New Oil Discovery Near Allen Elevates Pontotoc Prospects
Oil men report a new well three miles northwest of Allen in Pontotoc County penetrating the McAlester or Savanna sands. Flow recorded at 2505 depth on Saturday with early activity, while gas and oil show at shallower depths in nearby sections. Local officials and Homokia Company head Dickerson optimism grows as explorers, Hus Humble and Amoco reps visit the site amid a motorsome weekend turnout.
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Prem Konéas
Pontotoc County
Allen
Ailen
Watson Farm
Homokia
Dickerson
Oklahoma
Jack Kennedy
T-P Company
Hubert Bales
Humble and
Amareda
McAlester
Savanna Sands
North Coal
South Hughes
East Pontotoc
Tulsa
Savana
Allen Field
Ada
Discovery well in Allen field eyed for test after delay
W A Leonard reports from Allen that the new discovery well will undergo a test in about two days after passing through an 18 to 20 foot cavern and lime strata causing delay. The Ada legal community descended on Allen for updates while lease trading peaks at up to 100 dollars per acre. In Seminole a hotel fire destroys or damages most of the block, with First Baptist church spared, total damage estimated near 200000. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours aided by dynamite to collapse walls and control flames.
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Allen Field
W. A. Leonard
Allen
Leonard
Homackla
Fraternity of
Ada
Crown Block
Seminole
First Baptist Church
Ed Dyche Oklahoma political leader dies at 50
J E Ed Dyche a well known Oklahoma political figure and former Atlanta federal prison warden died at 2 20 pm Sunday at his home 1400 West Twenty second street of heart disease Funeral arrangements were delayed pending relatives arrival Dyche’s career linked him to major campaigns including W B Pine for U S senator and Jake Hannon for Republican national committeeman
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Dyche
Oklahoma City
J. E
Want Ads Read Across the Community
A fragmented notice notes Want Ads are being read widely, highlighting community interest in classified listings and local opportunities.
Seminole Fire Destroys Buildings in Oil Boom Town
Seminole Oklahoma reports a disastrous blaze last night causing an estimated 200000 dollars in damage. Four one story brick structures and the Commercial hotel a two story frame building were destroyed as flames from a kitchen grease flare up swept through the business district for two hours.
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Seminole
Oklahoma
Seminole Oil Pool
Cobb and Speaker Reach Washington Over Fixed Game Claim
Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker traveled to Washington to discuss baseball bats and the charged fix in the September 25, 1919 game. Dutch Leonard had alleged a fixed game and Commissioner Landis made the accusation. Cobb and Speaker offered no explanation for their capital visit.
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Chicago
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Washington
Federal
Dutch Leonard
Speaker
Cobb
Augusta
Leonard
Landis
Ada Returns To Ordinary Life After Yuletide Observance
Christmas over Ada resumes normal life after a two day Yuletide break. Saturday was quiet as drug stores reopened and merchants tore down holiday displays to wage winter competition. Sunday saw motor trips and a visit to the new oil well at Allen while business prepared for year end inventories.
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Ada
Santa
Knights Templar
Asylum
Ada Commandery
Allen
Nashville Flood Predicted To Break Records
Nashville weather bureau warned the Cumberland River would rise from 54.4 to an all time high around 55.5 to 56 feet. Four thousand people were homeless since the flood began, emergency relief funds of 5000 dollars appealed, and Davidson county charities urged rapid donations of clothing and aid.
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Nashville
Tenn
Weather Bureau
Cumberland River
Davidson County Board of Charities
Ten Drunks Lodged During City Christmas Observance
The weekend observance of Christmas saw ten inebriates lodged by city authorities. Mayor Somer Jones said the holiday was quieter than in previous years and drunkenness was the sole charge listed for the ten cases.
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Somer Jones
Tulsa Mourns As It Prepares 10 Bury City Leaver
Tulsa and Sand Springs honor Charles Page a multi millionaire philanthropist and industrial magnate who died of diabetic poisoning after influenza. Funeral services will be at the Sand Springs orphans home he founded with a public viewing at his home. Messages of condolence pour in from across the nation.
