Guardsmen to Camp at Fort Sill Oklahoma
Oklahoma National Guard Second and Third regiments with about 2 000 enlisted men will hold a two week encampment at Fort Sill June 5 to 19 under General Orders No 11 A $144169 21 fund supports expenses and pay for officers and enlisted men The artillery units train separately in three periods July 10 to 24 July 24 to August 7 and August 7 to 21 A transport convoy of about 40 vehicles will precede the troops to the reservation and the program follows regular army drill standards
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma National Guard
Fort Sin
Adj
C. F. Barrett
Adjutant General
Eighth Corp
National Guard
Barrett
Oklahoma
France
General Barrett
National Guard of Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Genearrett
Camp Perry
Ohio
Wewokah Enid
Pittsburgh
Muskogee
Sunny Slope township road bonds defeated in Creek County
In Bristow on May 18 the Sunny Slope township bond issue of 20 000 for good roads was defeated by 12 votes. Large property owners opposed while small landholders and tenants favored the measure.
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Bristow
Sunny Slope Township
Banat
Ar Bague
Class of 1921 Graduation At Normal School
A 1921 graduating ceremony at the Normal featured Dr Ira Hilton Jones A M College Stillwater delivering the class address. Diplomas were awarded to the graduates and senior class members with East Central Normal granting the Bachelor of Arts to John Zimmerman. Merle Hay highway marker dedication noted with attendees including his mother.
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Ira Hilton Jones
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Jones
Dr. Jones
Wiletta Kittell
Linscheid
M. A. Cassidy
R. R. Robinson
Cassidy
Edith Chapman
Bebee well reports spark cautious optimism near Stratford
The Bebee well is claimed at 200 barrels though reports vary widely. Seven loads of material moved about three miles southwest of Bebee near Stratford as six more rigs are expected nearby. Stratford lies 20 miles northwest of Ada in Garvin county.
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Stratford
Bebee
P. S
Ada
Garvin County
Production Increases Across Kansas and Oklahoma OIl Fields
Oil production in Kansas and Oklahoma rose by 7350 barrels week over week with Oklahoma at 295800 barrels per day and Kansas at 86500 barrels per day. Wildcat tests near Marlow Skeedee and Jennings report gas and oil shows, incl half million feet gas at 310 feet and 1500 feet oil in the hole with Burton and Associates producing 160 barrels after a shot.
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Tulsa
Okla
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nelson Brothers and Flynn
Comanche County
Marlow
Atlantic Petroleum Company
Skeedee
Pawnee
Burton and Associates
Jennings
Holdenville Oil Boom After Lyons Well Struck In Oklahoma
Holdenville reports an oil surge as Lyons well 14-7-8 spouts 3,197 feet Tuesday night and flows within an hour. Estimates range 200 to 700 barrels with active lease trading and high prices for nearby acreage. Three more wells are planned nearby as the boom town growth continues.
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Holdenville
Lyons
Wildcat
Gas Men to Meet in Cincinnati Next Monday
Gas industry leaders from across the United States gather at Cincinnati Ohio in the old Music Hall for their annual convention. A Tulsa Pullman train brings delegates from the Mid Continent region and the Robinson Packer company plans a major banquet at the Linton hotel with W G Long directing the entertainment. Attendees include G C Braden president and R C Sharpe general manager and vice president of the Oklahoma Natural Gas company.
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United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
Music Hall
Tulsa
Robinson Packer Company
Linton Hotel
Cleveland
Buffalo
West Virgina
W. G. Long
Robinson Packer Entertainment
G. C. Braden
R. C. Sharpe
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
Opposition to placing oil industry under corporation control in Okmulgee
The Okmulgee district oil and gas association passed resolutions opposing placing the oil industry under the corporation commission. They warned such control would advantage neighboring states, drive capital out of Oklahoma, and curb inbound investment. A delegation was sent to Oklahoma City to lobby against the plan.
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Okmulgee
Tulsa Banker Pleased by Ada Field Oil Showing
C W Benedict vice president of the First National Bank of Tulsa visited Security National Bank and Burk farm. He witnessed the cap being removed and oil rise over the derrick, expressing surprise at the well’s performance and gaining faith in the Ada field. He owns no acreage now but may invest.
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Tulsa
C. W. Benedict
First National Bank of Tulsa
Security National Bank
Burk Farm
Ada
Benedict
Burk farm discovery well to begin 24 hour test tomorrow
Tubing is being placed in the discovery well on the Burk farm in 32-5-5 with completion expected for a 24 hour test starting tomorrow. Predictions range from 150 to 500 barrels per day and observers note the well’s potential if it yields about 160 barrels per day at the current sand depth.
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Burk
Drilling Operations Promise Heightened Field Activity
The report suggests drilling operations will intensify, turning the field into a hub of activity beyond prior expectations, with workers anticipating extensive activity and exploration.
Mecca Oil and Gas Tests 10-Inch Well Near Stonewall
Mecca Oil and Gas completed a 10-inch test at about 150 feet on the J. R. Sears farm NE NE 7-2-8 two and a half miles northeast of Stonewall in Coal county. Spudded in Thursday with Star-28 rig progress is satisfactory and pay sand expected just before 1,500 feet. Nearby residents forecast a gusher and Stonewall has started preparations for a rush.
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Mecca Oil and Gas Company
J. R. Sears
Stonewall
Coal County
Burkburnett Visitors Tied to Local Ranch Interests
Harry N. Lane returned from Burkburnett accompanied by W. D. Utts cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Burkburnett R. A. Faver of Burkburnett and Harry Carter of Matador Texas. The latter is brother of Roy I. Carter a Carter Lowry Lasalle syndicate owner who runs a large Matador area ranch. The men hold local field interests and may expand them during their stay.
