Oil Boom Continues in Stephens County Breckenridge
Breckenridge reports steady oil activity as major companies prepare fresh locations and new wells in Section 6 Section 5 49 A A Adkins lease north of town and surrounding areas. Texas Company Mid Kansas Revere Oil Norse and Sweeney Empire FE A Landreth start wells signaling expected crude price rebound soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Moorehouse
State Oil and Gas Company
Texas Company
Peter Swenson
Mid-Kansas
A. A. Adkins
Breckenridge
Revere Oil Company
Norse and
Sweeney
J. P. Jones
Empire Company
Katy
Eliasville
FE. A. Landreth
Witty
Ibex
Wallace Reid Stars in Across the Continent at National Theatre
Paramount actor Wallace Reid returns as a racing driver in Across the Continent. The new feature shows at the National Theatre next Friday and Saturday, August 25 and 26, with a small but speedy bug racer reaching eighty five miles per hour aboard the track worthy vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Reid
Paramount
National Theatre
Roxana Petroleum seeks water for mining in Brazos River area
Notice of Hearing to Appropriate Public Waters of the State of Texas No. 699 announces Roxana Petroleum Corporation requests a permit to divert up to 1500 acre-feet annually from the Brazos River in Young County for mining. A hearing is set in Austin on October 2, 1922, at ten o’clock a.m. All interested may appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Roxana Petroleum Corporation
Graham
Board of Water Engineers
Brazo River
Young County
Wm. Daugherty Survey
Brazos River
Sa'd Roxana Petroleum Corporation
Austin
State of Texas
Hearing to Appropriate Public Waters in Young County
Notice from the Board of Water Engineers Texas teaching Prairie Oil & Gas Company of Eastland seeks unappropriated water from the Clear Fork Brazos River for mining. Hearing set at Austin on October 2, 1922, with interested parties invited to appear and be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Eastland
Texas
Board of Water Engineers
Brazos River
Young County
C. D. Youncy
Clear Fork
Eliasville
National Transit
H. P
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
State of
Austin
Citation by publication in Texas court summons vast land dispute
The State of Texas issues a four week publication summons in Young County to L D Douglas W C Beckham W P Beckham J P Pointevent and unknown heirs in Case No 6941. Plaintiffs J M Whitfield T J Whitfield John Slice Fay Slice A K Joplin Flo Joplin claim trespass to try title to two land tracts in Young County Texas described as the N W quarter of Pointevent Survey No 6 and the western part of the Pointevent middle quarter Sec 6 with detailed survey bearings and corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young County
L. D. Douglas
W. C. Beckham
W. P. Beckham
J. P. Pointevent
A. B. Gant
30Th Judicial District
District Court
Graham
Texas
A. D
J M. Whitfield
T. J. Whitfield
John Slice
Fay Slice
A. K. Joplin
Flo Joplin
J. P. Pontevent
Ada Logan
C. B. Logan
Julia Graves
C. A. Graves
Irene McLaren
Feme
C. B. Gant
N. W
J. Pointevent
County of
Young
State of
S. 45
P.o
Eliasville School Building Expansion Contract Awarded
The Eliasville public school building will be remodeled with brick wings at both ends to add classrooms and an auditorium. A Graham contractor won the contract, valued around 11000 dollars, with the classroom wing to be finished and ready within 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliasville Public
Graham
Eliasville Journal
Buy it In Your Home Town Says Dallas Merchant
A Dallas retailer urges shoppers to favor local merchants in every purchase. The ad states that local shopkeepers are community builders who fund taxes and support town enterprises, and asks customers to buy from them if they have the needed goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Eliasville Masons Host Strong Degree Night
Eliasville Masons held their best meeting since founding last Saturday with a Decatur degree team exemplifying the Master’s degree. Visitors from Graham and Newcastle attended while Govn Williams could not travel to Eliasville due to a trip to Washington. A watermelon feast followed the lodge gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliasville
Coal shipments to U S to meet strike emergency
