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'Lonely Hearts'
Link Is Found In
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Names Of Six Men
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El Reno, Oklahoma, Thursday, December 9, 1954
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Vol, 63, No. 243
t TULSA. Oklu. Dec »-.<*»,-
Orandma Nannie Dow, luggage to-
la > Melded information authorities
y.ve been seeking to link the con-
evwd poisoner of four husband* to
lonely hearts' club suitors.
, Mis Dos*. 49 met two of her
Jiuabands through such clubs, of-
,leers have disclosed
Investigators started immediately
try to match pictures found in
ler suitcase and trunk with a lone-
7 heart*" guide belonging to her and
n which, they said, she had under-
cored the names of six men
An Inscription on one picture
•tave the address of a man In a
'olorado town—one which also had
Lwen listed in the gvide.
Twenty-seven pictures showed
Mis Doss at funerals of her hu»-
IfMiids or relatives
Five Bible* Pound
Five Bibles were found in the lug-
IfMre. three bo longing to her fifth
husband. Samuel Dos*. waoe death
] ere Oct to and discovery that he
|»as poisoned started the investiga-
lotn that led to her arrest and con-
Wtona
She la charged with Doss' mur-
thuse of two other husbands
DM also with Uir death of her
fnothrr
. Howiiride Captain Harry Stags
mU the trunk and suitcase had
stored at a home here shortly
I e Doss' funeral They were
laarched by Siege, County Attorney
I
I mas lone t John W Henderson and
|jthrr investigators
This group later conferred wnth
l^ay Page. Oklahoma crime bureau
'gent who returned yesterday from
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I mat tn North Carolina and Ala-
I tama
Report Is Awaited
Authorities meanwhile awaited
I'TOrd from Lexington. N C and
I Vnruston. Ala. on the retulta of
he examiuatmna on four bodies
l-xhumed recently. one that of an-
I Oliver husband and three those of
] >ther relative -
Mrs Dou once pocaed a pistol u.
|Mabama She was wetl-Ukrd. a good
ook. housekeejirr and nurse. She
I it-parently gave arsenic to hus-
Ipand' and relatives fur cotivenience
l.uid money
"nvoae are the taprsaBana of I
Is rime Bureau Agrut Page after his
I ret urn from a 10-day arsenic
I vdyaaey" to Nurth Carolina and
| Alabama
F«ge said he believed the Tuba
laidow killed for insurance payment*
I»nd to remove person who -got tn
|her way '
She Is now being held in Tulsa
la here she has confessed killing
Jfovir liuaitends
• alter led Insurance
According to iieoplr aha knew
■her, 1100 was the same *« 11.000 to
■her. Page said .She collected life
And burial inaura nee. and she ■*—>
nulled to ititles t itie costal eiu.-il)
[due her husbands
The widow u entitled to the social
ecuritjr ondor fedora) law if she
I has children under it Page said of.
I fleers do not know if she roller led
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The people who knew her It)
Mabama were very shocked at the
Incurs." he vaid "They said she was
well liked, was a good rook and
keeper and a very capable
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Open house T o
Show Concho
4-H Projects
An opmhnus* will be held Run-
Iday by Concho 4-H club boys ffa-
rming a '4-H Projects on Parade'
|al the who l project bail"
• <»•* hei-adv t«or
■said the event sill begin about I
|P m Sunday with calves, hogs, cows
and Other domestic animals to be
and Judged
'the*ball gsm-
Ibr held HstuMtav night in the school
■gymnasium lot rnterUli mrnt of
■children at Concho, preceding the
] Sunday activities
Donkeys will be ridden In ihe
game by teachers and aludents at
the school. Rhepard saM. but added
that H Reno rider* are welcome to
Join in Ihe «i*oit
l»'4h event* sir llic lulled In •
aerie, at activities leading up to
the Ooncho srhool Christman week
program. which will be held from
Dec M through Dec N. with Rant*
to arrive on Der 33
M\M» FUR MPRKfHMi
Furnrst n lie*lev. Del City sr-
rU'ed in a Cmi'plslnt l»y TVnnpn
W A Wend of speeding Dsh II
alKHit 1C nil leg southeast of Okarche
on state highway No I. ha* been
fined Ilk and MbO mat* in the
court of W p. Crtloa. jticugg of
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Russian Accuses U. S.