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Tulsa
Charles Page
Sand Springs
Page
Lucille Rayburn
Mary
W. E. Page
Oklahoma Supreme Court to rule on highway fund laws
Tulsa county commissioners seek to have sections of state highway laws declared unconstitutional. The suit challenges department salaries and approvals paid from the highway construction and maintenance fund without legislative appropriation, naming Auditor C. C. Childers and Treasurer A. S. J. Shaw as parties. The board asks for injunctions restraining action until a ruling.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa County Board of Commissioners
State Supreme Court
District Court of
Oklahoma County
George F. Short
Board of Commissioners
Highway Department
State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund
C. C. Childers
A. S. J. Shaw
Childers
Shaw
State Treasury
State Highway Department
Tulsa County
Governor General Plans Coastal Korean Railway Extension
The Governor General envisions an extended Korean railway network along the coast and across from Pingyang to the upper Yalu, linking major regions and improving transportation. This strategic expansion aims to bolster movement and economic connectivity across the peninsula and frontier areas.
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Pingyang
Yalu
First Baby of New Year Prize Contest Opens
Ada merchants will award a complete layette to the first baby born after midnight on New Year’s Day 1927. Doctors in Pontotoc County will verify births, and reports must be filed within six hours of birth to be eligible. Last year’s winner was born in a farmhouse near Ada reported by Dr Brannon.
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Ada
Pontotoc
Allen Highway
Brannon
Ada Hosts Group Five Bankers Meeting
Ada will host Group Five bankers from the Oklahoma Bankers Association on Saturday with Eugene P. Gunn arriving to help set up. The group includes counties south of the Rock Island and east of the Frisco lines, drawing eastern Oklahoma leaders and out of state speakers to discuss agricultural and industrial concerns. A banquet for about 200 is planned at the First Presbyterian basement, and Dr A Linchen will be invited for a main address as the group business wraps up that day.
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Ada
Oklahoma Bankers
Eugene P. Gunn
State Bankers’ Association
Rock Island
Frisco
Oklahoma
Southwest
First Presbyterian Church
A. Linscheid
East Central College
Oklahoma Glass Company Sees Growth With New Year Expansion
The Oklahoma Glass company plans a busy 1927 as new machinery arrives to expand production at the local plant. If demand remains strong, a north unit may open, bringing seven machines into operation and about 150 workers. The plant will start the year with the cutting plant, and glass containers especially bottles and fruit jars are emphasized as future growth drivers.
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Oklahoma Glass Company
C. V. Gowing
Gowing
Man in Hospital Battered Criminal Wanted Across Counties
Injured man known as Jimmy Crossly alias Jess Cutworth lies chained to a hospital cot in Ada after a gunshot wound from a Saturday night robbery in Sasakwa. Authorities say Crossly is wanted in Okemah for burglary, Miami for jail breaking and assault, and Pawhuska for murder and burglary.
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Jimmy Crossly
Jess Cutworth
Ada
Paden
W. B. Walker
Crossly
Okemah
Miami
Pawhuska
Sasakwa
Pontotoc
Seminole County
Seminole
Cutworth
Jess Crossly
Jimmy Cutworth
Dust we are and to dust we shall return mudding in life
A brief wry note contrasts mortality with a playful jab at throwing mud. It frames life as fleeting while humor persists in small acts of mischief. The piece leans into existential reflection with a humorous twist.
Oil Commissioner Sought in Postwar Energy Shakeup
In a postwar energy realignment a new oil commissioner is proposed to oversee pricing production and distribution reforms. Analysts expect the move to affect refiners pipelines and offshore developments across key states and federal agencies.
Former Wichita Falls Mayor Pardoned by Texas Governor
Frank Collier former mayor of Wichita Falls Texas was pardoned by Gov Miriam A Ferguson after serving a few months of a three year sentence for the slaying of his son in law Elsie Robertson. His wife who also faced charges was pardoned earlier. The petition cited 11 jurors and over 400 citizens supporting the pardon. Robertson was killed on a Wichita Falls street soon after he wed Collier's daughter.
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Austin
Tex
Frank Collier
Wichita Falls
Texas
Elsie Robertson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Collier
Robertson
Undersheriff Wins County Crow Destruction Contest
P H Deal undersheriff and Pontotoc County Izaak Walton League member won a Winchester pump gun in a state wide contest to kill crows hawks and chapparel. Prize funded by E W Marland and two other sportsmen provided for 77 counties. Deal killed 49 crows 12 hawks and 10 chapparel by December 24. Ada Izaak Walton League members competed in the race.
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P. H. Deal
Pontotoc County
Izaak Walton League
Deal
E. W. Marland
Ponca City
Pontotoc
Ada
Japan's first cars in 1903 and Tokyo counts rise
Japan's first automobile appeared in 1903 and by 1907 Tokyo had only three cars. Recent estimates indicate the national tally of motor cars in use has grown, with current figures reflecting gradual adoption across the country.
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Japan
Tokyo
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