Wentz Critiques Cement Pricing by Oklahoma Firms
Oklahoma cement officials spar over state purchasing terms as Lew Wentz, highway commission chairman, alleges cement plants in Oklahoma push higher prices via a cartel. He cites Monarch Cement of Humboldt, Kan as preferred by the state despite cheaper options for other buyers. State awaits suit outcome as bids shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cement
Lew Wentz
Highway Commission
Wentz
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Monarch Cement Company
Humboldt
Kan
Oklahoma Portland Company
Edwin Dabney
Monarch Company
Commission
Halt negotiations in buying cement injunction in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City August 6 The Oklahoma Portland Cement Company obtained a temporary restraining order from the Oklahoma county district court barring the Oklahoma highway commission from contracting with Monarch Cement Company of Humboldt Kansas for cement for July awarded projects. Judge Wyley Jones set August 12 for the hearing to make the injunction permanent.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Oklahoma County District
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Monarch Cement Company
Humboldt
Kan
Wyley Jones
Oklahoma Cement Purchase Proposal Under Legal Review
The Oklahoma highway commission halted plans to buy cement from Monarch Cement of Humboldt Kansas at 10 cents a barrel cheaper than Oklahoma suppliers. Attorney general opinion is sought after J B Dudley of Oklahoma Portland Cement argued the bid rules were not followed for Monarch and 75 000 barrels could not be contracted without bids. The commission plans to await the AG's ruling.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Monarch Cement Company
Humboldt
Kan
Oklahoma
J. B. Dudley
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Dudley
Monarch Company
Commission
Kansas Company
Nonaren
Lew Wentz
Arkansas River Erosion Plans Tabled for Fort Smith Area
A special committee formed by a Sallisaw conference of property owners discussed creating an improvement district to halt erosion of the Arkansas River between Fort Smith Arkansas and Fort Gibson Oklahoma. The panel proposed expanding its membership and presenting the plan to a larger meeting later the same day.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas River
Fort Gibson
Okla
Sallisaw
Oklahoma district plan seeks attorney general ruling and federal funding
The document outlines steps to organize a district including obtaining a favorable legality opinion from Oklahoma's attorney general as the first step. It also aims for congressional action to fund part of the cost, with J. M. Littlefield presiding as committee chair and Senator T. H. Caraway of Arkansas attending the meeting.
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Ceed
Attorney General of
Oklahoma
J. M. Littlefield
T. H. Caraway
Arkansas
Oklahoma Texas Boundary Dispute Set for August 26
Oklahoma and Texas legislative committees plan a conference in Austin on August 26 over the resurvey of the one hundredth meridian and the transfer of about 23 000 acres from Oklahoma to Texas. Charles Hughes, acting U S attorney general, requested files to assess a possible Washington conference. The Oklahoma Texas bid to resolve the boundary issue proceeds independently of federal officials.
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Oklahoma City
Attorney General
Charles Hughes
United States
Hughes
Oklahoma
Washington
Texas
Austin
Increase in State Taxable Property Shown For Year
Oklahoma City August 5 An increase of about 65 million dollars in valuation of all taxable property in Oklahoma is shown in the state board of equalization report being prepared The total will be about 1 825000000 according to secretary J N Williamson The board meets August 14 to fix permanent assessment of Southwestern Light and Power and two small utilities Then August 21 after the governor returns to set the state tax levy The levy is expected at 3 5 mills the highest in years Half a mill goes to expenses one quarter mill to colored schools and half to road work The high levy aims to cover legislature spending and a coming year deficit Also Mrs J B Donaghey announces the marriage of her daughter Margaret LeFern Donaghey Greenhouse to Tommie Oran Maines son of Mr and Mrs J W Maines of 810 East Eighth Street The ceremony occurred August 2 at 8 p m in Coalgate with Rev Upton officiating The ring ceremony was used They are popular Ada young adults with many friends and have not announced a home location.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Board of Equalization
J. N. Williamson
Southwestern Light and Power Company
J. B. Donaghey
Donaghey Greenhouse
Margaret LeFern
Tommie Oran Maines
J. W. Maines
East Eighth Street
Upton
Baptist Church of
Coalgate
Ada Young
Uu. C
W. L. Byrd
Ui Sa
Ada
G. B. Hester
Muskogee
Hester
God
Brotherhood of Man
Esther
Ahasuerus
Lee
Jackson
Johnston
Sam H. Hargis
W. C. Bud Jones
Adjt
Mae Price
Mooney-Rankin
Bess Rankin
Mooney
Cain
Security State Bank
J. E. Ranks
Durant
Southeastern State Teachers College
W. E. Mooney
Sweatt’s Cleaning Company
Ada High School
East Central
T Me College
North Oak Avenue
Obituary notices for Bettie Perdue and Memorial Resolutions
Bettie Perdue, 68, widow of J R Perdue, died at 7 am at 714 West Tenth Street. Funeral plans await daughter Mrs. Ross from Lamesa, Texas with interment likely at Egypt cemetery. Survived by two sons and a daughter, she was a longtime Egypt community resident. The text includes a 1929 Muskogee memorial resolution praising Mother G B Hester for nursing soldiers and upholding Brotherhood of man.
