Woman oil operator defends tax burden in Texas speech
Mrs. Leone O'Donnell of Ranger, a veteran oil operator, tells Business and Professional Women’s Club in Fort Worth that high taxes threaten drilling, employment, and expansion. She notes oil pays about 10 cents per barrel in taxes, supports schooling, and sustains local and state revenue while wages rise 6 percent from 1929 levels.
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Fort Worth
Leone O’donnell
Ranger
Professional Women’s Club
America
Drake
Texas
Smallpox Warning Urges Midland Vaccination Push
Dr. C G Yarbrough urges Midland residents to vaccinate now if not vaccinated in five years. No new cases yet but 21 days to observe any spread from known cases near Mexican town. Vaccination lasts about five years and is safe. two reaction types exist the take and quick reaction. Seek your physician for vaccination to protect yourself and children. Approximately 1750 people have been vaccinated so far.
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Midland
C. G. Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Another Deep Test Staked In North Pecos
Gulf Oil Corporation No. 5 proves a deep Ordovician test in northern Pecos County, with Patillo No. 1 P E O’Neil staking 669 feet from the Section 74 line. The well sits 12 miles northwest of existing production in the Apco field, about 21 miles northeast of Fort Stockton, between Masterson and HLehn shallow zones.
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Gulf Oil Corporation
Winsten Brothers
Southeastern
Ward
R. G. Patillo
Pecos County
Apco
Fort Stockton
Patillo
P. E. O'Neil
H & GN
Masterson
Kermit People Attend Hobbs State Workers Conference
Mrs Clyde Barton and Mrs Rus Sell Lilly traveled to Hobbs Wednesday for the state workers conference. Barton district study leader read the afternoon devotional. Rev and Mrs J P Lancaster left Tuesday for the conference and returned Thursday evening. Lancaster was on the program. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Parish have gone to San Angelo Texas to visit relatives for a week.
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Clyde Barton
Russell Lilly
Hobbs
Barton
J. P. Lancaster
Rev. Lancaster
Kenneth Parish
San Angelo
Texas
Waterworks ceremony opens Grandfalls water system
A Saturday noon dedication marks the opening of Grandfalls water system. Olin Culberson of Hillsboro delivers the principal address in a ceremony led by Harold Wilson Lions Club master of ceremonies. L. C. Harrison J J Kirby and Mayor J R Wills championed the franchise with the Harrison Company. William L Kerr introduces Culberson.
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Olin Culberson
Grandfalls
Hillbsoro
Harold Wilson
Lions Club
L. C
Long and Short (Continued from Page One) Rollercoaster Night Out
The piece recounts a Wednesday night ride around the Loop with Walter Pendleton in Texas towns Hobbs and Kermit. It lists numerous locals seen during the outing and ends with a quip about noses for news in Jal. It notes Texas oilmen drilled 2,221 fewer wells in the prior year and records a 1,291 pound sawfish caught on rod and reel.
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Walter Pendleton
Hobbs
Kermit
Walter
M. L. Doole
Elmer Turner
Jewel Owens
Frank Goodner
Frank Butler
Buster Thompson
Hunter Hughes
Casey Cabool
Henry Bergolofsky
Johnnie Connell
Matt Blair
Bill Fink
L. J. Carley
Jal
Texas Oilmen
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Pecos
Kermit People
Jal, N. M
Mr Petty
LEA County Gas CO
Bulova
Gruen
Wink, Texas
J. L. Potts
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