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[Oistation y-’as one of the our: hi at fair - play for the majority! Hire* stations opened by Westernif the people/' Wise said.hi explaining hi? background, tfisfe said he was born.in central fex^s in 1008. 6n a combinationfarm and ranch neat* the small town of Brqok'gimth* Brown county. He' finished.. High school iu Browmvood tju 1925 and attended Daniel Baker college ip Brown-kvood, studying for the career a.i an engineer, ...Three Children Following this period of education, \Yi--e married' Miss Velma Paul ofBrady, Tex., \ ip-19?8-They have three childrens Velma Jean Wise, the older daughter, a student at T. S. C. W. in Denton, Tex.; the younger daughter, Don-na Rae Wise* a sqphombrc in Hobbs high school;and their youngest child ■ and only son, Duane Wise, a 9-?C(UVlt;llt;l student of the Hobbs elementary schools.hi the depression year of 1929 Wise, went into the farm and ranching bu si ness. After six years as farmer, and rancher, ho saw greater opportunities iu the western parC of U?e state and eastern New Mexico* In .1980 ho caino west to cast hi* lot wUh the 'jrio-* ncer oil workers h; .the Permianj basin, beguming, with Hie Choin-i ical Process -Co.’ in. the capacity as truck driver 5n'Odes?n, Tex.; After two years in Odessa with an opportunity for advancement *rnl stilb the pioneer spirit, he movfcd to the then new town of Denver City, Te*., in 1938. After three years in-Denver City, during the(development of the Wasson field, he jollied the Westonswhich gravesm Sou*bad its. begiitninin 1989.^Department heads -'or Wfc*t-cm’s district offices here are: sales manager, W. W. Wilson of 1325 South Selman; wire line services. J. S. Wester of .206 Green Acres; and pumping services, -■ S.! Caffey, of -107 Llano Drive.Among other employe? of the firm who will move to Hobbs with the po inning sow ice's station are Leslie Kilgore, mimpinjr services manager; E.'D- Hill, wire line services manager; Kelly Ba^c, district geologist; 11. C. Humphrey, district accountant; and T. J. Ber-into oil producing, years os operating Haw kind, the Velma Corp., of which Wise anti principal stock fnynwil to absorbAfter two as Wise Petroleum is presidentholder, wnsj the Wise :I\ Ly.vk i n s parti ifcr-da p.ITill A• * •* vMADE• _Convertible Topi • F* Ciqtumi und TtrpiAir ConditiaiFree Estimates ~ Pick Up HOBBS UPHOLS1 116 S. Shipp Fr*e Pick-Upr*-VjU.In 1915 Wise formed a partnership with Jerry €. Hawkins of Dallas* Tex,, and moved to LeaiOdessa Photo LaiSuck«pYou leave your Kodak FilmIior fast 48-hr. Service. AI nnuntv stnrtinp* ip. tar. firming ii
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Hobbs Daily News Sun
Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Mon, Mar 17, 1952
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