Singing brings new community spirit to England
Tom Latta notes English adoption of American style community singing boosting morale and softening tempers, with the king participating in large events. The piece then shifts to varied notes on Dixie origins, the roles of Edith Johnson, dollar imagery, Indiana Supreme Court contempt rulings, Smithsonian bootlegging woes, and Al Smith's political support among Republicans.
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Tom Latta
Tulsa World
England
The
Daily Express
America
Farmers Need Fair Play In Economy Says Manufacturer Record
The farmer must be supported as a vital national business comparing to railroads and industries. He faces no guaranteed profit and cannot easily halt production, unlike other sectors. The piece urges study by business leaders to ensure farm prosperity and overall national prosperity.
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Congress
Highways Dependent on Oil Industry
A McAlester News-Capital summary notes highway funding from motor vehicle taxes totals over 1.2 billion when including related levies, with 95 percent of gasoline taxes and 93 percent of registration fees supporting highway construction and upkeep. It contrasts road costs with broader vehicle and fuel economics. It also reports on social changes, cotton outlooks for Oklahoma, and enforcement of game laws by the Izaak Walton League. The piece ends with a complaint about a subscriber canceling over being called by initials instead of Mr. crediting his dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester News-Capital
Oklahoma
Izaak Walton League
Ada citizens pledge stable room and board amid oil findings
The Ada chamber of commerce canvass finds roomers and boarders loyal to the city and college, with prices held steady despite oil prospects. Citizens prefer gradual development over a mushroom boom and profiteering rumors are laid to rest.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Oil drilling hurdles slow Bebee and Allen fields progress
In Pontotoc county drilling faces bad roads and river rises delaying activity. Shaw Bennett No. 1 near Bebee shows 40 barrels per day expected at 1,800 feet. B. A. LaSelle near Bebee reports a 100 barrel daily producer. Snowden & McSweeny enter Allen field after touching oil sand at 2255 feet. Wilcox test planned on P. M. Wright farm with cable tools to follow.
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Shaw Bennett No. 1
Bebee
B. A. LaSelle
Allen
Snowden & McSweeny
Allen Field
Skirvin
Sandbach
P. M. Wright
Vanzetti on Trial After Salsedo Death and Payroll Murder Charge
The body of Salsedo was found on a New York City sidewalk after he reportedly jumped from a 14th floor window in federal offices. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti faced murder charges in Boston with Vanzetti claiming political exile fears and radical activity led to their arrest.
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Salsedo
New York
Federal Department of Justice
Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Sacco
Bridgewater
Thayer
Sacco and Vanzetti executions recalled in detail
The account recounts the final moments of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti as they faced execution after seven years of appeals. It notes their refusals to acknowledge guilt, their political beliefs, and Vanzetti's calm demeanor and forgiveness as he died.
Bartolomeo Vanzetti The Italian Immigrant Leader
Bartolomeo Vanzetti a Plymouth Massachusetts peddler and writer linked to radical causes fled to Mexico in 1917 to avoid the draft. He was thick set swarthy with a large mustache and active in radical councils. He went to New York in spring 1920 to search for missing associate Salsedo after his arrest on murder charges.
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Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Mexico
Vanzetti
Plymouth
Mass
Salsedo
New York
Oklahoma campaign to keep broomcorn state bound
The state market commission and broomcorn businessmen launched a drive to store Oklahoma broomcorn within the state until sold to manufacturers. H. B. Converse noted Wichita Kansas as the current storage center and outlined needs for warehouses financing and federal grading with warehouse certificates.
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Oklahoma City
State Market Commission
Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma
H. B. Converse
Converse
Elk City
Oil Production Shows Usual Weekly Drop Across U S
Crude oil production declined, averaging 38 380 barrels per day less than the prior week, per the Oil and Gas Journal. Oklahoma saw a 40 775 barrel drop amid curtailment in Seminole, while Texas faced a sharp slump. Northern Texas and California posted increases.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Seminole
Texas
Lone Star State
California
Fifteen Destroyers Ordered for New Search
Washington August 23 Fifteen destroyers and one light cruiser under Rear Admiral Luke McNamee were ordered to join the search for missing Pacific aviators. Rear Admiral Jackson of the Pacific fleet aims to thoroughly scrutinize the water area where the planes are believed to have landed before calling off operations Thursday.
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Washington
Luke McNamee
Jackson
OE Production of U S Shows Slight Decrease
The American Petroleum Institute reports weekly U S crude oil production averaged 2,675,550 barrels for the week ended August 13, down from 2,577,150 a week earlier. East of California output fell to 1,957,850 from 1,965,050. Mid-Continent region including Oklahoma and Texas declined to 1,620,350 from 1,623,550, with Smackover Arkansas heavy oil excluded.
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The
American Petroleum Institute
United States
California
Mid-Continent
Oklahoma
Kansas
Panhandle
North
West Central
West Texas
East Central
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Smackover
Will Sell Owens Holdings to Pay Contempt Fine
Tulsa August 23. Oil operator and legislator O O Owens faces auction of part of his property to satisfy a 5000 dollar contempt fine and a one year jail term from the state supreme court. Sheriff R D Sanford will execute the writ on July 11 and the sale on September 8 on the county building west steps. Lots 5 and 6 block 7 Norvell Park addition listed for sale. Undersheriff Charles Price to wield the hammer.
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Tulsa
O. O. Owens
Owens
State Supreme Court
R. D. Sanford
Supreme Court
Norvell Park
Charles Price
Buy it rent it sell it find it with a News Want Ad
Classified ad note inviting readers to use the newspaper’s want ad service for buying renting and selling items. Highlights quick reach through the local classifieds and the convenience of placing ads.
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Byron Norrell
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
National Industrial Conference Board
R. C. Force
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Dixie Land
Manhattan Island
South
Dixie
Dixy
Dan Emmett
Emmett
Mr. Dixy
Land of
Cotton
Edith Johnson
Oklahoman
Lizzie
Supreme Court of Indiana
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al Smith
Tammany Man
Warden
South Braintree
L. Q. White
Webster Thayer
Dedham
Psychopathic Hospital
Fuller
P. O
Okla
West 5Th
ABC News
South Johnson
Vaness
J. E. Kinsey
Johnson Glass Pasture
Rollow
Jeter
Rollow’s Hardware
Moore
Altus
Rains Grocery and Market
G. C. Alsbach
U. S
Owens” Holdings
Breeden
Gwin & Mays Drug Store
Iits
A. D. Coon
Optometrist
Indian Land Sale
Department of Interior
W. E. Hiskey
Holdenville
Daniel Hays
Department of the Interior
Muskogee, Oklahoma
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