Snow Buries Coast and Towns as Death Toll Mounts
Severe storm brings the heaviest snowfall since 1898 with 12 inches in places and strong winds. Fishermen perish after boats go down. two barges grounded with crews rescued by coast guards. New York reports its worst blackout since 1900 as snow shuts trolley service and slows shipping along the coast. Weather spreads to Texas Panhandle as frost hits the Rio Grande Valley and Wilbarger county.
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Coast Guards
New York
Wile
Texas
Flardeman County
Wilbarger County
Vernon
Rio Grande Valley
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Local Back Pain Ad
A testimonial from Mrs. A. J. Butcher of Vernon endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for back and kidney pain. She says four days of use cured her dull backache and dizziness caused by weak kidneys. Price listed as 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
A. J. Butcher
N. Bowie
Yernon
Dean
Southwestern Imp. Co. Se Corner Square Offer
A terse note proposes a 10-4 arrangement to a sister entity from Southwestern Imp. Co. located at the southeast corner of the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Imp. CO
Southeast Corner Square
Oil field drilling report for Wilbarger and surrounding counties
A detailed drilling record lists numerous rigs in Wilbarger and nearby counties including Armettong Churchill Wharton and others. Entries show rigs rigging up drilling depth readings from 1000 to over 2500 feet with many sites awaiting orders, shut down, or in progress and notes on completed or abandoned drills. Additional items note loans and local business notices including farm loan offers and local ads.
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Ing
Weolls
Wilbargey Sennty
Tee Wilbarger Gennaty Avstrack Company
Armettong & Churchill
Wharton
EsumMe Aptun Dib Co
Goss
Ems Et al
Smith
Burk-Waggoner Oli
Tod Bayon Et al
Bedy
Vuu Leen
Border States Oil Co
Boyd
Canrehill Oil Co
Watts
Johnson Menges
Sur
On & Gas Co
Judd
Autopia Ol Co
Ayres
Burton and Waggoner
Bli. I
Pepin-Burk Oil Co
Linn-Cook Et al
Webb
Gem Oil Co
J. Pointevent Survey
H. & F. Oil Co
Wharton Sigler
Deety
Home Oil & Gas Co
Pyramid Royalty Co
Tex-O-Wa Goss
Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co
Guy
Guy Waggoner, Abandoned 2325 Feet. Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 48, H. & T
National Drilling Co
Poe
Pease River
Reed Ranch Leasing Co
Hawley No
Staley-Greene
Zipperle
Smith-Greene-Crenshaw
Castlebury
Sigler Drilling Co
Wharton-Heywood
Star State Oil Co
Waggoner Cobry
Ee Oil Go
Ien Whavio
Armee
Vernon Wisuber Oil Co
Milner
Wilbarger County Oil Co
Wilbarger Southern Oil Co
Wilbarger National Oil Co
Guggis
Wilson-Bagnell Oil Co
Clark
Frizzell, Et al
Porterfield
W. F. Norton
C. & H. Oil Company
Daniels
Delta Oi Company
Koch Oil Co
Neal
Wheat
44 Oil and Gas Co
Gilliam
Mulry
Fiddler Ashley Challenges World With Virtuoso Violin
Angel and his son Alvin visit East Wilbur Street for a private fiddling gathering at Dr. Howards. Ashley claims to perform 167 tunes with original names and over 100 side pieces, including church music, using a 1728 fiddle in the family for generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel
Warnon
Alvin
AL BP
Howard
United States
Ashtey
East Wilburtreet
Snow deepens as Luttrell notes heaviest fall in eleven years
Luttrell reports seven inches of snow on his North of Town field near Route A, estimating the depth after partial melt. He plans to skip cotton due to poor cotton economics, while farming wheat, oats, and barley on about 165 acres. Mrs. Disney and daughter Marcella visit Wichita Falls for a few days.
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Luttrell
Wuttrell
Mr. Luttrell
J. N. Disney
Marcella
Vernon Tratel
Wichita Falls Moulay
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Zast
Boston
Sereg
Pasterday
Alvin Glayne
Gertrude Graft
James Barber
Youngblood’s
Harington & Robinson, McCaleb
Staley-Greene, Et al
Dill
Scott No. 2
LaRue Oil Association
Rogers
Rodgers
Hardeman County
Keimhurst Investment Co
Brock
Victor Oil & Gas Company
Ioan
Davis & Summerour
A. J. Nixon
Dallas
Wilbarger
J. H. B. Young
Oo. A. Brunson
Miller
Spake
Ty Herb Juice Medicine Co
B. & W. Drug Store
James Oliver Curwood
Macbrath
Bindless
Peter RB. Kyne
Cosmo Hamilton
W. J. Locke
Stringer
Purple Heights
Mavie Conway Omeler
Rohmer
White
Trumpeter Swan
Temple Bailey
Sunny du Crow
Johan Bojer
Beaut
the Style Shop
Jo H. Trout
Fiddler Challenges
Owen Ashley
Wichita Falls
Frank E. Murchison
Wain Stries
Liberty Cafe
Silahe
Hwccbier VM
Ernon
Texa
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