Oil development gains momentum in Young County this week
Spring weather and nearing pipeline completion spur new oil activity in Young County. In Graham the O P G No 3 M K Graham increases flow from 200 to 600 barrels after drilling deeper. Shamrock builds a 55 000 gallon tank on Stovall Plantation costing about 20000. Other rigs are being prepared as Vandervort Seale pause.
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Prairie Company
Young County
Graham
O. P. G. No. 3 M. K. Graham
Shamrock Company
Stovall
O. P. & G. Company
Keller
McCluskey
Hedrick
Vandervort & Seale
Miami Company
Bunger
Barnes
British expert claims leprosy cure advancement
London reports Sir Leonard Rogers of the Indian Medical Service has announced a potential breakthrough in leprosy treatment. He describes a soluble salt injectable that destroys leprosy bacilli in tissue, with improvements in sight touch and mobility in some cases though no permanent cure is claimed yet.
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London
United Press
Indian Medical Service
Sir Leonard Rogers
Leonard
Sir Leonard
India
Hesler
Phillippine Islands
Five Persons Burned to Death in Sleeper
Denver dispatch reports five people burned to death when a Pullman sleeper on the Denver and Rio Grande line was destroyed by fire at Washingburg. The blaze occurred today as passengers slept, with authorities investigating the cause and identifying victims.
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Denver
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande
Washingburg
Graham to Get New Union Passenger Depot
Fort Worth Texas March 15 Graham a new oil center will have a joint passenger depot to be built by the Rock Island and Wichita Falls Southern. J G Farmer general passenger agent announces work to start soon with extra freight and passenger trains and through routes to Breckenridge and beyond.
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Fort Worth
Graham
J. G. Farmer
Rock Island
Farmer
Wichita Falls & Southern
Frank Kell
Newcastle
South Bend
Eliasville
Jimburn
Jake Hannon
Breckenridge
Eliasville Election Set for City Council Seats
Eliasville reports a citizens ticket listing A. A. Wisdom as Mayor, San Lothian and G. E. Newell as aldermen, Earl Smith as business ward representative, and Jordan Heights ward, with Donnell Ward yet to be selected. A possible second ticket may contest. The health week cleanup funded by the Chamber of Commerce saw prizes awarded for tin can collection by girls and boys, with substantial mosquito breeding site removal totals.
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Eliasville
Mar
City of
Citizens
A. A. Wisdom
San Lothian
Jordan Heights
G. E. Newell
College Heights
Earl Smith
I Business Section
Donnell
Moseley
Chamber of Commerce
Lillian Tribble
Edna Glover
J. C. Evans
John Baker
C of C Members Attend Eliasville Joint Meeting
Graham Chamber of Commerce members travel to Eliasville for a joint meeting with Young and Stephens counties chambers. Speakers from Wichita Falls and Dallas will address the gathering, with the group returning to Graham later tonight.
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Graham Chamber of Commerce
Eliasville
Chambers of Commerce
Young and Stephens Counties
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Graham
Negro Charged With Murder Hanged By Mob
Richard James, a Black man charged with the murder of Ben T. Rogers and Homer Nave at Midway, was taken from Woodford county jail by a mob and hanged from a tree near Versailles Ohio, two miles from the city, early this morning.
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Versailles
Richard James
Ben T. Rogers
Homer Nave
Midway
Woodford County
Jail condemned by state officer sparks push for new building
After a state health inspection condemned the Young County jail as unsafe and unsanitary, officials acknowledge the need for a new facility. County Judge Reeves cites repeated court debates and the county’s bond defeat last year, with funds now scarce. Sheriff Saye has housed prisoners elsewhere and the building remains critically deteriorated.
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Johnson
State Health Department
Commissioners’ Court
Young County
Saye
Reeves
British Will Send Special Mission to United States
The British government organizes a special commission to visit the United States within a month to convey congratulations to the new administration and discuss topics including disarmament German reparations and British indebtedness. Possible mission heads include H. H. Asquith or Winston Churchill.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Association of Nations
H. H. Asquith
Winston Churchill
Majority of Railroads Oppose Abrogation of Wage Pact
Chicago March 16 A majority of U S railroads oppose abrogation of the national wage agreement Bert M Jewel railroad union leader said in a joint statement with labor attorney Fran P Walsh The statement notes an effort to prove opposition before the Railroad Labor Board Friday when executives testify Labor leaders charge Pennsylvania lines are backed by Morgan and Gary forces to influence other railroads to support abrogation petitions.
