Campaign Fever Rising Across Pontotoc County
Campaign fervor builds in Pontotoc County as candidates file and withdraw. Dan ton withdraws from the Fourth district race while Strickland exits the state senate contest, narrowing choices to Nichols and McKeel. Ada hosts Nichols and Phillips set to speak at Glenwood park, with district court room VIA meeting inviting all. Political meetings draw large crowds as five weeks remain before primary voting.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Austin R. Danton
Francis
Congress
Otto Strickland
State Senate
As Nichols
Wewoka
John Boyce McKeel
Ada
Nichols
Leon C
Red" Phillips
Okemah
Glenwood Park
District Court Room
Memorial Holiday Death Toll Tops 299 Across Nation
Memorial Day period proves deadly with nearly 300 fatalities nationwide, including 15 in Oklahoma. Traffic crashes caused 174 deaths, drownings 72, and other accidents 40. Notable losses included Dr. J B Adams of Cushing and Bill Hutchens of Sallisaw. Christine Goat, 18, drowned near Wilburton.
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Oklahoma
J.B. Adams
Cushing
Bill Hutchens
Sallisaw
Adams
Vinita
Thingis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Manchester
Illinois
Christine Goat
E. P. Goat
Wilburton
Lake Carlton
Lynch Welt Shut In For Few Days
The G. J. Lynch No. 1 Parker well in Steedman county has been shut in for a few days after drilling to 4,332 feet to determine next steps. Options include completing the bottom 30 feet of saturated basal Bromide lime by acidizing and proceeding with production tests or moving toward deeper sand targets. An offset to Delaney No. 1 Bugher deep sand is planned in Cleveland county, while the Fain Drilling Company will drill on the Frontenier farm pending pipeline connections.
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G. J. Lynch
Parker
Steedman
Lynch
Cleveland County
Delaney Et al
Oklahoma A&M Holds Record Senior Class at Commencement
Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater awarded 578 diplomas at its 43rd annual commencement as Walter M. Harrison of the Daily Oklahoman served as speaker. Activities began with a sunrise breakfast hosted by Dr. Henry G. Bennett and deans, followed by baccalaureate services led by Rev. Paul Wright and a class reunion.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
M. Collene
Walter M. Harrison
Daily Oklahoman and Times of
Oklahoma City
Henry G. Bennett
Bennett
Paul 8
New Terraces Hold Spring Panhandle Rains
Soil Conservation Director H H Finnell announced nearly 200 miles of terraces are holding moisture from spring rains on about 5 000 acres of Oklahoma Panhandle land. Terracing is part of a program to check wind erosion across 305 000 acres of school land, under a cooperative agreement with the Oklahoma school land commission, the state extension service and the soil conservation service. The complete program includes oil and moisture conservation on about 20 000 acres in Texas county, 0 000 in Beaver county and about 250 000 acres in Cimarron county, started in Texas county earlier this spring at a pace of roughly three miles a day.
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Guymon
H. H. Finnell
Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma School Land Commission
State Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
Texas Coounty
Beaver County
Cimarron County
Texas County
Tri-State Area Struck By Storms
Fifty families were left without shelter as a small twister, heavy rain, and hail hit the tri state area of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri, with effects also felt into Kansas. In Quapaw Oklahoma the twister damaged a brick building. Eureka Springs Arkansas saw over a million dollars in damage from rains and electrical disturbances. Missouri reports damaged railroad tracks, a wiped out dam near Cassville, and a shattered hatchery with 600,000 rainbow trout lost. Fire crews battled hail related fires at Picher and suffered injuries.
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Associated Penne
Tri-State
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Quapaw
Hockerville
Eureka Springs
Joe Morris
Missouri and North Arkansas
Car County
Southwest Missouri
Picher
Okla
Baxter Springs
Kas
Cassville
Roaring River State"park
Cardin
Miami
Neosho River
Riverside Park
Pichér
Couple Held For Grand Larceny In Stonewall Case
Elzie Yount and Morris Smith were bound over to district court on grand larceny charges after a preliminary hearing in Justice A W Oliver's court. They posted $1,000 bonds each. The complaint says they took two auto tires and tubes and two car wheels valued at 35 dollars belonging to Herman Garrett of Stonewall. In Barstow Texas a company employee Guy Gilbert was killed in a car accident between Barstow and Pyote, raising weekly deaths in region to five due to a punctured tire causing his car to overturn.
