Governor Signs Many New Laws
Austin Texas reports Governor Miriam A Ferguson signed 27 general laws on Monday. Measures include penalties for unlawful search without a warrant, bans on open cut-outs for motor cars, transfers of relief duties to Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the Republic, higher county tax assessor pay, creation of water improvement districts, extended Stephens County district court, safeguards on personal property, and various district reorganizations. Also approved are old probate record transcriptions, a two year rainbow trout season, rail and gas regulations, and state land sale to extend Fort Bliss.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
United Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Stephens County District Court
Seventy-Fifth
Waller County
Jardin and Liberty
Montgomery County
E Commission
el Paso
United States
Fort Bliss
Kaufman County
Leavac
Mrs King Dies on Great Ranch Estate in Texas
Kingsville Texas Mrs Henrietta M King 93 widow of Captain Richard King died Wednesday She owned the 1 280 000 acre Gulf coast ranch once part of the King empire built from land value growth Her home evolved from a block house to a marble ranch house and she managed the operations with her beard number exceeding 100 000 calves per season and many benefactions to the community
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Kingsville
Tex
Henrietta M. King
Boonville
Gulf of Mexico
Richard King
Texas
King
Texas Longest Law Approved by Governor Ferguson
Austin Texas Governor Miriam A Ferguson approved the complete revised civil statutes of 1925, a bulky 700 page volume embodying the entire Texas civil law up to the 89th legislature. It is the longest law enacted by a Texas legislature to date and marks a major consolidation of state civil statutes.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Fire Insurance Written in Texas Last Year
Austin report shows legally admitted stock fire companies wrote over 2 million dollars in property insurance in Texas during the previous year. Fire marshal J. J. Timmins released the figures detailing the amount and scope of coverage across the state.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
J. J. Timmins
Ruling on Road Construction Authority
Austin Texas county commissioners courts may issue notes for highway construction through cities, the attorney general ruled Friday.
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Austin
Tex
Oil drill activity rises in Walker County Texas
Walker County Texas reports resumed work on a wildcat well near Wyser's Bluff fourteen miles north of Huntsville. A gas test shows potential while an oil showing occurs in both formations. Wig Ridge holds 50,000 acres around the structure as producers appear in Wichita County with new wells and revived activity amid gas output records in February. Water scarcity halts some drilling in Lockhart and a well near Three Rivers is brought under control with potential output of seven million cubic feet. Finnell No 2 Tiller near Luling is noted for a 500 barrel per day rating.
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Walker County
Huntsville
Tex
Big Ridge OF and Gas Company
Wyser's Bluff
Wig Ridge
San Antonio
Glasaco
Three Rivers
Employee Killed in Oil Rig Accident at Luling
In Luling Texas a 26 year old employee of the Grayburg Oil Company was instantly killed when caught in machinery at the standard rig power house. He was whirled about until his bones were broken and his brains dashed out, according to local reports from BE. The accident occurred a few days ago and is being investigated by company officials and local authorities.
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Luling
Tex
Leeward
Grayburg Oil Company
Liberty Tex completes oil well in South Liberty field
Mills Bennett's Pic kett No 6, positioned 38 feet north of Bennett's 5.5 acre tract and 125 feet east of Pickett No 1 B at South Liberty, was completed Friday yielding 18000 barrels of 29.4 degree API gravity crude oil.
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Liberty
Tex
Mills
Bennett's
Bennett
Drilling Crew Starts on Blue Bonnet Farm Near Rockdale
W E White and Dr T D Roundtree have started a drilling crew on their 40 acre Blue Bonnet farm north of Rockdale Texas. They are drilling a water well in preparation to drilling for oil. The site lies about one mile north of Rockdale limits.
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Rockdale
Tex
W. E. White
T. D. Roundtree
Blue Bonnet
Seeks New Pool in Texas Oil Areas
Coratcana Tex week closes with three wells in Mahank area around 1600 feet one in Bazette around 1600 feet Navarro district has one with surface casing set and another in Richland district nearly completed.
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Coratcana
Tex
Mahank
Bazette
Navarro
Richland
New Reagan County Well Boosts Texas Oil Output
Beaty No 1 Gulf shows 252 barrels per day. Big Lake Oil Company’s No 5 in Reagan County yielded 1972 barrels in 21 hours, lifting Reagan County oil production to 15,000 barrels daily. Lockhart area test wells near producing field at 1269 feet require deeper drilling toward Austin chalk.
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Lockhart
Tex
Crouch and Callahan
Austin
Gulf
Reagan County
San Angelo
Big Lake Oil Company
Heavy Rig to Be Installed in Brazoria County
Operators prepare to install a heavy drilling rig on the Gayle and Dunsnoor No 3 wildcat being drilled in Brazoria County by Minneapolis capital.
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Brazoria
Tex
Gayle
Dunsnoor
Brazoria County
Minneapolis Capital
2500 Barrell Well Shines in Hull Field Texas
Hull field in Liberty County gains prominence with Houston Production Company's No 8 Taylor well showing 17 feet of pay and 2500 barrels initial yield. Bottomed at 4132 feet, the well on the Taylor land with a 10 acre lease delivers 26 gravity oil and pipeline-grade quality amid several shallower wells in the area.
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Hull
Tex
Liberty County
Houston
Taylor
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Southweing
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