Pontotoc County Oil Firms Push Weekly Production Record
Pontotoc county and Allen pool oil output rose last week reaching 20 416 barrels daily with Allen pool at 18 916 barrels. Bebee field and Pontotoc county wells added about 1 500 barrels daily as operators push a more intensive drilling campaign in Bebee and Allen extension areas amid new rigs and ongoing depth work across sections 29-5-5 and 32-5-5.
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Pontotoc County
Allen Pool
Bebee
Allen
Ogg Petroleum Corporation
Roberts No
Hunton
Superior Oil Corporation
Boyd
Ramsey .Oil Corporation
Roberts-Allen
Vioas
Louisiana
Westheimer & Daube
Wade
McCullough Oil Company
Man Bound Over In Hearing On Bond Theft
Bud F. Jones was bound over to district court on a criminal charge tied to the alleged disappearance of 15 Choctaw Cotton Oil bonds worth 7500. He was remanded to jail on an 8500 bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace T. O. Cullins. The missing bonds were 15 at 500 each and bore 6 percent interest. Curtis testified he believed Jones visited his office on April 26 but could not positively identify him.
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Bud F. Jones
District Court
T. O. Cullins
Justice of Peace
Choctaw Cotton Oil Company
Jones
Pauls Valley
Joe Curtis
Curtis
Chickasha
P. A. Norris
C. L. Griffith
Choctaw Cotton Oil Company Sinking Fund
Mother and Babe Kidnapped in Shawnee Abduction Case
Betty Jeanne Ford, 22 months, daughter of Mrs Lorene Ford, was allegedly abducted with her mother by four masked men near Shawnee Oklahoma. Mrs Ford, 20, claims they tossed the child into a small river while fleeing in a car. Douglas Ford, her divorced husband, is detained for investigation. The case centers on an abandoned road near the river with the missing child feared slain.
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Shawnee
Betty Jeanne Ford
Lorene Ford
Pottawatomie County
Douglas Ford
Tecumseh
G. M. Forrester
Ford
Ada's First Creamery Nears Completion
Ada moves toward opening its first creamery as building nears finish and machinery arrives. The plant, with 3000 pounds daily butter capacity and 1000 pounds per churn across three churnings, aims to start by June 1.
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Ada
Pontotoc
East Central to Graduate 49 at Commencement
Nationally known orator and SMU president Dr Charles C Selectman will deliver the graduation address for 49 East Central graduates 27 BA 22 BS. Diplomas presented by acting president Dr R R Robinson. Music by East Central talent directed by Prof A H Leibs.
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East Central
Charles C. Selectman
Southern Methodist University
First Methodist Church
Dallas
Texas
Selectman
United States
R. R. Robinson
Fast Central
A. H. Leibs
Ruth Hits 10th Home Run For Yankees In Detroit
Babe Ruth belted his 10th homer of the season in the fifth inning against Detroit. The long drive landed in the right field bleachers as he led off the inning for the Yankees.
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Babe
New York
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Repair Man Posing as Woodstock Rep Flees Ada
A young man posing as a Woodstock Typewriter company representative traveled to Ada last week. He received $3 from J. L. Dee on a hot check and $18.75 from Harry Scheinberg for alleged repair work he did not perform. He claimed to replace many parts and left with the machine, which later showed no new parts. Dee cashed the check, which bounced, and the man had no account. The company disavowed any such employee, and authorities seek the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock Typewriter Company
Ada
J. L. Dee
Harry Scheinberg
Ada Builders See Few New Homes Amid Growth
Last week Ada issued building permits for three homes valued at 3500 dollars signaling a low residential start. Meantime Aldridge hotel skeleton nears third floor completion and the first story framework rises for the new high school. W C Rolio wrough last week on a 15000 dollar building opposite the post office and Fred Gay awaits materials to proceed on a garage at Stockton and Twelfth.
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Ada
Aldridge
W. C. Roliow
Post Office
Fred Gay
Stockton and
Twelfth Street
Mrs. George Mayhue Hurt In Accident
Mrs George Mayhue and her daughter Muriel were injured when their car left the road between Ada and Seminole. Mrs Mayhue suffered severe facial cuts requiring twenty five stitches after the vehicle went into a ditch. they were rushed to Seminole hospital. Mr Mayhue and family are noted Ada civic leaders.
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George Mayhue
Muriel
Mayhue
Ada
Seminole
Mr. Mayhue
Heavy drop in U S oil production report
Tulsa May 15 report shows total United States oil production fell by 108 856 barrels in the week ending May 12 with light gravity oil dropping 99 520 barrels. West Texas led declines while Gulf Coast and eastern fields posted gains. Oklahoma and Seminole states also eased as California and Texas totals shifted.
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Tulsa
West Texas
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
California
Texas
Gulf Coast
North Louisiana
Arkansas
North
Texas Panhandie
East Central
Dean Anicannedie
oTtal
Mid-Continent
ONG
Ted Could
Signing Miss river flood control bill broadens federal task
President Coolidge signed the Mississippi River flood control act authorizing 325 million dollars for levees spillways and floodways from Cape Girardeau Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico with states paying about 500000 for foundations and federal responsibility for damages from new flood ways. The plan includes eight tributaries surveys and a Pacific coast adjustment for the Sacramento valley with a one third federal cost.