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Elzie Yount
Morris Smith
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Herman Garrett
Stonewall
Barstow
Tex
Guy Gilbert
Here
Pyote
Gilbert
Oil output dips nationwide with mixed state gains
Tulsa May 31 production figures show a 54 996 barrel daily drop in crude oil from all U S fields to 8 109 237 barrels daily for the week ending May 28 as reported by the Oil and Gas Journal Oklahoma falls 31 725 barrels daily to 439 600 East Texas rises 621 to 362 869 Texas up 1 823 to 1 195 458 Louisiana up 2 363 to 256 058 Kansas down 71 900 to 143 550 California down 13 050 to 879 450 Eastern states fall 332 to 196 141 Rocky Mountain up 3 440 to 68 950.
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Tulsa
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
East
Texas
Louisiana
Kansas
California
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Congressman Havernner Makes Traveling History in Congress
Washington May 30 A California Democrat Representative Havernner returned 81 200 of travel allowance saying he did not feel justified keeping it He noted similar sums were paid during the special session last December and that despite going home for Christmas he still has funds left to cover travel this session Travel pay for members is 20 cents a mile drawing debate over family travel costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Havernner
Dcal
Californian
O Ana
Congress
Wewokan Falls To Death Under Train
EL RENO Okla May 30 A man identified as John Phillips 22 Wewoka was killed when he fell beneath the wheels of a slow moving freight in the east part of El Reno Sheriff John Harrison said witnesses saw Phillips running along the south bound train attempt to climb aboard a tank car slip and fall The wheels severed his body Phillips was on his way to California according to Wewoka officials
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EL Reno
Ohina
John Phillips
Wewoka
John Harrison
Phillips
Petition Says 170 Taxpayers Seek Grand Jury Probe
Circulation of a petition to summon a grand jury for courthouse investigations has surpassed 170 bona fide taxpayers in Pontotec county. Judge Tal Crawford is poised to issue the call upon presentation, with efforts to expand signatures across the county. The move follows the suspension of Mrs. H. D. Garner and growing county commission tensions. The grand jury would have broad subpoena powers and could probe jail conditions.
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Pontotec
Tal Crawford
Crawford
Court House
H. D. Garner
Board of County Commissioners
J. E. Hall
Neal Withdraws From Sheriff's Race
Neal withdraws from the Ada county sheriff race. He authorized The News to remove his name from the announcement column. The former Ada police chief, well known in the county, said nothing beyond his decision not to run.
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Neal
Ada
Weather Shifts as Oklahoma Sees Rain and Heat
Clouds over Oklahoma bring thundershowers tonight and tomorrow per the federal forecast. Memorial Day dust storms moved from the panhandles. Altus topped the nation with 101 degrees while Frederick and Laredo tied at 100. Rain totals varied from 1.31 inches at Alma Belver to 0.88 inches at Amarillo with multiple locales recording trace to several tenths. A separate incident near Cathage Missouri caused damaged buildings, flooded basements, and crop loss.
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Oklahoma
Federal Weather Bureau
Texas Panhandles
Altus
Frederick
Laredo
Texas
Phoenix
Ariz
Waynoka
Alva
Belver
Panhandle
Amarillo
Tex
Lawton
Chickashe
Weurika
Boise City
Clinton
Woodward
Swawnee
Okmiulgee
Ponca City
Tulsa
Cathage
Government debt bill seeks near unlimited war credit
In Washington on May 31 UN agency reports the Senate military affairs committee approved a bill authorizing virtually unlimited government credit at one percent interest during war. The plan would require draftees with assets over 50 000 to buy 50 year bonds, with a wealth based schedule. The measure aims to fund arms and manpower to deter future wars, though objections from war navy and treasury departments are anticipated.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Lee
D. Okla
Navy
Treasury Departments
Stork Derby Mothers Share $75,000 Each In Toronto
Four mothers were paid $75,000 each under Miller estate terms for bearing nine children in ten years after lawyer Charles Vance Miller's death on October 31, 1926. Executors say these checks are a first payment and remaining estate is to be liquidated. The four recipients are Kathleen Nagle Annie Smith Isabel MacLean and Alice Timlock sharing the award after a tied outcome.
