Oil lease play expands in Floyd county and Gaines areas
Reports show intensified oil and gas leasing in Floyd County near Floydada and in Gaines County. Several wildcats and offsets, including Amerada and Humble projects, reach depths between 4,000 and 12,700 feet in the Permian and Ellenburger bands as exploration continues.
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Floyd County
Floydada
Gaines County
Ventere
South Plains
Finge County
Freya County
Brother of J. T. Trigg Dies in San Antonio Hospital
John B. Trigg, 65, of San Antonio and brother of J. T. Trigg of 1715 Twenty-seventh, died at 9 30 Saturday morning in a San Antonio hospital. J. T. Trigg and two sisters Mrs. E V Gillen Texarkana and Mrs. A J Hodges Shreveport had visited him. Funeral services were to be held Monday afternoon in Texarkana, his birthplace.
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John B. ‘Trigg
San Antonio
J. T. Trigg
P. and S. Hospita
J.T. Trigg
E. V. Gillen
Texarkana
A. J. Hodges
Shreveport
City pool offers free beginner swimming lessons
A. C. Hamilton announced that the city pool has averaged 1,000 swimmers daily since June 1. Last week 175 boys and girls aged 9 to 11 received free instruction. This week, boys and girls aged 12 to 15 will receive instruction from Monday through Saturday. Registration is available Monday at the pool. All classes are beginners' courses.
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City
A. C. Hamilton
City Recreation
Irish Field Drilling Focused On Deep Permian Pay
In the northwest Irish field a well reached 6,000 feet without signs of production and elec log surveys are to guide deeper drilling. Stanolind crews report activity at several Irish field wells with depths near 1,500 to 5,936 feet in dolomite and lime as they target the Clear Fork pay around 5,900 feet.
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Honolulu No. 1
Kirschner
White & Shelton
Amerada Petroleum Corporation No
Jones
Ellenburger
Jones Ranch
Gaines County
Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation
Dalmont
Seminole
McDaniel & Beechler Drilling Company No
Radford
Block H
D&w
Yates
King
He&wt
Lynn County
Tohoka
Lubbock
Ray Albaugh
Graves
Dawson County
Ackerly
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Montgomery
Crosbyton
Cros
Black Brooks
Burleson
Amerada No. 1
Shofner
Hockley County
Wildcat
Levelland
Cascade Petroleum Company
State Capital Lands Survey
Western Drilling Company No
Gregg
League
Sunray Oil Corporation
Gipson
Lamb County
Littlefield
Labor
Stanolind Oil & Gas Company
Flinn
Lubbock County
Monroe
Cravenield
Amerada No
Elkins
Adair
Terry County
Brownfield
Hicks
Adair Field
H.C. Posey
Et al
Southern Minerals Corporation
Hale County
Petersburg
Hale
Barnsdall Oil Company
Camp
Standard Oil Company of Texas
Humble No. 1
Hunt
Petersburg Field
Cisco
Glen J. Smith
Durrett
He&wt Survey
Blackmon
Harral-Townsend
Tom Lesley
Three Lubbock youths elected to posts at Boys State Meet
Three Lubbock youths were honored at the tenth annual Boys State conference in Austin. Dan Davis was elected president pro tempore of the Senate, J A White became associate justice of the court of criminal appeals, and Dick Schmidt was elected state representative. Other delegation members Jerry Nislar and Bert Nelson were noted as expected to return today.
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Lubbock
American Legion
Austin
Dan Davis
Roy B. Davis
Senate
J. A. White
C. Alvin White
Court of Criminal Appeals
Dick Schmidt
C. C. Schmidt
Jerry Nislar
Bert Nelson
Flood Drives Half Million From Homes In Southern China
A severe Pearl River flood in Kwantung Province has displaced about 500000 Chinese, wrecked 50 bridges and sunk 40 vessels in the stricken coastal areas, prompting urgent aid efforts.
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Hong Kong
UPA
Pearl River
Kwantung Province
China
Sunday Pool Crowding Prompts Parental Request
Hamilton urges parents not to bring children nine years old and younger to the pool on Sundays due to overcrowding. He notes three lifeguards are on duty and 1100 to 1200 swimmers make supervision impossible. Children should visit on weekdays instead.
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Hamilton
Clarence Parks Named Commander Of American Legion Post
Clarence Parks, a Lamesa druggist, was named commander of the Allen-Houston post of the American Legion in a recent annual election. Frank Smith, the retiring commander, was elected first vice commander.
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Clarence Parks
American Legion
Lamesa
Allen-Houston
Frank Smith
Dyer Jr Chosen Second Vice Commander in Local Post
In the Atancie Journal dated Sunday June 15 1947 J D Dyer Jr was named second vice commander Other officers listed include Derwood Peterson adjutant Simpson finance officer Clyde Brannon historian Wright Boyd chaplain Tracy Campoy mess sergeant R L Price service officer Joe Spikes child welfare officer and Weldon Lindsey sergeant
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atancie-Journal
Page & Mander
J. D. Dyer, Jr
Derwood Peterson
Mer Simpson
Clydé
Brannon
Wright Boyd
Tracy Campoy
R. L. Price
Joe Spikes
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Western Motor Company
Avenue H
Dey
Lubbock, Texas
Cool Cloudcroft
Aisid
R. Lathrop
Owmer
Abell Sanatorium
R. Z. Abell, Jr
D. C
R. Z. Abell, Sr
D.C. Masseur
Afiersi Wells
Glen Rose
Broadway
Castleton
Castleton China
Ormerly Jenkins, Shaw
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