Red River Dam Fight Sparks Oklahoma Texas Clash
Oklahoma City chamber leads opposition to a proposed Red River flood control dam near Denison. Opponents warn three counties would flood and towns would be ruined, while supporters cite vast agricultural land and power potential. Delegations from Oklahoma and Texas push the project in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
UPA
National Capital
Red River
Oklahoma
Texas
Chambers of Comerce
Pubrc
Chamber of Commerce
Ae *Owens
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Washington
Hugo
Durant
Ardmore
Secretary of the Interior
Owens
Marshall
Carter and
Love
Johnston
Stephens
Oklahoma City Chamber
Army
W. E. Schooler
Hugo News
Associated Press
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
W. F. Story
Durant Democrat
Rebekah School Held in Pauls Valley Oklahoma
Rebekah school of instruction for district 27 including Lexington Purcell Vauli Pauls Valley Wyhnewood Lindsey and Ada met in Pauls Valley on Monday July 24. Mrs Blanche Weaver and special deputy president Mrs Anna Myers led the session with lodge representation and a banquet served at 620 PM. The Ada lodge exemplified the Rebekah decree in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reberah
Lexington
Purcell
Vauli
Pauls Valley
Wyhnewood
Lindsey
Ada
Blanche Weaver
Rebekah Assembly of Oklahoma
Anna Myers
Blanche Brashears
Cecile Smith
Cordie Sullivan
Ruth Collins
J. H. Norman
Lewis Parry
Oil output falls nationwide as East Texas cuts bite
The Oil and Gas Journal reports last week US crude output declined by 66 995 barrels daily from 2 791 421 to 2 724 428. Texas dropped 166 (sic) thousand barrels with East Texas down 105 890, Oklahoma rose to 621 721, Kansas fell to 128 680, California edged up 3 000 to 491 000, the eastern fields slipped to 110 000, and the Rocky Mountain region rose to 74 109.
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Tulsa
East Texas
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
California
Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma City
Reminole-St. Louis
Lathrop
Kilgore
Joiner
West Texas
Texas Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Southwest Texas
North Louisiana
Gulf Coast Louisiana
Arkansas
Rocky Mountain Area
Santa Fe Springs
Lone Beach Ee
Playa del Rey
el Wortad
Kettleman Hills
Woodring Wedding Ties Kansas and National Politics
At Fitchburg home of Senator Marcus Coolidge, Helen Woodring daughter of the late governor and senator, wed Harry Hines Woodring former governor of Kansas and first assistant secretary of war. Attendants included James Roosevelt and Col onel Robert Lemon.
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Donald F. Carpenter
Leominster
Robert E. Greenwood
Fitchburg
Will Rogers jokes fuel governors conference in California
Will Rogers, famed cowboy humorist, tells California governors that they attend for federal funds from the reconstruction finance corporation. He notes bridges across San Francisco Bay costing about 100 million dollars and quips that locals know how to get government money.
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San Francisco
Lm Will Rogers
California
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Angela Rossi
San Francisco Bay
Rogers
Los Angeles
Boulder Canyon
Italian Fleet Heads Homeward From New York Flight
General Italo Balbo led his 24 plane squadron from Floyd Bennett Field to Shediac New Brunswick about 650 miles away. The fleet began takeoff at 9 01 am and reached Fairhaven Massachusetts by 11 am with Balbo in the 20th plane. The group planned a five hour hop to Shediac before a short rest and Balbo would choose northern or southern Atlantic route.
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New York
Italo Balbo
Italy
Floyd Bennett Field
Shediac
N. B
Fairhaven
Mass
Chicago
Jamaica Bay
General Balbo
Balbo
Atlantic
Italians Forced Down in Rockland Harbor During Balbo Flight
One of 24 planes with General Balbo landed in Rockland harbor around 1 p m local time. Boats from the seaplane base aided the crew as they repaired the aircraft after a 375 mile leg of a 659 mile trip to Shediac New Brunswick. Officials cited minor motor trouble as the cause.
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Rockland
Italo Balbo
Air Ahmada
Rockland Harbor
Shediac
N. B
Tupelo Defeats Denver Oilers in Wet Mile-High Clash
Tupelo Sunday afternoon beat Denver Oilers of Bebee 14 to 11 on slippery fields. Williams led Tupelo with four hits in five at bats, while Stubblefield added two and Owens allowed no strikeouts for Bebee.
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Tupelo
Denver Oilers
EK Isaacs
Heck
Stubblefield
Williams
Te Hooser
Woodard
Rowen
Itay
Denver
Abney
Ain
Owens
Hudson
Hageard
Anderson
Ralfrindie
Ray Brindle
Post says recon will be beaten for speed around world
CP Wiley Post predicts another crewed flight will beat his globe circling record of 7 days 18 hours 39 minutes. He credits a robot co-pilot and notes weather and winds limited his time, estimating a possible five day run with ideal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Globe
New York
Post
Edmonton
Newark
Germany
Bank Robbery In Morrison Tennessee Sparks Shootout
Dr A J Clark wounded in Morrison shooting as two bank robbers flee Citizens State Bank with loot. A third man helps the pair to an awaiting car. all escape, robbers believed wounded, officials say.
