Greeley Daily Tribune from Greeley, Colorado • Page 7

Tornado Wrecks Sidney Airport; ScottsWuff Area Has Million Loss; Iowa Town Is Competely Wrecked struck in Iowa and late Monday. A imall nortk ceatral Iowa commulty, Duncan, wu described at "com' plttely destroyed." There was good newi, however, In the Kanias flood area, A drr, tunny a long siege of rainy weather--allowed swollen river to recede somewhat. Some thimdershowers were forecast for the ttate Monday night or early Tuesday. The tornado which struck Duncan, caused damage estimated unofficially at more than $100,000. A heavy rain followed the twister and communications to the town were wiped out A church, several buainess establishments, and dot- ens of houses were reported destroyed.

Duncan is between Algona and Garner, Another tornado partly wrecked the airport at Sidney, near toe Colorado border. Ontbuildinga and a windmill on a nearby farm were destroyed. A woman in a trailer was injured when wind picked up the trailer and dropped it on top of a grounded airplane. Showers and thunderstorms were reported Monday In the Mississippi valley area, in southern Texas, and from, northeastern Oklahoma into northeastern Missouri. Elsewhere throughout the nation, skies were generally fair.

Warm, sticky weather was -reported in the central and southern plains and in the southeastern states. The heat and humidity were expected to continue Tuesday from the gulf states northward to the Ohio river. Elsewhere, except for the hot southwest, temperatures' were expected to be comfortably summery. ScotUbluff, June 25--(fh- Rain and- hall struck ScotU- bluff at the western edge of Nebraska late yesterday causing damage, chiefly estimated at nearly a million dollars, About eli inches of rain fell in a two-hour period, accompanied by hail that even killed some livestock. The rain filled an irrigation canal entering the state from Wyoming and hail formed ice jams which built up pressure until the canal broke last night.

Families in the area evacuated their homes taking what few possessions they could gather up with them. At least five county bridges were washed out. The hail beat off heads of wheat, some of which had been planted for the third time this season. Sidney, June 25--(fi--A tornado partly wrecked the Sidney airport late today injuring one per- ion. It also wrecked outbuildings and a windmill on a nearby farm.

Ray Thofaa, Sterling, who was driving into Sidney, watched the twister approach and lift -again after cutting a mile-long swath. Thomas stopped his car beside the highway and the wind turned it completely around, but he was uninjured. One hangar at the airport was completely demolished and another partly The roof was torn from the airport' manager's house. The wind also picked up a trailer house and dropped it some distance away on an airplane. Mrs.

B. Prchal, wite of an airport em- ploye, was in the trailer at the time and was taken to a Sidney hospital. She was not believed critically hurt Rain and hail accompanied the wind and the hailstones, some of them as large as walnuts, broke windows in Sidney 1ft miles north of the airport. Sidney is Just above the Cold- rado border in western Nebraska. Strike Called Against Western te July 2 June 16-- Oil-- A nationwide strike of 35,900 Western Union telegraph employei wu call- today (or 4 m.

(MET) Jaljr The AFL Commercial Telegrapher! union (CTU) ordered ont all clerks, telegraph op- eratori and messengers to enforce demand! for a 25 an hour increase, Adolph Brungs, president of the Western Union divisions of the CTU, said they -intend, to "cloie the company down just tight we can." Doomed Girl Breaks Off Her Denver Salesman, Chased By Grim Reaper, Lives Canon City, June 25--im-William Maurer's automobile skidded on a curve on the Westcliffe road and shot over a 35-foot em-' Maurer, a 31-year-old Denver box salesman, was thrown out, landed in a water-filled irrigation ditcft and the car crashed on top of him. Yet he crawled out with nothing worse than shock and an ii- jured thumb. The accident hap- pended yesterday while Maurer was returning from a fishing trip. scoop will stay wrapped and keep fresher If the waxpaper it tealed with cellophane tape. To makt It caiier to identify the lill- inf of tach landwich, libel each one on a flip of paper and seal it Dead Officer's Letter Says War Flubbed by U.S.

Washington, Junfc 25--(fi--Sena- Knowland put into record of the senate's MacAr- inquiry today a letter from a U. S. intelligence officer, since killed in Korea, asserting the U. had "flubbed" war effort there. Knowlaud Hid the letter was written by Capt.

