Skelly No. 90 State yields 196 barrels oil in wildcat test
Skelly Oil Co reports a lower Permian pay in the No. 90 State wildcat in Central East Lea County New Mexico. The test at 8140 to 8320 feet produced 196 barrels of 39.2 gravity oil in four hours and sixteen minutes with gas and mud surfacing early. no water found and gas averaging 1,250,000 cubic feet daily. Operator plans deeper drilling if pre shows in the Lower Permian Li me. Other notes mention nearby tests and formations including the Wolfcamp and Glorieta prospects, with gas, oil, and mud shows and various perforation and testing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skelly Oil Co
Lea County
N. M
Lovington
Lower
Clear Fork
Upper
Wolfcamp
San Andrews
Skelly No.90
Glorieta
Skelly No
Tidewater Associated Is Co
Forestal Corp
Houston Oil Co
Texas
Gulf Oil Corp
H. L. Lowe
Wildcat
Wildcats Win Conference Crown and Oil Land Lottery Winners
Two Leg County residents won in the New Mexico state land lottery in Santa Fe last week. Mrs. Paul Wallach of Eunice won 400 acres and discussed broad bids and mineral leases while F. E. Chartier of Hobbs filed on 14 tracts and awaits notification. Additional first place winners include Thomas Le Bow of Santa Fe Alfred Lohman of Los Angeles Gertrude Stichler of Mount Vernon Sterling Holloway of Fort Worth Paul Plake of Washington and others across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leg County
Santa Fe
Thomas E. le Bow
Alfred P. Lohman
Los Angeles
Gertrude D. Stichler
Mount Vernon
New York
Sterling Holloway
Fort Worth
Paul Plake
Washington
Betty Fulton
Phillipsburg
Pennsylvania
George D. Woods
Walter B .Allen
Casper Wyoming
Lola Zachary
J. William McElwain
R. L. Burrow
Roswell
Second Concert at High School Features Lillian Moore
Miss Lillian Moore, a comedian and ballerina, performed at the High School on November 19 as the Pryor Menz Concert and Lecture Service staged the second in a series. Mary Rivera accompanied her. the program opened with Terpsichore and included stage pieces from Sugar Plum Fairy to Tentative Tango and Cracovienne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Moore
Miss Moore
Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Metropolitan Opera
Pryor Menz
Mary Rivera
Penelope Light 76 Died After Hospital Stay
Penelope Light a Lea county resident of 21 years died last Friday in a local Hobbs hospital She was a long time member of the Hobbs Methodist church and lived with Mr and Mrs O R Johnson Pallbearers included Joe Arnold Joe Kornegay and others Survivors include two nephews Frank and Jim Light of Wellington Texas Charles Harris former Lovington attorney now with the States Engineer's office spoke to the Rotary Club about water conservation Harris is stationed at Roswell.
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Penelope Light
Lea County
Methodist Church
Hobbs
O. R. Johnson
South Dal Paso
C. E. Jameson
Frank and
Jim Light
Wellington
Texas
Charles Harris
Lovington
States Engineer’s Office
Harris
Roswell
Mr. White
N. M
White
First Christian Chuch
Marie White
Newt White
Paula Sue White
George Kuhner, Jr
Albuquerque
Peggy Holloway
Carroll White
James White
Agana
Guam
South Pacific Islands
Harold Johnson
Ed Dunham
Phoenix
Ariz
E. C. White
John Allen Phinizy
Bob Smith
Virgil Grantham
Art Berkshire
Merle Kindel
Gilbert Pfieffer
Colorado City Woman Buried Here on Sunday
Mrs. Ora Elizabeth Warner 59 formerly of Hobbs died Friday at Root hospital Colorado City Texas. She moved to Colorado City with husband Ray D Warner less than two months ago. Survivors include husband a son A A Buddy Warner of Hobbs a brother H H Short Triumph Louisiana and three sisters Vanie Ada and Dena Short of Fincastle Virginia. Born March 1892 in Fincastle funeral from Green Chapel with Rev R B Ring First Assembly of God Carlsbad. Burial at Prairie Haven Cemetery under Green Chapel direction.