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Bettie Perdue
J. R. Perdue
West Tenth Street
Ross
Lamesa
Texas
Egypt
Perdue
Infant Eddie Bevels Jr. Dies After Accident
Eddie Bevels Jr., infant son of Mr and Mrs Jim Bevels of 400 North Johnston, died August 1 at 6 50 am from an accident. Funeral services were held today at 10 am at Oak Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Robert E Naylor officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Beryels Jr
Jim Bevels
N. Johnston
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
Robert E. Naylor
Ada civic leader J. L. Adair dies after long illness
J. L. Adair, a respected Ada citizen, died this afternoon around 1:00 at his home, 823 East Fourteenth street. Funeral arrangements are held in abeyance pending the arrival of a son from Canada.
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J. L. Adair
Ada
East Fourteenth Street
Canada
Johnson Infant Dies. Funeral Held
JuNious Johnson, one year old son of Mr and Mrs Ramsey Johnson of 503 North Broadway, died Saturday at 2 35 AM. Funeral services were held Saturday at 8 PM with interment in High Hill cemetery.
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JuNious
Ramsey Johnson
N. Broadway
High Hill Cemetery
Barbara Fay Heaton Dies at Home in Early Years
Barbara Fay Heaton the year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Heaton died Saturday evening at 9 30 at the family home 800 W Fifteenth Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon from the home by Mrs Barrenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Fay Heaton
Barbara Fay
Robert Heaton
W. Fifteenth
Barrenger
Mrs Bethenia Towery Dies at 71 in Bebee Area
Mrs Bethenia Towery aged 71 died Saturday at 9:45 p.m. at her daughter Mrs R M Roper’s home near Bebee. Funeral services and burial were held Sunday afternoon at Paoli.
Confederate veterans meet honors Gardner Braly
Confederate veterans held a Sunday afternoon gathering with good attendance and interest. Gardner Braly gave the address and received a vote of thanks and a bouquet. The camp also thanked Gwin & Mays for punch and Johnson's Bakery for cakes. A resolution was adopted on the death of Mrs. G. B. Hester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Braly
Gwin & Mays
Johnson’s Bakery
G. B. Hester
Weekend accidents claim four lives in Oklahoma
Four people died in Oklahoma over the weekend. Henry Anderson 50 of Clarita and Gene Sartin 21 of Alva were killed in a Cromwell oil well boiler explosion. Cecil Rhodes 45 of Bixby died in a nitroglycerin blast near Whitehorse and Troy Brassfield of Bixby was injured. J S Cox 52 a farmer died from a truck rollover near Lawton.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Cromwell
Alva
Henry Anderson
Clarita
Gene Sartin
Anderson
Whitehorse
Tulsa
Cecil Rhodes
Bixby
Troy Brassfield
Fastest Rum Runner Over the Top Captured Near Erie
The speed boat Over the Top, long reputed as the fastest rum craft on Lake Erie, was captured by U S coast guard patrol near Erie Pennsylvania. The two aboard dumped 260 cases of ale and 65 cases of whiskey before fleeing. New coast guard vessels were launched in Buffalo and the dry fleet in the river area now totals 11 craft. The customs patrol has expanded to 52 men, the largest force yet in the region.
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Fort Erie
Ont
Lake Erie
Erie
United States Coast Guard Patrol
Coast Guard
Buffalo
Chorus and Opera Cast Protest High Pitch in Program
Vienna chorus and state opera stars complain the proposed program pitch is too high. Management admits pitch has risen yearly for stronger string instrument effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
State Opera
Swanson Attacks Hoover Navy Cruiser Delay in Senate
Senator Swanson of Virginia returned from vacation to oppose President Hoover’s postponement of three cruisers in the fifteen cruiser program. He warned the move hinders U S British naval talks and risks American naval standing, urging Congress to act or risk British superiority.
