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The Heart of the Rich
Canadian Valley
The El Reno Daily Tribune
You Can Buy It For
Less In El Reno
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EL RENO, OKLAHOMA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1939
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VOLUME 48, NO. 224
AWAY
l tl sum JAVCEES
PUN hi' ABEND
IGovcrnor’s Announcement
Is ‘Disappointment’ To
Anti-Saloon League
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 14-id5
I—Superintendent W. J. Losmger j
lot,.. the Oklahoma Anti-Saloon
1 league declared today Governor |
I Leon Phillips “will have gone as |
I far as he can to help the wets" '
I if he places a prohibition repeal I
I question on the state primary bal- i
1 lot next spring.
Lostnger said state dry forces I
Iwere "greatly disappointed" in the j
I governor's announcement Saturday
] that he was willing to let the
(people vote on repeal as a "straight
| moral issue" :n the primary.
"Phillips has accomplished more 1
Ifor us than any other governor," j
lljosinger -.aid "He ha made drink-
ling unpopular at the capitol. But
I he promised not to give the wets
| a special election."
•'Personally Opposed”
In his statement Saturday. Phtl-
I lips said he personally was op-
posed to repeal but he would per-
mit a vote as long as It was not
linked with old age pension, or
| school aid revenue proposals.
Lostnger said the anti-saloon
I league would "resist to the very
limit" the campaign for an ini-
tiative repeal petition which the
Oklahoma Repeal nwortattfflt has |
I announced u will bugtn ciwulst*
j lily in about 10 dav
' Phillips was co-author of Okla-
Ihoma's beer bill several years ago."
1 said Losniaer "Bui last year lie
I fooled some ol the drys into sup-
porting him under the belief Ural
| he was against liquor.”
The governor announced that if
I repeal and several other questions
were ready in the spring, he will
I call a special election At a special
1 vote, the quMtioiu are required to
(receive only a majority of the
1 votes cast on each question.
“Silt nt Vote" Explained
At a regular election, all who
| fail to vote on the special ques-
Goodwill Program To lie
Conducted At Church
Monday Night
Next meeting of the El Reno
junior chamber of commerce will
be held in the form of a good-
will pregram starting with a dinner
at 6:30 p. m. next Monday in the
Christian church at Calumet, it
was anounced at last night's Jay-
cee session.
Women of the Lanesvllle com-
munity wilt serve the dinner, while
residents of Calumet will stage the
entertainment program.
Vernon C. Walker, superintendent
of the Calumet siiools. will arrange
a program which will include a
variety of musical and dance tal-
, ent from the whole community,
DENTON, Tex . Nov. 14-«Special, lu *as Pxplained.
She's away at college just 10, Menu whlch will be served by
blocks from home, but that doesn't j the Lanesvllle wtmen WiU include
k:ep Leta Underwood, sophomore ! turk wlth dresslng mashed poU-
in Texas State College for Worn- toes Kreen betnSj cabbage Ml,d.
giblet gravy, corn, celery, cran-
en. from getting homesick. She
lives in a dormitory, writes her
family once a week, and isn't "go-
ing home” until Thanksgiving be-
cause she made a bet with her
brother that living in Denton
berry sauce, pumpkin pie, rolls and
coffee.
Committee Appointed
Members of the general commit-
tee in charge are Mrs Ernest
::°ltLkeeP 'ier fr0m “g0in8 8Way j Crownover. Mrs. Luther Schmoyer.
'Mrs. Howard Armstrong and Mrs.
j Herman Walbaum.
to college.
A committee from Lanesville will
sell tickets fro the dinner in the
El Reno business district Wednes-
day afternoon and again on Sat-
urday.
i The Jaycees at their meeting
j Monday night also completed plans
| for a booster football double-head-
!er at 7:30 p. m. Friday on the
Mrs. cony KirkCRard Is Legion park gridiron with four
Y'ice President Junior hlghschool teams playing
Did You Hear
PROCEEDS derived from the
I magic show scheduled to-
light under auspices of the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars will be
turned to Paul R. Taylor, su-
perintendent of schools, for use
in preparing hot lunches to be
served for underprivileged chil-
dren in the various schools here,
it is pointed out Dy A. E. Farm-
er. chairman of the show com-
mittee.
Wormold. professional magi-
cian. and his supporting cast
of nine persons will appear in
a program of magic, fun and
nvstery in the hlghschool audi-
torium at 8 p. m.
