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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
10
A masked man entered the Crow Hill post office in Pittsburg County on December 16 and, at gunpoint, relieved postmistress Phoebe Demarrs of 3160 in two days receipts plus a small sum of her own money. He entered through a hidden door, ordered silence, and escaped through the same door after taking the money.
The Carnegie Natural Gas Company’s No 1 well on the George Salminger farm near Coon Run Springhill Township Greene County Pa drilled to depth and began producing 210 barrels daily. Deeper drilling boosted output to about 55 barrels per hour and 920 barrels in the 24 hours ending yesterday. Oil value for the period was 2492 dollars. The well seems to draw from a large pool causing high optimism in the southwest Pennsylvania fields. Within weeks six or more additional wells are planned though full completion may take about sixty days. Other wells in Washington County and West Virginia show promising production with 20 to 100 barrels daily and several gas wells in various districts.
Numerous tests across Washington, Monongalia, Pleasants, Roane, Calhoun, Greenbrier, Lewis, Harrison, Perry, Muskingum, and other counties show gassers, oil indications, and dusters. Notable outputs include a 250 000 cubic feet per day gas on Little Creek, and several tests in the Big Injun and Gordon sands with variable pressure. prospects remain remote from existing productions.
Miss Mary Ebert of Southfields Rockland county reported a man named William Lacey of Pearl River assaulted two teen girls in Parkston. He allegedly kissed Esther Van Auken and Mary Ebert before a powder box was used to strike him, scattering powder. Lacey was arrested with powder on his clothes and held on $100 bail.
Captain Roald Amundsen announced a plan to fly over the North Pole in a specially built aeroplane. He expects to observe ocean and air currents to aid weather predictions, with an expedition possibly starting in 1918 and including scientists from both sides of the Atlantic.
San Francisco reports an alleged crab trust pressuring 25 Sausalito fishermen holding 6000 boxes of crabs to sell at 1.50 a dozen while the trust orders a 2.60 rate. District Attorney Butler of Marin County has been alerted as telegraph links to London accelerate the flow of messages.
Notice from Clarksburg West Virginia dated December 7 1916 states the partnership Welch Smith Electrical Company dissolved by mutual consent effective immediately H C Welch empowered to collect all sums due while neither partner can bind the firm to new contracts EC Welch Company will operate plumbing electrical storage battery business at 223 South Third Street and settle all matters from now on Dated October 6 1916 at Clarksburg
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