Possible Wildcat Forecast Shifts Reeves County Oil Activity
Reports show several short-term leases on large Reeves County blocks in southeast Reeves with wildcat tests near Balmorhea and Saraoga and revived Delaware production interest. Shell seismic crews work near Pecos while firms such as Forest Development, Humble, Argo Oil and Sun Oil push land deals and planned tests with leases in escrow and locations in Pecos and Reeves counties.
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ONG
Reeves County
Balmorhea
Saragosa
Delaware
Shell Oi Company
Pecos
B. B. Tankel
Forest Development Company
Abilene
R. R. Rockmacker
San Antonio
Argo Oil Company
Sun Oil Company
Humble
H&gn Survey
Pecos Bank
B. B. Tanker and Associates
Trans-Pecos Oil Company No
Popham
Pecos County
Reeves
Wildcat
Magnolia and
Tankel
Gallagher
Popham Land and Cattle Company
Continental Oil Company
F. H. Scott
Fort Worth
Swinehart Elected Pecos Chamber Secretary After Smith Resigns
Capt. L Swinehart elected to the Pecos Chamber of Commerce secretary post following Ben Smiths resignation. Smith will leave to manage the Colorado Hotel in Colorado City and Swinehart plans full time service, noting his New York departure and return to Pecos as home. Buck Jackson was a second choice among applicants from El Paso Ballinger Colorado and West Texas towns.
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L. Swinehart
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Smith
Chamber
Dudley Yard
Capt. Swinehart
Pecos
Buck Jackson
Rodeo Committee
el Paso
Ballinger
Colorado
West Texas
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
New York City
New York
North
Smith
Yard
Red Bluff plan urged to fund lake improvements
An open letter from Out Our Way Directors in Pecos urges Red Bluff district and Trans-Pecos sportsmen to end their fee dispute. It proposes a joint approach with a minimum 5000 dollar spending on lake improvements this season in exchange for dropping legal fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
Trans-Pecos
Pecos
Red Bluff District
Red Bluff Reservoir
Lions Conclave Draws 200+ Attendees at Pecos High
Over 200 Lions and guests attended a quarterly zone meeting at Pecos High School. Grandfalls Lions Club led attendance with more than 30 for dinner and program. Attendees included Alpine Fort Stockton Iraan Odessa Kermit Wink El Paso Grandfalls Pecos.
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Pecos
Grandfalls Lions Club
Kermit
Wink
del Harrington
el Paso
Russ Marvin
Horace Heath
Alyce Clyde Brophy
Alton Hughes
Harold Lindley
Pecos Club
J. L. Kincannon
Residences Dominate Pecos Growth With Near $50,000 in Building
Pecos reports near fifty thousand dollars in business and residential construction over two months. West Pecos leads housing growth with SunSet Heights on Ross Boulevard adding three homes under way plus two completed. FHA financing and Pecos Federal Savings loans fund multiple projects while new businesses remodel, including the Cactus Theatre and Gateway Gulf Service Station.
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Pecos
West Pecos
Sunset Heights
Ross Boulevard
George H. Garrett
J. Jeff Wood
R. E. Killmer
Cactus Theatre
Pecos High Band Competes in Abilene National Event
Pecos High School Band directed by Wesley May competes in Abilene against 56 bands from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico for national ranking. They won first division in Odessa regional for marching and playing. Pecos entrants include Eugene Hendon Hinkie Curtis Charles Warnock in solo events and Verla Sue King others in ensembles. Two marching contests set for Friday and Saturday night with Pecos in Class B.
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A. Pecos High
Wesley
Abilene
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Odessa
Pecos
Eugene Hendon
Hinkie Curtis
Charles Warnock
Verla Sue King
Floyd Stephen
Walter Stephen
Jack Donnell
Everett Scott
William Watson
Tommy Cowan
Floyd Brownlee
Marjory Slack
Billy Cole Roberson
Hill Hudson New Red Cross Head
D. Hudson, Pecos attorney, was elected chair of the Pecos Valley Chapter American Red Cross succeeding Vestel Lott. Dudley Yard was re elected vice chair, Nell Betty Anderson secretary, Mrs. Clarence Bell treasurer. The meeting heard the treasurer’s report and outlined plans for the coming year. Committee chairmen named include Mrs. Beulah Wilson home service Mrs. D. W. Bozeman Jr Roll Call chairman Mrs. Wesley Hart Ralph Williams first aid O. H. Huggins life saving Rev. John Byrd home and farm accident prevention Earl Bell disaster Vestel Lott public information.
