Hobbs Pipe and Supply marks 20 years of local growth
Hobbs Pipe and Supply Company celebrates twenty years in the Permian Basin area of New Mexico and Texas. Founded by Morris R. Antweil, it now employs over sixty and operates a three block yard with a modern admin complex. The firm sells tubular goods and oil field equipment and runs Lea County Casing Pullers to recover wells and tubulars. It also owns Shannon Oil Company with Morris Antweil as President and Alan Antweil as Vice President, plus new hire petroleum engineer John Adams as VP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs Pipe and Supply Company
Permian Basin
New Mexico
West Texas
Morris R. Antweil
West Marland Street
Hobbs
Lea County
Shannon Oil Company
Morris Antweil
Alan Antweil
Bill Hollis
John Adams
Oil Company
Bingham Honor Mrs Hamilton With Ranch Dance
Mr and Mrs G H Bingham hosted an old fashioned western ranch dance on August 2 to honor their sister Mrs Sims Hamilton Shipp. About 100 guests enjoyed a chili and beans lawn supper as dancing continued to 3 30 A M with attendees from Carlsbad Lovington Monument Eunice Tatum and Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
G. H. Bingham
Sims Hamil- Shipp
Wadd Peveler
Floyd Lemon
Hamilton
L. A. Cooper
Monument
Clifford Lasley
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Lovington
Eunice
Tatum
Lubbock
Mrs Milt Denton Returns From Quitane Texas Visit
Mrs. Milt Denton returned Thursday from Quitane Texas where she visited her ill father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Denton
Quitane
Texas
Ann Badgett to Wed Johnnie Salvo in August 1952
Mr and Mrs W D Badgett announce the engagement of their daughter Ann to Johnnie Salvo of Raton New Mexico They note Ann is a Lovington High School and Highlands University music major and a Tri Sigma pledge Johnnie is a business administration major Phi Sigma pledge The wedding is set for Sunday August 17 1952 at the Methodist Church at 1 pm with a church parlors reception to follow Friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Badgett
Ann
Johnnie Salvo
Raton
New Mexico
Lovington High School
Highlands University
Las Vegas
Salvo
Dominic Salvo
Phi Sigma
Methodist Church
Bobbie Love Celebrates His Fifth Birthday
Bobbie Love son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Love celebrated his fifth birthday with a party on August 6. Kindergarten boys attended including Bobby Myers Danny Neyman Lonnie Love Tommy Campbell Pete Robinson Buster Bob Martin Barry Barker Glen Woodward Mike Thomas Jimmy Walton Mike Hill Johnny Conner Duane Tatum and Larry Daniels. They sang Happy Birthday and a five candle cake was served with punch and ice cream. Attendees enjoyed a matinee and popcorn bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Love
Bernard Love
Bobby Myers
Danny Neyman
Lonnie
Bobbie
Heap Big Fish Story From J J Caviness on Tex Fishing
Mr and Mrs J J Caviness vacationed in Aransas Pass Texas and returned with large catches. The king weighed about 20 pounds and another fish 14 pounds. They sent 50 to 60 pounds to their daughter Mrs A O Denman of Lovington and plan moving to Aransas Pass after selling local property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Denman
Lovington
Cavinmesses
Aransas Pass
Friendship Meet Held In Plains By Eastern Stars
Plains Eastern Star Chapter hosted a friendship meeting on Tuesday evening August 7 at 6 PM in Stanford Park. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Cox and Mr and Mrs Seth Alston. Worthy Matron Mrs Pete St Romaine organized frontier style programs with miniature covered wagons. Cowboy ballads entertained guests and the ranch themed menu featured branding style fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Fred Cox
Seth Alston
Plains Eastern Star Chapter
Stanford Park
Pete St. Romaine
Banquet Menu Includes Beans Corn Biscuits and Cobbler
The listing describes a simple meal featuring Son of a gun beans corn hot biscuits potato salad cherry cobbler onions and pickles and coffee.
Mrs A I Boyd Buried At First Baptist Lovington
Funeral services for Mrs. A I Boyd were held Thursday at 4 o'clock at the First Baptist Church with Rev Chester Watt officiating. The choir sang hymns including What A Friend We Have In Jesus The Old Rugged Cross and Nearer My God to Thee. Burial was in Lovington Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. I. Boyd
First Baptist Church
Rev
Chester Watt
Jesus
Lovington Cemetery
Myers and Shortes Families Vacation in Colorado
Mr and Mrs Bill Myers and their two sons join Mr and Mrs W M Shortes and their son on a vacation trip in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Myers and Sons
W. M. Shortes and Son
Colorado
Wildcat drilling stakes in Lea County oil fields
Lone Star No. 1 State King and Lawton No. 1 J. H. Simpson are staked as 12 250 foot wildcats in Lea County with operations starting. West Coast Hydro Carbon No. 1 Black Hills Unit Federal, Thomas M Mayfield No. 1 State, and others drill in nearby sections. Several tests are abandoned including Mid-Continent 1-13-A State Land and Signal Oil No 1 Walker and Sidell outpost in the Moore and Grayburg regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Producing Co
Lawton Oil Corp
Lea County
Lone Star No
Lawton
J. H. Simpson
West Coast Hydro Carbon Co., Inc
Panhandle
Chaves County
Black Hills
Thomas M. Mayfield
Eddy County
Moore
Signal Oil & Gas Co
Walker
Wildcat
Grayburg
Tide Water Associated Oil Co
Sidell
Abo
Mrs Dave Holloway Returns from Colorado and New Mexico
Mrs. Dave Holloway has returned from a vacation in Colorado and Northern New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Holloway
Colorado
New Mexico
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Hobbs Pipe and Supply
Out
the Yard
Mor
Ris R. Antweil
Fred Abbott
Jack Dotson
Lynn Cook
Field Oper
Ations
Bert Dodson
Mable Smith
Shirley Woodard
Roberta Law
Antweil
Jack Harris
A. M
L. E. Lester Tank Truck Service
S. Burke
Prater Oil Co., Inc
Calvin Stark
Mgr
N. Leech
DIAL
Jack Jackson
Tom White
S. Turner
Tri Sigma
Caliche
Lovington Yard
Liano Hotel
Lorry
E. Main
J. J. Caviness
Tex
Hobbs Service
Standard Oil
E. Broadway
Paul D. Solie
Frank Markin
Packard
West Broadway
W. Bwdy
Nhw
Mexico
W. Marland
Hobbs, New Mexico
Winslow Cafe
Jim Winslow
SHAW
Hobbs, N. M
Stanfield and Edwards Construction Company
W. Broadway
New Mexico Construction Co
OIL & Gas Page
Vonian
Baldwin
Acrosonic
Gulbransen
Wurlitzer
Ginsberg Music CO
North Main
Roswell, New Mexico
Watson Truck & Supply
Pontiac
Leroy Wise
T. S. Cottingham
P. G. Powell
Velma Petroleum Corp. Oil Producers
Stark Bldg
P. O. Box
S. A. Walton
Owner
John Craft Foreman
J. W. Walton Trucking CO
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