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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
13
A compiled drilling ledger lists multiple operators across sections and blocks in Wilbarger County. Entries show rig status from spudding to shut down, rig downs, and various drilling depths from 90 to 2,780 feet, including American Eagle Oil & Gas, Apex Oil, Crescent Cove, Eldorado, Radio Oil, and many more.
A dense listing details numerous oil wells and operations across Wilbarger and surrounding counties. Entries include company names such as Tex-Wye, Vernon Chief Oil, Vernon Home Oil, Vernon Oil & Development, and Wilbarger National. Activities span drilling and shut downs with depths from 450 to 2,260 feet, plus rigging and fishing for tools, across sections and blocks in Waggoner Colony and nearby areas. A separate notice advertises second hand cotton flour bags from Kell Milling Co and fresh bread and pastry at Veoples Bakery on North Main Street.
A USDA recommended honey cake stays fresh longer. Mix butter and honey, beat in an egg, add sour milk and sifted flour with soda and spices. Bake in a shallow pan for a moist, flavorful dessert.
A damaged ad for Peoples Bakery on North Main Street promises a remedy against bedbugs and other pests. It touts a money back guarantee and mentions Baker Bros and two extra bread and pastry makers. Ute I L McCarter returned Wednesday from trips to Mineral Wells Fort Worth and Dallas.
Chicago truss expert H. Seeley travels to Wichita to demonstrate the Spermar ite Shield at St James Travel. He claims it seals rupture without surgery and improves opening in ten days on average. Free consultations for charity cases. verified before federal and state courts.
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