Berlin Foreign Minister warns on Cologne and disarmament
German Foreign Minister Stressmann urged the allies to lay cards on the table and negotiate with Berlin over Cologne occupation and disarmament. He warned against harassing Germany or overstating silence, saying such pressure could wreck peace in Europe and undermine the Dawes plan.
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United Press
Berlin
Cologne
Germany
Stressmann
Europe
Marx
Dawes
Kirby Operations Watched Closely In Wortham Field
The Wortham Field sees several wells to come in this week as Kirby Energy faces stock market implications. Wright 2 reportedly set casing and remains tied to a fishing job at 2640 feet, while Chancellor 1 has set casing at 2916 feet.
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Kirby
Wright 2
Oil Field Drilling Totals From Coastal Texas to Louisiana
In the Humble coastal field the Sun Company No 26 River lease yields 3000 barrels through a three quarter inch choke. Gulf Production No 2100 Gladys, Vinaton No 2 Gray, and Houston Oil No 1 Gulf Pippin report activity across Texas and Louisiana fields with various depths and outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iumble
Sun Company
Southern Petroleum Company
Long Et al
Koehler
Galena
Wilson & Broach
Fort .Worth
Fin Oil Company
Barson Field
Angerson & Munson
Horges
Louisian
Vinton
Vinto Petroleum Company
Gray
Big Hill
Jefferson County
Texas
Houston Oil Company
No & Staiti
Seven-tenths Inch Rainfall on Man
A slow rain Tuesday for the past 24 hours registered at 0.70 inch at 8 a.m. reading by official observer Miss Josephine Newman. The period’s high was 58 and the low 36 degrees. Pittman, wife of the Fire Chief, is improving from double pneumonia, while W. K. Boyd is sick with a cold.
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Man
Josephine Newman
Bs. Pittman
Mail Must Not Be Posted on Trains Warns Postmaster
Postmaster Isidore Newman warns against mailing letters on trains or in bagged rooms and hotels to speed dispatch. G H Leake notes pasted letters hinder sorting and cause bundles to be routed past addressed stations. Nearly 100 letters per train are posted, so mail should be posted at the post office for quick service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isidore Newman
G. H. Leake
Railway Mail Service
Leake
Bridegroom’s Bad Check After Wedding Shocks Parson
The Rev W E Andrews pastor of the First Methodist Church received a $25 check from a bridgegroom after uniting a couple in marriage. The bank refused the cash as the man had no account and was unknown. The pastor keeps the check as a souvenir noting the nerve displayed.
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W. E. Andrews
Fist Methodist Church
Mr. Andrews
Realty Transfers in The Mexia Daily News
The Limestone County Abstract Company at GroespooI prepares a feature in The Mexia Daily News titled Realty Transfers. The column is designed to inform readers about property transfers and the paper is pleased to publish these items through the Limestone County firm.
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Mexia Daily News
Limestone County Abstract Company
Groespeel
Ship Passengers Rescued Off Northern Mexico Coast
The crew and passengers of the fire damaged liner Ginge Maru were rescued after being driven offshore by a fire. They were placed in lifeboats and towed to safety by the Julia Luckenbach near the Northern Mexico coast, reports to the radio corporation said. Authorities reported the rescue situation is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
San Francisco
Mexico
Abs
Julia Luckenbach
Radio Corporation
Rio Bravo Oil Company Reports First Production in Field
The Rio Bravo Oil Company H and T C right of way number 1 produced between 5000 and 6000 barrels of oil on Monday. Half sales go to Humble Pipe Line, a quarter to Clayton Oil and Refining, and half to a portable refinery near Wortham. Right of way 2 casing set at 2897 and number 4 at 2892, with completions expected late this week or early next, allowing 72 hours for cement to set.
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Rio Bravo Ol
Southern Pacific
Humble Pipe Line Company
Clayton Oil and Refining Company
Dallas
Wortham
Worker Injured as Water Tank Explodes in Wortham Field
C. Carothers, an employee of R. H. Deering and Son drillers on the Carter and Lytle operation in the Manning, was injured last night when a water tank he was inspecting blew up after he struck a match to check water, blowing him about 20 feet and causing a broken left arm and burns to the arm and face.
