100 Barrel Well Tops Howard County Oil Field
Special to The News reports a 100 barrel per day well at 2,600 feet in Howard County as the latest Texas oil sensation. The McDowell No 1 shows among the most exciting production, with other wells like Wharton No 1 and Pope No 5 noted for field expansion and new pump plans spreading through Ranger Eastland and Mitchell counties. Electrical pumping projects by Oil Fields Electric Co aim to revive idle wells and boost regional output toward thousands of barrels daily.
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Wereray
Texas Oil Territory
Sey Hole
Wharton
Sigler OF Companys
Wilberger County
Pope No
Santa Anna
Coleman County
McDowell
Howard County
Douthit Ranch
McCarley Ow! Association
Brun
Colorado-Texas Company
General
Roberts
Quinn No. 1
Fig Springs
Ranger-Eastland
Electric Company
General Electric Company
Leon River
Ranger
Stephens County
McCullough County
Day-Daley Petroleum Company
Hall-Dutton
Chicago
Plainview Bankers to Attend Meeting
Plainview bankers expect to attend the Panhandle Bankers Association annual convention in Clovis on June 22 and 23. The item notes the secretary and a local optician ad, with delivery adjustments and low prices lasting a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview Bankers
Associated Press
Plainview
the Panhandle Bankers’ Association
Clovis
Claude Wolcott
Denver and Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad Upgrades
The line will lay heavy rails from Amarillo at once with $2.2 million in total spending through 1920. Projects include $450,000 locally for shops and terminal upgrades, a $36,000 turntable, five 50,000 dollar passenger locomotives, five 60,000 dollar Mikado freight engines, steel underframes, 75 to 90 pound rail replacement, and $360,000 for new passing tracks and yard capacity at Childress, Tasacoss, and Jarendon.
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Tworth
Texas
Ibouye Roerite
Port Worth
Denver City
Clarity
Y McHinery
Sap
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Childress
Tascoss
Jarendon
Plainview Light and Power Announces Rate Increase
The Texas Utilities Company of Plainview will raise electricity charges starting July 1. Minimum residence rate rises to 1.25 dollars per month, commercial to 1.50. First ten kilowatts cost 15 cents. excess on a sliding scale. Power rate 9 cents for the first thirty kilowatts. additional consumption scales down from there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Texas Utilities Company
Wheat Harvest Begins in Plainview District
Special to The News from Plainview reports harvest starts in the Plainview district as workers and equipment mobilize. Local farmers expect a strong crop, aided by new machines and seed deliveries from the state to support the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flainview District
Memorial Service for Mothers at First Baptist Church
Memorial service set for mothers of Armstrong County held at the First Baptist Church in hChinde next Sunday at 3 pm. Organized by the Armstrong County Federation, the event honors mothers claimed by death over the past year, the county seeing record losses. All interested in homes and families are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude
First Baptist Church
hChinde
Armstrong County Federation
Armstrong County
Armatrons County
The Dark Mirror shines at Mission Theater for two days
Dorothy Dalton, star of Thomas H Ince s The Dark Mirror, says scenes were shot in New York slums and Chinatown cafes. The Paramount Artcraft picture follows a New York society girl mistaken for a gang leaders sweetheart, with Dalton recalling tense nights on location and a chilling cafe encounter.
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Dorothy Dalton
Thomas H. Ince
Mission Theater
Miss Dalton
New York
Chinatown
The
Bowery
Mies Dalton
Mr. Giblyn
Dark Mirror
Lewis Joe Anh Vance
Paramount
Artcraft
Harvest in Armstrong County Opens as Harvest Season Nears
The Arm strong county harvest begins with few fields ready. By week’s end most farms will have reapers active. A Monday night rain may pause work briefly. Over twenty combination reapers and threshing machines have been bought, moving thousands of bushels to granaries. Harvest hands earn five dollars a day with board, regardless of rainy delays. The county will need about three hundred fifty men to save the crop, expected to be among the best in county history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnemial
Claude
Armtrong
National Store Fixture Co Prices in Denver
National Store Fixture Co offers fixtures for stores and banks at 1428 34 Larimer St Denver Colorado. The note invites buyers to compare prices before purchasing elsewhere and notes the firm provides fixtures for multiple sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Store Fixture Co
Larimer
Denver
Colo
Education gaps drive child labor policy across states
Special to Tor News reports that in June 22 Washington, the federal Child Labor administration finds only 743 of 1,600 certificates granted to children led to eighth grade completion. It notes few states enforce school laws, and many exemptions allow work while schooling suffers. England's Fisher Act accelerates continuation schools to age 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor News
Washington
Ates
Iuin
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Rcent
Cleveland
Chile
Amonk
United States
Columbia
England
Yeomen Invite Public to ILO Hall Dance
Yeomen announce an invitation dance at ILO Hall on Thursday evening June 21 1920 at 8 pm. Music by Jesse Orchestra. Invitations available from 121 East Sixth Street Houston Taylores. Correspondent F Walker notes event details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ILO. O. F. Hall
Jeesie Orchecstra
East Sth St
Houston Taylors
Figrest F. Walker
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General O11 Company
Porty Wythe
Julian Mawr
Plainview Light and Power Rates
Hocks
E. H. Caffee
Plainview Country
Roedern
Leon
Alton Goods
Alga Mercantile Co
City National Bank
Cne
Selznice News
Antrees
Winton Bros
Gertrude Newman
George Graves & CO
Texas Comedy Four
Then
Ted Lewis
Fox
Wee. Medley
vewo—Feor
Art Hickman
Prince
Prince's
Columbia Saxophone
Guido Deiro
Schottische Columbia Orchestra
Columbia Grafonclade
Vandard Models
Oolong Rose
Washington Square
Sunshine Rose
Tipperary
Jank Crumitrank
Cromienry
Burr Lewis James
Nora Bayes
Peerless
Campbell and Burr
George Meader
Charles Harrison
Harry C. Browne
Peerless Quartette
Jenny
Jenny Johnson
Alice
Sybil Sanderson
Fagan
Rubens
Cal Stewart
Uncle Josh
Josh
Myrkle
Golden Dreams
Eddy Brown
Miami Shore
Malanai Anu Ka
Makanis
Louise
Ferera
Spanish String
Prince's Band
Gray Jackets
Metropolitan Opera House
Traviata
Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra
Columbia Records
Rosa Ponsette
Margaret Romaine
Sue H. Cc. Rarding
Standard Eight
Panhandle
Standard Automotive Company
West Sixth Street
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