Day by Day Happenings in Pontotoc County Oil Fields
Ada area oils show rising activity with Hunton pool tests under state commission order. New wells at Fitts field post record open flow and several offset locations announced alongside Bebee and Coal county drilling in Hunton lime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Fitts
Hunton
State Corporation Commission
Coal County
Breedlove
Daniel
Moore
McKoy
Simpson
McKay
Wilcox
Magnolia
Statler
M. Norris
D. Harden
R. W. Simpson
Bebee
Burk
Hugo
F. L. Cooper
E. L. Branstetter
Bell
Earl Fisher
George L. Pace
Duncan
Hunton lime play drives record oil yields in Fitts field
In the Fitts field the Hunton lime drive yields high potential wells with gains up to 5186 barrels daily as operators push Hunton completions. By week’s end several wells show strong flow with dozens of wells set to complete before January while state regulators await January allowable figures for the Fitts Simpson pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bransdall
Continental
Texas Railroad Commission
Bureau of Mines
Louisiana
Mearnsdall
Ernest O. Thompson
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
America
Thompson
Interstate Oil Compact
Axtell J. Byles
American Petroleum Institute
Ada oil area reopens after holidays with multiple wells advancing
After Christmas, Ada oil region activity increases as Hunton wells resume taking potentials. Carter No. 1 Warne near Lula set pipe to 5531 feet and expected to drill again late this week. Norris No. 1 Sandbach resumes at 726 feet after 8 inch casing. Ramesey No. 1 Johnson near Lovelady cores Viola lime. Delaney et al No. 1 Sawyer in Jesse field prepared to drill deeper after Bromide production.
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Fitts
Hunton
Simpson
Getty No
Arbuckle
Moore No
Sadler
Ada
Lula
Carter
Warne
Sandbach
Norris
Lovelady
Ramesey No
Johnson
Nwsw
Viola
Jesse Field
Delaney Et al
Sawyer
Cosden Pipeline Starts Cromwell to Fitts Field Project
Construction begins on a pipeline from Cromwell station to the Fitts field in Pontotoc county. The route replaces a 4 inch Cromwell Harjo segment with 6 inch pipe and plans a 4 inch line onward to the Fitts field, covering about 47 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homan
Cosden Pipeline
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Cromwell Station
Fitts Field
Pontotoc County
Cromwell-Harjo
Cow Tops Barnyard in Mental Test Says Miss Gardner
Atlantic City reports Miss Pearl Gardner of Cornell University found cows outperform horses and even sheep in learning by observation. She studied 72 horses, 48 cows, and 11 sheep over five years starting in 1951, noting cows remember longer and learn faster. Pigs are being tested with surprising initial results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Neil
Atlantic City
Pearl Gardner
Cornell University
Agricultural School
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Miss Gardner
Oklahoma oil activity shows new drilling and testing in multiple fields
In the Fitts and nearby fields drilling continues with new locations announced by E H Moore on the McCarty lease. Wells like Delaney No. 2 Alexander and Moore's No. 8 A McKay report core tests, acidizing, and early flow rates while awaiting state commission decisions on January allowable figures. Contour work includes tubing tests, tool replacements, cement waiting, and Bromide sand production at Thompson well in Jesse field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunton
Fitts
State Corporation Commission
Ada
Alexander
Viola
Norris
Lovelady
Ramsey
Johnson
Carter Et al
Warne
Lula
Carter Oil Co
G. Smith
E. H. Moore
McCarty
Moore
McKay
Sadler
Muse
Jesse Fields
Jesse Field
Continental No. 1
Thompson
Okla
New Wax From Tuberculosis Germs Discovered
Dr. Robert J. Anderson of Yale unveiled a new wax from tuberculosis germs that acts like a blacksmith in the lungs, welding healthy cells into tubercle growths. Found in human and bovine TB but not others, it is the 35th in a series of novel extracts, all showing harmful effects in animals. Yale and the National Tuberculosis Association have cooperated for ten years in this search for a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Atlantic
City
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Robert J. Anderson
Yale University
Anderson
National Tuberculosis Association
Governor Pardons Two Oklahoma Prisoners
Governor Marland granted pardons to Fred Nicholas of Garfield County and R R Kinsey of Pontotoc County. Both men had been paroled by former Governor Murray. Nicholas received a four year sentence for the 1931 Nick Coury slaying and left prison June 20, 1952. Kinsey, sentenced to eight years for a 1931 robbery, was granted leave February 13, 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
API
Marland
Fred Nicholas
Garfield County
R. R. Kinsey
Pontotoc County
William H. Murray
Nicholas
Nick Coury
Kinsey
Oklahoma City livestock market closes holiday trading mix
Cattle 2 000 head with calves and beef steers showing uneven demand. hogs 1 800 head steady with packer top at 10.00. sheep 500 head steady with lambs balancing around 8.50 to 9.00. Prices reflect modest losses on Tuesday, market firming early in trading before the holidays.
