Midland Noses Pecos Out Of Class A Meet
Barstow wins B two state records tied. Pecos and Midland sent seventeen delegates to a district meet in Midland with debaters, singers, and athletes. Midland won the Class A track meet by narrow margin. Archer tied state high jump record and Wall set a state high hurdles mark.
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Midland
PECOS
Barstow
Messrs
Norman
Humphrey
Park
Nelson
Somere
Ham
Can
First Christian Church
Midland High School
Lackey
Monahans
George Baker
Saragosa
Jennie Elkins
Inabeth Whitefield
Dors
John Wilson
Adam Ross
Ecos
Austin
Cowan
Caroline
Archer
Ben Wall
Grand Falls
Stanton
Jessa
Reales Saragosa
Balmorhea
Toyah
Willie Ransey
Lem Kelly
Odessa
Music Memory Contest Held in District 21
Master Ernest L. Harp Jr of Toyah Reeves county won the gold medal with 98 points in the District 21 music memory contest held at Midland. Catherine Morton of Toyah was a close second with 97 points. Harp advances to the state contest in Austin in May.
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National Bureau For the Advancement of Music
Ernest L. Harp, Jr
Toyah
Reeves County
Midland
Catherine Morton
Morton
Master Harp
E. L. Harp
W. E. Morton
Helen Ruhrup
Anitra
Grieg
Schubert
Kreisler
Sylvia Ballet
Delibes
Largo
New World Symphony
Dvorak
Austin
Accidental Windmill Fall Fatal to Midland Rancher
E R Thomas a 41 year old Midland Odessa rancher was found dead on his Ector county ranch twenty miles northwest of Odessa He had been repairing a windmill and appeared to have died days earlier His neck was broken investigators suspect a loose bolt caught his clothing and hurled him down An inquest ruled accidental and his body will be sent to Duncan Oklahoma for burial He is survived by his wife two sons a brother A E Thomas and a sister Mrs Zetta Carter
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Midland
E. R. Thomas
Odessa
Ector County
Pete Fernandez
Thomas
Duncan, Okla
el Paso Times
District Court adjourns. trial dates set and venue notes
The district court resumes Monday April 30 with cases set. Arthur Hayes faces murder trial May 7 under a 100 juror venue. Pancho Martinez charged with manufacturing intoxicating liquor and Dell Killiam with bootlegging. Fourteen gambling cases moved to precinct No 2 Justice Court, to be heard by Justice W. F. E. Morton.
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District Court District Court
Arthur Hayes
Gibbs
Pancho Martinez
Dell Killiam
Justice Court of
Precinct No. 2
W. F E. Morton
Justice of the Peace
New Assistant Attorney General Named for Court of Criminal Appeals
The Governor will appoint the new assistant attorney general to serve at the Court of Criminal Appeals. Tom Garrard of Midland, former district judge candidate and former district attorney for three terms, seeks the post. He graduated from University Law School in 1907 and has practiced law nationwide since.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Tom Garrard
Midland
Tom
The
University Law School
Pecos Wins Meet With Midland Showing Strong Run
Pecos captured first place overall after tallying all events as Midland trailed 141 to 120. Notable individuals included R. N. Couch Sid Cewan James Hudgens John Howard and R Norman contributing to the scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Couch
Sid Cewan
James Hudgens
John Howard
R. Norman
Pecos
Midland
Miss Hazel Sparks Earns Lead In Dallas Opera
Miss Hazel Sparks of Pecos is cast as Olympia in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann at Dallas Majestic Theatre. The Opera Commission approved all cast and production elements, with Dallas critics praising local talent and promising broader recognition for Sparks and Southwest singers.
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The
Dallas News
Hazel Sparks
I. Sparks
Ralph Rks
Municipal Opera
Offenbach
Municipal Operas
Chicago
Metropolitan
New York
Southwest
Majestic Theatre of
Dallas
Municipal Music Commission
Metropolitan Opera House
Music Commission
Miss Sparks
Pecosites
Critical
Hoffman
Nuremberg
Olympia
Pecos
Enterprise
Wiss Spark
Increased Wildcatting Sparks Arkansas Oil Fever
Oil World reports rising wildcat drilling in Arkansas Texas and Louisiana driven by crude price gains and futures. Smackover district leads as operators race for bigger gushers with independents lingering in the field seeking new oil prospects amid growing demand.
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Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Smackover
Oil World
Pecos High seeks funds for track team Austin trip
Deputy Marshal E G Dory assists Pecos High School track squad raising about 125 dollars to send six boys to the State meet in Austin. The group plans to depart Tuesday and hopes to return with success for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Dory
U. S
Pecos High School
Austin
Judge Gibbs Warns Grand Jury on Perjury in Bootlegging Probes
Judge Gibbs charges Reeves County Grand Jury to indict perjurers in gambling and liquor cases. He warns witnesses, many youths, may be coached or threatened, urging careful scrutiny of testimony and independent judgment without policy excuses. He stresses perjury prosecutions to clean the moral climate.
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Grand Jury
Gibbs
Reeves County
Eighteenth Annual Pecos Meeting of Woman's Presbyterial Auxiliary
The eighteenth annual meeting of the Woman's Presbyterial Auxiliary of the El Paso Presbytery assembled in Pecos this week starting with a Wednesday evening session. Mrs. G D Coon welcomed attendees, followed by a response from Presbyterial president Mrs. W M Fairley. About seventy five officers delegates and visitors attended. Speakers included Rev W F Junkin missionary to China and Mr J F Watts on the orphans home. Bible study was led by Mrs J Wagner. Scheduled speakers include Miss Charlotte Jackson Louisville Ky Mrs J L Brock Bryan and Rev Brooks I Dickey Dallas. Officers present include Mrs W M Fairley president and several secretaries. Delegates from numerous towns and churches listed.
