Pontotoc County Oil Field Notes Seek Reclassification
Operators in the John Fitts pool seek reclassification to Class C to gain a larger share of the state's crude market. Hearings set for January 5, with Permits filed by W A Delaney Jr and partners, Stanolind, and Carter Oil. The De laney No 2 A J Harden may be completed soon, pumping 350 bph after a 1900 kickoff and rated for up to 12,000 bpd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitts
Pontotoc County
Corporation Commission
Viola
Fitts
W. A. Delaney Jr
B. C. King
E. H. Moore
Stanolind Oil & Gas Company
Delaney
Fitts field to resume completions near Ada Oklahoma
After a two week pause, the John Fitts field in Pontotoc County resumes drilling and expects a producer soon. The Delaney and others No. 2 A J Harden reached 4240 feet in Bromide sand and will be washed in, with more tests planned in 16 1 2 section area and a potential reclassification of the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steedman
Simpson
Delaney
Coal County
Paramount
Graham
John Fitts
Delaney No. 2
A. J. Harden
W. A. Delaney Jr
Richards
Mureum
Magnusson
Lynch
Thompson
Jesse
Hunton
Fitts
Pontotoc County
Sstate
State Corporation Commission
Akers
E. H. Moore
Clarita
Phillips
Norris
Blackstock
Cradduck
Carter
Lucy Brown
Loyal
Magnolia
Tom Norris
Standlind
P. A. Norris
Ada
Craddock
Blackstock No
Harden
D. Harden
Stanolind No
Moore No
Wirich
Moore No. 1
Showers
Edmond oil field rules to be considered next year
Oklahoma City December 22. The state corporation commission will review conservation rules for the Edmond oil field after the new year. Drilling and producing practices were approved by the proration umpire and operators at today’s conference with the commission. The Kewanee Oil & Gas No. 4 Kennedy well in Osage county's 34-26-6E area produced 1 063 barrels in 12 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Oil Corporation No
Hudson
Newkirk
Kay County
Oklahoma City
Edmond
State Corporation Commission
Burbank
Osage County
Kewanee Oil & Gas
Kennedy
Righberg Admits Warning Over Magazine Series
Donald Richberg, recovery coordinator, says in a letter to editor George Lorimer that the Saturday Evening Post must accept full legal responsibility for forthcoming General Huck Johnson articles. Richberg says Johnson’s charges against him could be proven false by documents and witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Donald R. Richberg
Saturday Evening Post
Huck S. Johnson
NRA
Richberg
George Horace Lorimer
General Johnson
Oklahoma Seeks Federal Aid for School Terms Over Two Million
Oklahoma asks the federal government to provide more than two million dollars to assure normal school terms. Letters from John W. Studebaker announce conditions for ER A funds, with governors and state superintendents to certify needs and detailed estimates. FERA will exhaust state and county funds first, and an investigative review will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
John W. Studebaker
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA
Will Rogers
D-Oka
Rogers
John S. Vaughan
Plan to pay off bonus via 17 year certificates proposed
A new soldiers bonus plan would pay 1.2 billion dollars in cash to veterans only if certificates mature in 1935 rather than 1945. The plan shifts the 1918 Armistice date back to 1918 for eligibility and would save the treasury about a billion dollars by reducing interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil B. Dickerson
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Bonus Group
Christmas Day Quiet in Ada as Celebrations Continue
Ada observed Christmas with calm activity and mild weather. One injury occurred when a car left the highway injuring C M Thompson. arrests were light after the holiday. A shooting victim Willie Frazier was wounded in the ankle, Oliver Moses held for investigation. City offices closed and commerce paused before resuming for the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
C. M. Thompson
Fittstown Cafe
Thompson
Somer Jones
Oliver Moses
Willie Frazier
Tragic Dundas crash. 15 dead as Detroit Toronto express hits excursion train
Canadian National Railway officials opened an inquiry into a collision at Dundas Ontario near Hamilton. The Detroit to Toronto express struck a stationary London to Toronto excursion train on a siding killing at least 15 and injuring more than a score. Engineers and passengers acted to minimize loss as wreckage, emergency crews, and hospital staff battled to save lives.
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Hamilton
Ont
National Railways
Dundas
Open Switch
London
Toronto
B. Burrell
Detroit
No. 16
Burrell
W. C. Rice
Rice
Douglas Mackie
Bundas Valley
Dundas Station
Hamilton General Hospital
Stuart Street
Smiddy Robber Suspect Caught In Oklahoma City
Ennis Smiddy, under indictment for the Kingfisher People’s National Bank robbery on May 31, is now in federal custody. He is also tied to the Sentinel National Bank robbery 10 days earlier. Federal agent Dwight Brantley says a sentencing under the new federal law will target the Sentinel case. Smiddy, last of a gang, was captured at his parents’ home while opening a Christmas package near Waurika. His father S. E. Smiddy and brother-in-law Henry Parker face harboring charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ennis Smiddy
United States Department of Justice
Smiddy
People’s National Bank of Kingfisher
Sentinel National Bank
Sentinel
Dwight Brantley
Kingfisher Bank
Jim Clark
Kansas
Lansing
Frank Delmar
Aubrey Ansell
S. E. Smiddy
Tragedy Mars Holiday Across North America
Christmas toll rises across the continent with at least 163 deaths from trains fires and auto crashes. Indiana to California report fatalities including 14 in Michigan and 14 in California, plus multiple fires from Joplin to Albany.
