Midland Maintains Lead in Race for Texas Technological College
Midland sustains its front position in the West Texas bid for the Texas Technological College. Statewide coverage praises Midland, with Dallas News naming it a top contender and El Paso merchants rallying support. Local clubs, letters to officials, and land options inch Midland toward the April 20 brief deadline.
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Midland
Texas Technological College
West Texas
Dallas News
Fort Worth
Sweetwater
Midlland
Texas
University of Texas
Austin Stateman
University Y. M. C. A
Tech-for-Midland
Pecos
F. W. Whitefield
Herman Klapproth
Thord Dockery
M. H. Halff
Miss Carolina Glover
Stanton
Texas Tech
Tech
Byron Gist
W. B. Bizzell
Mr and Mrs J B Wilson Leave For California
Mr and Mrs J B Wilson depart Saturday night for Dallas to visit his mother before moving to Visalia California to join a morning newspaper. They have served the Enterprise for over two years with faithful, diligent work. The writer lauds them as reliable and faithful and extends best wishes for their future.
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J. B. Wilson
Dallas
California
Visalia
Judge Blaydes Calls For Pre War Salaries In West Texas
Pecos county Judge R D Blaydes, visiting Pecos, urges widespread salary cuts for county officers to pre war levels. He led by reducing his own pay, aiming to save about 3600 dollars yearly and argues tax relief requires lower renditions for West Texas.
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R. D. Blaydes
Pecos County
Pecos
Blaydes
West Texas
East Texas
Special Session to Start April 16 in Texas
Governor Neff to call a special session of the Thirty-Eighth Legislature to meet April 16. He will issue the proclamation in two days. Expected bills include appropriations tax measures and law enforcement. A state eleemosynary institutions investigation begins in Austin led by C. E. Beasley with plans to study asylums and state jails for relief recommendations.
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Austin
Neff
E. Beasley
Sulphur Springs
John F. Wallace
Teague
F. M. Cowen
Houston
J. F. Harrington
Plano
Beasley
Texas
Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting Review
The Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting with a representative business attendance. Highlights included addresses by D W Bozeman and J M Garner, musical numbers by Irene Precht and a vocal duet by Mrs J C Wilson and Miss Warren Collings, and readings and solos by Mrs Kenneth Slack Donald Bell Charles Hudson C A Johnson and others.
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Chamber of Commerce
D. W. Bozeman
Irene Precht
J. M. Garner
J. C. Wilson
Warren Collings
Red Bluff
W. H. Browning, Jr. Readine
Kenneth Slack
City and School Election Results Highlight Local Continuity
The Tuesday vote leaves the city council largely unchanged. Brawley Oates won the seat to succeed I. J. Sims, while A. G. Taggart was reelected as alderman. In the school race L. W. Ander- supported another term for a key post.
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Brawley Oates
I. J. Sims
A. G. Taggart
L. W. Ander
Woman shoots at suspects in Seminole hotel murder spree
Mrs. Roberson says she shot two men in the Gaines Hotel lobby after finding her husband Horace Roberson and Dave Allison dead. She fired as the two suspects retreated, injuring one man’s hand and grazing another’s abdomen. The two men, Tom Ross and Milt Good, face murder charges. the grand jury was convened. Eyewitnesses reported sawed off shotgun and automatic pistol used. Horace Roberson died from buckshot injuries.
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Midland
Texas
Horace L. Roberson
W. D
Dave) Allison
Post
Gaines
Seminole
Roberson
Tom Ross
Gaines County
Milt Good
Brownsfield
Horace
Grand Jury
Dave Allison
Dallas News
Sixty Four Towns on Kansas City Trade Extension Trip
The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce plans its 32nd Trade Extension Trip leaving April 18 for eight days visiting 64 towns through Colorado New Mexico Texas Oklahoma and Kansas returning April 27. President N N Dalton leads with F J McGinley as committee chair. Missouri Governor Arthur M Hyde and Mayor Frank H Cromwell expected aboard. Copper sheep bells will be given to schoolchildren along the route and many towns will close schools to greet the party.
