Irrigating Texas Lands and River Valley Plans
Texas boosts irrigation bonds in San Saba county to stimulate farming and settlement while a Frio river dam project in Uvalde county aims to irrigate 40 000 acres. Brazos valley conservation moves seek to turn the river into a fertile region. Sulphur and potash potential, school consolidation, better roads and growing automobile use showcase state growth. Textile industry prediction joins the statewide progress outlook.
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San Saba
Frio
Uvalde County
Texas
Brazos River
Panhandle
Brazos Valley
Tentative Debt Plan Offered in Franco American Talks
Washington reports a provisional French plan to fund the $4 billion war debt with an annuity of $40 million a year for five years, replacing interest during that period. Finance Minister Callioux and aides pressed for a final settlement while Paris delays signature, hoping cabinet approval will come soon.
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Washington
Cailleaux
Paris
American Debt Commission
France
M. Cateaux
M. Calllaux
Humble Oil Buys Large Beaumont Lease in Fannett-Hamshire District
Texas oil news reports Humble Oil & Refining Co paying Thomas Baton a Beaumont area attorney $20,000 for a 160 acre lease 20 miles south of Beaumont. Baton receives one eighth royalty on oil and gas and $75 per ton on sulphur. Lease valid one year with renewal option at $2400 yearly. Gulf Production Co. already drilling nearby.
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Beaumont
Tex
Fannett-Hamshire
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Thomas Baton
Baton
Eil
Humble Company
Gulf Production Company
Rigs Busy in Orange Field Four Drilling Rigs Active
The Humble Oil and Refining Company operates four drilling rigs in Orange County. One began work Friday on the W. J. Duhig tract near the Ben Reese farm seven miles north of Orange. Additional rigs are active in the northwest county, Mauriceville area, and near Deweyville.
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Orange
Texa
Humble Ofl and Refining Company
Orange County
W. J. Duhig
Ben Reese Farm
Mauriceville
Gill
Deweyville
Shale Formation Found Near Beaumont Texas
The Jake Walton test near the county tuberculosis hospital in Beaumont has reached 3200 feet with shale formation starting at about 2500 feet. Drillers report eight sands with good oil shows in each, with formations resembling those in Liberty Sour Lake and Orange fields where deep oil was found near 4600 feet.
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Beaumont
Tex
Jake Walton
Liberty
Sour Lake
Orange
Divers Find No Life In Submarine S-51 After Sinking
Divers confirm all crew died in the S-51 after it was rammed and sunk by the City of Rome near Block Island. Of 86 aboard, three survived briefly. four bodies recovered, including Walter E. Lawton of New London and Brady D. Lindsay of Pensacola. Divers press on to identify remaining remains.
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New London
City of Rome
Block Island
ABC
Tring
Lfe
Walter E. Lawton
Brady D. Lindsay
Pensacola
Fla
Lot Owners Must Pool Interest In Olney Oil Field
Austin Texas residents faced a setback as Judge H E Bell of the railroad commission denied all applications for special drilling permits on parts of blocks in the new Olney oil field. The ruling cited failure by lot owners to pool interests and to drill only one well per city block.
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Austin
Tex
New Olney
H. E. Bell
Oil and Gas Division
The
Railroad Commission
Bell
Wortham Discovers First Shallow Oil Well
In Wortham Texas the Pare Oil Company makes its Boyd No 2b the first shallow oil well in the district. The well at 1 401 feet is producing about 500 barrels daily and lies near the deep pay discovery in the Wortham area, marking a major event for oil circles.
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Wortham
Tex
Two Tests Prove Failures in Oil Drilling Bid
Beevillé The Welder test was bailed and tested dry but the company resumed drilling hopeful to find oil a little deeper, believing a forerunner oil sand lies ahead. The Scott test stopped at 3297 feet and the hole remained dry as machinery is removed.
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Beevillé
Deep Test Drilling Set Near Muldoon Bastrop County
Wolters deep test well operations in Bastrop County near Muldoon will begin soon per O A Stubbs of McClanahan Stubbs Austin oil operators. Derrick is erected and drilling equipment and rigs have been unloaded and moved onto the site.
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Bastrop
Wolters
Bastrop County
Muldoon
O. A. Stubbs
McClanahan & Stubbs
Austin
Mitchell Hearing to Question Colonel Mitchell This Week
Washington hearing to compel Colonel William Mitchell to account for his San Antonio remarks that helped shape the president’s air board. Action moves toward a court martial at Washington within ten days to two weeks as the process restarts this week.
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Washington
William Mitchell
San Antonio
Air Board
Gas Piped to Bay City Refinery and Refugio Field
The Refugio gas field now furnishes the Gulf Sulphur Company plant near Bay City via the Houston Pipeline Company. The Refugio well has a 60,000,000 feet capacity at 200 pounds pressure, supplying the sulphur plant and fuel for four rigs currently drilling in the Refugio field.
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Refugio
Tex
Gulf Sulphur Company
Bay City
Houston Pipeline Company
Texas towns cut fire insurance rates on new equipment
Towns across Texas win reductions in fire insurance rates effective October 1 as paving of business streets and fire department improvements are cited. Honda's rate drops to 0.84, Taft to 0.63, Clarendon to 0.48, and Cameron to 0.29 per hundred dollars of valuation, reflecting new municipal upgrades.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Honda
Taft
Clarendon
Cameron
Milam Rockdale Area to Get New Wildcat Test
Despite Magnolia Petroleum Company failing to hit a productive horizon in Edwards lime at wildcat test No 1 in Milam Rockdale Texas the field will receive another test though likely not as deep as the previous well The area’s search continues in hope of discovery within the same zone and formation.
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Rockdale
Tex
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Edwards
New 56-Story Vanderbilt Hotel Planned on Fifth Avenue
A 56 story tallest hotel building will rise on the Cornelius Vanderbilt estate corner of Fifty seventh Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City. The project aims to create a landmark hotel surpassing existing heights and will bring a notable addition to the city skyline.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fifty-seventh ‘Street
Fifth Avenue
Oil and Gas Test Set to Begin in Victoria County
Victoria, Tex Seagraves and Moody plan another test on the Lou Is Knolle tract near Felferner in Victoria County. They will start erecting the derrick and setting up machinery this week.
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Victoria
Tex—Seagraves & Moody
Victoria County
Louis Knolle
Felferner
Texas Ranked Tenth in Gasoline Tax Receipts
Washington report notes Texas ranked tenth among states in gasoline tax revenue received by the state treasury. The Bureau of Roads and Department of Agriculture announced the gasoline tax paid in Texas as about $1,113,000. California was cited as the highest in total gasoline tax receipts.
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Washington
Texas
Treasury
The
Bureau of Roads
Department of Agriculture
California
Ted All
Ginninge Decrease Reported in Calvert Texas
A brief item notes a decrease at the Ginninge operation in Calvert Texas with a figure of 8312 units reported for ales.
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Calvert, Tex
Unclear Scribble Belies Political Debate
Fragmentary OCR text shows disjointed phrases about Shapurji Saklatvala, a Parsee and a member of the Communist party, with garbled words likely from a political article. Unable to determine a coherent event, date, or place from the readable material.
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Shapurji
Saklatvala
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