Oil well Shaffer test yields rapid oil flow in Oklahoma graben
The J. C. Shaffer Inc No. 1 A. J. Harden well in 30-2-7 Fittsfield, southeast Pontotoc county, flowed 217 bbl in 1.5 hours on opening and 1,250 bbl in 4.5 hours as oil rose more than 4200 feet through tabine. Scouts and operators converge as the field gains potential with Seminole Wilcox or Simpson sands possibly reached. Other wells nearby, including J. FE. Crosbie Inc No. 2 Dawes Harden, prepare for tests. Ed Moore No. 2 Wirich continues Viola lime work.
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J. C. Shaffer Inc
A. J. Harden
Fittsfield
Delaney
Craddock
Fitts
J. FE. Crosbie Inc
Dawes Harden
Shaffer
Crosbie
Ed Moore
Wirich
Viola
President von Hindenburg in serious condition advances decline
Reports from NeuDeck Germany indicate Reich President Paul von Hindenburg, 86, growing weaker with increasing consciousness loss and slowing heart. Col Oskar Von Hindenburg confirmed the president remains alive but gravely ill as family and government leaders rush to his bedside.
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Neudeck
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Blackie Thompson Seen After Texas Escape
Homer Wilson, a fugitive who surrendered to Sheriff John York of Vinita Oklahoma, reports seeing convicts leader Blackie Thompson three days ago in a Kansas City hotel. Thompson, one of three escapees from Huntsville Texas death row, allegedly known to Wilson from Nowata area crime cases involving Red Cloud Scruggs.
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Vinita
Okla
Blackie” Thompson
Huntsville
Kansas City
Homer Wilson
John York
Wilson
Nowata County
Red Cloud” Scruggs
Nowata
Scruggs
Some Cotton Checks Arrive for Land Withdrawal
A number of federal cotton withdrawal payments have arrived at J. B. Hill’s office in Ada. Only producers with postcard notices may call to receive their checks and must bring the notice. Most first checks are small. remaining checks will arrive gradually and notify recipients to collect them.
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J. B. Hill
Ada
Democrats Open Precinct Meetings in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City August 1 Democratic leaders announced precinct meetings begin August 18 to set the stage for the state convention in Oklahoma City September 10. County conventions to select delegates to the state meeting are scheduled August 25.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Records Heat for July Across State
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma's hottest month on record with Enid reaching 1084 degrees at noon and Oklahoma City 1013 degrees. The daily average for the month, excluding today, stands at 88.2 degrees, signaling an unprecedented heat spike.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Enid
Oklahoma City
Austria Starts Bask Campaign Against Nazis
Vienna reports another Nazi rebel, Friedrich Wurnig, condemned to die for killing Innsbruck police commandant Franz Hicks on July 25, as Chancellor Dollfuss was shot in Vienna. Wurnig faces execution in three hours unless pardoned. his companion Christian Meyer received 20 years in a court martial.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Friedrich Wurnig
Innsbruck
Franz Hicks
Dollfuss
Wurnig
Christian Meyer
Austria to curb Nazis in mopping up after failed putsch
Vienna reports armed opposition crushed as government begins a wide crackdown on Nazi sympathizers. An order halts salary payments to public workers aiding the revolt and Germany is blamed for bloodshed. A court martial in Innsbruck tried Nazis linked to the police commandant’s killing. Franz Winkler accuses the heimwehr of plans to overthrow Dollfuss, now tied to a truce government under von Starhemberg.
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Wade Werner
Vienna
Austria
Germany
Walter Adam
Adam
Innsbruck
Dollfuss
Franz Winkler
Heimwehr
Home Guard
Dollsfuss
Rudiger Ernst von Starhemberg
Winkler
Czechoslovakia
Negro barber threatens post office workers in Frederick
R F James a black barber angered by no reply to a letter to President Roosevelt drew a revolver in the Frederick post office and menaced Assistant Postmaster O S Burnham and clerk T J Coursey who said James also kicked him. James was arrested.
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Frederick
Roosevelt
R. F. James
O. S. Burnham
T. J. Coursey
Coursey
James
Greater returns for the amount invested
A brief classified ad notes opportunities for higher yields on investments. It highlights the idea of better returns for money put into stable instruments and invites readers to compare options and contact for details.
North Broadway surface patched in Ada repair effort
North Broadway Avenue patching has finished from Main Street, allowing smooth driving again. City works supervisor Percy Armstrong oversaw the project with materials supplied by H. H. Hanenkraft and Harry Barndollar from a local asphalt quarry and mill west of Ada. Additional patches are planned on other worn asphalt routes.
