Pontotoc Oil News Reports New Fitts Field Producer
The John Fitts field adds a new producer as Magnolia No 3 Tom Norris flows 1 403 barrels in 2 hours. Carter Oil completes No 1 Lucy Brown and plans No 3 Andrew J Harden wash in. multiple wells advance, with several others at depth near Bromide sand. Brady water drill yields oil at 70% feet. statewide proration plans discussed for flexible production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitts
Craddock
Tom Norris
Dawes
Carter
H. Marcum
Magnuson
Jesse
Paramount
Graham
Fitts
Freebborn
John Norris
Phillips No
Norris
Phillips No. 4
Magnolia
Jack Shaffer
Harry Blackstock
Magnolia Company
Dawes Harden
Ed Moore
Coal County
Associated Press
Brady
Tex
Carter Oil Company
Lucy Brown
Andrew J. Harden
Carter Company
Ada
Governor Murray Seeks Oil Firm Rent Demands in Oklahoma
In a special message to the Oklahoma legislature Governor Murray urged demands on about 200 oil firms for 151379 dollars owed to the school land department. The push targets firms including Marland successors and names many other companies with delinquent rentals from leases dating 1917 to 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Murray
E. W. Marland
School Land Department
Lew Wentz
Highway Commission
Sinclair
Midcontinent Petroleum
Humble
Phillips Petroleum
Empire Oil and Refining
Empire Gas and Fuel
Franklin Cromwell
Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas
Pure Oil
Colden Oil and Gas
Amerada Petroleum
Atlantic Oil Producing
North Texas Oil Continental Oil
Skelly Oil
Alcorn Oil
Carter Oil
Dixie Oil
Bounds
Sam Bounds
Wentz
Grant
Kay
W. A. Turner
Wichita Falls
Tex
Greer County
Farm Census Work Nears Finish in District Counties
Enumerators are at work in all but six counties under Dr. J. T. Sanders federal census supervision. Pontotoc county led the effort with setup supplies issued. remaining counties Pottawatomie Creek Okfuskee Hughes Johnston and Murray will have crews ready by Monday. The census demands thorough reporting on diverse farm activities including nurseries greenhouses and even non traditional farms like fish hatcheries and deer parks with exact bale fractions for cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Sanders
Pontotoc County
Sanders
Pottawatomie
Creek
Okfuskee
Hughes, Johnston and
Murray
US Canada arbitration urges apology and 25000 pay
The US Canadian arbitration board ruled that the United States should apologize for sinking the rum runner Im Alone off the Louisiana coast in 1929 and pay Canada 25000 in compensation. Justice Van Devanter and Chief Justice Duff issued the decision, Canada had sought damages for the ship or cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
United States-Canadian Commission
Louisiana
United States
Canada
van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
Duff
Coast Guard
Amanda Mainguy
Leon Mainguy
Oklahoma Senate Bill Proposes County Clerk Assessor Consolidation
Oklahoma City January 9 Senator John D Pugh plans to introduce a bill for consolidating county clerk and assessor offices in counties under 60000 population upon a popular vote They also consider waiving tax penalties if due by December 1 1935 The house employment committee list and senate public service committee lineup are noted plus a plan to amend the Marland emergency relief bill and add state treasurer and health commissioner to the relief commission A proposed cement plant at the state prison could supply concrete for highways
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New Mexico
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma City
John D. Pugh
Anadarko
Pugh
Senate
Board of Affairs
Marlands
Lester D. Hoyt
Lincoln County
Oklahoma House names Old Age Pension Committee
Wilbur Morse of Okmulgee county chairs the new Old Age Pension Committee with John R. Hankin of Blaine as vice chair. Members include W. A. Barnett, Rowe Cook, Walter M. Doggett, W. R. Dunn, Chester A. Keys, Bert Larason, Sam Sullivan, J. A. Standridge, G. H. Wingo and G. J. Williams. Morse asks a constitutional amendment on the old age pension law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
Marland
Leon Phillips
Wilbur Morse
Henrietta
Okmulgee
John R. Hankln
Reary
Blaine County
W. A. Barnett
Rowe Cook
Atoka County
Walter M. Doggett
Kay County
W. R. Dunn
Custer
Chester A. Keys
Oklahoma County
Bert Larason
Ellis County
Sam Sullivan
Bryan County
J. A. Standridge
McCurtain
G. H. Wingo
Caddo County
G. J. Williams
Jefferson County
Morse
House
Big Drop in FERA Roll Count in Pontotoc County
Miss Myrtle Arms reports a drop from 35 percent relief dependence to 20 percent in Pontotoc County over two months. Gains come from improved business conditions, better case familiarity, and public understanding of the FERA program, with aides trained to assess family resources.
