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Vernon Texas Oil Boom Tales From the Public Ledger
The Vernon oil boom draws crowds from Waggoner City Decatur and Holiday as cars flood in. A local operator profits from a discovery well while prominent figures and actors flock to the area. The piece notes high lease prices, flashy purchases, and the risky, moneyed life of oil country, with townsmen chasing rapid wealth and its fading glare.
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Iowa Park
Wichita Falls
Red River
Burkburnett
Waggener City
Decatur
Holiday
Fort Worth
Willcats
Dick Collins
St. Louis
Sky Jack
Meade, Bedentine
Pittsburg
George M. Ginreh
Princeton
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Texas
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Thomas Porture Reran
William G. McAcco
Leonard Weed
A.B. Wharton
Philadelphia
Electra Wascotier
Warcoterity
Imevor
Arthur James Balfour
Wilhinger County
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