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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1950

Page

6

Kent Wildcat Drills In Kent County In West Texas

Esti Heyser Jr and associates of Dallas completed No 2 Lohman wildcat six miles west of Clairemont in central west Kent County Texas for an initial production of 430.88 barrels of oil with no water. The well lies 660 feet from the north and west lines of section 114, Block G, W and GN survey and is part of the Selt Creek Canyon field. It produced from Canyon Reef lime zones with acid treatments and open hole intervals, setting up possible follow up injections as the district shows further potential.

Heyser Canyon Reef

90 Area Scouts Set for Jamboree Camp at Reese AFB

A group of 90 Boy Scouts from South Plains towns and nine adult leaders arrive Wednesday night at Reese Air Force Base for a two day encampment. They will then ride Santa Fe and a special Scout train to the Second National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. About 47 000 Scouts nationwide and others will attend with 4 000 from the southwestern district. Eisenhower will speak during the jamboree and Truman will open the event. The Lubbock Kiwanis club assists with plans and travel arrangements.

South Plains Reese Air Force Base Valley Forge Pennsylvania Lubbock Fort Worth United States Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman Washington, D. C Niagara Falls Chicago Lubbock Kiwanis Club

Harvesting Of Wheat Rye Underway At State Station

Harvesting of several varieties of wheat and rye is underway at the government agricultural experiment station west of Brownfield. Hugh G. Porterfield announces. The station grows many named wheat and rye varieties and also seventeen cotton varieties planted June 7 across different soils.

Brownfield Government Agricultural Experiment Station Hugh G. Porterfield Wichita Comanche

Ducker Explains Oil Reserves And Future Discoveries

Petroleum engineer W L Ducker of Texas Tech explains API reserve figures exclude undiscovered fields and future discoveries. He notes known oil reserves around 25 billion barrels and natural gas about 175 trillion cubic feet, with discoveries likely outpacing demand and extending supply beyond 1963 for oil though gas outlook is dimmer.

Eum Institute W. L Ducker Texas Tech API Ducker Scurry County

Canada has Good Roads and Vast Highway Network

Canada boasts more than 140000 miles of surfaced highways and a larger mileage of improved roads, highlighting extensive national infrastructure.

Canada Ottawa

Grounded Chicago Police Find Tony Werak On Ledge

Police locate Tony Werak a 40 year old man crawling along a narrow ledge outside a Loop hotel on 23rd Street. The situation prompted a judge to respond to the unfolding incident.

Chicago Tony Werak

Prison Sentence Noted with Ground Floor Cell Comment

The judge sentenced him to months in jail and remarked to tell the warden to assign a ground floor cell. This unusual directive was included in the sentencing record and noted by officials.

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