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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, HW Peace II, certify that:



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| | 1.      I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Panhandle Royalty
Company (the Company);



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| | 2.      Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
report;



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| | 3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of, the
Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;



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| | 4.      The Companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for the Company and we have:



| | a). |  | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
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| | b). |  | evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
period covered by this annual report based on our evaluation; and                                                                      
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| | c). |  | disclosed in this annual report any change in the Companys internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f) that occurred during the Companys most recent fiscal year that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Companys internal control over financial reporting; and



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| | 5.      The Companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to the
Companys auditors and the audit committee of the Companys board of directors:



| | a). |  | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial information;
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| | b). |  | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal control over
financial reporting.                                                                                           

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|/s/ HW Peace II        
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|HW Peace II            
|Chief Executive Officer
|Date: December 18, 2003

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