Reeves County primary shapes Reeves Sheriff race leads
Nine hundred voters cast ballots in Reeves County on July 24 with six polling boxes. Sheriff race saw E B Kiser leading Cowan for a fifth term. Tax Assessor runoff likely between Mrs. T Y Moorhead and W A Hendricks. Klapproth leads Haag for District Judge and Walthall defeats Gibbs for Court of Civil Appeals. Complete returns show a single Republican vote and a Democratic primary in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea
Pecos
Betw Cowan
E. B. Kiserls
E. B. Kiser
Reeves County
Een John
T. Y. Moorhead
W. A. Hendricks
Chas. L. Klapproth
B. Frank Haag
Klappreth
Court of Civil Appeals
Walthall
Chas. Gibbs
Midland
Gibbs
el Paso
Sean
Ate H. N. McKellar Seeee
Vannie Ingle
John Cowan
E. B. Eiser
Aparece Ren Rete Dee Eo Visenenionree
Aes
J. H. Heard
M. A. Dardin
T. F. Slack
Ty Surveyor
Ee A. Adcock
R. F. Grissom
Eemereneae Sens
Justice Peace
Morton PW
Remetnen
Bloys Camp Meeting Opens August 17 in Skillman Grove
The thirty seventh annual Bloys Camp Meeting runs August 17 to 24, 1926, at Skillman Grove 16 miles west of Fort Davis Texas under R L Irving. Preachers include S J Porter from Washington DC Colby Dean Hall of Fort Worth Clyde K Campbell of Roswell NM and J H Burma of Waxahachie. New cottages and a light plant are under construction and free camp sites will be provided for attendees. Attendants must supply groceries and aid strangers as the event draws Pecos residents to a week of earnest services and scenic beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
West Texas C of C Officials Head to Marfa Convention
West Texas Chamber of Commerce president elect Arthur P. Duggan manager Homer Wade and editor E. H. Whitehead will attend the District Convention in Marfa August 11. They may pass through Pecos for a short visit while surveying Davis Mountain resort prospects and Trans Pecos region developments with plans for an extensive August schedule. Dallas News rep Carter Vinson may accompany them to Marfa to gain firsthand insight for future coverage.
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Arthur P. Duggan
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Homer D. Wade
E. H. Whitehead
West Texas Today
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of the Commerce
Marfa
A.A. Kinney
Pecos
Davis Mountain
Carter Vinson
Dallas News
Red Bluff
Far West Texas
West Texas
Louis Thomas Pass Will Travel to Paisano with Truck
Sunday Louis Thomas Pass travels with a truck bound for Paisano to deliver a will. The item implies a ceremonial or legal journey, noting a transportation step and destination.
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Louis Thomas
Paisano
Texas-Louisana Power to Install 240 HP Engine at Pecos Plant
The Texas Louisana Power Company announces the takeover of the former Decps Power and Ice Co. and plans to install a 240 horsepower Fairbanks Morse engine to replace the 150 horsepower unit. Manager John Oglesby says the engine is on its way and will be operational in sixty days as production at the plant reaches capacity. The ice machine runs since Tuesday, the new office building rises nearby, and a sales room for electrical appliances will open once offices move in. An electric appliance at every home remains the motto of the sales department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas- Louisana
Decps Power and Ice Co
Fairbanks Morse
Ment. Power Co
John Oglesby
Pecos
Texas-Louisana Power Co
A. T. Ezell’s Dreamed Red Bluff Dam Founders Twenty Years Ago
T. A. Ezell in early 1900s proposed damming the Pecos near the Delaware to back water for irrigation. Engineer J. W. Lewis surveyed, with Ezell supervising, yielding a 1910 report favoring a reservoir to irrigate over 20 000 acres. Ezell filed for 4292 second feet of water. Vernon L. Sullivan granted the filings.
