Day by Day Happenings in Pontotoc County Oil Fields
Updates from Pontotoc County oil fields note new tests and mid depth results. J E Crosbie No 3 Dawes Harden tests Wilcox sand at 4 270 feet with tubing to bottom as several Dawes Harden wells report varying depths and cementing activity. Salt water found at Benedum Trees No 1 James Wilcox test.
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Pontotoc County
Craddock
Blackstock
Dawes Harden
Deep Rock
D Harden
Mayes
Magnolia
D. Harden
Ed Moore
Woodruff
Woodford
Moore
Smith
Deaner-Moore
Edwards
Tupelo
Petty
McMillan
James
McClain County
Wilcox
Flection May Be Political Turning Point
The article discusses a potential political turning point on November 6 as voters consider new party alignments and the future of the New Deal. It notes possible gains for Democrats, uncertain GOP prospects, and talk of a possible three-party dynamic with a conservative and liberal split.
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Cecil B. Dickson
Washington
Senate
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Wisconsin
New Deal
Old Guard
Germans Rebel Against Nazi State in Munich Church Clash
In Munich and across Germany tensions rise as Bishop Hans Meiser and eight leaders are arrested after a protest by Evangelical followers against Nazi control of churches. Goebbels is cheered in Berlin while unrest spreads in Rhineland and Westphalia amid threats of mass arrests.
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Munich
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hans Meiser
Bavaria
Brown House
Reichsbishop
Ludwig Meuller
Rhineland
Westphalia
Stuttgart
Theofil Wurm
Wurttemberg
Oil field activity surges with new wells and set backs
In the John Fitts area rapid drilling yields mixed results. Magnolia No 1 Dawes Harden flowed 50 to 75 barrels per hour with 90 percent water at 4,400 feet in Wilcox sand. J E Crosbie’s No 3 Dawes Harden produced 760 barrels hourly, adding to two majors in the field. The Lynch No 1 Thompson near Jesse finally freed drillpipe after two weeks at 3,780 feet, with reconditioning likely delaying further work. Ed Moore deepened No 2 Which to 4,042 feet and reported modest initial flows. Magnolia No 1 J E Craddock in 24-2-6 to be plugged back after water found in Wilcox. Continuous drilling reported from 25-2-6 with Norris and Craddock units active.
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Fitts
J. E. Crosbie No
Dawes Harden
Magnolia
D. Harden
Moore No
Woodruff
Moore-Deaner
Edwards
Tupelo
John Fitts
Franks
J. E. Crosbie
Crosbie
Moore
Akers
Carter Oil Company
W. A. Delaney
B. C. King
Sam Miller
Oy the
Carter Company
J. E. Crisbie
Pontotoc County
Lynch
Thompson
Jesse
Jack Shaffer
Susan Norris
Crosbie New
Blackstock
Moore Et al
Smith
H.l Moore
Deaner-Moore
Coal County
Gled Oil Company
Furgerson
Aldridge
Fitts Field
Corporation Commission For Regulations
Secretary of the Interior
T. Norris
Shaffer
Dawes Hardin
Wilcox
Ed Moore
J. E. Craddock
Hunton
Viola
Fleetborn-Superior
Kl Norris
Tom Norris
Craddock
Nazi church clash hints at blood purge fears
Dr August Jaeger, commissioner for protestant churches, calls opponents traitors as talk of a blood purge circulates. Some conservatives warn the Nazi regime may target opposition leaders with concentration camp measures yet stop short of broader actions.
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August Jaeger
Young King Peter II Opens Yugoslav Regency Era
Belgrade reports 11 year old Peter II taking his place on Yugoslavia's regency council after the death of King Alexander. He arrives with his mother and grandmother amid unprecedented public devotion, while security tightens and officials greet him at the palace.
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Charles M. Meister
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Peter II of
Alexander
Marie
Roumania
Peter
England
Paul
Tomislav 6
Marseille
Papa
Reis al Alina
Oklahoma to Execute Frank Clark On Death Row Friday
In McAlester Oklahoma Frank Clark a 55 year old negro farmer will be electrocuted for the murder of white couple Dan and Mrs Stiles near Idabel The execution will be the first since 1933 and marks the twenty third under Governor Murray with fourteen more death row inmates currently housed in the facility
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Jessie
Zexia Griffith
Blackwell
Murray
Harve Metton
Greek Squash Thrives in Ada Garden Corner
Gene Augustus cultivates Greek squash in Ada Oklahoma starting from Greek native seeds. He began years ago testing seeds and achieving success growing Greek plants in local soil.
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Gene
Greece
Ada
Gene Augustus
Oklahoma
Bandit Robbery Strikes Brockton City Treasurer Office
Three armed bandits raided Brockton city treasurer’s office shortly after 9 30 am seizing about 14000 dollars from behind iron grills. They overpowered a police officer, fled in a blue sedan toward Boston, near city hall opposite police headquarters.
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Brockton
Mass
Boston
Oklahoma Governor Sets November 6 Vote on Two Amendments
Governor Murray ordered a November 6 election on two constitutional amendments. One would provide pensions for police officers and the other regulate utility mergers in identical areas. Secretary of State Sneed will advertise notices as required, though no appropriation was made. the next legislature will be asked to pay the bill.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Sneed
Billy Sunday Endowed MacDonald With Public Speaking Gift
A. B. MacDonald of the Kansas City Star, visiting Ada, declares Billy Sunday gave him the push to public speaking. The 73 year old journalist credits Sundays sincerity and a “strange genius” as the turning point that transformed him from a timid speaker to a fluent public orator.
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Billy Sunday
A. B. MacDonald
Kansas City Star
Ada
MacDonald
Colorado Springs
Mr. Neilson
Sunday
Kansas City
Tabernacle
New York
Mr. Sunday
Chicago
The
Star
Evangelist
Baltimore to honor Babe Ruth with bust memorial
Baltimore plans a bust of Babe Ruth to honor his beginnings at St Mary's Industrial School. Paul E. Burke of the Maryland Amateur Athletic Association announced fundraising efforts led by Mayor Howard W. Jackson. Dizzy Dean and his pitching brother Paul may join as early contributors as an exhibition game looms.
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Baltimore
UPH
Babe Ruth
Paul E. Burke
Maryland Amateur Athletic Association
Ruth
Jack Dunn
St. Mary’s Industrial School
Dunn
Orioles
Dizzy” Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
May
Paul
Cardus Relief Featured By Oklahoma Woman
A Dewar Oklahoma resident testifies Cardui helped relieve periodic side pain and rebuilt strength after using eleven bottles. The notice urges other women to try Cardui for pains cramps and nervousness from run down conditions and to consult a physician if no benefit.
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Cardus
Oklahoma
Bill Stewart
Dewar
Okla
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Duncan
Princce Paul
Olga
Guard of Honor
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City Treasury
Howard W. Jackson
Burke
Deans
First National Bank
G. J. No
W. Simpson
S. K. Grant
F. C. Norris
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