LaSelle oil test in Pontotoc county advances toward Wilcox sand
In Pontotoc county the LaSelle test in section 31-5-5 progresses with 40 feet of Viola lime remaining to reach the Wilcox sand. Driller Harry Hagar swabbed over 60 barrels Saturday night as the 2650 foot hole nears Wilcox potential amid wide interest in Bebee territory.
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Bebee
B. A. LaSelle
LaSelle
Harry Hagar
Pontotoc
Wilcox
Wildom
Allen
Wheeler No. 1
Homackin Company
Louisiana Refining Company
Gilmore Farm
Allen Well Company
Daugherty
Nash resigns as head of Oklahoma public instruction
M A Nash state superintendent resigns his office and seeks the presidency of the Oklahoma College for Women at Chickasha. Gov Johnston accepts and names J S Vaughn of Durant as interim state superintendent to take effect Monday morning. Vaughn has been vice president of Southeastern State Teachers College at Durant.
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The
College For Women
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
East Central to Deliver Commencement Address Friday
Commencement events loom for city schools with Dr. A Linscheid of East Central set to speak May 20 at the Presbyterian church. About 90 students graduate, the largest class in local high school history. Eighth grade exercises on May 18 at the convention hall precede the class day program May 19.
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A. Linscheid
East Central
Presbyterian Church
Convention Hall
Tornado devastates Mustang and surrounds Oklahoma City area
A tornado 15 to 20 miles southwest of Oklahoma City leveled Mustang and damaged Union City as the North Canadian river flooded its banks. One death was confirmed in Mustang with several injured. many more buildings were destroyed and residents aided by police and fire crews.
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Oklahoma City
Mustang
Minco
Frank New
Vaughan New
W. Tippering
William Williams
Frank Stephenson
Union City
Rock Island
Will Clark
J. ©. Bowler
Harvey Morgan
A. H. Paine
Jack Carey
Morgan
Rangers and Police Clean Borger Texas City of Crime
Texas rangers and city police launched a cleanup campaign in Borger. Sixty people jailed and 200 women ordered to leave by 6 p m. Police confiscated 260 slot machines and closed air dance halls as part of a state county and city effort to restore order after recent killings.
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Borger
Texas
Texas Rangers
Stolen Chevrolet Coupe Recovered In Mangum
A Chevrolet coupe stolen from Mrs. J. L. Barringer near the Methodist church last Sunday night was found in Mangum Saturday after a telephone report. Four other stolen coupes were found in Anadarko, likely en route to Amarillo, with many vehicles altered in detail.
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J. L. Barringer
Mangum
Anadarko
Amarillo
Complete Audit of Pontotoc County Affairs Ordered
Governor Johnston orders a full audit of Pontotoc County financial affairs. The Office of the State Examiner and Inspector will conduct the review from statehood to the present time, as part of a broader county clean-up crusade gaining momentum.
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Pontotoc County
Johnston
Capitol
State Examiner and Inspector
Statehood
Nash elected president of Oklahoma College for Women
Oklahoma City April 11 announcement of M A Nash as president of the Oklahoma College for Women at Chickasha. Nash will assume duties April 15 after resigning Saturday as state superintendent of public instruction to accept the appointment.
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Oklahoma City
M. A. Nash
Oklahoma College For Women At
Chickasha
Board of Regents
Nash
Highway Commission Sets Two Million Contracts for Roads
Oklahoma City April 12 The state highway commission opened bids for about 80 miles of unpaved highways plus grading and drainage work with an estimated cost near 2 million dollars. Winners to be announced in two to three days due to many bids received.
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Oklahoma City
New
State Highway Commission
Commission
Chiang Kai-Shek Leaves Shanghai for Nanking
General Chiang Kai-Shek departed Shanghai this afternoon en route to Nanking. Analysts believe the move aims to prepare for further Cantonese military operations north of the Yangtse River.
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Shanghiai
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shanghai
Nanking
Yangtse River
Jury Ordered to Reconsider Damages in Alienation Suit
Wichita Kansas April 8 District Judge Thornton W Sargent sent the jury back to reconsider its verdict in which G L Phillips Newkirk Oklahoma awarded $1.00 damages against Joe Gaston Arkansas City Kansas for the alienation of his wife’s affections. Phillips had asked for $150000.
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Wichita, Kan
Thornton W. Sargent
G. L. Phillips
Newkirk
Joe Gashton
Arkansas City
Kan
Gaston
Ada voters approve bonds for sewer plant expansion
In Ada, residents approved 45,000 dollars in bonds for expanding the sewage disposal plant by a vote of 204 to 40. The White Way bonds also carried with a 245 to 84 margin.
