Ada High School Honors Graduates With Special Awards
Graduation exercises at Ada High School closed commencement week with a pageant tracing education from early Boston schools. Senior Homer Hensler presented auditorium drapes and a curtain, plus honor awards including the American History Award to Mary Nell Bourland and top scholarship to Betty Bailey.
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Ada High School
Boston
Homer Hensler
Hensler
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary Nell Bourland
Ada Business and Professional Women’s Club
Betty Bailey
C. L. White
Joy Barringer
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Pan-American Student Forum
Doris Tucker
Margaret Needham
Oil Field Happenings In Pontotoc County Drilling Report
In Pontotoc County oil fields a week ends with Dailey updates. The E H Moore Drilling company set pipe to the Viola sand at 3995 feet on Moore Akers No 3 north west of section 36 2 6. Royalty filings and pipeline right of way grants totaled 98 instruments with 95 05 dollars in fees.
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Fitts
E. H. Moore Drilling Company
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma Pipeline
Simpson
Steedman
Akers
Delaney No
Smith
Craddock
Nene
Magnolia
Shaffer
Viola
Lowlanders Ready 10 Flee In Oklahoma Flood
More than 300 families in a flood plain near Oklahoma City were prepared to evacuate as the North Canadian river rose. A hastily set up tent city housed evacuees in a grassy park with tents water electricity and food while officials kept 24 hour alert for a possible flood surge.
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Oklahoma City
President Opposes All Bonus Plans
Washington May 21 Informed circles report President Roosevelt will veto the inflationary Patman bonus bill and oppose any plan for full and immediate cash payment of the 2.2 billion dollars. Senator Robinson hinted at possible compromise but no full payment. White House opposition to any such plan was described after bonus steering committee visits. Roosevelt would read his veto at a joint session tomorrow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robinson
Arkansas
White House
Significant Trends in Oklahoma's Tax Structure 1925 1934
Chart analysis shows Oklahoma revenues from major sources from 1925 to 1935 with 1935 estimates. It highlights a general rise 1925 1930, sharp drop 1930 1933 during depression, and gradual readjustment 1933 1935. Chart B details fund distribution to local governments the general revenue fund the highway commission and other state funds.
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Oklahoma
State General Revenue Fund
State Highway Commission
Anyuther
Oil Production Shows Increase Across United States
Oklahoma leads with a weekly average of 543 500 barrels daily, up from 522 825, amid a national rise of 16 091 barrels to 2 660 603 daily. Kansas also climbs to 152 475 from 145 850. Texas and other regions decline slightly.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
Texas
East
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
California
Oklahoma City
East Texas
Lathrop Se
West Texas
Texas Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Southwest
Kansas A
North
Louisiana
Arkansas
Rocky Mountain Area
U. S
Ickes Maintains PWA Hourly Wage Scale AmidProtests
Washington May 21 Secretary Ickes refused to engage in disputes over the $4 billion PWA work program. He said the PWA wage scale would be kept, with rates from 19 to 94 dollars a month, and hours on projects could shift from 30 to 40 with double shifts possible. He favored higher federal contributions to non federal PWA projects and planned a general recommendation to Roosevelt.
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Washington
Ickes
PWA
William Green
American Federation of Labor
McCarran
D-New
Roosevelt
United States Conference of Mayors
Record rainfall floods Pontotoc county roads and crops
Heavy rains over two days flooded lowlands in Pontotoc county. Over 2 inches fell, with 1.2 inches Friday and .81 inches Saturday morning. Streams rose high, bridges and pastureland submerged, crops damaged though subsoil moisture remained good. County agent noted delays in planting while fruit and oat crops looked promising with fair weather. City officials received water complaints as several streams ran bank full.
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Pontotoc County
Federal Weather Bureau
E. A. MacMillan
Sandy Creek
Springbrook
J.B. Hill
Pontotoc
Nance
Stratford
Pauls Valley
Hugo
Luther E Franklin Appointed to Ada Police Force
Luther E Franklin, former Pontotoc county sheriff, appointed to succeed Foster Chaney as patrolman in Ada Tennessee. He has assumed duties, has long ties to Pontotoc county and Ada, and previously served as sheriff in 1930 for two years. Chaney resigns to pursue private business, effective May 15.
