Toledo Memorial Park to honor World War dead in Park plan
A new Toledo memorial in Memorial Park will honor World War I and Lucas County fallen with a 215 acre site. Memorial Way will flank by trees bearing names of fallen servicemen and a towered monument visible for miles. The Legion will supervise a 2000-crypt area near the monument with perpetual care and services planned for Decoration Day.
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Toledo
Laens County
Memorial Park
Poledy
Lucas County
American Legion
Lucas County Legion Council
Thushes
Legion
Sumer
Ficials
Seliers
Aliens Know the National Anthem at Citizenship Ceremony
At a Minneapolis ceremony by American Legion and Americanization classes, 63 graduates sang every word of The Star Spangled Banner. The nearly 1,000 audience joined as diplomas were presented, highlighting newfound citizenship for Greeks, Italians, Norwegians, Swedes, and others amid language and integration efforts.
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Minneapolis
Americanism Commission of the
American Legion
Norway
Sweden
Athem
Minnesota
Legion Man Is An Author A Buck Private World War Hero
Lawrence O. Stewart of Des Moines an American Legion member is gaining recognition as writer painter and sculptor. He authored Rainbow Bright an informal history of the Forty second division serving in France as a sanitary detachment private. Illustrations drawn from his gas mask sketchbook were made under fire with a preface by Col. BE Bennett. Stewart a Chicago Art Institute graduate studied Beaux Arts New York. He taught at Drake University before the war and now maintains a Des Moines studio. His works include a bronze bust of Henry Wallace and he is sculpting a Lincoln bust for the new Abraham Lincoln high school in Des Moines.
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Lawrence O. Stewart
American Legion
Des Moines
Stewart
Forty-second
France
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
Col
BE. J. Bennett
The
Chicago Art Institute In Painting and Sculpture
Beaux Arts
New York
Drake University
Henry Wallace
Agriculture
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Veterans Send Mint For Grave Decoration Fund
Disabled veterans from ward 18 at Oteen Hospital contribute to the American Legion endowment fund. A tin box of coins with a note says the money honors fallen buddies and will ensure 82,000 overseas veterans have graves decorated each Memorial Day.
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Manders Fields
American Legion
United States
Legion
Europe
Herrick Praises Fund Plan For Decoration Of Graves
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick endorses the American Legion drive to fund the decoration of 82,000 overseas war graves in France. He says the campaign assures permanent, efficient outward remembrance and brings comfort to families and friends of fallen soldiers. He notes universal approval from relatives of the dead.
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Myron T. Herrick
France
Legion
Indianapolis
American Legion
Herrick
Ourtead
Bridal Couture Notes for Maids and Bride
A nostalgic fashion column explores midsummer wedding attire focusing on bridesmaids gowns in taffeta and lace trimmed frocks, stylish hats, and millinery trends. It notes flowered backgrounds for the bride, colorful ensembles for the bridal procession, and the appeal of changeable silk and straw hats with feather trimmings.
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Hebride
Present Condition of Texas Corn Crop
Texas corn shows slow planting and widespread lateness due to frequent rains. Reports from counties like Kerr, San Saba, Callahan, and Brazos indicate a mix of good stands with late planting and replanting, while many districts report excessive rain and weed growth hindering cultivation. Overall prospects vary by locale with several counties noting 75 to 100 percent planting in progress or completed despite poor stands in others.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Schutz
Burnet
Bertram
San Saba
Gillespie
Morris Ranch
Colorado
Weimar
Lubpock
Slaton
Floyd
Floydada
Callahan
Baird
Gaines
Clay
Newport
Webb
Anderson
Brushy Creek
Wichita
Iowa Park
van Zandt
Crosby
Collingsworth
Shamrock
Burleson
Lyons
Kerr
Comfort
Karnes
Karnes City
Madison
Angelina
Huntington
Comanche
Deleon
Hopkins
Como
Franklin
Mt. Vernon
Gregg
Cooke
Valley Vine
Guadalupe
New Braunfels
Upshur
Gilmer
Waller
Calhoun
Port Lavaca
Lamar
Blossom
Blanco
Johnson City
Llano
Mills
Goldthwaite
Rusk
Marion
Jefferson
Will
Brandon
Delta
Montague
Bowie
Brazos
Bryan
Kaufman
Forney
Ben Franklin
Bexar
Hays
Buda
Victoria
Wilbarger
Harris
Katy
Thirty Million Dollars Raised for Charity in 21 Cities
New York reports thirty million dollars donated to charity through 2500 welfare groups under the community chest plan. The nationwide survey by the National Information Bureau shows per city campaigns with totals: Philadelphia 2,640,000 Detroit 2,300,000 Cleveland 4,250,000 St. Louis 1,154,000 San Francisco 2,130,000 Cincinnati 1,700,000 Minneapolis 1,000,000 Milwaukee 480,000.
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New York
National Information Bureau
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
American Cotton Stocks and Production 1922
The Commerce Department reports American cotton on hand April 1 totaled 6 039 000 bales, world stocks 12 010 000. Eight months ending April 1 consumption: American 9 021 000, world 15 281 000. July 31, 1922 stocks: American 5 123 00 bales, world 9 536 000. Production: America 9 937 000, world 17 755 000.
