Texas Oklahoma oil price strike stirs regional clash
A showdown over crude prices pits Texas Oklahoma Kansas and other oil states against major oil firms. Led by Ernest Thompson the group orders shutdowns of wells as a protest while Thompson asks Governor O Daniel to call a special session and seek a 5 cent per barrel oil tax to fund Texas Social Security. O Daniel refuses citing likely legislative rejection.
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Austin
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Ernest Thompson
Oklahoma City
Thompson
W. Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
Federal oil crisis deepens in Texas politics and negotiations
The Humble Oil case triggers a state probe into possible anti trust violations while the Railroad Commission considers a 45 percent increase in East Texas well quotas after a federal court order. Thompson pressures pension funding and Governor O Daniel faces political awkwardness amid a looming special session. Federal control advocates push nationwide shared regulation, opposed by most Texas independents who warn of lost tax revenue.
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Humble
Humble Oil Co
Texas
Standard
Jerry Sadler
Gerald Mann
Railroad Commission
East Texas
Rowan & Nichols
Commission
Thompson
Sinclair
Onel
National Guard
Palacios
O’daniel
Harold L. Ikes
Interior
U. S
Cole
Maryland
Ickes
Washington
Austin
Drought Damaged Crops In Stanfield Riverland Ranches
The Stanfield and Riverland communities in Clay County once covered by a large Stanfield ranch now host farms and small ranches. Farmers report drought harming cotton and corn yields while irrigation prospects across Red River near Terral Oklahoma offer hopeful measures. Elijah Bouldin owns the old Stanfield site and operates a 3,000 acre farm with cattle and horses. Jess Shaw and son Tuck expanded operations eleven years ago, growing grain and cotton and owning a thrasher to aid neighbors.
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Stanfield
Riverland
Clay County
Stanfield Brothers
Little Wichita
Red River
Jersey
Terral
Oklo
Elijah Bouldin
Jess Shaw
Shannon
Texas
Tuck
Rain brings gentle relief to Dye Mound community
A light rain fell Sunday in Dye Mound. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Sloan Sr. and their children Troy and Reba visited relatives in Hardy on Monday. Goodwill Club members met at Mrs. Roy Burke’s home and completed two quilts for Mrs. Burks with ten members attending. Lunch was served. Subsequent meeting set for Mrs. Burk Samples. Snow Sadler and Clinton of Montague visited his mother Mrs. N. L. Sadler last week. Loree Wiese and Bowie children spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Norvell. Joseph Wiese of Bowie is mentioned.
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H. A. Sloan
Troy
Reba
Hardy
Goodwill Club
Roy Burke
Spending Time With Uncle and Aunt This Week
A fragment notes a person spending the week with his uncle and aunt identified as Mr. and Mrs. D. O., indicating family visit plans or a temporary stay.
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Mrs
D. O. Norvell
Farmers Prepare for Harvest as Grain Land Spoils Rise
Farmers report most grain land broken for the next crop and plan to gather the corn. They experiment with a stack silo this year, though the method currently appears to be failing.
Crude Oil Market Shifts As Illinois Output Rises
The article notes rising Illinois crude production to 300 000 barrels daily by August 1 at lower prices, depressing the market. Humble Oil loses 10 000 barrels daily since April 1 to Illinois, with total oil undercutting Humble at about 668 000 barrels below Humble’s price level on August 11.
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Humble Company
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Arkansas
Humble
Sinclair Prairie
Sinclair Prairie Company
Oklahoma
Kansas
Illinois
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Bowie News
Coy Perry
Smythe Street
Bowie, Texas
M. A. Bryan
Bowie
PRESS
Woodyard Associates
Julian Capers Jr
Federal
Bill Elliott
Majestic Theatre
Griffin
A. S. Craver
Bob White
Ice Station
Evans Ford Company
Bowie Mattress CO. Co
N. Dickey
B. F. Dearmore
Mildred W. Norvell
Hamilton
Smythe
Ty Gam Laboratories
Chicago
Griffin’s Drug Store
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Gulf Coast
H. C. Wiess
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