Of Aggression; War
Aid to Chiang Is Cited
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KEY MAN FOR TIIK INDIANS—Walt U-id. 6-6 Junior, will lie the center of Coach
Jenkit Simmon* hope* thia afternoon a* the untried El Reno Indian* meet Shawnee iu
opening round* of the three-day Norman InviLulional cage tournament. The 16-man El
Keno squad will make it* first home stand on Jan. 4 against Ardmore. Following thi*
weekend tournament at Norman, the Tribe will enter ita shcdule against Weatherford
there on Dec. 17.
New Income
Tax Forms
Tell Secrets I
WASHINGTON Dec »-<«*>-
Apartment dweller- residents of
small towns and the bo** who
want* to keep tu* income secret
from ht» employes sppesred to-
day to be the most concerned
•bout the new tell-tale income
lax form*
At least that's Ihe way It looks
from the mail received by Rrp
Thom*. J. Lane 'Democrat. Mas-
sachusetts'. who is hghiint what
he call* the Internal revenue
service's new lax-snd-tell" sys-
tem
Lane has demanded that the
tax collect son agency call back
Its 141 freight carloads of prim-
ed form* with colored stripes
A yellow stripe on the outside
of your package of form* for the
1164 income tax Indicatra you
made 110 000 or more A terra
cotta, or i eddish stripe, dr note*
you made between $6,000 and
110 030
Sources and Ihe smount of in-
come sr* supposed to be secret
under law except to certain au-
thorised officials
Assistant Revenue Commission-
er Hat ret T Vanre tn a reply to
Lane made public today. Insisted
that snooper* rani really detect
your riart income from the
stripe*
Dear Santa:
|TR A good thing Santa Claus
1 la « good natures! type of
guy. or else he would probably
flip hM laser led lid over some
of live difficult bills he la re-
quired to fill far millions of lots
mch Christmas
Not only to he placed directly
on the spot with the responsi-
bility of checking off *11 re-
quested items, but sometime* the
Jolly gent to mads an accom-
plice to such scheme* ns thu one
taken front a not* in belays
"letter* lo Santa column
"My little brbUver wants a
learner* hike, but Mother and
Daddy don't want him to have
one So. do what you want to
■bout R"
Now what* • feller lo do In
surh • tassel He can overlook
Ihe hint and bring down the
wrath of devoted sister In ad-
dition to ''little brother.'' or he
can go ahead *nd hriim the
contraption and get In dutch
with Mother and D*d4'
Any wrwtdri why hit beard
and locks are snow-white*
Ft. Sill Gl Confesses To
19 Robberies, Home Fires
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 9 — (AP) — The stale fir.,
marshal'* office today announced a Fort Sill army private
ha* cotifaiaod aetting fire to two Lawton home* and com-
mitting 19 rnhberie* and hurglariea.
Fire Marwhal J. Matt Robertson said Private First CUa*
Harry H. Hart. 19. Santa Rosa. Calif., confessed to the
crimep. Robortaon said he also admitted stealing a car and
two bicycle*
"It wa* simple a case of a fellow living beyond hi*
means." said Kile More head, assistant slate fire marshal who j
heard the confession late yes-1
Two Officers
Face Charges
Over Slaying
CUNTON Dec • -6116— Two
Clinton policemen today laced
ihsrgcs of assault with Intent to Hp
klU tn the death of • IS-year-old
reformatory rs-spre shot os lie fled
in a stolen car.
