McLish drilling moratorium debated in Fitts field
Operators at the John Fitts field in south Pontotoc county meet with geologists and proration officials to decide on delaying deeper drilling into the basal McLish lime. They vote six month moratorium to drill above the McLish top if Bromide wells fail, while Moore No 1 Mitchell is held to Bromide or upper McLish class.
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Pontotoc County
Fitts
Proration Department
McLish
W. A. Delaney, Jr
Ada
Ed Moore
Tulsa
Moore
Delaney
Mitchell Weir
Armstrong
W. P. Armstrong
C. C. Brown
East Central State Teachers College
First Soil Erosion Meeting to Be Held Here Friday Evening
Pontotoc county plans its first soil erosion project with a Friday meeting in the district courtroom. E P Weston of Stillwater will show moving pictures and discuss Stillwater creek basin plans as Ada Chamber of Commerce and County Agent J B Hill decide to start with Springbrook, inviting all farmers and landowners in the watershed. The national campaign aims to ten years of conservation with no landowner cash costs aside from providing teams for some tasks.
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Pontotoc County
District Court Room
E. P. Weston
Stillwater
Stillwater Creek
Ada Chamber of Commerce
J. B. Hill
Springbrook
Unemployablesutment May Cut Pontotoc County Aid
Reduced May allotment for Pontotoc county unemployables will be about one quarter of April aid, risking many losing support. April saw 785 unemployables receive about 3896 dollars for food and basics. A new county welfare board replaces the health superintendent and county judge, now chaired by Charlie Johnson, C. C. Roberts and D. B. Davis.
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John Boyce McKeel
Charlie Johnson
James Whitehead
State Welfare Board
Pontotoc County
Boards of County Commissioners
Pontotoc
County Welfare Board
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Oil production drops for week ending April 27
Daily U.S. oil production fell by 57 351 barrels to 2 564 303. Oklahoma declined 14 375 barrels while East Texas slid 9 083 barrels. Texas overall dipped to 1 047 650 barrels and the Rockies fell to 89 390. Kansas held near 146 025 barrels.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
East Texas
Texas
East
Rock Mountain
Kansas
Oklahoma City
West Texas
North Central
Texas Panhandle
East Central
Gulf Coast
Southwest Texas
State of Texas
North Louisiana
Louisiana
Arkansas
Eastern Fields
Michigan
Rocky Mountain Area
California
U. S
Feud Ends in Slaying at Tyler Station
In Tyler Texas Ira Ferguson died after Jim Bryant was charged with murder in a feud at rival gas stations. Clint Ferguson 41 and Ira 32 were killed with four others at Clint Ferguson’s filling station amid gunfire. Bryant surrendered to deputies and admitted the shooting.
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Tyler
Tex
Ira Ferguson
Jim Bryant
Clint Ferguson
Ira
Bryant
Clint
John Lawhon
Ross Parker
Parker
Three Questioned About Hotel Fire At Pocahontas
Three people taken into custody after the Hotel Randolph fire that destroyed the hotel and a clinic. Sheriff says a 17 year old girl Pauline Gearhart admitted starting the blaze and two men Lige Dame Jr and another accomplice confessed. Gearhart’s brother in law Ben Dame was moved to Little Rock for questioning. Thirty five guests fled in their night clothes. no injuries reported.
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Pocahontas
Ark
Randolph
John Thompson
Pauline Gearhart
Lige Dame Jr
Miss Gearhart
Ben Dame
Little Rock
Blatz Medical Clinic
Man questioned in Pocahontas hotel fire case
Ben Dame, 43, described as a former convict, was brought to Little Rock for questioning in the burning of the Hotel Randolph at Pocahontas on Sunday. He was among three held, with local detectives, Randolph County officials, and state fire marshal representatives present. motive remains undisclosed.
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Little Rock
Ark
Ben Dame
Randolph
Pocahontas
Randolph County
Seven Injured In Sunday Auto Bus Collision Near Ada
A bus from L. A. Nance lines of Ada collided with an automobile six miles east of Ada on the Allen highway Sunday morning. Frank Leonard driver of the bus suffered minor injuries while passengers including Marion Tucker six had facial injuries and broken teeth. Others from Allen and Danville Ark were treated for lacerations bruises and possible internal injuries.
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L. A. Nance Lines
Ada
Allen Highway
Frank Leonard
Sulphur
Leonard
Jim Black
Danville
Ark
W.A. Taylor
Allen
R. D. Tucker
Marion Tucker
Thelma Tucker
Anna Marie Tucker
County drenched by good rainfall
Pontotoc county received beneficial rain early Thursday easing three weeks of discomfort. Ada logged 1.20 inches by 8 o'clock with continued showers afterward as warmer weather aids soil absorption and rapid growth of gardens and spring crops after Easter.
