Pleasant Hill social plan backed by editor early in year
Pleasant Hill readers are urged to support a community social plan promising harmony and neighborly cooperation. The piece praises association efforts, notes no current conflicts, and asks residents to study the plan details. It discusses agriculture graduates sticking to farming and rural education, plus local farming notes and future seed plans.
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Pleasant Hill
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
O. M. Clark
Clark
A. and
Smith-Hughes
Ada's First Bond Issue Paid Off in Young Town History
Commissioner Deaver retired the first bonds issued in 1904 for 30000 to fund water works. The 1926 due 40000 bonds financed a reservoir east of town and city line extensions to support growth and industry. Earlier 25000 bonds and 15000 school bonds were also retired this month.
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Deaver
B. M. Bobbitt
Willard
Irving
Ouster charges against Judge Bolen await full testimony
Attorney General George Short said that ouster charges against District Judge J. W. Bolen hinge on three days of testimony and other depositions. He noted about forty witnesses have testified on drunkenness and related misconduct, with further study of mortgage foreclosures and lease records to follow. If evidence substantiates, charges could be filed next week in the Oklahoma Supreme Court chamber.
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Supreme Court
J. W. Bolen
George Short
Oklahoma City
Rolen
House
Short
Attorney General
Attorney General’s Office
John Barry
Bolen
Eral
Chamber
Laselle Well Gases Interest In State
The Laselle well near Bébec 35-55 was swabbed Wednesday and flowed several times for about an hour. Conservative estimates set production at 75 barrels per day with oil around 40 gravity. Old men from many sections gathered to view the well as the canal reached 2 000 feet and oil neared 150 feet from the surface.
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Laselle
Bébec
Solons Report Pending Amid Oklahoma Deadlock
Oklahoma City January 30. The recess committee continued work to prepare a report to break a Monday stalemate in the lower House investigation and impeachment committee. Pullen outlined a plan to take over full records and set February 16 for sine die adjournment, with strong Senate support anticipated. The Senate appropriations panel endorsed abolishing revolving funds at state hospitals for the insane. Frank Carter said he will push to defeat a survey committee bill cutting the corporation commission staff.
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Oklahoma City
General Committee
Oklahoma
House
Pullen
Murray
Stovall
Choctaw
McBee
Frank Carter
State Corporation Commission
Senate
Survey Committee
Corporation Commission
Oil Lease Hearings Move Forward Under White House Talks
President Coolidge discussed appointing special counsel to prosecute oil land lease cases with several attorneys by long distance. Senators Lodge and Watson waited for a chance to meet as the president lingered in the White House awaiting replies.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Senator Lodge
Kennamer Named for Federal Judge Post in Oklahoma
President Coolidge sent to the senate the nominations of F. E. Kennamer for a federal judgeship in the eastern district of Oklahoma and Frederick L. Esola for U S marshal in the northern district of California.
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Washington
F. E. Kennamer
Oklahoma
Frederick L. Esola
United States
California
Senate
Coolidge
Shortage Found in McKeesport Bank Funds
The state banking department announced a shortage of 74940 dollars in the funds of the People's Bank of McKeesport Pennsylvania. State secretary Peter G Cramer said a warrant has been issued for James M Baker, an employee.
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People’s Bank of
McKeesport
Pennsylvania
State Banking Department
Peter G. Cameron
State Secretary of Banking
James M. Baker
British Labor Eyes Early Recognition of Soviet Russia
London observers report the MacDonald government plans full diplomatic recognition of Soviet Russia within ten days to secure the move before the wartime conference opens on February 12. The advance suggests Premier MacDonald seeks a prompt formal acknowledgment.
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London
Soviet Russia
MacDonald
Vatiioawat
Prisoners Placed On Honor In British Prisons
London reports a rise in honor procedures with prisoners trusted to work unsupervised. An experiment forms "honor parties" of inmates seen as reliable, reducing need for constant supervision and showing little abuse of the trust.