Custer County Attorney Fred Is-
rue ymterdav filrd charge* agalitst
officer* J D Bnwe* and TUrhard
Mark Frrlimuu.ry hearing wa> art
for Dec II Uv prare Justice court
Ronald Andrnon. IS. was ahol in
Uve tvead Thankwlvbig night at he
bled to outrun • potto# car Ur nr
said he believed Uve two officers
deliberately Irtod to kill Uve boy
The officer* said they chased the
bov M block* and fired eight shor»
before hitting him. Androon had
rasped from Uve state teaming
a hoot for boy* at String town earlier
Thanksgiving day. and stolen the
sutomoblle from a Clinton man
Bowes and Mark wer# freed on
12.000 bond each yealerdav after
declining lo enter a plea at
arraignment
Six Persons Called
For Draft Exams
Rtx Canadian county draft regts-
limnU. five of them Rl Reno real-
ilenU. Iidit been ulvleisd lo ie»a»«l
an Doc || for armed force* physical
rvamlliaU.'lo
The Ri Reno men Included In the
•elerUv* service boards list are
Uoyd C. RmiUv. Carl Krsuler
Wayne C Esell. Oeorg* A Cooper
and J. O Crawford. Ihe taller a
legist rant of Nashville. Term
The remaining person called for
Uv* ewsunlnaUons to Rudolf Husicka
of Yukon
Weather
Pair tonight and PVktsy Colder
#•*1 portion Innight Warmer Fri-
day Lows tonight M not tit weal to
» southeast Itigha Friday to wrea|
tu SO cast.
tertiay in Lawton.
"For instance, he was taking pri-
vate flyuvg lemon* and ap*m Stf
last month for flying leseotva alone *
Faid *66 Month
This amountd to more than
hu army pay of around »6o a
month
Morelvead said Harts detailed
wws being typed today
the soldier promised to
•ign K.
Btote investigator* went to Law-
ton after myslertous fires in the
home* of Major Donsld Krtcham
Nov 2ft. and Mrs Evs ReydrU Dec
I.
"He didn't break Into the major s
house to set It on fir*, but to bur-
glarise II." Morrltead said
After he got Inside he saw a
picture of Uve major on a drraaet
Being a private. w*U—
Arrested Tweaday
"The next day he read In Uve
paper* how valuable Uve content*
at Uve huu«e were, so he went bark
that night and burglarised the
place."
More head said Uve young soldier
admitted robbing three women
roomer* In Mr* Reydell's home throe
weeks before hr returned to set Uve
piece on fire
Hart waa arrested Tuswday night
in a movie theater after a nearby
sirongarm robbery of Mrs Al
Whot thru. Lawton housewife
Morohead said Mart confessed in
the presence of tore* Lawton police-
men. himself, • stale crime bureau
■genl. army Investigator and an In-
surance Investigator
Suii Over Accident
ArKw $125 Judirtnunt
A petition asking 64» 01 has been
(lied In district court against Char-
les I* Olebe as Uve result of an
strident near n Reno on Aug T.
The petition, filed by J. N Whit-
ley. alleged hu car and a car driven
by Otobe wet* involved In a crash
si Uv* June lion of UR 6S and U •
*1 east of PI Reno Mr asked the
money for tht com of repairs to las
suUmuoUI*.
Mike Says
Stand Pat
In Formosa
WA8HINOTON. Dec 6-AJF—
Ftesident Elsenhower will get
ktrong backing from the Drmo-
pratto party in hu detrrminsllon
•teen Fartnoaa out of Ihe hands
of the Chinear Communists, two
Democratic senator* said today.
Ren Paul H. IXmglasi Demo-
rrwt-nilnoU) said. "Communlat
China will find the Demon a ts
Will stand with the administra-
tion on this point"
To Stand East
Ren Mike Monronry . Demo-
crat -Oklahoma •. commenting on
U»r latest threat aimed by Red
China at the United States, said.
"Were certainly not going to
get out" of Formosa
Chinese Foreign Minister Ch»»u
Kn Lai warned Uve United (Stales
In a broadcast that It must take
upon Itself all Uve grave con-
sequences" if it "persists In In-
terfering in Chinas Interna! af-
faiis."
