Oklahoma farm notes and bee science and oil prospects
The Ada region reports strong peanut growth with a goal of 1000 bushels on 25 acres. Potatoes bring 4.25 per 100. soybeans show good stand. boll weevil control urged. A Santa Fe special train tour draws crowds to Stonewall Ada Stratford. Bee culture details describe worker roles from emergence to foraging. Oklahoma oil output rises with fields in Greek county Okfuskee Kay and Logan counties showing sizable flows.
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J. B. Hill
Santa Fe A. and M
Stonewall
Ada
Stratford
Berries Prove Profitable Crop In Pontotoc County
A local grower reports blackberries and dewberries yield well on a small patch south of town. Seven years of care have turned the plot into a paying proposition with large harvests and strong demand. Last year the Coker couple gathered about 150 gallons on under a quarter acre.
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Pontotoc County
Life History Of A Bee Investigations By Dr Rosch
German scientist Dr Rosch used an observatory tag system to mark bees after emerging and tracked how bees of different ages performed tasks. The study reveals insights into the distinct roles of queen, drones, and workers beyond traditional views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosch
Germany
Oklahoma City narco ring chief named John Jay nabbed in major federal case
U S district attorney Roy S Lewis announced the smashing of a vast narcotics ring with headquarters in Oklahoma City. John Jay, reputed head, is a fugitive while his wife and several lieutenants are jailed. Indictments allege millions in profits and supply to Osage country. Federal agents traced drugs from Florida and New York to Oklahoma City over seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Roy St. Lewis
United States
John Jay
Jay
Fifty-first Street
Santa Fe Avenue
Lewis
Raymond Cook
May Cook
Don McBee
Irene McBee
Special
Federal Grand Jury
Guthrie
Fang
Florida
Atlantic
New York
Washington
Grand Jury
Oil field adds four new derricks and strong wells
Four new derricks rise in the Allen field with the Louisiana Oil and Refining and Homackla companies each drilling in multiple subsec tions. The Allen production rises as the Louisiana and Homackla wells push output toward 500 to 600 barrels daily. A Smith well near Ada at 3,900 feet shows encouraging prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Field
Louisiana Oil and Refining Corporation
Homackla Company
W. R. Ramsey
Allen
Louisiana
Smith
Ada
Kimes Says He Will Surrender If Sentence Reduced
Oklahoma City June 3. Matthew Kimes an Oklahoma outlaw at large says he will give himself up if authorities agree to limit his sentence to 25 years in prison. He escaped last year from Sequoyah county jail where he was held for killing Deputy Sheriff Perry Chuculate. He is suspected in several recent bank robberies.
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Oklahoma City
Matthew Kimes
Oklahoma
Johnston
Kimes
Sequoyan Courty
Gould Says Oklahoma Has Not Hit Stride of Prosperity Yet
Dr. Charles N. Gould addresses the American Association of Engineers in TUSA praising Oklahoma as a “Billion Dollar Baby” still early in development. He cites rising mineral wealth from oil and gas, notes underutilized resources, and urges expansion into manufacturing and processing of raw materials across zinc, gypsum, limestone, and coal.
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Gould
Oklahoma
Tusa
Althe
Charles N. Gould
Oklahoma Geological Survey
American Association of Engineers
Oklahoma Territory
Dr. Gould
Cushing Field
Seminole
Mexico
Gulf Coast
California
Glenn
Tulsa
Olls
Healdton
Hewitt
Bristow
Burbank
Garber
Cromwell
Tonkawa
Earlsboro
United States Geological Survey
Ottawa
United States
Union
Arbuckle Mountains
Wichita Mountains
Ozark Mountains
Alahoma
Salt Springs
Seminole County Receives Large Share of Oil Tax Revenue
Oklahoma City reports show Seminole County received 267 639 55 of 721 125 16 distributed as one third of May gross production tax. Osage 105 510 28, Kay 80 246 39, Creek 57 691 40, and Pottawatomie 15 510 28. Remainder apportioned to multiple counties. penalties 731 88. protest payments 7 247 38. Ottawa special 5 968 43.
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Seminole
Oklahoma City
Seminole County
Osage County
Kay County
Creek
Garter
Pottawatomie
Ty Beckham
Caddo
Comanche
Cotton
Craig
Garfield
Garvin
Grady
Grant Haskell
Jefferson
LeFlore
Lincoln
McIntosh
Payne
Pontotoc
Pittsburg
Rogers
Stephens
Tillman
Tulsa
Waggoner
Washington
Ada Girl Marries In Sulphur In Quiet June Wedding
Miss Emma Ligon of Ada and Lloyd Lane of Kiowa Okla tied at Sulphur on June 2 in a simple ceremony read by C. L. Loyd a groom’s friend. Clara Elizabeth Miles of Beverly Hills Cal wed Edgar Allan Poe of Beverly Hills in Santa Monica May in a scenic setting with Hays Paxton Harry Miles and Milly Marlow present.
