Stone Nomination To Supreme Court Held Up In Senate
Washington Jan 9 The nomination of Attorney General Harlan F Stone as Associate Justice was delayed by the Senate Judiciary Committee sub committee with no explanation given. Chairman Sterling said other business was considered but not acted upon unless objections arise the nomination may be reported favorably as in similar cases.
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Washington
Harlan F .Stone
United States Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sterling
Senate
Smith Beall 3 Drilling Near Woodbine Depths Tests Underway
The Smith Beall 3 by BE U. is drilling toward depths where bailing may start late Saturday or Sunday. The Smith Beall 1 previously produced about 1800 barrels daily. Edwards 1 yields around 2500 barrels of crude oil. Keeling group nears Austin Chalk depths near Wortham.
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U. Smith Beall
Woodbine
Wortham
Oaga
Smith Beall
Smith Beall 2
Austin
A. L. Collins
Smith Edwards 2
Edwards 1
Smith W. F. Keeling
Quimby Test Near Deep Austin Chalk Drilling
Moore Brothers Tr C and Lon Moore drill near Richland south of the new producing pool, approaching Austin Chalk depths on the Quimby 40 acre lease. Major operators watch district as protection is sought and $400 per acre offers near there are reportedly refused. The site lies between Wortham and Richland in producing country. Senate considers Enderwood amendments while prohibition unit probe continues. Interstate Commerce reviews railroad consolidation and house actions target army and commerce appropriations. Aircraft investigation and military affairs sessions persist.
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Tr. C. and
Lon Moore
Moore Brothers
Richland
Austin
Quimby
Wortham
Senate
Citizens Committee
Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
HOUSE
Appropriations Committee
Commerce and Labor
Shipping Board
Military Affairs
Public Lands
Humble Oil Plans Trinity Sand Drill Test in Wortham District
Humble Oil and Refining Company plans to deepen a test in Wortham toward the Trinity sands. The Davis 1 well currently below 2875 feet may pass Edwards lime to reach the Trinity at an unknown depth. Few wells in the fault zone have penetrated Trinity beyond 4000 feet.
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Humble Oil and Refining Company
Wortham
Trinity Sands
Woodbine
Davis 1
Edwards
Trinity
Teacherage Suggested For Mexia Teachers
Mexia public schools face housing strain as many female teachers must board locally. Reports say teachers struggle to find affordable rooms, with at least one student teacher forced to stay awake all night after arriving back from holidays. Civic clubs urged to back a teachers’ age facility to aid city schools.
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Mexia
Rio Bravo Drills Wells in Wortham Oil District
Rio Bravo Oil Company heads Wortham district drilling with about twenty wells at various progress stages. Most are expected to complete within three weeks. The firm operates along the H T railroad line of the Southern Pacific and sells oil to Clayton Oil and Refining Company of Dallas with a 40 car loading rack at Wortham loading town cars for Dallas refinery.
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Rio Bravo Oil Company
Wortham Oil District
Southern Pacific
Clayton Oi and Refining Compa
Dallas
Highway Laws To Be Pushed At Texas Session
Texas Highway Association meets in Austin to map legislation for the coming session. A prominent goal is the abolition of glaring auto head lights with Attorney General Moody reportedly backing the measure. The Sabine River bridge project is slated for formal approval during the gathering assigns directors to meet Jan 12 to consider endorsing measures. Hazel Daugherty, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Daugherty, near Groesbeck, is ill with pneumonia.
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United Press
Austin
Tex
Texas Highway Association
Moody
Sabine River
Albert Edwin Smith to Preach on The Endless Quest Sunday
Dr. Albert Edwin Smith D D president of Ohio Northern University Ada Ohio will preach at First Methodist Church Sunday at 7 30 PM The day also features Dr John Barcus new presiding elder delivering the morning sermon and presiding over the First Quarterly Conference in the afternoon Ohio Northern is a distinguished Midwestern university with more than 1600 students and notable for its regional influence and graduates in public life
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Albert Edwin Smith
First Methodist
Albert Edwinmith
Ohio Northernersity
Ada
Ohio
John Barcus
Corsicana
Georgetown
Brownwood
Baereus
First Methodist Church
Cath
Univer
Ohio Northern
Methodist Congress ii
Methodist Chi Favion
Tate
Congo
Dding
Stat Iy
Smith
Humphreys Boyd Oil Co Opens New Well in Field
The Humphreys Boyd Oil Co brought a new well on a prominent prospect, boosting the area’s output. Completion of the Mexico connection is expected to add a dozen producers, with 40 rigs active and a target of 200000 barrels daily across the field by February 1.
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Humphreys Boyd Oil
Mexia School District Taxpayers Fast to Pay
Mexia school district taxpayers are paying taxes faster this year with 221 receipts issued so far, up from 108 last year by January 31 deadline. About 2,000 taxpayers exist, and many more remain to pay to avoid penalties. Delinquent property taxes are being paid, aided by rental income from spare rooms.
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Mexia
J. D. Arrinston
Reading Youths Are Electrocuted at Sing Sing
John Emetite 21 and John Rye 19 of Reading Pennsylvania were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing shortly before midnight for the murder of Lee Jong a Port Jefferson Long Island laundryman. They faced death calmly as they entered the chamber after a failed robbery attempt.
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United Press
Ossining
John Emetite
John Rye
Reading
Sing Sing
Lee Jong
Port Jefferson
L. I
Emelite
Rye
Jym
Discoverer of Wortham oil well a lifelong printer
N B Boyd, long-time printer now eighty but active in oil field progress, lives on the property of the discovery well in the Wortham area. He came to Mexia in 1873, later owning hundreds of acres with plans for many producers. Boyd and Dr W W Grant, born in Russell County Alabama, share Southern heritage and admiration for Woodrow Wilson.
