First Oil Well in Texas Found at Brownwood
The first Texas oil was discovered in 1878 by Martin Meichinger while sinking a water well on the Hotel Brownwood lot. A 34 inch mantle yielded green oil at 86 gravity and daily output of many barrels. the well was hand dug, about 31 inches in diameter, with oil rising several feet. affidavits by Brooke Soalch and W Harriss confirm details. Welchinger sold oil for lubrication and medicinal use.
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Texas
Martin Meichinger
Ieeper
Brownwood
Meichinger
Brooke Soalch
W Harriss
Brown County
Hest
Oscar Burketh
Eastland
Welchinger
Ealing
Dolly Hallow
State pays schools $3 on apportionment
Austin Oct 12 The department of education Saturday remitted to school districts $2 on the $17.50 scholastic apportionment for 1935 86 It marked the first time since 1920 the fate act paid on a current basis Payment was on the basis of 1558 scholastics and aggregated 4 465 44090 Checks were withheld from two independent and seven common school districts because they defaulted principal and interest on bonds held by the permanent school fund
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Austin
Department of Education
Permanent
Echoes From Clifton College And The Cup Schedule
A Collegiate page notes staff editors and sports coverage. The football game details a narrow miss on a late drive, with Ruffin and team members praised for key plays and penalties slowing scores. The Cup schedule lists Dan Baker Frestimen as upcoming opponent on October 25, with commentary on the cantata The Aduration and the new Pine Arts Department adding Public School Music. A reflective student essay questions the value of college and personal growth.
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Cats
Ruffin
Haalfoack
Cate
Murphree
Wallace
Hanna
Reesing
Landgraf
Jaxree
Campus Life And Sports News From Clifton Junior College
The clippings report campus life with notes on students attending events such as the Clifton Ranger football game and visits by Charles Stubbs’s family. It highlights girls basketball workouts, optimism for a strong senior year, and a boys football victory by the Clifton Junior College Cats over Ranger Junior College Bulldogs 60 to 0. Also mentioned are typhoid serum tests from Cuba and a policy note about women on the police force.
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Selma Jenson
Cranfill Gap Us
Tna Swenson
Clifton Junior College Cats
Ranger Junior College Bulldogs
Larkin
Pop
Army
How Calotabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Calotabs act as diuretics aiding elimination and cleansing in cold treatment. A single or double dose is described as helping the body expel excess fluid and toxins. The piece emphasizes natural processes and the role of Calotabs in supporting health during a cold.
Dance at Clifton with Five Piece String Band
A Clifton event features a five piece string band led by the Musical Play Boys playing music on October 10. The lineup includes Men 0c and Indies free.
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Clifton
Sayurasy
Interesting items from Smith's Bend
A fragmentary local column lists visits and movements of residents and visitors. Names include Jack Smith Mrs Thelan Ruth Lockett Smith Nora Smith Roy Case and Foster Case with ties to Clifton Hillsboro Fort Worth Waco Meridian Overton Detroit Aquilla Whitney. Several entries note business or medical visits and travel during the week.
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Jack Smith
Derrick
Clifton
W. C. Walker
Hillsboro
Mr. Parker
Koppers
Terman
W. C. Finley
Laco
John Bryan
Fort Worth
Nora Smith
Mise ‘Thelan Ruth
Lockett Smith
Waco
Herm
Whitney
Roy Case
Overton
Foster Case
Detroit
Texas
HT. Case
Bob Crawford
Aquilla
Meners
Giram
Jack Sith
Meridian Tuesstay
Ain
Rowe
Smith
Waco Frislay
Hen
Mreack Smith
Som
Edgar Westfall
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Ly, Bulova
Tele
Armstrong’s
Austin Ave
Waco, Texas
Clifton College
Awalt Landgraf Asst
Edain
Eulalia Pederson
Nell Gilliam Society
Esther Knudson
Mary Jo Weeks
Carlos Weiss
Rufus Standefer
Girls
Ra Mae Knudson
Iaa Swenson
Brose Oyles- T
Fevin
Jeu Tam
Cuba
China
Maryhan
Newburgh News
Ature Aro
Nader
Smith’s Bend
Sinclair Filling Station
Sinclair
J. M. Wallace
Clifton, Texas
W. Avirett Johnson
D. C
Martin's Tailor
Martin's Tailor Shop
Chevrolet
Rhe As
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