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Harry N. Lane
Burkburnett
Texas
W. D. Utts
Farmers State Bank of
R. A. Faver
Harry Carter
Matador
Roy I. Carter
Carter-Lowry-Lasalle
Carter-Lowry-Laselle syndicate owner eyes Electra test
Arthur S. King, a former owner of the Carter-Lowry-Laselle syndicate and a large landholder northwest of Ada, returned from Electra, Texas, yesterday with associates planning a test in the near future.
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Arthur S. King
Carter-Lowry- Laselle Syndicate
Ada
Electra
Texas
Rotary rig reach Ada for Abernathy Laselle Trust well
Bond and Akin completed a 9.6 foot rotary derrick for the Abernathy Laselle Trust in section 8 township 4 range 5 where a well will be started once the rig arrives. The rig shipped from Burk Burnett and should reach Ada soon to test to Carsell sand depth with a standard outfit.
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Bond and
Akin
Abernathy-Laselle Trust Company
Township 4
Burkburnett
Ada
Discharge of Workers in Red River Oil Area Under Federal Control
In Wichita Falls May 17 the Red River oil area under federal receiver Frederick Delano shows most flood prevention work done and labor saving devices installed. Many workers have been discharged while production remains near last year’s level and costs are low. The plan aims for profit amid low Mid-Continent crude prices as plans for twelve new wells exist but orders to halt new drilling may arrive soon. Oklahoma and federal claimants pressed the river bed halt to the Supreme Court Monday awaiting action.
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Wichita Falls
Red River
Frederick Delano
T. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Teeth of bird found in Kansas chalk beds
Lawrence Kans May 18 one of the two world specimens of bird teeth was found in Western Kansas chalk beds and preserved at the University of Kansas museum Professor H T Martin curator says the other is at Yale The Kansas fossil from the Cretaceous period about 25 million years ago includes ten teeth and is the most complete yet recovered The Hesperornis family bird was five feet long with no wings and resembled a modern penguin The KU specimen provides clues to the bird s semi plumed covering valued for its rarity and clarity of preservation
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
University of Kansas Museum
H. T. Martin
Yale University Museum
Martin
Professor Martin
Germany
University of Kansas
Italy leases Colosseum to theatre company amid outcry
Rome faces protests as the ancient Colosseum becomes a venue for modern plays. Critics call the lease a desecration while supporters argue it brings life and funds to the aging ruin. The arrangement draws accusations of commercial intrusion on a historic monument.
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Italy
Colosseum
Peter
Old Peace Pipe Presented to South Dakota Historical Society
Aberdeen May 18 The renowned Sitting Bull pipe of peace has been presented to the state historical society by H C Pryor of the Aberdeen Normal School. The 20 inch ash stem bears the chief s autograph and the pink sandstone bowl comes from Pipestone Minn.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Sitting Bull
State Historical Society
H. C. Pryor
Aberdeen Normal School
Pipestone
Minn
Ft. Randall
Pierre
Doane “Robinson
South Dakota
Pryor
Merle Hay Road Named In Honor Of First Iowan Killed In War
Camp Dodge, once a major WWI training site near Des Moines, has closed as a military camp. The Merle Hay Road will be memorialized with a 16 ton boulder inscription dedicating the road to Merle Hay, Iowa’s first war casualty, following efforts by La Fayette Young and others.
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State Capitol
Camp Dodge
Merle Hay
Bethelmont
France
Young
Des Moines
Lafayette Young
United States
Iowa
School election draws minimal interest with small turnout
Voters turnout was low in yesterday's school election with about 287 of 2,000 qualified casting ballots. The 10 mill levy passed 254 to 33 as polls were not crowded and supporters and opponents showed little enthusiasm. A second item notes a sixty inch searchlight to be placed on Mount Tamalpais to illuminate a San Francisco amusement park, its beam reportedly reaching a battleship twelve miles offshore.
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Wn Cmenienn
Bonini
Ncnenceen
Mount
Tamalpais
San Francisco
Franklin K. Lane Dies This Morning
Franklin K. Lane dies this morning after a career as chairman and secretary of the interior. He led the Interstate Commerce Commission reform efforts, supported a national corporation commission, championed League of Nations ratification, and guided postwar policy including returning troops and farm provisions for veterans. He served in international railway roles and helped coordinate economic conferences. Married Anne Wintermute in 1893 with two children, Nancy Lane Kauffman and Franklin Lane Jr.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
National Corporation Commission
Alaska
Permanent
International Railway Commission
International Railway Congress
Berne
Switzerland
Lane
Mexico
Atlantic City
United States
Congress
Railroad Wage Commission
Anne Wintermute
Tacoma
Wash
Nancy Lane Kauffman
Washington
Franklin K. Lane, Jr
Los Angeles
Cal
America asserts sea future and ship independence
Admiral Benson of the United States Shipping Board declares in Fairplay that America has built a permanent place on the seas, having spent 4 billion dollars to secure it. He notes wartime losses, optimism for a revival, and the goal of maintaining ship independence for global commerce.
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London
Admiral Benson
United States Shipping Board
Fairplay
America
Widow in mood to face public life after tragedy
A general remark notes that a pretty widow finds it nearly impossible to appear sad or withdrawn, suggesting social expectations push her toward composure and outward normalcy despite grief.
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Creek County
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King
Exect
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Mr. Pryor
U.S
Franklin K. Lare
Interior
East 12Th
Ada Mattress Company
Wits
Emerson
E. Main
Fitzhugh
Roy ‘Briggs
Rollow Hardware
Houston Post
Tishomingo
A. L. Bowles & Co
Harris Hotel
Mina Taylor
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