Conoco appoints Symonds MacMillan to board and moves HQ
L. F. McCollum announces at a New York board meeting the election of H Gardiner Symonds and W MacMillan to Continental Oil Companys board. The company will move its headquarters from Ponca City Oklahoma to Houston on June 1.
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Houston
H. Gardiner Symonds
W. ©. MacMillan
Continental Oil Company
L. F. McCollum
New York
Ponca City
Okla
iHouston
Hadacol Relief For Neuritis Claims In Ad Copy
Mrs. Martha Conner of Rochelle Georgia credits Hadacol with curing neuritis pains that left her unable to comb hair or use her left arm. The advertisement touts Hadacol as a safe tonic providing essential vitamins and minerals and promises a money back guarantee with trial and larger sizes offered.
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Martha Jane Conner
Rochelle
Georgia
Conner
Hadacol
The
LeBlans Corporation
Humble Oil Well Shows Oil Near Littlefield
Humble Oil Refining Co. No. 1 Hobgood near Littlefield indicates an oil pool in the Clear Fork zone of the Permian. Drillstem tests at 6610 and 6700 feet yielded oil and mud-cut oil, with water rise, as drilling continues toward 11,000 feet.
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Littlefield
Humble Oil Refining Company No
Hobgood
Clear Fork
Gruver Masonic Lodge Holds First Regular Meeting
Gruver Masonic Lodge held its first regular meeting in the new Masonic Temple with Deputy Grand Master Wilbanks and visiting dignitaries in attendance. The lodge received dispensations from the Texas Grand Lodge to work and confer degrees. A Spearman contingent contributed a candidate for initiation. Rueber Hindergraff serves as grand master.
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Gruver
Wellington Man Finds Old Tax Tag
A Wellington dealer found a Chicago issued metal vehicle tax tag under a car seat bought by Eli Wolf. The tag reads Single Vehicle Tax 48087 and Wolf plans to have it traced with Chicago tax authorities. He wonders if it referred to a car or perhaps a buggy or bicycle. A Swiss firm will start a $36,000,000 machine tool industry in India.
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Wellington
Chicago
Eli Wolf
Wolf
India
Penn Grade Crude Gets Hike in Price
Bradford Pennsylvania June 21 The price of Pennsylvania grade crude rose ten cents a barrel. South Penn Oil Company via Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency listed new prices for Bradford Arlegany and Middle Districts at 3.75, southwestern Pennsylvania at 3.32, West Virginia at 3.26, and southeastern Ohio at 3.26. President George Hanks attributed the rise to sustained refiner demand.
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Bradford
Pennsylvania
Joseph Seep
South Penn Oil Company
Arlegany
Middle Districts
West Virginia
Ohio
Taxes Due On All Carbon Black Methods In 1941 Law
In Austin on June 21 the third court of civil appeals ruled that the 1941 occupation tax applies to all carbon black, not only the flame directed on a channel disk method. J. M. Huber Corporation must pay taxes protested under the law, reversing a lower court ruling.
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Austin
Third Court of Civil Appeals
J. M. Huber Corporation
Huber
Wellington Man Graduates From College in Pharmacy
Jack Atkinson son of Mrs. Virgie Atkinson of Wellington graduated from Southwestern State College Weatherford Oklahoma with a degree in pharmacy. He is now associated with Brooks Drug Store in Edmond Oklahoma.
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Wellington
Jack Atkinson
Virgie Atkinson
Southwestren State College
Weatherford
Okla
Brooks Drug Store
Edmond
Farmers Aided By Dry Spell
The USDA said a full week of dry weather boosted Texas farming, with wheat harvest ongoing in the Low Rolling Plains and in southern and central High Plains counties. Cotton, hay, and chopped cotton saw excellent progress under ideal conditions. Green feed was abundant and livestock were healthy across most regions.
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Austin
Texas
US Department of Agriculture
Condi
High Plains
Ton
USDA
Fogbound C-46 Crash Lands Near Newark Airport
A fogbound C-46 cargo plane rode a radio beam and crash landed into an adjacent street near the transmitter building at Newark Airport. The incident occurred June 21 as the aircraft approached the field. No further details available in the readable text.
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Newark
Newark Airport
Aircraft overshoots runway and wrecks fence on Port Street
An aircraft landing overshot the runway, missed the beam transmitter by 100 feet, and plowed through a wire fence into Port Street. No injuries reported.
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Port Street
Lavoptik Eye Relief with Eye-cup Included
Lavoptik offers prompt relief for inflamed eyes and granulated lids. It soothes tired sore itchy sticky burning or irritated eyes and promises money back. Praised by thousands and widely sold at druggists.
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Seek Smelter Operation
Washington
Texas City
Amarillo
Jeil Cleaning
Deason
Conoco
Globe News
Humble Wildcat
North Hockley
Masonic Lodge
George Hanks
South Penn
Progressive Men's
Polk
RAYON
Hy Machillion
Paul
June
Davoy
Lakeville College
Shadyside
College
Icaren
F.M
W.L. Taylor & Co
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