Old Fashioned Debate and Masonic Meeting Report
A discussion on old fashionedness as a moral and cultural challenge is noted, alongside a Masonic lodge gathering in Bellville with the Jiellyitle chapter. Walter Merrarkén of Fort Gibson Oklahoma visits Rogers for the weekend staying with Dr and Mrs Caty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browls
Ineut Masonic Fraternity
Bellville
Walter Merrarkén
Fort Gibson
Oklahoma
Mrs
Caty
Rogers
World’s First Oil Well Found at Sixty Nine Feet Deep
The article recalls the 1859 discovery of the first oil well near Titusville Pennsylvania. It notes the shaft reached 69 feet, oil bubbled up, and the well produced about 11 barrels daily. It profiles Samuel Smith and others involved, and mentions the memorial statue funded by J. Rogers of a major company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plate
Sam
Anite
Willan
Sulith
Sill Wells
Litueville
Smith
Drake
Hoby
Titusville
Y FL Rogers
Stand A
Oll
Sam” Smith
Gaurden
Governor Hoge's Tree Planting Memorial Vision
Fort Worth Star Telegram recalls Governor Hoge’s wish to plant a million trees rather than erect a monument. Friends organized a committee to plant pecan and black walnut trees under Hogg’s plan, with the Texas A&M Horticultural Department to receive the trees and distribute to high schools after two years. The piece defends Hoge’s legacy and contrasts it with traditional monuments, ending with a light quip about a banquet headach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoge
Hwe Ten Lnurs
Mowe
Plantel Ois
Horticultural Department
Texas A. & M. College
Bor Hogg
Texas
Duke of Argyle
Blese
Hoss
Argonne
Rhythe
Ryan
Tex
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F. F. Crim
P. P. Chapman
Iverse
E. H. Dixon
Claremore, Oklahoma
Chevrolet Service School
A. L. Baring Dealer
Eagle Lake, Texas
Royal Society
Fort Worth
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