Stonewall Seeks Damages For Waterworks Site
Stonewall trustees filed a district court petition asking Judge Tal Crawford to appoint three disinterested men to value damages for landowners whose property lies in the path of a proposed new waterworks system. The suit names heirs of Forbus D. Cravatt plus other residents as defendants. The site is seven miles south and five miles west of Stonewall, and the town seeks to condemn under federal and state laws with damages paid to the allottee heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Stonewall
District Court
Tal Crawford
Overton Cravatt
Derius Cravatt
Stella Cravatt Norman
Jefferson Davis
Myrtle Harris
Parker Harris
Beatrice Caldwell
Quincy Harris
Luther Harris
Lorene Harris
Grace Harris Nerango
John Chisholm
Forbus D. Cravatt
Overton
Derius
Stella Cravatt
Cirea
Crawford
G. W. Garrett
O. D. Wardlow
Waner Faces Tough Hurdle in Quest for Repeat NL Batting Title
Paul Waner of the Pirates is pegged to defend his National League batting crown after leading in 1933 and 1934, with rivals including Joe Medwick, Demaree, and Arky Vaughan trailing as potential leaders. The piece notes Waner’s past titles and the superstition against consecutive NL batting titles since Rogers Hornsby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul
Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rogers Hornsby
Gordon
Babe” Phelps
Chunky
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Demaree
Chicago Cubs
Arky Vaughn
Phelps
Jersey Joe
Demaree
Cubs
Vaughan
Pirates
Honus Wagner
Medwick
W. E. Chapman Receives High Diplomatic Post
William E. Chapman of Oklahoma has been appointed a high secretary in the U S diplomatic service. A brother of Ada’s P L Chapman he has served in Canada and Spain and Mexico and was wounded during a 1927 attack in the Mexican consulship at Veracruz. He survived an assassin’s shot in his own home after detaining a liquor boat by false papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Chapman
Mr. Chapman
P. L. Chapman
Ada
Stanolind Pipeline Company
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Bilbao
Spain
Oklahoman
Allane
Novata County
Mexico
Chapman
United States
Puero
Vera Cruz
Guatemala
New Orleans
Prize Essay Wins by Dena Mae Blankenship for Alcohol Effects
Miss Dena Mae Blankenship daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Blankenship seven miles southeast of Adawon district wins first honors for essays on effects of alcohol The contest sponsored by the Women's Christian Temperance Union She attends Latta Consolidated school has held several class offices including presidency of the sophomores and vice president of the juniors She also won algebra and geometry honors at the county literary meet In 4 H club work she has won several trips and outstanding service The piece about the assailant in Chapmans aid notes Mexican surgeons and the British consul assisting during the emergency and Chapmans transfer to Spain with a likely posting to Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dena Mae Blankenship
Charles W. Blankenship
Adawon
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Miss Blankenship
Latta Consolidated School
Ada Police Report Shows Revenue Gain For Year
Ada police department collections rose by 4279.35 in the last 12 months bringing total receipts to 7554.35 from 3130 pickups or arrests. In 14 months of Keller’s tenure total collections reach 8730.12 as Mayor Bill Crawford praises the 10 man force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Roy Keller
Keller
Bill Crawford
Wells Drill Deeping Oil Cores Near Citra In Past Week
Carter's wildcat near Citra advances as upper McLish sand yields coring shows of oil at 6,114 to 6,120 feet in No. 1 Hamilton CW 1-2 NE SW of 33-4-9. Other wells like Thompson and Booth report sand issues, pump starts, and continued drilling at various depths across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Citra
McLish
Hamilton
Centrahoma
Thompson
Roadhouse
Booth
Hunton
Delaney
Richardson
Peyton
Peters
Kennedy
Fitzhugh
Union Dev. Co
Abbott
Campbell Russell Pioneer Citizen of Oklahoma Dies
