Oil Field Activity Intensifies in Pontotoc and Seminole Counties
Two wells in the Allen field near Pontotoc are set to be drilled this week as several new locations are planned across the region. Reed No. 1 of Louisiana Oil and Refining near Seminole County reports a 500 barrel daily yield plus 30 million cubic feet of gas. Ramsey interests push two sand wells while others like Jolly Ogg and Nelson Garland target Hunton and Wilcox formations in nearby sections. Tom Slick considers further drilling along the Canadian river as various companies expand operations in Francis area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Allen Field
Louisiana Oil and Refining Company
Seminole County
Ramsey
Homackla Oil Company
J. C. Watson
OWD
Louisiana Oil Refining Company
Waffle
Harjo
Shaffer Oil and Refining Company
Gilcrease
Noreast
Philip Norris
K. W. Wickett
Wickett
Charles Cox
Mellroy
Chapman No
Reed No
Louisiana Oil & Refining Company
Marland Oil Company
Tom Slick
Slick
Canadian River
Stratford
Hunton
Jolly-Ogg
Sen Se
H. A. Kroeger
Ed Gillette
Coleman Petroleum Corp
Seminole
Francis
Wilcox
Oil Drilling Progress At Conservation Campaign Bogs Down
The Conservation Oil company runs a daytime drilling push with offset tests at Tabor Brown 28-5-6 and Charles Cox 21-5-6 failing to reach expected production. Norris No 1 28-5-6 shows 150 feet of oil after 48 hours shut in. Two wells to be bailed dry to test production. Myers lease original well increasing. Sprague No 1 17-5-6 spudding at 100 feet. Miller No 1 27-5-6 swabbed with oil in hole. Mellroy No 1 17-5-8 in Allen field yields undetermined production with 700 feet of fluid in hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Oil Company
Tabor-Brown
Charles Cox
Philip Norris
City
Twe
Myers
Ada
Sinclair
Sprague No
American Oil & Refining Company
Allen Field
Mellroy No. 1
Ramsey
Sinclair cited for criminal contempt in Fall Sinclair case
Harry F. Sinclair was served a citation for criminal contempt of court linked to the Fall Sinclair jury surveillance charges.
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New York
Harry F. Sinclair
Drilling Progress Update and Plans for Nearby Wells
Southeast quarter of 25-5-6 northeast of the shallow well under drill as crews move material and begin operations likely by December 10. Completion triggers start on the second well in southeast quarter 36-5-6 near the old Oliver well. Gillette and Kroeger report progress at 1250 feet with signs of a good well, while the first well flows 15 to 20 barrels daily and is held to conserve gas for ongoing drilling. Benedum and Trees reportedly plan to drill in 32-5-7 near Francis where three small wells were previously drilled and still produce.
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Oliver
Gillette and Kroeger
Benedum & Trees
Francis
Conviction For Tulsa Bank Leaders Upheld
The U S circuit court of appeals in Kansas City affirmed the convictions and five year sentences of A E Lewis and W L Lewis former president and vice president of Liberty National Bank Tulsa Oklahoma. They were found guilty in Ardmore federal court of making false entries to conceal about 600000 misappropriations.
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Kansas City, Mo
A. E. Lewis
W. L. Lewis
Liberty National Bank
Tulsa
Okla
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ardmore
Federal
Inquiry Demands Probe Into Inheritance Tax Lobby
Rep. Johnson of South Dakota urges the House Ways and Means Committee to investigate reports that about $50,000 in cash paid witnesses backed repeal of the federal inheritance tax. He says a well financed anti inheritance tax lobby operated in the capital and that the Raleigh hotel payoff involved large sums in hundreds.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
South Dakota
South Dakotan
Longworth
Raleigh
Ray Terrill Captured Ends Southwest Bandit Reign
Ray Terrill, a convicted bank robber linked to a southwest gang that threatened to emulate Jesse James, surrendered after police traced a stolen car to his Hot Springs home. A companion named A J Pittman and two women were arrested with him at a house storing shotguns a pistol cash and diamonds. Pittman later identified as Elmer Inman tied to Lavona Codding daughter of the Kansas penitentiary warden. Inman had escaped Oklahoma authorities after a prior robbery conviction.
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Kansas City
Ray Terrill
Hot Springs
Ark
Southwest
Jesse James
Terrill
A. J. Pittman
Pittman
Elmer Inman
Lavona Codding
Kansas Penitentiary
Oklahoma
Ada Opens Ornamental Street Lighting Praise City Wide
Ada celebrated the new White Way lighting on Main street with a citywide dedication. H P Scheinberg led the switch turning on 118 lights after a bond vote of 17 500 approved. A brief outage occurred but service quickly resumed.
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Ada
Main
H. P. Scheinberg
Ada High School
East Central College
Six States Demand Ray Terrill Held for Safekeeping
Ray Terrill, an outlaw, is checked into the McAlester penitentiary for safekeeping after capture by Hot Springs officers and Oklahoma deputies. Authorities from six states pursue Terrill, with rewards totaling about five thousand dollars, including Kansas and Texas interests. Terrill faces a twenty year Pawnee county burglary sentence tied to a dynamite safe robbery, while associates Elmer Inman and two women are also detained or sought.
