulsa and Guwnon 25.
shot down three enemy bombers,
while U. S. naval vessels sank four
enemy barges in an attack on Am-
bille Island off the Madang roast
In the central Pacific fliers com-
pleted two months of non-stop op-
erations with new attacks on seven
enemy bases in the Carolines and
Marshalls.
Planes from the seventh army
air iorce and fleet air wing No. 2
dropped 65 tons of bombs on Ponapc
and Kusaie In the Carolines. Nauru |
400 inrie.. we : of the Gilberts, and ,odav ''ow. ver, found it necessary
four unidentified eustern Marshall anchor their hats a* much as
possible, because the wind still
Tlie low In the state was recorded !1,r othcr sem*'clas6ical and pop 11- feated In 1942 by Cong less nan I (erred to the Royal air Iorce. and
•t Way uoku and Ponca City where i- Iutluded tn the first portion , Jack Nichols by only 385 * "
20 degrees was reported Other of program will be several com- I He contested the election, but*
minimum* l.w-i.wM ->i Positions of the late C B. Mack- {protest was rejected last month
lin. Oklahoma music critic and 1 by a nouse committee in Wash-
Z 1 *«
innfh I
Nazi Prisoners
Escape in Texas
at Oklahoma City and 27 at both compospr Between the first and
McAlester and Ardmore. ,inal P°rUons of the c01'cprt
Yesterday .s high wa- 58 degrees dlvldual me,nber's of the choir will
at Ardmore Highest reading at El ap>)C8r a* ‘™‘rumental and vocal
Reno Tuesday was 24 degrees.
Strong Winds Mating D,nner '"angrd
Strong winds which kept OkU- Thc Oklahoma City university a d-**cy
boma pedestrians busy all dav raPPplla chotr recently appeared in
Tuesday chasing their haU and Oklahoma City before the national ,
hugging downtown buildings be- “vtaUon cUnlc- Panting several
gan abating today numbers from the Broadway muxi-
Thuse persons venturing out early ca' Oklahoma, has appeared be-
fore numerous other conventions 1
and has sunn on NBC radio broad- |
casts.
was strong Women's organizations of the
Tuesday s winds reached a maxi- ,hree local churches will entertain
mum velocity of 53 mile* an hour u,e choir at a dinner before the 1
in El Reno at 2 30 p. tn. Minimum concert Sunday A free will offer- I
overnight temperatures in the north ln> 10 defray expenses of the trip
ire expected tonight to range from 10 El Reno will be taken.
was while serving with the R. A.
earlv in 1943 as a member of
a bombing crew, and holding the
rank of seigeant pilo', that he was
forced down In Portugal and was
Interned there for about seven
months. He was released by Por-
_ , , ® 1 tuguese authorities In July of 1943
Eufaula. who resigned last *um- Bnd murned t0 tl)P r a. F. but
mer to accept an airline vice presl- |laler ,raUsfermJ lo llie Unile(!
States air forces.
kaftan
The winner of the Mar. 28 final
election will complete the uncxptr-
ed term of Nichols, formerly ol
Did You Hear
-o——
A LBERT MONGOLD, station*
** ed with the army air forces
at Carlsbad, N. M.. has been
promoted from second to lirst
lieutenant. He 'is the son of
Sergeant and Mrs. C. S. Mongold,
1116 Sunset drive.
Ralph Macy. son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. S. Macy, 702 South Wil-
liams avenue, now Is an appren-
tice seaman in the navy V-12
officer candidate unit at the
University of Oklahoma. Nor-
man.
Vernon Rush, serving with the
navy in the Pacific, has been
promoted to petty officer first
class. Rush, an airplane me-
chanic. is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ike Rush. 1304 8outh Choc-
taw avenue.
Melvin ''Bud'' Foster, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Foster. 501
East Wade street, has completed
the first part of his flying train-
ing at Houghton. Mich., where he
Is stationed with the army air
forces.
