Notice of Oil and Gas Lease Bids Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office will accept sealed bids by 10:00 a.m. August 23, 1937 for oil and gas leases on school and state lands. Bids require cashier’s checks with earnest money, bonding for drilling, and bonuses paid in cash. Tracts include 40 acres in Pontotoc County and others described. contact Jess Larson, Secretary, for details.
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the Land Office
State of
Oklahoma
Land Office
Commissioners of the Land Office
Secretary of
Pontotoc County
Jess Larson
Pontotoc
Ira Hatcher
Perry Hatcher
Lon Hatcher Et al
District Court
Lon Fatcher Et
Ada
Settlement Notices in Pontotoc County Courts
Administratrix Jen nie Roddie Skaggs asks settlement of the estate of O Horton Skaggs with a hearing set for August 14 1937 in Ada. Second notice orders hearing September 3 1937 on U G Winn estate for distribution and claims invalidation. lists unpaid claims and publication and posting requirements.
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Pontotoc
O. Horton Skages
Jennie Roddie Skaggs
O. Horton Skaggs
Ada
Jeffie C. Winn
A. G. Winn
United States Department of Agriculture
Ada Hospital
City of
Evans Hardware
Virgie Walton
P. B. Wilson Lumber Co
Security State Bank of
Oklahoma
I. L. Cummings
J.A. Braly
Pontotoc County
Telegraph Brevities from Kobe and Hong Kong
Smallpox developed today among 312 Japanese refugees arriving aboard the Empress of Japan. More than one hundred United States British and Canadian passengers were held up at quarantine for disinfection. A cholera epidemic in Canton and Hainan spread to Hong Kong causing 59 deaths in 24 hours with thousands seeking free inoculation.
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Kobe
Japan
United States
Hong Kong
Canton
Hainan Island
Honkkong
Fifty bodies placed in Kansas City vaults since strike
Kansas City undertakers report fifty bodies in receiving vaults as grave diggers strike continues since last Thursday. Vault space remains sufficient for about four more weeks if needed.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma City Man Improves After Streptococcal Infection
John Brett former Ardmore superintendent of schools and now an attorney in Oklahoma City was reported to be improving at a local hospital where he was taken Sunday after a streptococcal infection.
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Oklahoma City
John Brett
Ardmore
Britt
Miner Strays in Abandoned Mine for 40 Hours
Jesse Wilson, 28, missing in Marion Illinois mine tunnels for 40 hours, walked out unaided to authorities with a head gash. Rescue team of 20 had searched the Peabody No 3 workings as the mine owner wandered nearly a mile from his own shaft.
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Marion
Ill
Jesse Wilson
Herrin, Ill
Peabody No. 3
Oklahoma delegate chosen for Berlin Dairy Congress
Dr. A. H. Kuhlman of Oklahoma A and M college Stillwater is one of 24 delegates selected by the state department to represent the United States at the International Dairy Congress in Berlin from August 21 to 29.
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Washington
A. H. Kuhlman
Oklahoma
A. & M. College
Stillwater
State Department
United States
Berlin
Weekend Visits and Local Social notes in Burris City
Clyde Prather and Abner Moon families share weekend visits in Sasakwa and Stonewall. C. H. Cooper conducts Dallas business. Ralph Cates family vacationing in Santa Anna California with Mrs. Cates' parents. Watermelon feast at J. C. Woolley home. Billie Berkley visits Edna Ashburn in Stonewall. Moon and Prather families swim and fish on Blue River Sunday.
