Oil Wildcat Tests Spread Across Haskell County
Sterling Oil Co draws a new wildcat 12 miles northeast of Stamford for the No 1 King Ranch with 5 500 feet depth and rotary drilling Two miles south of Rule Oxord Stasney Drilling Co plans No 1 Mary H Elliott at 6 500 feet near Section 82 Block 1 H T Survey Twelve miles northeast of Stamford Lawson Petroleum schedules No 2 S W Scott Estate for 5 000 feet in the Jinky Field WWE Oil completes a Strawn sand No 1 Roy Tankersley four miles southeast of O Brien at 93 46 barrels daily and No 1 Ed W Hester northeast outpost for East O Brien Strawn Field Three miles east of Jud Alvin C Hope swabs in No 1 Mrs Winnie B Kay and other wildcat activity is reported across the region with multiple prospects and depths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Oil Co
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Iles
Stamford
Haskell County
King Ranch
Orth
M. Travies Survey
Rule
Oxord and Stasney Drilling Co
Ibany
Mary H. Eiliott
H&t Survey
Lawson Petroleum Co
S W. Scott
W. M. Harris Survey
O’brien
WWE Oil Corp
Louisiana
Roy Tankersley
H&tc
General American Oil Co
Texas
Ed W. Hester
O'Brien (Strawn
Hope No
Kay
H&tc Survey
Azlee Taylor
Block
Red River
J. J. Coyle
Abilene
W. H. Weiseman
Wildcat
Haskell
W. Walker Survey
Union Workers Conference to Highlight Training
Jones County Workers Conference at Noodle Baptist Church on Thursday June 21 will center on Our Best Required. A Stamford First Baptist boys quartet and Leeders First Baptist girls trio will perform. A panel led by Joe Breed Hack Phillips Mrs. Johnny Agnew Rev Gene McCombs and Rod Latta will outline Our Best Required in Future Plans. Final segment features more group numbers Mrs J E Bounds Will Hl Grimes Rev B L Davis Rev Clyde Cook Rev E R Holder and Rev Woodrow McHugh. Executive and WMU meetings at 5 supper at 6 and evening service at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Workers Conference
Noodle Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
Stamford
Leeders First Baptist Church
Joe Breed
Hack Phillips
Johnny Agnew
WMU
Gene McCombs
Rod Latta
Brotherhood
J. E. Bounds
Will Hl. Grimes
B. L. Davis
Clyde Cook
E. R. Holder
Woodrow McHugh
California Woman Writes for Copy of Pioneer Life
Mrs H F Jackson of Arlington California formerly of Stamford read in a recent issue of the American about the new book The Pioneer Life by Mrs Vaughan Clary and wrote for a copy. The two women were neighbors in Stamford years ago and the Jacksons marked their fourth wedding anniversary on May 4. Mr Jackson, a barber, still works eight to twelve hours daily. He previously chaired the oldtime fiddlers contest at the Texas Cowboy Reunion before moving to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Jackson
Arlington, Calif
Stamford
The
American
Vaughan Clary
Fish Fry Brings Paint Creek Folks Together Saturday
A large Fish Fry was hosted at the home of Mrs. M. L. Middlebrook in Paint Creek drawing relatives and friends from Winters Abilene Fort Worth Haskell Monahans and Roanoke among others. Attendees included the Middlebrooks Micklers Eubanks and Canup family members with visits from Rev. Virgil Smith Rev. Julian Rainwater and Rev. A L Eubanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Middlebrook
M. G. Middlebrook
Winters
Fannie Russell
Abilene
Truett Kuenstler
Fort Worth
Billy Middlebrook
Haskell
G. V. Middlebrook
L. L. Kuenstler
Paint Creek
Dan McRae
Johnny H
Linda
Colorado
Calvin Carruth
Andrews
Mack Earles
Pat Morrison
Mr. Morrison
J. M. Mickler
L. E. Weaks
Jean
Monahans
James Ross Mickler
J. J. Mickler
Jiggs Isbell
A. L. Eubanks
Dan Canup
Cox
Dallas
Rockdale Baptist Church
Glen Walton
Virgil Smith
Mike
Rotan
Mr. Smith
Paul Ormsby
Leeders Baptist
Donna Kay Ross Visits Kinney Grandparents
Donna Kay Ross, daughter of Mr and Mrs R P D Ross of La Mesa, is spending a few weeks with her grandparents Mr and Mrs J H Kinney. Mrs Kinney went for a visit and Donna Kay returned with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Kay Ross
Birth of Richard Baxter Neill in Fort Worth
A son named Richard Baxter Neill was born to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Neill of Fort Worth at Harris Memorial Hospital on Tuesday June 12. He weighed nine pounds. His brother Max is ten years old. The mother is the former Mary Jean Yates. Grandparents E. E. Yates traveled to Fort Worth to visit the family for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Baxter Neill
Glenn Neill
Fort Worth
Harris Memorial Hospital
Max
Mary Jean Yates
E. E. Yates
Stamford Sergeant Completes Training Series in Germany
Domingo C. Mendez a 27 year old Stamford resident completed a 16 day field training series with the 10th Infantry Division in Grafenwohr Germany The tests covered squad platoon and company combat tactics and survival under simulated combat conditions Mendez a section leader in Company M 87th Regiment entered the Army in 1951 and arrived in Europe last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafenwohr
Germany
Domingo C. Mendez
Marcia
S. Porter St
Stamford
Tex
10Th Infantry Division
Mendez
87Th Regiment
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lake Stamford
Jud
Alvin C. Hope
San Antonio
Winnie B. Kay
A. Slaydon Survey
Shackelford
Etra Survey
Firestone Tires
Penn
Senate
Washington, D. C
U. S. Senate
Firestone
Firestone Champion
Firestone Transport
Jackson
Tire Company
Korea
Pvt
John L
Jackie) St. John
Ft. Lewis, Wash
California
Copy of
Pioneer Life
Hamlin
RFD
C. L. Cromwell
West Lide Square
Blackstock’s
Blackstock Studio
Dial PR
Northside Square
Kessamin Tabrits
MceKesson’s Dobbins Pharmacy
Kessamin
Oldsmobile
Olds
Holiday
TAD McGhee Motor CO
S. Wetherbee
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