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Mcminnsville
Tenn
Citizens’ State Bank
Morrison
Here
A. J. Clark
Clark
Noble County Man Held on Murder Charge
Perry July 25. John Alcorn a rancher in Noble County was held for trial at a preliminary hearing for the slaying of Charles Larimer a neighbor farmer in a quarrel at the Larimer home July 17. One witness W R Larimer testified to seeing the body with Alcorn nearby holding two guns. Alcorn offered no defense claiming self defense. Investigating officers said both men fired in a pistol duel. Larimer died from four wounds.
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Perry
John Alcorn
Noble County
Charles Larimer
Larimer
W. R. Larimer
Alcorn
Post wraps Winnie Mae flight with Alaska landing tale
Explorer Post recalls long journey with the Winnie Mae ending at Flat in Alaska after weather delays and a near midair fatigue. He meets doctors, crowds, and General Balbo who hails the feat as magnifico. Officials plan a New York reception and a possible move to Oklahoma.
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Flat
Alaska
Nome
Post
Floyd Bennett Field
Winnie Mae
Italo Balbo
New York
Winnie Mac
Broadway
Oklahoma
District Sandlot Final Postponed to July 30
Rain forced the postponement of the district sandlot finals between Seminole and Shawnee. Shawnee leads 1-0 after Saturday’s 10-2 win. a deciding game will be at Shawnee if Seminole wins Sunday, with a reserve date of July 30 for the final.
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Shawnee Park
Beceme
Seminole
Shawnee
Pitoner
Yoder
James Short Wins Fisher Body Miniature Napoleonic Coach
James Short of 723 E Sixteenth received a $100 cash prize from the Fisher Body corporation for first place in the junior group of the annual miniature Napoleonic coach contest. He'll join the Guild at the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago as a guest from August 16 to 19. The Guild seeks an itemized account of his methods, tools, location, and challenges faced.
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James Short
Fisher Body Corporation
Short
Fisher Craftmans Guild
Oklahoma
Chicago
Ada Townsite Plan and Street Width Change
When Ada was laid out the Main and Twelfth streets and Broadway and Townsend avenues were planned at 100 feet wide. A. H. Constant found Townsend 80 feet wide on returning, so the townsite company kept Townsend as 80 feet. Broadway served as the dividing avenue for numbering and Eleventh Street became Main Street as the dividing street. Streets began at First and extended south to Thirteenth in the original survey.
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Main
Twelfth
Broadway
Townsend
A. H. Constant
Eleventh Street
Main Street
Sunday Rain Delights Ada Farmers With Cooler Weather
Sunday brought rain and cooler temps to Ada with morning showers lasting into the afternoon. The ground soaked up most of the 0.28 inch rainfall after already receiving 2 inches last Tuesday, boosting soil moisture for fall gardens and crops.
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Ada
Vacation Heat Lifts Over Ada
Ada enjoys mild spell with highs around 85 and nightly lows near 67 as summer peaks. Officials warn hotter days return through August and into September with schools resuming and football squads preparing for fall schedules.
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Ada
Hennigan Named To Pontotoc County Excise Board
Bunyan E. Hennigan, recently county treasurer, was appointed to Pontotoc county excise and board of equalization by the county commissioners. The new board studies county finances and awaits valuation approvals to draft appropriation estimates for the new fiscal year. Fred McCoy is the new county treasurer with deputies Mrs Hicks Miss Coleman and Tom Vaughn, the latter two former Hennigan staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunyan E. Hennigan
Board of Equalization and Excise Board
Pontotoc County
Hennigan
Board of County Commissioners
Charley Johnson
C. C. Roberts
D. B. Davis
T. O. Dandridge
Oklahoma Tax Commission
R. W. Simpson
J. F. McKeel
Simpson
Excise Board
McCoy
J. M. Stanfield
Stanfield
Fred McCoy
Bess Hicks
Myrtle Coleman
Tom Vaughn
Extension Granted on Cotton Options in Acreage Plan
Washington July 25 Farmers under the acreage reduction program gain a one year extension to exercise options on government cotton. Contracts allow delaying option exercise to May 1 1935 with a carry charge after May 1 1954. About 60 percent of growers hold options on over 2 000 000 bales.
