Valued Oil Lease Case Heard In District Court
Litigation over the Blackstock-Daniels oil lease in the Fitts oil field seeks to set aside an assignment as false and fraudulent. Plaintiffs Caston Curtis Kaiser and Bracken contend Blackstock drilled through multiple formations and offered them underpaid sums, with wells showing substantial production and value. Attorneys for both sides are listed. case heard before Judge Tal Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts
Tal Crawford
M. C. Caston
C. C. Curtis
Blackstock Oil Company
Blackstock-Daniels
L.mm. Kaiser
C. C. Curtie J. A Bracken
NSE
Blackstock
Albert McCoy
Tom Anglin
Alfred Stevenson
Holdenville
Denver Davison
Ada
Ramsey
Martin & Logan
Logan Stevenson
Tulsa
Harrell Kerr
Large Moonshine Haul Seized Across Three Counties
Six men arrested in Ada area raids over three counties. More than 160 gallons of non tax paid whiskey confiscated. Suspects include Isom Wright and two Indian youths in Murray County. Officers Allen Stanfield Troy Cleland Mose Henry Bailey Stanfield led the operations with local deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Stanfield
United States
Troy Cleland
Alcohol Tax Unit
Mose Henry and
Bailey Stanfield
Isom Wright
Wynnewood
Garvin County
Silas Amos
Anderson Simpson
John Doe
Murray County
Coal County
Ben Julian
Joe Leoni
Ada
Buffalo motorist reports rabbit collision in Medina
Kenneth Garson of Buffalo stopped in Medina to report to police that he had struck and killed a rabbit. He complied with the law by reporting the incident as soon as it occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
N. Y
Kenneth Garson
Buffalo
Marv Underwood Sues for 15000 in Damages
A petition filed in district court alleges Marv Underwood was struck and killed by a car driven by M M Summers on Highway 48 near Ada October 9 1936. Underwood's life and earnings losses are cited plus hospital bills funeral costs and 5000 punitive damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marv Underwood
M. M. Summers
Summers
William Underwood
Ada
Underwood
Mrs Geneva Dunlap dies after poisoning
Genev a Dunlap 22 died in a local hospital after swallowing poison at home 401 West Thirteenth about 7:15 pm. Sister Eva Blocker broke the lock and an ambulance took her to hospital where she died. Survivors include husband Frank Dunlap and a son, plus parents and several siblings. Funeral home Criswell announced. A separate note reports a $10,099 judgment to Seminole Indians of Oklahoma in the US Court of Claims may wait for funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Dunlap
West Thirteenth
Dunlap
Eva Blocker
Frank Dunlap
Tulsa Rig and Reel Company
Henry McGee
Ada
Velma Thurman
Eve Blocker
Juanita McGee
Edward and
Eugene McGee
Criswell Funeral Home
Washington
Oklahoma
United States Court of Claims
Paul M. Ueiball
Treasury Department
Congress
Ada Pioneer George Harrison Dies at Home in Ada
Funeral services are planned for George A. Harrison, Ada pioneer and early promoter of city growth. Found dead at his Oakman Ada home Wednesday afternoon, probable heart attack cited. Harrison helped found Ada’s mercantile trade, later worked in real estate, and served as Ada’s first poststatehood mayor in 1908. His body lies at Keith Funeral Home while arrangements await widow Lela Harrison.
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George A. Harrison
Harrison
Ada
Lela Harrison
Oakman
George Harrison
W. J. Reed
Tulsa
Main Street
Broadway
Twelfth
Frisco
Townsend
Twelfth Street
Keith Funeral Home
Wildcat activity in Pontotoc county oil fields grows
In Pontotoc county wildcat activity increases as several wells advance location and testing. Carter No 1 Nix near Jesse pool in 1-1-7 area nears spud while Lynch et al No 1 Thompson in SW NE SW of section continues producing from Hunton atop the Jesse field. Summit No 1 Whitaker near Ada moves to deep Ada gas field test. Roadhouse No 1 Booth near 20-2-6 inches toward completion. Delaney No 1 Richardson at 30-4-8 spuds for Wilcox test with Norris well Roaming amid gas pressure from Senora sand. Delaney No 4 Smith Hunton test drilled in Cromwell sand.
