Endowment chair named as Kentucky leads Legion effort
Kentucky’s American Legion announces its first state committee chair for the endowment fund drive and credits Hartington’s Frank Dillman Rash with leadership. Rash, born 1878 in St Charles, is a mining engineer turned executive, long served in the National Guard, and has held mayoral duties in Burlington.
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Kentucky
Department of the American Legion
American Legion Endowment Fund
Sterns Post
Sterns
Frank Dillman Rash
Hartington
Rash
St. Charles
Mr. Rash
South Kentucky College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
St. Bernard Mining Company
Earlington
Presi
War Department
Leutenant
Joseph Vernon Lloyd
American Legion
Hurlington
Burlington
World War I Help or Hindrance Debate Echoed by Legion Chief
James A. Crain national commander of the American Legion told veterans nationwide in a radio address from Indianapolis that the current conflict could bring a net positive to world stability. He urged those less affected by war to act as instruments under God to ensure the war becomes a benefit rather than a detriment to mankind.
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James A. Crain
American Legion
Indianapolis
Legionnaire Lists Twenty Four Affiliations and Value
The Iowa Legionnaire notes a man connected to twenty four organizations, including the Legion, finding it cheaper and more valuable than the others. The world’s champion joiner carried credentials proving a fraternal spirit that spans two dozen affiliations.
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Iowa Legionnaire
Legion
Humble Pipe Line races to finish San Angelo to Comyn route
Humble Pipe Line Company moves four ditching and four pipelaying gangs to complete its San Angelo to Comyn pipeline. Water tests are underway on the Kemper to San Angelo segment. Meanwhile South Texas Lumber Company builds twenty houses for pipeline workers at Kemper San Angelo Ballinger and May.
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San Angelo
Tex
Comyn
Comanche County
Humble Pipe Line Company
Kemper
South Texas Lumber Company
Ballin- Ber
May
Wildcat Gerrells Files Test on Dixie Oil Acreage
San Antonio reports Manton No 1 filed by Wildcat Gerrells in Fayette County on Dixie Oil Company acreage. Geology shows a dry 2537 foot interval and the well is abandoned. Drilled 400 feet south of a fault exposure in the Colorado River. derrick and rig to move 400 feet north of the fault for another test around 2500 feet unless production is obtained above.
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San Antonio
Tex
Gerrells
Fayette County
Dixie Oil Company
Colorado River
National Railways of Mexico completes well No 6 on San Luis Potosi Tam pico line
After six months of drilling along its right of way to offset NCR holdings with Mexican Petroleum and Transcontinental Petroleum, the National Railways of Mexico finished well No 6 at kilometer 630 on the San Luis Potosi division to Tampico for 16,000.
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Chijol
Ver
Mexican Petroleum Corporation
Transcontinental Petroleum Company
Standard, N. J
National Railways of Mexico
San Luis Potos
Tampico
Miles Bennett seeks Cedar Bayou land for tank farm
Goose Creek Tex Miles Bennett who has drilled two good wells in the Liberty field has started negotiations with T J Rackley of Goose Creek for a 20 acre tract on Cedar Bayou to be used as a tank farm. The site overlooks the bayou enabling barges to be loaded from a rack on its bank.
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Goose Creek
Tex
Miles Bennett
Liberty Field
T. J. Rackley
Cedar Bayou
Henne Winch Fariss No 10 and Offset No 9 Oil Wells
The Henne Winch Fariss No 10 on the Martinez ranch in Jim Hogg County, Texas reached 1998 feet and produced 200 barrels of oil daily. An offset well, No 9, reached about 1998 feet and also yielded 200 barrels daily on Sunday.
Liberty Field Extensions Hinted By New Wells
Liberty Texas reports extended oil field development with R. L. Young Harrison No 1 due Friday delivering about 8 000 barrels. The well lies 100 feet north of the Winfree well, alongside Gulf's Barrett No 1, signaling further output potential.
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Liberty
Tex
R. L. Young Harrison
Southern Pacific seeks spur to Big Creek oil field
Attorneys request authority to build about a five mile spur from the Damon Mound branch to the Big Creek sulphur and oil field south of Rosenberg Texas. The new line would connect Rosenberg directly to the field, linking rail access and energy resources.