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Ora Elizabeth Warner
Hobbs
Root Hospital
Colorado City
Texas
Ray D. Warner
A. A
Buddy” Warner
H. H. Short
Triumph
Louisiana
Vanie
Ada
Dena Short
Fincastle
Virginia
Let Us Spray Nantic Methodist Church Bees
Nantic Nlees Church members sprayed DDT on the Nan tic Methodist Church after a bee swarm forced a Sunday service evacuation. Workers wore protective gear to remove the insects before applying the pesticide.
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Nantic
Eunice Bay Graduate Completes Fort Benning Weapons Course
Sgt. Allen L. Stratton son of Mrs. Vivian Owens of Eunice New Mexico recently graduated from the light and heavy weapons leaders course at the Infantry School Fort Benning Maj Gen John H Church announced The course trains selected non commissioned officers for duties as light and heavy weapons NCOs with infantry units It is among 21 courses for Regular Army Organized Reserve and National Guard personnel and includes a range of training from recruits to parachutists and general staff officers.
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FT. Benning
Allen L. Stratton
Vivian Owens
Eunice
New Mexico
Infantry
John H. Church
Regular Army
Organized Reserve Corps
National Guard
Robber Fails to Seize $10 Bill in Indianapolis Tug
In Indianapolis Ernest Jones recounted a confrontation with a robber who grabbed for a $10 bill. The struggle tore the bill in two and the thief fled with his torn half, while Jones kept his.
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Indianapolis
Ernest Jones
Jones
Prentice N White Dies Suddenly Final Rites Held Sunday
Prentice N. White died suddenly at 7 45 am Friday after a heart attack. He was 47, a Lovington auto license vendor and Western Union manager with real estate and insurance interests. Services were held Sunday at 3 pm in the Smith Yarbro Chapel.
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Prentice N. White
Lovington
Smith Yarbro Chapel
White
Western Union
Four Year Old Boy Buried In Lubbock
Funeral services held Sunday in Tatum for Larry Jones four year old son of Mr and Mrs Elrey Jones of McDonald. He died Saturday morning at Lea County Hospital after an asthmatic condition. Burial followed in Lubbock after services at the Church of Christ in Tatum.
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Lubbock
Tatum
Larry Jones
Elrey Jones
Little Larry
Lea County Hospital
Church of Christ In
Smith-Yarbro
Benjamin D Witcher buried in Lovington
Final rites for Benjamin D Witcher 55 were held in Lovington on November 21 1951. Rev Ray Ross presided at Smith Yarbro Chapel with graveside at Lovington Cemetery. Survived by three children Marvin Witcher Gerald Dean Forster and Mary Joyce Laufter. two brothers Henry and Clifford Witcher. sister Mrs Glenn Steppall. VFW Hobbs conducted services. He lived in Lea County since 1934 and died en route to Albuquerque after falling ill on the road.
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Benjamin D. Witcher
Lovington
Ray Ross
First Methodist Church of
Smith Yarbro
Mr. Witcher
Bellvue
Texas
Albuquerque
Witcher
Gerald Dean Forster
Hobbs
Marvin D. Witcher
University of New Mexico Law School
Mary Joyce Laufter
Odessa
Henry
Clifford Witcher
Glenn Steppall
Oklahoma
VFW
Lea County
They Grow Old In West But They Stay Tough
In Broadus Montana a 92 year old Charles Thex shuns an interview while he hayrakes in a field. He and others still carry the frontier spirit as they recall arriving in Montana with a Texas trail herd in 1877.
