Milroys Entertain 2000 as Oil Firms Toast Annual Barbecue
The Mellroy and Cockrell-Mellroy Oil companies hosted 2000 guests at the Ellis Cockrell ranch in Hutchinson County. Attendees toured Dixon Creek properties, viewed a gas plant, and later watched the Cockrell No 2 well and a large gas flare. The event featured a barbecue, invocations, and a post luncheon dance before continuing with company meetings in Amarillo.
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Dixon Creek Oil
Mellroy Oil
Cockrell- Mellroy Oil
Ellis Cockrell
Hutchinson County
Dixon Creek
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Borger
R. Thomson
Presbyterian Church
R. G. Barnum
John Snyder
MeIkrey Oil Company
Cockrell
Tex Thornton
McIlroyei
Amarillo
Flashes of Life from the Times in Brief
A collage shows Scots greet Jones with trains halted near St Andrews golf course. London notes melons roll during an earthquake scare. New York honors Henry Glismann who saved two girls from drowning. George Kern retires a self-made millionaire after selling a meat business. San Francisco notes W R Hearst as grandfather to twins born to Mr and Mrs George Hearst.
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Associated Press
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Mr. Jones
Andy Kirkaldy
Bobby
New York
George Kern
Stuttgart
Germany
San Francisco
W. R. Hearst
George Hearst
Thousand Islands Campaign as Coolidge Summer White House
Alexandria Bay New York reports that President Coolidge may choose the Thousand Islands for a 1928 summer White House. Boldt castle on Hart Island could be converted into executive offices while Wellesley Island offers larger hotel accommodations including the Birches and Chalet. Train access from the region to Washington is convenient and local fishing on the St. Lawrence, famed for black bass, adds appeal to the political site.
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International News Service
Alexandria Bay
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New York State
Coolidge
Thousand Islands
White House
Old Boldt Castle
Hart Island
George C. Boldt
Wellesley Island
Wellesley House
St. Lawrence River
Thousand Island
Washington
St. Lawrence
Decaying Home of Sierras Poet Saved by Public Fund
Funds to repair Joaquin Miller's hillside Abbey overlooking San Francisco Bay are being raised by Oakland civic groups. The Abbey, where Miller died, is described as almost a ruin and supporters urge a memorial building to protect it from fire and vandalism.
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Sierras
International News Service
Oakland
Cal
Joaquin Miller
California
San Francisco Bay
Miller
England
Rossetti
Corner Ambulance Speedy In Berlin Tests
Berlin tests of small corner ambulances show faster arrival of accident patients to hospitals than regular ambulances. The new ambulances, built like motorcycles with first aid kits, are parked on important street corners of the city.
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Berlin
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