2400 Barrel Well To Force Offsets On Several Leases
Completion of the Taubert McKee and Seimoneit No 1 Virginia W Crockett in Pecos County drew oil buyers to Grandfalls as the new wildcat flow reached 100 barrels per hour with gas estimates of 3 to 4 million cubic feet daily. The well bottomed at 5357 feet in the Simpson Ordovician sand, with cement issues noted and a 13 minute drillstem test showing 120 barrels per hour. Fort Worth contractors Taubert McKee Seimoneit held a half interest in about 800 acres for drilling the No 1 Crockett with Anderson Pritchard Oil Corp of Oklahoma City contributing dry hole money and acreage to various partners.
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Virginia W. Crockett
Pecos County
Imperial
Railroad Commission
Texas
Magnolia
McKee
Taubert, McKee and
Seimoneit
Fort Worth
H&tc Railway Company
Apco
Anderson-Pritcha 1 Oil Corporation
Oklahoma City
Taubert, McKee and Seimoneit
Crockett
Sincair-Prai
Tex-Mex Petro 2Um Company
Mrs Galle Returns Home From Cis Co Sanatorium
Mrs Adell Galle, after five weeks at the Brown Sanatorium in Cis Co, returned last week to her Bennett home.
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Adell Galle
Brown
Cisco
Bennett
Farewell Party at McClintocks for Latches
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Latch and family were honored at a farewell party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McClintock in Jal last Friday. The event featured music, a social hour, coffee and cookies. Gifts were given to the Latches as they prepare to leave Jal. The gathering included Mrs. Fred Brock, Mrs. Garland Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Justice and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Latch
J. D. McClintock
Earl Reed Jr
J. W. Justice
McClintock
Latches
Jal
Fred Brock
Garland Ramsey
Masons to Attend Santa Fe Consistory for 32nd Degree
A group of Masons plans to travel to Santa Fe for a four day consistory starting November 11. Casey Cabool L A Beair Kenneth Davis J R Allison and Lex Parsons will take the thirty second degree work. J L Burke J M Whitworth and Johnnie Connell will also attend and take their degree work with their brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Casey Cabool
L. A. Beair
Kenneth Davis
J. R. Allison
Lex Parsons
J. L. Burke
J. M. Whitworth
Johnnie Connell
BIU Study Course Begun at Baptist Church
A BTU study course began Monday night at the Baptist Church with daily meetings through Friday night. The course aims to conclude by Friday evening with attendees gathering for sessions each night.
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Biu
Baptist Church
New Cub Scout Pack Organized in Local Area
Sam Henry, field executive of the Boy Scouts, assisted in reorganizing the Cub Scouts. Keever is named leader and Rev. G. L. Keever will head Cub activities as several young boys showed interest in forming a local Cub Scout organization.
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Keever
Sam Henry
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
G. L. Keever
Riveters Sought by Dallas Office Of Texas Employment Service
Odessa area office reports October placements of 123 with private and public organizations while 169 men and 56 women applied. An active file shows 1202 applicants ready for work, including 940 men and 262 women. Dallas requests urgent riveter jobs in aircraft plants requiring high school education and formal training.
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Texas State Employment Service
L. F. Parker
Odessa
Parker
Dallas
North Grant Avenue
Texas State
Van Campbell visit spans Brownwood and Cross Plains weekend
Mr and Mrs Van Campbell traveled to Brownwood and Cross Plains over the weekend, visiting local contacts and catching up with friends in the area.
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Mrs. van Campbell
Brownwood
Cross Plains
Tuscan Club Practices First Degree Work
The Tuscan Club met at Odd Fellows Hall on Wednesday night to practice the first degree work. A pie walk is planned at the Colored Baptist Church Saturday night at 8 30 p m with invitation to white friends and homemade pies. Rev A B T 9 paste
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Odd Fellows Hall
Colored Baptist Church
Bill Kimrey and Bobby Joe Chadwick Visit San Angelo Saturday
Bill Kimrey and Bobby Joe Chadwick traveled to San Angelo on Saturday for an event. The two men were seen in public, though details of the outing remain unclear.
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Bill Kimrey
Bobby Joe Chadwick
San Angelo
Jal Band Mothers Club Raises Funds At High School Rally
The Jal Band Mothers Club netted over 3100 from an 11 member high school auditorium event with a dance and food sale at the election place. Proceeds fund a future band trip and possible Sun Carnival invitation in El Paso New Year’s. Joe Cooper hosted Brownwood visitors over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Club
el Paso
Local visits feature Seegar and Hollis family calls
Jacquelyn Seegar visited Mr and Mrs D T Rowell near the past week. Mr and Mrs Bill Hollis returned Friday from Roswell where they visited his mother three days last week.
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Jacquelyn Seegar
Mrs
D. T. Rowell
Bill Hollis
Roswell
Four New Students Enter School Here
Four new children entered school this week. Several local residents and visitors were noted, including Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Benton hosting guests Mrs. Milton Becker and Stella Jenkins of Long Beach California. Local residents and travelers were mentioned with votes and visits across towns.
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J. G. Benton
Milton Becker and Son
Stella Jenkins
Long Beach
California
Bentons
South Road Set for State Engineer Inspection
Division Engineer Kilmer of the State Highway Department will conduct an official inspection this week of the Grandfalls Imperial Highway. The project, a cooperation among Crane Ward and Pecos Counties, links the New Mexico oil fields to the Permian Basin and is a key route for state maintenance acceptance.
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Kilmer
State Highway Department
Imperial Highway
Crane
Ward
Pecos
New Mexico
Permian
Miss Fawn Ray Weds Carl Buttrill in Tucumcari
Miss Fawn Ray of Forrest New Mexico Normal University of Las Vegas married Carl Buttrill of Quay New Mexico in Tucumcari on October 26. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. John Harris of Jordan New Mexico. The couple will live in Quay until January 3 when they depart for San Antonio Texas where Mr. Buttrill will be stationed with the National Guard.
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Fawn Ray
Forrest New Mexico Normal University of
Red Cross Seeks Expanded Membership for National Defense
The American Red Cross urges new members to join as the organization increases duties in first aid life saving disaster relief and nursing for national defense. More volunteers are needed to widen service during a year of heightened demand.
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American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Mrs Drummond Visits Ramsey Family in Loving
Mrs Tommy Drummond of Rho desia Louisiana sister of Gar land Ramsey and her two children spent Thursday noon with Mr and Mrs Ramsey. She had been visiting her mother in Loving and was en route to her home.
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Walter Pendleton
Elzie Swift
Edsil Runyan
Artesia
John Beckett
Los Angeles
Pendleton
Della Beckett
Jal
California
Tommy Drummond
Rhodesia
Louisiana
Garland Ramsey
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Joe Cooper
Just-a-Mere Bridge Club
Dave Graham
Canern
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Zack Taylor
Illinois
Carrie McCarthy
Bob Wills
J. W. Howell
Clyde Martin
Midland
Kelly Manchee
Anette Gibson
Lubbock
Texas Tech
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R. E. Wills
Abilene
Harold Butler
Monahans Hospital
Carl Buttrill
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