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Pontotoc County
Jesse Pool
Lynch Et
Whitaker
Ada
Booth
Fitts
Steedman
Delaney No
Richardson
Norris
Senora
Smith
Hunton
Cromwell
Grasshoppers Threaten Oklahoma Crops Warned by Entomologist
Oklahoma A and M entomologist F E Whitehead urged immediate grasshopper poisoning as hatching begins. He recommended a 50 lb bran and sawdust mix with two quarts sodium arsenate and 10 12 gal water to kill young hoppers before they spread. Applications should start by 6 30 a m to target feeding nymphs in alfalfa cotton and pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
F. E. Whitehead
Oklahoma
M. College
Whitehead
First American waffles patent granted to Cornelius Swarthout
Cornelius Swarthout received the first U S patent for a waffle iron in 1869 marking a milestone in American kitchen technology. The device helped standardize waffle production and influenced later designs. Swarthout's patent is cited in historical records on culinary innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Swarthout
Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Old Age Pension Test Suit
The Supreme Court hears a challenge to the social security act as 26 million Americans await benefits. The argument pits Edward F. McClennen against government counsel Robert Jackson and Charles Edward Wyznanski Jr. Justice Louis Brandeis sits among the nine justices as a generational bridge in a case that links past and present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Pthe
Edward Francis McClennen
Robert H. Jackson
Charles Edward Wyzanski, Jr
Thomas H. Eliot
Social Security Board
Louis D. Brandeis
Jankson
Wyzanski
Eliot
Justice Brandeis
McClennen
Brandeis, Dunbar and Nutter
Harvard College
Charles W. Eliot
Marine Band at White House Receptions Since 1803
The U.S. Marine Band provides music at White House receptions, with the Marine Corps performing at presidential events dating back to 1803.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine Band
White House
Marine Corps
Singing Convention At Pleasant Hill Near Ada
The district singing convention will meet at Pleasant Hill eight miles south of Ada on Highway 48 Sunday afternoon May 9. Everyone is invited.
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Pleasant Hill
Ada
Highway 48
Health unit in Pontotoc to start with office space found
Pontotoc county forms a health unit and will begin operations once office space is secured. Dr. Glen W. McDonald named temporary director with M. R. Simmonds as temporary sanitarian engineer. Two nurses expected. unit will focus on immunization, disease control, milk and food inspection, school hygiene, vital statistics, and water and waste checks. Budget shares place two thirds from county, one third from city, with state provision for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Glen W. McDonald
McDonald
M. R. Simmonds
Charles M. Pearce
Pearce
State Health Department
Oklahoma House Kills Chain Store Tax as Adjour nment Nears
Oklahoma City May 5 The House killed the chain store tax bill today clearing the way for adjournment by Saturday night. A Senate adopted resolution set ad journment for 11 59 p m Saturday. The day saw passage of a cooperative hospitals bill and the big school and institutional spending measures with a potential state deficit rising to 23 million by the next biennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
House
Senate
James C. Nance
University of Oklahoma
East Central
Northwestern
Cameron Agricultural College
William H. Murray
Treasury
Elk City
Bone Fide
State Board of Medical Examiners
Rep. Hunt
Osage County
Ellis
Oklahoma County
McLish names teachers for next year and graduates
McLish high school announces next year’s faculty for McLish, Fittstown, Franks and Harden City schools. Joe W. Holmes named superintendent. McLish valedictorian Helen Lynch Greene and salutatorian Edd Asbury. baccalaureate May 23 and commencement May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLish High School
Fittstown
Franks Grade School
Harden City Schools
Joe W. Holmes
Helen Lynch Green
Edd Asbury
Rev. Perrin
Fittstown Baptist Church
McLish
Carl Coleman
Cleo Sumter
Pearl Muret
Aline Rives
Mills C. Hatfield
William Mackin
Raymond Faulk
Charles Walker
Leon P. Smith
Montie Johnson
Juanita Townsend
Valeria Fulkerson
Bessie Steph
Fern Oxley
Esther Wilin
Delia Spears
Helen Lynch Greene
Lola Myrle Truitt
Jewell Creech
Alta Mae Lee
Mattie Bell Reeves
Patricia Allen
Thelma Mathews
Evelyn Ragan
Oleta Reeds
Alma Mae Robinson
Thelma Winter
Roy Holloway
Raymond West
Buster Taylor
Dale Griggs
Earl Craddock
Eyes of Love
Harden City
Two Die In Highway 48 Head On Near Ada Oklahoma
The Sunday night crash on Highway 48 southeast of Ada killed James Lloyd Lane 44 and Mrs. Gladys Rowe. Several others were seriously injured. Lane’s funeral will be in Kiowa, with burial in Ada pending arrival of a sister from Arizona.
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James Lloyd Lane
Ada
Gladys Rowe
G. H. Rowe
Lane
Mr. Lane
Arizona
Emma Ligon
James Lloyd Jr
Charles Edward
Ligon
William Taylor
Denver
Frank Cranmer
Bisbee
Ariz
Kiowa
B. C. Perry
Stillwater
Wilburton
Tri- County Land Company
Fittstown
Co. F
7Th Engineers
Methodist Church
American Legion
Roosevelt Democrat Elliott Wins California House Seat
Alfred J. Elliott, a Roosevelt Democrat, led the contest for the late Rep. Henry Stubbs’ 10th California district seat. With about 63 percent of ballots counted, Elliott had 16,164 votes to Republican Harry Hopkins’s 12,678, while All Sessions received 4,472 in a write-in bid.