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Toronto
Tastic Miller
Charles Vance Miller
Kathleen Nagle
Annie Smith
Isabel MacLean
Alice Timlock
Miller
Invasion of Mormon Crickets Threatens Sheridan Wyoming
Embattled Sheridan residents mobilize to block millions of Mormon crickets marching toward Goats, with steel fences planned across pasture land and crews spraying oil to contain infestations near Sheridan Ranchester and Parkman as authorities warn of expanding swarms and halted tracks.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Parkman
Ranchester
Here
Dutch ‘Creek
Sheridan City Limits
Kansas Oklahoma Tag War Resumed
Hutchinson Kansas May 30 UP That Kansas Oklahoma automobile tag dispute flared again Leonard Hickman Kansas vehicle commissioner said he ordered patrolmen to arrest Oklahoma truck operators doing business in Kansas without Kansas license tags The order applied to Oklahoma drivers in Kansas on business He said Oklahoma would not grant exceptions to its tag laws and would reciprocate to that point Colorado Nebraska and Missouri operators were not affected by the order.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Leonard Hickman
Kansas
Oklahoma
Hickman
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Pugh Elected By Presbyterian Body
The Rev. Dr. William B. Pugh of Chester Pa was elected stated clerk of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. He won after Rev Dr Paul C Johnson of Rochester N Y withdrew by telegram requesting unanimous election. Dr Page succeeds Rev Dr Lewis S Mudge of Philadelphia who retires in August after 17 years in the post.
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Philadelphia
William 8. Pugh
Chester
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Paul C. Johnson
Rochester
N. Y
Page
Lewis 5
Laseman and Grier Held For Trial on Burglary Charged
L H Laseman and Frank Grier bound over to district court after a Tuesday preliminary hearing before County Judge John Boyce McKeel on a second degree burglary charge. Bond set at 2000 each. They allegedly stole seven bags of wool from Clarence West's property last May, arrested by officers at McKinney Texas who turned over the wool to local authorities.
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L. H. Laseman
Frank Grier
John Boyce McKeel
Clarence West
Hey
McKinney
Tex
Deputy Kills Man Near Little Rock
Deputy Sheriff J D Comnor fatally wounded J D Flynn, 50, Arkansas Fuel Oil division manager, during a disturbance at a filling station nine miles west of Little Rock. Flynn died hours later. Coroner investigates.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. D. Comnor
J. D. Flynn
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
Conner
Flynn
John Brady
Cround
Gly
Howerd AL Dishough
Cushing Doctor Killed In Auto Accident
J E Adams M D, 43, of Cush ing Okla, was killed eleven miles east of here at 11:45 last night when his car failed to make a curve. His companion BL Ray Adams osteopath of Chandler received internal injuries and was in critical condition at a local hospital. The car overturned three times and demolished against a telephone pole. The two doctors, not relatives, were en route to Missouri on a business trip. Scene of the accident was in Delaware county.
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J. E. Adams
M. D
Cushing
Oklo
Here
Ray Adams
Chandler
Agaist
Missouri
Delaware County
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Virgil C. Hazen
Oklahoma A&m
SAN_ FRANCISCO
President Hoover
George W. Yardley
Yardley
Formosa
District Court
BY Williams
YiUanm By
Black Gold Engine
Frisco
Dallas
U. S
Okiahom Ohn
Triout Ilalian
West Texas iv
Torna Tanhandle
Wewokan
Log Neal
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Hughes
Black
Secretary of Agriculture
Nsas City
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Wallace
Kansas-Oklahoma
Pugh
Presbyterian
Laseman, Grier
Atyquat
Ada News
Chandler Osteo
Roth
Syna
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