Mr Farmer, who is being
assisted by R P. Witt, Jr. and
R. Webb in arranging for the
benefit entertainment says lie
believes that all persons who
like "tons of mysteries" will get
more than their money’s worth
-and will aid a worthy cause
at the same time.
Emil Crozier of Mustang is
among the 204 students at
Oklahoma A and M college at
Stillwater who have been given
promotions and assignments in
the R. O. T. C., according to
announcement by Lieutenant
Colonel Patrick J. Hurley, com-
mandant of the cadets. Crozier
was promoted to the rank of
first lieutenant in the cadet
corps and assigned to company
C.
NAZIS REMOVE ‘ARTISTIC EYESORE’
Central School Finishes
In Second Spot After
Monday’s Scramble
Fleet-footed Bill Brown personally
ripped the Webster team to little
pieces Monday night, scored 22
I points by himself and led his
Lincoln teammates to a 28-6 victory
! that gave them the El Reno ele-
mentary school pigskin champion-
ship for 1939.
Although other young grldmen
| played stellar roles, the Brown boy
stole the show by scoring three
touchdowns and plunging across
I four extra-point conversions during
Jhis part of the football spectacle
sponsored by the Junior chamber
I of commerce.
i In the other half of the divided
twin-bill Central settled in second
I place of the league standings by
j whipping Irving 13-0.
At the conclusion of the scraps,
final events on the current sched-
, ule, Lincoln held first with five
i victories to cne defeat. Central
second with four losses and ervo
wins. Irving third with three each
and Webster last with six defea’s.
Early Notice Given
IN SEA WARFARE
» ~
British Destroyer Is Sunk
After Hitting Mine;
Nazi Losses Listed
POZNAN. Nov.
NON BASE
14—(U.P)—Gutzon Borglum's statue of President
Woodrow Wilson has been removed from Poznan. Poland, by Nazis
In the first quarter Brown Ravel who found it an "artistic eyesore." The statue was sponsored by
notice that the stage was his when j Ignace Jan Paderewski, former premier of Poland and world-famed
| he trotted Irom the Webster 45 to concert pianist,
the Webster 2 on a pair of wide.
Elisha Larkin. Frisco school, was
elected president of the Canadian
two games.
Schedule Announced
end sweeps. Paul DeLong smashed
over for the touchdown and Brown
crashed through the line for an
extra point.
Firemen Are Delayed In 0n the first play of the second
period Lincoln had the leather on
the Webster 20. from wheer Brown
carried it over on one play. Three
minutes before the half he inter-
cepted a pass and ran 72 yards
for another touchdown.
Extinguishing Blaze
County Rural Teachers association j B1“fs . . „... . .
1 The main event will match a
El Reno and Oklahoma Cit\
firemen weie making progress this
_________________ ulternoon toward extinguishing a
In the curtain raiser the Midget \ blaze in the basement of the Union Webster rallied in the third canto,
Reds will clash with the Midget j City school. C. G. McCain, E3 Reno j drjvd,g 55 yards to the Lincoln
I » " m j.foSt llne from Where Frank
It’s Different
Mix-Lp Basketball Tournament
Is Scheduled At Calumet With
Motley Assortment of Cage™
Scheduled To Compete, One
Way or Another!
LD CEREMON
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| fire chief, reported at 3 p. m.
Between 20 and 25 tons of coal
in a concrete bin became ignited
early this morning and smoldered
hampered firemen
at a meeting held Monday night in | dub composed 0f sophomores and
ttie First Christian churcli at El | juniors against a squad composed
tton arc counted as opposed. In Reno ! 0*Jashmen and seniors.
this way, the silent vote has fre- Vice president during tire past The football progia
ssirsis T„„,«,
as a special election, the silent as pre8ldent of the organization. uniforms for the Junior highschool (Hood the bin. and chemicals could
Midget teams. not be used on the coal
Only entertainment feature of j Smoke Damages Building
the Jaycee meeting Monday night | The coa! burned freely until
(was an informal talk by Alva Me- shortly after noon, when available
Handley carried it over.
Later in the same quarter
Brown tallied again, lugging the
steadily, throwing off dense cloud: leather across from the 4-yard
of smoke and dangerous gas the line Kfs usuai he made the extra
BLINDFOLDED and stand-
ing on their head:., Cal-
umet citizens who had de-
signs on the peace and tran-
quility of the community have
pulled out of their cocked hats
Betty Ann Byrd Will Be
Crowned Football Queen j tack without warning
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Warfare at sea, where the con-
flict between Oermany and the
western allies thus far has been
fought most intensely, today in-
flicted new casualties on both
i Britain and Germany.