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FERA
Pontotoc
Myrtle Arms
Miss Arms
Social Service Department
Bills Pour Into Legislative Bill at Record Breaking Rate
Oklahoma City report shows Governor-elect Marland urging focus on major items and shelving investigations. Ritzhaupt will seek a textbook adoption probe while concerns surface about an insurance fund inquiry. Murray's bid for a coordinating board fizzles as six bills are blocked. Gibbons named house roads and highways chair with Roberts as vice. Democrats gain ground on bi partisan boards.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Senate
House
Louis H. Ritzhaupt
Guthrie
Gibbons
Murray Gibbons
Oklahoma
Dave Roberts
Grady County
Leon Phillips
Roberts
Dave Logan
Okmulgee
Charles Albright
Capron
Board of Affairs
Lawmaker Sees Chain Store Tax Move In House
A bill to tax chain stores was introduced in the Oklahoma House with 38 co authors. The measure would assess a one hundredth of one percent gross sales tax on the first store in a chain, tapering with each additional store, to protect independent merchants and was defeated previously by the governor's veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Chamberlain
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Kenneth Abernathy
Pottawatomie County
Murray
Phillips
Frank Adair
Adair County
Howard Morton
Murrell Thornton
Muskogee County
O. S. Huser
Hughes County
Webster Wilder
Alfalfa County
Thomas Wright
Beaver County
W. L. Mauk
Caddo County
Joe Chambers
Tulsa County
Clarence Rawls
Atoka County
Morton
Murray Gibbons
Oklahoma County
A. W. Almark
Kingfisher County
Oklahoma measure proposes salary fixes for historians and archives access
Senator Bower Broaddus of Muskogee plans a bill to set salaries for all state historical society employees at the request of Federal Judge Robert L Williams. He also aims to create a state newspaper file kept in the historical society building, with inquiry notes from Jean R Reed Wagoner county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bower Broaddus
Muskogee
State Historical Society
Robert L. Williams
Broaddus
Oklahoma bill targets heads of families under $100 a month
Murray Gibbons of Oklahoma County introduces a bill restricting state garnishment laws to prevent attachment of salaries of heads of families earning $100 monthly or less. The measure aims to shield low income workers from wage seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Gibbons
Oklahoma County
Hutchinson Secures Lone Senate Seat In Oklahoma
Senator George Hutchinson of Enid becomes the sole unpaired desk occupant in the state senate while all other desks are matched. The arrangement leaves him as the lone Republican in the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hutchinson
Enid
Senate
Governor Murray Declines Water Amid Legislature Address
During a legislative address Governor Murray stated I dont drink water as a pitcher was set beside him, reflecting a brief moment amid the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Oklahoma Teachers to Get Adequate School Funds
Washington dispatch says adequate funds for normal school terms will be available for Oklahoma teachers if officials prove their need Rep Rogers Democrat Oklahoma stated last night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Rep. Rogers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oil and Gas Journal
de Delaney
Delaney
University of Rochester
L. V. Beaman
Delaware County
Henry Clay King
Creek County
Charles W. Allen
Logan County
Hughes
Jean Reed
Wagoner
Burspeck
Jackson
Murrell H. Thornton
Joe Whitaker
Eufaula
Senate Committee On Public Service Corporations
John A. MacDonald
Durant
Paul Stewart
Antlers
W. O. Ray
Tishomingo
Willard Sowards
Stroud
Gerald Spencer
Chickasha
W. C. Fidler
H. C. Ivestor
Sayre
Dennis Bushyhead
Claremore
OLD Age Pension Committee
Ritzhaupt
Jim Nance
Nance
O. K. Campbell
Campbell
William Coe
Coe
Game and Fish Commission
Jean R. Reed
Wagoner County
Ada, Oklahoma
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Bonds
U.S
Ami Tr
U. OO
S. K. Grant
P. A. Norris
G. J. Morton
R. W. Simpson
F. C. Norris
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