Charge * (vanned
Chou denounced the recently-
concluded mutual defense pact
between the United State* and
Uve Nationalist government on
Pbnnosa as "a treaty of war and
aggression."
The stole department brushed
,i^ Hu latest Red china charge.
A spokesman said Uve mutual de-
fense agreement Itself was Ihe
be*t answer.
Ren. Arthur V. Watkins I Re-
publican-Utah) said the la teat
Chou Eu toil warning ‘could be
omtiMua. but It detwnds on hour
much sincerity I* behind It."
Assault On Mother
Brings Fine, Jail
A charge of committing assault
and battery against his 64-year-old
mother ha* resulted Uv a lb-day
)«‘l term and a (Uve of 1100 and
casta for Wayne Waller. 41. of near
RduoiMt courthouse records show-
ed today
Waller was sentenced by J H
Craven. Justice of the peace, after
the charge* had been filed by hia
mother Mrs Florence Waller, of
near Piedmont
The information accused Waller
of sinking Mr* Waller with hu
hands and flats about her head
and body at her (arm home on
Dec I
City Lumber Firm
Plans Expansion
A major remodeling and expan-
sion of the Davidson and Case
Lumber company quarters at $31
South Choctaw has been planned
for sunvetime next spring
Cliff Chaptn. manager of the
company here, said today that tuto
currently-occupied by Uve Dok* taxi
lampany In the 100 Work on South
Bhkfurd. Have been purchased lo
providr fur future expansion of
present facUlt to*
While the program Is rxpeoed to
completely modernise Uve present
setup, the manager pointed out that
details have not been eumptetod
since it had been impossible to
make a«xurate plans unul the
needed property had been obtain-
ed
Soviet Charge Follows Allied
Move for Release of Yanks
Sentenced as 'Spies' in China
t’NITED NATIONS, N. Y., Dec. 9—(AP)—Russia ac-
cused the L'nited States today of MKjrressjon uirainst Red
China and called upon the t’N for a vote of condemnation.
The new Soviet charjre came as the I’N deflated a de-
mand by the l'nited State* and her Korean war allie* for
the release of II American uirmen held a* spies by the
Peipinjf reirime.
Although the two i*.sues were lieinif discussed separately, I
there appeared little doubt the Russian* hoped to counter
the bitter attacks which were beinir leveled at their Chinese
allies.
The Soviet move wa* made in the assembly’* special po-
litical committee by Arkady A. Sobolev. The case of the
flier* wa* before the assembly itself and was slated for dis-
cussion thi* afternoon and evening.
Without any reference to the flier*, Sobolev charged the
l'nited States had turned Formosa into an American miUtei
' base and was aiding the Chi-
I nese Nationalists in raids
against Communist territory.
He denounced live new mutual
Eggnog Do?
WABHINOTON. Dec. $—iUF—
American* today were asked to
eat more eggs along with all that
surplus mUk they're supposed to
be drinking.
Secretary of Agriculture Etra
T Benson made Uve plea Spe-
cifically. he wants more omelets
and souffles eaten In "January
egg month” when supplies an
expected to hit a new record
January high.
Henson thinks Increased con-
sumption. rather than price sup-
ports. are the "beat possible solu-
tion'' to farmer* low-price blg-
suppiy problem*.
That general Idea already has
led Benson to urge on American*
more milk. beef, vegetables,
chickens and turkeys.
Year’s Cotton
Output Soars
lnrrcusc Helps Hold
Stand on Cut-Hacks
WASHINGTON. Dec $-iyF-A
further Increase In the sue of this
year's eMimated cotton crop today
cemented the agriculture depart-
ment ■ stand against a boost In
proposed !fVS cotton acreage cut-
bftcfc*.
official* who said an Increase
last month "cut the ground out
from under ' move* to soften the re-
duction. repealed that view today
aith more fervor.
