Victor Company Plans New Vernon EEG Refinery
The Victor Pipe Line and Refining Co announces a 2 500 barrel casing head gasoline plant at Vernon with 40 acres along Denver road for the site. A pipe line will run to the Sigler field and to Flectra, with nearby Electra the nearest refinery over 20 miles away. The firm already operates plants at Mineral Wells Caddo New Castle and is building at Wichita Falls and Breckenridge plus holdings across Texas Kentucky and Ranger field. Directors include J A Dixon Luther Webb and J W Hudson who will supervise Vernon operations and pipeline construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Pipe Line and Refining Company
Vernon
Sigler Field
Flectra
Denver Road
Sigler Oil Company
H. Foster
Wichita Falls
J. T. Rundell
R. J. Johnson
New Castle
H. Beach
Jim Robinson
Jesse R. Smith
Breckenridge
A. C. Daws
Throckmorton
J. &. Rice
J. A. Dixon
Luther Webb
J. W. Hudson
H. H. Hudson
Vernon Overland sells second White truck to Wharton
The Vernon Overland Company reports the sale of a two tone White truck to A. B. Wharton. This is Wharton’s second White truck after buying the first eight years ago and selling it recently to R. L. More, whose vehicle continues to accumulate mileage around Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Overland Company
A. B. Wharton
Mr. Wharton
R. L. More
Vernon
White Garage Sold to Burk Man
8. H. Baker of Burkburnett has purchased the White Garage from Robert Ferrell, taking possession April 1. The property is a prime garage location in the city. Baker will continue the business offering storage, accessories, and car washing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Baker
Burkburnett
Robert Ferrell
Mr. Baker
Allison Crossland Dies In Vernon Area Home
Allison Crossland died at his Vernon area home on Monday at the advanced age of 71. Funeral services were held Monday with interment at Pargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison Crossland
Vernon
Pargo
Waggoner National Bank Plans 40-Foot Addition
Plans are nearly complete for a 40 foot addition to the Waggoner National Bank building on Main Street. Bids will be sought soon as space scarcity and rising business volume make expansion urgent. Architect BE Stanley Fields of Wichita Falls oversees the project to add lobby and office space, a larger vault, more safety deposit boxes from 200 to 600, three extra second floor offices, and a basement heating system. The bank, chartered as Merchants and Cattleman's Bank, has long served a 100 mile radius and this year increased capital and surplus to 100,000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waggoner National Bank
Main Street
EL. G. Thankings
Stanley Fields
Wichita Pals
Vernon
Merchants’ and Cattleman’s Bank
Young Man Clyde Ward Dies En Route Home
Clyde Ward 25 died about 20 minutes before Vernon Oklahoma arrival while en route to Duncan to visit his mother Mrs J W Ward A letter from his mother was found in his pocket He died after taking bromidia a sedative bought in Quanah His companions said he drank excess alcohol and bromidia were ruled as cause per Justice of the Peace verdict He served in the Ammunition Train Second Division in France and was brother in law to N C Williams county clerk Duncan Oklahoma relatives notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Oklahoma
J. W. Ward
Clyde Ward
Vernon
Drs. Padson
Waggoner Bank
Clyde
Justice of the Peace
T. J Giffiths
Quanah
Griffiths
Ward
Amarillo
Anyother
Childress
N. C. Williams
France
Shive Sells Two 60-Foot Lots on South Mesquite Street
Cotton dealers T. H. Shive and A. P. Castle bury with W. W. Griffith listed as owners of two 60-foot parcels on South Mesquite Street. Deal handled through W. B. McCaleb at 105 Oil Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Shive
A. P. Castlebury
W. W. Griffith
Mesquite Street
W. B. McCaleb
Oil Exchange
Purchase of North Main Lot and South Main Acreage
Charles Sherwin buys lot 11 block 65 North Main from W C Hagen Jr and L B Adkinson. Mr Winfrey and associates acquire 62 acres on South Main near Comal Street with 400 feet frontage to develop as building lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sherwin
North Main Street
W. C. Hagen, Jr
L. B. Adkinson
Plans for Red River bridges to boost expanding activity
Report outlines proposals to build two toll bridges across the Red River to serve Altus and Frederick, with estimates from Norri s and Harris on costs and nearby completed bridges. A joint stock company would fund construction, with government consent sought. Local investor J R Jones has helped spark interest and local leaders expect to retain control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
Sigler Discovery
Harris
Tiorris
Nocona
Naval Gad
Devol
Groundfield
J. R. Jones
Kemp Mun ger Allen field activity boosts Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls shows renewed oil boom in the Kemp-Munger-Allen field after months of dormancy. Delays and dry wells previously caused a securities slump, but several new productive wells in the past week have revived interest. Business lines across the industry report increased trading and improved sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Miss Grace Snead and Trnete Bridges Wed at Night