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Luther E. Franklin
Pontotoc County
Foster
Babe’’ Chaney
Franklin
Ada
Roff
Chaney
Five Counties Apply for Flood Repair Work
Five counties Kiowa Beckham Jackson Washita and Cotton have submitted applications for flood repair projects. OERA engineer Max Cunningham said most requests focus on washed out bridges and culverts across the region. A stray note on ancient Babylonian and Assyrian banking tablets appears in the text.
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Ohalahoma City
Max Cunningham
OERA
Kiowa
Beckham
Jackson
Washita
Cotton
Babylonia
Assyria
Carter Oil Adds Fitts Field Well With Early Oil Flow
Carter Oil washed in the Carter No. 13 Richards test in section 30-2-7 amid several moves in the Fitts field. The well produced 432 barrels in hour one, 308 in hour two, and 200 in the next 45 minutes. Other notes include Amerada No. 1 Smith drilling at 2,000 feet in Wapanucka and Magnolia No. 1 Simpson at about 3,000 feet. Norris No. 4 plugged back to 2,900 feet near section 25-2-6, and Delaney No. 5 Smith-Gilmore completed near Allen to yield about 50 barrels daily from 850 feet. Burke-Greis No. 1 Colbert set pipe to 580 feet awaiting drilling.
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Ibrom
Stanolind Company
Carter Oil Company
Richards
Norris
Stanolind Oil Company
Dally
Fitts
Moore No. 3
Benton
Phillips
Nwsw
Burk-Greis
Chambers
Burke-Greis
Colbert
Moore
Akers
Woodford
Moore No
Smith
Amerada No
G. Smith
Amerada
Cnw
Magnolia
Simpson
Swse
Cradduck
Cradduck, Nenw-Sw of 29-2-7, 2,370 Feet. Moore No
Hunton
Harper
Schauers
Woodruff
Carter
Harden
Crosbie
Delaney
Viola
Mitchell
Patrick
Witherspoon
Nwse
Fitts Field
Wapanucka
Oil quota boosts set for June nationwide gains
Secretary Ickes authorized a June daily oil production of 2 651 000 barrels, up 9 000 from May. States raising output include Texas 1 069 300 barrels and California 512 700. others list smaller increases across Arkansas Colorado Louisiana Michigan Oklahoma and more.
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Washington
Ickes
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Montana
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Aid Promised For College Students In FERA Plan
Washington May 16 Describes federal emergency relief funds enabling hundreds of Oklahoma students to attend college next year. Hopkins confirms potential continuation with increased funds. Rep Josh Lee and Dr W B Bizzell discuss with Marvin MclIntyre. Oklahoma averaged $34,146.67 monthly, aiding 2,555 students in 43 institutions. University of Oklahoma used $8,450 monthly for 564 students. Oklahoma A and M 5,205 monthly for 347 students.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Harry Hopkins
FERA
Josh Lee
W. B. Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
National Association of State Universities
Hopkins
Lee
Bizzell
Marvin MclIntyre
Roosevelt
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Macon Disaster Remains Mystery Reported
The Navy reported it cannot decide if a wind gust or airship Macon’s structural failure caused the loss off the California coast. Secretary Swanson approved the court inquiry’s findings praising Lt. Cmdr. H. V. Wiley and all officers. The court found no offenses or blame.
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Washington
Navy Department
Macon
California
Swanson
Court of Inquiry
H. V. Wiley
Oklahoma House Speaker opposes special legislative session
Oklahoma City May 16 AP Speaker Leon C. Phillips declares no special session. He criticizes Governor Marland and patronage adviser Jim McClintic and opposes any new taxes. Phillips says the tax commission under H L McCracken should operate without patronage interference.
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Oklahoma City
Leon C. Phillips
House of Representatives
Marland
Phillips
Jim MecClintic
Tax Commission
H. L. McCracken
Jim McClintic
Jim
Westerners Push Texlahoma Statehood Bid
In many regions some citizens seek new states but federal officials doubt a 49th star soon. Proponents in western Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle want Texlahoma with 1,015,908 people seeking better status. They must win local consent legislatures and Congress.
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Washington
Texlahoma
Absarkora
Maryland
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
New York City
Chicago
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Congress
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Froe
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Mili Liers
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Oklahoma Tax Commission
Cklaegi
Ki Risias
Oklaiona
State Auditor
Oklanoma Tax Commission Reserch and Statistics
Divisica
Sandy
Blue Creeks
Babe Chaney
McClintic
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