Oil Boom Transforming Carmi and White County
The Carmi area and White County have seen oil activity surge since the 1939 Storms well, with deep Texaco tests reaching 13 000 feet near Enfield and McLeansboro yet not yielding a producer. High drilling costs and fragmented royalty interests hinder wide returns. future deep wells could reshape the region's fortunes if technology and acreage align.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi
White County
Tri-State
Jerry Robertson
Texaco
Enfield
McLeansboro
Hallmark Of Good Manners Continues On Courteous Demeanor
The piece advises gentle reminders when a husband overlooks courtesies and praises gallantry. It emphasizes listening habits and eye contact as key to charm and dignity. Practicing courtesy at home prevents seeming discourteous in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Circle
Early Carmi Cars and Shops Shape Local History
The reminiscence recalls Carmi’s automotive rise with Henry Speer’s milling firm, Dr J T Legier’s car rides, and the first gas station in front of E A Land Hardware. It lists dealers like Elliott Endicott Ford and John Dasher Studebaker, and notes the evolution of garages, milk delivery, bakeries, and other small businesses shaping early 20th century Carmi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Speer
Speer Milling Company
Fifth Street
Igleheart Bros. Elevator
J. T. Legier
John Legier
Leathers Plumbing & Supply
South Walnut Street
Dr. Legier
Manley
Bud” Rebstock
W. J.billy Appel
E. A. Land Hardware
Appel & Griffith Hardware
Mr. Land
Ed Harned
Bud
Appel
Carmi
Earl Ramming
Sinclair Products
East Carmi
Jack & Jil
Ike Leathers
Alvin
Reo
York-Fiscus
Mr. Leathers
John T. Edmonson
Dodge
Hoskins
Main Street
Schiff Bros
Rechter Bros
Val-A
Edmonson
Main
Joe L. Organ
Essex
Overland
Oldsmobile
Rebstock Bros
Star
Belie’ Rice
Crow-Elkhart
Indiana
Maxwell
Chrysler Corporation
Wehrle Bros
Church Street
H. D. Bean Jewelry
Eisner Pharmacy
Sweetland
William Dietz
King's Confectionery
Herman Schanzle
George
Third
Smith Streets
Harper Drugs
Charlie Wehrle
Claude McClure
Schanzle
William Hubele
Vernon Hubele
Hubele
Morris Blasker
Clothier
Williams
Lou Schwanner
Ottillia Trautwein
Thomas Sisters
Callie
Julie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mill Pond
George Conner, Sr
Schoemann’s
Kent
White County Bank
Elliott & Endicott Ford Dealers
Kent's
Ottis Simpson
John Stockhowe
Bollerman
God
Will Stephens
Malone House
Park Hotel
Blue Diner
Rebstoc Bros
Jobber
Carmi County
E. Cherry
Gqentrm
Robinson Houbr
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