The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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Monitor
A NEWSPAPER, "OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE "
Vol. 52.
MINEOLA, W06D COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAYJUNE, 2, 1927.
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OIL PROSPECTS
I'm neither an oil prophet
nor the son of an oil prophet
but nevertheless I am able to
give my good friends who read
after me, some cold facts and
not prophecies. ' |
I will state in the beginning
that there will not bp a well
brought in at the Shady Grove !
location. Why do I/Say this?'
According to my investigations, j
I find that this particular well j
is being drilled in the lowest
inland spot according to struc-
ture in East Texas, This does
not mean that the elevation at
this point is the lowest, not
by any means. Bnt that the
under ground structure of chalk
formation show definitely that
this is the lowest that will be
encountered in this section and
I doubt if oil will ever be
found there. -
Secondly, west cf this well
one finds one of thf high points
in the chalk formations. Just
where this point ties, I am not
at liberty to divulge at this |
time, however I wUl probably,
tell you this information at a
farter date. This, indicates a
Tavorbte formation^ at least m
that there begins a gradual de-
cline toward some; pool some-
where not too far distant
thougfe^%iN«ht Shave disap- (
peareCloafago. It is very true
that there might have been a
pool nearby at sotne time but
■' upheaval in the ast could have ^
leaked it elsewhere. At any j
rate this high rise unfavorable. I
■'Mineola might be near this
rise struetually, not jn elevation (
understand according to the
sea .level and still be quite a (
distalit from a real pool. I;
)havG found the high rise and;
am certain of it, and know that
this is favorable.
•The same man who located
' the Shady Grove well also locat-
ed the well in Cherokee Coun-
ty, known as the Summers' No.
■ l., and being drilled by the
same company. The Magnolia
Company has been very for-
tunate in bringing in wells in
Oklahoma, but anybody may be
lucky in Oklahoma, but in Tex-
as it is quite different. The
location of the Summers' No.
1., is on the same type of for-
mation as the Shady Grove
well. It is very doubtful if
there will be a well brought
in at Summers' No- 1.
The Shady GroVe well stand-
ardized at 2400 feet. Very
few people around even knew
that a standard rig had been
placed on this well As many
know, the standardization of
any well means that a showing
or oroduction is expected at a
. depth not far from that point
The ex^ct depth where the pro-
duction is expected is at 2507
feet. If this company does
ot make a strike at this depth
or a depth within several feet
from that point then it is
"blooie" for old Shady Grove.
Now of course these state-
ments are my. own. They re-
present my owti investigation
and opinions but based upon my
own knowledge. Take these
statements for what you care
to. , Regardless of what this
- particular well at Shady. Grove
might do, I still have implicit
faith in oil being found within
a short distance from Miiieola
and some day I might tell you
why think so. "Cut her off
Lion's Club
Entertained
By Visitors
The Lion's Club of Mineola
received a delightful entertain-
ment Thursday at noon rend-
ered by Mrs. Calvin L. Lee,
Miss Iris Adrian apd little Miss
Lee. The entertainers kept
thrity-th^ee Litfns and guests
in extra fine humor by a varied
program including dances,
songs and piano numbers and
the applause given these art-
ists was long and fervid. Five
other guests were present and
responded with sbort talks.
They were Messrs. Edwards,
Camp, EquSbs, Watson, and
E-^son. Mr Cousins of the Mag-
nolia Gas Company joined the
club. . { ,
Missouri Pacific
Keeps Trains Going
In Spite Of Floods
It is not unusual for a big rail
road system to be blocked in
the movement and operation of
their train service due to the
great floods over the country.
The great crisis precipitated
by the Mississippi Wiley floods
washed away roacr beds, des-
troyed trestles ana demoralized
train service to a very large
degree, and only the valiant
work of a highly organized
system prevented a complete
disruption the railroads lead-
ing into these areas and con-
gestion of freight and pass-
enger service.