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Pecos
Pecos Valley
U.S
T. A. Ezell
Sweetwater
Peres
New Mexico
Zell
Delaware
J. W. Lewis
Carlsbad
Pecos & Northwestern Lines Repair Work Under Way
Under Ralph Sparks the Pecos and Northwestern Telephone Company conducts a week long repair and rebuilding program across Pecos. New cable and open wire leads replace aging lines, including the long-standing fifth street lead. The upgrade promises a first class plant with all metallic phones and minimal loss, boosting West Texas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Sparks
Pecos
Northwestern Telephone Company
West Texas
Fifth Street
Pecos & Northwestern Telephone Company
Sparks
Power Plant Inspectors Tour West Texas
John Oglesby of Texas-Louisiana Power Company and Rasmunson of Baker Ice Machine Company spent two days touring Fort Stockton and Sanderson power plants. They visited Fort Stockton Sunday, Sanderson Monday, and faced a rainstorm on return but completed the trip resources.
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John Oglesby
Texas-Louisana Power Co
Rasmunson
Baker Ice Machine Company
Fort Worth
Fort Stockton
Sanderson
West Texas
Installing Water Mains After A Lay-off
Pecos City crews resumed laying four miles of water mains after a short lay-off caused by ditch digger delays. Work extends west to Willow street at Sixth, benefiting residents who have contracted for city water and dream of abundant supply for homes and lawns. The project stems from a Rialto meeting last summer and faced delays until now.
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Pecos City
Willow Street
Pecos
City Water
Rialto
Winkler Test Standing in Oil Thursday Night
Oil field brief notes Winkler County wells led by Eastland Oil Company Hendrick No 1 with 36 barrels after swab tests, water shutoff efforts continued, 1200 feet of oil standing. Humble Kloh No 1 depth 4325 feet shows oil and water, pumping ~35 barrels daily. Dixie Hershenson Pecos County shut for fuel, awaiting restart. Other wells in Loving Reeves Culberson counties drilling with varying progress and locations.
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Humble-Kloh No. 1
Lockhart Allen No. 1
Loving County
Pecos
Reeves County
Culberson
Hendrick No 1 in Winkler Holds Interest
No new developments announced in Odessa oil field this week. Eastland 671 Co. Hendrick No 1 in Winkler County shows activity with swab results around thirty barrels in ninety minutes, raising concerns about casing and cave-ins. Gulf-McElroy well on Crane-Upton line continues to produce about 600 barrels daily as offsets and leases are pursued. Farmers warned of cotton worm threat in Ward County with urgent action needed to prevent rapid leaf and square damage.
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Eastland Oil Company
Westbrook Et al
Hendrick No. 1
Winkler County
Ftorest
Ector County
Odessa
Eastland 671 Co
Westbrook
Et al
Hendrick
Eastland
T. G. Hendrick
Gulf-McElroy
Cotton Leaf Worm Attacks Ward And Reeves Counties
The cotton leaf worm has appeared around Barstow and nearby districts, prompting farmers on the west side of the river to use poison to combat the pest. Entomologists at College Station and Dallas had warned of its appearance, but current damage is small if precautions are taken.
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Ward
Barstow
College Station
Dallas
Moody poised to become Texas governor after primary win
Attorney General Daniel Moody of Williamson County leads Texas Democratic primary, with 398,155 votes to Ferguson 272,854 and Davidson 120,228 as of Wednesday’s official returns. Moody secures nominee status after Ferguson and Lynch Davidson concede, with other state races naming Pollard, Hatcher, Marrs, Terrell, Robinson, Terrell, Hawkins, Haines, and Garrett as winners.
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Daniel Moody
Williamson County
Texas
M. A. Ferguson
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Texas Election Bureau
Moody
Ferguson
Davidson
Johnson
Wilmans
Zimmerman
Dan
Govrnor
Lynch
Jim
Bell County
Pecos
Reeves County
Pollard
Hatcher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bloys
Texas-Louisana Power Company
Pecos & Northwestern Telephone Lines
Mammoth
Santa Fe
Mzell
Denver
Southwest
Ezell
Ezellit
Congress
Nzell
Sanderson and
Winkler
T G. Hendrick
Dixie Hershenson
Lockhart Allen
Schooler
Orla
World Ca
Benedum Trees
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