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C. Carothers
Wortham
R. H. Deering and Son
Carter and Lytle
Wesleyans Reach Dallas On New Year Day
West Virginia Wesleyan College basketball team traveling to Dallas to face Southern Methodist University on New Year’s Day will arrive Wednesday night after departing Little Rock. They will train in Fort Worth prior to the game with four expert handlers named to prepare for the match.
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Dallas
Texas
West Virginia Wesleyan
Southern Methodist University
West
Bailey-Sessinghaus Marriage Announcement Surprises Friends
A Christmas Eve party in Tulsa revealed that Leona Lessinghaus and J E Bailey were married August 25 in Cincinnati Ohio. The couple plans Mexia as their future home with Mrs Bailey popular in Tulsa and Mr Bailey the chief engineer for Pure Oil Texas Division. They reside at 820 East Palestine Street.
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Amy
J. E. Bailey
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Fred E. Sessinghaus
Leona Lessinghaus
Iia
Bailey
Mexia
Texas Division
Pure Oil Company
Record harvest and bank gains mark Fed review
The eleventh Federal Reserve District reports a $31 million rise in member bank deposits and the largest cotton crop since 1912. November activity slowed but later improved with high treasury bond subscriptions and strong investment demand.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Monthly Business Review
Eleventh
Federal Reserve District
Treasury
McCoy to Seek New Trial After Manslaughter Conviction
Los Angeles December 30. Norman Selby known as McCoy plans another trial after being convicted of manslaughter in the death of Theresa Mars. The jury deliberated 78 hours over 24 ballots before verdict. Judge Crail will set the sentence Friday as McCoy’s lawyer calls the verdict a compromise.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Theresa Mars
McCoy
Shelby
Norman Selby
Charles S$. Crail
Belton Jurist To Head Association of Texas Judges
Judge Lewis H. Jones of Belton will lead the newly formed Texas district judges association for the coming year. The group organized at a meeting with about eighty of the state's 103 district judges in attendance. Three vice presidents were named J C Woodward Coleman R A Martin Wichita Falls and George C O'Brien Beaumont. Committees were appointed to propose reforms for the Legislature’s coming session.
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United Press
Austin
Tex
Lewis H. Jones
Belton
Ict Judges Association of Texas
J. C. Woodward
Coleman
R. A. Martin
Wichita Falls
George C. O’brien
Beaumont
Association
Humphreys Boyd to Complete Two Wells Today
Humphreys Boyd Oi, Company plans to finish two wells today Manning 1 cemented at 2950 feet and Simmons 6 started bailing before noon as operations progress on the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys Boyd Oi, Company
Manning
Simmons
Eighteen Wells Producing in Wortham District
The Gulf Ferguson 1 has set and 5 Sbhs easing at 2919 and should be completed before week’s end, marking the first Wortham district producer for the company. Eighteen wells now produce over 50 000 barrels daily under pinched conditions for Humphreys Boyd Kirby Atlantic Humble Pure Simms and other operators.
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Gulf Ferguson 1
Wortham
Humphreys Boyd Oil Company
Kirby Company
Atlantic
Humphreys-Boyd
Pennefal
E. L. Smith Oil Company
Stroube and
Stroube
Pure Oil Company
Sim
Waco considers Galveston franchise purchase
A Waco committee will meet with Texas league president Doal Roberts to discuss Waco's planned purchase or lease of Galveston's Galveston franchise. The move follows a Waco Club and business leaders meeting and aims to withdraw from the association with civic support backing the plan.
