Will Drill Deep Test in Bone Springs District
Operators push deep test wells in Bone Springs Brewster County as Fennell and Peralta prepare Mock 335 leases for a new hole. Nine Point Oil manager W S Beggs leads the venture with gear arriving Marathon and a Standard derrick purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bone Springs
Fennell & Peralta
Nine Point Oi Company
Brewster County
Marathon
Bud Kimball
W. S. Beggs
Oakland California
Imperial Oil Company
Nine Point Oil Company
Sul Ross Summer Normal enrolls over 150 in Alpine
The Sul Ross summer Normal in Alpine opened Monday with enrollment surpassing 150 by Thursday and continues to grow. President Ron Marquis leads a busy staff as instructors from across the west join a session praised for climate and progress, with a full roster of students from far parts of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Texas
Alpine
Ron. Marquis
Card of Thanks for Loss of Neta Kneese
We express sincere thanks to all who offered sympathy in the recent loss of our sister and grandchild Miss Neta Illa Mae Kneese and for the assistance given, including the beautiful oral offer images, Sister and Grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neta Illa Mae Kneese
Alpine Post Office to Enter Second Class Status
The Alpine post office will shift to second class status effective July. Two clerks Miss Ora Jordan and Wall Garnett will receive salaries of 1400 dollars per year each. The general delivery window on Sundays will be discontinued and only if Postmaster Allen chooses will mail be distributed in boxes on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Post Office
Ora Jordan
Wall Garnett
Allen
Morgan
Gillian W. Bechtel
Alpine
Texas
Read The Avalanche and Watch Alpine Grow
Local readers are urged to subscribe to The Avalanche to follow progress in the district. Social notes include visits by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Martin and others, plus guests and arrivals from San Antonio and Tulsa. PD Haddock of Western Petroleum Corp. arrived from the east and departed for Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Helm
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Carre Willis
Lorene Pedgett
San Antonio
J. P. Skinner
PD. Haddock
Western Petroleum Corporation
Los Angeles
California
State Health Board Warns of Rabies Dangers From Stray Dogs
The State Board of Health reports three rabies deaths in the past month and urges muzzle use for strays and vigilance for pet symptoms. Dr. M. M. Carrick notes summer is not the sole period for cases and warns parents to keep children from playing with unexamined dogs or cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
M. M. Carrick
Dr. Carrick
Oil Notes on Various Fields in Trans Pecos Region
Oil shows persist across fields in Loving and Ward counties with multiple wells at depths from 770 to 1900 feet. Trans-Pecos and Toyah Shallow Oil interests report ongoing drilling, casing progress, and signs of potential production amid flood delays and salt formations. Public optimism grows for a substantial pool near Pecos with significant investment planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur-Pitts River
Toyah Shallow Oil Company
el Paso Saragosa
Pecos
Brewster County Oil Boom Grows as Wells Flare
The Bone Springs district edges toward full oil development with Brewster county seeing rising interest. The Kokernot/Hovey well nears 4500 feet with early oil shows and deep drilling tests underway. Portland Syndicate and Brewster Oil Company push campaigns while gas and rains affect progress. If successful, the Tampico field link could spark a massive new oil frontier in Trans Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Kokernot
Hovey
Brewster
Brewster Oil Company
W. H. Kokernot
Brewster County
Drewster County
J. E. Doddridge
Portland Syndicate
Bone Springs
Persimmon Gap
Boquil
Wilson No
Green Valley
J. Bk. Doddridge
Portland People
Santiago
Trans-Vpecos
Tampico
Mexico
Breckenridge
Fort Stockton Field Drilling Update From Local Oil Firms
In Fort Stockton area the Pinal Dome Oil Company reports standard rig work on Burleson survey Red Beds at 1650 feet with underreaming. Texas Top and Uni ver sity lands wells progress with fishing at 750 feet and shale at 1150 feet respectively. Polk Prospecting drills at 960 feet in hard limestone while Troy No 2 on Block 140 resumes and reaches 1125 feet depth. Del Rio oil found within city limits with four producing wells and high gravity, with significant storage and leases for more drilling planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinal Dome Oil Company
Standard
Burleson Survey
Polk Prospecting Company
Troy No. 2
del Rio
Thempany
Potash Resources Found in West Texas Wells
Discoveries of potash beds in two West Texas oil wells near Midland and near O Donnell Dawson County are reported as potentially linking the state to Germany’s potash deposits. A field geologist and the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology note a 12 percent potash reading in basin borings and stress the value of preserving core samples for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
West Texas
Midland
O'Donnell
Lamesa
Dawson County
J. A. Udden
Bureau of Economic, Geology and Technology
University of Texas
Germany
Lahoka
Lynn County
S. F. Singleton
Tohoka
United States Geological Survey
Buireau of Economic Geology
Domestic Tragedy in Alpine Husband Dies After Jealous Frenzy
A shooting at the Ellington home near the Southern Pacific tracks left C Ilington dead from a heart wound and his wife seriously wounded. The incident occurred around 7 pm as police await further instructions from family in Georgia. Mrs Ellington survived and was moved to her residence with her father and sister arriving from Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ilington
Southern Pacific
Alamo
Hix
Ilington
Livingston Undertaking House
Arizona
Georgia
EE. C. Elligton
Alpine
Quicksilver Flask Bullion Note in 75th White Metal
A description notes a flask two thirds full of permanent White Metal or quicksilver bullion. It states the same item counted as bullion when the iron cork is screwed in.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George W. Martin
Depew and
Chamberlain
Marfa
Roy Bedicheck
Tippet Place
Ernest Brown
C. A. Brown
G. A. Brown
State Health Board
Toyval Bell
Loving County
Trans-Pecos Company
Ward County
THE
Waldron Quicksilver and Mineral Development Company
E. A. Waldron
Prewster County
Brewster Field
las-Marathon Road
Quicksilver
Fort Stockton Field
Texas Top Company
T. FE
Bower, Hale & Lamb
University
West
E. C. Ellington
Avalanche
Tion Springs
St, L
Les
Iddcate
Tampico Field
Paic
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