Mystery of Enid Deaths Centers in Chemist Report
Oklahoma City chemist Dr. W H Salley analyzes Mary Jane Bailey 18 daughter of Rev Charles Bailey as fate of the Enid case hinges on viscera findings. He will decide within two days if poison is present while hospital syringes linked to nurse Ina Atkinson are scrutinized amid pending legal steps.
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PND
Oklahoma City
Mary Jane Bailey
Charles Bailey
Bard
W. H. Salley
Young Ina
Mary Atkinson
Wig Field
Mary Jane
Miss Atkinson
Pan Mitchell
Enid
Oil development strikes mew peak in Pontotoc county fields
In Ton tov Tec county oil areas around Ada and Allen field, major drilling accelerates with many new wells in pay sand. Companies such as American Oil & Refining, Conservation, Texas Pacific, Louisiana Oil and Refining, Ramsey interests, and Shaffer Oil lead the campaigns. Production varies with wells like Yoakum No 1 and McElroy No 1. deeper drilling expected to boost output beyond 500 barrels daily. Austria report notes alimony demand by Men’s Rights group.
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Tontotec County
Ada
Alin
Pontotoc County
Adam
Texas Paciic
Conservation
Tulsa
Shaffer Ol Company
Sor
Jkry
Louisiana Oil and Refining Corporation
McElroy
Crowded Conditions Hit City Schools This Week
Crowded conditions persist in city schools as enrollments surge in the second week. Washington School posted a record 612 students and the high school around 530, the city’s highest totals, signaling continued strain and crowded classrooms.
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Itr
Washngton School
Mack Lee Not Held In Weaver Death Inquiry
Mack Lee a Hughes county rancher, not charged with any criminal complaint after the death of Ida S Weaver who jumped from a car driven by Lee on the Holdenville Wewoka highway. Lee’s attorney John Crawford said no charge would be filed, and Lee returned to Ada after funeral services. Weaver died at a local hospital from skull fractures after the mishap near the Magnolia Petroleum plant. The driver said Weaver asked him to turn back toward Wewoka and jumped at a crossroads.
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Eilra
Hughes County
Mas
da S. Weave
Lea Oon
Holdenville-Wewoka Nashway
John Crawford
Lee
Crawford
Jim Saturtur
Haldenville
Grawford
Ada
Wewoka
Holdenville
T Jpries
Mie Lee
Holdenville Wewoka
Ida 3S
Weaver
Wewoka Daily Democrat
Wewok
Len Rished
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Seminole County
Wilms Muneral
Oklahoma City
Osborne Lee
Cltra
Supreme Court to rule on oil production curtailment
Wewoka Sept 13 The state supreme court will decide if the corporation commission had authority to issue its recent order curtailing oil production in the Seminole Field District Judge George C Crump dissolved a temporary injunction against the commission and ordered Moss a Tosully owner to post a supersedeas bond of 1000 Both Moss and the commission were told to file their cases with the Supreme Court within ten days
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Wewoka
State Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
Seminole
George C. Crump
Commission
Broom Corn Condition Report From Oklahoma
Oklahoma City report shows broom corn on September 1 at 83 percent of normal with an average yield of 148.8 pounds and a total production of 19,894 tons. Figures issued by Carl Robinson of the U S Department of Agriculture and Stuart L Bryan of the state agriculture statistics board accompany the bulletin.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Carl Robinson
United States Department of Agriculture
Stuart Lb. Bryan
State Board For Agriculture Statistician
Annual County Fair Ends After Busy Exhibits
The annual county fair closed Saturday evening with exhibits removed in the afternoon as residents returned home. Two ladies from the state health department stressed vital statistics at a popular booth while University of Oklahoma entertainment drew crowds. R A Rankin won first place and $10 in the fiddlers row, with the second prize winner unknown. Fireworks entertained as judges, and fair officials prepare a complete list of winners to be published in The News.
