Lea County wildcat drilling bursts with multiple oil tests
Oil men report several drillstem tests and fracturing attempts across Lea County New Mexico. Notable wells include Sunray Below 10 000 Feet at No 1 O E Fulton in Northeast Lea County with oil and water returns and 270 feet of drilling mud. Continental and Humble operations show gas and oil finds with Devonian and Bone Springs intervals. Plan CHAVES wildcat No 1 E State near Hightower field advances, while failures dot Eddy Lea and Lincoln counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co
O. E. Fulton
Wolfcamp
Lea County
Queensand
Continental Oil Co
Sanderson Federal
Wildcat
Monument Field
South Sea County
New Mexico
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Dan Auld
J. P. Dean
Lovington
Anderson - Prichard Oil Corp
Rio Arriba
Bell
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Jicarilla
Humble
Dakota
Eunice
East Lea Country
Bright & Schiff
Midland
Dallas
Superior State
Continental Oil Co. No
Williams Ranch
Anderson Ranch
West Lea County
Plan Chaves Wildcat
Jake L. Harmon
State
Northwest
Hightower
Tatum
Chaves County
U. S. Smelting, Refining & Mining Co. No
Federal-Hinkle
Sandoval
Goodener
Jess York
Cheney
LEA Wildcat
Eddy
Lea
Lincoln
Resler Oil Co
Federal McGee
Artesia
Eddy County
Thomas and Theron’ Graves
Hooper
North
Texan Oil Co
W. S. Soyle Federal
Lincoln County
Lincoln - Chaves
Births in Hobbs and nearby towns early June
June 7 to 10 records list numerous births across Hobbs Eunice Lovington Denver City and Oil Center. Families include Mc Cormally Kerby Halliburton Crocker Owens Wade Hollis Holsey Allen Hughes Womsch Wesley Yearout Love Thornley Fagan Ellington Nolan Jones and others with newborns Mary Colleen Theresa Gwen Richard Bryant Cynthia Ann Russell Wayne Joel Lee Constance DAnn Karen Leslie Ronald Dale Pristella Ann Carol Dewayne Micheal Dewayne Claude Arthur Jr Marianne Patrick Ewing Gary Allen among infants weighing from 5 lb to 9 lb 10 oz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. McCormally
Hobbs
Mary Colleen
R. B. Kerby
Star Rt
A. Hobbs
Theresa Gwen
L. D. Halliburton
Richard Bryant
M. O. Crocker
Eunice
Cynthia Ann
W. A. Owens
Lovington
Russell Wayne
Dewood Wade
Joel Lee
G. M. Hollis
Denver City
Texas
Constance D’ann
W. W. Holsey
Pristella Ann
R. O. Womsch
B. W. Wesley
Humble City
Carol Dewayne
F. J. Yearout
Air Base City
Micheal Dewayne
C. A. Love
E. Palace Dr
Claude Arthur Jr
D. E. Thornley
Penasco
Mary Elsie
A. C. Fagan
S. Fowler
Alfred Rodney
D. KE. Ellington
Shipp
W. E. Nolan
Llano
Dr. Hobbs
Patrick Ewing
G. A. Jones
Oil Center
Gary Allen
Mrs Bryant and family visit Hobbs in weekend trip
Mrs. E. H. Bryant and her grandson Butchy Hale spent the weekend in Hobbs visiting Mr. Sam Dalmont and Mrs. Eb Mink and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Bryant
Butchy Hale
Hobbs
Sam Dalmont
Eb Mink
Fort Worth Widow Sues Brother of Slain Husband
Mrs. Mary Clark of Fort Worth sues Phillip T. Clark brother of her slain husband charging misuse of funds to taint her reputation and to push for her indictment. The suit notes threats to employ special prosecutors and pursue her trial. Phillip Clark resident of Hobbs. Indictment also concerns a hiring of an ex convict to kill W. P. Clark. Former assistant DAs Herbert Wade and Dawson Davis were asked to act as special prosecutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Mary Clark
Phillip Clark
Phillip
Lovington School Bonds Bid Notice Sealed at Lovington
Lovington Municipal Board of Education announces sale of General Obligation Bonds totaling 1 million dollars dated July 1 1955. Bids due by 1 30 PM June 28 1955 with public opening at 2 PM. Bonds repaid from ad valorem taxes. Details include interest not exceeding 2 1/4 percent and $200 000 maturities yearly 1956 1960. Prested by Lovington Leader publication June 7 14 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Lea County
New Mexico
Lovington Municipal
Lovington Municipal School District
Conty
County of Lea
State of New Mexico
Board of Education
State of
Mexico
Public Notices and Land Sale Listings in 1955 Lea County
Public notices announce probate for Ellie B. Weathers estate with administrator Don T. Thorp and claim deadlines. Civil action to quiet title against multiple defendants in Hobbs, with July 22, 1955 appearance deadline. Also U S Bureau of Land Management public sale in Santa Fe bids due July 19, 1955 for specified tracts in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellie B. Weathers
Don T. Thorp
Loco Hills
New Mexico
Ward & Carrell
Lovington
State OF New Mexico
Paul Miller
Kay M. Miller
K. M. Miller
J. H. Edwards
Mollie Edwards
J. C. Nations
J. C. Nation
B. J. Leedy
J. H. Bulman
J. H. Bullman
W. B. Dillard
Oo. C. James
J. B. Ellis
T. Stockton
O. B. Kay
COM
I. J. Adams
District Court
Lea County
Hobbs
L. George Schubert
Box
A. D
W. M. Beauchamp
United States Department. OF the Interior
Bureau of Land Management Land Office
Santa Fe
New Mex
R. S
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lea Wolfcamp
Lea County Hospital
Prater Oil CO
N. Leech — Hobbs, N. M
Lea County State Bank
W. Ave
Pontiac
Service Department
Php
Hobbs, N. M
Phil Clark
Messrs
Pershing
Bosworth
Dick and Dawson
Equitable Building
Denver
Colorado
John Easley
John Bagley
Lovington Municipal Board of Education
SBAL
s/ Hobdy Gann
Hobdy Gann
Lester Alston
Hobbs, New Mexico
Weekly Report of
E. Ruth Piatt
P.O. Box
Santa Fe, New Mexico
the Probate Court OF
Bureau of Land Management
A. de Lang
Icee Cui
Erves
Southern Union
Union Gas
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