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Washington
Commerce Department
America Co On
Bullfrog Skins Shipped From Estherwood
Bullfrog skins well dried and cured are being shipped to the East from Estherwood Louisiana. The note describes shipments of bullfrog skins intended for commercial use, indicating regional activity in the industry.
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Estherwood
Eee
East
North Texas oil output hits new weekly high
Fort Worth Texas reports the north Central Texas district raised its daily crude oil production to 139 250 barrels for the past week, up 4 930 barrels daily from the prior week with the largest weekly gain of the year.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Humphreys Declares Annual Dividend in Dallas Texas
Humphreys Oil Company stockholders voted Wednesday to approve a 10 percent annual dividend totaling 600000 dollars or 1 dollar per share payable June 15. About 76 percent of the stock was represented as directors were re-elected, including Colonel A Humphreys Mexia Texas B G Dawes L S Heath R W Mellvain Columbus C F Clay J C Burger I8 Humphreys Denver John Ising Charleston W Va Julius Fohs New York W W White William Reed Mexia.
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Humphreys
Dallas
Tex
Humphreys Oil Company
A. @. Humphreys
Mexia
Texas
B. G. Dawes
L. S. Heath
R. W. Mellvain
Columbus
Ohio
C. F. Clay
J. C. Burger
Denver
Colo
John Ising
Charleston
Julius Fohs
New York
W. W. White
William Reed
Oil activity expands around Lockhart Caldwell County
Development in Caldwell County Texas shows steady improvement without a boom or abnormal spurt. Active wildcatting occurs in all directions except west and lands in the three directions have been leased.
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Lockhart
Tex
Caldwell County
Forty Acre Lease Fetches Forty Thousand Dollars
Hindgeons and Kimberlin sold 40 acres near the Swa stika well in South Archer County to the Oil Investment Company of Wichita Falls for 40000 dollars in cash, the highest price paid for acreage in the new wildcat territory.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Hindgeons & Kimberlin
Archer County
Oil Investment Company of
Lone Lampasas Wildcat Strikes Depth at 3800 Feet
Lampasas Texas The Western Lampasas Oil Company on the Whittenberg ranch is drilling at 3800 feet in soft rock. Previously the rock has been very hard, making slow progress. This is the only well doing any work in the county, or that has done any in months.
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Lampasas
Tex
Western Lampasas Oil Company
Whittenberg Ranch
New Shallow Pool Found Near Wichita Falls
In Clay County ten miles northeast of Wichita Falls the Knox Finley test at 1121 feet indicates a promising shallow oil pool. The Saner brothers and Lomax tract is the site of the discovery, suggesting potential development in the area.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Knox Finley
Clay County
Saner Brothers and Lomax
Big Creek Field Sees Rising Drilling Activity
Big Creek salt dome oil field in southern Fort Bend County reports increasing drilling activity. The field now has three producing wells, with two flowing naturally and one on the pump.
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Richmond
Tex
Big Creek
Salt Dome
Fort Bend County
Langford District Produces 250 Barrels at Kemp & Kempner
New West Near Wichita Falls Texas the Langford district between the K M Av and Freeman Hampton pools reported another producer Friday as the Kimmell and Dillard well No 1 at the Kemp and Kempner field came in for 250 barrels.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Langford
Freeman-Hampton
Kimmell & Dillard
Kemp & Kempner
Tyler approves gas franchise for Belle and Arnold
Tyler voters approve a gas franchise for Belle and Arnold of Shreveport to supply natural gas from the Panola fields at a maximum charge of 90 cents per 100 feet, by a vote of about nine to one.
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Tyler
Tex
Grant
Belle& Arnold of
Shreveport
Oil Test Drilling Advances at Hockley Texas Dome
The Tex as Exploration Company reports deep test drilling at 3200 feet in porous rock on the western slope of the dome at Hockley Texas Number 10 War ren. The operation aims to determine the presence of actual oil as the drill pushes ahead on the western slope.
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Hockley
Tex
Texas Exploration Company
Warren
Will Drill Ten Wells near Coleman Texas
The Finland Oil Company holds a contract to drill ten wells on the J. W. Gates tract two miles southwest of Coleman, offsetting the Babington field to the east.
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Coleman, Texis
Finland Oil Company
J. W. Gates
Coleman
Babingtom
Offsets to McKie Well in Corsicana Tex
Seven sogations for an offset to McKie Well are noted in Corsicana Texas records. Local authorities report adjustments and related repairs to the well site, with details pending further inspection and municipal approval.
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McKie
Corsicana
Tex
Test Near Brazoria: Shut Down After Drilling
A drilling operation near Brazoria, two miles east of the Brazos River, has been shut down for the present after reaching a depth of 2,800 feet. The site involves Smith Davist son and wildcat testing crews. Authorities report the closure is temporary pending further evaluation.
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Brazoria
Tex
Smith &. Davist Son
Stanger Mound
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Iartnerer
Texas News
North
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