Completions and New Starts Slump in Oklahoma Oil Field
Oklahoma oil activity shows a decline as completions fall from 149 to 131 and new starts drop to 93 from 97. The report notes 154 locations staked vs 185 prior, 32 dry holes, and several gas and service wells. Notable finds include J R McDermott’s Murrow wildcat east of Alva and Skinner Sand discovery at Noble County No 1 Pipe stem. Carter Oil reports 75 barrels per hour at Maysville No 1, with Beach Sand perforations yielding 6 BOPH at 3,220 feet.
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Oklahoma City
Research Oil Reports
Woods County
J. R. McDermott
Murrow
Carter Oil
Maysville
Garvin County
Carter No
Seminole County
Russell Cobb, Jr
Et al
McMahan
Ethel
West Bethel
Chessman Gains New Lease On Life
SAN FRANCISCO Convicted kidnapper and rapist Daryl Chessman won a temporary lifeline as the California Supreme Court kept the stay of execution in place. The stay prevents execution until at least 60 days after the U S Supreme Court acts, opening a path for possible review. Chessman’s attorney Berwyn Rice said the high court plans to consider the case next Wednesday, with options to accept, call for briefs, or refuse.
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San Francisco
Daryl Chessman
State Supreme Court
Chessman
Supreme Court of the United States
Berwyn Rice
High Court
Sooner Is Killed On Hunting Trip
Bartlesville, Okla. John P Lannan, 27, was accidentally shot to death while squirrel hunting along Sand Creek three miles south of the city. He and his uncle Jerry Lannan hunted separately. the uncle later searched and reported the missing man. The body was found by his father between a .22 rifle and a dead squirrel with a bullet wound over the right eye, Sheriff W D Spears said it appeared he was bending forward when the gun discharged.
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Bartlesville
Okla
John P Lannan
Sand Creek
Lannan
Jerry Lannan
John T. Lannan
W. D. Spears
Ives Forgives Boys For Tomato Shower
Watertown New York reports Senator Irving M. Ives Republican governor candidate forgives four high school boys who threw tomatoes at him during a Tuesday night platform event. The youths confessed and apologized to Principal Albert B. Scholl, saying the act originated from Tammany Hall. Ives was unharmed though juice hit his wife and his hat was splashed.
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Watertown
WN. Y. T
Irving M. Ives
New York
Albert B. Scholl
Ives
Tammany Hall
Manhattan Democratic Organization
Arrest No Mistake For Man This Time In Worcester
Worcester Massachusetts William Martin twenty one spent six days in jail last summer due to mistaken identity. He is jailed again charged with statutory rape involving a juvenile from Providence Rhode Island unauthorized operation of a truck and carrying a concealed weapon. A prior August arrest on a warrant against his brother Robert twenty five was cleared after a Superior Court hearing when a probation officer found the error.
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Worcester
Mass
William Martin
Providence
R. I
Robert
Illinois Couples Celebrate Double Golden Anniversary
In Marseilles Illinois a double golden wedding anniversary is celebrated Sunday for two couples Mr and Mrs A Latimer and Mr and Mrs Isaac G Drackley who were married fifty years ago. Latimer is 76 and Drackley is also a sister by marriage.
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Illinois
Marseilles
Til
Good Business Seen On 105th Birthday
CORBIN Kentucky Rob ert A Early marks his 105th birthday as neighbors drop by, often buying wares from his woodworking shop. Known as Judge for 12 years on the police court bench, he has been a teacher, carpenter, mail carrier, storekeeper and civic leader. He smokes a pipe daily from wakeup to bed.
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Early
Bokchito Case Blast Injures Two Persons
Two cooks in a Bokchito building were treated for minor burns and shock after a late night explosion that ripped the case roof off and caused the front to collapse. Sheriff Barker investigates the blast's cause. the cooks were later released from Durant hospital. Owner M C Easter remarked the timing could have drawn a larger after-show crowd.
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Bokchito
Okla
Bill Barker
J. M. Harmon
Otis Phillips
Durant
M. C Easter
Off-Duty Fireman Killed in Chicago Restaurant Fire
Paul H. Conners, 60, sixth ranking Chicago Fire Department member, died in a restaurant blaze after the floor collapsed trapping him and three firefighters. Fourteen firemen were injured, six hospitalized, as crews cleared water from the basement to recover his body. Conners was off duty when the alarm sounded and ordered his driver to the scene.
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Paul H. Conners
Chicago Fire Department
Conners
Robert Murphy
Energetic British Opponent of Dictators Dies at 74
Cmdr. Oliver Locker-Lampson, a fervent opponent of both Fascism and Communism and a conservative MP for 35 years, died aged 74. He left Parliament in 1945 after a career marked by prewar telegrams to Hitler and speeches ending with the toast death to all dictators.
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London
Oliver Locker
Lampson
Britain
Locker - Lampson
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
Grandfield Kiwanis to Elect Officers at Oct 21 Meeting
Grandfield Kiwanis will highlight the October 21 meeting of the Grandfield civic club. Nomination blanks will be distributed at the next Thursday session. Bill Crawford spoke on the life of a newspaper reporter during National Newspaper Week, introduced by Lloyd McDaniel. Special guest Capt. Lloyd Badgett attended.
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Grandfield
Elec
Kiwanis Club
Kern Family Sues For Songs Return
Hollywood widow Kern and her daughter Elizabeth Kern Cummings filed a suit against Loew's Inc. over five Jerome Kern songs intended for the failed musical Champagne and Orchids. They contend MGM claims ownership under a 1944 contract and demand the songs’ return.
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Hollywood
Jerome Kern
Loew's, Inc
MGM
Kern Byron
Elizabeth Kern Cummings
Kern
Tulsa haircut price ruling to be made within two weeks
The state Board of Barber Examiners met in Tulsa to hear arguments on a proposed rate increase from $1 to $1.25. The board announced a ruling would be issued within two weeks.
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Tulsa
Okla
State Board of Barber Examiners
Telegraph Rate Hearing Tuesday in Oklahoma City
The Corporation Commission will hold a rate hearing Tuesday in Oklahoma City to consider Western Union's application for rates aligned with interstate levels approved by the Federal Communications Commission. The case centers on adjusting local telegraph charges to match federal benchmarks.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Western Union
Federal Communications
Commission Proposes Message Rate Increases by 20 and 15 Cents
The commission would raise base rates for 15‑word or shorter messages by 20 cents in the first two rate zones and by 15 cents in the remaining zones, with the company noting the changes would lift annual revenue by a stated amount.
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Sooner
Corbin, Ky
Robert A. Early
Chicago
Zwaan
Grandfield Kiwanis
Kern Family
Checker Cab CO
Willie Shrum
Motorola Radio
Southwestern Radio & Sound
Pho
Eugene L Bowman
South
Bid Wright
Mgr
Penneys
Golden Dawn
Vesta Range
Robert Shaw
Vesta Apt
Raulston
Courthouse
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