No Let Up In Oil Operations In Stephens County
Breckenridge reports ongoing vigorous oil activity with new locations and multiple wells planned by major companies. Jack Reuse notes ten days of new locations, Mid Kansas and Empire announce spuds, and several leases including A A Adkins, J P Jones, and Witty are drilled. Officials anticipate crude prices to rebound as wells come in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens County
Jack Reuse
Oil and Gas Company
Peter Swenson
Mid-Kansas
A. A. Adkins
Breckendge
Revere Oil Company
Action 1
Breckenidge
Norse
Sweeney
J. P. Jones
Empire Company
Katy
Eliasville
FE. A. Landreth
Witty
Ibex
Breckenridge
Wallace Reid Stars in Across the Continent at National
Paramount actor Wallace Reid appears as a racing driver in Across the Continent showing at the National next Friday and Saturday. The tiny flivver racer, a speedy bug on wheels, travels at notable pace as Reid pedals his way across the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Reid
Paramount
Notice of Hearing to Appropriate Public Waters No 699
The Roxana Petroleum Corporation of Graham Texas filed on August 4 1922 a water appropriation application with the Texas Board of Water Engineers. The request seeks a permit to divert up to 1500 acre feet annually from the Brazos River in Young County for mining via a pumping plant located near abstract 1410. A hearing will be held October 2 1922 at 10 a m in Austin to consider the application with possible continuations as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rokana Petroleum Corporation
Postoffice
Graham
Texas
Board of Water Engineers
Brazor
Young County
Wm. Daugherty Survey
Brazos River
Roxana Petroleum Corporation
State of
Austin
State of Texas
Exas
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Eastland
C. D. Youney
Clear Fork
Eliasville
Contract Let for Eliasville School Addition
The Eliasville public school building will be remodeled with brick wings added to both ends. A Graham contractor won the bid for about $11,000 with classrooms in one wing and an auditorium in the other. The classroom wing must be finished and ready for occupancy in 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliasville
Graham
Eliasville Journal
Buy It In Your Home Town Says Dallas Merchant
A Dallas retailer uses a bold double page ad urging customers to favor local merchants. The message frames shop owners as community builders who fund local services and taxes and asks residents to buy locally whenever the desired goods are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Local Masons Have Big Time Saturday Night
Eliasville Masons held their best meeting since the lodge was organized last Saturday with a Decatur degree team exemplifying the Master's degree. Visitors came from Graham Newcastle and other towns. Congressman Guvnn Williams, who planned to accompany the team, left for Washington the day before. A watermelon feast followed the lodge meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliasville
Coal shipments to U S from Britain under strike emergency
More than one million tons of coal will be en route to the United States by September 1 from Wales and England to meet the emergency caused by the present coal strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wales
England
Notice of Hearing to Appropriate Public Waters of Texas No. 700
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company of Eastland Texas filed August 4 1922 with the Board of Water Engineers for water from the Clear Fork Brazos River in Young County for mining. A hearing is set in Austin October 2 1922 at 10 a.m. for the company to present its case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana No
Harold F. McCormick
The
International Harvester Company
Citation by Publication in Texas District Court 1922
Public notice commands Sheriff of Young County to summon L D Douglas W C Beckham W P Beckham and unknown heirs plus other defendants in Case No 6941 to appear at the next District Court term in Graham Texas on September 4 1922 to answer a trespass to try title suit involving described land tracts in Young County with plaintiffs J M Whitfield T J Whitfield and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young County
L. D. Douglas
W. C. Beckham
W. P. Beckham
J. P. Pointevent
A. B. Gant
30Th Judicial District
80Th 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
Trene McLaren
Feme
C. B. Gant
N. W
J. Pointevent
County of
Young
P.o
S. B
Logan
N. E
Dry county scene and weekend social notes at Markley
The county remains dry with cotton rain needed. A large crowd enjoyed a party at J W Cox's Saturday night. W P Gregg and family spent the weekend at Prospect. A throne riding drew a good crowd. not many willing to ride. Misses Gladys Gilmore and Lela Calvin returned from Weatherford after attending the normal. Oma Cullers visits Finis and Bryson relatives. Mrs Jack is reported sick. Ben Watson and family from Plainview visit relatives here. Cecil Gilmore of Graham and Cecil Markum of Jean attended the Markley party. Youths gathered at Roy Watson's Sunday for kodaking a pleasant afternoon. Mr Spearman's southwest Markley house burned Monday afternoon. Henry Evans lives nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Foreign demand grows for American goods in trade circles
Commercial observers note rising demand for American manufactured products. Turkey seeks large quantities of condensed milk edible oils and tallow. Austria orders lumber glue paints and varnishes in bigger amounts. England wants radio apparatus and Germany makes sizable demands on yarns cloth and harness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Austria
England
Germany
Land suit seeks title and possession with three year statutes
The document pledges peaceable continuous adverse possession of land for more than three years and invokes three five and ten year statutes. It asks the court to cite defendants to appear, grant judgment for title possession and restitution, remove a cloud on title, and award damages of one hundred dollars. It is issued by Clerk Willie Riggs in Young County Texas dated August 9, 1922.
Divorce Suit Pending in District Court of Texas
Writ summons Carrie Willmer Walls in No 6928 filed August 1 1922 by William P Watts. Grounds cite incompatibility cruel harsh and unkind behavior and failure to provide. One child aged twenty one now married. Request divorce costs and relief. publication notice required weekly for four weeks prior to September 4 1922 return day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Willmer Walls
30Th Judicial District
District Court
Young County
Graham
Texas
A. D
William P. Wats
Carrie Willmer Wells
Petiton
Indiana
Plaintiff
Suit to quiet title and damages over oil rights in Young County
O A McBrayer and Belle H McBrayer T M McBrayer Nina Lee McBrayer M L McBrayer sue T O McCoye Young County Oil Syndicate Clyde Banks F H Kessel and G M Cothaman for damages and to clear title to oil and mineral rights in South Bend and surrounding tracts in Young County Texas. Plaintiffs claim clouds from instruments recorded by defendants and seek Ten Thousand Dollars plus costs and restoration of the mineral rights. Case No 6940 filed August 7 1922 with hearings set for September 4 1922 in Graham Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. McCoye
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
M. L. McBrayer
Clyde ,Banks
G.m.cothuman
Wm. Johnson
South Bend
William Johnson
Dee Estes
Willie
Willie Riggs in Graham Texas Named Reed PA
In Graham Texas, the 2nd Willie Riggs is referenced with Reed PA as part of the readable item.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wally Reid
A. Norris, Co
Clark
A. H. Dunlap
A. W. McDonald
Masons
Norris, Co
Clark, A
Dunlap
J. W. Cox
America
Harold McCormick
Harvester Company
Mecormick
Ne Oreeo
Ganna Waska
McCormick
Ganna Waska Mscormick
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Alexander Smith Cochran
L.S
Willie Riggs
Reed PA
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