Prospects For Four New Wells In Waller County
News Times Special reports rising oil interest in Waller County with four prospective drills. Winston P. Henry of Howns tomompleted a deal with Texas Seaboard Oil Co of Dallas to sink a test 2000 feet north and west of the B Schwarz 900 acre tract corner. Drill to Corinroe land where Montgomery County production exists, spud by August 4. Also Danciger Oil and Refining Co of Fort Worth with Louis Franky to drill on A Blumberg tract in John Baker league, spud by August 16, depth not over 6000 feet. Two leases filed between E G Nicar, J J Perry, Ernest Lawrence for tests on or before Oct 3 in Harper Beards surveys. Maximum depth 4000 feet.
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News-Times
Waller County
Winston
P. Henry
Montgomery County
Danciger Oil and Refining Co
Fort Worth
Louis Franky
Funeral Services for Misa Mollie Cooke of Austin
Funeral services for Misa Mollie Cooke, a member of a prominent Waller County family and longtime Austin resident, were held at the old family home in Howth on Monday. She died in Austin Saturday. Burial was in Salem Cemetery. She is survived by three siblings Annie, Sallie and Cooke, all of Austin.
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Misa Mollie
Cooke
Waller County
Austin
Howth
Salem Cemetery
Annie
Sallie
Fifth Avenue Bus Ride Tops New York Sightseeing
One of New York's best known chop houses has become a penny restaurant. The popular sightseeing ride from Washington Square to Riverside Drive on a Fifth Avenue bus offers a refreshing urban view as riders sample the city’s changing landscape.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Washington’ Square
Riverside
July marriage licenses issued in Waller County
In Waller County for July, licenses issued include Flemings and Eva Bodin, Mitchell and Lilly Thomas, Purvis and Mildred Stuckley, Rapsilver and Clara Severin, Rogers and Savanah Murray, Vaughan Mosely and Cauzetta Qiles.
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Waller County
Ae Flemings
Eva Bodin E. "L. Mitchell
Lilly Thomas Bill Purvis
Mildred Stuckley
Alvin Rapsilver
Clara Severin
Guen
Bob Rogers
Savanah Murray
Vaughan,Mosely
Cauzetta Qiles
Cotton prices quoted in Brookshire shift this week
Twenty five years ago middling cottons sold in Brookshire for 10.25 this week the price was quoted the game.
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Brookshire
Wander family visit noted at Max Wander home
W. W. Wander and son and Mrs. Boughton of Houston visited at the Max Wander home Sunday, sharing time with local acquaintances in a cordial gathering.
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W. W., Wander
Boughton
Houston
Max Wander
Mrs Strickland Visits Houston Relatives
Mrs Angus Strickland arrived Tuesday from Del Rio to visit her relatives Mr and Mrs W D Mills. She was met in Houston by Mr and Mrs Mills. Mrs G E Bains was visiting in Houston Wednesday.
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Angus Strickland
del Rio
Ww. D. Mills
Houston
Waller County July Car Registrations
List of car registrations from Waller County with owner names and vehicle types including Brookshire and Hempstead entries. Notable names include E. H. Wilpitz Brookshire Chevrolet sedan Thomas Gassner Brookshire Chevrolet coach and M A Johnson Hempstead Ford coach.
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Waller County
E. H. Wilpitz
Brookshire
Chevrolet
Thomas Gassner
T A. Trettin
Ford
August Kloecker
Hempstead
E. Johnson
Chee A . Hs
Beard Sateen
V. Ware
A. Mills
Linda Bookman
E. M. Castle
A. QO. Burnett
Ford Truck
Mannie Hegar
Chevrolet Light Delivery
Hockley
Brookshire Merchants Sign On With NRA Drive
Local merchants in Brookshire have largely joined NRA cooperation efforts to restore normal times. A few may delay to better understand the requirements, but they are committed to doing the right thing and completing the undertaking.
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Brookshire
NRA
Shearer Hardware Grocery Co Wagon Repairs Ad
See us for wagon repairs binder's twine and hay wire. Local hardware grocery store promotes practical supplies for farm and rail era needs.
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Shearer Hardware Grocery Co
Bond debt reduced for Road District No. 1 in Texas
County Judge A B Anderson announced the Board of County and District Road Indebtedness in Austin allowed the 1916 bond issue to participate in the County and Road District Highway fund. The issue, used to rebuild the Brazos river bridge between Bellville and Hempstead, is now reduced by 24000 dollars. Road District No. 5 bonds show 7000 due, 1000 securities, and 2312.69 in sinking fund.
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A. B. Anderson
Board of County and District
Austin
Brazos River
Bellville
Hempstead
New York Hotels Target More Conventions
New York hotel men plan to persuade more organizations to hold annual conventions in the city. They say larger hotels have not welcomed convention traffic as it disrupts regular guests.
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New York
Local Merchants Back NRA Cooperation in Brookshire
Merchants in Brookshire met at Grady Shearer’s store on July 31 to discuss the National Recovery Act and align local businesses with the NRA codes. They adopted the blanket code setting hours from 7 30 a m to 7 30 p m except Saturday 9 p m Sunday closings with limited hours for garages drug stores and service stations. The Blue Eagle posters were displayed as pledges to the program. Members subscribing to and agreeing to the resolutions include W C Marshall J C Day Barber Shop Shearer Hardware and Groc Co AM Hovas Julius Sere GH Zahienen R H Martin Public Drug Store Service Garage McGaughey Store A H Muske Frances Hammerling George Harrison J W Avery J C Salomon City Tailor Shop W R Buller Pattison E E Pattison A M Highrabedian M G Kelley Joe Smith Z K Beyler EB P Henry and Son D and F Garage and Will Gra Estate.
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Brookshire
Grady Shearer
Roosevelt
NRA
Pattisan
W.C. Marshall
J. C. Day
Barber Shop
Shearer Hardware and’ Grocery Co
AM. Hovas Julius Sere
Zahienen
R. H. Martin Public ‘Drug Store Service
McGaughey Store
A. H.muske
Frances Hammerling
George, Harrison
J. W. Avery
J.C. Salomon City Tailor’ Shop
W. R. Buller
Pattison
E. E. Pattison
A.M. Highrabedian
M. G. Kelley
Joe Smith
Z. K. Beyler
Eb, P. Henry and Son
D. and
F. Garage
Will Gra. Estate
Local Notes From Sealy And Surrounding Area
C J Davis was in Sealy on Friday to have a troublesome tooth extracted. Heavy rains last week delayed cotton picking in the area. Roy Muske shipped a carload of cattle to Houston on Wednesday. Frank Gastecnik visited relatives in Waller on Sunday.
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C. J. Davis
Sealy
Roy Muske
Houston
Frank Gastecnik
Waller
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