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J. C. Woolley
Billie Berkley
Edna Ashburn
Stonewall
Abner Moon
Reta
Jimmie Moon
Clyde Prather
Blue River
Four men killed as Eastern plane hits power line near Daytona Beach
An Eastern Airlines Douglas airliner en route from Chicago to Miami struck a temporary power line near Daytona Beach Florida. Captain Stuart Dietz and co-pilot Robert Reed were killed, 5 others injured as the plane plunged through trees and into a scrub area. The crash prompted swift investigations by the commerce department state airline and power company. Survivors include E W Philpots W G Marian H M Hamilton F M Thompson W Dunlap Bryan Merrill with varying injuries. Dr Charles Gratz aided crash victims at the scene.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Robert Reed
University of Oklahoma
Eastern Airlines
Chicago
Miami
Palmedo
Commerce Department
Florida Power and Light Company
Pete Dygert
Dygert
Stuart Dietz
Baltimore
Oklahoma City
C. W. Dunlap
Bryan Merrill
Dietz
Reed
Marian
DeLand Highway
Jacksonville
Charles G. Williams
Orlando
Charles M. Gratz
New York
Oklahoma's Runoff Law Survived by Petition Suspension
Oklahoma's runoff primary system was saved temporarily when a referendum petition with 42135 signatures suspended the law before it took effect. Judge Rice planned to rule on two Waurika and Duncan cases and hear motions for new trials in Sulphur and Ardmore. Senator Elmer Thomas reported the president had signed a certificate sending Rice to the federal court setup.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Waurika
Duncan
Sulphur
Ardmore
Rice
Elmer Thomas
Washington
Roosevelt
Robert L. Williams
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Massive 72 Executed in Siberian Purge Linked to Japanese
Moscow reports 72 alleged far eastern railway wreckers executed in Irkutsk as part of a Siberian purge to root out spies and wreckers. The batch raises total known executions to 320 in the campaign against sabotage tied to Japanese intelligence. Victims included railway workers and their families en route to Komsomol.
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Moscow
Irkutsk
East Siberia
Pravda
Russia
Oklahoma's New Federal Judge Plans Day Study
Eugene Rice of Duncan, newly confirmed by the Senate as federal judge for eastern Oklahoma, prepared to study the docket. He indicated he would likely delay submitting his resignation from the Duncan State District Court until Monday.
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Mu“Rogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Eugene Rice
Duncan
Federal District Court
Rice
United States Senate
Millard Mobley Obituary from Ada Route 2
Millard Robert Mobley died August 4 at 7 00 p m at home in Ada Route 2. Funeral services were held August 5 at 3 00 p m at Criswell Funeral Home chapel with Rev Haley Messer officiating. Interment followed in Rosedale Cemetery. He is survived by his parents three sisters Jewell Ruby Nadine and Mary Joe and two brothers J D and Kenneth Mobley.
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Millard Robert Mobley
Millard
Robert Mobley
J. D. Mobley
Ada
Route 2
Criswell Funeral Home
Haley Messer
the Nazarene Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Jewell
Ruby Nadine
Mary Joe
J. D
Kenneth Mobley
Mrs Ruthie G Martin Rites Scheduled in Connerville
Mrs Ruthie G Martin age 27 of Fittstown died August 5 at 1 00 pm in a local hospital. Funeral services set for August 6 at 4 00 pm in Connerville with Rev Schneidmuller officiating. Burial in Connerville Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. She leaves husband Orin Martin four children Virginia Wesley Shirley and Don Lewis plus three brothers three sisters and her mother Ethel Lewis.
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Orin Martin
Ruthie G. Martin
Fittstown
Connerville
Rev. Schneidmuller
Criswell Funeral Home
Don Lewis
Ethel Lewis
Christopher C. Hinton Dies at 71 in Getty Oklahoma
Christopher C. Hinton 71 of Getty Oklahoma died August 5 in Oklahoma City Funeral services were held August 6 at 2 p m at Criswell Funeral Home with Revs Morris and Stuke officiating Interment was in Rosedale Cemetery Survived by wife Minnie four sons John Troy James Virgil and two daughters Bernie Marie and Joy Hinton
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Christopher C. Hinton
Getty
Okla
Oklahoma City
Criswell Funeral Home
Morris and
Stuke
Rosedale Cemetery
Mr. Hinton
Minnie
John A Troy
James
Virgil
Bernie Marie
Joy Hinton
Infant of Mr and Mrs Enlow Dies in Ada
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Enlow Ada passed away August 5 at 9 p m in a local hospital. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery with Criswell Funeral Home in charge. The infant is survived by its parents.