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Broadus
Mont
Montana
Charles Thex
County Hereford Association's Annual Sale Set for Thursday
The Lea County Hereford Association's One Stop Sale will be held this Thursday November 29 at the Bull Barn. Sixty seven animals will be auctioned starting at noon after a morning showing. Lunch for buyers and sellers is planned at 10 30. Last year's top price was 1275 for a Burns bull and 35692 was paid overall. Animals come from Easley Burns Alexander Millard and Scharbauer Ejidson Lovington Ainsworth Hitches and others including Caprock Hobbs Carlsbad E D Holt Leeman Jones W O Dunlap Jr and Joe James of Tatum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County Hereford Association
Bull Barn
Jewll Fulkerson
H. J. Burns
J. T. Easley
Lovington
W. A. Alexander
Millard and Scharbauer
Ejidson Lovington
Olin Ainsworth
Hithesand
Andrew Glenn
Caprock
R. A. Boyd and Sons
Carlsbad and Hobbs
Alvin Price and Sons
E. D. Holt
Leeman Jones
W. O. Dunlap, Jr
Joe James
Tatum
Royalties Company Announces Annual Stockholders Meeting
Royalties Incorporated or Hobbs will hold the annual stockholders meeting at the Drake Cafe December 10 at 2 00 pm. Secretary announces proxies sought by Seth Alston Lovington E J Fox Tatum and Roy S Davis Santa Fe for stockholders unable to attend.
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Midwest Royalties Incorporated, Or
Hobbs
Drake Cafe
Seth Alston
Lovington
E. J. Fox
Tatum
Roy S. Davis
Santa Fe
Theft at P. Berry and Sons Baffles Hartford Police
Hartford police seek a strong boy after a theft at P Berry and Sons in which a 300 pound anvil was stolen. A physical description and motive remain unclear as investigators pursue the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
P. Berry and Sons
Lovington Wildcats Dominate Fort Sumner For 40-0 Turkey Day Win
The Lovington Wildcats crushed the Foxes of Fort Sumner 40 to 0 on Thanksgiving Day to claim the New Mexico B conference championship. Seniors led by co captains Jerry Cooper and Benny Barnes made their final appearance as Lovington finished conference play 4 wins 1 loss 1 tie, with non conference losses to three class A teams and a tie with Brownfield Texas.
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Lovington Wildcats
Foxes
Fort Sumner
New Mexico
Wildcats
Cats
Eunice
Jal
Alamogordo
Los Alamos
Brownfield
Texas
Hobbs
Tucumcari
Portales
Jerry Cooper
Benny Barnes
Creeping is Recklesscharges in Gary
James Wilkins, 22, was charged with reckless driving after police stopped him for creeping three miles an hour on a busy Gary street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
James Wilkins
Lovington Leader suit on prisoners feed dismissed
Judge E T Hensley in Lovington dismissed Agnes Kastner Head and the Lovington Leader suit seeking an audit of four years of prisoner feeding records for former Sheriff Horace Burl Owens. The action, filed last December without an attorney, was dismissed without prejudice with an option to refile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Hensley
Portales
Lovington
Hensley
State Supreme Court
George T. Harris
C. Roy Anderson
Agnes Kastner Head
Don Hallam
Owens
J. D. Hannah
Lea County Grand Jury
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Korea
Marine Devilcats
Permian
United Press
Paul Wallach
F. E. Chartier
H. V. Tull, Jr
Amarillo
Meryl F. Mogenson
Emmet D. White
R. C. Sharp
Midland
Kenneth Fisher
Houston
J. E. Short
Artesia
O. L. Garretson
Louise L. Sutherland
Margaret W. Luchini
P. Light
Joe Arnold
Joe Kornegay
A. D. Williams
M. J. Abbott
Max Rolph
B. G. Marr
Randall Thompson
LeRoy Rudolph
Rotary
Eunice Bay
Fort Benning
Seminole Hospital
Highway 180
Seminole
William Millard
Shulie) Harvey
Cc. T. Sparkman
Isabel Enos
Greensburg
Indiana
Enos
Otto
Texas Highway Patrol
Harvey
Gaines County
W. T. Curry
Justice of the Peace
R. P. Kelly
Hugh Harris
First Christian Church of
Lea Co
Sam Cain
County Hereford Association
Royalties Company
Ae A Co
District Court
O. A. Romme
Lea
Joe Martinez
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