State Engineer Notice L-2847 Water Permit Request
State Engineer's Office publishes a notice that Valley Gas Corporation of Artesia seeks a 200 acre feet per year appropriation from Lea County Underground Water Basin using an existing well for industrial and domestic gasoline production. Protests due within 10 days after last publication. May 20, 1955 tentative consideration date. Published in The Lovington Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Valley Gas Corporation of
Township
State of
New Mexico
United States of America
John H. Bliss
Lovington
Warren Weil well flows on Drinkard test in Central Lea
Central Lea County drill results show Warren Weil No.1 Drinkard wildcat by Signal Oil and Gas Co flowing gas at 1,500,000 cubic feet daily through a 5/8 inch choke. Test from 6,963 to 6,965 feet surfaced gas in three minutes. 110 feet oil recovered with a gas cut mud. Drilling continues below 7,013 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
McKee
Lea County
Signal Oil and Gas Co
Fred Turner Jr
Hobbs
Signal Weir
Danglade West
Greayburg
East Sea
Eacomn
Shell Oil Co
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Shell
No. Williams
Kidson
Mid Continent
State
Ttatum
Continental Oil Company No
State Lane Ranch
Langlie- Mattix
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Los Netos Co
Sinclair
J. T. Lanehart
Carper Drilling Co
Carper-Continental
Eunice
West Lea
Notice of Water Permit Application Santa Fe 1955
Notice announces Mary Allman of Lovington Lea County New Mexico applied December 9 1954 for a permit to appropriate 960 feet underground water by drilling a 16 inch diameter well in Lea County New Mexico under Chapter 131 of the 1931 Session Laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Mary Allman
Lovington
Lea
State of New Mexico
State Engineer
New Mexico
Lea County
Application to Change Location of Shallow Well L-247-AA in New Mexico
Notice states James E. Madison of Loving County Lea NM applied to the State Engineer on February 25 1955 to change location by abandoning Well L-247-AA at a spot in the NE SW of Section 8 Township 16 South Range 36 East NM P M for irrigating 23 acres described as Subdivision Pt Nine JS WI Tract 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eorth
Lea County
Joseph I. O'Neill Jr
Midland
James A. Cochrain
Queensand
Northwest Lea
North Caprock
Queen
East Lea
Bright and Schiff
Dallas
Superior State
Eunice Field
Santa Fe
N. M
James E. Madison
Lovington
Lea
State of New Mexico
State Engineer of
New Mexico
Township 16
Experts See Hope For Future In Dry Areas
In Albuquerque the International Arid Land Conference heard three federal land experts argue that highly mechanized farming must be re educated to soil use. Kellogg McClelland and Orice outlined errors in soil treatment but offered hope for drought resilience and new development. About 600 scientists from 18 countries attended the opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Acme
Wor
Charlies Kellogg
U. S. Conservation Services Soil Survey
Inte National Arid Land Conference
Kellogg
L. N. McClelland
U. S. Reclamation Bureau
Denver
Orice
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range
Aluquerque
Sheppard Asks for New Trial
United Press reports Dr. Samuel Sheppard seeking a new trial as his lawyers present new evidence. Criminologist Paul Kirk from the University of California argues the killer was left handed, while Sheppard is right handed, in the murder of his wife in Independent Day’s bedroom last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Paul Kirk
University of California
Kirk
Landmark Placed From Lot Boundaries
A location description cites a point 660 feet east and 1,980 feet north from the lines of Section 11, Township 22, Range 21 on the land grid, indicating a precise survey reference for parcel positioning.
Iris Kissinger To Present May 8 Piano Recital
Iris Mary Kissinger, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Kissinger, will be presented in a piano recital May 8 at 32 p m at the Youth Center. Her teacher Mrs Jack E Jackson will present her and the public is invited. She will perform several numbers including two duos with Mrs Jackson, featuring works by Beethoven Kuhlau Cramer Koelling and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Mary Kissinger
Miss Kissinger
Wayne Kissinger
Jack E. Jackson
Jackson
Beethoven, Kuhlau
Cramer
Koelling
Mrs Epperson Hosts Progressive Bridge Luncheon
Mrs R S Epperson of 1202 W Van Buren hosted the Progressive Bridge Club on Friday afternoon. A buffet lunch greeted guests including Mrs Mary Jeff Hooper, Mrs Viola Newsom, Mrs Fern Eidson, Mrs Marion Shelton, Mrs Dean Shipley, Mrs Ray Crowder, and Mrs Reba Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Epperson
W. van Buren
Progressive Bridge Club
Mary Jeff Hooper
Viola Newsom
Fern Eidson
Marion Shelton
Dean Shipley
Ray Crowder
Reba. Snyder
Psychologist Hires Secretary as Firm Appoints Quiz Tester
A modern firm appointed a psychologist as personnel manager who began by hiring a secretary for the head of the company. The expert then administered a psychological quiz to three female applicants observed by the boss.
Film Shown To Rotarians At Wednesday Meeting
T C Perkins former county agent led the program at Rotary on Wednesday. Jim Gilstrap presented a film on Fat Stock Show of Houston Texas. The Houston Fat Stock Show started in 1932 to promote breeding of beef cattle with guests including Gene Roach, Paul Moore, Jim Stockton, R N Tydings, Glen Staley Hobbs Charles Signor of Lubbock Percy Lee of Denver Ross Boseman Midland and Travis Stovell of Clovis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Perkins
Rotary
Jim Gilstrap
Houston
Gene Roach
Paul Moore
Jim Stockton
Roswell
Bill Merritt
R. N. Tydings
Glen Staley
Hobbs
Charles Signor
Lubbock
Percy Lee
Denver
Ross Boseman
Midland
Travis Stovell
Clovis
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John H Bliss
Falcows
Bose
Warren Weil
John Heliss
Neimneisw
Warren - Bradshaw Exploration Co
West Lea County
Anderson Ranch
Tide Water Association Oil Co
Abo
East Lea County
Chaves
Jack Markham
San Andres
Gladiola
Chaves County
Neville G. Penrose Inc
Fort Worth
Featherstone Federal
Continental Oil Co
Colfax County
Raton Basin
Dakota
Subdivision
Pt. Njnejswi
Larry Annaaad
Buick
Riviera
South Main
United Press
Pontiac
Service Department
Php
Hobbs, N. M
Xscita
Mrs. Epperson
Dewey L. Gann
W. Ave
Texas
Prater Oil CO
Calvin Stark
Mgr
Gulf
N. Leech — Hobbs, N. M
Lester Alston Agency
Cvnsurance
W. Marland
Weekly Report of
FE Ruth Piatt
P.O. Box
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jackson Delinting Plant
Becesie
Lea County State Bank
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