John Thomas Well, III of Baltimore, to his wife seven days before he was killed in Korea. "Korea, May 24, 1951 'Ann My Darling: "I am writing now because I had .0 relieve the tension beside me and I can only do that with you. I could only describe for you the true picture over here, then you would know more than mil- lons of other Americans. But even a clear description wouldn't be enough because you've got to be lere to realize how it'is. "There is such a hopeless feel- inside me because of the help- ess situation we are in.

Here we lave enough force to prevent defeat, but we haven't enough to win a victory. What is more hopeless Every soldier fights to win; that's what keeps him gong. "You remember that extremely alriotic feeling I had in Panama? iVell, that's all gone now. Our na- lon has flubbed this thing so bad- that it hardly teems that we'll ever pull ourselves out. We could, with a strong, ruthless, firm hand at the wheel, which we don't have.

"We need somebody who will overlook the petty, details, look at he big picture, decide what is necessary to end-the war, make a plan, give Russia la ultimatum, down a few dissenters, we have a perfect right to do we're supporting them all), Into the driver's seat, put the gas to the floor and a hand on the horn, and let her roll so that everyone will see we mean business. "Certainly we'll scrape a few fenders, may even lose one or two, but it won't us. What gags me it the way we're driving like Caspar Milquetoast, trying to avoid every bump! "We immediately put ourselves on the defensive by knocking ourselves out trying to avoid war with Russia and she's smart enough to take advantage of.it. If she wanted war. we'd be in it by now.

Why can't we smarten up and take advantage of it by putting her on the defensive? I'm so damn and tired of this pussyfooting that getting numb! "And this business of holding to our Allies at all costs, is so much film flam. Damn it, It should be the other way around and we could make it that way if we half tried- I love America because you are a part of it. darling, you and our children are my America. That's what America means to me and I'm selfish about lt.v "God bless America! "All my love, "Jack." Wolf-Pruett Enterprises present Woody Herman and His Orchestra JULY 5, 1951 Frontier Park Pavilion CHEYENNE Dancing 8:30 till 12:30 $1.50 Per Person Tax Included June 28--40 and 8 Dinner MeelinR at Keencsburjf. July 3--nance at Legion Home.

July 12--Legion Dinner Meeting. Anyone available for ushering at the rodeo, please contact HarlM StrMff. Atlanta, June Thomson, 11-year-old cancer doomed flrl, broke her engagement to Sailor Tom Amburn today because thought It best. She Insisted she wasn't "mad at him." When their engagement was first announced a few weeks ago Amburn the publicity upset his mother In Sioux He visiting Betty here on emer- gency'leave from the Norfolk (YA) naval itatlon when he learned mother reportedly has collapsed. Amburn flew to South Dakota to visit hit mother.

The nary then re voked his emergency leave. He was reported suffering from a bad case of "nervei" when he returned to Norfolk. Betty has lost one leg to cancer and the dread disease has spread to her lungs. She has been told that ihe doesn't have long'to live. General 'Rosn'O'Donnell Warns Russia We Can Deliver Knockout As He Denounces Go Easy Policy Riverside Well Below 5180 Ft.

The Riverside well being drilled north of Riverside reservoir in section 23-5-02, Wfild county, was drilling slowly below 5180 feet Monday afternoon and was believed to be in the Niobrara formation. The Timpas lime at the base of the Niobrara is a sure marker in this area and when it is struck it will be possible for the drillers to estimate quite accurately when they will hit the Muddy sand. Well is being drilled by the Colorado-Wyoming Drilling company. Sterling, June 25--Interest in oil exploration in the Sterling area is focused on the Sack-Miller test, north of tho Shahau or Yenter pool. The wildcat is known as the No.

1 Betty Wilson, and is being drilled by the Frontier Drilling company for a group composed principal- of Sterling men. The test was at 4,960 feet Saturday. Ginther, Warren Ginther's- No. 1 States test, west of Atwood and near the Perry Pomeroy farmstead, was drilling Friday evening a'. 2,130 feet.

