Wildcat Oil Drilling Advances Across South Plains
The week highlights a Cities Service No 1 Riley wildcat 15 miles west of Seminole in Gaines County drilling to 7 500 feet in the lower Permian. Nearby operators Amerada Magnolia Tide Water and Atlantic Refining hold adjacent leases as tests in several fields continue with ongoing drillings and pump tests across Gaines and surrounding counties.
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South Plains
Gaines County
Cities Service Oil Company
Riley
Ccsd&rgng
Seminole
Doss
Russell Pool
Oo Ares
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Atlantic Refining Company
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Jones
Jones Ranch
Gaines
Yoakum County
Cascade Petroleum Company
Martin
John H.gibson
Cochran
San Andres
Levelland
Centra Hockley County
Hale Project
Stanolind
Fisher
Hale County
Wildcat
Inc
Epo
Cy Clus Connellee Survey
Central
Dickens County
Dickens
Kent
Humble
Blair
Kent County
Ellenburger
Polar
Ralph Lowe
Blake
Garza County
Post
I&gn
Cay
Snyder
H&tc Survey
H. L. Hunt
John Robinson
Welch
Dawson County
Hunt
W'ch
Mrs Hilliard Aims to Expand Home for Old Timers
Middle aged Mrs Hilliard runs a house caring for elderly residents who feel lonely and sick. She notes neighbors avoid care but says no cross words exist among residents and that many have physical deficiencies from age. She plans to add 12 rooms to her home to accommodate more seniors.
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Reed
Texarkana Chamber Secretary M. E. Melton Dies
Funeral services pending for M. E. Melton 60 longtime Texarkana Chamber of Commerce secretary. Ill six months before death in Texarkana. Melton helped develop the twin city area and secured Red River ordnance depot and Lone Star ordnance plant for Bowie County.
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Texarkana C Or. Cc
Dery
M. E. Melton
Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
Melton
Chamber of Commerce
Twin City
Red River
Lone Star
Bowie County
Grandparents and Kin Gather for Aged Family Reunion
An old family note recounts a gathering of about a dozen grandparents and many descendants from Goldthwaite. The forebears include a great grandfather and several generations, with Mr. and Mrs. Trurnett Fe oe noted amid the attendance.
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Pithwait
Geven
Trurnett Fe
Goldthwaite
State archives at risk from space and funding shortages
A government report warns the state archives are endangered due to lack of storage space and funds. Officials say there is no plan to safeguard the materials from fire and mildew, threatening preservation efforts.
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Coke R
Andition
Letter From Sicily Doubles Meaning For Christmas
An 8 year old Lubbock girl received a letter from Sicily describing a parish church choir singing at Christmas. The note, from music teacher Signorina Fontana, mentions an act of kindness and a family hardship after a bombing destroyed her father’s business and home. The letter blends hopeful meaning with a plea for clothing and aid.
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Sicily
Lubbock
Dixie Drive
Arenello-Palérmo
Signorina Guiseppina Fontana
di Andrea
Marsha’ Lee
Luther
Vicseas
Vocabulary Used In Grouping Books For Children's Reading
A long New Mexico oil briefing and an essay on children’s reading prove the era’s two themes. In Lea county Drinkard pool wells produce 387 to 888 barrels daily, with others awaiting depth tests. The second piece, by William J. Peacock, surveys readability tests for children and adults, noting vocabulary, age sizing, and sentence length effects on comprehension.
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Artesia
N. M
U.P
Chaves
Richfield Corp
Honolulu Oil Co
Southward Lea
Texas & ‘Pacific, Coal, and Oil, Co
William J. Peacock
Washington
Bever
American Library Association
American ‘Association For Adult Education
Health survey compares child deaths from diseases
The survey shows that as many children die yearly from whooping cough as from infantile paralysis and scarlet fever combined.
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South Pains Oil Development News
Granville Johnson
Aei
Lea County
Tulane
Fitgs Deweley
Texas
Avalanche-Journal
For All
Jerrett-Weer
Schick
XMAS
Colonial End
Eversharp
Bost
Farhans
Kolynos
Kotex
Jarrett-West
Broadway
Diel
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