County Judges Endorse Orient Railway Valuation Plan
In Sweetwater on October 26 commissioners from Tom Green Knox Foard Jones Reagan Irion Pecos Brewster Nolan Coke Fisher Stonewall passed a resolution urging a two thousand dollar per mile valuation for Orient Railway of West Texas for tax purposes. W T Kemper outlined reorganization funding needs and Mexican extension potential. The Nolan County action followed with others expected.
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San Angelo Standard
Sweetwater
Orient Railway of
West Texas
Orient
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
W. T. Kemper
Orient Railroad
Nolan County
Kemper
Lon Smith
State Railroad Commission
Porter Whaley
Tom Green
Knox
Foard
Jones
Reagan
Irion
Pecos
Brewster
Nolan
Coke
Fisher
Stonewall
Alex Collins
FE. M. Mobley
San Angelo
B.C. D
Dagmar Oakland Wins Divorce From Garnette Rotan
Dagmar Oakland, a stage actress, obtained a divorce from Garnette Rotan of New Haven Connecticut on grounds of desertion. Rotan, then an Army captain in France in 1919, cabled Oakland asking for marriage. she replied with a playful, Of course, silly.
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Dagmar Oakland
Garnette Rotan
New Haven
Conn
France
Rotan
Miss Oakland
San Antonio Express
Mitchells Buy Twenty Four Section Ranch Near Fort Stockton
Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell Jr of Sanderson and Mr. James Mitchell Sr of San Antonio visited Fort Stockton with Joe Montgomery family. Mitchell Sr closed a deal with Talley Brothers for a twenty four section ranch about twenty seven miles south of Fort Stockton. Possession set for May 1 1926. Terms private. Navy Day observed October 27 with subdued celebrations.
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James Mitchell, Jr
Sanderson
James Mitchell
San Antonio
Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton's Vast Prospects Highlight Oil and Water Resources
Fort Stockton in Pecos County is presented as a future Southwest population center with rich oil prospects, irrigation potential, and strong local infrastructure. The piece notes an early drilling within the city, cites a historic 78 foot well that yielded 5,000 barrels per day, and forecasts continued industrial and agricultural growth.
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G. E. Bolton
Independent Oil and Financial Journal
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pecos County Oil Activity Seen as Major Play Emerges
Weather delays and material shortages slowed activity, but Fort Stockton and Pecos County draw major oil company interest. Prominent firms and observers visit fields, with Dixie Oil, Transcontinental Oil, Quinby group, Western Development, Adams Oil, and others drilling or surveying pockets near Fort Stockton and city limits.
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Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Simms Oil Company
J. A. Bermingham
Bernard Lasky
Fort Worth
John Vertrees, Jr
Nashville
Cisco
G. Worbe
H. H. Lawson
San Angelo
H. F E. Nesley
R. J. Ransom
Richmond
J. C. Yancey
J. G. Wofford
Holdenville
Okla
H. A. Fitzsimmons
Shreveport
A. B. Crowell
Tulsa
Dixie Oil Company
Transcontinental Oil Company
F. J. Quinby and Associates
Western Development Company
Adams Oil Company
Devlin
M. J. Ashmoreland and
Gray
Ginning Report Notes Strong Weekly Cotton Tonnage
Despite bad weather, farmers kept gins running. One week’s yield totaled 162 bales, season total 880. Government forecast lists 15,226,000 bales, up 467,000 from October 1. Slump in market costs growers and Fort Stockton irrigated long staple sells about two cents per pound above NY and NO quotes.
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Fort Stockton
New York
New Orleans
Weather Notes From Fort Stockton October Rainfall Report
The October total rainfall rose to 6.35 inches and the year total to 20.31 inches. A Wednesday norther forced residents to switch to winter clothing, and Thursday morning dropped to 32 degrees with only a light frost and no ice observed.
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Fort Stockton
New Citizens Pete Doppleman Joins Pecos County
Pete Doppleman field manager for Dixie Oil Co relocated with his family from San Angelo to Pecos County this week. The Dopplemans reside at Ira G. Yates residence on N. Gillis street.
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Pete Doppleman
Dixie Oil Co
Pecos County
San Angelo
Mr. Doppleman
Ira G. Yates
N. Gillis Street
Mussolini Reviews Missteps Before Nightly Retirement
Mussolini states he reviews his mis takes of the day before retiring to bed. He suggests such nightly self analysis would cause others to lose sleep.
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Mussolini
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FT. Stockton
Texas
Pecos County Oil
BIG
Geo. Stein
Paris
Eston Everett
W. B. Smyth
B. D. Darnall
C. T. Osbourn
E. B. Wilson
P. L. Bowman
Houston, Texas
Humphrey Corporation
C. E. Denman
Floyd West
Hubert Crider
Gentry Kidd
Paul C. Teas
California Standard Oil Company
Roy T. Hazzard
A. L. Ackers
Los Angeles
Calif
The
Aycade Oil Company
F. B. Plummer
Louis Roberts
Geo. Pinkley
Houston
Texas Company
P. Maverick and
D. Milyke
Rooney Mercantile Company
Fort Stockton’s Department Store
Bradley
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