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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1929
Page
4
City leaders press ahead with a six week test well at Pea Wells to confirm a soft water source and assess feasibility of piping water from the site. If adequate, bids will come in two weeks and negotiations for a supplier or financier will follow over months, with safety and prudent planning urging patience.
Judge H O Caster of New York credits the Amarillo Panhandle Field with launching modern US natural gas expansion. He notes rapid financing growth from 1925 to 1928 and estimates US gas industry investments at about 1.75 billion dollars with 75,000 miles of pipelines. The Panhandle Field, about 125 by 16 to 18 miles, is described as possibly the greatest single gas field opened in the country and a major local user in carbon black plants.
If peaceful Richardson had a moving picture show its citizens could easily furnish the talkin. The remark hints at local interest in cinema and communal gathering.
A notice states R B Redman and others with unknown addresses owe storage charges for a 1928 CMC Chalmers Model 24 car stored in a Pecos garage. After 20 days notice by publication, on May 5, 1929, the car will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder for cash at Miller Residence, Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, with proceeds applied by law.
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