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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1929
Page
7
Multiple legal notices from Pontotoc County Oklahoma detail a 1929 quiet title suit against T J Chisler et al over Ada townsite property and a separate sheriff sale foreclosing on Dona Edwards and others. Notices specify dates, locations, and actions including deadlines and sale details.
In Ada Oklahoma on July 2 1929 Emma Tyson guardian petitions to sell ward real estate for guardian reasons set for August hearing. Also a notice of sale of lands under execution in Pontotoc County for Producers Supply and Tool Company against Reuben M Roddie for 2529 10 with costs. And international tariff protests from Spain Italy Sweden about proposed duty increases in cork steel and imports highlighted by senate finance committee.
Protests from Spain Austria Switzerland and Greece over tariffs appear before the Senate Finance Committee. Spain objects to duty and sanitary limits on cork olives grapes onions dried fruits and revolvers. Austria warns the bill could cripple its trade with the United States citing a 1928 balance of 16.42 million in favor of the U.S. Greece asks exemptions for rugs while noting they are a refugee industry.
In Collinsville near Tulsa one to three youths robbed the American Exchange Bank taking over $1,000 in cash and silver. A getaway car waited as one robber watched customers and the bank president Cr T McCarty while another fled with the loot. A pursuing posse and Tulsa authorities were alerted, with KVOO radio alerting the area.
A pair of adjacent Montgomery buildings housing Bullock Shoe and Pizitz Smolian Department store collapsed yesterday noon. Between 75 and 100 people were inside. four casualties shown, three seriously injured including George Degruchy and two Black men. property damage estimated at 175000 dollars. Workers cleared debris to prevent entombment as investigators examine cause.
Pittsburgh July 16 Decreases of 25 and 35 cents in several crude grades announced by purchasing agencies. Key Pennsylvan ia grade in New York transit lines Bradford district oil in National transit lines and others cut 25 cents. Buckeye lines 35 cents. New prices list specific grades and dates with some unchanged.
John P D Evans a former Pawhuska bank cashier was held in county jail on $3500 bond after pleading not guilty to embezzling 720 in cash and 4650 in bonds belonging to Indian guardian Mrs Min Kah She. He surrendered after a Carlsbad hearing and will not seek counsel or bond.
Ying Kao San Francisco vice consul and his wife face opium smuggling accusations. Diplomatic tensions arise over proper jurisdiction and potential political refugee status as Chinese officials order a full inquiry.
The Transcontinential No 1 Sutton in Bebee field section 29 5 5 shows big producer potential. Viola lime at 2344 feet with 25 feet of lime yields 1300 feet of oil in the hole. Once storage is arranged, it could become one of the field’s largest producers and has flowed by heads several times.
L W Mendell and R B Einhart set a new endurance record of 246 hours 45 minutes 32 seconds aboard the Angeleno biplane at Culver City. Tail flutter forced a landing after 37 refueling calls. both men and the 220 hp Wright engine remained in good condition.
W. B. Summers court clerk and two assistants juggle a backlog of cases dating up to five years. The district court meets nearly daily to clear dockets while recording orders keeps staff tied to filing. Marriage licenses remain a steady task though demand is not excessive.
George Toler was appointed county engineer by the county commissioners. He serves as the resident engineer for the state highway commission and will be paid by the county only for actual work performed, not on salary, ranking as one of the best in the highway field.
Oklahoma City reports Governor Holloway signed the special session’s institutional appropriations bill after trimming nearly 1 million dollars. The bill totaled 20.74 million before vetoes reducing it to 19.74 million, with major cuts at Fort Supply Western Oklahoma Hospital and Norman Central State Hospital.
Oklahoma City July 12 state highway commission adds three paving projects to July 29 letting bringing total eight paving and sixteen miles of paving and twenty one miles of grading and drainage work. Projects span Beckham Osage Muskogee Caddo Craig counties with cost sharing fifty fifty and routes 66 11 64 75 37 41 and 73 costing funds from state and county sources.
Oklahoma City reports Governor Holloway signed the runoff primary bill from the special session along with ten additional bills and resolutions. Also approved were tag reciprocity measures and actions affecting education boards, highway funding, teacher credentials, school bonds, and the A and M Stillwater board proposal.
In Muskogee a first companionate marriage ends in divorce after Judge E. V. Vernor grants a decree to W. D. Halfhill, a lawyer, against his wife Dr. Flora Ferry on grounds of mental cruelty. Halfhill had sought annulment with a prenuptial contract. an amended petition sought divorce after the court ruled the initial filing incomplete.
Governor Holloway retreats to the governor's mansion to study a large backlog of Twelfth Legislature measures. He prioritizes appropriation bills not yet signed and repeats a veto ceiling of 29 million dollars. Local bills and major items are also under review as he trims funds and weighs potential deletions.
Ardmore oil man and Independent Petroleum Association of America president Wirt Franklin warned editors nationwide not to accept Mark L. Requa plan for oil conservation at face value. He argued the plan could restrict drilling and limit U S production to barely meet market needs without relying on imports.
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