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Spadus
State Department of Health
University of Oklahoma
Henry Morris
Guy Logsdon
C. N. Russell
W. G. Dacsey
Falt
Oil production for week shows decline in Oklahoma
Tulsa report notes a 7 438 barrel daily drop in crude oil output for the week ending September 10 from the Oil and Gas Journal. Statewide Oklahoma production fell 18 580 barrels daily, with Mid-Continent down 24 985 barrels and Texas down amid a west Texas slump. A separate Oklahoma City item says the model rural schools plan expansion was announced, tightening requirements for accredited rural schools and easing eighth grade entry for graduates.
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The
Oil and Gas Journal
Seminole
Oklahoma
Journal
Mid-Continent
Texas
West Texas
Oklahoma City
State Board of Education
Aged Indian Woman Dies at Century Mark in Pontotoc
Mrs. Jancy Jighnsen of Pontotoc county dies aged 100 yesterday morning at 1 oclock at the home of her daughter Mrs Walton Ada. Funeral services held at High Hill Cemetery at 2 30 with Indian rites and interment in process. A pioneer respected by both Native and white settlers, she came to the country long before settlement and was the fourth centenarian in Pontotoc county in recent years.
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Pontote County
Jancy Jighnsen
Walton
Ada
Aitemmoon
Cnadians
High Hill
Prairies
Pontotoc County
Wis
Nest
Hyerba
Ponce
Tvo
Oil development surges in Pontotoc County north of Ada
Ada watches rapid oil activity as Stick gusher sparked field north of town. Trant door trucks haul materials for wells while heavy machinery traffic fills streets. Three Conservation tests near the present producer shape future output, with Texas-Pacific and American Oil roles expanding. Old Santa Bolea and New Bethel sites repurposed equipment for new locations.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Aeld
Texas-Pacific Company
Haa
American
New Bethel Schol House
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report Highlights
In Oklahoma City on September market activity shows cattle gains with top cattle figures around 11 400 on odd lots yearlings selling near 10.00 for car lots and steer grades at 7.00 to 9.00. Murray county cattle bring about 9.25 with full steady butcher goods. Calves and hogs advance with hogs to 71.50 ear, bulk 1125 to 311.75, packer sows 9.00 to 9.25, butcher pigs around 10.00.
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Oklahoma City
Sept
Murray County
Down
Start on Adw to Stratford highway this week
Work begins this week on the Adw to Stratford highway with George Toler as resident engineer. The project is divided into three contracts for grading drainage bridges and is to be completed in eight months. The route passes Spinreck bottom, a longtime problem area.
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Adw
Stratford
George Toler
Toler
Mr. Toler
State Highway Commission
Fight of Commission to Rule Rates Upheld
Oklahoma City Sept 18 The state corporation commission's power to regulate motor buses and streetcar tracks was upheld by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a comprehensive opinion by Commissioner Houston Feehee. The ruling affirmed Judge Hal Johnson's February 3 1926 injunction prohibiting A T Walker and O E Ott from hauling freight between Oklahoma and Shawnee. The decision held private use of public highways requires regulation to protect public welfare.
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Oklahoma City
State Corporation Commission
Supreme Court
Houston Feehee
Hal Johnson
Pottawatomia County
A. T. Walker
O. E. Ott
Oklahoma
Shawnee
Bebee Field Produces Steady 380 Barrels Daily
In Bebee county, B A TaSelle rests easy as two Bebee wells run 380 barrels daily with no production change. One well has flowed about two years, the other nearly a year, together accounting for Bebee field output aside from the Shaw well. LaSella's new well progress shows drilling to 1500 feet toward the sand, with steady pace expected. Captain Jarino and Captain Jokls duel in Athens, Greece, neither wounded.
