Skelly tests yield 2400 feet oil in Simms No 1
Oil shows in Skelly No 1 Simms at 2430 feet as drilling reached 3675 feet. Nearby wells in the Monument pool area report oil, gas, and sulfur water shows, with various completions underway including Repollo No 1 J. R. Phillips delivering initial production of 350 barrels in five hours.
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Monument Pool
Ameradis No
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Amerada
Repollo O& Company No. 1
J. R. Phillips
Repollo
New
Presimar
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company No 1
Williams
Strike delays Hobbs street surfacing project restart
Work on Hobbs street surfacing will resume Monday under WPA engineer Brets per Mayor L W Gay. A strike halted 28 workers, prompting Lea Rowland WPA administrator to order a shutdown, citing worker shortages for highway contracts. Rowland reportedly opposed the project and questioned continued funding.
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Hobbs Street
WPA
Brets
L.W. Gay
Lea Rowland
Rowland
Lea County
Brett
Hobbs
Editor’s critique of Lea Rowland and Lea County roads
The piece attacks WPA Administrator Lea Rowland for opposing a local project and questions Gov. Tingley’s road spending in Lea County. It cites a $348 000 roads figure, notes no paved miles, and laments high costs per mile while praising local residents and telephone operators amid criticized state politics.
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WPA
Lea Rowland
Santa Fe
Lea County
Rowland
Tingley
Plains Country
Ana
Artesia Quintet Visit For Weekend Home Game
Artesia high basketball team travels here for the lone home game of the weekend. Coach Bird faces his former mentor as his new team aims to upset the Eagles and emerge as the slight favorite in this matchup.
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Artesia High
Eagles
Artesia
Bird
West of Carlsbad Visitor Seeks Hobbs mortuary owner
A visitor from the West of Carlsbad came to Hobbs this week. The note identifies the owner of West Mortuary in Se Ieiee, ity.
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Weed
Carlsbad
Hobbs
West Mortuary
Ieee
Ity
No Settlement in Quo Warranto Case Heard in Roswell
In a Quo Warranto matter before Judge Jas B. McGhee, Hobbs city government proceedings saw no decision Wednesday. Plaintiff's counsel A Askern and Wats on sought a plea change while defense attorney Tom Neal filed a demurrer to be ruled February 13. If overruled, the case may move to Lovington February 18.
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Hobbs
Jas. B. McGhee
Roswell
Askern and Watson
Tom Neal
McGhee
Lovington
Telephone company considers rate raise for new switchboard
The Southwestern Associated Telephone Company plans a modern switchboard and eliminates the crank phone. Rates would rise to $3.00 for home phones plus 50 cents for the handset, and business lines to $4.50 from $3.50. The upgrade would fulfill a long felt need.
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Southwestern Associated Telephone Company
New Mexico Electric Service Lowers Slighting Rates
The New Mexico Electric Service Company cuts residential and commercial lighting rates effective February bills. Savings to Hobbs residents reach about $5,000 yearly with a new daily service charge of 3.5 cents. Rates for first 50 kWh drop from 17 to 9 cents, then 6 cents for next 50 kWh, and 4 cents beyond. Large users face per half kilowatt charges and tiered kWh rates, with a $3 monthly minimum for small commercial use.
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New Mexico Electric Service Company
J. F. Maddox
Hobbs
Mrs. Ted Rakestraw Returns from Oklahoma Trip
Mrs. Ted Rakestraw came back this week after a visit to Oklahoma, detailing experiences from the journey and sharing impressions of the state.
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Ted Rakestraw
Oklahoma
Dallas Fort Worth Laundry Leader Engages in Trade
D Selvidge of the American Steam Laundry conducted business in Dallas and Fort Worth this week, representing active operations in both cities.
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D. Selvidge
American Steam Laundry
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Music Festival To Be Sponsored By Pt A
A public school music festival sponsored by the Hobbs and New Hobbs Parent Teachers Association will be held at the High School gymnasium on Tuesday February 11 at 7 30 p m under the direction of Mrs Christine Carter Love The program showcases various music departments including a Kindergarten Fairy number rhythm bands and a grade school chorus of 90 children The high school band and junior high School girls chorus will also perform In other news J E Cherry aged 58 died at his home Monday He had been ill for some time and is survived by his wife three daughters Alma Cherry Max Turk and Hugh King and one son Joe Cherry Burial will be in Aurora Mo Mr Cherry had lived in Hobbs since 1929 and worked in real estate.
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Hobbs and New Hobbs Parent Teachers Association
Christine Carter Love
Harry Nelson
Travis B. Shaw
Willngham
Cravens
J. E. Cherry
Mr. Cherry
Mises Alma Cherry
Hobbes
Max Turk
Mount Vernon
Hugh King
Springfield
Joe Cherry
Aurora
Hobbs
Death of Hobbs Police Assistant Chief Carly Early
Carly Early, 48, died at his New Hobbs home Sunday afternoon from pneumonia. An Assistant Chief of Police, he had lived in Hobbs for years and is survived by his wife, a son, two daughters Mrs Fay Farr and Mrs Lee Cunningham, and two stepchildren in Hebbs. Body shipped to Claremore, Oklahoma, for interment.
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W. M. Early
New Hobbs
District health officer Dr. Puckett visits Tuesday
Dr. D. EB. Puckett, district health officer, was in town on Tuesday. The visit focused on public health matters and community concerns.
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D. EB. Puckett
Local merchants offer steadier deals than transient peddlers
The passage urges caution against canvassers and transient sellers, noting that local merchants and their salespeople provide more reliable, better deals whether visiting stores or calling at doors.
Anderson to lead Hobbs Chamber secretary post
A. W. Pete Anderson, longtime secretary of the Clovis Chamber, has accepted a similar role with the newly formed Hobbs Chamber. M. M. Hardin announced Anderson will start duties next Monday. An accomplished New Mexico newspaperman and civic worker, Anderson belongs to Rotary Kiwanis and other groups and plans to relocate his family to Hobbs.
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A. W
Pete) Anderson
Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Hobbs Chamber
M.M. Hardin
Anderson
Local Scouts Observe Scout Week With Cleanup Drive
Local Boy Scouts conclude Scout Week with the Cleanup Drive and an anniversary program at New Hobbs School Auditorium. Troop 37 from New Hobbs, led by Laws, presents the 25th anniversary observance as scouts gather and remove cans and trash from alleys and streets to the dumping grounds.
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Hobbs School
Boy Scout Movement
America
Pickering Lumber Company
New Hobbs
Laws
Jobe Rollins to Open Used Car Lot
Jobe Rollins Chevrolet Company plans to open a used car lot on West Carlebad Street pending completion of facilities. A formal opening is slated for sometime next week.
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Jobe-Rollins
Jobe-Rollins Chevrolet Company
West Carlebad Street
Reece
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