Gas and Oil Finds Signal Growing Oil Work in Area
Pontotoc and Conenanties see rising oil activity with a new find and a gas distillate discovery. In Pontstate county the Bert Painewell near Center reports a potential Upper Viola or Colvin setting, while Rob No 2 Joe Pope in Cont county shows strong Bas and distillate results. Wildcat staking continues in Coal and Johnston counties with tests planned toward Wilcox and deeper formations as operators push expansion from proven production.
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Pontotoc
Conenanties
Pontotor
Am Acted
Pontstae
Bert Painewell
Center
Colvin
Cont
Joe Pope
Melnde
Cusspate
Opr
Wilcox
Ohio
H. A Jans
Bowie
Ed Moore
Joh County
Pantatas County
J. Swink
Swink
Douglas Lo Jr
Rosedalle
Norman Cri C
Bouse
Shauksr
Thompson and Leech Company
Seca Ik
Tpany Headquartit’s
Falls
Tex
Janes-Shetburne F
Ada
Absentee Ballots Piling Up For July Runoffs
Absentee voting surges as registration closes for the July 4 primary and a runoff is set for July 27. Transfers within the county allowed up to election day. More than 200 ballots issued. last day to request absentee ballots is June 30. Hanson urges prompt action for those away on business or vacation and for those unable to vote in person.
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Julius Hansen
County Election Board
Hanson
Hat Home
J Sueh Tvasamns
Enough is Enough: New GOP Warcry Emerges in 1931 Rally
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Republican leaders Brewster and Gabrielson promoting a 1931 campaign slogan. They claim public desire for peace and wave a presidential style message as they discuss efforts ahead of elections.
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Atlantic City
Owen Brewster
Oklahoma Senate Race Deepens With Candidate Conflicts
In Oklahoma City the final week before the first primary sees Veteran Sen. Elmer Thomas and Rep. Mike Monroney entangled in personality clashes over voting records and agricultural policy. Bill Gill joins Douglass with radio rounds while Phil Ferguson presses ahead with his speech plan. Republicans stay active as Raymond Fields and Rev. Bid Alexander maintain campaign schedules, signaling a strengthened GOP outlook for November.
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Klahoma City
U.S. Senate
Elmer Thomas
Mike Monroney
GOP
Alligator Fails to Frighten Arcadia Boy
In Arcadia Florida on June 24 Posian John Petrey wrestled a four foot alligator near a stream. The animal grabbed his leather mail satchel and held on until Petrey freed it with a plank and lasso. Jupiter satellites are mentioned later in the fragment.
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Arcadia
Fla
Posian
John Petrey
Smith Wins NC Senate Primary Opposing Truman Fair Deal
Raleigh lawyer Willis Smith defeated Senator Frank Graham in North Carolina's Democratic senatorial primary. Smith led by 24,758 votes with results from most precincts showing 358,565 for Smith and 233,807 for Graham. Graham conceded as Smith campaigned against Negroes and Communism and framed himself as a defender of real southern democracy.
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Raleigh
V. C
Willis Smith
Truman
North Carolina
Smith
Frank Graham
Graham
Sir Walter Hotel
American Bar Association
College Faculty to Have Several New Members Next Fall
East Central State College president Dr Charles F Spencer announces several new faculty arrivals for fall. Burl Bartlett becomes assistant football coach and joins other department additions including English hires Dr Hargis Westerfield from City College of New York and Dr Orrington Ramsey from Wisconsin. Glen Pirtle new master’s grad leads math instruction. James D Tate from Wynnewood becomes business education instructor replacing Vernon Upchurch who will be away in school.
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Charles F. Spencer
East Central State College
Burl Bartlet
Eufaula
East Central
Hargis Westerfield
City College of New York
Orrington
Ramsey
Wisconsin
Glen Pirtle
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
James D. Tate
Wynnewood
Vernon Upchurch
Floyd Holbrook To Jamboree
Floyd Holbrook of Troop 62 Sulphur leads a group to the Bor Jamboree at Valley Forge Pa. The trip, financed by Rotary and local donors, includes Ross Wanack and Shar Hunter among supporters. Scoutmaster Mariana Meatgomesy oversees the arrangements.
