Amarillo Oil Company Starts Deep Test Well in Potter County
The Amarillo Oil Company begins a deep oil test on the Warwick ranch in Potter County, drilling over 200 feet in section 16 block Y-2 northeast corner. The 23,509 foot well aims to reach oil and gas, on a 2,400 acre lease, six miles south of the nearest producing well in a district with no current producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Oil Company
P. & R., Prairie, Panhandle Pipe Line
Mission Oil Co
Amaillo Gas Company
Potter County
Section 16
Block Y-2
Warwick Ranch
Tex Thornton Reports Oil Find in New Mexico Field
Tex Thornton, glycerin shooter for U S Torpedo, left Amarillo to shoot the Illinois Producers No 3 well in northeast Eddy county New Mexico. The well shows oil at 1900 feet, located 15 miles northeast of Carlsbad and 10 miles southeast of Artesia, with a pipeline contemplated from the field to Artesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex
Thornton
U. S. Torpedo Company
Amarillo
Eddy County
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Artesia
Building Nears Completion on Main Street in Pantex
James Thomas of Waco is completing a 16 by 40 foot building on lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Main Street in Pantex. The corner structure will include several store rooms and sleeping quarters, with a grocery store under construction as the sixth business building in the oil town. Town lots are selling quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas
Waco
Pantex
Bids Sought for Potter County Highway 33 Construction
Potter County invites sealed proposals for earthwork, paving, and drainage on Highway No. 33 in Potter County. Bids due July 1, 1924, at 10 a.m. in Amarillo to Sam B. Motlow and H. G. Hamrick with a $2,090.90 bid guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam B. Motlow
Potter County
H. G. Hamrick
Atmarillo
Texas
Binder
Oscar A. Seward
Amarillo
State Highway Department
State Office
Austin
B. Motlow
Department
Local notes show visits and moves across Amarillo
D. M. Stewart and Berkley Dawson from Dalhart stopped by yesterday while Frank Brown and Joe Reed visited Friday. Miss Ruby Kirk left for New York and several locals plan trips or errands in Oklahoma and Wisconsin. The Hl. A. Nobles home on Taylor is remodeling, Blackburn Bros promotes fabrics, and social chatter covers weather discussions and Lions Club telegram etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Stewart
Canyon
Berkley Dawson
Dalhart
Frank Brown
Joe Reed
Ruby Kirk
White & Kirk's
New York
Amarillo
L. W. Wall
Dumas
Polk Street
Cora Astle
Wisconsin
Wilota Oden
Ardmore
Okla
George Parr
W. P. Cooper
Plainview
McAdoo
Hl. A. Nobles
Taylor Street
Food Show Boasts 25 Firms Ready For Booths And Pageant
More than twenty five firms have indicated intent to display at Amarillo Pure Food Show and Industrial Exposition set for July 7 under the Amarillo Advertising and Salesmanship Club. Local and foreign exhibitors fill booths while a pageant on June 7 crowns a secret queen with a large court. a baby show and cake contests run daily to draw crowds and fund a Texas Advertising clubs gathering in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas potash compared to great gold discovery
The St. Louis Post Dispatch notes a West Texas potash discovery likened to California gold. The basin spans about 125 by 275 miles and was found during oil drilling. It could free American farmers from foreign potash imports, which totaled 748000 tons imported versus 39000 tons produced domestically in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
California
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
New Mexico
United States
Childress Hosts Two Day Horse Racing Event
The Childress Racing association stages racing today and tomorrow with some of America’s top horses in training in Childress. A large crowd is expected as races unfold over the two day program in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
America
Childress Racing Association
Funeral Services for J B Watkins Today
Funeral services for J B Watkins 74 who died at Dalhart yesterday morning will be held at Blackburns Funeral Home at 10 o clock this morning with Rev F W O Malley affiliated assisted by Rev S W Haynes Colonel Watkins a pioneer cattleman of the Panhandle known as Colonel Watkins from the Blue Active pallbearers include J S Bolton A I Wagner L H Boyce Charles Ware Ray Wheatley and W Howren Honorary pallbearers are Lee Bivins B T Ware W H Fuqua Judge J C Paul Fred Horsbrough R C Ware Judge William Boyce and Felix Franklin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Watkins
Dalhart
Blackburn
F. W. O'Malley
S. W. Haynes
Watkins
Panhandle
Colonel Watkins
J S. Bolton
L. H. Boyce
Charles Ware
Ray Wheatley
W. Howren
Lee Bivins
B. T. Ware
W. H. Fuqua
J. C Paul
Fred Horsbrough
R. C. Ware
William Boyce
Felix Franklin
Turner King Wedding at 6098 Jackson Street
Miss Clara L. King married QO. Turner at the bride's home on Jackson Street. Rev. G. J. Irwin officiated the ceremony last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara L. King
QO. T. Turner Weer
Jackson Street
Ice Cream Powder Quality and Milk Fat Analysis
Chemical analysis reports butter fat 8.100 and solids not fat 18.150. Standard plate count 320000. Milk powder in cream is pure and high quality. Ice Cream powder is pure and fresh with no binder or filler. Jello used occasionally. No analysis made of final product.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tex’ Thornton
J. L. Crabtree
W. R. Orr
Wellington
W. C. Foster
Fountain Avenue
London
W. B
Bill) Doheney, Jr
Howard Trigg
Sherman County
Stratford
Keith Gamble
J. W. Cresenus
Mississippi Avenue
Denver
Colo
W. H. Lindsay
Oklahoma City
Mr. Lindsay
Europe
Thomas F. Turner
J. W. Story
Quanan
Chattanooga
Tenn
General Conference of the Methodist Church, South
W. A. Palmer
Harry Gardner
Omaha
Lion
C. S. Makeig
Lions’ Club
Mr. Makeig
Mr. Gardner
Amarillo Building & Loam Ass
R. M. Nash
Tre
Lic
Kotex
Polk
Cee
Clark
O.N.T
Palm Beach
Silk
Dimity
Mistletoe Creamery
C. G. Spencer
Jack C. Wyatt
Amarillo Daily Globe
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