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United Press
Waco
Texas
Doal Roberts
Texas League
Htomurroen
Galveston
Waco Club
Texas Association
Rockefeller Gives 100 000 To Texas Baptist Relief
John D. Rockefeller has given 100000 dollars to the relief and annuity board of the Southern Baptist convention. The gift is understood to be conditioned on raising 400000 dollars for the board in 17 states included in the southern convention in 1925. This is the fourth similar gift Rockefeller has made since 1920.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
John ,D. Rockefeller
Southern Baptist Convention
Rockefeller
Moss and Keeling Oil Well Near Simmons Progress
Moss and Keeling of Mexia expect their well on Simmons to complete soon and deliver gusher production. The unit lies in a renowned active oil area and ties to Stroube and Stroube Lindley, a well brought in last Wednesday. Keeling is praised for his effort and cooperation in developing Wortham district with favored operators期待.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss
Keeling
Harry Moss
W. J. Keeling
Mexia
Wortham
Fayer
More Derricks Going Up in Wortham Oil District
Dearth of details aside from widespread drilling activity in the Wortham oil district with many derricks for inside and offset operations. Material is moving night and day to support new wells and authorities anticipate 300 or more drilling operations by week’s end if temperatures permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wortham
Hughes Developing Company to Cement Crouch No 1
The Hughes Developing Company plans to cement its Crouch No 1 within the next hours as an offset to Humite Oil and Refining’s Crouch 1. Completion expected by week’s end or early next week aided by rain.
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An . Hughes
Lis Crouch No
J. KE. Tfughes
Sat Cement
Crouch
Showers and Brock Set Cement on Fire Simmons No 1
Showers and Brock have set casing on the Simmons 1 at 2861 feet and expect it to come in during the week as freezing weather grips the area. Carter and Lytle Edwards 1 is reported killed in the Austin Chalk. Manning is below 2575 feet.
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Showers
Brock
Simmons
Carter
Lytle Edwards
Austin
Ts Manning
Walter Camp All American Team of 1921 Named
Walter Camp releases his All American first eleven for 1921 noting no repeat picks from a single school and excluding Yale Harvard and Princeton. The lineup includes Bjorkman Dartmouth McGinley Penn Slaughter Michigan Garbisch Army and Horrell California and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Walter Camp
Colliey’s. Weekly
Camp
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Hunter
Dickie
Dartmouth
Bjorkman
McGinley
Daylight Burglary Charges Face Couple in City
Thomas Booker 40, an ex convict, held on wholesale daylight burglary charges with his wife. They allegedly drove a wagon through Mexia collecting stoves and furniture from garages and homes to sell to a second hand dealer. A $60 gas range was found in their wagon from W. C. Wilson city official. Booker recently released from Huntsville prison.
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Thomas Booker
Booker
W. C. Wilson
Mexia
Mace
Huntswire
Ab Swestwater
Informa
Springfickl
Ifield
Missouri
Limestone
Huntsville
Post Office Observes New Year Holiday Closure
New Year’s Day closure announced by postmaster Newnan with only special and perishable mail to be delivered. Night mail will close at 5 p m and pouches locked for the day. mail deposited after 8 p m held until next day’s dispatch. Two general delivery windows open Wednesday for delayed Christmas mail.
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Fostmaster Newnan
Humble Oil Projects Cemented Across Multiple Wells
The Humble Oil and Refining Co has several operations in which cementing has been completed and is expected to finish this week. Dodd 1 2921 Ferguson 1 2900 Lindley 1 2895 R G Poin dexter 2 2852 are among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Dodd
Ferguson
Lindley
R. G. Poindexter
Bank Bandits Hold Up Oklahoma Bank
Three bandits held up the Farmers National Bank in Chandler Oklahoma scaring staff and customers and locked them in the vault before escaping with undetermined amount. Sela H. O. of Tatum, secretary of the Wortham Chamber of Commerce, was noted as a business visitor in Mexia on Tuesday.
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Bandits
Oklahoma Bank
United Press
Chandler
Okla
Farmers National Bank
Sela
H. O., Tatum
Wortham Chamber of Commerce
Mexia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wortham Field
Humble Field
W. K. Boyd
Limestone Abstract Company
AUG Bravo OL Company
Han
Wesleyans
Bailey-Sessinghaus
Texas Baptist Relief
Simmons No
U. 3
Humble
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