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Associated Press
North American
Hamilton
Ont
United States
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Missouri
North Carolina
Louisiana
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Arkansas
Michigan
Texas
Washington State
Idaho
Utah
Oklahoma
Georgia
California
Illinois
Massachusetts
Florida
Alabama
Kansas
Maine
Connecticut
Oregon
Moody sparkled as Razorbacks crush East Central Tigers 50-21
Moody led Arkansas with 24 points and joined Jack Newby in a dominant effort as the Razorbacks raced to a 50-21 win over Mickey McBride's East Central team. The visitors pulled away after a 17-11 halftime lead, sealing the game with a relentless second-half burst.
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Moody
Arkansas University
Razorbacks
Mickey McBride
East Central Tigers
Arkansanyers
Tigers
East Central
Fayetteville Basketeers
Jack Newby
Dickey
Anderson
Fulton
Gilliland
Arkansas
LaFevers
Honea
Upehurech
Poole
Upchurch
Newby
Arkansingers
House
Parker
Walker
Mickey McDaniels
Carter Oil Buys Half Interest in 18000 Acre Coal County Lease
Carter Oil Company purchased a 50 percent interest in a large Coal county lease spread of about 18 000 acres from Ramsey Petroleum Corporation. The deal valued the acreage and related rights as part of a broader energy portfolio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Oil Company
Coal
Ramsey Petroleum Corporation
Furs Bring 10 000 To This County
Pontotoc county farmers boost income from fur sales with nine licensed buyers in Ada and at Stonewall Allen Roff and near Fittstown. Prices fell due to oversupply but more furs were sold than usual, including 32 mink hides at 3 75 each and 60 skunk hides at 55 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada
Ada Feed Company
Ada Poultry and Egg Company
Pruitt and Harp
E. J. Rogers
Stonewall
Allen
Roff
Fittstown
Milady
Ada Poultry and Esg Company
Ada Feed and Seed Company
Pruit and Harp Company
Shawnee
Washington wrangles over NRA letters and resignations
The article discusses internal disputes involving Rich Berg and Johnson, with Johnson’s withdrawal from the NRA and a White House meeting where a resignation letter was drafted. The president urged reconsideration, and Johnson did return after the discussion. Berg faced pressure over alleged libel in a letter.
Tart Reply From Johnson OKMULGE DE
General Hugh S. Johnson accused Donald Richberg of libel threats against the Saturday Evening Post and pressed his rights in a dispute over forthcoming Johnson articles. Johnson mocked Richberg and noted he was visiting his mother for the holidays in Okmulgee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Okmulge DE
Hugh S. Johnson
Donald Richberg
Saturday Evening Post
Johnson
Donald
General Johnson
Hardage Rowland Stay On At 0
Norman Oklahoma December 22 The University of Oklahoma athletic council extended head football coach Lewie Hardage and assistant Bo Rowland for at least one more year keeping the current coaching staff in place for the Sooners three year contracts. They are optimistic about next season while rival coaches were considered but chosen not to take the job due to salary or willingness to coach elsewhere. The player body and students supported the present regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Lewie Hardage
Bo Rowland
University of Oklahoma
University Athletic Council
Hardagé
Rowland
Lynn Waldorf
Kansas State
Biff Jones
Louisiana State
Waldorf
Jones
Tragic Christmas Toll Across States Reported
A sweeping Christmas era tragedy tallies deaths from gun violence drownings and accidental shootings. The record covers many states including Michigan Louisiana and Kentucky with incidents ranging from a boy shot by a teen daughter to a jewelry store owner slain in Chicago.
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Belding
Mich
South Carolina
Chicago
Rex Pyle
Fred Feiner
Shreveport
Louisiana
Evarts
Alabama
Nebraska
Mississippi
Missouri
Loretta Wilson
Port Jefferson N. Y
Rene Katz
Little Rock
Ark
Sylvia Tredman
Preston
Ida
Blue River
Crete
Neb
Leroy Maple
Brownsville
Ohio
Two Men Arrested in Hijacking Near Homer
County officers arrested two men early Friday night investigating a hijacking report near Homer. Saturday morning charges of robbery with firearms were filed against W. L. Wilson alias Dixon and Whitey Jamison for robbing Wilhelmine Brown of 5.78 dollars using a shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
W. L. Wilson
Dixon
Whitey Jamison
Wilhelmine Brown
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Moore
Curtis
Mitchell
Phillips Petroleum Corp
FP. A. Norris
Crosbie
Nher
Marden
A. J. Hardin
H. Marcum
Magnuson
Righberg
Chita
Fast Express
Hilda Parker
William Parker
Hamilton Street Railway
Waurika
Joplin
San Diego
Cal
Madison
Minn
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N. Y
Newport
R. L
White House
Hardage
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Wright
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright
Dayton
Army
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