A British destroyer, a British
freighter, a British trawler and
two German freighters were listed
as new losses.
The destroyer, unidentified bv
a British admiralty announcement,
was said to have sunk after hit-
ting a German mine. One member
of the crew was killed, nnd six
were missing
The trawler Cresswell was sunk
by a German submarine. The
freighter Matra went down after
an explosion in the North sea. It
was believed she hit a mine.
Nazis Scuttle Freighters
German crewmen scuttled the
freighters Parana and Mecklen-
burg to avoid capture, the ad-
miralty declared.
Germany reported success in an
aerial attack yesterday on the
Shetland Islands north of Scot-
land. asserting that two flying
boats had been shot down and
that the raiders had scored "a
probable hit on an English crui-
ser.”
Warning Implied
Beilin newspapers published lists
ol 29 British ships and five French
I vessels classified as armed mer-
chantmen. Prominent display of
1 he list implied a warning to
travelers and shippers against
using these vessels since thev are
armed against submarines and
thus might be the subject ol at-
Controversy over the United
States’ neutrality restrictions was
issue.
las a special election the slten, |as president of the organization
| vote could not affect the repeal I mis Tony Kirkegard. Shell Creek
| school teacher, was chosen to re-
place Mr. Larkin as vice president.
land Mrs Halllr Shanklln o( Enter* ,orme,
JSSSd wL l.h.1, on I* .«■
urer to succeed Mrs. Kirkegard. _ „rnlin
i periences In capturing a group 01
57 Attend Session ' notorious bank bandits and train
Fifty-seven rural school teachers 110bbers.
were present for the session, first ]__■■■ ■
of the current year.
I The meeting opened with a dln-
Von Kibhentrop Discloses ner-
On the program were solos by
1 Miss Ruth Cainile Schreffler. coun-
ty rural school music supervisor,
and three addresses on rural school
teaching methods.
Miss Lillia Slsney. grade school
point after touchdown
Second Game Is Different
! football queen of Etta Dale junior
..a. i hlgibschool at a coronation cere-
p*w“ f“ a". fVen,HU.f, ! imony in the junior high auditor-
advertised as an athletic clas- ^ ^ 3 p m Wednesday, it
1 war announced today
Betty Ann Byrd will be crowned sllrred anew as ireiand complain-
sic that will furnish lots of
entertainment—something dif-
ferent.’
In formal language, the
ed to the state department against,
inclusion in the war zone 'from
which American Ships are barred
Ireland is neutral, her minister
in Washington declared, and has
Miss Byrd, daughter of Mr and j been mjured by having American
The second game was different, | PVPnt js referred to as a "mix-
up basketball tournament."
Dr James A Nalsmith. who
invented basketball, would re-
both Central and Irving rocking
back and forth on practically even
terms
Reply Will Be ‘No’
BERLIN. Nov. 14— uPj—Foreign
Minister Joachim von Rlbbentrop
today Informed the Belgian and
water was used to check the
1 lames and powerful fans were
used to blow the smoke out a
loading chute.
| Firemen then could enter the
I bin and pass the coal out in buck-
j ets to volunteer workers who car-
i ried the coal outside the building.
I Chief McCain said the blaze would
; be under control before night
Only damage to the building
wculd be caused by smoke, and |
I loss to the coal would be slight, j
j he added.
Cause Cndeterminrd
Cause of the fire, which was
Jack Ferguson. Central captain. 1 V0]Ve rapidly in his grave-
crossed the twin stripe from the
3-yard marker in the second quar-
ter, and at the half Central led
(PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 61
only he's still alive—If he
heard of what Calumet ett-
i Mrs. W. G. Byrd 1009 South Rock
j Island avenue, will be crowned
: by Raymond Miles, acting captain
i of the grid squad.
Those taking part in tire cere-
mony will be Richaid Maxwell
; Horton, who will carry the crown.