More than one million tons of coal are to be sent to the United States by September 1 from Wales and England to alleviate the energy crisis caused by the ongoing coal strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wales
England
Dry spell woes and weekend gatherings in Markley area
The county remains dry with cotton needing rain. A large crowd enjoyed a gathering at J. W. Cox's Saturday night. Several locals, including the Greggs and Oma Cullers, visit kin in nearby towns. A house fire near Markley is reported, with Henry Evans living nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cox
W. P. Gregg
W. W. Gregg
Prospect
Gladys Gilmore
Lela Calvin
Weatherford
Oma Cullers
Finis and
Bryson
Jack
Ben Watson
Plainview
Mr. Watson
Cecil Gilmore
Graham
Cecil Markum
Jean
Markley
Roy Watson
Mr. Spearman
Henry Evans
Demand for American goods grows across nations
Trade notes show Turkey seeks large quantities of condensed milk edible oils and tallow Austria orders more lumber glue paints and varnishes England desires radio apparatus and Germany makes big requests for yarns cloth and harness from the American market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Austria
England
Germany
Prenuptial and Divorce Settlements Highlight McCormicks
Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick and Ganna Waska McCormick edge into disputes over prenuptial terms. The settlement references divorces involving McCormick and his current bride and a prior marriage to Alexander Smith Cochran, underlining the costs and arrangements tied to American wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganna Waska Mecormick
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Alexander Smith Cochran
Notice in Land Adverse Possession Case
Writ commands defendants to appear and answer claims of peaceable continuous possession for over three years with statute citations for three five and ten year limits seeking title possession and removal of a cloud plus damages of one hundred dollars. return required at next term. dated August 9 1922 in Graham Texas. Willie Riggs Clerk Young County District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.S
Graham
Texas
A. D
Willie Riggs
Young County
Divorce suit in Grahambra County Texas No. 6928
William P. Wallis sues Carrie Willmer Wells for divorce after separation on April 10 1920 alleging cruel and imprudent treatment and infrequent meals plus visits from others at home. The petition requests alimony costs and relief and cites publication summons. The case is set for the next regular term at the Gra hamb Court House on the first Monday in September 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Willmer Walls
30Th Judicial District
District Court
Young County
Graham
Texas
William P. Wallis
Carrie Willmer Wells
Petiton
Indiana
Plaintiff
Suit to quiet title in oil lands in Young County Texas
Plaintiffs O. A. McBrayer and others sue to clear mineral and land rights in South Bend Young County. Defendants T. O. McCoye and others face publication summons and alleged clouds from recorded instruments. Plaintiffs claim ten thousand dollars damages and seek restoration of title and costs. Suit filed August 7 1922 in Graham court docket No 6940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. McCoye
T. O. MecCoye
Young County Oil Syndicate
D. L. McFarland
A. D. Spencer
Mary T. Hallam
R. G. Hallam
Clyde Banks
F. H. Kessel
G.m.cothaman
Judicial District
20Th Judicial District
30Th Judicial District
Young County
Graham
Texas
A. D
O. A. McBrayer
Belle H. McBrayer
T. M. McBrayer
Nina Lee McBrayer
South Bend
M. L. McBrayer
M. L. MccBrayer
Wm. Johnson
William Johnson
Will and Will Power Highlight Local Row
fragmentary text notes 49 52 cent figures and mentions Graham Texas and two individuals named Willie Riggs with an implied will or probate context. The garbled lines suggest a brief legal notice or filing related to estates in Texas.
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Stephens County
Wally Reid
A. Norris
Clark
A. H. Dunlap
A. W. McDonald
Norris, Co
Dunlap
Masons
America
Harold McCormick
Harvester Company
Mecormick
Harold F. McCormick
The
International Harvester Company
Ganna Waska
McCormick
Dee Estes
Rey
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