The final report of Uve year yes-
terday estimated farmeia produced
13.MI6.000 bale* of cotton this rear
2 7 percent more than was expected
last month
Veto Doe Tweak* r
Even though grower* under-
planted acreage allotments under
tht* year * control program, record
per acre yield* boosted final output
figure* almost 1600 000 bales above
the first estimate of the year last
August and above what officials
hoped production would be
Next year t scheduled allotment-
to be voted on by farmers nest
Tuesday-would cut artewge about
nine percent below this years
planted acreage and Uvdlcate out-
put of only about 10 000 000 bales
'upphe* Higher
The 1164 crtqv now eatunated
would brtng total supplies of cotton | totkl at 3640 UN personnel he said
assistance treaty between the Unit-
ed State* and Nationalist China a*
"a new act of aggression ’'
t ailed Propaganda
Declaring that the pact tightens
j *he United State* hold over the
' Chiang Kai-Shek government and
permit* American action far beyond
j FUrmoaa. Sobolev said:
"Thi* 1* preparation for new ag-
gressions against Red China "
U S Delegate C. D. Jackson de-
nounced the Communist charge* aa
"nothing but propaganda " He said
It waa Uve same type of accusation
aa Communist aa-ertkms that thr
Unlted State* was guilty of aggres-
sion In Korea
Meanwhile the United State* and
Its Korean allies pres-wd for speedy
action on their bid lo throw the
moral wetght at the UN behind their
efforts to release (he filer*
Allied support Seen
The assembly's ready agreement
to debate the ra«e despite Soviet
delaying tarttra indicated Ihe allies'
case would win strong support
The world body scheduled day
and night session* today an a 16-
natton resolution denouncing the
Jailing and demanding the airmen's
release.
Launching Ihe debate last night,
j Chief U 8. delegate Henry Cabot
Lodge. )r. said an overwhelming
vote In favor of the resolution would
make M clear to Peiping that world
opinion consider* the detention of
the II filer* a violation of the Hb-
roan armistice
The U. B delegate also railed on
the Communists to send hoove a
tht* 1*64-66 marketing year to 33
616 000 bale* when added to old-
crop carryovers of 9 oooooo bale*
and expected import* of M.ooo bale*
Department spokesmen pointed
out that last October when Secre-
tory tea T Benson proclaimed
1666 acreage allotment* at the min-
imum 16.100.000 acres allowed by
law. total supplies were expected to
be only 21600000 bales
Memorial Service
Set by Elks Lodge
had not yet been repatriated under
Korean armistice terms
Adenauer Deprived
Of Hold on Bavaria
MUNICH Germany Dec $ MB
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer wa*
deprived tonight of control of Ba-
varia and t* almost certain to Uau-
to* tight grip on the Bunn parlia-
ment
In an unprecedented move. Ro-
rlaHsta and three right-wing parties
signed an agreement to unite in a
Memorial service* honoring mem-1*•** erudition government which
her* of Ui* El Reno Elks lodge who I Vll rule Havaria for the next four
died during Uve peat year will be r**r* Adenauer had con trolled the
held Holiday. Dec IS. government of strongly Catholic
Art Hen.#, exalted ruler of the! tor
lodge, mid the rite, foe deceased J1*
Uv* lodge auditorium and rero- jJ**' '^.'!lto^*i
- - — sr
All member* id Uve Elk* have (iratton of the Parts treaties on
been urged to attend, he mid , German rearmament
Warm-Up Is Due
Fair Skiw Forecast
After Freeling Night
By Asaorlaled Prom
A * arming-up hks set tn over
Oklahoma after fieextng overnight
weather
The forecaat calls for fair sklea
through Friday utlh warmer tem-
peratures Friday Huh readings to-
day will range from 48 to 7$ wuh
lows tonight 36 lo $6.
There was no indication of mois-
ture
Coldest spot reported tn Uv# stole
ovrrnuht was Oage with IT degrees.
