Eddy and Lea Drilling Totals Reach 68 Wells in Eddy County
Eleven new drilling locations were started since last week setting a record for starting wells since 1929. New wells include Amerada State No. 1-D Skelly State 1-C Amerada-Skelly State 1-E Texas Co Dooley No. 7 and Everett No. 1 in Cooper district with high production estimates. Continentals shut down A-12 after sulphur water found. Woolworth No.6 flowed 166 barrels per hour. Rector test at 3941 feet yielded 83 barrels per hour. Nero Wills spudded Montgomery No. 1 in 10-23-30 with 8 1/2 inch casing cemented at 382 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Skelly Oil Co
State
Amerada-Skelly
State 1
Texas Company
I. B. Ogg
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
A. H. Myers
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Faye Saunders
R. H. Henderson
Russell Steel
Atlantic Oil Co
Eddy County
Pecos Valley Drilling Co
Getty Oil Co
Dooley
Cooper District
Everett No
Everett
Continental Oil Co
Woolworth No. 6
Phillips Petroleum Co
Woolworth
Gates No
Néal Wills
Montgomery No
Car smash near Texas line hits Hobbs distiller
H. E. Webster of Hobbs Distilling Co. loses about $200 after a Sunday night collision near the Texas line. He was struck by a car with a single headlight driven by a Black man returning from Texas. No serious injuries, but heavy damage and no recourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Webster
Hobbs Distilling Co
Texas Line
Texas
Levers Brothers v Hobbs Dispensary in Lea County Court
In the District Court of Lea County New Mexico case number 2096 Levers Brothers a partnership of R E Levers and F E Levers sue Tex Riley doing business as Hobbs Dispensary.
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Fifth Judicial District
Lea County
State of New Mexico
Levers Brothers
Copartnership
R. E. Levers
F. E. Levers
Tex Riley
Hobbs Dispensary
Employer Endorses Goodwin for State Senate
An employee of O. C. Goodwin in Hobbs testifies to his honesty and leadership, praising him as a fair employer and likening him to a father figure. The letter from Forbes and several signatures from women and men workers endorses Goodwin as a capable State Senator. The notice notes the ad is paid for by Goodwin’s employer.
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Goodwin
Forbes
Mr. Forbes
Mr. Goodwin
Abby Thigpen
O’dell Kemp
H. J. Parks
Virgil Hamby
Claude Hightower
Lester Gentry
Lea County Teachers End Session With Banquet at Noon
The Lea County Teachers Meeting closed Saturday noon at Lovington with a banquet at the Commercial Hotel attended by about 100 teachers. W. D. Stafford presided over the two day gathering. T. C. Gallagher of Tatum was elected chairman of the Lea County Teachers Association for the ensuing year.
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Lea County
Lovington
Commercial Hotel
W. D. Stafford
T. C. Gallagher
Tatum
Lea County Teachers’ Association
Margaret Kennedy
Frank Carroon
Barold Palmer Returns From South Texas Visit
Barold Palmer arrived Friday from South Texas where he had been for several weeks. He will remain here until the holidays. Mrs. Palmer stayed at Refugio in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barold” Palmer
South Texas
Notice of Sale on Property in Hobbs Lease County New Mexico
Notice of sale under an attachment and execution from Lea County District Court against Tex Riley. It lists a 1934 Chevrolet long wheel base truck, a 1934 pickup, seals of liquor inventory including many brands, storage, and a cash register. The sale is set for January 10, 1936 at ten o'clock at the east front door of the Hobbs store location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Fifth Judicial
Lea County
Towit
Frontier
Triumph
Paul Jones
Finchtown
Meadow Brook
Meadwood
Ridgewood
Lindale
Black Hawk
Cedar Brook
Still Creek
Ricardi Spirits
Hawthorne
Mr. Boston
Quarts
London
Hennessy
Christmas tree decorating tips for busy families
A reader asks for practical advice on Christmas trees. Tips cover placing electric lights first, using a sturdy homemade stand, choosing balsam fir for less needle drop, comparing balsam fir to spruce longevity, and using silver snow and silver icicles for a polished look.
Checkerboard chocolate vanilla cake and pumpkin pie mix
A fragment list describes a checkerboard cake with two batters white and chocolate baked in two pans, brushing with melted chocolate on white icing and forming checkered top, plus a pumpkin pie filling with pumpkin milk sugar spices baked in a crust.
Notice of Appointment in Bates and Fields Estate
Probate Court of Lea County New Mexico notices the appointment of Geo E Bates as administrator of Bates and Fields partnership estate and asks creditors to present claims by law or be barred. Date November 28 1934 with publications through December 21 1934.
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Probate Court
Lea
New Mexico
Bates & Fields
John L. Fields
Geo. E. Bates
Jno. L
Lea County
State of New Mexico
Roy Conover
H. Dillard Schenck
Syee Arsons
Resé
H. Dillard
Ieee
Hamlet the biblical answer sparks a family moment
In a family chat at an elderly man’s home a child asks who Hamlet was. The father retorts by asking for the Bible and promises to prove Hamlet’s identity, underscoring a clash of literary history and scripture.
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Hamlet
Double Funeral Held for Jal Fire Victims in Carlsbad
A double funeral was held in Carlsbad last Thursday for two Jal fire victims killed on November 27. Roy Narra more, 23, and Thomas Grace, 41, were honored in services led by Rev. Drake of the Church of God and assisted by Rev. John Sharp of Jal.
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Jal
Carlsbad
Roy C. Narramore
Thomas M. Grace
Drake
Church of God
John Sharp
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Hobbs News
Sam Brown
Lessee
Hobbs Publishing Company
Hobbs
Rey
Eddy and Lea
O. C. Goodwin
D. C. Goodwin
Ramona
Silver Club
Iil
Betty Webster
James A
Walters’ Battery and Electric Service
General Auto
Call Slim
Walters’ Battery and Electric
Leo Conner
Hobbs, N. Mex
Star- Telegram
SONY
Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
Meraing—ivaning
Bandey
AMON
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