OPA Legislation
Being Prepared
While House Seeking
lli-l'artisun Approval
After Ills assignment to the United
States air forces, with rank of sec-
ond lieutenant. Beedle saw action
j in North Africa, in Sicily and In
Italy. Although attached to the
U. 8 air forces. Beedle was pilot of
| a British Spitfire fighter plane dur-
ing this Interval, and It Is presumed
I that he was piloting a Spitfire at
the time he was reported missing in
I action over France.
Highway Patrol
Grows Thinner
28 More Troopers Are
(’ailed Tor Induction
OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar 8 qi.Ri
-Twenty-eight more state high-
Farm Meetings
Are Scheduled
Signatures Required
On 1944 Plan Sheets
Announced today by A. M. Gra-
ham. Canadian county AAA ad-
ministrative assistant, were time
and places for district AAA meet-
ings for the purpose of permitting
county farmers to sign their 1944
plan sheets.
The meetings will begin Mar. 9
and continue until the end of the
month, being conducted in different
areas of die county to save gasoline
and tires. All farmers planning to
receive AAA payments, including
conservation practice payments, are
required to sign these plan sheets.
Graham said.
Schedule Announced
Following is the schedule of meet-
lings as announced:
District A—Mar 9-10 at Center
Grove.
District B—Mar. 14 at Mountain
View school.
I District C—Mar 13-14 at A -T. A.
hall in Okarche.
District D- Mar. 15-16 at Pied-
mont hlghschool
District E—Mar. 15-16 at Scott
school
District F— Mar. 16-17 at Cana-
dian county courthouse.
District O—Mar. 20-21 at Calu-
< met hlghschool.
District I—Mar 29-30 at Carlile
station.
Other Dates Fixed
District J—Mar. 17-18 at Cana-
Feels Another
Heavy Bombing
Americans Staijc
Eighth Air Assault
Within 10 Days
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS
Strong forces of United States
Flying Fortresses and Liberators
—possibly 1.000 bombers—set huge
fires in Berlin today on the Amer-
ican air forces' fourth daylight
visit to the German capital with-
in six days.
More than 10.000 explosive bombs
blasted the city. More than 350.-
000 incendiary bombs set the fires.
First reports from the fighters
showed they had shot down at
leaAt 30 Oerman planes.
One group of about 50 bombers
attacked targets at the south-
western edge oi Berlin while others
braved a great flak barrage OVR
the heart of Hitler’s capital.
Great swarms of American u.:l
British fighters flew with the For-
tresses and Liberators, seeking out
Industrial plants still standing in
the stark ruins of Berlin.
It was the eighth time m 10
days that the American heavies had
given battle.
The German radio told ol frrsh
Russian successes in the critical
bgttle of the Ukraine, quoting the
high command as saying "grim
battles continue against strong
enemy forces which have broken
into German lines.”
Targets in Holland Hit
American medium bomber to-
day attacked targets in Holland,
presumably Oerman air fields.
British bombers in heavy force
pounded rail yards at Leman*. 110
ht
es
rid
in
and in the south from
Fitzgerald Ease
Is Postponed
WASHINGTON. Mai 8 —ij'i—
Report* circulated at the capitol 1 enlif,tment
today that the White House in
a new gesture of conclliuion to-
ward congress, would try to
leader* of both purties tog
on continuing the present p<
of the OPA beyond thetr Jui
Beedle's parents made their home Wa> patrolmen have passed phy- ! dlan county courthouse.
in El Reno for a time before
■mH
service.
miles southwest of Part*, last ni
after a dav in which allied pla
from Italy dug up marshal
yards and air fields at Rome.
French naval base of Toulon 1
the Italian Riviera port of !
Btefano.
Considerable German troop move-
ments were noted around the mud-
dy Anzlo beachhead below Rome,
indicating the enemy was regroup-
ing for a force offensive. Mortar
and grendate duels continued In-
side Casslno but throughout Italy
snow, rain and mud prevented
major fighting.
Russians Advancing
Tlie Russians moved within nine
miles of Ternopol and 15 of Pro-
skurov. Important Junction on the
severed Odessa-Lwow railroad. Driv-
ing toward Rumania, the Red army
offensive in the Ukraine advanced
up to 20 or 30 mil,
Moscow rejected Polish counter-
proposals concerning thetr fron-
tiers.
