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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1929
Page
2
London reports General Bramwell Booth refused to retire after a health related request from the high council. The Sunbury on Thames dispatch notes Mrs Bramwell Booth at her husband's bedside and preparations for a possible official communique this evening.
Testimony outlines a clemency process for Crosthwaite involving governor’s staff, attorneys Champion and Fischl, and secretary Sullivan. Questions focus on who directed action, record keeping, and whether citizenship restoration and South American travel were rushed to influence the pardon.
In Pawhuska Oklahoma a jury was selected for the third trial of Osage ranchman W K Hale on a murder charge tied to the death of Osage Indian Henry Roan. Judge Franklin E Kenhamer granted time to contact two witness far away in Kansas and Hale appeared in good spirit greeting his wife and daughter in the courtroom.
Washington Jan. 15. A majority of the foreign relations committee accepted a Borah drafted report saying it is not a reservation. Supporters ready to vote for ratification once a nonreservation interpretation is agreed. The report reaffirms self defense under the Monroe Doctrine and notes no obligation to use force. Also reports a Superior Oil wildcat near McComb in western Pottawatomie county drilling at 4926 feet with promising oil saturation and a 4918 foot Hunton lime top.
An outbreak spans Anadarko Fort Cobb Verden and four more towns with schools churches closed and public gatherings banned. Dr P H Enderson reports all known cases and contacts quarantined while no townwide quarantine is in place. Two state health physicians assist as the January district court session is postponed two weeks.
Tulsa January 15. Indefinite postponement of the general call meeting of Kansas producers at Independence for January 18 and a similar meeting of Oklahoma producers at Tulsa January 22 to consider proposed legislative bills relating to conservation was announced.
J C Denton of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas association notes new dates will be set later. Members say initial dates gave insufficient time for producers to study proposed measures and clashed with other meetings. The measure was pushed by the American Bar association and the Oil Men's association, facing opposition from some retail coal dealers.
OKLAHOMA CITY January 15 UP E R Hughes newly seated state corporation commissioner filed a complaint against the Ada Konawa Bridge Company and the Postal Bridge Company alleging tolls are excessive and seeking reductions. Tolls cited are 1 dollar on Postal and 50 cents plus on Ada Konawa. The Ada Konawa bridge spans the south Canadian River near Ada. the Postal bridge crosses the same stream on U S Highway 66 near Bridgeport. The complaint notes public dissatisfaction, newspaper comment, and prior formal complaints to the governor and highway department, with legislative resolutions referenced.
Thomas B Slick of Tulsa reports a standout well No 1 Simena wildcat northeast of the Allen pool in section 11 5 7 filling with Gilcrease sand oil. The well offsets his No 1 Reed which yields 30 000 000 cubic feet in the same Gilcrease sand.
Washington reports the house advanced the war department appropriation with an extra 16 million for waterways development. Senate work centered on the Kellogg peace pact and the cruiser bill as nine appropriation bills loom. Women delegates urged senators on war causes while tariff revision and radio commission renewal surfaced in committee hearings.
Byron Norrell honors G Duncan, an Ada pioneer and longtime friend. Duncan supported The Ada News, served as Francis agent for years, and quietly rallied subscribers even in old age. A law abiding, steady presence, he helped lay foundations for future newcomers.
Oklahoma City January 1 The criminal court of appeals held a federal prohibition officer had no power to search automobiles for liquor without a proper warrant and affirmed the Logan county assault and battery conviction of Charles F Buzzi. The jail term of 15 days was remitted and the sentence reduced to a $160 fine.
A large crowd welcomed Dr A Linscheid as principal speaker at Bowlegs for the dedication of a new school building. The district now has 100000 invested in facilities and equipment as it expands educational opportunities in the oil region. A college quartet performed as part of the program.
Garfield county Sheriff C E Baker reports Homer Evans under sheriff wired that Collins Erby is in custody at San Bernardino California. Erby allegedly confessed to participating in the 1926 Oklahoma State bank burglary in Enid escaping with about 17 000 in bonds and 2 000 in silver. Fingerprints linked him to the crime. he forgot his partner's name, but investigators expect to identify the other robber.
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