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Chicago
United States
Bert M. Jewel
Jewell
Fran P. Walsh
Railroad Labor Board
Pennsylvania
Morgan and
Gary
Water mains and civic drive advance in South Bend
South Bend reports arrival of several thousand feet of four inch pipe to serve new water mains. Work on the water storage tank has begun and should be finished soon. The business district water service plant may be complete within sixty days. A new local baseball ground is readied for early practice as civic groups organize. The oil boom era town claims no recent murders or holdups, crediting vigilant citizens and a strong police force.
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South Bend
Eurly
Chamber of Commerce
Alt
Planning 5000 Dollar Monument for Cynthia Ann Parker
Representative Sam A. Thomas reports a bill to erect a monument in memory of Cynthia Ann Parker, captured by Indians here. The measure provides 2500 dollars state funds plus 2500 dollars locally raised, to be placed at Glenwood Cemetery where massacre victims rest.
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Groesbeck
Sam A. Thomas
Austin
Cynthia Ann Parker
Glenwood Cemetery
Vernon Legion Team Works For New Members
Vernon March 13 three terms the army air service and navy and marines combined will work for new members in the American Legion here. Flags on the courthouse each day indicate the progress of the competition between the teams. Corps flags will also be shown.
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The
American Legion
Court House
Court House Square
Graham
Courtroom riot erupts as mother accused of living off daughter's shame
In Ardmore Oklahoma March 15 the Hamon murder trial devolved into chaos when Prosecutor Brown alleged Clara Smith Hamon's family benefited from the estate. Defense attorney Wild Bill McLean fired back defending the mother as honorable, prompting a courtroom uproar and a 20 minute recess.
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Ardmore
Okla
Hamon
Clara Smith Hamon
Brown
Smith
Bill” McLean
McLean
Eliasville Drive Promises School Funds Support
A fund drive to support Eliasville public schools for the full nine months is launching this week. Loyal citizens have already pledged in advance, boosting expected success. The census showed a student surge requiring more teachers to cover the term. James Gilmartin of the Eliasville Chamber of Commerce will attend the Ninth Annual Convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D. C., in Atlantic City on April 27.
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Eliasville
James Gilmartin
Graham Gun Club Aims at Wichita Falls Contest
Fifteen members of the Graham Gun Club travel to Wichita Falls next Thursday St Patrick s Day for a return match with the local club. Practice has been steady since the recent home contest and a winning squad will receive merchandise prizes.
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Wichita Falls
Graham Gun Club
St. Patrick’s Day
Wichita
Program for Tri County Institute to be Made
Georgetown March 18 Miss Mary Sanders Williamson County Superintendent has gone to Temple to meet with committee members in charge of Tri County Teachers Institute programs for Bell Milam and Williamson counties The plan proved satisfactory last year as the three counties could secure notable lecturers from distant cities that might not have been available to a single county or institute
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Georgetown
Mar
Mary Sanders
Williamson County
Temple
Teachers’ Institute
Bell, Milam
Williamson
Man Charged With Robbery Surrenders at Texarkana
Henry Pruitt, indicted for robbery with firearms in the Nash Exchange Bank holdup, returned to Texarkana and surrendered to a deputy sheriff after escaping Boston county jail on March 4.
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Texarkana
Mar
Henry Pruitt
Exchange Bank
Nash
Bowie County
Boston
Trial grows tense as Clara Hamon testifies of attack
In court deputies disarmed spectators and seized a gun from the attorney's son son. Clara Smith Hamon testified Hamon assaulted her in his rooms before the fatal shooting. She described being struck with a chair and choked urged by Hamon as the gun discharged.
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Bud” Ballews
Clara Smith Hannon
Prince Freeling
Champion
Bill’ McLean
Clara
Hamon
Frank Ketch
Hannon
Ardmore
Jake Hamon
Clara Smith Hamon
Busiess College
Jake Hannon
Hamnon
Haman
Mexico
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Selfet
C. of C
Ole
Legion
Vernon Legion
Tri-County Institute
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