Wortham crude storage boom breaks records with rapid tank farms
Veteran supply officials report Wortham field is rapidly expanding with 10 large steel tanks and 88 smaller tanks totaling millions of barrels. Major oil companies including Humble, Pure Oil, Atlantic and Sun are building vast tank farms to store Wortham crude, with completion timelines accelerated and new pipelines connecting Simmons lease.
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Wortham
Humphreys Boyd Oil Company
Simmons
Caster
Mexia
Bord Oil Company
Frairie Oil and Gas Company
Humble Oil and Refining Company
L. Smith Oil Company
Sun Oil Company
Pure Oil Pipa Line Company
Atlantic Oil and Production Company
Simms Oil Company
Humphreys Boyd
Paris Woman Won't Pay For 65 Sigekings In One Month
A Paris court sustained Frank J Gould's refusal to pay charges for sixty five sigekings in a month to his former wife Kelly Gould amid unsettled Texas ties.
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United Press
Paris
Frank J. Gould
Kelly Gould
Charcoal Gasoline Plant Contracted for West Virginia Site
Eddie Canter of Gasoline Recovery Plant of Charleston WV announced a $150 000 contract with Humphreys Boyd Oil Co for a nearby charcoal process gasoline plant. The unit on J H Wasson land near the field will process 20 million cubic feet of gas daily and finish by April 6.
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Eddie Canter
Charleston
West Virginia
Humphreys Boyd Oil Company
Woodbine
Texas
Colonel Humphreys Hosts Distinguished Guests
Colonel C P O Connor a Denver oilman and WWI veteran with seven service medals visits Colonel A E Humphreys. O Connor earned Legion of Honor and D S C decorations. Humphreys and companions travel from Dallas to Mexia by auto and plan to leave for Denver on the 20th for holidays.
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C. P. O'Connor
Denver
A. E. Humphreys
O'Connor
Legion of Honor
Dallas
Mexia
Frank Boyd
Bob Stivers
Ripley
Ohio
Stockmen Meet in Texas to Fight Cattle Tick
Southwestern stockmen plan a Saturday conference in San Antonio to seek eradication of the cattle tick. Judge E. D. Henry leads the movement and the meeting is expected to oppose Governor elect Miriam A. Ferguson tick quarantine proposals.
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International News Service
San Antonio
Texas
E. D. Henry
Miriam A. Ferguson
Five Years For Defrauding by Mail in Texarkana Case
R A Cov was convicted by a jury in Texarkana Arkansas for using the mails to defraud in relation to fake oil concerns in the El Dorado and Smackover fields. He faced a potential five year prison term and a $1200 fine.
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Texarkeana
Ark
R. A. Cov
Eldorado
Smackover Fields
Women to Outline Legislation at Texas Session
In Austin on December 18 the joint Legislative Council prepared to outline proposed measures to be sponsored by women’s political organizations for the forthcoming Legislature. Mrs. Claude De Van Watts of the Texas W C T U led the meeting.
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Austin
Texas
Joint Legislative Council
Claude de van Watts
Administration moves to curb Pacific defense clash
Washington reports the administration will act quickly to head off a House resolution by Representative Britten to summon a conference of White nations bordering the Pacific to organize against Japan. Britten cites Japan's open war preparations as reason for mutual defense policy. Officials deny any danger of war, stressing friendly relations between governments.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Pacific
Japan
Britten
40 Car Rack Under Construction on H T C Line
Clayton Oil and Refining Company advances a 40 car loading rack on the H T C Railroad between Manning and Hackney farms in the Wortham district to ship about 10 000 barrels daily to its Dallas refinery. Reduced freight rates are promised as Humble Oil and Refining and Pure Oil and others plan to use tank cars to lift crude shipments from the field.
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Clayton Oil and Refining Company
Manning
Hackney Farms
Wortham
Dallas
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Pure Oil Company
Contracts for 7,036,000 Barrels of Fuel Oil Awarded
The Fleet Corporation awarded contracts for 17,036,000 barrels of fuel oil. Standard Oil of New Jersey secures 5,840,000 barrels with deliveries to New York, Baltimore, and Charleston at 1.79 and 1.74 dollars per barrel. Mexican Petroleum Co. of New York gets 396,000 barrels for Jacksonville and Houston at 1.76 and 1.50 dollars. Magnolia Petroleum wins 1,800,000 barrels at Beaumont, MagnoliaPetco, and Sabine at 1.45 dollars.
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Washington
Fleet Corporation
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
New York
Baltimore
Charleston
Mexican Petroleum Company of
Jacksonville
Houston
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Beaumont
Magpetco
Sabine
Senate blocks Underwood Muscle Shoals bid before Christmas
The strengthened Senate bloc opposes the Underwood Muscle Shoals plan yet allows debate to continue with a Christmas vote in doubt. LaFollette reopens support for the battle as committees weigh Navy funds and canal and immigration bills.
