Oil Strike Near Teasdale Prompts Local Hype
O R B Pace reports oil bearing sands found at Teasdale Well No 1 at 560 feet with cap rock at 450 feet. He expects 50 to 100 feet more drilling to yield about 100 barrels a day, hoping for a flowing well the first in Mississippi. Nearby workers and officials joined the rush as drills pause for casing orders and new derricks are planned.
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O. R. B. Pace
Teasdale
Pace
Mr. Pace
Mississippi
Bud Newman
R. B. Rush
Lee Mosier
Joe Abbe
Marks
G. B. Hill
Batesville
Vernon Riggles
Pope—Charleston
Miss
Lafayette No. 1 Spudding Promises Oil Test at Oxford area
Lafayette No. 1 in Oil City six miles west of Oxford began drilling Wednesday afternoon with the rig about 60 feet down. Crowds visit the derrick daily while geologists and operators anticipate oil possibly at 1000 to 4000 feet, citing a rich show in Teasdale No. 1 and plans for an additional rig in the Oxford fields. Driller W L Johnson, an expert from California, remains optimistic about finding oil and will push the test as long as possible even if the well proves dry.
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Enid
Oxford
Louis Friedman
Messrs. Caldwell
Teasdale
Pace
Lafayette No. 1
Lafayette County
Oil City
W. T. Major
Mississippi
Panola County
Tallahatchie
Teasdale No. 1
Mand
Eastland
C. A. McCharen
W.L. Johnson
California
Union Oil Co
Palmer Annex Co
Charleston
Editor Visits Field Hints Oil Strike Near Oxford Teasdale
The report notes oil discovery at Teasdale, located 11 miles west of Oxford, with initial indication of productive wells and ongoing field assessment. Local survey crews and company teams are cited as investigating the Teasdale oil find.
Jefferson Davis Highway Route Now Permanent
Jefferson Davis Highway Association met in Jackson Mississippi on April 18 1922 with delegates from Kentucky Tennessee and Mississippi. Resolutions urged immediate federal and Tennessee funds to build a levee and bridge crossing the Obion River bottom, securing a permanent route from Grenada to Memphis and approving county commissioners and funding to promote the highway.
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Jefferson Davis Highway Association
J. T. Thomas
Jackson
Miss
Chamber of Commrece
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Ben Weile
Paducah
Kentucky State Highway Commission
Jefferson Davis Highway Commission
Thomas B. King
Memphis
W. G. Reynolds
Union City
Tenn
H. Foreum
Obion Station
E. E. Parks
Trimble
W. K. House
Dyersburg
Franklin Lee
J. T
Tremble
Obion River
Obion
Dyer
Federal Highway Department
State Highway Commission of Tennessee
Jefferson Davis Highway
State Highway Commissioners of
Obion and
Dyer Counties
E. L. Parks
H. Foreman
Thos. B. King
Highway Commission
Walker Woods
Winona
James Reynolds
Louisiana
L. M. Poole
S. A. Mullens
Grenada
Walker Wood
Lafayette County
Dorroh
Chamber of Commerce
King
Broadstreet
Oxford Citizens Debate School Bond Plan and Additions
Public appeal from P L Rainwater urging support for a school bond to fund improvements. He outlines a potential three to four mill increase to add Domestic Science Manual Training and a Commercial Course while prioritizing immediate relief from crowded unhealthy buildings. He cites a State Sanitary report and appeals to readers to consider child health and conscience in voting.
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Oxford
P. L. Rainwater
Church Notes Emphasize Knowing God and Humble Stewardship
A church note quotes Jeremiah urging humility before God and contrasts riches power and wisdom with understanding the Lord. It proclaims that true glory lies in knowing God who shows loving kindness judgment and righteousness, and calls for surrender of life to extend Christ's Kingdom.
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God
Christ
Sermon Encourages Churches To Spread The Life Line
A Sunday reflection urges Oxford churches to seek the Holy Spirit to strengthen efforts in outreach and rescue. It contrasts Baptist and Methodist hymns and calls believers to endure valleys and avoid spiritual flatness while emphasizing the Way of the Cross leads home.
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Oxford
Desert life and valleys bless the Christian path
The piece compares Sahara and Christian experience, urging gratitude for valleys and sorrows as essential contrasts to deserts of complacent living. It argues a self-satisfied life lacks growth without the peaks and depths of emotional experience, blessing the valleys as necessary.
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Sahara Desert
Missing Weight Concern Ties to Tennessee Woman
Miss LaRue Davis of Chattanooga Tennessee weighed only 76 pounds after taking three bottles. The fragment notes a health or weight issue linked to the woman from Tennessee and mentions the consumption of three bottles.
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LaRue Davis
Chattanooga, Tenn
Tanlac ad touts weight gain and improved health
A Rowland Drug Store advertisement touts Tanlac noting the product helped a woman shed weight and regain health, claiming she now weighs over 100 pounds and enjoys the best of health.
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Tanlac
Rowland Drug Store
TanTac improves appetite and well being with dosage
TanTac taken with water three times daily before meals is claimed to help you eat better, feel better, sleep better, and work better. Rowland Drug Store promotes the remedy as a health booster.
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TanTac Fm
Rowland Drug Store
Emancipation Through Love Opens New Outlook
The editor quotes Dr. Maclaren on love freeing one from care and sorrow. Also notes old newspapers for sale at this office.
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Dr. Maclaren
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OWDS
Tisdale
Lafayette NO
Mother Earth
Wright
Carter’s Drug Store
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