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Enterprise
Kansas City
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Pecos
N. N. Dalton
Son Elected to Succeed H. H. Johnson in Post
The son was elected to replace H. H. Johnson, with the other two candidates reelected. The ballot result confirms continued leadership with two incumbents returning.
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Son
H. H. Johnson
Oil field progress boosts Toyah Willoughby well efforts
Toyah Texas April 5 Toyah Commercial Club and Pecos Chamber of Commerce mobilized quickly to secure a standard rig for the Willoughby No 1 well. A caravan of trucks from Toyah and Pecos moved the rig, with local volunteers feeding workers and funding supplies. The effort reflects broad Pecos Valley support to open the oil field. Other wells progress includes Tatum Lease Syndicates red shale drilling at 1660 9 feet and Wesner well near 2950 feet in Culberson county with anticipated pay around 3050 feet. Nystrom Flood core drilling rig awaiting arrival to spud soon. machine convoy expected Saturday. Continuous rains and sunny days improve grass and boost cattlemen’s spirits.
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Toyah
Texas
Pecos
C. H. Willoughby
Toyah Commercial Club
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Willoughby
Tatum
Wesner
Block 101
Culberson County
Breckenridge
Nystrom & Flood
Nystrom
Appraisal of J B Sullivan Yet a Kind Husband and Father
An old acquaintance writes a heartfelt tribute to J B Sullivan after illness and death. He recalls years of close proximity and friendship, praising Sullivan as pleasant, courteous, and trusted in business. The note underscores his character as honest, upright, and affectionate to family.
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J. B. Sullivan
Bell well shows promise after repairs and delays
The Bell well faced a week of mechanical breakdowns and repair delays but is now in excellent shape. It continues to show opportunities with free oil and heavy gas from the hard sandstone, despite a water packer. The lower sand and sandstone strata are expected to yield the main payoff, with definite results soon.
Wheat Well ready for ground operations soon
Jim Wheat says all equipment will be on the ground this week and, after a few days, he will be ready to begin. He notes money is arriving slowly but believes funds will suffice to start operations in a short time.
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Jim Wheat
Ramsey No. 2 Well progress reported after delays
Ramsey No. 2 well operators under Mr Granger drilled this week and are making satisfactory progress despite boiler and minor troubles delaying operations. Drilling is proceeding and footage is improving with operators satisfied with progress.
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Granger
Toyah Bell well erupts oil flow exceeding all prior records
The Toyah Bell well, filled for over a year and previously intermittently productive, released a larger oil emission than ever before on Sunday. Oil covered the surrounding country as the flow ceased, suggesting that cleaning out debris could revive it as a true producer. Mr Gallagher is believed to be ready to attempt this with little trouble.
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Toyah Bell
Enterprise
Mr. Gallagher
Scholastic Meet in Pecos Today
County schools enjoy a vacation and will host a Pecos field meet for sprint events and an oratorical contest at the school building. The Enterprise cannot locate a full program of events but will publish details in the next issue.
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Enterprise
Miner partners near Culberson county strike fine ore
C E Buchholz just returned from Culberson county mines where work continues and very fine ore is being found. He and Ben Krause own notable silver mines there and anticipate great wealth from their persistent effort, the Enterprise notes with optimism.
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C. E. Buchholz
Culberson County
Buchholz
Ben Krause
Generous neighbor remembered by grateful community
In his final days he shared business counsel with family and friends, leaving clear evidence of his preparedness for the next life. The obituary notes the esteem in which he was held by the poor and even the Mexican community, and prayers are asked for comfort for his widow and children as they face this loss.
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M’carver
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el Paso Chamber of Commerce
San Angelo
el Paso
Odessa
el Pasco
el Paso Chamber
Schwartz
Continental Drug and Chemical Company
South West Optical Company
City Drug Store
J. P. Inman
el Paso Times
G. A. Martin
E! Paso Herald
Wall
J. M. Gist
South Ward School
Emall
Mrs
Bell and Ramsey
Toyah-Bell Flows
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