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Ada
White Way
Doheny Seeks Dismissal in Elk Hills Bribery Case
Edward L Doheny and son Edward L Doheny Jr with Albert B Fall face bribery indictments. Doheny argues no legal authority for the Elk Hills lease negates bribery charges. The case centers on the $100,000 transfer in the so called little black satchel.
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Washington
Edward L. Doheny
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Edward L. Doheny Jr
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Frank L. Hogan
Elk Hills
Cal
Naval Reserve
Fall
New York
Elk Hills Cal
Oklahoma Governor Cuts Several State Budget Items
Oklahoma Governor Johnston signed the state institutions appropriations bill, slashing 290000 from funding. He vetoed or cut many items including 25000 for the Oklahoma Military Academy improvements, 59000 for a petroleum station at Bartlesville, 75000 for a Miami junior college building, 20000 for university campus improvements, and 60000 each for Cameron and Connors secondary agricultural schools. He also vetoed bills expanding pipelines, travel expense limits, tax penalties, and illegal tax refunds, while approving limited measures such as a bond-purchasing provision for county treasurers with AG approval.
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Bartlesville
Miami
Cameron Secondary Agricultural School
Lawton
Connors Secondary Agricultural School
Warner
House
Fletcher Johnson
Creek County
Bristow
Bixby
Okmulgee
Garfield County
Clu Gulager
LaSelle well line to be completed this week in Pontotoc
Oil flow noted at the Wilcox sand depth of 2695 feet as B A LaSelle, operator of section 31-5-5 in Pontotoc county, reports pipeline construction to the new well may need until Thursday. Road conditions hinder access while officials anticipate a full test weeks away.
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LaSelle
B. A. LaSelle
Wilcox
Pontotoc County
Earlsboro
Bebee
Seminole
Pontatoc County
Seminole County
Oklahoma Pipe Line Company
LaSelle Discovery
Wildcatter
Ada
Hunton
Three Pontotoc Towns Hold Elections Results Reported
Elections for city officers were held Tuesday in Roff, Stonewall and Allen. In Allen W A Leonard was elected town justice and Arthur Kidwell is treasurer with no opposition. Clerk John Fitzhugh 215 votes. W M Pegg 83. Trustees by ward listed. across towns, results show mixed majorities and some unopposed seats. In Roff J L Gusenberry clerk, Frank R Givens treasurer, T H Smith trustee ward 3 unopposed. in Stonewall Ben F Cass town justice, Furman Gibson clerk unopposed. treasurer Charles L Burnett 103, J W Denton 80.
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Roff
Stonewall
Allen
Election Board
W. A. Leonard
Arthur Kidwell
John Fitzhugh
W. M. Pegg
L. C.lay
P. J. Taylor
Wierd
Lee Bruce
Craig Jordan
J. F. Luke
Olive
Dennis Sagle
Chas. Nemis
A. C. Compton
Roy Saffarrans
P. B. Hamer
A Maxey
J. L. Gusenberry
Frank R. Givens
T. H. Smith
Grady Lambert
W. A. Grant
W. R. Clayton
T. L. Ivey
Grover Castleberry
W. F. Pickens
A. E. Kile
R. O. Lasemar
Clay Johnson
Ben F. Cass
G. Z. Hola
P. D. Wool
Furman Gibson
Charles L. Burnett
J. W. Denton
W. H. Lateer
C. F. Billings
L. Reaves
G. W. Garrett
Frank Harper
Will Henneger
Five Powers Deliver Note Over Nanking Riots Protest
In Shanghai and Hankow on April 11, the United States Britain France Japan and Italy presented identical notes to the Cantonese authorities demanding punishment of those responsible for foreigners' deaths and injuries, a written apology, abstention from violence, and full reparations. The notes warned of further steps if compliance was not shown, and were delivered to the Cantonese government and the foreign bureau outside the international settlement.
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Shanghai
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
Italy
Nanking
Hankow
Chang Kai-Shek
Confederate Reunion Parade Winds Down In Tampa
A thin line of Confederate veterans paraded Tampa streets with Dixie bands as crowds cheered. Many rode in cars while a few marched despite age, signaling the end of an era. Little Rock was voted next convention site. J. Foster named commander in chief and B. Lee adjutant general.