Kansas City Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Hogs 2 000 fairly active to all interests with top 10.20 and Desirable 180 Ibs at 10.00 20. Sows 9.50 9.75 Stock pigs scarce. Cattle 3 500 with calves 700 opening fully steady, in between steers uncertain but steady to strong. Heifers and calves 25 higher on in-between grades, stockers and feeders firm. Sheep 5 000 fully steady with top and bulk lambs 9.50 and clipped lambs 7.85 8.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
U. S
Kansas City
Chicago market reports calf burden with mixed dairy and poultry prices
At Chicago, December 30, prices for butter held at 4.352. eggs unsettled with fresh graded firsts around 27 to 29 cents and refrigerator items 26 to 26 1 4. Poultry and turkey quotes show wide swings across weights, with hens near 18 to 20 cents, broilers 17 to 19, and turkeys up to 21 cents for younger birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Potatoes in Chicago Market Report on Slowing Demand
U S Dept of Agriculture notes total US shipments 750 with light supplies and very slow demand. Idaho russets fetch 2.90 for U S No 1 good quality, 2.42 to 2.73 for fair quality with dark color. Washington russets listed 3.15 for U S No 1 large, 2.40 for U S No 2. Colorado Red McLures price not fully legible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept
U. S
Idaho
Corn Market Surges Amid Weather and Receipts Slide
In Chicago on December 30, corn led grain activity with prices up as much as 18 38 cents from the previous close. Unfavorable weather and light receipts boosted values while arrivals totaled 48 cars in Chicago and 364000 bushels at primary centers, versus 621000 a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago grain prices on the futures market
Cash wheat No 1 hard at 1.41 3 4. Corn bids range from 1.02 1 2 to 1.03 with No 3 yellow at 1.06 1 2 and No 4 yellow at 1.02 to 1.06 1 2. No 3 white 1.19 0 to 1.10 1 4 and No 4 white 1.08 1 2. Oats listed as No 1 white 54 cents, No 2 white 52 1 2 to 54, No 3 white 51 3 4 to 53 1 2, sample grade 49 1 2.
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Chicago
LP Cotton Recovers Partially in New York Patrol
LP Cotton recovered partially some assets in a New York incident as authorities reported limited seizure actions. The case involves ongoing police activity and unidentified parties contributing to the partial recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spot Cotton Steady with Gains in New Orleans
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with a 7 point rise. Sales were 1,907 while receipts reached 2,600 and stock stood at 752,968. Prices for low middling 11.76, middling 12.91, good middling 13.46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New York
Cotton futures close steady with modest gains
New Orleans dated AP report shows cotton futures closing steady with net advances ranging from 8 to 16 points after a session in which prices moved within a narrow band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
President Roosevelts push to block Spain airship sales sparks debate
The article reports on a 1930 congressional probe into Communist activities naming Vimalert Ltd of Jersey City and its president Robert Case who obtained a license to export 2.77 million dollars of planes to Spain. Roosevelt seeks to extend the neutrality law giving the president discretionary power to halt munitions shipments in internal conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vimalert Company, Ltd
Jersey City
Robert Cuse
Spain
United States
State Department
Case
Cuse
Vimalert Company
Soviet Russia
Roosevelt
Pittman
D-Nevy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Demand Still Rises At First Baptist Church Service
Demand rises for the 3:00 p.m. interment at Franks cemetery with Criswell Funeral home in charge. Marie Nowell survives her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Nowell. James Franklin Coley, 53, of Ada Route 5, died December 25. Services pending at Asbury Methodist Church with burial at Rosedale Cemetery. He leaves wife, two sons Evert and Kenneth, two daughters Artie and Ida Lou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Franks Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Marie
E. W. Nowell
James Franklin Coley
Ada
Route 5
Pit Home
Asbury Methodist Church
California
Rosedale
Mr. Coley
Evert and
Kentth
Artie
Ida Lou Coley
Four more oil firms named in Oklahoma oil theft suit
Four more major oil companies are added to suits charging illegal three percent deductions from oil purchased on tribal lands for water and sediment. Suits filed in federal court name National Refining Gulf Refining Texas Phillips Petroleum. Previous suits target Carter Sinclair Stanolind entities. Judge Kennamer will hear transfer motions in January. The government seeks an accounting of all oil taken with three percent refund possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Place Tribal
National Refining Company