Padroni Tett Startt British-American Oil Producing company was preparing to spud its 1 Lloyd Ramey test, in the Padroni district. Equipment, of the Herndon Drilling company will he used. Drilling equipment of the Fitz- Drilling company has linen skidded to location of the A-3 Zieger test of British-American in the Yenter pool area. The Texas company is drilling below casing at its A-4 Green test, SE 24-9N-64W, ex- Lending the company's operations northward. The well was spudded on June 20.

The Texas -company, continues reworking the No. 1 Gould, seven miles north of Sterling, at sand horizon, where gas was tested during the drilling operations. Swabbing, following hydrafrac, was being done at The Texas company's No. 1 Monroe test, north of Logan corners of highway No. 14.

Skelley Oil company has perforated for production tests at its No. Green well in the Mount, Hope area. It has completed a "squeeze iob" for control of gas at its No. I Green well, and the well flowed ifl barrels of oil under 16-64 tube choke in tests. The No.

2 Green of Skelly flowed 99 barrels of oil day, with choke in initial Re-cementing may be necessary at Plains Exploration company's No. 1 Dalke. where perforation for production tests was made Friday night. Adults 50c Open 6 P.M! Last 2 Days! miw Km, kMk mt Jm (null." WINCHEU, No Children Unless accompanied by parents! Open 7:00 Start 8:00 Children Under 12 Free Today and Wednesday Rapturous Love lui Roaring Action Charles Bickford In "Burma Convoy" Alwy A Color Cartoon Washington, June 25--llfi--The senate's 42-day inquiry into the firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur ended today with a top U.

S. air chief declaring "we made a mistake" in'failing to bomb Red Chinese bases In Manchuria. "We are paying for that mistake now," said Maj. Gen. Emmett (Hosie) O'Uonnell, former head of the Far East bombing command.

Coupled with this testimony, O'Donnell threw out a warning to Soviet Russia that American bombers are ready to deliver "the most horribly destructive blow the world has ever seen" if Russin. provokes war. Winding up some 2,045,000 words of testimony by 13 witnesses, O'Donnell told the lawmakers that Allied planes should have been permitted to strike at the enemy ni Manchuria last fall when the Chinese communists entered the Korean war. Would Have Saved Lives It would have saved many American lives, O'Donnell said, and ho told the inquiry committee: "We could have really hit them (the Chinese) hard and perhaps even stopped them." As to fears that the bombing of Manchurian targets 'might have brought Soviet intervention and ignited World War III, as administration witnesses have raid, O'Donnell commented: "I don't think the Russians would have dared move. I think would have feared an attack i on their main cit.leS In Europe." O'Donnel said he could have tak- i his bombers and destroyed Korea within three months, without a single American soldier anding there.

State Dept. Intervened He also testified that he wanted --but was forbidden after a state protest--to destroy the N'orth Korean port of Rashin, 17 miles from tho Soviet border. He suggested the Russians may iave a submarine base at Rashin the Soviets lease the port or their own use. The 44-year-old flying general laid, however, he doubts the wis- loin of bombing supply bases In Manchuria now because he isn't ure that the air force could carry out the mission against stiffening enemy air resistance and "still re- ain the Sunday punch for Rusi." But O'Donnel served notice on he Soviets that atom-bomb carry- ng U. S.

planes are ready to strike ack swiftly, with terrible destruc- iou, if this country is attacked. Red Cross Goes Ahead With Full Program Despite Truce Talk New York, June 25--Wl--E. Ro land Harriman, president of th American Red Cross, said toda: the Red Crops Is going ahead wltl Its. expanded activities dosplt talk of possible peace in Korea. llarriman spoke at the openin, session of the Red Cross' 26tl national convention.

"I am fully aware that something momentous may he happening in the Korean situation," he said. "I is too early to forecast the future but I for one believe It will take more than words to restore a peaM to the world." Next year, Harriman said, the Red Cross must collect double its present rate of 2,200,000 pints blood. Harriman said it now was np parent that only $78,000,000 of the organization's 1951 goal of $85, 000,000 would be raised. But be promised "the last cuts to be made will be in the budget for services our fighting men." Pearl O'Loughlin Granted Parole, Free on June 30 Canon City, Juno 25--tfl-- Pearl O'Loughlin, Colorado's most controversial prisoner, was granted a parole tonight. The state parole hoard granted the parole, effective June 30.

