Daily Average Oil Output of Nation Slips Past Week
Tulsa, Oklahoma June 6-7 The daily average crude oil production in the nation edged off 16,819 barrels to 3,570,921 during the week ended June 3, the Oil and Gas Journal said today. State-by-state and region figures show Oklahoma 445,175 and Louisiana 255,490. California 603,250. Kansas 156,775. Eastern fields 8,500. Rocky Mountain area 77,810. Illinois 216,075. East Texas 447,000 with Texas total 1,461,989. Michigan Broaitlon up 265 to 64. first-time in weeks noted. Also lists associated alumni legal careers across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas with several practicing law and oil business roles.
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Tulsa
Oklo
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Louisiana
California
Kansas
Eastern
Rocky Mountain
Tune
Oxfa
City
State
Okla
Texas
N. Cen. Tex
Texas Pan
E. Cen. Tex
Gulf C'st
Tex
Gulf Coast
Louisna
Arkansas
Eastern Fields
Michigan
New Mexico
Sam Townsend Held In Forgery Case
Sam Townsend was returned to the county jail Tuesday from Oxmoulgee after being picked up on a forgery charge. He used the alias Ben Capnock and allegedly passed forged checks on Wilson Company Packers. He was returned to the jail and had not been arraigned in Justice Court.
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Sam Townsend
Oxmoulgee
Townsend
Ben Capnock
Wilson Company
Packers
Clyde Kaiser
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
First OU Law Grads Honorary Yet Six Were Former Epworth Grads
Norman report details 85 University of Oklahoma law graduates on June 6 with six men, who never attended a Norman class 29 years earlier, receiving the university�s first honorary law degrees. Epworth University in Oklahoma City closed in 1908 to allow the new state law school, with officials noting compensation for the early six who earned law recognition.
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Norman
University of Oklahoma Law School
University Law School
Epworth University
Oklahoma City
Epworth School
University Board of Regents
Oklahoma Bar Association
Epworth Law School
State Law School
Fliers Rescue Near Boston After Plane Sinks At Sea
Chester Eshelman of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was rescued by fishermen from the trawler Villanova after his high-wing mono plane went down on fishing grounds off Chatham Massachusetts. He had left Camden New Jersey with insufficient fuel for 175 miles and sent a distress message before the vessel hauled him aboard as the plane sank in water about 40 fathoms deep. The Tyiton and Storm crews aided in reporting the rescue and locating land.
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Chatham
Mass
Chester Eshelman
Carlisle
Georgey
Boston
Villanova
Eshelman
Camden
N. J
Tyiton
County Clerk Reports May Fees Net at $732.86
County Clerk Tom Grant told county commissioners the office collected 741483 dollars in May fees with refunds of 8.68 dollars yielding a net 732.86 dollars. Court clerk Della Radford reported April district court fees 326.85 dollars and county court fees 309.72 dollars.
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Tom Grant
Della Radford
Apri Ia
Federal Help For Water Facilities
Federal aid under the Pope Jones act will assist farmers and ranchers across 1.2 million acres in western Oklahoma. Three new planning projects include 488,320 acres along the Cimarron River in Harper County, 442,560 acres on the Canadian River watershed in Beaver County, and 269,120 acres along the North Canadian River in Harper and Ellis counties. Earlier projects cover upper Washita, Salt Fork, and Lebos GypsumCrmycks watersheds. The program funds construction of ponds reservoirs wells dams windmills and irrigation works with a coordinated soil and water conservation plan and farm and home management plan.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Tune
Oklahoma
Louis P. Mervill
Tine Soil Conservation Service
Announc
Ted
Merrill
Harper County
Beaver
Couny
Cannadien River
Harper and Ellis
Washita Tiver
Roger Mills
Salt Fork
Red River
Barmon County
Jackson
Harmon
Taxes Rise in May Revenue But 11-Month Total Falls
Oklahoma City's state tax commission reports May 1939 collections up 17.31 percent from May 1938 at 4,834,581 with gains in sales and gas taxes, though gross production tax 11-month totals lag 20.44 percent and overall revenue for the year trails last year by about 9.57 percent.
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Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Commission
Corarais 1
Sion
Wife of Beckham County Rep Resigns from State Job
Oklahoma City June 6 Mrs Cecil A Myers wife of a Beckham county representative resigns from the state welfare department administrator Bert McDonel announces the move noting it clears the department of close relatives of legislators. Mrs Myers had worked there while her husband attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
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Oklahoma City
Cecil A. Myer
Beckham County
State Welfare Department
Bert McDonel
Myers
University of Oklahoma
Normana
Mickey McBride Receives MA From Peabody College
Commencement exercises were held Friday evening June 2 before the Social Religious Building at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville Tennessee. Floyd Mickey McBride, director of athletics at Hast Central State College and longtime basketball coach, earned the Master of Arts degree in physical education with a minor in education.
