[Clipping: Patton Returns From Scene of Oklahoma Fire]

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Newspaper clipping describing Hugh L. Patton’s extinguishing fire in Oklahoma City. The article touches upon the express concerns of Lieutenant Colonel Cicero Murray and the State conservation committee on using nitroglycerin to extinguish these fires. The well fire was extinguished by an explosion of nitroglycerin resulting in a wild and uncontrollable fire destroying 6,000 barrels of oil. The newspaper clipping is attached to a letter from R. C. Showalter to Alex Bradford informing him that Showalter would love to have a meeting.

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1 clipping : ill. ; on sheet 22 x 20 cm.

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Showalter, R. C. October 2, 1936.

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Newspaper clipping describing Hugh L. Patton’s extinguishing fire in Oklahoma City. The article touches upon the express concerns of Lieutenant Colonel Cicero Murray and the State conservation committee on using nitroglycerin to extinguish these fires. The well fire was extinguished by an explosion of nitroglycerin resulting in a wild and uncontrollable fire destroying 6,000 barrels of oil. The newspaper clipping is attached to a letter from R. C. Showalter to Alex Bradford informing him that Showalter would love to have a meeting.

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1 clipping : ill. ; on sheet 22 x 20 cm.

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  • October 2, 1936

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  • June 14, 2022, 4:21 p.m.

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  • July 11, 2023, 4:27 p.m.

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Showalter, R. C. [Clipping: Patton Returns From Scene of Oklahoma Fire], clipping, October 2, 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1479387/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mike Cochran.

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