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Oklahoma City
Ray Terrill
McAlester
Herbert Akers
Hot Springs
Ark
Oklahoma City Bankers Association
Terrill
Oklahoma
Arkansas
State Penitentiary
Pawnee County
Allen Jones
Dan Lancaster
Lee Johnson
Pawnee
Okmulgee County
Kimes- Terrill
M. L. Larimore
John H. Cable
Akers
John Young
Charles Trammell
Joe Wakelin
Clyde Brandon
Terill
Elmer Inman
Wyoming
Inman
Oklahoma County
Belton
Texas
Borger
Hillsboro
Robert Ellis
Beaumont
National Association of Identification
Temple
Ellis
Butler County
Kansas
Oklahoma Penitentiary
May Brothers
Brother Killed in Fight Near Duncan
In Duncan area Earl Wilson, 32, died after attempting to prevent his younger brother John, 21, from leaving their home. The men fought in the yard near Duncan on Sunday after Earl wrestled a knife from John and was struck behind the ear. J W Wilson and George Wilson witnessed the confrontation. no charges filed.
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Duncan
Earl Wilson
John
Earl
Here
John Wilson
J. W. Wilson
George
Same Witnesses To Be Called In Case Contempt Hearing
District Attorney Gordon plans to subpoena every grand jury witness in the oil tampering case for the contempt hearing against Harry F. Sinclair W J Burns and four associates. Sixty to seventy five subpoenas were prepared to show Sinclair and the respondents conspired to shadow the Fall Sinclair trial jury. They are to appear in the District of Columbia supreme court on December 5 to show cause why they should not be held in contempt. Clark Day and two Burns associates were named in the action.
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Washington
Gordon
Harry F. Sinclair
W. J. Burns
Sinclair
District Attorney's
United States
United States Marshals
District of Columbia Supreme Court
William J. Burns
W. Sherman Burns
C. L. Weitsch
Sheldon Clark
Henry Mascon Day
Clark
Day
Burns Detective Agency
Every City Urged To Report War Dead Counts
Oklahoma City November 22. Oklahoma American Legion official Ted Petit calls for each city to report an accurate list of soldiers who died in World War I. Artist Gilbert White prepared mural backgrounds to honor the dead, with two panels to display names by county.
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Oklahoma City
Ted Petit
Oklahoma American Legion
Gilbert White
Paris
France
Frank Phillips
Bartlesville
John Fields Named President of American Farm Congress
Kansas City report announces John Fields of Oklahoma City elected president of the American Farm congress. He succeeds W. K. James of St. Joseph Missouri who died recently. Fields is vice president of the Federal Land bank in Wichita Kansas.
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John Fields
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Federal Land Bank
Wichita, Kans
American Farm Congress
W. I. Drummond
W. K. James
St. Joseph Mo
Oklahoma Plans Flood Control Push at National Meet
Oklahoma City officials announce a regional conference November 30–December 1 to organize a bid for Congress to include Oklahoma in a billion dollar flood control appropriation. Delegates from eight flood affected states will attend with engineers, officials, and notable figures invited to discuss plans and benefits.
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Oklahoma
City
Congress
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Red Rivers
Washington
National Committee On Flood Control
America
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Connelly
Arkansas Valley Basin
War Department
Claude H. Birdseye
United States Geological Survey
Grand Canyon
Dan Moody
Texas
Ben Paulen
Kansas
Will Rogers
George Remus Found Sane by Alienists in Report
Cincinnati Ohio November 26 three alienists appointed by Judge Chester R Shook found George Remus sane when he killed his wife October 6 last and sane now while he stands trial for murder The state rested its case after the report was filed The report was provisional and could be changed later after further interrogation and courtroom observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Remus
Chester R. Shook
Remus
Ginning Report for Pontotoc County Cotton Crop
Pontotoc County statistician Buel Bradford reports 3 693 bales ginned by November 14. The crop is unlikely to exceed 4 000 bales, marking the second smallest on record. In 1921 boll weevil damage began, with a little over 3 600 bales. 1926 showed 16 359 ginned by mid November and a total crop above 27 000 bales.
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Pontotoc County
Buel Bradford
Chambers Declines To Enjoin Long Holding Session
Oklahoma City November 29 District Judge Tom G Chambers refused to issue a temporary injunction blocking a special investigating session of the Legislature to probe Governor Henry S Johnston. Attorneys said they would appeal and seek Supreme Court ruling on legality amid claims of unused appropriations and legal authority cited by supporters of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
T. G. Chambers
Oklahoma
Henry S. Johnston
State Supreme Court
F. H. Reily
Pottawatomie County
Tom G. Chambers
Chambers
John Simpson
Oklahoma Farmers Union
Supreme Court
H. Tom Kight
Dabney
Kight
Verbal clash over special session movement in Oklahoma
Tom Johnson Pushmataha county representative reports a heated exchange with Mrs. C. O. Hammonds, Governor Johnston’s secretary, in the Oklahoma City capitol. He mentions hotel expenses and a challenge over freebies, insisting agitation is needed to progress.
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Oklahoma City
C. O. Hammonds
Johnston
Tom Johnson
Pushmataha County
Johnson
Hammonds
Sapulpa Tragedy as Fire Kills Two Children and Father
In Sapulpa on Nov 26 a gas stove explosion started a fire that killed four and two year old Merle and Eugene Carr inside their home. Father O J Carr, who rushed inside to save them, escaped with severe burns after dropping the older child as flames overtook the frame house.
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Sapulpa
O. J. Carr
Merle
Eugene
Carr
Dick Gregg escapes Osage jail as key unlocks door
Dick Gregg the Kansas convict and star witness in Osage murder cases escaped from Osage county jail in Payhusk a after using a key to unlock the jail door. He had been held a year as a witness in the trials about the deaths of wealthy Osage Indians.
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Payhuska
Dick Gregg
Kansas
Osage
Gregg
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