In the southwest Pa ilir, sixth
army units have gained control
of Los Negros Island hi the Ad-
miralty group, have leapfrog :ed
up the north const of New Bri-
tain to within 170 airline miles
of Rabaul and hive driven up
the south coast of New Britain
to within 50 airline miles of Gi,-
I mat a
ring
er*
30
OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar 8 . .
. . _____. ___. . expiration date.
«* "" against '^rtTSrald^!^ £p0rts ar^e as 8e,iau»r
stricken todry from the Mmh,^" Wagner .Democrat New
docket of district court at re- , “d adn“'^ «“°r. '*’»<
w N Mounger. aukiant I *,,nuu,«*d ,hat ch***r Bowlee.
Trucks Involved
In C ollisions
OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar. 8—(UP 1 20 to 25,
-Oklahomans were warned today 25 to 30
bv the Oklahoma City hradquar- | Weather bureau record* records
ters of the federal bureau of in- 1 show that M.n 7. 1925. was the
vestigatIon to be on the lookout for I warmest Mar 7 In the history of
three Oerman prisoners ol war the Oklahoma bureau, with a high
who escaped late yesterday from of The mercury dropiied to 7
an internment camp ut Camp degrees on Mar 7. 1920
Maxey, near Parts. Tex record low on this date.
Tlie three Gentians were wear- | —_____
lug P O W fatigue uniforms J . ..
The* blm 1-11 ( till) (IrOUDS eountv al oniev ........... " 1 »'"»««' »*< »»* Ha’v' chief of police Am. .!■ : In 1 I- „m. of have to be
(ifMlilll ‘‘UlN have tin* i*!’.' ! ’ •* g , | - ■. . \ UH 111«kI«
(<mdurt Studies
MU' of the trio are Alfred' Victory gardens and proper feed- Ororxe MUkovsky cannot be here !'^ ^ hj.dqu.r-, b.. lloUfied
Haentsch. 26. Oecrgc Fledel. rj **'«of -lock have fra lured program J1** lnvolvpd ctomency {tro[ hasn-t „ introduced
and Erich Nelldrn. 22 Nenden ! toPics on 4-H club meetings this or Archie Horn, bank robber. In
Committee Will
Nominate Staff
slcal examinations or have been I District K- Mar. 24-25 at Cana-{
the Canadian air Placed in 1-A draft classification. 1 dian county courthouse.
Safety Commissioner J. M Gentry District D—Mar. 23-24 at Yukon
_ said today city hall
Loss of the 28 will reduce the District M—Mur 22-23 at Mustang I
patrol officer and trooper per- hlghschool.
■sonnel to 82 compared to an auth- District N— Mar. 21-22 at Union ) A nominating coinmi
onzed force of 154. City bank. 1 nominee* for offices in
Oentry said 12 men trained at District O—Mar 27-28 at Union | Teacher association
the recent patrol school would join grade school.
15. but even then. District P-Mar. 27-28 at Pleasant
he added, the patrol would be 60 Valley
• Graham added that in the event
Two traffic mishaps were report-
ed to the FH Reno police depart- the force Mar.
ment during the morning, accord
Ing to records in tlie office of Lee men shor
by John Roebuck. 33. Enid
ters troop: Lieutenant Cecil Snapp,
as | negro, and a 1937 model truck own- In charge of the McAlester div-
hu .scar on hi* right-hand' The I wee*t Canadian county ^5 ***** l. *a^d \ ^°1L 8f!?e“nt “if* Ja,Tnn 1,1
P B I did not reveal how the men ' Tw° arol*P'' which convened Tues- W50 He is under sen-
esc»i>ed
Assistance Is Offered
On State Tax Returns
W V Dungan. representative of I
the siate li come tax division ol |
the Oklahoma tax commission, now .
