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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1928
Page
4
Oklahoma notes a casualty L050 in the avator stunt scene as coverage highlights water power policy, Muscle Shoals, and Boulder dam issues. The piece discusses Hoover era transport and education shifts, Ada Pontotoc oil prospects, and local industry drives while analyzing political divides and economic policy.
Lieut W L Cornelius of the Three Musketeers air team died in a Rockwell field crash at North Island San Diego. Lieut J J Williams also died at Los Angeles races and Lieut Irving A Worling survived. Williams of Spokane was seriously injured. Parachute failed to deploy for Cornelius. Army HQ to issue detailed report later.
M C Bryant local freight conductor died Friday at Scullin after apparently falling beneath moving cars on freight No 545. No eye witnesses. body dragged before discovery. Survived by wife a daughter and his parents. long service on yard and line crews. Funeral attended by division colleagues in Ada.
Engineers from the state department estimate a Francis crossing could be built to state and federal specs for about 100000 dollars. Local officials Toler and Roberts study options after inspecting a Holdenville bridge costing around 50000 dollars. If Seminole county shares half the cost, a bond issue may not be needed and a major Ada Sakawa corridor could boost Tulsa Texas trade.
Football season nears at Roff with six holdovers Captain Taylor Pratt Hall Cathey Scott Dixon leading a reshaped squad. Mitchell is out due to illness. New players include Bunyard G Taylor Etchieson Nichols Mardin Collins Davis Crumley and Durham. Schedule lists nine games from Sept 28 through Nov 30 at various locations.
East Central completes class organization at a college assembly. Seniors list Pete Trone as president with Beth Puckett as vice president and Elizabeth Hughes as secretary. Juniors, sophomores, and specials follow with named officers and advisors. The article blends campus notes with oil-field geology, detailing Wilcox sand prospects near Allen and related drilling tests.
William Lewers Cornelius known as Half Pint and Wick a native Oklahoma and University of Oklahoma alumnus with A B and MS degrees was killed today in California He was 26 and a member of the Three Musketeers of the army air service He played baseball for the University of Oklahoma and Guthrie team before joining Kelly Field San Antonio Texas He was the second Oklahoma airman killed on the Pacific coast in recent weeks with Lieut Thelman Lester another tragedy noted in state history.
Tulsa World oil editor Ira Rinehart notes the Wilcox discovery in the Allen pool as a standout of the year. Sinclair No. 2 Amaso B in SENE SW of 7-5N-8E topped Wilcox at 4158 feet and flowed 35 barrels per hour, later pinching to about 50 bpd. offset wells not deepened yet. The sand appeared higher than expected with Viola lime and Simpson formation anticipated.
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the Oklahoma crim inal court of appeals affirmed a Greer county jury verdict that George Glidewell of Mangum receive a life sentence for the December 13 1925 killing of Edgar A Jones also of Mangum. The shooter claimed self defense after a dispute over a $1 50 debt to Daisy Henderson.
T W Brydia forman of the mechanical department at The News was struck and slightly injured by a woman driver at the Main street Rennie avenue crossing at noon today. He suffered minor bruises and the motorist fled into traffic, Brydia said.
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