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James L. West
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Senate Naval Committee
Senate
Ramsey MacDonald
Dawes
MacDonald
Swanson
Hale
Britten
House Naval Committees
Virginian
Congress
Great Britain
England
United States
Payne and Greer Counties Lead State Terracing Contest
At the 4 H club roundup at Oklahoma A and M College Payne and Greer counties led the terracing contests. Thirty six boys competed with Payne county’s Wilbur Clark and Robert Boughton taking first year honors with 18.5 of 345. Greer county won second year honors with Star Chambers and Bodie Wilson scoring 423 of 495. Southwest district was topped by Greer, Northwest by Canadian, Southeast by Coal, with Kiowa and Garfield counties also placing in various districts.
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Stillwater
Payne
Greer Counties
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Wilbur Clark
Robert Boughton
Payne County
Greer County
Star Chambers
Bodie Wilson
Kiowa County
DeWitt Balzzle
Joe Turney
Canadian County
Garfield County
Logan County
Coal County
Okfuskee County
4-H Club Members Return From Stillwater Meet
J. B. Hill and Mrs. Jessie Mor fan county agents along with W. S. Smith of Fitzhugh and Mrs. Hag ar Laxton school principal led 14 boys and 13 girls back home Saturday from the 4-H gathering at Oklahoma A and M college Stillwater. honors were earned by county 4-H teams during the week.
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J. B. Hill
Jessie Morfan
W. S. Smith
Fitzhugh
Hagar
Laxton School
A. and M. College
Stillwater
Oklahoma City
Chicago Plane Aims Longer Endurance Flight
A Stinson Detroiter with three pilots will attempt an endurance flight from Chicago over the municipal airport seeking to surpass the 420 hour record set in St Louis. Pilots include Russell Mossman Wilson Herren and Sarle Steele with Joe Heyden handling refueling duties. The crew plans all air contacts directly during the mission.
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Chicago
Stinson
Dale
Red) Jackson
Forest O’brine
St. Louis
Russell Mossman
Wilson Herren
Barrington
Sarle Steele
Joe Heyden
Cleveland
Conspiracy Arrests Rush for Prohibition Violation Case
Oklahoma City Aug 3 federal prosecutors announced charges to arrest 63 Shawnee Earlsboro Maud and other Seminole oil field residents for a conspiracy to violate federal prohibition law. Officers will arraign the accused including 13 women before federal commissioner George J. Eacock in Oklahoma County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Pottawatomie
Shawnee
Earlsboro
Maud
Seminole
Roy St. Lewis
Herbert K. Hyde
United States Marshal’s
Prohibition
Oklahoma County
George J. Eacock
Frank Fox
Pottawatomie County
Homer Kauppelberger
R. L. Sherill
Clarence Burdett
Elza Evans
Marion Fuller
Rose Lutke
Rose of
Lutke
Wyley Lynn
William
Bill’ Tilghman
Peace of
Ada water receipts set new June monthly record
Ada city officials report June water collections reached a record high of 4141.18 dollars for June consumption under Water Commissioner Henry Kroth. The rise follows a new Byrds Mill Springs flow line and a push for increased lawn and garden watering as part of city beautification.
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Ada Water Department
Henry Kroth
Ada
Byrds Mill Springs
Greager Sues for Million Damages in Libel Cases
R B Creager Republican National Committee man from Texas sues P F Collier and Son Company publishers of Colliers Weekly for 1,000,000 in two federal libel actions. The complaints allege two articles accusing Creager of graft and patronage irregularities. The pieces named are Jobs for Jack and High Handed and Hell Bent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
R. B. Creager
Republican National
Texas
P. F. Collier and Son Company
Colliers
Creager
Jack
William G. Sheppard
Owen P. White
Rumors of oil wells east of Stratford and near town
Rumors from Stratford speak of Carter company starting a cellar for an oil well about three miles east and a mile and a quarter south of Stratford, and T B Slick planning a well five miles northeast. John Abernathy still claims Bob Garland will drill northwest before fall. caution urged as may be a flash in the pan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Stratford
T. B. Slick
John Abernathy
Bob Garland
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Maines
Eddie Bevels
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NAVY
Greer and Payne County
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Fier
W. W. Thomason
Jeff Davis
Oscar Lowery
James Harris
Tecumseh
Thomason
Lewis and Hyde
Greager
Lawrence
Richardine Shields
Ruth Price
Audra Strader
Marie Crooks
Helen Jackson
Dorothy Huddle
Hazel Reynolds
Christine Higbee
Dotsonville
Leone Ratliffe
Glenn Price
Otte Smith
Kenneth Osborn
Oliphant
Carl Robinson
Vic Strader
Vandie Kidwell
Raymond Smith
Robert Reynolds
Wesma
Pennsylvania
West Mail
Ene
Illers
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