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Washington
Coolidge
Mississippi
Congress
Jones
Senate Commerce Committee
Reid
House Flood Control Committee
Federal Treasury
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Senate
House
White House
Cooldge
Cape Girardeau
Rock Island
Ills
Yazoo
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
White
St. Francis
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Sacramento Valley
California
Arson Case Hears Knife Attack in Durant Preliminary
In Durant Oklahoma on May 9 a preliminary arson hearing opened. Witness Jimmy Anderson was stabbed in the courthouse corridor after testifying about an attempted fire at a Caddo cotton gin. Defendants Bob Headley Abbott and Headley Abbott face arson charges and assault with intent to kill. An effort was made to dismiss Headley Abbott’s arson count and discharge the justice of the peace.
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Oklahoma City
P -Knife
Durant
W. P. Crowe
Jimmy Anderson
J. D. Abbott
Harry Haigh
Anderson
Bob and
Headley Abbott
Caddo
Bryan County
Haigh
Abbott
Bob
Crowe
Justice of the Peace Presiding
Boy 17 Killed In Ada Truck Accident
Claudie Childs a boy about 17 was killed Saturday afternoon when he fell from a truck en route from Coalgate to Earlsboro. His head was badly lacerated and a leg bruised as the truck traversed a rocky road into Ada. A flat tire is said to have caused the accident. The body is at Hudson & Watts undertaking parlor awaiting orders.
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Claudie Childs
Coalgate
Earlsboro
Ada
Hudson & Watts’ Undertaking Parlor
National politics roils as voters head to polls and leaders convene
The May 15 report describes delegates being chosen for Kansas City and Houston conventions amid debates over Hoover and Smith. Mellon signals Hoover could win if nominated, sparking cross state reactions on delegate pledges and party strategy. West Virginia rail executives also back Hoover, boosting his nomination prospects.
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Washington
Kansas City
Houston
Melton
Hoover
Commerce
Treasury
Senate
Texas
Smith
New Jersey
Lowdon
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Mellon
Norbeck
South Dakota
Andrew Mellon
Coolidge
James W. Good
West Virginia
Rats Dying Fast in Pontotoc County Campaign
Pontotoc County reports about 10 000 rats killed since the campaign began saving thousands of dollars in property. The Kiwanis Retail Extermination committee led by S G Heflin faced financial strain as funds ran out after paying a cent per tail. The club’s general fund was drawn on to cover the shortfall.
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Pontotoc County
Kiwanis Club
S. G. Heflin
Threat of Long Debate For Tax Revision
Washington May 15 The threat of several days of debate on repealing the inheritance tax failed to withdraw the proposal as Senate leaders push for quick action on the tax reduction bill. Senator Borah Idaho called for days of debate on the amendment while Senator Bingham Connecticut urged an early vote.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Bingham
Connecticut
Frisco Tax Suit to Be Heard at Hugo
Hugh Mathis will represent Pontotoc county as the Frisco railroad seeks to reclaim 11601 in 1924 county taxes in a federal case before Judge Robert L. Williams at Hugo starting Monday. The railroad claims taxes were illegally collected in three townships and two school districts.
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Hugh Mathis
Pontotoc County
Robert L. Williams
Hugo
St. Louis
Mathis
Francis
Chickasaw
Fitzhugh
Ada
Rofs
Fleet Well Shows Strong Oil Gas Flow Across River
The Peters No. 2 Gypsy well on the Fleet lease in Seminole county sprayed oil and showed about five million feet of gas as sand was touched at 2 601 feet. Drilled five feet into the sand, it was estimated to produce around 600 barrels. Fleet across the river was reported making $8 500 barrels of oil Sunday.
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Fleet Brothers Oil Estate
Peters No. 2
Civil War Widows Win Pension Increase in Senate Bill
Senate approves a bill increasing widow pension from 40 to 50 dollars per month for those aged 72 and older who were married before June 27, 1905. The plan targets Civil War veterans widows in Washington and expands wartime survivor benefits.
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Washington
Senate
Buy it Rent it Find it with a News Want Ad
Classified note promotes placing and reading want ads to buy rent or locate items. Encourages readers to use the News Want Ad section for bargains and listings.
Mine legislation would remake coal industry structure
The United Mine Workers propose a bill to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in soft coal, oversee consolidations and mergers, license coal producers and shippers, regulate railroad fuel supply, and create a bituminous coal commission.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
State Interstate Commerce Committee
Seattle runner Ed Gardner leads 45 mile race into Erie
Ed Gardner of Seattle Washington led the trans continental foot race into Erie Pennsylvania at 2 09 p m eastern daylight saving time after completing the 45 mile leg from Ashtabula Ohio in 6 hours 9 minutes 30 seconds.
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Erie
Ed Gardner
Seattle
Wash
Ashtabula
Ohio
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