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Floydbrook
Inminee
Tefs Sa
Scouts Council
Valles Forge
Mace
Rotary
Ross B. Wanack
Shar Hunter
Peter
Mariana
Fear 58 Dead In Air Crash Over Lake Michigan
Northwest Airlines DC-4 with 58 passengers and 3 crew vanished during a storm over Lake Michigan near Milwaukee. Search efforts halted at night due to fog. debris and oil slicks found, later identified as false raft and a balloon. Wreckage located 64 feet below by drag, pilot Robert Lind, 35, from Hawkins Minnesota, reported into Minneapolis control before the disappearance.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
Hilwaukee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Coast Guard
Minneapolis
Milwaukee Coast Guard
Milwaukee Breakwater
New York
Navy
George Parkinson
Racine
Robert Lind
Hawkins
Minn
CAA
Grand Rapids
Mich
Shortcake Is Usually Richer Than Biscuits
EMITH M. BARBER discusses making richer shortcake and biscuits with a double purpose rich dough. He favors extra shortening, butter, and a light approach to shaping, baking, and serving, noting differences between shortcake and biscuit dough and preferred serving methods.
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Emith M. Barber
Hone
Attractive Vacation Costumes Plentiful This Summer
Fashion notes urge women to refresh wardrobes for vacation season. The guide highlights bathing suits in one and two piece styles, dry-off ensembles, terry cloth resort wear, and sporty outfits for tennis and sailing. It discusses travel outfits, sheath and jersey dresses, summer coats, sheer frocks, separates, accessories, and nylon fabrics for washability.
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Gardner
Ruasort
Italy
France
Biscuit Dough and Variations From a General Features Recipe
A faded recipe fragment describes making a basic biscuit dough with flour sugar salt shortening and milk, then baking options for biscuits and layered rounds. It notes amounts and temperatures such as 430 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes for standard biscuits and 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes for a shorter version, with yields and brand mentions.
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Generel Features Corp
Profits turned over to Danny Walker at fairgrounds concession
During Bureau of Census operations at the Administration building, a concession run by staff was closed and its profits turned over to Danny Walker, a polio victim starting a mail order magazine agency. District supervisor Paul Henderson oversaw the funds, totaling $17, earmarked for postage.
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Bureau of Census
Fairgrounds
Danny Walker
Himselt
Paul Henderson
Danny
Oolagah Feud Over Unheld Mayor Challenge
In Oolagah Oklahoma a small town of 300 faces a political feud as five residents petition the state attorney general to remove Mayor W D Brame who has served eight years without an election. They accuse him and the council of running city affairs informally. Brame says no one wants the job and defends his lawful conduct. Signers include Billie Walker Dal Walker F D Walker Jessie Gaston and Etta Patrick.
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Oolagah
Okla
Rogers County
W. D. Brame
Brame
Bille Walker
Dal Walker
FD. Walker
Jessie Gaston
Etta Patrick
Man Charged in Missouri Murder Ties West Texas Slaying
Wharton Texas dispatch reports Charles Warner Tanner charged with murder in Missouri of Mrs. Marion Ayres 53 a former reader for the Kansas City Star. He admitted Ayres fell into a creek near Cape Girardeau after officers linked a nude battered body to the case. Authorities say no link found between the two killings, with investigators to pursue the Fort Davis mountains case as well.
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Wharton
Tex
Charles Warner Tanner
Missouri
Davis Mountains
West Texas
Jackson
Tanner
Marion $. Ayres
Kansas City
Ayres
Cape Girstde
Raymond Vogel
Jackson Seil
Wilt Oy
Érath
Fort Davis
Prowler in the Night. Not a Man but a Raccoon
Mr and Mrs Bernard Lerch heard a prowler in their Rock Island Illinois house searched but found no one. A dim figure appeared at the deck door and police captured the marauder. The intruder was a raccoon.
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Rock Island
Bernard Lerch
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