Oil theft probe moves behind closed doors in Texas
A Texas House committee probing illegal oil production conducted executive hearings at military headquarters. Testimony largely from Railroad Commission staff and royalty owners yielded leads, with a report due to the January legislative session.
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Kilgore
Tex
Texas House of Representatives
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
State Agency For the Enforcement of Conservation
R. J. Long
Wichita Falls
R. M. Wagstaff
Abilene
Long
Railroad Commission
Wagstaff
Courthouse Records and Local Transactions
North Texas transfers include B & Loan to D B Chaney for 150 dollars and others to Gaut Development Co and Mrs R L Houston. Lincoln and Holland Add parcels appear with modest sums. Building permit filed for roof repair at 1203 Bowie Street. Dallas trespass case ends as mother asks for dismissal after suitor promises to leave early.
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North Texas B & Loan
D. B. Chaney
Roberts
Pan. Improvement Co
Gaut Development Co
J. C. Hales
R. L. Houston
Annie L. Patterson
C. A. McDowell
Holland Add
Continental Oil Co
Ponca City
Okla
J. G. Tatum
L. D. Wallace
Bowie St
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Shiny New Dimes Spark Counterfeit Arrests in Texas
In Albany Ott Oct 14 two men named J M Owens and Joe Thorp were arrested after using shiny new dimes to pay for gas. Sheriff Goodman and Charles Moseley pursued them near Stamford and found a car stash including a blow pot and counterfeit coins. Authorities recovered more counterfeit half dollars and dimes near Campo.
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Albany
Texas
J. M. Owens
Joe Thorp
Sonora
W. E. Goodman
Charles Moseley
Stamford
Campo
Widows Outnumber Widowers in Bloomington Figures
Census statisticians report in Bloomington on October 14 that there are 1,737 widows and 620 widowers, more than twice as many widows as widowers in the city.
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Bloomington
Ill
New Move to Free Mooney and Exonerate Bomber
San Quentin California October 14. Tom Mooney the San Francisco Preparedness Day bomber seeks freedom and exoneration on two fronts after meeting Paul Callicotte a Portland mountaineer who claims to have unknowingly delivered the bomb suitcase. Attorneys say Gov Rolph will be asked to reopen the case and Mooney may face a new trial with a pardon likely if acquitted.
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San Quentin
Calif
Tom Mooney
San Francisco
Mooney
Paul W. Callicotte
Portland
Ore
Mountaineer
Rolph
Aaron Sapiro
Cyrus B. King
Mooney Moulders’ Defense Committee
James Rolph, Jr
Callicotte
Callcotte
Oakland
Explosion Incident Report Notes Aftermath On Sidewalk
A fragment notes that seconds later a sidewalk explosion occurred near the initial blast site. The entry mentions a brief timeframe between events and references nearby public space and safety responders. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Contested Democratic Sheriff Nomination At Leon County
The Texas Supreme Court considered Lee Thomason request to dismiss as moot an election contest for Leon County sheriff nomination. Seale alleged 1558 poll taxes paid after January 31 and 3467 ballots cast with 2700 qualified white voters, with late payments due to checks honored after submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Supreme Court
Lee Thomason
W. Deam
Leon County
Thomason
Supreme Court
Able Seale
Seale
Moot Leon County contest cited after Roass Sterling ruling
Banks noted that many disqualified individuals produced checks showing they were tendered before January 31. The court's Roass Sterling decision in the Mrs Ferguson nomination contest was cited as authority to declare the Leon County contest moot.
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Roass. Sterling
Ferguson
Leon County
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Reid
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U. S
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J Harris & Sons
Great West
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Monarch Grocery
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Texico
Pride OF
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MEA
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Insull’s Trail
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Huejutla
Jose Murillo
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Rose Zarco
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