Fort Stockton oil field gains deep pay sand at Troy well
The Fort Stockton oil field shows rising activity after discovery of a deep pay horizon at 3,100 feet in Troy No. 1. Grant Oil Corporation and W B Troy interests formed an alliance to accelerate drilling with Grant J W Grant optimistic about new sand, and several wells including Grant No 6 and Polk Prospect advancing toward completion.
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Fort Stockton
Troy No. 1
Troy
Block 140
Howell Johnson
Pioneer
Grant Oil Corporation
W. B. Troy
W. B Troy
Grant
Grant Oil Corporat
J. W. Grant
Clark
Grant No. 6
Oregon-Texas
Grant Well
Grant No. 5
Polk
James Rooney
Dave Humphrey
Grant Well No. 12
T. W. Gree
Troy Associates
Texas Company
Troy Enterprises
John M. Odom
Southern States Lease & Production Company
E. B. Ligon
Odom Ranch
Pecos
I. Hershenson
P LLY Music and Tea Room Opens in Pecos
The caption announces a new enterprise in Pecos owned by Mrs. Lucy Mitchell and Miss Ora Pruett. They plan to open next Monday above the fountain, with a modern setup and a menu featuring chicken and ham sandwiches pies tea hot chocolate and coffee. The owners are popular and expect a strong start.
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Pecos
Lucy Mitchell
Ora Pruett
City Council Appoints Marshal for Night Work
The council met Tuesday with all officers present except A G Taggart and appointed L H O Nea l as city marshal to work from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. Salary set at 100 dollars per month. Firemen to receive new coats and helmets costing about 160 dollars with 80 paid by firemen. Telephone rates raised March first Residence 2.50 and business 4.00. Taxes due without penalty until May first.
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A. G. Taggart
Ben Palmer
E. A. Easterbrook
I J. Sims
S. M. Prewit
H. H. Johnson
R E. Williams
L. H. O’neal
Lee Roddy
Browning Jr. to Return Today from East Business Trip
W. H. Browning Jr of Pecos Valley State Bank is due home this afternoon after a weeklong business trip down east.
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W. H. Browning, Jr
The
Pecos Valley State Bank
Bell Well Promises Oil Prospect Amid Fishing Work
Oil news notes Bell well crew facing difficulties but showing excellent showings and depth that suggest an oil well soon. Ramsey interests seek financing while C M Haughton expects River well near completion. Enterprise withholds noncertainties this week.
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BELL
Pecos Baptist Church to Undergo Major Overhaul
A. G. Taggart reports the Pecos Baptist church has hired George Bruce of Toyah to overhaul and repair the church edifice. Foundation reinforcement, basement cementing and remodeling will create a Sunday School room. Exterior, roof work planned. Estimated cost ranges from two to five thousand dollars.
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A. G. Taggart
Baptist Church of
Pecos
George Bruce
Toyah
Vast Fortunes in Shallow Oil Fields
John Wall notes that Texas shallow oil wells have built lasting wealth for Magnlia Petroleum and other firms. He cites numerous small wells powering large fortunes, with many derricks around Hollywood area illustrating ongoing output.
Commissioners Court approves treasurer’s quarterly report
The commissioners court met in regular session Monday approving the treasurer’s quarterly report along with routine business and bills. B A Oden visited Saturday for family matters and celebrated his 58th birthday. Mrs L Hershenson returned to Chicago after a Pecos visit related to the Hershenson well project in the county.
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B. A. Oden
L. Hershenson
Chicago
Pecos
Hershenson
King to Open New Restaurant Fixtures Purchase
J I King buys the fixtures in the small restaurant building beside R E Miller’s second hand store from R N McCarthy and plans to open within a day or so.
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J. I. King
R. N. McCarthy
R. E. Miller
Just Like a Woman Loudly Recalled
A brief lyric vignette recalls a woman urging a kiss and reacting with a shouted phrase, illustrating a tense moment of mistaken boundaries and familiar gendered performance.
Wise bidders win bid in muleyard proverb
A folksy adage contrasts a fool who acts rashly with a wise person who outsources work to the lowest bidder, suggesting prudent delegation and cost efficiency in shared tasks.
Magnolia Petroleum and Corsicana Shallow Field Legacy
The piece notes Magnolia Petroleum as America's leading independent producer refiner with roots in Corsicana shallow fields. It cites wells yielding just a few barrels daily yet totaling enormous annual output over twenty seven years, underscoring vast profits in old prospecting.
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Wilshire Boulevard
Pecos Valley Water Users Elect Officers For Year
The Pecos Valley Water Users Association of Texas held its annual meeting in the Pecos Valley State Bank directors room and re elected officers for the year. W H Browning Jr was named president and R H Gray vice president with John H Boogher secretary and J G Love treasurer.
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Pecos Valley Water Users Association
Pecos Valley Water Users Association of Texas
Pecos Valley State Bank
Jim Miller
Barstow
J. H. Miller
W. H. Browning, Jr
R. H. Gray
John H
John H. Boogher
J. G. Love
Pecos University Student Honored for Scholastic Excellence
From Pecos, Miss Caroline Glover is named on UT fall term honor list. Among 3072 Arts and Sciences students, 774 recognized for high scholastic averages, grouped by 37 in group 1 and 291 in group 5.
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College of Arts and Sciences
University of Texas
Pecos
Caroline Glover
Cattle Prices Swing With Wide Market Variances
The past week saw cattle prices vary with grades differing sharply. Star-Telegram reports 11 carloads sold locally at 7.25 per head, shipped by Poe and Pollard of Albany. Menard County buyers paid 60 per steer for 753 head sold to Kansas purchasers, with Willie Callan and Frank Wilhelm each selling hundreds at 60.49
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Star-Telegram
National Livestock Commission
Poe & Pollard
Albany
Fellows
San Angelo
Menard County
Kansas
Willie Callan
Palmer
Emporia
Frank Wilhelm
John Miller Visits Pecos as Merchant Farmer
John Miller, a merchant and farmer from Grand Falls, arrives in Pecos today on a business visit to discuss local trade prospects and agricultural commerce.
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John Miller
Grandfalls
Pecos
Marfa Wins District Basketball Meet Over Alpine
Marfa captured the district interscholastic basketball title on Sul Ross court after Alpine worthily challenged. Scores showed Maria 100 percent and Alpine 79 with other teams Sanderson Stockton and Davis also competing. Results included Maria vs Alpine, Maria vs Davis, Stockton, and Sanderson games with cold weather shortening halves to 19 minutes.
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Sul Ross
Tom Gibbs
Marfa
Alpine
Pecas
Maria
Davis
Stockton
Sanderson
Pecos
Unsettled West Texas Weather With Prolonged Rain
The week has stayed mostly cloudy and cold with last night’s steady rain. Estimates place total precipitation between a half and one inch, widespread across West Texas. Today is warmer but remain cloudy and the wet spell may continue.
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Enterprise
West
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Colegrove
Commissioners’ Court
J. H. Boogher
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Richard F. Burgess
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New Mexico
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