Completions Rise in South Bend Field Wells
Last week saw multiple completions in the South Bend field with McCluskey No. 10 producing over 900 barrels daily at 2070 feet, offset wells like Hall & Rutherford and 700 to 800 barrel finders nearby. Other crews report 125 to 300 barrel yields from 1830 to 2100 feet in various Godley, Mid-Tex, Shamrock, and Panhandle leases along the river.
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South Bend
Panhandle
McCluskey
Hall & Rutherford
Stovall
Godley Oil & Gas Co
Neville-Graham
Mid-Tex Oil Company
Graham
Godley
Mid-Tex
Godley Oil Company
Edwards Graham
Lone Star School House
Godly
Westervelt
Gulf Production Company
M. V. Keller
Miller Et al
Keller
No. 2
Danciger & Robinson No. 1
M. K. Graham
Seaboard
Expo
Emerich
Danciger
Graham-Money
Shamrock Oil & Gas Co
Shamrock
Edwards-Graham
Hamnon Estate
Rutherford & Hall Wells
Young County
Young County Oil & Gas Co
Vandervort & Seale
W. E. Conner Graham
Beardmore
Hivick
Graham Land
M. B. Dooley
W. R. Shankle
F. Scott
Smith Survey
Hobbs
Hale
Georges Carpentier Arrives in New York for Dempsey Bout
George S. Carpentier reached New York at 11 this morning to begin training for the fight with Dempsey. He told friends, I am going to win this fight.
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United Press
New York
N. Y
George S. Carpentier
Dempsey
Poland Demands Upper Silesia Amid German Troop Threat
Polish leader Adelbert Korfanty warned that anarchy would reign in Upper Silesia if Germany is allowed to send troops. He pledged Poland will resist and that Germans would be slaughtered if they advance, while awaiting Allied decision on territory along his designated line.
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United Press
Upper Silesia
Germany
Adelbert Korfanty
Committee Ends Its Inspection Of Square Today
The clean up committee appointed by Mayor E S Graham finished inspecting square business houses this morning and will inspect the area off the square tomorrow. Trash at rear of some buildings kept owners off the honor roll until corrected. G Q Street, committee chairman, said most merchants want sanitary premises and free from fire hazards.
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E. S. Graham
G. Q. Street
Graham Syndicate to Pay 40 Percent Dividend to Stockholders
A. L. Barnes reports the Graham Oil Syndicate will mail 40 percent dividend checks to stockholders today. This marks the third payout, following 385 percent on May 3 and a prior 7 percent dividend. Total dividends reach 57,400 with about 70,000 in stock issued, benefiting Graham and Young county holders.
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A. L. Barnes
Graham Oil Syndicate
Barnes
Graham
Barnes Production Company
South Bend
Roxana-Donnell
Bunger
Banger
Treasury
Parsons
Chief of Police Files 200 Cases in Dallas
Dallas police chief announces 200 cases filed in corporation court last week during a vice and speed eradication drive led by Chief Straight. Scores were arrested in hotel and rooming house raids across the city.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Graham Citizens Attend Picnic at Indian Fight Site
Sheriff John Saye and County Judge Reeves join the Commissioners' Court at a barbecue and picnic today held at the head of Little Salt Creek, the historic scene of the early Young county Indian fight. Many Graham residents travel to the event.
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John Saye
Reeves
Commissioners’ Court
Little Salt Creek
Young County
Graham
Mine Workers Starving In Oklahoma Says Union Leader
Muskogee Oklahoma May 16. District 21 United Mine Workers President Wilkerson says some Oklahoma mine workers are starving and only one Texas mine is operating. He states local mines run two or three days a week.
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United Press
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Texas
Wilkerson
District 21
United Mine Workers
Indian Battle Commemoration At Little Salt Creek
Scores of country people traveled to Graham for the 1869 Little Salt Creek battle commemoration. Attendees included survivor Uncle Billie Kutch and Young County’s second Sheriff Uncle Pink Brooks. A noon barbecue followed the exercises.
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Graham
Little Salt Creek
Billie Kutch
Pink Brooks
Young County
Reese closes deal for new well in Banger district Survey 49
C W DeFreest negotiates a deal for a test well to be drilled by Wichita Falls parties in the Driver land area of Survey 49. M G Cheney selected the location. Drilling begins within thirty days with experienced crews. The Bunger oil field is expected to see summer arrivals and county improvements. The Lisle well is being plugged under state supervision to prevent water intrusion. the Askew well efforts aim to set casing after water shutoff issues.
