Oil discovery brings jobs to Cross Plains amid drought
Cross Plains Texas, battered by drought, benefits from oil activity that has created jobs and kept residents in town. Six new fields in a 12 mile area north and west of Cross Plains yield about 80 barrels per day from 1800 foot wells. Key figures include Fred V. Tunnell of Citizens State Bank and developers Joseph L. Brown Tom Bryant and R. W. Brown who drilled 12 dry holes before production.
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Cross Plains
West
Texas
Fred V. Tunnell
Citizens State Bank
Callahan County
Joseph L. Brown
Abilene
Tom Bryant
R. W. Brown
Abilene Oil
Michigan professor tests hurricane effects on oil barges
Prof Ernest F Brater at the University of Michigan hydraulics lab uses a 110000 gallon tank to simulate Gulf of Mexico hurricane forces on model oil drilling barges. He tests weight, angle, height and wave frequency to study overturning by 20 foot waves and undersea pushes on anchored stilts. Bethlehem Steel sponsors the research through the engineering institute and thousands of feet of film document the experiments.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Ernest F. Brater
Jake Hydraulics Laboratory
University of Michigan
Gulf
Bethlehem Steel Co
Brater
Engineering Research
Thanksgiving Dinners Enjoyed in Waldrip Area
Thanksgiving gatherings across Waldrip and nearby Abilene celebrate with families visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sohn and Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Holliday joined L. W. Fry in Abilene, while Wayne Caylor and baby stayed with relatives in Waldrip. The Birthday Club met hosted by Mrs. Ben Hodges.
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Waldrip
Tex
Paul Sohn
R. T. Holliday
Abilene
L. W. Fry
Wayne Caylor
Baby
Poke’ Briscoe
Dad"’ Briscoe
T. J. Potter
Melvin
Nat Randall
Audry
E. W. Frost
Bud
Clarence Lohn
Claude Lee Frost
Winters
Mary Winstead
Jessie Hayes
Eula Frost
Loig Briscoe
Cora Holland
Irene Lohn
Mary Snowden
Cora Hodges
Sadie Frost
Clifford McBee
Nelda Hodges
Ben Richbourg
Spur
Texas
Myrtle Kennedy
Zora Lee
Lubbock
Card of appreciation for Brady fire department help
A note of thanks expresses gratitude to the Brady Fire Department and neighbors who saved furniture after a recent house fire. The writer acknowledges the assistance and support received during the loss.
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Brady Fire Department
Patman Expert On Monetary System From Rural Texas District
Rep Wright Patman of Texarkana is a veteran lawmaker in Congress on monetary operations. He chairs the Small Business Committee and serves on Banking and Currency and the Economic Report joint committee, with influence extending beyond rural peers.
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Patman
Tex Easley
Special
Washington Service
Washington
Congress
Rep
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Texas
Wall Street
House
Senate
Jolly Time Pop Corn Pops Like Magic
A playful line extols Jolly Time Pop Corn as a magical snack option. The ad vibe highlights instant appeal and kid friendly fun without providing additional specifics.
Congressional Joint Committee to Review Federal Reserve Policy
A 1946 Congress created a seven senator seven representative panel to monitor the economy and issue annual policy reports. Patman sits on a subcommittee overseeing Federal Reserve Board policy. Hearings set for December 6 and 7 will hear from the open marketing committee members.
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Patman
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
The
Federal Reserve System
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Parakeets for Pets at Avaries Brady TX
Pet shop ad from Brady Texas selling talking parakeets aged for training to talk with Blues priced at $5.00 and others at $3.50 offered by HO avairies storefront at 1007 South Mesquite Street.
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S. Mesquite St. Brady
Texas
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Richard Widmark
Bella Darvi
France
Twentieth Century-Fox
Brady Theatre
Victor Francen
Gene Evans
Cameron Mitchell
David Wayne
Drouth
Hazel
Conrad Carlson
Brady
Waldrip News
Mrs
Ben Hodges
Olive Smith
Barton Motors
Castlecrest
Crisco
Cherub
McLean’s Sporting Goods
East Side
Pinto
Sunny Hills
Theta
Safeway
U. S. Gov't
Fine Frankfurters
S. Govt
Nob Hill Coffee
Canterbury Tea
Duchess
Lucerne
Sela
N. Church St
Teen Troven
Ocean Perch
Margarine Sennybank
Coldbrook
Heidey
Capitol
Red Delicious Apples
Sleepy Hollow
Buttermil Ik Lucerne
Leef
Rexouy
Red Emperor
Florida
Winesap
Impor
Frank H. Corder
Brady, Texas
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