U S Petroleum Industry Lays Record 10000 Miles Of Pipeline
United Press reports the U S petroleum sector will lay a record 10000 miles of crude and product pipelines this year through major lines and cross country routes. West Texas Gulf Line and Rancho Line will move hundreds of thousands of barrels daily to Gulf Coast refineries, easing West Coast shortages. The latte pipeline from Wyoming to Wood River Illinois adds 70000 barrels daily, with other lines extending to Norwalk California and Vancouver Canada to feed California refineries. A Port Neches Texas to Newark New Jersey product pipeline is also under construction.
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California
West Coast
The
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
West Texas Gulf
West Texas
Gulf Coast
Longview
Texas
Houston
Oscar L. Chapman
Congressional
West Texas-New Mexico
Wyoming
Wood River
Ill
Chapman
Rocky Mountain
Wink
Norwalk
Calif
Edmonton
Alberta
Vancouver
British Columbia
Venezuela
Sumatra
Pacific
Port Neches
Newark
N. J
Lovington Area Explorations Planned in Three Wells
Three Lovington area explorations were announced this week. Skelly Oil No. 5 C. S. Caylor in section 6-17s-37e will drill to 11 300 feet. Magnolia Petroleum No. 4 C State in section 36-16s-36e targets the Abo pay at 8 500 feet. Stanolind Oil No. 15 E 18 in section 1-17s-36e plans 8 600 feet in the Abo.
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Lovington
Skelly Oil Company No. 5
C. S. Caylor
Magnolia Petroleum Company No. 4
Abo
Stanolind Oil & Gas Company
Opossum Snared by Rod and Reel on Porch
Nellie Pridgen of Nags Head North Carolina hooked an opossum with a shrimp baited rod left on her porch after fishing in the surf. The marsupial became entangled while attempting to remove the bait and was captured.
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Nags Head
N.C
Nellie Pridgen
Farm Commodity Prices Fall Two Percent in September
The Agriculture department reports farm commodity prices fell two percent in the month ended September 15 while costs for farmers declined one percent. The parity ratio stood at 101, with meat, truck crops, potatoes, and deciduous fruits dragging prices, offset by gains in dairy, cotton, wheat, and eggs. Prices paid by farmers rose to 284 percent of the base. The September price index reached 288 versus 295 in August and the all-time high 313 in February 1951.
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Agriculture Department
Marines receive anonymous letter at Parris Island
Post office clerks at the Marine Corps recruit depot opened a letter addressed to any Old Marine. Three Brooklyn women wrote it expressing desire to cheer lonely Marines with letters. They provided addresses and ages. The Leathernecks kept the matter internal.
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Paris Island
S. C
U.P
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
Brooklyn
Chelsea billboard urges cautious drivers to save lives
In Chelsea a tombstone firm put up a highway billboard showing a gravestone with the message Drive Carefully. We Can Wait. In Detroit a motorist received a ticket after a cautious U turn, with the officer telling her she was too cautious.
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Chelsea
Mass
Detroit
Frank E. Wilson
Cat Watches Duel Turn Into Spectator Scene
In Memphis, Tennessee, a cat believed to be in danger as a dog fight broke into view. When a second dog joined the fray, the cat merely watched, becoming an unexpected spectator rather than a participant.
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Memphis, Tenn
Barbara Andrews
Ernestine Williams
Possible Pay Found In Lea County Wolfcamp Test
Cities Service Oil Co. No. 1-AD State shows a new possible pay in the Wolfcamp at Lea County northeast of the Mescalero field discovery well. The drillstem test from 9339 to 9380 feet flowed after four hours, with gas surfacing in five minutes and 7200 feet of clean oil at 45.4 gravity and 300 feet of heavy oil and drilling fluid. Open flowing bottom-hole pressure ranged 350 to 1200 psi, shut in pressure 2640 pounds for 380 minutes, and the hole location is 1980 feet east and 660 feet south of the Section 22-10s-32e corner.
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Wolfcamp
Cities Service Oil Co
No. 1
AD State
Mescalero
Lea County
Murphy campaigns with pocket comics in Boston
Democratic former State Senator Joseph Murphy, campaigning for another term, distributed pocket comics bearing the message I don't need this but Massachusetts needs Murphy. He is described as nearly bald headed as he works through the city.
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Boston
Joseph Murphy
Massachusetts
Murphy
Lab Produces Heaviest Atoms Berkelium and Californium
In a laboratory, scientists artificially produced the two heaviest atoms berkelium 245 and californium 246. The achievement marks a milestone in synthetic element creation.
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North Main
Roswell, New Mexico
White's Motor Sales
Jack Jackson
Tom White
Dodge
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Hobbs
New Mexico
Ane
Agency
Sohpia and
Bob Beamer
Winslow's Cafe
East Broadway
Winslow’s
Jim Winslow
United States
Japan
Roy G. Barton
E. Bway
S. Shipp — Hobbs, N. M
J. Don Hudgens
W. Taylor
Winslow Cafe
E. Broadway
Hobbs, New Mexico
Bob
R. L
Bob) Williamson
South Grimes
Hobbs, N. M
State Land Office and Gas
Santa Fe
P. O
Santa Fe, New Mexico
L. E. Lester Tank Truck Service
S. Burke
W. Marland
J. W. Wallrich
Lovington, NM
Prater Oil Co., Inc
Calvin Stark
Mgr
Gulf
DIAL
N. Leech
OIL & Gas Page
Air Compressora
Caliche
Lovington Yarp
E. Main
Shaw Machine and Welding
Watson Truck & Supply
Pontiac
Hobbe, N. M
Lovington Abstract CO
P. O. Box
Stanfield and Edwards
W. Broadway
New Mexico Construction Co
S. A. Walton
Owner
John Craft Foreman
M. L. Barnard
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