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Hill D. Hudson
Pecos
Pecos Valley
American Red Cross
Vestel Lott
Dudley Yard
Nell Betty Anderson
Clarence Bell
Beulah Wilson
Home Service
D. W. Bozeman, Jr
Roll Call
Wesley Hart
Ralph Williams
O. H. Huggins
John Byrd
Earl Bell
Fat Stock Show Manager Plans Pecos Visit
Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Exposition manager John B. Davis booked Pecos for May 13 14 for the rodeo meeting. Sheriff Louis Roberson and Jackson announced 25 percent of the gate receipts from Sunday’s rapings would go to Pecos High School band.
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John B. Davis
Fort Worth
Pecos
Jackson
Louis Roberson
Rotarians Attend District Conclave in Carlsbad
About 427 attendees from 29 clubs gathered in Carlsbad for the district conference. District Attorney William L. Kerr delivered the keynote Tuesday morning at the conclave of Rotary secretaries and secretaries elect.
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Pecos Rotarians
Rotary-Anns
Carlsbad
William L. Kerr
Rotary
Webb addresses Pecos Rotarians at luncheon meeting
Ollie Webb assistant to the president of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company spoke to Pecos Rotary Club at Thursday's luncheon, addressing railroad operations and regional development.
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Ollie Webb
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
Rotary Club
FSA Land Banks Seal Loan Deal Amid Resignations
Secretary Ben Smith resigns as Pecos Chamber of Commerce secretary to assume active management of the Colorado City Hotel. FSA and land banks arrange a combined loan package to support local redevelopment efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Smith
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Colorado City
Mrs. Brandon Dies After Illness In Pecos Hotel
Mrs. William James Brandon died Tuesday evening at her son in law and daughter Dudley Yard in Pecos. A longtime Methodist, she leaves daughter Helen Yard twin sons John Robert and William Cuthbert and four New Jersey grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church with burial planned in Montclair New Jersey.
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William James Brandon
Dudley Yard
Methodist Church
Missionary Society
Helen Brandon Yard
John Robert
Hotel Brandon
William Cuthbert
San Diego
New Jersey
Brandon
First Methodist Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Upper Montclair
John Brandon
Smiths Welcome First Child Betty Ann At Pecos
Mr and Mrs T J Smith celebrated the birth of an 8 12 pound girl named Betty Ann at a Pecos sanitarium Sunday evening. Both mother and daughter are reported doing nicely.
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T. J. Smith
Pecos
Smith
Betty Ann
Farm Plan Aims to Rework Delinquent Land Bank Loans
In Reeves County EBT ridden farmers delinquent on Federal Land Bank loans may find relief through a Farm Security Administration and Federal Land Banks agreement. The plan, outlined by FSA district supervisor Fred C. Wilbanks, envisions a farm budgeted plan that pays current notes and secures an FSA loan to cover equipment and livestock, with repayment spread over up to five years. The land bank would extend delinquent balances after the FSA loan is repaid if the plan proves feasible.
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Reeves County
Farm Security Administration
Federal Land Banks
Houston
Wichita Falls
FSA
Fred C. Wilbanks
Lana Bank
Payments Made in Reeves County Range Program
County agents distributed over 58 thousand dollars in AAA range payments to 48 Reeves County farmers for 1938 range practices including contour ridging terracing earthen tanks and grazing deferments. An additional 6829 plus about five thousand already on hand completes part of farm payments with 20000 to 30000 more expected locally. Ted Johnston and staff prepared for a larger payout as remaining checks arrive.
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Reeves County
AAA
Ted Johnston
Barstow Couple Welcomes Baby Boy at Pecos Hospital
Mr and Mrs W Fainter of Barstow name their newborn son born last Thursday evening at a Pecos hospital.
Progress on Fairview Cemetery Improvement Fund
Progress continues on the Fairview Cemetery project as donations last week push the fund past the $1000 mark. The Garden Club now manages the entrance landscaping and plans to install shrubs and plants as work advances rapidly.
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Fairview Cemetery
Garden Club
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Balmorhea Livestock Company
H&tc Survey
Argo Oil Corporation
Rockmacker
H. T. Collier
T&p Survey
Argo
Red Bluff Board
FHA
The
Pecos Federal Savings and Loan Association
D. B. Pouncey
Fifth Street
Raymon Pouncey
South Park Street
R. F. Kirby
South Hickory Street
Eighth
Kirby
Whit M. Waides
West Fifth Street
M. P. Withers
South Eddy Street
C. E. Baze
Baggent
W. W. Hubbard
Eppenauer
M. W. Collie
A. Z. Hart
Foxworth-Galbraith, Nagel
Higginbotham-Bartlett
New Red Cross Head
Webb
William Brandon
Montclair
N. J
Calif
Reeves Ranchers
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