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C. W. DeFreest
Banger
Wichita Falls
M. G. Cheney
Bunger
Lisle
Leader Haywood Plans Return to US to Serve Prison Term
William D. Haywood the I W W leader who fled to Russia says he will return to the United States to serve the balance of his twenty five year term at Leavenworth Prison. He stated by wireless to the United Press that he will come back after the Third International and other Conventions, assuring his bondsmen no loss.
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London
Eng
William D. Haywood
Russia
United States
Leavenworth
Unitedress
Third International
Hemphill Returns From Dallas Banking Trip
H. D. Hemphill vice president and cashier of the Graham National Bank came back to Graham Sunday night after a business visit to Dallas. He asserted Graham is in better financial condition than many Texas towns and urged local residents not to complain about business prospects.
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H. D. Hemphill
Graham National Bank
Dallas
Country Today
Trial of Rowan Begins Today in Abilene
Abilene Texas May 16 The jury selection for Albert L Rowan on a murder charge related to the Dallas Jackson Street Post Office robbery and death of Postal Clerk Street began this morning after a defense postponement motion was overruled.
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Abilene
Texas
Albert L. Rowan
Clerk Street
Jackson Street
Dallas
Myrick and Nell Martin Wed in Graham Ceremony
Raymond Myrick and Nell Martin were married on Saturday May 7 1921 at 8 30 am in Graham with Rev Bowman officiating. The bride daughter of A and Mrs A Martin of this city and the groom youngest son of Mrs J H Myrick works at Jack Wynn Tailor. They left for a honeymoon to Mineral Wells and other points returning Wednesday.
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J. H. Myrick
Jack Wynn Tailor
Olney
Peace Hopes In Wingo Mine War Strengthened
Williamson West Virginia May 16 peace hopes in the Mingo county mine war were strengthened as snipers positions in the West Virginia hills were quieted. Authorities fear renewal of attacks. Casualty list stands at six dead and an indefinite number wounded. Two guardmen companies arrived in Pike county Kentucky to quiet snipers. Truce arranged in Alburn Blackberry City and McCarr. Five snipers were trapped by guardsmen last night.
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United Press
Williamson
W. Va
Mingo County
Virinia
Pike County
Alburn
Blackberry City
McCarr
Rich oil field activity expands in Roxana area
Since Roxana's Goode No 1 opened Young county field over three years ago about 180 derricks have been erected. New locations are added almost daily with around seventy producing wells and a pipeline averaging 8000 barrels daily. Much production is stored for fuel and completed wells have increased volumes. two more wells have been let in the Bunger district and will start within thirty days.
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Young County
Pine Line Company
Bunger
Aurora Borealis Disrupts Telegraph Traffic Across U S
An aurora borealis flare caused increased earth currents and heavy telegraph outages from Friday night into Saturday, marking one of the era's worst disturbances in thirty years. Wireless signals, however, were strengthened during the land-line interference and may worsen again with continued sunspot activity.
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New York
United States
Southern Methodist Education Movement Drives Church Campaign
Rev. C A Binkley and J E Binkley lead the Methodist education drive in Weatherford District with a $102,738 quota. The national movement seeks $33 million for schools and colleges across the denomination. The Texas campaign runs May 29 to June 4 with Texas raising about $5 million of the total and its colleges expected to gain over $6 million.
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C. A .Binkley
Weatherford
J. E. Binkley
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Texas
Methodist Colleges of Texas
Federal Government Wins Tax Decision
Washington May 16 The Supreme Court ruled that the increased value of natural resources held by a corporation is taxable as income, a major tax decision for federal revenue and corporate holdings.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds 1916 Federal Inheritance Tax Law
The Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Inheritance Tax Law of 1916 and the government method for determining the tax are constitutional. The decision affirms the revenue measure as applied to estates and clarifies the tax calculation framework.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
France Demands Solotange From Great Britain
Paris reports Premier Briand will threaten France's withdrawal from the Entente if Britain persists in its anti Polish stance. Briand will refuse talks with Lloyd George until he receives confidence from the Chamber of Deputies. A private interview between the two premiers is planned after the Chamber session, with a stormy meeting expected over seeking British support on Silesian coal fields away from Germany.
