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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1934
Page
15
Governor Landon backs federal oversight to rule interstate oil flows while Governor-elect Marland pushes a state compact with federal supervision. Texas Governor-elect Allred leans toward limits, Kansas Governor Landon urging mandatory terms under an interstate accord.
Des Moines dispatch reports singer Mary McCormic claiming to have secured her man, alleged to be Montreal police officer Con stable A.J. Daviau. Daviau angrily denies plans to marry, insisting no one has his badge and the couple will not wed.
In Corpus Christi a three year old, Helen Segay, approaches Santa Claus for the first time and hides in fright. The child tells her aunt she wants Christmas gifts but begs not to face the jolly figure again, after a brief, unsettling encounter with the Claus.
Texas crude output surged to a daily average around 2.49 million barrels, lifting U S totals while East Texas led gains. The Oil and Gas Journal reports statewide production rising from roughly 56,217 to 1,012,990 barrels per day with East Texas increasing about 421,803 to 463,168 barrels daily.
Brice Cochran and his brother William, plus two others, are held by police in Oklahoma City after agents report they were arrested in a car containing knobknocking tools. Cochran had a prior robbery case with a two year term. Also note: physicist Horace Lamb dies at 85 in Cambridge England.
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