It waa it at Ouymon, 30 at Ho-
bart. 36 at Altos. 37 at Emd and
MrAleater. 3$ at Ponca City, 36 at
Ardmore arid Oklahoma City. S3 al
Tulaa and 34 al Fort Bill
anew, sleet Kails
More rain, snow and sleet pelted
wide areas of Uie nation from the
northern plauia to Uve Appalachians
today and colder weather headed
into Uve midwest
One snow belt extended from cen-
tral Michigan southeastward through
section* of Illinois. Into northeast-
ern Missouri and northwestward
through central Iowa into Minne-
sota Li hi snow also fell acrom the
northern plains and extended from
Canada to the lull and from Uve
Mlsaissippi nver r**t«ard to Uv*
Appalachians
t alerade Ha* Lew
Cooler Pacific au moved acrom
Uv* plains into Uv* Mississippi val-
ley with temperature* dropping 10
to 30 degree* over the racktew
Fraarr. CXvto. village near the top
of the Continental divide, recorded
* lemivrsture of 3$ below before
dawn today
Freeattig minds apread *now. Ice
•nd sleet over much of wretem
Europe today and Uvrrata of new
I galea sent battered North Bra ship-
ping scurrying for shelter
Torrential rain brought Roods to
ports of Britain
Democrat Leaders Already See '56 Win
KANBAN CITY Mo., Der
<UJ$— Thro* tap Democrats, head-
ed by former President Truman,
agreed today Uvelr party will elect
the president in IM8
In addition to Truman, the pol-
iticians were National Chairman
Paul Butler and Oovernor-Elect
Averlll Hsrrimwn of New York, a
presidential contender In 1*63
They met in Kansas City Inst
night for a Jackson County Dem-
ocratic victory dinner at which
Narrtmsn was principal speaker
Both Marrlman and Truman fa-
vored lurtnrr Gov Artist Btevru-
ann at fllinnla. the It63 Demo-
era Ur nominee aa the party*
candidate two year* hence. But
Chairman Butler said he thought
Stevenson waa only one of a half
duaen or more possible candidate*
Butler listed tour senator* —
Lyndon Johnson of Texas, Rich-
ard Busaell at Oeorgla. Stuart
Nymlngton at Mtaamirl and Rate*
Kefauver of Tennmsee — aa well
a* Hat liman as potential candi-
date* along wllh Stevenson
But he said he didn't think any
of (hem could get Uve nomination
without working for It
The ttomoerata, Harrtman told
Ihe victory dinner must learn
how to cope with Uve "big lie"
technique used by Uve Republi-
cans. and they must also begin
to charge President Eisenhower
for a part at the blame for Uve
OOP* "unworthy campaign tor-
Uea"
He mid the Democrats' succem
In electing nine governor* bud
year in Republican stronghold*
waa an Indication nf "probably
the most rapid di*illuatonnient tn
our history" with a patty which
won a great national m* loci tv in
1863.
Drivers Help
Fill County's
Court Files
Traffic case* rrowdrd court
court records lousy with on* drlv
drawing jaU terms for two often*
L E Hart, charged with drtrt
while his drivers Itcen** waa und
suspension and with drunken drt
trig was sentenced to serve 1$ da
in Uie county Jail bi the first ra
and 30 days hi Jail In Uv* sera
caar. and pay cute of Uv* action
The set its nee*, set by Judge R
M Pxuhton lo begin on Doc
were handed down after Hart h
entered pleas of guilty.
In another twee Clifton Jen
Piirkes charged with reck lea* dr
in*, entered a plea of guilty a
wws fined $36 and cast* by Juf
Fsubian
Olady* Joy* Oerllck. also chan
wllh rorklem driving, man
which had been filed Dee I. a
paid a fine of 136 and coot* *r
entering a pie* of guilty
Bernie John Hind* withdrew
peevmua idee of innocent to chan
of drunk driving, (lied June 30. w
the date for itronouncemeni
lodgment and sentence *e« fog
a m . Dec aa
Richard tel Ptngeltan. acew
of drunk driving entered w pica
innocent and waa admitted tu $
bond
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