I Wendell Dozier and Bonnie Jean
decided to do in one of , Harrell, train bearers for tire royal
MSI
today iniormed me Belgian turn Mias Lillia Slsney. grade scnooi , , MontifipH
Netherlands envois that Germany's tearhcr in E1 Reno. discussed Aids IK’ienddlil Ih iiituui,,-u (dlscovered at 7 a m. today could
reply to tie joint mediation offer primary Reading." Miss Olen Former Sheriff |not be determined definitely, uc-
from the lowlands nation would be | Eveiyn McCarty, county superin- _____ j cordlng t0 R P Roselle. superin-
a polite "No.” tendent. talked on "Ijnprcvlng
The formal reply to the offer Rural Schools;’’ and Hansel Light. MUSKOGEE, Nov 14—John
Senator Wagner Submits
Plan On Annuities
their weak moments
pRIEFLY, this Is what the
Kcitizen-pronioters have plan-
ned:
Every able-bodied man and
woman who can be talked into
it will be persuaded to enter
the basketball tournament be-
fore 4:30 p m. Thursday.
At 5 p m Thursday all their
names will be thrown back
into the cocked hat and then
shipping shut off. The state rte-
paitment promised to study the
matter.
I procession.
| Junior Martin. Pat Wrlgley and
I Donald Douglas will serve as
trumpeters, and the orchestra wtU
play during the procession.
Attendants Designated
The attendants for the queen
| are FJoise Fletcher, Louise Leon- j
ard. Carol Jean Chambers, Max- j CHICAGO. Nov. 14—t/Pi- The
i ine Beecham, Maxine Lakin. Al- | discovery of a letter relating that
letter Discloses Threats
By Al Capone
dene Ritter. Betty Ann Hubbard,
j Constance Pool and Margaret
Selver.
made Nov. 7 by the queen of the I superintendent of the East Walnut1 D Harrison was nelu here ay
Netherlands and the king ol Bel-1 schools, spoke on "Advantages o»|on charges ol importing liquor
glum will bf sent tonight to The | tbP EHementary Course ol Study tu into Oklahoma from Arkansas.
Hague and Brussels with instiuc- TearhlnR." A federal alcohol tax unit agent,
tions to German envoys that it be Next meellng of tbe vura| reach- who declined to be quoted by name,
presented tomorrow Informed! wU) be hp,d ^ u when me j identified the defendant as a for-
sources said. ID Reno cbl4mber 0f commerce I mer sheriff of Canadian‘county. ______________#______
The note was said to be only :» w,u entertain them with a banqu-t • Federal agents said he was Rousli Chief John Lynn of thb .ocrat. New York>. sponsoi of the j
page and a half in length and was #nd progIam arrested last night near the Ark- oltlal)0ma city department and : wo j social security legislation, was said , rpnE
drafted by Von Rlbbentrop who |______ I ansas-Oklahcma line and 45 cases of ,)ls men also were working on reliably to have discussed the an- L ,m
tendent of the Union City school.! WASHINGTON. Nov 14-,/Pi-
The coal is stored In a concrete A proposed expansion of the social
security program under which Indl-
btn where the only openings are a
chute for filling it from the out-
side and a door near the furnace
where the coal is taken out of the
bin for use.
El Reno firemen fighting u,e I‘t was learned today,
blaze were Wesley Mount and Joe: Senator Robert F. Wagner iDein-
viduals could buy annuities from 1
the government, paying up to $100
a month at maturity, has been I
submitted to President Roosevelt,1
a drawing will be conducted
to .see who will play on what 1 The Junior high members 0 the
learn There will be as many j loolball team and members ol the
Midget team ill full untlorin will
j complete the setting Baskets ot
1 autumn leaves and chrysanthe-
! mums will surround the throne.
| After t.e ceremony the entire
' student body will Join in singing
We re Loyal to You, Junior High."
teams as possible in boys and
girls classes
At 7 p. m Thursday. Friday
and Saturday nights in the
Calumet highschool gymnasium
the various teams with tnelr
motly assortment ol players
will begin competing lor the
community championship.
Informed the two small nations
of Its contents today.
Von Rlbbentrop was said to
have slated Hint, Germany's reply
was based on answers already re-
Oklahoma Shares
of liquor were found in Ills car. , ftre.
Harrison pleaded innocent at | _
Increase In WPA!rST» i*"- "*i Murder Charged
I for grand jury action
! Harrison waived preliminary j
reived by toe two sovereigns from I WASHINGTON.. Nov 14 —(U.R)— ’. hearing after his arraignment be-!
Britain and Fiance which he said Work projCCts commissioner F. C. fore Forrester Brewster, United <
rendered peace Impossible at this HarrinKton authorized addition olstates commissioner, and was held I
Gme. 1 jij ddd persons today to WPA rolls | in default of $3,000 bond.