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Washington
Flood Water In Louisiana Drives Many From Homes
In northern Louisiana low lying areas forced evacuations as floods from an 18 inch rainfall stranded families and marooned towns. Alexandria saw winds and 9 plus inches of rain while Red River rose 8.9 feet in 24 hours.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Alexandria
Red River
Murray comments on kidnaping case and law violation
Governor William H. Murray warns that the Ursehel kidnaping case signals a national drift toward lawbreaking. He says officials editors and judges violating oath threaten the republic and recalls the axiom about judges turning traitor.
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Oklahoma City
William H. Murray
Ursehel
America
Cotton Acreage Reduction Awaiting Farmer Acceptances
J. B. Hill says authorization papers are needed before farmers who signed acreage reduction agreements may plow up pledged cotton. Acceptance blanks will be mailed to contract holders as Oklahoma praise for meeting the national plan quota.
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J. B. Hill
Hill
Oklahoma to Welcome Wiley Post Home
Wiley Post set to be honored in his adopted city after circling the plove in a week and arriving from New York. A platform at the airport will host a speech and parade with family from Maysville and Oklahoma towns including Tulsa Bartlesville and Ponca City.
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Oklahoma City
Wiley Post
New York
Maysville
Okla
Jules Verne
Wiley
Winnie Mae
Post
Yukon
John Kroutil
Miller
Gotham
Oklahoma
Dallas
W.W. F. Post
T. M. Post
Tulsa
Bartlesville
Ponca City
Mortgage Relief In Effect Soon for Pontotoc County
J. B. Gilbreath and Jim Bolen named to administer the national home mortgage relief program in Pontotoc County. Gilbreath will be appraiser and Bolen will examine abstracts and pass on titles as the program begins. The federal corporation, with 200 million in capital and bonds up to 2 billion, aims to help homeowners at risk of foreclosure by exchanging bonds for mortgages and guaranteeing interest. Further instructions are awaited on applying the plan locally.
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J. B. Gilbreath
Jim Bolen
Pontotoc County
Gilbreath
Bolen
Federal Law & Corporation
Corporation
Gilbreath and
Boler
Eskimos Rush To See Lindbergh In Greenland
Eskimos from distant towns flock to Godthaab to glimpse Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife as they map the northern region. The Lindbergh plane is encircled by canoes while onlookers watch with quiet admiration.
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Godthaab
Greenland
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Labrador
Lindbergh
Few Peaches Left at Stillwater
Stillwater residents with peach trees report a tiny crop after late frosts. An informal survey lists Homer Adams J M Miller Mrs J H Robinson G H Hatcher W E Needles and L A Moassler with tiny numbers of peaches and a total local yield near one peck.
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Stillwater
Homer Adams
J. M. Miller
J. H. Robinson
G. H. Hatcher
Four Men Charged in Waldo Kidnapping and Robbery
Magnol ia Ark July 25 Four men faced kidnapping and robbery charges after officers said they confessed to abducting and robbing two men near Waldo last Friday night The suspects Charles West Earl Lampkin George West and W E Stevenson were identified by victims D A Westmoreland and C T Rogers as the assailants who seized and robbed them of $73 Sheriff Fincher said all four confessed to the plot and crime Conversely no other details were provided about court dates or arraignment.
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Magnolia
Ark
Waldo
Charles West
Earl Lampkin
Kilgore
Tex
Georgee West
el Dorado
Charles
W. E. Stevenson
Clyde Fincher
D. A. Westmoreland
C. T. Rogers
Fineherr Wnuid
Kiowa 4-H Bus Overturns Injuring Several In Minco Collision
A Kiowa 4-H club bus carrying 22 youths to Stillwater was rammed by an oil truck that failed to stop near Minco. Several occupants were treated at Minco hospital for injuries including arm dislocation hip injuries head injuries and facial cuts. Most passengers resumed the trip while Lois Nichols was hospitalized. Police sought the truck driver.
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Chickasha
Minco
Kiowa 4-H Club
Stillwater
Mildred Price
Hobart
Lois Nichols
Cold Springs
Victor Wallace
Pauline Myers
Martin May
Miss Nichols
Indian farmer charged after shotgun attack on Sunday school group
Holdenville July 25 Caesar Simon an Indian farmer faced arraignment on a charge of assault with intent to kill after allegedly firing a shotgun at a group of Sunday school children picnicking on an Indian stomp sound. Mrs. Millie Roberts sister of Holdenville oil operator Harry H. Diamond and three Sunday school members were slightly wounded by buckshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picaic
Halena Cunningham Weds Connie Bacon in Ada
Mr and Mrs F A Cunningham announce the marriage of their daughter Halena to Connie C Bacon on Monday July 17 at First Methodist Church. Rev W L Blackburn officiated and the couple will reside at 223 West Thirteenth Ada Oklahoma.
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Denison
Rebekan
Uallys
Woodring
Will Rogers
New Brunswick
Mhabarov
RECON
Bunyan Hennigan
Murray
Gage
J. W. Bolen
County
Eskimos
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