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N. B. Boyd
Wortham
Humphreys Boyd Oil Company
Bord
Mexia
Here
Boyd
Texas
Huntsville
Alabama
W. W. Grant
Denver
Russel County
Grant
Humphreys
South
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Wheelock and Smith Score Week's Biggest Well
The R. L. Wheelock et al and W. E. Smith group reported the week's largest gusher, arriving late Wednesday and producing about 9,000 barrels, with estimates over 8,000 barrels.
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Wheelock
Smith
R. L. Wheelock
al W. E. Smith
Murder Trial In BST Court In Grayson Case
A jury in Judge A. M. Black's Seventh district court heard the case of the State against Carrie Grayson, a Black Mexia resident charged with the October murder of Henry Rawson. Chief A. R. Mace attended as witnesses concluded testimony before closing arguments.
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Carrie Grayson
A. M. Blackmon
Seventh District Court
Ilenry Rawson
A. R. Mace
Groeshe
G. A. Wal
Wil Kennedy
Strong Exhibition Night Promises Action At Mexia Elks Club
Will owe Exhibitions headline a wrestling match against Stock of Wisconsin at the Mexia Elks Club Friday night. Tickets on sale at the drug store and Elks Club. only 250 seats. Preliminary bout Roy fds vs Kid Ship Wortham leads to an 8:30 p m start, main event at 9:15 p m with Frank Evans refereeing.
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Stock
Wisconsin
Elks Club
Roy Fds
Kid Ship
Wortham
Frank Evans
The
Elks
Julius Fohs Returns From East Visit To City
Julius Fohs vice president of the Humphreys Boyd Oil Company and head of the companys geological department from New York is back in the city after spending the holidays in the East. Most local operators who left for the holidays have returned to the center of development and extension.
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Julius Fohs
Humphreys Boyd Oil Company
Geological Department
Company
New York
Mexia and Teague Hoops Friday Night Showdown
Local prep matchup between Mexia High and Teague High basketball teams slated for Friday night. Also note Pola Negri film East of Suez at National Theater and a wrestling card at the Elks Club Saturday. A sermon by Dr. Albert Edwin Smith at 7:30 Sunday night and citywide church services follow. Royal Arch Masons gather Saturday night at the Masonic Temple.
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Mexia High
Teague High
Pola Negri
Suez
National Theater
Elks Club
Albert Edwin Smith
Ohio Northern University
First Methodist Church
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Mexia School Tax Rate Likely to Be Cut Next Year
Mexia School district may reduce its tax rate from $1 after overdraft elimination. Assessor J. D. Arrington says bank overdraft fell from $27,000 on Jan 1, 1924 to $10,000 by term end, and expects the rest to vanish this term leaving small cash. He notes the rate cut depends on maintaining the effort.
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Mexia
J. D. Arrington
Arrington
Humble Company Prepares for Pumping Period at Mexia
The Humble company plans to mobilize 75 pumps and move air compressors from Powell to Wortham for active service if tests prove satisfactory. Wells at Mexia Curvie and Powell show compressed air use as natural pressure exhausts, with an expected 30 day life for flowing wells after drainage.
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Mexia
Powell
Wortham
Curvie
Humble
Humphreys Boyd
More Buyers Listed In New Oil Pool Area
The W. K. Campbell Company builds a 75 car loading rack at Wortham to ship crude to Gulf coast refineries bound for Atlantic Coast markets. Crude is contracted at 1.25 dollars per barrel with post prices and will be sold to other buyers as well. The company, led by W. K. Campbell of Tulsa as president and H. B. Pay as vice president, challenges the Dallas Clayton Oil and Refining Company as the sole pipeline seeking Wortham contracts.
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W. K. Campbell Company
Wortham
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Coast
Clayton Oil and Refining Company of
Dallas
Tulsa
Western Oil Corporation of
H. B. Pay
Deering vanishes in heavy seas off Frontera Mexico
Radio reports say the motorship Deering with seven crew onboard is believed lost after a December 26 storm near Frontera Mexico. Master Captain EB Bail and most of the crew signed in Houston following narcotics charges against the prior crew. Houston searches continue for the distressed vessel and any survivors.
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Frontera
Mexico
Deering
EB. E. Bailall
Houston
Don Tompkins
Sinclair Oil Company
Sein
Ironston
Unclear Letters From Country Seek Houston Aid
A jumble of letters describes people asking for aid from Houston. Requests include job prospects and relocation to a prosperous city. Replies are terse and vary, with some letters explaining reasons for refusal while others seek guidance.
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Houston
Wom
Rayer
Aston
Two Mexia Boys Fined for Vagrancy
Hue Streetman and R L Russell, new Mexia residents, were jailed on vagrancy charges after attempting to dispose of property not theirs. Justice J T Flake set $3 fines per case, with additional fees totaling $12.40 per boy, plus $10 in attorney fees. Parents wired funds and the youths were released after paying fines and costs.
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Hue Streetman
R. L. Russell
Mexia
E. L. Manahan
Justice J. T. Flake
Water pressure improved by pipe rearrangement in city
City water department reports higher pressure after rerouting through a stand pipe. The business district now receives supply directly from the springs seven miles away, improving pressure for both districts. Weather outlook shows generally fair, colder tonight in Texas.
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the Water Department
Texas
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