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Pontotoc County
W C T U Rally Draws Attentive Ada Crowd
Regional Women's Christian Temperance Union rally at the First Baptist church in Ada drew attendees from Norman Shawnee Tecumseh and Davis. Mrs Elizabeth House state president led the program with state officers and local leaders guiding afternoon talks to boost temperance sentiment.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Ada
First Baptist Church
Norman
Shawnee
Tecumseh
Davis
Elizabeth House
Stillwater
A. L. Fentem
Mary Irwin
W. C. TF
FT. FP
Pierson Confesses to Killing Parents for Revenge Insurance
Howard Pierson, 20, confessed to shooting his parents, Associate Justice William A. Pierson and Mrs. Pierson, near Austin Texas, to obtain his father’s insurance money and for revenge. After nine hours of grilling, he led officers to the hidden watch purse pistol and cartridges, claiming a good reason but stating it was revenge.
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Austin
Tex
Lee Allen
Howard Pierson
William A. Pierson
Texas Supreme Court
Joe Wooten
Pierson
Travis
Mexico braces monetary shift in silver to bullion move
President Lazaro Cardenas closes banks to adjust to new monetary rules after U S policy spikes silver prices. The Bank of Mexico will exchange coins for paper certificates against silver reserves and halt silver coin exports. Treasury agents collect coins nationwide, 40,000,000 pesos seized, paid in bank notes.
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Mexico
D. F
Roosevelt
United States Treasury
Bank of Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
Treasury
Republic
United States
Cardenas
Roosevelt Urges Fast Start For Work Relief In Nationwide Drive
President Roosevelt urged Americans to kick off the $4 88 billion work relief program by autumn. He cited social security, NRA extension, banking and utility holding company legislation as urgent issues, and defended the program against critics while noting possible inefficiencies in a large national effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Coveness
NRA
America
AAA
Congress
Federal Treasury
Funeral services scheduled for Gen eva Taylor in McKinney
Ardmore Oklahoma report states Gen Eva Taylor a 20 year old Madill waitress dies from gunshot wounds suffered Thursday night when her estranged husband W A Taylor killed Night Watchman Homer Moss and then shot himself.
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Ardmore
Okla
McKinney
Tex
Geneva Taylor
Madill
W. A. Taylor
Homer Moss
Mrs Butler Dies in Oklahoma City
Ada resident Nancy Jane Butler died Saturday at 2 30 PM at her daughter’s home in Oklahoma City. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist church in Ada this afternoon at 3 o clock. She was born April 21 1867 in White County Tennessee and was 68. Survived by sons W L Butler Abilene TX Jack Butler Shawnee Lee Butler Ada and daughters Hallie Hisle Ada Nettie Sanderson Ada and L J Butler Oklahoma City.
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Nancy Jane Butler
Ada
J. L. Spencer
Northwest Seventeenth
Oklahoma City
First Baptist Church of
Butler
White County
Tennessee
W. L. Butler
Abilene
Texas
Jack Butler
Shawnee
Lee Butler
Hallie Hisle
Nettie Sanderson
L. J. Butler
Dust storms spread pneumonia deaths in southwest
Health officials linked seven pneumonia deaths this week to dust storms across five states. Red Cross official Elbert Evans announced two more emergency hospitals in Kansas and 10,000 cloth masks distributed. Doctors described severe cases as high fatal lung infections, with scattered rain and snow in parts of the region.
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Liberal
Kans
Elbert Evans
Red Cross
Ulysses
Johnson City
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandles
Evans
Baca County
E. A. Evans
Beaver
Okla
Amarillo
Tex
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
Montana
Wyoming
Weekend Wrecks Hurt 15 In Oklahoma Crashes
Oklahoma saw two weekend crashes injuring 15 people none critically. A Kingfisher collision involving an auto, trailer and a cow threw debris into a second vehicle. The injured include Dale Barnes family Vera Janet Betty Faye 18 16 and 19 all of Kingfisher Patsy Ruth 4 Mrs Francis Whitley and daughter Patsy Ruth 4 Carl Willson Depew and two others.
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Oklahoma
Kingfisher
Dale Barnes
Vera
Janet
Betty Faye
Francis Whitley
Patsy Ruth
Carl Willson
Depew
Lacy
Ida Wattenbarger
Greatest returns for the amount I invested
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