Oil Show Near Channing Boosts Panhandle Boom
The Hartley county No. 1 Lyman and Balfour Ranch well near Channing yields oil at 3,650 feet after bailed tests, while gas flows from upper horizons. Deep Rock Oil Co with Vander Weide and Ross watch as the wildcat may spark local wealth. visitors flock from surrounding towns, and safety restrictions halt cars near the rig.
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Paul 8S
Hedrick
News-Globe
Panhandle
Hartley County
Hartley
Deep Rock Oil Company
Sam Vander Weide
J. Ben Ross
Lyman & Balfour Ranch
G. & M. Survey
Channing
Deep Rock
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Lyman &Balfour
Henry Lyman
Lyman & Balfour
Wildcat
Tom
Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Lyman
America
Mr. Lyman
Dawes Calls Flood Control A Gigantic Problem
Vice President Dawes told the Mississippi Legion convention in Greenville that flood control requires immediate action with no half measures and no political interference to prevent another disastrous overflow. He urged all national methods be considered seriously.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Miss
United States
Mississippi Department of the American Legion
Dawes
Wichita Falls creditors name 3 year committee for American Refining
Word from Wichita Falls reports a creditors committee named to run the American Refining company for three years. The firm is among the state's largest independent refiners and is largely owned by Wichita Falls men. Creditors include Amarillo individuals and groups, and the committee is understood to operate the plant.
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Wichita Falls
American Refining Company
Amarillo
Prospective site for Amarillo Methodist College favored
A conference committee in Amarillo reports brighter prospects for locating the Methodist College there. Three site proposals were heard, and the 25 member panel will decide August 31 after joint sessions. Leaders vow unified support for whichever site is chosen, with the full commission to meet in Amarillo on that date. Representatives include Rev. O P Clark of Vernon and others from Slaton Lubrock Hereford Childress.
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Methodist College
Amarillo
Methodist Conference
O. P. Clark
Vernon
R. E. L. Morgan
Morgan
Clark
W. M. Lane
Slaton
E. E. White
Lubrock
G. A. F. Parker
Hereford
Hugh Black
Childress
Oil Operators Vote to Limit Field Output
In Tulsa, Greater Seminole oil operators voted to enact a curtailment limiting district production to 459000 barrels daily. Forty-one companies attended. 27 backed a five member committee's plan to prorate output per lease. The measure, set to start next week, would trim about 12 percent from current production of 514000 barrels daily.
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Seminole Field
Associated Press
Tulsa
Seminole
Ray Collins
Ranger Private O Neal Commission Is Revoked
Adjutant General R L Robertson revoked the commission of Texas Ranger Private J H T O Neal now serving in the Mc Camey oil field district. He enlisted June 4 1925 and had served in the Upton and Reagan county oil fields. The cause for dismissal was not divulged.
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Associated Press
Austin
R. L. Robertson
Texas Ranger
JH. T. O'Neal
McCamey
O'Neal
Upton
Reagan County
Son of Anti-Saloon League Head Held on Liquor Charge
Carroll V. Hepburn, son of Rev David Hepburn, superintendent of the anti Saloon League of Virginia, admitted possessing liquor after his car crashed into a trolley wire pole. He was certified to the grand jury for driving while drunk and unlawful transportation of liquor. Bail was set at $500.
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Associated Presa
Richmond
Anti- Saloon League
Carroll V. Hepburn
David Hepburn
anti-Saloon League of Virginia
Grand Jury
Texas man dies after sampling new medicine formula
Los Angeles, July 29. J Kendrick Parks, formerly of Edna Texas, died last night from experiments with drugs while seeking a new medicine formula. Police found him with a mouthful of a solution identical to that on the floor. An autopsy will be conducted.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
J. Kendrick Parks
Edna
Texas
Parks
Proposed Tax Law Unfair Says Frank Kell in Amarillo
Frank Kell of Wichita Falls denounces a proposed Texas constitution amendment as undemocratic and an encroachment on local self government. He argues it would shift state tax power, classifying property for state purposes and removing local authorities from tax revenues, threatening counties, schools, and local districts. Kell cites Governor Moody and warns the change concentrates authority at the state level.
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Kell
Amarillo
Mr. Kell
Texas
South
United States
Moody
Crews Cleared of Negligence in Lake Tragedy
Chicago July 20 A four part inquiry found no evidence of negligence by crew or owner in yesterday s excursion boat disaster that killed 27, mostly women and children, with 49 aboard saved. The vessel Favorite was deemed seaworthy, lifesavers ample, though some preserver straps were rotten or hard to reach.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fred J. Meno
Detroit
Meno
Oscar Wolff
William A. Rittenhouse
Michael Hughes
Dickerson Hoover
Outside Influence Charged in Angelus Temple Fight
In Los Angeles the dispute between evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother Minnie Kennedy widened as outside influences were named as a cause. Kennedy alleged a diabolical conspiracy to oust them, linked to last year’s frame up trial, while McPherson denied plans to resign. Kennedy and McPherson sides, plus temple officials, sought a settlement, with court as a last resort if talks fail.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
Temple
Mrs. McPherson
Mrs. Kennedy
Destiny Today Exposition Sets Broad Path for Event
A major exposition faces decisive calls today as organizers outline the general direction and scope. Key figures discuss strategic goals, funding, and potential partnerships shaping the exposition's destiny and public impact.
Amarillo to decide fate of Tri-State fair today
Citizens meet at 4 PM at the City Auditorium after Amarillo leaders and the Tri-State fair association discussed staging the fair this year and beyond. Mayor Bivins and Commissioner Harris are expected. Brymer is out of the city. The meeting aims to set policy and immediate action to save the civic asset amid strong civic duty themes.
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Amarillo
Ed R. Mayer
Board of City Development
The
Fair Association
City Auditorium
City Commission
Mayer
Lee Bivins
Harris
Brymer
Board of City Develpment
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Amrillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region Saturday
The Amarillo area and surrounding region face a partly cloudy Saturday with possible thunder showers in western sections. Across West Texas and New Mexico, showers and storms are possible, and a Nebraska high pressure system may keep skies partly cloudy in parts of the area. Temperature readings from yesterday show highs around the upper 70s and lows near 60.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Missouri Valley
Nebraska
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountain
Gulf Coast
Colorado
Ohio Valley
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Cinderella of the Woods
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Bud
James A. Stillman
James Oliver Curwood
Jack London
David Belasco
Elinor Glynn
American Refining Affairs
Ot Methodist College
Anti-Saloon League
Frank Kell
Development Board
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