is in El Reno to offer assistance
In the preparation of state In-
come lax returns
Dungan, who will remain in El •
Ueiio through Mar. 15. may be
contacted at the office of Miss j
Daisy Braden, tag agent, from
I day were the Goldenrod 4-H club ,ence t0 t*8'’ •M# Hne after con-
at the Comer Door school and the vlctlon **• another parole con-
I Sailors 4-H club j "Piracy case
At the session of tin i.olo.niod
1 club a demonstration on the mak-
ing of cabbage slaw was presented
by Sara Mae Robinson and Clara
Higgins Timely topics on victory
I gardens and soli conservation were An Invitation to El Reno real-
presented by Eunice Higgins and dents to attend Lenten services to
Donald Moberly. be conducted at 7:45 p. m. tonight
At the Sailors club meeting Milos In the First Presbyterian church
Four Churches Joining
In Services Tonight
described as eager to effect a hi
J partisan agreement on prlrlples in
advance, if passible. In order to
I forestall any prolonged fight In
| congress.
Wagner said he believed most
1 congressmen and a growing tin-
| Jorlty of the people accept price
I control as an essential |iart of the
war program and added;
I )amajjes Asked
Against Railway
and driven south on Choctaw by charge of the Tulsa detachment
Jack Bradlev. 60. of 1000 East Jen- and formerly stationed at Dun-
kins street, collided In the inter- Mi C. A Morris. Oklahoma City
section of Choctaw and Foreman UOU; Virgil Mounl> and Jim P.tr- 1,1 11 '•.image action filed in
at 8:45 a. in. tin. both of the Chandler de- Canadian county district court to-
Left front of the Enid truck was Uchment; Taylor Lain, Oklahoma dHV. Mrs. Lula V. Brown. 72. of
damaged and the right side of the City headquarters; Sergeant Bob Seattle. Wash.. Is seeking a Judg-
Cunadian truck was damaged In the 1 i.id; and Trooper Al'. i, ment of >3.000 against Joseph B
collision. Harvey said.
Roebuck was charged with failing
Oorshing. McAlester.
Hrilv. Clarence Girard. Lloyd Ev- i wea extended today by pa tm , of j of the country and the wai t
ery and George Novy gave demon- tour local churches which are eo- tort and T think that’s generally
stration* of minerals for swine "per*ting In presenting the weekly I recognized."
feeding Tlmelj topics were pre- services each Wednesday night ———
Tillman Residents
I think It would be admirable I to stop for a stop sign at the ln-
1 the leaders of both parries j tersecUon and forfeited a >2 bond
™“ld. *" ^standing on ln municipal court later In the day.
this legislation It s for the good | A collision occurred
I11 the 300
block of North Bickford avenue at
9:56 a. m. A 1941 model truck own
ed by Allison grocery, driven by
Block Leaders Urged
To Complete Canvass
tented by Pa toy Jennings. Tommy through March
Taking part ln
Fleming and Aaron Colnon, trus-
tees of the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific Railway company.
The plaintiff alleges In her peti-
tion that on last Jan 20 she was
a passenger on a Rock Island
train from Shuwnee to Oklahoma
City and that while she was walk-
ing through an aisle of a chair
car she tripped and fell over u
and all single persons with an !wlth dw»»«‘*tr*ttona being present- ,-----
Income of >850 or more, are re- I, d b' dllal1 Rhcdybaek. 1/iretta
qulrrd to file state Income tax Glen Robinson and Jack A WCdthST
returns, whether or not they owe 8a<ddri a,ld timely topics by Ber- j
| nice Clen and Stanley Burris —.
El Rerto block leaders wore urg-
ed today bv Mis. 1 W Douglas,
chairman, to complete their can-
1 Clifford Mason. 41. of 1017 8011th vasstng of residential areas for
Choctaw avenue, and a 1942 model Red Cross war fund donations snd 1 sUlt caM' 8he suffer-
j coach driven south on Blekford by j to turn in their reports and re- ^ ser*OU£’ 'RJorles In the fall
tmi iworrv . ! Mrs. Kelsey Kennedy. 109 East Penn celpts as quickly a. passible *--
rnr.iJr.KICK, Mai 8 »UP’ K:»*d- .a___a . . ... ..
- ^ r i street, collided while Mason was If
Sijjn Garden IModifes
largest victory garden project now
return visits are necessary.
Is underway ln TUlman county.
