County 4-H club gears up for Stillwater visit bold
The Ada edition notes 4-H and the Pontotoc county group plan a Stillwater summer trip with officers elected to represent the county. Gladys Gryder wins with a cotton essay and plans a color room entry for Stillwater. Meetings discuss remodeling and county canning projects as club members prep for state contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Stillwater
Okla
County Federafion
J. D. Hooten
Model Club
Gladys Gryder
Gladys
Pontotoc County
Essa
Fonteoc County
Ason
Moran
Boll weevil outbreak feared in county crops
J. B. Hill warns boll weevils are too numerous in many county areas. While damage estimates are premature, even a few weevils cause concern due to rapid multiplication. Weather for the rest of the season will largely determine the impact on crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hill
Union Valley Man Roasts Cars in Bold Land Office Bid
John Sparks of Union Valley reports a brisk sale of 400 dozen roasted cars last week at 20 to 30 cents per dozen. He notes prices eased toward week’s end as other crops began arriving and competition grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sparks
Union Valley
Union Hill farmer reports good crops but boll weevil pressure rises
Bud Yancey of Union Hill near Ada says crops look fine yet he has seen more boll weevils than he likes, indicating ongoing pest concerns for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Yancey
Union Hill
Ada
Conservation Oil Company Forms to Pool Oklahoma Leases
In Tulsa a pooling plan forms the Conservation Oil Co to hold and develop leases around a Hunton lime wildcat in Pontotoc County. The 1,330 acre block around the No. 5 Walker well is held by exchange for 1,830 shares. E. B. Reeser presides with T. B. Slick as VP, and officers include D. W. Bell and E. O. Bartlett. The project aims strict conservation and reduced well count, with Magnolia and American Oil & Refining Co among nearby interests. The well drilled to 2,693 feet, flowed wild overnight, and now sits with 2,000 feet of drill pipe awaiting director decisions on future action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
South
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Oklahoma Cotton
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
A. F. Hinton
Tulsa
Conservation Oil Co
Tom Slick, Inc
Hunton
E. B. Reeser
Barnsdall Corp
Reeser
Atlantic Oil Prod. Co
Mid-Continent Pet. Corp
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
T. B. Slick
D. W. Bell
Tidal Oil Co
E. O. Bartlett
Jacob France
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
R. A. Griffith
Sinclar Oil & Gas Co
A. A. Beard
T. F. Birmingham
Margay Oil Co
J. BE. Holm
Atlantic Oil Producing Co
Slick
Barnsdall
American Oil and Refining Co
Comppany
Magnolia Petroleum Co
No. & Walker
Ada
Bowlegs
Seminole
Shawnee
Huaton ‘Ime
The
Conservation Qil Co
Anthonomus Grandis described as southern ruin and hero promised
C M Hatfield denounces the boll weevil Anthonomus grandis likening its damage to historic sieges and war losses. He laments hungry children and poverty from cotton pests and calls for a heroic savior to restore farms, schools, churches, homes, ships, and a unified citizenship preordained by a higher power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthonomus Grandis
Alexander the Great
Shermans
Chattanooga
Savannah
Boll
Weevil
United States
Lindbergh
Atlantic
C. m. Hatfield
Ledge resigns regentship at Oklahoma Military Academy
Oklahoma City June 30. Resignations of General Baird Markham and Colonel J. B. Sledge as regents of the Oklahoma Military Academy at Claremore are under Gov. Johnston after a dispute with Rogers county Rep. T. Tom Kight over Lee Gilstrap as financial secretary. Johnston will seek to resolve the issue to avoid a blow to the academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Baird Markham
Ponca City
J. B. Sledge
Ada
Oklahoma Military Academy
Claremore
T. Tom Kight
Rogers County
Lee Giletrap
Johnston
Markham
Sledge
Board of Regents
Kight
Gilstrap
Harry Gilstrap
United States Veterans Bureau
J. Byron Sledge
Claremiere
Ans
Lee Gilstrap
Gort
Wife of Dabney Dies From Injuries in Auto Crash
Mrs Edwin Dabney wife of the Oklahoma attorney general died in a local hospital at 12 15 today from injuries from a collision on the Edmond Oklahoma City highway last night Amber Jane 14 and Mrs Lonnie McCord were slightly injured The driver Otis DeGraffenreid son of the Edmond mayor faces criminalprosecution and Dabney may be held financially responsible
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Edwin Dabney
Edmond
Amber Jane
Lonnie McCord
Dabneys
Otis DeGraff Enreid
Boom Towns Along Highway Promise Oil Prospects
The piece surveys mythic towns Bethel City Lindy Pantown Slicker City Myersburg and Slicker City annex along the highway to Oil. It notes eager buyers from Ada and beyond purchasing lots for wooden labor structures as speculation rises while actual booms depend on oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel City
Lindy
Pantown
Slicker City
Myersburg
New Bethel School House
Ada
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Byron Norrell
A. J. McNeal
Conway
Ahloso Club Report
Ahiloso Club
Bob Ellis
Morgan
Bonnie McFarland
West 13Th
A. A. Aldrich
Bebee
BY Williams
U.S
Wes
U. J
Pat Ore
SAFEM
Conservation Oil Company
Trewilliams
NEA Service, Inc
Ledge
Joe
Dabney
Mexico City
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Yvanzetti
J. K. Wright
J. Berry King
Otis de Graffenreid
King
Breeden
Gwin & Mays Drug Store
Waitn
McCormick
Deering and
Rollow
Rains Grocery & Market
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