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London
Garman Has Live Community Club in Oakman
A community club formed two months ago in Oakman under the Oklahoma Cotton Growers association led by Field Manager Aldrich thrives with broad local participation. J N Lillard chairs and J S Berryman is secretary as members plan programs and discuss town affairs while seeking electric service from the Byng line. The school grounds project is set for Monday the 28th with the opportunity school opening that night under teacher direction.
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Oakman
Aldrich
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
J. N. Lillard
J. S. Berryman
Opportunity School
Clay Stepheng
Ons
Swift declares McMurray in mix in oil lease case
Okmulgee attorney George M Swift asks district court to dismiss McMurray suit alleging the lobbyist claimed influence with the interior department and Albert B Fall to obtain a California naval reserve oil lease. Swift says McMurray would get a $1000 lease share and that McMurray sought ten percent of Swift profits through an alleged ally of Attorney General Daugherty.
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Mcalester
J. F. McMurray
Department of Interior
Albert B. Fall
Fall
Naval Reserve Oil Lands
California
George M. Swift
Okmulgee
McMurray
Swift
W. R. Ramsey
Oklahoma City
California Naval] Reserve
Attorney General’s Department
Howard Mannington
Columbus
Ohio
Daugherty
Interior Department
Picket patrons beautify Pickett school grounds
Under the newly organized Parent Teachers Association Pickett citizens began improving the school yard on a Friday afternoon. A fence was built plans were laid for trees shrubs and flowers and ground was too wet to continue. More work is planned for Tuesday with beds plowed and cottonwood trees to be planted.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Pickett
Ardmore Man Mullen Sentenced for Banking Law Violations
Sylvester Mullen of Ardmore received 18 months in Leavenworth for violating national banking laws. Judge Kennedy cited moral turpitude and upheld the punishment despite a large petition. co-defendant Don Lacy drew a three month term in Carter County Jail.
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Muskogee
Sylvester Mullen
Ardmore
Leavenworth
J. Sylvester Mullen
T. Blake Kennedy
United States
Don Lacy
First National Bank of
Mullen
Kennedy
Carter County
Trapp
Cook
Lacy
Henry Cooper
Major Fitzpatrick
Ford Asked to Appear Before Military Committee
Washington Jan 26 Henry Ford will be asked to appear early next week before the house military committee to discuss his Muscle Shoals offer. The committee instructed Chairman Kahn to telegraph Ford that his presence is desired Monday or Tuesday and that if he cannot come a representative may answer questions on proposal details.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Tur
Tige Tien
Caraway
Arkansas
Garret
House
Garrett
Hon 2 Naval Committee
L. E. Gregory
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Wyoming
Colorado
Albert B Fall
Interior
Harry F. Sinclair
Thomas Johnson
Three Rivers
New Mexico
Dahoney
Archie Roosevelt
G. D. Wahlberg
Sinclair
J. W. “Evely
Henry Ford
House Military Committee
Kahn
Detroit
Anderson May Appeal Perjury Conviction
William H. Anderson state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York faces a third degree forgery conviction as jurors found him guilty after 1 hour 40 minutes of deliberation. He may appeal before the February 8 sentence pronouncement, with bail of 5000 continued with the district attorney Pecora’s consent.
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New York
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League of
Supreme Court
Tompkins
Anderson
Pecora
Supreme Court Sustains Demurrers in Cantonments Case
The District of Columbia Supreme Court today sustained demurrers of Benedict Crowell former assistant secretary of war and six others indicted in cases tied to wartime cantonment construction.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Benedict Crowell
Mail Sacks Save Life Of Engineer In Crash
I D Hill locomotive fireman was probably fatally injured and others hurt lightly in a collision between a work train and passenger train No 3 on the I N G N railroad near Overton Texas three miles south. Hill died likely instantly from being buried under mail sacks in the ruined mail car.
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Longview
Tex
I. D. Hill
Overton
Hill
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Kennamer
Russia
McDonald
Garman
Zevely
New Orleans
President Coolidge
House Appropriations Committee
M'Murray
Ford
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