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George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Floyd
Mickey
McBride
Hast Central State College
Peabody
Military courts in Spain pursue rapid executions and mass arrests
Madrid reports that military tribunals operate day and night under the Nationalist regime. Death penalties and long prison terms are handed down as thousands are sent to camps. Official counts show 6623 executions between March 28 and May 26, with 15,000 seized since Madrid's fall.
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Madrid
Secret Service
Spain
Alicante
Military and Political Information Service
Fince
Laborer Is Winner In Damage Suit
A laborer awarded 15030 in damages after a 1936 traffic accident near Pauls Valley. Pierce suffered 30 dollars monthly earning loss and 4650 pecuniary damages plus 10650 for conscious pain. Feenberg Supply Co challenged the pain amount, but the Supreme Court upheld the jury. The injured laborer endured months in hospital with severe injuries.
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Oklahoma City
CPLA
Supreme Court
Jesse Edward Pierce
Feenberg Supply Co
Pierce
Pauls Valley
Sam Hooker
Farm Security Borrowers Gain In Net Worth
The Farm Security Administration reports a survey of low income Oklahoma borrowers showing a net worth rise of 2.66 million dollars and continued loan repayments. Average net worth per family reached 266.09 dollars, with 29,299 borrowers having repaid 2.87 million of 10.33 million borrowed. The report notes increased home canned foods, meat production, egg output, and milk yields among cooperative families, reflecting program success.
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Farm Security Administration
Oklahoma
FSA
W. W. Alexander
Proram
Alexander
Horrowers
Ada School Board awards most contracts for new junior high
Ada firms Grigsby Orr and Alletag win the major portion of more than $16,000 in contracts to furnish and equip the new junior high building. Thompson Book Store gets the fifth contract while one contract was deferred. Griffith Electric of Oklahoma City won electrical work for $4,129.
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Grigsby, Orr and Alletay
Ada
Thompson Book Store
Grigsby, Orr and
Alletag
Griffith Electric Company
Oklahoma City
Grigsoy
Orr
Afletag
Thompson’s
Tater
Double Six Wool Fetches Top Seasonal Price Near Tishomingo
Wool from the Double Six Ranch six miles north of Tishomingo sold for 21 cents a pound, a peak season price. Operators Joe and Jack Climers of Ada reported their flock yielded one of the choicest clips this year as sheep were fed ground feed hegari corn and cotton seed by the ranch hands.
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Double Six
Tishomingo
Joe
Jack Climers
Ada
Federal court time change bill advances in House
Washington June 6 CP A bill to alter federal district court times was passed by the House and sent to the Senate. Changes proposed include shifting Okmulgee from the first to the third Monday in April, Huge from first to third Monday in May, McAlester from first Monday in June to fourth Monday in March, Poteau from first to second Monday in December, Pauls Valley from time fixed by order to the third Monday in November, and Durant from judge’s decision to the second Monday in June.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Thej House
Senate
Ok Tmulgee
Huge
McAlester
Poteau
Pauls Valley
Durant
Three Oklahoma Lawmakers to Attend Royal Garden Party
Three Oklahoma chairmen of congressional committees Senator Thomas of Indian affairs, Representative Cartwright of roads, and Representative Rogers of Indian affairs are invited by the King and Queen of England to a garden party at the British embassy. Invitations extend to about 1,300 guests including key Senate and House committees and cabinet officials.
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Washington
UPI
England
Thomas
Senate Indians Affairs Committee
Cartwright
House Roads Committee
Rogters
House Indian Affairs Committee
Havel
Senate Foreign Relations
House Foreign Affairs, Committee
Congress
Mrs. E. C. Cavener Taken By Death
Mrs. E C Cavener Ernest Cavener 4 died at her home in Parish Chapel Friday Funeral services were held Saturday at McGee school house officiated by Rev Harlin Haslins Stratford Rev Walter Harris Oil Center and Rev Roland C King Ada Burial was in McGee cemetery Virgie Cecil Lamb born July 1891 in Gossville Ark married to Ernest C Cavener at Elida New Mexico in 1919 and a 29 year resident of Parish Chapel community member of the Mission group.