The Missouri Pacific Lines
with its fine organization was
able to cope wth the tests pre-
sented by these floods. Only
a few days were required to
remedy all defects necessary to
eontinue regular schedules. In
fact few trains were held up
even in the flooded sections
and t raff ice was not impaired? to
a great degree.
Mineola is served .by this
system and to a large degree
is indebted to this great system
for the growth it has had.
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Goes To Galveston
For Son's Graduation
Mrs.
past week
ation exercii
Otis, who re
in medicine
Flynt left the
;nd the gradu-
of her son,
jved his degree
? State Uni-
Revival at Mineola Baptist Church Grows
In Interest at Each Evening Service.
Father of
Hardware
HARRIS-MCWHORTER
Six Girls Escape
Serious Injury As
Auto Turns Over
Sunday afternoon on the west
REV. ROBERT G. BEHRMAN
Pastor-Evangelist
Beginning with services at
the Baptist Church in Mineola
Wednesday night foev. Robert
G. Behrman preached his*first
sermon to a goodjfeized congrega
tion, to start tne two weekjs
revival meeting/ Much interest
has been manifested in mak-
ing arrangements for these ser-
vices. The 4ocal church be-
lieving that church member-
ship and revivals are worth
publicity, have scattered many
posters over Mineola and sur-
rounding communities announc-
ing th6 meeting;,
The singing will be under t$e
direction of Mr. Eason, an ex-
perienced singer and assistant
in revival, and he has worked
with Rev. Behrman in such
meetings before. This song S|>v-
vice at the first service
his ability as a leader and a
singer. He is arranging to
^feature the services with spec-
ial songs by h'mself besides
arranging choruses both with
the young people and the older
ones
This is Rev. Beh/man's first
vear in Mineola w|tli the Bap-
tist Church fcnd he is meeting
with remarkable' success in
building up the/ attendance at
the services a#d in the move-
ment for the jfcWpletion of the
local church building.
The home of Mrs. W. B.
Dickson was the scene of a
very attractive tea. Tuesday
afternoon announcing the en-!
gagement of her daughter Miss
Katie Mae Harriss to Owen Mc- j , . wr
Whorter of Lubbock, Texas, edge of Mineola, six Wood
the wedding to take place June !~0UJlty S11-8 came near meet-
28th - ***1 a serious accident as
A color scheme of Dink and the- car in which they were
A c 01 S9 me 1 a n<jlng overturned into a ditch
green was carried out in the: someg three Qr foU[. fee(. deep
decorations cut floweis and d w probably saved from
'"J , J, • death by the strength of the
Mrs. Dickson was assisted in i sedan body which held the
receiving by Mrs. Howard Kirk, j weight from their bodies. The
and the honoree., Mrs. Dallas | car was traveling along at a
reasonable rate of speed when
it struck a sand rut anj swerv-
ed into the ditch. From the
version of the driver and wit-
nesses, the accident was ina-
voidable.
As soon as the accident occur-
red passing motorists rushed to
the aid of the occupants and
lifted the young ladies from th3
Lankford, Jr., presided at the
register in which sixty guests
registered. /
Punch was served in the liv-
ing room by Mrs. J. L. Beck-
ham and Mrs A. P. Buchana
An ice course was served in
the dining room where the fol-
lowing ladies assisted: Mes-
dames, C. A. Reitch, W. G.
Russell, T. H. Peterson. D. C. wrech and carried them to a
Noble, H. W. Meredith, and physician in Mineola. After an
Miss Marguerite Noble.
The announcement was in
the form of tiny hearts canceal-
-d m a meniature, golden ship
on the refreshment table. A
miniature bride and groom were
the passengers on the little
ship, with Dan Cupid as the
pilot through the Sea of Mat-
rimony.
Mrs. Alfred Williams and
Miss Iris Adrian gave several
musical numbers during the-
afternoon. Other members of
the house party were, Mes-
dames, C. E. Revelle, W. M.
Jones, W. C. DuBose, Taylor
Greer, Max D. Ray, Paul
Lankford, Jr., tod Misses Min-
nie Patten and Mary Jane
Smith, J. D. Harriss. D. S.