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Charles D. Enlow
Ada
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Thyfodore Coon Good dies at 82 in Ada
Thyfodore Coon Good age 82 died Sunday at his home 727 North Bluff Funeral held Criswell Chapel Tuesday at 2 p m Burial in Vamoosa cemetery Survived by son Buford E Good Ada and daughter Mrs Clara Sacabour Celeste Texas
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Todore Good
North Bluff
Criswell Funeral Home
Vamoosa
Good
Buford E. Good
Ada
Clara Sacabour
Celeste
Texs
Mrs. Lucinda Dunabe Dies at 65 in Allen
Mrs. Lucinda J. Dunabe, 65, died at her Allen home. Funeral services will be announced later by Criswell Funeral Home.
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Lucinda Dunabe
Lucinda J. Dunabe
Allen
Criswell Funeral Home
Hambletonian Trot Postponed by Rain Storm at Good Time Park
In Goshen New York on August 11 the Hambletonian stake for 3 year old trotters was postponed to tomorrow as rain rendered the Good Time Park track unsuitable for racing. Australia airlines logged 4 332 870 miles in 1936 on a route mileage of 18 027 miles carrying 31 873 passengers.
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Australia Airlines
Goshen
N. Y
Hambletonian
Rich
Good Time Park
Greater returns for amount in vested
Ada News classifieds report a notice about investments or returns on vested funds promising higher earnings. The brief item notes enhanced yield prospects and eligibility criteria for interested readers.
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Ada News
Administration Bills Stall as House Debates Farm Links
Washington crowds highlight warnings that wage and hour legislation stalls in the House Rules Committee amid farm loan debates. Senate action on crop loans signals potential pivot as leadership Eyes farm price boosts and possible shifts before adjournment.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Rules Committee
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Southern Agriculture Commissioners
House Agriculture Committee
Bankhead
Congress
Plane Disaster Under Inquiry In Daytona Beach
A crashed Eastern Airlines flight that killed four people and injured five prompted a board of inquiry. Investigators traced a power pole near the runway and questioned airport officials about the pole’s presence and warning to staff. Names include pilot Stuart G. Dietz and co pilot Robert R. Reed with victims J. Triana of Mexico City and J. H. Phillpotts of Kingston Jamaica. The crash occurred near dawn and the aircraft was a Chicago Miami passenger ship. The injured included Fred M. Thompson and Steward Brian Merrill. The inquiry involves four federal inspectors and a Florida representative.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Eastern Airlines
Oklahoma City
Peter Dygert
Stuart G. Dietz
Florida Power and Light Company
Dietz
Robert R. Reed
Peter Phillpotts
Department of Commerce
Florida
Funeral planned for Reed victim of Daytona Beach airliner crash
Oklahoma City mourns 24 year old co pilot Robert R. Reed killed when the Florida airliner he co piloted crashed at Daytona Beach. Parents Mr and Mrs John H Reed await word on body arrival. Surviving sister Mrs Henry C Murphy and brother Alfred F Reed reside in Guthrie.
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Oklahoma City
Robert R. Reed
Daytona Beach
Fla
John H. Reed
Florida
Henry C. Murphy
Alfred F. Reed
Guthrie
Zionists to Confer on Holy Land Status
In Zurich on Aug 11 the world Zionist congress voted 304 to 158 to negotiate with Great Britain on a royal commission plan to partition Palestine into Jewish Arab and British zones despite Rabbi Stephen Wise's opposition. The decision allows exploration of the proposal terms without committing the body to a yes or no.
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Zurich
Switzerland
World Zionist Congress
Great Britain
Palestine
Stephen Wise
New York
Wise
Holy Land
World Zionists
Royal Commission
Carbon black plant approved in Oklahoma panhandle
The state corporation commission granted Stanley Marsh Jr of Amarillo Texas a 10 year permit to build and operate a carbon black plant in Texas county Oklahoma Panhandle using up to 60 million cubic feet of gas daily. He will pay 1 to 14 cents per 1000 cubic feet and will buy gas from producers without discrimination. Carbon black is used in rubber processing and other manufacturing.