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Ernest Cavener
McGee School House
Harlin Haslins
Stratford
Walter Harris
Oil Center
Roland C
King of
Ada
McGee Cemetery
Virgie Cecil Lamb
Gossville
Ark
Ernest C. Cavener
Elida
New Mexico
Parrish Chapel
Cavener Family Rites Noted In Ada Funeral
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Cavener with H R Cavener Nozelle Canvener and Ed mond Cavener among survivors. Her parents Mr and Mrs George W Lamb Stradford, a brother Ray Lamb Ada, two sisters Mrs Estes Clark Shaw nee and Mrs Bruce Little Ada. A third sister Mrs Gladys Dryden is dead. Pallbearers included Harrison Cavener Grimes Lee and Oscar Cavener Eldorado Tom Cavener Portales Dewey and Charley Thomason Eldorado. Flower girls listed Monnie Kirby Homer Jewel Burk Thom as Geneva Isaacs Pauline Mann Thompson Oleta Collins Burk Ruth Birch Ruby Dryden Elma Law Virginia Dale Meeks Thelma Lane Laura Martin Louise Talent Tewel Dean Gideon Elna Vern Kent attended from Eldorado was H L Bud Thomason uncle of Mr Cavener.
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Oscar Cavener
Eldorado
Tom Cavener
Portales
New Mex
Dewey
Charley Thomason
Flower Girls
Monnie Kirby Homer
Jewel Burk Thomas
Geneva Isaacs
Pauline Mann Thompson
Oleta Collins Burk
Ruth Birch
Ruby Dryden
Elma Law
Virginia Dale Meeks
Thelma Lane
Laura’ Martin
Louise Talent
Tewel Dean Gideon
Elna Vern Kent
H. L. ‘Bud’ Thomason
Mr.Cavener
We the Budget Keepers Call For Rate Case Funds
Oklahoma City June 6 The state corporation commission chairman Reford Bond cites a Washington bulletin showing that Washington state spends 300 009 to fight a telephone rate case while Oklahoma has only 40 000 per year for rate litigation. He says economy is essential as other rate cases loom and a 30 000 extra appropriation was rejected by the house.
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Oklahoma City
Reford Bond
State Corporation Commission
National Association of Railroads and Utilities
Washington
State of
Legislative House
Ada News Clas
Chickasaw Tribal Education Funds Upheld Review
Washington reports the Supreme Court declined to review a case challenging government expenditures from Chickasaw tribal funds for education. The 1902 enrollment rule was cited but the Interior Department spent 733,421 dollars on education for enrolled members between 1913 and 1932.
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Washington
Supfems
Cor ‘Thas
United States Court ‘of Claims
Interior Department
Cradle-like Baby Carrier Among Indigenous Peoples
Panhandle Herald columnist Fred R. Kreiger recalls growing up near Duncan in Old Indian Territory and asks readers for the proper name of the portable cradle used by squaws to carry babies. He notes the cradle is made of staves hide and leather straps and that Indian men rarely carry babies or hear crying babies.
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Guymon
Okle
Fred R. Kreiger
Panhandle Herald
Duncan
Old Indian Territory
Kreiger
Muskogee County Lakes Opened For Fishing This Month
Two Muskogee county lakes opened to fishing this month. Haskell lake near Haskell covers 30 acres and has been stocked for two years with no fishing previously allowed. it will stay open indefinitely. A 56 acre reservoir near Taft, ten miles east, stocked with game fish, will stay open until July 1. Anglers must hold a state fishing license and pay a two penny daily fee at each lake.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Muskogee County
Haskell Lake
Haskell
Taft
Fire Forces All Square In San Jose Clash
San Jose fire department gains the upper hand as J N Hedberg’s private outfit wanes after funding a costly blaze. The incident marks a rare public clash over fire protection in the city with Hedberg’s role cited as a past rival.
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San Jose, Cal
San Jose
J. N. Hedberg
Hedberg
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Julian C. Monnet
Walter A. French
Harry Elmore Brill
United States Informal Revenue Service
Wichita
Kan
William Higold Winn
San Antonio
Norman Howes Wright
John Randel Connell
Idabel
Redolph A. Weeks
Atoka
Max Baer
Lou Nova
Yankee Stadium
New York
Nova
O. A.’s First Law Grads Honorary
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Lillian Hardy
Helderberg
Albany
N. Y
Edward Merkle
Cannon
Mickey McBride
Muskoger
Sydney Hooker
Central High School
Sam
Navy
Alletay
Ada News
Joseph Edward Miller
Iowa
Des Moines Hospital
Leah Miller
Rogers
E. C. Cavener
Parish Chapel
Ali
Cer
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Brewers of America
Spokiee
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
East 40Th Street
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