Louisiana oil well totals rise in first half of 1933
Oil Weekly of Houston reports Louisiana shows an increase in completions and production for the first half of 1933 compared with 1932. Oil wells drilled rose from 72 to 84, total production grew from 10 997 775 to 12 096 700 barrels, and initial production climbed from 46 169 to 49 088 barrels. Completions reached 232 versus 189 prior year.
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Louisiana
Oil Weekly of
Houston
Arkansas
Preacher Held After Death of Housekeeper
Morriston Ark Aug 3 The Rev John L Tucker 59 year old rural minister was held for the grand jury on the coroner s jury recommendation in the death of his housekeeper Miss Matilda Stewart 33 Her body was found in a well on a farm Tucker denied implication saying she threatened to commit death by own action He came to the Opello community last November from Decatur Ala and said she was his second cousin The coroner s jury verdict said there was reasonable cause to believe her death was not an accident or by her own action
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Morriston
Ark
John L. Tucker
Matilda Stewart
Tucker
Opello
Here
Decatur
Ala
McClary outlines essentials of NRA program
Secretary S. H. McClary of the chamber of commerce spoke to the Y’s Men's club at Hotel Frances on the National Recovery Administration. He described evolving blanket re employment pacts, urged adherence to codes signed by President Roosevelt, warned of possible federal prosecution for evasion, and urged honest effort to lift the nation from unemployment and low mood.
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S. H. McClary
Chamber of Commerce
Y’s Men’s Club
Hotel Frances
National Recovery Administration
McClary
Roosevelt
Deputy Slayer and Sons Sought in Okla Mountain Pursuit
In Idabel Oklahoma on August 3 a posse chased a father Elmer Huckabay and his two sons through the Kiamichi mountains seeking the man who killed Deputy Elmer Huckabay during a raid on a whisky still. Deputy Taylor and farmer A R Smalling clashed. two sons were arrested, then Smalling shot Taylor as Huckabay died. The trio fled.
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Idabel
Okla
U.P
Kiamichi
Elmer Huckabay
Amos Taylor
Taylor
A. R. Smalling
Smalling
Huckabay
Longest airplate distance in the United States
The farthest airplate distance in the United States runs about 2,870 miles from Cape Flattery Washington to a point on the Florida coast 30 miles south of Miami.
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United States
Cape Flattery
Wash
Florida Coast
Miami
Get Rid of Malaria Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
An advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a dual remedy for malaria and a general tonic. It claims the tasteless quinine fights infection and the iron strengthens blood, suitable for adults and children, with nationwide store availability.
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Grove
Pineview Grocery & Service Station Incorporation
The Qua chita parish firm Pineview Grocery & Service Station is formed to operate wholesale and retail groceries oils and gasoline from Route No 2 West Monroe with capital of 1000 dollars. Incorporators include R T Stiltner Albuquerque resident Mrs Anna Lee Woods and Mrs R T Stiltner. Also note transfer of Anderson Clayton warehouse terminals to River Terminals for 11235 65 dollars and a physician’s certificate filed by Courtland Prentice Gray Jr. in Ouachita parish.
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Quachita Parish
Pineview Grocery & Service Station
West Monroe
R. T. Stiltner
Anna Lee Woods
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Anderson-Clayton Company, Inc
Houston
Tex
New York City
Ouachita River
River Terminals Corporation
Louisiana
New Orleans
Ouachita Parish
Lazarre Avenue
West
Monroe
Courtland Prentice Gray, Jr
C. P. Gray
Wreck at Martha's Beer Garden Ends with Damaged Stand
New Orleans on August 3 reports say a brawl rather than fire destroyed Martha's beer garden on Harrison avenue. Police found no fatalities, but many injured and arrested eight intoxicated men. A man named Sam Jones, 31, claimed as Leo Moon, ex pitcher for the local club, was among them.
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New Orleans
Martha's Beer Garden
Harrison Avenue
Sam Jones
Leo Moon
New Orleans Baseball Club
Fire damages Mississippi Street frame residence
A frame residence on Mississippi Street occupied by the Ellerbe family sustained about 1500 dollars in damage when a Wednesday night fire broke out shortly after 8. Fire units Nos. 1 and 4 responded and halted the blaze, which the estimate says damaged roughly 30 percent of the home’s value.
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Mississippi Street
Ellerbe
Homemade wall cleaner from flour dough aids Oklahoma home
Mrs. E. J. Hostetter, a farm wife, shares a home made dough recipe to clean smoke and dust from wallpaper. Mix 1 1 3 cups flour with 2 tablespoons salt add 1 2 cup warm water 1 tablespoon kerosene 2 tablespoons vinegar and 2 tablespoons ammonia. Cook in double boiler till smooth and knead until elastic.
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Okla
E. J. Hostetter
New York Stock Exchange imposes drastic new margin rules
The New York Stock Exchange issued strict rules to curb speculation. Margin requirements rise to 50 percent for small accounts and 30 percent for larger ones, with weekly disclosure on pools, syndicates, joint accounts and options. New customers must be approved and paid on a salary basis.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Luckies Toasting Principle Sparks Low Prices
The advertisement credits Luckies buyers with enabling large tobacco purchases and a $100,000,000 reserve of top tobaccos. It argues faithful patronage allows continued quality and the Toasting process at a moderate price, insisting Luckies cost less because of consumer support.
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W. C. Feazel
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H. F. Camp
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