Douglas said, this ran be
of the Kennedy car was damaged 1 done later but collections already
a .. 1 but there was no damage to the
H.truck, officers said
state income taxes
VKRDHT RKTI KNEI)
RIVERSIDE, Calif.. Mar. »—(A*»—
A coroner's Jury late today re-
turned a verdict that two girls
and a policeman shot, to death
Sunday "came to their deaths at
the hands of Second Lieutenant
llerulort Swanoutt with homicidal
Intent."
FINE ANSF.MHED
State Forecast
mlttec Is ln charge of project In
; cooperation with the county agent's
than 1,200 pledges
offlec, More
Fair tonight and warmer In west r"<' garden* already have been
re-
I.AHOR BOARD HEEDED
and extreme north portions Pair i eelved.
Uoyd P. Carson, charged with hiuI wanner Thursday,
disturbing the peace ut Ills apart- | » Krno Weather
meut in Uie 200 block of South Rock | For 24-hour period ending at 8
Island avenue at I SO * m. today. , a. m. today: High, 54; low, 24 !c
i -is - ^ - srtcti’srtrs
^ records of l^e Harvey with lowering temperature I their Jobs at the Oeneral Tire and
| chief of police j Preclpiutlon: None , Rubber company
(’linton Air Scouts
To Visit Rnmlicr Plant
CLINTON, Mar 8 -<U.Pi —A visit
to the huge DiuglHs bomber plant
ln Oklahoma City will be the prize
Republican Wins
In (’olorado Vote
made should be reported liiunr- DENVER, Low Mar. 8—iA*i—A
dlatrly. When block leaders com- 58*year 0,d Republican business
plete canvassing, any excess sup- ,nan defeated a retired World War
uncU was
appointed at a meeting of the
council Tuesday afternoon ln tlie
school administration building.
Members of the committer an
Mrs. Howard Williams, chairman
Mrs. Arthur Ream. Mrs. John Rob-
lyer, Mrs. Roy Eichor, Mr- .1 O.
Borders and Paul R. Taylor
Tlie group, will select a slate
of officers for approval of the
■ council at a forthcoming res ion.
Appearing on the program lot
i the Tuesday meeting was Mrs L.
A. Oarner. executive secretary for
the Canadian county chapter of
the American Red Cross, who de-
livered a short address
Entries Being Made In
Victory Garden Contest
Sixteen entries already h ive bo n
received for the 1944 rural victory
garden contest. Mis* Doreen Fhk-
el. home demonstration agent, said
today.
Rural residents desiring to enter
the contest, which is sponsored
by the El Reno chamber ol com-
merce In cooperation with the
Oklahoma A and M college ex-
tension service, bit requested to
tile their entries with Mlts Picket
before Mar 15.
Anadarko IVoposini;
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ANADARKO. Mar. 8—(U.B- The
city round! has employed on Okla-
horna City engineering firm
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___________________ _____ ______WASHINGTON. Mar. 8 — (/»v- [goveri meal ^biireaucTacv^* reoslved I for approval of
AKRON. Olilo, Mar. 8 — given to all members of the Clin-! Volume of reverse lend-lenxr aid a margin of 297R vote* over his ’ ^ ,,vU
a^O^Unlted Rubber Worker* I ton Air Scout* squadron who e*rn furnished to the United States by Democratic opponent, Major Caxl ' k ' J*"**"1
a total of 35 or more merit nudge 1 Its allies i* Increasing steadily, LeojE. Wuertclc, age 30. on tlie " ■ ' B,Un ‘,p“ * rporl
piles should tie returned to war ^ llero f°r Denver’s vacant con-
ftllid headquarters In the rhambet t7®*»lon*l seat at Tuesday’s spe-
of commerce, she added cial election.
Deun M Gillespie
REVERSE AID INCREASES and oil
points In h contest announced T Crowley, foreign economic ad- of unofficial tabulations. He will
baxls . polled today.
today by Walden Wilson, squadron minlstrator told the house foreign | be the first Republican congr
leader1 affair* committee today
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man from Denver since 1932.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 1944, newspaper, March 8, 1944; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc924511/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.