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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1944
Page
6
A chaotic collage of classified blurbs offers cash for furnishings, tools, appliances, typewriters, and jewelry. Buyers seek broken clocks, watches, old radios, and furniture, with multiple dealers promising top cash and quick pickup across San Antonio and surrounding areas.
A noisy OCR fragment describes an operation near Mursh Time and a 4481 ton shipment in the southwest region, referencing Texas fields, wells, and company numbers. It mentions Curtiee pilotins, No 1 Guérin, and various field locations with distances and depths. The text names Standard of Tévas and Garcia, Alta Mesa, Fallurrieg, and a Texas catapult line, with references to drills and derricks along a broad spread of oil activity in county and field contexts.
A crowded Sunday crossword page presents a dense grid of clues and a long list of named entities across various categories. The puzzle mixes historical references, geographic hints, and wordplay, inviting solvers to navigate a maze of definitions and cross-checking.
The record lists numerous completions and abandonments in Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Hidalgo, Webb, Nueces, Val Verde, and other counties. Entries describe Humble No. 1 Richter et al, Continental No. 1 Somerset, and Magnolia area wells with depths from hundreds to thousands of feet, production rates up to several hundred barrels per day, casing and tubing details, pressures, shots per foot, and notes of temporary abandonment or transfer of control.
A fragmented survey listing numerous oil and gas well locations across Texas counties. Entries mention company names such as Standard Oil Company of Texas and Sun Oil, numerous well test measurements, directions, and nearby towns, with many notes on rigging and completion status. The text also includes county names like Nueces, Wilson, and Bexar along with individual names and survey references.
Report describes test wells and drilling activity in the Deep Wilcox Sand field with mentions of Atlantic Refining, Continental Oil, and Pan Auld interests. Notes about 1,000 foot tests, 1,200,000 cubic feet per day outputs, and multiple wells such as No. 1 Sloxsuck and Sheridan field activity near Virtoria, Colorado, and New Ulm.
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal tests or conditions affecting Frio Vicksburg, with scattered references to energy, confinement, and a Benoneieeng event. Mentions of AHL eye cetie garthane and the S 1G. Dodsin indicate unclear technical terms, while Hone ReS642 and 0 Wall suggest project identifiers. Completion appears linked to a timeline around Suet Geld and Anetna S840, with a slated due date for deepne.
Duval and Jim Hogg counties show multiple oil and gas test wells in development. Notable activity includes tests near Randudo and Tener fields with varying flow and casing data, while several shallow and deep wells report production potential and ongoing rework in the region.
Field reports show multiple rigs in Mealten, Wilcox, Webb, and LaSalle counties encountering drilling holds and mud problems. Atkinson in McMullen County and Fraser near Co Lula pause while awaiting deeper formations. Several rigs, including in Pecad in Webb and near Greeny Branch, report shifts in mud, water inflow, and equipment setbacks as crews pursue deeper targets.
William Butlerbauer, 33, Mansfield, Ohio, is jailed after arraignment before Commissioner AWY Knight on a draft evasion charge. Butlerbrugh waived his final hearing and was committed to jail in default of a 2.81500 bond. He will be taken to Cleveland for sequestration.
Dance and social listings for City News include events at St Hedwig Sim on Jan 30 with an 8:30 start, Advances at Gastroville and Wernetts Garden, Joe Hart snaiths party, and Adv. Fest Hall dances on various dates. Also advertised are New Sin Alvita sessions and Tai Hight Blenders with weekly meetings at 102 W Crock pth NA.
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