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United Press
Paris
France
Priand
Great Britain
Briand
Lloyd George
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Silesian
Still and Twelve Gallons of Mash Seized in County Raid
Sheriff John Saye and Deputies George Black Charles Hoffman and Tom Murphy raided a house on South Oak Street at 7 p.m. Sunday, arresting O. B. Lowe J. M. Mc Mikell and E. P. MecMikell. A large still with a gasoline burner and twelve decks of cards plus an automatic revolver were seized. mash was primed for action with an extra prune charge. The outfit and prisoners were taken to the county jail and the still locked in the sheriff's vault.
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John Saye
George Black Charles Hoffman
Tom Murphy
South Oak Street
O. B. Lowe
J. M. McMikell
E. P. MecMikell
Young County
Baptists of South Largest in Number and Growth
Chattanooga May 16 The Southern Baptists report a year of rapid expansion with four new hospitals bringing total hospital valuation from 3 614720 to 6 240815 and seventeen hospitals owned or operated. Four new nurses training schools opened and seven new hospitals planned at over 2 million dollars. Baptists total church membership reaches 2 199005 with 173595 baptisms last year. Texas preachers listed among those who spoke at the convention.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Baptists
Southern Baptist Convention
Boists
South
Baptist Sunday School Board
Baptist Schools of
Southern Pavtist Convention
Texas
Texas Baptist
Crescoes Re
T. V. Neal
P. Kennedy
E. F. Ae
George W. McCall
Bonnie Grimes
Millard
A. Jenkins
James B. Leavell
M. T. Andrews
Perry F. Evans
L. R. Scarborough
W. A. Hamlett
A Sooth
Jeff Davis
Melvin W. Edison
Harold Major
George W. Truett
Train Plunges Into Open Switch in Illinois Wreck
Investigation begins into who plotted the accident after the Hummer fast train from Chicago to Alton ran into an open switch at Bloomington. The crash at fifty miles an hour fatally injured the fireman and wounded twenty others. Authorities suspect deliberate planning.
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United Presseis
Bloomington
Ill
Chicago & Alton
Seven Members Lost In Storm Off White Fish Point
United Press reports hope is abandoned for seven crew members of the Miztee who broke loose from the Seillah off White Fish Point during a snow storm last night. One woman, a cook, was aboard.
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United Press
Prairie Oil & Gas worker electrocuted near Ranger
Herbert A. Weeks, 20, a Prairie Oil & Gas employee at the E. Roper No. 16 site west of Ranger, dies after a loose guy wire contacts a 13,000 volt line. Five or six witnesses saw the accident. Weeks died instantly. He lived at the company camp in town and is survived by parents and five siblings in De Queen, Arkansas.
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Eastland
Herbert A. Weeks
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Roper Lease
Ranger
E. Roper No. 16
Milford
Young Weeks
The
Prairie Company
DeQueen
Ark
U S Merchants Winning China's Trade Says Sarger
United States Trade Commissioner J W Sarger reports in Washington that American firms are gaining ground in China amid the U S Japan and Britain trade competition. He notes China’s rapid industrial shift, strong rail and banking systems, and rising American sales despite light use of ads and superior Japanese newspaper reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Browning
United Press
Washington
United States
Japan
Great Britain
China
J. W. Sarger
U. S
Orient
Sanger
Philippines
Continental
Asia
Far East
Span
Ager
Nee
Mrs. Dendy Dies After Long Illness Near Graham
Mrs. Awie Dendy died after a long illness at the home of her mother near Graham. The body was buried Friday in Oak Grove Cemetery. She is survived by two children her mother and several brothers and sisters.
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Awie Dendy Aes
Graham
Ricca
Oak Grove Cemetery
Hooch Demand Holds, Supply Struggles on Narrow Cylinder
The market for illicit liquor remains steady in demand while supplies falter. Producers face limited capacity and frugal output, keeping availability tight despite persistent consumer interest.
Ohio man who never saw a movie
A man in an Ohio town has never seen a film, but the text notes he may have contemplated holding public office at some point.
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Ohio
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Bia Fight
Poland
LARUE
Graham Syndicate
Chief of Police
Jer Reese
W. W
Hemphill
Rowan
Wingo Mine
Aurora Borealis
Telegraph
Southern Methodist Education Movement
Baptists OF South
Prairie Oil & Gas CO
Mrs. Dendy
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