Noble.
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RUSSELL-WILLINGHAM
versity in <£alvestin. Mr. Flynt
is a graduate of the Mineola
High School and finished high
in his class in that school. The
Monitor extends congratula-
tes to him. v i j. . —'
Mr. B. F. Harris an old citi-
zen of Mineola /died last Sat-
urday night vtyty suddenly. He
was buried the Mineola
cemetery. /The1 funeral was
conducted Wy ReV. N. T. Ring.
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HOME TOWN ffemt
Local Advertiser
Accepts Challenge
For The Next Week
One of the/ Monitor's good
advertisers who states that he
has done ah extra fine busi-
ness this spring had begun to
feel that hej could do the busi-
ness without advertising though
it is true thi^t he has done reg-
ular advertisings in these col-
umns for the past three months
He figured like many do that
after the buteiAess has become
well estaWished that he can
go along doing \ business with-
examination the girls were car-
ried to their homes in Quitman.
The following ladies were in
the car and received minor in-
juries or bruises. Miss Lovey
Lee Moore, Louise Leath, Jewei
Thomas, Leo Critzberg,* Haze)
Browning and Elsie Benton.
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Leonard Bruner
Return To His
Garage Business
After being away the past
four months traveling for a
concern out of Dallas, Leonard
Bruner a garage operator of
this place comes back to Min-
eola for as he said, "there is
no place like Mineola." "I
have traveled over the state
many times in the past jnonths
and have failed to find any
town the size of Mineola that
Before many of their friends1 is as live and wide-awake as
Saturday afternoon at four' it is," " Only two town com-
o'clock Mr. Jack Russell and pare with it at all and they are
Mrs. Era Willingh&m late Pittsburg, Texas and Nacogo,
widow 'of Henry ~ WHlinghamJ do^hgs. Of course," he continu-
former Sheriff of Wood Coun- ed, "several towa* in this sec-
ty, were united in marriage at tion are pro&jppHis out y m
the home of Mrs. W. A. Stroud ; sure there i« *aore business
of Lindale, a life-long friend of 4 right here than in anj °
the bride. Rev. Smith Pastor. town its gilt In the "state."
9i th£ Lindale Baptist Church Mr. Bruner is a booster for
performed the ceremony, as the j his home town and is young
many
he is
Passes
News of the seffavm
of J. H. Whitteh,- fgetf 74,-
Saltillo was received-.-by
Whiten, his son, Friday:
May the 27th and he
to the bedside of his.
med iately, reaching.
hours before death
Whitten had visited
last Tuesday May 24
just returned home /
was taken ill, though
sufffcred for several years
stomach trouble.
Mr. Whitten had tiro*
many years in Saltillo
established himself in fiat,
tion as a reliable farmer
banker, being at the, time
death President of * "
Bank of Saltillo;
cumulated quite"
wealth. He
the Methodist
ways took an ,
church circles. £§££1
He was the fw
children, seven of
vive him and all
wen m their
He is survive*!,
ing members
family: his
ten, Saltillo; J.1
Hogansport, Texas; £.
ten, Mineola; W. H.
Talco; Mrs. J. Whi
ansport; Mrs. Bert
Mrs. J. W. Leftwich,
La.
He was buried at
Uie funeral being cond
Rev. Huges, pastor of the
odist church of that
The Monitor is j "
many friends of J.' B.
in extending condolence te
bereaved family*
High School
Co-Ms Tab.
Hike From
Four ,young ^nisses
neighboring town of G -
ine were visifefcfs to
Monday and traveled
tance between . the u
walking. They dSd
to be at all tir^d
reached Mine^Ub*
dressed in yellow 1'
dresses and
lunches and
bride and groom stood before
an alter decorated with cut
flowers and geraniums.
