25 Oct 1935
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Newspaper
Hobbs News
Location
Hobbs, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1935
Page
1
Construction of curbing gutter and caliche surfacing for 13 blocks in the Carlsbad business district will begin Tuesday with WPA funding covering over 80 percent of costs, bids due to Town Clerk R E Alsup. project cost estimated at 15 000 dollars.
Six tests in the Monument district drill below 3,000 feet as verdicts are due next week. Sun No. McAveety leads at 3,755 feet with 7-inch casing. Superior No. A-2 State at 3,735 feet follows. Other wells, including Reublic No. 2 McAveety and Jeffers No. 1 Britt, reach 3,240 and 3,550 feet respectively as producers show potential.
A fragmented report cites Senator Carl Hobbs and John Brand discussing sewerage facilities and extended inquiry talks. The dialogue references next week and a desire for further information on the matter amid political contention.
At the Manne Seuste Cup last Friday Mrs Melvin Will Terry spoke at the event held at her home. The event featured performances including "Etude" by Wollen and "Jules Dance" by Dett with accompaniment by Mrs Albert. Committee chair Mrs Lloyd Gray announced a slate including Neil Marks and Mrs Melvin W F rs Melvin Neal among others. The next meeting is planned for Wednesday before Pridedegrees 1 at the home of the r v ar ee to outline plans for the year.
The Current Argus notes an invitation from George White for a joint Carlsbad Hobbs goodwill football tour on Friday November 15. It mentions a Hobbs Carlsbad partnership to boost prosperity, a planned oil field tour, and a Dal Paso highway link expected to bring visitors, with further plans for continued exchange next year.
Honor Roll lists six weeks of top grades at local high school and elementary levels. The published roster includes Adams Mary Hedrick Marjorie Baker Dorothy James Joan Bostick Frances Moore Barbara N Burke Martha G Hardin Ross Burnett Zanelle Jackson and others.
A partial OCR fragment lists individuals including Ernestine Alsup Lamb Pauline Banta Mildred Miller Mildred Brand Ruth Parker Tommie Butler M Praitt Helen Bots Meda Wes Petres Hilliard Gladys Collier Jack Hines Jane Forbes Johnston Parker Tom.
A fragmentary OCR item names individuals including Alexander Bennie Parks Camille Pierce M Beck Shirley Devis Lanford Paul Strain and James, appearing as a partial list in a historical newspaper snippet.
The list includes Bessie Smith Carnes Charidee Fletcher Byron Granath Ruby Thomas Edith Smitrite Arpe Weir Clarabel Bechtel Joe Sanders Roy Evans Roy. Names appear in a fragmented reader packet of notices or memorial snippets from a historical page.
Otto Goodwin, son of C. C. Goodwin, who left months ago for South America, returned to New York last Sunday. He was contracted by a major oil company and brought back to the field where he had been staying. He sails next Sunday for a new post and will join the electrical department of the company.
A list of readable names includes Elele Kimrey J BE Stra Junior Hutchises Jimmy Terrill Hadden Pat Corbett Ry Ditmore Edith Sue Breed Gladys Oakes Ivon A Robert Pletcher Norma Beth Ales Douglas Joe tates ya Caudill View Tea Ted Grannath Glen dine Pierce Betty Jean Rulon Eugene Suthpen Dene Scott Marjorie Nell Sudderth Katherine Richards.
A long line of personal names including Margaret Ann Armstrong Maxine Stewart Richie Granath Richard Blakeley Marjorie Roonaty June Yeager Clifford Haynes Gwendolyn Hendrickson Charline Kinder Martha Strain Jane Bolding Ann Hooper Arlene Jones J B Orrell Dorothy Schmerman Harlees Strawn Irene Tatum Dorothy Mae Watson Arthur Langford Charline Smith Charles Rex Beal James Powell W C Gumford and Alice Joyce Slagle. The fragment reads as a names list from a notice page.
A sequence of personal names including Gladys Connor Wayne Connor Fan Inglish Ru Jewell Glenn Aline Johnson na McBride Nina Thel Mae Pearl Roberts ma Looney Dorothy Alfreds Newton Baker Junior Berry Mary Ann Brown Borden Clifton Cecil Mc Bride Edw Hadden Edward Hammond Wayne McNeill Ben Randolph June Rush Wynone Wilson Maxine Barnes Marion Benton Barbara Burke Betty Lu Harvey Lahoma McGuire Katherine Payne Harris T Clark J L Elder Jr Fayze Fandy Barney Hynd Melvin Mattison James Presson Elwood Smith Darlene Brock Billy Cowan.
Dr H D Pate has moved to a new office at the corner of Taylor and Dalmont streets and will hold an open house Sunday afternoon inviting Hobbs residents to visit the new location.
Mr and Mrs Jim Holland left Wednesday for Kansas City to visit their son James.
Hobbs and New Hobbs schools will be closed all of next week while the entire teaching staff attends the State Teachers Convention. The convention will be in Albuquerque from Wednesday through Saturday. Classes will be dismissed this afternoon and studies will resume Monday, November 4.
Deer season begins with thousands of hunters statewide. The game department reports a favorable outlook and excellent range conditions as the season runs through November 15. Local nimrods head to mountains this weekend and several residents plan to depart in the next days.
Dr C J Carter has opened an office in the rear of Hobbs Drug Store opposite the Worth Hotel. He has recovered from injuries suffered in a recent automobile wreck.
Fred Rollins and C. W. Jobe of Jobe Rollins Chevrolet Co with Stodghill Mc Combs Sinclair and Connor traveled to El Paso to view the 1936 Chevrolet truck and passenger car models. They will attend a sales banquet at Hotel Cortez on Saturday.
Mrs Jim Hodges returned home Tuesday after spending a week in Wink visiting her mother.
Hobbs High School Eagles defeated Artesia in their first conference game with standout plays from Fletcher and a 98 yard punt return by Baker. Artesia struggled to gain yardage as Hobbs defense pressured throughout the game in the Texas gridiron matchup.
The report notes a Wildcat well with depth below 3,600 feet and a low-structure reading. Gypsy tests and operators near the outcome are mentioned with casing at seven feet. The Texas well is located in nan west southwest 1-20-36.
Mr and Mrs W R Hart announce the birth of a son on Tuesday.
Readable fragments indicate Pields Toeeten will travel to Mexico City and stay for a number of weeks. The note emphasizes time abroad and planned absence from local duties.
Mr and Mrs Tuesday of Austin Iowa will spend their vacation at a planned trip to the area. The note highlights a family plan and timing for leisure travel.
Ed Steele attended the Midland race meeting on Wednesday, joining spectators and participants at the track. The report notes his presence at the Midland races as part of the day's local sporting activity.
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