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Santa Barbara
Cali
Alfred J. Elliott
Henry Stubbs
10Th
California
Elliott
Harry Hopkins
All Sessions
Bakersfield
Tents for Scouts Form City by Potomac for Jamboree
A city of tents began to take form along the Potomac to house 25,000 Boy Scouts arriving for the first national jamboree on June 30. Administration buildings are already up, with more tents to follow as the canvas homes for the youths rise over the next two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Potomac
Ruffing Ends Yankee Holdout
Charley Ruffing ends his holdout with the New York Yankees after reaching a salary agreement. He will be paid off for the balance of the season on a $15 000 basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
New York Times
Charley Ruffing
New York Yankees
Health unit for Pontotoc County established in Ada
The Pontotoc county health unit is now fully staffed with a health director two nurses a sanitary engineer and an office worker. Dr Glenn McDonald will take temporary charge under Dr Charles Pearce the state health commissioner. It is the 21st county health unit set up in Oklahoma in 18 months with the county paying half the cost and the state covering the rest from social security funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
Charles Pearce
Glenn McDonald
Ada
Oklahoma
Crawford Sentences Four Men in Guilty Pleas
Four men pled guilty to crimes and were sentenced. Jim Copeland received one year for a 1935 forgery. Roy Jones Leon Barefield and James H. McKenzie each drew two years from District Judge Tal Crawford for burglary.
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Jim Copeland
Roy Jones
Leon Barefield
James H. McKenzie
Tal Crawford
Greater returns for amount in vested.
Ada News classified ad notes higher returns on invested funds with emphasis on vested amounts and potential benefits for savers and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Ada Students Eliminated In National Forensic League Meet
Ten Oklahoma high school students were eliminated and eight advanced after three rounds of the seventh annual National Forensic League tournament in Jacksonville Illinois. Oklahoma City Capitol Hill and Miami won their debates. Shawnee and Capitol Hill planned to meet in an elimination round next. Ada entrants Virginia Sugg Bill Little and Margaret McMillan were listed among those eliminated in round three with specific event results.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Web
Oklahoma
National Forensic League
Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill
Miami
Shawnee
Virginia Sugg
Ada
Bill Little
Margaret McMillan
Senate Approves Semi-Centennial Commission Bill
Oklahoma City May 5 the senate voted 23 to 12 to create a semi centennial commission and send it to the house. The measure appropriates 50000 for expenses to plan a Guthrie 1939 celebration. Brief debate preceded the roll call which passed by one vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Senate
House
Guthrie
Five Die as Ocean Limited Hits Coal Cars
Five people were killed and three seriously injured when an Ocean Limited train of Canadian National rails crashed into a line of coal cars near Amhurst Nova Scotia on May 5. The up diesel passenger service collided with the standing cars causing multiple fatalities and injuries. Emergency crews responded to the scene and investigated the wreck details and possible causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amhurst
Nova Scotia
Canadian National Railways Ocean Limited
Kiowa Man Succumbs Sunday Night to Auto Accident Injuries
A Kiowa man died Sunday night from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash. Authorities said the collision occurred near the Kiowa community and an investigation is ongoing. The deceased, identified as a local resident, leaves family and friends in the area.
Ada Man Heads District Lions
M. Z. Thompson was unanimously chosen as district governor of District 3-B covering Lions clubs in Eastern Oklahoma at the state Lions convention. Bartlesville was named as the 1938 meeting site. Thompson, who aided Ada Lions in a prior convention, ran unopposed amid Ada delegation support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
M. Z. Thompson
Lions Clubs
Oklahoma
Bartlesville
Thompson
Lions
Ada
City Officers Seize Whiskey From Suspect Vehicle
City police arrested M. A. Waits on a charge of possession of tax paid whiskey. Officers say they found between 600 and 700 bottles of bottled in bond whiskey in his car in the 100 block of East Main. He was released after posting bond.
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M. A. Waits
Waits
East Main
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Fitts Field
Caston
Curtis
Bracken
Kaiser
Laroe
Internal Revenue
By Bob Blanks, Jr
Fanny Frail
Zeke Burr
Roy M. Priest
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Dallas
Jack E. Barnes
Barnes
Priest
M. P. Lattimer
Waurika
Jefferson County
Latimer
Ardmore
George
Tisqn
OTIS
Carter
Jesse Field
Spud Thursat Norris
Franks
Elza Ayres
Mildred Lowe
Ruby Pointer
Ruby Lee Hatcher
Leon B. Smith
Anna Maud Fulkerson
Bonnie Jones
Anna Dixon
Sylvia Mitchusson
Harry Craig
Picher
Seminole
Lindsay Day
Noble Drilling Company
Day
Wayne Pernell
Chickasha
Faye Boulware
Mr. Craig
Democrat
Eliott
City
Yankee
Pontotog County
Crawford
J. L. Lane
Ada Man
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