Drilling Rigs in Permian Basin Fall After Seven Weeks
The Reed Roller Bit Co Friday survey shows 208 active rotary rigs in the Permian Basin empire, down 35 from the prior week’s 243. Lea County leads with 29 rigs, Andrews and Ector counties tie for second at 14, Pecos holds fourth with 16, as of December 6, 1962.
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Pemian Basin
Reed Roller Bit Company
Texas
New Mexico
Lea County
Andrews
Ector
Pecos
Celebration of Christmas Was Once Illegal in U S
Christmas, now a global religious and social festival, was once illegal in colonial New England under Puritan laws punishing observance. The article recounts Massachusetts penalties, Dutch and Southern customs, and Washington’s 1776 crossing amid Hessian Christmas revelry, noting a shift to widespread acceptance by the twentieth century.
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U. S
New England
Compton
England
General Court
Massachusetts
New Amsterdam
St. Nicholas
Washington
Delaware River
Trenton
N. J
New York Daily Times
Bethlehem
Christ
Elletts Plan California Trip With Family Dog Prissy
Mr and Mrs Herman L Elett plan a California trip at a niece’s request taking their Boston Bulldog Prissy aged 12. Prissy is a veteran traveler having visited Chicago four years ago and many trips before.
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Herman L. Ellett
California
Prissy
Boston
Chicago
Mobil drills wildcat in New Mexico near Lovington
Mobil No. 95 State Bridges in Lea County southeastern New Mexico yields a five zone discovery beneath the Vacuum Field after drilling 13 816 feet. The well may produce about 600 barrels daily as a quadruple completion is planned across deeper zones.
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Mobil Oil Company
New Mexico
Mobil
The
Vacuum Oil Company
Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc
Thompson Births Highlight Local Family News
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs W D Thompson on the Nov 30 birth of daughter Cylenia at 10 45 p m weighing 3 lbs 13 oz. Mr and Mrs Elbert R Mallo w celebrate a Dec 2 1962 son Randall Glen born at 3 33 p m weighing 6 lbs 13 oz.
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W. D. Thompson
Cylenia
Elbert R. Mallow
Randall Glen
Invertebrates Defined as Animals Without Backbones
A concise note explains that invertebrates are animals lacking a backbone. It distinguishes them from vertebrates and mentions common groups such as insects, mollusks, and crustaceans.
Hospital Vows Admitted and Dismissed at Permian General
A list of patients admitted to Permian General Hospital from Friday through Monday includes Mrs A L Byrne Mrs Joe Delts Mrs E W McDowell Mrs Buck Criner Shirlene Luttrall Tommy Coleman Edward Liversay Val ada Morris Mrs E R Mallow Mrs J E Crawford Charles Ragsdale Jimmy Horn Mrs Troy Lasater Sue Ruby David Burkett and Mrs W D Thompson. Discharges include Mrs Arnold Jones Mrs Ann Pendleton Mrs Clyde Phillips Mrs Ewen McDaniel Stanley Tamaro C R Butler Karen Lewis Cora Ree Gavitt Mrs Ruby Reep Mrs Ava D Cecil Mrs Virginia Gibson Mrs C C McCullough Jack Strickland Diana Thompson and Paul Hoover. Also dismissed were Anita Hamilton Mrs A W Harrison Mrs Gordon Walker Mrs Ola Holmes Alonza Spradling Daniel Spradling Harold Burke Mrs George Norman Clyde E Marshall Mrs C O Bennett Sadie Weidel Mrs Jim Dotson R A Mitchell Clyde L Marshall Howard Phillips Eddie Humphries and H B Thompson.
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Permian General Hospital
A. L. Byrne
Joe Delts
E. W. McDowell
Buck Criner
Shirlene Luttrall
Tommy Coleman
Edward Liversay
Valada Morris
E. R. Mallow
J. E. Crawford
Charles Ragsdale
Jimmy Horn
Troy Lasater
Sue Ruby
David Burkett
W. D. Thompson
Arnold Jones
Ann Pendleton
Clyde Phillips
Ewen McDaniel
Stanley Tamaro
C. R. Butler
Karen Lewis
Cora Ree Gavitt
Ruby Reep
Ava D. Cecil
Virginia Gibson
C. C. McCullough
Jack Strickland
Diana Thompson
Paul Hoover
Anita Hamilton
A. W. Harrison
Gordon Walker
Ola Holmes
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Revlon
King’s Candy
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Kong Tae LA
N.W. Let Sr. Vey
Rambler
Martin's Rambler
ALL New
ALL Beautiful
ALL Rambler
Lancers
Odessa
Commercial State Bank
Briggs Jewelry
of Fine China & Crystal
Amity and Meeker
Doggett
Mrs. Wayman Briggs
Famous
Remington & Norelco
Sterling
Wallace
Wildcat
Astotis
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