White Point oil discovery fuels Texas coast boom in 1920s
Oil activity surges along the Texas coast near Nueces Bay amid the White Point well prospect. Guffey Petroleum, White Point Oil and Gas, and other firms plan 4000 foot and longer wells, with leases, bonuses, and staged development tying San Antonio and Houston investors to coastal lands. Reports show $40,000 in upfront costs and potential multi‑million yields as crews drill, spill, and ignite fires during early operations.
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Ibet
We Wai Point
Plainy
Raneh
Nueces Bay
Lhd
The
Weil
Avoli
Guffey Petroleum Companessee
White Point Oil Anges
Carana Cristi Sithens
FM. Guffey Peekatch Company
White Teint Ol and Gas Company
Guffey Company
White Point Company
Tt Fest
Yoon Neres
Pany
Navy
Compiny
Wieh
Warle
Ernest Coettrell
J. D. Gordon
J. & Whaeless
Udut Co
Mt Gilfey Petechiin Cenpaty
sJolat Agresorent
Aanne
K. L. Slatter
Houston
Sf W. Beli
Heapmont
R. Bealiy
Myer
Aquston
Wislant
Nueces Bar
Farmers’ Petroleum Company
McDowell
Pitts
Oil Company
Whnich
San Antonio
White Point
Han Antoniy Buslie
White Paint
Builders urged to act as prices rise and supply tightens
San Antonio buyers face higher costs as the building market heats up. Experts warn that early action secures materials and labor before prices climb, while many trades remain idle and competition grows. The city and public works spending spurs confidence that improvements will continue, pushing demand and optimistic sentiment across the sector.
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Unike
Swinella
Sao Antonio I
San Antonio
West Texas Wool Crop Draws 690000 Auction Value
Wool growers in West Texas report a 5 000 000 pound crop valued at about 690 000 dollars. Charles W Hobbs of San Angelo, a leading woolman, says the spring clip will be marketed after talks with San Antonio wool merchants. He notes cotton values do not greatly affect wool prices.
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Charles W. Hobbs
San Angelo
Sam
Callan Rao Ata
Complex Real Estate Deed Tax Guidance and Exemptions
A long, dense notice outlines real estate deed tax rules including exemptions for mining leases and certain escrow deeds, and clarifies how consideration, liens, encumbrances, and instruments affect taxation. It notes that transfers to trustees or spouses may have specific tax treatments, and emphasizes recording officer responsibilities regarding stamp compliance and value-based taxation.
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Internal Revenue
Interen
Winetal Dorsey
von Cory, Simi, Ole
LO Goyer
Town Land Values Rise in 1914 Texas Totals
The 1914 Texas property report shows land and town lots valued at 2.744 billion dollars after supplemental rolls, with total property value 2.247 billion and taxes about 11.28 million. Net gains reflect 2.48 billion last year and a rise of roughly 45 million in wealth, despite assessor reporting gaps in some counties.
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Statoomuptrator’s Department
Toraga
Texas
Trosuy
Ana Neberis
Wheat Crop Fuels Town Growth In Prairie Pivot
Reports say a barren prairie site became a bustling town hub as wheat farming expands. Five elevators, a railroad branch, banks, offices, stores, and workers rise around a growing center. The Northern Pacific Railway spurs rapid construction.
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Hildeer
Mendan
Northern Pacific Ratirnad Company
Huwanape
Inaak
Alvek
Jump In Wheat Puts Feterita In Limelight
The article reports San Antonio crop observers noting wheat prices rise while alternative grains like corn and feterita gain interest. Wages, mills, and bakers discuss feterita bread potential as wheat costs climb, with seed supply and regional adoption outlined by W. E. Long and local merchants. Farmers consider feterita as a profitable substitute for cotton land in Texas this year.
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Texas
W. EL Long
San Antonio
San Antuio
Rpport
Planta
Bnxer
East
Mario
Sant Ane
Bern
Cammeres la
Feter- Hq
Ile
Bnt
Texas Farmers Pushed to Erect Silos Statewide
A Texas farm movement aims to place silos on all 8,000 farms in the state. We t War, a livestock expert, reports rapid silo adoption, with six to September tally at 5,500 in use and orders for 2,800 more, signaling strong growth and heightened demand as wartime food needs rise and farm output expands.
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Texas
War
Silas
Matera
Owa Woman Buys Kerr County Ranch in $60,000 Deal
San Antonio real estate week features Mary E. Scoott purchasing 8,000 acres in Kerr County for $60,000. The Dixon-Tillworth property near Knob Hill changes hands, with improvements like sidewalks and curbs noted. Additional transfers include a Wilson ranch and multiple local land deals signaling a robust market as Governor Ferguson’s land program looms.
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Kerr County
J J. Alart
Miu
Mary E. Scoott
Tany
Tillworth and Greet
Terence
Jamily
Dilworth & Green
Owith
Bliss Khel
Dliss Koott
Bu Antonio
Dallas
Aun Eninie
San Antonio
Kerrville
Gilvert Sammone
Ford
Me. Saemon
Culebra
Vonkuramstad
Grant Walker
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Pott Ol and Gas Company
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Magnolia D Petroleums Company
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RIN Manduel Company
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