Wild Oil Well in Oklahoma Tamed Again
Oklahoma City April 7 The famed Mary Sudik oil well in the mid continent field has been tamed after an 11 day struggle with powerful pressure. Gates were closed last night stopping the oil and gas spray and the operation resumed this morning in the surrounding area. Pat Sutton and Clyde Deverse field chiefs for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co said the battle was won when connections were inspected early today. The fire hazard posed by the spray has been removed and work began in the immediate vicinity.
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Mid-Continent
Pat Sutton
Clyde Deverse
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
South City
Hamrick to Preside at B R T Meet in Greenville
Frosty Hamrick chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen legislative committee will preside over a three day Greenville meeting opening tomorrow. Representatives from the Big Four rail unions and a Texas Federation of Labor committee will attend with all state office candidates invited. An open house for candidates is scheduled Tuesday afternoon as labor groups representing 50 090 votes expect major announcements.
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HW. G
Frosty” Hamrick
Greenville
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Hamrick
Texas Federation of Labor
Oil field fire hazard zone orders plume burning fields
The oil soaked ground was to be plowed first to bury the drenched earth and stop fires. Afterward, operations in 147 wells across 16 square miles, now a state fire marshal declared fire hazard zone, would resume.
Rainfall converts to tons and gallons per area
An inch of rainfall yields about 101 tons per acre and roughly 14,500,000 gallons per square mile, providing a sense of the immense water quantity involved in a single inch of precipitation.
Ozark Dam Scene Brims With Boom Town Vibe At Damsite
United Press reports from Damsite Missouri describe a boom town atmosphere around the Osage river dam project. 3,000 workers live in tents and huts while burlesque shows and gambling halls arise. The dam will hold 54 million cubic feet, power 160,000 horsepower, and cost about 32 million dollars amid possible legal delays.
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United Press
Damsite
Dan McGrew
Bagwell Dam
Texas
Oklahoma
Osage
Ozarkian Hills
Ozark Corn
Dame
Ozarks
Middlewest
St. Joe Lead Company
Missouri
Jefferson City
Camden County
Body of Lubbock Man to Birmingham T
Palmer Hy Bell, attorney of Lubbock Texas formerly of Birmingham Alabama died from a self inflicted wound after shooting himself in a New Orleans hotel. He died at a hospital several hours later and his body was sent to Birmingham for burial. He left a note asking his wife and mother be notified. He was 32 years old.
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New Orleans
Palmer Hy, Bell
Lubbock
Texas
Birmingham
Ala
Bell
Bryan Man Killed In Car Collision
Bryan April 7 United Press reports 23 year old Stelter Je was killed instantly when the coupe he drove from Navasota to Bryan collided with another car at College Station. The body was taken to Brenham for burial.
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United Preas
Bryan
Stelter
Navasota
College Station
Brenham
1921 Canada census shows French extraction at 2.45 million
The 1921 census recorded Canada’s population at 8,788,000 with French extraction numbering 2,452,000. The figure highlights the sizable French Canadian share within national demographics.
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Canada
Fire Endangers Kidd-Key College Campus in Sherman
Firemen battled for six hours to control a blaze that started in the apartment of Mrs. Laura H. Walling on a Sunday in Sherman. The Walling home was destroyed with all contents, and minor damage occurred to nearby houses as sparks blew in gusty winds toward the Kidd-Key College campus and surrounding residences.
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United Press
Sherman
Laura H. Walling
Kidd-Key College
Walling
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N. J
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News and Globe
Fise Air-Flight
Amarillo
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New Mexico
West Sixth Ave
Blackburn Tire Company, Inc
Gerald Blackburn
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