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Tampa
Fla
United States
Dixie
Little Rock
Ark
J. €. Foster
Houston
Texas
Barry R. Lee
Nashville, Tenn
Edgar Lee Taylor
Richmond
Department of
Northern Virginia
A. T. Goodwin
Tennessee
R. A. Miller
Abilene
Duncan Aroused Over Attacks On Three Women
Citizens in Duncan Oklahoma were stirred by three separate attacks and a robbery of male escorts last night. A young man named B F Everett was arrested but not charged as investigators proceed. In the first incident a man leaped onto a car’s running board, forced the driver out of town, tied the couple to trees, robbed the man, and assaulted the woman before directing them to leave Duncan.
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Duncan
Okla
B. F. Everett
Oklahoma City Market Report Shows Steady Receipts
April 12 cattle receipts 700 with flood curtailment and steady supplies. Steers 7.50 to 8.25, beef cows 6.50 to 7.00, calves bulls and canners steady. Hogs 400 with weaker prospects, top 10.30 to 10.95, bulk packers around 9.00 and stags 9.50.
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Oklahoma City
World's Largest Sheep Station in Tierra del Fuego
The world's largest sheep station sits in Tierra del Fuego, South America. One company shears more than 2,600,000 sheep annually.
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Tierra del Fuego
South America
Sinclair sentencing postponed for month
Washington April 11 Justice Hitz in the District of Columbia supreme court postponed for 30 days the contempt of senate sentencing of Harry J F Sinclair wealthy oil operator. Sinclair and Albert B Fall two defendants face trial April 25 on a conspiracy to defraud the government over the Teapot Dome lease awarded to Mammoth Oil by Fall.
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Washington
Harry JF. Sinclair
Senate
Justice Hitz
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Sinclair
Albert B Fall
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Wyoming
Mammoth Oil Company
Stephens Waives Preliminary Trial in Forgery Charges
H. Clay Stephens former chair man of the county commissioners waived preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace T. O. Cullins on 11 forgery and unauthorized claim charges. He posted new bonds of 1000 dollars each, was released, and bound over to district court. C. C. Roberts was appointed to fill Stephens term.
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H. Clay Stephens
Board of County Commissioners
T. O. Cullins
Stephens
Board of Commissioners
Fred Hansen
C. C. Roberts
Gas Line Construction for Byng Plant Enhancement
Oklahoma Gas and Electric builds an 8 inch gas line from section 34 5 6 to the Byng plant to reinforce supply as the plant’s capacity increases threefold. Two boiler units are being added with a target of one unit ready by June first and the second shortly after, employing over 300 men in the project.
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The
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Tall Man Borrowing Odds and Ends
A humorous note suggests when a tall man feels short he borrows something. The quip plays on height and borrowing as a playful observation rather than a factual report.
Five Powers Demand Reparations Over Nanking Atrocity
The United States Great Britain Japan France and Italy submitted a joint note to Cantonese authorities demanding reparations for loss of life and injury to nationals, property damage, and looting of consulates following the Nanking outrages. A formal American policy statement is to accompany the note.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Nanking
Roberts named new county commissioner
Governor Henry Johnston appointed C. C. Roberts as county commissioner succeeding H. Clay Stephens who resigned. Roberts, a former close runner up, will serve the present term ending in late June.
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Henry 8. Johnston
C. C. Roberts
H. Clay Stephens
Sullivan
Roberts
Stephens
Attorney General Rules Funds For Weak Districts Restricted
Edwin Dabney states that the 1 500 000 appropriation for weak school districts cannot cover unpaid costs of new school buildings or attorney fees. The opinion, issued after questions from Love county attorney Wes Croy, clarifies the act does not specify use beyond aiding weak districts.
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Oklahoma City
Edwin Dabney
Wes Croy
Love County
Eight Hundred Japanese Sailors Landed After Shanghai Attack
Admiral Williams reports eight hundred additional Japanese sailors landed at Shanghai after Chinese snipers attacked Japanese guards along the north Szechwan road. The incident was conveyed to the navy department today.
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Washington
Shanghai
Szechwan Road
Admiral Williams
China
Navy Department
Buy It Rent It Sell It Tina It With a News Want Ad
A compact sales notice invites readers to place a want ad to buy rent or sell items through Tina It with a local newspaper platform offering quick placement and broad reach for classified needs.
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Tina
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Chickasha College
Durant
Dr. Linscheid
Highway Commission
Fall-Doheny
Nobses
Oklahoma Military Academy
New LaSelle
Pontotogco
Allen, Roff and
Deset
Byng
G. G. Roberts
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