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W. F. Junkin
China
J. F. Watts
Charlotte Jackson
Louisville
J. L. Brock
Bryan
Brooks I. Dickey
Dallas
W. MM
Fairley
J. FE. Bean
P. ©. Coleman
B. K. Tenney
John Lilly
L. C. Majors
Irly Dyer
H. W. Lowry
Mesdames Kittgarber
Gould, Davis
Balmorhea Block
Holt
Barstow
Barrett
Shepherd
Big Spring
R. M. Thorne
Carlsbad
Howard
J. VM. Johnson
Hardie and Sims
el Paso
Bacon and
Wagner
Lubbock
Fort Worth
PTA Elects Officers for Incoming Year at April Meeting
At the April PTA session officers for the coming year were elected: President Mrs. Thos J Ashe, vice president Mrs Elmer Reynolds, first vice president Mrs R N Couch, second vice president Mrs Jim Camp, third vice president Mrs Louis Thomas, recording secretary Mrs Sid Cowan, treasurer Mrs W W Runnels, corresponding secretary and press reporter Mrs John Hibdon. The final meeting of the year will be held in the high school auditorium Friday May 4 at 3 30 pm with a special program by Miss Velma Woemack and her pupils.
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Parent- Teachers Association
Thos. J. Ashe
Elmer Reynolds
R. N. Couch
Jim Camp
Louis Thomas
Sid Cowan
W. W. Runnels
John Hibdon
Association
Velma Woemack
Artesia Man De scribes His Well
Edward Hawkins of Artesia returns from El Paso with partners to inspect Artesia oil field. He and his father Wiley Hawkins pioneered the Eureka No. 1 well, pumping 20 barrels daily of high grade oil, with gas and artesian water also produced. The party plans further drilling on Eureka No. 2 and urges El Paso merchants to invest in Artesia territory.
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Edward Hawkins
Artesia
el Paso
Robert L. Dorbandt
Louis Hellberg
Blair & Hellberg
Eddy County
Breckenridge
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mr. Hawkins
Eurexa
Illinois
Eureka No. 2
Eureka No. 1
No. 1
Pinon
Duncan
Hope
Sacramento Mountains
Tucumcari
Amarillo
el Paso Times
Letter from J. C. McFadin in Los Angeles 1923
A 1923 letter from J. C. McFadin of Los Angeles to B. J. O'Reilly in Pecos discusses favorable Pecos field conditions, unresolved River well plans, and failed partnership with Flaecel. McFadin continues work using the rear of an old Velie car as an office and mentions Covey's report about O'Reilly and Kenneth's possible undertakings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Texas
Mr. O'Reilly
Flaecel
No. 2 Week-D Granger Drilling Despite Hard Formations
Granger has been drilling this well for a week with very hard formations but reports excellent results. The crew is well organized and supplied with ample water fuel oil and heavy equipment. The team aims to prove an oil field beyond doubt by finishing the hole quickly in a semi proven field.
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D. Granger
Ramsey No. 1 well resumes operations after restart
Active operations began yesterday at Ramsey No. 1 formerly Toyah Bell No. 1 as the crew prepares to clean and reflash the derrick rebuild the engine house and rig. A water supply is secured for continuous work and all equipment will be serviced before restart. The well previously flowed high grade oil before casing loss and plugging and is expected to produce high gravity oil again after cleaning.
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Ramsey NO. 1
Toyah-Bell NO
Willoughby No 1 well resumption planned in Reeves county
C H Willoughby of Willoughby No 1 oil well reports the outfit will be hauled from Gozer to the site immediately. The derrick will be erected as fast as possible and drilling to resume at the earliest hour.
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Willoughby No
C. H. Willoughby
Reeves County
Gozer
Fort Stockton oil field slow as weather halts drilling
Wet weather slows activity in the Fort Stockton field. The Oregon-Texas Grant No. 6 near unsafe depth, 592 well in section 592, G C S F railway survey, sets 10 inch casing while Gram No 6 waits for a new cable to resume drilling. Quinby partners push on with a new engine arriving soon. Troy well on section 20 block 140 awaits material in transit expected after May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Grant No
Oregon-Texas
F. J. Quinby
St. Louis
Quinby and Associates
Troy
Keyes-Gray Co Begins Drilling as No 2 Strata Found
Artesia field report says the Hawkins No 2 well has been cased after passing water and quicksand. The Hawkins No 1 is supplying gas and some oil to fuel the rig while work on the Brown well proceeds with new casing planned. The big derrick stands and the new well is being drilled while gas and oil output continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia Advocate
Keyes-Gray Co
Hawkins No. 2
Hawkins No. 1
No. 2
Brown
Friday Named After Robinson Crusoe? Thursday Confusion
In a playful exchange, Simple Steve asks about the name for Friday and the other person guesses Robinson Crusoe. The reply clarifies the day is Thursday.
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Steve
Robinson Crusoe
Cleaning out the Toyah Bell well prompts renewed hope
A letter from J O McFadin of Los Californias praises efforts to clear the Toyah Bell well and predicts it could attract a lease or land if located in California under similar conditions. The writer thanks the recipient for the paper and expects a reply.
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Toyah Bell
California
J. O. McFadin
P. O
Station
Los Californias
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Dallas Opera
Pegos Oil Field
Hawkins
J. C. McFadin
Los Angeles
B. J. O'Reilly
Rae
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