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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1925
Page
4
The piece rails against federal overreach into state affairs and inheritance tax policy, arguing centralization harms Texas self government. It notes rail extensions and capital flows hinge on Washington permits, blasts trusts in disguise, and derides a culture of politeness while critiquing modern social trends.
In Austin, American Road Company admitted the state should recover about 600000 in excess profits and have its Texas contracts canceled. Judge Calhoun approved the agreement with Attorney General Dan Moody, who said fraud fueled the deals and the state will also recover unpaid estimates of 314500 to settle court costs and FH60000. The case details record large profits versus modest costs, with Moody asserting no apology for pursuing the suit.
Governor Ferguson named thirteen Texas delegates for the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington DC December 9 to 10. Appointees include F. N. Farwell Orange J Mims Freeport John A Gaines San Antonio Al McFadden Victoria John M Moore Richmond M E Foster Houston Senator Thomas J Holbrook Galveston Roy Miller Corpus Christi C S B Holland Houston S C Tucker Brownsville J A Kemp Wichita Falls C M Caldwell Abilene and General James A Harley San Antonio.
Sandringham England queen mother Alexandra dies at 80 nearing her eighty first birthday. King George V Queen Mary and royal family mourn at her bedside as the Danish princess who became princess of Wales three generations ago is remembered for beauty and grace.
Philadelphia mayor Kendrick announced plans to ring the Liberty Bell over radio from Independence Hall at midnight December 31 to usher in the New Year. Mrs Kendrick will sound the chime with a rubber mallet after tests showed proper mallet and practicable ringing.
San Angelo Texans executives operators geologists and other oil men gathered Friday for the first West Texas petroleum convention in San Angelo to form a permanent organization Levi Smith of Texan was elected president of Big Lake Oil Co with Dr J W Beede named vice chairman and Walter I Yagey named secretary of the San Angelo board of controversy development as secretary.
In a Wednesday decision the Texas Supreme Court affirmed lower court rulings awarding Mrs. Dizzie Liles $30,690 in a Lime Stone County case against Humphreys Oil Company. Liles, owner of a 144 acre farm, had built dykes to salvage waste oil. an employee allegedly destroyed the dams 15 times and the oil was taken. The original suit sought $75,000.
Simms Oil Company reports No 1 Palacios well on survey 291 in Jim Hoge County produced 100 barrels of oil after reaching 1268 feet, half a mile north of Pip pin well which struck gas over a month ago. Magnolia well in survey 415, about 2200 feet south of Pippin, yielded a small producer of about 26 barrels with some salt water.
The Stun Od Company with a 20 man crew is lowering its pipeline across Taylor's Bayou near Port Arthur Texas to a depth of 16 feet. The change follows permission from the United States bureau to avoid dredging interference as government dredges dig a nine foot channel for the intracoastal canal.
Landreth Production Company of Breckenridge buys oil properties from Electra Texas Company of Denver and Upham interests of Mineral Wells, plus Waggoner estate acreage in Wilbarger pools, for a cash price of 1 750 000.
Gulf Production Company has placed derrick timber on the D. M. O Connor ranch in Victoria County near the San Antonio river, indicating it will drill its first well on the 20,000 acre Texas oil property containing a sulfur and gas well.
A deal with White Point Development Company enables Seagraves Moody interests to begin an extensive drilling campaign in the White Point gas field near Corpus Christi Texas at an early date.
Beaumont Tex Gas in the new wall of the Yount Lee Company ceased flowing Sunday but officials state the well will be a good pumper.
The Texas Company begins preparations to drill for oil on an 1800 acre lease near Tuile Lake, a few miles west of Corpus Christi, Texas.
James P. Simpson of Dallas was elected president as Beaumont was chosen to host the 1926 convention at the closing session of the Tenth District Associated Advertising Clubs of the World meeting in Fort Worth Texas. Beaumont won after its sole competitor Wichita Falls withdrew, leaving Beaumont as the site selection.
The first car of winter cabbage was shipped from Harlingen on Wednesday to a firm in Oklahoma City.
A statement from the railroad commission shows ten persons were killed and 21 injured in 23 grade crossing accidents during September in Texas. Of the total, eight deaths and 20 injuries occurred in automobile crashes, while three incidents involved pedestrians with two fatalities and one injury.
Irene Blakeman, a stenographer, was named queen of the red heads at the Kansas National Live Stock Show in Wichita after judges selected her amid the Kansas event. The pageant recognized her beauty as the top among contestants statewide.
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