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B. A. TaSelle
Babee
Shaw
Bebee
LaSella
Sandigoon
Jarino
Jokls
Athens
Greece
Hot Check Artists Use Name of Fake Drilling Company
Ada bankers warn of a swindle where operators cash checks drawn on Shawnee or Tulsa banks as if from a drilling firm. The checks appear legitimate and the recipient is paid cash, only to see the item returned days later with protest fees. Several merchants in Ada and Allen have been victimized. operators may still be active in the county.
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Tulsa
Ada
Allen
Outlaw Ray Terrill Suspect Leads Jewelry Store Raid
In Parsons Kansas a man claimed to be Ray Terrill the Oklahoma outlaw and, with two companions, robbed Pfeiffer Jewelry on Main Street. Seven workers and one customer were locked in a back room as cases vault and safe were emptied of diamonds jewelry and cash about 10 000. The captives freed themselves after 25 minutes and alerted authorities. The suspect also claimed to be Jess Doyle, currently imprisoned for a prior robbery.
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Parsons
Kan
Ray Terrill
Oklahoma
Pfeiffer
Frank Pfeiffer
Jess Doyle
Doyle
Terrill
Oxahoma
Indian Land Tracts To Become Taxable In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports that large tracts of Five Civilized Tribes land in Oklahoma will become taxable January 1, 1928. Homestead and surplus allotments for mixed blood Indians of under one half blood and surplus allotments for mixed bloods under three fourths blood will be taxed starting that date. The ruling comes in an opinion by Assistant Attorney General W. C. Lewis to Choctaw county attorney Ha Welch. Taxable status begins on January first following 21 years from patent issuance, a date courts fixed as when the land’s title was signed by the final tribal executive.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
W. C. Lewis
Lewis
Ha] Welch, Choctaw County
Five Civilized Aribes
Trib
Winners in Hair Contest at Friday Night Show
The Friday night hair contest awarded $15 prizes to Nora Estes of Pickett for the longest hair at 58 inches and to Mabel Bailes of Maxwell for the most beautiful hair. There were 34 entries, a popular feature of the event.
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Nora Estes
Pickett
Mabel Bailes
Maxwell
Building Permits Hit Dizzy Total For This Month
Commissioner Lee Daggs reports 17 building permits issued in early September ranging from 1000 to 5500 dollars. The total permit value reaches 32240 with permits scattered citywide. Numerous houses are under construction and more substantial projects are anticipated.
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Lee Daggs
Corruption probes extend beyond Indiana leaders
An Indianapolis grand jury indictment targets Governor Ed Jackson George Coffin and Robert Marsh for conspiracy to commit a felony and attempted bribery while Mayor John Duval faces a charge under the corrupt practices act. Prosecutors say more witnesses will testify as the inquiry continues.
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Indianapolis
Ed Jackson
Wm. H. Meu
Jackson
George V. Coftin
Republican County
Trebert J. Marsh
Ku Klux Klan
John L. Duvall
Quondam Grand Dragon
Indiana Ku Knux Klan
Indiana
Ed_Jackson
Joan L. Duva
George ¥. Goffin
Marion County Republican Committee
Robert J. Marsh
D. C. Stephenson
Kdansman
Michigan City
Marion County
Collm
Marsh
Duval
Warren T. McCray
Makiwell Reports New Oil Wells Near Ada and Allen
The Pontotoc county oil scene remains active with drillings in the Allen and north Ada fields. Reports cite a potential Gillispie well in section 12-5-4 and updates on nearby tests reaching sand, offloading a control head while awaiting California officials. Idle details note several locations slated for early drilling, plus ongoing work on conservation offsets to the Slick gusher.
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Pontotoc County
Allen
North Ada
Maxwell
Vioas
California
Gillispie
Ada
C. W. Skirvin
Texas Pacific Company
B. Shaffer
Isand
Coum
Chickasha Pastor Resigns From First Presbyterian Church
Reverend W. A. Roach announced his resignation as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Chickasha during Sunday morning service to take effect January 1.
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Chickasha
W. A. Roach
First Presbyterian Church
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