Mexia Woman's Oil Well Breaks Production Records
Mrs. J. K. Hughes Simmons 1 drilled the first East Central Texas oil well by a woman. The 4307 barrel thirteen hour test suggests 8000 to 9000 barrels in the first day. Humble Pipe Line lays six inch line. three more wells on a ten acre lease near Wortham rush to Woodbine sands.
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J. K. Hughes
Jnoon
Texas
Palace
Dallas Times- Herald
Humble Pipe Line Company
Hughes Simmons
Ray Simmons
Wortham
Humphreys Boyd Simmons
Freestone County
Woodbine
Hughes
Mexia
McKinney Street
Simmons
Road bond vote sweeps Consolidated District with record support
In Consolidated Road District 4, a road bond election passed by an overwhelming margin, 659 for to 65 against out of 724 total votes. Mexia, Forest Glade, Shiloh, and Tehuacana cast strong totals for the bonds, funding paving and graveling over 70 miles of highways and junior roads.
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Consolidated Road District 4
Texas
Southwest
Mexia
Forest Glade
Shilokich
Tehuacana
Shiloh
Westminster College
Coolidge
Limestone County
Spectacular Wildcatter fuels Freestone oil boom
The Humphreys Boyd Oil Company in Wortham district reports its third well Simmons 8 producing 8 000 to 10 000 barrels daily. From discovery well on N B Boyd to new gusher, seven producers now operate with Simmons 4 drilling. A 55 000 barrel storage tank will soon receive Wortham crude as Prairie Pipe Line pays $1 000 000 for 3 000 000 barrels of oil. Branson and Murray contractors completed 45 derricks in 21 days.
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Humphreys Boyd Oil Company
Wortham
Simmons 8
N. B. Boyd
Freestone County
Simmons
Prairie Pipe Line Company
A. E. Humphreys
Humphreys Boyd Company
Carter
Prairie Company
Colonel Humphreys
Branson and Murray
Ing
Coolidge Presses Congress to Delay Postal Salaries Bill
President Coolidge intervenes in Congress to urge delaying a vote on the postal salaries bill until after Christmas. The move signals possible friction with lawmakers as the House Naval Affairs Committee proceeds to question Secretary Wilbur n amid navy condition inquiries and navy strength comparisons.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Senate
House Naval Affairs Committee
Wilburn
Mexia Chamber Leader Hails 1.571 Million Bond Victory
A. Hardy Eubanks, Mexia Chamber president, celebrates a landslide bond approval in Mexia and Consolidated district 4. He praises residents for supporting city expansion, better schools, churches, and living conditions, and thanks The Mexia Daily News and The Mexia Weekly Herald for campaign coverage.
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A. Hardy Eubanks
Mexia
Limestone County
Welecome
Eubanks
Mary
Mexia Daily News
Mexia Weekly Herald
Jere Cason
Chamber of Commerce
Consolidated
Big Suit Against Oil Directors
Sunshine Consolidated Oil Company sues four directors in Wichita Falls for 635000 damages arising from receivership actions, which the petition says the court vacated. The claim argues the receivership harmed the company by that amount.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Sunshine Consolidated Oil Company
Gifts Going Out For Friends Elsewhere
Christmas packages are being mailed in large numbers daily as the parcel post window rushes. Mail pouches for trains bulge with holiday mail and residents are urged not to delay sending gifts to ensure delivery by Christmas.
Smith Company Edwards 1 Gusher Expected Near Wortham
E. L. Smith Oil Company Edwards 1 near Penn McCorkle 1 east of Wortham railroad station is due by Thursday after starting Tuesday. Beell 1, first producer of the week, has aided several big wells in the Wortham pool as operations continue downward on company leases. EH L. Smith and Vice President Blake Smith oversee field work as a tank farm is built north of Mexia about three miles.
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E. L. Smith Oil Company
Edwards 1
Penn McCorkle
Wortham
EH. L. Smith
Blake Smith
Mexia
Old Case Against Thaw Dismissed
The indictment against Harry K. Thaw for kidnapping and assault in connection with his attack on Frederick Gump was dismissed by the general session court as Gump now lives in Long Beach California and does not wish to press charges. Thaw had earlier been found sane after a prior suicide attempt and had been confined to Kirkbride's asylum for seven years.
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U International News Service
New, York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Frederick Gump
Kansas City
General Session Court
Gump
Long Beach
California
New York
Inaugural Ball Aims to Highlight Texas Victory
In Austin on December 17 officials plan a bold inaugural event for Ma Ferguson the first woman governor. The inaugural ball and reception on January 20 aim to host 100000 visitors with 7500 formal invitations mailing this week.
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Austin
Tex
Ma Ferguson
J. L. Peeler
Widow of S Burk Burnett Dies in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas Dec 17 Mrs Mary Couts Burnett widow of the late S Burk Burnett millionaire cattleman is dead from a paralytic attack suffered last Friday She had declined since then Funeral arrangements will be announced today Her will drafted a year ago places her 4 000 000 estate in trust for Texas Christian University
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Fort Worth
Texas
Mary Couts Burnett
S. Burk Burnett
Thieves Seized Wernher Jewels in Expert Heist
An American gang stole the Wernher collection of pearls on June 11 with a Chicago millionaire guiding the plan. They arrived in New York with the gems and telephoned the Chicago residence where the butler reported the master had died an hour earlier. The Evening News printed the tale and asks for information on any possible return.
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International News Service
London
Wernher
Chicago
Evening News Today
New York
Script Dance At Poco Club House
An invitation script dance will be given at the Pure Oil Company's Club House at Reunion Grounds Tuesday night. Bill Franklin's famous six piece orchestra will furnish the music for the occasion. Although this ensemble is making its first Mexia appearance, it has already earned a reputation after a winter tour. Some college set members have arrived for the Yuletide holidays and a large crowd is expected.
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Poco
Pure Oil Company
Bill Franklin
Mexia
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Ranger
J. F. Tucker
Houston
J. K. Hashes of
Hardy Eubanks
Mexia Chamber of Commerce
Smith Company
Jack Womack, Jr
Rice Institute
Burk Burnet
J. G. McClintock
W. A. Martin
Corsicana
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