West Cement field to seek unit operation for Medrano sand
Oklahoma City The Oklahoman reports a 21 year project to boost oil from the Medrano sand in the West Cement field by 20 000 barrels and 67 billion cubic feet gas. Phillips Petroleum would be unit operator for the 3 280 acre field with 21 wells in the gas zone and 56 in oil zones under a unit operation plan.
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Oklahoma City
The
Oklahoman
Medrano
West Cement
State Corporation Commission
Caddo County
Phillips Petroleum Company
Claude V. Barrow
Corporation Commission
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp
Gulf Oil Corp
Magnolia Petroleum
Palmer Oil
Phillips Petroleum
Tom Potter
Ray Stephens, Inc
Stephens Petroleum Co
Sunray Oil Corp
Chickasha Woman Heir to Half Of Big Gotham Estate
Mrs Minnie Rosser Weigle a 79 year old recluse died last August in a dirty hotel room. Two ex army officers Timothy J Healy and Robert Raymond discovered a hidden trunk containing about 469000 dollars in cash and jewelry. A 1937 will left half to sister Georgia Rosser Erdwurm and one quarter each to nephews Clyde Rosser and Walter Rosser. Cremation carried out but ashes kept.
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Allan Fisher
New York
Minnie Rosser Weigle
Timothy J. Healy
Robert Raymond
New York Stock Exchange
Weigle
Healy
Raymond
Georgia Rosser Erdwurm
Chickasha
Okla
Clyde Rosser
Fort Worth
Tex
Walter Rosser
Maywood
Calif
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Classifieds summarize available ads across sections with listings for jobs, goods, services, and notices. The page reflects daily postings from local merchants and residents, noting sale prices and contact details where shown.
Not Candy Hungry
Eight Newark teenagers looted thousands of bars of candy from a freight car and held a four hour eating spree. Police traced candy wrappers to a nearby club house where cached cases of chocolate bars were found. Two youths were ill and in custody. others faced charges.
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Newark
N. J
Soldiers Relief Commission to aid Ada veterans visits
Alan Kink and Scott Sanders of the State Soldiers Relief Commission will visit Ada for two days to assist local veterans. An Oct 23 meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the American Legion Building, with another Oct 24 at the VFW hall. Personal problem aid available at the American Legion Service Office and the VFW Service Office.
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Alan Kink
Scott Sanders
State Soldiers Relief Commission
Ada
American Legion
North Broadway
VFW
Fink
Sanders
American Legion Service
West 12Th
East Main
Winston Wiggs
Wesley Jones
Oklahoma Lads Win KC Stock Honors
Finis Clark Jr of Chickasha Oklahoma won first place in the vocational heavy hereford at the American Royal livestock show and then the vocational championship over Harlan Stewart of Garber Oklahoma First honors in the lightweight Angus class went to Virgil Schoeling of Garber. World’s smallest church is located at Covington Kentucky.
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Kansas City
Finis Clark, Jr
Chickasha
Okla
Harlan Stewart
Garber
Oklahoma
Virgil Schoeling
Younger McBride Man About Town
A two and a half year old boy named Mike McBride, son of Mr and Mrs Mickey McBride, was reported missing yesterday at noon. His mother searched neighborhoods until calling the police, who found him in the east Main street business district having lunch with the officer. He said he ran away to obtain a funny book.
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Mike McBride
Mickey McBride
East Main Street
Mike
Defends His Right To Lace Panties
John Demmer 65 argues in Miami that he has the right to wear lace trimmed pink panties in place of men's shorts. Judge Henry L. Oppenborn binds him over to the court of crimes on indecent exposure charges with bond set under 100 dollars. Demmer says he bought seven pairs and cannot buy men’s shorts, plans to contest the case with a lawyer.
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Miami
Fla
John Demmer
Henry L. Oppenborn
Demmer
Oppenborn
Court of Crimes
George Washington backs early aeronautical show in Philadelphia
On January 9 1793 Jean Pierre Blanchard a French balloonist performed an ascent in Philadelphia under presidential patronage. Despite the ascent succeeding the overall event flopped due to weak ticket sales.
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George Washington
America
Jean Pierre Blanchard
Philadelphia
Florida trailer homes taxed as real estate under AG ruling
The state attorney general ruled that automobile trailers used as permanent residences can be taxed as real estate. The decision reflects a trend of trailers settling down as homes, expanding their tax category beyond personal property.
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Florida
College Gets Shop Buildings from Army Air Base
East Central College receives three 150 by 25 foot shop buildings from Frederick Oklahoma Army Air base. Buildings feature asphalt tile roofs tar paper walls and asbestos shingles with plumbing sprinkler system and concrete floors. They will house industrial arts shops on campus between the president's home and Mayhue tennis courts.
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East Central
Army Air Base
Frederick
Oklahoma
Oscar Parker
Hugh Morris
Industrial Arts
Parker
Ada
Mayhue
Driskill Named District Judge to Fill Crawford’s Term
Hoyt Driskill, nominated by Democrats for district judge, was appointed Saturday by Governor Kerr to fill the unexpired term of Tal Crawford. Crawford resigned to join the War Crimes commission in Germany. Driskill took the oath before County Clerk Claude Bobbitt and will be ready for business Monday. Crawford left for Washington after orders to report in Europe. he served Pontotoc County as county judge and was nearing 12 years as district judge before failing renomination. Driskill, former assistant county attorney and county judge, returned from overseas service to win the district judge nomination in July.
