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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1933

Page

8

Father and Son Finish Bungled Burglars Work

IVANSVILLE report profiles Thorbecke and son Edward as veteran safe technicians. The firm, run with Joseph Thorbecke’s legacy, handles emergency safe openings after burglaries go wrong. They often face dangerous charges like nitroglycerin blasts and jammed combinations.

Ivansville Dik Thorbecke Frank Edward Joseph Thorbecke

Texas Hit By New Oil Boom

In Palestine Texas a fresh oil boom drew crowds as the population surged by about 4000 in a week. The city council said the area could support 25000 more residents, following discovery of oil ten miles west in a wildcat zone. The No 1 Long Lake Plantation well of Texas Seaboard Oil and Tide Water Oil Co. spurred the rush to buy land and facilities ahead of potential production.

Palestine Tex Texas

Oil boom reshapes Anderson County region and Palestine growth

Anderson County experiences a rapid oil boom with leases reaching western counties. Cities prepare for new residents by autos, trains, and roads. Mayor Reid says capacity for 35 000. federal loan sought for sewer extensions. Police boosted, a new three story jail ready for undesirables. Farmers profit from lease and royalty, pay taxes, bank profits. Several major oil firms plan to drill. multiple sites already located. Coleridge's The Ancient Mariner inspired by a dream.

Anderson County Fragstone Leon Counties Nouthwau Reid Palestine

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