Gulf Refining Company
Texas Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
U. S
Clarence Bailey
Carter Oil Company
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company
Stanolind Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Stanolind Pipeline Company
Obituary: Marie Nowell of Fittstown Dies at One Year
Marie Nowell of Fittstown died December 25 at 4 50 a m at home. Funeral services were held December 27 at the local church with family in attendance, the infant having lived a brief life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Nowell
Fittstown
Involved Sum Over Twenty Five Million Dollars At Stake
A note indicates a matter dating back more than 26 years could involve a sum of 25 million dollars. The fragment hints at a prolonged legal or financial dispute with large monetary exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion
Obituary: Mrs Maggie Lucas 69 in Dallas
Mrs Maggie Olivia Lucas 69 died in Dallas Sunday. Funeral services were held and burial in Lightning Ridge cemetery Monday at 3 p.m. Rev Bryant of Rofs officiating, Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Surviving are three daughters Mrs W W Harding of Seminole Mrs W O Rogers of Roff Mrs J C Etchieson of Roff and a son N J Lucas of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Olivia Lucas
Dallas
Lightning Ridge
Rev. Bryant
Rofs
Keith Funeral Chapel
W. W. Harding
Seminole
W. O. Rogers
Roff
J. C. Etchieson
N. J. Lucas
Infant Augustine Shi III Dies in Stratford Home
Augustine Henry Shi III four months old died at his Stratford home at 9 30 a m Sunday Funeral services were held from the home Monday at 2 p m Rev Martin of the Methodist church officiating Burial in McGee cemetery Keiths in charge Surviving are the parents two sisters Bessie Jane and Mary Josephine the grandparents Dr and Mrs Shi of Stratford and Mr and Mrs J B Winn of Ada and other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustine Henry Shi III
A. H. Shi Jr
Stratford
Rev
Martin
The
Methodist Church
McGee Cemetery
Keith
Bessie Jane
Mary Josephine
Shi
J. B. Winn
Ada
Teen dies at relative’s home near Homer school
Cecil William Ellis aged 17 died at a brother's home near Homer school Sunday night at 7 10. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Keith's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil William Ellis
Homer School
Keith
Louis Owens Rites Held After Death at 49
Louis Owens aged 49 of 418 N Townsend died December 27 at his home. Funeral services were held December 28 at 3 00 p m from the Pentecostal church Rev Mahaffey officiating. Burial was in Rosedale Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Survived by wife Lemora Owens five sons Walter William Allen Clarence and Delmer Owens a brother Bill Collins of Borger Texas and two sisters Ada Evans and Maud Rogers of Wichita Falls Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Owens
N. Townsend
Pentecostal Church
Rev
Mahaffey
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Owens
Lemora Owens
Walter
William
Allen
Clarence
Delmer Owens
Bill Collins
Borger
Texas
Ada Evans
Maud Rogers
Wichita Falls
Mrs Minnie Poindexter 40 Dies at Home
Mrs Minnie Poindexter aged 40 died Tuesday at 8 40 AM at 2134 West Twelfth Street Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 PM at home conducted by Rev Milo Arbuckle of Oak Avenue Baptist Interment Rosewood Cemetery Sulphur Criswell Funeral Home in charge Survived by husband Bill Poindexter two sons Charley Henry and two daughters Maydell Latham Oma Lee Fowler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Poindexter
Minnie Poindexter
West Twelfth Street
Milo Arbuckle
Oak Avenue
Funeral services for James F Coley at Asbury Methodist
Funeral services for James Franklin Coley age 53 who died December 25 will be held Tuesday December 31 at 2 pm from the Asbury Methodist church with Rev W H Nettles officiating. Interment in Rosedale. Surviving are widow two sons Everett and Kenneth and two daughters Artie and Ida Lou Coley of Ada. Mr Coley will be buried with Masonic honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Franklin Coley
Asbury Methodist Church
W. H. Nettles
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Everett
Kenneth
Artie
Ida Lou Coley
Ada
A Letter From The Editor Reflects on Ada History
The editor recalls December 31 anniversaries and a 30 year memory of leaving Ada. He recounts attending a pie supper at Egypt school house with Capt. Sam H. Hargis, the bonds for a new school, and buying a box for charity. He longs to roam the county again and meet readers of The News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Sam H. Hargis
Egypt
Pearl Black
Slade Norman
Moving tenants and community ties in Pontotoe County
The editor urges neighbors to meet and know one another as a path to harmony. He notes frequent long walks and trips for information, warns January tenant moves strain both sides, and calls for stable tenancy and cooperation between good landowners and tenants to improve conditions.