Mrs. W. A. Stroud played
the wedding march. The bride
was given in marriage by her
son. Homer WiUipgham. She
WOre a gow1
georgette, triWed In
georgette wit!y\ slippers to1
match / X. - * re
and aggressive. His
friends are glad that
back. -5
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The Winnsboro. City Park
invites Wood County people to
,, , ,, ^, come and enjqy its pleasant
shad# and co^water, JXn't
oriou^dtve into
aters of the
efreshu
out farther advertising. ( „
Now he makes this proper- j for Frt Wo
sition that if hih customers for in the we;
the next few days will just say ! gone two Weeks after which
when they com^ into his store, they will be at home in Long-
"I read your jfd\in the Monitor! view, Texas.
that he will be Convinced thatj Those present at the wed-
he should continue to let them i din®1 were: Mesdames W A.
know what Me haS\ that would1 Stroud, W. W. Stroud of Lind-
r i■ , , / *1 v ,, „ | Nat. Tak-: V!T shoot down the
mony Mr. ang/Mrs. Russell left!
Tn the ir ^in th crv^tn
and othV points j A the rairu'cW m th" crysta
They Will be
interest them without their
having to Icome in ahd look all
through his store.
So therefore, the Monitor
ale. H. Ford, N- H. Willingham,
Vida Guin f Mineola, iMisses
Katie Smith, Bura Reed and
little Miss Frances Alice Guin,
agrees to!give every customer' Messrs Will Lankford, Dick
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HAPPY UFE W AlOVtfU Ukfi
THIS
of every advertiser i the Moni
tor a present Saturday,
provided he will come by the
Monitor office after making a
visit to any of these stores and
tell some employee about it.
Remember all you have to do
is to go to your merchant's
store and tell him that you read
his advertisement in the Moni-
tor, then come by the Monitor I ed that he Was
office and get your gift. Come Fannie Mu;
on.
Yarborough, Ernest Russell and
Master Harry Ford.
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HARRIS-COLTHARP
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Marshall Harris who form-
erly lived here hut now of
Dallas and, attencjfe the Medical
School at \ that place was in
He report-
married* to Miss
J Coltharp of
The Summer
you and invites
Winnsboro Nat
plunges, diving
slide and rainbow
Gatesville on tne 9th of April.
This is the fitst announcement'
seagpa greets to be made Of this event Mr.
ymr to , the Harris will g!raduate\in Baylor
ith its luring ! this year. f|is many friends
towers, jolly: here wish him and his bride*
spray. j much happiness. '
rystal
spray. Old I-iddlers Concert
every SaturdaV niglit.
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Dr. and Mrs. Joe William^n
have returned from a visit to
San Antonio Wihere Uvey' visited
their son. DA said that
South Texas waS"fme and pros-
perous but he preferred Wood
County and Mineola.
Captain
Randolph
eld here
Randolph
Heed. T!
M.
reach-
with I£rs.
er Mrs. C. B.
their way from
France Weld, Panama to Kelley
Field, Ft. Worth.
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Mrs. H. C. Merritt and
try Lou went to
daughter
Grand Sal?
went to Dal
will leave;
La., where
days vieiti
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Mrs. Le
ter of E
visitors Sat'
spe Mrs
Monda^^They
sday and
Alexander
spend ten
relatives.
and daugh
Mineola
called to
arriving here th« * ■"
several'friesite
to a local lake wl
joyed a spread of
The persomjel
school hikere
Louise Mayfield,
ington, Lola
Irene Vick, - ^
Watts Motor;
Receive Tel*
Annouii(
The Motori
interested to
Watts Motor jjq
ceived a telei
announcing ai^inew
car which wlil be^put
market som iW time . '
car will depart *. in
spects from M'
according to-
received hare it,;i
more econittal .
and will in<ilii(te
and traffic
Mr. Watts*
move into Ma _
within t^n day*.^
an announc^met
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Thanks
The Monitor '''
its thanks —
ty Democrat for mc
its press laat/ week. As
Monitor was M^f ffchrmigh
week print i^i lis paper
the press broke Vfbwa and
Democrat invited the col
tion on its gresa.
the Monitor has*" " "
repaired fat its
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Carraway, R. H. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1927, newspaper, June 2, 1927; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth286014/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.