The French reply declared It was | tn ,, states during the next two —-----
up to Oermany to repair "the in- montll8 t0 relieve "unusual distress" n L An*
Justices which forces Imposed on > resulting from crop failures tn OalllV IJClllUItO ni v
Austria. Czedioslovakia and Po- rurai areas
land before peace could be din-1 Hp gr>nU* four MulUer„ states
ou**e"' I special authorization because of
In Tulsa Slaying
TULSA. Nov. 1*—(/Pi—A charge
of murder was brought today
against Arch M. Ooodridge. an oil
company rlcrk. In the shooting of
Elmer E. Woosley, 30, wounded
(llad To Clive Upluu,,y ,n un »lterc*Uon over a
minor traffic accident.
Police Lieutenant Berg Hughes
nulty proposal with Mr. Roosevelt
at a recent White House confer-
ence.
Details of the Wagner plan re-
main to be worked out, but well j
Informed sources said It would pro-
vide:
1. That any citizen could buy
an annuity "Insurance policy’’ pro- j
vldtng up to $100 a month from
the government at a cost 30 per-
cent less than he would have to
pay a private insurance company
2. That annuities would be sold
general public has been
invited, even urged, to get
into the thing, and ill you’re
too fe<*ble to play basketball
then the promoters of this
particular form of screwy en-
tertainment would like to have
you go and watch those who
think tiey can play
AUhou-Jh it sounds like a
pipe dream, the idea lias been
hied the past two years bv
Calumet and has been access-
ful enough to warrant a
charm-laden third time.
Ql ARTET TO APPEAR
I The Frank 3t«mps quartet of
Oklahoma Cltv will present a sing-
ing program al 7:30 p. m tonight
In the Assembly ol God church.
822 West Wade street. It was an-
nounced today by Rev Frank T.
1 Postcllc. pastor.
Britain promised jonslderatlon I c |<mt, ,HS| summer's floods MALVERN Ark . Nov »ld Ooodridge contended he fired
of any German proposals other states received Increases Three bedragrled fugitives hunted|ft{ler Woos|ey menaced him with
might "alloid real prospects of j hil(.illlM, nf dmuth | for five days for the $3,000 rob-| autoniobtle crank,
achieving Brtlaln's avowed atm to
halt German aggression"
Trial Of Former
Senator Opening
Klk City Doctor
To Be ‘Drafted’
"EL TUI | 1 Jighway Project
Oklahoma 5.000; and Kansas 5.000 (edcra| ofllcera.
ELK CITY. Nov. 14—</»’)—The
Farmer* Union Cooperative hos-
pital has begun a campaign to
draft Its founder, Dr. M Shadtd.
as a Democratic candidate for
congress In 1940
WEATHER
□
I The men. armed with a shotgun
i and pistols, were surrounded near
a brick plant on the outskirts of
through the postofftces.
Wagner told reporters lie had
been advised by one insurance of-
ficial that sucli an annuity pro-
gram would do little harm to the HOBART Nov 14~o4V-Belec-
’■ELTsisf! — s - -»»'» t:
To Begin Shortly! f ^ P',R
| In annuities paying more than | senator, on cliarges of conspiracy
I $100 a month.
to delrnud Hie slate and obtaln-
Vnn T. Moon, state highway etv
Malvern Weak from exposure and|gineer, told the Associated P,0M A U Flltill
hunger, they told state police they | at Oklahoma City today that work
were "glad to give up " .; 0f widening U 8 highway 6<i lour | ( 0112, FCSSItUUl
ing money under false pretenses j
was scheduled to start in district |
Koreeaat 1.......... ""i - 1------------------ 1 rl- ,, court here Inle today,
l„.T~Sra oiodimw vs ,«|r: |„ ( OllgreSSinall n» am* <*mi am*
and central portions, ral. In «•' »ule said $1,600 in cur- one-half m,lM eAst f,'0," E1 - «r**'ld ^ nveatlgaton of alleged
treme east portion; (wanner tn j rpncy ldenllfted as part of the! would be started tn three | LAFOLLETTE. '1 enn. Nov j W™11 pRdd1"8 ‘fj-n-Z?^ comiUes
.. extreme wrst and extreme east to- , . fro|)J (b bank, was recovered. 1 weeks. I (U.R)—Representative J. Will Taylor Tillman nnd
"I am not In the race now. |«fa, ............... m(Ulth, ntoudv i ta2Lrnl. ------- ^ b. I Republican, died at hU home ben-1 which the atate contends ooet the
H,. niwairisn Jirt "but If there nl*ht Wednesday mostly cloudy Take|) ^ Rlate police headquar-1 A ,h|rd traffic lane I . _ .
