Standard Oil Eyes Green Valley Oil Prospects
Standard Oil Company may enter Brewster County as ROH Wendel head of production visits Alpine to inspect Wilson and Cotter wells, evaluate Western Petroleum holdings, and forecast significant development for Green Valley with plans for a Chicago meeting and field representative arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Brewster County
Alpine
Green Valley
Green Valley News
Western Petroleum Company
Roh Wendel
Standard Owl Company
Broadway
N.Y
Wendel
Auto
Western Petroleum Corporation
Wilson Wells
Stamps
New York
Wilson Well
Chicago Tithe & Trust Company
Chicago
Great
Standard Oil Company Company
Leo White
Sul Ross Promotes First Trans Pecos Track and Tennis Meet
The Sul Ross Normal College invites all West Texas schools to Alpine on May 2 1921 for the first Trans Pecos athletic meet. The event aims to become annual with prizes including a silver loving cup for the top team bronze medals for event winners ribbons for seconds and thirds and a girls tennis singles medal. Events listed include sprints pole vault 880 yard run and other track and field contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross Normal College
Trans-Pecos
Trans- Pecos
Seho
Austin
Alpine
West Texas
Fvente
Western Petroleum to Drill Day and Night
Western Petroleum accelerates oil development by adding two drilling crews and a new drill team. The Wilson Nord boiler is refined and fuel oil hauled daily. storage at the well covers several weeks. Work ramps up on Cotter well with readiness and Wilson No. 2 slated to begin Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Petroleum
Western Petroleum Corporation
Wilson Nord
Cotter
Stamps
Wilson No. 2
Mrs Caldwell Entertained Presbyterian Children at Home
Mrs WE Caldwell hosted the Little Mite Bearers of the Presbyterian Church at her home on Tuesday afternoon. The event featured opening mite boxes with a total of $5.00 for the mission, followed by lawn games and cake and cream for the children.
Purchased Fine Stock from Merkel Texas Traders
Mr J C Bied returned from Merkel Texas Friday with two registered Hereford herd bulls bought from C M Largent for 1300 dollars. The calf Veruch Fairfax born June 10 1920 and the blue rib bon bull Rhome Lad the VIL born Sept 20 1919 weigh 1400 pounds at 18 months. fifth in the Royal. They are among the best bulls to Alpine, rivaling two others brought by Mr Bird that won blue at the Royal in Kansas City.
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J. C. Bied
Merkel
Texas
Herford
C. M. Largent
Veruch Fairfax
Alpine
Mr. Bird
the Royal
Kansas City
Parent Teachers Association Meeting Announced
The Parent Teachers Association will meet Friday at 3 o'clock in the Public School Auditorium for the annual business meeting and election of officers. Everyone is invited. Mrs. C. A. Brown is president.
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Parent-Teachers Association
C. A. Brown
Georgia Stroud
For Sale or Lease 40 Acres in Brewster County
For sale or lease 40 acres in Brewster county Survey No 169 Block 6 1. Clear deed and abstract T A Moore Lyra Texas. 16 3t
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Brewster County
T. A. Moore
Lyra
Texas
Oil Field Activity In Brewster County Promises Revival
Increasing drilling activity spreads through Brewster County with new wells expected at W H Koker lease in Green Valley and at Wilson Cotter sites. The Marathon and Bone Springs districts see more leases and Tulsa based Portland Syndicate expands holdings as casing and tools finally move from San Antonio.
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Brewster Oil Company
San Antonio
W. H. Kokernot
Green Valley
Wilson Wells
Fowler
Bone Springs Oil & Gas Syndicate
Bone Springs
Portland Syndicate
Portland
Oregon
Bone Springs CO & Gas Syndicate
Alpine News Sparks and Arrivals Fill Local Notes
Mrs W M French of Marathon visits Alpine with children while F D Haddock of Western Petroleum travels to El Paso on business and will return. Local time change rumors, post office raised to second class by July 1 1921, Magnolia buds from Miss Merl Anderson noted, many social visits and travel plans from residents and guests, fishing trips, and a meat barbecue on lots west of the Alpine Studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Haddock
Western Petroleum Corporation
el Paso
Alpine
J. J. Allen
Alpine and Brewster County Facts Highlight Resources and Climate
Read 11 notes on Alpine and Brewster County covering fossils at Terlingua beds in Brewster, building stones, brick plant remnants, irrigation farms along the Rio Grande with up to 100 bushels of corn and 80 bushels of wheat per acre, fruit and grape production, granite quarries, and Alpine's Sul Ross State Normal School with summer terms. Also mentions per capita school funding, textbook savings, and local business advertisements.
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Brewster County
Alpine
America
Rio Grande
California
Concord
Texas
Sul Ross State Normal School
West
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Austin
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State OF Texas
Sul Ross
Natatorium
Mrs. W. H. Terry
John Young
R. C. Blacklock
Taft
John Young Land Co
John D. Young
Normal
Normal Hill
Hovey
Parent and Teachers Association Meeting
W. M. French
Marathon
Southern Pacific Railroad
Western Union
H. H. Leech
Merl Anderson
Wharton
Phillips Place
R. S. Carnes
Kneese
Fredricksburg
Koenig
J. E. Doddridge
Doddridge
Ethel Waters
Stanley Casner
Minerva Jones
Bernal Slight
Lady Bunton
Jeff Wade
Dorthy Cotter
Knox Reid
Clarice Cotter
Ward Weakley
Lula Cotter
Lorena Garnett
Frank Croas
Ethel Clifford
Will Hopson
Altha Yates
Felix McGaughy
Marie Scott
Ragin McKinney
Fema Weakley
Jack Edwards
Marie Rollins
Raymond Garnett
Forest Robinson
Chautauqua
Maria
Fred Rice
T. A. Beard
E. Townsend
C. Allen
Corpus Christi
Joe
Charlie Harmon
Rio Grande River
Alpin
A. J. Koenig
Schoal
Williams
Flora Davie
Oscar 5. Anderson
Paul Q. Mills
Block C
Kokernot
Vere
Brewster Oil
Company
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