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Rosenberg, Tex
Southern Pacific
Big Creek Sulphur
Damon Mound
Rosenberg
Big Creek
Giant Pa Poose well fuels Cosden firm with gas and gasoline
In Okmulgee Oklahoma a Cosden Oil and Gas well near Pa poose City yields 40,000,000 cubic feet of gas daily and 200 gallons of gasoline per day. At first observers doubted, mistaking the flow for water.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Cosden Oil and Gas Company
Papoose City
W Houston Oil Co buys 8060 acres in Jackson County
The W Houston Oil Company purchases 8,060 acres of the Crushel tract near Edna in Jackson County. The land has been prospected for gag and proven up as potential gas protection. The tract lies about 100 miles southwest of Houston.
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Houston
Tex
W Houston Oil Company
Crushel
Edna
Jackson County
Lockhart Well Showing Oil Near Lockhart
Lockhart Texas The Callahan well five miles south of Lockhart is reported bailing high gravity oil after the fourth shot of nitro in hard packed sand Test is being developed by the North and South Oil Company Inc pioneers in the Luling field
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Lockhart
Tex
Callahan
North and South Oil Company, Inc
Oil royalties from UT land rise in February
Royalties from oil produced on University of Texas lands rose to 66,231 in February, up 21,000 from January, according to reports filed with the state comptroller's department.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
State Comptroller’s Department
Jackson County Oil Syndicate Starts New Drill At Horseshoe Lake
The Jackson County Oil Syndicate promoting the test well at Horseshoe Lake Edna Texas received a new drilling outfit this week and plans to begin work on a second well as soon as the derrick is erected.
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Edna
Tex
Jackson County Oil Syndicate
Horseshoe Lake
Osage Oil Leases Fetch 671650 At Quiet Pawhuska Auction
In Pawhuska Oklahoma a Wednesday oil lease auction drew a total of 671650 dollars, the smallest sale since the Burbank field opened in 1920. The auction proceeded with unusual quiet, reflecting lower interest than in recent years.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Burbank Field
Oil Town Swept by Fire in Archer County
Wichita Falls Texas Megargel a small oil town in Archer County suffered heavy fire loss Thursday destroying buildings and leaving residents displaced as firefighters fought the blaze and later assessed the damage in the wake of the disaster.
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Whcichita Falls
Tex
Megargel
Archer County
Wichita Falls
Striped wash silks spark spring fashions for children
Julia Bottomley notes striped wash silks in bright colors for spring and summer dresses and jumper frocks for girls. Two piece skirts and blouses trend in resorts and everyday wear, with plaited fronts, hidden pockets, and simple yet elegant lines.
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Ike
Florida
California
Texas Ton Litter Club announces 1925 contest
Farmers in Texas are urged to enroll in the Texas Ton Litter Club for a six month hog finishing challenge. Open to all hog owners, with nominations, ear marks, and weights recorded. incentives include gold medals and premium prizes backed by the Texas Swine Breeders Association and sponsors.
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Indiana
Texas
Extension Service
A. and M. College of Texas
Texas Swine M Breeders’ Association
A. and M. College
Texas Swine Breeders’ Association
Texas Ton Litter Club
A. L. Ward
Texas Ten Litter Club
College Station
Mnal
Texan
Farina
Parma and Hanch
Dabbg
Texas Swine Wrestlers’ Association
Kiwi and Billie Brownie Meet a Curious Kiwi Creature
Billie Brownie visits a new creature called the Kiwi, learning its odd traits and how both understand each other. The tale explores curiosity, communication, and sharing news with friends about unfamiliar beings.
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Billie
Kite
Australia
Bille Brownie
Billie Brownie
A Circle Master asks what a circle is
Freddie answers a circle as a line of no depth, looping around a dot forever, posing a simple definition in playful exchange.
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Master
Freddie
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American Legion News Service
Frank D. Rash
American Legion Weekly
Texas Oil News
Manton
Jim Hogg
Oklahoma
Horse Shoe Lake
Osage
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
S. C. Hoyle
Extension Service Publications
A. and
M. College of Texas
Thmike Brownie
Himsself
Bille Brownlie
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