Miss Grace Snead daughter of Mr and Mrs P Sneed and Trnete Bridges son of Mr and Mrs H Bridges were married by Justice T J Griffith on Saturday night They will reside in Vernon where the groom is employed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Snead
Sneed
Trnete Bridges
H. ®. Bridges
Justice of the Peace
T. J. Griffith
Vernon
Laura Randall Returns Home From Vacation
Laura Randall of the College of Industrial Arts has come home for EBixster break and plans to return to Denton on Thursday. She reports repeated failure to place long distance calls to Vernon amid talk about Vernon following the Sigler well incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Randall
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Laura
Vernon
Sigler
Frame office building rising at Main and Marshall
A one story frame office structure is under construction at the southwest corner of Marshall and Main on the lawn of a cottage recently acquired by W. B. Burton of Fort Worth. The cottage will be converted to backer quarters and current tenants seek new spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall and
Main Streets
W. B. Burton
Fort Worth
Play Up Sigler Well in Power
The Fort Worth Record on Sunday April 4 highlights the Sigler field strong in ads and a page photo of the well in action. It presents the discovery and bringing in of the famed field and compares it with Texas and Louisiana oil fields, signaling leadership for the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigler
Wilbarger Southern Derrick Erected and Spud Planned
McAdoo Oakes and Shafer announce the derrick on the Wilbarger Southern company lease two tones northwest of the Sigler well has been erected and the well will be spud ded this week. Bhurchill Arm stromy and company won the deal to a drilling outfit. New York Telegraph will submit daily wire reports of Wilbarger and Wilchita counties with a weekly Saturday revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Oakes
Shafer
Wilbarger Southern
Company
Sigler
Bhurchill
Stromy and Company
Iige Ging
New York Telgraph
Wilharger
Wilchita
Vernon Winner GH Company to Drill Near Sigler Well
The Vernon Winner GH Company plans an $85,000 project to drill on 35 acres about three and a half miles northwest of the Sigler well. Location is on Milner's place. A derrick is expected on site within ten days. Promoters include HL. AL Wilkins president J W Sneath secretary treasurer J Tollis J J Norway J G Still and Mr and Mrs J Y Milner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Winner GH Company
War Organization Capitalival
D. BR
Milner
HL. AL Wilkins
J. W. Sneath
Treigueer
J. Tollis
J. J. Norway
J. G. Still
J. Y. Milner
Growth in City Adds 43 Acres for Homes on Main Street
McAdow Qokes and Shaffer buy 20 acre Hagler tract on South Main to divide and sell town lots within weeks. J A Works and Bo Hicks purchase 23 acres and plan immediate construction of 20 new houses sold as completed. Major residential expansion underway in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdow
Qokes
Shaffer
Hagler
Main Street
Lota
J. A. Works Sod Bo. Hicks
South Bend Production and Sand Company to Handle 200000 Stock
Vernon gains a new oil well supply and production firm tied to the Sigler pool. South Bend Production and Sandy Company plans a 200000 stock base, with Wichita Falls as home office potentially moved to Vernon. Local manager B Estes leads with J M Reynand and N Leverett, seeking warehousing and storage yard sites. The firm operates on Estes Tafts Rut redge lease in Texhoma and Wilbarger County acreage.
Churchill Oil Company Forms as Kitchen Offices Headquar
The Churchill Oil Company organized with 125 capital and secured the former alley hotel kitchen as head quarters. Fred Jacobs, ex Fletcher Ol manager, serves as vice president and general manager. Mr Armstrong presides as president and oversees contracts with two machine shops in Burkburnett and the northwest district, directing a rotary rig project and the McAdoo Oakes Shafer well contracts near the Furton well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Churchilll Company
Fred Jacobs
Fletcher Ol Company
Northwestern Extension
Weneral Mamiger
BR. Co Armatrong
JH. Web
McCaleh
Armstrong
Burkburnett
Northiwest
Churchill Oll Company
McAdoo, Oakes and Shafer
Furton Well
Crawford Hereford Leader Returns to City
L Crawford of Hereford arrives in the city. A former resident of Ver ton, he previously represented a cattle commission house here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JL. Cawford
Hereford
Verton
Sales Totals Reach Two Weeks of City Property Deals
Davis and Summerour report two week sales totaling 200000, mainly city property. The latest sale was a vacant lot on West Texas street to J.8. Cook for 5000 dollars, with W. O. Powell listed as vendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis and
Summerour
West Texas
Cook
W. O. Powell
Tent hotel opens to overflow crowd near post office
The Spud Inn becomes the first tent hotel to serve oil boom overflow, located opposite the post office behind Carnegie Library. All facilities are canvas enclosed, and it has quickly attracted patrons.
