The Bunger Oil Field Discovery and Early Drilling Boom
The Bunger field, found in August 1921, is hailed as a model Texas oil field. Cheney and DeFreest sparked Union Oil’s involvement with Askew Number 1, leading to rapid drilling and a surge of new wells. Production rose from 300 to 700 barrels daily, with many others following in the 1900-foot sand and extending to 2600 feet, reaching monthly totals over 318,500 barrels in early 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cheney
DeFreest
Union Oil Company
Prairie and
Texas Pipe Line
Humble and Gulf Pipe Lines
Stephens County Water Company
Ranger Gas Company
Ross and Tyrell
Gulf Production Company Numbers Oil at Carmack Well
April activity centers on Gulf Production Company completing a Number 1 Carmack for an 800 barrel well in the 3800 foot lime, extending the field two miles west of the Ralco Oil Company. South Bend and Bunger fields boast six producing sands with high gravity oil tests from 36.6 to 41 degrees. Graham, Texas sits nine miles east, with local guidance stressing opportunity in oil careers and self control as key virtues.
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Scott
Gulf Production Company
Carmack
Ralco Oil Company
South Bend
Bunger
Graham
State University
A. & M. College
Better Rich in God Than Rich in Gold
A concise ancient saying emphasizes spiritual wealth over material riches. It contrasts enduring faith with fleeting wealth and calls for prioritizing piety, virtue, and service over worldly prosperity.
Announcement of Democratic primary candidates in 1922
A list of candidates announcing for the July Democratic primary across offices including Congress 13th District Guinn Williams S A L Morgan Representative 99th District W D MacFarlane Henry L Leberman SR County Judge W H Reeves Henry Groves County Attorney Herman T McBrayer John B Rhea R E Erwin District Clerk Willie Riggs County Clerk W H Kennedy County Treasurer W W Bill Martin Sheriff John W Saye Dan Cambern Tax Collector W E Steele Jesse T Rickman Henry G Frie G Earl Hutchings County Superintendent H H Avants Tax Assessor Earl Gilbert Commissioner Precinct No 2 H 8 S McCready Isaac H Ardis Commissioner Precinct No 4 G W Slater
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Avants
Earl Gilbert
S. McCready
Isaac H. Ardis
Child Answers About the World’s Shape in Local Tale
In a Florida Union item a teacher asks a child to describe the shape of the world. The precocious girl replies that it is in a pretty bad shape, noting she has heard her father say few things at home.
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Ethel
Teacher
Florida Union
The Boss Questions Overhead Expense for Umbrella
The Boss questions a four dollar item on the expense account labeled overhead expense. The Traveling Man explains it was merely an umbrella he bought. The exchange humorously ends with a note on a good example being the best sermon.
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Erwin & Bryan
West Side Square
Ross and
Tyrrell
Owen
Hedrick and Spoonts
Rosell Petroleum Company
Lynn
Penn Cities Oil Company
Herron
Young County
Penn Cities
Mahlstedt
Mook Wildcat
Bunger Field
Baleco Oil Company
Jair
Vanity Fair
THE
John E. Morrison Company
Graham, Texas
Battery Headquarters
Graham Storage Battery Co
Willard Storage
J. L. Woods
R. W. Rutherford
Kansas City Veterinary College
Office Duty’s Drug Store
Third
Virginia Lee Guthrie
Palmer School
Graham National Bank
M. D. Brown Elmer Graham Brown & Graham Lawyers
First National Bank Building
McFarlane
Tidwell Building
Arnold & Arnold
Herman T.econ
H. H. Guice
Alden S. Young McBrayer, Guice “ Young
First National Bank
Johnson & Johnson Lawyers
W. W. Price
G. Drummond Hunt
American Exchange Bank Bidg
Dallas
Chas. F. Triplett
W. F. Schenck Schenck & Triplett Lawyers Office
F. W. Hinson
Graham Land Office
L. A. Kayser
Stine & Stine Attorneys-At-Law
Sloan’s
Penix, Miller, Perkins & Dean Lawyers
Morrison Building
Wrigley
Mii
Guinn Williams S. A. L. Morgan
W. D. Macfarlane
Henry L. Leberman
W. H. Reeves
Henry Groves
Herman T. McBrayer
John B. Rhear
E. Erwin
Willie Riggs
W. H. Kennedy
W. W
Bill) Martin
John W. Saye
Dan Cambern
W. E. Steele
Jesse T. Rickman
Henry G. Frie
G. Earl Hutchings
G. W. Slater
Robert A. Crawford
A. C. Anderson
Justice of Peace
Pre
M. H. Chism
A. B. Calburn
Caldwell & Perry General Insurance
Smith & Smiley
East Side Square
Young County Abstract Company
Arnold & Kay
First Nat'l Bank
W. A. Morris
Graham Wholesale Butcher Company
Wichita Southern
Pennant Oils
Navy
S. W
City Tailor Shop
Expert Tailors
Ind
Graham Welding & Machine CO
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