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Newspaper
Hobbs News
Location
Hobbs, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
3
A geophysical group set up camp at Seminole on Tuesday and plans months of work in Gaines county for Shell Petroleum. Several members hoped to base at Hobbs but reports say accommodations are unavailable, prompting a plea for ideas to house 26 people there.
Joe Whalen, manager of Roosevelt Theater, traveled to Carlabad on Wednesday to visit his convalescent wife after an operation for appendicitis. He was accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Tom Whalen, who will stay with the patient until a return home is suitable.
Humble Oil and Refining plans a large camp at Cooper in Lea County along the Texas New Mexico railroad. The scope hinges on the results of a half dozen wells drilled nearby by several major firms. If successful, Humble aims to drill at least 30 wells and may add a pipeline in a later phase.
Luther Neal of Landreth Production, based in Odessa, says the company has finished two wells in the Odessa district.
Grady Thompson spent the greater part of today at Lemi ng in the interest of his run.
Land owners in the Carlsbad irrigation district will vote August 21 on borrowing 2 250 000 for a 1 000 000 acre foot dam on the Pecos river at Alamogordo Creek near Fort Sumner. The plan includes a 40 year repayment starting 1944 and a 2 000 000 storage reservoir plus 25 000 in ditch repairs.
Hobbs sees the arrival of financier C L Beatty, a key figure in local development and holder of extensive interests, arriving Monday noon for several days. He will stay at the Ragin Hotel with his longtime associate Adam Long during his visit.
The New Mexico law requires conventions to nominate tickets with no primary option. Lea County shifted power in 1934 by expanding its Democratic committee from 36 to 57 members, granting Hobbs Lovington and other towns greater representation based on past governor vote totals, while the convention endorses chairmanship and validates committee actions.
Lea county commissioners met briefly in Lovington due to illness of Commissioner W M Snyder. Bills were approved by Chairman Lee Robinson and Commissioner N E Evans before adjourning. A reconvened session is expected in about ten days.
Explosion of gas in a boiler at the Skelly base four miles northwest of Hobbs caused severe burns to E. R. Dietz. Dietz was treated at a local hospital after the backfire burned his face arms and chest while the boiler was fired for steaming up. The victim is expected to recover without permanent injury. Jack Striff of Jal and Bill Clark marked the 17th anniversary of a wartime alarm by recalling how Bill dragged Striff from bed at four in the morning to go to war.
Report notes the date and status of money order sales in the post office. Postmaster Robert Stevenson provides the figures and indicates ongoing activity in the department.
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