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Commerce Committee
Cape Cod
Mayfield
Underwood Muscle Shoals
Washington
Senate
Underwood
LaFollette
Unidentified man critical after early morning auto crash
An unidentified white man about 30 and six feet tall is in critical condition at Brown Hospital after being struck near 417 N Ross Ave shortly after six o'clock today. L A Farmer of Pure Oil said he was driving to Wortham and could not avoid the collision when the victim emerged from behind a parked car. He suffered a fractured skull and brain concussion. identity remains unknown with no identifying marks on clothing.
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Brown Hospital
N. Ross Avenue
L. A. Farmer
Pure Oil Company
Wortham
Corsicana Police Dismantle 100 Stills for Junk Sale
Corsicana Texas police dismantled 100 stills and poured 500 gallons of whiskey into the sewer. Proceeds from the still sales will fund Christmas dinners for prisoners.
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United Press
Corsicana
Texas
Justice of the Peace to Open Office in City Hall
H. Flake, Justice of the Peace for the precinct, will open his office and courtroom on the second floor of City Hall. He takes office January 1 and has arranged space for deputies’ offices adjoining the courtroom on the opposite side.
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Office of Justice
H. Flake
Pictures To Show In Dallas Oil Field at Palace Theatre
Dallas viewers will see a week long program of oil field photographs at the Palace Theatre beginning December 27. The exhibit, sent by James Blair Harris of Dallas, shows the pictures as a generally satisfactory display.
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Dallas
James Blair Harris
Palace Theatre
Discovery Wells Hold Up Well at Thanksgiving Bay
Discovery wells of Humphreys Boyd Oil Company produce from Simmons 1 at Thanksgiving Bay with high daily output though choked and a $8 foot bailer lost in the hole. Boyd 1 on Wortham structure flows about 850 barrels daily, with frequent agitation to maintain steady flow.
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Humphreys Boyd Oil Company
Simmons
Indian Returns New Sedan For Sport Roadster
An Indian man in Oklahoma City traded back his new sedan after a week saying he could not spit, returning the car to Sam Shelbourne the sales man and swapping for a sport roadster. The odd reason prompted a prompt resale offer at the dealership.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Sam Shelbourne
Crude price outlook stays steady with regional premiums
Market watchers expect crude levels to hold into year end with little change in Rocky Mountain and Middle West grades. Eastern grades may rise before 1925. Humble Oil & Refining boosts purchases in Eastland Stephens and Young Counties by offering 10 cents per barrel for testing 86 gravity plus. Major buyers face line losses as price gaps widen, likely leading to eventual price equalization.
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Rocky Mountain
Middle West
Eastland
Stephens
Young Counties
Nmmble Oi & Refining Company
Ranger District
Humble
Call Is Made Pay Ninth Installment For Cotton Mill
A stockholders letter from Mexia Texas mill secretary treasurer J Sandford Smith urges payment of the ninth installment to rushed mill completion. The note says machinery has been bought and will move from the factory, with installation starting in January, and asks all due payments to be sent promptly despite some stockholders already paid in full. A blizzard report follows noting disruptions and hog life impact.
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Mexia
J. Sandford Smith
Humphreys Boyd Firms Fourth Simmons Well In Wertham Field
At 10 80 this morning the Humphreys Boyd Simmons 4 well was added to Wemtham field production. It is the fourth well this week and part of Humphreys Boyd’s rapidly growing output, with three other wells already producing and more locations planned as the six inch lines handle up to 20 000 barrels daily. Colonel A E Humphreys and Colonel Humphreys attended the gusher, praised its delivery, and the company prepared pipelines to the Carter Tank farm for storage and distribution.
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Humphreys Boyd Simmons
Wertham
Humphreys Boyd Company
Humphreys Boyd
N. B. Boyd I
Simmons
Freestone County
Carter Tank
Fort Wood on Liberty Island Becomes National Monument
New York December 18 Fort Wood New York is designated a national monument by order of President Coolidge. The site, known as Liberty Island in New York harbor, houses the statue of Liberty rising 151 feet above its pedestal, taller than the Colossus of Rhodes.
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United Press
New York
Fort Wood
Pres. Coolidge
New York Harbor
U S Oil Production Dips Slightly Week Ending Dec 6
The American Petroleum Institute reports a weekly decline in U S crude oil output with a total daily saverage of 1 974 300 barrels for the week ended December 6 down from 1 975 800 the prior week. East of California output fell to 1 376 800 from 1 380 300 barrels, a 3 500 barrel drop while California production rose to 593 000 from 595 500 barrels.
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The
American Petroleum Institute
United States
California
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