Triangle Oil stockholders back test and plan further issue
Stockholders in the Triangle Oil Company met in the library basement and unanimously approved to finish the test hole south of town. J W Watts announced drilling would resume to reach paying strata while the hole is in good shape. About 849,600 dollars of stock has been issued and another equal amount to be issued to stockholders at an attractive price.
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Triangle Oil Company
J Wn. Watts
Watts
Daily
Triangle
Poets and Oil—Verescript Urges Bold Drilling Drive
An old clipping extols perseverance in oil wildcatting. It praises nerve and Dulldog pluck to strike pay sand and turn a drill into a millionaire, urging readers to take a flyer and boost fortunes despite critics.
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Heand
Cold
Vernon Considers Restoring Law on Blinding Headlights
A Vernon chamber report describes a former state law regulating blinding headlights that was repealed. The Commercial club investigated after a hotel request to obtain the act, noting night traffic on the new road east of town would be dangerous if cars use high power lights. The study urges enforcement to curb glare and protect motorists.
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Vernon Chamber of eCommerce
Vernon
Plans to eradicate pink ball worn in Texas discussed
Dallas notes a conference in Austin to plan eradicating the pink bollworm. Meetings include Agriculture Commissioner George B. Terrell and Governor Neff. The Texas Chamber of Commerce and Mechanical College participate with defense and agricultural representatives.
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Dallas
Texas
Austin
George B. Terrell
Neff
Tes An 4 Chamber of Commerce
Texas Mechanical College
Economic Cutbacks Hit Federal Establishments
The text notes prewar federal staffing in the District of Columbia fell from 27,000 to over 40,000 after the armistice, with current levels still unresolved. As the new year starts between 4,000 and 5,000 workers face salary issues while Congress delays war-related spending measures.
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Econtou
District of Columbia
Congress
Miss Lora Tucker Visits Vernon
Crowell resident Miss Lora Tucker is visiting Vernon, stopping to see friends and enjoy local sights during her trip.
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Lora Tucker of
Crowell
Vernon
Money to Loan on Improved Farms Listed
Davis and Summerour advertise mortgage funds for improved farms offering loan money to farmers seeking financing and property improvements with terms to fit agricultural real estate loans.
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Tfe
Davis & Suwmerour
Former Princess of Russia Seeks Divorce in San Francisco
Wallace Strait Schuitz once the Princess Troubetskoy of Russia and famed Red Cross nurse in France now resides in San Francisco under an assumed name. She alleges her Milwaukee marriage to Captain Schultz was a mistake and a failure and sues for divorce arguing he knew her first husband Captain T Turpin had been killed in action in France.
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Wallace Strait Schuitz
Troubetskoy
Russia
Red Cross
France
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Brin
Schultz
T. Turpin
Oregon Farmers Pool Wheat For Market Stabilization
A cooperative formed by grain growers in Oregon reports signed pooling agreements for about 1,000,000 bushels of wheat to aid marketing, curb speculation, stabilize markets, and support cooperative handling of farmer issues. Savings deposits in America's national banks total about 6.5 billion, per Comptroller of the Currency estimates, with coverage next month for exact entry. In wars era accounts were around 8 billion across about 30,000 banks. WANTED Clean cotton rags at The Record Office.
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Grain Grower Association
Oregon
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Farm and Ranch Loans
Wanted clean cotton tags for financing. See us for money on farms. Summerour and Te. Davis.
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Farm and Ranch Loans
Ysarms
Summerour
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Wallace Scult
Oregon Farmers Pool Wheat
Taney
Cyeath Nicholson Investment Company
First Guaranty State Bank
Bilde
Vernon, Texas
Long-Bell Lumber CO
Dawson and Fannis Sts. Texas
Island
North Side
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