Evangelist Hawkins Arrives by Fort Worth Train
William FE Hawkins of Bucechnie arrived this afternoon by train from Fort Worth. Known in the area as an evangelist, he has led meetings attended by Vernon residents. He is brother of L. G. Hawkins of Waggoner National Bank and Mrs D. W. May of Fargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William FE. Hawkins
Bucechnie
Fort Worth
Mr. Hawkins
Vernon
L. G. Hawkins
Waggoner National Bank
Mra
D. W. May
Fargo
New Lumber Company Coming to North Main Street
J Summerour leases White Produce site to W EB Thomas Lumber of Kansas City. Lessees plan to erect facilities to occupy the entire lot and engage in lumber and wood supply business. White Produce vacates within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Summerour
North Main Street
White Produce Company
W. EB. Thomas Lumber Company
Kansas City
Burk-Cameron Oil Find Reported Near Vernon
Vernon men speculate on a Burk-Cameron oil sand well in subdivision S8a Waggener colony with potential over 1000 barrels. Drill entered the sand Friday night and gas fumes were smelled. pump down to control pressure halted drilling. Western Drilling crews and local stockholders including K. H. Pigg, M. Murray, Roy Russell and others await pipeline and storage tank setup before testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Burk-Cameron
Waggener Colony
Simdey
Bll
Keltz
Wichita Falls
Buark-Cameron Oil Company
Kk. OH. Pigg
M. Murray
Roy Russell
A. Pryor Peck
W. HL. Hall
JA. Poster
C.D. Greene
Martin Cruse
R. A. Bowers
Childress
Western Drilling Company
Peck
Hickerwell & Schuehr
Mar
Com Pars
Manis Wedding In Vernon To Miss Louile Hilliard
Miss Louile Hilliard of San Antonio wed Manis of Vernon last Wednesday at the South Alamo Methodist Church. The ceremony featured attendants Miss Zelmanger Frank Mehee Miss Verenevive Stout and Margaret Ellen Littl with Rev H M Ratliff officiating. The couple will live in Vernon in a new bungalow on Pease Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. (. Manis
Louile Hilliard
San Antonio
Alamo Methodist Church
Zelmanger
Frank Mehee
Missesenevive Stout
Margaret Ellen Littl
M. Ratliff
100000 Dollar Wichita Falls Oil Venture Formed
I S Van Tassel W C Strube and J FE Watts form a joint stock company with 100000 capital to lease 6 acres in section 47 block 2 W T Waggoner land and prospect to drill a 2200 foot well unless oil is found at a lesser depth. They expect to move a derrick Thursday and aim to be first to drill since the Stigler well. They recently drilled 1650 feet in the Northwest Extension and moved off in ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. van Tassel
W. C. Strube
J. FE. Watts
Wichita Falls
W.T. Waggoner
Stigler
Dallas oil editor visits Vernon to view promising field
Frank A. Briggs, oil editor of the Dallas News, is in Vernon to inspect the local oil field's potential. He arrived this morning and will remain several days to assess prospects and report back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Briggs
Dallas News
Vernon
Peteson
Briggs
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Victor Company
Electra
The
Bull Dog Refining Company
Victor
Texas
Kentucky
Ranger
White Garage
Burk Man
National Bank
Waggoner National
Dencan, Oklahoma
Bay On South Mesquite Street
Japan
Jnow
Lobe
Thacher GP
Terpsichorian Art
Odd Fellows
Oolles
Voetnon
Lo, & BF
M.L. Parris
M. L. Thirris Construction Company
Milton
Ohina
Altus
Frederick
Mr Norris
Northwest Vernon
DEA
Main and
Wilbarger Southern Derrick
Sigler Pog
Sigler Well
Randle
J. P. Estes
Vernon Man
Tio
Sigler Pool
Duemews
the South
Bend Production & Sandy Company
Wichita Walls
Cording
B. Estes
Wct
Mr. Estes
Prince
Denver
QL Company
Bailey Hotel Cuisine
Alley Hotel
Ment
L. Crawford
Tent Hotel
Vergap
New Lumber Company
Wichita
E. L. Keltz
Waggoner
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