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Broadway Avenue
Main Street
Ada
Percy Armstrong
Public Works
H. H. Hanenkraft
Harry Barndollar
Railroads Fight Retirement Law in Nationwide Pension Plan
The railroad retirement board opened under Murray Latimer as government representative with John T. Williamson as railroad adviser and Lee M. Eddy for labor. The fund is supported by a 2 percent employee payroll tax plus a 4 percent railroad contribution. Pensions start February 1 next year unless courts intervene, while railroads prepare a legal challenge to block the act.
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Washington
Railroads Retirement Board
Murray Latimer
New York
Joseph B. Eastman
John T. Williamson
Chicago
Lee M. Eddy
St. Louis
Cattle Buying Gets Under Way in Oklahoma Counties
Oklahoma City August 1 The government hastens drought stricken cattle purchases with initial activity in 12 counties plus six ongoing areas and plans to extend to five more counties by early next week. State relief administrator Carl Giles says a canning factory is being set up for distribution. Counties in the new wave include Comanche Cotton Custer Ellis Greer Jefferson Kiowa Stephens Tillman Washita Woods Woodward.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Carl Giles
Comanche
Cotton
Custer
Ellis
Greer
Jefferson
Kiowa
Stephens
Tillman
Washita
Woods
Woodward
Desperado Jim Clark Captured in Tulsa Escort Back to Kansas Penitentiary
Jim Clark, 30, famed Kansas prison escape artist, was captured in Tulsa after again eluding authorities. He surrendered with a .45 pistol wrapped in a newspaper as Kansas Highway Patrol and federal officers closed in. Clark had escaped Kansas prison twice in 14 months and was accompanied by several associates at the time of arrest.
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Lansing
Kans
Jim Clark
Tulsa
Okla
Kansas Highway Patrol
Clark
Kansas
Kirk Prather
Oklahoma
Bob
Big Boy) Brady
New Mexico
Southwestern
Charles White
Leona Brady
Big Boy
Brady
Tucumcari
N. M
Paola
Kas
Armed Forces Clash In New Orleans Amid Tense Standoff
National guardsmen aligned with Huey P Long faced Mayor Walmsley s police as New Orleans braced for possible violence. Walmsley deployed 500 additional police to a 1 400 strong force with riot guns as 12 hour shifts and recalls reshaped the city s security posture. The standoff centered on control of the police board and city hall authority amid looming congressional primaries.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
T. Semmee Walmsley
Civil Service
National
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
Jackson Barracks
Walmsley
City Hall
O. K. Allen
Ward
Senator Long
Governor Allen
al Capone
Louisiana
Caligula
Nero
Attila
Henry the Eighth
Louis, the Eleventh
Storm damages and heat sweep Pontotoc County
A Monday night storm in Pontotoc County brought high winds and heavy rain, with garages unroofed, buildings damaged, and glass shattered at local stores. The area from Allen to Ada and Stonewall saw rain, streams rising, and a brief cool spell before temperatures climbed again to extreme warmth.
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Pontotoc County
Allen
Blue’s
Johnson’s Hardware
Stonewall
Ada
Chickasha’s First 1934 Cotton Bale Sold for 174 Cents
A 505 pound bale from Ryan ginned for J. J. Dobbs brought 174 cents a pound to the Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association in Chickasha. Since no tag was attached, the bale was returned to Waurika for storage under Bankhead law rules. The item mentions H. G. Wells finishing a film scenario titled The Shape of Things to Come.
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Chickasha
Jefferson County
Oklahoma
Ryan
J. J. Dobbs
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Waurika
Myers Gives Up to Law After 3
Neal Myers the 21 year old University of Oklahoma student surrendered to face murder charges in the death of Marian Mills, former campus beauty queen. He described a three week flight from Oklahoma to Texas and Colorado before returning to Norman, aided by James Rinehart, and said he faced the disgrace and scandal awaiting his family and Marian’s family.
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Neal Myers
Marian Mills
University of Oklahoma
Norman
W. P. Morrison
Oklahoma City
Myers
Morrison
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Denver
James Rinehart
E! Reno
P. B. Myers
el Reno
E. F. Stephens
Hazel Brown
Mills
Corpus Christi
Tex
Millies
Marian
Albany
Brown
Paul Updegraff
Highway Board Dismisses 50 Workers in Retrenchment
The state highway commission halted 50 construction workers and 12 title division staff as part of a retrenchment amid a lull after a $9,000,000 federal program and delays in a $4,600,000 project series. Ed MacDonald denied Gov. Murray ordered the dismissals.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Roads Department
Title Division
Ed MacDonald
Murray
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OT Ormg Viott
Pontotog County
Ghickasha
Gotton
H. G. Wells
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