Mrs, O'Loughlia has served 20 years in thq state prison after being convicted of the 1930 slaying of her release small step-daughter. Her has had the backing of Warden Roy Best for whom she has worked as a trusty for more than half her time in the Colorado penitentiary, serving as housekeeper and governess for his children, Wayne K. Patterson, director of paroles for the state, issued this statement from the parole board composed of Gov. Thornton, Lt. C3ov.

Gordon L. Allott and Attorney General Duke W. Dunbar: "The board has carefully weigh- I Today Wed! WARNER Bnps BRIGHT LIGHTS MUSI DORIS BROADWAf NELSON 80000000000000. SiSAKAU BIUTOE WOLFE GLADYS GEOUBE OAVID BOTIEI Extra! "LEON A EDDIES" Also CARTOON IKIIXVAX Tonight's Floor Show Jimmy Murphy Comedy emcee and Singer Jackie Hayes Dances: Hula, Rhumba, Toe and Tap -DANCING EVERY NIGHT- Rosedale Inn For Reservations Ph. 2288 or 567 Special Kates For Private Parties Steaks, Chicken and Shrimp! Dinners front $1.50 rd all the factors In the Pea O'Loughlin cHfio.

In HO doing, llM litld Mlde all considerations publicity and notoriety, and the suits there and has endeavore to consider I objectively would any other case eligible fi parole. The decision han not bee Influenced by any question portal Ing to the Innocence or gull', no the wisdom of the commutatio previously granted. Such commut tlon having been granted, this pc son becomes eligible for parole the board on June 30, 1951. "Applying the same principle the consideration of this case a the.board has In others, it IB board's decision that a paro should be granted on the ahov statement. "The board further feels tha If sufficient reason existed for th commutation by the former govo nor.

f. was his responsibility an duty to commutato the sentence i auch form as would have effecte her release at that time." The commutation referred I was granted by former Gov. Wa ter W. Johnson, Pueblo dfimocra just before he turned offlc over to the republican Thornton was so worded as to provide fo Mrs. O'Loughlin's release about th end of this month.

In the day-long session belt! the board at the prison, applies tiona for parole of 45 prisoner were considered. All but thre were granted. Tho board also re viewed 42 parole applications fron state reformatory at Buen Vista and granted all 12. Mrs. O'Loughlin's appeal wai leard by the board at its firs 'onnal meeting here a month ago No action was taken at'that time In her years at the prison, Mrs O'Loughlin's reddish hair has turn ed to grey but there are few lines her almost serene face.

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Harech 6:30 Scoreboard 5:45 Polka Tarty DRIVE IN Late Newt and Cartoon Tuesday, June 28 GREELEY DAILY TRIBUNE Page? Congress Asked To Provide for Two Months a Year Free Health Insurance to Seven Million Folks Washington, June 25--up)---Congress goon will be asked to provide free two-months-a-year health Insurance for 7,000,000 social Bocuri- ty beneficiaries, including more than 1,000,000 children. The proposal was announced by Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing today, and it has the blessing of President Truman. Ewing told news conference that the program would cost about in the flrot year, and could he paid for out of present social Bccurily payroll deductions--HO that no tax money would he needed. Ewing Giiid that by 1953 the first your program could be put Into operation, the plan would offer up to 60 days a year of hospital insurance to: 1.

An estimated 5,500,000 persons 65 or older. 2. About 1,100,000 children. Nine- tenths of these would be entitled to monthly benefits as the survivors of deceased insured workers. Thi remaiinkr would he children of retired old age beneficiaries or those insured workers 65 and over who had not yet retired.

3. Almost 400,000 mothers--five- sixths of them widows under 65. and the others wives under G5 of retired or still-working insured men 65 or older. Edwards Renamed To Auto Dealers Board in recent years, running errands for the warden or gathering town chll- tlren In his car to take to his home For parties for Suzanne, six year old daughter of Best's second wife. Her plans are to stay at the Best lonie, at the edge of the prison, in the same capacity.

Denver, June 25--(Al--Three appointments to the motor vehicla dealers board were announced today by He venue Director Averill C. Johnson. The three men named were Harry Leeman and Charles Goodyear, both of Denver, anil G. Edwards of Greeley. All wert reappointments.

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