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Ada
Emma Ligon
Lloyd Lane
Kiowa
Okla
C. L. Loyd
Beverly Hills
Clara Elizabeth Miles
Cal
Edgar Allan Poe
Santa Monica
Pacific
California
Hays Paxton
Harry Miles
Milly Marlow
Aimes Reported Visits Seminole by Armed Gang
Matthew Kimes and three companions, sought nationwide by police, allegedly visited Seminole to steal a car kidnap a jail trusty, and escape after a flat tire. Frankie Hall, the kidnapped trusty, walked 12 miles to recount the tale. authorities later found the abandoned car and questioned Hall's account. Nellie Kimes, tied to the gang, had been released for her mother’s funeral. Hall remains jailed.
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Seminole
Matthew Kimes
Oklahoma
Frankie Hall
Hall
Nellie Kimes
Matthew
Kimes
Nellie
van Buren
Ark
Mont Grady
Jack Cummings
Cummings
Meg
Harvest Slater In Oklahoma Now.
Harvest bulletin from the Oklahoma state department of labor reports harvest under way across the state with moisture improving quality in some areas. Wages range from 2.50 to 4 dollars a day, depending on county, as 2,200 outside workers are forecast though demand is down from 1926 due to machines and a light crop.
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Oklahoma City
North Central
Ncrer
W. A. Pat
State Department of Labor
Miss Grace DeWeese Weds Claude T. Smith
A quiet Friday ceremony at the First Methodist Church in Ada joined Miss Grace DeWeese and Claude T. Smith in marriage. Rev. R. T. Blackburn officiated in the presence of intimate family and friends. The couple departed for a short honeymoon to Sulphur Ardmore and other points in Oklahoma and Texas after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace DeWeese
Claude T. Smith
R. T. Blackburn
First Methodist Church
Sulphur
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Texas
American Is Reported Killed in Mexico City
Dispatches from Guadalajara say Arthur Brewer an American coal merchant died from pistol shots fired Wednesday by Javier Diaz in a business quarrel. Diaz escaped and a search was started by police. Brewer, formerly of Boston, was captain of the Harvard team in 1895.
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Mexico City
Guadlajara
Arthur Brewer
Javier Diaz
Diaz
Boston
Mexico
Arthur Harris Brewer
Harvard
Tornado damages barber shop in Missouri city
A tornado tore the front off a local barber shop in Missouri. The incident raises questions about whether barber services can continue amid rebuilding efforts.
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Missouri City
Injunction Blocks Ardmore Burial Association Operations
A district court in Marietta granted a temporary injunction against the Oklahoma Southwestern Burial Association of Ardmore. The move prevents the firm from acting as an insurance company while lawyers under Edwin Dabney, attorney general, pursue claims that the association operated without a permit from state insurance commissioner Jesse J. Read.
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Ardmore
Marietta
Oklahoma Southwestern Burial Association
Edwin Dabney
Jesse J. Read
Van Buskirk Freed in Assault Case at Center School
Dick Van Buskirk was released after a trial before Justice Geis and a jury on an assault with a dangerous weapon charge. The evidence suggested he acted as peacemaker during the Center school melee, not the aggressor, while Harvey Mullinax was released earlier on a similar charge. The Center school affair drew townspeople to attend the hearing.
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Dick van Buskirk
Geis
Justice of Peace
van Buskirk
Center School
Harvey Mullinax
W. C. Mullinax
VanBuskirk
All Center
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Byron Norrell
J. C. Hynds
Agent Hill
Mr. Hill
C. E. Sanborn
D. C. Mooring
Oklahoma A. and M. College
G. A. Pitt
Sunshine
Eugene Holloway
Greek County
Skelly
Jones
Okfuskee County
Champlin
Jacobs
Okemah
Wilcox
Marland
Ne-Nw-Se
Alcorn
Gilcrease
Logan County
Roxana
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co
Moore
Discovery
Grady County
Pottawatomie County
Cushing
Aimes
Trusty and Joys
Harvest Slater
Miss DeWeese
Grant
Breeden
Gwin & Mays Drug Store
Mcalester, Okla
Colo, Spgs
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Paul
Minneapolis
Niagara
Toronto
Montreal
Mackinaw City
Colorado
Istaru Island
J. N. Gough
O. Collins, D. P. A
City, Okla
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