Combined Orchestras Featured Barstow Musicians
Barstow concert lineup lists violins Edgar Ingerson Paul Carr John Sweatt Catherine Sweatt Mary Eleanor Black Lucille Dodson Mabel Patrick and Mrs J W Ray Clarinets De Witt Black Mrs C C Dyer Cornets Clevera Farnum Pinkney Black Cellos Grace Sweatt Mrs Clyde Black Putnam Barstow Trombones Wendell Nichols Maurice McDonald Euphonium Chas Raymond Dyer Bass R B Thurston Piano Mrs E L Harp Director E L Harp.
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Ted Seay
Barstow
Edgar Ingerson
Paul Carr
John Sweatt
Catherine Sweatt
Mary Eleanor Black
Lucille Dodson
Mabel Patrick
J. W. Raynor
de Witt Black
C. C. Dyer
Clevera Farnum
Pinkney Black
Grace Sweatt
Clyde Black
Putnam Barstow
Wendell Nichols
Maurice McDonald
Raymond Dy
Fort Stockton Oil Drilling Advances Add New Wells
Major Quinby of Trans-Pecos Oil Co reports Quinby No 1 and No 2 wells in Fort Stockton field with casing and rigging planned for Quinby No 5. A Leon Valley location is being prepared while White ranch headquarters and other sites await California rigs. Quinby seeks more acreage with continued legal support to justify multi hundred thousand dollar development. The Southern States Lease & Production Co well drills in hard limestone as operations expand.
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F. J. Quinby
Trans-Pecos Oil Company
Quinby
Fort Stockton
California
McDonald
Big Spring
White Ranch
Girvin
Geological Survey
Leon Valley
Southern States Lease & Production Company
T. & P. Ry. Survey
Dave Humhrey
Tiny leaks loom large in water waste and co op gains
A Mattoon maker’s pocketpiece shows how a 1 eighth inch hole can waste 3600 gallons daily and a barely larger opening can waste 960 tons a day. The piece illustrates how small leaks drain finances and water supplies alike. Separate note sketches why co op marketing of cotton improved in 1922 23 due to experience and rising markets.
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Mattoon
Scientific American
Insurance Ad Promises Lower Rates and Better Service
The Collings Insurance Co. promotes lower premiums by charging less for services. The slogan emphasizes affordable coverage and enhanced customer service.
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E. L. Collings Insurance CO
Insurance Ad Promises Rate Reductions and Refunds
A 1930s style insurance ad touts lower rates and refunds on premiums as thanks for customer loyalty. It claims drive quality as a basis for discounts and seeks repeat business through bold promises and slogans.
Orient Hotel Serves Meals for 50 Cents Family Style
The Orient Hotel offers family style meals priced at 50 cents. The simple option provides affordable dining in a communal setting with no frills.
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Orient Hotel
Irrigation in the Hope of Texas
The Fort Worth Record argues irrigation will shape Texas agriculture, citing large projects in the Rio Grande Valley and Wichita Basin. It notes water storage on floods and droughts, and urges widespread irrigation to stabilize crops, land values, and wealth across the state.
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Texas
Union
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Rio Grande Valley
el Paso
Wichita
Ft. Worth
Feed Balanced Ration For Profitable Egg Production
Agricultural guidance from the U S Department of Agriculture explains the feed needs for laying hens, noting 6.7 pounds of feed per dozen eggs for general-purpose pullets and 4.8 pounds for Leghorns. It favors simple, home grown mash and scratch blends with meat scraps or milk, and highlights grains like corn, wheat, oats, barley, and occasional rye or kaffir corn, stressing sound quality and practical cost.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Window glass see W A Hendricks classified ad
Classified note directs readers to see W A Hendricks for a six foot by twelve foot window glass sale. The ad implies a local sale and urges contact through the listing.
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W. A. Hendricks
Popcorn Stand Opens in Cemetery by Jimmy
A line reports that Jimmy starts a new venture funded by his father, opening a popcorn popper business at a cemetery as a peculiar new storefront. The anecdote frames a family enterprise amid a funerary setting.
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Jimmy
Two Coolidge Boys Play on White House Lawn Surprise
A national newspaper tease reveals the Coolidge boys set to perform on the White House lawn. The brothers, taller than the President, appear as a surprise feature in the publication.
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Coolidge
White House
Making of road a problem for experts
A discussion on modern highway planning outlines the need to answer questions about cost, maintenance, suitable road types for different terrains, traffic projections, taxation shares, and location before voters decide on road taxes or bonds. It stresses taxpayers must seek expert answers on initial costs, upkeep, and long term viability.
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Broadway
New York
Washington Street
Boston
Cheerleader's Call Spurs Pigskin Warriors
A cheerleader's rousing cry of darndest echoes at the game, lifting the crowd as the football team presses the drive. The vivid exhortation highlights the spirit and momentum fueling the players on the field.
Sale Notice by Roy I Biggs on Reeves County Property
Roy I Biggs as mortgagee lists a defaulted note of 1125 dollars held against Sunshine Oil Corporation. The notice states due total 1240 dollars and describes sale of personal property including a cook house bunk house tool house boiler house and four room bungalow on Section 17 Block 4 H and G N RR Co Survey Reeves County Texas. Sale at public auction October 23 1923 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Reeves County courthouse Pecos Texas.
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Texas
Reeves
Roy I. Biggs
Reeves County
Sunshine Oil Corporation
Pecos
Court House
Laura Well
A. D
Local watchmaker advises on daylight saving time
Jeff Troubridge owns a dollar watch and visited a jeweler as daylight saving time ended. The jeweler said setting it back about 7 cents worth of time. The note compares the time difference between American and German watches in terms of marks.
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Jeff Troubridge
Jeff
Violin Lessons Offered by Aunt Jimmie Craw
Person seeks viol in lessons and invites inquiries to Aunt Jimmie Craw for instruction. The note indicates a local service offering music tutoring and calls for interested students to contact.
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Jimmie Craw
Protect Property as Tornado Threats Rise
When twisters strike, your property is at risk. See E. L. Collings for protection and guidance on safeguarding homes and valuables against damaging storms.
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E. L. Collings
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R. B. Thurston
E. L. Harp
Fort Stockton Field
Cavin
President Coolidge
John
Mrs. Cooktase
TIN Shop
John Hurt
Hardy
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