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Hoyt Driskill
Democrats
Kerr
Tal Crawford
Crawford
Germany
Europe
Driskill
Claude Bobbitt
Will
Rawford
Washington
Civil Justice Department
War Crimes Commission
Nuernberg
Pontotoc County
Army
W G Moser Former Ada Resident Dies in Skiatook
W G Moser once in business in Ada from 1913 to 1923 died Friday afternoon in Skiatook at 76. Funeral in St Louis. Survived by daughter Helen Moser an associate professor at Cornell Ithica NY and sister in law Miss Adriana Vreeland Ada. Born in Hannibal Missouri. Moser moved to Ada in 1913 and to Skiatook in 1923. he had been ill for 15 years.
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W. G. Moser
Skiatook
St. Louis
Helen Moser
Cornell University
Ithica
N. Y
Adrianna Vreeland
Ada
Ada High School
Skintook
Diamond Concern Sues Martin for 2 Million Damages
The Diamond Corporation of America seeks 2 million dollars in damages in chancery court in Little Rock. Glenn L. Martin of Baltimore faces a cross-complaint claiming mismanagement and an attempt to wreck the firm to gain control. The suit appears as an answer to Martin’s charges about his 400000 investment.
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Little Rock
Diamond Corporation of America
Pike County
Chancery Court
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Martin
St. Louis
Ray E. Blick
Chicago
Allen B. Williams
Arkansas
Missouri Girl Is Crowned Queen
Dark haired 18 year old Connie Daniel of Moberly Mo was crowned queen of the American Royal livestock show before about 9000 in Kansas City. She wore the crimson robe and was escorted by princesses and ladies in waiting. Oklahoma and Missouri youths dominated junior division awards with several champions and reserve champions across hog, lamb, and 4 H events.
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Kansas City
Connie Daniel
H. R. Daniel
Moberly
Municipal Auditorium
Miss Daniel
Harry Darby
Royal Association
Daniel
Shirley Irwin
Springfield
Mary Lou Contway
Clinton
Oklo
Laura Tapp
Liberty
Georgia Jacobs
Atchison
Kas
Therese Dellasega
Parsons
Frances Devilbiss
Joplin
Oklahoma Farm
Jimmie Knutz
Seminole
Arlene Carr
Stillwater
Chester White
J. C. Johnson
Garber
Okla
Pat Carr
Timothy
Ali Baba
Pat
Frank Carr
Oklahoma editor G. A. Smith dies in New York
Shawnee Oklahoma funeral services will be held for G A Smith 78 Oklahoma 89er who died Friday in New York City while visiting a daughter. Smith founded the Chandler Tribune in 1901 and published it until 1917. He served as secretary of the School Land Commission 1914 to 1916 and as assistant state treasurer 1919 to 1921.
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Shawnee
Okla
G. A. Smith
Oklahoma
York City
Smith
Iola
Kas
Chandler Tribune
School Land Commission
Army Airfield Award Criticized
Washington and Kansas City hearings reviewed an $800000 Phoenix Arizona air field disposal to a new flying school described as an extreme case of haste. The War Assets Administration sold Thunderbird No 1 to the American Institute for Foreign Trade at a 100 percent discount. The panel found no evidence of officer involvement beyond routine approval by General Yount.
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Washington
Phoenix
Ariz
House
War Assets Administration
American Institute For Foreign Trade
Kansas City
Rep
Slaughter
D-Mo
Barton K. Yount
Air Forces Training Command
Thunderbird No. 1
Finley Peter Dunne, Jr
Yount
Miss Ern estine McCarty Hostess At Shower
Miss Ern estine McCarty received a shower at her home 826 East Sixteenth Street hosted by her aunt Mrs Beale G McCarthy and honored by friends. Guests enjoyed Bridge-O with prizes and the dining room centerpiece featured a stork with pink and blue decor and pink baskets with blue tuberoses.
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Ernestine McCarty
East Sixteenth Street
Don Robertson
Beale G. McCarthy
John Marshall Born in West Virginia on Site of Marshall College
John Marshall born in West Virginia on land later hosting Marshall College, a tribute named in his honor.
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John Marshall
West Virginia
Marshall College
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Want Ads
Ada News reports that vested amounts in want ads yield higher returns for advertisers. The notice highlights better value and stronger response rates, urging readers to place ads to maximize engagement and returns.
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Ada News
Eisenhower Praises Yank Troops During Germany Visit
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, returning from a four week European inspection, said American occupation troops in Germany showed remarkable training and discipline. He noted good relations with Russian troops and generally high morale, while citing housing strains for dependents and a desire to be home. The trip completed his overseas inspections as war department chief of staff.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
War Department
Alaska
Eisenhower
Frankfurt
Azores
Imuda
Veterans housing bottleneck blamed on greed says Legion leader
Paul H. Griffith national commander of the American Legion told a KDKA radio audience that the real housing bottleneck is greed. He urged ex servicemen not to buy or build now citing inflation and high long term costs. A Legion housing committee will meet Nov 4 in Washington to publicize findings before the national executive committee.
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Pittsburgh
Paul H. Griffith
American Legion
KDKA
Griffith
Legion
The
Washington
Indianapolis
Griffiths
Farm Income Surges Far Above 1932 Levels
Kansas City report shows 1945 farm income at 771 million dollars versus 179 million in 1932, with Secretary Clinton P. Anderson crediting Democratic policies since 1933 for rising land values crop returns and lower debts, urging voters to keep a Democratic Congress in November.
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Kansas City
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Kansas
Washington
Early street lights used pine knots in iron baskets
In 1795, America's first street illumination relied on pine knots placed in iron baskets and lit by night watchmen, marking a primitive urban lighting method.
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America
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