Campbell Russell 74 former corporation commissioner and long time political figure died at his Oklahoma City home after a lengthy illness. Born October 22 1863 in Alabama he moved to Oklahoma 1882 and helped build the first rural white school and the state s first highway. He authored the state income tax law and served as corporation commissioner from 1916 to 1923. He was named Oklahoma City s most useful citizen and led the Taxpayers League. He married twice and left seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Campbell Russell
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Alabama
Russell
Morgan County
Indiana Territory
Muskogee
Warner
Virgin Territory
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Fred Harvey
Harvey
Purcell
Commission
Taxpayers’ League
J. B. A. Robertson
Martha Shinn
Mary Overstreet
Clayton Russell
Mary Russell
James Black
Lawton
Nannie Windes
Long Beach
Calif
South Fitts Jesse Areas Making Tests
In the Jesse South Fitts area several wells are active. Moore No. 6 and Deep Rock No. 1 Garrett are progressing in the Bromide and Gilcrease sand, while Francis No. 1 Province tests Gilcrease after plugging back. Blackstock and Thompson wells show drilling and testing activity around the Muse cluster with multiple offsets and depths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse-South Fitts
Statler
Jesse Pool
Moore
Deep Rock
Garrett
Francis Oil and Gas Co. No
Blackstock
Thompson
Muse
Moore No
Viola
Moore No. 1
Union Valley
Ill Luck Dogs Farmer Weatherford Harvest Tragedies
P. E. Friesen's wheat crop tops the 1896 homestead but disaster strikes. His son drowns days before harvest, a locomotive spark ignites 70 acres of field, thieves loot the filling station, and a hand injury near harvest could cost two fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
P. E. Friesen
Combine
Farm Women Set Three Day Camp at Bromide
Members of the Farm Womens Clubs of Pontotoc county plan a three day summer camp at the Boy Scout camp near Bromide July 7 8 and 9 led by home demonstration agent Mrs Jessie Morgan. The Witch Hole site offers rustic beauty and full camp facilities including cabin cooking pool and swimming with a brief respite from daily chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Womens Clubs
Pontotoc County
Bromide
Jessie Morgan
Witch Hole
Injunction Sought by Ada Oil Over Fittstown Station
Ada Oil Company filed in district court for a permanent injunction and temporary restraining order to stop T C Ferguson from entering property leased in Fittstown. Ferguson, a tenant, was to sell only Ada Oil products but allegedly sold deteriorated gasoline at a pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Joe Wolfskill
Fittstown
Ada Oil Company
Hunt is Given Three Years by Court
John West Hunt, linked to Harlem cult leader Father Divine, was sentenced by U S District Judge Leon R Yankwich to three years in prison for transporting 17 year old Delight Jewitt from Denver to Beverly Hills in violation of the Mann Act. The judge condemned the act as protecting virtue and noted the offense involved transportation beyond dispute and defilement of a girl barely half his age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John West Hunt
Father Divine
Delight Jewitt
Denver
Beverly Hills
U. S
Leon R. Yankwich
Hunt
John Wuest Hunt
Congress
Curse Myth Fades as Spiro Diggers Seek Truth
Archeologists dismiss tales of a curse on Oklahoma mound diggers as WPA workers continue work at Spiro. Clark Field reports that deaths linked to the site were natural, while discoveries reveal Mayan cultural reach with urns pipes shells beads and copper ornaments making Spiro a key link in precolumbian American archaeology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Wall
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Indian Mounds
WPA
Clark Field
The
Oklahoma Archeological Society
Spiro, Okla
Field
Spiro
Forest Clements
Department of Anthropology
University of Oklahoma
Society of American Archeologists
Denver
Oklahoma
Central
South America
Bering Straits
Asia
America
United States
Tiny Muskogee Girl Rates Above Genius
In Norman a 32 month old girl named Betty Ann Laxton wowed psychologist Dr. H. O. Wilson by scoring 145 on intelligence tests, far above a 120 genius benchmark. Her vocabulary matches an eight year old, and she can count to ten, recite the alphabet, sing about 30 songs, distinguish coins, name colors, and operate the family radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Betty