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Oklahoma City
State Corporation Commission
Stanley Marsh, Jr
Amarillo
Tex
Texas County
Oklahoma Panhandle
Marsh
Truck Driver Charged in Ark. Collision Death
Sheriff Virgil Kolb said manslaughter charges would be filed today against Harold Hanson of Manhattan Kansas a truck driver for the death of John R. Ratliff 65 a Clarks ville farmer from a collision between Ratliff s truck and Hansons vehicle on July 31 Ratliff was injured in the crash and has been free on bond since the accident.
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Clarksville
Ark
Virgil Kolb
Harold Hanson
Manhattan
Kas
John R. Ratliff
Ratliff
Hanson
Liberty
City Moves Gas Pump to New City Hall Site
City workers dig a sizable hole at the rear of city hall to relocate the gasoline pump from the curb by Broadway. The new underground location will make the pump more accessible for city cars and trucks and free curb space for parking once the move is finished.
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New Place
Broadway
Dionne quintuplets older siblings step into spotlight
In Callander Ontario the quintuplets with mild colds were kept secluded as Daniel Rose Ernest Therese and Pauline joined their father at a souvenir stand to be watched by visiting tourists. Dr Allan Roy Dafoe said the girls are showing progress toward recovery and four of them will likely be on view to tourists by Friday.
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Callander
Ont
Daniel
Rose
Ernest
Therese
Pauline
Allan Roy Dafoe
Girl Scouts Attend First International Encampment
Twenty six nations are represented at the first international encampment in America for Girl Scouts in Briarcliff Manor New York. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt honorary president of the American Girls Scouts will address the gathering. The visitors came with funds from the Juliette Gordon Low Memorial and Mrs Herbert Hoover sent a message praising international friendship among girls.
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Briarcliff Manor
N. Y
America
Girl Scouts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Girls Scouts
Juliette Gordon Low
Herbert Hoover
Family poisoned by infected milk at Mi Ogee
A widow Mrs Edgar Woods age 32 and six of seven children were treated and dismissed from a hospital after contracting ptomaine poisoning from milk believed contaminated from their family cow near Oktaha Oklahoma. Bobby Lee Woods age 9 was among the first seriously ill but improved with treatment.
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Ogee
Edgar Woods
Bobby Lee Woods
Brady Gang Sought in Western Maryland
Baltimore reports police widened their dragnet into western Maryland as they pursue the Brady gang. Alfred Brady and James Dalhover are believed in hiding near Frederick, while Clarence Lee Schaffer is also being hunted in the area for a string of crimes from jail break to bank robbery and murder.
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Brady Gang
Baltimore
Brady
Maryland
Frederick
Alfred Brady
James Dalhover
Clarence Lee Schaffer
Free medical consultation for one day only
Doctors offer free consultations from 10 a m to 4 p m with licensed physicians visiting major towns. They claim not to operate for chronic conditions and list a wide range of ailments treated without charge for consultation, noting proper accompaniment of married women by husbands.
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Clyde Katser
Claude Sturdivant
Thomas P. Holt
Certificate OF Partnership
George Alletag
Alma G. Grigsby
Grigsby
Orr
Alletag
George Ailletag
Lonnelle Allen
Notary Public
Lizzie Parnacher
McGee
Sam Hawkins
Kemp and McArthur
East Main Street
Kemp & McArthur
State of Oklahoma
John Boyce McKees
John Boyce McKeen
R. C. Jeter
East
BY Williams
M-Mp
NEA Service
ING
Triluaari
Peter Philpot
Jamaica
E. W. Philpots
W. G. Marian
Mexico City
H. M. Hamilton
Detroit
F. M. Thompson
Greenville
Williams
Dr. Gratz
Secretary of State
Sam Battles
Ige
Christopher Hinton
Enlow Infant
Thyfodore Coon
White House
Byrnes
D-Sc
Senate Reorganization Committee
Johnson
House Democratic Steering Committee
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House Ways and Means
Doughton
N. C
Dionne
Girl Scouts of World
O Ada
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