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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1946

Page

9

New Southwest Hale County Wildcat Emerges In Week's Operations

TANOLIND Oil & Gas Company No. 1 Lee Irish wildcat, 22 miles northwest of Lubbock, shows a possible oil discovery in the Anton field area. Drillstem tests yielded oil with some gas, but water concerns and ongoing testing cloud production prospects. Nearby wells in Kent and Jones Ranch fields continue testing with varying results and plans for further perforations and acid treatments.

Tanolind Oil & Gas Company No Lee Irish Wildcat Hale County Lubbock Anton Field Lamb County North Permian Anton Kent Project Humble Oil & Refining Company No. 1 Wick Kent County Ellenburger Discovery H&gn Vick Ellenburger Amerada Petroleum Comporation Jones Jones Ranch Gaines County Drilling & Exploration Company, Inc D. Davis John H. Gibson Yoakum County Honolulu Oil Corporation No Hovenkamp Fred W. Shield Covert Terry County H&ob Cochran Wildcat Campbell Hockley County Standolind Elk He&wt Hale Country UPS Fm

Scout And Scouters Plan Meeting Tonight

About 60 scouts and scouters from the South Plains council gather for a meeting and a special Sunday night ceremony. The second honor of the Order of the Arrow will be conferred on eligible senior scouts and scouters, per lodge chief Marshall Marson Jr. Veterans are expected to attend. officers include Dal ton Woods as treasurer and H C Godfrey as secretary, with adult advisors from Lamesa and Lubbock.

Scout and Scouters South Plains Council Order of the Arrow National Brotherhood of Honor Marshall Marson Mason Dalton Woods Lubbock H. C. Godfrey Plainview Joseph Spikes Leslie Pratt Lamesa C. C. Schmidt John Winslow Frank Runkles

Hereford Day Observed at First Baptist Hereford

A farewell service for Dr. and Mrs. Carl E. Hereford marked Hereford Day at the First Baptist Church. The church urged record attendance across all departments as the couple prepare to join Corpus Christi's First Baptist church.

Hereford Carl E. Hereford First Baptist Church Corpus Christi

Wasson Field Discovery Marks Ten Year Anniversary Oil Boom

April 15 marks the tenth anniversary of the Honolulu Cascade No. 1 Bennett discovery in Wasson field Yoakum County. Initial flow reached 234 barrels daily, spurring rapid South Plains development and placing Wasson as the United States second largest oil field by proven acreage with over 57 000 acres and 1 532 producing wells.

South Plains Permian Basin Wasson Oil Field Yoakum County Honolulu Oil Corporation Cascade Petroleum Corporation C. J. Davidson L. P. Bennett Garza Field Garza County U. S Gaines Dawson Borden United States Yoakum Wasson Honolulu Cascade No. 1 C. J. (Red) Davidson

Oil Production Shows Increase

U P reports crude oil production in the United States averaged 4 671 285 barrels daily this week up 222 285 from the prior week Texas led gains averaging 2 054 600 barrels daily up 190 200 while Oklahoma rose 10 000 and Kansas up 23 150 per day The piece also recounts historic notes on the Wasson field and Slaughter field development with details of discovery wells and field naming.

Houston U.P United States Oil Weekly Texas Oklahoma Kansas

Steel Fabricators and Warehouse Stock List

Steel fabricators offer structural and reinforcing steel including beams columns plate work trusses. Warehouse stocks include concrete reinforcing bars merchant bars plates sheets and structural shapes plus bar joists steel windows and doors wire mesh.

West Texas Tile Manufacturers form association in Lubbock

A new West Texas Tile Manufacturing association forms in Lubbock with officers O L Slaton president E E Brown vice president and John C Gray secretary treasurer The group includes Lubbock Building Products Mesa Tile and Brick and Pumice Block Co aiming to standardize concrete masonry and assist users The industry employs over 60 people with payroll above 100 thousand. Report also notes 2851 predatory animals were trapped in northwest Texas in Q1 led by Collingsworth 270 Dickens Motley 219 and 203 respectively with monthly totals 961 1130 760.

West Texas Tile Manufacturing Association Lubbock O. L. Slaton Slaton-Fowler Tile Company E. E. Brown Texas Concrete Block Company John C. Gray South Plains Tile Company Lubbock Building Products Mesa Tile & Brick Company Pumice Block Mfg. Co Northwest Texas Fish and Wildlife Service E. G. Pope Collingsworth County Dickens and Motley Ince

Fire Breaks Out on Forever Amber Set in Hollywood

A fire broke out on the Forever Amber set in Hollywood yesterday during a bedroom scene with Peggy Cummins. A short circuit caused smoke from the floor as Cummins lay in bed arguing with her screen partner. Firemen prevented serious damage.

I Forever Amber Hollywood Peggy Cummins Forever Miss Cummins

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