Laxton
H. O. Wilson
University of Oklahoma
Betty Ann
County land in court fight over $800 mortgage claim
James L. Whitehead of Vinita sues J R Etchieson and others in Pon totoc county district court seeking payment of 800 dollars with interest. He asserts a prior claim to a 30 acre mortgage property tied to note dated 1922 and defaulted 1932, with downstream claims by Downing and The Clement Mortgage Co. and other defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
James £. Whitehead
Vinita
J. R. Etchieson
Etchieson
T. E. Clement
Clement Mortgage Company
P. A. Norris
Ralph Downing
Lizzie Mitchell
Tilden Harden
Etchiesons
Clement
No Injuries In Rural Car Crash Near Woolley City
Deputies report a head on collision on a county road near Woolley City after a car driven by Moore swerved around a corn patch and struck E. G. Crawford’s vehicle. Crawford obtained the other driver’s license and name, claiming residence at Seminole. Crawford’s car suffered heavy damage but no injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolley City
Jim Rogers
Moore
E. G. Crawford
Crawford
Seminole
Oklahoma Resettlement Plan Revealed By RA Official
Paul V. Maris announced a three fold Oklahoma resettlement program funded by a 1.5 billion relief bill. The plan covers land utilization rehabilitation loans and resettlement projects including Stillwater Creek dam near Muskogee Cookson Hills and land near Ponca City. Rehabilitation loans offer five percent interest repayable in one to five years to farmers lacking other credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Paul V. Maris
Dallas
Oklahoma
Congress
Maris
Stillwater Creek
United States
Coskson Hills
Muskogee
Ponca City 101
WPA
Cookson Hills
W D Kennedy Dies at Bonham Texas
W D Kennedy died in Bonham Texas Monday night after a long illness. Funeral services were held in Bonham. He lived in Ada since 1910 and served 11 years as Pontotoc County under sheriff. Survived by widow two sons and two daughters. He was 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Ada
Kennedy
Smaller Deficit In Prospect For New Fiscal Year
Washington reports the new fiscal year opens with the prospect of the smallest deficit since 1931. President Roosevelt estimates a 418 million dollar excess of outgo over revenue this year, with a balanced budget possible by 1939 and a path to reduce the 36 billion debt. Tennison wrote Crossing the Bar at age eighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Ourgo
Boy Girl Betty Ann Scores High on IQ Test in Norman
Dad L. L. Laxton says Betty Ann, 32 months old, scored 25 points above a genius on LQ tests in Norman. He notes she learns by watching, recalls nursery rhymes, and knows animal names from books. Betty Ann attends no school yet, while 14-year-old Ruby excels in eighth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Betty Ann
Norman
L. L. Laxton
Laxton
Laxtons
Ruby
Woman Receives 8500 Judgment in Fatal Rig Work Case
Mrs. Sarah Margaret Smith as administratrix of Jesse Dot Smith's estate won an 8500 judgment in a damage suit filed against Roy Hetrick R B Tinsley dba Oklahoma Rig Co and Blackstock Oil Co. The death occurred April 4 at the Harden 2 A well in the Fitts field where Smith, 30, was fatally injured while dismantling the rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Margaret Smith
Jesse Dot Smith
Roy Hetrick
R. B. Tinsley
Oklahoma Rig Company
Blackstock Oil Company
Harden 2
Fitts Field
Senate Passes Tenant Aid Bill in Bankhead Measure
Senate approves Bankhead bill authorizing 85 million dollars in federal loans over three years to aid tenants and sharecroppers become farm owners. Land buying agency set up with 10 million this year, 25 million in 1935, 50 million in 1940 to back Farmers Home Corporation loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Bankhead
Senator Bankhead
Dala
House
Farmers Home Corporation
Alabama
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P. Waner
W. E. Chapman
France
Citra Coring
Cross Roads
Indian Territory
Anti-Horse Thief Association
South Fitts
Jesse
Wells
Wildcats
Ll Luck Dogs
W. D. Kennedy
Bonham, Texas
Tennison
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