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Ponstotoe County
Man Wanted in Tulsa Arrested at Allen Monday
Tulsa county sheriff's deputies arrested Duncan E. Brown, 43, of Tulsa, at Allen Monday afternoon on a felony warrant charging first degree rape of a 12 year old girl. Authorities were en route to Ada to obtain custody. Deputy Shockley returned a woman to Ada from Ardmore over alleged disposal of mortgaged property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa County
Ada
Duncan E. Brown
Tulsa
Allen
Clyde Kaiser
Brown
Kaiser
McAlester
Charley Shockley
Ardmore
Little Lee Bridges Dies in Memphis After Quadruplet Birth
Memphis burial today for Lee Earl Bridges, sole survivor of a Missouri quadruplet birth. The child, born November 2 in a southeast Missouri log cabin to Mr and Mrs James Bridges, died in a hospital here after a sudden illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Lee Earl Bridges
Missouri
James Bridges
Senath
Rainbow illusions appear as water reflects real rainbows
Intersecting light and water produce rainbow images when a body of water mirrors an actual rainbow. The phenomenon combines reflection with dispersion to create secondary color bands.
Murderer in the House Sparked Panic in Town
A frightened child cries that a murderer is in the house while Bun Cobb disputes the idea of a criminal lawyer in town. A voice from the kitchen allegedly contemplates killing another person, heightening town fear and mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bun Cobb
Junior Burr
Slush-Pit Demand Cited Amid Society Gush
In a social note Uncle Liz Bark quips that with the constant gush at society functions a practical remedy is a slush-pit. The remark frames a playful critique of extravagant hosting in high society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liz Bark
Listener Honors Eightteen Year Old Daughter With Song Request
Lem Wheeler phoned the local station at sunrise today to request the song Three O’clock in the Morning dedicated to his eighteen year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Wheeler
Repairing the Fuse Becomes Nightly Ritual
Co-ed roommate Fanny frail describes a man who, when lights go out, spends the evening attempting to fix the fuse, revealing a quirky domestic habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny
Zeke Burr Plans Christmas Day Wedding at Altar
Granpa Lark teases Zeke Burr about a clumsy dinner rush as Burr apologizes for the modest gift. He is set to give his daughter away at the altar on Christmas day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gran
Zeke Burr
Santa Visit Memory Noted by Child and Grandmother
A child recalls waiting for Santa Claus and hearing footsteps at dawn last year only to realize it was his grandmother arriving from the country club. The anecdote captures a small family Christmas moment through a rustic, folksy voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lark
Ol’ Santy
Th’ Country Club
Store Adds Ten Clerks for Exchange Business
Newt Lark of the Blue Front Department store hired ten extra clerks yesterday to handle exchange transactions and serve customers more efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt Lark
Blue Front
Drivers Dismissal of Rules Sparks Public Chatter
A quip about motorists who behave as if they own the road reflects public frustration with reckless driving near busy streets. Community members urge stricter enforcement and safer habits after several near misses.
Christmas party guests depart in a lively scene
Mr. and Mrs. Lem Wheeler hosted a Christmas party last night. The event ended with guests leaving as the couple remained jittery. A law student named Cather Harp joked about bigamy, answering a professor’s question on the penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Wheeler
Cather Harp
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Deep Rock
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