really* and truly la a publlr de- "» «'*d central; fair «nd . tprs lhf n,en gave their names as, H(ldMl to U)ftt Uon oI (hf mad. I early today
heenmtns n randl- warmer In extreme east. lotto Ewing. 34. Port Arthur. Tex;; Tlir 50-yeHr-old
- * conareas I wlH consider FI lt.no Wrslher 1 Bert Trammel. 22. of Beaumont, -------- suflered a heart attack late last 1 of Snyder was being tried Uxla\
dote foi congress. I wlrl • ..... _..J nvonimii.! Mr Slid Mrs Rov Moreland of ! mi-h Tuvlnr fniiiid I1U11 on a Cuarue ot pussln; a $100
j highway department $19,385
congressman I Burns' brother. Bryan B Burns
the association's' a. m today: High 64; low. 31; | Ohurchpotnt. U
It."
An article In
newspaper urged Dr. Shadtd to at R a in, M
enter the congressional race| State of weather, deni
against Representative 8am Mas- I Ratiifn'l. none
stngnle of Cordell on a “socialized I But) rise* tomorrow
bv,.. ,-Hod ending at H1 Tex: and Prest on Vautrotel. Mr. and Mrs Roy Moreland ol | nlg|„ Mrs Taylor found him on a Charge ot
-- 1— ... «».. tw—rHi.,,, r-.nr dend tn his bed this morning | highway warrant on which the
at 6:49
medicine platform."
Sun sets today at 5:20.
Hunger wiilcli forced the men to
buy food supplies from a small
store near Malvern led to their
rapture sliur poller said The
j storekeeper summoned the posse.
Hnn Bernardino, Calif., visited
friends here Monday evening en-
route to Bartlesville where they
will spend some lime with relutlviis.
Mrs Moreland is the former Mias
Voneille Thompson of thto city.
Tavlor. serving hto 11th term as ' name of J. M Fogg nllegedlv wns
Congressman irom the Tennessee forged. Burns testified he lent
second district was Republican na- highway employes money on their
ttonal committeeman from Ten- checks. Tire case was expected to
nr„PP , reach the Jury late today.
(Pi,
!o/XUa » j <***
DAILY TRIBUNE
CLASSIFIED Al) FAN
"Oh. Tom, just look.
You’ve spilt your ink
Now why don’t you
Ho wise;
Wiml-Atl.s cun find
An office ifirl
If you’ll just
Advertise."
Al Capone voiced threats in Al-
catraz prison against Edward J.
O'Hare, slain president ot Sports-
man's park race truck, gave an
unexpected turn today to tho
search ior Uie turfman's slayers
Bearing the signature "George.”
the letter was found In a book at
O'Hara's secret North Side apart
ment Toe envelope carried n 8t
Louis postmark, dated Oct. 6, 1937
The letter had been sent from
one friend of O'Hare to allot her
Tire writer said he had been told
of the threat by two former In-
mates of Alcatraz prison and urged
the recipient to warn O'Hare
“Many Arguments" Recalled
“You know.” the letter said tn
part. "O'Hare and him had many
arguments and disputes over them
tracks. I think the sore spot Is
1 something In connection with
Sportsman's park "
The Capone group was the orig-
inal owner ot Sportsman's park
! At one time O'Hare managed a
Chicago dog track In which Ca-
pone had an Interest
State's Attorney Thomas J
Courtney called the letter of
warning "one of the most, in-
teresting clues ever to come Into
our hands In a case of this kind '
•Gangster killings almost in-
variably are followed by absolute
silence." he said. "No one will talk
There ts never a scrap of evi-
dence."
Warmer Weather
Now In Prospect
Wanner weather is In proapet
1 tomorrow for Oklahoma but skies
j will be cloudy over most of the
I state, forecaster Frank Whltury
' told the United Press at Oklahoma
City today.
McAlcater was the coolest point
I In the state early today reporting
ja low of 26 degrees Other
mum readings Included Wa
ill, Ponca Olty 34. Elk Ot
(and Et Reno 31 Waynoki
the. atate high yesterday
degreea.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 224, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 14, 1939, newspaper, November 14, 1939; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc924562/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.